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Daily Tech News 3 July 2026
Top Story
- SK Hynix - the third of the Big Three memory manufacturers after Micron and Samsung - is planning to invest $712.5 billion to expand production. (Tom's Hardware)
Which I am pretty sure is still a lot.
The article says the total amount involved is 1.1 trillion won (KRW), but that's a mistake; it's actually 1.1 quadrillion won.
$64 billion goes to expanding the company's existing facilities at Cheongju for producing NAND flash and packaging chips. $389 billion goes to the new campus at Yongin with initial production planned for next year and meaningful scale in 2028. The site was originally planned for completion in 2045, but that's been accelerated to 2033 - still a fair way out, but factories will come online in stages throughout those years.
And $259 billion to a brand new campus that they have not even settled on a location for just yet.
Tech News
- SpaceX has categorically denied that it is working on an AI device thinner than an iPhone running a proprietary operating system that is coloured mint green and makes random South American frog noises when you drop it into wet cement. (Tom's Hardware)
Seems oddly specific.
- Intel is planning to restart supply of 10th, 12th, 13th, and 14th generation processors... In China. (WCCFTech)
14th - and for some reason, 12th - generation chips are still readily available, and Intel has committed to continued production. 13th generation chips have disappeared from the market but nobody really misses them because they are the same as 14th generation chips only slightly worse.
- The Rootboard is a Linux-based handheld computer based around a Raspberry Pi. (Liliputing)
Aren't Raspberry Pi board extremely expensive now, I hear two of you ask.
Well, yes, but actually no. This project is built around the Pi Zero family, which while low-end (all versions have 512MB of RAM) has weathered the DRAM Apocalypse better than other models.
Disclaimer: Plink.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 04:31 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 04:31 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 04:32 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 04:34 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 04:44 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 04:45 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 04:45 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 04:45 AM (O7YUW)
Lurkers, come out and play!
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 04:46 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 03, 2026 04:47 AM (6PUpl)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 04:47 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 03, 2026 04:48 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 04:50 AM (6wpGE)
416 Aspen Acres wildfire getting uncomfortably close here. Not in the evacuation zone, but next to it.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 03, 2026 03:58 AM (WRB3H)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 05:01 AM (6wpGE)
Sashimi prepped. Chicken trimmed and ready for grilling. Big batch of chicken skins frying in their own fat on the stove.
Time for lunch. Maybe l8r. Lotsa pups and grandpups over.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2026 05:03 AM (Z3R2R)
Posted by: fluffy at July 03, 2026 05:03 AM (V0/Sp)
2CELLOS - Thunderstruck [Live at Arena di Verona]
https://youtu.be/gNVNsuh5B8g
The fire pots going off in an ancient Roman amphitheater is rather sublime.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 03, 2026 05:05 AM (obVEo)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 05:06 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 04:31 AM (6wpGE)
-
Musical interlude:
https://youtu.be/WRmBChQjZPs
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 03, 2026 05:06 AM (Z3R2R)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 05:06 AM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 03, 2026 05:06 AM (6PUpl)
Happy 250th, tomorrow anyway, to America! Reading the ONT last night before bed, I'd known that July 2 was the actual day of the vote, but not about the Delaware guy who rode through a storm to cast his vote for independence. Maybe he balances out the career of Mushbrain Biden? Dunno. One critical vote vs. fifty years of damage to the country . . .
Anyway, I'm up and sipping coffee. You?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:07 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026 05:08 AM (sPWil)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 05:11 AM (6wpGE)
2CELLOS - Thunderstruck [Live at Arena di Verona]
https://youtu.be/gNVNsuh5B8g
The fire pots going off in an ancient Roman amphitheater is rather sublime.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 03, 2026 05:05 AM (obVEo)
crazy + talent = those guys
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 05:12 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:14 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:15 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at July 03, 2026 05:16 AM (Wejm4)
2 Pensioners - Keys to the Highway
https://youtu.be/_Kmlk5ll3oE
Keith sings and Eric delivers.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 03, 2026 05:17 AM (obVEo)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026 05:18 AM (jqOSK)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:20 AM (Ia/+0)
Yesterday we visited a local food bank/thrift store Linda knows. She donated a few things, and picked up some shorts, $1 each. There usually isn't anything around for me -- though last year I got a good mechanical kitchen timer almost new in the box. And yesterday there were two leather or near-leather suitcase sets, one an American Tourister made in USA, for $10 each. So rarely do I travel now that buying suitcases or overnight bags seems pointless . . . but they are open today . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:20 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 05:21 AM (/Chlc)
Awesome! Good morning!
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 03, 2026 05:23 AM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 05:25 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:26 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:28 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 05:29 AM (T8bqm)
For me, its the screen that is the biggest drain, because I constantly forget to turn the thing off when I'm not using it "for a few minutes", and I often have to have the brightness cranked to deal with bright environments I'm in.
Now if you've got some app you're not really using that's chewing up a lot of battery, maybe that app is doing something behind the scenes you don't really want.
To find out what's using your power since the last charge (best to use when you're closer to the end of your charge):
Settings > Battery > Battery Usage
Also:
Settings > Battery > Battery Manager >
Manage apps automatically
(Maybe try turning on that setting.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 05:31 AM (O7YUW)
Time for a 4 hour toss and turn.
Posted by: Reforger at July 03, 2026 05:32 AM (0dsIZ)
Article from "Good News Network" site:
https://tinyurl.com/3kjudvth
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 05:33 AM (Bw1/o)
Another thing I often forget to do is close apps I've got open so they're running dutifully in the background waiting for me to close them out.
Square button, "Clear All" fixes that. If only I could remember to do that every time.
Lastly, when was the last time you properly power-cycled your phone to a full power-down and then booted it back up?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 05:35 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Fenderbender at July 03, 2026 05:37 AM (1FEc1)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 05:45 AM (Bw1/o)
https://tinyurl.com/48bm98pn
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 05:50 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Fenderbender at July 03, 2026 05:37 AM (1FEc1)
The hardest part of Cobol is getting all the declensions right.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 03, 2026 05:52 AM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 05:21 AM (/Chlc)
Controlling the weather??!!!
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 05:52 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 05:54 AM (Ia/+0)
If I use Pandora with downloaded music, the battery drain is minimal. Streaming off the net is much more power intensive. Surfing over cell data: intensive; using NASA’s WiFi, not so much.
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 05:55 AM (GbONR)
Posted by: Accomack at July 03, 2026 05:56 AM (GbONR)
He's an interesting person.
https://tinyurl.com/4sfddx8h
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 05:58 AM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Fenderbender at July 03, 2026 06:00 AM (1FEc1)
Another story about a person who had never been to America before the World Cup tournament and loved it and the people
And the New York Times is saying that she should not believe her lying eyes.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 03, 2026 06:03 AM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:04 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 06:05 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 06:05 AM (Ia/+0)
And the New York Times is saying that she should not believe her lying eyes.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
All I can add is I am annoyed Las Cruces doesn't have and probably will never have a Buc-ee's AKA "where all the Europeans head to first."
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 03, 2026 06:06 AM (obVEo)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:06 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 03, 2026 06:09 AM (CHHv1)
https://tinyurl.com/5n7fv7w8
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 06:13 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 06:14 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 06:15 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 06:25 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 06:30 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 03, 2026 06:31 AM (8XeQo)
Posted by: Wez at July 03, 2026 06:35 AM (niKHs)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:36 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 06:38 AM (Ia/+0)
Settings > Battery > Battery Manager >
Manage apps automatically
(Maybe try turning on that setting.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 05:31 AM (O7YUW
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Thanks. Google play store and Gallery are two apps running in the background for no good reason I can think of. Will try to stop them. What's really suspicious is the estimate in Battery
says the charge is good for 1 day and two hours more
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026 06:39 AM (CFEET)
Posted by: Fenderbender
>Two more of my favorites were lisp and forth. I did my fair share of hexadecimal and assembly language as well. 8-bit chips rocked, bro.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 06:40 AM (fkjGs)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 03, 2026 06:42 AM (VyBeY)
I think it's virtually impossible for these experts to get their heads unstuck from their patooties.
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 06:42 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026 06:42 AM (CFEET)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:44 AM (wzUl9)
I'm unsure. I'm guessing that advice is based on not pushing the battery to its maximum and minimum, but I don't know enough about battery chemistry of the lithium ion variety to advise you properly.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 06:44 AM (O7YUW)
says the charge is good for 1 day and two hours more
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026
***
I just stopped several background apps on my Android, Gorgle Play among them.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:45 AM (wzUl9)
I think it's virtually impossible for these experts to get their heads unstuck from their patooties.
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 06:42 AM (MWfyi)
Experts: people with their heads perpetually stuck in their fourth point of contact…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 03, 2026 06:46 AM (26GAh)
This is why I hate it when device manufacturers make that process difficult or nigh-impossible. Replacing a battery should be designed to be a relatively easy process. (Of course then they couldn't make you buy an all-new device.)
With memory and chip prices being what they are, they're going to start getting some serious push-back from the market on that wasteful attitude.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 06:47 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:47 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Fenderbender
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Fortran for me. You all will laugh: Ran a hospital laboratory test reporting system on a 1960s era IBM computer with 64K of memory and 3 MB of disk storage.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026 06:49 AM (uY/wJ)
"The reason is simple and frustrating in equal measure: it works, and replacing it is terrifying.
"These systems have been running for decades, processing millions of transactions per day with extraordinary reliability. The code has been battle-tested, audited, patched, and optimized over generations. Migrating away from it means rewriting systems that nobody fully understands anymore, with a risk of catastrophic failure that no bank or government agency wants to be responsible for."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:50 AM (wzUl9)
says the charge is good for 1 day and two hours more
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026 06:39 AM (CFEET)
Does it mean: if you don't use it? Seriously. Because if you run some big battery-sucking app 24/7--how could it know?
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 06:50 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:47 AM (wzUl9)
To avoid a horrible shock simply avoid touching both the positive and negative terminals on the battery… oh, not that kinda battery… or don’t be like Kramer and use a metal paper clip to short out an apartment’s electrical circuitry because then you’ll have to feed the cat under the door with very thinly sliced meats… I still haven’t fully woken up
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 03, 2026 06:51 AM (26GAh)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 03, 2026 06:40 AM (fkjGs)
Lisp forth and prosper.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 06:51 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 06:51 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026
*
To avoid a horrible shock simply avoid touching both the positive and negative terminals on the battery… oh, not that kinda battery… or don’t be like Kramer and use a metal paper clip to short out an apartment’s electrical circuitry because then you’ll have to feed the cat under the door with very thinly sliced meats… I still haven’t fully woken up
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 03, 2026
***
Yeah, Linus, different kinda shock
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:52 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 06:52 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 03, 2026 06:50 AM (wzUl9)
We heard about those potential catastrophes around Y2K and it all fizzled
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 03, 2026 06:52 AM (26GAh)
This is why I hate it when device manufacturers make that process difficult or nigh-impossible. Replacing a battery should be designed to be a relatively easy process. (Of course then they couldn't make you buy an all-new device.)
With memory and chip prices being what they are, they're going to start getting some serious push-back from the market on that wasteful attitude.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 06:47 AM (O7YUW)
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So right. I bought this phone used so maybe I bought a problem. I looked at the battery changing process on youtube for a samsung s24 -- Yikes! Battery changes used to be easy, no more
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026 06:52 AM (uY/wJ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 06:56 AM (u82oZ)
Does it mean: if you don't use it? Seriously. Because if you run some big battery-sucking app 24/7--how could it know?
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 06:50 AM (6wpGE
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Good question. I'll test this by not using the phone for 12 hours.See what happens
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026 06:57 AM (uY/wJ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 06:57 AM (EltzA)
Does it mean: if you don't use it? Seriously. Because if you run some big battery-sucking app 24/7--how could it know?
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 06:50 AM (6wpGE
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Good question. I'll test this by not using the phone for 12 hours.See what happens
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 03, 2026 06:57 AM (uY/wJ)
Maybe there's a user's guide online that specifies what it means.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 06:58 AM (6wpGE)
The EU HQ is doing that also. Top floors with the upper roger rogers are the only ones with AC.
Very Middle Age Feudal.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 06:59 AM (u82oZ)
I have an Android phone. I use an app called "task manager" (yeah, just like Windows) to kill processes running in the background that are not needed and freeing up memory.
My battery typically lasts around 2-3 days. But I'm not on it all the time as I have a PC that I mostly use.
The Google Play Store should have that app. It's icon is the little green android dude.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 07:00 AM (jehhT)
Took hours of effort for the bird to leave. I got bird poop in unlikely places.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 07:03 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 03, 2026 07:04 AM (26GAh)
Posted by: fd at July 03, 2026 07:06 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 07:07 AM (O7YUW)
It has a raised bezel to protect the screen if I drop it. I purchased the external protective clip-on plastic housing - downside of which is it's brittle and I'm on my third one. Still better than breaking the phone itself when I drop it.
This phone is NOT packed full of cruftware like what comes from Samsung and the others. I've grown to like my brickphone.
If I keep the background apps shut down, and keep the screen turned down to a reasonable brightness while remembering to turn the screen off when I'm not using it, I can get 5 days out of it.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 07:11 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 03, 2026 07:12 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 07:15 AM (Ia/+0)
Thought by gallery but have mixed pictures from different devices
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 07:17 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 07:19 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 03, 2026 07:22 AM (EltzA)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 07:23 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 07:24 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 07:24 AM (/k3in)
"Well, Democrats have gone off the rails... Democrats right now are focused on two things:"
• "Antisemitism."
• "Socialism."
He forgot No ICE and No PoPo
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 03, 2026 07:34 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: r hennigantx
I disagree. He simply ignored it because we knuckle draggers can't see things for ourselves without their input. So if they don't talk about it, everyone thinks that it's not a problem.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 03, 2026 07:36 AM (/k3in)
·
Follow
Fireworks are illegal in Alexandria, including sparklers. Report illegal fireworks by calling 311.
No ICE murderers and rapists run free but...
CITIZENS OBEY YOUR OVERLORDS
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 03, 2026 07:36 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 03, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 07:39 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 03, 2026 07:39 AM (u82oZ)
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The city we lived in while in California was similar. The resident Mexicans went nutz with their displays, but us white folks had the city cops on our ass every year.
Arrested the neighbor's boy one time.
What a shit show.
So we started to "shoot and scoot" around the 'hood and let the cops run circles. It was amusing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 03, 2026 07:39 AM (jehhT)
Thursday Overnight Open Thread - July 2, 2026 [Doof]
Happy Birthday, USA! Oh, you aren't celebrating our country's birthday until Saturday? You think I'm early? Guess again!
On this day in 1776, the United States was actually born. Not July 4. July 2. That's the day the Continental Congress voted to break from Britain, and John Adams was so certain of it that he predicted July 2 would be the great American holiday forever. He nailed everything except the date. The vote came down to the wire, and one man had to ride through the night to save it. Delaware's delegation was split, one for independence, one against, which meant the colony's vote canceled itself out. The tie-breaker, Caesar Rodney, was 80 miles away in Delaware. He got word that he was needed and rode all night through a summer thunderstorm, sick and in pain, boots and spurs still on, and made it into Philadelphia just in time to cast Delaware's vote for independence. The other holdouts fell into place too. In Pennsylvania, the men most opposed, including John Dickinson, deliberately stayed away from the chamber so their colony could swing to yes. South Carolina came around for the sake of a united front. When the roll was called, twelve colonies voted for independence and not a single one voted against. New York simply abstained, waiting on permission from home. And so, on July 2, 1776, it was done. The colonies had legally, officially declared themselves free. *** So why do we celebrate the 4th? Because that's the day Congress approved the final wording of the document explaining the decision, the Declaration of Independence. The vote to be free happened on the 2nd. The paperwork got finished on the 4th, and history remembered the paperwork.
Happy July 2nd!
July 2 is one of my favorite dates because of John Adams. July 2, 1786, the delegates are exhausted, the debates have dragged on for weeks, and the weight of history presses down like the summer humidity. On this very day, July 2, 1776, Adams and his allies push the Continental Congress to vote for independence from Great Britain. The resolution passes. The colonies are no longer subjects; they are free, or at least determined to become so. Adams writes to his beloved Abigail that day: “The Second Day of July 1776, will be the most memorable Epocha, in the History of America… It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent to the other from this Time forward forever more.” He was off by two days. July 4 would get the glory when the Declaration was formally adopted, but he nailed the spirit.
July 2 / July 4 - whatever it takes. Let's just enjoy something our president has done to help us celebrate the 250th anniversary of our independence.
Happy 250 America 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/joWGBYoqsJ
— Karli Bonne’ 🇺🇸 (@KarluskaP) July 2, 2026
Northrop Grumman is in too
It takes a lot to blow out 250 candles... we’re on it.
— Northrop Grumman (@northropgrumman) July 1, 2026
Happy Birthday, America! pic.twitter.com/ipiEW7qpLD
----- Vigilante justice comes in many forms. When it involves shaming the perpetrators, bonus points should be awarded! Mexican Batman Duct-Tapes Alleged Motorcycle Thieves to Lamp Posts
Tired of waiting for local police to do their duty and bring criminals to justice, a mysterious vigilante in the town of Lagos de Moreno, Mexico’s Jalisco state, has been duct-taping alleged motorcycle thieves to lamp posts and leaving them for authorities to find. At least five ‘victims’ have been found so far. The mysterious ‘Batman’ started operating in Lagos de Moreno in mid-June. The first person was found duct-taped to a lamp post, with ‘thief’ written on his forehead, on June 13th. An allegedly stolen motorcycle was also found nearby, suggesting that the immobilized person was a thief. But this was only the beginning, as police have since discovered at least 4 other alleged thieves tied to lamp posts.Video segment (en Espanol) at the link.
DJ Doof - Random Stuff Edition
Tonight's ONT brought to you by monumental snubs
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 09:51 PM (l26NL)
Early. I'll alert the others. All of you have a big day tomorrow picking out your fat clothes for next week after this weekend.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 09:53 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 09:54 PM (2WIwB)
The ONT, brought to you by Graf Doof von und zu Doofindorf.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 09:54 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 09:55 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: GWB at July 02, 2026 09:56 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 02, 2026 09:56 PM (6PUpl)
And those criminals are VERY lucky.
Duct tape...they're getting off easy.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 09:57 PM (Sco7b)
CONVENT AND ST PATRICK BURIAL SITE BURN DOWN IN DOWNPATRICK, MEDIA SAYS NOTHING
Yesterday the convent and the burial place of Saint Patrick himself in Downpatrick was reduced to ashes.
Locals say it was arson. The resting place of the patron saint of Ireland set on fire, and the legacy media has nothing to say. The politicians have nothing to say.
A Catholic site tied to one of the most important figures in the history of these islands burns, and you get silence.
That silence tells you everything.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 09:58 PM (MXaEW)
Posted by: lin-duh at July 02, 2026 09:58 PM (VCgbV)
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 09:59 PM (QMAsf)
Gotta love his style. Lets have an independence party, with chicks, and guns, and fire trucks, and hookers, and drugs, and boooze...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 09:59 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 09:59 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 09:58 PM (MXaEW)
Yes.
Yes it does.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 10:01 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 09:58 PM (MXaEW)
One day....hopefully soon.
[Poem] "The Wrath of the Awakened Saxon" by Rudyard Kipling
It was not part of their blood, It came to them very late, With long arrears to make good, When the Saxon began to hate.
They were not easily moved, They were icy -- willing to wait Till every count should be proved, Ere the Saxon began to hate.
Their voices were even and low. Their eyes were level and straight. There was neither sign nor show When the Saxon began to hate.
It was not preached to the crowd. It was not taught by the state. No man spoke it aloud When the Saxon began to hate.
It was not suddently bred. It will not swiftly abate. Through the chilled years ahead, When Time shall count from the date That the Saxon began to hate.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 10:01 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at July 02, 2026 10:01 PM (gKWVE)
I work until noon tomorrow...😢
Posted by: lin-duh
Good on ya. I stopped 'working' at 2pm today.
Y'all have a safe and happy 4th weekend.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 10:02 PM (QVmho)
When I used to go with my husband to DC years ago we'd stay in a hotel in DuPont Circle. Diplomat's homes and lots of homos, but very pretty houses and grounds.
I even got to sneer at a car leaving the Congressional Black Caucus, walking back from pizza. Ugh.
Anyway! We often faced the Washington Memorial from our hotel, and I got to see it at night...with planes flying along the Potomac River behind it. The birthday gif above is outstanding!
Tomorrow is my dude's birthday and he catches up with me. I'm 5wks older than him. Normally a lot of plans for this and the 4th but probably not this year due to some recent minor medical stuff (he's going to be fine).
Have a safe, healthy, and FUN weekend, y'all!!!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 10:02 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 02, 2026 10:02 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 10:03 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 10:03 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: mindful webworker cunningly oblique at July 02, 2026 10:04 PM (qmcq7)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 10:02 PM (hzuYO)
Which hotel? DH and I are going to DC in March because it may be the best time to do so, since Trump is president and we have never actually been.
I ran around DC for about four hours once, until I had to catch a flight. Didn't see much but I circumnavigated the White House so, a little bit.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 10:04 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame
I just finished it earlier this week. It's really good. AND it was produced before full blown wokeness, which is refreshing.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 10:05 PM (l26NL)
I can tell you Philadelphia in summer is a hellscape of odor and sweat. No wonder the delegates wanted out. Can you imagine the smell of those wigs?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:05 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: lin-duh
I'm working 6pm-6am, Thur-Fri-Sat. The only upside is the office I work in is climate controlled ice box. Better than outside. It's probably in the 90s now, since the sun set. Little hot in Babylon DC.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 02, 2026 10:05 PM (6PUpl)
"The vote came down to the wire, and one man had to ride through the night to save it. Delaware's delegation was split, one for independence, one against, which meant the colony's vote canceled itself out."
250 years later and Delaware keeps on giving...
Okay, back to work.
Animals are all taken care of...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 10:05 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: TRex - "present and accounted for" dino at July 02, 2026 10:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 10:05 PM (0aYVJ)
Sorry to bother you.
Everything alright?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 10:06 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 10:06 PM (H8EHh)
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We don't think you're early at all.
Posted by: The Continental Army at July 02, 2026 10:07 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 10:08 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 10:08 PM (fkjGs)
A Catholic site tied to one of the most important figures in the history of these islands burns, and you get silence.
That silence tells you everything.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 09:58 PM (MXaEW)
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Indigenous cultures are subsumed in colonial systems. I learned this in college.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:09 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 09:59 PM (2WIwB)
Yes. He is subliminally saying "eat me" to us all.
Posted by: !ecnenitrepmI at July 02, 2026 10:09 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)
Love that song. As a kid we had an LP called Goofy Greats. K-Tel Records. We played the shit out of it.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 10:09 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: pookysgirl needs to stock up on lighters too at July 02, 2026 10:09 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: mindful webworker hits the high notes at July 02, 2026 10:09 PM (qmcq7)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 10:09 PM (1Ff7Z)
I ran around DC for about four hours once, until I had to catch a flight. Didn't see much but I circumnavigated the White House so, a little bit.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 10:04 PM (bl07w)
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I think the Embassy Suites by Hilton but it's been over 15yrs ago so I can't speak for it as being ok now.
Near the subway which we used to take. I doubt I'd take it now. We'd walk to some places to eat and it was safe then.
It is a beautiful city to be proud of when a Dem is not in the WH. I do regret not geting a chia pet planter thing of Obungo's head at a gift shop.
For sure go to Monticello. Gorgeous horse country to drive and about an hour or so out of DC.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 10:10 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 02, 2026 10:10 PM (+9wcF)
Everything alright?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 10:06 PM (Sco7b)
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No bother thank you for asking. ER said about 20 minutes ago she is being admitted. I have no information other than they promise to have someone call me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
I loved that song as a wee hobbit. Haven't heard ot in ages. Thanks, Doof!
Posted by: She Hobbit at July 02, 2026 10:10 PM (ftFVW)
We have a launch early in the morning.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-50
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: July 3, 2026
Launch Time: 7:20 a.m. EDT (1120 UTC, 13:20 CEST)
https://youtu.be/dgpVSxrAPKc
Posted by: Joyenz at July 02, 2026 10:11 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame
I just finished it earlier this week. It's really good. AND it was produced before full blown wokeness, which is refreshing.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 10:05 PM (l26NL)
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We enjoyed it years ago as well.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 10:11 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: lin-duh
This is a really weird holiday. One of the very few, if any, Friday holidays. Thanksgiving and Christmas are Thursday & Friday. Most other holidays are on a Monday.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:12 PM (MXaEW)
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:12 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Praying.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:12 PM (MXaEW)
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at July 02, 2026 10:13 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 02, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: mindful webworker disapproves of vigilantism without masks at July 02, 2026 10:13 PM (qmcq7)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)
Perfect. Well, not perfect but admitted and being taken care of.
And this was willowed too. Thanks Case.
215 Publius comment @131- "Well Mama pulled through fine"
For those who missed it.
Posted by: Case at July 02, 2026 10:01 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 10:13 PM (Sco7b)
Joe Walsh wrote some great songs. Then he became a hired gun for the twin scumbags in the Eagles, Henley and Frey.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 10:14 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 10:14 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2
026 10:12 PM (LHPAg)
Amen. Praying for this as well every night.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 10:15 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: TRex - air traffic control dino at July 02, 2026 10:15 PM (IQ6Gq)
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I note he didn't mention UFC games.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:15 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:10 PM (RIvkX)
Missed that, San Fran. Who are we praying for as I will add her tonight to my list. Thanks.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 10:16 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at July 02, 2026 10:16 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: mindful webworker
Lucha Libre masks at Amazon.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:16 PM (MXaEW)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 10:16 PM (NXz0i)
Posted by: mikeski at July 02, 2026 10:17 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: mindful webworker struggles recalling high-school Espanol at July 02, 2026 10:18 PM (qmcq7)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 10:19 PM (OoFl2)
It's OK... St. Pat was actually French according to many historical records...
So... just surrender monkey stuff.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 10:19 PM (mP0Kj)
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Truly, the hero Mexico needs.
Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 10:19 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 10:10 PM (hzuYO)
While you're there, go to Barboursville Vineyards. Good folks, and good wine (for Virginia).
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 10:20 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 09:56 PM (bl07w)
Thanks tcn appreciate it.
I've been very lucky for the last decade or so to not require one any longer. Was tricky for a while!Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 10:20 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: mindful webworker
Lucha Libre masks at Amazon.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:16 PM (MXaEW)
Based on the physics needed to duct tape people up in those positions?
It aint one guy.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 10:20 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 10:21 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 10:21 PM (viF8m)
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Brit Lass has always loved to tell me they celebrate July 5th.
Bitch.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 10:21 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 10:22 PM (vE0+H)
Bells? Check
Bonfires? Check
Guns? Check, Check, and Check
Illuminations? Big Check
OK, what are shews?
Posted by: Wally at July 02, 2026 10:23 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 10:24 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: TRex - air traffic control dino at July 02, 2026 10:15 PM (IQ6Gq)
Spectacle is all well and good... but really?
Do you know how many military personnel will be missing this holiday so folks can have that kind of flyover?
Not just pilots and crews but all the ground personnel?
I know the times I had to miss Holidaze with my loved ones, to put on a Dog and Pony show to make politicians look good? Lets just say I was... unappreciative.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 10:25 PM (mP0Kj)
It will be waving from a 40 ft. pole that I had installed years ago.
(PS: I mght have made a special trip to a certain state to secure questionable fireworks....or so goes the rumor)
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 10:25 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Miklos may require assistance at July 02, 2026 10:26 PM (6VErX)
Up at the shack with Junior and scampywife for a bit of fun and the usual maintenance.
Posted by: scampydog at July 02, 2026 10:26 PM (LVaYG)
Somehow I just duck taped myself to the ONT
Posted by: Miklos may require assistance at July 02, 2026 10:26 PM (6VErX)
And you can still TYPE?
Is that your superpower?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 10:27 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:27 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: mindful webworker calls for Mexican Robin at July 02, 2026 10:27 PM (qmcq7)
It aint one guy.
Posted by: Romeo13
Holy HVAC, Batmanuel! Does this mean I was involved, too?
Posted by: Robinez at July 02, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 10:21 PM (viF8m)
Joe danced with the devil for a lot of years, and lived to tell the tale. Keith Richards still holds the title, though.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 10:28 PM (QaH55)
Somehow I just duck taped myself to the ONT
Posted by: Miklos may require assistance at July 02, 2026 10:26 PM (6VErX)
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LMAO....I was just going to say that I knew what Tankdemon's excuse for showing up late would be. MEXICAN BATMAN!!!!
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 10:28 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Wally at July 02, 2026 10:23 PM
20 bucks, same as in town.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:27 PM (Wnv9h)
Only if Tamed...
Posted by: Mercutio at July 02, 2026 10:28 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 02, 2026 10:30 PM (THY4u)
Posted by: Wally at July 02, 2026 10:23 PM
20 bucks, same as in town.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:27 PM (Wnv9h)
Only if Tamed...
Posted by: Mercutio at July 02, 2026 10:28 PM
Nicely done.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:30 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 10:16 PM (hzuYO)
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Mrs. F. went to the ER at 5 this morning and I just learned she is being admitted Dx ??
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Case at July 02, 2026 10:31 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Incorrect Punchlines at July 02, 2026 10:31 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 10:32 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Miklos just mentally ordered Popeye's at July 02, 2026 10:32 PM (6VErX)
Posted by: Grouchy Dino at July 02, 2026 10:33 PM (s3RSe)
Hope everyone has a fun 4th.
Posted by: javems at July 02, 2026 10:34 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 10:34 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Zombie Ed Sullivan at July 02, 2026 10:34 PM (NXz0i)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 02, 2026 10:35 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Wally
I have really big ones every Sunday night at 8pm on CBS.
Posted by: Zombie Ed Sullivan at July 02, 2026 10:34 PM (NXz0i)
and Po Po Gigo....
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 10:35 PM (mP0Kj)
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We're your favorites?? Aww shucks- thank you Mr. Doof! You're high on my list too buddy.
Twilight Zone marathon on Hero's & Icons Channel this weekend. May further impact attendance.
Maybe that nice lady from Idaho will be here later to send a beer down the bar to me.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 02, 2026 10:36 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 10:38 PM (jehhT)
Congratulations to you and Mrs. javems
That is quite an accomplishment.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:38 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 10:32 PM (Wmg4n)
Perhaps the frog is asking Saijo to come out and play.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 10:38 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Hombre Murcielago at July 02, 2026 10:38 PM (rbvCR)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5moaKTQb6vk
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 10:39 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Archer at July 02, 2026 10:39 PM (wvc0i)
That's the punch line.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 10:40 PM (qx7Zg)
I have become very skittish in large crowds. I am guessing I will not have much fun. Someone needs to be the sheepdog.
I can't promise to try to have fun. But I'll try to try.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 10:41 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: James Polk at July 02, 2026 10:41 PM (gKWVE)
It aint one guy.
Posted by: Romeo13
That was my thinking, tambien.
Posted by: mindful webworker looking for the League de Justice de Norte America at July 02, 2026 10:42 PM (qmcq7)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 10:38 PM (qx7Zg)
Saijo is crashed out. He is going to be somewhat disappointed tomorrow when his father gets home from Germany and Saijo no longer has an entire side of the bed to himself.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 10:42 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at July 02, 2026 10:42 PM (2NHgQ)
Somehow I just duck taped myself to the ONT
Posted by: Miklos may require assistance at July 02, 2026 10:26 PM (6VErX)
Are you overly hairy? Because if you are overly hairy, I need to go pop some popcorn.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 10:42 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:43 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Wally at July 02, 2026 10:43 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 10:43 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Grouchy Dino at July 02, 2026 10:33 PM (s3RSe)
"Inalienable" Sheesh! But whaddya expect from a William & Mary education.
Posted by: John Adams, Harvard Man at July 02, 2026 10:44 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 10:45 PM (QMAsf)
The Continental Congress was woefully inadequate for the task at hand. It didn't have power to impose taxes. All the Congress could do was politely ask the states for money. Same with raising new troops-- ask politely.
The situation almost drove George Washington to distraction. His troops spent most of the war wearing rags; without proper tents or blankets; usually unpaid-- and close to starving.
I used to wonder how Congress could've been so negligent., so irresponsible with their necks on the line. In truth, Congress lacked the powers necessary to prosecute the war. That was the original sin.
After the was ended in 1783, same situation until the Constitution was ratified in 1789. the infant United States government was the world's laughingstock. No gold; couldn't levy taxes; nobody would lend us money.
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 10:45 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 10:45 PM (u/oMr)
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn.
Dawn: "Did you hear that? She called us too young! That's the worst type of young!"
For some reason that really made me laugh.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 10:46 PM (Sco7b)
Anyone notice lately if we are missing a few Morons?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 10:46 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 10:47 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 10:45 PM (QMAsf)
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I think I saw Gandalf saying that.
And "Use the force."
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:47 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 10:47 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 02, 2026 10:35 PM (CHHv1)
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Thank you, I'm not really sure what's happening either.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:47 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 10:48 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 10:47 PM (rbvCR)
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I was just looking that up.
Now a Democratic-Republican is just a Republican.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:48 PM (ikSmX)
Kind of sad that nothing can be assumed to be real anymore.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 10:48 PM (u/oMr)
Loved all of the vids and memes. Is this the greatest nation on God's green earth or what?!
Happy Independence Day!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 02, 2026 10:48 PM (D/6p1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:49 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 10:47 PM (gKWVE)
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Could be a package with High Speed Rail.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:49 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:38 PM (RIvkX)
Thanks. Better as the years pass by.
Posted by: javems at July 02, 2026 10:49 PM (zFsEm)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5moaKTQb6vk
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
I saw a video today of what looked like a riot, but it was a bunch of Frenchmen fighting to buy the few remaining AC units in a big box store. I didn't know they had those.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 10:49 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 10:48 PM (u/oMr)
Sadder at a drunken closing time in a liberal state checking out the 'girls.'
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 10:49 PM (Sco7b)
Mrs. F. went to the ER at 5 this morning and I just learned she is being admitted Dx ??
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)
Thanks. Prayers tonight for her and you.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 10:49 PM (hzuYO)
Anyone notice lately if we are missing a few Morons?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 10:46 PM (HlyYF)
At least they've stuck with duck tape. Imagine the wiling if the used gorilla glue in a few key spots.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 10:50 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Wally at July 02, 2026 10:43 PM (0e5Te)
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George Washington groped a chick at a high school dance once. And he owned slaves.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 10:50 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 02, 2026 10:50 PM (w/O5Q)
Oh, how nature loves her little surprises.
Joe Walsh wrote some great songs. Then he became a hired gun for the twin scumbags in the Eagles, Henley and Frey.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 10:14 PM (QaH55)
You misspelled "sellout".
I'm looking at you, Gill.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 10:51 PM (y9nCu)
Kind of sad that nothing can be assumed to be real anymore.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 10:48 PM (u/oMr)
I can assure you my ONTs are real. Not necessarily spectacular. But definitely real.
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 10:51 PM (QMAsf)
We live across the street from a park, so we even get some 3" mortars going off right above their yard. Being inside barely lessens the blast wave.
Does anyone have any contacts where I can obtain one of those Ukrainian drones that can drop a hand grenade precisely where you want it?
I am pretty sure no one would notice anything was amiss until they discovered the bodies the next morning.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 10:51 PM (HlyYF)
the infant United States government was the world's laughingstock. No gold; couldn't levy taxes; nobody would lend us money.
Posted by: mnw
Like Robinson Ca Roo So it was primitive as can be.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 10:51 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ib1netmon at July 02, 2026 10:52 PM (BGIIP)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:53 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:53 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 10:47 PM (gKWVE)
It'll be done before I'm rebuilt
Posted by: Key Bridge in Baltimore at July 02, 2026 10:53 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 10:47 PM (gKWVE)
I've seen that several times. It's maybe half finished. I like what I've seen, but it's kind of sobering to know that I'll be dead before it's finished.
Crazy Horse's face and arm are nearly complete, as is the head of the horse. Looks pretty cool, but it ain't done.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 10:53 PM (0aYVJ)
I've scene a few documentaries about the creation of Mt Rushmore and never cease to be amazed. What an amazing work or art that we don't celebrate enough.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 10:53 PM (viF8m)
I can assure you my ONTs are real. Not necessarily spectacular. But definitely real.
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 10:51 PM (QMAsf)
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I know that you're not AI Doof. You don't keep telling me I should kill myself like that mean Grok keeps saying.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 10:54 PM (u/oMr)
After the was ended in 1783, same situation until the Constitution was ratified in 1789. the infant United States government was the world's laughingstock. No gold; couldn't levy taxes; nobody would lend us money.
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 10:45 PM (RCjYY)
One of the biggest examples of people failing to learn from history is the EU, which is set up almost exactly as the Articles of Confederation were set up.
It's an idea that's good on paper, but just does not work. When all the parts are individually stronger than the center, then the center is useless and has no ability to do anything - like fund a military force. At least we dumped our experiment with that pretty quickly.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 10:54 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 10:54 PM (Wmg4n)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5moaKTQb6vk
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
I saw a video today of what looked like a riot, but it was a bunch of Frenchmen fighting to buy the few remaining AC units in a big box store. I didn't know they had those.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 10:49 PM
Socialism never works by making anyone's life better.
They always make everyone "equal" by cutting down the tall poppies.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 10:55 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:55 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 10:55 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 10:55 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:53 PM (77rzZ)
I see what you did there
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 10:55 PM (QMAsf)
https://youtube.com/shorts/qTngYZGGAzw
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 10:56 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:48 PM (ikSmX)
This is a simplification that doesn't touch any of the history. Both parties claimed Jefferson, and in reality the party he founded was not focused on the things that the current parties are interested in.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 10:56 PM (rbvCR)
Oh, how nature loves her little surprises.
Joe Walsh wrote some great songs. Then he became a hired gun for the twin scumbags in the Eagles, Henley and Frey.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 10:14 PM (QaH55)
I first became aware of Joe Walsh when he was with the Eagles, and I thought "eehhh."
Then I went back and listened to some of his stuff with the James Gang, and realized "Wow, this guy used to be great!"
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 10:57 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 10:54 PM (u/oMr)
Read the content backwards!
Posted by: AI Doof at July 02, 2026 10:57 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 10:50 PM
Our family finances are pretty tight right now. Yet I could still spring for a few bucks into the GoFundMe for Batman to obtain some gorilla glue for repeat offenders.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 10:57 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 10:54 PM (Wmg4n)
Goodnight!
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 10:58 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 10:55 PM (RCjYY)
Originally they were the "Anti-Jackson party"
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 10:58 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 10:57 PM (edUvp)
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Life was good to him that far.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:58 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)
Thoughts are with you both.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 10:58 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:59 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:48 PM (ikSmX)
This is a simplification that doesn't touch any of the history. Both parties claimed Jefferson, and in reality the party he founded was not focused on the things that the current parties are interested in.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 10:56 PM (rbvCR)
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I wasn't using the historical context, just the idea of a Republican with Democratic tendencies.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 11:00 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Case at July 02, 2026 11:00 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:02 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)
Sorry to hear. My best for you both.
Posted by: javems at July 02, 2026 11:02 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: scampydog at July 02, 2026 11:02 PM (LVaYG)
Funny thing, Trump probably has more similarites to Jackson than to any other President. Not nearly as violent, though.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:02 PM (edUvp)
Adams wrote that letter before the Declaration, but even he recognized afterward that July 4 was the day to be celebrated.
Of the first five Presidents, three of them died on the Fourth. People who are dying will hold on for many things: the birth of a child, a wedding, for one last visit from a far away loved one. Adams, Jefferson, and Monroe held out to the Fourth of July. They recognized its importance.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 02, 2026 11:03 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:59 PM (77rzZ)
Who dis?
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 11:03 PM (QMAsf)
Hope everyone has a fun 4th.
Posted by: javems at July 02, 2026 10:34 PM (zFsEm)
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Happy 51st!!! NOLA?
We accidently visited NOLA during the Essence Festival several years ago with my mother and aunt (to see the WWII Museum). It was my first visit after Katrina and I wondered what on earth was going on and why are we the only white people here? Heh. Finally figured it out and still had a lovely time from the Monteleone where my parent's had their honeymoon the year before I hatched.
We married on St. Patrick's Day 47yrs ago in MS and honeymooned in NOLA and I did not figure on the parade and insanity because I was young. We had a good time and survived. My grandparents also honeymooned in NOLA. Galatoire's is our favorite and must go to every time we are there for 5 generations.
I avoid crowds and our city is not a fraction as insane as NOLA.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 11:04 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 10:47 PM (gKWVE)
I've seen that several times. It's maybe half finished. I like what I've seen, but it's kind of sobering to know that I'll be dead before it's finished.
Crazy Horse's face and arm are nearly complete, as is the head of the horse. Looks pretty cool, but it ain't done.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 10:53 PM (0aYVJ)
I first saw it in 1990 the first year I did the sturgis rally. The face wasn't even that defined yet. Then I went 10 years in a row and stopped every year to see it. The last year I went the face was looking pretty good, but the hand and arm wasn't even remotely shaped. I just looked it up and the hand and arm are looking decent. Took 25 years for that little bit. Its going to be a looooong time before that sucker is done. Since 1948 they did a face and an arm. Shit man...
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 11:04 PM (snZF9)
Anybody else see it?
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:05 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 11:05 PM (QMAsf)
Posted by: Button Gwinnett at July 02, 2026 11:06 PM (7y16r)
Illustrates two things about vigilantism.
One is, because Spider-Man webbed up the crooks but will not be testifying, because Superman dropped Luthor off directly in the prison and flew off, the Law really has nothing to go on to persecute the criminals.
But also, if the vigilantes are scary enough, the crooks will live with apprehension of getting worse than the Law would dish out.
"Criminals are a superstitious and cowardly lot." -Batman
https://youtu.be/4FJ-UE6obiE
Posted by: mindful webworker trying on a cape at July 02, 2026 11:06 PM (qmcq7)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:06 PM (edUvp)
The lady at the cash register stood up to cash us out, when I noticed her gun on her hip. Since we were the only people in the tent at that time, I thought I would engage her in conversation about EDC, since my daughter is starting to evaluate her options.
The lady just pulled her holster off of her belt and handed the gun and holster directly to my daughter for examination.
I LOVE still living in a "high trust" area of the country!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 11:07 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 11:07 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:07 PM (RCjYY)
Weather is fun to watch nationwide.
We are still running the furnace here in SW Wyoming.
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 10:08 PM (/QHx4)
It seems you were missing for a while. Good to see you posting again.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 02, 2026 11:08 PM (QGaXH)
Anybody else see it?
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:05 PM (RCjYY)
I thought the first two seasons were great, since although they dramatized them, every incident in them appears to have been historically accurate. Season 3, sadly, started to get a little bit more fantastical with its portrayal of events. I can never understand why showrunners mess with a formula that is working perfectly.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:09 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: LTG at July 02, 2026 11:09 PM (+ZHEV)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 11:09 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 11:10 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 11:10 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 10:08 PM (fkjGs)
In Canyon, crime is solved, so their cops are looking to plug holes in the budget on the edges of town. Going to Palo Duro? Be advised.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 11:11 PM (4g5V+)
Trump sort of like Andrew Jackson?
Hadn't thought of it, but it works for me.
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:07 PM (RCjYY)
The elites all hated him.
The common folk loved him.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:11 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 11:11 PM (77rzZ)
Not a time for sunshine patriots. A miracle we became the nation we celebrate on the 4th.
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at July 02, 2026 11:12 PM (jt/rW)
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 02, 2026 11:12 PM (D/6p1)
I'm very lenient about historical inaccuracies in a docudrama, as long as history isn't altogether raped a la Oliver Stone.
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:12 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 11:13 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: scampydog at July 02, 2026 11:02 PM (LVaYG)
Thank you sir.
Posted by: javems at July 02, 2026 11:14 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2026 11:15 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 10:19 PM (OoFl2)
They were my first job out of kollege and now they send me a pension check every month....
It all went by so fast...,,
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 02, 2026 11:15 PM (QGaXH)
Of the first five Presidents, three of them died on the Fourth. People who are dying will hold on for many things: the birth of a child, a wedding, for one last visit from a far away loved one. Adams, Jefferson, and Monroe held out to the Fourth of July. They recognized its importance.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 02, 2026 11:03 PM (kYmoU)
Saturday is the 200th anniversary of the death of TJ and John Adams.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 11:15 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 11:13 PM (snZF9)
You know, if savagery is going to return, why should one side have all the fun?
With that, I bid you adieu.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 11:16 PM (QaH55)
the interview quickly turned into a sweeping criticism of rival AI developers, particularly OpenAI and Anthropic, whom Karp accused of failing to adequately protect customers’ intellectual property.
“These people are, [OpenAI CEO] Sam [Altman] and [Anthropic CEO] Dario [Amodei] –
The Palantir chief repeatedly framed the issue as one of national security, saying military customers and operators of critical infrastructure wanted greater control over AI models, computing resources and proprietary data.
~2:50 the secret was we delivered the best things for the war fighters, “Those warfighters have serious trust issues,” Karp said,
Karp grew increasingly animated as he argued that frontier model developers of creating little value while extracting customer data:
Are we really going to outsource the battlefield of this country to the consensus view in Silicon Valley? That is effing insane.”
We are on the cutting edge of every AI technology
article and video
https://tinyurl.com/474n68ha
Musk said, Sam Altman is a crook.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 11:16 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 11:13 PM (snZF9)
Yeah, but then the cops will start punishing people for doing something about bike thefts.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 11:16 PM (4g5V+)
It is very difficult not to see the hand of God in quite a few inexplicable events both during the revolution and up through the Jubilee of the Declaration.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 02, 2026 11:17 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 02, 2026 11:18 PM (lP31d)
Posted by: javems at July 02, 2026 11:19 PM (zFsEm)
The Shadow Primary
It's going to be awesome.
Posted by: LTG at July 02, 2026 11:09 PM (+ZHEV)
At least one "debate" has to involve flinging poo at each other like angry monkeys.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 11:19 PM (qx7Zg)
So, can we take it as read that when bad things happen to you and yours, you automatically have my thoughts and regards?
Similarly, when good things happen, you have my hearty congratulations.
I'm far too imbecilic to keep up with it all, for which I offer my sincere apologies.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 02, 2026 11:20 PM (CHHv1)
You must've liked it, then.
Some of it reminds me of Game of Thrones, of which I've only seen snippets.
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I'm reading a book right now that fits your description. It has an unintentionally hilarious copy of a painting on the cover-- "Liberty: In the form of the Goddess of Youth, giving support to the Bald Eagle."
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:20 PM (RCjYY)
News went a lot slower then. It is fascinating to read the newspaper editorials as different parts of the country learned that two of the three most responsible for the Declaration had died within a few hours of each other on the Jubilee.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 02, 2026 11:21 PM (kYmoU)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at July 02, 2026 11:18 PM (lP31d)
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In France, they call it a Royale.
Posted by: Vincent Vega at July 02, 2026 11:22 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 11:24 PM (lCppi)
A continental Empire was the last thing on the minds of the founders.
They were solely focused on principles of liberty that have become mostly forgotten now.
Posted by: LTG at July 02, 2026 11:25 PM (+ZHEV)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 02, 2026 11:20 PM (CHHv1)
I would suspect that far too busy is more accurate. Keep to the faith and the road ahead. You will get there.
Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at July 02, 2026 11:26 PM (Wejm4)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:26 PM (RCjYY)
I’m guessing they’re what turned Benedict Arnold.
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 11:27 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Beverly at July 02, 2026 11:28 PM (reMys)
Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2026 11:15 PM (PV+Z)
I assume this is not the Crazy Horse Paris. It's only 75 years old.
Posted by: javems at July 02, 2026 11:30 PM (zFsEm)
I read somewhere that in 1776, it took about 8 days to travel by stagecoach from Boston to Philadelphia.
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:30 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:26 PM (RCjYY)
L&T was born on Bastille day. We “happened” to be in Paris one 14th of July. She’s a very good sport and still contends that the French threw a giant parade in her honor. The entire French Air Force did a 15 plane flyby. Three times.
Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at July 02, 2026 11:31 PM (Wejm4)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 11:31 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Effie Perrine at July 02, 2026 11:31 PM (p1D+n)
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A “husband”? Yeah, sure Jan. Faggotry in the military is just insane. I cannot imagine the needless difuckelties that ensue.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 02, 2026 11:33 PM (Snw0w)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 11:31 PM (RIvkX)
Hope she’s back home soon.
Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at July 02, 2026 11:33 PM (Wejm4)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 11:33 PM (77rzZ)
Uh-oh... Tousi TV îs in danger of being shut down:
https://tinyurl.com/TousiTV-in-danger
Posted by: Beverly
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Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 11:33 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 11:24 PM (lCppi)
Ideed it is.
Posted by: LTG at July 02, 2026 11:33 PM (+ZHEV)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 11:35 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:37 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: LTG at July 02, 2026 11:37 PM (+ZHEV)
Henry V died too soon.
Not that it would make any difference now.
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 11:33 PM (77rzZ)
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And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
Posted by: Henry V at July 02, 2026 11:37 PM (u/oMr)
A continental Empire was the last thing on the minds of the founders.
They were solely focused on principles of liberty that have become mostly forgotten now.
Posted by: LTG at July 02, 2026 11:25 PM (+ZHEV)
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Greenland!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:38 PM (2WIwB)
Coming from one end of the hall, the Founders lifted their heads to the bellowing voice of their elder statesman and bon vivant, Ben Franklin. "Goddammit Adams, stop bogarting that joint! It's 'puff, puff, pass'. How many times do I have to fucking tell you???" John Adams, a father of five, didn't hear a word Franklin said. Taking another draw on some of Thomas Jefferson's finest, all Adams could think about was getting home to his beloved wife Abigail and burying himself in her sweet, sweet snizz. Adams had been the engine of independence, penting up everything else until realizing his goal, and he was horny.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 11:39 PM (DZ9Lv)
Hmmm, but I still see Tousi TV channel.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 11:39 PM (mmrXZ)
https://tinyurl.com/TousiTV-in-danger
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Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 11:33
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Weird. I just watched it about 20 minutes ago.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:40 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 11:40 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 11:42 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:44 PM (RCjYY)
The original congressional appropriation was $2500, but like many government programs was subject to cost overruns. The Lewis & Clark expedition ended up costing about $38,000
Posted by: Common Tater at July 02, 2026 11:45 PM (Snw0w)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
Last time we were at Monticello the tour guides had gone straight woke.
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 11:45 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 11:46 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 11:42 PM (RBKzD)
I dunno about that. I have seen their postal vehicles.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 11:46 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: javems at July 02, 2026 11:46 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:46 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 11:47 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 11:07 PM (HlyYF)
Where approximately might this high trust area be?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 02, 2026 11:47 PM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 11:48 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: lin-duh
Me too. But I think the A/C at work quit at 3pm today. 🥵
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 11:48 PM (cSByu)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 11:49 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 11:49 PM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:49 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 02, 2026 11:50 PM (Snw0w)
That silence tells you everything.
Posted by: rickb223
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Catholics and Protestants killing each other for over a hundred years, one thing has united them.
Wake up America!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 11:50 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 02, 2026 11:47 PM (QGaXH)
_______________________________
Next to the Home Depot, Senor. Mucho Duct Tape on sale.
Posted by: Mexican Batman at July 02, 2026 11:50 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Wally at July 02, 2026 10:23 PM (0e5Te)
That UFC event they had on the WH lawn. Now that was a shew!
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 11:53 PM (u/wrI)
Posted by: vmom
A really, really big shew.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 11:53 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:54 PM (2WIwB)
https://tinyurl.com/TousiTV-in-danger
Posted by: Beverly
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Poland wouldn't take him, Italy might.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 11:55 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 02, 2026 11:45 PM (Snw0w)
And, I'd imagine there were were some "fiscal conservatives" back then who said that no public monies should be spent on such things.
They were right.
Posted by: LTG at July 02, 2026 11:57 PM (+ZHEV)
We left my mother fast alseep earlier, and then I konked out on the couch right after we got home.
She pulled through that operation -- a fasciotomy being the official term for it. There's a balance with the clotting vs the bleeding tendency. Me, I think the blood thinners are just too risky. But I just don't know. So she's well from out of the woods yet.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 11:58 PM (w6EFb)
Tonight: Was Queen Anne bisexual?
Just kidding.
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:58 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 11:59 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 11:07 PM (HlyYF)
Where approximately might this high trust area be?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 02, 2026 11:47 PM
Kansas.
Avoid a few sh*thole areas, and the people inhabiting the rest of the area are mostly Morons and 'ettes.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 11:59 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Bulg at July 03, 2026 12:02 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: mnw at July 03, 2026 12:02 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 03, 2026 12:03 AM (2WIwB)
That's some air force!
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 11:48 PM
At one point in recent history, Germany was down to TEN operational Eurofighters.
That's not an air force, that's a joke.
Trump did chew their asses about failing their NATO readiness requirements. I don't know how pitiful their current number is, but at least they are moving in the right direction.
Of course, Lefties lied their asses off to claim Putin wanted Trump - an American President that got NATO to increase their defense spending back to at least 2% of GDP and get their planes and tanks to be operational.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 03, 2026 12:05 AM (HlyYF)
That's some air force!
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 11:48 PM (DZ9Lv)
How many had rubber band driven propellers?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 12:05 AM (snZF9)
Avoid a few sh*thole areas, and the people inhabiting the rest of the area are mostly Morons and 'ettes.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 11:59 PM (HlyYF)
Planning on visiting Dodge City in August then east to Missouri.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 12:06 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 03, 2026 12:06 AM (4jXL/)
108 How stupid are some people in the UK? This dumb broad don't want AC in the UK because it will start an "AC culture" and create a divide between the haves and have nots. Some funny responses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5moaKTQb6vk
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 10:39 PM
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She appears to be morbidly obese.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 03, 2026 12:07 AM (VWtfl)
Wha??? The “Louisiana Purchase” was intended, to buy merely the port of New Orleans. Very strategic. But the French foreign minister asked “Hey, about buying the whole thing?”
It was the buy of a lifetime. About three cents an acre.
Exploring the new real estate was very, very important as well. Too many reasons to list
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 12:08 AM (Snw0w)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 02, 2026 11:45 PM (Snw0w)
I'm surprised it wasn't more. I read a pretty good book on that expedition. It was frigging unbelievable the amount of shit they had with them. Supplies, food, booze, bribes for indian chiefs, materials, ammo, tools, etc. It was insane.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 12:10 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Notorious BFD at July 03, 2026 12:10 AM (ceJ0R)
I'm actually surprised the French King, when he got back into power, did not try to renege on Napoleons deal.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 03, 2026 12:11 AM (mP0Kj)
Speaking of Grumman, their plane launched rocket, the Pegasus (which they acquired a while back from somebody) is going to be used to launch a specialized vehicle to dock/clamp onto the SWIFT gamma ray burst telescope, and boost it to save it from decaying into the atmosphere.
It was delayed because of weather, and now scrubbed again due to some problem with the rocket itself.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 12:12 AM (w6EFb)
We left my mother fast alseep earlier, and then I konked out on the couch right after we got home.
She pulled through that operation -- a fasciotomy being the official term for it. There's a balance with the clotting vs the bleeding tendency. Me, I think the blood thinners are just too risky. But I just don't know. So she's well from out of the woods yet.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 11:58 PM (w6EFb)
That is good to hear Publius.
Posted by: Joemarine at July 03, 2026 12:12 AM (y171U)
No argument. But... how long would the French have held on to it if they hadn't sold it?
The American negotiators pointed out to Napoleon that the French territories were not clearly defined, so the Americans had no way of knowing exactly what they were buying. Napoleon supposedly replied, "I'm sure you'll make the most of it."
Posted by: mnw at July 03, 2026 12:13 AM (RCjYY)
Prayers up-- I see several commenters in need.
Today was... adequate. *sigh*
Posted by: JQ at July 03, 2026 12:16 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 12:17 AM (RBKzD)
Posted by: PabloD at July 03, 2026 12:18 AM (byoW7)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 12:10 AM (snZF9)
Was it 'Undaunted Courage' by Steven E Ambrose? Very good history of the expedition complete with maps. I heard about the book here, maybe from you, and read it. Highly recommend if interested in the Corps of Discovery I think they called it.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 12:20 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 03, 2026 12:21 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 12:17 AM (RBKzD)
Spain consolidated south of the border.
And it continues to vex us.
Posted by: LTG at July 03, 2026 12:21 AM (+ZHEV)
Thank you. She's got a lot, and I mean a lot of people pulling for her and praying for her.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 12:22 AM (w6EFb)
It better be red, white and blue...If I see green I'm going to be pissed.
Posted by: Orson at July 03, 2026 12:24 AM (dIske)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 12:26 AM (IY9No)
seven pro-Palestinian protesters who shut down traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024 to denounce U.S. aid to Israel in the Israel-Hamas war were all found guilty of false imprisonment by a jury in San Francisco on Thursday.
You know, I wondered about this.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 12:26 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 12:06 AM
The historical part of Dodge City is pretty "tourist trappy", but probably worth doing once if you are passing through.
Better would be if you knew a Moron type in the area (like Rancher Bob or Ben Had) and rode out with them in the morning to check if all of the windmills are pumping, and all of the spring calves are thriving. Repair two sections of fence, and then head back to the barn to take care of the horses.
Grill up some beef for dinner, drink a few beers, and listen to some local stories.
Wish I had someone out that way to hook you up with!
If your trip dates have some latitude, you might check the dates for the actual rodeos in Dodge City. Those are fun, and real - rather than for tourists.
end of part I.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 03, 2026 12:27 AM (HlyYF)
Posted by: PabloD at July 03, 2026 12:18 AM (byoW7)
Forts Clatsop and Stevens are definitely on the RV trip list, along with the Japanese Sub marker and the wreck of the Peter Iredale when we drag the camper up that way.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 12:27 AM (QGaXH)
In terms of true unique LOCAL activities, I think the cattle feedyards are some of the biggest operations in the U.S. The other unique item is breeding captive pheasants for the European style hunting preserves. Personally, I would enjoy an "insiders" tour of either of those places just to learn how they actually function.
(Of course, my wife likes to point out that my "dork factor" is set VERY high.)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 03, 2026 12:28 AM (HlyYF)
They ran out of tobacco, when I think about it, that doesn’t make sense. Lewis was trained as a botanist and it is native to North America. The folks that chewed tobacco were reduced to cutting up pipes and sucking on the nicotine infused wood.
Lewis wrote “they barely took time to unsaddle their horses, and were digging frantically” when they arrived at one of their Great Falls caches on the return journey. Had tobacco stored. They ran out of Whiskey on July 4th 1804 iirc. Had a party. Whiskey was part of a soldier’s pay and allowances, a daily ration.
They also took 50 pounds of green coffee beans. Must have been for special occasions. Sounds like a lot, but I doubt they were sharing it with the party. Plus they wanted the booze anyhow.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 12:28 AM (Snw0w)
A little interesting excursion into some orbital mechanics of why NASA chose that Pegasus launch vehicle. It's a plane launched thing. A modified Lockeed L-1011 Tri Star carries the rocket under it's belly to about 40K ft, then drops it. It then fires and continues to orbit. The plane gets it up that high, so it makes for some advantages for small payloads.
The main trouble here, though is the SWIFT satellite's inclination. It's just 20 degrees, and that's a bitch. While sort of surprising maybe at first, the minimum inclination you can reach using a normal, efficient "gravity turn" trajectory is exactly equal to your launch latitude.
The Cape is 28.4 degrees latitude. You can do it, but it requires an expensive (in terms of delta-v) "dog leg" maneuver.
With the plane launch, you can just fly down to the needed latitude.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 12:28 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 03, 2026 12:29 AM (u/wrI)
Posted by: Kindltot
Talk is cheap, and some really loose shit gets splashed around.
This was for the sake of a leedle joke, no? Congratulations.
Because the Grumman LLV outlasted its design parameters by decades. The return on investment was stunning. They were mandated to be built on a Chevrolet frame. The frames would eventually rust, and eventually Chevrolet would no longer supply replacements. Then Chevrolet went bankrupt.
But the trucks worked a lifetime longer than planned.
You connive to make the literal passage of time into a fault of Grumman's. I wouldn't have you as a customer or an employee. How small and nasty of you. Big joke, little guy.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 03, 2026 12:32 AM (G2hPk)
Prayers for San Franpsycho, I'm glad his wife has been admitted, I've been in an ER during the 4th and it's quite chaotic, I hope she's resting comfortably. BTW, 3rd quarter check in.
Posted by: ChE99 at July 03, 2026 12:33 AM (Jteiy)
The American negotiators pointed out to Napoleon that the French territories were not clearly defined, so the Americans had no way of knowing exactly what they were buying. Napoleon supposedly replied, "I'm sure you'll make the most of it."
Posted by: mnw at July 03, 2026 12:13 AM (RCjYY)
If France had managed to reduce Haiti and take Hispanola, along with controlling Cuba, Mexico and Florida, Napoleon would have had the Gulf of America sewn up for another empire in the new world. It was the area that was richest in resources, sugar, and been able to collapse the British colonies in that area as well. He might have well been able to leverage that into a full victory in Europe as well.
But instead Malaria and unending guerilla warfare in Haiti destroyed the Leclerc expedition, and he had a fire sale of what he had full rights to. (no one would buy Mexico or Nueva Grenada but Jefferson wanted a port on the lower Mississippi)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 12:34 AM (rbvCR)
(Of course, my wife likes to point out that my "dork factor" is set VERY high.)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 03, 2026 12:28 AM (HlyYF)
Thank you for the insights. I would love to connect with some real non-tourist folk. Unfortunately, my wife, who knows nothing of my moron alter-ego probably would not approve.
I planned two days in Dodge to do the touristy thing then an overnight in Lees Summit, Mo on our way to look at the mighty Mississip'...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 12:35 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 12:28 AM
I have covered a lot of ground in the central and western U.S. doing either hunting and fishing, boy scouts, or geology. I have NEVER seen a native tobacco plant. I have seen cultivated tobacco plants in the SE region, but have not been "offroad" enough in that area to observe native plants.
(Of course, I would not have been able to differentiate between a native plant and an escapee from a cultivated field anyway.)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 03, 2026 12:36 AM (HlyYF)
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Nah, set trap bikes. Thief steals it, plops down on seat to pedal away. Seat depresses, breaks a superglue capsule, post under seat goes up thief's butt. Thief then has to ride to hospital to get bike removed!
Too cruel...? ;-)
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at July 03, 2026 12:36 AM (kjxWF)
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Powered, I believe, by Pontiac Iron Duke engines.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 03, 2026 12:37 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: ChE99 at July 03, 2026 12:33 AM (Jteiy)
Greetings to you. Thank you for checking in. Feel free to do so more frequently if so disposed.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 12:41 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 03, 2026 12:32 AM (G2hPk)
Why are you touchy, dude.
I was working for the USPS when they were brought on and they were cranky, difficult, had poor lines of vision, hard to work on, and the front end would skid in wet leaves. The carriers didn't care for them much, and the mechanics worked on them endlessly. Eventually Grumman got around to doing modifications - the big side window helped, but they were never loved.
They were a absolute success for people who never had to drive them, and I am sure they profited from them. LLMs lasted a generation beyond what they were intended to for the same reason the Letter Sorting Machines lasted so long in operation, and the freaking SCALES still were stenciled POD - Post Office Department - in the 90's. USPS won's spend.
Grumman couldn't figure out how to build a boxy truck that was easy to drive and easy to walk in and out of. International Harvester figured it out. Sorry if I pissed you off and you had to call me names.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 12:42 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 12:10 AM (snZF9)
Was it 'Undaunted Courage' by Steven E Ambrose? Very good history of the expedition complete with maps. I heard about the book here, maybe from you, and read it. Highly recommend if interested in the Corps of Discovery I think they called it.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 12:20 AM (QGaXH)
Yup, that was it. I just pulled it out of the bookcase to check. That book was insane.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 12:42 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 12:35 AM
Depending upon your route, you might go right past NaCly Dog's house on the way to Lees Summit. Are you buddies with him?
I would always be up for a trip out that way to see NaCly and a new Moron, since I can then swing by and see my daughter and grandson in KC.
[Further, we are a creative cohort of people. I am sure we can come up with a suitable story for your wife that will not reveal your alter ego!]
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 03, 2026 12:43 AM (HlyYF)
Too cruel...? ;-)
Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at July 03, 2026 12:36 AM
Vlad: "Thanks for reading my newsletter. It is always nice to be appreciated! Certainly NOT "too cruel". Only using a short seat post indicates that you are truly a man of restraint."
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 03, 2026 12:47 AM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 12:42 AM (snZF9)
Our local library had a copy so I read theirs. Was considering buying a copy but I'm in 'get rid of stuff'' mode, not accumulate more....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 12:47 AM (QGaXH)
Even Humvee had lots of problems to begin with and the Army had more money to demand redesigns than the USPS ever did.
So the Long Life Vehicle was what it was, as contracted and built.
I hope you do not find self worth in the styling, usefulness and overall finish of a Postal vehicle, that was eventually replaced by a minivan.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 12:48 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 03, 2026 12:48 AM (HlyYF)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:44 PM (RCjYY)
You'd have to pay me $2500 just to go to a soccer game.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 12:50 AM (1z8ji)
Big heavy carts, they still use those and they were old in the 50s. The sorting cases. Even the green plastic trays. They must be almost indestructible.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 12:51 AM (15vO0)
first, some of the developers are not using restraint in the national interest (ie. Altman - loose lips) then the option will be between regulation (like congress) by people who don't know what they're doing (we've seen that) or the govt, ie admin or pentagon taking part of it - in order to exercise security controls.
He's not closed to another way it's just the options he sees. -My take.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 12:53 AM (RBKzD)
[Further, we are a creative cohort of people. I am sure we can come up with a suitable story for your wife that will not reveal your alter ego!]
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 03, 2026 12:43 AM (HlyYF)
It's worth thimking about. I'll probably be on either US 50 or US 400 out of Dodge until I reach an Interstate.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 12:54 AM (QGaXH)
The dumbass supervisor would send out overtime for a mounted route. No right hand drive. Oops.
“I’ve got a van, Joe.” “Oh, yeah that’s right”
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 12:56 AM (15vO0)
You know, I wondered about this.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 12:26 AM (rbvCR)
Good. Now stick their feet through the holes in concrete blocks, duct tape their ankles together, and pitch them off the bridge on an outgoing tide.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 12:57 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 03, 2026 12:48 AM (rbvCR)
My memory may be hazy but weren't the Grumman postal vehicles part of an ill-advised effort to diversify away from purely military work in the post-Viet Nam years?
At that time Grumman was an entirely separate company from Northrop.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 12:58 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 12:28 AM (Snw0w)
yeah I forgot about that, the caches. I remember it now. It was all part of the shit ton of stuff I remember them having. There were boats and all kinds of shit. I remember the parts about Sacagawea being all kinds of sick and trying to find help for her, and other indians constantly trying to steal their shit. Those dude had balls that clank.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 12:59 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
And beer
Lotsa beer
Posted by: Miklos is unimpressed by kickball at July 03, 2026 01:01 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: scampydog at July 03, 2026 01:04 AM (LVaYG)
Oh Lord, the Daily Mail reminds me that Tay-tay and the football player are getting married at some over the top mess in Madison Square Garden.
The thing has turned into some giant shameless self-promoting griftfest for all involved.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:05 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
You are hereby summoned for the Reading of the Will of your long-lost Great Uncle Walter
Posted by: Executopr Miklos, all serious and stuff at July 03, 2026 01:06 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 01:06 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Case at July 03, 2026 01:07 AM (IY9No)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 12:59 AM (snZF9)
When you cross the wide Missouri on I-90 in South Dakota you reach the Chamberlain Rest area on the east side.. They have an interesting display including a replica of the boats they used to go upriver.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at July 03, 2026 01:07 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 03, 2026 01:07 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
The thing with such a massive wedding is that none of the guests are really personally invited.
I've seen better
Posted by: As Miklos recalls at July 03, 2026 01:10 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Kindltot
Only misdemeanors. Deadlocked on the felonies.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 03, 2026 01:12 AM (DZ9Lv)
Yeah, I'm guessing he was in the saddle for 12-16 hours. Now I'm gonna Google Caesar Rodney to find out the rest of his story. Keep those history lessons coming, there's so much the slave fetishizers don't want us to know...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 03, 2026 01:12 AM (nbLIj)
First game, Saudis beat the Dutch 1-0 (which a yuuuge deal in itself, obviously, a small wog-ish country beating the blue eyes). Thing is, the one goal was epic. Equivalent of an end-end rush, Bobby Orr-like, in hockey, by the Saudi guy. A year later on a transatlantic work flight, wiling away the hours with the video fare, on comes "top goals of the World Cup". Sure enough, the one I saw was #1.
Second game with my russki pal was deadly dull (to me), cheap seats waaay up in RFK Stadium. Germans vs Switzerland? Probably a technical masterpiece to those who know what they're looking at, but - dull. My friend was ecstatic, though, seeing a World Cup in person had been merely a dream during his Soviet life.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 03, 2026 01:13 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 12:57 AM (1z8ji)
Moderation is no virtue.
Nothing less than universal tar and feathering, followed by, breaking on the wheel will suffice.
Posted by: LTG at July 03, 2026 01:14 AM (+ZHEV)
Posted by: rhomboid
FUN FACT
The big glossy magazine Soviet Life was printed in Hungary on Finnish paper
Posted by: Miklos no like commies at July 03, 2026 01:15 AM (6VErX)
Another interesting thing about Lewis and Clark. Jefferson gave them instructions to look for the "American Incognitum", a name they gave to the mastodon and maybe mammoth skeletons that were dug up.
They thought maybe they still existed out there in the uncharted territories. Jefferson gave orders if they found a live one, to bring it back alive at all costs.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:18 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
And now we have Stacey Abrams
Posted by: Miklos is disappoint at July 03, 2026 01:20 AM (6VErX)
The single largest expenditure for a single item iirc, was for “Portable Soup”, a kind of iron ration for emergency use. Soup stock and bones and veggies rendered down into a kind of tar. Sort of like “better than bouillon”, but …it probably wasn’t.
Another very expensive item was the Chronometer. They had to have a method of keeping accurate time, in order to make celestial observations and determine longitude, etc.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 01:20 AM (15vO0)
The old question of where would go if you had a time machine comes up. At this point, I would go back about 12,000 years and see just what the hell happened with the Younger Dryas.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:21 AM (w6EFb)
Jefferson didn't believe species could go extinct. Part of a world view at the time.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:21 AM (w6EFb)
The timing was right for it, so I like to think that Putin was in the Leningrad KGB bureau overseeing poor lowly agents like Irina, and also getting summaries of the room bugs: every night, I insisted we ritually recite "Brezhnev's mom wears army boots" when we switched out the lights.
Posted by: rhomboid at July 03, 2026 01:22 AM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 03, 2026 01:23 AM (ibDUx)
Real estate, farms and ranches, is no longer parceled out in neat grid squares with a road every mile.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 01:25 AM (15vO0)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:21 AM (w6EFb)
If you went back a little farther would you find the Older Dryas?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 01:26 AM (snZF9)
See Megalonyx jeffersonii, a giant sloth that roamed around here before the Younger Dryas, named after Jefferson, of course.
There were giant beavers as well.
All these megafauna just wiped out 12 - 10K years ago.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:27 AM (w6EFb)
Real estate, farms and ranches, is no longer parceled out in neat grid squares with a road every mile.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 01:25 AM (15vO0)
Yeah the landscape is crazy in the eastern part. Its nothing but a shitload of weird small rolling hills that goes on for miles. It was like looking at a green ocean of waves. Every year we went through I kept thinking about how cool it would to ride a motocross bike through there.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 01:29 AM (snZF9)
There is indeed an Older Dryas, and an even older one, although probably more local and not global, called the Oldest Dryas.
Dryas comes from Dryas octopetala, a cold weather flower. When you find that in the record, you know it was cold.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:29 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 03, 2026 01:30 AM (H8EHh)
There's also some jokes about the Older Wettus vs Younger Dryas.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:32 AM (w6EFb)
https://focusonthemasters.com/robert-rickards/
(hope that doesn't blow the margins)
His family invited me to his 90th birthday celebration, which I had to regretfully decline, as I am now three timezones away from his current residence..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 03, 2026 01:34 AM (nbLIj)
All these megafauna just wiped out 12 - 10K years ago.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:27 AM (w6EFb)
Winona's Big Brown Beaver is extinct?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 01:34 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:27 AM (w6EFb)
Yeah it almost seems as if mankind had to start over from scratch. It seems like when you back to 10,500 BC all this shit pops up out of nowhere.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 01:34 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 03, 2026 01:30 AM (H8EHh)
When I read that book it sounded like they were towing a frigging Bass Pro Shop and a Costco behind them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 01:36 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 03, 2026 01:37 AM (qgNn3)
The Older Dryas was about 14,000 ya, and lasted a couple three hundred years.
The Erf was coming out of the glacial maximum, driven by Milankovich cycles. The Green Sahara cycle began somewhere around that time as well.
So, ice sheets retreating slowly, temperature warming. Then the Older Dryas interrupted that, and temperatures fell. Then it started picking up again. And the Boom, probably literally, the Younger Dryas kicked in.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:37 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 01:38 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Don't know what happened with that one. That boy weren't quite right somehow.
Posted by: The Older Dryas at July 03, 2026 01:39 AM (6VErX)
Once they left the land of plenty and into the mountains, the game pretty much disappeared. They needed massive amounts of food every day for a party of 35 to 40. Extreme exertion.
Buffalo on the plains was easy living. At one point they ate their moccasins. New, unused moccasins, but still. What they would do during downtime, is stitch up a couple hundred pair, they don’t last very long. I can’t imagine
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 01:40 AM (15vO0)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 03, 2026 01:40 AM (qgNn3)
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at July 03, 2026 01:40 AM (+YrkI)
Posted by: rhomboid
You know the joke about when Brezhnev was showing off to his mom...
Posted by: What if Miklos comes back? at July 03, 2026 01:41 AM (6VErX)
Something dramatic happened for sure.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 03, 2026 01:44 AM (15vO0)
Who was that dude in Orange County at the city council meeting who said we need 2 days to celebrate the 4th? Chad I think his name was. He was on to something . We need to do a July 2nd, 3rd and 4th mega holiday.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 03, 2026 01:44 AM (bvUs5)
Drove to the little hamlet of Balzac to fuel up the 'burb, and noticed something passing strange: gas station is also a U-haul dealer, and parked on the lot were about 3 box vans with Arizona plates. And in front of me at the pump, another one, with a swarthy-looking fellow gassing it up. How odd! Could Alberta be getting a bunch of the illegals self-deporting from Arizona?
Then a little shopping in Airdrie, and on to a friend's place to load his '63 Studebaker Lark on the trailer. Seems to have a bad problem with its six-cylinder engine. Sounds like a rebuild went South... It's only got 45,000 miles on it, should never have needed a rebuild.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 01:45 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: exodus on tap at July 03, 2026 01:46 AM (6VErX)
The Erf was coming out of the glacial maximum, driven by Milankovich cycles. The Green Sahara cycle began somewhere around that time as well.
So, ice sheets retreating slowly, temperature warming. Then the Older Dryas interrupted that, and temperatures fell. Then it started picking up again. And the Boom, probably literally, the Younger Dryas kicked in.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:37 AM (w6EFb)
I wonder about that crustal displacement theory. They find all these animals buried under the ice in Antarctica with warm weather vegetation in their stomachs, as if they got shoved into a super cold climate instantly.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 01:46 AM (snZF9)
The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis is very controversial, unbelievably so.
One of the opponents of it, a eminent geologist/volcanologist at the U of South Florida Tampa has now become convinced and joined the Comet Research Group, headed by Allen West, which are the main proponents of this.
One of the alternatives is a big volcanic event, and his expertise is showing how that can be ruled out. He's also going to run some fancy analysis to look for signatures of some chromium isotope that will go even further to prove it was an extraterrestrial origin impact event.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:46 AM (w6EFb)
Sadly, I was much more patriotic at our Bicentennial in 1976... then I am now.
Guess I worked for the Government in the interim.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 03, 2026 01:47 AM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: exodus on tap at July 03, 2026 01:46 AM (6VErX)
Shit thats funny. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 01:48 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: raimondo on tap at July 03, 2026 01:49 AM (6PUpl)
Posted by: JQ at July 03, 2026 01:51 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 03, 2026 01:52 AM (bvUs5)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Now do Carolina Bays
Posted by: Miklos has Questions at July 03, 2026 01:52 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 03, 2026 01:52 AM (bvUs5)
Probably years ago, but its one of ours trolling him. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 01:55 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 01:56 AM (1z8ji)
Best theory. A very large comet broke up into a swarm. It was probably the parent body of current Comet Encke and the Taurid stream. The Tunguska impact was also very likely part of this (although the asteroid vs comet fragment question is still open).
On some faithful day (or perhaps over weeks to months, maybe even several per year for a while), the Erf plowed into this stream of large comet fragments.
This was a serious smiting. NA, including the ice sheets would've been bombarded with YUGE air bursts. Hundreds to thousands of tens to hundreds of megaton airbursts. "Fire from the sky" indeed.
This resulted in Biblical level cataclysm. Ice sheets were broken up, causing rapid sea level rises, and massive flooding as glacial lakes and all that broke loose. All the dust and soot kicked up likely triggered a long Impact Winter, which was the Younger Dryas cold.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 01:57 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 03, 2026 01:58 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
I ain't nobody's but Darleen's
And Marleen's
And Charleen's
And Shirleen's once or twice, but we don't talk about that
Posted by: A man has got to know his Limitations at July 03, 2026 01:59 AM (6VErX)
The Comet Research Group found a site somewhere (and I remember posting something about this at time), where they found a Clovis site, where they were likely dressing out mammoth kills that right at the YD layer with the soot layer.
So they were there, going about their business when those massive airbursts hit. Imagine what that would be like.
NA being blanketed by Tsar Bomba airbursts all over the place.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 02:00 AM (w6EFb)
See the Murray Springs AZ site. That's where it was. Also similar sites in New Mexico and California.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 02:02 AM (w6EFb)
Interestingly, Africa fared the best during the YD. The least megafauna extinctions of anywhere.
See all these big animals that used to roam all over what is now the US. And they all got wiped out.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 02:04 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 03, 2026 02:17 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 02:21 AM (RBKzD)
Also, see the Perkins site in Louisiana. Touch down airburst likely. Dated tightly to YD onset.
Chris Moore, with the University of South Carolina right here is a member of that Comet Research Group. SC has very few and only small natural lakes and bodies of water. Most of ours are man made. One small natural one is called White Pond, and it dates back 30,000 years.
Moore got to looking at the sediments there, and found platinum which they dated precisely to the YD onset, call it 12,800 ya.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 02:24 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Sans the ionizing radiation....
And stuff like modern civilization-dooming asteroid/comet impacts and mega volcanoes can still happen with no warning.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 03, 2026 02:32 AM (DZ9Lv)
Also, imagine large impacts on the big ice sheets in NA (Laurentide). The energy is enormous. Flash steaming of massive amounts of ice, breaking up glaciers. Chunks of ice would be launched as ejecta into suborbital arcs.
Imagine massive icebergs being launched and crashing down hundreds to thousands of miles away.
Those are a possible explanation for the Carolina Bays.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 02:35 AM (w6EFb)
Another interesting thing. White Pond was a mammoth and mastodon watering hole (and other big animals).
Mammoth bones are very rare here -- the climate is not conducive to much preservation, but Moore found evidence of Mammoth dung.
I'm just imaging what it was like right here 13,000 years ago. Mammoths, giant beavers, etc, wandering around.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 02:41 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 03, 2026 02:43 AM (qgNn3)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
No
I was at Walmart just last week
Posted by: Miklos wants a notrous injector on his mobility scooter at July 03, 2026 02:45 AM (6VErX)
When you think about it, that is laughable. Humans, probably not too many, wiped out not one, not two, but *all* those species?
It's ridiculous.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 02:45 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 03, 2026 02:47 AM (obVEo)
Posted by: Col. Angus at July 03, 2026 02:48 AM (w6EFb)
Now, Robert Schoch, the geologist of Old Sphinx water weathering fame, thinks the YD event was caused by a massive solar flare event, something that would make the Carrington event look like a little fart. Massive amounts of sun stuff punching through to ground level.
I don't believe that, but it's interesting, and I've heard a couple of his presentations on that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 02:53 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 02:58 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Skip at July 03, 2026 03:00 AM (Ia/+0)
Another interesting thing from Schoch. He believes "Atlantis" and maybe better "Lemuria", and by that I mean an ice age human civilization was located in Sundaland. Back during the ice age, sea levels were much lower and much large land mass in the South Pacific was above water. It was possible to almost walk to Australia then.
Anyway, he thinks that was the location, and they were driven out by the rising sea levels. And they were the builders.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 03:01 AM (w6EFb)
I am partial to the wild wandering giant beavers getting priority.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 03, 2026 03:01 AM (obVEo)
Southeast Asia, not South Pacific, of course.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 03:03 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
Help me my find my keys and we can drive out
Posted by: Miklos wants a HEY-OOOOO at July 03, 2026 03:06 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 03, 2026 03:11 AM (obVEo)
Those big beavers could get as big a bear. Search for pictures of the skeletons.
Interestingly, they did not build dams. Very different from the smaller cousins.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 03:13 AM (w6EFb)
There were camels in NA during the Pleistocene actually, but I don't know if they got over as far as the east here.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 03:14 AM (w6EFb)
We had elephants proper here, although somewhat different than the modern species. Native horses, saber tooth cats.
70% of these species were wiped out during the Younger Dryas.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 03:19 AM (w6EFb)
The humans hunted them to extinction theory also ties nicely in with the modern eco-loon "humans are bad for the planet" narrative.
Also, the climate change of the Younger Dryas was quite dramatic (temp dropping 18F in a geological instant), which makes the modern global warmuning crap look silly.
Big extraterrestrial forces so far beyond human control changing the climate and the literal landscape in a geological instant puts their crap into perspective. They don't like that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 03:23 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 03:25 AM (vE0+H)
When it was GLobal Warming we were lectured when we would laugh about their conferences being blizzarded out in March that "weather is not climate". And that we're backwards hicks for not knowing that.
But holy shit now that it's "climate change" look at how every single storm and every hot day is "proof". Sick, twisted, deranged bastards.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 03:26 AM (vE0+H)
Yeah, thanks. It's been a rough few weeks, if not months with my mother, but I'm doing okay.
This YD impact, and space stuff is a nice distraction for me, something I can focus on that I really enjoy. Politics is bad when something like this is going on. But this kind of thing is just the ticket for me.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 03:36 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 03, 2026 03:39 AM (qFwJc)
Interestingly, they did not build dams. Very different from the smaller cousins.
Posted by: publius
If they didn't know how to beave, why were they called beavers?
Posted by: mikeski at July 03, 2026 03:40 AM (VHUov)
Temperature graph from Greenland ice core data, showing the Younger Dryas, and temperatures over the last 15,000 years:
https://t.ly/pFprD
Look at the modern era, the Holocene. Makes the "Hockey stick" look silly, doesn't it? Note we've been cooling a but since the maximum 7000 years ago or so (the Holocene Climate Optimum).
Note the abrupt rise about 14 kya. Then a plunge. That's the Older Dryas. Then it starts to try to recover, and the boom, even lower. That's the Younger Dryas.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 03:43 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 10:53 PM (viF8m)
PDT's visit should help that!
109 The President will be visiting my State tomorrow to watch the fireworks at Mt. Rushmore.
Posted by: Archer at July 02, 2026 10:39 PM (wvc0i)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 03:46 AM (6wpGE)
A ponderous thing to contemplate: the world as we know it was born out of the Younger Dryas. You could see it as a creative destruction of sorts.
The world before was something much different. The YD was a global reset event. Holocene = Holo + cene. Whole new it can translate from Ancient Greek Homo.
The Younger Dryas created a Whole New World.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 03:50 AM (w6EFb)
Happy to hear it, hang in. I have not forgotten you helping me some years back now. I did eventually solve the issue btw - a rather benign condition, easily treated, nothing more. If you don't remember that's ok - also I've never mentioned it publicly and no need to, as such, but wanted to let you know I haven't forgotten and I have always appreciated it.
Posted by: ... at July 03, 2026 03:53 AM (vE0+H)
You're very welcome and I'm glad you got it fixed.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 03, 2026 03:57 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 03, 2026 03:58 AM (WRB3H)
Trump sort of like Andrew Jackson?
Hadn't thought of it, but it works for me.
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 11:07 PM (RCjYY)
It is a conventional comparison. The most cited article for what that means is "The Jacksonian Tradition" by Walter Russell Mead, The American Interest (58, Winter 1999/2000). It is difficult to find, as if either the author or the publisher went to pains to scrub it from the internet; but some bright spark archived a "Reprint pending permission of the author" (emphasis added).
Wayback Machine: https://tinyurl.com/5db84m58
Posted by: SciVo at July 03, 2026 04:08 AM (Sy6m/)
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Posted by: Don in SoCo at July 03, 2026 03:58 AM (WRB3H)
Blessings on you, Don in SoCo.
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 04:12 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at July 03, 2026 04:31 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 03, 2026 04:34 AM (RBKzD)
Also, in that vein, you can explain
1) what a federal government is
2) what a unitary government is
3) which one of those does the United States have
4) why that is important.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 03, 2026 05:39 AM (4g5V+)
The Ocho Cafe
Crazy Red Bull race down the mesas and ridges of a Utah desert. Urban bike run in Valparaiso, Chile. Another cool marble race. Skateboarding down a mountain. Chess boxing. Female chess boxing. They're both kind of cute, so they're both terrible at boxing. Drone agility race. Drone agility race: Human controller vs. AI. Rudy the bulldog SLAYS the agility course. I mean, I guess he slays. Honestly I have no idea if this is good for a bulldog or not. He is cute, though. From Jackass 4.5: Down the Clown. Wingsuiters enter a cargo plane through the cargo door. Skydiving without a parachute. Don't worry, he has friends with him who have parachutes.
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Emergency surgery required for that, and. she's in the OR now. Things aren't looking so good. We'd appreciate all the prayers you can muster. I'll to update later tonight if possible.
Thanks.
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Rudy absolutely did slay that course.
Most bulldogs don't even know they can jump.
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I wanted to watch Tousi but Boy F. demanded cat videos.
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Must be because it worked so well in Khalifornia.
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Her Majesty is sleeping, which is the best thing for her. Not a lot to be done except rest and wait.
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Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 07:31 PM (Ia/+0)
She's a tough lady, but 96 and this is serious business.
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Thanks.
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 02, 2026 07:23 PM (IuDAZ)
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Prayers. My mother will be 96yrs in December and I pray she peacefully reaches heaven in her sleep. She's doing well and living independently, as her own mother did.
Praying the surgery goes well and she recovers completely.
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I expected Dina Belankaya to do better in the ring since she's Russian and would have the crazy factor built in.
Posted by: We need female lingerie chess boxing at July 02, 2026 07:33 PM (TbWk/)
Tousi lives in the UK so I wonder if that country is doing some monkey business.
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Let none in. Send all out.
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Posted by: Buck at July 02, 2026 07:43 PM (z6ONu)
Praying for all of your family..
Your mother....ughh
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 07:44 PM (Sco7b)
The best female sports are those that take into account the feminine physique (e.g. gymnastics, figure skating) or have some intermediary (e.g. archery, shooting, equestrian).
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:46 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I agree. Watching women hit each other just seems... I dunno...wrong.
Like watching Spirit Airlines at its peak.
Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 07:48 PM (q6tQZ)
"Polymarket
@Polymarket
Jul 1
JUST IN: Syrian actress Rouzaina Amer Al-Ladhiqani has been appointed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the country’s transitional parliament."
this lady here : https://tinyurl.com/3487fbjb
He must really like her political acumen !
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 07:51 PM (6eLrX)
I have hashimoto's thyroiditis and want to weigh in on the thyroid conversation. Levothyroxine is a garbage product that doesn't do squat for most people. It is the bottom of the barrel of thyroid medications. There are much better options that are made from pigs, for instance, that mimic much more closely human thyroid hormones. Also, doctors poorly understand the thyroid function, and they don't test for T3 and T4 levels along with the basic TSH levels. In my experience endocrinologists are the worst people to ask for help with a thyroid condition, and the best are people who actually want to do more than write a prescription and collect your money for an office visit.
End of rant.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 02, 2026 07:51 PM (4VH0B)
this lady here : https://tinyurl.com/3487fbjb
He must really like her political acumen !
She may control huge...tracts of land.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 07:52 PM (Riz8t)
"Polymarket
@Polymarket
Jul 1
JUST IN: Syrian actress Rouzaina Amer Al-Ladhiqani has been appointed by President Ahmed al-Sharaa to the country’s transitional parliament."
this lady here : https://tinyurl.com/3487fbjb
He must really like her political acumen !
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 07:51 PM (6eLrX)
Syria is Moslem, where's here Burkha?
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 07:52 PM (mP0Kj)
Ah ! Al-Hayba! Of course! It's on Netflix btw.
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Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 07:53 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I agree. Watching women hit each other just seems... I dunno...wrong.
Like watching Spirit Airlines at its peak.
Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 07:48 PM (q6tQZ)
So we are right out?
Posted by: Womens hockey at July 02, 2026 07:54 PM (4g5V+)
I agree. Watching women hit each other just seems... I dunno...wrong.
Like watching Spirit Airlines at its peak.
Posted by: MkY
Carnival Cruise
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Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 02, 2026 07:54 PM (zYpTz)
He must really like her political acumen !
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 07:51 PM (6eLrX)
She looks fake.
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Posted by: Kindltot"
The heatstroke of communism can't be far off.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:55 PM (MWfyi)
I agree. Watching women hit each other just seems... I dunno...wrong.
Like watching Spirit Airlines at its peak.
Posted by: MkY
Carnival Cruise
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 07:54 PM (Cqx++)
My base instincts says its wrong...
Modern indoctrination for the last 40 or so years has 'taught' me they are the same as Men.... soooo...
$10 on the Redhead....
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 07:55 PM (mP0Kj)
End of rant.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 02, 2026 07:51 PM (4VH0B)
OTOH, DH has an excellent endocrinologist who manages his lack of thyroid very well. She is very solicitous of his issues and adjusts his meds to every need. So, maybe you need to find better docs.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 07:55 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Iris at July 02, 2026 07:57 PM (286+n)
praying for you all.
Posted by: Wenda at July 02, 2026 07:57 PM (3uyrB)
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Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 07:57 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 07:57 PM (6eLrX)
So we are right out?
Posted by: Womens hockey at July 02, 2026 07:54 PM (4g5V+)
__________
The women's version of men's sports are always - always! - pallid, boring imitations.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:57 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Womens hockey at July 02, 2026 07:54 PM (4g5V+)
Women's hockey is not the same sport as men's hockey. Not awful, just different.
I was a swimmer, because when I was young women didn't play hockey or baseball, but I would have chosen one of the those in a heartbeat.
As for women boxers, those bitches need to get a life. Women were never meant to beat hell out of each other, and those who choose to do so are just... odd. In every respect.
Might as well be the black bitches pulling hair and tits. Ick.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 07:58 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 07:58 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 02, 2026 07:59 PM (4VH0B)
Women were never meant to beat hell out of each other, and those who choose to do so are just... odd. In every respect
____________
If they want to beat the hell out of each other they should get married first.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:59 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 02, 2026 08:00 PM (QykSZ)
I should add that it's fine for women to seek excellence in competition, just that it's not as exciting for spectators.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 08:02 PM (O0L8i)
I had two different ones in MI and one here in IN. None of them interested in adjusting dosages or regular blood tests. Both highly regarded. Found a NP in an allopath's office who is fantastic, and has been wonderful.
YMMV, and I'm glad you found someone who is interested in your husband's health.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 02, 2026 08:04 PM (4VH0B)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 08:04 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:04 PM (77rzZ)
Women were never meant to beat hell out of each other, and those who choose to do so are just... odd. In every respect
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:59 PM (O0L8i)
When I was a young lass, about 17 or so, our friends talked me and another gal into trying out the boxing gloves. Yes, of course, there was alcohol involved. I think we stopped after about two swipes each, because girls don't punch their friends. And it hurt some.
So we all had a laugh, and some more beers.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 02, 2026 08:04 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:07 PM (RIvkX)
___________________
Effin' marbles. We used to have this pretty cool Halloween Parade in my old home town. Bands, floats, the works. It was a big deal in a small town.
Then, "Animal House" came out. My old hometown was, also, a small college town. So, a bunch of college kids saw "Animal House" and thought it would be a fantastic idea to drop about 5,000 marbles down the main street as the high school band was marching through. There was a few yelps, much clanking, and a couple dental issues that resulted. And, that was the last Halloween Parade in that small town. Never happend again.
Marbles SUCK!
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 08:07 PM (dIske)
You are right that thyroid meds made from pigs is a better medication for the thyroid; however, it can cause atrial fibrillation and for those who have it or are prone to it exacerbation is a certainty.
Saying that docs don't do complete thyroid function, you left out free TSH, may be from personal experience. What each doc does is different and we are always free to ask for a complete workup.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 08:07 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 08:04 PM (Riz8t)
And the WNBA. I barely pay attention but isn't that a ghetto sport where black apes mug a talented woman every night?
Yeah, like I'd feel safe in a crowd like that.
I'd need nun-chuck dildos for protection.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 08:08 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 02, 2026 08:09 PM (4VH0B)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 08:09 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:09 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 08:04 PM (Riz8t)
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I think you're misunderestimating the size of the market segment that is ok with that or a certain level of that for the price.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:10 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:11 PM (77rzZ)
She is my sweet darling.
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:09 PM
Awww...you two are coming to TX, right?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 08:11 PM (Wnv9h)
She is my sweet darling.
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:09 PM (77rzZ)
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This is your chance to tie her shoelaces together!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:11 PM (RIvkX)
Mountain of Hell - The Start
https://youtu.be/BlcAFVO_Kyo
Mountain of Hell 2026
https://youtu.be/ZtCbzrpBr2Q
Megavalanche 2025
https://youtu.be/KmCdPQ2Xqhk
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at July 02, 2026 08:12 PM (obVEo)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:13 PM (RIvkX)
I didn't know that about AFib and porcine thyroid meds, good to know, thank you.
Yes, the free TSH should be tested, too, but I know several people whose doctors have refused to run anything beyond the basic test. The tests are expensive.
In the other thread someone mentioned that soy is toxic to the thyroid -- gluten is as well.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 02, 2026 08:13 PM (4VH0B)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:13 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:14 PM (u82oZ)
What are you doing to keep busy until tutoring season starts up again?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 02, 2026 08:15 PM (4VH0B)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:15 PM (77rzZ)
I agree. Watching women hit each other just seems... I dunno...wrong.
Like watching Spirit Airlines at its peak.
Posted by: MkY
Carnival Cruise
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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I think we would agree that there's a big difference between a cat fight and an organized body blow event.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 08:16 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:13 PM (RIvkX)
And prayers for both of you also.
I've had the Horde keep me company plenty of times at the hospital....digitally. Back to work but beer is looking good.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 08:16 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:17 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:57 PM (O0L8i)
I agree with you almost 99% because I'd rather watch a women's fast pitch softball game than an MLB game.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 08:17 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 08:17 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 08:19 PM (/WQyy)
I won’t go into details.
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:15 PM
Bummer. Perhaps next year. In the meantime, enjoy the new car and the ac.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 08:20 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:20 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:21 PM (77rzZ)
Knowing Rush like I do, I find this very plausible.
See also: Alex Lifeson's acceptance speech when they were inducted into the RnR Hall of Fame.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 08:21 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 08:22 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 08:23 PM (Kt19C)
I agree with you almost 99% because I'd rather watch a women's fast pitch softball game than an MLB game.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 08:17 PM (/WQyy)
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Admit it. You just want the view from the center-field camera.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 08:23 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:13 PM (RIvkX)
Sending prayers.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 08:24 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 08:26 PM (77rzZ)
https://tinyurl.com/23dn72rn
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 02, 2026 08:27 PM (QykSZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:13 PM (RIvkX)
Waiting in the ER is excruciating all by itself. Prayers for both of you.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 02, 2026 08:28 PM (zYpTz)
And the antibody test tells if you have Hashimoto's, which is an autoimmune disease.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 02, 2026 08:30 PM (4VH0B)
Knowing Rush like I do, I find this very plausible.
See also: Alex Lifeson's acceptance speech when they were inducted into the RnR Hall of Fame.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 08:21 PM (0aYVJ)
I saw them in Fort Worth the other day. One hell of a show. And Annika can jam. What a great show.
For any Rush fan I highly recommend!
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 08:31 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 02, 2026 08:32 PM (4VH0B)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 08:04 PM (Riz8t)
Galveston is unfazed.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 08:32 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: banana Dream - or I don't know, maybe they just reversed the clip at July 02, 2026 08:33 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
Prayers up!
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 08:33 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 02, 2026 07:09 PM (E3ZpS)
I am curious as to what Commandments 11 through 15 were.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 08:36 PM (4g5V+)
_Cameron Lockett, 23, a.k.a. “Jankie” and “Hesopayed,” of Anaheim;
_Caleed Mouton, 26, a.k.a. “Poo” and “Pooski,” of South Los Angeles;
_Nakhali Miller, 30, a.k.a. “FY3,” of South Los Angeles;
_Jorge Melendez, 23, a.k.a. “Crim Style,” of South Los Angeles;
_Mauricio Ulloa-Franco, Jr., 23, a.k.a. “Ese Face” and “Face,” of Palmdale;
_Lagrane Lenox, 30, a.k.a. “King Blue” and “Blue,” of Compton.
_Mukeshkumar Rambhai Ahir, 45, the manager of the Stadium Inn & Spas motel - South Los Angeles
_Kenny Ray Mann, 38, a.k.a. “KR,” of Lynwood,
_Kylan Young, 23, a.k.a. “K2,” of Buena Park,
_Dejon MacDonald Williams, 23, a.k.a. “Motion” and “D1,” of South Los Angeles,
https://tinyurl.com/yu2ju36s
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 08:38 PM (RBKzD)
Way wrong !
This 2nd half has been electric
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 02, 2026 08:38 PM (3sXRv)
Hope everything turns out well for both of your love ones.
Posted by: Case at July 02, 2026 08:38 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 08:17 PM (MWfyi)
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Ah, I really thought it was that one.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 08:39 PM (ikSmX)
I am curious as to what Commandments 11 through 15 were.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 08:36 PM (4g5V+)
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Heard tell that loading the dishwasher and the position of the toilet seat were two of them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 08:39 PM (O0L8i)
"A national security group is urging Congress to investigate a prominent environmental-law nonprofit over past partnerships and programming ties with Chinese government-linked organizations, according to a report sent to lawmakers on Tuesday by State Armor, a national security organization.
The Environmental Law Institute, or ELI, has trained more than 2,000 American judges on environmental law through its Climate Judiciary Project since 2018, according to its website. During its decades of China-related work, the organization cultivated relationships with entities the report described as Chinese government-affiliated, CCP-linked or tied to China’s military research ecosystem, according to State Armor..."
More @ https://tinyurl.com/4cytrcks
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 08:42 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 08:39 PM (O0L8i)
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Be kind, rewind was one of them, but that's obsolete now.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 08:44 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 08:44 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:44 PM (u82oZ)
_Caleed Mouton, 26, a.k.a. “Poo” and “Pooski,” of South Los Angeles;
_Nakhali Miller, 30, a.k.a. “FY3,” of South Los Angeles;
_Jorge Melendez, 23, a.k.a. “Crim Style,” of South Los Angeles;
We need a better quality of pimp. "Pooski"? Really? and "hesopayed" sounds like "spayed".
"Crim Style" is probably the best on the list. He should get years cut from his sentence just for that name.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 08:44 PM (gKWVE)
She has a bunch of morons thinking about both of you and praying for you.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:45 PM (viF8m)
The offside rule in kickball deadens play severely. Draw a line somewhere between the penalty box and midfield and if the ball gets in the zone before the attacking player it's game on.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 08:46 PM (O0L8i)
I did not know blood thinner reverser existed.
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 02, 2026 08:46 PM (+82YS)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 08:47 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 08:47 PM (BI5O2)
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 08:48 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Case at July 02, 2026 08:49 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:50 PM (RIvkX)
youtube.com/watch?v=ZVfrBqU1_sk
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 08:50 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:51 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 08:51 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 08:52 PM (GAoSt)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 08:54 PM (Cqx++)
I am curious as to what Commandments 11 through 15 were.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 08:36 PM (4g5V+)
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Heard tell that loading the dishwasher and the position of the toilet seat were two of them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 08:39 PM (O0L8i)
So we're back to God being a woman? The cruelty, capriciousness, and unattainable hidden standards of performance certainly track...
Posted by: There would have been 400 commandments at least at July 02, 2026 08:54 PM (TbWk/)
Blood thickener?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 08:54 PM (Cqx++)
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Use a little flour.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 08:54 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 08:54 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 08:52 PM (GAoSt)
Hiz Honor was at a watch party for the USA vs Bos / Herz last night, that I attended as well.
Had I known of his edict on the 4th's festivities, and have gone over to him to give him a piece of my mind. But I don't get the local rag, and I don't listen to the local news on TV or Radio.
Fuqing douche canoe ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 02, 2026 08:56 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 08:56 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: davidt at July 02, 2026 08:57 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 08:54 PM (Cqx++)
Gelatin for blood desserts, cornstarch for a nice viscous blood sauce.
Posted by: Vampire cookbook at July 02, 2026 08:57 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 02, 2026 08:57 PM (+82YS)
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone
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Maple syrup.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 09:00 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 09:03 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 02, 2026 09:03 PM (+82YS)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 09:04 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 09:04 PM (LvOh1)
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 02, 2026 09:03 PM (+82YS)
Like OilDri but for coumadin
Posted by: Soak it in at July 02, 2026 09:04 PM (TbWk/)
Hey Tecumseh my limited experience with endocrinologists agrees. Holy shit - idiots.
Apologies to any endocrinologist morons here, but honestly you'd be better off asking a talking dog.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 09:05 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 02, 2026 09:06 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 09:07 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at July 02, 2026 09:07 PM (6PUpl)
Even the beaches are pretty nice. Trust me.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 09:08 PM (viF8m)
Never fun hanging out at the hospital.
We will be going through a move and house sale so the great purging of things we dont need or want to move starts this weekend. Hard when my side is sentimental and saves everything.
Hope everyone has a great Fourth of July 🇺🇸
Posted by: Hyacinth at July 02, 2026 09:08 PM (EUqDx)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 08:36 PM (4g5V+)
________________________
"Thou shalt not false throw a tennis ball to trick one's canine companion. And yet , such portance is acceptable upon one's wife would she grant thou trouble or discord."
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 09:08 PM (dIske)
Posted by: ...
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That's my opinion of nutritionists; Forget them, you want to know about food to eat? Go to a dietitian, they prepare the menu. They know what works or not.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 09:08 PM (RBKzD)
Why pay and train the best team. Buy the referees.
There was an Arthur C. Clarke short story about that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 09:08 PM (u82oZ)
@BNONews 2m
JUST IN: Tibetan activist sets himself on fire outside UN headquarters in New York
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 09:09 PM (diia5)
The wedding, ya'll know who has caused a major traffic jam in NYC.
Bet there are lots of pissed off people.
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 09:10 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 09:11 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Puddleglum
I've been in and out of the game, but I think Croatia had three goals disallowed, including one in stoppage time.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 09:14 PM (l26NL)
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It wasn't Jennifer, was it?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 09:15 PM (u/oMr)
@BNONews 2m
JUST IN: Tibetan activist sets himself on fire outside UN headquarters in New York
Posted by: weft cut-loop
Bring marshmallows!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 09:15 PM (yEz+x)
There was an Arthur C. Clarke short story about that.
A Stroke of the Sun. Copilot says it does not exist.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 09:15 PM (u82oZ)
@BNONews 2m
JUST IN: Tibetan activist sets himself on fire outside UN headquarters in New York
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Ironic. A lifetime of limiting his carbon output goes up in smoke.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 09:16 PM (u/oMr)
Is there any sport where the refs don't suck?
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 09:16 PM (GAoSt)
Posted by: Have you noticed? at July 02, 2026 09:17 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 09:19 PM (RBKzD)
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Police suspect fair play.
Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at July 02, 2026 09:19 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 09:21 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 08:36 PM
*********
I'm sitting right here.
Posted by: Driving slow in the left lane at July 02, 2026 09:22 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 09:22 PM (u82oZ)
What is not in doubt is the quality of the play this WC.
Fantastic athletes all.
The type of play has been on the front foot, attacking football in almost every game.
And the biggest names in the sport have been front and center carrying their teams.
Messi, Mbappe, Kane, Haaland ... even Ronaldo.
Not to mention that the US team plays a positive style ... for once ... finally.
Posted by: browndog says woof at July 02, 2026 09:25 PM (3sXRv)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 09:26 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 09:30 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 09:31 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 02, 2026 09:31 PM (QykSZ)
Posted by: four seasons
I don't think so. The NY Post article just went threw her rise to power to become a behind the scene powerbroker. She once worked for Chi-Fi.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 09:32 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 09:33 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 09:34 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Case at July 02, 2026 09:37 PM (IY9No)
Thanks.
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 02, 2026 07:23 PM (IuDAZ)
Well crap, Publius. Hope she makes it through this!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 09:38 PM (1z8ji)
==
cool
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 09:38 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 09:31 PM (2WIwB)
High threes?
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 09:38 PM (bl07w)
Rubio gets a lot of talk as the best appointment of Trump 2.0, but Kash getting the FIB to do their fucking job (even against Democrats!) is pretty awesome too.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 09:41 PM (wItF4)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:55 PM (4g5V+)
Yes. Almost as real-looking as Max headroom.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 09:42 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 09:43 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 09:43 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 09:31 PM
***
The post-race buffet is awesome though.
Posted by: TRex - racer dino at July 02, 2026 09:44 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 09:44 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 02, 2026 09:45 PM (fWVYQ)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 09:45 PM (H8EHh)
Rubio gets a lot of talk as the best appointment of Trump 2.0, but Kash getting the FIB to do their fucking job (even against Democrats!) is pretty awesome too.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 09:41 PM (wItF4)
Seconded. And whoever's idea it was to go after their money, USAID, ActBlue, etc.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 09:45 PM (dK+Kv)
Case at July 02,
--
We're having a heat wave,
A tropical heat wave,
The temperature's rising,
It isn't surprising,
No rain on horizon
My ass just fry's on
We're having a heat wave
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 09:45 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 09:46 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 09:31 PM
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The post-race buffet is awesome though.
Posted by: TRex - racer dino at July 02, 2026 09:44 PM (IQ6Gq)
The winners eat the losers?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 09:47 PM (qx7Zg)
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Thou shalt not put whitewall tires on thy pickup truck
Thou shalt not say to thy wife, 'Calm thy teats'
Thou shalt not mess around with Jim
Thou shalt not play golf in a thunderstorm
Thou shalt not loan money to thy brother-in-law
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 09:48 PM (ZxPkt)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 09:49 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 09:49 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 08:52 PM (GAoSt)
They should use the Mayor's bunghole as a launcher for big fireworks rockets, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 09:51 PM (1z8ji)
I did not know blood thinner reverser existed.
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 02, 2026 08:46 PM (+82YS)
Maybe other meds, but Vitamin K.
Thankful she made it and will pray for her tonight.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 09:51 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 09:51 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Alberta Oil
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They should rin that mayor up the flag pole by his heels.
Posted by: Cosda at July 02, 2026 09:53 PM (5Mso3)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 09:53 PM (Wnv9h)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 09:54 PM (Sco7b)
I did not know blood thinner reverser existed.
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at July 02, 2026 08:46 PM (+82YS)
Okay, that's good news.
And blood thinner reverser!!?? Hmmm
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 09:55 PM (Sco7b)
Apologies to any endocrinologist morons here, but honestly you'd be better off asking a talking dog.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 09:05 PM (vE0+H)
If you need a good doc, Janice Koval is the endocrinologist DH sees. She is excellent. She's in Anchorage, so there may be an upcharge, but I suspect you could do this by video or something.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 09:56 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Case at July 02, 2026 10:01 PM (IY9No)
/sarc
Relax...just kidding. Sorta...
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at July 02, 2026 10:36 PM (XMwZJ)
The Week In Woke
Batya Ungar-Sargon
@bungarsargon 80% of DSA members have a college degree.
60% work professional jobs.
Just 4% are blue-collar.
85% are white. This isn't a working-class movement but an elite one, for whom "Free Palestine" and "Abolish ICE" operate as a smokescreen for class privilege--just like climate and trans activism and identity politics once did.
"DECOLONIZE THE STACKS!," say woke librarians, determined to "queer the libraries" and insisting that neutrality in the culture wars is racist.
Critical race theory scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw was the keynote speaker for the American Library Association's annual Conference and Exhibition, she writes. Sessions reflected "a mishmash of critical theory argle-bargle," including "Charting Queer Visibility," "Read Trans Books," "Queer Kidlit Joy," "Decolonizing the Stacks," and "Cultivating Radical Empathy." The ALA has enormous influence over K-12 libraries through its school library division, which sets standards, guidance, and so-called "best practices," Sanzi writes. It "shapes what books are purchased, displayed, and promoted," and fights "efforts to place age-appropriate limits on sexually explicit or heavily ideological materials." The ALA explicitly rejected viewpoint neutrality in 2021, she writes. A resolution claims libraries have contributed to white supremacy and fascism through a "misplaced emphasis on neutrality."Localities should mass-fire these woke librarians. They should pass ordinances forbidding woke ideology in librarian jobs. I don't even want to hear that's not viewpoint-neutral -- they explicitly reject viewpoint neutrality themselves.... Librarians are expected to celebrate "queer visibility" and "trans books," promoting "a specific (and not especially widely held) perspective on gender and sexuality."
Libraries are no longer positioned as open forums for ideas where texts from different viewpoints are celebrated. Instead, they are tightly curated spaces, dedicated to advancing a particular set of revolutionary values.
Clay Travis
@ClayTravis The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that states can keep boys from competing in girls sports. That's a no brainer decision. But 23 states still allow boys to compete in girls sports. This decision doesn't change that. And all three liberals said boys should be able to compete as girls. All three votes to allow men to play women's sports were from women, by the way. The biggest obstacle to sanity in women's sports doesn't come from men, it comes from left wing women.
Stephen L. MillerFlashback, April 2025: A "trans woman" says he feels "unsafe" and is about to have a "panic attack" when told that trans women are not actually women. Then he flounces off the show.
@redsteeze We've been saying this for years, ever since this whole idea started to become mainstream, that liberal women and feminists were going to have to speak out and stop the erasure of their accomplishments, but they are too scared of the political mafia to do so. Hostages in their own tribe. Lot of that going on over on that side these days.
Jonathan Turley
@JonathanTurley
Before reporting on the transgender case, NBC actually gave an effective trigger warning that it would be quoting the court in the use of terms like "biological male" and "biological female." https://tinyurl.com/fezze98u
This is how the press becomes a parody of itself.
J.K. RowlingI'm very concerned about Trans Violence:
@jk_rowling
A man (Samantha Tempest, here abbreviated to ST) is arguing in court that he belongs in a group for menopausal women. It is pointed out to him that menopause is the cessation of ovulation and that, being a man who never started, let alone ceased, ovulating he does not belong in such a group. He disagrees. He says he's had 'menopausal symptoms' like hot flushes and brain fog. This is like me claiming to have been in the army because I once shot an air rifle and quite like khaki.
I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0 SHOCKING: Wisconsin trans Democratic staffer Teha Delaruelle is openly calling on leftists to "Kill Your Local Republican." "We're going to make this the moderate position for the state of Wisconsin, but I need your help."
Carnival Cruises has banned a dozen of its classiest passengers.
More than a dozen travelers were banned from sailing with Carnival Cruise Line after fighting at the port in Miami. The altercation took place in the Customs and Border Protection debarkation area, according to the company. The June 22 fight occurred between two families and police responded, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office (MDSO) said. "The incident was deemed a mutual combatant incident," MDSO told USA TODAY in an email. Police documented the fight, but the parties declined to press charges. "We are appreciative of law enforcement's swift response and handling of the matter," Carnival said in an emailed statement. "We do not tolerate such behavior, and 16 people have been placed on our Do Not Sail List." A video posted on Instagram shows a group of people shoving and throwing punches at one another in the terminal, with at least two people knocked to the ground and luggage strewn around the space. Police and the cruise line did not identify the people involved or the ship they were sailing on.
CA Sen. Scott Weiner just voted down a bill to ban registered sx offenders from office
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 1, 2026
He calls them "minor crimes" pic.twitter.com/eMpC9J2869
Yesterday, California’s State Senate Elections Committee voted on a bill to ban those convicted of child molestation, enticing a child to prostitution, or incest and sodomy with a minor from running for office in the state.
— Bad Hombre (@Badhombre) July 1, 2026
The committee’s chairman and deciding vote, Scott… pic.twitter.com/mYwew7zYof
BREAKING: The Somali flag flying over Buffalo City Hall has been reportedly STOLEN just hours after it was raised.
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 2, 2026
Buffalo's Democrat Mayor Sean Ryan, claims that individuals cut the cable in the middle of the night and took the flag down. He then goes on a rant about… https://t.co/G6ok4GYVJc pic.twitter.com/CpA5Pdyewq
Kenya is far more stable than Somali, but sure, let’s give the Islamist warlord state more land.
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 1, 2026
Also wild how nationalist she is about a country she says she had to flee from. Let an American say this, though, and she’ll call you racist. https://t.co/42KrCErTNw
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:40 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 02, 2026 05:41 PM (E3ZpS)
Seriously, that f&)@ed up!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (4KUe5)
After that, adventure vacations!
Carnival Cruise Lines....here I come!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (YwEeS)
I hope the hero tested the flag for flammability.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:44 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (YwEeS)
To be fair, that's a sign of distress, and it is Kalifornia...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (6eLrX)
I've been iffy about McCarthy for a while, but this definitely is the finisher for me.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (E3ZpS)
Assholes...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (Sco7b)
I didn't know that was on the Somali flag. Strange. I'd expect it on the Homo flag...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:47 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (E3ZpS)
There...are...TWO...greatest Commandments
Posted by: Jean Luc Picard at July 02, 2026 05:47 PM (l3cgK)
Where other people who have/think they have been oppressed can move on, the trans cannot. Once they’ve started the process (drugs, body modification), there is no going back, no return to normal or their former self.
Given that, of course they have become the left’s assassins in recent years. Their anger and “oppression “ will never be resolved.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:48 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:48 PM (2WIwB)
Which gives you a LOCAL Address to use to register to vote... by mail, from anywhere in the world... with no check...
And after reading the Birthplace citizenship crap which means if an Iranian or Chinese gives birth on a tourist visa, then 18 years Later they have the RIGHT TO VOTE, and there are easy ways to register?
AND IT"S ALL FUCKING LEGAL?
Yeah, Post Office should be flying its flags upside down... we're in distress.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:48 PM (mP0Kj)
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If woman don't want to save themselves, what obligation do we have to save them?
Here's my marker for "supporting women's sports":
When women advocate for VMI and Augusta to return to their charter.
Until then, piss off about your "safe spaces" and getting beaten up by boys in dresses.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 05:49 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Max Power at July 02, 2026 05:49 PM (ZD9EQ)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (l3cgK)
I wonder if incest has been added to the alphabet thing yet?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:49 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Jean Luc Picard at July 02, 2026 05:49 PM (l3cgK)
"California was never a slave state. Ever. SO there never were black slaves here."
Not exactly. Prior to the Civil War, sometimes they were brought here from slave states temporarily and if they escaped and were found, the California Supreme Court ruled that they belonged, as property, to their slave-state owners so long as those owners intended to return to their states.
Matter of Archy (185
9 Cal. 147Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 05:50 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (l3cgK)
I wonder if incest has been added to the alphabet thing yet?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 05:49 PM (Sco7b)
Would it be Ouroboros-like?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:50 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:50 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (YwEeS)
"We're going to make this the moderate position for the state of Wisconsin, but I need your help."
Well asshole. I'm not a Republican, but I am a diehard conservative so come on then. Take your best shot, dipshit.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:52 PM (2WIwB)
What would you call such a place? Maybe "Delta City"?
Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)
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"Elontopia Muskopolis"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)
Who are you people?
'Elon's Gulch'
He is literally becoming John Galt.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 05:52 PM (zZu0s)
Actually, both the Indians and Spanish had slavery, although it was not wide spread.
It was the White Californians who didn't have slaves... so of course, THEY MUST PAY!
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:52 PM (mP0Kj)
Didn't make California a slave state, it made it a state that abided by Dred-Scott...
Prior to 1847, it was part of Mexico, and before that part of Spain. Go back far enough, and the Spanish had slaves in the New World, including some of my ancestors...or forced labor of folks, like undoubtedly some of my ancestors...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:53 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Ralph at July 02, 2026 05:53 PM (8WZD4)
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (YwEeS)
Prior to 1965, dual citizenship was illegal. If they remained in another country, they could not get a US Passport of vote here... they had to chose.
Supremes screwed that all up.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:54 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (YwEeS)
Prior to 1965, dual citizenship was illegal. If they remained in another country, they could not get a US Passport of vote here... they had to chose.
Supremes screwed that all up.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:54 PM (mP0Kj)
It was NOT one of their greatest hits.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:55 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 05:56 PM (Cqx++)
If only there were some way to predict which passengers had a higher propensity to cause disruptions and chaos.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:56 PM (GI97J)
To be fair, that's a sign of distress, and it is Kalifornia...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (l3cgK)
HA! That is the best way to look at this, for sure.
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:56 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 05:57 PM (dK+Kv)
I bought a Gayatollah Donkey and we call it my Woody
(Gayatollah’s Funeral, here we cum)
You know it's not very soft, but its sphincter is an oldie but a goody
(Gayatollah’s Funeral, here we cum)
Well, the goats ain't got back or a round mouth
But it still gets me to cum when I wanna piece
Yeah, I'm goin' to the Gayatollahs funeral, 'cause the goats are two-to-one
You know we're goin' to the Gayatollahs funeral and gonna have some fun
You know we're goin' to the Gayatollahs funeral, 'cause it's two-to-one
You know we're goin' to the Gayatollahs funeral, gonna have some raghead fun
Two goats for every raghead !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Z-Man Mandami and the Gayatollahs at July 02, 2026 05:57 PM (Ymmwx)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 02, 2026 05:57 PM (PgZsD)
@libsoftiktok 4m
Courthouse in Santa Clara County, California is flying the American Flag upside down
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 05:57 PM (diia5)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:58 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (YwEeS)
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You gotta spend an hour reading the Congressional Record of the debate before the vote on the 14th, it is nuts.
They could not agree on what the hell the amendment meant, and who it applied to. "Oh well, what the hell. Let's just pass it and leave it to the future to figure it out and deal with our mess."
TBF, the committee handed then a real POS wording on the thing, but upon realizing that, they just approved. We need to make statues of each and every one of them, and plant them in the lawn outside the Capitol upside down as a message to future generation what shit they were.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 06:00 PM (GI97J)
Posted by: Jack Meehoff at July 02, 2026 06:00 PM (8/9S0)
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Isn't that what some people call "censorship"!
Purchasing certain books and deciding not to purchase others?
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:00 PM (ikSmX)
"Free Palestine" and "Abolish ICE" operate as a smokescreen for class privilege--just like climate and trans activism and identity politics once did.
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Still do -- although it's interesting that climate seems less prominent these days. I suspect it's because people have noticed that The Sky Isn't Falling.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (mmrXZ)
Of course he did. This is his schtick. He pushes bills that when signed into law cause the police to avoid arresting trannies prostituting themselves. That reduce a felony to a misdemeanor or less for an adult sodomizing a minor, and has them avoid the sex registry list if the age between offender and victim is no more than 10 years apart...
He's a sick f**k.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (l3cgK)
I Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0
SHOCKING: Wisconsin trans Democratic staffer Teha Delaruelle is openly calling on leftists to "Kill Your Local Republican."
I am not a lawyer (sorry, Dad!) but this sounds illegal.
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (l3cgK)
"California was never a slave state. Ever. SO there never were black slaves here."
Not exactly. Prior to the Civil War, sometimes they were brought here from slave states temporarily and if they escaped and were found, the California Supreme Court ruled that they belonged, as property, to their slave-state owners so long as those owners intended to return to their states.
Matter of Archy (185 9 Cal. 147
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 05:50 PM (DZ9Lv)
That is the definition of a "Free State". Slaves could come with a master and if they left with him they were slaves again.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (CWTWj)
Italicans everywhere
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: WisRich at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (mMoRd)
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Definitely scholars taking a break from their studies at CUNY where the are getting degrees in medicine, mathematics and science.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:02 PM (l3cgK)
I hope the hero tested the flag for flammability.
Posted by: weft cut-loop
After taking a crap on it.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:03 PM (WVEnF)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:03 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:03 PM (6wpGE)
boxed them out, but not fast enough...one comment other than mine got caught.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:03 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:04 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: No Name Today at July 02, 2026 06:04 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:05 PM (l3cgK)
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Who still uses libraries? I haven't been inside a library since e-books became available. Parents with children just have their kids use iPads and cell phones.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:05 PM (ZNpJk)
What would happen if I flew the......................
"HOMO FLAG" upside-down ??????
Posted by: Jack Meehoff
How could you tell?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 06:05 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: SS at July 02, 2026 06:05 PM (52U6V)
CA Sen. Scott Weiner just voted down a bill to ban registered sx offenders from office
He calls them "minor crimes"
Talk about being RIGHT ON THE MONEY...
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 06:06 PM (y9nCu)
>What makes me feel "unsafe" is that I have to share the highways and freeways with these tailgating kooks at 90mph.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 06:06 PM (fkjGs)
Their state motto is "Let Me Speak to Your Manager"
As for the Post Office, they could just be fucking incompetent. It is run by postal employees after all.
Posted by: the dandy at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (8l8nW)
Like how 90% of child molestation is done by males, even though 50% of children molested are girls...and gays make up much less than 5% of the population.
I'd probably be jailed in the UK for writing that.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (l3cgK)
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Funny how feminists are destroying women's rights. I suppose when we achieved equality there was nowhere else to go for the activists.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (ZNpJk)
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Who still uses libraries? I haven't been inside a library since e-books became available. Parents with children just have their kids use iPads and cell phones.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:05 PM (ZNpJk)
K-12 libraries inside a school
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (6wpGE)
Trump is a pedo who is protecting pedos and must be impeached! His name appears 10 billion times in the Epstein Files!!
Also the Left:
We must pardon this child rapist or else he will be deported.
And also the Left:
We must give this child rapist probation. He's young and promises not to rape children anymore.
And even more of the Left:
We must decriminalize molestation and abuse of children, it's only a "minor" crime.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Cheri at July 02, 2026 06:08 PM (oiNtH)
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Because that's what people pay their taxes for!
That's why we have to support "libraries"!
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:08 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:08 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (mmrXZ)
It's funny... I've lived in this house on and off for 67 years. I have very distinct memories of very hot summers...
Yet, I went and looked a couple days ago and the Internet was telling me this VERY MILD summer, was somehow the hottest EVAH RECORDED HERE...
Uh, it said June record was 102, when I can distinctly remember days well over 110 back in the 70s.
Today? High of 88? That's a good 15 degrees colder then normal for the 4th of July here.
Science needs to be based on data, and when your own experience tells you they have rewritten the data? Yeah... trust the science goes right out the window.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 06:09 PM (mP0Kj)
And even more of the Left:
We must decriminalize molestation and abuse of children, it's only a "minor" crime.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (3cUTc)
Miner crime! Do something!...oh, minors...nevermind.
Posted by: Scott Weiner, fagologist at July 02, 2026 06:09 PM (l3cgK)
Come on you moldering, arm-chair lesbians, DO IT!
They need to serve penance for working for "The Man", who will always let you down.
Posted by: pawn at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (XGbvx)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:08 PM (Jr5Lq)
Are you sure you're alive? It was trying to detect your heartbeat...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (l3cgK)
Funny how feminists are destroying women's rights.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:07 PM (ZNpJk)
$10 says that they're all 300 lb porkers who hate athletic women.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (y9nCu)
Matter of Archy (1858 ) 9 Cal. 147
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (DZ9Lv)
8-)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:11 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:12 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Decaf
The National Organization for Women is the biggest set of grifters and always has been. On the face page of their website it states that a trans woman is a real woman. They were never for women's rights as much as it was a left wing money laundering operation for Democrats.
Posted by: Cheri at July 02, 2026 06:12 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: gnats
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It is much worse -- when that kid has kids, they can register the birth with the US embassy in China as US citizen born overseas, and that kid will be a Citizen too.
China figured this out -- these people are building a "generational redoubt" to bug out to when (if) China goes to shit. but that also means every generation the number of "citizens" outside our jurisdiction multiples.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 06:12 PM (GI97J)
Posted by: Oldcat
The definition of a free state is: "Fuck you. We don't play that here. You bring a slave here, under our rules that slave is free. Don't like it? Keep your evil ass out." That's a free state.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:13 PM (DZ9Lv)
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I didn't know there were blacks only cruises, there wasn't a single white passenger anywhere near.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:13 PM (ZNpJk)
Matter of Archy (1858 ) 9 Cal. 147
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (DZ9Lv)
Dred Scott decision was 1857...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:14 PM (l3cgK)
***
JK Rowling is pretty funny.
Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 06:14 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 06:14 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Cheri at July 02, 2026 06:15 PM (oiNtH)
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Buffalo's full of the Irish. They are funny that way.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 06:15 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Decaf
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Racist for noticing.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 06:15 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 06:16 PM (PI3+l)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 06:16 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (DZ9Lv)
Dred Scott decision was 1857...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Ok. And?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Decaf
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Not really. Historian Carroll Quigley wrote several treatments of how institutionalization can turn things 180-degrees.
There may be a reason "everybody should chip in" but when people can come in with a skewed view of how they can turn that sentiment in the way they want it to go, as the distortion takes over and the faction succeeds , the original understanding can be cut free, leaving nothing to stop the inversion.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (ikSmX)
Seriously, that f&)@ed up!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (4KUe5)
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Castration works better.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (ZNpJk)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:08 PM (Jr5Lq)
Way to go, brah! Its cause youre so jacked!
Posted by: Gym Bro at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (zZu0s)
Narcissm
Intense feelings of mental and/or physical inadequacy
Overpowering need for peer affirmation
Delusions of grandeur
Overpowering need to control others
Overpowering need to cast others as inferiors
Overpowering need to shame and humiliate others
Uncontrollable anger
Overpowering desire to physically harm others
The more of these Woke Warriors there are, the more people they infect with mental derangement.
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (VsEAp)
"Are you sure you're alive?"
Non cogito, sed sum. Words to live by.
Of course you are my bright little star
I've miles and miles of files
Pretty files of your forefather's fruit
And now to suit our great computer
You're magnetic ink
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (ZNpJk)
Bullet to the head is easier and quicker.
Posted by: Gym Bro at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)
Non cogito, sed sum. Words to live by.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:12 PM (Jr5Lq)
A dumb blond?
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:10 PM (DZ9Lv)
Dred Scott decision was 1857...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Ok. And?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (DZ9Lv)
That meant that slaves were property, even if they were in a free state or territory, according to the decision.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (l3cgK)
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This theft will be pursued and prosecuted unlike any other theft.
Because, it was a Hate Theft.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (Jr5Lq)
You get what you pay for.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (VsEAp)
I never have wanted to go on a cruise. I always wanted to do one of those 'crew a sailing ship' things, but i may be too 29 at this point.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (bl07w)
When the Final Four of every women's state championship bracket is four boys teams, then maybe deranged Leftists will be willing to admit that development as a biological male DOES confer an athletic advantage.
P.S. I also want the boys for these teams changing in the girls spaces. At that point, even the Lefty moms that have a basic understanding of 15 y.o. boys will be calling for sports and spaces for biological females only.
Lefties only understand crime after someone in their immediate family has been mugged. IMO, females will be much better off the sooner we begin the "muggings".
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 06:20 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 06:20 PM (itsE0)
"The privileges extended to visitors cannot be extended to those who come for both business and pleasure. A mere visitor is one who comes only for pleasure or health, and who engages in no business while here, and remains only for a reasonable time. If the party engage in any business, or employ his slave in any business except as a personal attendant upon himself or family, then the character of visitor is lost, and his slave is entitled to freedom."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:20 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (Jr5Lq)
Your blood is chasing the Dragon through your veins.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 06:20 PM (zZu0s)
Seriously, that f&)@ed up!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (4KUe5)
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Castration works better.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (ZNpJk)
I am thinking the Bone Tomahawk treatment.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 06:21 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:21 PM (Jr5Lq)
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if they were impressed into the foreign legion, dropped in the middle of Iran and told to fight their way out. If they make it out they will be treated as citizens.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 06:23 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 02, 2026 06:23 PM (Pr4qS)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
California's response should have been: "You don't bring that attitude here and expect to take it home." I forget how many divisions Taney had that survived crossing the Rockies and Nevada.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 06:23 PM (DZ9Lv)
You get what you pay for.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (VsEAp)
We went on a cruise for DH's folks' anniversary. Princess, LA to Cabo and back. When we boarded, we passed a fellow who was so drunk already he probably has no memory of ever going on a cruise. More than once I had to eyeball some kids who were utterly unsupervised (not their fault, but still), and it was a pretty dull adventure. Cabo was... touristy. Locals were very pushy. Not really our thing, I guess.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:24 PM (bl07w)
Castration works better.
Posted by: Decaf
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Bullet to the head is easier and quicker.
Posted by: Gym Bro
I'd prefer that rapists get a free dick-ectopy, and false vaginas with a nice set of 40DD bolt on tits. Then put in a male Gen pop prison for life.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 06:25 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 06:20 PM (itsE0)
I guess she's still upset her warlord daddy didn't end up king.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:26 PM (bl07w)
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How is this "shocking" unless you've been asleep for 10 or 12 years? Where are all the condemnation btw from the party that is so afraid the "extremists" might take over?
Posted by: Don Lemon at July 02, 2026 06:26 PM (vE0+H)
You get what you pay for.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:18 PM (VsEAp)
I've never been on a cruise ship. I see no benefits of being on a ship in deep water, hundreds or more miles from dry land, surrounded by God only knows what sorts of people, all with access to alcoholic beverages. I can think of innumerable "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" scenarios. Not the least of which is the ship sinking.
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:27 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:27 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:27 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:27 PM (vE0+H)
That WAS some kinda smelly sock, dude.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:28 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:28 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (7RYym)
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 06:17 PM (ZNpJk)
I am thinking the Bone Tomahawk treatment.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 06:21 PM (0aYVJ)
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Remove prevert's shoe. Shoot in foot with BB gun. Repeat until sufficiently exsanquinated...
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (8Lfjo)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:19 PM (Jr5Lq)
Your blood is chasing the Dragon through your veins.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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133? Not a doctor, but isn't that dangerously high?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (XvL8K)
He calls them "minor crimes"
In that they are crimes committed against minors, he his correct.
In that they are small crimes, he is not
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 02, 2026 06:30 PM (C0Nlv)
Posted by: Decaf
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The Left enjoy using their future victims to first erase those victims' protectors. Jews helping to insult and paralyze Christians, women helping to insult and paralyze men, and blacks to insult and paralyze whites. Then when the Left abandons or comes after them, those who might have stood in the way or stopped it say, "not my problem".
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:30 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Gref
Yep. Agree with all of it. Not to mention it's a floating petrie dish.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 06:31 PM (VcZHb)
Could be better, fer sure. My fault, bad habits.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:31 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (8Lfjo)
Nah. Just cut off his dick with rusty shears and let the creep bleed to death. Adding salt to the wound is optional.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:31 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:28 PM (bl07w)
Sorry about that
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:31 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: garrett at July 02, 2026 06:31 PM (TIciZ)
Concur.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (Jr5Lq)
There are many reasons why sailors since forever always cheer when hearing a lookout yell, "Land ho!"
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:32 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 06:32 PM (RBKzD)
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This is the same poisoned idiocy which claims that anyone who lives, demonstrates, proves, and declares themselves to actually NOT be a racist is, in fact, a racist declaration (as was declaring that "All Lives Matter" during the 2020 glitch in The Matrix in which half of the world went literally clinically insane).
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:32 PM (RnEyK)
In that they are crimes committed against minors, he his correct.
In that they are small crimes, he is not
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 02, 2026 06:30 PM (C0Nlv)
He may have been referring to his micro-dick. It would be minor, if he kept it in his pants. Otherwise, he's just a dick.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:32 PM (bl07w)
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They are a big sail ready to capsize.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 06:33 PM (RBKzD)
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Ah. More people very afraid "extremists" might join the party and take over.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:33 PM (vE0+H)
...daredevils in court
...Reflecting Pool vandalism - too bad someone didn't shoot and run
Taylor Swift....c'mon. Olivia Rodrigo is all the rage. And a billion years younger and prettier
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 06:33 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:34 PM (bl07w)
That guy should never be allowed within 1000 Yards of a School or a Playground.
Posted by: garrett at July 02, 2026 06:35 PM (TIciZ)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:35 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 06:35 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:32 PM (5rh/l)
Of course you realize, it may have been the "HO" part they were happy about....
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: ballistic at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (3BwY8)
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Only been on one cruise: all-you-can eat and drink.
I think I gained 15 pounds in a week ... and we had a nice but weird couple latch onto us, and were eventually stalked by the woman who was offended that we didn't want to spend EVERY F*CKING WAKING MOMENT hanging out with them.
I told The Wifey that if they asked for contact information, to lie.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (RnEyK)
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Pirate abductions.
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (6eLrX)
When Trump was frauded out by Biden, I hung my flag upside-down.
Got home and it was righted. Wife told me a nice policeman stopped to see if anything was wrong.
They fixed my flag
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 06:37 PM (Ia/+0)
https://shorturl.at/E39cu
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:37 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:37 PM (bl07w)
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Mr. & Mrs. Illiam Hakespeare of Lincoln, Nebraska!
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (6eLrX)
https://www.americancruiselines.com/
I think those are the only cruises I'd enjoy.
They tour they coasts and bigger rivers in the U.S. from Florida to the Mississippi to Alaska for several to over a dozen days. They have some cool combo river cruise & land excursions packages to the National Parks.
Looks like it would be a lot better than Carnival cruise just for the scenery.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (6ydKt)
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Pirate abductions.
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (6eLrX)
But, but, but...but the buffets!!!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (Sco7b)
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Pirate abductions.
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (6eLrX)
Damn, you're right. Will add this, at the top of the list!
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (5rh/l)
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Damn, the pedo jokes just write themselves.
/The Babylon Bee hardest hit ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (RnEyK)
I think most of them should be nuked from orbit, just to be certain.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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agree
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (GI97J)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (kpS4V)
This theft will be pursued and prosecuted unlike any other theft. Because, it was a Hate Theft."
Posted by: Axeman
yes, BUT I'm guessing flying the Somali flag broke some federal rules/laws? If it was a post office, yes, not sure if city halls can fly the gay flag and foreign flags above Old Glory or not.
Sad that Buffalo went so far downhill after OJ.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:38 PM (vbXSk)
>Tourist trap. I'd have a better and safer time walking to Tijuana.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 06:39 PM (fkjGs)
60% work professional jobs.
Just 4% are blue-collar.
85% are white
For Portland DSA, what is even more striking that everyone prominent in the organization works for some government agency or another.
They represent the Government Class.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 02, 2026 06:39 PM (aD4fx)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:36 PM (RnEyK)
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I don't understand. Was it something we said?
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:39 PM (ikSmX)
https://shorturl.at/E39cu
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:37 PM (ndZc7)
https://tinyurl.com/3sydjfde
Kinda breaks it all down. NOT a traditional wing, but a sedevecantist sect. The SSPX has been a bit of a thorn going on 70 years now.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:40 PM (bl07w)
A Canticle for Liebowitz suggests that maybe the great books should be held in remote locations and protected by people interested in maintaining civilization.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 06:40 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 06:40 PM (Sco7b)
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🎼 GOoooooooooood blesssss Americaaaaaa 🎵
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (vE0+H)
Every time a swinger couple tries to pick me up, things get so awkward.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (VcZHb)
Both very small boats, fairly pricey (one of my girlfriends is in the industry, so the discount was over 50%) and exclusive, so no riff raff. We had a lovely time.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (lSC4e)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 06:42 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: gKWVE
Hell yeah
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 06:42 PM (u/wrI)
The Associated Press
@AP
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday at New York’s Madison Square Garden and could last until 4 a.m. the next morning. The Associated Press is outside, even in a heat wave, to deliver the latest updates on what some are calling "America's royal wedding."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:34 PM (bl07w)
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Back in '01 I was in Grand Junciton, CO for the final three months trying to win back my first love who forever broke my heart (she was a baby mama and the dude had abandoned her, so I thought I cold play the hero and become an "instant-Daddy."
Anywho, I didn't even have a computer with me, so I went to the library to look for jobs. I COULD NOT BELIEVE all those homeless scum on the library computers WATCHING Pr0n -- with children running around all over the place.
I complained to the worthless librarians, who said there wasn't anything they could do about it. I MEAN, BLOCK THE F*CKING URLs OF THE F*CKING Pr0n SITES, ASSHOLES!!! Ugh, I was so damn angry ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (RnEyK)
NGL - Cinnamon Toast made on Eggo Waffles (instead of toast) is pretty fucking good.
Posted by: garrett at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (TIciZ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (Jr5Lq)
The protesters (to the Divine Pope) will need a new name ... maybe "Insurrectionists", or "Pope is a Commie, we won't kiss the Ring"? Something more catchy than those.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (lSC4e)
Must you leave me this hanging curveball?
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (vE0+H)
He calls them "minor crimes"
In that they are crimes committed against minors, he his correct.
In that they are small crimes, he is not
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 02, 2026 06:30 PM (C0Nlv)
clearly he was talking about GOLD Miners! or the 49ers! yeah... that's the ticket...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (mP0Kj)
@AP
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday at New York’s Madison Square Garden and could last until 4 a.m. the next morning. The Associated Press is outside, even in a heat wave, to deliver the latest updates on what some are calling "America's royal wedding."
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (ndZc7)
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I hope they name their first-born daughter "Prince."
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (RnEyK)
https://tinyurl.com/ezstasm5
Republican candidate for California State Superintendent Sonja Shaw has accused Gavin Newsom of orchestrating a sweeping power grab and leaving the office she wants to run powerless.
“Newsom couldn’t win at the ballot box, so he changed the rules. He just rammed through one of the biggest power grabs in California history,” Shaw told the California Post. “This isn’t education reform. California’s children deserve leaders who answer to the voters.”
She led the June primary with 1,737,377 votes (22.6%), finishing ahead of Richard Barrera, who received 1,557,939 votes (20.3%), according to the Associated Press. The two will advance to a runoff election in November after no candidate secured a majority in the crowded field.
Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM
Well, that, and, in our case, getting invited to the *right* parties.
Posted by: GOPe at July 02, 2026 06:45 PM (0sNs1)
https://shorturl.at/E39cu
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:37 PM (ndZc7)
This makes me very sad.
Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 06:45 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:43 PM (RnEyK)
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But they were telling you the truth. They can't do anything about it.
This is Libland.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:45 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 06:46 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:46 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM (lSC4e)
Magenta musta been disappointed...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 06:46 PM (mP0Kj)
We've been saying this for years, ever since this whole idea started to become mainstream, that liberal women and feminists were going to have to speak out and stop the erasure of their accomplishments, but they are too scared of the political mafia to do so.
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That's not why they aren't speaking out. They are quiet because to challenge the "trangender" movement negates everything they have been spewing out of their face holes for the last six decades. They've been premising their efforts on the declaration that men and women are equal in all things. To challenge "transgenders" nulifies that nonsense and the whole feminist movement is shown for what they are. Hyperbolic liars.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Think and act accordingly at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:46 PM (MWfyi)
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You think they could have throw one virgin into the volcano!
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (ikSmX)
This is my problem with most people's idea of a Vacation;
Cruise Ship, Beach ... I'm bored out of my fucking mind the entire time.
Posted by: garrett at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (TIciZ)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 06:41 PM
Considering how things worked out, I wish I'd done this.
Posted by: zombie Dr. Frank N. Furter at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (0sNs1)
and new pope stand in Mamdani has declared they are not royal enough to be immune from the 78 degree limit for AC. But we shall see if it is enforced.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 06:40 PM (gKWVE)
Amazing book. Needs better dissemination, but that won't happen with these awful libraries.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:48 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 06:48 PM (Jr5Lq)
The protesters (to the Divine Pope) will need a new name ... maybe "Insurrectionists", or "Pope is a Commie, we won't kiss the Ring"? Something more catchy than those.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (vbXSk)
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Make The Anti-Popes Great Again!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:48 PM (RnEyK)
The Pubs continue to lose to these maniacs because they refuse to play dirty like this. That and a severe lack of feck.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:49 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:48 PM (RnEyK)
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We prefer "Alternative Popes"
Posted by: Alternative Popes at July 02, 2026 06:49 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:49 PM (MWfyi)
The R's play plenty dirty with Trump, so they know how.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:50 PM (vE0+H)
Ah. Fatiguers.
Posted by: The lack of shame is unbeweavable at July 02, 2026 06:50 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: garrett at July 02, 2026 06:50 PM (TIciZ)
https://tinyurl.com/ezstasm5
Republican candidate for California State Superintendent Sonja Shaw has accused Gavin Newsom of orchestrating a sweeping power grab and leaving the office she wants to run powerless.
“Newsom couldn’t win at the ballot box, so he changed the rules. He just rammed through one of the biggest power grabs in California history,” Shaw told the California Post. “This isn’t education reform. California’s children deserve leaders who answer to the voters.”
She led the June primary with 1,737,377 votes (22.6%), finishing ahead of Richard Barrera, who received 1,557,939 votes (20.3%), according to the Associated Press. The two will advance to a runoff election in November after no candidate secured a majority in the crowded field.
Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 06:44 PM (kX27y)
Lenin's Bolshevik Party didn't crush all other competing parties by letting them win elections.
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 06:51 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (6eLrX)
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They should have combined all three events together with the Juan McCain funeral.
OUT: Throuples.
IN: Quadruples.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 06:51 PM (RnEyK)
Posted by: garrett"
The whole time I'm thinking about the stuff I would rather be doing at home.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:51 PM (MWfyi)
Our cruise ship is a LSD, and the beach is Iwo Jima.
Join us. You won't be bored.
Posted by: United States Marines at July 02, 2026 06:51 PM (0sNs1)
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I read that Terry Gilliam was surprised that conservatives liked his movie Brazil. That movie portrays the government bureaucracy as we see it. Why wouldn't we like it.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:53 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: the grass is amazingly high at July 02, 2026 06:53 PM (gKWVE)
I know I should not have, but I zoomed in on the pedo Weiner guy's navel. Pretty strange and oblong and maybe I should not think why. It could be from alien's probing or he is an alien?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 06:54 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Estelle Costanza at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (g7saB)
Posted by: United States Marines"
It's not just a job, it's an adventure!
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (PVvQD)
It was the White Californians who didn't have slaves... so of course, THEY MUST PAY!
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:52 PM (mP0Kj)
Watching FIFA. Am getting really sick and tired of the local Tribes and their bullshit commercials about how they are all in nature 'n shit. Piss off and stick to your casinos. You were slavers for centuries...and raided other tribes for women. And you also funded the democrats to help them win a corrupt election just so you can get no taxes on hour crappy casinos.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 06:56 PM (dIske)
Ah. Fatiguers.
Posted by: The lack of shame is unbeweavable at July 02, 2026 06:50 PM (TbWk/)
The sad thing is this will be worn as a badge of honor for them.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM
Is that a bad thing?
Posted by: Thorvald the Viking at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:48 PM (bl07w)
*****
You must mean 'librarians'.
Posted by: Sleepy Joe at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (KtOUo)
In many cities, its easy to locate the library. Just stop, smell the air and circle in on the source of the strongest stench of old urine.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (NzX/y)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 06:53 PM (ndZc7)
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I never imagined that Gilliam would share my politics. I just had no idea he could be so clueless about them.
Posted by: Alternative Popes at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Think and act accordingly at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (TbWk/)
There it is, folks.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 06:58 PM (LHPAg)
Kinda breaks it all down. NOT a traditional wing, but a sedevecantist sect. The SSPX has been a bit of a thorn going on 70 years now.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 06:40 PM (bl07w)
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The SSPX did the ol' FAFO routine. I can't pretend to understand what's going on here, but it's sad all the same. The Vatican, even under Francis, was willing to acknowledge as valid marriages and confessions in SSPX parishes but all that's been blown to hell, not for the first time.
It was stupid of the SSPX to consecrate bishops, which was sure to lead to a reaction. But it was also stupid of the Pope not to meet with them. For heaven's sake, he met with the Archbisopette of Canterbury.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 06:58 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM
Is that a bad thing?
Posted by: Thorvald the Viking at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM (0sNs1)
Have you seen Miss Chinook?
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 06:58 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
I like riding your ass
Posted by: Tailgating Kook at July 02, 2026 06:58 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 06:57 PM
Never put new urine in old urineskins.
Posted by: Ancient Wisdom at July 02, 2026 06:59 PM (0sNs1)
Endorsed by Bernie and the UAW!!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 07:00 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (PVvQD)
Ilhan Omar is the type of person who hates everyplace where she will not be proclaimed Empress. In other words, she hates everyplace in the world. She'd renounce Islam and praise Donald Trump to avoid being sent back to Somalia.
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 07:01 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (PVvQD)
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I'm convinced that Somalis abroad are the new "Romani". They are gypsies who introduce and perpatrate fraud where ever they go. The US, Canada, Switzerland, Sweden...it matters now. They set down temporary roots and go to town on what they can exploit. When things get a little too hot, they move on. As an example, Lewiston, Maine used to have nearly 25,000 Somali gypsies. When Maine got a little circumspect on how welfare was being applied, the Somalis moved onto Ohio, Minnesota, Buffalo, and San Diego. Lewiston is down to under 10,000 Somali gypsies at present.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 07:01 PM (dIske)
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What the hell am I watching, the third-worldization of America?
Was that the Tutsis and Hutus going after each other? Where were the machetes?
Domestic "Cultural Enrichers" FTW?
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (RnEyK)
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 07:01 PM (5rh/l)
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Banging her brothers is her only haven.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 06:29 PM (7RYym)
Years ago, I had a sophomore English teacher who used a gavel. He would gavel the class to order, and use it on other occasions. He loved his gavel. TBF he did some things well, but overall he was a pompous ass of a teacher.
One day someone stole the gavel. Whoever did it would be considered a hero to all who attended that teacher’s classes.
I see this Somali flag theft as the same. Whoever stole it is a hero, nothing less. If the Buffalo city government hates America that much, well, they can swim to Fort Erie.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (4g5V+)
The Associated Press is outside, even in a heat wave, to deliver the latest updates on what some are calling "America's royal wedding."
No Queens!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 06:47 PM (dIske)
But. But. That Nike commercial where the female was playing one on one with Michael Jordan! Billie Jean King!
And on. This is not just fear- this is willful denial of reality in front of their eyes. Trans in sports is killing female sports and they cannot believe it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (zZu0s)
Squantos preferred living with the whites, because their culture was better. Massasoit said their problems would not come from the white man, but from other Indian tribes.
Yeah, they wanted more land (or just hunting grounds, they had no written language to really claim anything) ... they just battled with the neighboring tribes. They sold most of their lands to us, for beads, or for guns and other metal things for planting or whatever (since they didn't know about metal stuff.
They were savages mostly, and those still trying to live as "Native Americans" are much better off for our appearance and involvement in their lives. imo, and many others' opinions.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (2WIwB)
Watching FIFA? Having trouble sleeping?
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (4g5V+)
No Queens!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (Cqx++)
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Travis could take that personally, you know.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (ikSmX)
To follow, not lead; to suffer, not prosper; to despair, not dream — LIBs start with energy.
LIBs cut off America's supply of cheap, abundant energy. Of course, LIBs couldn't take it by force. So, LIBs make Americans feel guilty for using the energy that heats their homes, fuels their cars, runs their businesses, and powers their economy.
LIBs make cheap energy expensive, so that expensive energy would seem cheap.
LIBs would empower unelected bureaucrats to all-but-outlaw America's most abundant sources of energy. And after banning its use in America, LIBs make it illegal for American companies to ship it overseas.
If LIBs wanted America to fail
LIBs use our schools to teach one generation of Americans that our factories and our cars will cause a new Ice Age, and LIBs muster a straight face so LIBs could teach the next generation that they're causing Global Warming.
And when it's cold out, LIBs call it Climate Change instead. LIBs imply that America's cities and factories could run on wind power and wishes...
ctHARRIS woudn't change a THING!
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ShadowOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ifLIBsWantAmerica2Fail
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (MxYDd)
Its been said here before. This stiff-necked refusal to recognize groups for the group behavior they do.
And it wasn't invented by Millennials. It started in the 90s. HR Chics started in the 90s.
Posted by: Why at July 02, 2026 07:04 PM (Km/uO)
It all began as “political correctness”.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:07 PM (4g5V+)
Silence is complicity
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with NAZIs!
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:07 PM (ikSmX)
It's not just a job, it's an adventure!
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 06:55 PM (MWfyi)
Get your own slogan.
Posted by: United States Navy at July 02, 2026 07:08 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:08 PM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 02, 2026 06:33 PM (Sco7b)
Not ugly but…there is just nothing to Taylor Swift. She is the definition of plain.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:10 PM (4g5V+)
When we bought Alaska, we had to tell the Inuits they couldn't have slaves.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:10 PM (ikSmX)
DanMa'am sez there is no way I would like going on a cruise.
I mentioned I could hang out in the engine room if she really wanted to go on one again. She's done them with some of her friends.
Posted by: DanMan at July 02, 2026 07:10 PM (8uzBS)
The fighters who killed them did so u see the flag of Somalia.
Fuck them. That flag shouldn’t even be allowed in our country on any flagpole.
Posted by: Marcus T at July 02, 2026 07:12 PM (EWq0C)
Posted by: Tailgating Kook
>I looking forward to the rain and hydroplaning and drunk drivers this holiday weekend.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 07:12 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:07 PM (4g5V+)
Yup. Aka cultural marxism
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 07:12 PM (vE0+H)
LIBs would make Voter ID an evil of Racism and give all the people LIBs helped bring in the rights to vote pretending it was a humanitarian gesture of inclusion.
Then LIBs would abolish the Voter ID laws that are used all around the world and even allow voting by mail with no ID.
LIBs would work with the complicity politicians and judges to transform the paper ballot system and replace it with digital voting machines that could be manipulated by my paid programmers sitting in far away locations.
LIBs would import paper ballots from China and use them in swing States so that my candidates would win with these extra ballots if they are needed.
LIBs would buy up the media and use my people to be the purveyors of my "truth" and all the radio and TV Channels will jabber the same stories LIBs have programmed them to use.
LIBs would then blackmail, bribe coerce and even threaten the Judges and the Justice Department bureaucrats and enforcers and make them comply with my plan to take over America.
LIBs would work with big corporations and bribe or cajole or threaten them so that .....
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 02, 2026 07:12 PM (wpa9q)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 07:14 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:14 PM (ikSmX)
Part of me would have liked seeing a Bosnia vs. Croatia WC match. I mean, how long before the shooting starts?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:14 PM (O0L8i)
Something tells me that if Graham Platner was waiting for a burglar to break in, he'd be in the closet.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:16 PM (ikSmX)
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding is slated to begin at 5 p.m. Friday at New York’s Madison Square Garden
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Theater of the absurd.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 07:16 PM (RBKzD)
LET's GO BRANDON.
Expose & Indict Brennan
Depose Dimon and move beyond Epstein.
Freeport CUBA, replace Kharg with American Shale OIL.
DEFEAT LIB STRATEGIC INSANITY FOREVER.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrumpLaysLowDIMON
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-AgentOrangeOwnsTheLIBs
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 02, 2026 07:17 PM (3/0TM)
Posted by: Marcus T at July 02, 2026 07:17 PM (++1kQ)
OK, if we pay you reparations, you have to leave the US. And you can't come back. Ever. For any reason.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:17 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 07:18 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:06 PM (4g5V+)
Actually it's been quite informative. I've come up with three new injury acts when she tells me to get off my ass and do something.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 07:18 PM (2WIwB)
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When viewing it to children they employ eyelid braces.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 07:21 PM (RBKzD)
SSPX has nobody but themselves to blame for the schism.
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They did the one thing that ensured Rome would pull the trigger. And by doing this, they've done a great deal of damage to the faithful who couldn't tell you what any Vatican II document said but who just want to have their confessions heard and attend a Latin Mass.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 07:25 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 07:18 PM (RBKzD)
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Because that's what "Juneteenth" is about, the day the Union conquered Texas and the Emancipation Proclamation being read in Texas.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:26 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 07:27 PM (ikSmX)
Old Republicans are as politically sensitive as any Progressive. Scared to death of getting called out.
Posted by: Why at July 02, 2026 07:10 PM (Km/uO)
Oh My! Stereotyping! Why I haven't done that in a coon's age! (Faints dead away, clutching his pearls)
Posted by: Lindsey Graham, Closeted Homosexual at July 02, 2026 07:28 PM (g7saB)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 02, 2026 07:34 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 07:38 PM (zZu0s)
End of rant.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at July 02, 2026 07:49 PM (4VH0B)
All crazy white people - us and about 20 Australians. And, yes, I started it in a sense I refused to allow them ahead in a line after they suddenly appeared & lied that they had just step out for an emergency and were now reclaiming their spaces. (We had stood in the damn line almost an hour & finally were finally close to getting onto the ride.).
No regrets. It's a detestable place, imo.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 08:08 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Chicago Vota at July 02, 2026 08:40 PM (baPXJ)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I whole heartedly agree.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 02, 2026 08:41 PM (Q/FnY)
Chris Rufo: In the Name of "Racial Equity," LA Stopped Charging Fares to Get Into Their Subway System.
Now It's a Filthy, Crime-Ridden, Feces-Filled Hellscape Where Lunatics Are Free to Rape Innocent Women.
Los Angeles refuses to release videos showing the attacks made by criminals on citizens in their transit system. Chris Rufo got one video leaked to him, showing a man dragging a woman off the subway car to rape her.
More from Rufo: LA Metro is a Crime-Ridden Hellscape.I have an alternate theory, which just happens to be consistent with FBI crime statistics broken down by race.
Every day, thousands of Los Angelenos take a deep breath, step out of their houses, and plunge themselves into a transit experience straight out of Mad Max. The city's buses have become rolling homeless shelters, replete with drugs and feces. Its trains are home to murder and mayhem. As Daquan, a daily rider who works near the North Hollywood station told us, "You could kill somebody down there and just get away with it." The transformation has been swift and stark. Between 2020 and 2025, crime in the system more than doubled. What drove the change? L.A. Metro's dedication to creating an equitable transit system, where all Angelenos--drug-addicted, homicidal maniacs included--can effectively ride free, without consequences. In other words, Angelenos have been condemned to die underground, all in the name of racial justice. Activists and their allies in city government have spent years laser-focused on driving cops from the L.A. Metro's buses and trains. Their argument: making people pay to use the trains is racist. Helming this effort was the Labor Community Strategy Center, its offshoot the Bus Riders Union, and a wider coalition of activists. The center believed that, at root, Metro's fare-enforcement policies were designed to create a "sterile lily white rail experience," as its black indigenous and "[q]ueer" co-director, Channing Martinez, put it. Martinez hoped to pressure Metro, a "South African Apartheid pass system," to institute free fares, abolish the transit court system, and nullify the L.A. Sheriff's long-held ability to enforce fares aboard the trains. In November 2016, the Labor Community Strategy Center filed a civil rights complaint claiming that L.A. Metro was "systematically targeting Black riders." Black riders, they alleged, made up less than 20 percent of riders but received at least half of all citations. As a remedy, the center proposed (emphasis removed) that Metro remove all police and fare-collection staff, institute "[p]olicies of reparation" for black riders, and put an "immediate end to all fare collection."
If you're not enforcing fares -- if you're just letting the homeless enter the trains at will -- how could you ever force a specific ban on a person? That requires cops at the turnstiles looking at people as they enter.
Less than a month later, L.A. Metro's Board of Advisors unanimously demanded that Metro create a plan that would "completely decriminalize fare evasion amongst youth transit users" and ensure that youth fare evaders not be "required to interact with law enforcement." Board members specifically singled out "[y]outh of color" who, they said, were "disproportionately cited for fare evasion." Founding Metro board member Mark Ridley-Thomas, one of the members who proposed the idea, said the motion would address the "long-standing problem of criminalizing this segment of the population." ... Today, Metro hardly enforces fares.... ... Free fares inevitably mean one thing: crime. The system is a hellscape drenched in human feces, where riders are subject to verbal or physical threats, open needles, and screaming homeless people. One million people must contend with the system every day--including some who have been brutalized on buses, trains, and platforms. Take, for example, Mirna Soza Arauz, a 67-year-old grandmother who was fatally stabbed in the throat by a deranged homeless man named Elliot Nowden. Soza was on her way home from an overnight shift at a local burger restaurant when Nowden attacked her from behind. She managed to exit the train at the Universal City Station with blood gushing from her neck. Nowden stole Soza's bag and ran. It wasn't Nowden's first Metro offense. He was banned from riding Metro trains in 2019 after stabbing a college student in the chest on the Expo Line--a ban evidently not enforced. In February 2024, he was arrested for an assault at the same Red Line station where he would stab Soza two months later.
Months ago, we submitted a records request with L.A. Metro demanding surveillance footage of Soza's murder. Metro delayed the request for weeks before ultimately determining that releasing the footage was not in the "public interest." Soza's family disagrees. Her three children signed a consent letter allowing Metro to release the video of their mother's stabbing--which would allow the public to see what Metro tries to hide. L.A. Metro has still not provided the video, against the Soza family's wishes.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 04:41 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Iris at July 02, 2026 04:41 PM (286+n)
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Iris at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (286+n)
Posted by: Ozzy Osborne at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (OkYzo)
Now It's a Filthy, Crime-Ridden, Feces-Filled Hellscape Where Lunatics Are Free to Rape Innocent Women."
So the few remaining taxpayers are subsiding rape, public pooping and murder on the subway in LA.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (0N4FZ)
Utopia, here we come!
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (OkYzo)
Wakanda, more accurately...
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (cEbfu)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (U9Mm8)
Was she oppressing him? I bet she was oppressing him.
Posted by: Students of the Faculty Lounge for a Better Tomorrow at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (w/O5Q)
"Why don't you elect and IDIOT to be Mayor to fix your problems !!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (G5jnN)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (cEbfu)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (FtULh)
And yet...
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (ExV1e)
I'd really like to go to Yosemite someday but don't want CA to have my tax dollars. I'm a bit stubborn that way.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (cEbfu)
Posted by: Merle haggard at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM
Is it really a problem if the voters never find out about it? Except for the victims, I mean.
Posted by: huerfano at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (VJX5o)
I'd really like to go to Yosemite someday but don't want CA to have my tax dollars. I'm a bit stubborn that way.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (hzuYO)
Yosemite is worth it... Besides it's a National Park
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (FtULh)
Them: why are black males disproportionately cited for crime?
Anyone with a brain: Because they disproportionately commit crime.
Them: Racist!
We all know the steps of the dance.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:47 PM (cEbfu)
Crime rates in California fell across every major category in 2025: DOJ The newly released statistics show California recorded its lowest homicide rate since statewide crime reporting began in 1966. Officials also reported year-over-year declines in robbery, violent crime, property crime and motor vehicle theft.
That can’t be right, I’ve been assured by multiple sources who don’t live here that our state is a crime ridden hellscape
I get mugged every time I leave my house. Crime everywhere. No one wants to live here at all. /s
I've been told by progressives that Newsom sucks and crime isn't important. I've been told by MAGA that the state is a crime ridden hellhole.
Meanwhile, pragmatic results be like...
Gotta admit: I give Newsom a lot of crap, but he deserves his flowers for something this important.
This has been a nationwide trend that started many years ago, and accelerated in 2024, under Biden.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (0N4FZ)
And we require that you use mass transit so that the roads are clear for our limos. We're willing to have several of you die for a better Los Angles (for us). -- the Oligarchs of LA
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (ExV1e)
Them: why are black males disproportionately cited for crime?
Anyone with a brain: Because they disproportionately commit crime.
Them: Racist!
We all know the steps of the dance.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 04:47 PM
You are clearly racist for noticing this
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (U9Mm8)
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (i+Y9B)
LOL
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (hzuYO)
Just go. Yosemite is worth the hit to your fiscal sanity by giving California any money at all.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (PLxDd)
Commies like to watch normies getting hunted down like normal people watch a pack of hyenas bringing down a zebra on National Geographic.
Only the commies masturbate to it and toast it at French Laundry
Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (CT3Is)
LA is quickly turning into Bartertown, except worse.
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM
In fairness, Bass did get a good start on scouring LA clean with cleansing fire.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (zZu0s)
Don't you feel better now?
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (cEbfu)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (ExV1e)
Burned the wrong part
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (FtULh)
It's basically "racist totalitarianism" condensed down to a single 6-letter word.
Under "equity," things are made equal at the very last moment, when it is the least fair and least logical.
"Equity" means if one student studies and and gets and "A," while a another student goofs off and deserves an "F," in the name of making things equal, you simply give the goof-off an "A" as well.
"Equity" means if one group commits no crimes and gets no punishment, while anohter groups commits a lot of crimes and merits punishment...you simply don;'t punish that seconds group, to make things "equal."
"Equity" is insane, infuriating, outrageous, unconstitutional, racist and communist. In a rational world it's wouldn't even be discussed, much less imposed.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Av6i5)
They'll rape the innocent men too.
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM
In fairness, Bass did get a good start on scouring LA clean with cleansing fire.
You call that cleansing fire? THIS is cleansing fire!
Posted by: Sodom and Gomorrah at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Jack at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (jE5Mf)
No, just against their interests, which should be serving the people (as in working for them), not serving the people (as in handing them over for murder and rape).
"To Serve Man", the motto of the LA Metro...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (CT3Is)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (cEbfu)
Posted by: Crusader at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Liberal Women in LA at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (cg2CC)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Not get better? I'll bet LA will lead the nation in social programs to uplift illegals.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Explicitly for some elections, implicitly for others.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (Ia/+0)
Not get better? I'll bet LA will lead the nation in social programs to uplift illegals.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 04:52 PM (ExV1e)
And lots of Learing Programs.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Skip
Nithya Raman is their next mayor, after flamboyant cheating and election fraud. There's no coming back from that. You will never get another Spencer Pratt -- charismatic, truth-telling and hugely popular with actual flesh-and-blood voters. If they can steal THAT election, they can steal any election.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Jack at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (jE5Mf)
Its a tricky subject.
Posted by: Leftist Victims Who Push for Social Justice at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (cg2CC)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (cEbfu)
It's amazing how crime stats fall in hellholes where certain crimes are no longer reportable as a crime. Or civilians give up reporting them because why bother. Of course the stats will drop. Idiots.
LA subway was dodgy as hell before they dropped the fares. It must look like the landscapes of Mad Max meets Judge Dredd now.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (Ia/+0)
Iran's supreme leader was killed by illegal U.S. and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week in Qom and Mashhad and ceremonies in Iraq.
Just a reminder to all our followers....
Senator Chuck Schumer and I will be out of New York for a week to attend the above event.
Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (fk/Nn)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (zZu0s)
How AWFUL!
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (Jr5Lq)
-Hatemace
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (xcxpd)
"Small Diet Coke"..............
Posted by: Sally Struthers
This reminds me of one of the newer Beavis and Butthead videos, where they watch a girl eat like 10 Big Macs in a YouTube mukbang video. https://tinyurl.com/yr2tfy8c
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (cEbfu)
Yes, they'll have special trains that take you to the Learing Camps...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 04:55 PM (xcxpd)
You can't just throw all of this common sense around like that, Ace.
That's racist.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:56 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
My recommended edit.
Posted by: Fake AoS editor at July 02, 2026 04:56 PM (i+Y9B)
This is insanity.
Any normal person could have predicted this.
At what point did the left lose basic common sense? I get that the leadership are doing this intentionally for power blah blah blah, but how do you get an entire par, half your city’s population, to buy into this sh$t?????
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 04:57 PM (4KUe5)
Now It's a Filthy, Crime-Ridden, Feces-Filled Hellscape Where Lunatics Are Free to Rape Innocent Women.
—Disinformation Expert Ace
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Cause and Effect, how does that work?
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:57 PM (ikSmX)
Dumbasses.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (wVcYX)
This is insanity.
Any normal person could have predicted this.
At what point did the left lose basic common sense? I get that the leadership are doing this intentionally for power blah blah blah, but how do you get an entire par, half your city’s population, to buy into this sh$t?????
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 04:57 PM (4KUe5)
Unless they happen to be following some book which says to remake America you have to destroy it first...Some book dedicated to Lucifer, the first rebel...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (l3cgK)
Little known fact, but during the 1800s, slaves were used to pull the underground trains in LA. It was brutal work in the cold dark tunnels. They deserve to be compensated.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (GI97J)
Like, 'we're gonna strike and not ride anymore' kind of union?
Or are they holding tight to their valence electrons, and refusing to be unionized?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (0sNs1)
Dear President Trump:
A B-2 with one Nuke ..... Any Questions ?????
Posted by: Mike Hunt at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (3shEo)
Almost.
Then I see them voting for ever tax on the ballot and it goes away.
Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (CT3Is)
Do a Google news search on that name and it will show what gets elected to municipal and state seats of power in the 21st century, if not prior...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (nbLIj)
Within a matter of months, Muni was unusable, swarming with violent black teenagers, attacking mostly older Asian ladies.
Policy reversed, quietly, without any announcement.
Thing got better, but never rebounded t its previous normalcy.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (n5tGW)
No money to have more police when the assholes bring the world into our country and pay them to be here.
It is so screwed up. No money to anyone coming here from another country.
You can't support yourself here without our tax dollars?
Stay the fuck in your shithole country.
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (/QHx4)
I hope the 2028 presidential GOP nominee hires Pratt as part of their PR strategy team, or hires the people that organically made the pro Pratt AI ads all on their own. Appeal to Gen Z and millennials.
If it's JD, ads making fun of the "fat JD" meme. And if it's Rubio, ads making fun of the meme where he had all the jobs. He's already done all the other jobs, why not make him president....
Apparently JD said he thinks the current head of the nominees for 2028 is AOC. She was asked about that on camera, and since she didn't have a fiesty girlboss statement pre prepared, she floundered really bad and sounded stupid.
She has an edge over Newsome in 2028 among the woke socialists, but both of them are going to be terrible in debates.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 05:00 PM (gWBY1)
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They've spent 40 years smearing every single Republican leader (even the fake Republican leaders) with the "Hitler" tag. So the moment anyone now asserts "Hey, pay the token to ride the subway" their ingrained response is to yell "raycist!" and assert on X and Instagram that whoever believes that should be killed. Its war, literally, but their side is the only one waging it at the moment.
Posted by: Crusader at July 02, 2026 05:00 PM (TN0g+)
I think that even the most well-run mass transit always runs at a loss, and survives only through govt subsidies.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 05:00 PM (Jr5Lq)
Nothing will happen.
Posted by: That Guy who always stridently intones "Nothing will happen." at July 02, 2026 05:01 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (Av6i5)
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The 38 Geary is an insane asylum. I reported to 311 a hobo living in a Muni shelter at Divisadero, the city came and photographed the other empty shelters and closed the report.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (0aYVJ)
It's a shame. The T in Boston was awesome. You could ride anywhere in the city and beyond cheap and safe.
Leftists have been trying for years to force all of us to use mass transit while at the same time doing every stupid thing they could do to turn them into shit holes with the added benefit of being mugged or killed. Dumbest mofos on earth.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (FMZSx)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Col. Taylor at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (wVcYX)
Yes, in the mid-1800s there was some illegal enslaving going on -- but it was young Chinese girls smuggled across the Pacific in to Chinatown and sold as sex slaves to bordellos.
Som i there are to be reparations to the descendants of slaves in California, it must be paid to the Chinese-Americans not the African-Americans.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (Av6i5)
That would be awkward.
Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (CT3Is)
Now the alternative to a potentially fatal subway ride, you can hire a car ride at an indeterminate rate, unknown vehicle and driver ( because drivers rent out their Uber I’d to cousins, whatever), and you still may be raped or worse.
Progress via the brainiacs in CA sucks.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (4KUe5)
IOW, California is most definitely breaking both criminal and civil law by allowing select individuals free transport and access while charging others for the same service. They documented that illegality by calling it reparations.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (cEbfu)
No, it's still smoldering inside with tons of food rotting. I saw a report that mentioned tons of pigs feet. Somebody also said it smells like dead bodies outside the warehouse.
Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (kX27y)
How AWFUL!
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (Jr5Lq)
The original quote does realize that he or she is saying that black people= murder and death, right?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (zZu0s)
Iran's supreme leader was killed by illegal U.S. and Israeli strikes in their first attack of the war and the funeral events will begin over the weekend in Tehran, with mass processions planned next week in Qom and Mashhad and ceremonies in Iraq.
Just a reminder to all our followers....
Senator Chuck Schumer and I will be out of New York for a week to attend the above event.
Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM
Odd. muslim funeral customs require that the deceased must be "cleansed" and buried with all ceremonies completed within 24 hours of the persons death.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 05:04 PM (0N4FZ)
... if all this rapin' is going on in LA - it'll vote Red in no time. Right ? A Liberal just being a Conservative not yet mugged and such ?
Posted by: Spring Reverb
There aren't many liberals left. Just commies, race hustlers, and a handful of old Boomer dems that don't understand what their party is becoming.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 05:04 PM (i+Y9B)
"Atlanta spent $130M to build glass walls for fare evasion prevention. Result:"
The video is so sad. Flimsy glass the lady just smashed through and is on her way.
Someone pocketed a LOT of money from that city contract!! Atlanta should sue the contractor, but then the money trial will show the whole grift.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 05:04 PM (gWBY1)
I think that even the most well-run mass transit always runs at a loss, and survives only through govt subsidies.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 05:00 PM (Jr5Lq)
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The way that lady crashed through the glass in Atlanta tells me that she probably wasn't the first one to try that on booth #2.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (ikSmX)
If an American wants to move to another country will they receive tax dollars from the country they move to?
It is perplexing to me why we give foreigners money when they come here to live.
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Jack Tallent at July 02, 2026
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But Nicotine will do that without that tar.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026
***
Dunno about the big stuff, but I haven't had even a cold since '22, and I took up the pipe again in early '21.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9)
I am Team San Andreas Fault with massive Tidal Wave chaser to fix what's wrong with CA.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (8OBL5)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (Q/FnY)
New: Rape Train!
Posted by: Ozzy Osborne at July 02, 2026
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Out: Night Train
In: Death Train!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (wzUl9)
Odd. muslim funeral customs require that the deceased must be "cleansed" and buried with all ceremonies completed within 24 hours of the persons death.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 05:04 PM (0N4FZ)
Maybe they had to find all the pieces first...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (l3cgK)
The video is so sad. Flimsy glass the lady just smashed through and is on her way.
Someone pocketed a LOT of money from that city contract!! Atlanta should sue the contractor, but then the money trial will show the whole grift.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 05:04 PM (gWBY1)
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Do you think that she was the first person to try that?
I'm thinking no.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 05:02 PM (Cqx++)
Ditto. May he Rest in Peace.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (ZSdpb)
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (Av6i5)
This always gets me about the left.
They all claim to be political intellectuals, which should include a knowledge of recent history, and seen the results of their social experiments.
Yet here we are.
(over and over and over again)
You could get away with free fare and police-free transport in a lot of mostly homogeneous cities, but not in most American cities. We've seen too many horror stories play out on subway systems for decades in different cities.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)
But really I think the twisted freaks who push the de-criminalization BS just want the masses to have much more miserable lives then they have with their cars, gated communities, etc.
I can't fathom why one would need to not just have decent things but to deprive poorer folks of basic safety and not having to pick their way through literal shit; but its the explanation that fits why these limo liberals push programs like the free fares, no metro cops, no bail laws, etc etc.
Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (PV+Zw)
No justice, no peace.
Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (CT3Is)
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 04:58 PM (Av6i5)
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The 38 Geary is an insane asylum. I reported to 311 a hobo living in a Muni shelter at Divisadero, the city came and photographed the other empty shelters and closed the report.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
I once made the mistake of getting on a 19 bus.
Do not repeat my blunder.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 05:07 PM (Av6i5)
They hold up the idea of the "noble savage" as aspirational, forgetting that "savage" is the operative word in that phrase.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:07 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Jack Tallent at July 02, 2026
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But Nicotine will do that without that tar.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026
***
Dunno about the big stuff, but I haven't had even a cold since '22, and I took up the pipe again in early '21.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (wzUl9)
I know smokers who don't get sick anymore...I mean, they're dead, but they don't get sick!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:07 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 05:08 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (cEbfu)
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That's not who we are as a people.
Posted by: Karen Ass at July 02, 2026 05:08 PM (ikSmX)
Now the stories are rape, murder, slitting throats, and setting people on fire.
Who could've seen that coming?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:09 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 05:09 PM (ZNpJk)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 02, 2026 05:10 PM (ZSdpb)
It works as well as a reasonable person would predict.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 05:10 PM (wVcYX)
Sifty
We coulda been contenders.
Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 05:10 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:10 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Minuteman at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (47/pr)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (BI5O2)
Those Lime scooters and bikes in cities are set up so that people on SNAP get free rental. Here in Denver they just switched to a different rental company, but SNAP recipients get a daily amount(45 minutes or so?) free scooter rental and greatly reduced e-bike rental.
Transportation: yet another thing that poor people now get free!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (4KUe5)
Hochul is just "Communists lite" compared to Mamdani, but even she was shrewd enough to know what would happen to public transportation in NYC unless she disallowed Mamdani's plans.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:12 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 05:12 PM (PLxDd)
They have figured out how to turn gov. spending on social programs into a revenue stream for them. Starting with Bill Gates and Newscum, but at every level they are pushing this stuff for personal gain. They have to be the targets of DOJ probes, Right Side Reporting, and exposure. Zero tolerance for corruption, and that also means R side scumbags who are also making bank.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:12 PM (GI97J)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (8OBL5)
What, I'm forgotten already?
Posted by: Tunguska Event at July 02, 2026 05:12 PM (nbLIj)
Now the stories are rape, murder, slitting throats, and setting people on fire.
Who could've seen that coming?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:09 PM
Bernie Goetz?
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (HlyYF)
Abolish the 'juvenile justice system.' Abolish parole. Build more prisons. That's the tyranny I'm looking for.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (Jr5Lq)
Fox Business, Published July 1, 2026
Google co-founder Sergey Brin offloads massive stake in NYC real estate for pennies on the dollar
Sergey Brin sold his investment in multifamily apartment buildings in December, after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (4KUe5)
Didn't someone, a couple years back, determine that a woman with three kids, on 'assistance', pulled in somewhere close to $60K per year?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:14 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:12 PM (GI97J)
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Mau-mau the flak-catchers.
Posted by: Zombie Tom Wolfe at July 02, 2026 05:14 PM (FN3IN)
I am Team San Andreas Fault with massive Tidal Wave chaser to fix what's wrong with CA.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 05:05 PM (8OBL5)
Southern San Andreas, which hasn't moved in over 150 years is the best bet...if it rips up far enough, the waves will bounce around the LA basin, increasing the duration and magnitude of the shaking...it averages about every 100 years for a big one according to archaeoseismology.
https://tinyurl.com/2v9d3hb
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:14 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:15 PM (B9Dv5)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:15 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (cg2CC)
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Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:15 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 05:09 PM
Point of order, the problems all big blue cities are experiencing are no longer able to be "fixed" no matter who gets elected to any office. We are beyond the ability to fix anything at this point.
detroit has made a good start on fixing their city but that took about 1/2 of the actual city to be abandoned by everyone, including the city. You can buy abandoned houses in detroit for $10,000 or less (cash only as is). They are all over the place in abandoned neighborhoods without any city services like police or fire protection.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (4KUe5)
Didn't someone, a couple years back, determine that a woman with three kids, on 'assistance', pulled in somewhere close to $60K per year?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:14 PM (ExV1e)
Depends on the state. That was the high end. I think it was more like $45k than $60k, but it might be $60k by now.
Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (B9Dv5)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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This is it right here.
Since the 60s, cities have switched their revenue from industry and businesses to the welfare class. The productive class kept these places in line, and limited corruption.
Now, they all want *more* of the parasite class because it brings in more federal and state dollars and more spending on teachers, social services, etc. (This is the reason behind the Curley Effect.)
We have to cut that pile of cash for cities and make the parasites a liability again.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (GI97J)
OK, dude. Sure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (Jr5Lq)
I believe that Japan executes prisoners who've been sentenced to death within 366 of sentencing. And they don't inform them ahead of time when the lucky day will be.
I reckon that would also have an effect.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 05:17 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Minuteman at July 02, 2026 05:11 PM (47/pr)
It's the disparate impact thing.
Blacks have much higher conviction and incarceration rates so that means the system is racist, hence the system needs to correct this imbalance by ignoring as much black crime as it can instead of arresting the people doing the crime because it's racist to notice a lot of them are black criminals.
It's a CRT bastard child that the Democrats adopted and weaponized so they could pander to a group of loyal voters at the expense of their own communities being crime-ridden and the burden on the state itself.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:18 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:15 PM
Eventually, some elderly Marine with pancreatic cancer, that has had his daughter gang raped, is going to do exactly that.
My fear, is that the enablers of the gang rapists, etc. will not draw the correct message from his actions.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:18 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Zombie Patrick Moynihan at July 02, 2026 05:18 PM (FN3IN)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (Ia/+0)
OK, dude. Sure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)
Given that my AC is set to 79, that makes me laugh.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (ExV1e)
Buffalo evidently canceled July 4th celebrations and raised a Somali flag over town hall.
Someone cut it down in the middle of the night and stole it.
*golfclap*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:15 PM
Eventually, some elderly Marine with pancreatic cancer, that has had his daughter gang raped, is going to do exactly that.
My fear, is that the enablers of the gang rapists, etc. will not draw the correct message from his actions.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:18 PM (HlyYF)
So not exactly like "Gran Torino"?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (HlyYF)
Yeah but they were just trying to rob him, not rape him and set him on fire after slitting his throat from behind.
Even the Bronson Deathwish movies never went as far as reality now.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (6ydKt)
Did you happen to notice how Mamdani "balanced" his budget? Billions from the state and next year will be significantly worse.
At some point, and that point is coming soon, they will run out of other people's money.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 05:20 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:20 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 05:13 PM (Jr5Lq)
I believe that Japan executes prisoners who've been sentenced to death within 366 of sentencing. And they don't inform them ahead of time when the lucky day will be.
I reckon that would also have an effect.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (ExV1e)
There's no minimum time. There have been people on death row in Japan for almost a decade. The Japanese courts don't set the execution date; it's entirely up to the prison system. They tend to do executions in groups, and once they have enough people for a batch they inform the prisoners that morning and carry out the executions within a few hours.
Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:20 PM (B9Dv5)
Posted by: Zombie Tom Wolfe
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There are no flak-catchers anymore -- they have been converted and are now mau mauing the feds for money them self. They won that little battle, and how.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (GI97J)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Sifty at July 02, 2026
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"French Laundry," "French Truck" . . . is there some new notion that anything with the word "French" in front of it has to be $$$$?
(That "French Truck" coffee they sell at Whole Foods, and in their own cafe here, is bitter, vicious stuff. Their "coffee with chicory" would make a hyena gag.) (And I *like* coffee with chicory and the occasional espresso.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (wzUl9)
I was walking along the road when I walked by a Raghead Goat herder
And I asked him, "Tell me, where are you going?"
This he told me.. Said, "I'm going down to the Ayatollah’s funeral
Gonna join in a goat f**king Jihad
Got to get back to the Commie Paradise land
And set my gay pride soul free"
We are goat f**kers, we are golden flow happy
We are billion-year-old carbon dinosaur shit
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden of Commie Mandani NYC
Posted by: Mike Hunt at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (3shEo)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
What would you call such a place? Maybe "Delta City"?
Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: Zombie Tom Wolfe
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There are no flak-catchers anymore -- they have been converted and are now mau mauing the feds for money them self. They won that little battle, and how.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (GI97J)
These days it's "sue & settle".
Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (B9Dv5)
OK, dude. Sure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)
Didn't it used to be recommended to set it to 76?
Now they're raising it two degrees?
In ten years it's going to be another two?
Then another two?
"Oh come on, 84 is reasonable, just buy a fan."
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 05:23 PM (fkjGs)
Factoring in open borders + NGOs bringing in infinity refugees, we can never afford it. Defacto Communism.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:24 PM (4KUe5)
OK, dude. Sure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)
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I'm quite comfortable at that level--as long as the HUMIDITY is under control.
That gets me more than anything.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:24 PM (gnNyN)
LAAID - little to no accountability like USAID.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 05:24 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Ben Had
As long as we wall the whole place off. To keep it from spreading.
Posted by: Snake Pliskan at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
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An odd thing is happening with the muzzies -- they seem energized by the somewhat limited backlash against their terror in the West, and they are coming out and saying more and more that their real goal is conquest, and that the West is now conquered territory. They are emboldened.
I guess this is predictable -- they never felt a challenge before and kept it on the down low. Now that they sense a challenge, they are showing force to convince the world that it is already too late. But this will just make the backlash bigger and embolden the West, no? Anyway, I hope so.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (GI97J)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
What would you call such a place? Maybe "Delta City"?
Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)
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"Elontopia Muskopolis"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:26 PM (4KUe5)
That gets me more than anything.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:24 PM (gnNyN)
I've got two dehumidifiers.
In the summer I have to empty the larger one once a day, which is around 1.5 gallons.
The smaller one is like 1.5 liters so I half to empty it at least twice a day.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:27 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Ben Had
As long as we wall the whole place off. To keep it from spreading.
Posted by: Snake Pliskan
Shot trying to escape, shot if you make it over the wall. Tough decisions. Oh well.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 05:28 PM (VcZHb)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:21 PM (wzUl9)
Coffee with chicory is best served with steamed milk, a la Cafe Du Monde. Tres bon!
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Lizzy
And once we outlaw personal automobiles and control mass transit, they won't be able to leave!!! Ughhhh 🍆💦
Posted by: Commie Technocrat Tyrant, furiously mastuerbating at the thought at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ernest T Bass at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Wally at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
What would you call such a place? Maybe "Delta City"?
Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)
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"Elontopia Muskopolis"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)
Otisburg is right out.
Posted by: Lex Luthor at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (wVcYX)
And rape
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (Cqx++)
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Dems like rape.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:30 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (GI97J
I believe government will do too little, too late. Then what they eventually do will be heavy handed and poorly managed. The only real effective response will be at the grass roots level. It will work if government stays out of the way. They won't.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:30 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 02, 2026 05:31 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 05:26 PM (4KUe5)
That has already happened in various places throughout the country. I remember reading about people in Colorado who were surprised when their thermostats automatically changed when the power company needed to shed some load.
Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:31 PM (B9Dv5)
Posted by: Lizzy
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Everything should be decided inside the state, after all.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:32 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
What would you call such a place? Maybe "Delta City"?
Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)
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"Elontopia Muskopolis"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)
Otisburg is right out.
Posted by: Lex Luthor at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM (wVcYX)
***
Sounds like Singapore.
No spitting!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:32 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
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What, you think he would be safe in Michigan? Or from DC if the dems take over? They would steal everything.
No, the only safe space is Mars.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:32 PM (GI97J)
OK, dude. Sure.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 05:16 PM (BI5O2)
Given that my AC is set to 79, that makes me laugh.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:19 PM (ExV1e)
Folks that got Nest and other such remote controllers for their heating/AC found out that the local power company here can remotely change the temp. Lots of folks were not happy about that. Me? I like my appliances dumb as door nails.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:32 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Random PJ at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (+jscL)
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Not against the Three Witches.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Wally at July 02, 2026 05:29 PM
Pretty sure they threatened him and possibly his family if he did not produce the results they wanted.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Diogenes
I fear you're right. Up to those old, worn out men to make things right.
Jeebus,. what a clusterfark!
Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (q6tQZ)
WHYY, Facing fiscal peril, City of Chester is put into receivership
It’s only the second time in Pennsylvania that a municipality categorized by the state as financially distressed has entered into receivership. July 22, 2020
"Though Chester’s financial distress is not new, it has accelerated in the last few months. The city first entered the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act, or Act 47, process in 1995, according to the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development. But a decline in city revenues because of the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating longstanding issues funding public pensions.
“The city’s legacy costs, which consist of debt, pension, and other post-employment benefits, continue to place enormous pressure on the city’s finances, including both the month-to-month cash flow and long-term liabilities,” the department said in April.
That month, Gov. Tom Wolf issued a “declaration of fiscal emergency” for Chester because the city was approaching “financial peril.”
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Casino revenue, Union soccer club $; owns a water system, gets neverending state, county, local assistance including $ for charter schools. 🤷🏼♀️
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (NFX2v)
You will believe our narrative!!!
Posted by: Media at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (/QHx4)
It was 100 degrees out
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)
He's DSA. He'll try anything once.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Random PJ at July 02, 2026 05:33 PM (+jscL)
The entire left side of the political spectrum in the US is funded by taxpayers. There's usually a Soros-like billionaire to prime the pump, but after that they either get grants directly or fund operations through "sue & settle" schemes.
Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:34 PM (B9Dv5)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM
Agreed.
I think the Irish are close.
One more dude getting his head sawed off in public, or one more 12 y.o. girl getting gang raped may set them off to burn down any housing containing Muslim "migrants".
Of course, the triggering act needs to be captured on video to spark the conflagration. Therefore, I believe the authorities will suppress any video that captures the next heinous crime.
I just hope that there is some honest bloke some where within the chain of evidence that leaks it. Hopefully, after about two weeks after the authorities have constantly denied that any actual evidence exists.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: Ben Had
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Problem with letting cities fester is that it spreads. Best to expel the illegals and retake the cities--and destroy the centralization in such places---create mini cities within the rubric where neighborhoods rather than City Hall run the place.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (E4rtv)
Several nights in the 30's here.
Posted by: four seasons
*Looks at calendar*
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (VcZHb)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:36 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 05:08 PM (itsE0)
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He is not pretty, he looks really creepy. That smile is not genuine but a mark of a super-villain.
Posted by: Decaf at July 02, 2026 05:37 PM (ZNpJk)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)
Mrs D insists the dishwasher is dumb at my house.
Guess who that is???
Posted by: Media at July 02, 2026 05:37 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)
We just let you believe that...
Posted by: Smart-ass TVs at July 02, 2026 05:37 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:37 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)
I've got a couple smart appliances, they're just not connected to the internet.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)
Mrs D insists the dishwasher is dumb at my house.
Guess who that is???
Posted by: Media at July 02, 2026 05:37 PM (2WIwB)
Add some sucralose for Artificial intelligence...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: MkY
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(I have said this many times here.)
The problem is that the West has to abandon some cherished ideas, like equality and freedom. This is very difficult to do because (a) in US it is in constitution, and in other places it is in their rhetoric, and (b) once you go down that path, the Left will use it to crush the Right. This is WHY the muzzies always partner with the Left. The West has one weapon -- to remove all muzzies and muzzie teaching, books, buildings, etc., -- but the Left will prevent that.
In a way, the US is in worse shape as we have that constitution. The best scenario is a king, like what Spain had when they started the inquisition -- they had limitless power to remove muzzies. That seems unlikely to be possible in the West anymore.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (GI97J)
We're in a two story townhouse without dual AC zones. I have to keep the downstairs near freezing to keep the upstairs tolerable.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 05:35 PM (n5tGW)
My brother put custom software on his router so that anything trying to get out without permission is blocked. His television keeps trying to phone home, plus one of his kitchen appliances -- some kind of Instant Pot clone.
Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (B9Dv5)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Siogenes at July 02, 2026 05:39 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 05:40 PM (NFX2v)
This is what I get for texting sober.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:40 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM (RBKzD)
Is that new news or old speculation?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:40 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 05:41 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Siogenes at July 02, 2026 05:39 PM (2WIwB)
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Crusty with "jerk sauce".
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 05:41 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (ExV1e)
I really hate newcomers....
and fat fingers
Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 05:41 PM (q6tQZ)
That's not what she said...
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
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Another point -- their strategy has *always* been to create terror, and then offer a solution -- conversion.
This is what "religion of peace" means -- if you convert, you will have peace. Until then, you will have terror.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (GI97J)
We're in a two story townhouse without dual AC zones. I have to keep the downstairs near freezing to keep the upstairs tolerable.
Posted by: Oddbob
Why not sleep downstairs for a couple nights?
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (W2Pud)
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Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)
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Deport them all, All the anti-Americans, all of the Muslims (every last one) - > no conversos. If they wanted to convert they would have done so.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:43 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 05:45 PM (RBKzD)
Chester, and all the other cities that I suspect are on the brink is why I can not bring myself to switch to the 'safer' bonds in my retirement account like the experts say I should.
Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (PV+Zw)
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 05:46 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Ace's liver at July 02, 2026 05:38 PM
Have him start a business!
I think he could be a tech billionaire in a few years if he can stay ahead of their counter-offensives.
Real 'Muricans HATE being spied upon.
Posted by: Pillage Idiot at July 02, 2026 05:47 PM (HlyYF)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: The Chairman, OCP at July 02, 2026 05:22 PM (i+Y9B)
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"Elontopia Muskopolis"
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)
Who are you people?
'Elon's Gulch'
He is literally becoming John Galt.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)
They all claim to be political intellectuals, which should include a knowledge of recent history, and seen the results of their social experiments.
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They are ivory tower theorists and their wishes have the status of facts. If people get different results in reality, that isn't relevant.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 05:53 PM (uhVAy)
This house came with one of the old 300 pound window AC rated to be able to cool the whole floor. But I can keep temps comfortable with a bedroom size AC that I can lift myself downstairs and one in the upstairs office. I open the window and run the fan in my upstairs bedroom overnight. There will be a few nights that don't cool off good but just a few.
Posted by: PaleRider at July 02, 2026 05:53 PM (PV+Zw)
We're in a two story townhouse without dual AC zones. I have to keep the downstairs near freezing to keep the upstairs tolerable.
Posted by: Oddbob
Why not sleep downstairs for a couple nights?
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 05:42 PM (W2Pud)
Mount some fans to mix upstairs and downstairs air.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 05:56 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Ohio Dan at July 02, 2026 11:23 PM (O5BiI)
Lizzo Loses Weight and the Fat Fans She Cultivated as an Identity Group Drop Her Like a Bad Habit
Plus, Health Nonsense
Via John Sexton: When you sell yourself as the avatar of an identity cult, you'd better retain that identity if you want to remain its avatar.
Have you heard? Lizzo just put out a new album and, well, it seems no one bought it. The album, titled "Bitch," was meant to be a comeback for Lizzo but it looks like no one wants her back.What happened to her was Ozempic, which is considered Unholy by Fat Acceptance Movement Cultists. She tried to explain her weight loss to her cultists:[CNN:] After reaching eye-watering success with hits like "Truth Hurts" and "About Damn Time," the four-time Grammy winner's latest effort has dropped with a thud, reportedly streaming under a million times on Spotify within the first 24 hours of its release, selling fewer than 3,000 copies in its first week according to Rolling Stone and failing to crack the Billboard 200 in the first two weeks. Once ubiquitous in the culture -- as much for her full-on embrace of self-love and body positivity as for her infectious anthems -- Lizzo is now relegated to "what happened to her?" status.
I started losing weight in the fall of 2023. I was severely depressed... I'd decided that winter to sit and record a video saying I wanted to intentionally lose weight. Why? I guess I felt like I had lost everything, and I wanted to change. After talking to a few therapists I discovered that my weight had been a protective shield, a joyful comfort zone, and even sometimes a super hero suit to protect me through life... I was sick and tired of my identity being overshadowed by my fatness. People could not see my talent as a musician because they were too busy accusing me of making "being fat" my whole personality...It kinda was, though. Here she tries to spin: "fit" is "the new fat" and the body positivity movement has to evolve to accept less fat bodies as Also Positive. They're not buying it.
I want us to allow the body positive movement to expand and grow far away from the commercial slop its become. Because movements move.
"What's complicated about Lizzo is Lizzo did make her body size part of her brand," said Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA). There's also the fact that Lizzo is a Black woman, the activist said...I mean, whatever. But yeah, if you sell yourself as Your Identity then you are trapped in that identity. Or at least you have to sell a new identity to new fans.
I didn't like her when she was fat and I don't like her now that she's slightly less fat. Either way, she's a low-talent skank. Speaking of Ozempic: RFKJr. was glad to announce that for the first time in fifty years, obesity rates have dropped in America, but I'm guessing that has little to do with changing nutritional guidelines to something more sane.
A study confirms that fasting actually boosts focus and brainpower, rather than reducing them, as people fear it will. I mean sure, when you get pangs of hunger you're distracted. No denying that. But what people think is that the pangs of hunger are always present. They're not. They come for about fifteen or twenty minutes every couple of hours. The rest of the time energy is high and the mind is clearer than normal.
The United States' obesity rate has dropped for the first time in 50 years under President Donald Trump's administration, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this week. "Since President Trump came into office, obesity rates in this country have dropped by 2.5 percent," Kennedy announced during an event in Charlotte. "That's the first drop in 50 years." Kennedy said that drop will have "significant impacts on health care costs in this country," noting that obesity drives the vast majority of chronic disease. ... "When my uncle was president, three percent of children were obese. Now it's 20 percent... 77 percent of our kids cannot qualify for military service because of chronic disease, mainly obesity. This has national security implications. It is absolutely destroying our country economically. It's the biggest cause," he said. Kennedy also said that obesity rates shot up in the U.S. because of ultra-processed foods and misinformation about proper nutrition -- not sudden laziness on the part of the American people. ... The majority of calories consumed by Americans, he continued, come from ultra-processed foods. "It's poisonous. It destroys your metabolic system. It makes you obese, and you know, people, diabetes, for example, is driven by ultra-processed food. When I was a kid, a typical pediatrician would see one case of type two diabetes over a 40 or 50 year career. Today 38 percent of American teens are diabetic or pre diabetic," he said, deeming it a "terrible crisis."
There's a famous scene in Sleeper where a future scientist notes that the hero came from a time when doctors told the populace that red meat, eggs, alcohol, cigarette smoking and utter were unhealthy -- "all of which we now know to be untrue." I don't think that cigarettes or booze will be deemed healthy, but just about everything they told you would kill you for 40 years is now admitted to be healthy.
As effective as fasting can be for weight loss, it's often thought that depriving the body of sustenance might have a negative impact on brainpower. But is an impact on cognitive performance really an inevitable part of the fasting experience? According to a huge, recently published review, it's not always the case. Based on an analysis of 63 scientific articles representing 71 independent studies, and covering a total of 3,484 participants, the review found that there was no meaningful difference in cognitive performance between people who were fasting and people who were having regular meals. It's a comprehensive counter to the idea that moderate, short-term restrictions on eating will deplete mental reserves in healthy people, an idea found everywhere from snack adverts ("you're not you when you're hungry") to the mantra that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. On average, the data from the studies (each represented by a blue dot) showed similar test scores between people fasting and not fasting -- a straight line along 0 would be identical scores. Positive values indicate higher performance by satiated participants, relative to fasted participants, and negative values imply higher performance of fasted participants. (Bamberg & Moreau, Psychol. Bull., 2026) The researchers behind the analysis -- psychologist Christoph Bamberg from Paris Lodron University in Austria, and cognitive neuroscientist David Moreau from the University of Auckland in New Zealand -- don't want people who could benefit from fasting to be put off by worrying that it'll lead to foggy thinking. "For most healthy adults, the findings offer reassurance," Moreau explained in a commentary for The Conversation. "You can explore intermittent fasting or other fasting protocols without worrying that your mental sharpness will vanish."
I know that some commenters warn against low-calorie sweeteners. A study finds that one sugar alcohol, sorbitol, causes fatty liver disease just like fructose does.
New Research Suggests Moderate Egg Consumption Is Linked to a Longer Life, Doctor Breaks It Down
A 2025 study tracking adults over 70 found that eating eggs one to six times per week was linked to a 29% lower risk of cardiovascular death and a 17% lower risk of dying from any cause.
A 2025 study tracking adults over 70 found that eating eggs one to six times per week was linked to a 29% lower risk of cardiovascular death and a 17% lower risk of dying from any cause. Few foods have been as unfairly villainized as the egg. For decades, dietary guidelines warned against them, citing concerns about cholesterol and heart disease. But the science has been quietly shifting, and a new 2025 study out of Melbourne's School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine may be the most compelling evidence yet that moderate egg consumption is not just safe -- it may actually support a longer life. What the Research Found Researchers tracked adults aged 70 and older and monitored their egg consumption over time. Those who ate eggs one to six times per week saw meaningful reductions in mortality risk compared to those who ate them rarely or not at all. The numbers are striking. Moderate egg eaters had a 29% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and a 17% lower risk of dying from any cause. Importantly, those benefits plateaued at higher intake levels. Eating eggs seven or more times per week did not appear to provide additional protection, suggesting that moderation is the sweet spot.
Huh. I avoid sorbitol anyway because it's one of the sugar alcohols that causes GI problems. Your body might not be able to digest it, but gut bacteria can -- and they go crazy when they are fed raw carbohydrates. I don't know why this is is new news, but low frequency subsonic sounds may cause fear and anxiety.
Researchers have uncovered evidence that a common "sugar-free" sweetener may mimic some of fructose's harmful effects in the body. That "sugar-free" snack in your kitchen may not be as harmless as it looks. Scientists are raising new concerns about sorbitol, a common sweetener used in products marketed as low-calorie or diabetic friendly. New research suggests the sugar alcohol can trigger processes linked to fatty liver disease, especially when gut bacteria fail to break it down properly. The study, published in Science Signaling, found that sorbitol can ultimately behave much like fructose inside the body. Fructose, which is heavily used in soft drinks and processed foods, has already been strongly linked to metabolic dysfunction--associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), a condition formerly known as fatty liver disease. MASLD now affects an estimated 30% of adults worldwide and is increasingly being diagnosed in younger people. .... The team found that after glucose is consumed, intestinal cells can convert some of it into sorbitol. Under healthy conditions, gut bacteria normally destroy much of that sorbitol before it causes problems. But when those microbes are missing or overwhelmed, sorbitol travels to the liver, where it is transformed into fructose-related compounds that drive fat buildup. In effect, the body may be quietly producing its own fructose pathway even without consuming fructose directly.
Maybe cities are causing people to be mentally ill by flooding them with subsonic noise. Bad news: Jack Straw's sperm is retarded.
People exposed to infrasound may not consciously hear it, but they can show higher cortisol levels and increased irritability, which may help explain reports of "haunted" locations. Infrasound refers to sound at very low frequencies, below 20 Hertz (Hz), a range that people usually cannot hear. It can be produced by natural events such as storms, as well as human made sources such as traffic. Some animals use infrasound for communication, while others move away from it. In a new study of whether people can sense infrasound, scientists found that although humans do not consciously detect it, their bodies still react, with exposure linked to greater irritability and higher cortisol levels. "Infrasound is pervasive in everyday environments, appearing near ventilation systems, traffic, and industrial machinery," said Prof. Rodney Schmaltz of MacEwan University, senior author of the article in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. "Many people are exposed to it without knowing it. Our findings suggest that even a brief exposure may shift mood and raise cortisol, which highlights the importance of understanding how infrasound affects people in real-world settings. "Consider visiting a supposedly haunted building. Your mood shifts, you feel agitated, but you can't see or hear anything unusual. In an old building, there is a good chance that infrasound is present, particularly in basements where aging pipes and ventilation systems produce low-frequency vibrations. If you were told the building was haunted, you might attribute that agitation to something supernatural. In reality, you may simply have been exposed to infrasound." ... Participants who had been exposed to infrasound showed higher salivary cortisol levels. They also reported feeling more irritable, less interested, and more likely to perceive the music as sad. Even so, they could not reliably tell whether infrasound had been playing. ... "Increased cortisol levels help the body respond to immediate stressors by inducing a state of vigilance," said Prof Trevor Hamilton of MacEwan University, corresponding author. "This is an evolutionarily-adapted response that helps us in many situations. However, prolonged cortisol release is not a good thing. It can lead to a variety of physiological conditions and alter mental health."
Cannabis is detrimental to sperm: even if they can fertilize, there can be DNA damage. Many miscarriages and (in the case of IVF) “day 3 crashes” which is when paternal DNA normally kicks in, are cannabis related. Dr Natalie Crawford on the Huberman Lab podcast out now. pic.twitter.com/Vdp98K890f
— Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. (@hubermanlab) April 13, 2026
This big chonky boy needs to lose 100 pounds. Chonky cat needs to shed and shred.
Husky makes fun of the owner's injured leg..🐕🐾😅 pic.twitter.com/D3uGOKztcl
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Smol trainer..🐕🐾😅 pic.twitter.com/qiYxZxZbJa
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Big Phrama knew they were about to come out with breakthrough weightloss drugs and wanted as large a customer base as possible.
Posted by: 29Victor at July 02, 2026 03:25 PM (0MjtC)
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:25 PM (Av6i5)
Big Phrama knew they were about to come out with breakthrough weightloss drugs and wanted as large a customer base as possible.
Posted by: 29Victor
I think you are correct.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (n5tGW)
And extra brown crayons...
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: far cry at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (wBRco)
Posted by: PG at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (5tjvu)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (zZu0s)
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I really don't like statistics that are presented like this: "X percent of "people group" are "diagnosis 1" OR "diagnosis 2". How many of which? You can hide a lot of bad science with the word "or".
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (PiwSw)
I can't do anything more than a couple of eggs or a protein shake. Otherwise I'm a sluggish mess for the next 10 hours.
Posted by: ballistic at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (3BwY8)
It's not healthy at any size?
That dominant cultural push was bullshit?
And if I call out the left for pushing it, they'll respond by demanding scientific papers that said it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (hWfuL)
Decided to get back into walking - about 4 miles of a nearby loop. Took about an hour fifteen in April, now down to 55 minutes. Dropped 25 lbs, and clothes have become quite loose...
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (PiwSw)
I wish. No, it's transtifa flooding media (and public spaces) with very sonic noise. And visual stimulus. And violence. And SSRIs.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:31 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 02, 2026 03:32 PM (zZu0s)
"Lizzo?" I qureied.
"YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF LIZZO! She is world-changing! Here -- listen!" And she put the headphones on me.
I listened, and...heard a bunch of crappy nonsensical warbling with over-produced synth-y funk beats in the background. I tried not to let on that I that it was terrible.
She proceeded to spend the rest of the event gushing about how fantastic Lizzo was, "body positivity" and the rest. I nodded politely.
This was right when Lizzo first hit the charts.
I'd be willing to bet that the fat black I was sitting next to now hates Lizzo with a passion, for trying to get skinny and abandon her fat sisters.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:32 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Beartooth at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (IYeV+)
I don't know why this is is new news, but low frequency subsonic sounds may cause fear and anxiety.
Especially when emitted from Jerrold Nadler's seat
Posted by: Hazmat team requested for the House at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (gKWVE)
I am confused about the 7 or more times a week thing. It said "doesn't provide additional protection". Additional to what. Eating them a couple times or not eating them at all??
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Beartooth at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (IYeV+)
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He went on the Subway diet.
Holding a sweet bread in his hand, saying, "Carbs are the enemy."
I always thought that was the funniest part of Goldmember, and it was entirely unintentional, I believe.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:35 PM (hWfuL)
The "fat class" seems to be resistant, tho ...
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:35 PM (XuXeR)
Its not that fasting is universally bad, its just... not eating is bad for you if you do it too long, and it shows up early in your brain.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (UZCuZ)
[Ace]: It kinda was, though.
Straight-shootin' Ace!
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (6wpGE)
I've been doing OMAD (one meal a day) a couple times a week. I was already doing IF so this isn't much of a change.
Clear results from doing it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (LHPAg)
Cause I'm the king of cellulite
Posted by: Weird Al at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (wBRco)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:56 PM (Jr5Lq)
Gaia to City: Drop Dead.
Posted by: New York Daily News at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (wBRco)
Is there a song for this? {searches} Holy smoke, there is!
311 - 'Til the City's On Fire [Official Video]
https://youtu.be/HY6nlIBVsDI
Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (Sy6m/)
I'm still cooking with lard.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:38 PM (BI5O2)
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I don't think that suggests that at all. This is either AI assisted or just poorly thought out. To me anyway. Moderation is the sweet spot would be a consequence of the benefit going down or disappearing with higher consumption but that's not what the sentence says.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (jehhT)
Those Nike fat broad billboards...
*shudders*
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Beartooth at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (IYeV+)
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He went on the Subway diet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
How'd things work out for that Jared guy anyway?
Posted by: Slow pitch down the middle at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (i+Y9B)
Tigress? Really. You really don't see too many lard-ass tigers in the wild.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (GTqXr)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (ndZc7)
That 43-lb. cat in the video Ace posted? Geez. How can somebody let his animal get that overweight? Normally cat's aren't as prone to overeating as dogs are -- normally. But if the cat can't exercise, and you give it chow every time it cries, this is what you end up with.
(Full disclosure: My big red tabby Coon mix, Arizona, at age 8 ballooned up to 16lbs. from his normal muscular 14. The vet gave me a diet for him and a booklet on obesity in cats. I was embarrassed. Him? He just hated the diet. But I got him back to 14 lbs. and he lived another 8 years.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
How'd things work out for that Jared guy anyway?
Posted by: Slow pitch down the middle at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (i+Y9B)
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On South Park, we discovered that he had aides.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: spongeworthy at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (sLLbN)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Mayor Pete at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (pBF9D)
Cues up Wierd Al's "Fat"
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (XuXeR)
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Weird Al in that fat suit is tougher than Michael Jackson in the (Martin Scorsese directed) Bad video.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (D+BhG)
_______________________
This is good comedy.
Stereotype #1: I knew she was black before I pulled up the wide angle lense photo. Buddy from college is black, and his sister is named after an anti-inflamatory. This is no different.
Stereotype #2: Whenever you form a National organization to promote something that results from a lack of discipline and focus, we're dealing with laziness.
Stereotype #3: Whenever someone takes positive steps to improve themselves and their health, and someone else finds fault in those actions, it is because they hate themselves, but are to lazy to address them directly. The club just lost a member, and if this keeps up there will be no one left to commiserate with.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (dIske)
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 02, 2026 03:40 PM (0Htd1)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
How'd things work out for that Jared guy anyway?
Posted by: Slow pitch down the middle at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (i+Y9B)
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On South Park, we discovered that he had aides.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)
and in real life, we discovered he had underaged boys
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (xcxpd)
Game shows about people losing weight.
Talk shows with fat people being cut out of their room.
TV programs with fat people losing weight for surgery so they can lose more weight.
Fat university educated chicks made at US for them being fat and us noticing....
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)
and in real life, we discovered he had underaged boys
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (xcxpd)
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I believe it's in South Park: The Fractured But Whole where they included him as a creepy boss you had to fight.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (hWfuL)
I've found the black cats to be the most easygoing and adaptable of all the coat colors, and possibly the smartest.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:42 PM (wzUl9)
Achieved a healthy weight, under 170, last Sep and have had no trouble maintaining it. I keep a food diary and count calories. Still on the menthol cigs and heavy caffeine. Not enough exercise.
'"Since President Trump came into office, obesity rates in this country have dropped by 2.5 percent," Kennedy announced during an event in Charlotte. "That's the first drop in 50 years."'
That's really good news!
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:42 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Prescious at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (dIske)
That's really good news!
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:42 PM (Jr5Lq)
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I wonder if that's at least partially from deportations.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (hWfuL)
I'm still cooking with lard.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 03:37 PM (2WIwB)
#DoIt
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (xcxpd)
When I can't open my jaw wide enough to stuff in that massive meal deal that costs $22, or I need a to-go container every time I dine out, I'm considering dining out less often.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 03:43 PM (fkjGs)
Nobody likes a traitor.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (Riz8t)
***
Jumped? No, they rolled over to it. Or they waddled to it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (wzUl9)
No. And letting her use Madisons crystal flute "in concert" was just...
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Weird Al out of the fat suit, in the White and Nerdy video, is tougher than Michael Jackson.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (i+Y9B)
No. And letting her use Madisons crystal flute "in concert" was just...
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (XuXeR)
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That hurt me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (hWfuL)
It is is an issue I need to confront and it will not be with any drugs.
Diet, exercise and a better understanding on how the body works at the age of 29.
I think I am ok on the diet, but I am a lazy assed mofo when it comes to exercising.
One day......
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (qoLdL)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (gm9Sb)
>>"What's complicated about Lizzo is Lizzo did make her body size part of her brand," said Tigress Osborn, executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA). There's also the fact that Lizzo is a Black woman, the activist said...
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I love it when they reveal themselves.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Weird Al out of the fat suit, in the White and Nerdy video, is tougher than Michael Jackson.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:44 PM (i+Y9B)
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Weird Al in the Foil video...in the Tacky video...in the Jeopardy video...
All tougher than Michael Jackson.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (Jr5Lq)
No. And letting her use Madisons crystal flute "in concert" was just...
Posted by: man
Dude...free blowjob.
Posted by: Madison's Flute at July 02, 2026 03:45 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (hWfuL)
and in real life, we discovered he had underaged boys
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (xcxpd)
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I believe it's in South Park: The Fractured But Whole where they included him as a creepy boss you had to fight.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:41 PM (hWfuL)
*shudder*
I do own that game but I haven't played it. The Stick of Truth was pretty good as a game and as South Park fanservice.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (xcxpd)
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"No Boston Creme Pie??"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (RIvkX)
I really wish they'd stay covered up. And not with stretch pants.
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (XuXeR)
youtube.com/watch?v=lk3jCuITwcE
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (diia5)
follow these rules...
If you are making love,
it is imperative to bring all bodies to orgasm simultaneously
Do not waste time blocking your ears
Do not waste time seeking a soundproof shelter
Try to get as far away from the sonic source as possible,
but do not panic...
Use your wheels, it is what they are for
Small babies may be placed inside the special cocoons,
which should be left if possible, in a shelter
Do not attempt to use your own limbs
If no wheels are available, metal, not organic, limbs should be employed whenever practical...
Remember, in the case of Sonic Attack,
Survival does mean every man for himself
Statistically more people survive
if they think only of themselves
Posted by: Hawkwind, way ahead of their time at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (CYSZa)
Why spare a cat's feelings by saying it's "chonky"? It's a lazy, food-addicted, entitled lardass.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (mmrXZ)
I do own that game but I haven't played it. The Stick of Truth was pretty good as a game and as South Park fanservice.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:46 PM (xcxpd)
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I like the combat system more in the sequel than in Stick of Truth.
It's grid and turn based rather than just turn based. Makes the fights more interesting and variable.
There's one where your party is in the dressing room of the strip club and you have to outrace the large black stripper that's pretty amusing.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (hWfuL)
I only order stuff that will be edible when I reheat it the next day. My forkmanship has taken a steep decline. Wish that was reflected in my Rueben-esque physique.
Posted by: spongeworthy at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (sLLbN)
As I've reached 29, I find myself less and less able to eat mass quantities. Or rather, I just don't want them.
Apparently the Japanese stop eating about 80% of the way through a meal. They pause for awhile, because it takes your body that long to register satiety. After that, they're less interested in continuing to eat. This seems like a very good idea.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 03:47 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (wzUl9)
___________
I thought the research showed that moderate drinking was healthier than being a teetotaler. Has that changed?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)
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Pretty sure we're all gonna die at some point.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (2UnvF)
I thought the husky was being sympathetic, but after dancing around the guy with a limp, it did kind of throw that theory into doubt.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (ikSmX)
@Breaking911 3m
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)
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Pretty sure we're all gonna die at some point.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (2UnvF)
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Speak for yourself.
I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)
A Filet O Fish is still good though.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (/WQyy)
@Breaking911 3m
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)
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A DC grand jury?
Is the tide turning on DC grand juries just okaying everything leftists do in the district?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (hWfuL)
I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)
Theologically, yes.
Musically...I still love The Highlander soundtrack by Queen.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Archimedes
Less effective in the US when the starting portion size (and calorie density) is 350% higher.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (i+Y9B)
I plan to live forever.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)
Theologically, yes.
Musically...I still love The Highlander soundtrack by Queen.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:49 PM (xcxpd)
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Why does no one get my direct reference to Star Trek Generations?
Is it that people are blinded by their love of the film so much that they forget a key, late line from Commander William Riker?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:38 PM (BI5O2)
Haven't a goodly number of the "beautiful at any size" social media influencers died prematurely? Sorry, if you weigh 400+ pounds that's not a good thing for your health.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (ksbjf)
Posted by: gators gotta eat at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)
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I don't get it
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (RIvkX)
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN
Posted by: weft cut-loop
Reached into the pool and did what?
These people are predictable.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (VcZHb)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL
Or until you get it, whichever comes first
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:51 PM (pBF9D)
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Because we're not nerds?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:51 PM (2UnvF)
Is it that people are blinded by their love of the film so much that they forget a key, late line from Commander William Riker?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:50 PM (hWfuL)
Because....and I hate to break this to you....Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (xcxpd)
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Because we're not nerds?
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 03:51 PM (2UnvF)
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Oh, there are enough round these parts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (xcxpd)
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Off to the Nexus with you!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (+ZE5x)
I'd be willing to bet that the fat black I was sitting next to now hates Lizzo with a passion, for trying to get skinny and abandon her fat sisters.
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Then they can all rethink their worship of Michelle Obamazempic. It was blazingly evident at the opening of the O-bscenity, where for the first time in ages she wore a tapered, A-line skirt. She's lost a good 30-40 pounds. Piper could do a column on it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (mmrXZ)
I can't get no satiety
'Cause I try, and I try, and I try, and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (ndZc7)
When planning tonite's dinner, I have found it necessary to get four Taco Bell regular softshells, bring them home and dump green chiles and Valentina sauce on them.
Not just sufficiency; necessity.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (Jr5Lq)
But he nailed his audition, and so here we are four years later.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (wzUl9)
Nah. We're all watching Prometheus.
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (XuXeR)
Notice that since these GLP-1 drugs became available, the fat pride movement vanished?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (+ZE5x)
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Fat was supposed to become a protected class like race.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
I need my pain!
Posted by: from another bad Trek film at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (+ZE5x)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
I need my pain!
Posted by: from another bad Trek film at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)
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You tell that to Sybock to his face!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Maybe they can outlaw them, like conversion therapy.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (i+Y9B)
The fat pride movement was always an obvious way of coping.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (mmrXZ)
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Were she still alive.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (ikSmX)
Star Trek Generations sucks. So no one quotes it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
__________
All Star Trek after TOS sucks.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (+ZE5x)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (wzUl9)
Go to the mall. They have AC.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (Av6i5)
USAID gets shut down, and no one buys Lizzo anymore. Things that make you go hmmm...
Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (xcxpd)
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Off to the Nexus with you!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:52 PM (hWfuL)
I do need more video game mods...
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (xcxpd)
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Kamala and AOC's stupid pride movement is doing fine.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:56 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (Kt19C)
Former Olympic canoeist indicted by a grand jury after being arrested last month when he reached into the Reflecting Pool -CNN
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)
Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)
People forget her first big fans were NOT the black girls. It was the plus size woke white girls that felt seen by her music at festivals, and bought her records. The black community came later.
And people also forget she sexually harassed her white backup dancers and her team at clubs. The thing with the banana. But those white girl, woke nonbinary "metoo" fans remembered.
So between the sexual harassment allegations and the ozempic weight loss, she's lost her white woke girl audience and therefore the money isn't rolling in.
It's sad, because she's actually extremely talented. For real. It would be kind of cool if somehow she got on a classical jazz groove and had a second career as a jazz flutist. She could get a bunch of Grammys that way. Team up with Norah jones or Diana Krall and play in that genre. I wish her well.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (hWfuL)
Who wants to live forever?
Posted by: Freddy Mercury at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Boss Moss at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (P9nGm)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
I need my pain!
Posted by: from another bad Trek film
Hey! For all its problems, Star Trek V was the only real space exploration story of the original series movies, and that scene you reference was actually really good. That move had the bones to be great...it just fell apart in execution for a variety of reasons.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (i+Y9B)
Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)
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A grand jury...in DC!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (/QHx4)
Jessye Norman who was a brilliant opera ( and other genres including spirituals ) singer and not a little sylph like figure just made her mark as a singer and didn't try to win any acclaim for being somewhat large.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (D+BhG)
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A door proved a bit narrow for Miss Norman. Someone helpfully said to try turning sideways. "Honey," she replied, "I ain't got a sideways."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (+ZE5x)
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Well, no. Booze is an organic poison, after all, and nicotine is used to kill weeds (or used to be).
I'm vastly better off without the liquor. But a morning pipe of a mild tobacco, not inhaled, does have a mild analgesic effect on the morning aches and pains one has post-29. There's been little research on it, but it is out there.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (wzUl9)
I am running on massive cortisol from stress for two months (minor family stuff that adds up to me having stress), and have lost weight by not eating much. I need to get into an exercise routine for muscle mass and bone density and am failing. I can handle anything but not a new deal once a week, if that makes sense. Normally I sail along with life.
My grandmother's ate an egg, grits with butter, toast, and Jimmy Dean sausage or bacon every day and lived to be 90yrs and 96yrs. Some of that is probably genetic. Some of it was eating foods without crap inserted for freshness. Also not worrying about it.
I went through a very brief Diet Coke phase (a couple of months) in 1985. Otherwise have not had any fake sweetners for anything. I have a real Coke once a week and do hope they go to real sugar (and maybe they have). That and two Advil are my drug of choice.
I did not know cannibis would make sperm retarded. Our sons always seemed fine and don't know about this and I am not telling them what we did in college.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 03:58 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (i+Y9B)
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Mostly Bill Shatner's ego and need to be an action star at a thousand years old.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:58 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (diia5)
Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)
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Yup. A grand jury indicted him for "reaching into a pool".
Sure.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:58 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:59 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (XuXeR)
Anyway, that guy was the poster child for Big Pharma. At the end, he was taking something like 90 different meds A DAY.
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (RIvkX)
I'm in one now. Mine takes into account that I drink alcohol (in moderation) and won't eat broccoli. So at least there's that.
I'm down 25 lbs since February and I have 70 more to go.
Posted by: Freddy Mercury at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026
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The mall cops will think I'm running because I've shoplifted something.
That said, I could try it. I do like getting my workout over early, before breakfast, though, and they don't open to the walkers until ten am.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)
I saw a music theory lecture that used examples of her melodies. AFAIK, she's never done anything to hate her for, but I'm willing to be put f'n knowledge otherwise.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Does the doctor follow you around and slap the double bacon cheeseburger out of your hand? That's the only way a medical weight management program could work for me.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (qvJod)
America needs a famine to get rid of this stupidity when it comes to food. Only then will we stop taking things for granted.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (PI3+l)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (i+Y9B)
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Concur. ST-V had some scenes, notes, and themes that felt most like the series.
Some of the best scenes are also in ST-V. Just not including the campfire sing-along. (Uggh)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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The key to refuse to age. So far, I've been unsucessful.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (PI3+l)
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Supergirl failed at the box office because the American movie going public just isn't ready for a female-led action movie.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (hWfuL)
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How classy.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
That didn't help, but I was thinking:
Labor Strikes: The 1988 Writers Guild of America strike severely curtailed pre-production and the shooting schedule, while a Teamsters union strike caused logistical nightmares and truck sabotage during filming.
Visual Effects Failures: Industrial Light & Magic was unavailable, forcing the production to use Bran Ferren’s company, which delivered shoddy, unfinished effects. Notably, the planned Rockman monster climax was dropped due to mechanical failures and poor test-screening reactions.
Budget Mismanagement: The $30 million budget was largely consumed by cast salaries, leaving insufficient funds for sets and effects. Scenes on Nimbus III were shot cheaply in the Mojave Desert, and compositing errors were evident in viewscreen shots.
All of which you see in the final product. Writing and special effects failures in a Sci-Fi story aren't good.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (i+Y9B)
She obviously had a sense of humor as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (2qV0m)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026
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A new gym has opened a block west of the walking trail. Not sure if they are 24-hr. On the other hand, the mall is free, and the gym (considering my neighborhood) is likely to be full of guys who look like they lifted a lot while in Angola.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:03 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: browndog done with 18 at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (pY+ea)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (+ZE5x)
Monserrat Caballe has entered the blog.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (77rzZ)
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The sound of my voice isn't nearly as annoying as his.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:04 PM (dK+Kv)
Anyway, that guy was the poster child for Big Pharma. At the end, he was taking something like 90 different meds A DAY
If ANYONE wasnt going to have a peaceful retirement and live to a ripe old age after about 1943, it certainly wasnt him
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (PI3+l)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026
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I've been using the pink envelope sweeteners for years, just a little in my morning cup. Maybe I can try some honey and a bit of milk instead.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: connected and litigious at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (cS1cw)
Population of our country is about 350,000.
How many of them are obese?
I don't care except how much of our tax dollars goes toward paying for their healthcare?
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (PI3+l)
You better THINK!
--Aretha
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (bl07w)
The best part of the fat positivity movement was clothing companies realized fat girls buy clothes too. And we don't want to wear dumpy matronly clothes that look like circus tents. I can buy beautiful flattering clothes in my size now, that reflect my personality and style. Love it.
But I HATE the part of the movement saying fat is healthy. It's not. You should always try to be healthier and encourage healthy eating and getting out and moving more, but not shame someone for being big. That's my take.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (PI3+l)
You would pretty much have to sneak off to rural Argentina for that to happen, true.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:05 PM (/QHx4)
I don't understand this, except that perhaps the fat people are all on assistance? I pay for my own healthcare and insurance. Where's my tax money?
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (/QHx4)
this is all completely wrong.
Posted by: ace at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (1wjle)
Massive Study Warns Marijuana Use in Teens Is Linked to Serious Mental Illness
https://tinyurl.com/4ra3sap5
Don't shoot the messenger.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (bl07w)
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Lowes probably has it for cheaper.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (Kt19C)
There is a meme that shows how much she looks like Chaka and the wild kid from that Mad Max movie.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
You reside in a bountiful land.
Posted by: The Old Testament at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:07 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:55 PM (bl07w)
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Lowes probably has it for cheaper. "
And Lowes is bigger!
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 04:08 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: JROD at July 02, 2026 04:08 PM (1+Mqc)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
You reside in a bountiful land.
Posted by: The Old Testament at July 02, 2026
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Just glad I don't have to deal with locusts!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:08 PM (wzUl9)
My dad always called those "lard carts." Even after his stroke, he refused to use them. He moved slow, but he still moved.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: far cry at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (wBRco)
1 My conspiracy theory is that the fat acceptance and body positivity movements were all astroturfed by Big Phrama to get as many middle and upper class Americans as fat as possible.
Posted by: 29Victor at July 02, 2026 03:25 PM
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And manufacturers of soft drinks and junk food lobby to keep these things EBT-eligible.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (qsezt)
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:02 PM (i+Y9B)
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Fans can forgive bad special effects (e.g., Red Dwarf, Doctor Who), but yeah, bad writing will ruin a movie or television show. Too many examples to count.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (gnNyN)
Heh ... this person had to do more than "only touching water (tm)" to get indicted by a grand jury. It's no wonder that these rank-and-file Dems have no idea what's going on: they only listen to Commie propaganda.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (ksbjf)
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A grand jury...in DC!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:57 PM (hWfuL)
Good point.
Maybe the DC residents actually resent these dipshits vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. A sane person wouldn't care who was POTUS when repairs were made.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (ksbjf)
I had to poop in a bucket, stick it with a stick, drown it in preservative, and box it up for Brown Santa.
Of course I handed it to little and told him I made him a present.
Those opportunities don't come around very often.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (dK+Kv)
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*slams head with Vans shoe*
I'm totally wasted!
Posted by: Spicoli at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty
If Sydney Sweeney had been Supergirl, and she was sweet and awesome instead of a sloppy mess, the movie would have had a much bigger box office with much wider birthing hips.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: Mick at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (HFx9z)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Dwalk at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (N48gl)
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:06 PM (/QHx4)
Third time's a charm.
Posted by: far cry at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (wBRco)
I was told there would be no math.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 04:12 PM (bl07w)
I enjoyed the World Cup vids of Europeans riding them in stores and having a blast.
Connected to World Cup, I heard Freddy the German had to delete his X account? He got invited to the White House and accepted, and I think the libs on X couldn't take it and harassed him and scared him away. Because all the conservative X accounts I saw absolutely loved him.
Supposedly the WH visit is still happening, I hope so!
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:12 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 04:13 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:11 PM (gm9Sb)
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Thanks to cutting the cord and mostly using Brave as my internet browser, I'm rarely exposed to advertising these days. It's great.
Especially since I have an eight-hour fast coming up on Sunday before an ultrasound exam. No food or drink for at least eight hours. No food is no problem. No water is going to be more difficult.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:13 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Open Channel D at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (gYnrv)
I heard that Trump called each one up personally and threatened to kill their dogs if they didn't indict.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (NYInA)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (gm9Sb)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (6ydKt)
How is your health? Did you get shape for the summer or are you stupid, like me, and decided to start getting back in shape in the middle of June?
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace
I'm down to 198 from 229 in January when I started eating healthier. High protein 120g per day, no more than maybe 50g of carbs, as small amount of sugar as I can manage from the stuff I am eating. I feel a lot better too, today's bp was 110/75 with a pulse rate of 72.
Still hasn't made me back into the handsome devil that Smash married 43 years ago though.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 04:15 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Mick at July 02, 2026 04:10 PM (HF
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CAC scores cannot be changed. The good news it is calcified plaque vs mushy plaque. The calcified is good or better than the other as it is not going to cut loose and kill you.
Some statins are not that bad, so I hear. Diet/exercise will reduce cholesterol in blood, but what is done in your coronary arteries is done...but it's ok to have a high CAC and no other problems. I know someone who's been there/done that.
The defining test for him that all is ok was a stress/Echo. Not separate tests but done at the same time. Until then he was freaked out.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (hzuYO)
I've been intermittent fasting 4 times per week.
I feel fuller more quickly as a result. Must be stomach shrinkage.
If only fat people would jsut stop shoveling food in their mouth for a few hours per day they might not eat as much.
As to the mental clarity, that could also be from not eating as much carbs. I can't eat pasta anymore because of how it makes my brain get foggy.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (et1vG)
I heard that Trump called each one up personally and threatened to kill their dogs if they didn't indict.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (vTZFs)
Yeah, I voted for that, too.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
I don't understand, but I would like to know more.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:16 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (8YnWh)
A lot of us here raised our children to be conservative.
Husband and i raised our three to be conservative.
We now have one staunch conservative,one who is teetering and one who is completely wacko.
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (/QHx4)
Posted by: Open Channel D at July 02, 2026 04:14 PM (gYnrv)
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That movie spawned the trope of "Dropped a Bridge on Him."
James T. Kirk went out like a chump.
No better than a redshirt.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (gnNyN)
Heart disease runs in my family, so I got one of those calcium coronary ct scans. Paid $80 for it out of pocket. Super easy test. Was thrilled to find out I have little to no plaque buildup! My results were stellar, phew.
Worth getting one if you have similar concerns. At least you'll know!
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (gWBY1)
She may not have any fans left but must look a lot healthier than she was.
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (Ia/+0)
"Iranian state media reported on Tuesday that two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a designated terrorist organization, were killed in a “terrorist and cowardly act” by “anti-government and separatist agents.” Two other people were injured in the attack."
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Are these two new one's over the four that were killed earlier by the Kurds or is Breitbart a little late on the report?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:17 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (gnNyN)
Just start with anything Disney has made in the past fifteen years.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)
Most people would call this too much information but I say it's not enough.
Posted by: Don Lemon at July 02, 2026 04:18 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:09 PM (gnNyN)
Just start with anything Disney has made in the past fifteen years.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:18 PM (6ydKt)
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Yeah, the Star Wars sequels were the first things that popped into my head. Decent spectacle (though most of it made no sense whatsoever), but terrible, terrible writing.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:20 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (wVcYX)
Her diet got very bland, but it did the trick.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (CWTWj)
My problem with statins is that they make my blood glucose pop up to "type 2 diabetes" range and I get to choose what I want to die from.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (77rzZ)
Yellow Jacket to the forehead, right above the brow.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (CWTWj)
Her biggest enemy was plastic lawn chairs.
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 04:23 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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I had an inferior wall defect on a stress echo which led to a heart cath that showed nothing. Not even streaks of plaque. I'm going to live forever just like TJM.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:24 PM (XvL8K)
#healthtipsonlythetip
Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 04:24 PM (8YnWh)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
I heard in the new Toy Story movie, Jesse kisses Buzz, and he lifts his leg like a woman from a 50s movie, and when they get married, she's waiting at the alter as he walks down the aisle wearing a kilt.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 04:25 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:25 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 04:22 PM (CWTWj)
Look into Mediterranean Diet. It's a pretty common recommendation for heart health conscious people.
Lots of vegetables, nuts, and fish. Very little hoofed animal meats and fats.
It's a sad existence.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (dK+Kv)
So...who should I listen to?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)
This is why America is the greatest country on earth. We have bacon double cheeseburgers as well as double bacon cheeseburgers. Ain't Life in America grand!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 02, 2026 04:27 PM (2ap+5)
All the ladies who relied on being thicc as part of their brand and are now using these drugs to lose their curves, like the Williams sister, are finding the same probs as Lizzo. Losing their audience along with their pounds.
Severel ladies I know are on it. And Ozempic face is real. They are skinny now, but look like they've aged ten years! I don't know how you go on it and keep your muscle mass up, so you avoid that look. No one seems to have found a solution.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:27 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:28 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Kindltot
Every man dies. Not every man really chooses how.
Posted by: Rob Soy at July 02, 2026 04:28 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 04:20 PM (gnNyN)
I was most disappointed that they just basically copied the original series' structure instead of coming up with an original plot.
Killing Han Solo like they did didn't help either.
The sequels just got worse and worse after that.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:28 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)
I hope not.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (RBKzD)
#healthtipsonlythetip
Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026
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Oysters have always been the rumor, but watermelon???
* Adds more watermelon to shopping list *
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)
This is why America is the greatest country on earth. We have bacon double cheeseburgers as well as double bacon cheeseburgers. Ain't Life in America grand!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (PLxDd)
Tell me there is a double bacon double cheeseburger. Lie if you must.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (wVcYX)
So...who should I listen to?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (sKqQm)
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I'm in the same boat except I had surgical aortic valve replacement, which went fine. My doctor gave a Rx for a statin but I'm not responding the say he had hoped.
Posted by: Oglebay at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:25 PM (wzUl9)
A/C.
Free.
Lots of stairs probably.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)
I hope not.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 04:29 PM (LHPAg)
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Do not research any further.
Posted by: Oglebay at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (2ap+5)
Anyone in violation will be issued a $5,000 fine or serve 30 days in jail.
Thank You and Praise Allah !!!!!!
Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (8/9S0)
Posted by: Kindltot
I suspected Lipitor for contributing to memory loss and confusion, and I ultimately stopped taking it for that reason.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (dK+Kv)
Too bad they had no successful post-movie stories to just copy and turn into winning movies. Like a series of novels about what happens to Luke and Han and Leia...
Posted by: RIP all the good Star novels, and Mara Jade at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 04:32 PM (afJtY)
She’s out in the heat buying me booze.
Posted by: Bulg
It's true. She is a good woman. But she may just be the antichrist.
Posted by: Doc Holiday at July 02, 2026 04:32 PM (i+Y9B)
It's all about the bass.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 04:32 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:32 PM (77rzZ)
Anyone here have thyroid issues?
Husband is 80 and is now on thyroid meds.
He goes to the gym 6 days a week and walks there for 7 miles.
Is his thyroid issue due to old age? We can't figure it out.
Posted by: four seasons at July 02, 2026 04:34 PM (/QHx4)
Spencer Pratt trolled Mamdami, said he needs to show what his own thermostat is at. His wife does not look like a lady that likes to sweat. From the heat, or from anything else to do with him.
Posted by: RIP all the good Star novels, and Mara Jade at July 02, 2026 04:34 PM (gWBY1)
I have enjoyed not spending $10 a day on the habit.
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (4NO2D)
Just over 200? That's been me since I was as in my 20's. I say if your triglycerides are in the correct range you're good.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Vengeance
Yup.
Healthline, Taking a GLP-1 Like Ozempic? These Health Risks Are Higher in the Heat
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Also: When you stop taking a GLP-1 medication (like Wegovy, Ozempic, or Zepbound), your body’s hormonal and metabolic signals revert to their pre-treatment state. Because obesity and metabolic conditions require chronic management, discontinuing the drug typically results in a rapid return of appetite and significant weight regain.
And: You should not take GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) medications while pregnant. These drugs (such as Ozempic, Wegovy, or Mounjaro) are generally contraindicated during pregnancy because human safety data is limited and animal studies have shown potential risks to fetal development.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Don Lemon at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (ikSmX)
Free.
Lots of stairs probably.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026
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Naw, malls here are all on one level. At least the one nearest me is. It was the first enclosed mall in the area; we used to go to it when it first opened, when I was a teen. It's Mogadishu on the Mississippi now, but I think of it fondly anyway.
Come to think of it, there are only two and a half enclosed malls left here. The "half" used to be a small neighborhood-like place, but it's never reopened the interior passages after hurricane damage during the Sniffle Scare. The Target and other stores, and the movie theatres, are still there, but they are only reached from the outside.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (wzUl9)
My hematologist said the rest of me might be getting older, but my liver was getting younger! Fatty deposits gone. He said, Liver cancer is now officially off the table, I can forget about it.
Posted by: Wenda at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (3uyrB)
Anyone in violation will be issued a $5,000 fine or serve 30 days in jail.
Thank You and Praise Allah !!!!!!
Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 02, 2026 04:31 PM (8/9S0)
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Dear Mayor Mandami,
You may wish to review laws passed by your predecessor. Specifically:
Under NYC’s Cooling Requirement Law, building owners must provide and maintain air conditioning for bedrooms upon tenant request. During the “cooling season” (June 15 – Sept. 15), landlords must ensure sleeping rooms stay at or below 78°F when outdoor temperatures exceed 82°F. Full enforcement of this mandate begins June 1, 2030, with tenants able to opt-in starting March 1, 2028.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 04:36 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Monica at July 02, 2026 04:36 PM (0emhU)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:36 PM (RBKzD)
Her diet got very bland, but it did the trick.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:21 PM (gWBY1)
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That's great, however my understanding is if the plaque is calcified you cannot change it with diet or treatments. The good? news is the calcified plaque does not break off and cause problems as it's stable. Not great, but more stable than
You CAN change blood cholesterol with diet and exercise in six weeks.
AI says this:
While complete removal of hardened plaque is generally not possible, softer plaques can shrink, stabilize, and become less dangerous. Reversing or halting this process—known as atherosclerosis—relies on aggressive cholesterol lowering and lifestyle changes to prevent further buildup.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:36 PM (hzuYO)
"Socialism for thee, but not me" !!!!!!
SUCKERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Mayor Mandami of NYC at July 02, 2026 04:37 PM (8/9S0)
Posted by: Wenda
Congrats! Let's celebrate hard all weekend!!!!
Posted by: Booze at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (i+Y9B)
Empire had given us such high hopes, and then Return was sort of a letdown.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Wenda at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (3uyrB)
Great news!!!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (77rzZ)
We eat home-cooked meals mostly, because I know how much we can eat. And also we make stuff that is good for leftover lunches.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (0aYVJ)
My hematologist said the rest of me might be getting older, but my liver was getting younger! Fatty deposits gone. He said, Liver cancer is now officially off the table, I can forget about it.
Posted by: Wenda at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (3uyrB)
That's fantastic news! What did you do to achieve this?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 02, 2026 04:39 PM (Q/FnY)
Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 04:39 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 04:01 PM (XvL8K)
This is why America is the greatest country on earth. We have bacon double cheeseburgers as well as double bacon cheeseburgers. Ain't Life in America grand!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:26 PM (PLxDd)
Tell me there is a double bacon double cheeseburger. Lie if you must.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (wVcYX)
*The Baconator has entered the chat*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 04:40 PM (xcxpd)
Followed with a lemon-blueberry scone and because I am virtuous, only one scoop of Tillamook rocky road ice cream. Ok. It was a big scoop, but I earned it from all the prep work. And the four cookies really didn't count.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 04:40 PM (2WIwB)
Empire had given us such high hopes, and then Return was sort of a letdown.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)
Agreed.
And the they did it again in the sequels only this Death Star was... bigger.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:40 PM (6ydKt)
"Small Diet Coke"..............
Posted by: Sally Struthers for the Starving Children at July 02, 2026 04:41 PM (8/9S0)
Empire had given us such high hopes, and then Return was sort of a letdown.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)
Agreed.
And the they did it again in the sequels only this Death Star was... bigger.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 02, 2026 04:40 PM (6ydKt)
George Lucas is not a good writer. Or an imaginative one.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 04:41 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 04:30 PM (wVcYX)
It would confirm the existance of God.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (PLxDd)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)
Turning Han Solo into a buffoon was stupid.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (0aYVJ)
We eat home-cooked meals mostly, because I know how much we can eat. And also we make stuff that is good for leftover lunches.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026
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I'm pretty much the same. A Shoney's breakfast buffet was a waste for me, because I did not want to eat enough to justify the horrifying cost.
We no longer have any Shoney's places in our area. The last one just closed, after having a letter burned out in its neon sign for a year. "_HONEYS," it read. Which should have been more tempting, but then people got there and discovered it was dispensing food instead of hookers and lap dances.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:27 PM (gWBY1)
Before this they were having the trend of "buccal fat removal" from their cheeks. They really look special now.
No thanks! Aging well here without all of that stuff and anal leakage from the Ozymandius Oprah shot.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: Wenda at July 02, 2026 04:35 PM (3uyrB)
Obviously you don't shake your Manhattans.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (PLxDd)
I’m guessing those guys have one hell of a 250th party planned.
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 04:42 PM (0aYVJ)
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He was a white dad. What choice did Hollywood have?
Posted by: Don Lemon at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (ikSmX)
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I'm not watching Star Wars material again until they introduce an overweight, sloppy and condescending Jedi who makes fun of all the rituals, has nicknames for all the other Jedi (none of them complimentary), and acts out of common sense.
Plus, he's a real bad ass who enhances his light sabre, drop kicks a Jawa across a cantina, stares at Yoda and says, "I don't feel much like meditating today. Got a problem with that?"
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (dIske)
Avoid soy, I switched from soy sauce to temari sauce or coconut aminos. Omega three fish like salmon is good, or take an omega 3 supplement. And iodine is your friend. I adore eating seaweed, and didn't realize until I learned the iodine connection that maybe that's why I love it. My body is craving it. So I will eat seaweed as a snack. I used to add a drop of liquid iodine to my morning drink. Selenium is good, so a Brazil nut or two a day. And zinc is also good.
Posted by: LizLem at July 02, 2026 04:45 PM (gWBY1)
Plus, he's a real bad ass who enhances his light sabre, drop kicks a Jawa across a cantina, stares at Yoda and says, "I don't feel much like meditating today. Got a problem with that?"
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (dIske)
Now THAT would win me over.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Bulg
I bought a bunting to put on my gate here at the Wood in da Hood.
That's pretty big, no?
Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 04:46 PM (q6tQZ)
It would confirm the existance of God.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
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Confirmed.
Down the street from the office was a place known as Charlie's Heartburn City. Double meat, cheese, and bacon covered with chili, no mustard necessary.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:47 PM (RBKzD)
Posted by: four seasons
Not real uncommon. Does need physician monitoring.
Thyroid dot org - Older Patients and Thyroid Disease
btf-thyroid org. (British thyroid ). Older Patients and Thyroid Disease
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 04:47 PM (NFX2v)
Plus, he's a real bad ass who enhances his light sabre, drop kicks a Jawa across a cantina, stares at Yoda and says, "I don't feel much like meditating today. Got a problem with that?"
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026
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Seth Rogen as a Jedi? Eeeeg.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 04:44 PM (77rzZ)
I was at the store earlier today and the lady in line in front of me had her cart loaded down with beer and those fruity foo-foo drinks. Said she was headed to Leavenworth (in central WA state) for the 4th. Her last comment as she headed out the store, "I fucking hate camping."
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (wzUl9)
Well explained by Dr Bryan Ardis.
It's the cigarettes that'll kill ya.
That's a great scene from Sleeper, Ace!
lol
Posted by: Heirloominati at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (erhDr)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:49 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (RBKzD)
She can't eat bread anymore, but I fix that dish at least once a month for me. Wife just eats it without bread.
Noting comes close, Imma telling you!
Posted by: MkY at July 02, 2026 04:50 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 04:43 PM (PLxDd)
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Good idea, but that can get you arrested in Times Square.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Jack Tallent at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (hBVqM)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 04:36 PM (hzuYO)
Yes, well. If statins worked then the cardiologists would be out of work by now since they are prescribed to everyone.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 04:48 PM (wzUl9)
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Someone who is a bit of a dick, but could pull it off is Vincent D'Onofrio.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Jack Tallent at July 02, 2026 04:51 PM (hBVqM)
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But Nicotine will do that without that tar.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 04:54 PM (ikSmX)
But the big change was diet. I'm a Montana girl, I think beef 4/5 times a week is appropriated. Now I have it a half dozen times a year. (Sob.) No citrus, because it draws iron out of food---good for most people, bad for me.
My kids say I'm lousy at knowing when I'm sick, but I'm very good at following doctor's orders. Could be.
Posted by: Wenda at July 02, 2026 04:56 PM (3uyrB)
I have no thyroid having had thyroid cancer. You do not need to strictly ban foods from your life, but you must manage when you eat them with necessary medication.
It's also surprising how many things contain biotin which can adversely TSH levels. It's a constant learning experience to keep levels in range.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 05:00 PM (NFX2v)
What's the percentage of "just diabetic", Junior?
Is it the same as it was 70 years ago? Is that why you have to roll in the "not actually diabetic but could be if you squint" to make things sound worse than they are?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 02, 2026 05:06 PM (C0Nlv)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
I need my pain!
Posted by: from another bad Trek film at July 02, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)
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You tell that to Sybock to his face!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:54 PM (hWfuL)
I hated Star Trek V when i saw it in the theater and I thought Generations was a weak start; that said, I would watch those movies on a loop for an entire day than any of this Discovery or Star Fleet academy r*tard swill that Kurtzman is wanking into the universe.
Posted by: Nelly at July 02, 2026 06:01 PM (6+ehB)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 04:53 PM (rbvCR)
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Some statins do cause muscle aches and stuff, and there are others that cause no issue. I get it and am not wanting this to turn into a verbal war as I love you and a personal choice.
Statins do lower very high cholesterol. I don't think someone barely over the lab limit should be put on one as diet and exercise can lower it and it is not that big of a deal.
With someone who has cardiac problems genetically it is important to monitor. The deal is, though, that the plaque in your coronary arteries is permanent (my understanding). Statins calcify this and it is said to make it more stable vs sticky plaque in your heart (the kind that breaks off and causes MI or stroke). What I've read and been told as a former cardiac surgical RN.
I am basically protected (so far) both by genetics and diet. As were my grandmothers.
My grandfather was not so lucky, yet his son (my father) never smoked was fine...so that alone could have been why my grandfather died from a massive MI when I was a baby.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 07:03 PM (hzuYO)
Any pot-related health problems would be endemic in cannabis-heavy cultures like Jamaica. Don't be a literal moron.
MAGA is purely Constitution-based, as opposed to 'conservatives', who are just as anxious to micromanage my life and ban everything they don't personally like as any leftist ever was.
Posted by: bravokilo at July 03, 2026 02:04 AM (GkGDK)
DOJ Now Investigating China's Agent and Tech Billionaire Neville Roy Singham, Who Uses His Fortune to Fund Just About Every Hard-Left Antifa-Adjacent Group in America
Literally. He married the founder of Code Pink.Congress is wading into a federal grand jury investigation into alleged financial crimes committed by China-based businessman Neville Roy Singham, a U.S. citizen, and his connections to left-wing activist groups. The Department of Justice, authorized by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, launched a federal grand jury probe into the tech tycoon to investigate alleged wire fraud, bank fraud and money laundering within his financial network. Prosecutors are examining the flow of hundreds of millions of dollars that Mr. Singham allegedly funneled from Shanghai into the U.S. through defunct shell corporations and a Goldman Sachs philanthropy fund. The funds were allegedly distributed to a constellation of nonprofits, media operations and activist groups, such as CodePink, co-founded by Mr. Singham's wife, and the Party for Socialism and Liberation, that lawmakers and critics accuse of pushing Chinese Communist Party propaganda and sectarian division. "Neville Singham is a traitor to our country. He has ties to the CCP," Sen. Jim Banks, Indiana Republican, told Fox News Digital. "He is an American citizen, but all of his loyalties lie with the Chinese Communist Party. And when you begin to untangle the web of his massive fortune and his philanthropic activities, the money that he sends to left-wing groups in America, and not just groups that espouse ideologies, but espouse violence." Mr. Singham has said that he does not work for the CCP, but numerous investigations have tied his funding to organizations that support the party. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previously traveled to New York City for a meeting with Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon, who reportedly received a warning from Mr. Bessent that his bank could face scrutiny for alleged conspiracy by funneling Mr. Singham's money. Mr. Solomon reportedly agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department's probe. ...Because China wants to dominate AI, Singham is paying far-left groups to agitate against AI. Now I don't love AI myself, but this is exactly like Vladimir Putin funding left-wing groups to protest fracking. The leftists paid to oppose these things are doing so as pawns of a malign foreign intelligence operation.
He is funneling millions of dollars to the Party for Socialism and Liberation, according to a report by the Bitcoin Policy Institute made public Tuesday -- the second in a series on Chinese influence against data centers.
... "For years, Roy Singham has abused the generous tax status awarded to tax exempt organizations to fund left wing chaos and violence in our country," the Missouri Republican said on social media Monday. ... "Far-left NGOs are the means by which U.S. adversaries like communist China work to undermine our country," the Texas Republican told Fox News Digital. "Groups like CodePink, which Singham has funded, openly spew CCP propaganda. Their objective is to spark division, resentment and unrest."
2/ WATCH. Neville Roy Singham in his own words supporting the 'new world order' of Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party
— Asra Nomani (@AsraNomani) June 29, 2026
The grand jury investigation follows a five-part series we published @FoxNews Digital in March. In the series, I unearthed a 4:13 speech in which… pic.twitter.com/Ygb1kPkVqP
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:21 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 02:21 PM (hzuYO)
So this is not happening.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:22 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:22 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:22 PM (4KUe5)
Mr. Solomon reportedly agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department's probe.
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Bessent made him an offer he could not refuse!
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (6eLrX)
The difference is that, sometimes, what your enemy wants is what you should let him have. The Chinese and AI are one of those times.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (0++PJ)
>>Because China wants to dominate AI, Singham is paying far-left groups to agitate against AI.
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Probably also whipping up NIMBYism about data centers.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (Jr5Lq)
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On the plus side, we can look forward to the Chinese version of Skynet accidentally nuking their own cities before it nukes ours.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (77rzZ)
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On the plus side, we can look forward to the Chinese version of Skynet accidentally nuking their own cities before it nukes ours.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (gnNyN)
Two words - Golden Dome!
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:24 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (RIvkX)
That needs to be rectified, after he’s convicted, of course.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (OoFl2)
—Disinformation Expert Ace
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Funny thing, when you fund an "idea", you usually send that money to an organization.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (x8PQF)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (pBF9D)
Hell, the richest guy on the planet is fine with using just two.
Posted by: I gotta ask at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (2Ez/1)
One of Trump’s best picks.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (D+BhG)
Because he ought to.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (2Ez/1)
Little short guy running around causing havoc, one big dude with steel teeth....
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (0dsIZ)
That needs to be rectified, after he’s convicted, of course.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (4KUe5)
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His breathing needs to be rectified.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (x8PQF)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (77rzZ)
Not sure I'd care what the progs say about jailing the guy who bought pallets of bricks to stage near riots.
You might as well dump the whole country down the fucking toilet if you can't jail people who bought pallets of bricks to stage near guaranteed riots, whatever portion of "peaceful".
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (ikSmX)
That needs to be rectified, after he’s convicted, of course.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (4KUe5)
If you spend a serious amount of time outside the state of Alaska, you lose your Permanent Fund Dividend because you are no longer considered a resident, except of course for active service members and people out of state for medical care.
Same thing should apply to people who live full time in China, I would think.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (bl07w)
One of Trump’s best picks.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (4KUe5)
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100%. He's the most visible treasury secretary we've had and he is as good a pit bull as anyone Trump has in his corner
Posted by: 496 at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (Ouiyj)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (VcZHb)
Posted by: the dandy at July 02, 2026 02:29 PM (8l8nW)
Posted by: Pete Booty at July 02, 2026 02:29 PM (pBF9D)
I'm ok, just too warm and missing my cat who had to put to sleep last week
How are you?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:29 PM (D+BhG)
Singham, a businessman based in Shanghai, is known for his funding of activist groups that often have anti-U.S. and anti-Israel agendas
. His family ties also include his niece, Alicia Singham Goodwin, who serves as the political director for the nonprofit Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, which launched Jews for Zohran.
Posted by: Reality Bites at July 02, 2026 02:29 PM (2LHE1)
What is Singham’s ethnicity? His surname sounds Indian, maybe?
Posted by: Bulg
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Family's from Sri Lanka. Seems like his father is another Kamala:
>>taught briefly at the University of Michigan before being recruited as one of the 'black scholars' (despite his Asian heritage)
Next, Neville will be fondly recalling the good old days of celebrating Kwanzaa and riding a yellow bus to the white school.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (CWTWj)
I know they have to do the investigation but there are plenty of bureaucratic ways to stop it without court.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (n5tGW)
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Ah, so we might even be able to get this guy for espionage.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:25 PM (RIvkX)
And, if he's spending CCP money, that means he's spending US tax money. Money taken from us, given to a hostile nation, and used to harm us.
Because Trump said pussy.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (CWTWj)
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The oligarchy is taking out the everyman!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Mike Hammer
What part? I was in Weaverville the other day.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (VcZHb)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (Ia/+0)
So this is not happening.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:22 PM (hWfuL)
I'm glad that between this and deporting a million of the Democrats' most reliable voters, you're personally guaranteeing a red tsunami in Novemer.
Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 02:27 PM (XeU6L)
Knik, AK. 10:30. 58 deg., climbing to about 69, 60% humidity.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (dK+Kv)
Hanging is too good for them.
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (6eLrX)
Sorry about your cat. That’s never an easy thing to do.
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (vSvIl)
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I guarantee nothing and my prediction for November remains the same:
No change on net in the Senate (we switch NC for MI).
Dems take a very small majority in the House (5 seats or so).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:32 PM (4KUe5)
He’s an American citizen?
That needs to be rectified, after he’s convicted, of course.
Posted by: Lizzy
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Native born of Sri Lankan parents, so no rectification for his "birthright."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:32 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (mmrXZ)
NIMBYism about data centers is probably a good idea if you happen to pay for your electricity.
Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:32 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (5rh/l)
I have other thoughts. But I am trying to keep it family friendly.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (dK+Kv)
I do wonder if Mr. Singham had a relationship with USAID similar to the relationship George Soros had.
I am slowly getting tired of learning that not only are we funding groups to destroy the USA, but also that there is nothing we can do about, so sorry.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (5rh/l)
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Even with anvils strapped to their ankles.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (5rh/l)
https://youtu.be/tF5B1Pt01MU?t=11
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (itsE0)
One of Trump’s best picks.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:26 PM (4KUe5)
I love how he acts when Congress asks him questions. He looks at them like they are the idiot kindergarten class, sort of gobsmacked that they can be so very stupid. And he keeps his cool, no matter what.
I wish he had lasers in his eyeballs though....
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (bl07w)
I am slowly getting tired of learning that not only are we funding groups to destroy the USA, but also that there is nothing we can do about, so sorry.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (rbvCR)
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There is nothing we can do about the subversion of the United States without killing 14 million people....apparently.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (ExV1e)
DESTROY ALL WHITE PRIVILEGE
Posted by: Blue-haired Nose-ring at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: pookysgirl, next to prime farmland at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (pBF9D)
14 million lives depend on this corruption!
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: pookysgirl, next to prime farmland at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (Wt5PA)
Probably because they are surveillance centers.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: pookysgirl, next to prime farmland at July 02, 2026 02:34 PM (Wt5PA)
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Because that's not going to kill anybody!
Posted by: Big State at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (ikSmX)
"Groups like CodePink, which Singham has funded, openly spew CCP propaganda. Their objective is to spark division, resentment and unrest."
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Also violence.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (mmrXZ)
No change on net in the Senate (we switch NC for MI).
Dems take a very small majority in the House (5 seats or so).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:31 PM (hWfuL)
"Winning."
Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (vSvIl)
Perhaps he is also a serial killer or Presidential assassin?
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 02:36 PM (QaH55)
"Winning."
Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (vSvIl)
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ICE and DHS as a whole are fully funded and appropriated through 2028.
The deportation machine and the DOJ will continue on no matter who is performing pointless theater in Congress.
So, yes. Winning.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:36 PM (hWfuL)
Seems like buying up some land in northern Canada would be the best bet. Easier to cool things.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 02:36 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Red at July 02, 2026 02:36 PM (zhWvq)
Thanks very much.. I occasionally think "Where is Pynchon?" And look around for him before I realize he's gone.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:33 PM (dK+Kv)
Family friendly hangings. Could work
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Axeman
Or we can send them Somewhere else to develop their utopia.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (W2Pud)
>> BPD disorder doesn’t respond to meds, but it does respond to DBT and CBT therapy. The problem is finding a therapist who dispenses it with tough love on the side. My oldest has BPD, she is on the very functional side of it vs. the ones who murder (like the girl in Maternal Instinct, or Jodi Arias), thank goodness. Through enforcement of treatment from me, she is doing amazingly well. She also had a metamorphosis at 26 where things in her brain started to work pretty close to normally. This happens in quite a few people with BPD and no one really knows why. The brain is fascinating.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 02:15 PM (Wmg4n)
Your brain goes through two phases of wild proliferation of neuronal connections, followed by winnowing. There is the exploratory phase of trying things and seeing what works and what doesn't; once you've figured out the rules of childhood (or at least settled on habits), your brain culls the unused paths and detangles itself. Then puberty hits, a whole new set of social rules presents itself, and your brain reproliferates tangles until you figure out adulthood (or at least habituate). It takes longer for some than others.
Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (Sy6m/)
And God help us - I hope we don’t get to phase 2.
Posted by: CtSpursman at July 02, 2026 02:38 PM (kDjRX)
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:38 PM (0dsIZ)
Seriously, what is the legal basis to stop this guy? He gives money to America-haters, but isn't he (regrettably) free to do so?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (mmrXZ)
Ugh. I have a few deceased friends and I "couldn't wait to tell them" something for months and months.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (pBF9D)
I'm sorry. The mourning for your sister will, of course , take a long time, but I'm glad you reconciled with her before she died. That's important.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (D+BhG)
Seriously, what is the legal basis to stop this guy? He gives money to America-haters, but isn't he (regrettably) free to do so?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (mmrXZ)
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If he's giving money to people performing criminal acts, especially knowingly, he's part of a criminal conspiracy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Bosk at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (VMFAF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:40 PM (D+BhG)
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Imagine what these people will sound like when they become "extremists".
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:40 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:41 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 02:37 PM (W2Pud)
(aherm) hell (cough)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:41 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:42 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 02:42 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 02:42 PM (W2Pud)
Oh good. They always make everything better.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 02:43 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Rotkappchen at July 02, 2026 02:43 PM (j3Fsw)
Posted by: some hobo at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (wBRco)
He's a very smart man, and from what I've seen in number of smart gay men they can have a withering ability to put down people with of bit**y sense of dry humor I I enjoy watching him in various settings and glad that he is supportive of Trump's agenda.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (D+BhG)
If he's giving money to people performing criminal acts, especially knowingly, he's part of a criminal conspiracy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Good luck to the DOJ with that, especially since Soros pere and fils are still roaming free.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (mmrXZ)
And he's hard leftist. The part that should be interesting is how the money flowed. A modest "consulting" firm is suddenly "tech" and gets bought out for insane money by a private equity firm. The coin given him then flows out to certain activities...
Nah. All above board. Honest.
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Northside. Weaverville about 3 miles north from here.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (77rzZ)
Good luck to the DOJ with that, especially since Soros pere and fils are still roaming free.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (mmrXZ)
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Well, Billy Barr didn't really try when he was AG.
Blanche is not Billy Barr. He doesn't play the bagpipes, for one.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (dK+Kv)
Because Trump said pussy.
Not a whole lot has changed. Other than our intellectual and political elites are now in Chinese Communist pockets rather than Soviet Communist pockets.
I don't think a lot of people, as they look backward with rose colored glasses, recognize just how Communist infiltrated our ruling class has always been.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (0++PJ)
Thanks, and I have always appreciated your sharing about your cat friend, Lucy "the fink".
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (77rzZ)
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Easy enough, right? There were only like 4 of them at the time.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (hWfuL)
It was a AOS worthy comment. Because I'd bet it was more true than not. And pretty snarky.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:45 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 02:46 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Kindltot
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It took a long time for my sub-conscience to stop expecting both my critters to meet me at the door when I come in.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 02:46 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 02:15 PM (Wmg4n)
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It's possibly due to the maturation of her pre-frontal cortex. I'm very happy she's better!
I have/had a friend with BPD as well as massive narcissism who is never going to get better. She's alienated not just me but her entire family and uses the fact that she's an attorney to threaten to sue if you cross her.
I have not spoken to her, except at some funerals for my family and being polite, since 2007. Until then and for most of my life she was my "best friend."
I admit to being a naive forgiving fool and not listening to others about her true self...as many saw through her in college (my future husband did when he first met her). I think I had a form of Stockholm Syndrome.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 02:47 PM (hzuYO)
Well, Billy Barr didn't really try when he was AG.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I was kind of thinking along those lines. How hard have we ever actually tried? It does seem like it will take tremendous effort, though.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:47 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Kindltot
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I still miss Jasmine every day.
Today my cat Allie disappeared on me and I couldn't find her until just a few minutes ago.
Turned out she was just hiding behind the closet door in my bedroom.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 02:47 PM (gnNyN)
That's just mean.
There were eleven...
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:48 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:47 PM (mmrXZ)
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George W. Bush took pride in not striking back.
Trump 2.0 is the first time the right has used the power of the state to strike back at political enemies who actually break laws in decades. Decades of Republican establishment fops making it base firmware that only Republicans get targeted by the DOJ unless Democrats okay an attack on another Democrat.
A grand number of problems in our contemporary nation stem not from lack of laws, but the paucity of law enforcement of existing laws. This is why Congress is best ignored.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:49 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at July 02, 2026 02:49 PM (RIyP7)
So... pay someone like Roy Singham to run an op against US datacenters. If nothing else it slows down US development of AI infrastructure while China goes about stealing what it can and figuring out how to deploy it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 02:49 PM (jehhT)
It was a AOS worthy comment. Because I'd bet it was more true than not. And pretty snarky.
Personally, I'm not opposed to trolls posting as long as they can manage to be relevant and not overly stupid. But I appreciate that it would be hard to automate distinguishing and likely not worth it for the few times it happens. Also, not my house, not my rules.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 02:50 PM (vTZFs)
Poor guy. I want to let him out so bad but mama says no.
He loves it out there and the yard has been taken over by his nemesis and a few other ferals. He is not a happy kitty with this situation.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:51 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:51 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:51 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:38 PM (0dsIZ)
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That's what a lot of people said.
Doesn't look like the same guy to me, though.
Paddock wasn't pudgy. He wasn't trim, but he wasn't pudgy. He had the look of somebody who had spent their life wirey, but let themselves go at the end.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:52 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 02:53 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:47 PM (mmrXZ)
That's the frustrating part. Not much different than when the FBI (and I doubt it was JUST the FBI) went after La Cosa Nostra. Its largely the same.
Because a lot - A LOT - of what ultimately sank the Five Families was getting their money in LEGIT businesses squeezed. Which of course impacted their ability to conduct business off the books.
The FBI, and CIA, and DOJ, and purposely forgot how to do it. Why ? Because they don't want to.
They know - we all know at this point - when the riots will start. So its as easy as, and it really is, putting a team in place to arrest the delivery guy. And they can. They can arrest and detain you or I - right now - for a time.
Why do you do that ? To get the paperwork for the delivery. Better yet - if the guy is anything more than an anonymous driver - to get him to roll. And you work it up.
Our "Angels in Blue" don't want to.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 02:53 PM (0++PJ)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 02, 2026 02:53 PM (xvV+O)
Guessing they are Chinese, could be anyway
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:53 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 02:50 PM (vTZFs)
I've seen some of troll comments before they get zapped. You aren't missing much.
It's usually something like
ha ha dead children good luck in midterms
or
Trump has business in China and breaks law, he's going to jail
You are really not missing much.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at July 02, 2026 02:49 PM (RIyP7)
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Morons to the left of me
Cretins to the right
Here I am
Stuck in the middle...
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:52 PM (ikSmX)
I'm right here, you know.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (dK+Kv)
Stuck in the middle...
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (ikSmX)
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I'm not stuck in here with you.
YOU'RE STUCK IN HERE WITH ME!!!!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (hWfuL)
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Learned from father. Wouldn't be prudent.
IMO, he wasn't evil or malicious, just naive and misguided. He took the whole "turn the other cheek" ethic and applied it way too broadly as international policy instead of as interpersonal policy.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:51 PM (0dsIZ)
Get him a rottweiler.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (pBF9D)
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AKA, "subject to the jurisdiction" -- modern morons
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: JROD at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (1+Mqc)
"IMO, he wasn't evil or malicious, just naive and misguided."
Oh, I think there's more on the evil and malicious side.
He's a piece of crap.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at July 02, 2026 02:56 PM (et1vG)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:56 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:56 PM (Jr5Lq)
Gaia to City: Drop Dead.
Posted by: New York Daily News at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (wBRco)
"W" was the ultimate expression of all those who proudly declare their hair is not on fire.
When they knock down a few of your sky-scrapers ? And celebrate it in Dearborn ?
Time to get some matches. Not the time to declare "religion of peace".
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (0++PJ)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:54 PM (pBF9D)
The ones I hate are the sociopaths who work to get people to fight.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (mmrX
You aren't free to fund groups that are trying to undermine the welfare of the country on behalf of adversarial countries.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (/WQyy)
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Learned from father. Wouldn't be prudent.
IMO, he wasn't evil or malicious, just naive and misguided. He took the whole "turn the other cheek" ethic and applied it way too broadly as international policy instead of as interpersonal policy.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (vTZFs)
He was the epitome of what was always wrong with GOPe, the go along to get along, do not upset the apple carts, kick the can down the road, rather than doing what is right "compassionate conservativism."
F that guy and their types in they eye sockets.
I have no use for MFrs who just stand buy and loot the treasury with their cronies while people actively work to destroy this country, my progeny's birthright, that I served to protect and defend. They are worse than the commies on the other side, because they stab you in the back while lying to your face.
Conserving shit is hard work. GTFO of the way if you don't have the spine.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 03:00 PM (dK+Kv)
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Just an excitable boy, they all said (Excitable boy)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:00 PM (ikSmX)
Sorry to hear that you had to let your cat go. The emptiness in the house after they are gone is horrible.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 03:01 PM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:39 PM (mmrX)
I'm not free to monetarily coerce your neighbor to kick your ass.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 03:01 PM (0++PJ)
The trip was therapeutic for both of us, since we haven't held a cat since Hex was put down.
Posted by: pookysgirl needs furry friends at July 02, 2026 03:01 PM (Wt5PA)
now memory prices, THATS a fucking controversy and much of it caused by the memory cartel who are creating artificial scarcity at our expense
Those guys need to get fuckbutted by 100 patriot missiles
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Now With More Quality Fapness at July 02, 2026 03:02 PM (fapp/)
Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_
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1h
BREAKING: Here's the just-filed NLPC bar complaint against NY attorney Roberta Ann Kaplan. The basis for the complaint is that Kaplan failed to inform Trump’s lawyers + the court when she knew her client E. Jean Carroll provided false testimony by denying outside funding for her case while aware that Dem megadonor Reid Hoffman was bankrolling it w/ a $7 mil grant to Kaplan's firm.
Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 03:02 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (bl07w)
His love passed away about 3 years ago. A big ol black labradoodle. Their relationship was funny. If she was out in the yard he was under her. He kept her very clean. They played chase and gitcha kitty all over the house.
I really miss her. The house is very empty without her.
Wife's pug hasn't been the same since either. He died a lot when she did. All he does is lay around and sleep. He needs a puppy too I think. Wife wants no more pets though. She has real issues when the pass.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 03:02 PM (0dsIZ)
At this point, I think people are missing the case that GWB was Swamp people.
All most everybody he put around himself, seems to have been proven to be more GOP Swamp than conservative.
Given that he was, perhaps we can chalk his stoic responses as not letting the Swamp lose.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:03 PM (ikSmX)
Looks like some ultra-based wikipedia editor has corrected Singham's wikipedia entry to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neville_Roy_Singham
Every paragraph is devastating.
"In 2019, Singham started a consulting business with partners in the publicity department of the Chinese Communist Party...
Singham, a socialist, is a benefactor of far-left causes, and an admirer of Maoism. According to The New York Times, he has provided significant funding for media outlets, organizations, and politicians around the world that promote pro-Chinese government propaganda." etc.
I love it when we use their strategies (like editing wikipedia entries) against them.
Posted by: zombie at July 02, 2026 03:03 PM (Av6i5)
I'm not free to monetarily coerce your neighbor to kick your ass.
Posted by: Spring Reverb
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That's why I hope the DOJ can pick out the money trail from Singham to violence.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:03 PM (mmrXZ)
The trip was therapeutic for both of us, since we haven't held a cat since Hex was put down.
Posted by: pookysgirl needs furry friends at July 02, 2026 03:01 PM (Wt5PA)
Sibling kitties are the best. We have two orange brothers from the same litter. So much fun.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 03:03 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 03:04 PM (/WQyy)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 03:04 PM (rbvCR)
@paulsperry_
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1h
BREAKING: Here's the just-filed NLPC bar complaint against NY attorney Roberta Ann Kaplan. The basis for the complaint is that Kaplan failed to inform Trump’s lawyers + the court when she knew her client E. Jean Carroll provided false testimony by denying outside funding for her case while aware that Dem megadonor Reid Hoffman was bankrolling it w/ a $7 mil grant to Kaplan's firm.
Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 03:02 PM (kX27y)
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Let me be the first to say: "Nothing will happen".
New York would have to care about this first.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:04 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:03 PM (mmrXZ)
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The antifa case in TX seems to indicate that the lowest levels of leftist organizations dedicated to agitation and chaos are filled with craven cowards who will give up their comrades for reduced sentences.
And they're all very open about what they're doing because they've long thought that they were untouchable.
Yeoman's work will have to be done to lay things out for grand jury consumption, but I suspect the evidence is volumous.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:05 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 02:59 PM (rbvCR)
Don't hate them. They are the ones with a specific problem in their life they cannot solve, so they come here to work it out on people not going through their shit. Of course - the people here are all going through their own shit, but with varying degrees of healthy handling.
Dragging people down into your muck is easy with the internet - but mysteriously never solves the problem that still will not leave you alone.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:05 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: fly gal at July 02, 2026 03:06 PM (toZgo)
Posted by: runner
>We can always put chinese solar panels on that land.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 02, 2026 03:06 PM (fkjGs)
I've had luck with kittens in pairs, from the same litter. But never, ever, have three cats at once.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 03:06 PM (0++PJ)
When the cattle cars come the Bushes will be sipping champagne thankful they have been left alone, because they're the beautiful people. Not like their icky voters.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:07 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:08 PM (diia5)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:05 PM (pBF9D)
One theater professor I had mentioned that before Diane Downs got famous, she took classes at Western Oregon State College and she had taken a couple of his courses there. He said she was a horror to have in the classes because she would get other people, especially men, to start fighting, and she really disrupted the classes that way. It was her way of interacting I suppose, and surely she thought she was doing everyone a favor by letting them vent, and learn something important. Of course she was a total sociopath who had no concern other than her own self, and was incredibly good at manipulating other people. Very smart, very high in verbal ability, total psycho.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 03:08 PM (rbvCR)
Time flies....at ludicrous speed
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 03:09 PM (/WQyy)
they're all very open about what they're doing because they've long thought that they were untouchable.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Which weaves right back into:
- our prior GOPe kindly tolerance of these people
- the shock these antifas are experiencing as their expectations of gaily committing a "direct action" and then going home to party are met with 30-year prison sentences instead.
I think we'll find out again how effective these prosecutions will be, especially in the long term, if we can keep sticking them.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:09 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 02, 2026 03:08 PM (diia5)
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Student visas are overall down 36% since Trump took office.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (hWfuL)
Time flies....at ludicrous speed
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 03:09 PM (/WQyy)
Post them again, it is sad to only see passed-on pets on the weekend.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (rbvCR)
Yep ... and no reason to let perfect be the enemy of good. Just roll it up as far as you can. If you don't bag Soros ? But lets say to destroy his network by - I dunno', pick a number - 60% ? That's a win. Take it. Every dollar is a win.
No administration before now - since Nixon - has shown the appetite to even try. I'm not the biggest Trump fan obviously. But at least he has people willing to try.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (0++PJ)
YOU'RE STUCK IN HERE WITH ME!!!!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:55 PM (hWfuL)
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"Now youse can't leave."
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:11 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (hWfuL)
We will make it up with Birth Tourism !
--Chinese Birth Tourism Board
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:11 PM (6eLrX)
Florida woman shoots Army vet dead during Walmart parking spot altercation
https://tinyurl.com/fdjj6fxy
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:11 PM (ndZc7)
The scale of what I'm talking about is a sight to behold. Probaly 50,000 servers worth of parts. Pallets and pallets of boards. I'd guess at over a billion dollars worth. All going nowhere soon.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 03:12 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 03:08 PM (rbvCR)
Oh yeah some have a screw loose but I find it easy to upset most of our trouble seekers. A truly psycho troublemaker cannot be upset or bothered in any way.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:12 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (hWfuL)
We will make it up with Birth Tourism !
--Chinese Birth Tourism Board
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:11 PM (6eLrX)
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Stephen Miller announced that they're closing as many loopholes as possible.
They will most likely make pregnant women ineligible for visas, and stop allowing Chinese nationals to visit American territories.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:12 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 03:10 PM (rbvC
Good idea.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (/WQyy)
Thanks. I appreciate your empathy . I guess I should follow the advice of some people above and get two cats or kittens.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (D+BhG)
The scale of what I'm talking about is a sight to behold. Probaly 50,000 servers worth of parts. Pallets and pallets of boards. I'd guess at over a billion dollars worth. All going nowhere soon.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 03:12 PM (0dsIZ)
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Valve should have contacted you for parts for their Steam machines!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (hWfuL)
Or his success could be prefaced by Chinese invovlement and that made it possible. I've heard stories about the underground vault in Beijing where foreign parties are taken into a room filled with huge safety deposit boxes that have bronze placques with their names and the contents inside each is theirs if they cooperate.
Or, maybe Singham is just an idiot with no values or common sense.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (dIske)
An excellent start. Again - that's a Trump win. That's a win for any sovereign nation-state.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 03:14 PM (0++PJ)
Bessent made him an offer he could not refuse!
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (6eLrX)
Bessent and the Golden Scalp Weasel appear to be settling all family business, Corleone-style.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 03:15 PM (y9nCu)
Bessent made him an offer he could not refuse!
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (6eLrX)
Bessent and the Golden Scalp Weasel appear to be settling all family business, Corleone-style.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 03:15 PM (y9nCu)
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And they have 2.5 more years to do it, no matter what happens in the midterms.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (dIske)
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Their elite are always insulated with money.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (pBF9D)
They will most likely make pregnant women ineligible for visas, and stop allowing Chinese nationals to visit American territories.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:12 PM (hWfuL)
I think they already have a workaround. There was a story of some Chinese owned "birth farm", "local girls" carrying Chinese babies or something.
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (hWfuL)
No comment.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 03:15 PM (y9nCu)
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Corleone? Pussies.
Posted by: Gen. Augusto Pinochet Savior of Chilean Democracy at July 02, 2026 03:17 PM (RIvkX)
189 Valve should have contacted you for parts for their Steam machines!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (hWfuL)
No comment.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (0dsIZ)
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I'm happy with my Steam Deck. I have a PS5 for more modern day gaming.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:17 PM (hWfuL)
They will most likely make pregnant women ineligible for visas,
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I pity the folks who have to investigate the black market in "clean urine."
Also kind of funny if it comes to pass, I wonder how many women will for realsies find out at visa application time that they're expecting.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:18 PM (mmrXZ)
German government says citizens must now get notes from doctors to take sick days off work
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (pBF9D)
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Thanks for asking. She is still at the ER, I hope on IV fluids and compazine. But haven't heard and just trying to stay calm.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:19 PM (RIvkX)
I pity the folks who have to investigate the black market in "clean urine."
Also kind of funny if it comes to pass, I wonder how many women will for realsies find out at visa application time that they're expecting.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 03:18 PM (mmrXZ)
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Hawaii v Trump affirmed that the president has A LOT of power over immigration. Like...total power.
Did you know that Trump 2.0 started with travel bans to more than 30 countries and no one sued? Those travel bans are still in effect? And there are heavy restrictions on 70 others?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:19 PM (hWfuL)
"Sixteen Children Rescued from ‘House of Horrors’ in Ohio"
Breitbart
https://tinyurl.com/zhexh78k
Posted by: javems at July 02, 2026 03:20 PM (zFsEm)
Oh, Jodie Evans: https://tinyurl.com/y7w7xecu
Not so hot...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 02, 2026 03:20 PM (i+Y9B)
Oh, Jodie Evans: https://tinyurl.com/y7w7xecu
Not so hot...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at July 02, 2026 03:20 PM (i+Y9B)
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Not doing it, Ackbar. You can't trick me.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (RIvkX)
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Bessent is gay. Like, super gay.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 03:22 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:16 PM (6eLrX)
_____________________________
In southern California along the border, the Chinese used rotating cheap motels as birthing centers. BUT, the mother and child would leave upon giving birth and return to China, where the child would eventually be groomed to operate on the CCP's behalf. Once they reached an age allowing them to travel to the US independently, they would arrive and immediately proceed with their assigned field. THIS, is how most of the corporate espionage is done by the CCP. They're innovate approach to technology and other industries is basically stagnant as a by-product of Chinese culture (Communism)...so they rely on placement, theft and application. Russia does this as well, and got nailed by law enforcement back in 2010. If China is using local girls, the child cannot return to China for grooming.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (dIske)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (hWfuL)
He and his spouse have 2 sons.
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:13 PM (dIske)
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And yet there is no lack of examples. Robert Owen was a wealthy Welsh industrialist who invented the first wave of "socialism".
It's curious though, the first iteration of "socialism", which Marx later appropriated resembles a lot more of the politics of the liberals that I grew up with.
"Society's at fault". "If we fix society, first, we fix all our problems".
Owen thought he knew how to "fix society". And had the money to fund various communes in America in the 1820s that lived off Owen's wealth for a few years.
It seems to be this dynamic. Socialism/Marxism at its variants are about the government orchestrating people to "fix the Problem", if you're successful in life, it seems that you consider the next step as being the government and telling everybody what to do. "Elitism" is the obvious next step. Free Markets were just an effective vehicle to get you there. But with the way property distributes power, it's got to go.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 03:24 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Hey, those pics are legit! I wouldn't deliberately post the "special" pics under a different name. I have accidentally forgotten to change my name before posting, however, so I guess nothing is guaranteed.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at July 02, 2026 03:24 PM (i+Y9B)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:24 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:21 PM (hWfuL)
He and his spouse have 2 sons.
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (6eLrX)
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Well, there we go on that point.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 03:24 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (dIske)
what if...the local girl is just a vessel - not hers, the kid is then given to some chicom parent and sent back
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:25 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 03:23 PM (6eLrX)
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I hope the husband is more of a soft touch. I can't imagine giving Bessent wrong change for a dollar.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 03:26 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (+xWOO)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 03:28 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 03:30 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 03:31 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:32 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 03:36 PM (Sy6m/)
And he's hard leftist. The part that should be interesting is how the money flowed. A modest "consulting" firm is suddenly "tech" and gets bought out for insane money by a private equity firm. The coin given him then flows out to certain activities...
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:44 PM (XuXeR)
That's a tried-and-true ChiCom SOP. Even for standard military intelligence gathering.
Back in the 90s, the ChiComs bought their first full aircraft carrier from Ukraine, but it couldn't be sold and transported as a military ship, so they had a Chinese pro basketball player buy it and ship it to Macao to be converted into a hotel and casino (which had been done with a couple of earlier Russian ships). They gave him a bunch of cash to do the buy, but since it was a carrier, the Turks wouldn't let it pass through the Bosphorus. It steamed in circles under tow in the Black Sea for something like 2 years until they worked out the issues.
So the ChiComs decided not to bother towing it to Macao, and it went up north to the Dalien shipyards for refurbishment. The b-ball player went bankrupt because the ChiComs screwed him and didn't pay him any more money to cover the towing.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 03:38 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 03:29 PM (BI5O2)
Similar to Mandami's background, rich fucking Indian parents, exploiting Uganda and then coming here to fuck us up. Instead of fixing the caste system in India. And toileting. Fuck them all.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 02, 2026 03:38 PM (+xWOO)
Posted by: Axeman
Nazis were very progressive.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 03:39 PM (/lPRQ)
More Antifa Terrorists Sentenced, From 22 Months to 50 Years
Most of these reached plea bargains involving testifying against their fellow terrorists.
Except the one who got 50 years.I'm not sure if that's one of the many trans terrorists, once again playing the "do what I want or I'll kill myself" card.
BREAKING: North Texas Antifa Members Who Turned on Their Comrades Receive Years in Federal Prison
Ahead of sentencing, one of the convicts tried to kill herself.
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Seven more convicted members of a North Texas Antifa terror cell were sentenced Wednesday in federal court, less than two weeks after one of the convicts allegedly attempted to kill herself while in custody. U.S. District Judge Mark T. Pittman and Chief U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor handed down the sentences in Fort Worth following last week's 450-year prison sentence, a historic punishment of the Antifa group's first batch of trial defendants. With the exception of Ines Soto, all of Wednesday's defendants had accepted plea agreements before trial. They received the following sentences in federal prison: Ines Houston Soto -- 50 years John Philip Thomas -- 9 years Rebecca Deyalyn Morgan -- 15 years Nathan Josiah Baumann -- 22 months Lynette Read Sharp -- 9 years Joy Abigail Gibson (trans nonbinary female who goes by "Rowan") -- 15 years Seth Edison Sikes -- six years and 10 months Other than Nathan Baumann, all of them will also have two years of supervised release after serving their sentences. Baumann will have one year of supervised release. Susan Elaine Kent was supposed to be sentenced, but her court date was moved to next week. Ahead of sentencing, Ngo Comment can exclusively report that Rebecca Morgan had allegedly attempted to harm or kill herself while in custody in Wichita County, Texas. According to a source not authorized to speak on record, Morgan had consumed pills. It's unclear how she was able to obtain the pills. Wichita County officials told Ngo Comment they had no records or information to provide. Joy Gibson is the female romantic partner of the cell's ringleader, Benjamin Hanil "Champagne" Song. They both identify as trans nonbinary. At least a quarter of the 16 convicts identify as trans. They are all being housed in the facility matching their biological sex. In front of Judge Pittman, Baumann's attorney told the court that his client fears violent reprisal for cooperating with the prosecution. This journalist's reporting was cited. Many Antifa-aligned accounts on social media have been threatening violence against some of the defendants for months for testifying at trial. Baumann cried and apologized in his statement to the court. It is assumed that he received the lightest prison sentence, only 22 months, because of his strong cooperation in providing extensive evidence of the conspiracy to the prosecution. ,,, Ines Soto was convicted at trial in March of providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to use and carry an explosive, using and carrying an explosive and rioting. He is the spouse of Elizabeth Soto, who was also sentenced to 50 years in prison last week. The other six each pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists, admitting in signed factual stipulations that they organized behind an Antifa ideology and participated in supporting the July 4, 2025 attack on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:21 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (VcZHb)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (aqrfx)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (Cqx++)
And, besides, if a Democrat becomes president they'll just pardon these people, so it's actually a loss.
No wins exist because they won't be around for all time.
Black pill!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 02, 2026 01:23 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:23 PM (4KUe5)
Follow the money, upwards please.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Sounds like a Twins relief pitcher.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (VcZHb)
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (RmciC)
Though they still think every J6 protestor should have been hung for their insurrection.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Waiting for Consequences at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (ovNAg)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (aqrfx)
drats. if only he had succeeded, it would have made my day even better
Posted by: free at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (9ZWGo)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (jehhT)
Though they still think every J6 protestor should have been hung for their insurrection.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (sKqQm)
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Yeah...we're not getting another Summer of Love.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (O5458)
The other six each pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists, admitting in signed factual stipulations that they organized behind an Antifa ideology and participated in supporting the July 4, 2025 attack on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas.
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I hope they're being interrogated out to the nth degree about that org and are obligated to present themselves any time authorities want to call them in for further questioning.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (jehhT)
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"I'm going to blend in seamlessly as a woman. So, I shall name myself Cinammon Spice Betty Crocker."
-tranny
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (4KUe5)
tinyurl.com/z8zewpux
Relevant:
In 2025, the group’s convention voted to officially remove its founding language allowing for the expulsion of members who worked for communist cells
This has opened the DSA up to working with antifa. Since antifa has "gun clubs", DSA has started its own paramilitary, the Red Rabbits. Of course there is going to be crossover.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (LTMRb)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Sounds like a Twins relief pitcher.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (VcZHb)
Hah! So true.
Posted by: pookysgirl has seen a few Twins games at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (O545
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According to Bessent, yes.
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/
2060072884261867911
https://x.com/RedEagleUpdates/status/
2060292355559915533
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (hWfuL)
Happy July 4th everybody!
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:28 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (FtULh)
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Might as well not do anything then.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:28 PM (hWfuL)
Happy July 4th everybody!
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:28 PM (n5tGW)
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Violent crimes (and ensuing conspiracies around them) are a lot easier to prove than financial fraud crimes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (mmrXZ)
Though they still think every J6 protestor should have been hung for their insurrection.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (sKqQm)
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Yeah...we're not getting another Summer of Love.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (hWfuL)
And that ended in Altamont.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (xcxpd)
Nothing will happe.....oh wait.
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (OkYzo)
Self termination should be an option in prison not prevented.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (0dsIZ)
Which raises an interesting question. Is there something in our DNA where a parent looks down, recognizes some genetic marker, and declares on the spot "damn, we made an Ines" ?
Or is the burden of growing up an Ines simply such a weight that any of us, carrying that around, would bend under that merciless pressure and become a bitch ?
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (Acq7J)
Posted by: M. Gaga at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (zeLd4)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (hWfuL)
And that ended in Altamont.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (xcxpd)
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The only question is...did the Hell's Angels do anything wrong?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Sleepy Joe at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (KtOUo)
They're lucky they didn't get shot in their faces. Texans are such nice people.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (y9nCu)
Now thinking it’s because it amps up the absurdity/cognitive dissonance.
6’3 Balding, hairy-chested obvious man in a fuchsia drsss and heels: “I demand you call me by my name, Miss Candy Kane!!”
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (Iwv3U)
Meanwhile, as I noted below, my brain is really struggling to process the Dems absolute willingness to sacrifice children on their alter. That statement should be hyperbole. It should be dramatic. Y’all should all be telling me to calm down. It should not be truth.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (pZEOD)
Who knows? Maybe with a few years of no social media or internet, a couple of them will regain sanity.
Posted by: Virginia SoCon at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (KFbdf)
Are they ever going to roll up the financiers?
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (O545
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According to Bessent, yes.
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/
2060072884261867911
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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>>the IRS has moved to make NGOs LIABLE for violent activity committed by their grant recipients like Antifa
I hope it's retroactive.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (mmrXZ)
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Which is being cited, I'm sure, right now in grand jury investigations around the country.
And you know the best part?
All of the Antifa training tells the stooges that the worst they'll get for their protests is a misdemeanor charge.
And it'll probably be dismissed.
Every f'ing one of them got felonies here.
Even the ones who Dindu Nuffin and cooperated.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (O545
According to Bessent, yes.
https://x.com/nicksortor/status/
2060072884261867911
https://x.com/RedEagleUpdates/status/
2060292355559915533
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (hWfuL)
I think one of the great things about Trump's second term is that his Cabinet has made it *very* clear that even if you take out Trump, his agenda will keep going. The Obi Wan Principle, if you will.
Posted by: pookysgirl, still praying for Trump's protection nonetheless at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (vbXSk)
Dems sure have internalized that whole "A thousand deaths is a statistic" credo of their commie predecessors.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (ikSmX)
Man hasn't changed much - best I can tell - in the totality of recorded history. This isn't new.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (Acq7J)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (vbXSk)
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Antifa training manuals don't treat it like an idea. They treat it like an organization with lists of members and a hierarchy of responsibilities.
But that's invalid evidence because some pundit said 8 years ago that it can't be true.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (hWfuL)
Except the one who got 50 years.
...Too angry to be a rat; nobility had nothing to do with it.
Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (Y8DZL)
Antifa has been proven in court to be a domestic terrorist organization. Antifa now knows they can and will be prosecuted where the left is not in charge. Also expect that this has helped further investigation into the group’s organization, headland funding.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (4KUe5)
If it just meant not liking fascism, heck "I'm antifa".
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: GMan at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (GfWuY)
Too late for this crew, I think.
For future operations, second look at rendition/black sites/waterboarding?
Real waterboarding, not that 'soft' waterboarding they did at SERE School back in the day.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (jehhT)
A few companies ago I worked with a dumpy, balding middle aged guy. He decided to go trans whether because he wanted a promotion or he was a perv I don't know.
But I remember I was in a meeting in front of a giant telescreen we he started talking remotely. He was now a dumpy balding middle aged guy with his remaining hair in pigtails, with bright red rouge on his face, and in a school girl outfit.
And...I had to answer the question he asked while pretending this was completely normal.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (J4Dwc)
Not just 'back in the day,' I'll point out.
Of course... 2002 might count as 'back in the day' now...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (xA5g+)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (QaH55)
Self termination should be an option in prison not prevented.
Posted by: Reforger
They could be deported there for the Kevorkian treatment, the catch being is they'd be released on arrival.
Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (Y8DZL)
Except the one who got 50 years.
...Too angry to be a rat; nobility had nothing to do with it.
Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (Y8DZL)
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Or maybe by the time the authorities got around to him, he had nothing new to offer because everyone else had already given up the goods. So he drew the short end of the stick.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (H8EHh)
Antifa has been proven in court to be a domestic terrorist organization. Antifa now knows they can and will be prosecuted where the left is not in charge. Also expect that this has helped further investigation into the group’s organization, headland funding.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (4KUe5)
Fingers crossed.
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (6wpGE)
But any time an Aryan Nations inmate kills a Latin Kings inmate that's a sign of a coordinated right wing violence machine
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02
To make this less fun, we should start to make up our own ludicrous names. We need one of those randomizers or if your name starts with the letter P, your first name is….
Or we Hordesource it. I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 02, 2026 01:35 PM (QaH55)
Absolutely the first thing I thought of. You don't want to be a dude fond of wearing a skirt in the Big House. No you don't.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (Acq7J)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (H8EHh)
YIKES
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (ADXd7)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (hWfuL)
McConnel's Schroedinger's Senator can't be replaced by the D Governor. Best we can do is a shrug.
Posted by: DaveA at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (FhXTo)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (dE3DB)
Pretti's judgment came much faster than that.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (pZEOD)
I don't have an answer for you, but it is a matter of only focusing on gaining and keeping power over the bodies of anyone it is necessary to use or destroy.
I can quote Alex the Chick saying that the Will to Power Prizes are not optional, and I can't tell you how this is going to turn out.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (rbvCR)
Reading this story: Okay, trantifa it is!
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02
To make this less fun, we should start to make up our own ludicrous names. We need one of those randomizers or if your name starts with the letter P, your first name is….
Or we Hordesource it. I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)
Piper!
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (6wpGE)
That way whichever one has actually been deciding how he votes can continue to get the bribes for it.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (n5tGW)
McConnel's Schroedinger's Senator can't be replaced by the D Governor. Best we can do is a shrug.
Posted by: DaveA at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (FhXTo)
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There comes a point, I believe, when the governor can't appoint a replacement to the seat in the event of a vacancy, in relation to the election calendar.
It varies from state to state, but it could be like 90 days, which will be soon enough.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Octochicken at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (oCS0o)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (4KUe5)
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It appears it's having an effect. I'm not seeing as many stories regarding ICE detention center protests or violence.
Coincidental?
Posted by: WisRich at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Sorry, I had to at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)
They could perpetuate this narrative and NPC programming as long as they weren’t prosecuted and convicted.
This prosecution was a HUGE win. It moves the Overton window. Watch them scramble to reset the narrative, claiming it was some silly Trump lawfare vendetta or whatever.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (4KUe5)
Pretti's judgment came much faster than that.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (vbXSk)
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"Who?"
-the left who were going to ride Goode and Pretti's dead bodies to electoral victory
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (hWfuL)
Yeah...we're not getting another Summer of Love.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (hWfuL)
And that ended in Altamont.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (xcxpd)
The Summer of Love was always a lie. It was always a Soviet-funded commie revolution, complete with assaults, murder, bombings, casual personal hygiene and intimidation. With a thin veneer of drug-fueled hippie fun to attract new recruits for indoctrination.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (y9nCu)
How many of these who turned states' evidence were big, strong individuals who would never break?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films
Not merely strong, but "stronk"!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (s9VOe)
"The IRS is now giving guidance on the Form 990, which nonprofits they have to file. We are going to DEMAND that nonprofits know their grant recipients."
"So if a grant recipient is violent, if they are suppressing people's rights, then YOU are responsible for that."
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (Jr5Lq)
Which is why the state should have charged them.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (ExV1e)
So what? That doesn't make the accusations false or the sentencing somehow wrong. It might demonstrate she(?) actually has some remnant of a conscience. Or it might just indicate she can't handle the concept of consequences for her actions - IOW, a Progressive.
Posted by: GWB at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)
Kale Spice.
Posted by: far cry at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (wBRco)
Posted by: Penfold at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (Fbt5B)
McConnel's Schroedinger's Senator can't be replaced by the D Governor. Best we can do is a shrug.
Posted by: DaveA at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (FhXTo)
I think that is up for debate. But what isn’t is that he is standing on the drop edge of yonder.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (pZEOD)
Can't wait for the left to tell me this is why ambulance in Liberia don't have any gas
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (sKqQm)
90 Quotes from Bessent on X that TJM linked:
"The IRS is now giving guidance on the Form 990, which nonprofits they have to file. We are going to DEMAND that nonprofits know their grant recipients."
"So if a grant recipient is violent, if they are suppressing people's rights, then YOU are responsible for that."
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (Jr5Lq)
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It's from a press conference he did just over a month ago.
All of the crackdowns on the background we wanted in Trump 1.0 are happening in Trump 2.0.
But they're not sexy stories, so if they get any attention, it's for a few hours one day and then completely forgotten the next.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (hWfuL)
-tranny
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (hWfuL)
______________________
Labradoodle was already taken.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (dIske)
Which is why the state should have charged them.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 01:40 PM (ExV1e)
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I believe they're still facing state charges. The state just waited until the federal process was done.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (hWfuL)
But Democrats are SO WORRIED about the extremists taking over their party.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (LTMRb)
They have always been the same people. Working together since occupy Wall Street. When many of the ranks finally left the basement and went to the big cities to get addicted to heroin and live in a tent.The Fibbies have the entire facebook grouop I got added to by a turned to the right member back in 2012 or so. That place was a real education in what we face. I hunted down the leader and doxxed him. He told me he was going to find me get all stabby. I parked my truck outside his house and posted a picture on the site, saying "I'm outside". He didn't come out. This was a local group of about 20 with about 500 more members from all over the world. Fibbies took it down, he vanished and reappeared in Spain about a year later spewing the same shit.
One thing I found before I started actually posting was the heroin addiction side. Probably half of the discussions were about that. The rest about stupid marxist theology.
Bunch of retards.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (rbvCR)
Stacks of history books say not well. Typically with war and famine of varying proportions.
I suspect a lot of the "I can't process" that a BUNCH of people are caught up with right now is just "I can't process how it's happening here".
Because its happened all over the world all through history. Its not new. Its not unique. Its just, finally, here.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (Acq7J)
In fairness, in some communities, the name would not give you away.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
Sounds like a Twins relief pitcher.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (VcZHb)
Hah! So true.
Posted by: pookysgirl has seen a few Twins games at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (Wt5PA)
Looooooing like a retaaaard,
Feeling Minnesooooooota,
Oh yeah...
Posted by: Chris Cornell at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (GTqXr)
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (vaId2)
There was a time not long ago when the media would have made Yamaha Jones the face of anti-Republicanism and it would have worked on quite a few people. And did. And she's probably made up.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:42 PM (pBF9D)
But that's invalid evidence because some pundit said 8 years ago that it can't be true.
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Well, to be fair, he was quoting no less than the former head of the FBI, who said it was only an idea ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:42 PM (3cUTc)
The Summer of Love was always a lie.
Was jt a lie that miraculous progress occurred in Seattle at that time within the realm of agricultural science?
Garden in a day! Abundant production! And healthy foods, too!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 02, 2026 01:42 PM (s9VOe)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (hWfuL)
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I think you mean "identified as strong individuals who would never break".
I'm guessing a significant number.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (ikSmX)
Yes, this is a variant on MAGA but I see a lot of LIVs and low propensity voters specifically opining how things used to be better...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:38 PM (6wpGE
And the most creative award goes to…
But you are kind of right, that name was bestowed on me, and it stuck. 😂
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (pZEOD)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (itsE0)
@WashTimes
·
3h
The Justice Department launched a probe into Neville Roy Singham for alleged financial crimes and ties to foreign-funded influence campaigns in the U.S.
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Singham is the American born Chinese billionaire who funds a lot of the left, presumably as a cutout for the Chinese communist party.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: GWB at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM
"The sooner FO is a consequence of FA, the more efficacious the feedback loop is."
-- Stuff Duncanthrax said
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 01:44 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:44 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (LTMRb)
Posted by: steevy at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (YwEeS)
yes, I should have clarified, when they act by forming groups, and call those groups "Antifa" (aligned with the "idea of Antifa"), then they can end up in prison. Especially now that "Antifa" is deemed a terrorist group.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02
To make this less fun, we should start to make up our own ludicrous names. We need one of those randomizers or if your name starts with the letter P, your first name is….
Or we Hordesource it. I wonder what name would be bestowed upon me.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)
Have some fun with this:
https://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/3938
Posted by: Octochicken at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (oCS0o)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (Pr4qS)
But Democrats are SO WORRIED about the extremists taking over their party.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (pBF9D)
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Instead they have mainstreamers like Tim Walz who pardons a multiple-offending child rapist because of Trump.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (ikSmX)
The left always says carrying a gun put you at a higher risk of being harmed by "gun violence".
Well if Pretti had gone to that riot and just fist fought with the cops he'd be alive today. Maybe in prison, maybe not, but its specifically his loaded gun falling out of his pants that got him shot.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (Pr4qS)
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In nature, colorful means LOOK OUT!
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:46 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (ikSmX)
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I can't wait until Governor Amy Klobuchar is pardoning murderers of children to pwn President Vance.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:46 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (itsE0)
I saw Nadler's Gunt open for the Plasmatics at the Knitting Factory in '84.
Posted by: Heavy Meta at July 02, 2026 01:46 PM (GTqXr)
Anyone who has peeked at Andy NGO’s X feed knows how silly that is, heh!
These are damaged people, from the island of Misfit Toys. They are definitely dangerous, but far from any normal expression of strength and virtue.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:46 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (y9nCu)
It was funded through USAID and washed through various NGOs. It was a color revolution and it worked as long as the funds kept rolling in.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:46 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)
Zombie Pipes, obviously.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (xA5g+)
I recognize that there are countless questionable non-profit organizations out there. But there are some very legitimate ones too - and the 990 form is a pain in the a** for them. Ex. Knights of Columbus.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (N39Ws)
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The "summer of America's Birthday" have seemed to kinda stumble a bit.
The UFC fight was a excellent launch.
I do know that they're planning something like 300k fireworks.
When the usual is 20-30k.
I really, really wish I could go to DC this weekend.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (3cUTc)
Because its happened all over the world all through history. Its not new. Its not unique. Its just, finally, here.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (
And we never really planned for it, nor have we prepared for it. We have not given a minute of thought to it. It will be war, and it will not be civil.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (vaId2)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 01:39 PM (y9nCu)
True, but because there is no love. Just conveniently timed overlap of mutual self-interest and bursts of dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin and cortisol.
Posted by: There is definitely summer. Hot as balls out there. at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (TbWk/)
Feeling Minnesooooooota,
Oh yeah...
Posted by: Chris Cornell at July 02, 2026 01:41 PM (GTqXr)
___
These Antifa pukes should have "taken another road," because "this one has ended ABRUPT!"
Posted by: Frasier Crane at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (0sNs1)
I always marvel at certain groups memories of the 60s and 70s. Maybe it was the constant green haze that distorts their view.
The Weathermen bombings. The Urban rot. The rapidly collapsing economy.
Yeah man, but, like, Led Zep !!!
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (Acq7J)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (vbXSk)
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Plus, if you have a memory to remember press pushes, the press were treating them as if they were nothing but same organization that rose up in Germany, before it became "just an idea".
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (6eLrX)
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Well, it was right smack in the middle of a bigger lie.
So, not surprising.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM (ikSmX)
***********
They weren't pills. Anonymous sources indicate that she downed a one-pound bag of M&M's. Those color dyes can kill you, but it takes years.
Posted by: muldoon at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Sounds like a job for Geraldo.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM (VcZHb)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 01:50 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 01:51 PM (/k3in)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)
Zombie Pipes, obviously.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (xA5g+)
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Piper At The Gates of Pearl
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:51 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:51 PM (itsE0)
Have some fun with this:
https://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/3938
Posted by: Octochicken at July 02, 2026 01
I am Sapphire (Kale Spice).
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:51 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 02, 2026 01:51 PM (XdPwa)
But, as far as the left knows, all deportations ended after MN.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:52 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (pZEOD)
Piper the White.
(I'm assuming you killed a Balrog while you were dead a while back...)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at July 02, 2026 01:52 PM (k9OZB)
But, as far as the left knows, all deportations ended after MN.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:52 PM (3cUTc)
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As far as the right knows, all deportations ended after MN.
Because the right gets led around by leftist editorial decisions as much as the left does.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (0sNs1)
Beware the Curse!
Posted by: zombie Lord Carnarvon at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (wBRco)
Posted by: Daniel Simpson Day at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (qLuc/)
Posted by: muldoon at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM
Why the H8? You can't have tie-dye without dyes of color!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:43 PM (itsE0)
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He must have mistaken you for his pants, because he was shitting you.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Boy Scout Ghosts Haunting Tim Walz' Crawlspace at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (mrNx1)
Of this I am sure. They don't care. Just the opposite. That subset of people seem dead-set on not releasing power as well as shaping reality after they're gone.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (Acq7J)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (pBF9D)
Simpsons reference
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:54 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:54 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 01:54 PM (6eLrX)
Always helpful, for a given value of help... depending on your kale tolerance.
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 02, 2026 01:54 PM (/ZkOF)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (mrNx1)
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Congressional Witness: Charles Manson, Jack Ruby Were Part Of Illegal CIA Program
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Also Betty Crocker and Cap'n Crunch.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (Wnv9h)
Just put a set of work-boots outside the door.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (Acq7J)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (hWfuL)
According to Sonny Barger in an interview, the HA weren't contracted as security. Their motorcycles were being vandalized so they fought back.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (6eMGT)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (mrNx1)
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"Oh...sweet. Is this, like, a new fusion place?"
-hipsters, barging in
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:55 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (LTMRb)
Obama did that with his America Corps.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: muldoon at July 02, 2026 01:49 PM (I0N4X)
Good old red dye #2. Sure you'd have to consume half your body weight of it daily for years, and the mere fact of consuming that much of anything would kill you long before the alleged carcinogenic effects would take hold, but hey why take a chance.
Posted by: Red M&Ms did NOT cause cancer! at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (pZEOD)
On a first read, Numbers to Joshua is the story of God leading the Israelites to a land of milk and honey. On reflection, it's God swinging them like a scythe, razing a bitter crop of child-sacrificing turbopagans.
Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (Sy6m/)
Don't Mess With Texas!
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (itsE0)
(I'm assuming you killed a Balrog while you were dead a while back...)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at July 02, 2026 01:52 PM (k9OZB)
You know what is awful about being dead? You still have to workout. And I seem to have been assigned y’all for guardian angel duty, because you can see what I am posting.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (p4NUW)
"IT'S NO FUN, BEING AN ILLEGAL ALIEN."
"Over the border, there lies the promised land
Where everything comes easy, and you just hold out your hand..."
_________________________
Come to think of it, this should be Minnesota's state song.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 01:57 PM (dIske)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:54 PM (Jr5Lq)
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Grok suggests DeportationData.org
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 01:57 PM (mrNx1)
Posted by: NR Pax
It's modeled after the French Resistance, John with the long mustache is a CCP officer.
Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 01:57 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: WisRich at July 02, 2026 01:58 PM (G0vdT)
Posted by: Sunny Barger at July 02, 2026 01:58 PM (0dsIZ)
Old lefties I know post stuff from Occupy Democrats and The Other 99%, as well as other leftist crap.
And they marvel brag at the profound influence they insist that they exerted on history (e.g., "We ended the Vietnam War!")
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 02, 2026 01:58 PM (s9VOe)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:58 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:58 PM (Jr5Lq)
By the way, it was kind of willowed but I did find the NY Times coverage of the story of that Laotian child rapist. It was sympathetic to the father of six who wanted to stay in America with his family, while Walz remains a target of criticism of the Trump administration because of his views on immigration.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: The guy who always says nothing will happen at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (p4NUW)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (itsE0)
Not enough. He got rid of the rest himself.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (6eLrX)
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Until they give up their homes to illegal Muslim immigrants on the run from ICE.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (hWfuL)
"I'm going to blend in seamlessly as a woman. So, I shall name myself Cinammon Spice Betty Crocker."
-tranny
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (hWfuL)
^^nailed the mentality (and make me actually LOL)
Posted by: Iris at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (286+n)
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So, one requirement makes or breaks it?
Does that work with fascism?
This is the point that I would call them dumb.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (ikSmX)
By the way, it was kind of willowed but I did find the NY Times coverage of the story of that Laotian child rapist. It was sympathetic to the father of six who wanted to stay in America with his family, while Walz remains a target of criticism of the Trump administration because of his views on immigration.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (mmrXZ)
The NYT will not rest until CBP is abolished and entering the United States for foreigners will be as innocuous and meaningless as crossing into a neighboring county.
Posted by: The guy who always says nothing will happen at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (4g5V+)
Does that work with fascism?
This is the point that I would call them dumb.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (ikSmX)
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"I will say anything to advance leftist power."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (4g5V+)
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In fairness, my motto is also F*ck the SCOTUS!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 01:27 PM (FtULh)
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Might as well not do anything then.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:28 PM (hWfuL)
Pretti and Goode's posthumous pardons won't be a problem for the rest of us.
Posted by: ayatollah of the week at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Methoe at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (0sNs1)
Meanwhile, as I noted below, my brain is really struggling to process the Dems absolute willingness to sacrifice children on their alter. That statement should be hyperbole. It should be dramatic. Y’all should all be telling me to calm down. It should not be truth.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:31 PM (pZEOD)
Comfortable people all through history have stopped having kids. Caesar Augustus used to rail on about it, and county folk had to move into cities on the regular to replenish the population there.
I also think a major issue is the current mania for calling everything a disorder and doling out drugs for it instead of jobs moving rocks or digging holes which at least taught you that being out of control isn't fun.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Methos at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: It was kinda gross at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 02:02 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:59 PM (mmrXZ)
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After all, he was only repeatedly raping a 10-year-old vixen who was just asking for it.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (Ia/+0)
________________________
About the same here, and my idiot Lab is out running around looking for rabbits. He has no common sense.
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (dIske)
Heh. Who's up for a trade? Smokes? Privileges?
Now squeal like a pig...
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:45 PM (LTMRb)
I don't think there are that many, and they are about as far from the typical inmate as one can get. And their political philosophy is far from anything in our prison system.
Much more likely is that they are ostracized because deep down inside, they are whiny little bitches.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (PLxDd)
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In fairness, my motto is also F*ck the SCOTUS!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (ndZc7)
Have them count Penguins on the North Slope of Alaska and allow them to resign after some months.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (uhVAy)
Much more likely is that they are ostracized because deep down inside, they are whiny little bitches.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (PLxDd)
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A few will throw themselves into the rolls of prison bitches, for sure, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:04 PM (hWfuL)
As far as the right knows, all deportations ended after MN.
Because the right gets led around by leftist editorial decisions as much as the left does.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:53 PM (hWfuL)
Truth.
Lots of those on the Right out there that are big mad Trump betrayed them because he will mot do mass deportations and is issuing 100 million H1B visas. All BS of course but it is believed by some.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 02:04 PM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (Kt19C)
Lots of those on the Right out there that are big mad Trump betrayed them because he will mot do mass deportations and is issuing 100 million H1B visas. All BS of course but it is believed by some.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 02:04 PM (4g5V+)
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"Trump should have decreed that all illegals are out of the country on day 1. That he didn't do that is a betrayal of his promises to me."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (6eLrX)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 02:03 PM (PLxDd)
They have allowed in the sort of criminal thugs that Kyle Rittenhouse but the core of Antifa are the kids of well to do and well connected liberals and leftists.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (uhVAy)
"Ostracized"
That's funny. Of course, they'll spend time bent over...
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (XuXeR)
End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
Atlanta spent $130M to build glass walls for fare evasion prevention. Result:
Keep in mind this was all to save $2.50.
https://tinyurl.com/3krwwe2n
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Just the punchline at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (2UnvF)
There are a whole lot of people trantifa has been punching that lack that ethos.
They should be punching Dems and Euros.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (Kt19C)
I thought organ grinder monkeys worked in scrapple factories until USDA determined it was unsanitary.
Posted by: But honestly who could tell the difference at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 02:07 PM (/WQyy)
End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
Atlanta spent $130M to build glass walls for fare evasion prevention. Result:
Keep in mind this was all to save $2.50.
https://tinyurl.com/3krwwe2n
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (NpAcC)
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Paying for cops or even just attendants at turn stiles presents too few opportunities for creating generational wealth in some connected cronies.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:07 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:07 PM (Jr5Lq)
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So, one requirement makes or breaks it?
Does that work with fascism?
This is the point that I would call them dumb.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (ikSmX)
Who says Antifa does not have a chain of command? Their organization of black blocks versus distracting rank and file says exactly the opposite.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 02:08 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: NR Pax
*************
Or epaulets.
Gotta have epaulets!
Posted by: muldoon at July 02, 2026 02:08 PM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 02:01 PM (ndZc7)
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Really? Both sides of this are JUDGES.
A more complete statement would be: Fuck Judge Oligarchy.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:08 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Sid at July 02, 2026 02:08 PM (/ekHg)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
So, democrats and black people. Coincidence? I think not.
Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 02:10 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:10 PM (6eLrX)
Keep in mind this was all to save $2.50.
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As the saying goes: Locks only stop honest people.
Those glass doors were never going to stop an enriching diversity scholar like her.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 02:10 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
FYI, I first first to break this story on AOSHQ!
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (6eLrX)
Scandies. The word you're looking for is Scandies. Collectivists by nature. Why the Upper Midwest was literally the birthplace of American Socialism.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (Acq7J)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (ikSmX)
As always, I looked for the tears and the stumbling backwards in the story.
- Rebecca Morgan allegedly tried to kill herself while in custody in Wichita, Texas
- Baumann cried and apologized in his statement to the court. (also expressed fear of how he'd be treated in prison because he cooperated)
- Lynette Sharp also apologized.
- Seth Sikes disavowed Song, his former cell and its Antifa ideology.
- John Thomas provided a written statement to the court expressing regret for his actions
I hope they were all terrified, sniveling, shocked.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (mmrXZ)
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This is so much worse that arresting grandmas who were just outside the Capitol building on 1/6.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:12 PM (hWfuL)
Gotta have epaulets!
Posted by: muldoon at July 02, 2026 02:08 PM
Once we get the Moron shirt situation straightened out, can we have epaulets? Maybe different colours and/or levels of metallic braid to differentiate membership levels?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 02:12 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 02:00 PM (ikSmX)
THAT???
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: 496 at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (F9bBk)
Keep in mind this was all to save $2.50.
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As the saying goes: Locks only stop honest people.
Those glass doors were never going to stop an enriching diversity scholar like her.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 02:10 PM (3cUTc)
That glass looked pretty thin too. Why did they not use something actually shatter-resistant like acrylic or plexiglass?
Posted by: Somebody's BIL is on city council at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (TbWk/)
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Does it mean she is capable of shame and remorse, or just psychotic self-destructiveness?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 02:05 PM (Kt19C)
______________________
Sadist. BTW, there was a case back in the 70's where the IRS sued a monkey for back taxes, because the guy using the winding organ said all the money was his monkey's.
LOOPHOLE!!!!
Posted by: Orson at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (dIske)
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I wish antifa more luck in their endeavors in the future
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:15 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
FYI, I first first to break this story on AOSHQ!
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 02:11 PM (6eLrX)
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You are both racist.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:15 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026
BPD disorder doesn’t respond to meds, but it does respond to DBT and CBT therapy. The problem is finding a therapist who dispenses it with tough love on the side. My oldest has BPD, she is on the very functional side of it vs. the ones who murder (like the girl in Maternal Instinct, or Jodi Arias), thank goodness. Through enforcement of treatment from me, she is doing amazingly well. She also had a metamorphosis at 26 where things in her brain started to work pretty close to normally. This happens in quite a few people with BPD and no one really knows why. The brain is fascinating.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 02:15 PM (Wmg4n)
A Dem President will pardon them...
Posted by: It's me donna
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In a heartbeat. Nice to know a Dem President won't be around for a while.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:16 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Hunter Biden's suggestion of no yellows was actively considered.
Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 02:16 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (RIvkX)
Fear of prison
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 02:16 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:16 PM (Jr5Lq)
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There's the other saying:
You can't make anything foolproof 'cause fools are so damned ingenious.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 02:16 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Somebody's BIL is on city council at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (TbWk
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Reminds me. Our lazy bitchy neighbors leave their dog out a good bit and he barks when a dog goes by. Annoying, but there's worse. They rarely come outside and bring him in when he's been barking for a long time. Assholes.
Last week he'd been barking a while so the lazy POS rapped on his window to shut him up. Dog kept barking, so he rapped again and broke the window. I should be a bigger person, but that still brings me joy
Posted by: 496 at July 02, 2026 02:17 PM (kKD6e)
Does it mean she is capable of shame and remorse, or just psychotic self-destructiveness?
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Probably because "This isn't the antifa I joined. I joined the one with the condos, and the private rooms."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 02:18 PM (mmrXZ)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 02:18 PM (XuXeR)
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You're an idiot.
We're decreasing overall population because of deportations.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 02:19 PM (hWfuL)
It’s so stupid. The way the woman just rams it, falls, asked it off and mooooooves on is something.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 02:19 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:20 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 02:20 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (p4NUW)
Well, you're doing a fine job. I feel safer already!
(Even though you've assumed angelic form, is it still OK with you if the guys discuss boobs here? It'd be a shame to take away that simple pleasure from them.)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at July 02, 2026 02:21 PM (k9OZB)
End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
Atlanta spent $130M to build glass walls for fare evasion prevention. Result:
Keep in mind this was all to save $2.50.
https://tinyurl.com/3krwwe2n
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 02:06 PM (NpAcC)
Reparations, bitchez!!
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 02:22 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Lloyd Loar at July 02, 2026 02:23 PM (Mx+TJ)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 02, 2026 02:28 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 02:30 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: pookysgirl, still praying for Trump's protection nonetheless at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (Wt5PA)
Agree! At least I hope so!
Posted by: Iris at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (286+n)
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Damn M&M Nazis!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 02:35 PM (ndZc7)
Prolly tried to choke on a large dick.
Posted by: Speller at July 02, 2026 03:09 PM (pSotA)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:56 PM (p4NUW)
Well, you're doing a fine job. I feel safer already!
(Even though you've assumed angelic form, is it still OK with you if the guys discuss boobs here? It'd be a shame to take away that simple pleasure from them.)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at July 02, 2026 02:21 PM (k9OZB)
God made boobs.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 03:34 PM (uhVAy)
Tim Walz Pardons an Illegal Alien for Raping a 10-Year-Old Girl to Attempt to Defeat Trump's Effort to Deport Him
Absolute demons.
Bill MeluginWashington Examiner:
@BillMelugin_ NEW: DHS is accusing MN Gov. Tim Walz of trying to shield a Laotian illegal alien pedophile from being deported after Walz pardoned him for a 2006 conviction in which he repeatedly raped a 10-year-old girl in MN. DHS says Tou Lue Vang was issued a deportation order immediately after that conviction and was set to be imminently deported, but the pardon has now removed his deportable offenses and given him a clean record, which may thwart his removal and give him an avenue to fight deportation. WARNING GRAPHIC DETAILS BELOW: According to Vang's conviction documents from the state of Minnesota, in 2004, he repeatedly had penetrative sex with the 10-year-old girl on multiple occasions and forced oral sex upon her in which he ejaculated into her mouth. He told police "I made a mistake, but this is a minor thing...it's a cultural thing to marry and have sex with girls as young as 12." He also said the child should be arrested and she was also at fault. Vang ultimately took a plea deal to plead guilty to the offense of first degree criminal sexual conduct. NYT reports he served no prison time as part of the deal. Vang was pardoned for the offense last month by the Minnesota Board of Pardons, which is made up of the MN Governor, MN Attorney General, and Chief Justice of the MN Supreme Court. All pardons must be approved by the MN Governor. DHS is now blasting the decision: "Governor Tim Walz's decision to pardon an illegal alien convicted child rapist so he can remain in our country is disgusting," said Acting DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis. "These are the criminal illegal aliens he and his Minnesota sanctuary politicians are protecting. Tou Lue Vang lost his legal status following his conviction for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. Following the conviction, he was placed in removal proceedings and issued a final order of removal by a judge. This pardon will take away this child rapist's qualifying convictions that made him removable from the United States."
Vang was set to be deported to Laos, according to the DHS. However, his pardon was issued on June 10, 2026, a week before he was supposed to be deported. Now, the pardon could reportedly "thwart his removal from the United States." "Governor Tim Walz's decision to pardon an illegal alien convicted child rapist so he can remain in our country is disgusting," said acting assistant DHS Secretary Lauren Bis. "These are the criminal illegal aliens he and his Minnesota sanctuary politicians are protecting."
Vang entered the country in 1994 and was "granted legal status" by the Clinton administration, according to DHS. Court records revealed that he "repeatedly sexually assaulted a girl between 2002 and 2004. He also offered the girl he abused "$10 to keep quiet about the sexual assaults." During interviews with law enforcement at the time, Vang shifted blame of the abuse on his culture, claiming it was permissible to "marry and have sex with girls as young as 12." The DHS also claimed Vang said the girl he abused was equally as guilty as him and "should be arrested too." Court records show that Vang pleaded guilty to "penetration or contact with a person under 13 years old by an actor more than 36 months older" on October 31, 2005, and was sentenced in February 2006 to 12 years, "with the sentence stayed." He was also issued 30 years of supervised probation. His legal status was revoked after his conviction, and he was issued a final order of removal in 2006. "The Minnesota Board of Pardons made a unanimous decision to grant Tou Vang this pardon after an exhaustive process which included a statement of support for the pardon from the victim, a recommendation to grant the pardon from the Clemency Review Commission, and a large number of community support letters," Ellison's office said in a statement to the New York Times.
More cultural enrichment:
An illegal alien has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison for his involvement in an $89 million fraudulent payroll scheme that saw illegal alien construction workers and their employers evade taxes. "Today, we held an illegal alien from Honduras accountable for a brazen scheme that stole more than $38 million from American taxpayers to facilitate the employment of illegal aliens," Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald said. "This case exposes how unchecked illegal immigration fuels widespread payroll tax fraud and underground economies that harm American workers and taxpayers," McDonald said. "This sentence sends a strong message: Those who exploit our open borders, cheat the U.S. Treasury, and violate federal laws will face justice."The mother of the Loyola student murdered by an illegal in Chicago attempted to testify about the actual cost of sanctuary policies. Democrats murder-splained to the mother that gosh they sure were sorry that her daughter was shot in the back of the head by an illegal alien criminal who should have been deported years ago, buttt she needs to understand all the Good Things that illegal alien criminals bring to this country, and she'll just have to remind herself not to be so selfish.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (0dsIZ)
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I don't see how this is a barrier to deportation.
I see it as Walz accidentally making it easier.
The guy's not in prison anymore, and he has a final deportation order from 2006. ICE can just go find him and pick him up and throw him on a plane.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: huerfano at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 12:16 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 12:16 PM (Kt19C)
Also the left: So what if this guy raped a 10 year old. I mean...who hasn't really? And deporting him for it? That's just not cricket!
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (sKqQm)
I have so much typing and deleting for all involved in this.
Posted by: pookysgirl, mother to a 13-year-old girl at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (Sco7b)
Also the left: So what if this guy raped a 10 year old. I mean...who hasn't really? And deporting him for it? That's just not cricket!
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (sKqQm)
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"Sexual assault against minors is really no big deal."
-Scott Weiner, Democrat
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 12:18 PM (qBdHI)
"Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent."-- Adam Smith
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: Truck Monkey at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (affD0)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (jehhT)
he is still an illegal, and guilty of being a pedo, and already had an order of removal for 20 years. He should be sent back to his country where he can "legally"? rape 12 year olds.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (jehhT)
I hear he REALLY likes China.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:21 PM (0dsIZ)
My thoughts on ethnic cleansing are becoming more nuanced...
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (Sco7b)
Ethical Cleansing >>> Ethnic Cleansing
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:21 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 12:21 PM (PVvQD)
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (0dsIZ)
Slowly... then all at once...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:21 PM (xA5g+)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:22 PM (2ocoG)
To paraphrase a Brit in regards to Indiana suttee: It is your custom to burn your widows, it is our custom to hang murderers.
Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at July 02, 2026 12:22 PM (gb+eN)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:22 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)
Diogenes Johnson is right.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (R+iUD)
This is how we get death squads. If it were my daughter or a relative, I'd hunt the evil bastard down and then the rapist...
Welcome to Democrat Socialite-ism.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (x0n13)
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (RmciC)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)
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^^^^^^
THIS!!!
I think that Heritage Americans have already had a belly full of these miscreants. I am anticipating a spectacular and messy pushback
Posted by: Truck Monkey at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (affD0)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)
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When's that going to happen in Detroit? Heard that place got real shitty a while back.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (VcZHb)
The city of Columbus, Ohio, the state’s capital, is facing backlash after a social media post suggested plans to raise the Somali flag over City Hall.
Ohio has one of the largest Somali communities in the United States, with the Columbus Area (Central Ohio) ranking second in the U.S. after the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro area.
The Columbus Recreation and Parks Department shared on X, in a now-deleted post, “Happy Somali Independence Day!”
“As we celebrate the unification of the Trust Territory of Somaliland and the State of Somaliland into the Somali Republic in 1960, City Hall will be raising the flag of Somalia.”
I lived in Columbus for 8 years. Cute Ethiopian girl worked at Subway. I lived in the city in a nicer apartment building area.
But there was a double-murder in an adjacent complex and I thought there was one in ours. I do remember once a literal gang of Somali teens in our parking lot. We left each other alone but it was kind of pack behaviour.
Okay, I have to tear myself away from here. All of you have a good day.
And again, dig out your fat pants...
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 12:24 PM (znfsz)
That's why the left always waves the bloody shirt BECAUSE IT WORKS
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (hWfuL)
Detroit, French pronunciation is Day-Twat.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 12:24 PM (x0n13)
10 is not 12 and neither are an adult.
The Aztecs had a culture of human sacrifice, cutting out the living hearts of their victims...
The Indians had a culture that allowed for the burning of widows an their departed husband's funeral pyre...
Neither of these should be allowed because they belonged to another cultures. Not all cultures are equal AND some cultures are definitely better than others.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Tim Waltzing into hell soon at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (RmciC)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (6eLrX)
“As we celebrate the unification of the Trust Territory of Somaliland and the State of Somaliland into the Somali Republic in 1960, City Hall will be raising the flag of Somalia.”
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Awesome that their country is united. Sounds like a great country. Now let's send them all back.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (znfsz)
Posted by: Tim Waltzing into hell soon at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (RmciC)
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*drops stone*
-Scott Weiner, rising CA Democrat
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: connected and litigious at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (cS1cw)
The fake GOP MAGA split was intended to do what happened in England to the Tories and to let the nominal left waltz back in to office.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (pBF9D)
This is how the Muslim world views sex with kids
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: pookysgirl, mother to a 13-year-old girl at July 02, 2026 12:17 PM (Wt5PA)
Yup.
Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (gb+eN)
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (0dsIZ)
This is how the Muslim world views sex with kids
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (sKqQm)
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"Her skirt was too short," is a valid defense under Sharia.
I've been told that such an excuse is anti-woman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)
Diogenes Johnson is right.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (R+iUD)
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Helena Handbasket Johnson is right about Diogenes Johnson being right.
Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 12:27 PM (PVvQD)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 02, 2026 12:27 PM (R+iUD)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (hWfuL)
Detroit, French pronunciation is Day-Twat.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 12:24 PM (x0n13)
Joke Punchline: "Let me refwase that...I'd like to see her gawwop."
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:27 PM (l3cgK)
My response to that would is, "we have enough of our own worthless shit criminals; we don't need to import more. "
Posted by: nerdygirl at July 02, 2026 12:27 PM (0Htd1)
Love that the Dems keep showing who they are. Of course the propaganda ministries aren't covering this so the insane sheep of the left won't believe it.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (RAxGY)
Posted by: Tim Waltzing into hell soon at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (RmciC)
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*drops stone*
-Scott Weiner, rising CA Democrat
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:25 PM (hWfuL)
Now, if you said 10-year-old girl...Scott might still have that stone in hand.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (RmciC)
I have my doubts.
Remember when a Kansas jury gave someone 20 years for stealing a gay flag? SF sure...but there were conservatives on that Kansas jury playing "but the law says I have to vote guilty" game
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee
He can still be deleted
Posted by: Citizen Vigilante at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (lS/WZ)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (hWfuL)
1980's. Coleman Young, rot in hell, scared away the whites.
Detroit brought the world Devil's Night with so much arson that they had had an Angel Night campaign to watch the city and prevent the arson's.
My Mom's childhood home turned into a drug den and was razed.
Canadian comedy show 'Corner Gas.'
Grumpy old Oscar: "Yeah, Brent doesn't know how the real world works. I watch the news from Detroit."
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (Sco7b)
I've been told that such an excuse is anti-woman.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (hWfuL)
Question for the lefties:
True or false: Islam is right about women and gays?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (xA5g+)
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee
He can still be deleted
Posted by: Citizen Vigilante at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (lS/WZ)
This is the way.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (xcxpd)
Vote GOP.
Posted by: connected and litigious at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: pookysgirl, mother to a 13-year-old girl
I'm trying very hard to avoid the Banhammer
4 Walz is a loathsome fuckwad.
Posted by: huerfano
Fuvktard, beyond retarded as in criminally responsible.
10 Damn!! Read the content.
My thoughts on ethnic cleansing are becoming more nuanced...
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog!
I made the same rookie mistake but I'm making it up by using cut n paste to express the white hot rage building up against all MN politicians.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (Q/FnY)
Love that the Dems keep showing who they are. Of course the propaganda ministries aren't covering this so the insane sheep of the left won't believe it.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (itsE0)
The weather in Sandy Eggo is so terrible...The sun if finally peeking through the marine layer, and the high will be around 75ºF...almost but not quite perfect...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (l3cgK)
He also offered the girl he abused "$10 to keep quiet about the sexual assaults."
Big spender, that guy.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: connected and litigious at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (1YtbS)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (Ch4Qk)
We should say Laosy.
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (1YtbS)
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So...is he Chinese or Japanese?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:31 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:31 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at July 02, 2026 12:31 PM (RAxGY)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:31 PM (FtULh)
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I suspect DHS is just making political hay of it, and the guy will be deported soon enough.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (hWfuL)
True or false: Islam is right about women and gays?
I've seen lefties answer this one...
1) Islam only supports that stuff because of colonialism, once we get rid of Christianist colonialism gay feminism will be the norm in the Muslim world
2) All the reports of anti-feminism and anti-homosexuality in the Muslim world are lies spread by the Jewish press
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (sKqQm)
1) Islam only supports that stuff because of colonialism, once we get rid of Christianist colonialism gay feminism will be the norm in the Muslim world
2) All the reports of anti-feminism and anti-homosexuality in the Muslim world are lies spread by the Jewish press
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (sKqQm)
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3) Iranian women who don't wear burkas are whores.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (l3cgK)
The struggle is real
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (xcxpd)
We..... we don't even inhabit the same planet as these idiots...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (xA5g+)
And again, dig out your fat pants...
Posted by: Stateless
Obligatory Gainzzzz comment.
I am under 200 pounds this morning for the first time since 2014. I'm calling it 'underland'.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 12:28 PM (itsE0)
The good news: A cold front is heading your way.
The bad news: It's bringing storms with hail, high winds, and possible tornadoes.
Posted by: pookysgirl is used to battening down the hatches at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Chuck Martel at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (ovNAg)
Posted by: We are so fd at July 02, 2026 12:34 PM (w4WrZ)
I am under 200 pounds this morning for the first time since 2014. I'm calling it 'underland'.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (QVmho)
congrats man
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 12:34 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:32 PM (hWfuL)
*checks wallet*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 02, 2026 12:35 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 12:35 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:29 PM (l3cgK)
Here in the mid-Atlantic it is in the mid 90s with a bazillion percent humidity. Just walking outside, one goes from zero to drenched in less than 10 seconds.
Swamp-ass level may set a new record!
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (1YtbS)
From what I've heard, a combination of white hipsters and the black middle class have brought some neighborhoods back. But it's got the time bomb problem that many of those now buying houses there aren't maintaining them.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 12:33 PM (QVmho)
Unterland had always been at war with Oberland.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: RebeccaH at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (VFung)
* Paxton was not involved in the case, it the prosecutor in the local office
** it was a retrial, long after the initial crime.
And a key witness was dead.
And the girl didn't want to testify.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at July 02, 2026 12:37 PM (nJQQh)
Posted by: RebeccaH at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (VFung)
Ich weiß, wie du dich fühlst.
Posted by: Marianne Bachmeier at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (l3cgK)
I got to spend a week in San Diego on work's dime in the early 2000s and it was glorious. If Cali ever somehow gets rid of the Democrats I'd seriously consider moving.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (2ocoG)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (wh5AX)
Posted by: RebeccaH at
Ding ding ding!
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (W2Pud)
12 It's really getting hard to read and process the evil that is happening under any Democrat leadership. Really getting hard.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 12:18 PM (qBdHI)
It’s frightening how so much of the left has agreed that it’s time to drop their masks and openly embrace pure, demonic evil.
It’s hard for some on our side to accept because we’ve always been told “don’t think that your political fights are all good vs evil.”
But here we are. Yes in its simplest terms, This is Good vs Evil, on every front.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at July 02, 2026 12:37 PM (nJQQh)
Once.
Ace uses it in the header. It's the only intelligent words ever to come out of his mouth.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:38 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (2WIwB)
Diogenes Johnson is right.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (R+iUD)
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Helena Handbasket Johnson is right about Diogenes Johnson being right.
Posted by: Darth Randall
I'm fucking dying, wtf can they do if I go on a hunting trip to a target rich environment to remove some of these scum. I've always wanted to see just how accurate several of my safe queens are and reduce the over abundance of my ammo stores.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 02, 2026 12:39 PM (Q/FnY)
Just like the Founders intended.
Thanks John Roberts and Amy Comey Barrett, for making that happen.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:39 PM (3cUTc)
While back, had a conversation with cousin & (now-late) aunt who lived in Minnesota; aunt had been a school secretary for many years; retired when the school system's admin staff voted to unionize. Aunt was seriously liberal, was probably a Walz supporter, and got a little uncomfortable when she heard Conquest's first law, paraphrased: Everyone's conservative about what they know best.
She would have seen no contradiction between the pols she supported and her personal choice.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 12:39 PM (NcvvS)
Walz: That sounds delish! What you got?
Vang: Well, there's this ten year old girl...
Walz: EEWWWW! A girl? No thanks. Now pull up to the window for your pardon.
Posted by: Ken at July 02, 2026 12:39 PM (aVf49)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (VcZHb)
And the fascinating thing is you can talk to Muslims and they are way more honest - once they get Islam/Sharia all these problems will go away.
Because non-Muslims will be killed/enslaved and women will be kept in their rightful place.
They tell this to leftists and leftists just pretend to not hear.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (sKqQm)
Birds of a feather I guess. Vang the dirtbird and Walz the chickenhawk.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (k1E2D)
Muslims need to keep Ilhan Omar in her rightful place.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM (2ocoG)
Also the left: Of course we are protecting someone that raped a 10 year old. Didn't you hear Trump was going to deport him and people might be mean to him in his home country!
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Corporal Punishment at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM (kgE5c)
And then you see stuff like this, "oh hay Y you arrest me, raping 10 year olds is common in my country, nuttin wrong wit it!" and you realize... God probably was merciful in asking Israel to do it instead of just going full Sodom and Gomorrah and nuking the place Himself.
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM (/ZkOF)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM (W2Pud)
98 here with 95 percent humidity.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Perfect weather here in San Diego. Gas is $5.49/gallon. Californians can't resist screwing up paradise.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (mmrXZ)
Whatever... it's f-ing hot outside.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (jehhT)
* Paxton was not involved in the case, it the prosecutor in the local office
** it was a retrial, long after the initial crime.
And a key witness was dead.
And the girl didn't want to testify.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:36 PM (3cUTc)
Thank you for that. Idiots on X love to try to make something of that - but when you look at the actual case and how it played out, they were left with only the choice of try to get a plea deal, or drop charges.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (H8EHh)
That Indian chick is one ugly, fucking looking thing. I mean, was she in Star Wars in that Cantina scene?
Posted by: rev the buzz at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (et1vG)
I am under 200 pounds this morning for the first time since 2014. I'm calling it 'underland'.
Few better gifts you can give yourself then health.
Keep it up!
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (sKqQm)
As the meme goes, leftist arguments now all hinge on pretending to misunderstand.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (2ocoG)
Sad to relate, Her Majesty has food poisoning and is very unwell. She was supposed to leave tomorrow for a judging assignment but has to cancel.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 12:43 PM (O0L8i)
98 here with 95 percent humidity.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Perfect weather here in San Diego. Gas is $5.49/gallon. Californians can't resist screwing up paradise.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
$3.29 /gal.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (VcZHb)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (znfsz)
Posted by: old guys everywhere at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (J4Dwc)
The caveats:
No Israeli minders/security (they are just there to commit genocide anyway right?)
You have to tell your hosts you are gay, trans, or Jewish.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (sKqQm)
Because leftists do what most of us do - they assume everyone they meet is like they are.
THEY lie their asses off about what they want and what they believe because to be honest would politically destroy them.
So they assume Muslims are lying, because who could possibly believe that?!
Narrator voice: Muslims believe that.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (xA5g+)
Posted by: Billythesquid at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (ayoZV)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (cEbfu)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)
The caveats:
No Israeli minders/security (they are just there to commit genocide anyway right?)
You have to tell your hosts you are gay, trans, or Jewish.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (sKqQm)
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Tangentially, one thing I learned recently is that Trump lowered the cost of renouncing one's citizenship.
It's $450 now.
We could set up a fund and start pushing for socialist progressives to renounce and self-deport.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 12:43 PM (O0L8i)
Nothing worse.. Be sure to keep her hydrated
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (FtULh)
youtube.com/watch?v=-0ohr7LLgEw
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 12:46 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)
But 10000 years ago this guy wouldn't be invited to the campfire.
Posted by: MJ at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (XOmY9)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (6eLrX)
We'll do that by massively importing immoral backward savages, whose moral code is based upon pre civilizational ethos of if it feels good, and I can force it, do it. Between that, and Netflix, eventually, we'll succeed in demoralizing the entire country.
Posted by: Hussein Obama at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (cEbfu)
First of all, the Left are not, for the most part, stupid. They are evil.
Second of all, they are not evil in some philosophical "they are X and X is evil, so they are evil" sense. They are evil through and through, and always have been. They are not good people who somehow stumbled into a bad philosophy. Socialism is just their means of furthering their sick, sadistic desire for mass misery and death.
This shows in their personal lives. Look at how many of them have, shall we say, unusual sex lives. (Does anyone believe Pete Buttigieg's swatting story?)
They are not evil because they are socialist. They are socialist because they are evil.
Posted by: Ken at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (aVf49)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: night lifted at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (kJmLc)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)
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There is no greater sin than to have bad thoughts about a minority.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (hWfuL)
However people trying to assassinate ICE agents are just engaged in peaceful protest and shouldn't see any jail time
Posted by: The left at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (sKqQm)
61 31 When's that going to happen in Detroit? Heard that place got real shitty a while back.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:23 PM (hWfuL)
1980's. Coleman Young, rot in hell, scared away the whites.”
Backlash only happens when people feel trapped with no place to go. But when there IS a place to go, they just leave and go there. And the consequence is that places like Detroit die and become nothing but faded memories of what they once were.
A similar thing is playing out in most of the mainline Protestant denominations. No one’s going to fight to stop them from changing into liberal mockeries of what they used to be, they’re just going to walk out the door and never go back.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (n5tGW)
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In the UK, a Paki was just let off for claiming exactly that.
But if any of the indigenous peoples dare say exaclty that on social media, they will be arrested.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (VcZHb)
Yes, Paul. We agree that every single person who, while physically located in America, committed a sex crime against a child should be summarily executed. Without exception.
Glad we could find some common ground there.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (xA5g+)
youtube.com/watch?v=-0ohr7LLgEw
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 12:46 PM (Jr5Lq)
C'mon man. I'm trying to kick my addiction to police chase videos.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (D+BhG)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (kgE5c)
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Standard operating procedure for them. They pretty much own the language they've bastardized over all these years.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (wBaIH)
of course i feel bad for the victim, perhaps doubly so given that something terrible seems to have been impressed upon her such she supports the pardon...but i don't want this "culture" here.
Posted by: pH at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (J9hPc)
youtube.com/watch?v=-0ohr7LLgEw
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 12:46 PM (Jr5Lq)
C'mon. I'm trying to kick my addiction to police chase videos.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (0dsIZ)
98 here with 95 percent humidity.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Perfect weather here in San Diego. Gas is $5.49/gallon. Californians can't resist screwing up paradise.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 12:42 PM (mmrXZ)
It's the dems, socialists, and communists (BIRM) that are at fault. Don't blame actual people.
Posted by: Marianne Bachmeier at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (l3cgK)
A similar thing is playing out in most of the mainline Protestant denominations. No one’s going to fight to stop them from changing into liberal mockeries of what they used to be, they’re just going to walk out the door and never go back.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (H8EHh)
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Even if there is no place to go, accelerationism doesn't lead to revolution very much.
People exist under tyrannies for decades before some sparks gets them to lash out.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (cEbfu)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 12:43 PM (O0L8i)
Nothing worse.. Be sure to keep her hydrated
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Ugggh. Really gotta watch the tater salad in the summertime. Don't ask me how I know.
Posted by: Ralph N. Shitts at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (2UnvF)
Ah, July in SE Texas!
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (wVcYX)
124 Saw gas here in KY yesterday for $2.99/gal. Very, very sketchy joint however.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)
I just got gas for $2.91 at a sketchy joint here in Texas. It was called Walmart or something like that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (0dsIZ)
I remember seeing a confrontation between a parent and a teacher during COVIDmania. The teacher was 300lbs and wearing a mask.
The father said he didn't give his son the clot shot because he didn't want him to get heart damage. The teacher yelled back she was immuno-comprised and therefore if his son getting heart damage was the price to keep her safe from COVID she was perfectly willing to pay it.
Note: This was AFTER the FNM stopped claiming the clot stopped you from spreading COVID and was then arguing it only made YOU less sick if you got COVID.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)
Thank goodness arguments here never devolve to name-calling.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (D+BhG)
My analysis is Dems, Communists and GOPe are the un-evolved. Power in a small tribe, back in the Stone Age, is their desire.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (u82oZ)
I've never had a normal conversation with a leftard and this goes back to at least 2003. Agnostic and righty, no problem. Even libertarians.
But leftards just get mad and huff and puff especially when you corner them. Also they've been against you and me expressing our opinions going back much further. They don't want to hear it and they don't want other people to hear it. So I don't know that it's really different. Maybe it just seems more intense now.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (pBF9D)
124 Saw gas here in KY yesterday for $2.99/gal. Very, very sketchy joint however.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)
I just got gas for $2.91 at a sketchy joint here in Texas. It was called Walmart or something like that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (H8EHh)
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I follow a guy from San Antonio. He's getting gas at about $2.79.
I got gas last in my neck of the woods, on the SC side of the border, for about $3.25 recently. Costco. Love how they do their gas contracts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (hWfuL)
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Of course, if you observe your culture, we'll observe ours...
Posted by: Sir Charles Napier at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (anL5R)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (cEbfu)
Added to the stash.
Thanks!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (xA5g+)
Yep.
Justine Bateman
@JustineBateman
·
13h
There is no other way to regard
@Tim_Walz
than irrefutably grotesque.
He’s a fan of people who sexually terrorize children. You just can’t get lower.
Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 12:43 PM (O0L8i)
Speedy recovery!
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 12:50 PM (Jr5Lq)
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Then people might start calling me an illiterate asshole.
And that would be beneath us.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (hWfuL)
I hope the flames hurt beyond any pain felt on earth.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (OXgiH)
Posted by: night lifted at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (kJmLc)
Hello, they abort their kids...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 12:41 PM
94 with a heat index of 100.
New England likes to go from cold, wet spring to 90s around the 4th.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (kgE5c)
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As, IIRC, Boll noted, if the penultimate scene in Citizen Vigilante had skinheads sitting on the couch spasming as they are shot, instead of mulims, the movie would be leading every film festival.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (3cUTc)
Special ring in hell for the politicians who’ve intentionally dumped foreigners into our communities knowing they will unleash all sorts of crimes against the locals. How do you protect a child rapist? A thug who shoots a random coed in the head?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:53 PM (mPXxA)
This has of course always been a think but it was seen as losing an argument traditionally. If your opponent says "these facts prove my point" and you yell back "well you are an asshole" traditionally people are going to say you lost the discussion. But now the left argues this is the proper response to facts they don't like. THIS is the difference.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:49 PM (hWfuL)
Sadly, bad and oppressive governments have been the norm for most of human history.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:53 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:53 PM (cEbfu)
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As, IIRC, Boll noted, if the penultimate scene in Citizen Vigilante had skinheads sitting on the couch spasming as they are shot, instead of mulims, the movie would be leading every film festival.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (3cUTc)
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For all the comparisons that Citizen Vigilante and One Battle After Another get...
Paul Thomas Anderson is really good at making movies, and Uwe Boll is really bad at making movies.
Citizen Vigilante would be treated more like The Hunt than anything else.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:53 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Mulch McClorox at July 02, 2026 12:54 PM (7Q0e+)
As the meme goes, leftist arguments now all hinge on pretending to misunderstand.
Posted by: Ian S.
I don't understand....
Posted by: Aspiring Chief Justice Jumanji Brown-Jackson at July 02, 2026 12:54 PM (ovNAg)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 12:54 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:48 PM (VcZHb)
I doubt he could overpower even one child.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:55 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:55 PM (cEbfu)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:55 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 12:43 PM (O0L8i)
Oh that is awful. I am sorry.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 12:55 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Mrs JTB at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (yTvNw)
They argued as a leftist in good standing you shouldn't talk to people who are right leaning, watch their videos, or look at their data.
Why? Well that information has convinced some people to become rightwing so why would you take the risk for yourself? Better to only consume approved information sources and be safe.
This is cult behavior.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:47 PM (hWfuL)
Jesus I thought this said minor
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (4KUe5)
There has to be some sort of line. I am trying to think of the upside for this and not coming up with much, even looking at it as an amoral evil retard (Walz.)
The only thing I can think is to keep ICE from reporting that they deported the guy. They do not care about the guy- they are just trying to keep ICE from deporting him and reporting that they saved the country from him. That is so backhanded. "I pardoned Mengele so Israel could not try and execute him.' What? THAT becomes the story now you idiot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (mPXxA)
What better description of Satan could be imagined?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (w+leU)
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (n5tGW)
Air Pinochet or FL Everglade, optional.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 12:54 PM (wVcYX)
Unfortunately he and the freak mayor Frey are backed by their constitutes..
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (n5tGW)
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To be fair, it was only because Josh Shapiro was a Jew.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (hWfuL)
We should say Laosy.
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 12:30 PM (1YtbS)
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So...is he Chinese or Japanese?
Wow. King of the Hill reference. Very nice. Love that episode.
Posted by: Nelly at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (6+ehB)
And the weather's been nearly perfect for .... most of the calendar year (which is not extremely anomalous). Rain? Can't remember any significant rain since .... ? Thanks to El Nino the ocean's had September temps (low 70s).
Posted by: rhomboid at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (U/Byj)
Posted by: Avi at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (JXbix)
Posted by: Crusader at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (TN0g+)
Ten minutes of Bird:
youtube.com/watch?v=-0ohr7LLgEw
Posted by: gp
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C'mon. I'm trying to kick my addiction to police chase videos.
Posted by: Reforger
And his soundtrack makes me wanna watch full metal jacket too.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (VcZHb)
Again.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (cEbfu)
To be fair, it was only because Josh Shapiro was a Jew.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (hWfuL)
I wonder if Shapiro realizes how lucky he is he was passed over...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (FtULh)
Now, I would love someone to take this case to an AskanImam site and see what they have to say because I'm willing to bet it would differ from our courts.
I'm not sure they'd all argue rape is ok...but I bet beating would be on the table.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:56 PM (sKqQm)
Absolutely. That’s what Scientologists force all their members to do.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (H8EHh)
They are just raping the girls Americans won't. Really it is an act of love
Posted by: Jeb Bush at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)
The young girls of the West simply are all slaves for existing: you are infidels, and therefore ours to rape, abuse, kill. Not even converting, voluntarily or by force, will change that. They would be another version of a sex slave.
Our values, our logic has no ability to argue or comprehend these barbaric brutes. They are from another era, another world.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Crusader at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (TN0g+)
But Democrats are worried some "extremists" might take over their party.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (pBF9D)
>>NYT reports he served no prison time as part of the deal.
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NYT reported this? What was the angle? Don't tell me it was straight news.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (mmrXZ)
The police chief was nailed to the wall by the Kliner counterfeiting ring as a brutal, mafia-style message
Posted by: Nelly at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (6+ehB)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:55 PM (cEbfu)
I'm currently working my way through Trumpy's 1/32 A-10. It's ... a slog.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (xA5g+)
I wonder if Shapiro realizes how lucky he is he was passed over...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (FtULh)
And he didn’t even have to paint his lintel with sheep’s blood.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (H8EHh)
1) Free permanent change of citizenship, to the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Ukraine, or China.
1a) Permanent EBT class chooses between Liberia, China, or Spain.
2) 5 day exit visa to carry them over until their flight to their new home, to cover flight delays.
3) All debts must be paid. They may take up to $20K/person in local currency. The rest is turned over to the US Treasury.
4) They may take up to 50 kg/person of personal belongings, that their new home allows to be imported.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (qx7Zg)
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Yeah. And even in that era, they were a bunch of assholes.
Posted by: There is No Political Solution at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (anL5R)
I'm not sure they'd all argue rape is ok...but I bet beating would be on the table.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (sKqQm)
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I dunno...I think you'd get a consensus of opinion that it's OK. If she's a Muslima dressed that way, then she's shamed her family and needs to be taught a lesson. If she's a kafir (non-believer), then she's fair game.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (gnNyN)
98 here with 95 percent humidity.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
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Perfect weather here in San Diego. Gas is $5.49/gallon. Californians can't resist screwing up paradise.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
$3.29 /gal.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory
81 degrees and 57% humidity, thunderstorms predicted for later, yesterday's were real frog stranglers but spotty, the lightning was nearly continuous.
Gas is $3.17 here so I filled up.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (Q/FnY)
I wonder if Shapiro realizes how lucky he is he was passed over...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (FtULh)
And he didn’t even have to paint his lintel with sheep’s blood.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:00 PM (H8EHh)
LOL... As soon as I wrote that I knew I'd get that response
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (cEbfu)
Posted by: davidt at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (Q+gd/)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 12:52 PM (4KUe5)
Ideology. Faith in its purest sense. An unshakable belief, regardless of all evidence, in the "rightness" of their position.
This ain't good. There is no negotiating with these people. And there is a ton of them. Enough where simply ignoring them just isn't going to fly anymore.
We're down to some hard choices. Quicker made the easier and better. None of those choices will be made. Which will make what comes next that much worse.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:02 PM (Acq7J)
The dude screams sex pervert in technicolor.
Posted by: ballistic at July 02, 2026 01:02 PM (3BwY8)
And don't be an idiot and say Kamala picked him. She couldn't pick a peck of pickled peppers.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:02 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 01:02 PM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (4KUe5)
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They just want to share their spark of divinity with the girls.
Posted by: Nancy Pelosi at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (w+leU)
Any question some jagoff journalist asks, answer by saying you want rapists of 10-year old girls removed from the country. I mean any question at all. What, Margaret Brennan is going to say only a a very few 10 years olds are raped by illegal aliens in this country?
Posted by: nooneyouknowyouknow at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (Iwv3U)
Food poisoning is such an unpleasant experience.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (4KUe5)
Blonde M. I think I got gas two days ago for quite a bit under $5, maybe $4.39?
Posted by: rhomboid
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w00t, I'll look. The empty thing flicked on and I had to ditch to the nearest station because I was on my way somewhere -- and I didn't have cash on me, had to pay the credit price!
Oh, you bet I have have Gas Buddy. I know the cheap places near me.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (mmrXZ)
I think the model we on the right often have that this is about values isn't quite right.
The left doesn't have values. The people arguing transrights are human rights would have told you 10 years ago no one believed in so-called trans rights and only a rightwing extremist would claim anyone would.
Their leaders care about POWER.
Their regular members care about MONEY.
Posted by: Jeb Bush at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (FtULh)
I skipped it. Get it?
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at July 02, 2026 01:03 PM (6BVGb)
Think he could find his way to pardoning Derek Chauvin?
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:04 PM (LTMRb)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 01:01 PM (cEbfu)
The nose is wrong... Wildly, unavoidably, glaringly wrong. In scale, it's more than a foot too wide. It's so much too wide that i have to fill the nose with epoxy then grind it down and re-scribe the whole thing.
But all the markings for it are predicated on the shape of the nose, so...
I'm going to try manipulating the markings in my plotter so I can cut my own masks, but the problem is that I can't see if they fit without destroying the current nose. If it doesn't work, I have no way of putting down the decals.
Or do I even care enough about it?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 01:04 PM (xA5g+)
Posted by: Gov. Mike DeWine at July 02, 2026 01:05 PM (ovNAg)
Looks to be hot on the 4th, though.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at July 02, 2026 01:05 PM (PSEDc)
Still working on completing stitching on stockings for future grandchildren, so I may be scarce for a while.
The break is good for my poor brain, which just can't handle the constant drumbeat of crazy.....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 02, 2026 01:06 PM (aqrfx)
Improper use of pro-noun. Anyone that's ever grown up in the slums, the projects, the seedy trailer parks EXACTLY understands all this.
There is an ugly side of humanity that never went away. Luckily for most of America - they were simply able to move away from that ugly side.
But humanity never changed. Those able to move to the 'burbs just changed their misfortune of seeing it. For a while.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:06 PM (Acq7J)
F*ck you
HONK
Lets see how you feel if you saw them eat your sister
HONK
Posted by: Some Canadian Goose at July 02, 2026 01:06 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
Shapiro is also a spineless unprincipled toad. Hard to stand out among his fellow Democrats.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:06 PM (LTMRb)
Posted by: Mike Love at July 02, 2026 01:07 PM (wBRco)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at July 02, 2026 01:07 PM (6BVGb)
Posted by: scruboak at July 02, 2026 01:07 PM (5ltlT)
It was more obvious on 9/11. Half the country wanted to understand the motives while the other half understood that war had been declared, that wasting time handwringing about root causes missed the point. The “we must get to the root ca” types are now firmly in the “ we have to care and protect them from those who don’t like them!”
Insanity.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:08 PM (4KUe5)
Old enough to count, old enough to....well you know
Posted by: Muhammed at July 02, 2026 01:08 PM (sKqQm)
I have to drive HM to the doctor's office this afternoon so that she can get an excuse form (!) saying she's medically unable to judge so she can turn in to the AKC (!!)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 01:08 PM (O0L8i)
But the guy who shot two Minnesota State Senators and said Walz told him to do it is crazy and doesn't know what he's talking about.
Posted by: Auspex at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (cEbfu)
::: Golf Clap :::
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 02, 2026 12:58 PM (cEbfu)
Damn woman
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (pBF9D)
Islam puts Muslims on a war footing with non-Muslims. Its literally what they call non-Muslim lands - the house of war.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Crusader at July 02, 2026 12:57 PM (TN0g+)
But Democrats are worried some "extremists" might take over their party.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:59 PM (pBF9D)
The Overton window moved while some in their party stayed still...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 01:10 PM (l3cgK)
And specifically the one that had just killed Walz's legislative agenda with her vote.
Obviously, Boelter was fine working for Walz even though he is pro-abortion, but murdered Walz's primary political opponent in the state because she is pro-abortion.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (sKqQm)
I did not see any of this coming.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (LTMRb)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (sKqQm)
Part of it is the long-standing American tradition, now included in our legal system, of Religious protection.
We'd never run into Islam before. And we're unable - for whatever reason - to just declare an exception to the rule.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (Acq7J)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (n5tGW)
Insanity.
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Psychological defense mechanism. If you can't control the real threat, look for something closer by that you can try to boss the fuck around. That'll provide you the illusion of control giving you the emotional feedback you are craving. Its a more obtainable goal that civilizing a barbaric inbred culture that has resisted Civilization for thousands of years.
Posted by: Yeah, its screwed up alright at July 02, 2026 01:12 PM (anL5R)
The dude screams sex pervert in technicolor.
Posted by: ballistic at July 02, 2026 01:02 PM (3BwY
and in his dungeon. You know he has one...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 01:12 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: davidt at July 02, 2026 01:12 PM (Q+gd/)
Here is a prog helping crime for political points.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:13 PM (ikSmX)
I've also seen this discussed on the left. Remember Elon posted a meme of lefties going way far left and making the former center now rightwing?
Of course many leftists argued no it was the opposite but I remember one exchange that stuck with me. A presumably right leaning guy responded with "Hey stuff like opposition to what you are calling trans-rights was normal 10 years ago just like Elon's meme showed...its proof he was right and you are wrong"
The answer? "Why do you have people because of their gender expression!?!"
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:14 PM (sKqQm)
Spelled that way for Dyslexic Gavin Newsom to be able to read. And for language filters, but mostly Gavin.
Posted by: G. Quagmire at July 02, 2026 01:14 PM (4h45B)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:13 PM (ikSmX)
A smart opposition party would be making the PSAs now. A full media blitz in the State. A really ruthless opposition party would make it a National issue.
Too bad such a party doesn't exist.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:14 PM (Acq7J)
Are you getting out of this damn Kommiewealth?
I moved here back in 1967. I thought, way back then, that it couldn't get any worse. I was wrong.
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at July 02, 2026 01:15 PM (/enuJ)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:15 PM (ikSmX)
Here is a prog helping crime for political points.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:13 PM (ikSmX)
If Silence is complicity, what the f**king hell is this? Members of the Child Rape Club?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 01:15 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:15 PM (4KUe5)
I did not see any of this coming.
Perhaps like his ex-wife he has also found a man to bang some sense into him?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:15 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: G. Quagmire at July 02, 2026 01:14 PM (4h45B)
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Also Tim "Come to Minnesota and beat the crap out of our girls in sports" Walz.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (fZiTB)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)
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Just thinking the same thing.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:18 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Tim Walz's Masculine advice to the boys he has locked in his basement at July 02, 2026 01:18 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (n5tGW)
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Ah, yes. The files full of mid-level leftists begging Epstein for attention and Epstein complaining about how Trump must be destroyed and he doesn't have any dirt on him.
Why hasn't Trump executed the mid-level progressives mentioned in the files for communicating with Epstein but having no proof of any wrong-doing?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:18 PM (hWfuL)
But I dunno. Chait is one of those "center left" assholes like Michael Kinsley was. Actually might have been first hired by him. Chait would eat an actual turd before voting for any Republican.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:18 PM (LTMRb)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 01:19 PM (wVcYX)
But I dunno. Chait is one of those "center left" assholes like Michael Kinsley was. Actually might have been first hired by him. Chait would eat an actual turd before voting for any Republican.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:18 PM (LTMRb)
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I mostly find it interesting that the intraparty animosity seems to growing as primary season winds down, not dying off.
It'll get set aside soon enough, but there does seem to be some genuine passion in the intraparty fight as safe backbenchers are getting knocked off by outside upstarts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:19 PM (hWfuL)
NYT reports he served no prison time as part of the deal.
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NYT reported this? What was the angle? Don't tell me it was straight news.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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omg. From the story.
Photo caption: Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota has been a frequent target of the Trump White House, especially over immigration.
From the story:
The Minnesota Board of Pardons granted the reprieve on June 10 to Tou Lue Vang, 42, who came to the United States as a child and was set to be deported to Laos imminently. Mr. Vang had submitted a letter to the board expressing regret for the actions that led to his 2005 conviction, and said a pardon could help him stay in the country with his wife and six children.
Mr. Vang’s victim, who was 10 when the abuse began, also submitted a letter supporting the pardon. Mr. Vang pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal sexual conduct in a plea deal that spared him from serving time in prison.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (mmrXZ)
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And the fascinating thing is you can talk to Muslims and they are way more honest - once they get Islam/Sharia all these problems will go away.
Because non-Muslims will be killed/enslaved and women will be kept in their rightful place.
They tell this to leftists and leftists just pretend to not hear.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Sid at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (/ekHg)
I saw one academic that got Epstein to come to a fund raiser of his by tell Epstein he had good looking RAs that would take special care of him got some minor discipline at his college and the response from the left was that this was unAmerican and obviously Trump was using this as an opportunity to silence his critics.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (sKqQm)
I did not see any of this coming.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (LTMRb)
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Sounds like destiny, though.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 01:21 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 01:21 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:21 PM (Jr5Lq)
283 Since the pardon power has been so abused by so many of our pols, is there any popular interest in removing it from all of them? I could live with that, I think.
Posted by: gp at July 02, 2026 01:20 PM (Jr5Lq)
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The state constitutional amendment processes tend to be easier than the federal constitutional amendment process.
So...that's what it would take. I wouldn't hold my breath, though.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (4KUe5)
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And it was intentional.
Not, "oh, they just came in b/c there were so many that we couldn't check."
They knew they were letting child rapists in.
They knew they were letting child sex traffickers in.
They knew many of the children were being trafficked for sex slavery.
And they didn't care ....
But they really cared about kids in cages; that got the left worked up.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (3cUTc)
Its still the greatest mistake of the Trump Era. I guess in my opinion - just because there's nothing objective other than math - buy My Gawd. This was set up on a tee for the old man. An obvious subject the public is interested in. An opening to stir shit and smear your opposition - and even what little sticks to your own party won't really take down anyone you'll miss. Regardless of a court of law, the win in the court of public opinion had the potential of achieving what Nixon hoped for before Watergate went to shit.
Yet ... the old man tried to smother it. Just wanted it to go away. Should have made it a weekly part of the news cycle. A millstone around the necks of his opposition.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (Acq7J)
Good heavens, I think the Mayan children sacrificed in the caves had it better. I am not kidding when I say the processing of this is just very, very hard.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:23 PM (ikSmX)
It is only AFTER he had complete control that he had them executed and enacted Iran's current policies against women.
But up until that point the left/FNM claimed he was both a religious Muslim and very progressive. Hell Mike Wallace practically gave him a tongue bath on national TV.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 01:23 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (ikSmX)
272 Where are the charges against Walz?
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 01:17 PM (fZiTB)
Ask the Judge who threw out the subpoenas he faced because they were “too mean”.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: toby928(c) at July 02, 2026 01:24 PM (4NO2D)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:11 PM (Acq7J)
Can't even do it for communism the world's most destructive ideology next to islam
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:25 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (3cUTc)
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That is, the left gets worked up about only what they want to get worked up about.
And it usually involves political enemies. (Yes, we are not their "opponents")
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:26 PM (ikSmX)
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Don't know about that. Walz can't just make him technically "not one of the worst". If he's deportable, ICE is probably still justified in deporting him.
If I were the director of ICE, I'd deport him today. If I get in a fight with the press, I just recount Vang's crime, and ask them if they think that's okay.
A publicization of this crime is bound to look bad for Walz political bullshit.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (ikSmX)
Better a millstone be tied around his neck, and he be dropped in the depths of the sea.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (APZWP)
Throw his ass out the door. Then go after Walz for obstruction. Or get the legislature (there's got to be someone who is brave enough) to put forward an impeachment resolution for abusing his authority to aid and abet a criminal.
Or, of course, just let folks know that vigilante action won't be prosecuted.
Posted by: GWB at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (kU0PQ)
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Probably just early fireworks show.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 02, 2026 01:33 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (APZWP)
I will provide the rope and tie the knots. Anyone got a millstone handy? Also, I think we should settle for Lake Superior. I hear lots of ships have been lost there and never recovered.
Posted by: GWB at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (kU0PQ)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 02, 2026 01:14 PM (Acq7J)
They're waiting for the right time.
2046 should about do it.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 01:37 PM (pBF9D)
Justine Bateman
@JustineBateman
·
13h
There is no other way to regard
@Tim_Walz
than irrefutably grotesque.
He’s a fan of people who sexually terrorize children. You just can’t get lower.
Posted by: beckster at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (kX27y)
You can probably cross out 'fan of' and insert 'one of'
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:47 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 02, 2026 01:30 PM (APZWP)
I will provide the rope and tie the knots. Anyone got a millstone handy? Also, I think we should settle for Lake Superior. I hear lots of ships have been lost there and never recovered.
Posted by: GWB at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (kU0PQ)
think you can buy them on Amazon
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:48 PM (uhVAy)
Good heavens, I think the Mayan children sacrificed in the caves had it better. I am not kidding when I say the processing of this is just very, very hard.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 01:22 PM (OoFl2)
I think for a lot of these sacrificed kids / youths they were treated like royalty for something like a year before the sacrifice day.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:50 PM (uhVAy)
My thoughts on ethnic cleansing are becoming more nuanced...
Interesting. My thoughts are becoming less nuanced by the day.
Posted by: Cookie at July 02, 2026 02:13 PM (8GuZZ)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 02, 2026 02:20 PM (hzuYO)
The Morning Rant
Air Force Maj. Jason Watson joined a protest organized by the Removal Coalition and was taken into custody by Capitol Police for demonstrating in a restricted area. The arrest followed a press conference where Watson, in uniform, accused the administration of multiple constitutional violations. “Our Constitution binds us all together as Americans,” Watson said. “Like countless veterans before me, military members serving now, I’ve devoted my life in service to our Democratic Republic.”
First of all, Major Watson is a dumbass, because we do not live in a "Democratic Republic." If he doesn't understand the structure of our government, then maybe he doesn't deserve his rank. Second, this turd must know exactly what he is doing...there is no plea of ignorance in this issue. He wore his uniform while being overtly political, in public, making very serious charges against his commander in chief. The repercussions should be swift and significant, and completely unsurprising. Long-time commenter and contributor "Diogenes" had some thoughts...
Violation of the following:
Article 88: Contempt toward officials
Article 94: Mutiny or sedition
Article 133: Conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman
Article 134: General article. 94 may be a stretch, but in my opinion, not impossible. It is important because it carries the death penalty. I wonder if any of his fellow officers knew he was going to do this, particularly his immediate commander?
A very good question, and one that I hope is answered during Major Watson's Court-Martial. This is an example of the post-modern conceit that everyone's opinion is valuable, and should be widely disseminated without any responsibility. I am fully supportive of Major Watson's freedom to say anything he wants about our government, its conduct, and its officials, as long as he does it as a private citizen. If he were so exercised by the President, then perhaps he should have done the honorable thing and resigned his commission, and then spoken out about what he saw as unacceptable. By acting in such a disrespectful manner, he dishonored his uniform, he dishonored the armed forces, and he dishonored the Constitution. It is incumbent upon his superiors to take his actions seriously, both to maintain the rule of law within the armed forces, and even more important, to maintain the independence of the armed forces from political involvement!
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Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:01 AM
Hermanx!
Say, I haven't seen you around the Library yet, bro.
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Posted by: Archimedes
All of them.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 11:04 AM (kvW9k)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:05 AM (1Ff7Z)
It is incumbent upon his superiors to take his actions seriously, both to maintain the rule of law within the armed forces, and even more important, to maintain the independence of the armed forces from political involvement!
This.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 11:05 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:07 AM (FtULh)
A concept Barry completely flouted, by making political views the main determinant of suitability for promotion.
Wind ---> Whirlwind
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)
To do the tired trick: imagine this was done while Obama as president. Yeah, we already know: even rodeo clowns were not allowed to mock the emperor.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 11:07 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:07 AM (N39Ws)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (1Ff7Z)
“I just left the Capitol grounds, and I was there to witness a Major in the United States Military bend the arc of a memorial toward justice. He stood for impeachment of a president on the Capitol grounds, and thereafter, he walked up the steps, where he was arrested, and he was taken away.
This is the kind of courage necessary to inspire others who understand that liberty and justice for all that we pledge allegiance to is something that we can make real. It’s more than an ideal; it is something that can be real for every person in this country if we would only have the courage to take the stand that Major Watson took.”
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (mseD3)
I predict that within a year, two tops, he will be completely forgotten by the left. He will wake up one day and wonder "what the hell did I get for that little stunt? They promised me I'd be a hero and the job offers would roll on in".
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (1Ff7Z)
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Branded!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 02, 2026 11:09 AM (amcLV)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (OoFl2)
Could just said he was a tranny.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (XuXeR)
He'll be well-compensated for doing this, and is doubtless banking on a pardon from a Democratic President in 2029.
Remember, the West Point graduate who announced that he was a Communist is now a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Chicago.
The Left takes care of their own.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (NXz0i)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:11 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Darth Randall at July 02, 2026 11:11 AM (mseD3)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM
Couldn't you have stopped by Australia for the midrats instead of England?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 11:11 AM (0sNs1)
There seems to be some speculation/information that his "husband" and he are quite the anti trumper types.
I'm guessing a member of the "don't ask don't tell" brigades.
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (XuXeR)
So...unemployable.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed
I accept their terms.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (NXz0i)
So...unemployable.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)
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And yet employed by the leftist octopus.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 02, 2026 11:09 AM (amcLV)
Hopefully, not like this!!
https://tinyurl.com/bdxm2348
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:13 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 11:13 AM (XuXeR)
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Unless it's in support of communism, an act which needs to be punishable by jail or worse. The ideology is self-annihilating. By attempting to undermine and subvert a particular system you automatically lose all rights that are otherwise protected by it. There can be no other way.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:13 AM (pBF9D)
So...unemployable.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (Riz8t)
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And yet employed by the leftist octopus.
I'd hardly call a PhD student in a soft subject employed. More to the point, when he's done, he'll probably be in his mid to late 40s, with no job and no prospects. As I said, the gratitude of the left is ephemeral.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:14 AM (Riz8t)
LOL. The Communist terrorists from the 1970s somehow all found lucrative sinecures at universities after they stopped blowing things up.
I'm sure that this guy will get a nice academic job somewhere.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 02, 2026 11:14 AM (aD4fx)
His words and deeds are, theoretically, a guide for those of lower rank, officer and enlisted. If his position is that the military should not serve the duly elected commander in chief and that they should, in fact, agitate for their removal, that sounds a whole lot like sedition.
Unfortunately for him, he didn't have a bunch of DNC lawyers carefully crafting a statement meant to be seditious while being, technically, permissible. I hope he hangs.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 11:15 AM (ExV1e)
This guy is one who'd participate in uniform (or not) against the current government. What would he nominally have access to and who'd follow him? Probably not everyone under his command.
Does the military as a whole "pick a side?" I doubt it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 11:15 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:16 AM (pBF9D)
Major Watson is a lot more calculating than most realize, as others have always pointed out. Clearly he's already decided to run for political office in some blue state, and this is his first campaign ad. And by making himself a lightning rod for Trump Haters, he is guaranteed to almost immediately start raking in millions of donations from Neville Singh and all the other wealthy agitators out there.
And it's a safe bet that while he will probably be given a dishonorable discharge, it won't be any worse than that for a speech violation only. He'll lose his pension, but compared to the millions he'll be raking in from his future political career funded by the oligarchs, that's chump change.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:16 AM (edUvp)
Tell that to William Ayres and Bernardine Dohrn, who enjoyed long academic careers, and were in the fourth row at the dedication of Obama's monstrosity.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 02, 2026 11:17 AM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:14 AM (Riz8t)
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It's my understanding that his education is being paid for by the university, and he's probably going to end up with tenure somewhere.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:17 AM (hWfuL)
LOL. The Communist terrorists from the 1970s somehow all found lucrative sinecures at universities after they stopped blowing things up.
I'm sure that this guy will get a nice academic job somewhere.
Those were the top dogs, the Angela Davises, Bill Ayers', and Bernadine Dohrns. There are only so many of those positions to go around, and this guy is NOT a top dog.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:18 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 02, 2026 11:18 AM (2UnvF)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)
or he might be the next Governor of Colorado.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:19 AM (edUvp)
The Left takes care of their own.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
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And yet if you noticed the new Trump limits on borrowing for grad education (no subsidized loans now for grad education) and the declining job market for Phds in history, Rapone is likely to be shit out of luck if and when he finishes. Even worse if he becomes terminal ABD.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:19 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 11:20 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:19 AM (E4rtv)
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I think he has a better chance of becoming dean of the history department of a university in a deep red state than going unemployed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:20 AM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM (edUvp)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 11:10 AM (0sNs1)
On leave from his post ? I wonder why... And logistics readiness officer ? Isn't that a pencil pusher ?
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM (edUvp)
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Kav > Gorsuch > Barrett > Roberts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM (hWfuL)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM
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Branded!
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 02, 2026 11:09 AM
*ahem*
Posted by: Chuck Connors at July 02, 2026 11:22 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 11:22 AM (4dZtR)
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 11:22 AM (jjSWr)
Posted by: Corporal Punishment at July 02, 2026 11:22 AM (kgE5c)
Idaho is bringing back firing squads. Just sayin'.
https://tinyurl.com/2wpkb8tn
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 11:23 AM (NXz0i)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 11:23 AM (W2Pud)
Posted by: Corporal Punishment at July 02, 2026 11:22 AM (kgE5c)
You're planning on spanking him?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 11:23 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 11:24 AM (4dZtR)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 11:25 AM (4dZtR)
Posted by: pookysgirl, drinking small sips of water at July 02, 2026 11:25 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM (FtULh)
As it happens I am the AoS Logistics Readiness officer so I can speak on this subject with some authority.
So.... everyone looks pretty ready for the logistics to me.
As you were.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:26 AM (pBF9D)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I don't think colleges and universities are going to have the number of administrators and grad programs in the future.
Humanities and social science are already staggering from loss of students and reputations, cutting off the endless migrant hordes is shrinking k12 enrollments along with the baby dearth so teachers are in oversupply, and if Scotus eventually gets rid of disparate impact, then the whole credential market collapses.
Higher education is in for a massive round of budget cutting and this time it will be the administrators and administrative staff--and that is because they make up well over 50 percent of personnel costs now at almost all universities.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:26 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Bradley Manning. And the non troon was Reality Winner.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:27 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 11:29 AM (1z8ji)
He's now clearly a victim of the Trump regime.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 11:29 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: Tom Servo
National Review is not even worthy of serving as toilet paper anymore. The skinsuit is worn and tattered by too much dancing and hustling for the pleasure of their corporate donors. Only someone in NYC or DC would consider them relevant anymore.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)
Officers are commissioned, not enlisted. In some cases, they may abandon their commission or be relieved of it. In the latter case, they do indeed lose their rights and benefits of service.
To reiterate, this guy is indeed a dumbass!
Posted by: LRob in OK at July 02, 2026 11:30 AM (Jr+re)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (S8cdb)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (FtULh)
He's now clearly a victim of the Trump regime.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
He's stupid, white males are on the outs in being selected in today's DSA party. He will rank pretty low on the Pokemon points compared with an exotic Ethopian PhD student who got fired and decided to run for office.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (E4rtv)
My Congress critter, Pat Ryan, is a West Point grad who did two iraq tours. He's a progressive,but not allied with DSA. He looks like he's wanting to go higher, aka senator. Spouts out the standard lines about the wealthy and their fair share. Disappointing for a West Point grad
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (E4rtv)
Unless he's gay or Trans....
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:32 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (FtULh)
More likely a fan of big Johnson. Up his poop chute.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 11:32 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:32 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:31 AM (FtULh)
I would guess he's a big fan of the Johnson
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:33 AM (pBF9D)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:34 AM (pBF9D)
My Congress critter, Pat Ryan, is a West Point grad who did two iraq tours. He's a progressive,but not allied with DSA. He looks like he's wanting to go higher, aka senator. Spouts out the standard lines about the wealthy and their fair share. Disappointing for a West Point grad
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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White males in the Democrat party are becoming endangered species. The whole punching the military ticket for Democrats to try to run as sane was prior to DSA taking over the party. Bootyjuice is finding the same thing. Even gayness is not protecting him now.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 11:08 AM (OoFl2)
Well dressing up as a woman isn't as shocking as it once was.
Okay, I'll let all of you get back to choosing out your fat clothes for the next several days...
All of you have a good day.
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 02, 2026 11:35 AM (Sco7b)
Posted by: whig
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And if the administrative costs for federal research grants is capped at 15% (rather than the going rate of 50+), that's going to hurt. Our flagship state university stands to lose $50 million a year from that alone.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 11:36 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Possible or he married an AWFL. Course the service let in a lot of weirdos and deviants during the GWOT and Obama years. Takes time to prune them out again.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:36 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 11:36 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
It is very likely that is going to happen. Simply put, there is no justification for administration getting half of every research grant and it actually makes teaching undergraduates much less of a priority for deans, etc.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:37 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: It's me donna
I would guess he's a big fan of the Johnson
Posted by: ...
Big Mike Obama's Johnson?
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 11:37 AM (kvW9k)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 11:37 AM (kvW9k)
Close it up we have a winner
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:38 AM (pBF9D)
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)
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The math don't math.
Blacks have been in a baby bust for years. Their most loyal voters are Boomers who are dying out, the younger generations voting at far less rates. And...we've seen that those loyal black voters largely don't support these radicals in primaries.
So, we're going to have dark skinned radicals railing against whitie (most Hispanics consider themselves white), screaming about Palestine all the time (important to the Dem base and no one else), while the dark skinned base isn't terribly excited about it and the white electorate continues to shift towards voting as a bloc against it.
I think they want to replicate the rise of the New Left, but this has a better chance of replicating the rise and fall of Anarchism in the late 19th century.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:38 AM (hWfuL)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 11:38 AM (ZLHME)
Iran left the U.S. and Israel off the invitation list for Ali Khamenei’s funeral.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (N39Ws)
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)
Do not write off Bootykins yet, all I'm saying. You will know when his ticket has been punched. The media makes it very very clear.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 11:36 AM (XvL8K)
Oh no what will we do without the studies of Gender Dysphoria and its affect on Volcanic activity in major cities?
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:32 AM (2WIwB)
Waitwaitwait.... He was near retirement and was an O-4?! The guy who delivered Pookette was a Lt Col, which is an O-5! (He was awesome, btw.)
Posted by: pookysgirl is in disbelief at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (Wt5PA)
Iran left the U.S. and Israel off the invitation list for Ali Khamenei’s funeral.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (N39Ws)
I'm not saying that we should bomb it, I'm just not not saying that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (ExV1e)
Iran left the U.S. and Israel off the invitation list for Ali Khamenei’s funeral.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (N39Ws)
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Well, they would have sent the invitations, but they can't afford the postage since no one is buying their oil. Seems like China only wants to buy shitty Iranian oil when it's $30 per barrel, especially after Iran has shown itself to be willing to throw ineffective attacks against anyone. Also, they stole three cargo vessels over the last few months.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (hWfuL)
Remember, the West Point graduate who announced that he was a Communist is now a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Chicago.
The Left takes care of their own.
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Yeah, I'll be surprised if he doesn't run for congress or something. Supposedly John Kerry through his medals over the whitehouse fence . . . look at me I'm special!
Posted by: Pay attention to me!! at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (anL5R)
Iran left the U.S. and Israel off the invitation list for Ali Khamenei’s funeral.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (N39Ws)
Guess they think we will be occupied on July 4th......
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (FtULh)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (itsE0)
Hope you stay well this looooong weekend. Hydrate hydrate!! Will say a prayer.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (pBF9D)
Iran left the U.S. and Israel off the invitation list for Ali Khamenei’s funeral.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (N39Ws)
How petty of them! Still, no reason not to have a flight of A-10's strafe the funeral procession.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 11:42 AM (1z8ji)
I think they want to replicate the rise of the New Left, but this has a better chance of replicating the rise and fall of Anarchism in the late 19th century.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Control of urban rotten districts means control of the party. We can see that from Mamdani and the various weirdos winning primaries in deep blue districts. So not quite Anarchism as they will have seats in Congress and possibly a couple of Senators. More like Progressivism redux than anarchism. It will collapse if and only if the leftist college educated whites decide, especially the women, that enough is enough for their pets.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:42 AM (E4rtv)
'I'll support the military when they shoot their officers.'
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 11:43 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:43 AM (FtULh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9wg8z1IIvc
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (itsE0)
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Elected Dems aren't mad because the messaging is out of control. They're mad because they're losing elections. There will be a counter action to this whole thing.
But, my larger point is that the appeal of the DSA's message is actually shockingly narrow. It's mostly college educated white progressives. The other cornerstones of the Democrat electorate (union members, blacks) are simply not supporting it. Yet. That could change. But that's going to fuel intraparty conflict.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:43 AM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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We can call it an honor guard to send his rotten corpse to hell along with his henchmen.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at July 02, 2026 11:44 AM (fhiqd)
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:42 AM (E4rtv)
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College educated women have been shrinking as a share of the electorate for more than a decade, by the way.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:44 AM (hWfuL)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:44 AM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Pay attention to me!!
Kerry was 22 years ago as a candidate. I don't think any of the current DSA darling candidates have anything to do with the military--most are from the activist/social justice/foreign wing.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:45 AM (E4rtv)
They could fly that Million Missing Man formation. Pay per view.
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 02, 2026 11:45 AM (G2hPk)
I think they want to replicate the rise of the New Left, but this has a better chance of replicating the rise and fall of Anarchism in the late 19th century.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:38 AM (hWfuL)
Just look at how the Trans movement, which seemed to be advancing on every front just 3 years ago, is suddenly getting curb stomped.
It’s almost like it’s a big mistake to stake your political hopes on something that happens to be trendy online, today.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:38 AM (hWfuL)
Except... they are expanding it to good old traditional Jew-hate, and that is absolutely going to attract the attention of a lot of black America.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (PLxDd)
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)
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That is why they will be the most dangerous. They will have to be twice the "socialist" in order to be accepted by their Marxist comrades.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (2WIwB)
88 is a slam duck however. Enjoy being a lance corporal in charge of shooing poley bears away from some station in north Alaska.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (LTMRb)
Posted by: Pay attention to me!!
Kerry was 22 years ago as a candidate. I don't think any of the current DSA darling candidates have anything to do with the military--most are from the activist/social justice/foreign wing.
He didn't even throw away his own medals. What a fraud.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (PLxDd)
Ah so, you have been studying the opponent wisely my friend
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:47 AM (pBF9D)
Well done, FIFA! Also, it was a bullshit call and the ref should be investigated for taking bribes, then hanged.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at July 02, 2026 11:47 AM (l26NL)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:41 AM (pBF9D)
Pooky teases me for the three water bottles I keep in the fridge, but I keep telling him that I need all of them! One is a metal 40 oz bottle that I keep near the back for when I need a *lot* of really cold water.
Posted by: pookysgirl, staying hydrated at July 02, 2026 11:47 AM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (PLxDd)
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I think it'll appeal to the radical part of the black base, those already voting for Democrats and being noisy about it.
But I don't think it fixes the fact that the loyal Democrat black electorate is heavily older.
They're not going to replenish the bulk of the electorate (Black Boomers) as they die off by appealing to Jew hate, I don't think. Those animated by that issue are already active. It's the less active ones that are the concern.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:48 AM (hWfuL)
Posted by: pookysgirl is in disbelief at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (Wt5PA)
Actually, retiring at O-4 is fairly normal. Majors are typically grandfathered until year 20 and retired. The usual reasons for this are there are X number of LTC slots and Y number of Majors vying for promotion. Also, in times of drawdowns, selection rates plummet to below 50%.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:48 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 11:48 AM (LTMRb)
Posted by: ...
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They know how to fight MAGA republicans, not the darker hued DSA types because the Uniparty is terrified of being called racist by the media for taking them on. It is the same as Labour getting taken out by its Muzzies moving to the Green and Indy status. Their cute little 'pets' decided to grow up into pitbulls. And DSA thinly obscured violence threats work too on the Uniparty Dem wing.
And without the urban and inner suburb redoubts, the Democrat wing of the Uniparty is dead.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:49 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at July 02, 2026 11:45 AM (G2hPk)
Heh. Quite serious, though. You want regime change in Iran? What better way to achieve it than strafing that funeral procession? Everyone present is going to be a dedicated supporter of the regime, or they would find someplace else to be.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 11:49 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: ...
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So you're confident that the Uniparty will put the DSA down?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 11:49 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:21 AM
I don't know about his leave; I do know from a friend in the 1st Cav that there's a lot of discombobulation around postings to Poland.
As far as being a REMF, most likely.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (0sNs1)
Of course the argument against is “why would they do that? Do you think they’re crazy?”
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (H8EHh)
I don't know much about soccer but the incident looked like a pure unintentional accident stepping on the opponents ankle. And the acting job by the 'injured' player was pitiful.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (/WQyy)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:47 AM (pBF9D)
Sadly...yes.
Jew-hate is nothing new in black America, and if anything it is growing. It is a wonderful way for the Dems to keep blacks on the plantation.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (PLxDd)
Of course the argument against is “why would they do that? Do you think they’re crazy?”
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (H8EHh)
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The argument against it is that they do not have the capability to do it anymore after the 6 week bombing campaign and the series of peace-preserving bombings we've done since.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (hWfuL)
At least the Geek Girls Japanese pr0n site is gone now.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (LTMRb)
Posted by: Stu Podaso at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (fhiqd)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (PLxDd)
Not so much in the South comparatively speaking.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (/WQyy)
I remain unconvinced this is anything but the snake shedding it's skin. Trump corraled the country under the MAGA umbrella and took every swing state for his trouble. The D party is disheveled, upturned (publicly) and has no message anyone is interested in other than hate.
This is their new young energetic message. The party is being remade before your eyes but it is heavily controlled. Watch.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:53 AM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Diogenes
It doesn't work anymore that way--identitarian politics means the color of your skin and the junk between your legs determines your fate. The DSA types don't want to hide in the coalition, they want to lead the parade (and there is a strong Muslim Brotherhood connection too that makes all whiteys suspect as candidates.)
Being ultra liberal and being a Levi Strauss trust fund baby did not save Goldman in NY. Nor the forgettable leftist Congress critter in Colorado. There will be more such examples at the city, county, state legislature, and congressional district. The POC will take whitey liberal votes but they damn sure have no intention of standing behind them as candidates when one of their own is running.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:53 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 11:50 AM (PLxDd)
Not so much in the South comparatively speaking.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (/WQyy)
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I actually think Black participation in federal elections has a chance of relatively nosediving in the near future.
They've been conditioned to vote for people who look "like them". There are exceptions (Cohen from Memphis), but the black electorate tends to vote for black candidates.
And with Callais and the start of states drawing out black districts, they'll have far fewer candidates who "look like them" to vote for. So...they'll vote less.
Not like a 90% drop, or anything, but 10-20% over the next few years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:53 AM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:54 AM (sgkY8)
Real generals talk about logistics.
Posted by: Familiar Pentagon saying at July 02, 2026 11:55 AM (2Ez/1)
Real generals talk about logistics.
Posted by: Familiar Pentagon saying at July 02, 2026 11:55 AM (2Ez/1)
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Real generals talk about getting their slice of appropriations and defending their fiefdoms.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:55 AM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 11:49 AM (XvL8K)
If they want to, they will. Otherwise it will all somehow come together like magic. There will be no big split. It may look in the end like a takeover but what the D's want is a huge lurch to the Left and huge "young" energy to campaign on. The DSA op solves both of their problems while appearing organic.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 11:57 AM (pBF9D)
Posted by: ...
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I think it is being controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood types like Huma who is married to Alex Soros, there are ties to Qatar money, and you have others like Khanna who married a Muzzie auto parts magnate from Cleveland and has the funds to do a Beto somewhere.
The same dynamic is going on in Euroland--Muslim Brotherhood types are now shoving their weak assed whitey leftists out in order to put leaders of their own in power. The Red Green alliance like the Mensheviks/Bolsheviks is always going to follow who is more ruthless, who is more determined rather than who is the most correct ideologically. Muzzies are going to win that battle and their whitey allies will just have to shut up and take it.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:57 AM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 11:57 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 02, 2026 11:57 AM (NnhvP)
Posted by: The three flavors of Congressmen at July 02, 2026 11:57 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 11:48 AM (2WIwB)
Thanks for the info. All the Majors I interacted with when Pooky was in the USAF were not going to be in that grade long because they were almost guaranteed to become a Lt Col soon due to staffing issues.
(Obama had RIFed quite a bit but was demanding more of those still in. Sequestration was a nightmare that was supposed to be temporary. The rash of suicides in 2016 on Pooky's base and the general burnout [esp for the airborne linguists] was preventable, IMO.)
Posted by: that was not a fun time for pookysgirl at July 02, 2026 11:58 AM (Wt5PA)
Thought it was 'the ignorant talk strategy, amateurs talk tactics, professionals talk logistics'. Your version is punchier, though.
Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 11:58 AM (NcvvS)
And what might those be ? They never seem to tell us...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 02, 2026 11:58 AM (FtULh)
Real generals talk about logistics.
Posted by: Familiar Pentagon saying
Then they go home and f*ck the Prom Queen.
Posted by: John Mason at July 02, 2026 11:58 AM (fhiqd)
Real generals talk about logistics.
Posted by: Familiar Pentagon saying
I like the variant "amateur spaceguys talk about the rocket equation, real rocket scientists talk about thermodynamics"
Posted by: space without radiators is like sex without condoms at July 02, 2026 11:59 AM (LTMRb)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026
That and physician promotions work a little differently. At least in the Army.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 12:01 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:01 PM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 12:01 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: ...
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I don't think that's the uniparty. It's purely dems. If they do well in the midterms, then it's a DSA nominee in 28. If they don't, it's a safe moderate dem (in their eyes) like Biden.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:02 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Drugs are addling a fair percentage of those with low iqs, low time horizon expectations, and probably some existing mental illness issues already.
And these violent zombies are wandering around anywhere there are services and a supporting city government willing to tolerate them whether it is Asheville, San Francisco, NYC, Atlanta, or LA.
You get just as dead from a box cutter or shiv as being shot from a gun and anything can set off these violent nasty creatures with lengthy records of all kinds of violent assaults before finally being locked away when they kill someone. Sometimes, not even then like the Charlotte murderer.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:02 PM (E4rtv)
I don't think that's the uniparty. It's purely dems. If they do well in the midterms, then it's a DSA nominee in 28. If they don't, it's a safe moderate dem (in their eyes) like Biden.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:02 PM (XvL8K)
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*cackles in clear majority black support*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:02 PM (hWfuL)
MUNKEY
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 12:03 PM (y9nCu)
And what might those be ? They never seem to tell us...
Posted by: It's me donna
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You know what you did!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 12:03 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 12:03 PM (jehhT)
Jun 29
Meanwhile, on Wikipedia, the deletion of Jewish heritage and identity continues.
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Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 12:05 PM (LTMRb)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at July 02, 2026 12:06 PM (6BVGb)
They've been conditioned to vote for people who look "like them". There are exceptions (Cohen from Memphis), but the black electorate tends to vote for black candidates.
And with Callais and the start of states drawing out black districts, they'll have far fewer candidates who "look like them" to vote for. So...they'll vote less.
Not like a 90% drop, or anything, but 10-20% over the next few years.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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You are assuming that the rotten boroughs will allow such. I think every major city has probably at least 30-50 percent ballots that have no registered voter attached to them. That is why they are ripe for a DSA type to push over the existing Dems. All the support for those urban and inner suburban Democrats is illusionary based on cheating.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:06 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I'm willing to take a side bet on that. I just don't believe that even those dumbasses will nominate her in 28.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:07 PM (XvL8K)
*cackles in clear majority black support*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Saw a report today that Kamala is already making her moves toward the DSA approval for running in 2028.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:08 PM (E4rtv)
We agree on the general outcome I think the mechanism is slightly different. Muzzies were also heavily entrenched behind the scenes, ahead of our timeline.
Uniparty has a ton of power here through the media. Very little happens that they don't want to happen. This is about to be the most convenient "takeover" you've ever seen.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:08 PM (pBF9D)
The argument against it is that they do not have the capability to do it anymore after the 6 week bombing campaign and the series of peace-preserving bombings we've done since.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:51 AM (hWfuL)
That’s really more of a hope than an argument, isn’t it?
I can’t help but think of how many times during the war in Gaza that the Israeli government announced that all the missiles held by Hamas had finally been destroyed. And every time that announcement was made, 10 more missiles would come arcing in the next day.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:09 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I'm willing to take a side bet on that. I just don't believe that even those dumbasses will nominate her in 28.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:07 PM (XvL8K)
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I'm poised to make nearly $6,000 when she clinches it already.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:09 PM (hWfuL)
It will be someone "safe" who pays a lot of service to the crazies and is prepared to go all the way for them.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 12:09 PM (pBF9D)
I can’t help but think of how many times during the war in Gaza that the Israeli government announced that all the missiles held by Hamas had finally been destroyed. And every time that announcement was made, 10 more missiles would come arcing in the next day.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:09 PM (H8EHh)
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In the final day of active conflict, Iran was launching one missile a day.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:10 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:06 PM (E4rtv)
It's not like the dems could suddenly admit to their decades long cheat and expose it. They are getting fucked by their own plans for dominance. I've long maintained it was dsa types (facists) that were working the cheat all along.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:11 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: Little Pete Bootyjuice at July 02, 2026 12:11 PM (affD0)
The FNM stories all follow the same pattern:
The government monitored him for months because he said bad things.
He made specific threats
He had a gun
Therefore he deserved the assault squad showing up at his house and it was his own fault that he got shot because he didn't immediately surrender.
And looking at 2026 this is surreal. If Trump adopted this standard hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lefties would be also getting assault squads at their door with many of them also getting shot.
Meanwhile on lefty forums I see the argument that a a few decades in jail for trying to assassinate a federal agent is fascism.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 12:11 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:11 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 11:53 AM (E4rtv)
That dynamic was on display in the hilarious Talarico/Jasmine Crockett fight in the spring. The twink Talarico won the first round, with a lot of big money help from out of state, but Jasmine and her POC brigade will have their revenge in November.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:13 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:07 PM (XvL8K)
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I'm poised to make nearly $6,000 when she clinches it already.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I'm in Ky and willing to put up a bottle of bourbon (within reason, no Pappy) on this. As stupid as they are, I just can't see them nominating her.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (XvL8K)
They're so cute in their little Falcons.
Posted by: The Blue Angels at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: It's me donna
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"Everyone knows it true..."
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (0dsIZ)
Posted by: ...
I think the modern media is effectively dead for the new voters and that in part is why the Uniparty itself is sinking on the GOP side as well as the Dem side. The NYT, WaPo, MSNOW, etc. are all floundering because the new media is online--in podcasts, short videos, and social media. A Hasan Piker is worth more to reach young people than a shriveled old bat like Leslie Stahl. The unseen world of social media is where the yutes are--not the legacy media.
On the right, you had the abortive attempts of the groypers allied with old media retread podcasters like Tucker that tried to run their own split. The whole ridiculous trying the make Fishback into a serious candidate for FL governor is an example or the Massie/MTG crap. That split, intended over foreign affairs and Epstein, was designed to cripple MAGA whether to benefit the GOPe or to try to crash the system so as to destroy the GOP as a party to replace it with something is a guess.
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)
I'm in Ky and willing to put up a bottle of bourbon (within reason, no Pappy) on this. As stupid as they are, I just can't see them nominating her.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:14 PM (XvL8K)
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She has won every single primary poll for months, and she has clear black majority support.
Who votes in the SC primary? It's majority black.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:16 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:08 PM (E4rtv)
Obviously the country didn’t vote for her in ‘24 because she wasn’t socialist enough.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:16 PM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Little Pete Bootyjuice
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There are antibiotics that might help.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:16 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: that was not a fun time for pookysgirl at July 02, 2026 11:58 AM (Wt5PA)
A truly sad time. the last funeral I attended at Arlington was for a Staff Sergeant, and son of the secretary where I worked. (A real secretary, not those hosebags in government) The kid was an infantryman in the 82nd and had just come down on orders for a fifth deployment to Afghanistan. He was never back in the states long enough to even take out a one year lease on an apartment. Became convinced he was going to die over there. Multiple calls to the help lines and nothing.
A damned tragedy.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:18 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:07 PM (XvL8K)
They HAVE to nominate her.
If they don't, black voters just won't turn out, and black voters are the most reliable part of the left base. They vote like 90% of the time, and 90% left.
ANYBODY but Kamala and they stay home.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (xA5g+)
Actually, retiring at O-4 is fairly normal. Majors are typically grandfathered until year 20 and retired. The usual reasons for this are there are X number of LTC slots and Y number of Majors vying for promotion. Also, in times of drawdowns, selection rates plummet to below 50%.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026
If memory serves, the jump from MAJ to LTC is the toughest in the Army officer corps. Rather like the jump from SPC to SGT during peacetime.
Just to illustrate, a Captain I used to work for in the Battalion S3 section around 1990 ended up being interviewed on a History Channel show (Future Weapons, if memory serves). 15 years after I'd left the Army, and he was only a MAJ as a member of an Army program team for some new weapons system. Didn't help that he was well known as a drunk, but he was funny as hell.
15 years, and couldn't break out of O4.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (y9nCu)
Who votes in the SC primary? It's majority black.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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We need to settle on terms of the bet. I'm all in on even them not being that stupid. A much better DSA candidate will emerge if they do well in the midterms. And if they don't, she'll be old news for the dems.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (XvL8K)
If they don't, black voters just won't turn out, and black voters are the most reliable part of the left base. They vote like 90% of the time, and 90% left.
ANYBODY but Kamala and they stay home.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (xA5g+)
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She is their chosen candidate. Unless they find someone else that the black electorate likes just as much (doubtful), toppling Kamala somehow will lead to black electorate turnout closer to John Kerry in 2004 than anything else.
If you understand that Democrat national politics is all about recreating Obama's 2008 black turnout, so much just makes sense.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: SMOD at July 02, 2026 12:22 PM (O7XEN)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:20 PM (XvL8K)
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The anti-Kamala vote is way too splintered. The establishment would have to clear the deck, and it's deeply unclear if even managing that would defeat her. She walks in with 65-70% black support. Clearing the deck will probably up that to 95% instantly. She also gets something like 10-30% support from the rest of the party, depending on the poll. And not all the "not Kamalas" will stay anti-Kamala should their current preferred candidate drop out.
People acting like a new Obama will arise fail to understand Obama's rise at all.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 12:22 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 12:01 PM (77rzZ)
No. They badly wanted him and he scored phenomenally well on their tests, but he was clearly born to be in his career field. He heard later (probably from the crew chiefs) about their insane schedule and was glad he didn't jump ship.
Posted by: pookysgirl, married to the crazy at July 02, 2026 12:26 PM (Wt5PA)
An active duty Air Force major on leave from a NATO post (Poland) stands in uniform with a sign on the U.S. Capitol steps that read "Impeach. Convict. Remove," combining forces with what appears to be another handmaidens* group & speakers such as US Rep. Al Green endorsing Talarico for Senate.
As protesting on the steps is generally restricted, police subsequently arrested him for crowding, obstructing, and incommoding after he refused to vacate the premises.
Actor Jamie Lee Curtis Facebooked she'll try to keep everyone updated on the Major's status. 👏🏻🙄
(The Removal Coalition*, an alleged grassroots political movement founded by Jessica Denson, a former phone bank supervisor for the 1st Trump presidential campaign.
2017, Ms. Denson filed an action against Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., in New York Supreme Court (101616-7). with claims of discrimination, harassment, a hostile work environment, among other claims for damages allegedly sustained while Denson was an employee of the campaign. The administration responded with an action in arbitration for breach of contract and disparagement obligations based on the information in the Complaint.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: RebeccaH at July 02, 2026 12:40 PM (VFung)
Seems a bit intentional.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Bruce at July 02, 2026 12:45 PM (21nJ/)
Making it appears by far worse politically than it really is, imho.
BBC, The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world 13 May 2019
In part, "Once around 3.5% of the whole population has begun to participate actively, success appears to be inevitable."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 12:51 PM (NFX2v)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 11:17 AM (hWfuL)
Yeah, he likely has a stipend from the Uni. I did when I was a grad student. But I also worked for a professor full time for below minimum wage as well. If he's on the same deal he's gonna be doing grunt work for the boss and writing books for no credit for a while.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (uhVAy)
Seems a bit intentional.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 12:44 PM (NFX2v)
Be easier to list the not cringeworthy ones.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:29 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 12:07 PM (XvL8K)
They HAVE to nominate her.
If they don't, black voters just won't turn out, and black voters are the most reliable part of the left base. They vote like 90% of the time, and 90% left.
ANYBODY but Kamala and they stay home.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 12:19 PM (xA5g+)
The blacks didn't support Kamala, they saw her as a foreigner.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:32 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: whig at July 02, 2026 12:06 PM (E4rtv)
It's not like the dems could suddenly admit to their decades long cheat and expose it. They are getting fucked by their own plans for dominance. I've long maintained it was dsa types (facists) that were working the cheat all along.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 12:11 PM (0dsIZ)
If you don't think the old dems knew how to cheat, you are nuts. It's been their MO since forever.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:34 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 11:36 AM (XvL8K)
Oh no what will we do without the studies of Gender Dysphoria and its affect on Volcanic activity in major cities?
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (H8EHh)
Our uni took half in the 80s/90s. Others took more, as much as 90 percent.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 02, 2026 01:36 PM (uhVAy)
WATSON - I'm a Major.
SECURITY - That's cute. *deploys taser*
Posted by: SGT Mortis von Gobbleshanks at July 02, 2026 05:03 PM (r841T)
Mid-Morning Art Thread
Lucas der Ältere Cranach
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Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at July 02, 2026 09:31 AM (z/ed7)
Frederick the Wise I don't know of
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"Hey! What abut us?!?!" - Monkeys
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Freddy's hat looks like it's covered in boobs.
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Ah. So he was in seminary.
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Lyme Disease!
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Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 09:41 AM (R11M+)
Then we'd have an interesting painting.
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Posted by: Frederic The Wise at July 02, 2026 09:42 AM (wVcYX)
Many thanks to all who have sent cards (and I know two people have also sent flowers, amazing). She is going to be swamped with our love. Still in the hospital as far as I know.
To make this art thread compliant: there's a whole lot of deer in that painting.
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How great would it be to find an original sketch or painting study by him somewhere?
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 09:43 AM (wzUl9)
Would hang, I think.
Thx CBD
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Unfortunately, refrigerators, much less, refrigerator magnets were exceedingly rare in 1930s Britain.
Posted by: Solemn narrator voice at July 02, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)
Would hang, I think.
Thx CBD
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026
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Over to the right, where the stream rounds the circular bit of land? Yes, the water appears to be climbing, but it's not painted as a waterfall.
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If this was painted in 1529, then Isaac Newton hadn't invented gravity yet.
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Unfortunately, refrigerators, much less, refrigerator magnets were exceedingly rare in 1930s Britain.
Posted by: Solemn narrator voice at July 02, 2026
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They had literal iceboxes, though, didn't they? And ice deliveries?
Winston was indeed a multifaceted fellow.
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Posted by: Miss Mona Lisa Vito at July 02, 2026 09:46 AM (wVcYX)
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When Does The Stripper Arrive? - a limerick
The stag party of wise elector Fred
Was a 'do' for the ages they said
He kew right from the start
That she stole away his hart
"Let's hunt! For tomorrow we wed!"
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Bofus?
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Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 09:43 AM (lCppi)
Churchill wrote a short book, Painting As A Pastime, where he discusses his passion for art.
https://tinyurl.com/yr38krjj
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Ladies with big hats.
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 09:49 AM (lJ0H4)
It's easy to imagine this as a huge tapestry.
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All it would take is for one stag to slam into the boat, and SPLOOSH! Lots of wet velvet, linen, and lace. Not to mention wet wigs.
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Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (wn4/D)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM
>>>I know y'all want to know -
https://tinyurl.com/47t652d6
A Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire (Latin: Sacri Romani Imperii Princeps Elector; German: Kurfürst [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌfʏʁst] pl. Kurfürsten [ˈkuːɐ̯ˌfʏʁstn̩], from the Middle High German kure "choice" and the German Fürst "prince") was a member of the Electoral College of the Holy Roman Empire, which elected the Holy Roman Emperor, initially according to formally unregulated customs, and since 1356 in accordance with provisions of the Golden Bull. The office was abolished in 1806, upon the Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire.
From the 13th century onwards, a small group of prince-electors gained the privilege of electing the King of the Romans. The king would then later be crowned Emperor by the pope. Charles V (elected in 1519) was the last emperor to be crowned (1530); his successors assumed the title "Elected Emperor of the Romans" (German: erwählter Römischer Kaiser; Latin: electus Romanorum imperator) upon their coronation as kings.
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Limerick Lover at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)
The Stag Hunt painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder is historically significant as it depicts a hunting scene involving the Elector Friedrich the Wise of Saxony, reflecting the cultural and social practices of the time, particularly the importance of hunting among the nobility. Additionally, it serves as a visual memento of an actual hunt that took place in 1497, showcasing Cranach's role as a court painter and his connection to prominent historical figures
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (NpAcC)
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Good lord, were these those explosive arrows fired by Rambo?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (3cUTc)
Is he the guy that invented the potato chip?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (sKqQm)
I thought that was the Earl of Utz.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (wVcYX)
Can we get a female model to repaint Frederick? Also, she should be black
Posted by: Netflix at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:53 AM (D2O3S)
Sub-100 requirement: plenty of deer in that picture.
Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:53 AM (wn4/D)
Is he the guy that invented the potato chip?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:51 AM (sKqQm)
I thought that was the Earl of Utz.
Ahem
Posted by: Baron Von Lays at July 02, 2026 09:53 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Weasel at July 02, 2026 09:53 AM (G3lOb)
Posted by: JTB at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Weasel at July 02, 2026 09:53 AM (G3lOb)
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I stand with Weasel.
Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (wn4/D)
Posted by: The Midieval Earl Scheib at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (bKVsz)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM
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Stay in your lane, pal.
Posted by: The Prince of Pringle at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Weasel at July 02, 2026 09:55 AM (G3lOb)
Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 09:43 AM (lCppi)
Besides being worth a small fortune, it's a piece of history beyond just painting. ( reason they sell for so high)
Posted by: Homer Simpson at July 02, 2026 09:55 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 09:55 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM (wVcYX)
I thought it was the Duke of Earl, who made it with a red haired girl in the Chevrolet
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:55 AM (D2O3S)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 09:52 AM
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Stay in your lane, pal.
Posted by: The Prince of Pringle at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Well I never.
Posted by: The Margrave of Charles Chips at July 02, 2026 09:56 AM (PiwSw)
Posted by: doug at July 02, 2026 09:57 AM (Hy+R4)
Posted by: The Viscount of Lay at July 02, 2026 09:57 AM (bKVsz)
Really? Bang Bang Bang
Because I'll do it for $5000 plus gratuity
I'll do oil painting
I'll do acrylic painting
I'll even do finger painting
But you best have that $5000 plus gratuity
bang
Posted by: DeAndre Holmes at July 02, 2026 09:57 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 09:57 AM (gKWVE)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:55 AM
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It was a flatbed Ford in Winslow, Arizona.
Posted by: Don Henley at July 02, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 09:58 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JTB at July 02, 2026 09:54 AM (yTvN
Reminded me that Parliament commissioned a painting of Churchill for his 80th birthday. It was done by an English abstract / portrait painter Graham Sutherland. Churchill hated it with a passion. Never hung it and his family burned it a year after it was painted.
Posted by: Homer Simpson at July 02, 2026 09:58 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 02, 2026 09:57 AM (gKWVE)
Stop with your cis-gender hatred !!!
Posted by: Stag in a Mini Skirt at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (bKVsz)
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Here's something I learned recently, medieval livestock was much smaller than what we have today.
So, butchering the cow, which you relied upon for milk and to plow, wasn't just a huge loss, you got quite a bit less meat than a modern cow.
Like selling the family's only car for a week's worth of groceries.
And all the other livestock was smaller.
Which is why so much of their diet was (involuntarily) vegan.
And why the killing of the king's deer by serfs was so grave a crime:
Meat was hard to come by for everyone.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (3cUTc)
https://tinyurl.com/yr38krjj
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 09:49 AM (PiwSw)
thanks. I just looked it up= definitely going on my 'buy' list.
Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (lCppi)
Posted by: Earl of Sandwich at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (wn4/D)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM (wzUl9)
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"Smooth"? Now, slimey I could see.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:00 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:00 AM (Fi81e)
Thus the Legend of Robin Hood.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:00 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (sgkY8)
Bluebell, could you send me grammie's info?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 09:59 AM
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Likewise.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)
The FNM stories all follow the same pattern:
The government monitored him for months because he said bad things.
He made specific threats
He had a gun
Therefore he deserved the assault squad showing up at his house and it was his own fault that he got shot because he didn't immediately surrender.
And looking at 2026 this is surreal. If Trump adopted this standard hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lefties would be also getting assault squads at their door with many of them also getting shot.
Meanwhile on lefty forums I see the argument that a a few decades in jail for trying to assassinate a federal agent is fascism.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026
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It was a flatbed Ford in Winslow, Arizona.
Posted by: Don Henley at July 02, 2026
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Easy to toast chips when you're crossing the desert.
Posted by: Horse With No Name at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (wzUl9)
ESPN Pulls Story Claiming NFL’s Mike Pennel Was Under Investigation for Murder in Dominican Republic
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Limerick Lover
Lucas der Ältere Cranach
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Odor? Why, I hardly Even Knew 'Er - a limerick
HerrLucas Cranach the Elder
Spied a young maid, he beheld her
He thought she'd be his wife
for the rest of his life
Until he took a sniff and he smelled her!
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Frederic The Wise at July 02, 2026 09:42 AM
Ja, Frederick, du hast ein Plethora!
Posted by: Frederick's Person of Hench at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: t-bird at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (XFXIk)
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Not what I had in mind!
Posted by: Sade at July 02, 2026 10:03 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:03 AM (kgE5c)
This painting kind of annoys me. Size and scale are all fucked I'm. Was the Elector of whatsitcalled like two feet tall?
I dunno, I find it weirdly offputting.
Would not hang.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at July 02, 2026 10:03 AM (a+7LQ)
Posted by: Don Henley at July 02, 2026
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Easy to toast chips when you're crossing the desert.
Posted by: Horse With No Name at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM
*****
Sitting right here, pal.
Posted by: Ventura Highway at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)
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Just sent it! And to RMBS as well.
Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM (wn4/D)
Posted by: dantesed at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:05 AM (sKqQm)
ESPN Pulls Story Claiming NFL’s Mike Pennel Was Under Investigation for Murder in Dominican Republic
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (ndZc7)
When writers are too lazy to even skim whatever bullshit the AI pumps out.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at July 02, 2026 10:05 AM (a+7LQ)
HerrLucas Cranach the Elder
Spied a young maid, he beheld her
He thought she'd be his wife
for the rest of his life
Until he took a sniff and he smelled her!
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:02 AM (I0N4X)
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I knew if you were around you wouldn't be able to resist the bat signal, lol! Well done.
Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (wn4/D)
Bravo!
Posted by: Limerick Lover at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)
Sony Playstation Deletes 551 Movies Customers Already Paid For
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (ndZc7)
They are hitting that target.
The goal by Miller is 3k a day.
So, they're on track for 750k a year.
Aiming for 1+ million a year.
And, if you say 2 illegals voluntarily leave for every one detained ... there are some real numbers of illegals leaving.
And no more are being let in.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (3cUTc)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM (sKqQm)
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Until the bubble pops, Nvidia.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (PiwSw)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:07 AM (77rzZ)
Sony Playstation Deletes 551 Movies Customers Already Paid For
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (ndZc7)
This is why I will never part with my collection. I have four editions of Ghostbusters and you will only pry them from my cold, dead hands.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at July 02, 2026 10:07 AM (a+7LQ)
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 10:01 AM (2Ez/1)
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Just sent it! And to RMBS as well.
Posted by: bluebell at July 02, 2026 10:04 AM
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Thank you!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 10:08 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Count de Monet
You're thinking of his descendant, Beauvois Diesen-Utz.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 10:09 AM (OUMaO)
Thanks, CBD.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 10:09 AM (D+BhG)
And no more are being let in.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM
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For those of you keeping score at home, I'm still not tired of all the winning.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at July 02, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)
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Well, he'll probably invent a perpetual motion machine or something.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:11 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Count de Monet
You're thinking of his descendant, Beauvois Diesen-Utz.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 10:09 AM (OUMaO)
LOL.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at July 02, 2026 10:11 AM (PiwSw)
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 10:09 AM
*golf clap*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:11 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 10:12 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 10:12 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:12 AM (I0N4X)
Shadout Mapes,
I love that book. Churchill's account of his first attempt at painting is hilarious and his explanation of the value of a hobby should be required reading. Add to that the man was an excellent artist.
There is a Kindle version for three dollars. I enjoyed it so much I got a hardcover edition.
Posted by: JTB at July 02, 2026 10:13 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 10:13 AM (wVcYX)
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How French are they?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:13 AM (ndZc7)
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Nothing will happen.
Posted by: The person who always says that at July 02, 2026 10:14 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:14 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Pete Bogs Agentic alter ego at July 02, 2026 10:14 AM (Wejm4)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026
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As a teen I loved Ann Parker chips, A & P's house brand. They came in a big tin like those Christmas gift snacks do now, except in pure white with the A & P logo on them.
A bowl of AP potato chips and a frosty Barq's root beer: hard to beat when you're thirteen.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:14 AM (wzUl9)
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How French are they?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Visions of Caddyshack pool scene.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 10:15 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 10:15 AM (Kt19C)
The left: Trump and the Epstein class are pedos and need to be removed now!
Also the left: So what if this guy had sex with a 10 year old. I mean some people did some things you can't just send him to jail or out of the country
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:16 AM (sKqQm)
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How French are they?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury!
Attack mimes.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 02, 2026 10:16 AM (Aa6+n)
Lucas der Ältere Cranach
The Stag Hunt of Elector Frederick the Wise is a celebrated 1529 painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder. The expansive bird's-eye view depicts a lavish courtly hunting excursion featuring the Elector, Emperor Maximilian I, and Elector Johann the Steadfast in a detailed woodland and river landscape.
The iconic painting—housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna—was likely commissioned by Johann the Steadfast as a visual memorial. It commemorates a historic 1497 gathering and hunt where the Saxon princes were guests at Emperor Maximilian's court in Innsbruck. The artwork masterfully juxtaposes the festive, aristocratic atmosphere of a successful outing with the natural pathos and brutality of the hunt.
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32 years later, when Johann the Steadfast was well on the road to not so.
However, Johann/John was also notable for organizing the Lutheran Church in Saxony at both governmental and administrative levels.
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Very interesting but I'd pass hanging as it's a bit too much, like Richard Scary kids' puzzles.
Thanks.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 10:16 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
Shoot, that sounds inviting at 29...
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 10:16 AM (OUMaO)
Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at July 02, 2026 10:16 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:17 AM (KC5Lt)
They are hitting that target.
The goal by Miller is 3k a day.
So, they're on track for 750k a year.
Aiming for 1+ million a year.
And, if you say 2 illegals voluntarily leave for every one detained ... there are some real numbers of illegals leaving.
And no more are being let in.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 10:06 AM (3cUTc)
Woo hoo! Top cities with illegal aliens: Portland (mainly Ukrainians), New Orleans (Philippines), Atlanta (Ukraine); Detroit (India); Baltimore (phillipines), LA (Nicaragua, Mexico), SF (china), Arizona (Mexico), NY (Haiti), El Paso (all), San Diego (Mexico), Laredo (Mexico), Miami (Haiti). That's only 150 / day from each of these cities. This doesn't even include all the illegal Canadians hanging out in the northern cities, or anyone in Minneapolis, Seattle or most of the east coast.
Posted by: LASue at July 02, 2026 10:17 AM (lCppi)
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:17 AM (jjSWr)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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Shoot, that sounds inviting at 29...
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026
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At thirteen you don't care about calories. (Or at least I didn't. I'd gain weight during the summer and lose it again when I went back to school.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:18 AM (wzUl9)
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How French are they?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:13 AM
Went on the attack? "French" men. From the very, very south of France.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at July 02, 2026 10:18 AM (kgE5c)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 02, 2026 10:18 AM (EqyD7)
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I foresee him falling out of a window.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (wVcYX)
Put chips in mouth
Take drink of soda
Chew the chips with the soda and swallow
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: From about That Time at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (sl73Y)
Posted by: Geezer at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (2Ez/1)
THE EIA EXPECTS GLOBAL OIL SUPPLY TO OUTPACE DEMAND THROUGH 2027, FORECASTING HIGHER INVENTORIES AND LOWER PRICES, WITH BRENT AVERAGING ABOUT $57.69/BBL IN 2026 AND AROUND $53/BBL IN 2027.
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Trump is going to lose the midterms because of oil, guys. Things won't change from April.
Months is forever in politics except when it comes to oil and gas prices in Spring.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 10:20 AM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Geezer at July 02, 2026 10:19 AM (2Ez/1)
Golly!
Posted by: Yutes Today at July 02, 2026 10:20 AM (wVcYX)
I, fresh off the first season of Mission: Impossible, took this as a challenge. At first I removed the drawer above and could reach down in. She nailed a board to the end of the drawer to prevent this.
Further inspection revealed that the cabinet doors had enough play that I could unscrew the hasp itself and open the cabinet at will, then reinstall the screws before we went to bed.
Mom could not figure out why the locked-up snacks were disappearing. At last she threw up her hands. "Go ahead; you'll lose the weight when you go back to school!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:22 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Way back when at July 02, 2026 10:23 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:18 AM (wzUl9)
So many nice things about being 13 that I didn’t appreciate when I was that age. Isn’t that always the way…if I could be 13 again I would be a shameless flirt with the girls instead of the extremely shy lad I was
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 10:23 AM (D2O3S)
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:23 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Way back when at July 02, 2026
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I think Pretzel Perfects (white chocolate-covered pretzels) came in a tin too.
(*Of course* we called them Pretzel Perverts! What else could you expect?)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:24 AM (wzUl9)
A perpetual erection was frustrating though.
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:24 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 09:43 AM (itsE0)
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Understanding of perspective came later. This is still medievalist.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:22 AM (wzUl9)
She was secretly teaching you valuable life skills in cabinetry hardware and persistence.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: stv at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (ODbzh)
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:24 AM (KC5Lt)
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See your doctor.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (Fi81e)
Learning how to talk to a woman you might be interested in is a skill. Something very few 13 year olds have.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Geezer
Charles Chips
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (lJ0H4)
sold out of the Charles Chips truck driving down your street
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (jjSWr)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (1z8ji)
There's only one thing to say, then...
Prometheus.
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (jjSWr)
sold out of the Charles Chips truck driving down your street
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (jjSWr)
We were way cooler.
Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026 10:27 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026
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She was secretly teaching you valuable life skills in cabinetry hardware and persistence.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 02, 2026
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That was the end result for sure. All of this went on without any discussion of the topic. The padlock simply appeared one day. Then, after she realized I could reach inside by removing the drawer, the board nailed to the end of it occurred without announcement or fanfare.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:27 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Geezer
Charles Chips
Posted by: Tuna
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I've got a Grippos can from that time, but I think every decent sized city had its own potato chip maker back in the day.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026
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Whatever happened to your ice milk?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:29 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:29 AM (KC5Lt)
Their plant was just outside the French Quarter, not far from the river. When we visited a park over there, we could smell the delicious aroma.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:29 AM (wzUl9)
2. Cut into really thin slices
3. Heat canola oil to 450°
4. Fry slices a few at a time until golden brown
5. Remove from oil and lay on paper towels
6. Salt to taste
Voila! Buffalo chips!
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (I0N4X)
Months is forever in politics except when it comes to oil and gas prices in Spring.
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I'm still not over Trump being forced to resign in disgrace because the price of eggs went over $8 a dozen and never, ever came back down.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (3cUTc)
We had them in the vending machines at school. Lunch in high school was a bag of chips, a (full size!) Snickers and a Pepsi.
Has she known, Mom would've had a conniption.
Posted by: GenX at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (JCLJi)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (wzUl9)
Had to strategically rationalize the product line to boost gross margins.
Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (wVcYX)
sold out of the Charles Chips truck driving down your street
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (jjSWr)
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With Charles in Charge.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (lJ0H4)
261 Trans people are mentally ill people. It's easy to persuade them to butcher themselves, and when most of the blood dries they are still mentally ill. This group of people hate themselves, and everybody else. They are the kamikazes of the democommies.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:31 AM (LHPAg)
Whatever happened to Fay Wray? That delicate satin draped frane...
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:32 AM (XuXeR)
For Pringles, they aren't that bad, and actually get some of the flavor.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:33 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:33 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (wzUl9)
Had to strategically rationalize the product line to boost gross margins.
Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (wVcYX)
Wasn't gross just on the margins, it was gross through and through.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:33 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: Geezer at July 02, 2026
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"Gee, Pops, how'd they get the dinosaur to move so fast?" (Nyuuck, nyuck, nyuck)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:34 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:33 AM (KC5Lt)
Mrs. OCiS scoops vanilla and strawberry, leaves the chocolate. She is not a fan of chocolate at all.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 10:34 AM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:34 AM (jjSWr)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 02, 2026 10:34 AM (Kt19C)
Why its almost like this Trump guy understands the political game.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:35 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: polynikes at July 02, 2026 10:35 AM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:35 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (LHPAg)
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They're starting to behave like standard delusionals.
Not all delusionals will attack you if you deny their reality, but some will. Some will also try to destroy themselves when they realize the world doesn't match up to their delusion.
Both trends are present in trannies.
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:36 AM (Fi81e)
A fine woman, then. Tho I did like the chocolate pecan pie the other day...
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:36 AM (XuXeR)
Many brands just make it sweet with no real strawberry flavor.
But GOOD strawberry ice cream? Now that's the good stuff.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:36 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Doof at July 02, 2026 10:36 AM (1YtbS)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 10:37 AM (N39Ws)
Posted by: polynikes
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No, but I did just yell at the wife for picking all of the M&Ms out of jar of trail mix.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026 10:37 AM (XvL8K)
Well, there are limits to what one can do with Prussian venison.
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:37 AM (XuXeR)
**********
I'll see you and raise you a Hostess cherry pie and a 16 oz. carton of chocolate milk.
*chef's kiss*
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (I0N4X)
Others out there that don't like chocolate. And all these years I thought Mrs OCiS was a unicorn.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (N39Ws)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (afJtY)
"@Osint613
Responding to reports that $3 billion in Iranian funds would be unfrozen, a U.S. official tells the Jerusalem Post:
"No frozen funds have been released and no frozen funds will be released unless Iran meets the requirements outlined in the MOU. As the MOU outlines, the United States must approve how the funds are used. If Iranian assets are released, they will be used to purchase American agricultural products from American farmers to feed the Iranian people.""
Oh, and they can't sell their oil despite the waivers, so they're not even making money on that.
"@business
A hoard of Iranian oil is building up at sea, as the Islamic Republic struggles to find buyers before the expiry of a 60-day window granted by Washington"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (5eUqU)
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (Fi81e)
WARNING: there's a Buc-ee's near Harrisonburg now.
Posted by: Snack Food PSA at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026
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Had to strategically rationalize the product line to boost gross margins.
Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026
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Translation: Couldn't get the cows to stand in the refrigerated section long enough!
At ten I preferred ice cream, of course, but even an ice milk cone on a hot day from the little ice cream truck was a treat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:39 AM (wzUl9)
WARNING: there's a Buc-ee's near Harrisonburg now.
Posted by: Snack Food PSA at July 02, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)
That's my route to from NH to FL. Will definitely keep that in mind for our next road trip.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 10:39 AM (N39Ws)
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:40 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:40 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 10:40 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 02, 2026
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How about picking all the raisins out of the Raisin Bran and then *throwing them away*? Raisins look to me like little dead wingless flies.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:41 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: muldoon, they're my dad's jokes, don't blame me! at July 02, 2026 10:41 AM (I0N4X)
Posted by: Don Black
We had an old guy do that in St. Louis growing up. Had a push cart with a sharpening wheel. Must have been '68 or '69.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:41 AM (kvW9k)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 10:42 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: The warning on viagra in Japan at July 02, 2026 10:44 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: The warning on viagra in Japan at July 02, 2026 10:44 AM (sKqQm)
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Hello, doc,...
Posted by: California at July 02, 2026 10:45 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:45 AM (R11M+)
sold out of the Charles Chips truck driving down your street
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:26 AM (jjSWr)
I forgot about them. Shit yeah, they were good.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 10:46 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:46 AM (R11M+)
A real savings there, huh, Europe?
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:48 AM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 10:49 AM (1z8ji)
Not long a podcast on the Empire, can't remember which podcast it was on
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 10:49 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Don Black
We had an old guy do that in St. Louis growing up. Had a push cart with a sharpening wheel. Must have been '68 or '69.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:41 AM (kvW9k)
That sounds about right. I was really young and remember the guy from my grandmother's neighbor hood in NJ. Back then a lot of the knives were the good carbon steel and a lot of the women in the neighborhood would all be hanging around the dude's cart getting knives sharpened and uh..gossiping. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 10:50 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 10:49 AM
****
On my way.
Posted by: Bill Murray at July 02, 2026 10:51 AM (2Ez/1)
A real savings there, huh, Europe?
Posted by: Axeman at July 02, 2026 10:48 AM (Fi81e)
A brit did the math. 15,000 gun deaths verses 60,000 heat deaths.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 10:52 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 02, 2026 10:49 AM (1z8ji)
Send it.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 02, 2026 10:52 AM (N39Ws)
I'm waiting for the yoots to notice that rents are dropping and not because of muh socialism.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 10:53 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 10:53 AM (sgkY8)
polynikes,
Which documentary and is it on YT? Thanks.
Posted by: JTB at July 02, 2026 10:53 AM (yTvNw)
Posted by: LASue
You gotta be kidding me. NE and SW Philadelphia are swamped, and it's bleeding quickly to the ring counties.
Southwest Philly is basically African culture; the NE is Ukrainian and a mix of many others. (It's especially obviously in the NE Philly public schools bursting at the seams like no other area, while others are practically empty or rapidly losing school age population.)
My county has been the preferred living site by Liberian warlords. No kidding.
AI Overview: These warlords weaponized the system by hiding among the tens of thousands of innocent Liberian refugees who legitimately fled the civil wars and legally settled in Southwest Philadelphia and Delaware County.
It explains exactly why local trust in the immigration system fractured. While the vast majority of the community arrived through legitimate federal refugee programs, the reality that top-tier war criminals managed to slip through the cracks, obtain legal status under false pretenses, and blend into the Philly suburbs for decades is a stark reminder of the system's vulnerabilities.
That and Philadelphia International Airport.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 10:54 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: Now it's making sense at July 02, 2026 10:54 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:54 AM (R11M+)
It wasn't directly tied to their power as an independent state within the HRE though which is interesting.
Bohemia, Saxony, Brandenburg, Palatinate, Mainz, Trier, Cologne.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 10:23 AM (D2O3S)
So, your aim is to be expelled on the first day of school and put on a list?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (jjSWr)
Posted by: Now it's making sense
Yeah.
Posted by: The Mailman
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (kvW9k)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 02, 2026 10:56 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Don Black
I miss the big Folgers cans.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:56 AM (kvW9k)
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:57 AM (R11M+)
May need to get some just because of that and I don’t even know what red white or blue tastes like.
Posted by: Piper at July 02, 2026 10:57 AM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 10:57 AM (ExV1e)
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:57 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 10:58 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Jayne Mansfield at July 02, 2026 10:59 AM (2Ez/1)
It wasn't directly tied to their power as an independent state within the HRE though which is interesting.
Bohemia, Saxony, Brandenburg, Palatinate, Mainz, Trier, Cologne.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (sKqQm)
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Bavaria was made into an electorate during the 30 Years' War, to get another Catholic elector.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 02, 2026 10:59 AM (amcLV)
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:59 AM (jjSWr)
Link to Spotify Prime & Load Podcast on HRE
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 11:00 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 10:56 AM (kvW9k)
You can still get them. But they're plastic and not air tight, and they cost $142.50.
Posted by: GenX at July 02, 2026 11:00 AM (JCLJi)
Posted by: Sir Mix-A-Lot at July 02, 2026 11:00 AM (Q3Z2/)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (wzUl9)
Had to strategically rationalize the product line to boost gross margins.
Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026 10:30 AM (wVcYX)
Wasn't gross just on the margins, it was gross through and through.
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:33 AM (LHPAg)
Ice milk is from Stan. I remember when McD's changed their soft serve to ice milk (they say it was just low-fat, but the texture changed, so I call BS.) Their caramel sundae was my go to cheap treat from its introduction, but the first spoonful after the change was my last one.
Dangit. Now I want one....
Posted by: goozer at July 02, 2026 11:00 AM (eTh1u)
i'm at the southern border.
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 11:00 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Nazdar at July 02, 2026 11:01 AM (NcvvS)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 11:01 AM (kvW9k)
Posted by: Now it's making sense
Yeah.
Posted by: The Mailman
I agree.
Posted by: The Milkman
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at July 02, 2026 11:01 AM (/enuJ)
had a stiff neck for a week.
Posted by: cmeat at July 02, 2026 11:02 AM (R11M+)
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 10:55 AM (jjSWr)
Nah, just marry one with big cans.
Posted by: Good Humor Ice Cream Man at July 02, 2026 11:02 AM (wVcYX)
The Morning Report — 7/ 2 /26
Julie had told police that Allison was allegedly making threats, including “suicide by cop,” and claimed Allison had stolen her car. She also “alleged that Howlett would frequently put on body armor, grab a rifle, and tell her partner to take her to a homeless shelter, alluding to the idea of shooting homeless people.”And now the other part of my parable...
A Wisconsin transgender activist has released a run of videos telling people to “kill your local Republican” and vowing a “trans jihad” against MAGA. Conservative commentator Dustin Grage posted the footage to X on July 1. In one clip, Teha Delaruelle speaks against a background displaying the words “Kill Your Local Republican,” then points to the message. “We’re going to make this the moderate position for the state of Wisconsin,” Delaruelle says, giving followers a one-month window to act.
Is it hormones gone crazy or do they just want us dead? Yeah, they want us dead.
Who are the so-called Democratic Socialists of America and their fellow travelers? While it is difficult to generalize, many current and would-be socialist officeholders share several common traits. . . In sum, Democratic socialism is a top-down movement run by insulated elites who have little understanding of—or genuine interest in—the lives of millions of ordinary Americans living outside the walls of their parochial cloisters.
The Communists are finally making their move. I’ve been waiting and preparing for this for a long time. It’s easy to be a Communist -- All you have to do is say, “I’ll give you everything,” but that means you’re taking it away from others that have earned it. Over thousands of years, that Ideology has not worked once. The game is on. Enjoy watching! President DONALD J. TRUMP I disagree with the president in one respect. This isn’t a spectator sport. We all have skin in the game. Our mission is to rally voters and contain and defeat yet another run at turning America into a socialist “paradise.”
And we're going to have to do something and fast lest our skin be turned into lampshades, like what was done 80 years ago by Democrat role models from the National SOCIALISTS of Germany. That or be gunned down by some transexual Frankenstein monster with an AR-15 It really is us or them, so happy 250th America!
Have a good day,
- ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
- A Wisconsin transgender activist has released a run of videos telling people to “kill your local Republican” and vowing a “trans jihad” against MAGA.
Transgender Democrat Activist Urges Followers To ‘Kill Your Local Republican’ - Victor Davis Hanson: The new socialist movement claims to speak for ordinary Americans, but its leaders often come from the very elite institutions they criticize.
Who Really Are These New Democratic Socialists and Their Fellow Travelers?
- Robert Spencer: Which is a sign of the health of the union as the big day draws near.
As America’s 250th Anniversary Approaches, Columbus, Ohio Celebrates… Somalia
- "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
- I need to make it clear that no country can survive what the Supreme Court has just prescribed for the United States of America.
Dismantling The Disastrous ‘Birthright Citizenship’ Decision
- Margot Cleveland: Of the three political opinions issued by SCOTUS on Monday, the Trump v. Slaughter case will have the greatest effect.
Here Are The Key Takeaways From SCOTUS’ Monday Decisions
- Under conditions of mass immigration, legal or illegal, birthplace citizenship means the destruction of the nation.
Birthplace Citizenship Is Incompatible With Mass Immigration
- . . .in 1993, Reid had introduced the Immigration Stabilization Act of 1993. Moreno stated that they would “see how today’s DC Democrats will vote when offered the ideas of the Democrat party that used to love” the U.S.
Ohio Sen. Moreno to Reintroduce Former Sen. Harry Reid’s ‘Exact Bill’ Eliminating Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens
- The administration’s attempt to reform the EB-5 program represents another front in tackling visa fraud and protecting the economic prospects of American businesses and workers. The administration will await feedback on the proposed reforms to the EB-5 program. Such reforms would represent a notable empowerment of DHS and USCIS, as well as ensure national security and returns on investment when granting permanent residency.
Trump Admin Targets Crackdown on Immigrant Investor Visa.
- Tennessee now joins a growing number of states that have passed similar laws making entry by illegal aliens a state crime.
Court Clears Tennessee Immigration Law Making Illegal Entry a State Crime THE IRAN CONFLICT, "PEACE DEAL" (aftermath??) - Tuesday’s incident was the latest in a string of attacks on Iranian security personnel, mostly in the Kurdish-heavy western region of the country. Four Iranian operatives were killed in two different armed attacks on Tuesday, in addition to the Paveh murders, while in the city of Baneh a gunman killed two police officers at a security checkpoint.
Iran Reports Two IRGC Members Killed by ‘Anti-Government and Separatist Agents’ ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . The U.N... AND HISTORY - IDF Chief Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir “This day reminds us of our overall responsibility and the weight that rests on our shoulders.”
Israel Eliminates Hamas, Islamic Jihad Commanders as Gaza Operation Nears 1000-Day Mark* * * * * - A middle-class upstate New York mom has been charged with allegedly supporting an Islamic terrorist organization after donating $30,000 in cryptocurrency to the violent, antisemitic group, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. . . Washburn, who is from Irondequoit, just outside of Rochester, is the alleged leader of an extremist group that formed in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel in 2023, the feds said.
Middle-class NY mom led anti-Israel extremist group, donated to Palestinian terrorists, feds say: ‘I wish every day were Oct. 7’ CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION - As the 250th anniversary of our declaring independence from British tyranny nears, what’s affirmed is that America is preordained to be the battleground between liberty and tyranny -- whatever the stripe.
Containing Socialism at Home (a massive ditch with quicklime, capped with concrete - jjs)
- David Harsanyi: Socialism is a cancer and it’s metastasized.
Nationwide, Democrats elect and embrace socialists who hate America
- The constitutional case for keeping Democratic Socialists of America members out of office.
Congress Should Not Seat America’s Enemies
- Pennsylvania state Rep. Chris Rabb, the Democrat nominee for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, denounced the Declaration of Independence, capitalism, billionaires, and what he called “American exceptionalism.”
Democrat Nominee Chris Rabb Trashes Declaration of Independence: ‘This Is a Nation Born on Stolen Land and Stolen Labor’
- Duke, in a conversation with the Free Beacon, described the common ground he’s finding with Chevalier and her biggest supporter, Zohran Mamdani
Darializa Avila Chevalier’s Hostility to Interracial Romances and ‘Ugly Colonizer Women’ Earns Praise From Ex-KKK Grand Wizard David Duke
- The trial marked the federal government's first domestic terrorism case against Antifa.
Seven More Members Of Antifa Cell Sentenced In Anti-ICE Ambush DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE - President Donald Trump told Breitbart News in an exclusive Oval Office interview on Tuesday evening that while he is disappointed about the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding birthright citizenship, the court’s decision in the Trump v. Slaughter case, which once again grants a president the power to fire independent agency employees at will, “more than made up” for it.
Exclusive—Trump: SCOTUS Slaughter Decision ‘More Than Made Up’ for ‘Disappointing’ Birthright Citizenship Ruling
- After the birthright citizenship blow the war continues, but the administration is still winning key engagements that will matter for years.
Courtroom battles: Trump’s wins against the Deep State
- Welcome to the state's next transportation fiasco.
Who Wants To Ride California’s Bullet Buses?
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM - Even the Heritage Minister responds, but did he do enough?
Backlash Erupts Over Canadian Museum of Human Rights Nakba Exhibit OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS - “Any act of antisemitism is wrong and has no place in our politics, no place in our society. . ." (So, ban the Koran and outlaw ISLAM??? Great idea!!!- jjs)
El-Sayed: Temple Israel Attack Wrong, ‘But’ People Frustrated That It Took 2 Years to Talk About ‘Genocide’
- “If ‘free exercise’ means anything, the government cannot require you to seek a permit to pray in your home with friends.”
Supreme Court to Hear Case of Orthodox Jew Ordered to Get Permit to Host Prayers at Home
- A new wind is blowing over the Democrats in Congress, and it's the fetid, nauseating stench of antisemitism.
Do Democrats Still Believe in Israel's Right to Exist?
- There is a tale of deep antagonism here, and it must be addressed.
The American Left and the Jews SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION - Kaul is trying to use a state law intended to protect the rights of sexual assault victims in his trumped-up prosecution of Trump’s allies.
Leftist Wisconsin AG Wants To Hide Court Docs In Alternate Electors Case
- Brennan believes the records could reveal why the investigations were launched and help support a future claim that any criminal case was driven by political retaliation rather than evidence of a crime, according to the complaint. His legal team argues the documents should be preserved now because they could disappear before any case reaches court.
John Brennan Sues Trump Admin to Preserve Records in Federal Probes FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH - “The justices decided more than they had to,” as they rejected President Donald Trump’s Executive Order curbing birthright citizenship, said an op-ed by the very pro-migration editorial board at Jeff Bezos’ newspaper.
Washington Post: SCOTUS Is Wrong on Birthright Rules
- ‘Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor,’ which Kristof called ‘a Geneva-based advocacy group,’ has close ties to Hamas
Key Source for Kristof’s New York Times Gaza ‘Rape’ Column Now Claims Palestinian ‘Journalists’ Can Also Be Terrorists: Times Won’t Comment
- . . .He said the party is going to "accommodate the commies and see how they do in the midterms." If the socialist wing performs poorly, establishment Democrats will blame them for it, and a Democrat civil war will erupt. If they perform well, Watters said, "it's going to be Kumbaya," a rambunctious Congress that simply pushes the internal reckoning down the road. That's where Kamala Harris comes in. Jesse Watters Just Predicted Exactly How the Democrat Party Tears Itself Apart
- Carlson did not provide details about what the proposed third party would look like or when any formal effort to organize it might begin. (Maybe he can get the coveted David Duke endorsement for his Turd/third partei, nein ?! - jjs)
‘I’m Going to Help Build a Third Party’: Tucker Carlson Drops Political Bombshell* * * * * - While Silicon Valley is focused on hiring the best engineers and talent, an equally important battle is already starting to be lost at suburban zoning hearings, county commission meetings and town-hall protests against building new data centers.
China’s playing dirty in the AI arms race — and Neville Singham appears to be helping them change US minds THE ECONOMY, STUPID - The lower-than-expected growth may not signal a lack of demand for workers. On Tuesday, the Labor Department showed that job postings indicated the largest number of vacant jobs in two years. Instead, employers are constrained by a slow-growing labor force, a major shift in the U.S. labor market due to the Trump administration’s immigration and border policies.
American Businesses Added 98,000 Jobs in June, Private Payroll Data Show
- National self-sufficiency beats globalism’s mass dependency.
The American System Rejects Europe’s Economic Suicide RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS, JUNK SCIENCE, LYSENKOISM - “Within 30 days of issuing his Presidential Memorandum, President Trump wanted EPA to act. We have operated at Trump speed and provided relief to American operators within just two days,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a written statement. “The freedom to fix allows operators to fix broken machinery easier and faster. Today’s action builds on the great work the Trump Administration has accomplished to lower costs for hard-working Americans.”
Exclusive — EPA Delivers on Trump’s ‘Freedom to Fix’ Affordability Policy for Vehicle, Equipment Repairs
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani was roasted online for urging New Yorkers to set their air conditioners to a balmy 78 degrees as a punishing heat wave wallops the Big Apple — threatening to send temps soaring to 100 degrees for the first time since 2012. . . Many balked at the temperature recommendation.
Mamdani roasted for telling New Yorkers to set their ACs to 78 degrees as blistering heat wave bakes Big Apple CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY - Settlement involving 3 firms forces egg producers to donate millions of eggs to food banks pay $3.3 million in civil penalties.
‘Big Egg’ Busted! DOJ Settlement Alleges Price Coordination Amid Bird Flu Panic
- Julie had told police that Allison was allegedly making threats, including “suicide by cop,” and claimed Allison had stolen her car. She also “alleged that Howlett would frequently put on body armor, grab a rifle, and tell her partner to take her to a homeless shelter, alluding to the idea of shooting homeless people.”
$500,000 Bail for Alleged Would-Be Mass Shooter Transitioning to Female ABORTION - A funding ban is set to expire on July 4th, meaning the spigot is about to open, not only for abortion procedures, but transgender interventions on children.
Why are we still funding Planned Parenthood? SECOND AMENDMENT - If successful, the case may set a precedent limiting state-level attempts to regulate widely owned firearms. This represents another Second Amendment-related lawsuit from the Trump administration, seeking to overturn stringent restrictions imposed by Democrat officials.
Trump DOJ Files Lawsuit Against California Over ‘Glock Ban.’ THE 2020 AND OTHER ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH - But for months, the bill has stalled in the Senate, even as the president rages about it on Truth Social and to reporters in the Oval Office. Trump traveled to Capitol Hill last Thursday for a tense lunch with Senate Republicans over the legislation. It was a meeting that, according to one source, only set things back further. Around the same time, Trump shelved plans to sign a housing bill, a move some sources see as tied to his frustration with the Senate.
No Path, No Votes: Inside the GOP Revolt Threatening Trump’s SAVE America Act
- Marian Charitun, a 62-year-old from Slovakia, was charged with illegally voting in a federal election as well as making false statements while applying for U.S. citizenship, according to information shared with the Caller. Charitun allegedly registered to vote in New Jersey and falsely stated that he was a U.S. citizen when doing so. He then went on to vote in the 2022 midterm elections, according to the information provided to the Caller. (What about the other 40 million illegals and corpses? -jjs)
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- Somewhere along the way, American politics became the only profession where you can skip work 161 times, accomplish next to nothing, and still get marketed like a Marvel superhero.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 07:37 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (/+uur)
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Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 07:39 AM (x8PQF)
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Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 02, 2026 07:39 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:40 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:41 AM (u82oZ)
Media: Republicans cause violence by refusing to cease existing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:41 AM (ExV1e)
Dharma and Greg
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Bridget Loves Bernie was much better.
**Abie's Irish Rose has entered the chat**
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 07:41 AM (qRla/)
TGIGAF
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 07:42 AM (sgkY8)
if mrs wong comes to the u.s., gives birth a week later, and ten days after that goes back to china, is the child "subject to the jurisdiction" of the u.s.? seems like a point not raised
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 02, 2026 07:44 AM (CWTWj)
I answered the questions. It was a push poll of State Dem candidates. My frank answers on Dems led to the call being terminated after 5 minutes.
Then I blocked him and reported abuse.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:44 AM (u82oZ)
Name of the individual: "Teha Delaruelle"
Status: Easily chargeable as "Accessory to the crime" for any murder of a Republican that happens in that area.
Life is hard. It's a lot harder when you're stupid.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 07:44 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)
I’m not the old person to say this: 250 just does not have the same exciting vibe that 200 had in 76. The spirit of 76 was everywhere that year
Maybe it’s just because I was young then and everything was new and exciting. Now I’m 29 and everything is routine
Get off my lawn!!!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 07:45 AM (D2O3S)
Tucker Carlson couldn't drop a bombshell if he had free overnight delivery from Acme.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:45 AM (ExV1e)
What a guy. He would make a great VP.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:46 AM (MWfyi)
I wish Trump would take a page out of J. Edgar Hoover's playbook and have Kash Patel draw up a dossier on every nickelfucking GOP parasite blocking the SAVE Act. I can guarantee you that every single one of them is guilty of bribery, collusion, sex offenses or anything else that would earn them a stay in the slammer.
Show the bastards what you have on them and promise you'll reveal it all on prime time if they don't do what you want.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 07:47 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 07:47 AM (fZiTB)
If it won't pass during this Congress then no harm is done by holding the vote so we can see who has the balls to vote against it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:48 AM (ExV1e)
The people commanding the takeover are not ideologues.
The professed ideologies are disguises to dupe the followers.
The goal is tyranny.
Posted by: davidt at July 02, 2026 07:49 AM (Q+gd/)
Unless there isn't one.
National divorce, now, before it becomes a total bloodbath, please. We'll get one no matter what, but that gives us the best fighting chance.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 07:49 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 07:47 AM (qRla/)
For better or for worse, not Trump's style. He's more Boy Scout than a Hoover. I hope I'm wrong.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 07:50 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 07:50 AM (qBdHI)
Looking back on it now, if Perot had not acted so erratically (jumping in and out of the race; making outlandish charges about his daughter’s wedding) he might well have ended up winning that election! One of our moron authors ought to write an alternate history novel with that scenario. Interesting to wonder how different history would’ve been…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 07:50 AM (D2O3S)
Posted by: Bram Stoker's Chocula at July 02, 2026 07:51 AM (562sf)
I was in the local office of my Congressman yesterday. Had a conversation with the receptionist while waiting.
She was pre-law, political science major with a minor in philosophy. She was all shiny persona. But clearly uneducated. She had never heard of Thomas Sowell.
I recommended Visions of the Anointed to her.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)
Lets make this clear: The millions of people who fought and died to keep and preserve this nation should not have their actions be negated by five stupid women.
We went to war and committed a nation to stopping Nazism. We spent decades and trillions of dollars to stop Communism.
The five women need to be ignored. The nation just doesn't commit suicide just because of five deranged voices.
Adam should say No to Eve.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 07:52 AM (nAS9C)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 02, 2026 07:52 AM (dK+Kv)
Good morning, Horde.
Posted by: Inogame at July 02, 2026 07:53 AM (53oGX)
A two-layer cake of perversion and murder-lust, with a nice tart filling of demon-possession to add the final touch.
Posted by: Codfanglers at July 02, 2026 07:53 AM (f93Fd)
2 were calling each other their wife.
But the DOJ ain't f'ing around, even the ones who cooperated are getting several years.
They are not the only tranny Antifa terror cell, they are just the 1st convicted
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 07:54 AM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 07:49 AM (BI5O2)
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You won't get the one without the other.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)
There is a tremendous amount of overlap in the funding for radical leftist groups like Code Pink, ANSWER and other communist, anti-war organizations and the DSA. And many if not all of those links lead back to China and Neville Singham among others.
China is the leading communist country in the world has been singularly focused on crushing the US for decades. Stop the money flow and end the communist threat.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 07:55 AM (viF8m)
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JJ, linkage circles back here.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 07:50 AM (qBdHI)
should be Fixed, thanks!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 07:55 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 07:56 AM (D2O3S)
Who were totally fine with private property.
(The German Democratic Republic was not a democracy nor a republic.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 07:57 AM (4g5V+)
We need a war time consigliere.
Five women, three of whom just flat out hate this country and are doing their damnedest to destroy it, and the other two who would rather abide by Toddler Ethics† than the Constitution shouldn't authorize the end of freedom as we know it.
† Don't hit, Don't say mean things, Share.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 07:57 AM (xE0sV)
Yes, the rabid woke and the reds want you dead. And a whole lot of liberals will clap if they succeed.
Posted by: callsign claymore at July 02, 2026 07:58 AM (/6r4m)
I had thought that would have been Stephen Miller. Apparently not.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:00 AM (fZiTB)
I spilled half of my first cup of coffee on my shirt. Switched to Woodford Reserve as the blues and spanish grouper are biting and that protesting asshole USAF MAJ was arrested.
'Murica!!
Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 08:02 AM (NXz0i)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:03 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: mr tmz at July 02, 2026 08:04 AM (rJ48h)
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 08:05 AM (qBdHI)
We need to send CIA money to the top dogs in the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Guard Bureau. Make the purges of top officials even more frantic.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:05 AM (u82oZ)
I had thought that would have been Stephen Miller. Apparently not.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:00 AM (fZiTB)
I love Trump; he’s awesome. But the reality is — He’s a deal maker. The art of the deal. It’s his persona and his self image. Add to that he’s of an age and generation that has an ingrained subconscious belief in institutions. He never was nor will he ever be a revolutionary. You could see this in how he reacted to a stolen election, his legal persecutions and now the judicial usurpations. He’s always gonna work within the system and attempt reforms. He’s not gonna burn it down
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 08:06 AM (YetvJ)
>DOJ launches grand jury probe into Marxist mogul Neville Roy Singham's funding of leftist groups
https://tinyurl.com/yc9pk3ne
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:06 AM (viF8m)
Who were totally fine with private property.
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This is a vast over-simplification. They were not totally fine.
"Gemeinnutz geht vor Eigennutz"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)
There could be a nasty civil war however. The winner of that takes all. The left's itching for it because they think they'll win. They're certainly aggressive enough.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (jehhT)
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OA, I'm 100% convinced they do not care, even if they were to leave their bubbles. It's not like she'll ever reexamine her opinion and she'll issue a correction. They don't care what the implications of this terrible ruling are. It won't ever affect them.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (qBdHI)
So people who don't work get free eggs from people who paid too much for them. I think there is a term for this.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (MWfyi)
Now that sounds like a day to enjoy!
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (XuXeR)
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If it sticks, this is a magnificent approach. Wonder if SC is one of those growing number of states. We sure seem to be very slow followers to other red states that are trailblazing a solution to problems that DC will not fix.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)
There could be a nasty civil war however. The winner of that takes all. The left's itching for it because they think they'll win. They're certainly aggressive enough.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (jehhT)
Doors song "5 To 1" comes to mind: "THey've got the guns but we've got the numbers." Or do they. Or do we have both guns and numbers?!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (O7YUW)
So people who don't work get free eggs from people who paid too much for them. I think there is a term for this.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (MWfyi)
At least it's not going directly into D politicos and their shadow government pockets...the eggs have to actually show up...that's an improvement for us...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 02, 2026 08:10 AM (tOcjL)
Think of how boring Shakespeare would be.
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 08:11 AM (MWfyi)
The hard part about knowing what's going on in a clandestine war is its clandestine. It's kind of silly after all these years to think Trump is clueless to what is happening and doesn't realize China is our number 1 enemy. He's been hitting them hard since taking office this term by taking out two of their top proxies, Venezuela and Iran. Strangling Cuba as well. And now his DOJ is going after his puppet that pours hundreds of millions into anti-war/pro-communist groups in the US.
In the last 3 year there have been 7 elections in Latin America which had been trending marxist for years. All 7 were won by rightwing candidates. The game is afoot.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:11 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (MWfyi)
They should get free sperm . . .
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 08:12 AM (x0n13)
If only he had.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
Why do photos of Adam and Eve show them with belly buttons?
Also, Cain killed a full 25% of the earth's population. A record never to be equaled btw.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 08:12 AM (NXz0i)
There should have been a law
The people need to pressure Congress enough to make a law.
The states that making entry illegal are doing what needs to be done.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 08:13 AM (afJtY)
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You and me both, J.J.
* cue the ending of the great Steve McQueen character in "The Sand Pebbles (1966) *
/Not to mention a very hot 20-year old Candice Bergen ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:14 AM (KBK+H)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 08:15 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:15 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 08:12 AM (NXz0i)
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"We tried our best!" -- Mao, Stalin, Hitler, and Pol Pot (Future Mt. Rushmore visages)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:16 AM (KBK+H)
The Garden was the first step in understanding Theodicy. The last step to understanding is "It is finished".
So two totally different routes in today's episode:
• "[God] makes nations great, and he destroy them; he enlarges nations, and leads them away -Job 12:23
• Recognizing that the Old Order (what we have today) is hopelessly broken, and ignore SCOTUS and set about establishing a New Order ala 7/4/1776
Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (xE0sV)
Remember when gender dysphoria was a problem that needed to be treated? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (/k3in)
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 08:07 AM (qBdHI)
ACB will never have to leave her bubble, nor will any of the SCOTUS knuckleheads. You’re absolutely correct, none of their stupid rulings will ever boomerang back at them…. It’s annoying (to say the least)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (YetvJ)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)
Presumably our next governor is Alan Wilson. Not sure if he's a trailblazer or not.
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (fZiTB)
XOM hardest hit, BTW. I laughed.
2.99 for gas, 3.99 for diesel yesterday. And still no empty shelves as I was promised nearly two years ago!
*Cues up Country Roads in celebration*
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:17 AM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Just Wondering at July 02, 2026 08:18 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 08:18 AM (afJtY)
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I'm surprised there's not a "Trans Gone Wild" franchise ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:18 AM (KBK+H)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 08:20 AM (x0n13)
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"ALL DEATH CULT CULTURES ARE EQUAL, BIGOT H8RS!"
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:20 AM (KBK+H)
Indeed. I notice a distinct lack of "world leaders" chattering on - it's more of a "WTF do we do now" attitude.
I admit kinda fun to watch.
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:21 AM (XuXeR)
Which side would the US Military fall on in a civil war? That is a key datum.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I don't think the US Military will take one side or the other. Individual members might. How high up it goes would probably dictate what sort of weapons would be available. And that would be localized, I'd imagine.
I don't think any sort of regular order would survive long in a full blown civil war here.
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:22 AM (jehhT)
So of course - it’s China through their avatar, Neville Singh. We’re the only real competition they face in the world; Europe has no energy to run data centers, so they’re out of the picture.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 08:22 AM (H8EHh)
Josephus reports that Adam and Eve spawned 64 children, he added "It would be too tedious here to name them".
Pretty sure that A&E at the time of the murder also had some daughters along their (at least) two sons, because Cain wandered off with his wife to form his own city.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 08:23 AM (xE0sV)
The EU upper roger-rogers keeping the air conditioning on while the peons suffer will have consequences. Loyalty up needs loyalty down.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 08:23 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 08:24 AM (afJtY)
Happy 250th to JJ, the Horde, and all of America that loves it!
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 08:25 AM (VyBeY)
There are two real sphere's of power in the world, the US and China. Under decades of weak leadership the west has been drifting away from the US and toward China which has been actively courting them. Don't need to look any further than Canada.
Trump is attempting to realign the world and make the US the power center for free countries again. Look at South America. Look at the foreign investment flowing into the US. China is unsurprisingly hitting back. USAID was a huge step in kneecapping the flow of money into anti-US organizations but foreign money is still a major problem because of the spider web of NGOs, foundations and non-profits. That battle is heating up.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:26 AM (viF8m)
I'd laugh and laugh if the Chinese AIs, tasked with improving the Chinese economy, all recommended capitalism and the extinction of the Communist Party.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:26 AM (u82oZ)
Were they not all cheering when Charlie Kirk was killed?
Do they not daily express disappointment that someone hasn't killed Trump?
And the GOPe wants to make a deal with them, find common ground, preserve the voting filibuster because these are just reasonable people who want what's best for America like all of us.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 08:28 AM (3cUTc)
Tucker Carlson couldn't drop a bombshell if he had free overnight delivery from Acme.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:45 AM (ExV1e)
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Tucker Carlson has the biggest ego of anyone on the planet.
He just wants to form a third-party because he knows it will fail. It will only elect the radical Democrat party, which will destroy the United States as we know it. And then Tucker will laugh with that maniacal laugh. He's as evil as Soros.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:28 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 02, 2026 08:12 AM (NXz0i)
Ahem....
Posted by: Yersinia Pestis at July 02, 2026 08:28 AM (PLxDd)
So of course - it’s China through their avatar, Neville Singh.
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China can't duplicate our AI. Their programming sucks. Their datacenters suck.
But if we don't build out AI datacenters then China can, at least in their minds, lead that effort.
There's speculation that AI like the stuff Anthropic is coding is years ahead of anything China has... and they're stealing every AI agent on the planet they can lay "hands" on so they can reverse engineer it for themselves. But their code sucks, as does their hardware.
So they make an effort to stymie our efforts.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:29 AM (jehhT)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:28 AM (NpAcC)
That's what the Jews want you to think!
Posted by: Cucker Tarlson fanboi at July 02, 2026 08:29 AM (PLxDd)
I would posit that the soccer tournament is a shining example of success on that score. It (the tourny) is a roaring success on all counts, and has flooded the world's media with an incredibly positive (not always on purpose) image of the States.
It's these sort of events/times that drive a surprising number of current political events, and "we" are the shining city upon the hill to the rest of the world.
May God keep her that way...
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:30 AM (XuXeR)
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:22 AM (jehhT)”
It’s pretty clear from the historical record that, at least in modern times, civil wars don’t happen unless the Army splits in half and goes to war with itself. People forget that more West Point graduates joined up with the Confederacy than stayed with the Federals.
It’s a big part of the reason that the hopes for some kind of uprising in Iran were crushed. Some had hoped that elements of the Iranian Army would rise up against their government; but in spite of Internet rumors to the contrary, they have remained completely loyal.
Anyway, this is why talk of a new civil war in the US is silly. There could possibly be unrest and “a time of troubles”, but not actual civil war.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 08:30 AM (H8EHh)
Which side would the US Military fall on in a civil war? That is a key datum.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)
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I remember back in '84 there was a "Combat Arms Survey" administered at the Twenty-Nine Palms Marine Air-Ground Combat Center with a specific question about firing on U.S. citizens who refused to turn over firearms banned by the government (Question 46):
. 18.6 percent of the 300 active-duty Marines surveyed agreed with the statement;
. 7.6 percent strongly agreed; however (the good news)
. 42.3 percent strongly disagreed and 19.3 percent disagreed, totaling 61.6 percent who would oppose such an order.
The survey also gauged willingness to serve under foreign command and participate in non-traditional domestic missions, such as drug enforcement and peacekeeping, with varying levels of agreement depending on whether the command was U.S.-led or United Nations-led.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:30 AM (KBK+H)
So that is 49 for. Murk is a crazy cat lady, Collins gets a pass to save her seat. Trump needs to make a lobbying deal with Tillis. give him so gravy I guess
Posted by: jonah at July 02, 2026 08:31 AM (YCxFk)
KSNV reported that Allison is married to Julie Howlett. Police indicated that both Allison and Julie are “transitioning to female and are taking estrogen and progesterone.”
this is fucked up as a welfare mothers checkbook
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 02, 2026 08:31 AM (/+uur)
I agree 100%.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:31 AM (viF8m)
He is a one man wrecking crew and is under zero illusions about what this DSA "moment" really is. I detailed it here a few times last week, and I told you Trump would fight it at the time he thought appropriate. That time is now. People still have no idea what he is or has done.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (pBF9D)
What is deal Ossoff? is he that popular in Georgia?
Posted by: jonah at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (YCxFk)
Posted by: epador at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (TRnzq)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (XuXeR)
So they make an effort to stymie our efforts.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:29 AM (jehhT)
An interesting comparison is China vs. Israel. They were both founded as modern states about the same time. In fact, Israel was pretty damned socialist for the first 30 years!
Israel, with less land, far fewer natural resources, and far more significant national security issues has managed to become a 1st World country and a technological powerhouse.
What is China's excuse?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 08:33 AM (PLxDd)
Which side would the US Military fall on in a civil war? That is a key datum.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I don't think the US Military will take one side or the other. Individual members might. How high up it goes would probably dictate what sort of weapons would be available. And that would be localized, I'd imagine.
I don't think any sort of regular order would survive long in a full blown civil war here.
YMMV
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 08:22 AM (jehhT)
Logistics, logistics, logistics. The side that secures or captures the ammo manufacturing plants, best controls fuel and critical spares production and transportation, and all the other stuff USAF airbases and US Army field units need to move and fight, would have an advantage. A bigger advantage the longer a shooting civil war continues.
This means, however, the disadvantaged side may destroy as much of the above infrastructure as possible. Especially if that side has no realistic hope of capturing infrastructure controlled by the enemy. In my opinion. How good are the air defenses of critical CONUS military and civilian bases and cities? Against cruise missiles and drones?
Posted by: Gref at July 02, 2026 08:33 AM (5rh/l)
Matthew 12:35
Posted by: Marcus T at July 02, 2026 08:34 AM (VnVVA)
Our air power is parked on hard stands within easy missile or drone range to off-base enemies.
There has been no move for protective revetments, even when the Ukraine drone attack showed a need for that.
I be concerned.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 08:37 AM (D2O3S)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:37 AM (viF8m)
A pathological obsession with being liked by Democrats--especially if those Democrats hate them.
Witness, John Cornyn would rather sponsor and pass a bill with Sheila Jackson Lee, than sponsor and pass a bill Trump supports.
None of the few hundred thousand that vote for Lee, or Lee herself, will ever like John.
Nevertheless, he bows and scrapes before them while ignoring his own voters.
And the 75+ million that voted for Trump.
Suicidal congeniality.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 08:37 AM (3cUTc)
What is deal Ossoff? is he that popular in Georgia?
Posted by: jonah at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (YCxFk)
Lot of ads for him begging for money on YouTUbe up here in my neck of the Wisconsin woods.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 08:38 AM (x0n13)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
Excellent summation and a new term to use. Thanks.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:38 AM (u82oZ)
At least in the form of grey and blue uniforms.
It will be more like guerrilla warfare. Luigi showed us the way. Juries are more frequently becoming tribal, women judges applying subjective Toddler Ethics rather than black letter law, the appetite for social "justice" having growing hotspots around the nation.
"Citizen Vigilante" as a vector, has quite an approval following. A return to Tar & Feathers, becoming ungovernable, those entrusted with enforcing law becoming apathetic and disengaged.
Think more about the score-settling after Katrina in New Orleans when it became totally lawless for a time. Lots of dead people who weren't killed by the storm.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 08:38 AM (a3CJ+)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 08:39 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 08:39 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Fox Mulder at July 02, 2026 08:40 AM (2Ez/1)
Watters gives an interesting take on the Dem civil war. I still think this summer will be awful in big cities and they aren't looking good right now. Imagine if a George Floyd situation arose. The Dem Socialists would go full scale revolution. The old time Dems would be stuck . Would they follow the revolution or will they be moderate. If they're moderate the civil war explodes. Good times
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 08:40 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)
Not the Betty and Barney Hill to die on!
"Interracial intergalactic David Duke and DSA!"
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at July 02, 2026 08:41 AM (x0n13)
Yup. Often times when the established order is changed, there is a spate of score-settling killings. Examples are France just after Liberation, Yugoslavia, and Cambodia.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:41 AM (u82oZ)
Mental breaks would include the person seeming somehow different than they were. But he's not different. He's just saying different things.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 08:42 AM (pBF9D)
And it goes beyond just money. Any DSA candidate immediately gets the support of all far left groups like Code Pink that all get funding from the same sources. It's like a stealth political party. Enemy of my enemy and all that.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:42 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 08:43 AM (pBF9D)
I would think that most commenters here would reject mouthing vile things against their principles even if offered money. I could be wrong, but I doubt it.
Tucker has deep problems.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (u82oZ)
89 >>PDT is hitting China but the Iran situation was a kick in the nuts to the Euros too. Their total vulnerability was exposed.”
From Wretchard yesterday:
“ Shutting down the nuclear plants, banning drilling, outlawing coal, and closing refineries turned out to make economies vulnerable to blackmail from Iran and Russia. Now they realize it.
Who would have thought? Only the dirty minded, right wing conservatives saw it coming as befitted their low nature. The high minded saviours of the planet were too noble to suspect..”
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:03 AM (fZiTB)
I'm sure she knows. I'm sure she cares. But it's simple math.
Rule against the right: The commentariat will say mean things.
Rule against the left: They'll kill you.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (xA5g+)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (KBK+H)
You got older and more jaded and cynical? Just guessing.🤔
Later on, young feller, you'll come out on the other side and realize it is what it is, so be at peace if not happy.
As I said on the cafe thread last night, I think there is less enthusiasm for the "Semiquintennial" than the "Bicentennial" because "Semiquintennial" doesn't sound as cool.
Follow me for more gibberish.
so happy 250th America!
Have a good day,
Good day to you, too, Morning Reporter, and all the Morons at sea.
Posted by: mindful webworker is ready for the day, mostly... at July 02, 2026 08:45 AM (qmcq7)
And the Democrats has a pathological obsession to be liked by foreigners - one of the main drivers that led to the Nation ending Hart-Celler Act
Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 08:45 AM (a3CJ+)
Looking back on it now, if Perot had not acted so erratically (jumping in and out of the race; making outlandish charges about his daughter’s wedding) he might well have ended up winning that election! One of our moron authors ought to write an alternate history novel with that scenario. Interesting to wonder how different history would’ve been…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
Ross Perot was a democrat who only ran in order to prevent Bush from winning. Perot had invested in land that his buddy democrat Jim Wright had gotten listed as a tax free zone, and NAFTA killed it. He was rewarded after the election by getting a social security remittance contract for his business by Clinton.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at July 02, 2026 08:45 AM (T70K3)
Rule against the left: They'll kill you.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (xA5g+)
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And worse, NO MOAR D.C. Cocktail Party Invites!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:45 AM (KBK+H)
Tucker has deep problems.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (u82oZ)
An alternate explanation is that he simply has no principles whatsoever, and never has.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 08:46 AM (H8EHh)
Not just Ohio, but Buffalo, NY canceled their July 4th celebration then hoisted the flag of Somalia. Also raised in Binghampton, NY and Boston, MA. Some alert go out to get this done?
Somalia.
What the actual f$%#?!?!
https://tinyurl.com/as5u66b6
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 08:46 AM (X8xt3)
According to Roberts and Barrett, an illegal, illiterate Haitian, speaking no English, never paying and never will pay taxes, who snuck back in after being deported, if she gives birth with one toe on U.S. soil, that child has just as much right to decide the future of this country as you, who trace your family back to 1776.
That is what the writers of the 14th, many whose grandparents fought in the Revolutionary War, intended.
It's time for the DOJ to open an investigation into the illegal adoptions of Roberts and Barrett.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 08:47 AM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 08:47 AM (pUU4E)
Low level violence is already happening and will continue… but that’s not a civil war even if it ratchets up. Things were worse in the Vietnam era and nobody calls that a civil war. It’s overwrought language
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 08:47 AM (D2O3S)
Tuq'r Qatarlson's just retarded.
Posted by: Delurker at July 02, 2026 08:47 AM (2Drhq)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 02, 2026 08:48 AM (fZiTB)
Posted by: JackStraw
Just needs to hold until Nov so the consumer psyche forgets the blip in the spring
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 02, 2026 08:48 AM (FxH7T)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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"After invading Kuwait, Perot nuked Iraq. Then he nuked Iran and Lebanon. There has been green glass and peace in The Middle East ever since ... The End."
/A man can dream ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:48 AM (KBK+H)
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An episode of Leave It To Beaver?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 08:49 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 08:49 AM (itsE0)
- end the fake filibuster
- pass the SAVE Act
- bar citizenship to children of illegals
- defund the courts
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 02, 2026 08:49 AM (3cUTc)
Tucker has deep problems.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:44 AM (u82oZ)
Our side simply does not understand the other side. We look at everything through our own lens (as one would expect).
We think, for example, that leftists worry about appearing or feeling consistent. They don't give an unholy fuck about consistency. We do.
Doesn't mean Tucker is a leftist. He is worse than a leftist. He will sell you out any day for any reason.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 08:49 AM (pBF9D)
I really hope they don't get to go to the women's prison. Gen Pop mens is what I hope for.
Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at July 02, 2026 08:49 AM (gb+eN)
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But Lisa Cook is special, because she works for the Federal Reserve. Yet more evidence the Fed is inconsistent with Constitutional separation of powers and must be privatized in some manner. Either that, or it must be subjugated to tge Executive branch, one or the other.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 08:50 AM (WtHHI)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 08:51 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 08:52 AM (O7YUW)
Not just Ohio, but Buffalo, NY canceled their July 4th celebration then hoisted the flag of Somalia. Also raised in Binghampton, NY and Boston, MA. Some alert go out to get this done?
Somalia.
What the actual f$%#?!?!
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It's almost as if we've been invaded by third-world foreigners with the help and encouragement of the Anti-American Democrat-Communist Party ... or something.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:52 AM (KBK+H)
Roberts and that idiot ACB got this completely wrong and in my opinion it’s ripe to be struck down by a future court.
Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 08:53 AM (04KGT)
I've posted this before, it was prescient: https://tinyurl.com/3ewr54be
As we have seen so far, the left depends for its central strategy on politicizing resentment, and we’ve looked at several groups that the left has successfully managed to weaponize. We’ve also seen how the resentment of different groups differs in terms of its political value depending on how strong the resentment is and how well it can be maintained and controlled. What distinguishes transgenderism from other sources of resentment is that it is transformative. There is a well-developed process – running from self-identification to full-on surgical modification – through which one is initiated into transgenderism, a lifestyle that one cannot leave once the process has been completed (the dick cannot be un-chopped, so to speak). It should be clear at this point that transgenderism possesses this political benefit in addition to all the political benefits already mentioned for previous groups. . .
Transgenderism is used by the left as a method of turning pathology and alienation into politically viable resentment.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 08:53 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)
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Females in space ships giving birth to new Americans are A-OK, says John Roberts
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 08:54 AM (WtHHI)
Posted by: jonah at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (YCxFk)
Kemp is the head of the corruption scheme in Georgia. He made the deal to put Ossoff in office.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 08:55 AM (H8EHh)
Maybe not in the traditional sense of war but a strong case can be made that we are already in a civil war. Polling shows that Republicans overwhelmingly love this country while at the same time Democrats hate it. And the divide is not small.
Democrats hate this country so much that they have thrown in with people who want to, as Barry said, fundamentally change the US and make us a communist country. That's not hyperbole, they are openly saying it. I don't think there could be a more stark division and it's only heating up as people realize the stakes.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:55 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:57 AM (RIvkX)
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In her book The Proud Tower, Barbara Tuchman makes this point about the anarchist terrorists in the 25 years leading up to WWI. She described it as the word and the deed. The elites in their ivory towers justify terrorism; i.e., the word, while useful idiots carry out the bloody work; i.e., the deed.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 08:57 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: man at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (XuXeR)
Maybe not in the traditional sense of war but a strong case can be made that we are already in a civil war. Polling shows that Republicans overwhelmingly love this country while at the same time Democrats hate it. And the divide is not small.
Democrats hate this country so much that they have thrown in with people who want to, as Barry said, fundamentally change the US and make us a communist country. That's not hyperbole, they are openly saying it. I don't think there could be a more stark division and it's only heating up as people realize the stakes.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:55 AM (viF8m)
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As El Rushbo (and I think Dennis Prager) used to say: we've been in "a cold civil war" for decades now.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (KBK+H)
Instead we got the torturous reinterpretation of history and the Constitution from that idiot, John Roberts and the women's faction.
5-4, with five different opinions. I'd say this thing is far from settled law.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (Fp2Vj)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 08:59 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 02, 2026 08:59 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 08:57 AM (RIvkX)
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Moar prayers for Mrs.SFP
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:00 AM (Fp2Vj)
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 09:00 AM (kvW9k)
There's been several attempts to assassinate the president. A number of his supporters have been attacked or threatened. Some killed. There have been numerous plots to disrupt official events and potentially engage in mass murder.
And, as others have noted, the political divide is getting pretty belligerent.
It's certainly not isolated.
And our government is split on it. The judiciary isn't.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 09:01 AM (jehhT)
Any casual review of current politics will tell you that modern jihad - targeted violence against a group to make the survivors allow Islamic goals - has been incredibly successful.
Why wouldn't any political group embrace their own version of jihad since it works so well?
And this isn't theoretical, trannies are murdering normies and Christians on a regular basis already
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:55 AM (viF8m)
Don't forget situational patriotism, as well. They hate the country a little less when their people are in power.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 09:02 AM (qRla/)
Don't forget the usual winter blend kicks in which allows the mixing in of higher RVP butane (which is cheaper).
Posted by: Community Notes at July 02, 2026 09:03 AM (+4Cf6)
Is that the freak's idea of a false flag?
Kill a bunch of the wretched poors and people will think it was a MAGA gone amok?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 09:03 AM (/lPRQ)
It's these sort of events/times that drive a surprising number of current political events, and "we" are the shining city upon the hill to the rest of the world.
It is showcasing America as a people.
The visitors are reporting experiences with lovely Americans all over the country - Americans, not [race/ethnicity/religion/gender/sexual orientation]. There is no, "gee, the gays are so much nicer here" or "the hospitality of the [hyphenated citizens] in this city was overwhelming!" They are simply enjoying all of us, no categories or divisions. It's wonderful!
Our political class could take notice of this: visitors are enjoying our people, not "an idea."
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (X8xt3)
Tucker Carlson couldn't drop a bombshell if he had free overnight delivery from Acme.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:45 AM (ExV1e)
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Tucker Carlson has the biggest ego of anyone on the planet.
He just wants to form a third-party because he knows it will fail. It will only elect the radical Democrat party, which will destroy the United States as we know it.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:28 AM (NpAcC)
It will roll out much like John Belushi in Animal House:
"Who's with me? Let's go! AAaaaaaa..."
(No one follows)
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (nbLIj)
As a point to consider, an old man in Utah posted vague comments threatening Biden during the Junta.
A strike team was sent there and they killed him in his home.
Why aren't we using the same standard with the people not only calling for Trump's assassination, but the vast network assisting his would be assassins?
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (sKqQm)
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Kill them all and let the KKK sort them out.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (Fp2Vj)
That’s the good news. The bad news is that nothing can happen unti one of the 5 leaves the Court and is replaced by someone more sound. Assuming that none of the 4 are replaced by someone worse.
Kurt Schlichter wrote a piece saying “it’s fine, it will be overturned in 20 or 30 years, easy.” But in 20 to 30 years, today’s birthright babies will be having babies of their own. Kurt, we don’t have 20 - 30 years to fix this.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 09:05 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:05 AM (Fp2Vj)
Is that the freak's idea of a false flag?
Kill a bunch of the wretched poors and people will think it was a MAGA gone amok?
I would assume the tranny in question liked the idea of killing people. Presumably as he was miserable and wanted to inflict similar misery on others.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:05 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 09:07 AM (04KGT)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:07 AM (Fp2Vj)
Simply Put:tldr
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsChickenRun
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ifLIBsWantAmerica2Fail
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsHalftimeAmerica250
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at July 02, 2026 09:07 AM (GKrJ1)
This is all so tiresome.
These conservatives and minor GOP politicians who've lost the love of the general public sound like the spoiled brat kids who want to break the board game/take the ball home if you don;t play by their rules (to let them win).
Boo hoo.
Sorry your feelings were hurt.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:09 AM (X8xt3)
David Duke became public enemy #1 when he ran for governor of LA.
And endlessly the FNM kept repeating he was the face of Republicans.
A few years later he came out against the WoT and wrote articles on it for the Arab News, damning Shrub and da JOOOOs. The FNM interestingly did not talk about his new role at all but on lefty forums you could occasionally find someone arguing "Yeah Duke isn't a good guy but I wish more Republicans were reasonable like him"
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:09 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 09:09 AM (H8EHh)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 09:10 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ordinary American
Perhaps she should have taken better notes in class.
Posted by: Heirloominati at July 02, 2026 09:10 AM (ABXZT)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:04 AM (sKqQm)
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Ok, I'll tone it down!
Posted by: Kathy Griffen at July 02, 2026 09:10 AM (Fp2Vj)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:11 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Guy with a monosyllablic first and last name at July 02, 2026 09:11 AM (2Ez/1)
Of course there is further irony in that most black woman in America have white ancestors...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:11 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 09:12 AM (04KGT)
Keep seeing Marxists crying for killing their opponents, sooner or later they don't get their way bombings will start.
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 09:12 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 09:12 AM (itsE0)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 02, 2026 08:58 AM (KBK+H)
Cold civil war is more accurate; I’d agree with that. But omitting the word cold gives the wrong impression of tank and F15 battles between different factions of the US military; that ain’t happening
As for political disagreements becoming kinetic (ie violent) to some extent. That is not civil war either… it’s isolated political violence which we’ve always had in this country. No one could accurately say we’ve had an ongoing civil war for 250 years; that’s ridiculous. I mean Burr killed Hamilton and the whiskey rebellion and the list goes on. But only one civil war 1861-65
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:12 AM (YetvJ)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 09:12 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: jonah at July 02, 2026 08:32 AM (YCxFk)
Polls are what we like to refer to as lies.
After all, Talarico is totes popular in Texas... say the polls.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 09:13 AM (ExV1e)
190 What's the No Labels party up to these days?
Anybody?
Bueller??
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:11 AM (X8xt3)
They’re at the bar with John Cornyn, crying in their beer.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 09:13 AM (H8EHh)
Anybody?
Bueller??
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:11 AM
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We're trying to figure out what's in all these cans of food.
Posted by: Cling peaches again, dammit! at July 02, 2026 09:13 AM (2Ez/1)
Has there ever been a case of a full on GOPe traitor legislator/judge sitting down for an interview with a based interviewer? Having Barrett interviewed by say Nick Freitas or VDH would be fascinating.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:13 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:13 AM (Fp2Vj)
The left: No one is above the law
Leftist officeholders: Except me
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:14 AM (sKqQm)
Reality's collided with parody.
Posted by: MJ at July 02, 2026 09:14 AM (XOmY9)
ironic, because that wasn't a civil war either - the South wanted to secede, not take over the USA.
from the Northern POV I suppose it was. The North DID take over the entire country.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 02, 2026 09:14 AM (j+aD2)
Posted by: And he's Bat Boy at July 02, 2026 09:15 AM (2Ez/1)
They all know they no black man will settle for a loud mouthed black woman when he can get a quiet white girl instead.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 09:16 AM (H8EHh)
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.
Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.
Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings, dimming/turning off our lights during peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down non-essential equipment.
A stable grid means the AC stays on, and lives are saved. Let's ease demand — and get through the heat — together
Let's see if Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and all their guests follow Mamdani's request.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)
The 19th Amendment keeps on giving.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 09:16 AM (/lPRQ)
Reality's collided with parody.
Also, I remember an animated video where a couple of Antifa members building a time machine and bring a group of soldiers from the Normandy invasion to "fight Trump's fascism".
The soldiers get antifa to discuss their views and Trump's views and decide antifa are the fascists before getting quickly sent back by the antifa members
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:16 AM (sKqQm)
The 19th Amendment keeps on giving.
and it will do so until death of the republic
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 02, 2026 09:17 AM (j+aD2)
Oh wait, I just realized the entire planet is against interracial marriage. Except us.
Posted by: MJ at July 02, 2026 09:17 AM (XOmY9)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 09:18 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: MJ at July 02, 2026 09:17 AM"
Is this about us?
Posted by: All the TV commercials at July 02, 2026 09:18 AM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
Plus work is yucky. Everybody knows that.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 09:18 AM (ndZc7)
I suspect if you want back to say 1966 and told people in 60s years that we would have trouble with the electricity grid on a regular basis in 2026 they'd ask just how much damage did WWIII with the Soviets do because obviously Americans couldn't be that incompetent with all that future technology and nuclear power they would have by then...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:19 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Vengeance at July 02, 2026 09:19 AM (04KGT)
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GA resident.
He's very well liked. And he's a bit of a sleeper, too. He's a really good retail politician that tends to stay just under the national radar. Lots of people call him the white Obama because Ossoff adopted his speech pattern and he basically says nothing of consequence but sounds pretty good saying it.
Lots of talk about him being a sleeper candidate for 28.
Posted by: MJ at July 02, 2026 09:19 AM (XOmY9)
Posted by: Welfare queens everywhere at July 02, 2026 09:20 AM (2Ez/1)
Fixed for accuracy.
Posted by: rickb223 at July 02, 2026 09:20 AM (kvW9k)
In my own personal experience Asian women aren't too opposed to it.
Asian men though? I hear they aren't happy seeing white guys with Asian women...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:20 AM (sKqQm)
The op was to split MAGA to usher in the communists and their 40% of voters practically unopposed who would then be in for good.
They're still enacting the plan, but Trump saw the game long ago and defused it before it could go anywhere.
15 month ago they tried to use "Epstein" as the catalyst and when you look forward a year and see how Tucker and Candace have jumped straight to Israel, you can see where "they" thought they had the best chance of a true MAGA split. Where their intended fault line was. The Jews. Good gambit. But Trump killed it in the crib.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 09:20 AM (pBF9D)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 08:55 AM (viF8m)
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"They don't really mean it", I hear all the time. "It's OK to vote Madmani into office because he might do some food and we are strong enough to resist his communism!"
To which I say, don't overthink things, and don't play with fire. He says he is your enemy, and hates America. Take him at his word.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:21 AM (aq6QB)
Nice! Most Hordeworthy...
Thanks again to all who have contributed!
Posted by: Brother Tim sez: Fiat Justicia, Ruat Caelum at July 02, 2026 09:22 AM (OUMaO)
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Sorry, mistyped "good" as "food"
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:22 AM (aq6QB)
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Yes! Double the speed of internet shitposting! Like the founding fathers did!
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 09:22 AM (6eLrX)
Going to be difficult unless he becomes un-Jewish before then.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 09:23 AM (viF8m)
They went immediately from arguing their were no Epstein files/clients in 2024 to arguing that obviously Trump was one in 2025. I've shared twitter posts from for example Stephen King doing this exact flip.
And then...Trump just released the files. Which pointed at leftwing celebs, leftwing academics, and leftwing pols.
The FNM then quickly moved on though you still occasionally find lefties arguing their are sekret Epstein files yet to be released.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:23 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: La'Shondra at July 02, 2026 09:23 AM (2Ez/1)
But the stuff rightwing candidates say? Its all dog whistles for The Handmaid's Tale or 1984 or crap like that
Posted by: 18-1 at July 02, 2026 09:24 AM (sKqQm)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)
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Are they finally getting hitched this weekend? Any bets on marriage length?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:25 AM (aq6QB)
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 09:25 AM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 02, 2026 09:25 AM (itsE0)
New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.
Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.
Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings, dimming/turning off our lights during peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down non-essential equipment.
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It is stupid for a Mayor to lecture people on how to behave when it's a typical hot summer day.
You are our my parent. We are not children.
This creeping trend of politicians and media thinking they need to tell us to do things like "stay hydrated" is insufferable.
Do your d@mn job, which is a lot bigger and more complicated then: Tell people how to set thermostats - check!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:26 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 09:26 AM (jehhT)
Guess degrees in Cultural Marxism are not going well
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 09:26 AM (sgkY8)
The congressman with no record, Byron Donalds"
Knives are out for Donalds, a man who Trump supports. The question is, who is she proposing instead, James Fishback ?
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 09:27 AM (6eLrX)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 09:28 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:28 AM (YetvJ)
Sec. of Transportation Pete?
Biden?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:28 AM (X8xt3)
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I'm loving all the social media tributes to America and Americans.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:29 AM (aq6QB)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 09:29 AM (6eLrX)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
It's that meme of NPCs getting their latest updates - always one who doesn't get it.
Just looking at some oddball forum and topic was poor internet/bandwidth... had to get Starlinks... something about Musk (I guess saying his name was enough if you know)... but it's the only way to get the net...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 09:29 AM (/lPRQ)
James Lindsay, anti-Communist
@ConceptualJames
11h
Woke 2.0 is coming. It's starting already.
Rather than foregrounding identity politics, it will push:
1) Affordability (Marxist materialism);
2) Anti-corruption (ironic but an excuse to go after Trump);
3) Anti-Israel (pro-Palestine).
It will be warm to political violence.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 09:29 AM (x8PQF)
They tried to leverage Republican distrust of government AND their simultaneous patriotism against Trump by (it looks like) pairing it with Israel - and Epstein was going to be the way in to it all.
Trump immediately called people crazies on Day 1 and dictated the size and shape of the intended split before it even got off the ground. Basically he kept one side fringe instead of letting them make it mainstream and giving people a "choice" between two things that seemed to make equal sense.
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 09:30 AM (pBF9D)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 09:30 AM (YetvJ)
Rape Gang Busted In The UK For Illegal Air Conditioner Use
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From the Bee.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 02, 2026 09:30 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: ... at July 02, 2026 09:30 AM (pBF9D)
Posted by: Don Black at July 02, 2026 09:31 AM (jjSWr)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (viF8m)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (aq6QB)
Posted by: runner at July 02, 2026 09:32 AM (6eLrX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
Best I can figure out is he was an old school money launderer for the world's spooks and other shady business*.... and he always had some nubile young women to share like some sort of bar snacks, Chex mix, or yacht babes.
* back before crypto and the net.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 02, 2026 09:33 AM (/lPRQ)
The only thing people here are angry about is that Putin hasn't turned Kiev into the backside of the moon yet.
Putin is the moderate in Russian politics.
Posted by: Kristophr at July 02, 2026 09:33 AM (tB2Hh)
Posted by: Kristophr at July 02, 2026 09:33 AM (tB2Hh)
The Russians are a strange people...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 09:34 AM (PLxDd)
@grok If a pregnant Mexican takes a flight to Canada and gives birth to her child while over the US, is that child a US citizen?
https://bit.ly/grok-on-anchor-babies
Spoiler, answer in brief:
Yes.
Posted by: mindful webworker with fresh Old Glory flying at July 02, 2026 09:35 AM (qmcq7)
Yes!
It's nice to feel appreciated by these visitors, but it also is a good demonstration of what has been so distressing about the turbo immigration: this is what people are losing when you dump thousands of third world foreigners into small town America.
Again, this is not a race/ethnicity/whatever category thing, this is an American culture thing - we have it (many variances, same spirit), it IS good, and we desperately don't want to lose it.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 02, 2026 09:35 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 02, 2026 09:34 AM (PLxDd)
Yea, they care about their country, and care that a bunch of Azov Battalion neo-nazis killed 20,000 ethnic Russians, with artillery fire into Donbas, from 2014 to 2022.
Imagine, being patriotic, and not tolerating your people being killed. Very strange.
Posted by: Kristophr at July 02, 2026 09:44 AM (QT56A)
The power of AND...Probably have untreated STDs that are rotting their brains too...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 02, 2026 09:47 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Eromero at July 02, 2026 10:28 AM (LHPAg)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)
I want to believe.
https://www.blipshift.com/products/close-encounter-2
Posted by: Moldy Skull at July 02, 2026 10:29 AM (wBRco)
Chris Rabb is a silver spoon baby; highly educated, well known parents AND grandparents.
He's another frigging CREATION:
April 2016: I am pleased to announce that I have just received the endorsement of Americans for Democratic Action, Southeastern Chapter for my candidacy for State Representative in the 200th District. Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) is one of the oldest liberal political organizations in the country. It was founded in 1947 by Eleanor Roosevelt, John Kenneth Galbraith, former Senator and Vice President Hubert Humphrey, and the late Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. I am deeply humbled by their support!
Finally, after at least a decade, Rabb wins: An endorsement, Daily News, in part: "From the Iran war to healthcare, from climate to affordability, and from housing to immigration, Rabb has consistently offered the boldest and most ambitious leadership." AND "While his rivals tout big endorsements, Rabb has always relied on persuading voters." AND "The moment calls for a pugnacious presence."
👉Ground up control in wards, counties, states.
"The government you elect is the government you deserve." Thomas Jefferson
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 11:12 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at July 02, 2026 11:40 AM (EKyYI)
Why? Where did you think the D party was heading for many years?
(Just one little example) People's World, 'Hillary Clinton pledges to push Employee Free Choice,' July 31, 2015
Hillary was simply the easier path - vs Bernie - to progressive victory before Trump. And now she, Pelosi, Michelle Obama and Warren are the public "voices of reason" and party direction.
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Doubling back, "In the early 1990s, Rabb worked as an aide to U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun.[1] He then worked for the Clinton administration in the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business.[1]" Wikipedia
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Seldom brains, often tenacity, makes a lot of winners nowadays.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 11:46 AM (NFX2v)
You Tube, Jun 19, 2026
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV receives the National Constitution Center’s 2026 Liberty Medal at a private presentation ceremony at the Vatican on April 30, 2026.
National Constitution Center Interim President and CEO Vince Stango presents the medal to Pope Leo for his lifelong work promoting religious liberty and freedom of conscience and expression around the world—ideals enshrined by America's founders in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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NYT, July 2, 2026 -
👉Vatican Excommunicates Breakaway Group, in First Major Crisis for Pope Leo
The move against the Society of St. Pius X followed its decision to defy Pope Leo XIV by consecrating new bishops against his wishes.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at July 02, 2026 01:09 PM (NFX2v)
Daily Tech News 2 July 2026
Top Story
- Sony has announced it will stop releasing PlayStation games on disc in 2028. (BBC)
But that's okay. Sony doesn't have a habit of abruptly cancelling access to content you've already bought and refusing to offer refunds.
Oh.
Tech News
- Anthropic's Fable is back. (Tech Crunch)
US customers already have access and apparently I'm in the US because so do I.
I'll see if it actually makes a difference.
- Google has turned the rest of the internet into sopranos. (9to5Google)
Google acquired GIF library service Tenor in 2018, and just recently cut off API access so nobody else can integrate with it.
If you're wondering why most of the GIFs on Twitter disappeared, well, wonder no more. They've switched to an alternative service but it has a small fraction of the content. The staples are there, like "Sure, Jan", and "Oh no... Anyway", but it's a pretty spartan platter.
- You had one job. (Easy Opt Outs)
Apple's "Hide my email" service doesn't.
- Meta is looking to lease out its unused datacenter capacity to functional AI companies. (Tech Crunch)
Probably a good idea.
- Before the DRAM Apocalypse, Micron was viewed as nothing more than a commodity component manufacturer. (WCCFTech)
Now it's viewed as a commodity component mafia.
Disclaimer: Go fih!
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 04:32 AM (6wpGE)
If not Friday at least last work day of the week
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 04:33 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 04:38 AM (sAmhv)
Have a rental car again
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:39 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at July 02, 2026 04:40 AM (S8cdb)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 04:42 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:42 AM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 04:43 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 04:44 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at July 02, 2026 04:45 AM (/HDaX)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 04:45 AM (6wpGE)
See you when I get there
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)
I shouldn't be up. Love the Platters.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 02, 2026 04:53 AM (mmrXZ)
Caesar Rodney rides 70 miles through a rainstorm to break the deadlock on Independence at the Continental Congress. As far as people from Delaware go, I so much prefer Rodney to Biden.
"Good News Network" site:
https://tinyurl.com/yead62vr
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 04:53 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 04:56 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 04:57 AM (sAmhv)
Good for you! Our family should do that as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 04:59 AM (Bw1/o)
It's a lot better than Opus, and right now I have a job to break AI models. Fable's MUCH harder to trick.
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 02, 2026 05:00 AM (/ZkOF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Most of the showings are pretty well sold out. Snagged a seat for late Friday afternoon. Hope it's a big hit money wise.
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 05:03 AM (lJ0H4)
https://tinyurl.com/2tv52ead
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:05 AM (Bw1/o)
I agree with you. I hope it is a hit as well, and good for you for your planning in advance.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:07 AM (Bw1/o)
17th of Tammuz, fast day today. Woke up with a headache on the day I least need it. Crawling through my work.
Just after noon. Lunch time. I'll have a nothingburger today.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 05:07 AM (x8PQF)
g'mornin', 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at July 02, 2026 05:08 AM (AMvSw)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 05:09 AM (x8PQF)
Posted by: olddog in mo at July 02, 2026 05:12 AM (Hbeqj)
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 04:56 AM (lJ0H4)
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I have to wait to see it till Young Washington crosses the Atlantic AND the Mediterranean.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 05:12 AM (x8PQF)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:13 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:13 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 05:21 AM (fFrGG)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 02, 2026 05:22 AM (+/0+/)
Sorry to hear that, Puddleglum.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:23 AM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 05:12 AM (x8PQF)
If it wasn't for Washington, there wouldn't be a modern world.
He basically caused the French and Indian war by his attack on a French scouting party, that resulted in the death of the French commander. He didn't know French and signed the surrender document that placed all the blame for the action on him, forcing Britain to fight to expel the French from the Ohio valley.
Of course, the F & I war led to the Brit government wanting to tax the colonists for the costs - which ultimately led to Lexington and Concord.
The world changed because of Washington.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:27 AM (1Ff7Z)
The trip to CA was tough; it's one thing to hear about my dad's decline and another to see it in person.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 05:29 AM (RjOoY)
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 02, 2026 05:29 AM (ScfWn)
Almost as much sleep as planned. I got to bed a little late after Kelly's Heroes, which I hadn't seen in years, ran on Movies! last evening. Dreamed something about Vincent Price asking me for the best Mexican restaurant in Da Swamp, and me directing him to an intersection that, as far as I know, has no restaurants on it at all. Won't he be thrilled when he gets there, huh?
Whassup withchoo?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:30 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 05:21 AM (fFrGG)
Get thee to an air-conditioned cafe?
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:31 AM (6wpGE)
Things were so bad that Micron only had $10B to invest in... well, we're not exactly sure what, but boy howdy, that money was invested.
And now Micron, SK Hynix, and Samsung are absolutely putting the boots to the memory market good and hard. Just like a cartel. Again.
"It's my nature," said the scorpion.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 05:31 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:31 AM (6wpGE)
I'm sorry. It's sounds hard when you're at such a distance and your father is declining.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:32 AM (D+BhG)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:30 AM (wzUl9)
Did you figure out the reference in the Dan Monroe vid?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:32 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 02, 2026 05:22
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Emergency brake problem might make a truck hard to move. I hope it's something simple and cheap.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 02, 2026 05:34 AM (6gq1D)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:27 AM (1Ff7Z)
There's a video comic about that:
https://tinyurl.com/zwbbknzy
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:35 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 02, 2026
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If the truck won't move -- possibly because whatever holds the rear wheels when the parking brake is on won't disengage -- then for the moment, Skip's truck is dead.
Which reminds me, I need to see about having the rear brakes replaced -- at least the pads, maybe the rotors -- this month. I've had the Buick seven of its ten years and have never had the rears done. The electric parking brake still works fine, but I'm hearing a little noise from the rear brakes when they are applied while I back up at low speed.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:36 AM (wzUl9)
The French Commanders last name was Jumonville. If you ever drive US Rt 40, you'll see a lot of monuments from that time period. Braddock's gravesite, Ft Necessity, Jumonville Glen, etc. Worth the visit and it's a lovely area. Western Pennsyltuckians call it the Laurel Highlands. Western edge of the Appalachians. There is a Christian camp up there that has a huge cross that over looks the Uniontown area. Pretty much see the whole county there (Washington). It's a great view.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 05:36 AM (sAmhv)
I managed to get a pretty decent amount of editing done yesterday and hope to get a lot more today.
TCM will be showing 1776 at 11.45 Saturday morning, for those of you at home. I expect to be at the Glorious Fourth festival the next town over.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 05:37 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026
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Did you figure out the reference in the Dan Monroe vid?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026
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You told me it was due to my real first name. My guess was because he referred to the Wolf Man as played by Lon Chaney Jr., and that's kinda my screen name here.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:38 AM (wzUl9)
"Oh, you don't have emergency service on your contract. You'll have to call when we open."
I skip work and make sure I'm the first person to call. After I explain the situation, I tell the dispatcher what happened.
"Wait...I'm looking at your account and you do have that in your service contract. What number did you call?"
After I give her the number, she lets out a sigh. "Yeah; we've had problems with those people."
Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 05:42 AM (RjOoY)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:38 AM (wzUl9)
It was because of your matching names, and the guy bought a lot of Aurora models. Which is something you used to do.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:42 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026
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I did the rear brakes on my minivan a few months ago. I sometimes hear a squeak when I back up. I thought it was due to dust...
Posted by: JM in Illinois at July 02, 2026 05:43 AM (ScfWn)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:44 AM (6wpGE)
Note to self: Avoid all IHOPs and Waffle Houses, esp. in early morning or late night, from now until 7/7. (That's no hardship, though. I avoid IHOP anyway because of price$$$, and Waffle House in town here because I'm allergic to small objects winding up in my body, like bullets.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:44 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 05:37 AM (qRla/)
It's available on YT. I usually watch it. It says, "free with commercials." My adblocker laughs at that, but I have to watch it on Edge. Imagine how long it runs with ads every five minutes.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:45 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026
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Aurora, Revell, AMT, Monogram, Hawk, Tamiya, Pyro . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:46 AM (wzUl9)
That's one of the few less than ideal things about living in the west: no Revolutionary sites to visit.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 05:46 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 05:47 AM (6wpGE)
Hopefully the contract was written with terms that allowed your company to demand concessions because of the failure to meet the service-level-agreement in place.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 05:49 AM (O7YUW)
When I finish this second cup of coffee, I'll change, stretch, and hit the road for a mile or so. Ought to get back just about the right time to feed Stirling and Dagny.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 05:50 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 05:51 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant
I've a feeling that things went Very Poorly for that company. As for us, we were the first stop for the tech that morning.
Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 05:54 AM (RjOoY)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 05:55 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:55 AM (2qV0m)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 05:55 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:57 AM (2qV0m)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Yes that is a great movie. Wonderful score also.
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 05:58 AM (lJ0H4)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 05:58 AM (2qV0m)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 05:58 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 06:04 AM (O7YUW)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 06:04 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Rosasharn at July 02, 2026 06:14 AM (PzBTm)
*twirl*
Posted by: Rosasharn at July 02, 2026 06:14 AM (PzBTm)
Ha!
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:15 AM (6wpGE)
Yes.we were just commenting on that. It''s great how much great score adds to the film!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 06:22 AM (v+lpe)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:24 AM (WAZlG)
Posted by: Ray at July 02, 2026 06:25 AM (zhWvq)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Yes that is a great movie. Wonderful score also.
Posted by: Tuna at July 02, 2026 05:58 AM (lJ0H4)
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Excellent movie.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:25 AM (WAZlG)
I'll see if it actually makes a difference.
Early indications in my testing are that it, in fact, is another entire step function for finding bugs in programs and writing code, much like how the late 2025 model releases were.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 02, 2026 06:26 AM (/1hFh)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 06:27 AM (sgkY8)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:28 AM (WAZlG)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 02, 2026 06:28 AM (O0L8i)
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A good day to work in the library, maybe?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:30 AM (WAZlG)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:32 AM (WAZlG)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:30 AM (WAZlG)
I'm on page 95 of 117. I might as well finish here and then take a cold shower.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 06:35 AM (qRla/)
*twirl*
Posted by: Rosasharn at July 02, 2026 06:14 AM (PzBTm)
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We'll allow it!
Posted by: Judges at July 02, 2026 06:37 AM (gnNyN)
Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Michael Watson
@MichaelWatsonDC
11h
The proper response to this report is to double the number of fireworks
Juliet Eilperin
@eilperin
11h
Yet another SCOOP from @jakespring Internal National Park Service modeling predicts the Trump administration's massive July 4th fireworks display will cause dangerous pollution around the Mall and “very unhealthy” conditions across central D.C.
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:37 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 06:38 AM (RIvkX)
Stephen L. Miller retweeted
BruinEric
@BruinEric
11h
Replying to @eilperin @jakespring
Disneyland has been killing Anaheim residents nightly at 9:30 then, I guess
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:40 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 06:35 AM (qRla/)
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cold showers and evaporation, a traditional response to summer heat!
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:42 AM (9C7ml)
Posted by: NR Pax at July 02, 2026 06:43 AM (RjOoY)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 06:45 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 06:45 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:46 AM (9C7ml)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 06:35 AM (qRla/)
Is that just a section of the WiP?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 06:46 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:47 AM (9C7ml)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 06:47 AM (D2O3S)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 06:52 AM (D2O3S)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 02, 2026 06:53 AM (mzo1Q)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:53 AM (9C7ml)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:53 AM (9C7ml)
Cue that guy from Airplane! pulling the plug out of the wall...
Posted by: Boswell at July 02, 2026 06:55 AM (NTVPI)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:53 AM (9C7ml)
He needs to stay alive until November.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 06:55 AM (1Ff7Z)
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When we lived I learned to prefer Miami weather to anything north, with its almost constant coastal breeze and afternoon showers, but particularly anything on the west coast. Even a little inland from Tampa is the absolute worst.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:56 AM (9C7ml)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 06:57 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 06:59 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 07:00 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 07:01 AM (jehhT)
All the lefties like to complain about Trump EO's but it is fascinating watching these minor league judges asserting Presidential power superior to yhe President, and no one complains on the left.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:03 AM (PuFvH)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:03 AM (RIvkX)
Michael Watson
@MichaelWatsonDC
11h
The proper response to this report is to double the number of fireworks
Juliet Eilperin
@eilperin
11h
Yet another SCOOP from @jakespring Internal National Park Service modeling predicts the Trump administration's massive July 4th fireworks display will cause dangerous pollution around the Mall and “very unhealthy” conditions across central D.C.
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 06:37 AM (6wpGE)
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Yes, Virginia, there is no July 4th:
https://tinyurl.com/nhc88wnx
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 07:03 AM (x8PQF)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:03 AM (PuFvH)
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When a Democrat issues patently illegal orders, like student loan forgiveness, the judiciary is silent.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:06 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:09 AM (jKGsh)
"dammit, Trump, surrender to the iranians already!"
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 07:12 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 02, 2026 07:12 AM (ZBho7)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 02, 2026 07:12 AM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:14 AM (nECtM)
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The judiciary is on their side. Justice hasn't been blind in decades. It's the branch that enforces the shit the left decides to implement.
IMO, it's a bigger issue than these Democratic Socialists.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 07:15 AM (jehhT)
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The EO is about non-delivery of mail-in ballots to blue states who refuse to adhere to rules pertaining clean, legitimate voter rolls, I believe.
It's quite obvious these lowly judges are this 2nd Trump's term key to stopping him. Too bad we don't have a Congress.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 02, 2026 07:16 AM (qBdHI)
No idea if he's not an actor anymore.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:17 AM (9HpRV)
Posted by: Button Pushing Monkey at July 02, 2026 07:18 AM (6BjcW)
https://tinyurl.com/nhc88wnx "
Betting their '311' snitch-line gets a lot of fake calls with the addresses of mayor + councilors being provided as places that fireworks are being set off.
Also:
https://www.alexandriava.gov/Council
(Note the distinct missing sex + ethnicity in their 'diversity' spread there. "Found your problem!")
See also their immigration page. While they claim not to be a 'Sanctuary City' (as they say that term has not been well defined, legally) you can tell they're not in favour of Immigration enforcement.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at July 02, 2026 07:18 AM (O7YUW)
https://tinyurl.com/nhc88wnx
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
I'll be working that night but fireworks will indeed go off all around my little part of NoVA. They'll mostly be shot off by people from Central America. This will be ignored.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 07:21 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:14 AM (nECtM)
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I'm confused. Here's Musk in his own words. F bomb warning:
https://tinyurl.com/54hjazsp
So not conventional phone but still calling it a phone - until there's a better word for it.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 07:22 AM (x8PQF)
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:22 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:24 AM (MWfyi)
Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 02, 2026 07:24 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 02, 2026 07:24 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 06:46 AM (1Ff7Z)
Yes. Two chapters and an epilogue to go.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 07:24 AM (qRla/)
No idea if he's not an actor anymore.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:17 AM (9HpRV)
He singlehandedly ruined Two and a Half Men. Well not entirely true, I guess Charlie Sheen is to blame for getting fired… but my word was that show bad with Kutcher; I could never get through even one episode with him
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 07:27 AM (D2O3S)
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:28 AM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026 07:24 AM (qRla/)
I'm trying to finish up the current WiP, then get started again on one of the other unfinished novels....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 07:29 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:06 AM (RIvkX)
Didn't some judge, in fact, shoot down student loan forgiveness? I seem to recall Biden announcing it multiple times as it got shot down over and over again. Of course, the idiot chirruns clapped, and cheered, and didn't make their payments during that time and now complain about how high their balances are.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 02, 2026 07:30 AM (ExV1e)
https://tinyurl.com/3rwe23ev
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 07:31 AM (SxOcO)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026
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Yes. Two chapters and an epilogue to go.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at July 02, 2026
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My experience, MP4 and OE -- and I hope yours is the same -- is that the climactic chapters of a novel pull you along like a fast-moving river. You can't wait to get back to the keyboard. Before you know it you're typing "The End" and sitting there saying aloud, "It's done. I can't believe it. It's DONE!"
Especially this is true with a mystery novel, when you are about to pull back the curtain and reveal a killer's identity!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 07:31 AM (wzUl9)
Turns out he didn't want feedback, he wanted me to write an early review on Amazon.
Since then, he has re-issued the book three times, each time, emailing me about changes in the plot, characters, names, chapters, etc.
So I am no longer reading it.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)
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It was Jessica Fletcher all along!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 02, 2026 07:33 AM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 07:31 AM (wzUl9)
I actually spend time thinking it out before I write. I have dialog in my head before I start typing. This one that's open on the computer now has been start and stop. Wrote a couple hundred words yesterday, then deleted them. Didn't like what I wrote, so have been sitting here thinking and writing while reading the TR.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 07:33 AM (1Ff7Z)
He singlehandedly ruined Two and a Half Men. Well not entirely true, I guess Charlie Sheen is to blame for getting fired… but my word was that show bad with Kutcher; I could never get through even one episode with him
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026
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Kutcher was a pretty good "physical" comedy actor, like Michael Richards, when he started on That '70s Show. Two and a Half Men didn't seem to give him the same latitude. I'll admit that I didn't watch much of the show after Charlie left.
There was a neat gag in the first AK episode, where various people are touring the beach house thinking they might buy it. One couple, though never named, was clearly Dharma and Greg, played by the original actors from Chuck Lorre's earlier series.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 07:35 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Button Pushing Monkey at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (6BjcW)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (jehhT)
OT: Relatives of our neighbors lost their dog to heat stroke / exhaustion yesterday while on a boating trip to town. By the time they returned to their slip here, the poor creature was near death. The subsequent trip to a veterinarian ultimately was all for naught.
I won't judge what ought to have been done differently as I wasn't present the whole time. It was a very traumatic experience all around.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (s9VOe)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 02, 2026 07:38 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 02, 2026 07:39 AM (D2O3S)
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I think JR Simplot's vision was "these potato chips made me a mint. Why not silicon ones?"
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 02, 2026 07:41 AM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 02, 2026 06:53 AM (9C7ml)
They should ask Nina Totenberg or whatever. She has her finger on the pulse and everything.
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 08:29 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: fd at July 02, 2026 07:28 AM (MWfyi)
☀️☀️☀️
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 08:36 AM (6wpGE)
Going to dual-layer discs (50 GB) is also a non-starter because the QA costs on pressing the discs go up by a couple orders of magnitude.
That it *also* allows Sony/Microsoft to eliminate the secondary market is a nice bonus. For them, I mean.
Posted by: Daniel Ream at July 02, 2026 10:25 AM (LgYtf)
Wednesday Night ONT - July 1, 2026 [Magna Carta]
Where to start? The beginning of course...
Did you know that I was not originally called the Magna Carta? At the time (1215), I was known as the "Charter of Liberties" (or the "Charter of Runnymede" named after the location of agreement). I was not developed as a major overhaul to the English government or society. I was simply a written confirmation of rights and customs to correct abuses. England was essentially a feudal system. Nobles and barons were granted estates (aka "huge tracts of land") by the Crown in exchange for loyalty, income and military personnel when required. Lords, knights and vassals gave loyalty in exchange for smaller protection and land. Ultimately, the King sat at the top of the pyramid to manage the country. England was not a peaceful utopia before the Charter was signed but it operated through a system of laws, traditions and cultural expectations. By custom, the King was expected to honor the norms but what happens if the King abuses his power and authority? What happens if the King bends or breaks the expected rules of behavior? In many cases, nothing. The King's power was absolute. There was no recourse short of violence and rebellion. King John of England tested those limits. He was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216 and spent most of that time fighting over Normandy with France. He spent a lot, raised taxes and fees, unilaterally changed prior agreements, confiscated land from barons that could no longer pay, and imprisoned political enemies. He was also deeply suspicious of any barons that had any money or power (i.e., most of them). He was a poopyhead.
I attempted to resolve a power struggle in a feudal country. (Good luck, right!?) I did not overhaul rights and privileges for the entire country or everyone in the population - just the relationship between the barons and the crown. I did not contain new political philosophy and my clauses were not unprecedented. I was a pragmatic compromise. I was an attempt at a peace treaty. The barons renewed oaths of loyalty and copies of the charter were formally issued. As you might imagine, nobody was happy with me and I failed. Bummer. Neither side trusted the other. The King asked the Pope to reject the deal (which he did). Less than three months after I was born, the First Barons' War erupted. King John died in October 1216, leaving nine year old Henry III as his heir and the war continued. While I failed, my language was carried into other treaties and attempts at resolving tension between the crown and the barons. The First Barons' War came to an end with the Treaty of Lambeth in September 1217. Subsequently, the Charter of the Forest was issued in November 1217. It was considered an evolutionary complement to the 1215 Charter of Liberties. Having trouble keeping track of the charters? You're not the only one. This is where the Magna Carta name was born and applied to the June 1215 Charter of Liberties to avoid confusing them. In 1225, King Henry III re-issued and re-affirmed the charter primarily to placate barons who were asked to finance more military action in France. The 1225 affirmation was arguably more voluntary and definitive than the 1215 agreement which gave it strength. Magna Carta principles had staying power but became a bargaining chip for the next several decades. It gave the barons leverage (even if it was cited or ignored when convenient). King Edward I reissued the 1225 charters in 1297 in return for - you guessed it - a new tax.
Nice to know that what I said in 1215 at Runnymede had enough wisdom and staying power to change history for the better. Now you know. Happy Birthday, America!
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free."Ronaldus Magnus, March 30, 1961
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 01, 2026 10:00 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: mindful webworker explains the universe at July 01, 2026 10:00 PM (FL3q9)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 10:00 PM (Wmg4n)
Ponder that thought.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqiOBbRzEgI
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:01 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 10:01 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 10:01 PM (Wmg4n)
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kinda underwhelming
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:02 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 01, 2026 10:03 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 10:03 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:04 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 10:04 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM (PY8/y)
We have a launch in about 40 minutes.
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-46
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: July 1, 2026 (PDT)
Launch Time: 7:58 p.m. PDT (July 2, 0258 UTC, 04:58 CEST)
https://youtu.be/O1eT8GNVhU8
Posted by: Joyenz at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: tankdemon at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM (svL1X)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 10:06 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 10:03 PM (Cqx++)
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Where were the No Kings idiots when King Charles came to visit the White House???
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at July 01, 2026 10:06 PM (THY4u)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 10:06 PM (o0gs9)
Posted by: mindful webworker complains about the universe at July 01, 2026 10:06 PM (FL3q9)
Posted by: tankdemon at July 01, 2026 10:07 PM (svL1X)
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:07 PM (rdVOm)
Direct quote from the book of Kumala.
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:07 PM (afJtY)
Everyone knows it's windy...
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 10:07 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 10:08 PM (NXz0i)
⚽️🇺🇸🦅
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 10:08 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 10:08 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 10:08 PM (Av6i5)
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kinda underwhelming
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:02 PM (8qVJT)
Perhaps that's why Walter Hubbard build Castle Craig - as an example of one of the guard towers that used to protect this memorial.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 10:08 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: huerfano at July 01, 2026 10:09 PM (VJX5o)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 10:09 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 10:10 PM (XuXeR)
We need more accurate history lessons to counteract the crap and legend taught when we were in school.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at July 01, 2026 10:10 PM (D/6p1)
Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 10:10 PM (nsSpm)
Posted by: Lemmiwinks
You're wanting the left to be consistent with their protests and howling?
Never happen.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 10:11 PM (NXz0i)
Fight!, Fight!, Fight!
_Donald J. Trump
Follow the leaders.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:11 PM (c35xG)
Hopefully every member of the Horde is doing well.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 01, 2026 10:13 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:14 PM (c35xG)
https://youtu.be/O1eT8GNVhU8
Posted by: Joyenz at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM
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Joyenz, thanks for getting them on a more civilized schedule.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:15 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:15 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:15 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: mindful webworker explains the universe at July 01, 2026 10:00 PM (FL3q9)
Which weighs more— a 12lb bowling ball or 12 pounds of feathers?
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at July 01, 2026 10:15 PM (841vw)
No commies, either
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 10:09 PM (qx7Zg)
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Whoa, a No Commies march. Lots of flags, pretty girls in boots and cowboy hats, offensive t-shirts, high-school marching bands.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 10:17 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:18 PM (yEz+x)
I could be wrong
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:04 PM (8qVJT)
My theory is that adding the rate we move through space plus the rate we move through time is equal to the speed of light, which is why the faster we move, the more time slows down. (Watch Intersteller for an example of thst in action.)
Posted by: tankdemon at July 01, 2026 10:18 PM (svL1X)
Just because you have someone who can hit those high notes doesn't mean you have to use them!
😃🎶
Posted by: mindful webworker in the multiverse of madness at July 01, 2026 10:19 PM (FL3q9)
Shared it with Cat. He's my lil buddy. I think he liked the sauce, too. Heh. Sweet Baby Ray's!
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:19 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Joemarine at July 01, 2026 10:20 PM (y171U)
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I remember when that was true in this country. Sadly an immoral people are not fit for our system of government.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at July 01, 2026 10:20 PM (u82oZ)
This is a righteous ONT.
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:07 PM (rdVOm)
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Seconded.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:21 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:22 PM (8qVJT)
Fuck me.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:18 PM (yEz+x)
Seattle is going to go crazy!!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 10:22 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis
It's not the mass, it's the density.
And the PSI. As my cat instructs every time she jumps on my belly.
Posted by: mindful webworker ponders the poliverse at July 01, 2026 10:22 PM (FL3q9)
The 🐝
Posted by: Archer at July 01, 2026 10:24 PM (wvc0i)
Well doneth! Me thinks a right and proper ONT.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 10:24 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:24 PM (afJtY)
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I wish we were serious about that.
For far too long we've cared only about acquiring stuff and getting along.
Posted by: Methos at July 01, 2026 10:24 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 10:25 PM (0N2Wv)
Question (because sometimes I can't discern sarcasm through text):
Me (to Canadian boss): Happy Dominion Day!
Boss: Canada Day
Merely re-branding? Being obstinate?
Posted by: Steck at July 01, 2026 10:25 PM (LlRQB)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:26 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 10:26 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Steck at July 01, 2026 10:27 PM (LlRQB)
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 10:29 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:29 PM (yEz+x)
He renounced his agreement as soon as he felt it was politically feasible to do so.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 10:29 PM (0N2Wv)
Posted by: mindful webworker synchronizes with the atomic cloud at July 01, 2026 10:30 PM (FL3q9)
Posted by: Cicero
So... a modern politician. Before his time!
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:30 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Steck at July 01, 2026 10:30 PM (LlRQB)
—that little kid who thinks God's name is Art.
Posted by: mindful webworker synchronizes with the atomic cloud at July 01, 2026 10:30 PM (FL3q9)
I thought it was Howard...
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 10:31 PM (0aYVJ)
Boss: Canada Day
Merely re-branding? Being obstinate?
Posted by: Steck at July 01, 2026 10:25 PM (LlRQB)
The original and proper name for the holiday is Dominion Day. It was altered to "Canada Day" by a Liberal government. Since all Liberal governments are, as a matter of fact, illegitimate, "Canada Day" is a false holiday.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 01, 2026 10:31 PM (1z8ji)
90 seconds experiencing Paradise By The Dashboard Lights with an eager and willing girl goes WAY faster than
90 seconds filing out your 1040.
Word!
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 01, 2026 10:32 PM (wVcYX)
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the kid's right
Art Howard
our father, who's Art in Heaven
Howard be thy name
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:32 PM (8qVJT)
Crossing back into the U.S. we were interrogated for 2 hours.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis
I know this if it's a pound of gold vs one pound of bowling ball. But, it is important to consider the Avoirdupois vs. troy systems of measurement.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 10:34 PM (NXz0i)
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WHAT, is your favorite color?
Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at July 01, 2026 10:35 PM (0N2Wv)
Posted by: ...
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It ain't over yet.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:35 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:35 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 10:37 PM (nsSpm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:37 PM (c35xG)
He renounced his agreement as soon as he felt it was politically feasible to do so.
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What a dick
Posted by: ayatollah of the week at July 01, 2026 10:38 PM (vSvIl)
Posted by: lin-duh at July 01, 2026 10:38 PM (VCgbV)
When my kids were about 10, I took them to see a "friendly match" (we call them exhibition games) in which Argentina played Bosnia.
There is a sizable Bosnian population in south St. Louis. I bet no-one here knew that?
By chance, we were seated among the Bosnian fans. The Bosnians impressed me as being azaleas: "If you not root for either team, why you come anyway?"
Kind of unreasoning hostility, right? I still remember this experience whenever I hear or read the word "Bosnia."
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 10:38 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:39 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 10:22 PM (2WIwB)
Not a long trip
Posted by: MAC V SOG at July 01, 2026 10:40 PM (P4Pk9)
Posted by: lin-duh at July 01, 2026 10:40 PM (VCgbV)
Entering Japan-- Xray shows *interesting* item(s)--
"So sorry, I must inspect your bag. Please stand here." Agent takes bag to nearby table, carefully removes contents.. "Ah, camera! Please excuse..." Agent carefully, deliberately repacks contents. "Welcome!"
- - -
Entering U.S.-- Xray shows *interesting* item(s)--
"Stand over there and stay there until I clear you." Agent pulls contents out of bag, finds nothing dangerous, leaves contents all over table. Another agent stands ready, making sure I don't move. "Okay. You can put your stuff back now."
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:40 PM (rdVOm)
WHich weighs more, a pound of lead, or a pound of helium?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 10:41 PM (w6EFb)
15 Magna Carta memorial, Runnymede, England"
By Americans.
No, really.
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 10:06 PM (XuXeR)
Glad you mentioned that. The English never made as big a thing out of it as we do.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 01, 2026 10:42 PM (BSqvY)
Posted by: Steck at July 01, 2026 10:42 PM (LlRQB)
WHich weighs more, a pound of lead, or a pound of helium?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb)
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Which will float highest?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:42 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (afJtY)
Which means all commies lie almost all the time. I'm enjoying watching their coming out party. It's scaring all the right people. Turn those few remaining purple districts red. They must have forgotten the political color scheme in the US.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (UQRAm)
Posted by: Ben Had
I'm gonna embrace the healing power of "and"!!!
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (afJtY)
==
Both.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (UQRAm)
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Could be why they're in trouble now.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:44 PM (8qVJT)
But today, I feel like a total fucking university professor. (And not a Commie one!)
Thank you Magna Carta!
MC is in the houooose!
Posted by: Gunslinger at July 01, 2026 10:44 PM (Mxkwh)
Posted by: Tom Servo
***************
Perhaps they should make a thing out of it, they are losing their heritage with each passing day....
Posted by: The Grateful at July 01, 2026 10:45 PM (IQ6Gq)
Posted by: Ben Had
Yes!! Speaking of that, I bought gas at Buc-ee's today for $2.92 a gallon.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 10:45 PM (NXz0i)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:45 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Tim the Enchanter at July 01, 2026 10:45 PM (0N2Wv)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 01, 2026 10:46 PM (1z8ji)
It would have a holographic image embossed on the front of an upside down American Bald Eagle which is a literal way of flipping the bird to whomever you owe money.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 10:46 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Black JEM
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It's not much of a worry; Oh, radical Colorado elected an extreme radical. Well, yeah, that's what they've been working for.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:47 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:47 PM (a/T52)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (afJtY)
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Imma have to reflect on this awhile.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:48 PM (RIvkX)
I'm still a dumb hick, but not as dumb as when I began reading here! History wasn't my favorite subject, but it's mostly because skool made it so boring. Dates and events.. but no *meaning* and no real discussion.. it was so dry and dull due to the presentation. "Social studies"--- BLEH!!!
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:48 PM (rdVOm)
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I saw a werewolf having a pina colada at Trader Vic's.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 10:50 PM (0N2Wv)
Posted by: tankdemon
If you take it to Japan, you can use it to measure holes.
Posted by: mikeski at July 01, 2026 10:50 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: Otto Penn at July 01, 2026 10:50 PM (sJHOI)
I don't think anyone remembers King John as being anything other than a bad king. I never read, or heard, anybody say of him, "He was the kind king who signed the Magna Carta." His contemporaries called him "John Softsword."
Whenever someone lists the worst kings of England after the Conquest, King John usually qualifies for the top 3, and always for the top 5.
For the title of "worst king," John usually ranks behind only Edward II and Richard III, from what I've read. The others who are considered about as bad were merely weak.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 10:51 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:52 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 10:52 PM (0N2Wv)
Posted by: mnw
What about Ethelred the Unready?
And as morally bad, surely we can agree Henry VIII was evil
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 01, 2026 10:53 PM (u/wrI)
Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 10:54 PM (NXz0i)
Posted by: JQ
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Senior social studies teacher said, you are getting ready to go into the world, take notes of everything I say, it will be you outline to success. He was right. He outlined credit, how credit worked, technically how to get it and manipulate it and discipline your activity to maximize benefit. He hit other things just as critical.
It was a blueprint on how the world works, how to use it to your advantage and what you have to do to get it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 10:54 PM (c35xG)
If the US beats a eurofag team in eurofag kickball the city will go berserk.
When we beat Australia last week, it was the most American flags, not on fire, I’ve ever seen downtown.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (yEz+x)
I like the way the NeoComs give the appearance that their proposals are something totally new, as though nobody thought of them before!!! Like it hasn't had a long and horrible history. Militant atheists are the same.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (O0L8i)
Fun fact, helium was discovered on the sun (hence the name) before it was discovered to exist on earth.
In 1868, some astronomers looking at various spectral lines during an eclipse noticed a line that didn't correspond to any known element on earth.
It wasn't until 1895 that helium was isolated on earth, and determined to be the same element as on the Sun.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (afJtY)
Does anyone eat corn on the cob typewriter style as opposed to the proper method of spiraling?
Probably shouldn't ask; could spark a war on the level of Ginger v crossbows.
Posted by: mindful webworker comparing realities at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (FL3q9)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 01, 2026 10:56 PM (w/O5Q)
__________________
Well, on a positive note, if King John wasn't such a brutal piece of human excrement, the Magna Carta never would have been forced upon him by the noble families. As I recall, he pretty much failed at everything he attemped...and left the crown in dire straights financially. In his free time he was executing relatives and alienating the Church if some of the writings are to be believed.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 10:56 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 10:57 PM (qx7Zg)
Which is better a pound of brisket or a pound of pulled pork?
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (afJtY)
Pulled pork is okay, but hands down the brisket wins. Smoked is amazing, but I can also recommend CBD's recipe for brisket that is melt in your mouth good!
Posted by: moki at July 01, 2026 10:57 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 01, 2026 10:58 PM (diia5)
Typewriter for me. Lots of butter and tajin.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 10:58 PM (C3pSe)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:59 PM (afJtY)
Probably shouldn't ask; could spark a war on the level of Ginger v crossbows.
Posted by: mindful webworker comparing realities at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (FL3q9)
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Well I don't like corn up my nose, so...
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:59 PM (RIvkX)
You had an exceptional teacher!
Our skool district was 90% union-drones, only there to teach what they *had to* and otherwise did not GAF. The best "education" I ever got, occurred outside the walls of public indoctrination.
I did have some excellent teachers. A few. But the majority were just putting in their time.
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 10:59 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 01, 2026 10:59 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:00 PM (qx7Zg)
Verily, England was not a land of unbroken peace and tranquility ere the Charter was signed. Nay, 'twas a realm governed by a complex web of laws, traditions, and unwritten expectations, wherein the mighty and the lowly didst navigate the treacherous shoals of power and privilege.
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:00 PM (frGWQ)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls
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Thanks, I almost missed it. Stupid FireFox.
I run FF and Brave at the same time and inadvertently put it on FF.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:00 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 11:00 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:01 PM (frGWQ)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:43 PM (afJtY)
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That's like asking to choose between a blonde supermodel and a brunette supermodel. Both are exquisite.
Redheaded supermodel = Kale
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 11:02 PM (dIske)
Of all the courses of study, one must admit that "math" doesn't change, is not subject to the whims of social bullshyte. It just... IS.
I respect it.
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 11:03 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 10:59 PM (afJtY)
Hugs and love to you!!!!! You doing okay???
Posted by: moki at July 01, 2026 11:03 PM (wLjpr)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:04 PM (afJtY)
Does anyone eat corn on the cob typewriter style as opposed to the proper method of spiraling?
Probably shouldn't ask; could spark a war on the level of Ginger v crossbows.
Posted by: mindful webworker comparing realities at July
Here I am to take ALL the arrows! I cut the corn off the cob first.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:05 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: mindful webworker comparing realities at July 01, 2026 10:55 PM (FL3q9)
the only way to eat it
Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 11:05 PM (nsSpm)
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 11:05 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: mindful webworker comparing realities
You're an animal - you know that don't you?
Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 11:06 PM (NXz0i)
Afraid I must disagree profoundly. No British king except Richard III ever arranged the premeditated murder of 2 kids. I'm not receptive to any argument that "some other dude did it." Richard controlled the Tower (the means and opportunity for the murders), and the children represented a prodigious dormant threat only to Richard (hence the motive). The Little Princes were the least of Henry Tudor's worries at the time.
To whoever posted that I left out Aethelred the Unready: I DID say "after the Conquest."
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:07 PM (RCjYY)
Doing journal citations, I had a thought to contact authors to try to cadge reprints from them, the way it used to be done.
I picked an author; we'll call him Vernon. He's at the Imperial College, London. I met him many years ago, a nice English fellow a couple of years younger than me.
Googled his name to get an e-mail address and found he's now Sir Vernon. And here I am just living out my days.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 11:07 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: JQ
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Luckily, I preceded you a bit on that. Most of the teachers were dedicated, at that time, good people but human. You're right, this guy was exceptional. He was second year college level but as exceptional teachers are he made the complex simple...like our president.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:07 PM (c35xG)
Correspondingly, to obtain the best nic, one uses an anonymizer.
Posted by: mindful webworker commenting anonanonomously at July 01, 2026 11:08 PM (FL3q9)
Nothing like sweet corn bought by the side of the road on the way home to cook over the charcoal. If there is one thing I miss from the Midwest, that would be it.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:08 PM (bl07w)
it's also how I leaf through magazines when in a waiting room. Back to front.
Man. I am jonesing for some Olathe sweet corn from Colorado right now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 11:08 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:05 PM (Wmg4n)
ever fry it in a skillet?
Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 11:08 PM (nsSpm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:09 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 11:09 PM (dIske)
131 What do you call a teacher who never farts in public?
A private tutor
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:00 PM (qx7Zg)
What do you get when an aristocrat farts?
A noble gas.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:09 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:10 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: JQ
My Latin instructor, Miss Cope, was old enough to have conversed with Caesar in his native tongue. Excellent instructor though.
Posted by: Tonypete at July 01, 2026 11:10 PM (NXz0i)
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:07 PM (RCjYY)
I am directly related to Alfred the Great and Malcolm Canmore, through the Tower family tree. Not sure that matters, even a little, since I don't have enough blood cells to have retained any of theirs, but it does make me read that history and, while some of it is speculative, we know surprisingly a lot about them both.
Also, St. Margaret of Scotland, Malcolm's wife. Apparently sainthood is not hereditary. Oh well.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:11 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:05 PM (Wmg4n)
ever fry it in a skillet?
Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 11:08
Yes, I don’t eat a lot of corn, though. So it’s mostly grilled, but I do have a really good roasted corn salad recipe I should post on the next food thread.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:11 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:12 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:12 PM (afJtY)
C'mon, Ben, anything at all done by Pete Bog. Anything at all. Yum.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:13 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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You may find yourself
Living in a shotgun shack
And you may find yourself
In another part of the world
And you may find yourself
Behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house
With a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself
"Well... how did I get here?"
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:13 PM (c35xG)
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
1762-1831
This has been a hard week for patriots watching everything erode away. So when I read the 1961 quote from RR, the tears finally broke. And that’s why I lurk, because I know I’m not alone. And for a few minutes, I’m transported back to a time when we had a real country. And for that Ace and the house of denizens, I’m eternally grateful.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (SjAWL)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (afJtY)
I like him, but he needs a better barber.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (0aYVJ)
Typewriter for me. Lots of butter and tajin.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Really? When you eat corn-on-the-cob typewriter style, do you say *ding* at the end of every row before sliding it to the right?
*web-searches on tajin*
Tajin sounds good.
I used salt, fresh-ground black pepper, cumin, and curry.
Posted by: mindful webworker contemplating condiments at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (FL3q9)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:15 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:16 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (SjAWL)
All is NEVER lost, dear.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:16 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 11:16 PM (gKWVE)
English history is plenty challenging enough for me.
I don't do Anglo Saxons. I'm sure they were very interesting, though. King Harold had some lousy luck at Hastings-- that's all I know.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:17 PM (RCjYY)
When the ship appears near the end, it is manned by the Bridge Keeper. He says, "Stop! Who would cross the Sea of Fate, must answer me these questions twenty-eight!"
Arthur and Bedevere look at each other briefly, and toss the Bridge Keeper overboard.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at July 01, 2026 11:17 PM (CHHv1)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:18 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: LizLem at July 01, 2026 11:18 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:19 PM (afJtY)
ULA - Atlas V 551 - Amazon Leo (LA-0
SLC-41 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: July 2, 2026
Launch Time: 12:24 a.m. EDT (0424 UTC, 06:24 CEST)
https://youtu.be/GE5SStD7iwM
Posted by: Joyenz at July 01, 2026 11:19 PM (2F0/Y)
Blessings to you. I am humbled by those who experienced combat.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, US Army, 1987 - 1991 at July 01, 2026 11:19 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:14 PM (SjAWL)
All is NEVER lost, dear.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:16 PM (bl07w)
At least until SMOD hits. No more planet.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:19 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:17 PM (RCjYY)
The remarkable thing about "English" history before 1066 is the various players, and where they were from, and how influential they may have been. It really was a tiny world at the time. It took Alfred's grandson to actually unite most of England, and even he had issues with that. There were surprisingly few people involved. Being "king" only held so much sway, and could be lost in a heartbeat.
So much of that history is pure chance.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (RIvkX)
I respect it.
Posted by: JQ
You'd think so.
I was in 9th grade when they fired up "New Math." I told the teacher, I've got a good grounding in Olde Math, so I get what they're trying to do here, but I don't think it's good, nor will it be good for young'n's without Olde Math training. The educational establishment went with it anyway.
Posted by: mindful webworker counting my blessings at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (FL3q9)
He got a little annoyed at me, heh.
Posted by: LizLem at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:19 PM (qx7Zg)
At that point, who cares?
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:21 PM (bl07w)
Because the 'p' is silent.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 11:20 PM (w6EFb)
What does it sound like when it pshits?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, US Army, 1987 - 1991 at July 01, 2026 11:21 PM (0aYVJ)
Only 4% are blue collar. Over 80% of them have a college degree! I say, old chap, the bourgeois is revolting!
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:21 PM (frGWQ)
SMOD used to post here, guess he's too far out for a good WiFi link these days.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 01, 2026 11:22 PM (+9wcF)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 11:23 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:21 PM (frGWQ)
I know they revolted me.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:23 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Piper
MiladyJo inquires, so, do you cook it before you cut it off the cob, or after, and, if after, how do you cook it?
Posted by: mindful webworker vegetating at July 01, 2026 11:24 PM (FL3q9)
Unlike Anne, Katherine Howard was probably good for the adultery of which she was accused, which by definition was a form of treason.
Say what you like about Henry VIII, he never murdered children, AFAIK.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:24 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:25 PM (bl07w)
Where's the Oxford Compact? Hmm?
Posted by: weft cut-loop
Is that where Lady Oxford keeps her face powder?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 11:25 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:27 PM (afJtY)
I lost my senses for a moment, but then my wife ran out and led me to the house. After that such noise came, as if rocks were falling or cannons were firing, the Earth shook, and when I was on the ground, I pressed my head down, fearing rocks would smash it. When the sky opened up, hot wind raced between the houses, like from cannons, which left traces in the ground like pathways, and it damaged some crops. Later we saw that many windows were shattered, and in the barn, a part of the iron lock snapped.
Posted by: Tunguska Event eyewitness at July 01, 2026 11:28 PM (w6EFb)
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He had the most disgusting, bloody, murderous reign imaginable. That in addition to beheading wives because of his own sexual impotency. Claims about Richard III murdering the "Princes in the Tower" are all they are - claims by the Tudors. History written by Tudors, who removed legitimate heir will not be kind to its predecessor.
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:29 PM (frGWQ)
Unlike Anne, Katherine Howard was probably good for the adultery of which she was accused, which by definition was a form of treason.
Say what you like about Henry VIII, he never murdered children, AFAIK.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:24 PM (RCjYY)
Henry VIII was a randy pig, and not very attractive. He cut a fine figure when he was young, but by the time he was messing with Ann, he was already beginning to rot from the inside. It is likely that Ann slept with shim to produce both Elizabeth but not the horribly misformed miscarriage she produced after, so she probably got that elsewhere. It is very likely that Henry was mostly impotent by then. He was certainly disillusioned by her act of purity before marriage.
He probably was the father of his only male heir. After that, he probably couldn't get it up to save his life, let alone his marriages.
Dude put himself above the Church, and nearly up to God. His legacy is the degeneration that is England today.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:29 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: scampydog at July 01, 2026 11:30 PM (41CYW)
Posted by: Piper
MiladyJo inquires, so, do you cook it before you cut it off the cob, or after, and, if after, how do you cook it?
Posted by: mindful webworker vegetating at July 01,
After, and normally J grills it. It is also a part of crawfish boils. Where I will eat the corn, but not the crawfish. lol.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 11:30 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:27 PM (afJtY)
We go to Kasilof next week. Weir counts are good. We will endeavor.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:31 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:32 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: SturmToddler
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abomination
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 11:16 PM (c35xG)
begun, the corn wars have
Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 11:32 PM (nsSpm)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:32 PM (bl07w)
I'm hoping with all the right wing leaders getting voted in south of us, they stabilize their countries so their citizens just stay put.
The anchor babies I see in my daily life, my friends and my kids' friends... it might be anecdotal, but the ones from south of our border I personally know adore this country and are grateful to be here. It really depends on the kid and the family. A lot of times their love of American culture conflicts with their parents' traditional ways, like most kids of immigrants. They aren't voting in lockstep with the dems like their parents did, so the dems are getting a little sick of them.
Posted by: LizLem at July 01, 2026 11:33 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:34 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 11:35 PM (WGVYq)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 11:36 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:34 PM (afJtY)
Yes, and it killed Jane. I suspect he did father that one. She was a bit of a mouse, not likely a political player like Ann was.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:36 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Piper
MiladyJo inquires, so, do you cook it before you cut it off the cob, or after, and, if after, how do you cook it?
Posted by: mindful webworker vegetating at July 01, 2026 11:24 PM (FL3q9)
3 or 4 minutes in boiling salted water, then cut off the cob.
use a good skillet, lots butter, paula dean levels is good, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder and cook to crispy
Posted by: SturmToddler at July 01, 2026 11:36 PM (nsSpm)
Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 11:36 PM (WGVYq)
I appreciated the faith I was taught, but my church's origin was never something to brag about!
Posted by: mindful webworker steeple chasing at July 01, 2026 11:37 PM (FL3q9)
Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 11:39 PM (WGVYq)
Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:40 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:40 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 11:40 PM (WGVYq)
The B-52's - Debbie (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/rSEMjZ6YqGI
Blondie - "Mother" - Official Video
https://youtu.be/-3mBObJM0ss
I will have more on Sufjan Stevens later, but first I'm taking a walk while it's still light out.
Posted by: SciVo at July 01, 2026 11:42 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 11:39 PM (WGVYq)
Here's the disturbing part of all that. Most of the executions he "ordered" were not actually at his behest. When the "ruler" is completely crazy, sycophants will do anything to stay in his good graces, and murder is just one of the many evils committed in that ploy. All Henry had to do was complain about some inconvenience or another, and his minions would remove said inconvenience. If you read the sentence of Ann Boleyn, it is clear that it is a tautology, not a real sentence. They made it look like she had committed treason, but the argument is very thin and weak. But, it is what Henry wanted to hear, so it carried the day.
Evil.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:43 PM (bl07w)
Henry VIII:
As stated, Anne was murdered, along with 5 others who were accused of having had sex with her-- including Anne's own brother. The whole case was a crock.
However, Katherine Howard did likely commit treason, i.e., adultery.
Richard III as "victim of Tudor propaganda": the Italian ambassador wrote CONTEMPORANEOUSLY that Richard was universally believed to have had probably had the Little Princes murdered, i.e., that was BEFORE the Tudors.
Historians have long maintained that Richard had unusual difficulty amassing an army at Bosworth-- in large part because of disgust with the disappearance of the Little Princes.
None of that was Tudor propaganda. Richard had 100% control of the Tower. The Princes had a FAR better claim to the throne than Richard. Otoh, EVERYBODY had a better claim to the throne than Henry Tudor.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:44 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: mindful webworker - cool, calm, and connected at July 01, 2026 11:46 PM (FL3q9)
https://x.com/hmcrem/status/
2072372759749857714?s=46
We escaped there during Covid and no one masked up. We joked it was the "town covid forgot." It was a great trip.
Posted by: LizLem at July 01, 2026 11:46 PM (gWBY1)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:46 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:44 PM (RCjYY)
Richard had them killed. He probably didn't even see them, but they died under his watch.
Owen Tudor was a Welshman. He had nearly no claim to the throne at all.
English history is full of random chance. That's what makes it so interesting to study.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:47 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:48 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:46 PM (afJtY)
Definitive. When you put yourself above God....
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:49 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 01, 2026 11:49 PM (qx7Zg)
I don"t think the de la Poles Henry put to death were children. If any of them were children, I missed it-- which is possible.
I'm not making a case that Henry VIII was a good and decent man. He wasn't. He was, however, not a weak king. Historians I've read say that popular opinion in Henry's time probably favored a national church, over the Pope in Rome. No-one took a public opinion poll, though.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:50 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:51 PM (77rzZ)
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:51 PM (RCjYY)
Peel back but don't remove the leaves. Remove silk while rinsing under running water. (Butter, s & p if desired but not necessary before cooking.) Replace the leaves, trim stalk and maybe the tip if it's sparse, roll up in foil. Place on top rack for about 1/2 hour, more or less, while grilling other delicious foods.
I think the leaves add flavor.
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 11:52 PM (rdVOm)
Recommended read: 'Sarum: The Novel of England'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 01, 2026 11:53 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 11:54 PM (rdVOm)
My DDay uncle got the worst of it. His feet almost froze at the Battle of the Bulge, he got a Purple Heart in Holland for some nasty shrapnel. He died in 1982 and never talked about it. The Greatest Generation was a pretty humble group.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:55 PM (SjAWL)
Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:55 PM (77rzZ)
During the reign of a great many English monarchs, there were people alive who had a better, more legitimate claim to the crown than the actual King or Queen did.
One would not have wanted to sell life insurance to these folks.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:56 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:50 PM (RCjYY)
Doubtful, considering the number of martyrs to the Catholic Church who were murdered during his and his children's tenures. I don't think anyone was ready for any "church" that wasn't the Holy Roman Catholic Church they all lived under at the time. The choice Henry made was political and sexual, nothing more. It certainly wasn't religious in any true sense.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:57 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 11:57 PM (afJtY)
Dude put himself above the Church, and nearly up to God. His legacy is the degeneration that is England today.
But you have to admit that he inspired the timeless classic "I'm Enery the Eighth, I am, I am"
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 01, 2026 11:57 PM (3/XaG)
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 11:57 PM (frGWQ)
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 11:58 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 11:55 PM (77rzZ)
How was More a hypocrite? I'm curious. He was certainly rigid in his beliefs, but I'm not sure what he did that negated them.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 11:59 PM (bl07w)
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But was Wolsey a Man for All Seasons? I think not.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 11:59 PM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 01, 2026 11:57 PM (3/XaG)
And when you hear it, you have to dance around the room. Can't be helped.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 12:00 AM (bl07w)
Pre-wound are spendy, and I'd bought a couple of 3-packs when previously in a hurry. Knew that cost was unsustainable, so also purchased a big roll of replacement line. Home-made bit for the spools on the screwgun and a dowel for the big roll... sweet deal!
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:01 AM (rdVOm)
Crossing back into the U.S. we were interrogated for 2 hours.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX)
Try being in Victoria BC. You can literally walk across the harbor from boat to boat and arrive on the other side very far from sober.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:02 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: TxAnn at July 01, 2026 11:55 PM (SjAWL)
Yup. Agree. The Old Breed.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, US Army, 1987 - 1991 at July 02, 2026 12:02 AM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 11:08 PM (0aYVJ)
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Funny you mention it - they are a customer of mine... I was just at their facility yesterday.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at July 02, 2026 12:02 AM (PgZsD)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:04 AM (afJtY)
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It's ironic that More is treated as an avatar of freedom of conscience today. Sure, he stood firm for his own convictions against the onslaught of Henry's lust-driven theology. But as Chancellor, he watched innocent Protestants get burned at the stake at Smithfield for their heretical beliefs and did nothing to intervene.
It's too bad. More was a tremendously talented lawyer and therefore is someone I would like to admire.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:05 AM (u/oMr)
Will Doof turn over Sunday's ONT to the Declaration of Independence, with the fashion section from 1776?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:06 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 11:23 PM (RIvkX
That might be a capital idea. Thank you. And I did go to college about 2 hours east of the world renowned TXMOME. So there’s that.
Posted by: TxAnn at July 02, 2026 12:06 AM (SjAWL)
And hardly anyone has mentioned the fact that King John was outfoxed (heh) by a fox.... and a football playing Hen.
Or so the Disney historical documentaries would suggest, from the tales of Allen O'Dale.
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 02, 2026 12:06 AM (/ZkOF)
I can't argue the matter any further. Who controlled the Tower? And who else had the capability of having the Princes buried in the walls after their murder? No-one else had the opportunity but Richard. No-one else had a motive but Richard, either. As stated, there were like 125 people who had a better claim than Henry Tudor!
Thomas Moore took pride in describing himself as "scourge of heretics." He had dozens of dissenters burned.
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:07 AM (RCjYY)
I should probably stop commenting on this topic at this point, since my militant Protestantism has gotten me banned before.
So, I present a subject that we can all agree on — BOOBS!
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 12:07 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:08 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at July 02, 2026 12:09 AM (+9wcF)
Or is that just something young teenage me made up in a fevered dream?
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 02, 2026 12:09 AM (/ZkOF)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:06 AM (qx7Zg)
Woohoo!!!
Corsets and petticoats!
Woot! Woot!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:09 AM (2WIwB)
It's too bad. More was a tremendously talented lawyer and therefore is someone I would like to admire.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:05 AM (u/oMr)
Well, that was his job. Protestants may be perfectly acceptable now, but at the time, they were heretics (actually, they still are...), so burning them made perfect sense.
You can judge people by today's standards, but it makes no sense in time.
By those standards, George Washington was horridly evil man because he had slaves. But at the time, it was perfectly normal. We don't like it, but that hardly matters, historically.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 12:10 AM (bl07w)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:10 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:10 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:11 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 11:59 PM (u/oMr)
Bee Gees even wrote a song about it...
https://youtu.be/HK6d4sMUdrQ
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 02, 2026 12:11 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:12 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:12 AM (XeU6L)
When you are king, you can claim whatever size wedding tackle you choose, I suppose.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 12:13 AM (bl07w)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (yEz+x)
https://x.com/hmcrem/status/
2072372759749857714?s=46
We escaped there during Covid and no one masked up. We joked it was the "town covid forgot." It was a great trip.
Posted by: LizLem at July 01, 2026 11:46 PM (gWBY1)
Those 2 are a riot. I saw a lot of their vids. They're the most non American citizen Americans I ever saw. Trump really needs an exchange program, or something that fast tracks Americans stuck in brit bodies.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: tcn
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It looked preposterous.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (XeU6L)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:10 AM (RCjYY)
You should try misspelling Les...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at July 02, 2026 12:15 AM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at July 02, 2026 12:12 AM (XeU6L)
I think I saw a set of his armor at the MET. He was a frigging runt.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 12:15 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (yEz+x)
Yummmm!!!!
With triskits and a chilled pinot gris.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:15 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 12:17 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (RCjYY)
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The Pope Joan episode really traumatized the conclave, I guess.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:18 AM (u/oMr)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:18 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 12:18 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: tcn
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It looked preposterous.
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To be fair, they didn't have messenger bags back then, and he needed somewhere to keep his lunch.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:19 AM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:19 AM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:20 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Ben Had
And WE MADE IT! In spite of O'dumbass & co.
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)
Update on my mother. They did the procedure around noon to put in the vein filter to keep any more clots from getting up to the heart and lungs. She did well.
This morning, due to all the blood thinners they had her on, another big hematoma popped up on her left leg. It was incredibly painful -- she said "Gollie bum!". That's about the strongest cussin' she ever does.
It burst in post-op after the procedure, freaking everybody out, but no big deal. And that relieved the pressure.
She was sleeping when we left her this evening.
Posted by: Tunguska Event eyewitness at July 02, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb)
Impact sock off!
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)
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It's depressing to think that one monument of the 250th anniversary that is likely to endure in one form or another is the Obama Pestilential Center in Chicago.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:24 AM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:24 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Ben Had
And WE MADE IT! In spite of O'dumbass & co.
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)
We're still the only country to put men on another planetary body, and bring all of them home alive.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:25 AM (qx7Zg)
Hubba hubba:
Posted by: Bulg at July 02, 2026 12:26 AM (77rzZ)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:20 AM (afJtY)
Rome was around for 700 years before Caesar crossed the Rubicon. And the west would last 480 more years. If you count Byzantium, add on another 1000.
But when you look at it, we've done some pretty neat stuff in 250.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:26 AM (mPXxA)
Bless you, your mom, and Miley. Will keep praying for you all.
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:27 AM (rdVOm)
If interested, read some of the eyewitness accounts there. They're quite fascinating. Heat pulse followed by shock wave, just like a big nuke.
Had that thing come in a few minutes to and hour earlier, it would've hit Canada/Alaska and perhaps the northern US. Hour later and it would've hit Moscow and maybe Europe.
That thing would've flattened a city. NYC would be toast, for instance. Millions killed instantly.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 12:27 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:27 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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So you're not an amphibian?
Posted by: scampydog at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (41CYW)
Posted by: Tunguska Event eyewitness at July 02, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb)
Hope she gets to feeling better, man.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Cicero
I don't know... I hear the *snobelisk* may have several liens placed against it. Heh. Hope it gets shut down & scrapped.
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
I'll tell you this, she is one tough woman. No question about that.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (w6EFb)
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We're also the only nation on Earth that commissioned 19 new fleet carriers in three years in the Pacific while simultaneously fighting an all-out war in Europe. No other country has ever come close to achieving output like that.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:29 AM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:30 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:31 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Ben Had
Our wheelz gots SPINNERZ!
'Merica! Fk Yeah!
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)
When we got back to the house, on the wall near the front door, there was a big fat ugly horse fly. We hates them.
I was trying to figure out how to goosh it, thinking I might try a high kick, or something other than my hand. Suddenly, Daisy sees it, leaps up, and and devours it.
What a good dog. I think she deserves a treat.
Posted by: mindful webworker regulates the local gene pool at July 02, 2026 12:32 AM (FL3q9)
That thing came in at 20 km/s or better. From some of those eyewitness accounts who say the "streak" it was blue, showing just hot hot it was. Peak temperature, well, we're talking 30,000F.
Surface temp right at the epicenter likely hit 3000F.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 12:33 AM (w6EFb)
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He did have the elderly Margaret de la Pole chased around Tower Hill by an executioner swinging a hatchet in a horrific bloody scene for no other reason than that her son Michael de la Pole was currently beyond his reach.
That's pretty monstrous.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:33 AM (u/oMr)
So you're going into battle, surrounded by numerous physically-fit, hot, sweaty men, and your armor needs erection space?
Not sending the message you think you're sending.
Posted by: mikeski at July 02, 2026 12:34 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: mindful webworker
Good girl! Got to love a doggeh what eats de nasty flying thingz... Our girl ate wasps. Yay!
*sends treats*
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:34 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at July 02, 2026 12:35 AM (mPXxA)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:35 AM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:37 AM (afJtY)
The youth of America are now being taught that the Greatest Generation were the oppressors of the world and not their savior.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 12:37 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:39 AM (RCjYY)
Another interesting thing I didn't know. For several nights after the impact, there was a very bright night sky glow over Europe and Asia. Icy material, as from a comet fragment sort of suspended high above would do this.
The pressure wave from that blast went around the globe at least twice, famously detected by sensitive barographs in Washington, DC.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 12:40 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:40 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: Bulg
Saved this meme for you, Bulg
Women with or without make-up. Compare
https://bit.ly/with-or-without-compare
Posted by: mindful webworker reviews the universe at July 02, 2026 12:41 AM (FL3q9)
Posted by: Ben Had
Our wheelz gots SPINNERZ!
'Merica! Fk Yeah!
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)
*looks at stirrups*
Well, crap.
Posted by: Early Chinese Dude at July 02, 2026 12:42 AM (2WIwB)
Me bad AGAIN.
Henry's marriage to Catherine Parr was likely never consummated. It's easy to confuse Anne of Cleves & Catherine Parr, at least for me.
Katherine Howard probably committed adultery (treason) because she was desperate for a child & Henry couldn't cut the mustard.
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:43 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: tankdemon at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM (svL1X)
Would it be for hot balling? I understand a hot ball anemometer is just the thing.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 12:44 AM (rbvCR)
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Some say that Henry really knew how to cut the Royal cheese, which was possibly part of the problem.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:45 AM (u/oMr)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 02, 2026 12:46 AM (2WIwB)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:47 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:48 AM (u/oMr)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:48 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:22 AM (rdVOm)
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It's depressing to think that one monument of the 250th anniversary that is likely to endure in one form or another is the Obama Pestilential Center in Chicago.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 02, 2026 12:24 AM (u/oMr)
There are pretty good odds that the Imperial Fortress contractors were grifters building Tofu Dreg style, and in 50 years all that will be left is a plaque in a park with a photo showing what it looked like from that vantage point before they had to demolish it for safety.
Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 12:48 AM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:49 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:50 AM (RCjYY)
One was midwife for the other-- mother of my grandpa helped deliver my grandma!
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:52 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:52 AM (afJtY)
Posted by: SciVo
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That concrete garbage bin at the reflection pool is a good representation.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 12:53 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:53 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:53 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 12:48 AM (Sy6m/)
At least we'll have a suitable target when we make the first X-Wing.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:55 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 10:02 PM (8qVJT)
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It looks perfectly bucolic!
Posted by: 496 at July 02, 2026 12:57 AM (aK3Fj)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:57 AM (afJtY)
...and I thought I was creative...
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:53 AM (rdVOm)
Put a snow machine in the top floor, open every door, and turn it on? Me likey!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 12:57 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: JQ
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Cool, family history.
Mom's baby sister was the first on either side of the family to be born in a hospital.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 12:57 AM (c35xG)
I don't think I ever saw that. I did see "The 6 Wives of Henry VIII," which I liked a lot, & I think it was pretty historically accurate, as well.
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:57 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 12:58 AM (afJtY)
Because of his position as Chancellor, he was required to do it. The reasoning sounds bizarre to our ears today, but they didn’t question. The Protestant reformation was breaking across Northern Europe, and those in power believed they intended to overthrow all society. (Some said exactly that). Authority saw them as we would see violent anarchists today, and vowed to stamp them
Out brutally.
It was still a time when to oppose the Church was to oppose the State. This, and all the killing that happened across Europe until the 30 years war ended, was why our forbears came round to the idea that a complete separation of church and state would keep a whole lot of blood from being spilled.
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 12:58 AM (BSqvY)
publius, prayers for you and Miley and your Mama. I bet that if you didn't have so much on your mind tonight you might have posted your recipe for cut corn, my family and friends liked it a lot.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 12:59 AM (ibDUx)
@grok If a pregnant Mexican takes a flight to Canada and gives birth to her child while over the US, is that child a US citizen?
https://bit.ly/grok-on-anchor-babies
Spoiler, answer in brief:
Yes.
Posted by: mindful webworker starting to wind down at July 02, 2026 01:00 AM (FL3q9)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:00 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:00 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 01:01 AM (RCjYY)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:02 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 02, 2026 01:03 AM (afJtY)
U.S. — People around the world celebrated the establishment of a new supreme leader, as President Donald Trump was confirmed to now rule the entire world after the United States Supreme Court declared everyone on Earth to be American.
Following the court's declaration that all people are Americans, the White House reportedly launched plans for a grand ceremony to observe Trump's coronation as ruler of all mankind, followed by a global tour to present himself to his billions of subjects. Trump offered effusive praise for the ruling.
"I am happy to now be Supreme Ruler of Mankind," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "This is the job I should have had since day one, to be honest, but we couldn't do it legally until the Supreme Court declared everyone an American.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 02, 2026 01:04 AM (BSqvY)
It's pretty simple. Fresh corn. With a sharp knife, cut off the just the tops of the kernels, then take the back of the knife and scrape out all the "goody". This will be some work, but well worth it. A dozen ears will make a good mess. Two dozen will make a really good mess.
Depending on starch and sugar content, you'll need to add varying amounts of water. Bring it to a good simmer, adding the water as needed. You'll have to continuously stir, otherwise it can stick, especially if it's starchier (hybrid sweet corn is bred to be more on the sugary side, but some varieties are still starchy).
Now, salt, pepper, and bacon grease to taste. That's all there is to it.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:05 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:53 AM (rdVOm)
P'raps . . .
"snob-o-lisk" or "Snob O'Lisk"
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:07 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:08 AM (rdVOm)
You can cut if off right in the pan or pot you're going to cook it in, of course. I like a wider pan, more width to height, but for huge batches I've used a big pot. The stirring there can get to be a lot.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:08 AM (rbvCR)
Nice moon out tonight.
Barenaked Ladies is click-bait: they're all guys, dressed.
https://youtu.be/Zs3xXlXSOKk
G'nite, y'all.💤
Posted by: mindful webworker is outta here at July 02, 2026 01:08 AM (FL3q9)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (rdVOm)
Should be knobelisk, fit for a dickhead.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:09 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:09 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:10 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:12 AM (rdVOm)
Oh, time: simmer about 10 - 15 minutes. After about 10 minutes, add in the salt, pepper and bacon grease, then let it continue (all the while stirring) until you think it's about right.
The stirring is critical while it's first warming up to simmer. It can stick before you know it and make a mess. After it gets started cooking a bit, it's not as critical, but you still want to keep an eye.
There's something about the consistency of it when raw that can trap heat at the bottom. Things just don't convect as well.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:14 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:15 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (snZF9)
I have found that home canned beans are pretty good, though.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (snZF9)
Well, consider whom he "married."
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (bl07w)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (ibDUx)
Le ooops. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:18 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (snZF9)
Well, consider whom he "married."
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 01:16 AM (bl07w)
Every day is like a safari.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:19 AM (snZF9)
I could make further commentary about that, but will refrain.
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:20 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 01:20 AM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:21 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)
I could make further commentary about that, but will refrain.
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)
No, lets have it. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:22 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)
Ronaldus Magnus, March 30, 1961
Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00
Let us not forget the wise words of Dutch. I'm lucky to live in RR's hometown. Grandpa went to HS with him.
Lucky to be an American. Where would the anti-Americans want to live?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 02, 2026 01:22 AM (55Qr6)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:22 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:23 AM (rdVOm)
There's is no comparison between store-bought creamed corn, canned or frozen and real, fresh cut-off corn.
The canned stuff is vile, and the frozen stuff is better, but not much. I don't know what the hell is the difference, but there is no comparison.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:23 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:25 AM (rdVOm)
'MERICA!
FK YEAH!
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:25 AM (rdVOm)
Hell yeah!
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:25 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Berserker
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DSA concrete melts in the rain.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:26 AM (c35xG)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Rock_State_Park
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:30 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:30 AM (ibDUx)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 01:30 AM (sAmhv)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb
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One hour. You have one hour from stalk to pot for the best.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:31 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:34 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:34 AM (rdVOm)
My wife likes sweet corn. I still wish she had gotten a case of potatoes instead.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 02, 2026 01:35 AM (rbvCR)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb
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One hour. You have one hour from stalk to pot for the best.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:31 AM (c35xG)
Unlike Chinese All-you-can-eat buffet. You heah fouhs - you go home now!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at July 02, 2026 01:36 AM (qx7Zg)
Nonsense. Burning people to death in the name of religion only makes sense if you are evil, no matter what you profess to be.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 01:37 AM (DZ9Lv)
Sweet dreams Horde, I am off to sleep. I never did figure out if Ben Had was staying up really late or got up really early tonight.
Seriously, I am going to mop the floor until the only space available is my bed.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at July 02, 2026 01:39 AM (ibDUx)
Nonsense. Burning people to death in the name of religion only makes sense if you are evil, no matter what you profess to be.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 02, 2026 01:37 AM (DZ9Lv)
Forget religion, how about for revenge? lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:39 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:39 AM (rdVOm)
It's been miserable here. Dew point hit 80F again. Forecast highs of 98 next two days, then 97 through the rest of the week.
Heat index hit 113F here.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:40 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 01:30 AM (sAmhv)
Kind of what I was thinking of.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 02, 2026 01:40 AM (snZF9)
The canned stuff is vile, and the frozen stuff is better, but not much. I don't know what the hell is the difference, but there is no comparison.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
You got that right publius. And nothing like sweet corn picked, shucked and boiled within a few hrs for a darn good meal.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at July 02, 2026 01:41 AM (55Qr6)
Haven't hooked up the a/c yet but will do it soon. Just for daytime relief. At night, can open windows. Fan if needed..
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)
It's 76F right now, dew point 74F, which is 95% RH.
Low last night was 72F. I do always generally get a little cooler than the forecast low, which is just 75F for tonight.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:46 AM (w6EFb)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Rock_State_Park
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Being a surveyor he knew many things the Brits didn't.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 01:46 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: scampydog at July 02, 2026 01:54 AM (41CYW)
Probably his biggest commercial hit (such as it was) is this track, off his gold-selling fifth studio album Illinois (2005):
Sufjan Stevens - Chicago (Audio)
https://youtu.be/edpLqHYp4XY
AI says this next one is his most popular. You'd think it would be topical, but it's actually a melancholic meditation, as the original version is from his eighth album Carrie & Lowell (2015), wrestling with his mom's 2012 death. He's constantly re-worked it over the years, doing different versions in different live performances; this one is a special July 2022 release, for his birthday (the weirdo):
Sufjan Stevens - Fourth of July (April Base Version) [Official Music Video]
https://youtu.be/SIGZimaAV4M
Oh good, I managed to find a classic love song, off his latest album Javelin (2023). I was starting to wonder if he could even 'do' normal. It's nice:
Sufjan Stevens - A Running Start (Official Lyric Video)
https://youtu.be/GoFJbrNkyBw
Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 01:59 AM (Sy6m/)
I read a story a few years ago about some steel contractor putting twice as much steel as was needed in that obamanation Big-O calls a prezidentin center. I theorize that within 10 years it will start cracking and soon after pieces will fall off.
Rubble within 100 years.
Posted by: Reforger at July 02, 2026 02:01 AM (0dsIZ)
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These guys need some target practice.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 02:01 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)
@WhiteLionII1
"I am truly perplexed that so many of my friends are against another mosque being built. I think it should be the goal of everyone living in a town to be tolerant regardless of their religious beliefs. Thus the mosque should be allowed, in an effort to promote tolerance."
"That is why I also propose that two nightclubs be opened next door to the mosque, thereby promoting tolerance from within the mosque. We could call one of the clubs, which would be gay, "The Turban Cowboy," and the other, a topless bar, would be called "You Mecca Me Hot."
Next door should be a butcher shop that specializes in pork, and adjacent to that an open-pit barbecue pork restaurant, called "Iraq of Ribs." Across the street there could be a lingerie store called "Victoria Keeps Nothing Secret" with sexy mannequins in the window modeling the goods, and on the other side a liquor store called "Morehammered."
"All of this would encourage Muslims to demonstrate the tolerance they demand of us."
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 02:10 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: Braenyard
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No sh1t!!!
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 02:17 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: mnw at July 02, 2026 12:14 AM (RCjYY)
I thought the test was to prove he was not a castrato, which some men in the West were up until the 1800s, mainly to keep very high singing voices. Thus a special stool with a hole in the center and a prescribed chant “testiculi habete!”
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 02, 2026 02:28 AM (PY8/y)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 02:31 AM (c35xG)
This is about us, isn't it?
--Vienna Boys' Choir
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 02:10 AM (c35xG)
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ahahahahaahahahahaha!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 02:33 AM (x8PQF)
Criticality means, good to go.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 02, 2026 02:34 AM (c35xG)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 02:48 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: JQ at July 02, 2026 02:49 AM (rdVOm)
Posted by: SciVo at July 02, 2026 02:50 AM (Sy6m/)
Ronaldus Magnus, March 30, 1961
Good one, Gipper!
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 03:01 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: scampydog at July 02, 2026 12:28 AM (41CYW)
I can shoot with my left hand, I can shoot with my right hand.
I’m amphibious!!
Posted by: Charles Shackleford, NCState at July 02, 2026 03:05 AM (nFhuY)
"They [who] seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human beings by a handful of individual rulers...call this a new order. It is not new and it is not order."
Posted by: m at July 02, 2026 03:06 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 03:17 AM (4g5V+)
There's is no comparison between store-bought creamed corn, canned or frozen and real, fresh cut-off corn.
The canned stuff is vile, and the frozen stuff is better, but not much. I don't know what the hell is the difference, but there is no comparison.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 02, 2026 01:23 AM (w6EFb)
Creamed corn is just evil. Disgusting.
Posted by: Cow Demon at July 02, 2026 03:19 AM (4g5V+)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 03:32 AM (x8PQF)
Posted by: Skip at July 02, 2026 03:34 AM (Ia/+0)
That 'Young Washington' flick looks ok. Might have to check that out.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 03:48 AM (sAmhv)
https://tinyurl.com/zp83rdum
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 02, 2026 03:32 AM (x8PQF)
She seems nice.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:53 AM (bl07w)
That 'Young Washington' flick looks ok. Might have to check that out.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 02, 2026 03:48 AM (sAmhv)
It is 52 degrees and sunny here at 11:55 pm, after a high of 69 today. Tomorrow will be about 67 and sunny as well. We don't have AC, don't really need it. Summer here is lovely.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 02, 2026 03:56 AM (bl07w)
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Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 02, 2026 04:06 AM (laHVL)
Everyone say hi to Allison:
https://tinyurl.com/zp83rdum
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Good lord, Allison is 36 years old. He needs to act like a grownup and see a shrink instead of taking out his resentment on a bunch of innocent strangers.
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They don't like you to get sleep around here
Posted by: Skip
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What are they doing?
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (Ia/+0)
@NYCMayor
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New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.
Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (/+uur)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 07:49 PM (OoFl2)
It should be a Presidential Center.
Happy Dominion Day to AOP and any one else that may care.
Stay cool.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 07:51 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 01, 2026 07:52 PM (NnhvP)
If "the cat" is doing many different stunts, it's probably several stunt cats. This is one reason movie cats tend to be one color, or something simply-patterned like a tabby.
Also interesting is the way they get cats to react, like to hiss on cue. The secret: bring in another unfamiliar cat.
youtu.be/AycqebrmBkM
Oh and Captain Marvel is noted as a showcase for how cats can be CGI'ed into the shot. Maybe it shouldn't be because that movie was bad.
Posted by: Qapla'! at July 01, 2026 07:52 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 07:52 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 07:53 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: r hennigantx"
78 degrees here would start a riot. Sure, there would only one person rioting, but she would be enough.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:53 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Emmie at July 01, 2026 07:55 PM (lP31d)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:55 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 07:56 PM (Ia/+0)
That a guy with lots of money said to himself, "you know, what that crag over there needs is a watchtower"
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 07:57 PM (rbvCR)
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Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 08:01 PM (Ia/+0)
Antifa gunman Matthew Dolloff's charges were dropped by Denver's DA after a year in county. Not enough evidence. Even though he was being employed as an "Antifa sherpa" by Denver 7 News when he murdered a Trump supporter, and their own cameras were live and captured the murder, along with dozens of bystanders' cameras.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 08:02 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:02 PM (rbvCR)
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New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.
Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (/+uur)
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Dear peona;
Do less with less. Enjoy the gruel!
Love, Your Comrades
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 08:07 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:07 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (0sNs1)
Normal is about 29 per day.
Posted by: Blutarski, gradually then suddenly at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 08:10 PM (XuXeR)
Maybe he can do a presser from Gracie Mansion, dripping sweat in a wife beater and lamenting our national malaise.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (Wmg4n)
Like we build traps for mice.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (gKWVE)
Unleash the killer rabbit!
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Cheerful Reprobate at July 01, 2026 08:12 PM (JH34D)
youtube.com/watch?v=Oy4sMKako1o
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:12 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 08:13 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:14 PM (8qVJT)
Re: The Jordanian who walked over to an old Jewish guy and clubbed him to death with a megaphone -- something stinks. The judge who bypassed the DAs office to arrange it, and who held an unannounced court session to evade scrutiny -- seriously appears to have been up to something.
A number of stories have a picture of the Jordanian that appears to be his mug shot. He looks immensely pleased with himself.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 08:15 PM (VWtfl)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (BI5O2)
=====
Worked great for me, except maybe a nice Baptist cardigan instead.
Posted by: Nuclear Expert Jimmy Carter at July 01, 2026 08:16 PM (RIvkX)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 08:16 PM (gKWVE)
So far, 6,461 people have been rescued. There are 3,660 foreign rescue workers, 148 dogs, and 49 support vehicles in the disaster area. According to the latest official report, 855 buildings were damaged, 189 of which collapsed completely.
at least 2,000 are reported dead and 10,571 injured, according to the most recent official tally, which has not been updated with the number of missing persons.
Thousands of civilians have formed aid networks, which include creating websites listing the names of survivors and the deceased, and have set up collection centers to receive donations and transport them to those in need, especially in La Guaira state
A total of 80,870 families have received assistance. In addition, 15,467 people have registered as volunteers for rescue efforts.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:17 PM (rbvCR)
It’s a hand, reaching from the grave. It was supposed to have one finger longer than the others, facing the town, but the builders refused.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:17 PM (4JQ5U)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 08:15 PM (VWtfl)
===
He's a local hero.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 08:18 PM (RIvkX)
That's classical physics. Now - anyone that's ever done the first thing in ballistics will call bullshit ... because that's Applied Physics.
But in the classical sense. Yes. You are right. Because a bullet would have 100% of its force applied on the pure horizontal plane. With no vertical force.
Here's a good one. For the maximum distance WITH gravity ... that optimal angle in 45 degrees. And every artillery-man will tell you that's bullshit. But in the theoretical world ? 45 degrees.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:18 PM (7jBgj)
Because he could.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:20 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:21 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:22 PM (MWfyi)
David Scott famously did the feather drop vs a hammer on the Moon during Apollo 15:
https://t.ly/MJ8R4
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 08:22 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:20 PM (rbvCR)
I think the idea is that it is impossible to fire completely horizontal.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:23 PM (zZu0s)
Or we just can't miss a chance to scold. One or the other.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:24 PM (7jBgj)
It’s an event that belongs on a postage stamp.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (4JQ5U)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:24 PM (7jBgj)
=====
Physics is math.
No math on the blog.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (RIvkX)
*waits for service*
*sets fire to napkin*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Sir, this is a non-smoking establishment!
*throws Hadrian out*
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (rdVOm)
Or we just can't miss a chance to scold. One or the other.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:24 PM (7jBgj)
_________
This should be tested, extensively, at the TXMoMe.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:24 PM (7jBgj)
Maybe we just like to argue.
Nah, im sure that's it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (zZu0s)
so when are we getting an animated feature about the zutts.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (gKWVE)
Re the 45 degree angle. With the variation of air resistance with height, you get more range with a higher angle because you get it up out of the thicker air. It travels farther horizontally even with lower initial horizontal velocity because the extra height greatly reduces drag.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 08:26 PM (w6EFb)
End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
CA Sen. Scott Weiner just voted down a bill to ban registered sx offenders from office
He calls them "minor crimes"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 08:27 PM (ndZc7)
so when are we getting an animated feature about the zutts.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (gKWVE)
Yeah, now do Mohammed, you brave souls.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:27 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (gKWVE)
Sounds like a good task for AI.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 08:27 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (Jr5Lq)
I love that historians are baffled by the idea that maybe this dude with money to burn just wanted a stone watchtower and therefore built himself a stone watchtower.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (C0Nlv)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 08:13 PM
You could have just asked me.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (0sNs1)
>>Because he could.
I don't think it's much more complicated than that only he didn't build it for himself, he donated it to the town of Meriden. I visited the place when I was in college who was from the area. Beautiful views from the hill the castle is built on.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 08:29 PM (RIvkX)
Of fucking course. Again ... do you get it ? Theory vs. Reality ?
In Theory ? 45 degrees is optimal. Because you split the difference between fighting gravity ... and horizontal projection. So you pay half the tax on the way up. Then get it all back on the way down.
My God. Really. Did I not say Theory vs. Reality in earlier posts ? Theory vs. Applied ?
I swear. Some of you would argue against the idea of a planet revolving around the big orange ball in the sky.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:29 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (C0Nlv)
Another thing: they cannot conceive of wanting to build something enduring. It is like they just cannot get it into their pea brains even with Obamas brutality monument to himself cluttering up the Chicago skyline.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:30 PM (zZu0s)
I love that historians are baffled by the idea that maybe this dude with money to burn just wanted a stone watchtower and therefore built himself a stone watchtower.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at July 01, 2026 08:28 PM (C0Nlv)
My grandfather built the Gopher House in Laramie. Shaped like a ship, made of stone and concrete, never got to finish the roof, although my dad said maybe he did but it might have been burnt down. So, nobody ever lived there except the gophers, hence the name.
That part of the old farm belongs to a horse stable now, and they call it Stone Church horse stables or something like that. It was never a church.
I suspect when my generation dies out, nobody will have any idea why he built it, either. Not that we were all that sure while he was alive.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:30 PM (bl07w)
>>That's classical physics. Now - anyone that's ever done the first thing in ballistics will call bullshit ... because that's Applied Physics.
When I took physics, this was demonstrated by Monkey and Hunter problem. A hunter with rifle is same height on a cliff as a monkey hanging from a tree limb. If the hunter aims at the monkey and the monkey lets go lets go of the limb simultaneously with the hunter firing, will the bullet hit the monkey?
I have no idea what woke physics textbook authors call this problem nowadays.
Posted by: Gref at July 01, 2026 08:31 PM (5rh/l)
*waits for service*
*sets fire to napkin*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:21 PM
Napkin flambé? Next week's Food Thread writes itself!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 08:31 PM (0sNs1)
You sound irate. Perhaps you should just use that wheel in the middle of your mouse and scroll on by. Or jump in front of a bus. Either/or.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:31 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 08:31 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:29 PM (7jBgj)
"I came for an argument!"
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:32 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 08:32 PM (yEz+x)
I have no idea what woke physics textbook authors call this problem nowadays.
Depends. Is it a spherical monkey in a vacuum?
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (Riz8t)
"In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (O0L8i)
I have no idea what woke physics textbook authors call this problem nowadays.
Posted by: Gref at July 01, 2026 08:31 PM
I saw this. Sometimes the old ways are the best ways.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (0sNs1)
Does the question assume a spherical monkey?
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (4JQ5U)
*waits for service*
*sets fire to napkin*
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
Sir, this is a non-smoking establishment!
*throws Hadrian out*
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (rdVOm)
hahah!
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (frGWQ)
My strong advice: take a chill pill dude. I understand things quite well, than you. I'm not trying to argue with you at all, just pointing out the physics. Wasn't even responding to you, just posting about the general physics.
Oh, reality follows physics perfectly, everywhere and always. The difference between what you call "reality" and theory is sometimes in the latter we assume cows are spherical so as to make the problem tractable and simpler to see the basic picture. All the actual factors involved would make things intractable at first blush.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:34 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:34 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:34 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 08:32 PM
Noone have insulted sea otters or 9mm.
Please to return your calmness to its upright and locked position.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s)
Probably his brass balls, if I know this crowd.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM (bl07w)
That is a GREAT way to show the difference between the theoretical model and the real world. Simply first rate. Never seen that one until now. Really, really good. A very easy way to explain - to boys and girls that know a thing or two - the difference between the simplified models and the real world.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: Going deep. Out. at July 01, 2026 08:36 PM (VvdWF)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I'll watch you do the test!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (NnhvP)
NO IT IS NOT TRUE! That video is faked!
Everyone knows there is no gravity in a vacuum! Satellites are weightless in orbit! Because they are in the vacuum of outer space!
Posted by: AOC at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (KC5Lt)
Is he a feces-throwing sort of monkey? If so, how far can he throw it?
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM
The osculating desire-inducing of the oscillatory motions of a young lady's mammiform protuberances can be described quite well by a third-order partial differential equation, you know.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 08:38 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 08:38 PM (frGWQ)
I have no idea what woke physics textbook authors call this problem nowadays.
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Atrocity! They'd call it an atrocity!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 08:38 PM (ndZc7)
"In architecture, a folly is a building constructed primarily for decoration, but suggesting through its appearance some other purpose, or of such extravagant appearance that it transcends the range of usual garden buildings."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (O0L8i)
Decorated box vs. a duck. Classic delineation in architectural theory. Iconography matters.
Tell a class to draw a picture of a house in 10 seconds. Most will draw a box with a triangle on top, maybe a chimney, always a front door, maybe some windows. 1 in 100 will draw an apartment building facade. But they will all draw something we recognize as "house."
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:38 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Gabriel Peters at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM (Cqx++)
Easier than choking it?
(Hoping I’m not beaten to this monkey joke, too.)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM (4JQ5U)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: runner"
Dinner. Seems kinda cannibalistic don't it? Maybe not if you're hungry enough.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM (MWfyi)
*pretending she can’t here all the bickering while trying not to laugh at the snickering*
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:35 PM
Of course. The auditory 'clang' lets everyone know it connected.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 08:40 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:40 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:40 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: runner"
Dinner. Seems kinda cannibalistic don't it? Maybe not if you're hungry enough.
Also a good way to get AIDS.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:40 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 08:38 PM (frGWQ)
Probably because we prefer our footballs unfucked.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:40 PM (bl07w)
Hudson River Valley has a bunch of them.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 08:41 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:41 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:41 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:25 PM (8qVJT)
I think I prefer that term!
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:42 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 08:42 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: Archimedes"
You are not supposed to have your way with it first.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 08:26 PM (w6EFb)
There is also the rotation of the Earth, though that does not cause a large problem until you get into really big distances. The German "Paris Gun" had different firing tables for firing East versus West, for example.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (rbvCR)
and I won't watch tennis
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:44 PM (8qVJT)
But in the classical sense. Yes. You are right. Because a bullet would have 100% of its force applied on the pure horizontal plane. With no vertical force.
Mythbusters did an episode on this. Their experimental results were darn close to the theoretical one.
Posted by: Oddbob at July 01, 2026 08:44 PM (vTZFs)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 08:44 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM
How about after, before it's sold three villages over?
Asking for a friend.
Posted by: Abdully al-McAbdulface at July 01, 2026 08:45 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:45 PM (Wmg4n)
Those silly Germans, with their theoretical tables.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:45 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:45 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: Archimedes"
You are not supposed to have your way with it first.
Posted by: fd Atrocity!
So with monkeys, the order is reversed. Whoopie then dinner.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM (ndZc7)
Easier than choking it?
(Hoping I’m not beaten to this monkey joke, too.)
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:39 PM
I thought it waa choke the chicken, but spank the monkey?
Jeez...don't tell me I've been doing it wrong all these years.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM (2WIwB)
The Newtonian shit works quite well ... as a start. And then we have to do corrections for shit. Because our physical world is complicated.
You have to compensate for the fact that gravity pulls on both the feather and the lead ball ... but wind resistance. The annoying fact that 14.7 PSI acts on all of us explains some things. Explains a lot in basic fluids.
And then we figure out that hydraulics isn't perfect. Because there is no such thing as a perfectly incompressible fluid. Or a perfectly viscous one. Or a perfect conductor or insulator or blah blah blah.
Yet. To teach it. To understand it all - at least for me - we have to start with these perfectly imperfect models.
Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 08:27 PM (ndZc7)
progs have no sense of humor because humor involves subverting established norms to get at the truth behind them, but that would be a wicked satire.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: See how that works? at July 01, 2026 08:47 PM (MWfyi)
He built them as a 'gift' to the community. Gee, thanks, Simon!
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:47 PM (Jr5Lq)
Jeez...don't tell me I've been doing it wrong all these years.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM
I learned this diagnosis from Mom:
Are your palms still smooth?
Can you still see?
If the answer to both questions is "yes", then you're fine, although Counselor Troi may wish to counsel you.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (MWfyi)
The distance between hunter and monkey does not make a difference. I believe the textbook specified separation distances of 50 and 100 yards asking students to solve both, learning the lesson of gravity acting the same on both the bullet (fired horizontally) and monkey (falling vertically).
Posted by: AOC at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (Cqx++)
Dang, those are ugly.
Posted by: The Obama Presidential Center at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (Riz8t)
One of DCs superheroes (the inaptly named Beast Boy) got his powers because he was (a) bitten by a green monkey, (b) got sick from it and was going to die, and (c) his parents created a serum to heal him, based on green monkeys being carriers of the disease but not affected by it.
When it came out that the AIDS virus was the result of a virus jumping from green monkeys, who are not affected by it, to humans (by an apparently circuitous path)… well, DC has never admitted the obvious.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at July 01, 2026 08:49 PM (4JQ5U)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (xZen5)
Posted by: Sam Elliot"
Describing reality is not reality but it's about as close as we can get.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (MWfyi)
For a while, Diana was put on a hydrotherapy program, where she walked a treadmill in a tank of water. I thought it would be straightforward to determine how much more she had to work. It was not straightforward.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (O0L8i)
I have no idea what woke physics textbook authors call this problem nowadays.
Depends. Is it a spherical monkey in a vacuum?
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:33 PM (Riz8t)
It seems that it should matter how far away the hunter is.
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:46 PM
Spherical cows, STP, what's a few simplifying assumptions amongst friends?
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Gref at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (5rh/l)
Walz pardon him so he wouldn’t be deported.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:51 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:51 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (xZen5)
Which just means that Bosnia sucks.
The US doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be better than the others
Posted by: gKWVE thinks a lot of immigrants don't get this at July 01, 2026 08:51 PM (gKWVE)
Something has been hit on here.
Mainly - I see that many here have a "so I've been taught" understanding of Physics. But not a Classical Newtonian version.
Which is ironic. Because they would have never been taught that without an understanding of basic, imperfect Newtonian Physics.
Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:51 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 08:43 PM (Cqx++)
No, but their works were called "oeufs"
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (xZen5)
Which just means that Bosnia sucks.
The US doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be better than the others
Posted by: gKWVE thinks a lot of immigrants don't get this at July 01, 2026 08:51 PM (gKWVE)
Ole!
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (MWfyi)
The distance between hunter and monkey does not make a difference. I believe the textbook specified separation distances of 50 and 100 yards asking students to solve both, learning the lesson of gravity acting the same on both the bullet (fired horizontally) and monkey (falling vertically).
Posted by: AOC at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (5rh/l)
I don't understand physics but this seems weird!! But Im sure you're right. I always learn new things here.
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM (lCppi)
Well, it does. If the monkey is close enough he's gonna get hit no matter what. We could narrow it down to it's bellybutton though.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:53 PM (MWfyi)
Hot or boiling water will freeze faster than cold water - it will make ice cubes faster in your freezer than cold water. Of course this doesn’t make any sense, till you try it.
Sort of. The cubes will be comprised of about half the former volume of water , much having evaporated away. If the comparison were made in sealed containers, then this wouldn’t hold true.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 08:54 PM (SICIT)
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:54 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:54 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: The Obama Presidential Center at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (Riz8t)
As mom said, there ain't no accounting for taste.
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:55 PM (bl07w)
Those silly Germans, with their theoretical tables.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:45 PM (MWfyi)
American artillery firing tables include earth rotation into the calculations.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 08:55 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:55 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 08
*clears throat*. GOOOOAAAAAALLLLL! USA! USA!
That is all that matters. 😂
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 08:56 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (frGWQ)
Posted by: tcn in AK at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (bl07w)
tycoon Walter Hubbard had just started building the world's largest chess set
Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:50 PM (lCppi)
OK ... serious ? I'm not going to mock or pick at you in any way.
Classical physics says everything works on forces. So for a bullet ? From a perfectly level gun - it travels 100% of the force applied in the "flat" direction. We'd call that the "X" plane. And that bullet - from the time its fired out of the barrel - which is somewhat of a construct just so people can identify with the problem - falls at the rate of gravity.
And that monkey ... if it lets go at the same time and the rifle is aimed at the tippy top of its fingers ... drops at the same speed.
The rate of the bullet coming out flat doesn't matter. In theory. Thats the point.
Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (Jr5Lq)
1-0 USA at the half is not bad, though. Should have been more, but better than the being tied or losing...
And the US goalie did make 2 good saves early...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Sam Elliot"
What if it's a flying monkey?
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:59 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 08:59 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:37 PM (MWfyi)
The distance between hunter and monkey does not make a difference. I believe the textbook specified separation distances of 50 and 100 yards asking students to solve both, learning the lesson of gravity acting the same on both the bullet (fired horizontally) and monkey (falling vertically).
Posted by: AOC at July 01, 2026 08:48 PM (5rh/l)
I don't understand physics but this seems weird!! But Im sure you're right. I always learn new things here.
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM (lCppi)
I am following the rules and not showing the maths of the solution. You can search utube for real-world tests proving the solution, using air-propelled balls and monkey dolls.
Posted by: Gref at July 01, 2026 09:00 PM (5rh/l)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 09:01 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 09:01 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 08:59 PM (MWfyi)
And a flying bullet. Which they all do. Thank you rifling.
As anyone that ever battlefield zeroed an M-16 should know. OK - most don't know. They just corrected the two inches and called it a day.
But that's the point of Applied Physics. Yet we don't get there without Theoretical Physics.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:01 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 09:01 PM (Jr5Lq)
And The Paolo.
Posted by: The Paolo at July 01, 2026 09:02 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 09:03 PM (MWfyi)
This is also bullshit. It’s true, nothing will get any colder than ambient temperature (but then, neither will your ears).
I can attest even an unheated shed will be preferable for your car in arctic subzero weather, out of the wind, if you want it to start easier the next morning. Latent heat will be retained to … a degree.
Eventually it will reach ambient temperature, but wind most definitely affects how quickly it will achieve ambient temperatures. Just like the human body.
When it’s really cold and windy, an automobile engine will never warm up. That’s when folks start putting a piece of cardboard in front of the radiator.
Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 09:04 PM (wHaGM)
Posted by: Sam Elliot at July 01, 2026 08:57 PM (7jBgj)
Thank you for the explanation!
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 09:04 PM (lCppi)
They will all hit at the same time. That's gravity. At the Newtonian level.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:06 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 08:55 PM (8qVJT)
15 minutes.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 09:06 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 08:52 PM
Imagine a rifle barrel parallel to, and 6 feet above the ground. It launches a bullet at 5,280 feet per second. That means one second later, it's one mile away, assuming no gravity (and no air resistance).
But there is gravity, and it starts attracting the bullet toward the ground as soon as it exits the barrel. Assuming Earth gravity, it will take a little less than 1/2 second for it to fall 6 feet. That means the bullet will hit the ground 2,640 feet away (shorter, actually due to atmospheric drag, but let's not worry about that.)
So, if the monkey were 6 feet above the ground (same as the bullet), and 2,640 feet away (again would be less due to the atmospheric drag we're ignoring), and dropped at the exact instance the bullet left the barrel, they would both be dropping vertically at the same accelleration from gravity (32 ft/second per second) and hit the ground at the same time. The difference is the horizontal velocity acquired by the bullet when fired.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 09:06 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 09:07 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 09:08 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 09:04 PM (lCppi)
Again - your real world observations of why things don't work like that are not wrong.
In the real world ... we're eating Monkey for dinner. Which, honestly, sounds awful.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:08 PM (7jBgj)
A penny dropped from the Empire State Building would not kill a person on the ground it hit in the head.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 09:09 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 09:09 PM
Carrots in chili, on the other hand, have caused documented fatalities.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 09:10 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 09:11 PM (MWfyi)
I'm srill.struggling with that friggin' train that left Chicago going west at 50mph, the the other one leaving Portland going east at 45 mph.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:11 PM (2WIwB)
I'm srill.struggling with that friggin' train that left Chicago going west at 50mph, the the other one leaving Portland going east at 45 mph.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:11 PM (2WIwB)
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Portland OR or Portland ME?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 01, 2026 09:12 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: Penguin Facts at July 01, 2026 09:13 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 09:13 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: t-bird at July 01, 2026 09:13 PM (5FKHw)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 09:13 PM (gKWVE)
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It could use the Joe Biden Transatlantic RR.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 01, 2026 09:14 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 09:09 PM
Carrots in chili, on the other hand, have caused documented fatalities.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 09:10 PM (0sNs1)
You know the old saying, "Human see, human do."
Posted by: Julius at July 01, 2026 09:15 PM (wVcYX)
Mutilated monkey meat! It's what's for dinner!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 01, 2026 09:15 PM (s9VOe)
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I definitely spend too much time in politics because I thought this said "Ruben Gallego's experiment" and by the time I got to bowling ball I wondered what the F I was reading.
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 09:15 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 08:55 PM (2WIwB)
At least in WW II ? Nope.
Because WW II American Artillery didn't use tables. They used "tapes". Pre-solved, literal folders with pre-measured pieces that fire directions would look up ... from a system of filing cabinets ... scaled to their maps.
Part of how WW II American arty could get Time on Target so quick.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:16 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 09:15 PM (vE0+H)
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I don't think you'd want to touch Ruben Gallego's bowling ball.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at July 01, 2026 09:16 PM (amcLV)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 09:18 PM (XuXeR)
Part of how WW II American arty could get Time on Target so quick.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:16 PM (7jBgj)
I did not know that. I was at Ft Sill in the 70's and they didnt teach any history like that. I wish they had. That's interesting.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:19 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (Riz8t)
Visited there many moons ago. I kept to the lower levels. Wife and son explored
Posted by: javems at July 01, 2026 09:20 PM (zFsEm)
Posted by: fd
Those things scared the crap out of me when I was a little girl. Like hide behind the couch scared.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 09:20 PM (yEz+x)
AI sez: "No, they would not hit the Earth at the same time. The heavier object would cause a faster collision."
The reason Galileo's experiment works is that the masses he dropped are insignificant in magnitude to the earth's mass. But it doesn't work when the masses are comparable in magnitude.
I always suspected this, and thank you AI for confirming it.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 09:21 PM (Jr5Lq)
Part of how WW II American arty could get Time on Target so quick.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:16 PM (7jBgj)
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The Wehraboos will now tell you German artillery was superior.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 09:23 PM (O0L8i)
Part of how WW II American arty could get Time on Target so quick.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:16 PM (7jBgj)
I did not know that. I was at Ft Sill in the 70's and they didnt teach any history like that. I wish they had. That's interesting.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:19 PM (2WIwB)
I took FDC school at Ft. Sill in 1965. We used tables then.
Posted by: javems at July 01, 2026 09:23 PM (zFsEm)
Exactly. You don't start teaching gravity with General Relativity.
And even simpler than that, you don't teach kids arithmetic by starting out with set theory and the foundations number theory (what do we mean by "addition". How do we define that from first principles.
Nope, you have to know the basics before you can get advanced, and when advanced enough, get back to the very logical foundations of what you started with.
As Mae West taught some boys, one and one is two, two and two is four, and five'll get you ten if you play your cards right. That's addition, boys.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at July 01, 2026 09:23 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:24 PM (2WIwB)
'Cause they'll be rockin' and a rollin' on a Livingston Saturday night
Posted by: Zombie Jimmy Buffett at July 01, 2026 09:25 PM (wVcYX)
Did the fire at Hadrian's table ever get put out?
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:24 PM (2WIwB)
___________
Nobody's been by to take my order.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 09:26 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at July 01, 2026 09:27 PM (sAmhv)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 09:26 PM (O0L8i)
I suggest cherries jubilee or bananas foster, when ever the waiter shows up.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:30 PM (2WIwB)
Is it a clone of a Norman watchtower on the Rhine? A 12th-century Turkish tower on the Danube? Or a replica of a medieval ruin in Craigellachie, Scotland?""
Its Berserker's future guitar room. Thats WTF it is. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 09:30 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 09:31 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 09:31 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:19 PM (2WIwB)
As was my Dad. 1972. He constantly talked about sand-paddles and charting those fires and how you could get flunked for a dull pencil. I'm sure part of his stories were bullshit.
He also said they were not required to do the typical GI Barracks bullshit ... because the school was so hard. I don't know if I believe him. You tell me.
But yes ... WW II ? All pre-calculated. Yet, according to what I've read, we still tried to compensate for each gun relative in the battery.
The Brits just worked it all off a middle point of the guns and called it good enough. Makes a lot of sense to me.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:32 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 09:33 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 09:33 PM (afJtY)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:33 PM (o0gs9)
Posted by: Pedant at July 01, 2026 09:35 PM (o0gs9)
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at July 01, 2026 09:35 PM (qwx/I)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I *would've* taken your order, if you hadn't tried to burn the place down!
*sets down glass of ice water*
*hands H7 a menu*
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 09:36 PM (rdVOm)
One bit of ancient history is that when the Persians did one of their periodic sackings of Antioch, they spared their architects that one time. So the exiles built a replica of Antioch, on the Tigris. "Weh Antiok Khosrow", which means "Khusro's Better Antioch With Blackjack And Hookers". Roughly.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 09:36 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 09:37 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Ben Had at July 01, 2026 09:31 PM (afJtY)
Fun Fact ... in theory. From any point you stand - release a turd. Immediately run from that point with infinite speed. Drop a bowling ball simultaneously.
That turd and bowling ball will hit the ground at the exact same time. In theory. But you won't care. You're infinitely away.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:37 PM (7jBgj)
Double dose of bullshit by the ref .
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:40 PM (o0gs9)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 09:42 PM (8qVJT)
Let’s get the ref! Booooooo!
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 09:43 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 09:42 PM (8qVJT)
no replacement / substitution?
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 01, 2026 09:43 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 09:43 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 09:43 PM (n5tGW)
Dropped in to thank you for the extra good (girthy?) animal vids.
Posted by: Clio Weeps at July 01, 2026 09:44 PM (kSAM8)
The word is out by fifa. Team USA must not advance.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:44 PM (o0gs9)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:45 PM (o0gs9)
Actually -- no. It isn't true. It only appears true because of our limited ability to measure time accurately.
Why is it not true? Because while the Earth is indeed pulling the bowling ball and the feathers toward it equally, simultaneously (if the experiments are done sequentially) the bowling ball and the feathers are also pulling the Earth UPWARD with their mass. And since the bowling ball has more mass than do the feathers, it pulls the Earth upward slightly more than do the feathers, and hence the bowling ball will meet the Earth sooner, because the earth will have moved upward to meet it more than it did to meet the feathers.
With proper measurement, we could detect that the bowling ball "fell" (i.e. met the Earth) for 0.00000000000000000000000000001 seconds less than did the feathers. But we can't measure time that finely, so the two experiments have the illusion of taking the same amount of time.
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 09:48 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:48 PM (o0gs9)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 01, 2026 09:48 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 09:49 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: Just got here at July 01, 2026 09:49 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:48 PM.
I know nothing about the rules of soccer. How long does the US have to play with only 10 players? Until the end of the game?
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 09:50 PM (Lzhdy)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 09:51 PM (Wmg4n)
Yea, and the player is out for the next game if they win.
Posted by: JackStraw at July 01, 2026 09:51 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:52 PM (o0gs9)
Nobody laugh. Seriously. What was just explained was Relativity. Which is why we don't build a damn structure off anything Einstein ever wrote. Einstein would have been an absolutely awful Structural Engineer.
But zombie is not wrong with that quote. That is Relativity.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 09:52 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 09:52 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: Fuuuutbooool expert at July 01, 2026 09:52 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 09:51 PM
Without knowing much, I can tell they're awful!
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 09:53 PM (Lzhdy)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 01, 2026 09:54 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:54 PM (o0gs9)
Posted by: Raji from Tech Support at July 01, 2026 09:55 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Deiter at July 01, 2026 09:55 PM (Q+gd/)
Yes, they’re down to 10 the whole game, even extra time if it goes there.
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:52 PM (o0gs9)
So someone got a red card? I missed that. Will have to check it out after the game is over.
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 09:55 PM (Lzhdy)
No hard feelings....
Please allow me to escort you to the outdoor seating area-- smoking allowed-- but please do not burn the napkins! There's a lovely sunset to behold.
*brings complimentary appetizer assortment*
Enjoy your evening, sir!
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 09:55 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 09:57 PM (o0gs9)
Stay cool.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 07:51 PM (Sco7b)
Thanks. If this benighted country still celebrated Dominion Day, we would not be in he mess we are.
And cool? I got soggy. Frickin' T-storm soaked me to the skin in 20 seconds.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 01, 2026 09:57 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: The guy at the next table at July 01, 2026 09:57 PM (2Ez/1)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 09:58 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Azjaeger at July 01, 2026 09:58 PM (3/XaG)
And the refs can sit out a few games.
Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 09:59 PM (IY9No)
Follow me for more gibberish.
Posted by: mindful webworker explains the universe at July 01, 2026 09:59 PM (FL3q9)
Posted by: mindful webworker explains the universe at July 01, 2026 10:01 PM (FL3q9)
We'd kick the shit out of the other team, because cleats.
Or have our ass handed to us, likewise.
Mostly likewise.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 10:01 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 10:03 PM (o0gs9)
I have no idea why 'Galileo's Experiment' is even taught. It's misleading.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 10:04 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:09 PM (rbvCR)
Then maybe the people should start killing them. Ambush a patrol, smash their skulls in with iron bars, take their weapons. next patrol, shoot them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at July 01, 2026 10:05 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Diana Pool at July 02, 2026 06:41 AM (M3QE/)
Quick Hits
The DOJ is now investigating Eric Swalwell's best pal and fellow sex tourist Rueben Gallego for misappropriating donor funds for personal use.
DOJ investigating Dem Sen. Ruben Gallego after records revealed he blew campaign cash on Super Bowl tickets, Disney tripsMark Halperin suggested that when Gallego wanted to take the family to Disney World, he would direct a campaign staffer to organize a bullshit ten minute "rally" in Orlando. Then he'd say "the law allows me to bring my family on political trips." Gallego just happened to arrange a lot of "political meetings" at major tourist locations.
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) related to luxury outings and family trips paid for with campaign donations, The Post confirmed. The DOJ probe into possible campaign finance violations by the potential 2028 Democratic presidential, first reported by Axios, stems from a whistleblower complaint out of Southern California. News of the investigation surfaced just hours after the Senate Ethics Committee rejected a complaint filed against the Arizona Democrat accusing him of campaign finance violations and sexual misconduct. ... Last week, Politico reported that Gallego tapped into a joint campaign account with his ex-buddy, disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), to attend Super Bowl LVII in Arizona with his wife in 2023. The "Swallego Victory Fund," which both Gallego and Swalwell set up in October 2022, held a fundraiser at the big game and spent over $37,000 between tickets and meals. Federal Election Commission records also show Gallego has spent $18,000 from his political action committee and campaign coffers on child care since 2019, including a $400 payment to his mother-in-law for babysitting. Gallego also took his family on trips to Disney World and Disneyland, where he participated in PAC retreats. Records show the Disneyland excursion cost close to $1,500 for accommodations, not including flights.
The investigation focuses on Gallego's usage of campaign funds since 2019 for family trips, according to a source familiar with the probe. Federal Election Commission records show that Gallego has billed his campaign accounts for trips to Puerto Rico, Nantucket, Miami and other places. Federal records also show that in 2023, a political action committee set up by Gallego and former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California spent over $37,000 on tickets and meals for the Super Bowl. According to records, the committee has since been terminated. Swalwell resigned from Congress in April and ended his bid for California governor after several women accused him of sexual misconduct. Swalwell has denied the allegations.Halperin also suggested -- possibly in jest, but I think maybe "kidding on the square," that is, saying it in jest but kind of meaning it -- that the "southern California whistleblower" might be none other than Eric Swalwell himself, who would know about how the pair misused their PAC money as they formed the PAC together. The motive, Halperin said, would be vengeance, for Eric Swalwell's old Adultery Trip partner turning on him when Swalwell had his fall. Democrats desperately need a leader with gravitas who can warn them against the perils of communism -- but all they've got is the Race Hustling Communist Obama, writes Miranda Devine. But he's too busy setting himself up for Generational Wealth at the Ozymandias Presidential Center.
Miranda Devine: Dems are in desperate need of a new leader as Communists overrun their party -- but all they got is Obama Just as his party is overrun by Communist revolutionaries, former President Barack Obama has decided to take center stage in a frenetic public relations campaign, ostensibly to promote his so-called library. He's here, there and everywhere, silkily opining about everything under the sun, except the only thing that matters: the disintegration of his party. Like Nero playing the fiddle while Rome burned, Obama is curiously detached from the disaster he helped create. Democrats desperately need a leader to rally around, but all they have is Obama. He is the only former Democratic president who is still sharp, charismatic and dynamic enough to take up the mantle. Former President Bill Clinton, while reasonably well-liked and not crazy, despite his wife, has significant health problems and is in no shape to do more than make the occasional token appearance and help raise money. Clearly, Joe Biden, the only other living former Democratic president, can barely function in public, as was evident in his Saturday night performance at a fundraiser for the Maryland Democratic Party. Quite why he -- or Dr. Jill -- would want to mark the second anniversary of his disastrous final debate humiliation against Donald Trump by fumbling through his first keynote address in a casino at a boxing-themed "Fight Back & Win" gala is a mystery.
Maybe it's because he can't rest unless he is exorcising the Trump monster still living in his head. "He even hired his old pool guy to fix the Reflecting Pool. Whoa, what a loser," Biden said of his predecessor-turned-successor. The audience clapped like seals because all the establishment wing of the party has, by way of policies or aspiration, is Trump derangement. So all eyes turn to Obama, a lithe and relatively youthful 64, whose God-given gifts still shine brightly, as the savior who will lead them out of the wilderness of "Democratic socialism," open borders and rigged elections, and back to the promised land of common-sense policies and voter enthusiasm. But he has nothing. He is out and about promoting his $850 million Obama Presidential Center that squats menacingly on the shores of Lake Michigan on 19 acres of public parkland gifted to Obama by the City of Chicago when his former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, was mayor. But what he's really promoting is himself. The granite-clad building's grim, brutalist design is an unwitting symbol of his benighted presidency, despoiling its beautiful surroundings and offering nothing uplifting or ennobling to the chumps who pay $30 to go inside. Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.
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Today you will read many sympathetic media stories about B.P.J., the male athlete who challenged WV's law and lost at SCOTUS. I'm guessing none will mention that B.P.J. defeated 470+ girls 1,400+ times (including a state title) and sexually harassed our client Adaleia (pictured) in the girls' locker room. Sadly, Adaleia stopped playing the school sports she loved due to B.P.J.'s ongoing presence in girls' sports and spaces. But we'll probably be lucky if those girls get even a passing mention--let alone a front-page photo. This has been the pattern on this issue from far too many institutions of power. Boys' feelings are the focus. Girls' safety, fairness, and opportunity take a back seat. I'm so thankful today that the Supreme Court reversed that pattern, acknowledged the reality of biological sex, and remembered the girls.
Today you will read many sympathetic media stories about B.P.J., the male athlete who challenged WV’s law and lost at SCOTUS.
— Kristen Waggoner (@KristenWaggoner) June 30, 2026
I’m guessing none will mention that B.P.J. defeated 470+ girls 1,400+ times (including a state title) and sexually harassed our client Adaleia (pictured)… pic.twitter.com/9bUhfCBJmc
Bernie: There should not be billionaires.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 1, 2026
Mamdani: I don’t think we should have billionaires.
Pritzker: That doesn't mean me! pic.twitter.com/7aHhbObFqJ
JB Pritzker says embracing Socialism is how Democrats are going to win elections:
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 1, 2026
CNN: "In New York, three candidates who identify as Democratic Socialists won their primary campaigns...Do you think that's good?"
PRITZKER: "That is the recipe for winning in 2026 and beyond." pic.twitter.com/HSyGaRRYEN
The 50-year-old Jordanian immigrant Loay Alnaji has been sentenced to 1 year in a county jail for killing the 69-year-old Jewish-American Paul Kessler near Los Angeles on November 5th 2023 for opposing a pro-Hamas rally a month after the October 7th Massacre.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 1, 2026
Loay crossed a… pic.twitter.com/yz6HmH5Cpp
BREAKING: Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City, holding a banner from the skyscraper's antenna reading, "When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace."
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 1, 2026
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 06:32 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (OyOhQ)
Kill a Jew, get a 1 year sentence. Will he even have to do the full year, or will he be out in 4 to 6 months?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (l3cgK)
Granted I would not want to die from a leftist falling on me, so there's that.
I would like to watch them get down, if they could, vs
"coaxing" like they are sweet kitty cats.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 06:35 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:35 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 06:35 PM (rbvCR)
"Gays for Antenna Spikes"...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:36 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 06:36 PM (OyOhQ)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
But think of the co-op fees~! And Joey's pizza was gonna have a discount temaaaraaa~!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (diia5)
I'm willing to bet that there are roughly 535 people in Congress who could trip that wire.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 06:36 PM (OyOhQ)
"100 Billion People Can't Be Wrong!" --pro Weed sign seen at protest
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (l3cgK)
==
That bastard Massey was doing the same type of thing.
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (frGWQ)
I'm willing to bet that there are roughly 535 people in Congress who could trip that wire.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (ExV1e)
More if you count the folks in their employ...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:38 PM (l3cgK)
But that Trump !!! Oh Vey.
Posted by: Jewish Voters at July 01, 2026 06:38 PM (7jBgj)
===
Billionaires found a perfect political niche - SOCIALISMUS.
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:39 PM (frGWQ)
Controversial kids YouTuber Ms. Rachel donated $3,500 to a crew of Zohran Mamdani-backed liberal candidates who ousted establishment Democrats in party primaries leaders admitted were fueled by anti-Israel furor.
Ms. Rachel — whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso — made to donations to House candidates Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander ahead of the June 23 primaries.
Her husband, Broadway and “Songs for Littles” music director Aron Accurso, also donated $1,500 to Chevalier.
Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 06:40 PM (kX27y)
The glitzy immigration lawyer with the pink Challenger 300 private jet is at the center of lawsuits by victims who allege she mislead them and is under investigation by the DoJ.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Adriane the Not Paranoid Enough Critic . . . at July 01, 2026 06:43 PM (0jAIg)
-
How?
We don't care about freedom or independence if it means having to give up cheap shit.
If anyone today had any common values with the farmers who took up arms against the superpower of their day, maybe it would matter more, but among most people partying this weekend, the party is the only point.
Posted by: Methos at July 01, 2026 06:43 PM (vSvIl)
https://tinyurl.com/4mmxymdv
"The 1913 Gettysburg reunion was a Gettysburg Battlefield encampment of American Civil War veterans for the Battle of Gettysburg's 50th anniversary. The June 29 – July 4 gathering of 53,407 veterans (about 8,750 Confederate) was the largest Civil War veteran reunion. All honorably-discharged veterans in the Grand Army of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans were invited, and veterans from 46 of the 48 states attended(all except Nevada and Wyoming).
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:43 PM (frGWQ)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 01, 2026 06:43 PM (2UnvF)
The call is coming from inside the house. Let that sink in.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:44 PM (7jBgj)
I'm willing to bet that there are roughly 535 people in Congress who could trip that wire.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (ExV1e)
More if you count the folks in their employ...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:38 PM (l3cgK)
And then, of course, there are the various NGOs of which their wives and children are VPs and whatnot making handsome salaries paid for by taxpayer dollars... but that's all legal somehow.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:44 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: runner
We do like a party!
Posted by: Panama at July 01, 2026 06:44 PM (DsA2n)
She needs to live in Gaza in solidarity with the ones she champions.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 06:45 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:46 PM (Y9s2Z)
===
Billionaires found a perfect political niche - SOCIALISMUS.
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:39 PM (frGWQ)
And they may not be wrong. Look - the bulk of the public doesn't want Freedom. They just don't. Because Freedom is hard.
The bulk - and I can start calling out names here if you like - want Order. They'll take less Freedom just have some more rules. As long as they like the rules.
A Benevolent Monarch, in other words. And there is where Pritzker is onto something. Although his way of doing things won't work. Never does ... not even in the short run.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (7jBgj)
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It's all of those things and more....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (gnNyN)
Marx, Marx, Let's sing it!
Good job!
Sing along and clap,
No more deluded by reaction
On tyrants only we’ll make war
The soldiers too will take strike action
They’ll break ranks and fight no more
And if those cannibals keep trying
To sacrifice us to their pride
They soon shall hear the bullets flying
We’ll shoot the generals on our own side.
Very good! Running dog capitalists deserve their fate.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (rbvCR)
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It's all of those things and more....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (gnNyN)
It's a floor wax and a dessert topping!
Posted by: hobbitopoly at July 01, 2026 06:48 PM (k9OZB)
That is kind of badass. Contradictory but his chick is no pussy.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:48 PM (KC5Lt)
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It's all of those things and more....
President Skroob, "why didn't I think of that!"
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 06:50 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM
Yes. It’s called “I am friend. Don’t eat me! (Or run against me)!”
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:50 PM (OoFl2)
They need to drag this investigation out until late January 2027 and defeat Hobbs this November.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 06:51 PM (3cUTc)
https://tinyurl.com/y8ht8rfy
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 06:51 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (Gqar
Yeah. But this isn't new.
Go back - in American History - and show me the period where Rich Americans really believed in Capitalism for the Working Class. Where they didn't want to leverage their money to get advantage. Where they really believed that competition - down to the individual worker level - would generate a rising tide that raised all boats ?
Not gonna' wait. Because that era never happened. That's the big stupid of Conservative Capitalism. Of the GOP. Its bullshit. Doesn't even pass the smell test.
Oh Wow ... we've got a Ruling Class of Rich Billionaires. How the Hell did THAT happen ?
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:53 PM (7jBgj)
1. uh oh, better check if it is really a girl so I can look (I hate seeing those freaks)
2. OK, a real girl. Oh shit, was she murdered or raped? And was it tiresome, or motive unknown?
3. Oh good, she is alive. So who did her harm? probably some male in sports.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:54 PM (Y9s2Z)
The Obama Pestilential Library
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at July 01, 2026 06:54 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:49 PM (OoFl2)
Already saw it (well, the previews of it). Fall, 2022.
Posted by: it doesn't end well at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:56 PM (KC5Lt)
At least Rura Penthe was a winter wonderland.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (snZF9)
Rockefeller, JP Morgan, Carnegie
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (KC5Lt)
But but they all said anyone can make it if they work and try hard enough. Right?
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (Gqar8)
Sounds like good replacement slogan for "Arbeit Macht Frei" to hang over the entrance to their camps.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (9MUFz)
Sounds like good replacement slogan for "Arbeit Macht Frei" to hang over the entrance to their camps.
Posted by: Halfhand at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (9MUFz)
What we need is a nice Ministry of Love.
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:58 PM (Gqar8)
At least Rura Penthe was a winter wonderland.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (snZF9)
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Well, it did have a shapeshifting space babe...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:59 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
Every thread becomes a Trek thread
Posted by: Qapla'! at July 01, 2026 06:59 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (KC5Lt)
Yep.
Carnegie. The guy that took a vacation to the UK while The Pinkertons shot a bunch of striking workers at his steel works.
JP Morgan. And Rockerfeller ... the guy that set up shadow companies that ultimately led to the first anti-trust regulations.
There is a thing here ... that all Capitalism is good. No. It ain't. No matter what version your high-school teacher taught.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:59 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: Huey Lewis at July 01, 2026 07:00 PM (ceJ0R)
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It's all of those things and more....
I can't believe he didn't mention "flak tower".
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:02 PM (Riz8t)
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It's all of those things and more....
I can't believe he didn't mention "flak tower".
To say nothing of a Moai.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:03 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Piper
---------------
I think there is more to it.
Many want the rules changed now, while they are on top, to prevent others from reaching their level. They really think they are special and would never be eaten, but their main risk is someone out competing them. Also, the new rules hand them more wealthy and power.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 07:03 PM (Y9s2Z)
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 06:57 PM (Gqar
That's the kind of lie you tell little children. Its also the kind of lie you can judge adults by.
Because if any grown man or woman says that and means it ? They're a high-functioning Idiot.
We tell children useful lies to keep them out of harms way. Until they're old enough to know better.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:04 PM (7jBgj)
Lots of jihad on you tube.
Posted by: torabora at July 01, 2026 07:04 PM (KtOUo)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (7jBgj)
Go ahead. Name names.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:04 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:02 PM (Riz8t)
Jawa sand crawler, ready to creep around Chicago scavenging from dumps...
Posted by: SciVo at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (Sy6m/)
Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022.
Every Russia plan to increase GDP is to kill the population.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (/+uur)
You debate like a lefty. No context, inaccurate 'facts'. Suppress the positive. Hate the rich.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (KC5Lt)
Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.
--------
One thing it's not, is a library.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 07:07 PM (VWtfl)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (7jBgj)
Go ahead. Name names.
Well? We're waiting!
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:07 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 07:08 PM (fkjGs)
Lol. Help me.
I'd LOVE to work there for a few months...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 07:09 PM (Sco7b)
"That's the kind of lie you tell little children. Its also the kind of lie you can judge adults by.
Because if any grown man or woman says that and means it? They're a high-functioning Idiot."
A lot of people did "make it" by hard work and trying hard enough. But sure, a lot of scoundrels made even more money by joining a cartel, or becoming a corrupt lying politician, or opening a Learing Center.
But "work hard and studying diligently" is still a great way to succeed. (though being wise as serpents, and harmless as doves is still good advice)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 07:11 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 01, 2026 07:12 PM (nDXEV)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 01, 2026 07:12 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:12 PM (2GVsD)
Russia has borne the heavier toll, with 1.4 million troops killed or wounded since it invaded in February 2022.
Every Russia plan to increase GDP is to kill the population.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (/+uur)
**************************
Russian tanks in Lisbon in two weeks!!!!?!!!!
Posted by: Overt60 at July 01, 2026 07:12 PM (12BOY)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (l3cgK)
He's suffered enough already! I hereby order his release!
Posted by: Some judge, somewhere at July 01, 2026 07:13 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:14 PM (2GVsD)
Every Russia plan to increase GDP is to kill the population.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (/+uur)
The US had approximately 210k killed and wounded in Vietnam . 58k is the fatally count.
The count they are giving for Russia seems out of whack.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:14 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 07:15 PM (+4Cf6)
Posted by: Anna Puma
Fair.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:16 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:16 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:47 PM (7jBgj)
Go ahead. Name names.
Well? We're waiting!
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:17 PM (Riz8t)
What? She must mean "Trans-women's feelings..."
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 01, 2026 07:18 PM (fZiTB)
Posted by: Common Tater at July 01, 2026 07:19 PM (l4gBO)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:20 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Mario at July 01, 2026 07:21 PM (hyQrc)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Joe Biden at July 01, 2026 07:22 PM (vE0+H)
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 07:22 PM (v9lAB)
From what I read Obama had a lot of input.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:23 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:17 PM (Riz8t)
OK Slick. You're one. You really, really seem to want to believe that "you can do anything as long as you try hard enough".
Yet neither you or I will be a Porn Star. Just don't have the equipment. Or an NBA player ... because it's obvious both you and I are white. Not Golfers - or neither of us would be here. I can go on and on and on.
Now I'll go on. Old posters like Bandersnatch. A typical "Super Republican". Really believed in the GOP. Really dumb. Also loved himself some political families. Patriarchs.
I can do more. If you'd like.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:23 PM (7jBgj)
The US had approximately 210k killed and wounded in Vietnam . 58k is the fatally count. The count they are giving for Russia seems out of whack." Posted by: polynikes
idk about exact numbers, but it does seem the Ukrainian drones kill a lot on the front lines, and Russia seems to have other issues with their troops killing each other, or commanders demanding payment to not be sent to the front, and "90%" of troops dying before the even reach the front. Newer (random internet?) posts suggest the Russian military is falling apart.
Ukraine seems to be winning the drone wars, and they somehow have millions of them. Ukraine is now able to offer military advice on drone warfare.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 07:23 PM (vbXSk)
They put an aquarium with over 10,000 fishes in one.
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:23 PM (2GVsD)
Ahem. Do you need any more proof that I'm not being set up for success?????
Posted by: Kamala! 2028! 2032! at July 01, 2026 07:24 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 07:25 PM (v9lAB)
Every Russia plan to increase GDP is to kill the population.
Posted by: r hennigantx at July 01, 2026 07:05 PM (/+uur)
The US had approximately 210k killed and wounded in Vietnam . 58k is the fatally count.
The count they are giving for Russia seems out of whack.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:14 PM (KC5Lt)
Maybe Lancet numbers
Posted by: javems at July 01, 2026 07:26 PM (zFsEm)
Dig up Bob Mueller and investigate his rotten ass too for shits and grins.
Posted by: Zombie Ken Starr at July 01, 2026 07:26 PM (g7saB)
Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 07:26 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Riz8t)
Look and see if there were any sewage treatment plants in their design past, because they seemed to nail it pretty good.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 07:26 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 07:22 PM (v9lAB)
Yet I've never been a Union Member in my life. I'm a free-lance consulter in Industrial Automation.
Yet you sound like one of the Typical Free Trade cucks. I'm sure, back in the day and even now, you railed about Top Marginal Rates.
How's that working out now ? While Global Economics isn't exactly Free Capitalism ?
Add Garrett to the list of posters that just want Order. Although I'm a bit surprised. I thought he just wanted a cheap source of Vespas and Messenger Bags.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:26 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 07:27 PM (8qVJT)
Cry more, Cunt.
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 07:28 PM (v9lAB)
The lack of leadership in the Democrat party is exactly why the communists have taken over. The same can be said of MAGA pro America taking over the GOP. The void of leadership will eventually get filled.
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 01, 2026 07:28 PM (OkYzo)
The numbers that were posted also indicate Ukraine has had 600k killed and wounded.
That's also very high for a country with just 30 million.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:28 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 07:29 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 07:28 PM (v9lAB)
And who can logically debate a Tour de Force such as that
? You carry the day, sir.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:29 PM (7jBgj)
I can do more. If you'd like.
Posted by: Spring Reverb
Keep Bander out of your whore mouth. Did you ever meet him? No. You didn’t.
Gfy
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 07:29 PM (yEz+x)
Smearing beloved deceased members of the Horde is certainly a bold move, Cotton.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:29 PM (wItF4)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 07:30 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:17 PM (Riz8t)
OK Slick. You're one. You really, really seem to want to believe that "you can do anything as long as you try hard enough"...
I can do more. If you'd like.
You haven't done one yet. All you've done is blather like a demented child. At no point did you come anywhere close to supporting your assertion.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:31 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:21 PM (Riz8t)
It makes me laugh to think of this as Barry's monument of love to Michelle.
Some women's beauty inspire the Taj Majal.
Other's beautiful works of art.
Mooch...this...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 07:31 PM (Sco7b)
Some women's beauty inspire the Taj Majal.
Other's beautiful works of art.
Mooch...this...
It's obviously a tribute to Big Mike's dong.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:32 PM (wItF4)
Unless the plan all along is to make him the first General Secretary of the Union of Soviet States of Amerika.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:33 PM (2WIwB)
some lives are cheap, yours or mine f'rinstance, others, not so much.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 01, 2026 07:33 PM (VyBeY)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:34 PM (2GVsD)
Never cared to. He schooled me a couple times about the political value of Bushes and Kennedys and such. Patricians. All I needed to know.
Just because you meet somebody doesn't make them less of a dick. Just because they die doesn't either. We all die.
But one point to you ... I was something of a Man-Whore back in my day.
And no Dunc ... I'm not nice. Also not too young to be this cynical anymore. But here's the thing. We're past time to be nice. That's apparent everytime anybody walks out the front door. If they're paying attention.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:33 PM (2WIwB) "
and that building was going to be Politburo HQ.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (VyBeY)
Unless the plan all along is to make him the first General Secretary of the Union of Soviet States of Amerika.
Obama isn't the mastermind, but he's also not bottom of the totem pole like people claim he is. He's more of an incompetent middle manager that's inexplicably popular with the higher ups.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (wItF4)
Posted by: Jen the original at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (W4X2O)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:36 PM (MWfyi)
I'm curious to see what happens to all the substandard concrete work on the Obama presidential whatever-it-is, this coming winter after a few freeze/thaw cycles.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 07:36 PM (biznJ)
Posted by: Jen the original at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (W4X2O)
Does Tay Tay have any err holes that are still err virgin?
Asking for my friend.
Posted by: Travis's Friend at July 01, 2026 07:37 PM (g7saB)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:34 PM
It's either Massie or Candace Owens. And I refuse to believe Owens knows how to post here.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:37 PM (wItF4)
Gosh, you're butch.
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 07:37 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:37 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Jen the original at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM
There are rumours she's going to become Mrs. Taylor Kelce.
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at July 01, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at July 01, 2026 07:39 PM (YlWIZ)
A year??? A friggin' year??? That's all???
WTF???
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:39 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Jen the original at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (W4X2O)
As is Travis, the future Mr. Swift. I've been tired of this ridiculous storybook romance for a long time now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 07:40 PM (0aYVJ)
Or converted it into a holding pen for deporting illegal aliens
Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 07:40 PM (BvPIe)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:36 PM (MWfyi)
And I am. Go back and look. I'm nice until its time not to nice. Never directed at anyone specific.
What I do - and its not intentional but it is habitual - is show hypocrisy. Specifically - the idea that GOP=Good while DNC=Bad.
I get it though. I do understand why - for some brains - its a Black and White thing. But here's the deal.
To understand why the Left does what they do ? Watch here. Its the same thing. All we're arguing is order of magnitude.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:40 PM (7jBgj)
A year??? A friggin' year??? That's all???
WTF???
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:39 PM (2WIwB)
When shit finally hits the fan, judges need to be the first against the wall. Most are nothing but activists.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (snZF9)
Nice day here-- 80*, partly cloudy & with a light breeze. Got BBQ dry-rubbed chicken thighs on the grill... beverage in hand... Cat snoozing in the shade.
Life is good!
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (rdVOm)
Spring Reverb--whatever nic you choose to use today--is a cynical condescending asshole.
You have never, ever said anything positive about anything.
You get your jollies by trying to bring the rest of us down.
It won't work, slick.
Most of us are well-adjusted, functioning adults.
Not raging loons upset because our world isn't as miserable as yours.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:37 PM (MWfyi)
I'll settle for it being closed due to lack of money from extended lawsuits for unpaid contractors.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (2WIwB)
WTF???
Posted by: Diogenes
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yeah it got pled down to a manslaughter charge
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 07:42 PM (8qVJT)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:42 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 07:42 PM (yEz+x)
So basically, everyone except you are un-American, capitalist lemmings.
*makes Shake-Weight gesture*
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 07:42 PM (KlGB0)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM (MWfyi)
Problem is that her womb is nearing the "Use By" date.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not much of a globetrotter at July 01, 2026 07:43 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 07:43 PM (MWfyi)
The numbers that were posted also indicate Ukraine has had 600k killed and wounded.
That's also very high for a country with just 30 million.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:28 PM (KC5Lt)
it is extremely dubious that Russia has 2x losses over Ukraine. They advance at their own pace, envelop and surround positions, and have a huge advantage in artillery and air power and missiles. And it is extremely important for Ukraine and its backers to seem like they are winning.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 07:43 PM (uhVAy)
You have never, ever said anything positive about anything.
Well here you go. The Springfield M1A is the finest re-issue, SHTF rifle I've ever owned. Perfect in just about every way.
Same for the American made Telecaster with the double coil behind the neck. A fine guitar.
And my front porch. Because the steps are steep. Discourages dumb-asses from knocking on my door to sell me the Gospel or something else I don't want.
There's three nice things right there.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:45 PM (7jBgj)
I assume all news about that war is a psyop, given its origins as a CIA/USAID color revolution.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (wItF4)
He should have held out for being charged with just felonious mopery.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (BvPIe)
I'll see myself out.
Posted by: Oglebay at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (2ap+5)
Posted by: Anna Puma at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (OoFl2)
They say we got rid of royalty 250 years ago. But I'm afraid we still have the same general species. Feckless, useless and nauseating to behold.
Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (CwhoI)
Posted by: polynikes
Russians are not known for treating wounded very well and a lot of the casualties are simply cannon fodder from prisons, the non Russian hinterlands, and from rural areas where the choice is a slow death or a quick one with a bit of cash to loved ones. So if you total wounded plus dead, I can see those casualties figures--this is an actual peer to peer war, not a war against terrorists or a one off campaign by the North Vietnamese regular forces.
E.g. Iran-Iraq war toll, The war is often said to have caused half a million or more deaths. The Battle Deaths Dataset, developed by a team of political scientists, estimates fatalities at more than 600,000. The Correlates of War Project, another major scholarly dataset, estimates 500,000 Iraqi dead and 750,000 Iranian dead."
Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 07:48 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 07:41 PM
Not including those Commentators who choose not to wear pants whilst participating in the Book Thread, correct?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 07:48 PM (0sNs1)
If you were wondering why westbound C-470 was closed last night... here's what happened.
Around 9:20 p.m., a semi hauling potatoes caught fire between Highway 285 and Morrison Rd. Several passing drivers spotted the flames and smoke and stopped to gorge on baked potatoes.
I might have made that last bit up.
Posted by: Don Black at July 01, 2026 07:49 PM (8qVJT)
Pants are overrated.
Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 07:49 PM (AIhUY)
Posted by: Citizen Cake at July 01, 2026 07:47 PM (CwhoI)
You are just bitter. And a Debbie Downer. A troll. Trying to harsh everyone else's mellow.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 07:50 PM (7jBgj)
I remember a hockey dad who actually killed another hockey dad by beating him unconscious in a fist fight he had started . Only got 6-10 years for voluntary manslaughter.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:50 PM (KC5Lt)
He most likely likes to get pegged and Tay Tay is the one to do it.
Posted by: Ouch at July 01, 2026 07:51 PM (g7saB)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 07:51 PM (OoFl2)
That 2:1 casualty ratio is on par with offensive operations on peer to peer battles in past wars and the rule of thumb for offensive operations is a 3:1 superiority over the enemy in order to suffer disproportionate casualties and still win.
So yes, it is possible.
Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 07:51 PM (E4rtv)
Yup!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 07:54 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 07:55 PM (KC5Lt)
Dubbed "The Obamination," it's been likened to a Klingon prison, a megalith, a toilet and a trash can.
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One thing it's not, is a library.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 07:07 PM (VWtfl)
That's the thing about goose stepping morons; they'd rather burn books than read them.
That's a call back to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. I'm going to assume no one got it because most of you think movies are g*y and the other half of you don't watch the ones I like.
Posted by: Nelly at July 01, 2026 07:55 PM (6+ehB)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 07:56 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ian S.
War has lasted longer now than WWI and is approaching WWII in length. We have a reasonable picture of what is going on and the Russians are doggedly using attrition to grind down the Ukrainian army just like Grant did to Lee.
The aim and a lot of the casualties are in order to take the Ukrainian held remnants of the Donbas fortified cities and that means a lot of casualties for attackers. Once those are cleared, then the terrain becomes more favorable for Russians if they want to go further than the Donbas oblast.
Even Patton, in trying to take Metz which had a ring of fortifications, got a bloody nose and had to starve out the defenders.
This is a stupid war provoked by stupid leaders and is a pointless slaughter. Same as WWI. Ukraine is not likely to get the Crimea or even Luhansk or Donbas back and Putin has went way to far to ensure hatred from the Ukrainians and a lot of Europeans. The only people benefitting from this are the Chinese long term and Putin's ass is hanging in the breeze in the East.
Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 08:00 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: polynikes
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That was not a peer to peer war. More comparable to Vietnam except the Soviets killed a helluva lot more Afghanis than we ever did Vietnamese. 1-3 million Afghani civilians and nearly 200k mujahideen. Compare that death toll with the US occupation twice as long and we were driven out--we left voluntarily under Biden.
Not the same type of war with Ukraine and to be sure, drones have changed the face of warfare there.
Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 08:03 PM (E4rtv)
And now you - truly - understand the Modern Left. You're acting EXACTLY the same.
Is my speech violence ?
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:04 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 07:46 PM (OoFl2)
Are you saying that Spring Reverb has a sexual attraction to goats? I believe it.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:06 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Jen the original at July 01, 2026 07:35 PM (W4X2O)
As is Travis, the future Mr. Swift. I've been tired of this ridiculous storybook romance for a long time now.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
Eh, treat it about the same as Harry and Meghan, JLo and whathisname, or Luke and Laura or whatever stupid power match du jour excites People magazine.
I don't really care if they both get married in bondage gear with Kelce wearing a gimp mask and Tay Tay leading him around on a chain. Some people care deeply, and so it goes.
Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 08:07 PM (E4rtv)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:04 PM (7jBgj)
No . Just retarded.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:07 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:04 PM (7jBgj)
No . Just retarded.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:07 PM (KC5Lt)
Then the answer should be easy. Just scroll on past. That's the wheel in the middle of the two buttons on your mouse. Use that wheel.
But you can't. You don't want anyone else to see what I say. If what I say is so stupid ? You should WANT it to be seen by everyone.
But you don't. And that's really the point.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 08:06 PM
Why do you say that like it's a bad thing, effendi?
Posted by: Abdully al-McAbdulface at July 01, 2026 08:11 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 07:43 PM (uhVAy)
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Yes, that's why Russian shock and awe defeated Kiev in SHORTLY OVER AN HOUR, and Ukraine entirely collapsed years ago, before the military-political leadership in Kiev even had time to declare war!!!??!!!!
Posted by: RealPepeEscobar at July 01, 2026 08:13 PM (gfsqp)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 08:14 PM (KC5Lt)
We Need Proof of Life of Mitch McConnell
This isn't Russia -- we are entitled to know which of our "representatives" are living and capable of working.
But of course this nation increasingly resembles Russia. Two weeks after deliberately vague reports about McConnell being "rushed" to the hospital, it is only due to a leak of EMS radio traffic that we now find out he was discovered "unconscious" and in need of "advanced life support." So where is he now? Is he conscious? Our Soviet officials won't tell us.It has been over two weeks since Senator Mitch McConnell was hospitalized. EMS radio traffic now reveals that the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican was found "unconscious" at his Washington, D.C., home before being hospitalized on June 14. Punchbowl News reported, "Just before 9 a.m. on June 14, the dispatcher directed an ALS (Advanced Life Support) ambulance to the address of the former Senate GOP leader's home. Audio of the EMS dispatch was circulating online earlier this week and was posted by journalist Desiree Townsend." Later on the same day, McConnell spokesperson David Popp said the senator was hospitalized and "receiving excellent care." On June 22, Popp said that McConnell was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery." No update has been provided on whether the senator remains hospitalized. According to several GOP senators, including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, they have spoken with McConnell. Thune is "dialed in" on Senate happenings.Uh-huh. Note that this follows several prominent congressmen who were later shown to be non compos mentis or too sickly to actually attend Congress. And I don't just mean Joe Biden. Diane Feinstein was mentally incapable of doing her job for years, with her staff unconstitutionally assuming senatorial power to decide how to vote on the nation's bills. Biden's cartoonishly unhealthy Secretary of Defense just completely skipped class for months, undergoing secret hospital procedures that Racist Americans just weren't allowed to know about.
The revelation that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had prostate cancer surgery and was later hospitalized in intensive care due to complications from that operation without President Joe Biden, Cabinet members or even his deputy knowing has put an intense spotlight on what staff knew when and why they did not inform government or military leaders or the public. Austin has since returned to work, but was hospitalized again Feb. 11 "for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue." While his doctors have said his prognosis is excellent, Austin's mobility has been noticeably affected, sometimes using a cane or motorized cart to get around the Pentagon. Austin finally addressed questions surrounding his hospitalization in a press conference earlier this month where he said he never told anyone on his staff to keep his hospitalization a secret. That has left unanswered questions as to why some members of his staff chose not to inform Biden or the public about it.Department of Transportation head Pete Butigieg secretly took two months of maternity leave to bond with his adopted gaybies, instructing his staff to pretend he was in the office the whole time.
Since Buttigieg and his husband Chasten adopted newborn twins in 2021, the Democrat and his family have been repeatedly criticized and mocked by Republicans, including former Vice President Mike Pence. Most recently, Pence made what the White House described as a "homophobic joke" about Buttigieg taking parental leave. "When Pete's two children were born, he took two months' maternity leave whereupon thousands of travelers were stranded in airports, the air traffic system shut down, and airplanes nearly collided on our runways," Pence reportedly said at the annual Gridiron Dinner for journalists and politicians in Washington, D.C., on March 11. "Pete is the only person in human history to have a child and everyone else gets postpartum depression."
Federica Wilson, a Democrat DEI goofball, was absent from Congress for a month without telling anyone why. Only in May did she announce an official absence, saying she needed eye surgery. Okay -- what about the month before that? Tom Kean Jr., a Nepo baby, was absent from Congress for four months without leave. He now says he was diagnosed with depression.
During his absence from Congress, Kean missed more than 100 votes. He was seen near his House office on Tuesday and finally spoke publicly about his prolonged absence, saying that after medical testing, he was diagnosed with depression. "I did not believe this would result in a long-term stay," he said. "Depression is so much more than that. It is physical, it is emotional, and until you experience it yourself, it is difficult to fully understand it," Kean said. "I am a private person by nature. Talking about myself has never come naturally. If sharing my story encourages even one person to seek help, then this moment will have been worthwhile." Kean continued collecting his congressional salary during his absence. He was scheduled to hold a conference call with Republican officials later on Tuesday. The mystery over Kean's absence carries potential political implications, given the competitive district he represents and the Republican Party's narrow control of the House.Obviously no one wishes further ill upon the ailing -- but these are our employees. They are not allowed to skip out of work for weeks or months at a time while having their taxpayer-paid staffs lie to taxpayers about their absences.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Clay at July 01, 2026 05:35 PM (/DzYy)
Yes, Clay. 1st.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (jehhT)
Hadn’t seen this.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: MkY at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (q6tQZ)
Posted by: Clay
Mitch the Bitch died over a year ago.
Weekend at Bernie's....
They had to give up wheeling him around after the meat started falling off the bone.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (3Ope8)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Thanatopsis at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (Lx4gz)
Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (gnNyN)
Their whole existence is PTO.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:39 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 05:39 PM (lCppi)
They're all grifters. I bet they trade tips on using unreported medical leave in the cloakroom.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (XJ22o)
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Some poor bastard had to sneak about putting a bit of ass juice on furniture...
The same guy as before had to walk around cleaning up.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Shoefly the Boxing Mule at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (ufJfM)
Posted by: Dr. Fauci at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (g7saB)
yes, and he'll name a Democrat. There will be a lawsuit (Republicans require him to nominate someone from the same party) but he will argue that a statute cannot overrule a constitutional provision and he'll be found to be right.
McConnell's ego caused all of this. And his senior aides' thirst for continued graft.
Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026 05:41 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:40 PM (1Ff7Z)
Schrodinger's fat cat.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:41 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 05:41 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:41 PM (MWfyi)
I seem to recall that while Pete was out on maternity leave there was a supply chain clusterfark happening with container ships waiting weeks, months to unload in a CA port .
Posted by: Lizzy
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Not that Buttigieg's presence would have made much difference.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:41 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (UZCuZ)
Posted by: the republic of the necromancers at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (gKWVE)
Parker in Alien
Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Heisenburg at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (q2NNn)
Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (KC5Lt)
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They are making funeral arrangements.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 05:43 PM (YIpLe)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 05:43 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 05:42 PM (UZCuZ)
You forgot the incompetent foolish rotting grandpas.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (uhVAy)
She, her boyfriend and a few other friends had been hiking in the forest before stopping for a swim in the river.
The gator ripped both of her arms from her body and she died in the ambulance enroute to the hospital.
This is, of course, a horrible story, but the boyfriend was quoted as saying, "never in a million years would we have seen this nightmare come about."
Um, dude, it's a river...in Florida...a gator's natural habitat. Never in a million years? Really?
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (J4Dwc)
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"Shut up," they explained.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (YIpLe)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (Fi81e)
Physical Fitness should be a requirement of ALL who serve.
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (v9lAB)
However, it needs to be noted since he is selling his experience and accomplishments as Sect of Transportation for future political opportunity.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (J4Dwc)
It IS Florida.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (gnNyN)
I don't think it works that way. As far as I know, each of them can take as little or as much time off as they want, as long as their leadership knows what they're up to if they're needed for votes. Some of them are workaholics and would work every day if they could and some take a lot of time off during recesses. And they make a fixed amount each year, so they don't get paid OT. Each congresscritter's office sets its own PTO policies for staff.
Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (PrsTH)
She, her boyfriend and a few other friends had been hiking in the forest before stopping for a swim in the river.
The gator ripped both of her arms from her body and she died in the ambulance enroute to the hospital.
This is, of course, a horrible story, but the boyfriend was quoted as saying, "never in a million years would we have seen this nightmare come about."
Um, dude, it's a river...in Florida...a gator's natural habitat. Never in a million years? Really?
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (J4Dwc)
I suspect a few missing parts to the official story as well.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (uhVAy)
Is it ill to wish them dipped in simmering Tar, Coated in Goose Down and Ridden out of Town on a freshly cut Rail?
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (v9lAB)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (MWfyi)
Beshear can then say, aww shucks, I can't control what they do.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (gKWVE)
Enrolled in school...everyday
Nursing home....everyday
Government employee....everyday.
Congress critter....put down the bottle, drugs and hookers for your daily scan.
Or enjoy the private sector.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Bert G at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (VARTN)
*sobs*
Posted by: Michelle Fields at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (dK+Kv)
The bullshit coming from these people.
How do we fight this? Do we need to demand a law that any congresscritter who is hospitalized for more than a couple of days, is required to show proof of life? How long do we allow them to be absent before they must be replaced? Which of them would even agree to bring such a bill to the floor?? We are complete subjects to their whims.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (PrsTH)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (u/wrI)
Typical 'Pick Me' behavior, if you want my opinion.
Posted by: Michele Fields at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (v9lAB)
Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 05:48 PM (77rzZ)
How do we fight this?"
Failing drastic measures, I don't think you can.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:48 PM (MWfyi)
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Well, my dad (RIP) is still trying to ‘recover’ from his death, so there’s that.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (5ka4a)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (gKWVE)
Nu uh! There's a Fjord, a GM, and a Toyota plant in Ky!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (1Ff7Z)
You would exsanguinate almost instantly...right after you went into shock.
Also. Circle of life and all that.
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (v9lAB)
Why do I feel like these are euphemisms for Turtlehead remaining unblinking?
"Blink if you feel you are receiving substandard care."
"Blink if you disagree with our donors' position on this bill."
Posted by: SciVo at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (MWfyi)
Yes when I went waterskiing in the South Louisiana rivers /bayous I made sure never to do anything beyond my skills that would dump me in the danger zones Water Moccasins were the other danger.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (gKWVE)
Sez you
Posted by: The Parrot at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (SRRAx)
Later on the same day, McConnell spokesperson David Popp said the senator was hospitalized and "receiving excellent care." On June 22, Popp said that McConnell was "working closely with staff on Senate business and Kentucky matters as he continues his recovery."
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The senator is at the mortuary and receiving excellent care. His staff is working closely with the mortuary employees.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (bUYLg)
We humans need to kill off as much of the stuff that kills us as we can.
Eff nature.
Posted by: Bulg at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (77rzZ)
They are preparing the roll around unit that captain Pike was in from the original star trek for Mitch McConnell.
2 bleeps yes.
1 bleep no.
Posted by: The Crusades at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (OkYzo)
Ughhhh.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:50 PM (Sco7b)
I'd have them checked for monkeypox.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (XuXeR)
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Didn't turn out too well for Joe Scarborough's aide.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (Fi81e)
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Kentucky fills U.S. Senate vacancies exclusively by special election, with no temporary gubernatorial appointment.
congress.gov
This is the current process under state law (updated in 2024 via House Bill 622, which took effect and removed any appointment authority). Kentucky is one of five states (along with North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin) that do not allow the governor to appoint an interim senator.
pewresearch.org
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Doctor Bones McCoy at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (itsE0)
You would exsanguinate almost instantly...right after you went into shock.
Also. Circle of life and all that.
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (v9lAB)
This was no boating accident.
Posted by: Matt Hooper at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (q2NNn)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Alexandra Daddario at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (l3cgK)
To be fair, I can understand them struggling with this question based on his past level of consciousness.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (Y9s2Z)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (1Ff7Z)
Last I heard the kids were being held by CPS
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (rbvCR)
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Does anybody remember the first point where that was the case?
I don't.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (SRRAx)
The votes are already decided. The positions are already decided. The false dialectic of choices are already mapped out.
It's not as if he would add anything to the equation.
For example, immigration.
Here are your choices:
Unchecked immigration to cast Democrat votes
Or
Controlled immigration enough to put downward pressure on employee wages for Chamber of Commerce Republican businesses.
It would only matter if you had a particular Senator saying "these are both bad options."
Since McConnell is not of that ilk, they may as well use auto pen for his vote.
Posted by: Reality Bites at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (nYWR7)
To be fair, I can understand them struggling with this question based on his past level of consciousness.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (Y9s2Z)
Meh. Get on the cart.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026
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Probably, but it's not a slam dunk. The Ky constitutional provision refers to the gov filling vacancies "in all offices for the State at large." Those offices are not defined in the constitution, but sections 69 - 96 are titled "Officers for the State at Large" and there is no mention of those elected to federal offices.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (XvL8K)
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If the solution involves Republicans doing anything, it's not really a solution.
Posted by: Methos at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (vSvIl)
2 bleeps yes.
1 bleep no.
3 bleeps present?
Posted by: anachronda at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (sGtp+)
Posted by: Oldcat
The question is whether the story has legs.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Reality Bites at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (nYWR7)
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He's going to grift a little less, is all.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (Fi81e)
congress.gov
This is the current process under state law (updated in 2024 via House Bill 622, which took effect and removed any appointment authority). Kentucky is one of five states (along with North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin) that do not allow the governor to appoint an interim senator.
pewresearch.org
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (jehhT)
Problem is, Beshear thinks the state constitution allows him to appoint whoever he wants.
Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (PrsTH)
Um, dude, it's a river...in Florida...a gator's natural habitat. Never in a million years? Really?
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 05:44 PM (J4Dwc)
I suspect a few missing parts to the official story as well.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:46 PM (uhVAy)
Something tells me booze and/or drugs may be involved.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (itsE0)
Well Andropov was shot by a woman in his apartment building.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Oldcat
The question is whether the story has legs.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (DZ9Lv)
They're stumped.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (dK+Kv)
I thought you had to be able to cast third level spells to do that.
Posted by: Players Handbook p. 48 at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (gKWVE)
Disney is lending Congress the animatronic technology to make McConnell and other braindead members seem lifelike so they can continue on into perpetuity.
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (g8Ew
or trying to pet / tease the gator.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: GWAR Lyrics at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (v9lAB)
Posted by: Bert G at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (VARTN)
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (1Ff7Z)
Last I heard the kids were being held by CPS
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM (rbvCR)
Buttigeig's kids? Got a link?
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 05:56 PM (Gqar8)
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While the Congressional Cowgirl was lying there sedated, they should have also done brain surgery which she clearly needs more than eye surgery. I mean, just move over a few inches.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 01, 2026 05:56 PM (ZSKTF)
It seems he earned them, but I think we humans have a rule that no animal is allowed to prosper off our blood, no?
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 05:56 PM (Y9s2Z)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (itsE0)
Well Andropov was shot by a woman in his apartment building.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (uhVAy)
It happens far too frequently.
Posted by: Spider Sabich at July 01, 2026 05:56 PM (q2NNn)
Posted by: Chubs at July 01, 2026 05:56 PM (v9lAB)
When Mitch does go Muerte, China is going to lose one heck of a good Senator.
Posted by: Frank Barone at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (OkYzo)
Pete Buttigieg separated from his small children after swatting call sends CPS to home
Traverse City, Michigan - Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently detailed how his two small children were briefly taken from him and his partner during a swatting incident.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (SRRAx)
Eh, internet says they're back with them.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM
At this point it literally doesn't make a difference. Even if beshear appoints a dem to the vacant seat the senate will refuse to seat him because of the state law saying that he has to appoint a republican from a list they submit to him.
beshear has already stated that the new law on replacement senators that republicans passed with a veto proof majority is unconstitutional and he has refused to say he will abide by the new law.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (0N4FZ)
I thought you had to be able to cast third level spells to do that.
Posted by: Players Handbook p. 48 at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (gKWVE)
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Nice old school 1st Ed. AD&D reference!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (gnNyN)
'I need a hole, I don't need no hips'
Posted by: GWAR Lyrics at July 01, 2026 05:55 PM (v9lAB)
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GWAR for the Pocket Pussy.
Posted by: K-Tell at July 01, 2026 05:58 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 01, 2026 05:58 PM (5ka4a)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:49 PM (MWfyi)
*snort
Exactly.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at July 01, 2026 05:58 PM (zYpTz)
Posted by: Kindltot
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Think about this -- CPS is almost definitely staffed by very woke, leftist, and probably women. They would have buried this if there was nothing more than a malicious phone call.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 05:58 PM (Y9s2Z)
Traverse City, Michigan - Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently detailed how his two small children were briefly taken from him and his partner during a swatting incident.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (rbvCR)
Wonder who called that in....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:59 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 05:59 PM (OoFl2)
They had to give up wheeling him around after the meat started falling off the bone.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (/lPRQ)
My mind went right there as well. Sign of a dark sense of humor.
"Wait, stop. His nose fell off again."
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at July 01, 2026 05:59 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 05:53 PM
I can reanimate him.
Posted by: Dr. Herbert West at July 01, 2026 05:59 PM (q2NNn)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 05:59 PM (OoFl2)
S'ok by me. They aren't going to vote on Save act, so they can just go home.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 06:00 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 06:00 PM (MWfyi)
Pete Buttigieg separated from his small children after swatting call sends CPS to home
Traverse City, Michigan - Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently detailed how his two small children were briefly taken from him and his partner during a swatting incident.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM
A bunch of people including some that lean left have tossed the B$ flag on that story. The state police will only say they received an anonymous report and they can't/won't say anything else.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 06:00 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (uhVAy)
It happens far too frequently.
Posted by: Spider Sabich
Tell me about it!
Posted by: Steve McNair at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (qFwJc)
Traverse City, Michigan - Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently detailed how his two small children were briefly taken from him and his partner during a swatting incident.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (rbvCR)
I think it was a false flag if it was just one call. CPS doesn't respond like that .
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (KC5Lt)
Traverse City, Michigan - Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently detailed how his two small children were briefly taken from him and his partner during a swatting incident.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:57 PM (rbvCR)
I call shenanigans. If it was merely a swatting call, why take the kids?
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (dK+Kv)
his mental lapses seem to indicate (?) maybe he already had a stroke or two. So if he was discovered unconscious", and it was from another stroke ... not good news, since the more time without treatment after a stroke, the worse the outcome.
But I am not a doctor, so hope Mitch can keep being a "resting in state" senator till the next election can replace him (since their Dem gov would try to install a Dem stooge).
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 06:02 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Kindltot
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So is that how it works now, every phone call that results in a representative of the state showing up at your door is a "swatting?"
Swatting stands for SWAT -- does a CPS investigator showing up with a clipboard and cell phone constitute a SWAT?
Or, did the phone call say they were in immediate danger and they really did use SWAT-- possible, I guess but it should would be nice if words had meaning and news reporters .. ah whatever.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:02 PM (Y9s2Z)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 06:02 PM (MWfyi)
Unless your name is Petey and your Sec of Transportation , a man, and trying to breastfeed “your” newborn
Or
Sec of Defense and just tell anyone your in the hospital, including the President, for over a month
Posted by: Gonzotx at July 01, 2026 06:02 PM (nGraA)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (QaH55)
I live on a pond on the coast of FL. I see water moccasins practically daily.
The problem isn't the adults, it's the juveniles. Adults will often slither away when they see you coming. And if they do strike out, the first one is usually venom-free. That's their warning. If you continue to FO and get hit a second time, yeah, you're going to get the juice.
The youngster snakes haven't learned about venom control. They will juice you the first time.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (9s47C)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (KC5Lt)
Diane Feinstein was an active and vibrant senator, passing legislation and consulting with her peers right up to her untimely death.
Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (Y8DZL)
As for McConnell, no doubt in my mind that's he effectively dead and on life support...why is the only question...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 06:04 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Mister Scott
Sounds like picnic time.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 01, 2026 06:04 PM (diia5)
Posted by: illiniwek
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Have they tried flipping him over back onto his belly?
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:04 PM (Y9s2Z)
Posted by: no one of any consequence at July 01, 2026 06:04 PM (qFwJc)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 06:00 PM (0N4FZ)
Yeah - given who we are talking about, if a swatting was the case, the people who did it would have been found immediately and the book would have been thrown at them.
It also would have been great publicity for a "Gay politician attacked for being gay". Would have brought out the usual suspects to pontificating and throw a rally/parade/riot, etc., complete with pre-printed signs and a nice-sized group of protestors.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 06:05 PM (SRRAx)
congress.gov
This is the current process under state law (updated in 2024 via House Bill 622, which took effect and removed any appointment authority). Kentucky is one of five states (along with North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin) that do not allow the governor to appoint an interim senator.
pewresearch.org
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (jehhT)
Problem is, Beshear thinks the state constitution allows him to appoint whoever he wants.
Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 05:54 PM (PrsTH)
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His shit's been pushed in. That ain't happening.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 06:05 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Demographics Matter at July 01, 2026 06:05 PM (HE7b3)
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HAHAHAH!!
Tales from the Crypt !
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:05 PM (frGWQ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 06:06 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: That Guy who always says "Nothing will happen." at July 01, 2026 06:06 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:07 PM (26X+Q)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder
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I think it more likely that there was something sus going on and CPS got a phone call to return the kids and shut up, than the alternative that it was just one anonymous phone call and they took the kids from an iconic Democrat.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:07 PM (Y9s2Z)
Anyway...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:07 PM (26X+Q)
His wife deserves the seat!!!
Posted by: GOPe at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (1Ff7Z)
but it is law unless he gets some higher power judge to declare it is not constitutional, and then it goes to SCOTUS?
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Facts at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (o0gs9)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: Hadley Lamarr at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (UWRAE)
Anyway...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:07 PM
Either way, he's a shell of his former self.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (jehhT)
I like that law.
And NJ should dump Kean. Give the nomination to the guy who came in second in the primary. He couldn't be any worse.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (26X+Q)
Anyway...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:07 PM (26X+Q)
His wife deserves the seat!!!
Posted by: GOPe
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I think you mean boot.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (c35xG)
The lies start when the pols say he is aware of business as usual. Because he is in a "medically induced coma" if on a vent. To prevent him taking out his tube.
They are lying about his condition. Which may or may not have been from a MI, no doubt complicated by advanced age and polio.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at July 01, 2026 06:03 PM (QaH55)
And Florida doesn't have frozen bodies of water either...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (l3cgK)
Mojtaba Khamenei wants a chat!
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (frGWQ)
Stop H8ing.
Posted by: Pete BootyJudge at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (o0gs9)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (jehhT)
I like that law.
And NJ should dump Kean. Give the nomination to the guy who came in second in the primary. He couldn't be any worse.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (26X+Q)
Kean's name is a NJ institution...does any other R win that seat?
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: illiniwek
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I don't think SCOTUS would touch it as it turns entirely on state law.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)
They are using that term because people believe when they read it, it a false/crank call.
But I dont think it was.
Depending upon the "alleged " event, one call is all it takes.
Plus, you dont see him out the vigorously denying this.
Hmmm
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 01, 2026 06:11 PM (ItWcy)
Which is interesting, because before the 17th Amendment wrecking everything, Article 1 § 3 of the original Constitution said that Senators were "chosen by the Legislature" of each state.
Given SCOTUS rulings and their weird retro-British bench legislating, would Andy still have his alleged power?
Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 06:11 PM (/TiS1)
@libsoftiktok
WANNABE TRANS TERRORIST ARRESTED IN LAS VEGAS
Allison Howlett, a man pretending to be a woman, was arrested by police after he allegedly planned to carry out a mass shooting.
Police found a huge stockpile of weapons at his home.
He’s being held on a $500k bond.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 01, 2026 06:11 PM (diia5)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:11 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (XvL8K)
How many people would vote for someone who defies written law?
Oh, Democrat - never mind....
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 06:12 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:12 PM (0sNs1)
Either way, he's a shell of his former self.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (0sNs1)
I see what you did there and approve!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 01, 2026 06:12 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM (itsE0)
Until he tries to sit at the adult's table.
My guess is that one or the other FA, literally, and the FO is some bitch ass twink DV, which required CPS intervention.
Then the swatting story was cooked up to paper over the entire sordid ordeal.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 06:13 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 06:13 PM (fkjGs)
Stop H8ing.
Posted by: Pete BootyJudge at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (o0gs9)
I thought he was pulling a train?
Posted by: GOPe at July 01, 2026 06:13 PM (1Ff7Z)
Hmmm
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at July 01, 2026 06:11 PM
"I did not have sex with that woman."
-- Billy J. Clinton
Bubba showing us how it's done.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:13 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:14 PM (Ia/+0)
Title it, This is The Way It Goes, and you too.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 06:14 PM (c35xG)
Posted by: Judge Smails at July 01, 2026 06:14 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 01, 2026 06:14 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (26X+Q)
Kean's name is a NJ institution...does any other R win that seat?
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (tOcjL)
I didn't think Kean, or anything Kean meant anything here anymore. Wasn't he governor when people were still riding around in chariots?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: SimoHayha at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM (/ZkOF)
Posted by: banana Dream at July 01, 2026 06:16 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM
"C'mon, that wasn't *that* long ago."
-- zombie Vic, probably
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:16 PM (0sNs1)
Tales from the Crypt !
Posted by: runner
That was good! If McConnell was dead, how could you tell versus when he was alive?
Posted by: Cheri at July 01, 2026 06:16 PM (oiNtH)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 06:09 PM (26X+Q)
Kean's name is a NJ institution...does any other R win that seat?
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 06:10 PM (tOcjL)
I didn't think Kean, or anything Kean meant anything here anymore. Wasn't he governor when people were still riding around in chariots?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM (snZF9)
His seat is apparently competitive right now...so if he's dumped, it's probably an easy D win...it is NJ...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 06:17 PM (tOcjL)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM
"C'mon, that wasn't *that* long ago."
-- zombie Vic, probably
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 06:16 PM (0sNs1)
Rest in Power, Vic
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Joe Bribum at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (G5jnN)
--
"He's propped up on a hand truck and we have his eyes held open with toothpicks."
All joking aside, I don't wish ill will on the guy, but he's been going noticeably downhill for a long while now. These people just stun me with their refusal to retire when they know they should.
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)
He needs to be indicted before that.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn.
I just bought this book inspired in part by Philip K. Dick which has a similar theme.
https://tinyurl.com/3kaet78w
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 01, 2026 06:19 PM (ZSKTF)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 06:08 PM
Something happened that warranted some sort of action by the DPS, the state police confirmed that much.
But one thing I can guarantee with absolute certainty is that child protective services would never remove kids from buttegigs house without some solid concrete evidence. Even then they would hesitate because the Michigan governor is one short phone call away from mister mayor a fellow prominent democrat that would not hesitate to make that phone call.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 06:19 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Cheri at July 01, 2026 06:16 PM (oiNtH)
He'll shit his pants less?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:19 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)
Not so sure.
Btw, is Jimmuh Carter dead? Don't remember his funeral.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 06:19 PM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 06:20 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 01, 2026 06:21 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 06:19 PM
No more funerals until's mine's over.
Posted by: zombie John McCain at July 01, 2026 06:21 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Cheri at July 01, 2026 06:21 PM (oiNtH)
Yes, as recently as comment #37
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (J4Dwc)
Anyone that wants to look into Mitch McConnell's background has a pretty easy lift. Not a mystery. He doesn't come from a rich family ... one branch owned a funeral home.
He graduated Louisville Law. Not exactly the fast track to all the NorthEast Money. But then ... Mitch aligned with the MLK movement.
He became their token white boy. The political token for both parties, frankly. The cat never worked a day at anything. Ever. Pure truth.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (7jBgj)
To give you an idea...the average small town display is, maybe, 1000 shells.
Big cities, they might throw up about 3,000 to 8,000 shells.
DC on the 4th. 850,000 shells including some 16 inchers that go up about 2.5 miles and display over the size of 4 football fields.
Biggest display ever on the planet.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (dIske)
My guess; the cast makes plans to reunite in The Villages, or Sun City, Arizona.
It was a stupid movie. I hated it.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at July 01, 2026 06:23 PM (0aYVJ)
Then again... I am prolly giving too much credit to the dumbest criminals in our history.
Posted by: Danimal28 at July 01, 2026 06:23 PM (mNOhh)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:17 PM (Ia/+0)
Not until the arguing stops
Heaven- You definitely get him
Hell- No way, you get him
Heaven- Yes way. you get him.
Hell- Kiss my ass, you're taking him
Heaven- we're getting nowhere, let him saunter around as an undead.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:23 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 01, 2026 06:24 PM (ZSKTF)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:18 PM (snZF9)
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Lichdom does have its perks...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (gnNyN)
201 This Senegal Belgium game is wild.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 06:20 PM (yEz+x)
It is! And the USA v. Bosnia tonight.
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (OoFl2)
I struggle with being a good Christian and this is one of the issues I struggle with most.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 01, 2026 06:24 PM (ZSKTF)
_____________________
This is NOT "the summer of George."
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (dIske)
Biggest display ever on the planet.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (dIske)
Hopefully they got GPS targeting so they can land them on Gracie mansion.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:26 PM (snZF9)
On Tubi, maybe other places.
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:26 PM (Ia/+0)
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There'll be some arrogant female flying a helicopter that will collide with them.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (g8Ew8)
Biggest display ever on the planet.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (dIske)
One shell per second would take almost four hours. You go home now.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (gnNyN)
True, biden became president.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Dr. Varno at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (nDXEV)
To give you an idea...the average small town display is, maybe, 1000 shells.
Big cities, they might throw up about 3,000 to 8,000 shells.
DC on the 4th. 850,000 shells including some 16 inchers that go up about 2.5 miles and display over the size of 4 football fields.
Biggest display ever on the planet.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:22 PM (dIske)
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What's even more incredible is the amount of precise coordination and timing that will go into it.
I bet it's all computer-controlled.
Push a button, start the show, and brace yourself....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (OoFl2)
Heard a funny bit about this on the Bob and Tom show.
Chick says The US team is playing Bosnia and Herzegovina today.
Kristy chimes in, "that's not fair, they have to play two teams at once?!"
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (0aYVJ)
General Streck: "What is the condition of Sergeant Kruger? ...Very well, let me know if there is any change in his condition."(Streck hangs up the phone and turns to his officers)
General Streck: "He's dead."
Posted by: Nelly at July 01, 2026 06:28 PM (6+ehB)
... how did Mitch McConnell - not a rich man, and not really a handsome man (polio) attract Elaine Chao ? Who was attractive by any measure ... and also rich ? Her family moved here and got involved in overseas shipping.
Mitch McConnell is one crooked fuck. He'd compromised. Pure and simple.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:29 PM (7jBgj)
That time Bosnia and Herzegovina played Trinidad and Tobago was wild, man.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 06:30 PM (J4Dwc)
I KNOW they would never vote for this is the reason. I am not stupid!
Their pipeline to $$$ would dry up like their dessicated corpses.
Term limits? Don't make me laugh. Actually do, because I am not in a great mood. Tomorrow I will try harder to break the spell of the last 2 months.
Thune has lied (which is not new) that he's been in contact with Mitch. Unless he's gone and touched his hand I don't think so! A phone call would reveal the vent breathing for him in his coma.
It is elder abuse for his wife to have allowed him to be carried around Congress like a big dummy. She's no better than Dr. Jill.
Surprised they have not rigged up a golden litter for rent there, which would require 4 people vs the two walking him. Then litter in waiting for the next senile elected jackass to need it.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at July 01, 2026 06:30 PM (hzuYO)
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:29 PM (7jBgj)
Asian women don't care much about looks as what kind of person you are.
(looks at wife)
Can confirm
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 06:30 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at July 01, 2026 06:31 PM (ZSKTF)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 06:31 PM (o0gs9)
When you're glitchin' at the podium with a 1000 mile stare
Sometimes I think it's a sin
When we're confirming SCOTUS judges but we're losing again
Posted by: Reality Bites at July 01, 2026 06:32 PM (nYWR7)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:25 PM (gnNyN)
True, biden became president.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (snZF9)
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Nancy Pelosi is a customer.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (zaqin)
... how did Mitch McConnell - not a rich man, and not really a handsome man (polio) attract Elaine Chao ? Who was attractive by any measure ... and also rich ? Her family moved here and got involved in overseas shipping.
Mitch McConnell is one crooked fuck. He'd compromised. Pure and simple.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:29 PM (7jBgj)
rooky here wround eye. We give you allll da tea in china and 10 billion yuan.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (snZF9)
I bet it's all computer-controlled.
Push a button, start the show, and brace yourself....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 06:27 PM (gnNyN)
_____________________________
That's the best part...it is synched up to patriotic and iconic music.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (dIske)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 06:35 PM (o0gs9)
I would be in favor of a simple physical test. Like, make them run up the capitol steps every term and if they can't they have to retire.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (Y9s2Z)
Posted by: The McConnells at July 01, 2026 06:38 PM (q2NNn)
Posted by: World Cup Update at July 01, 2026 06:35 PM (o0gs9)
Soccer is just basketball suicides without the ball.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:38 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 01, 2026 06:39 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 06:34 PM (zaqin)
She might actually be more Draugr class.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:39 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 06:40 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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OK, so there are some good points about making these corrupt scumbags suffer in their sunset years. Leave it to CBTG to always find the silver lining.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:40 PM (Y9s2Z)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:40 PM (KC5Lt)
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Except for Senators. Senators are your liege lords.
Posted by: John Thune at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (w+leU)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (ExV1e)
I would be in favor of a simple physical test. Like, make them run up the capitol steps every term and if they can't they have to retire.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at July 01, 2026 06:37 PM (Y9s2Z)
What would you do with Gov. Abbot of Texas, should he become a senator? He is in a wheelchair.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (ZVgZ4)
You've obviously never stayed in DC. Or Baltimore.
It's sirens and shots all night long.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (7jBgj)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at July 01, 2026 06:41 PM (ZVgZ4)
There's a ramp he has to get up.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 06:42 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 06:43 PM (yEz+x)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 06:15 PM (snZF9)
He was governor in 1982. I shot a video of a bridge dedication and he was a guest that June.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at July 01, 2026 06:45 PM (5xuJ/)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 06:50 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: MartynWW at July 01, 2026 06:55 PM (IUbKC)
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at July 01, 2026 07:32 PM (RIyP7)
Posted by: irright at July 01, 2026 09:04 PM (AVtsT)
Posted by: JohnD at July 01, 2026 10:33 PM (DTOdQ)
Posted by: Greg Miller at July 02, 2026 02:57 AM (o8ftu)
Russia isn't run at every level by people who despise Russia and Russians.
Posted by: ccoffer at July 02, 2026 12:10 PM (EF/Bn)
Posted by: Dusty Cat at July 02, 2026 01:52 PM (pZRUX)
Noted Manly Men Will Wheaton and George Takei Attack Dwayne Johnson As a "Coward" For Not Endorsing Their Far-Left Imbecilic Identity Politics
Variety
@Variety Dwayne Johnson Slammed as a 'Coward' for Staying Quiet on Politics; 'Star Trek' Icon George Takei Fires Back: 'Silence Is Complicity'
Variety
@Variety Dwayne Johnson is facing backlash for staying quiet on politics, with "Star Trek" icon George Takei telling him that "silence is complicity" and "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton adding: "So disappointing to find out he is such a coward." Johnson told Fox News in 2024 that he regretted endorsing Joe Biden for president in 2020 because it caused division amongst his fans, adding at the time: "My goal is to bring this country together. I believe in that. There will be no endorsement. At this level of influence, I will keep my politics to myself. It is between me and the ballot box." The blockbuster actor expanded on his newfound aversion to political talk by telling Esquire this month: "What I have learned through experience is that I need to keep -- need, not want -- the main thing. And the main thing for me, the thing that in the morning I swing my legs out of bed and I run towards, is creating. It's art. It's storytelling. I've learned I'm going to keep my politics to myself. There are moments when, hey, there's nothing we can't talk about. If I'm wrong, I'll tell you I'm wrong. Or if I feel like I got a leg up and this is the right way to go, I'll share it with you. Politics is omnipresent and it's forever. I don't like it. I hate it at times. I hate the slinging. I hate all the bullshit that comes with it."
The NY Post with more:
Wil Wheaton has blasted Dwayne Johnson over the actor's decision to stay out of politics. The "Stand By Me" star and President Trump critic branded Johnson a "coward" after the wrestler-turned-actor said he plans to keep his political views private. "So disappointing to find out he is such a coward," Wheaton wrote Monday on Threads, in response to a post from George Takei highlighting Johnson's recent comments to Esquire. Johnson, 53, explained in the interview that he no longer wants to publicly weigh in on politics because he doesn't want it to overshadow his work. "What I have learned through experience is that I need to keep -- need, not want -- the main thing the main thing," Johnson said. "The main thing for me, the thing that in the morning I swing my legs out of bed and I run towards, is creating. It's art. It's storytelling." "I've learned I'm going to keep my politics to myself," he continued. "There are moments when, hey, there's nothing we can't talk about. "If I'm wrong, I'll tell you I'm wrong. Or if I feel like I got a leg up and this is the right way to go, I'll share it with you." Johnson, who identifies as an Independent, also said he believes people with opposing political views should talk to one another instead of publicly attacking each other, adding, "I hate the slinging. I hate all the bulls-- that comes with it." Wheaton has long been outspoken about his political views and campaigned for Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election. ... Johnson condemned the July 2024 assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania, saying political violence has "no room" in America. "Whether you love Donald, don't love Donald, it doesn't matter. They tried to assassinate him. There's no room for that," Johnson said at The Value Conference in September 2024. "Despite it being who we were in that moment, I still believe in my core that is not who we are as a country. "So him standing up at that moment, we wanted to see that."That's considered an aggressive "right wing political" take by the pro-murder left.
Wil has nothing to lose. He does signings at Comic Conventions. Dwayne, one of the biggest box office draws of our time, has much, much, much more to lose by alienating half the country either way he leans. https://t.co/tOJ3ceki71
— Steve Byrne (@stevebyrnelive) July 1, 2026
This is the only way @wilw can get attention. https://t.co/jTpIR7g3Qw
— Nick Searcy, Actor/Director/Producer/Author (@yesnicksearcy) July 1, 2026
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (CWTWj)
Hollywood related. I streamed 'Supergirl' in the background while working last night. Barely caught my attention.
I think she was battling menopause.
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (Sco7b)
He's due to make a Martin Scorsese movie soon (Hawaiian mob story or something, big budget).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (SRRAx)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Weasel at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (dBsPf)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (mP0Kj)
Right in his mouth.
Posted by: Gunslinger at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (R2gO3)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Max Power at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (ZD9EQ)
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Shut up, Wesley!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: buzzion at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (3tZV2)
Posted by: Max Power at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (ZD9EQ)
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*smoulder*
-The Rock
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: The Rock at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (Fi81e)
https://tinyurl.com/ytfmu9hu
Posted by: Thrawn at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (KKMoa)
Posted by: Blake - semi lurker in marginal standing at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (UJMvS)
Posted by: Martin Tell at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (OTAXA)
Posted by: mr tmz at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (rJ48h)
Seriously?
Dolly Parton was brilliant. Someone tried to trap her with a gay marriage question and she replied they should be as unhappy as the rest of us. Funny line. Everyone walks away thinking Dolly has their politics.
Dolly keeps selling records...
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (1ZMia)
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (YIpLe)
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I'd hardly call him an "icon."
He was a supporting character at best.
His job was to fly the Enterprise and look cool doing it.
Nothing more.
Scotty was far more of an icon...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: the other Lennon at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (YIpLe)
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Gene Roddenberry saw himself in this kid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (MWfyi)
They don’t have to worry allowing jobs or fans, they’ve already bottomed out on both.
Sad!
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (KC5Lt)
Johnson is the coward? Nowadays it takes guts to just sit still and mind your own business.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (XJ22o)
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So disappointing to find out you're a douchebag.
Oh, wait, we knew that already.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (YIpLe)
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (Av6i5)
There's a new Power Hierarchy in the DC Universe!
Posted by: Dwayne "Black Adam" Johnson at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (Fi81e)
STAND BY ME: The Film and Its Stars 40 Years Later
A Night of Reflection, Connection, and the Friendships That Shape Us
with Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Wil Wheaton
www.standbymelive.com
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: DougInWA at July 01, 2026 04:51 PM (/+Q3C)
Celebrities and "influencers" honestly think that what they say matters to the vast majority of people. It doesn't.
I respect Johnson for keeping his trap shut.
We are going to be taking Rebecca to see the live action Moana for her birthday (had already planned that). Nice to know that we can enjoy it without worrying about the main actor's political leanings.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 04:51 PM (SRRAx)
This is not fair that other people that work hard have nice things and I only attract Skanky Women that are in love with themselves...
Posted by: Purple Hair, Ten Nose Rings, Charles Manson Tattoo on my face transgender male at July 01, 2026 04:51 PM (G5jnN)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 04:51 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (gnNyN)
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But he ne' kinna do it!
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (1wjle)
Oh? All righty then. Homosexuals are helping other homosexuals molest children and are keeping silent about it!
Sulu is complicit in child rape!!
Posted by: Well, I mean if he's right... at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Sid at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (/ekHg)
Wil Wheaton is cooking the rock!
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (Fi81e)
/Blech, Brain Bleach Stat!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (t/lcw)
Wil Wheaton, do something useful with your life aside from snide tweets. For Pete's sake.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (YIpLe)
Posted by: Wally at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (0e5Te)
Oh? All righty then. Homosexuals are helping other homosexuals molest children and are keeping silent about it!
Sulu is complicit in child rape!!
Posted by: Well, I mean if he's right... at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Where's their voice on street crime?
Oh, they LIKE street crime and people stabbed and raped in the streets!
Okay.
Slogans only last until they lose on them.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:54 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:54 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:54 PM (YIpLe)
Posted by: A bane upon existence at July 01, 2026 04:54 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Well, I mean if he's right... at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Rumor is he actually prefers "Green Boys" IYKWIMAITYD.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (MWfyi)
I find your comment amusing.
Posted by: Max Power at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (ZD9EQ)
I think he wanted to be the next Schwarzenegger, become some celebrifag shitlib GOP Governor or Senator, maybe knock up an ugly third world maid or three and pick up a high society wife along the way... but times changed without notice.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: mr tmz at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (rJ48h)
A Night of Reflection, Connection, and the Friendships That Shape Us
with Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Wil Wheaton
www.standbymelive.com
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (Cqx++)
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*tosses a quarter in the bucket*
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (YIpLe)
Movies Released? Absolutely positively ZERO.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (dIske)
It's complete kayfabe he worked out with Will and George to manufacture him "centrist" bona fides.
FFS, the roid-munching bonehead endorsed both Biden and Kamala--there is no doubt at all what his politics are.
IDK what office they are grooming him for in CA but it's clear they're trying.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (gnNyN)
Geez, Sid, don't you care about people getting knifed on subways?!
I know, I know, all you are saying, is give crime a chance...
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: buzzion at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (3tZV2)
That is actually showing intelligence that Westley does not seem to have. Even in Wheaton's podcast/Youtube world the leftists are not dominant by any means.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Wally at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (0e5Te)
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He and Hunter Biden are traveling together on the "No Yellow!" tour.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: Sid at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (/ekHg)
***trips Sid, grabs by collar of shirt, drags to community bathroom stall, administers swirlies***
That's enough outta you, son.
***flushes again***
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (SRRAx)
This is the cocksucker that got up shoulder-to-shoulder with Oprah after the HI fires to harangue you to donate your money to help his neighbors.
Not his money, your money.
F him.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (t/lcw)
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He opens up for Hunter.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026 04:52 PM (1wjle)
He wasn’t around for a few seasons when Wesley attended Starfleet Academy. Then he came back towards the end for a few episodes before they got rid of him again by sending him off in the universe with The Traveller alien.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (gnNyN)
I knew that when he was just Westley Crusher.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (uhVAy)
The ongoing rash of suicides by people torn apart by Wil Wheaton's disapproval is going to be heart-breaking.
First we disappointed Obama.
Now Wil Wheaton.
Maybe we're the problem...
Okay, thanks for the fun break.
Start Trek: Enterprise in the background has been pretty fun. And Jolene Blalock and Grace Park were smoking hot.
Strange New Worlds has been fun too. Young Uhura, Spock, Kirk, Scotty...
Posted by: Stateless - He's not heavy, he's my dog! at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (0N4FZ)
Because we have. I would much prefer to not know the stupid politics of entertainers. Not even offended an, just bored with them taking themselves so seriously. Batgirl actress is the latest to discover this. Shut up and entertain us already.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (4KUe5)
If this trend continues - 2026 will not be a good midterm for the left, and with their government funneled money drying up, 2028 looks like a massive problem. Especially since all the energy means more democrats will lose to their DSA opponents, making whatever swing districts remain more red.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (GZYu7)
It's complete kayfabe he worked out with Will and George to manufacture him "centrist" bona fides
This.
Johnson is being trotted out now because the DSA has unveiled the Democrats as, in fact, a Communist front. Johnson is here to hide all this behind a camera-friendly face. He's the next Obama.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:55 PM (t/lcw)
Spent his off time on Epstein's Orion Space Station.
Posted by: He don't like Marta? at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Martin Tell at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (OTAXA)
I'm amazed that, still, no one in Hollywood tells these people to STFU because opening their mouths can only harm their brand.
Of course, a lot of the mouthiest ones don't really work anymore so they just run around blessing us with their wisdom.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (uhVAy)
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Shut up, Wesley.
I remember the usenet group [tt]alt.startrek.wesley.crusher.die.die.die[/tt]....
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (itsE0)
It's Wesley not Westley.
I wouldn't correct except that Westley, from the Princess Bride, is a good character and should not be marred by association with this half-a-fag.
Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: 13times at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (6iKlf)
That the new Marvel movie?
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (XuXeR)
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"If it's not Tranny,
It must be Pakistani."
/Cucker Qatarlson and his fellow Muzzie-loving butt-bitches from Podcastistan ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (t/lcw)
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He's just going down into his rape pose.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (Fi81e)
Nope. It only takes a few minutes of any episode to remind me why I hated it the first time around.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (MWfyi)
I just don't like it while they are doing their 'job' . That mostly applies to singers.
Also I know the Left disagree but speaking up about how you love America ain't political to me.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (KC5Lt)
He's the turd that Kerry would give birth to after his gay nuptuals with Obama.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:57 PM (t/lcw)
George likes white guys.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (w6EFb)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (gnNyN)
I saw Sheldon’s wedding episode last month and Wheaton was supposed to officiate but was replaced at the last minute by Mark Hamil, which was actually sorta funny.
I only watch that show when I’m somewhere else and they have it on.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (6ydKt)
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (dIske)
Who cares what they think, about anything?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (CtuYK)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:01 PM (jehhT)
Star Trek: The Soyboy Paradox
Posted by: 13times at July 01, 2026 05:00 PM (6iKlf)
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Star Trek: Lower Dicks
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (t/lcw)
Other than that, who?
Same with George Takei--he built a huge social media presence promoting his play about Japanese-American internees in CA, and he did it by being completely apolitical, to drive traffic for his show, and now that the show has come and gone, he uses his "platform" to be a complete asshole. He is well on the way, particularly at his age, to being another "who?"
Posted by: barbarausa at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (YIpLe)
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Gene Roddenberry saw himself in this kid.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (hWfuL)
If the Great Bird had sent Westley off for 89 combat missions in a war zone he might have turned out like Roddenberry instead of what he has instead.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (YIpLe)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: connected and litigious at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (cS1cw)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 01, 2026 05:02 PM (bDt0k)
Posted by: JROD at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (1+Mqc)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (KC5Lt)
Sulu is not a fucking ICON.
Hell, I love Scotty a lot more. And Chekov.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: SciVo at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (Sy6m/)
Posted by: Gay icon George Takei at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: See that Wesley? at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (B0NCh)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:58 PM (uhVAy)
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Shut up, Wesley.
I remember the usenet group [tt]alt.startrek.wesley.crusher.die.die.die[/tt]....
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (Fi81e)
I used to read that, they could be pretty funny on Usenet back in the day
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Tom Servo at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (KC5Lt)
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Supergirl Unveils New Superpower Of Losing $100 Million In A Single Week
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (Fi81e)
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Amateur.
Posted by: Kamala Harris at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (B0NCh)
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So that's why they did the episode where they put Wesley on the equivalent of a space ice floe?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: JQ at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (rdVOm)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:04 PM (KC5Lt)
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He could never let go of that Klingon glory hole.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (bDt0k)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (Ia/+0)
He just wants to date him.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (YwEeS)
Keanu Reeves is an example. Looks like the Rock wants to be like that.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (2gRzS)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:03 PM (wzUl9)
Sheesh, he's that old? Sounds like the time of life for him to work in soaps.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:06 PM (BI5O2)
So courageous. They deserve Medals of Honor for their sacrifice.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 05:07 PM (oji8u)
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (dIske)
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I'm pretty sure I saw him under an L.A. overpass holding a boom-box to his head and giving hand jobs, $20 same as in town.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 05:07 PM (t/lcw)
One good movie back in the 90s think.
Posted by: Dandalo at July 01, 2026 05:07 PM (3QsZU)
Johnson MUST be struggled.
Posted by: George Takei at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (Q/FnY)
He was background scenery for most of the show.
He had slightly more prominent roles in the films, but just barely.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (6ydKt)
Icon? He was a bit character who's made a second career being a leftist asshole.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at July 01, 2026 05:09 PM (pE12i)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 05:09 PM (4KUe5)
Takei and Wheaton ragging on the Rock doesn't even rise to the level of ankle-biting. Takei and Wheaton are two worms who can't even get out of the dirt to bite the sole of Rock's foot.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (5ka4a)
I remember him best as the main Nazi (especially in the tank) in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (/HDaX)
Posted by: Ernest T Bass at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (jrgJz)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Inigo Montoya at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (B0NCh)
Icon? He was a bit character who's made a second career being a leftist asshole.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at July 01, 2026 05:09 PM (pE12i)
Bea Arthur's Dick siting!
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026
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Sheesh, he's that old? Sounds like the time of life for him to work in soaps.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026
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Wiki says born 1972. He was fourteen when he did Stand By Me, fifteen when he started with TNG. Apparently he's been doing tons of voice work.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Ernest T Bass at July 01, 2026
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She most certainly did.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:11 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (SRRAx)
Teresa -
Great to see you on here!! How you doing?
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 05:11 PM (N39Ws)
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I'd hardly call him an "icon."
He was a supporting character at best.
Yeah, he was barely above Crewman #6.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 05:11 PM (oji8u)
One good movie back in the 90s think.
Posted by: Dandalo at July 01, 2026 05:07 PM (3QsZU)
Given what happened to everyone's #1 can't miss new Superstar Henry Cavil even when not saying anything wrong I can't really blame him.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:11 PM (uhVAy)
So is allowing these queers to stick their dicks in you mouth and ass.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (l3cgK)
Bea Arthur's Dick siting!
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (dK+Kv)
Best nic on the net.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (Mvti0)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Takei insisted on Sulu piloting his own ship in ST6. Which the scriptwriters worked around. The movie overall ended up good, so, hooray for that I guess.
Problem: Takei's delivery was wooden as ever, and it seemed obvious that the reason he got his ship was less because of ego (which he has) and more because he despised most of his fellow actors on the show especially Shatner. He simply didn't want to be in many scenes on the Enterprise.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Dandalo at July 01, 2026 05:07 PM (3QsZU)
The last thing I liked him in was the Jumanji remake and that’s not saying much.
Tried watching the Jungle Cruise movie one time and fell asleep about 15 minutes in.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (6ydKt)
BabylonBee: "Trump Rules Entire World as Supreme Court Decides Everyone Is American"
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (8zt2q)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:10 PM (KC5Lt)
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The Rundown is one of the most entertaining action movies I've ever seen.
When I come across it, I always end up staying until the end.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (Mvti0)
We've had some good one's here.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: barbarausa at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: connected and litigious at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (cS1cw)
If I were a producer, and an agent laid that rider on me, I'd laugh. And then my sic my office dogs on him.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (itsE0)
Icon? He was a bit character who's made a second career being a leftist asshole.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at July 01, 2026 05:09 PM (pE12i)
The thing is, they - the featured players - did have careers after the show ended. They just weren't major stars. Heck, even Shatner and Nimoy had a downturn and were stuck doing guest star roles for a while. Why they would expect to be megastars? I think they got ego inflation when the conventions started. Thinking they were the stars instead of Shatner, Nimoy, and Kelly. Felt they were more important and the heart of Star Trek, even though it was definitely the Kirk, Spock, McCoy triad.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: connected and litigious at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (cS1cw)
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She has eyes?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (8zt2q)
Posted by: Ordinary American at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (fZiTB)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026
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That's the guy who did spots for some product where his character trumpeted his attachment to his cow? I've forgotten the name of the product, and all I can recall is the actor sitting by his fireplace with a Guernsey.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Eromero at July 01, 2026 05:15 PM (LHPAg)
Posted by: connected and litigious at July 01, 2026 05:15 PM (cS1cw)
He was background scenery for most of the show.
He had slightly more prominent roles in the films, but just barely.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (6ydKt)
Evil Sulu in the alternate universe Enterprise "Mr Sulu your agonizer"
The sword swinging maniac in the 'no inhibitions' show
He was freezing on a planet once when the transporter failed and they forgot about shuttlecraft.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (uhVAy)
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That's the thing they shove up your butt and does "stuff" right?
Sa'HutlIjDaq
Posted by: Khan - Kock Kurious Klingon at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (pE12i)
OK, Dwayne responded, all faggots must die.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (/lPRQ)
Johnson MUST be struggled.
Posted by: George Takei
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I keep trying to think of ways to mock these new commies, since I think that's the best way to defeat them. I think "Thanks, but Imma pass on the struggle session" is a good retort every time they accuse you of one of their "crimes" and expect a defense. Variations also. "I'll have to decline your invitation to a struggle session due to a prior engagement with reality" or what have you.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (rbvCR)
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A US citizen overseas is obligated to pay taxes on worldwide income, and file every year, just as if they resided in America.
Failure to file and pay are crimes, and can potentially mean prison.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (8zt2q)
Wheaton has long been outspoken about his political views and campaigned for Kamala Harris during the 2024 presidential election.
Shut up Wesley. Keep your faggoty PedoWood opinion to yourself.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (QVmho)
Where's Takei's moment? Maybe when he's pretending to be a heterosexual predator in Mirror, Mirror. Otherwise he may as well be an ensign.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (gKWVE)
BTW, the Tennessee State Patrol reopened the Pusser case recently, and determined that he likely shot his wife.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:12 PM (gKWVE)
Which is strange as his entire career was based there.
If it wasn’t for his more famous co-stars he’d have never been known outside of gay bars in LA.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (6ydKt)
He was background scenery for most of the show.
He had slightly more prominent roles in the films, but just barely.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM (6ydKt)
Evil Sulu in the alternate universe Enterprise "Mr Sulu your agonizer"
The sword swinging maniac in the 'no inhibitions' show
He was freezing on a planet once when the transporter failed and they forgot about shuttlecraft.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:16 PM (uhVAy)
They should have killed him with the earwig in Wrath of Khan.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (wzUl9)
And got paid and stayed out of politics. He also learned Chinese to try to push WWE in China and got burned there about the internal Chinese politics as well.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (rbvCR)
If I were a producer, and an agent laid that rider on me, I'd laugh. And then my sic my office dogs on him.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (BI5O2)
I'd just hire him for a movie where he gets pushed offscreen into a closet and beaten up repeatedly, then cut to a hospital getting bandaged up. Make the opponents girl scouts, puppies and kittens, fill in the blank. It would make millions.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (gb+eN)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (XJ22o)
Wouldn't "I don't care what you think. Your opinion means nothing to me," work as well?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (1Ff7Z)
I was thinking. If someone is born in the US and gets birthright citizenship, then goes back to the home country with the parents, and returns as an adult to do whatever, can the IRS claim back taxes, or even better, demand taxes each year while the "citizen" is overseas?
Posted by: Kindltot
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You do have to pay taxes when you're overseas. Hasan Piker was smart though, returned at the age of 18 to wreak havoc, probably no tax obligations.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Butcher Bay, bitchez at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (dK+Kv)
That was Chekov, not Sulu.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (uhVAy)
Birthing hips
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
That's what Smash says about my 3500 Ram dually truck. It has birthing hips.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (QVmho)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:14 PM (rbvCR)
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If you are a citizen I believe your global earnings are taxable. There are offsets for local taxes owed to whatever country you are working in.
Posted by: Black JEM at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (GZYu7)
The sword swinging maniac in the 'no inhibitions' show
He was freezing on a planet once when the transporter failed and they forgot about shuttlecraft.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026
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"Rice wine'll do if you're short on coffee . . ."
Those were all early stories when the show was still feeling its way, and they were attempting to showcase other characters now and then beyond Kirk/Spock/McCoy. Those three were still the leads, but GR's writers were trying to create some good character moments for the supporting players.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (wzUl9)
Tom Cruise is almost surely as big a liberal...but he knows what his job is...make good movies and let them talk...
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (tOcjL)
As games go Vin Diesel >>> almost everybody.
Posted by: Butcher Bay, bitchez at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (gKWVE)
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Riddick is a guilty pleasure.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (Wmg4n)
Wouldn't "I don't care what you think. Your opinion means nothing to me," work as well?
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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It would, but I like to throw in some extra mockery since that part of the socialist story is now disavowed even by the ChiComs themselves. It's extra-insulty.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (XJ22o)
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@NYCMayor
·
1h
New York: it's hot out there, and the power grid is working overtime to keep us cool.
Set your AC to 78 degrees, turn off lights/electronics you're not using, and unplug what you can.
Our City is doing its part too: maintaining the 78 degrees rule in our buildings, dimming/turning off our lights during peak electricity demand, asking private partners to do the same, and powering down non-essential equipment.
A stable grid means the AC stays on, and lives are saved. Let's ease demand — and get through the heat — together.
Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (kX27y)
He's due to make a Martin Scorsese movie soon (Hawaiian mob story or something, big budget).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,
Do a remake of Big John McLain... this time it is Chynese Commies!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (2UnvF)
Posted by: bluebell at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (wn4/D)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (BI5O2)
Where's Takei's moment? Maybe when he's pretending to be a heterosexual predator in Mirror, Mirror. Otherwise he may as well be an ensign.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (gKWVE)
His shirtless sword wielding in Naked Time is probably the best but the evil SS heading security was a good one with the scar.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:21 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:21 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (fkjGs)
I've not seen The Rundown.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (KC5Lt)
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I would say you have to, but nobody has to do anything regarding entertainment.
It also stars Christopher Walken as the big bad and Seann William Scott as the kid he has to "run down". Also Rosario Dawson as the love interest.
It's a fun movie. My wife loves that one too.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: dantesed at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (Oy/m2)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (uhVAy)
Flounder never forgets a face.
Names might be a problem.
Posted by: also for ST2's screenwriters at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (wzUl9)
But that's all they were, supporting players. They could have made a good living still, but all the applause at the cons made their heads swell.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (1Ff7Z)
He does, but his mom is Samoan, so maybe that is what's up with the flowery thang.
"His mother is the adopted daughter of Peter Maivia, who was also a professional wrestler. Johnson's maternal grandmother Lia was one of the first female pro wrestling promoters, taking over Polynesian Pacific Pro Wrestling after her husband's death in 1982 and managing it until 1988. Through his maternal grandfather Maivia, Johnson is a non-blood relative of the Anoaʻi wrestling family. In 2008, he inducted his father and grandfather into the WWE Hall of Fame."
wiki
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (vbXSk)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:22 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:20 PM (XJ22o)
Ok, so add "you little pansy faggot."
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:23 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Oldcat"
Chekov got tortured a lot. He was always screaming about something.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Notsothoreau at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (bkuEU)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:17 PM (XJ22o)
I always prefer to attack leftists from the left, they have a lot of trouble with that. You know more about the left than they do, it isn't hard to outwit them.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (KC5Lt)
Are we not adults?
Do you need attaboys for controlling the the room city buildings because it’s hot in July, as it is every freaking year???
If this counts as an account, or “leadership,” then I look forward to the next blizzard (will be stocked up on popcorn).
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (dK+Kv)
That was Chekov, not Sulu.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (uhVAy)
That was why I said should have.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (dK+Kv)
George Takei admitted he went to anonymous glory holes while he was on Star Trek.
Posted by: polynikes
Aren't they all anonymous?
Similar to assless chaps.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (Cqx++)
He was background scenery for most of the show.
He had slightly more prominent roles in the films, but just barely.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:08 PM
sulu wasn't cast in every episode of the original star trek TV series. He was a back up character. Granted he missed one episode "the trouble with tribbles" because he was filming the green berets with john wayne as a supporting actor but he wasn't on the TV show for about 40% of the episodes.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: Kindltot
Can minors be charged for FARA violations?
Charged as adults?
Charged in absentia?
If holding duel citizenship does not make one a "foreign agent" then nothing does.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:25 PM (/lPRQ)
What's the temp at the Mayor's house?
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:25 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:25 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: Oldcat"
Chekov got tortured a lot. He was always screaming about something.
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (MWfyi)
torture is a Russian invention, after all.
It was his running joke to make the Russian a vehement Russian nationalist.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:25 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (wzUl9)
Dude. Mr T was in DC Cab and a Rocky Movie.
The Hulkster was in Over the Top!
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (v9lAB)
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (tOcjL)
He also understands his audience.
Pro US Rah Rah gung ho Military or Spy flicks...
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Pleistocene Megafauna at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (XbNmU)
You had me at Walken and Sean Williams ( who I think is underrated)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:18 PM (dK+Kv)
That was Chekov, not Sulu.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (uhVAy)
That was why I said should have.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:24 PM (dK+Kv)
Oh, My!
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (v9lAB)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (Xa17V)
Dude. Mr T was in DC Cab and a Rocky Movie.
The Hulkster was in Over the Top!
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (v9lAB)
Sorry, best wrestler part EVAH?
Andre the Giant in Princess Bride.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (mP0Kj)
We still ruv the reft. -- 'Citizen' voters in Beijing
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (wzUl9)
Ok, so add "you little pansy faggot."
Posted by: OrangeEnt
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That's a compliment. "Snowflake" is what I'd call them.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (itsE0)
Movies Released? Absolutely positively ZERO.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 04:56 PM (dIske)
Rachel Zegler’s newest film project is the comedy-drama She Gets It From Me, which is currently in post-production with no distribution secured yet. ... Following the box office underperformance of Disney’s Snow White (2025), Zegler has also been cast as Velma in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s upcoming musical film Octet, which is currently filming, and as Emma in Last Dance. Additionally, she is scheduled to make her Broadway debut in a revival of Evita starting in February 2027.
Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker at July 01, 2026 05:28 PM (gb+eN)
Spock being the only "alien" per se.
Sulu was a nod to the Orientals, as they were referred to at the time.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 05:28 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (v9lAB)
I was also Thunder Lips - The Ultimate Male in a Rocky movie. How quickly they forget.
Posted by: Zombie Hulkster at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (q2NNn)
OK I scrolled up and looked at the photo. The Rock does look really gay there. Like a tourist prowling for a dockside rent boy in a cruise ship's port of call.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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I thought he looked kinda like a pimp.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (XJ22o)
DC Cab was great but not as good as Predator.
Also I used ' 'I ain't got time to bleed' quite frequently .
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: FarkingClownshoes at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (41YRT)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: Everyone In Hollywood Is A Fag at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (g7saB)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (YIpLe)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (6ydKt)
If you are a citizen I believe your global earnings are taxable. There are offsets for local taxes owed to whatever country you are working in." Posted by: Black JEM
I'm assuming the China tourist birthers' children have dual citizenship (which itself is a bad idea). So not sure how that works, but it's probably different.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (vbXSk)
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Staring: The Paolo!
Posted by: The Paolo at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:26 PM (BI5O2)
The Rock in the movie 'Be Cool' with Travolta?
Yeah... played gay wayyyyyy too well.
Posted by: Romeo13 at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (Xa17V)
He's gonna keep it for himself after his term ends!!! It's a gift to the US! He can't do that!
Posted by: The Enemy Press at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
The gold plated toilet fixtures may be a bit much...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (xvV+O
I don't follow his post-career, but I find it hard to believe anyone is "a lot" gayer than George Takei. At his level of play, everyone's a standout.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (6ydKt)
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Lei off the guy.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (itsE
That was an ending that was right up there with Brian's Song and The Champ for me.
Peter-Son ! Peter-Son ! Have you seen my Peter-Son?
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: George The Animal Steele at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (g7saB)
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You mean "slope" or "gook" right.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (St1MS)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:29 PM (XJ22o
It's a fine line.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 05:32 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:32 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 05:32 PM (itsE0)
Posted by: barbarausa at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (enw9G)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM (wzUl9)
Yes Chekov takes Uhura to the station and buys one.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (uhVAy)
I hate to kill you. You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die.
Posted by: Andre the Giant at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE)
Additionally, she is scheduled to make her Broadway debut in a revival of Evita starting in February 2027.
Posted by: Question Authority bumper sticker
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Following her resounding success in that role in London's West End, one might add. Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Hopefully the SS scoured every inch of it for Chinese/Russian/Iranian spyware before they let President Trump on board...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: zombie
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"Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual, uninvolved, uninformed."
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: barbarausa
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That would make sense.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (St1MS)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:30 PM (wzUl9)
Hard in 3 to 5k words, too.
Posted by: The Goose-egg Writer at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Sgt Provo at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (q2NNn)
The Canada of actors...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (Sco7b)
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Because they're considering suicide?
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:35 PM (Fi81e)
I hate to kill you. You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die.
Posted by: Andre the Giant at July 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE
I don't get the over the top love for The Princess Bride. I realize I'm in the minority here.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Nova Local at July 01, 2026 05:19 PM (tOcjL)
I bet his politics start and end with scientology.
Posted by: LASue at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (lCppi)
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Hopefully the SS scoured every inch of it for Chinese/Russian/Iranian spyware before they let President Trump on board...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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They probably had to strip it down to a bare hulk to refit.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (xvV+O)
Posted by: Clay at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (/DzYy)
I'm assuming the China tourist birthers' children have dual citizenship (which itself is a bad idea). So not sure how that works, but it's probably different.
Posted by: illiniwek
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Another interesting thing is that those birthright kids, if male, are required to register for the draft by the time they're 25. Failure is a federal felony. Of course we never prosecute anyone for it because we're doormats for these people, and of course there's a 5-year statute of limitations so they're in the clear by age 30.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (KC5Lt)
I, too, could go without it.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 05:35 P
Nah, in the grand scheme of things, unimportant.
And no one should really give a crap about them unless they need body parts or resources.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (KC5Lt)
I smiled, but never laughed out loud.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (1Ff7Z)
urged" me to go to not one, but two separate screenings of Wrath of Khan that were then followed by William Shatner in one event and by Takei in another.
Shatner was surprisingly thoughtful and self-deprecating. Takei, on the other hand, was a petulant, spiteful twerp, whose every anecdote reminded the audience of what a trend-setter and hero of gays in Hollywood he had been. Had little digs at Shatner sprinkled throughout. (When asked about his spat with Takei, Shatner was gracious and avoided being baited into saying anything negative.)
Amazing how far little talent but a possessing a deep voice can get you in the entertainment industry.
Posted by: red speck at July 01, 2026 05:37 PM (Ve/HL)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (St1MS)
Shhhh. They are proving their masculinity.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (Ia/+0)
The Canada of actors...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at July 01, 2026 05:34 PM (Sco7b)
And ironically, Shatner is Canadian and he’s the only actor of the cast to get his own TV show with TJ Hooker.
Even more ironic, Shatner is the only cast member I’d like to have a beer with if his slightly conservative public personality is remotely close to reality.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (6ydKt)
Takai was in "Green Berets"; had to take time off from ST to do it.
So, back off there, pilgrim.
Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 05:38 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (KC5Lt)
I, too, could go without it.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 05:36 PM (dK+Kv)
it's no Adventures in Babysitting by any means, but I think we didn't realize that the age of films was coming to the end of the line.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 05:39 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 05:31 PM (St1MS)
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I think it looks tropical-island cool. The Blade would wear one. In fact, he did. He was in Hawaii last month. He proudly rocked the leis. Even ones more feminine that what the Rock is wearing. The ladies loved it.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at July 01, 2026 05:45 PM (5ka4a)
Posted by: connected and litigious at July 01, 2026 05:13 PM (cS1cw)
My eyes are up here!
Posted by: Alexandra Daddario at July 01, 2026 05:47 PM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at July 01, 2026 05:27 PM
I guess it was a big deal at the time. From what I have read was sulu was going to be the main character in that episode (after Kirk) but they wrote chekov into that part.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at July 01, 2026 05:51 PM (0N4FZ)
Posted by: ace at July 01, 2026
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Probably, but it's not a slam dunk. The Ky constitutional provision refers to the gov filling vacancies "in all offices for the State at large." Those offices are not defined in the constitution, but sections 69 - 96 are titled "Officers for the State at Large" and there is no mention of those elected to federal offices.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 05:52 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 06:01 PM (c35xG)
Another reason to never watch Star Trek NG episodes. I thought it was mostly Piccard that was triggering my gaydar alert system. Counselor Troy was always a BDSM character and Worf finally submitted to her in an interspecies act of submission. Klingons like it.
Posted by: FlimFlamed at July 02, 2026 01:26 AM (Eaklp)
People Are Starting to Notice That the Alleged "Working Class Populist Socialist" Uprising on the Left Is Made Up Exclusively of College-Educted Rich Leisure-Class Nepo Babies and NGO Sucklers
The Claim: Democrats are electing "working class populists" who just happen to be socialists
The Reality: Democrats are electing rich-bitch children of privilege who are socialists because they've never done a day of work in their lives. Batya Sargon-Unger:Progressives want you to believe socialism is on the march because working-class people have had enough. They want you to believe they are "fighting the oligarchy!" and they are taking on the billionaires and the "Epstein class" and bringing back an agenda focused on labor. But it's all nonsense. You know how I know? Because it's rich people who vote for them, and working people voting for their opponents. This was wildly apparent in the New York elections last week, in which rich, over-credentialed gentrifiers voted out candidates preferred by working-class New Yorkers, as I explained in a piece called "Stop Calling Them 'Socialists.' They're Over-Credentialed White Gentrifiers Driven by Resentment Ousting Working-Class Candidates." But the latest evidence of progressives and socialists pretending to fight for the little guy while actually winning with the credentialed caste at the expense of the desires of working-class voters comes out of Maine. Platner is polling ahead of Republican incumber Susan Collins by two points. But he has absolutely cratered with working-class voters. Susan Collins has a 21 point lead against Platner with working-class voters.Even old lefty Thomas Edsall at the communist New York Times notices that the new "Workers Party" of the left contains almost no actual workers, writes John Sexton.
Shane Goldmacher
@ShaneGoldmacher Graham Platner is ahead of Collins by 2 points in new NYT poll. One of the most intriguing details: She has a 21-point lead among non-college voters as Platner has made centering the working class the center of his campaign.
So how is Platner winning? With college educated voters! Platner is demolishing Collins with college-educated voters--by 34 points. 51% of working-class white voters say that Platner is "too far to the Left"--while 61% of working-class white voters say that Collins is "not too fair either way." Platner is also cleaning Collins' clock with women, leading her by eight points. So much for solidarity! College-educated women, those very HR ladies the pundits were delighted had been vanquished, looked at Graham Platner, who shoved and manhandled his ex girlfriend and locked her in a room, according to the New York Times, and thought, "Me, too." Platner's handlers and supporters sold him as a working-class hero, an "oysterman" and veteran with rough edges who has tattoos and wasn't developed "in a vat." This, like all their socialist frippery, turned out to be cosplay: The oyster farm is fake, a vanity hobby that makes no money apart from $6,000 Platner's mom gives him to sell the oysters at her restaurant. His VA loan turned out to be fake; his dad bought him his house for $200,000. He went to a fancy prep school. His farm is on a private island owned by a friend. This working-class cosplay was just enough to convince college-educated women that he was a real man--though not, it seems, good enough to convince working-class men, who can smell a faker a mile away. As my friend Ryan Girdursky aptly put it, "Graham is what a college educated person thinks a working-class person is supposed to act like and working-class people can see he's a fraud."
Thomas Edsall takes a break today from attacking President Trump and instead turns his attention to the extreme left-wing of his own party. Like all good Marxists, the Democratic Socialists of America present themselves as a party for the working class. But it turns out there are almost no working class people in the party.See the link for that. The left is trying to claim that the Democrat Socialists are sick of woke politics, too, that's why they focus laser-like on breadbasket issues like health care and rent. But that's all bullshit-- what they focus on is open borders and transing children. Just like all other lefties, only more dogmatic and authoritarian about it. People are sick of Leisure Class Leftists telling the rest of us that we have to waste our money on their sick priorities:Candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America are surging to victory on the claim that they are proponents of "a government by, for and of the working class" that will wrest power from both "far-right Republicans and corporate Democrats." Here's the problem. Most of the leadership of the D.S.A. and a majority of voters who back its candidates are in no way working class. Instead, an elite made up of well-educated professionals dominates this insurgency... In 2021 the D.S.A. surveyed its members and found that 85 percent were non-Hispanic white (far more than the national population, which was 57.8 percent white in 2020, according to the census)... Four percent of the members held blue-collar jobs, according to the survey, the most recent publicly available... More than 80 percent of members who were 25 years old or older had college degrees (just more than double the percentage for the United States as a whole), and 35 percent had a master's degree, a doctorate or a professional degree (again, more than double the American average). Sixty percent identified as agnostic or atheist (with the American average, taken at its most generous, at less than half that).
The DSA isn't the party of the people, it's the party of the white, atheist college grads almost none of whom hold blue collar jobs. When asked about this, the DSA communications person said the group's policies were working class even if their members aren't. But that's not true either. For instance, the DSA is hard left on trans rights while America in general and working class people in particular are not.The same is true of the DSA's stand on immigration. It's not the position held by actual working class people.
...the D.S.A.'s March 31 declaration, "We Will Not Be Erased," would be met with some skepticism if not hostility by working-class voters disdainful of the D.S.A.'s commitment of support for "bodily autonomy, for moving past arbitrary restrictions and conservative norms around gender and family and for the right of all to obtain medical care."
Nicholas KristofWe have to fucking fuel up the ambulances in Liberia?!
@NickKristof .@elonmusk says that no one can name a person who died from his aid cuts. In fact, I've met the kids who are dying, and I've talked to the families who lost children. In my columns, I've cited many, many names of people who have died because of Musk's aid cuts. A few examples: *Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village.
Coddled Affluent ProfessionalUpdate: Ro Khanna, the guy who got rich by knocking up an heiress, wants to end capitalism all of a sudden.
@feelsdesperate I'm supportive of international public health aid when it comes to cheap interventions like dispensing HIV and TB and malaria meds. (I am a lib 🤷♂️ .) However, Kristof is just making everything worse. First, you can't hysterically crybully Americans into supporting these programs and trying to do so instead of making a calm, measured case just makes people reactive and oppositional because it's so obviously a cynical, manipulative tactic. Second, it's not our responsibility to fill up anyone's gas tank. All of these initiatives have to be completely reconsidered and our obligations need to be clearly defined. That Kristof can't intuit that Americans would oppose filling foreign gas tanks demonstrates just how out of touch he is and that he's bound to do more harm than good in attempting to propagandize on behalf of international public health. Third, none of these vignettes meet even the most basic evidentiary standards to support his assertions. Furthermore, this isn't how it's done - big programs need to be supported by population level data and Kristof is obviously trying to be emotionally manipulative with anecdotes rather than addressing the policy questions in the right way with the right type of data. Fourth, it's lazy and cynical to try to lay this all on Musk. Maybe you shouldn't have billion dollar 'managed democracy' and leftist NGO dark money sinkholes wearing the skin suit of true humanitarian programs. Maybe the people who designed these programs as such deserve a little more (or a lot more) of the blame for intentionally putting them in proximity to legitimate political targets. Every time I read a half-informed journo trying to do advocacy for foreign health aid I cringe because it's clear they don't know what they're talking about and are making lazy, motivated assertions that are bound to backfire and make things worse. If journos really cared about these issues and weren't just scrounging for cheap partisan artillery they'd be a lot more carful, thoughtful, and reserved in what they're arguing.
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(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: m at July 01, 2026 03:40 PM (6wpGE)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (ouWD3)
Posted by: gnats local 678 at July 01, 2026 03:42 PM (CWTWj)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:44 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Frasier Crane at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (TNnZH)
The lines to your favorite places will be long--have you thought about ending it all?
Posted by: Canada at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (Fi81e)
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I wonder if any of the hundreds of billions siphoned to Somalis and other Fake People might have been enough to pay to fuel an ambulance in Liberia. Probably not bro
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (ouWD3)
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Just like Marx and Engels.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (Fi81e)
she is, after all, my only surviving blood relative.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (rbvCR)
Karl Marx had several jobs, primarily as a journalist, editor, and political writer. While he never held a traditional waged corporate job or an academic professorship, his professional life involved continuous, albeit often unstable, employment in the publishing and media industry
So they're just emulating their Founding Father.
Posted by: weew at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (9TspW)
Because everyone that is street smart has known this for decades. The Democrats don't give a fuck about Democracy. Of course, the Republicans don't give a shit about a Republic either.
ANTIFA is the Fascists. Diversity is anything. Progressives ain't. Liberals are not. And on and on and on and on.
I'm all in on Nationalist Populist. And let the chips fall where they may. Or the heads. Either way.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (jqWss)
1. Yea, this totally happened. Totally.
2. Idiots like Kristof think stories like this will help his cause? The vast majority of people will have the same reaction to this story as I did: why the fuck are we paying for fucking gas in fucking Liberia?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 03:47 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:44 PM (rbvCR)
Sounds like a great reuse and recycle project! 😂
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 03:47 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 03:47 PM (HddY9)
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I wonder if any of the hundreds of billions siphoned to Somalis and other Fake People might have been enough to pay to fuel an ambulance in Liberia. Probably not bro
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (ouWD3)
Nigeria, a major oil producer, is just down the coast from Liberia.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (4KUe5)
The source of Nick Kristoff's story?
Nick Kristoff.
I'm just saying.
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (ouWD3)
Marxist are so often nepo-babies, it's not funny.
Including minor noble Vladimir Ulyanov.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (Fi81e)
Bernie Sanders was kicked out of his commune for being a lazy shiftless good for nothing...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (2UnvF)
If they ever get power, maybe they will not be devoured by the crocodile, they will become the crocodile. Of course they will have to team up with the Muslims and other gangsters, and get them to do the heavy lifting (of killing the normies).
But more likely, the Muzzies and gangs will kill them, in the end. Or maybe it would be like Mexico and South America, where a Castro like president manages to keep all the gangsters at bay, by giving them control of sex and drug trades?
Better to never give them the chance to find out.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (vbXSk)
WHY DID NEVILLE SINGHAM FAIL TO TAKE UP THE SLACK!
WHY HAS LAURINE POWELL JOBS FAILED TO SAVE THAT POOR WOMAN, ALL SHE DOES IS CHARITABLE GIVING!
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (sKqQm)
Be interesting to see what percentage of people in Maine they think are blue collar. Because normally having a huge lead there would mean you are winning.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (uhVAy)
My solution if you have kids or grandkids like this, cut them off. Let the wonderful government take care of them and see how they fare
Posted by: Maroon at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (7uIGM)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (HddY9)
Its funny, the thousands dead from the clot shot don't matter, because, uh some people did some things, but some rando dying in Liberia? Totally Musk's fault for not letting the CIA spend money through this particular cut out
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)
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I wonder if any of the hundreds of billions siphoned to Somalis and other Fake People might have been enough to pay to fuel an ambulance in Liberia. Probably not bro
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (ouWD3)
Nigeria, a major oil producer, is just down the coast from Liberia.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:48 PM (uhVAy)
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"Yea, but fuck Liberia."
-- Nigeria
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (iFTx/)
WHY HAS LAURINE POWELL JOBS FAILED TO SAVE THAT POOR WOMAN, ALL SHE DOES IS CHARITABLE GIVING!
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (rbvCR)
Yeah, those guys!! *shifty eyes*
Posted by: Alex Soros at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (B0NCh)
As Ilhan Omar has pledged, they represent their ancestral homelands.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (sKqQm)
I'll bet you anything Mr Rape Fantasy was really kicked out for getting too handsy.
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (ouWD3)
Platner is a train wreck and only the political junkies for now know the story
Posted by: Maroon at July 01, 2026 03:52 PM (7uIGM)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:52 PM (YetvJ)
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 01, 2026 03:52 PM (gIRws)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:52 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (XvL8K)
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Boom.
Posted by: Gay Who Says Boom at July 01, 2026 03:53 PM (Fi81e)
Paris was full of them in the 19th century. New York is full of them now.
Posted by: PG at July 01, 2026 03:53 PM (5tjvu)
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:53 PM (ouWD3)
Better to never give them the chance to find out.
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (vbXSk)
Even in places like Russia where all the conspirators were not in an intellectual bubble and had worked with "the people" ..well urban people eventually the thugs like Stalin pushed them all out or killed them.
The Nepo babies don't have a chance.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:53 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:54 PM (sKqQm)
Of course we do. The UN is busy trying to create a world government, the WHO is busy trying to create a world governance, and the African development NGOs are trying to get in on the action because they want to run the world government.
We also have to fund the UN, the WHO and the African development NGOs because they have no money left after they have spent what they had to create a world government.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (rbvCR)
How can anyone like Susan Collins?
There's a video of Chuck Schumer marching in a sparsely attended gay pride parade with a bullhorn telling people he was the first to march in one.
He gets booed.
Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (Y8DZL)
A. We must provide them healthcare, food aid, etc in their native countries
B. We must also bring in infinity of their citizens into our country, and also provide their healthcare, food, housing, etc
Did we adopt, like, entire countries - entire continents - worth of people, unofficially but officially?
Where exactly does the American public’s responsibility for the world population begin and end?
Seriously, I’d like this explained.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (4KUe5)
That's Musk's fault, too.
Posted by: Ib1netmon at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (BGIIP)
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (gIRws)
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 03:50 PM (vbXSk)
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"The Weatherman" didn't care what happened to Americans once they were rightfully taken over by foreigners.
Destroying America was Bill Ayers game. What happens after was not his problem.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:56 PM (Fi81e)
Its funny, the thousands dead from the clot shot don't matter, because, uh some people did some things, but some rando dying in Liberia? Totally Musk's fault for not letting the CIA spend money through this particular cut out
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)
Nor the supposed billions dead from AIDS in Africa that were all the rage when the supply of drug using homosexuals ran out.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:56 PM (uhVAy)
With college educated voters!
Platner is demolishing Collins with college-educated voters--by 34 points.
51% of working-class white voters say that Platner is "too far to the Left"--while 61% of working-class white voters say that Collins is "not too fair either way."
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Oh, look.
Response bias in polling.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (gIRws)
Posted by: Cray Cray at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (gIRws)
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He didn't pay for that diesel tank of gas.
He's guilty of murder.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Jaimo at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (2noDb)
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Wasn't this The American Dream as envisioned by The Founders?
/The Founders of Communism ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:57 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (XvL8K)
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That takes academiacs.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: PG at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (5tjvu)
Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (YwEeS)
Platner has negative momentum it seems, and I doubt he has a lot of room to grow.
Ossoff (D-GA) is an awfully close Senate race for an incumbent.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (RCjYY)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)
Apparently not all the clot shot batches are equally bad, according to recent analysis of VAERS. And the distribution of the bad batches seems oddly targeted, if one were to have a conspiratorial mindset.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (rbvCR)
A. We must provide them healthcare, food aid, etc in their native countries
B. We must also bring in infinity of their citizens into our country, and also provide their healthcare, food, housing, etc
Did we adopt, like, entire countries - entire continents - worth of people, unofficially but officially?
Where exactly does the American public’s responsibility for the world population begin and end?
Seriously, I’d like this explained.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 03:55 PM (4KUe5)
It doesn't matter because precisely zero USAID money was going for hospitals, gas supply relief, food or anything like that. It was used for destabilizing governments and promoting leftist movements world wide, but mostly for being siphoned back to the US as welfare for the elite.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (uhVAy)
I look him up he was worth $200M and was sending $0 to these supposed charities...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (sKqQm)
Platner has negative momentum it seems, and I doubt he has a lot of room to grow.
Ossoff (D-GA) is an awfully close Senate race for an incumbent.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (RCjYY)
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What if the polls in summer are just inaccurate?
"The summer polls are 100% accurate because the final polls last cycle were 60% accurate."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (hWfuL)
You border on the Adriatic
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:53 PM (ouWD3)
This rings a bell. Some character on King of Queens composed a nonsensical and useless memory mnemonic? It’s not quite coming to me
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (YetvJ)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (HddY9)
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Who can argue with 17% turnout of Registered Voters, comrades?
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (t/lcw)
From the December 1972 article about that whole process in Commentary, “The New Politics & the Democrats” by Penn Kemble and Josh Muravchik.
"The fact is, however, that the purpose of the McGovern quotas was not to make the convention more representative of the Democratic electorate as a whole, but to favor the affluent liberals within the party and to diminish the influence of its lower-middle and working-class constituents.
Those who take up the vocation of politics, as Max Weber insisted, first must have an extraordinary amount of free time. Such time is readily available to the suburban housewives and the subsidized students who have provided so many second-level leaders and foot soldiers to the New-Politics movement—and who, in practice, are the “women” and the “young” singled out by the McGovern quotas."
Posted by: geoffb at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (OtD+j)
My answer is nope. And by the way if a country can't afford to fund $100 of diesel, they have their own priorities wrong.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Tom Friedman, another Important Thought Leader at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (B0NCh)
Posted by: He who questions all of it at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (pcjfs)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (HddY9)
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (RCjYY)
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It's his tin-eared "Vote for Me Or I'll Treat You Like A Burglar and Rape You" slogan.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Fi81e)
Fun fact: Engels wrote Marx that the lady Karl was shacking up with was too "low class" for him.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (Fi81e)
Another fun fact, if smelly. Marx had a notoriously casual attitude toward personal hygiene. That's a fancy way of saying that he almost never washed or bathed. Che Guevara had the same reputation, as it happens.
Anyway, Marx also had horrible skin rashes that kept him in misery, and likely was a factor in making him such a resentful asshole. Totally unrelated to his bathing habits. Totally.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (y9nCu)
I have a suspicion that is actually the way the shot was administered. It has a very specific set of instructions to warm it up.
Well...let it warm up too long and the ingredients won't do ANYTHING
So if you got your clot shot from a temp in a sports arena or crap like that you were better off then getting it by a doctor in an office...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (sKqQm)
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Is there no destruction that the 19th Amendment cannot do?
/rhetorical, and * runs away from The Wifey and other 'ettes *
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:01 PM (t/lcw)
Those who take up the vocation of politics, as Max Weber insisted, first must have an extraordinary amount of free time. Such time is readily available to the suburban housewives and the subsidized students who have provided so many second-level leaders and foot soldiers to the New-Politics movement—and who, in practice, are the “women” and the “young” singled out by the McGovern quotas."
Posted by: geoffb at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (OtD+j)
This was also the job of the Superdelegates at the convention, to blot out any insurrections by the rank and file.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:01 PM (uhVAy)
Instead of spending money fixing the roads, or you know just not taking the money from you, the government sends it to some org to nominally pay for fuel for ambulances in Africa...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:02 PM (sKqQm)
Same as it ever was. Communism was invented and pimped by layabout deadbeat nepo losers. It was only later used by barbarically violent fascist lunatics to con the rubes into putting shackles around their legs and guns to their heads.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 04:02 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Tom Friedman, another Important Thought Leader at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (B0NCh)
My four year old daughter asked me about it this morning while I was making cocoa for her breakfast. We cried.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 04:02 PM (rbvCR)
Instead of spending money fixing the roads, or you know just not taking the money from you, the government sends it to some org to nominally pay for fuel for ambulances in Africa...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:02 PM (sKqQm)
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"How many apartments do we have to give to people who came here illegally before you begin to understand supply and demand?"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (Ia/+0)
"The summer polls are 100% accurate because the final polls last cycle were 60% accurate."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (hWfuL)
That's assuming they were intended to be accurate in the first place.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (uhVAy)
The list of well-off commie "revolutionaries" grasping at total power is long.
Posted by: 13times at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (6iKlf)
I’m am questioning the premise of the debate presented by Kristoff. I don’t want to argue about how it is spent, it’s ridiculous it’s expected at all.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (UZCuZ)
"The summer polls are 100% accurate because the final polls last cycle were 60% accurate."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 03:59 PM (hWfuL)
That's assuming they were intended to be accurate in the first place.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (uhVAy)
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I will say that every single argument to believe polls now amounts to my quote above.
"The polls now are accurate because the last polls of the last cycle were kind of accurate."
It's the kind of thinking that should be beneath people.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:04 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:04 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:03 PM (UZCuZ)
If the Emperor Constantine couldn't get them to do it, nobody else is likely to.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (uhVAy)
It doesn’t matter who the messenger is. The left wants Jews to die and unlimited non-white immigration from the 3rd World. These DSAers are giving them what they want. If they’re aristocrats or grew up in the ghetto is irrelevant.
Posted by: Demographics Matter at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (HE7b3)
Posted by: They're retarded but supremely assured of their righteousness at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (TbWk/)
Yep.
If every true believing Christian voted against the godless monsters on the left they would only win elections where they can print as many ballots as they want...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: steevy at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (YwEeS)
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (ouWD3)
Posted by: Tom Friedman, another Important Thought Leader at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (B0NCh)
My four year old daughter asked me about it this morning while I was making cocoa for her breakfast. We cried.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 04:02 PM (rbvCR)
100% bona fide!
Posted by: Jayson Blair, former NYT at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (q2NNn)
One of the vast list of things they don't get is how money is "fungible".
Thus by withdrawing support, you are not "killing" people. If no other country steps up to fill the gap, you are just joining the crowd of all countries not funding that.
And if no other country steps up to fill the gap, then why was it on you, anyway?
If USAID was able to prove the people saved by "International Development", they would--or maybe should--have provided documentation to DOGE.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (Fi81e)
Actually Engels was forced to work in his parent's textile factory. The were tired of him sponging off them.
Posted by: Back to Lurking at July 01, 2026 04:06 PM (nPp6w)
Posted by: Barack H. Soetoro at July 01, 2026 04:06 PM (0sNs1)
I disagree. Lefties are very knowledgeable about their personal finances and get how money works
This is one of the many cases where they pretend to not know something.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:49 PM (Fi81e)
Another fun fact, if smelly. Marx had a notoriously casual attitude toward personal hygiene. That's a fancy way of saying that he almost never washed or bathed. Che Guevara had the same reputation, as it happens.
Anyway, Marx also had horrible skin rashes that kept him in misery, and likely was a factor in making him such a resentful asshole. Totally unrelated to his bathing habits. Totally.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (y9nCu)
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Marx was -- fittingly -- a classic parasite who refused to work for wages and relied heavily on financial support from his friend Engels, whose income was derived from the textile industry and factory profits.
He also mooched off his parents until they cut him off, lived in poverty despite being educated and capable of work, and neglected his family, leading to the premature deaths of four of his children and financial destitution for his wife.
Marxism writ large, Q.E.D.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM (t/lcw)
It doesn’t matter who the messenger is. The left wants Jews to die and unlimited non-white immigration from the 3rd World. These DSAers are giving them what they want. If they’re aristocrats or grew up in the ghetto is irrelevant.
Posted by: Demographics Matter at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (HE7b3)
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No one expects blacks to go 50/50, but black turnout will probably be down in 2026 (Crockett losing in the TX primary and the fact that these NY Dem upstarts got minimal black support indicate that).
A large bloc of Hispanics consider themselves white, and there's no indication beyond very suspect polling data (which has not manifested in any election over the last couple of years) that the Hispanic vote, which has been trending Republican for the last few cycles, is going to reverse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM (hWfuL)
It doesn’t matter who the messenger is. The left wants Jews to die and unlimited non-white immigration from the 3rd World. These DSAers are giving them what they want. If they’re aristocrats or grew up in the ghetto is irrelevant.
Posted by: Demographics Matter at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (HE7b3)
Trump has made big inroads on black men and hispanics. The Dems have needed those votes in the past.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM (uhVAy)
30 Methods and Characteristics of Communism
by Roman Skaskiw
https://tinyurl.com/4wfev4e2
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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Paul Johnson has a great chapter on him in Intellectuals where he gets into his disgusting personal hygiene. He also banged his housekeeper.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (XvL8K)
Coach, Cheers
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (ouWD3)
Now I remember, thanks! Coach was hilarious
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (D2O3S)
Anyway he also said we should wash tranny feet. Slowly and ideally while they are wearing a skirt
Posted by: David French at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: pookysgirl at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:04 PM
Listen to me. I'll tell you what to think. Problem solved!
Posted by: Mika B. at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (snZF9)
Everything old is new again.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: DudeAbiding at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (setIA)
Maybe sucked into Propaganda kept them blind
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (Fi81e)
Elon specifically asked for the agencies being cut off for any such people, so they could be kept supported. Very few if any were found. And of course some USAID-like programs were reserved from any cuts at all and were moved to other areas.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:10 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (XvL8K)
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Is that the gal that Engels commented on?
German? Check.
Banged the staff? Check.
Arnie was more like Marx than he knew.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:10 PM (Fi81e)
But I was trying to imagine if it came into being, could you imagine going 100 mph or more in a bus driven by and unlicensed sikh while a bunch of muslim youts or cartel gang bangers are causing their troubles, plus the homeless dude taking a dump up front.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 04:10 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM
Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh, your opinion man.
Posted by: Texas (D)emocrats at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (0sNs1)
The party that wins the working class, wins elections.
Democrats didn't dominate American politics for over 100 years because they people were really motivated to "end racism."
From FDR to Trump, their dominance has been built on a large, working class base.
Why do the Democrats still think they are the party of the working class?
Because the rich, nepo-babies that are running for office pretend they are working class.
As the revealing question goes:
How many people do you know who own a pick-up for work?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 03:58 PM (RCjYY)
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It's his tin-eared "Vote for Me Or I'll Treat You Like A Burglar and Rape You" slogan.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Fi81e)
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Hoping the Republicans are holding all the dirt on him till after the middle of July when the Dem party can no longer replace him.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (NpAcC)
At my globo mega corp companies meetings are always funny.
There is always a question from some NPC about the latest leftwing narrative item. And they answer that tersely and with something that equates to "we care deeply but aren't spending a dime on that" right before they get into profits, cutting costs, and how much we should all care about the company's values...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: DudeAbiding at July 01, 2026 04:09 PM (setIA)
hence so many driving their own companies to ruin. You can't run a company by attacking your customers and not caring about expenses vs results. Not for long.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM
Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh, your opinion man.
Posted by: Texas (D)emocrats at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (0sNs1)
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Texas Hispanics love the Book of Thomas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:12 PM (hWfuL)
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"As of 2026, Ro Khanna's estimated net worth varies significantly by source, ranging from $27 million to as high as $232.7 million."
Because, of course, it is (fuzzy math FTW?) ...
We've got a bunch of Califzuela Carpetbaggers in our small Northern AZ city who've purchased City Council seats and are all-in on No-Growth NIMBY policies ... now that they've got theirs, like good ol' Commie Khanna.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:12 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (NpAcC)
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There are indications that the DNC has already written him off as a loss.
The Maine Democrat Party had a graphic about taking back the Senate. It did not include Platner.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:12 PM (hWfuL)
"Carrying"?
What, they don't have the wheel there?
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (XuXeR)
It is funny, we know he worked for Blackwater, claims he committed war crimes, has a NAZI tattoo, like to masturbate in port a potties, cheated on his newlywed wife, and sexually harassed his staffers BUT we are waiting for the real dirt to drop.
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (sKqQm)
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What guarantee do we have that she would have survived if she had made it to the hospital?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (gnNyN)
Why isn't Wakanda providing Vibranium fueled ambulances that run forever and don't pollute to Liberia?
It's like they hate Africans or something.
Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (JS6jE)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (FxwEV)
Interesting conversation between Vance and podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey about why evangelicals are more culturally conservative than Catholics. Vance thinks it’s because lapsed Catholics still themselves Catholic (in past, if not current). You don’t typically hear people identifying themselves lapsed Methodist/Lutheran/Evangelical. He speculated that a lot of the lefty supporters of things like abortion may be Catholic culturally, but lapsed?
Don’t know if I buy it, but it’s a valid argument…
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (4KUe5)
I haven't thought of that for years.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (rbvCR)
I can just imagine how that went.
"Oh YEAH! won't THIS annoy DAAAAAD" as her legs locked around him
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (UZCuZ)
Posted by: torabora at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (KtOUo)
Texas Hispanics love the Book of Thomas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:12 PM (hWfuL)
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AKA "The Book of More."
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (t/lcw)
I was watching some man on the street interviews where one question asked was "Name a country in africa" and quite a few people said Wakanda.
My favorite was some woman that said South Africa, got a high five from the interview and then admitted she was torn between answering South or East Africa...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (sKqQm)
"Carrying"?
What, they don't have the wheel there?
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (XuXeR)
They haven't stolen it back from the white people who stole it from Wakanda.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (Ia/+0)
Be careful out there, I had this 2 years ago from contaminated food and it was awful. Lasted 4 weeks.
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Chef Andrew Gruel
@ChefGruel
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I’ll bet it’s from contaminated fruit. The parasite referenced is bad. When I was a kid my mother got this from contaminated fruit served at a 5 star restaurant in NYC. Large event. Everyone was sickened except my father who says he only eats meat and hates fruit and veggies 😂. My mother suffered for months and ended up allergic to many foods after that. Now she only eats meat.
New York Post
@nypost
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Mystery of explosive diarrhea parasite outbreak in the US - as experts try to figure out what's causing it https://trib.al/XBoRqDX
Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (sKqQm)
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And, despite all that, two thirds of white college educated people (mostly women), support the bastard. Retards.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (FxwEV)
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Ain't that the truth.
Posted by: runner at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (frGWQ)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:07 PM (sKqQm)
I will never forget Obama lecturing Mitt Romney in 2012 that when the government pays for something it's really the taxpayers footing the bill.
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (ouWD3)
Posted by: The Sperminator at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (KtOUo)
You claim I never held a job. Well, I will have you know that one time, not too long ago, I took the garbage out to the receptical bin. AND, not everything in the trash bag was my own garbage. Others had contributed, and I STILL took it out. That's what Socialism is all about. We work together with a common goal in mind. Socialism is about creating, collecting and distributing garbage...no wait. That's not right. Ummmm.... Okay, bye.
Sincerely,
Katie Wilson, Mayor of Seattle
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (IY9No)
Interesting conversation between Vance and podcaster Allie Beth Stuckey about why evangelicals are more culturally conservative than Catholics. Vance thinks it’s because lapsed Catholics still themselves Catholic (in past, if not current). You don’t typically hear people identifying themselves lapsed Methodist/Lutheran/Evangelical. He speculated that a lot of the lefty supporters of things like abortion may be Catholic culturally, but lapsed?
Don’t know if I buy it, but it’s a valid argument…
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM (4KUe5)
Catholics political differences vs evangelicals tracks with ethnicity/recency of immigration. I don't think there's a large contingent of lapsed self-identified white Catholics.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (okun6)
Other than Trump, no one has done more to help the Republican Party grow.
His "Emerging Democrat Majority" convinced Obama et al. that they no longer needed the working class to win elections.
Of course, the premise of his book was KEEP the working class and grow the college-educated, minorities and LGBQT+.
But all they heard was "more people like us and we win forever and ever!!!"
Dems: We don't need the working class.
GOPe: Who put that turd on the buffet table at our County Club?!
Trump: Yonk!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (3cUTc)
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You're a liar, Kristof.
Also fvck Yamah and her parents. Where is her husband to take her?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (YIpLe)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (UZCuZ)
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It's really astonishing that, from what I've heard, less than 50% of Christians voted in 2024.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (t/lcw)
Super White. Especially Colombians. And they'll tell you that.
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (FxwEV)
Super White. Especially Colombians. And they'll tell you that.
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (XuXeR)
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I wonder how they react to anti-white rhetoric from prominent Democrats.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (hWfuL)
I was down at the field doing some catcher drills and dropped a ball off in the dugout only to get stung in the freaking forehead.
Who does that?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:15 PM (Ia/+0)
The ones with Indian blood are especially low on the Mexican class totem pole.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (uhVAy)
You know what would be sexier then 50 Shades of Gray? If Christian was like a serious NAZI but my, sorry, the female character's magic vajajay made him a good person!
Oh...I'll be in my bunk...right after I find my Handmaid costume!
Posted by: Female Platner voters in Maine at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (sKqQm)
Oh...I'll be in my bunk...right after I find my Handmaid costume!
Posted by: Female Platner voters in Maine at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (sKqQm)
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10% will die of old age by election day.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (hWfuL)
Super White. Especially Colombians. And they'll tell you that.
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (XuXeR)
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because a large bloc of Hispanics are racially white.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (FxwEV)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:11 PM (3cUTc)
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It was the Kennedy's who foresaw the future of the Democratic Party as reversing the racism they had long practiced.
I think part of it was he wanted to steal a Republican issue away from them.
The Heritage Foundation (partial spit) has a number of letters from Prominent people in Congress and elsewhere that show that the Democrats were about championing the White Working Class. That unions and the minimum wage was all about price controls suppressing black labor.
What "switched" in the 60s was when the Democrats felt they couldn't get by on just White Supremacy, they adopted a pandering stance that "Did more than the Republicans"
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (FxwEV)
Does he have a job? I mean, I could invent a web site and pretend I write stuff there too.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (FxwEV)
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People descended from those who came from Hispaniola are white?
Who knew?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (hWfuL)
I am not Catholic, so I have never understood why so many are radical leftists (the Jesuits?)?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:13 PM
pssst ... he voted for Trump in 2016, 2020, AND 2024.
Posted by: TheRealDirt at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (0sNs1)
Collins was down by 8 in every poll in a very bad Trump and R in general year of 2020.
Also:
Talarico will lose by 10, maybe even 20.
But that doesn't stop the local press from blaring, "Paxton seen out with his mistress!!"
You mean, his girlfriend? Or are divorce men banned from dating forever?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (3cUTc)
I am not Catholic, so I have never understood why so many are radical leftists (the Jesuits?)?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (4KUe5)
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Boston. Maryland.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (hWfuL)
Paul Johnson has a great chapter on him in Intellectuals where he gets into his disgusting personal hygiene. He also banged his housekeeper.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 04:08 PM (XvL8K)
Yup. Johnson's book is where I learned about the details. I'd heard vaguely about his personal habits, but it was mentioned only briefly by others.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (IY9No)
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The judges would have also accepted "entitled."
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (UZCuZ)
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Cuz we kinda solved the problem of enforcing somebody's idea of Christianity.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (Fi81e)
Super White. Especially Colombians. And they'll tell you that.
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (XuXeR)
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because a large bloc of Hispanics are racially white.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:18 PM (FxwEV)
The ruling class in Hispanic countries are largely though not entirely white. So there's a lot of tendency for people to identify as white. Like high cheekbones Warren but in reverse.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (okun6)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (Fi81e)
That and they had to compensate for when the Southern Dems ditched them in the 80s because the liberal wings were too leftist for them to tolerate.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (uhVAy)
Jeez, just saw Nina Totenburg on a video explaining her Alito screw up.
Her plastic surgeon belongs in jail.
Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (Y8DZL)
First, I'm going to posit that a super majority of people can't even find Liberia on a map.
Next, why is it the USA's responsibility to fund fuel for ambulances in Liberia?
Her death is a tragedy, no denying that. But how about looking at the sovereign country of Liberia and how it fails to take care of its own.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (N39Ws)
Collins was down by 8 in every poll in a very bad Trump and R in general year of 2020.
Also:
Talarico will lose by 10, maybe even 20.
But that doesn't stop the local press from blaring, "Paxton seen out with his mistress!!"
You mean, his girlfriend? Or are divorce men banned from dating forever?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (3cUTc)
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Democrats are better at hoping than Republicans are.
I really think Cooper in NC and Ossoff in GA have real chances of being surprise upsets going the GOP's way.
But everyone else seems to just assume that the two Democrats will win so easily that it's not worth even thinking about the races at all.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (hWfuL)
____________________
Right back at ya. Held all kinds of odd jobs and landscaping jobs as a kid. Put myself through college working for Conrail doing railroad demolition over the summer (working with prison work release guys which was hilarious)....and learned that manual labor, while lucrative wasn't a career I wanted. I would have felt guilty leeching off my parents or collecting entitlements. No accomplishment in that behavior.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 01, 2026 04:20 PM (okun6)
Similar rules in Brazil for merging in blacks with whites.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (uhVAy)
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Perchance do you have a newsletter for subscription purposes, Spring Reverb? If only the above 2 sentences could be put on a bumper sticker...
"The Democrat and Republican Politicians Both Suck." Pithy!
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (qBdHI)
The Spanish royal family comes from a French line.
And of course it was the remnants of the Visigoths that finally freed Spain from the Muslims
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:22 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 04:22 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:22 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (IY9No)
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Andd become "harbor masters" and "oyster farmers" in tony seasonal vacation destinations.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:22 PM (1ZMia)
First, I'm going to posit that a super majority of people can't even find Liberia on a map.
Next, why is it the USA's responsibility to fund fuel for ambulances in Liberia?
Her death is a tragedy, no denying that. But how about looking at the sovereign country of Liberia and how it fails to take care of its own.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (N39Ws)
I'm not going to take Kristoff's word on anything in Liberia or much else.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:23 PM (uhVAy)
Pretty much the same as their reaction to lumping "Hispanics" and "blacks" together...
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:23 PM (XuXeR)
-Hispanic, or
-Not Hispanic
This is an addition to any racial identity.
If you are named Fujimori and you are from Peru, you are a Hispanic Asian
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (YIpLe)
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It does get hard to not feel beaten down all the time. But I've felt that way since The Dog Eater's presidency put America on the path to ruination and "fundamental change."
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (qBdHI)
Sean Davis
@seanmdav
Turns out Nina Totenberg has a lot harder time getting SCOTUS scoops when pillow talk with Potsy isn’t an option.
Sean knows how to piss off the NPR cadres - the comments are whaaaa!
Posted by: 13times at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (6iKlf)
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More likely?
How about "will"
Just like the did the commines who help them take power in Iran.
Which, while it meant the mullahs took over, was deserved.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 04:21 PM (N39Ws)
It is not. It should not be. And by creating a welfare state, we are are dooming it (the royal it) to such misery and death and perpetuity. Just look at Chicago.
>>>Her death is a tragedy, no denying that.
I am not convinced.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (dK+Kv)
Pretty much the same as their reaction to lumping "Hispanics" and "blacks" together...
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 04:23 PM (XuXeR)
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To be fair, black Democrats don't do that.
They make it very clear that Hispanics are not nearly as oppressed as Blacks in America and that Hispanics need to cede all political authority and power to Blacks to fix the lack of political power that Blacks have because of racism and slavery, which was caused by everyone who's not black.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (hWfuL)
I was down at the field doing some catcher drills and dropped a ball off in the dugout only to get stung in the freaking forehead.
Who does that?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (dK+Kv)
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Yikes!
You're gonna need one of those hockey goaltender masks that the MLB catchers wear ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (t/lcw)
I am not Catholic, so I have never understood why so many are radical leftists (the Jesuits?)?
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (4KUe5)
You can breakdown why a group votes a certain way by various factors, like age, income, education, etc.
Otherwise identical evangelicals and Catholics vote the same. At larger scales protestants and Catholics of similar cultures(such as Austria and Germany) are nigh identical across a variety of metrics.
Frankly most people don't know or think about the finer theological distinctions, so it doesn't generally impact how they vote. Church attendance is by comparison a very strong predictor.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 01, 2026 04:25 PM (okun6)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04:25 PM (St1MS)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (t/lcw)
I might have one around here.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:25 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 04:16 PM (IY9No)
There's an old saying 'Shirtsleeves to Shirtsleeves in Three Generations' -- grandfather builds, father lives and maintains, kids blow it all.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:25 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Sathar at July 01, 2026 04:26 PM (G+QR7)
I was down at the field doing some catcher drills and dropped a ball off in the dugout only to get stung in the freaking forehead.
Who does that?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:17 PM (dK+Kv)
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Yikes!
You're gonna need one of those hockey goaltender masks that the MLB catchers wear ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (t/lcw)
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Yeah, a shame we aren't hovering around Halloween. You'd have a solid John Fetterman costume.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 04:26 PM (dIske)
I agree in part & disagree in part.
Ossoff (D) in GA could well lose.
NC is GONE. DEM pickup.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 04:26 PM (RCjYY)
An anger at seeing those with lesser credentials make more money than them.
That can only mean the system isn't fair.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:26 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: deadrody at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (vgB0v)
Clear cut case of suicide -
A rational person would have camped out within walking distance of the hospital when they knew they were pregnant.
Even sharper would have to wait in the halls.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (/lPRQ)
I was down at the field doing some catcher drills and dropped a ball off in the dugout only to get stung in the freaking forehead.
Find the nest. Probably in the ground somewhere. Add a little "boy scout juice" and a match. Listen for the snap crackle and pop noises as those little bastards burn.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (N39Ws)
Then they took their huge compensation packages and invested heavily in the market — after all, they are playing with the casino's money. They were in at the head of the line for receiving government handouts and thus were able to invest before the consequences of inflationary spending hit those further down the line. Basic Cantillion Effect
This largess has driven insane P/E ratios, record new DJI and S&P records and massive inflation.
Their trustafarian spawn are spending our money to destroy our way of life.
Posted by: Community Notes at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (+4Cf6)
@seanmdav
Turns out Nina Totenberg has a lot harder time getting SCOTUS scoops when pillow talk with Potsy isn’t an option.
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Wait, Totenberg jumped from Notorious RGBs bed into Benedict Roberts'?
/Have they adoped any White Irish children lately?
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (t/lcw)
When do we want it? Now!
What do we want? A Free House Bong!
When do we want it? Now!
What do we want? No more calling me a "Barista"!
When do we want it? Now!
Posted by: DSA Chants By The Overly Educated White Layabouts at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (og9zY)
Posted by: John Adams at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (q2NNn)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (hWfuL)
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When I went to MSU, there was a letter posted in the school paper out to explain why all the money set aside for Rainbow events should almost exclusively be spent hosting parties black people wanted to go to. Because diversity was served best by ghetto parties, y'all!
Not frickin' Asians thinking they need the money for Asian-themed events!
Racist much?
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)
I was down at the field doing some catcher drills and dropped a ball off in the dugout only to get stung in the freaking forehead.
Find the nest. Probably in the ground somewhere. Add a little "boy scout juice" and a match. Listen for the snap crackle and pop noises as those little bastards burn.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (N39Ws)
Oh they're dying. I already threw Wasp and Hornet Spray in the truck.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (dK+Kv)
I agree in part & disagree in part.
Ossoff (D) in GA could well lose.
NC is GONE. DEM pickup.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 04:26 PM (RCjYY)
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The last time Cooper won statewide was 6 years ago. There were 400,000 more Democrats registered than Republicans, and he won by 250,000. That was also for a governorship where partisanship is often less of an overriding issue (think Hogan being a popular governor of MD and then losing by double digits in the Senate election).
Since, Democrats have completely (completely) lost the registration advantage. There are now 10,000 more active Republicans than Democrats.
And Cooper is of the wrong party...could be a Hogan.
Still, midterm turnout differential should prefer Democrats over Republicans, but that math doesn't quite math for him. We'll see, but there's no way he wins by more the 2-3.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (PHjsi)
Yep.
If every true believing Christian voted against the godless monsters on the left they would only win elections where they can print as many ballots as they want...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 04:05 PM (sKqQm)
This gets into No True Scotsman real quick, same as with Jews. No real Christian/Jew would ever vote for Chuck Schumer, etc. etc. It's a definitional quagmire that's difficult to resolve, especially since both religious groups have all manners of internecine fights on this very topic.
Posted by: Don't have a good answer. Sorry. at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
_________
He says that at one point Marx pawned virtually everything, including the family's clothes, and "Marx alone was in a position to leave the house, retaining one pair of trousers."
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (XvL8K)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:19 PM (4KUe5)
Catholics have a larger and deeper 'command structure' then most other divisions and thus are more prone to issues with out of touch insiders. Jesuit types are often shipped off for missionary work where they don't bother the staff.
But the issues aren't unique to Catholics - the Anglicans in England are virtually extinct aside from imports from abroad due to the same infiltration of leftist values that the administration did not reject.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:30 PM (uhVAy)
Not frickin' Asians thinking they need the money for Asian-themed events!
Racist much?
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)
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The black Democrat electorate knows it has supreme power within the Democrat party and its save havens like universities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:30 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: John Adams at July 01, 2026 04:28 PM (q2NNn
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And yet, we're there.
I was mulling Schlichter's editorial over the evening, and driving into work, I summed it as so: Who cares if the Supreme Court has become the superlegislature that invalidates its reason to be! We can get more seats on that legislature to vote for things WE want!
Through the least-representative, most powerful legislative house in the US.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: deadrody at July 01, 2026 04:27 PM (vgB0v)
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Yup. Historically, Collins is always trailing 8-10% in "the polls" and ends up winning by 8-10%.
/Unexpectedly!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (XvL8K)
*considers*
OK, he can come to the Book Thread.
Posted by: Unofficial AoSHQ Pants Monitor at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (B0NCh)
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No, we do not.
Some of us have some sense.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04
I am doing my best to be amused by the broad brushes instead of looking at them sideways. It’s working only some of the time. Hi friend!
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (OoFl2)
Trusts and Estates lawyers:
The first generation creates the forune. The second enjoys it. The third wastes it.
Also, first generation is proud of their wealth. Third generation is embarrassed by it.
Posted by: mnw at July 01, 2026 04:32 PM (RCjYY)
This is kind of meta and geeky but... there's a reason some topics should be avoided in comic book stuff. You do not ask some questions or deal with some ideas because they ruin the genre. Its an essentially silly and childish genre, which is perfectly fine, so is football.
Its okay to have a story about how there's a black wonder-country that does everything right, you use it for the superhero's origin. But when you take that story to the real world and say black people are mistreated everywhere and its wrong to have any African artifacts and Wakanda will now start to fix everything, you RUIN IT because now it brings up questions exactly like the above.
Wakanda let Arabs and black tribes enslave black people for 1000 years and did nothing? They sat back and ignored all the horrific wars and massacres? They let everyone live in dirt huts and die from diseases they could have prevented? They left the rest of Africa to be a crap hole? They did nothing to stop the cruel mistreatment of their people by colonists?
This ruins the immersion and heroic genre.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:32 PM (UZCuZ)
Fun fact: the young Socialist who just beat Rep. DeGette in the Co primary is a trained lawyer, but has been working as a barista while running for office. She’s here because she was fired from her big NYC law firm for by a very vocal supporter of Palestinians and the 10/7 attacks.
A real woman of the people, you guys!
She belongs back in NYC.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (4KUe5)
Once they live it, they will know they have been lied to, and it will be too late...
Enjoy living in Mommy and Daddys Basement for the rest of your life... Do not complain your friends who has a real college degree or the electrician/mechanic/HVAC Tech that has a nice home, no debt, nice family, nice car and NO DEBT !!
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (G5jnN)
Why didn't her parents and sister arrange for transport. More BS from BSers. Good riddance.
What's for dinner?
Posted by: Not My Circus, Not My Clowns at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (og9zY)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (Ia/+0)
But not one socialist will ever understand why.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:24 PM (hWfuL)
But blacks are not as oppressed as trans people, or illegal immigrant criminals! and worst of all, the most oppressed are leftist kids of powerful Democrats!!
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:14 PM (UZCuZ)
My belief is simple. He's up there, we're down here dealing with satan's minions. If he wants to help, fine. If not, get out of the frigging way and we'll deal with it as we see fit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Don't have a good answer. Sorry. at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (TbWk/)
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I believe that God's going to screw you up really quick and put somebody voicing different opinions on the opposite side. Because you'd be looking for guidance from human doctrine and organizational principles.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Piper
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Hey girl!
Just wanted to remind some folks that not all us darkies reside on the plantation.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (St1MS)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (uhVAy)
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"Fuck you!"
-Dave Chappelle, to clapter
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (hWfuL)
Those taxpayers haven't been born yet.
Could say that they grifted with the pols using counterfeit dollars they churned out be the trillion$...
But they didn't even waste the expense of printing the dollars and just moved a decimal place in some fed reserve accounting software.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (/lPRQ)
I can't imagine the replacement cost on a Liberian baby is higher than the costs of providing Liberian Ambulances with Diesel Fuel
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (v9lAB)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (PHjsi)
One is a tragedy, one thousand is a statistic.
Narrator: It is more than one.
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (g8Ew8)
She certainly ain't bedding the Fonz.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (Ia/+0)
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He couldn't even change his own diaper.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (Fi81e)
Prince Charles didn’t even bother putting out an Easter statement this year, but did recognize EID, iirc.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (4KUe5)
The black Democrat electorate knows it has supreme power within the Democrat party and its save havens like universities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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They seem less supreme in these days of intersectionality ( = "share the victimhood") and these new grievance groups.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Emmie at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (lP31d)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04
I am doing my best to be amused by the broad brushes instead of looking at them sideways. It’s working only some of the time. Hi friend!
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (OoFl2)
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*waves*
-All da jooz who vote Democrat except Franpsycho
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (YIpLe)
Another problem, when "guilt ridden" Westerners decide to help, they get overrun/commandeered by NGO type criminals that steal most of the money to support their elite lifestyle (and drugs).
My nephew used to go to Africa every year (usually with wife and kids), as a doctor and a Christian. Last I saw him he said their "Christians" would go to witch doctors when the American doctors are not available. And with the Muslims invading, I'm not sure how safe they are. I guess those types do some good, along with those building wells (and teaching the Africans not to pollute their own water supply) ...
Posted by: illiniwek at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (vbXSk)
But not one socialist will ever understand why.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:33 PM (3cUTc)
In Von Mises book on Socialism he adds in a footnote a serious Socialist thinker who claimed that road repairs would be done by dragooning teenagers and kids to work at night for no pay. As someone who had to watch Mom organize us kids to go anywhere even for fun I could tell that idiot had absolutely no sense.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Cro-Magnon Flounder, Disinformation Demon at July 01, 2026 04:37 PM (dK+Kv)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 04:37 PM (BI5O2)
"Socialism for thee, but not me !!!!!!
Hunter Biden: "Money for nothing and chicks for free".....
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (G5jnN)
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (g8Ew
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When you think about it, that played some role in Roberts and Barrett's concurrence.
Oh, if The Court has been ignoring a piece of text THAT long, it might be toooo much upheaval to start restoring what we can understand of it through textualism.
But the gall is that the left who actually spurn textualism and originalism are going to start telling us "That's in the Constitution!"
No, it's not.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (XJ22o)
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Their peak of power was probably getting Joe Biden nominated in 2020.
If you replicate 2020 in 2028, complete with a new form of Bernie Sanders with the same prebaked in support, I don't think they can do it.
But, the rest of the Democrat electorate is simply too fractured to consolidate at the national level right now.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (hWfuL)
This ruins the immersion and heroic genre.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at July 01, 2026 04:32 PM (UZCuZ)
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One of the hallmarks of good worldbuilding is instilling the "willing suspension of disbelief" in your audience.
Wakanda fails in that regard because even a casual inquiry into that nation shows it doesn't hold up under scrutiny.
Asgard--also in the MCU and based on Nordic folklore--fails for similar reasons. Why didn't the Asgardians help Europe during the Dark Ages? The Scandinavians had encounters with them in their history.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (MWfyi)
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All of them, duh!
/You can't sex-traffic millions of women & children who are pregnant ... (courtesy of The AutoPen Empire, 2021-2024).
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (t/lcw)
Any wonder the likes of Antifa are his followers?
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (Ia/+0)
Prince Charles didn’t even bother putting out an Easter statement this year, but did recognize EID, iirc.
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (4KUe5)
I think overseas Anglicans from Africa are still doing OK, and many split to Catholicism in the early 2000s, but European Anglicanism seems to be pretty much dead as a religion.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
I'm wearing a light hoodie and my A/C (which I don't have) isn't on.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (DZ9Lv)
Why? Because it’s expensive as fuck to attend these games and in S. And Central America the people with money are generally light skinned.
Something the American left pretends doesn’t exist. To them all “Hispanics” look like their gardeners and nannies. Those are peasant classes.
Posted by: Demographics Matter at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (HE7b3)
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:36 PM (uhVAy)
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Thus, under Marx, the government can steal ALL your labor. Because, well, we all get Government Goodness out of it--equally!
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (Fi81e)
I can't imagine the replacement cost on a Liberian baby is higher than the costs of providing Liberian Ambulances with Diesel Fuel
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (v9lAB)
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Always appreciate your sober analysis.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (YIpLe)
I can't imagine the replacement cost on a Liberian baby is higher than the costs of providing Liberian Ambulances with Diesel Fuel
Posted by: garrett at July 01, 2026 04:34 PM (v9lAB)
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Always appreciate your sober analysis.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (YIpLe)
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I prefer garrett's drunk analysis.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:40 PM (hWfuL)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
My AC is on the Hoth setting. I'll be riding my tauntaun around the house.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 04:40 PM (snZF9)
AOC Utopia !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 04:40 PM (G5jnN)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (n5tGW)
"Elon cut our money."
"Well, maybe we should cut some administrative costs and move that money to..."
"ELON CUT THE FUEL MONEY! Don't you understand how NGOs work?"
"Not like a business, apparently."
"Now you're getting it."
Posted by: Wally at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (0e5Te)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (4KUe5)
The core tenet of Leninism is:
Marxism presumes that :"the working class" will rise up to overthrow the capitalist system. But the problem is: They don't. The working class (a.k.a. "the proletariat) is too stupid, lazy and complacent to do it on their own.
So what we need ,to get this revolution jump-started, is an elite cadre of super-smart activists to lead the charge - -and only then will the working class wake up and follow the banner.
We call this elite squad, "The Vanguard of the Proletariat."
An that's exactly what happened in Russia in 1917, Cuba 1959, etc. etc. -- it really was a small group of extremists who kicked things off, and then the masses jumped on board.
So, fast forward to 2026: The Democratic Socialist of American consider themselves "The Vanguard of the Proletariat." But there's an even bigger problem now: Every single young left-winger is part of the "Vanguard." There is no "working class" behind them. Theri entire movement is nothing but the elite squad at the front.
They're all special. They're all the cool kids. But they have no mass support.
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (YIpLe)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (St1MS)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (gnNyN)
Well Asgard in Norse was the abode of Gods, and humans were only of interest for creating foot soldiers for fighting the 'end of the world' battle against monsters and such. Charity on earth was not a selling point.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (MWfyi)
FIFY, bigot.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 04
I am doing my best to be amused by the broad brushes instead of looking at them sideways. It’s working only some of the time. Hi friend!
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 04:31 PM (OoFl2)
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*waves*
-All da jooz who vote Democrat except Franpsycho
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:36
We have more than our fair share of exceptions making the rule. 😂
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: fd at July 01, 2026 04:35 PM (MWfyi)
You H*TERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How many Transgender Pregnant Men are killed by Illegal Aliens should be the question !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (G5jnN)
Posted by: the other Lennon at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (QaH55)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Ia/+0)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:38 PM (hWfuL)
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BREAKING: Dan "One-Eyed McCain" Crenshaw Announces His Candidacy For the Democrat-Communist POTUS Nomination After Getting New Totenkopf "Nazi SS Death Head" Tattoo. Developing ...
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: Lizzy at July 01, 2026 04:43 PM (4KUe5)
>>Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia.
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Did he cut off the supplies? Did he confiscate the ambulances? Did he bomb the fueling stations? No? So everything was there except the free money, which somehow couldn't be found anywhere in the entire Liberian national budget or GDP. Great country, Liberians. Maybe you need to do better. Dead young mother should be a wakeup call to work harder, not beg harder.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:43 PM (XJ22o)
"SOCIALIST COUNTRY or SOCIETY" ?????
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 04:43 PM (G5jnN)
I like that they continued with American names.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 04:43 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
Bingo. You beat me to it by 200 comments.
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (Av6i5)
Posted by: Sabrina Chase at July 01, 2026 04:29 PM (PHjsi)
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Liberia has diesel fuel. Why did they not make certain ambulances had some of that fuel?
In other words, neither America or Doge, and certainly not Musk, had anything to do with Liberian decisions on fuel use. To even imply America should decide fuel use in Liberia is racist and colonialist, because it is based on an inference Liberians can't decide simple fuel allocation for themselves, and instead need their traditional American masters to do it for them.
Kristoff is a racist, a colonialist, and he should be drummed out of Herald Square for his crimes.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (1ZMia)
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)
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FIFY
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (Fi81e)
Prince Charles didn’t even bother putting out an Easter statement this year, but did recognize EID, iirc.
Posted by: Lizzy
Word has it, he's a goatraper convert.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (wOO3z)
So, fast forward to 2026: The Democratic Socialist of American consider themselves "The Vanguard of the Proletariat." But there's an even bigger problem now: Every single young left-winger is part of the "Vanguard." There is no "working class" behind them. Theri entire movement is nothing but the elite squad at the front.
They're all special. They're all the cool kids. But they have no mass support.
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)
One of Lenin's key insights in his successful takeover is that the masses can be bribed. And bribing the solders is also really important.
He printed lots of money and created massive inflation to do this, but it did allow him to take power.
In some sense the Democrats offering to hand out money to everyone are pursuing a more effective political strategy.
Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (okun6)
In The Principles of Communism, they (Marx and Engles) describe democratic socialists as either "proletarians who are not yet sufficiently clear about the conditions of the liberation of their class" or "representatives of the petty bourgeoisie.
Posted by: per wiki at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (MWfyi)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Ia/+0)
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Do the Muzzies have an issue with Bloody Tampons praying to Allah?
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)
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The other major problem they have is 100 years of solid history of failure time and time and time again with tens of millions of corpses in their wake.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (gnNyN)
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)
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FIFY
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:44 PM (Fi81e)
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Populations living in abject poverty allowed for easier mob creation mechanics.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (hWfuL)
Freed slaves, many well-educated, given nearly $3 million from the US in today's dollars for the 12k to 16k to start out.
And they devolved into just another slave-owning, African kleptocracy within a generation.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (3cUTc)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (t/lcw)
It's not a plot hole if the Wakandans go "Yeah, we saw those people dying in their mudhuts--what makes that our burden?" And then some serious drama can ensue.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Thrawn at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (KKMoa)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at July 01, 2026 04:39 PM (DZ9Lv)
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Sunny 66 degrees in Civic Center right now.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (YIpLe)
Bread and circuses have been around for a while.
Posted by: polynikes at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (KC5Lt)
Posted by: Skip at July 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Ia/+0)
I doubt he believes in anything seriously. He has been chopping off the more raggedy bits of the Royals to preserve the core, which is more sensible than the UK government has done.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:46 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 04:47 PM (n5tGW)
This is not fair that other people that work hard have nice things !!!!
Posted by: Purple Hair, Ten Nose Rings, Charles Manson Tattoo on my face transgender male at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (G5jnN)
Muggy as it gets. You could chew on the air.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (BI5O2)
They're all special. They're all the cool kids. But they have no mass support.
Posted by: zombie
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And yet they're winning elections, which is what counts.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (XJ22o)
This is not fair that other people that work hard have nice things !!!!
Posted by: Purple Hair, Ten Nose Rings, Charles Manson Tattoo on my face transgender male at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (G5jnN
I might hire someone who is an expert on ancient Lithuanian culture. Not one who is from XXX Studies.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (uhVAy)
Don't forget the anti-semite (actually Jew hatred), pro-Hamas component which is the real glue of the organization.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (oji8u)
And yet they're winning elections, which is what counts.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (XJ22o)
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They win in little political monocultures where few people vote in primaries.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 04:50 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 04:48 PM (XJ22o)
Someone is winning them, not sure its the front men in the cotton fields of the plantation. This one was a woman - old guard feminist going down?
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:51 PM (uhVAy)
https://tinyurl.com/yk7nk3tx
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (5xuJ/)
Don't forget the anti-semite (actually Jew hatred), pro-Hamas component which is the real glue of the organization.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 04:49 PM (oji8u)
That wing might be in decline with the end of UN rule in those areas and Iran under the interdict of the nations in the gulf. Sure we have local Jew hatred here but the finances are elsewhere.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 04:53 PM (uhVAy)
I think we should give this a go. First, we confiscate the wealth and assets of Khanna's family, George Soros and son, Neville Roy Singham, Bill Gates, Ted Turner, Michael Moore, Barbra Streisand, and a few thousand other progressive Lefties (Commies). If that doesn't work, we may reconsider the idea.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 04:59 PM (oji8u)
Posted by: zombie at July 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Av6i5)
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The other major problem they have is 100 years of solid history of failure time and time and time again with tens of millions of corpses in their wake.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at July 01, 2026 04:45 PM (gnNyN)
Many don't know that. History has been horribly convoluted or left out entirely in most of these snowflakes education/indoctrination.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at July 01, 2026 05:05 PM (g8Ew8)
the "honorable" Maxwell Frost,
who showed up in DC with a bad credit rating and unable to get an apartment because he never worked a real job in this life.
He did work as an Uber driver on occasion, borrowing his Dad's car when he needed money for weed.
He keeps talking when he's not insulting people that "don't look like him" about the working poor but he has no first had experience as such. He was on his parent's insurance before his freebee congressional benefits kicked in.
He's literally riding on the backs of these people he claims to represent, continuing his free ride in life.
Posted by: pawn at July 01, 2026 05:21 PM (XGbvx)
Posted by: Danimal28 at July 01, 2026 06:24 PM (mNOhh)
MSNOW Cancels Weekend Live Programming; Will Run Cheap Leftwing Podcasts From Earlier In the Week Instead
Canceling 2/7ths of the weekly original programming is always a sign of strength and profitability.
MS NOW is canceling the evening news program The Weekend: Primetime, as it focuses on re-airing its video podcasts as well as its Crooked on MS NOW offerings. Beginning Sunday, June 28, at 6 p.m. ET, MS NOW's weekend-night offerings will be a taped affair as it will air episodes from Crooked Media's video podcasts, including Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, Strict Scrutiny, Lovett or Leave It, Runaway Country with Alex Wagner, Hysteria, Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams, Offline with Jon Favreau, and What A Day. It will also air episodes from its own video podcasting unit, including The Best People with Nicolle Wallace and Why Is This Happening with Chris Hayes. In a memo to employees obtained by TVNewser, MS NOW president Rebecca Kutler said the network's Crooked on MS NOW block has brought new viewers. Kutler added that there will be jobs impacted by this transition, but the network will continue to be staffed during those hours and overnight in the event of breaking news, and has nearly 40 open roles across the network. ... Meanwhile, the network announced that Alex Witt will be departing sometime in the summer. Witt has been with MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) since 1999 and has anchored more hours than any other anchor at the network.Firing the network's longest-serving anchor is likewise a show of corporate strength.
The move to just airing old podcasts also shows that people, including retards on the far left, just don't care for the overproduced, underconsidered Corporate Fake News Product any longer. Via WDW_Pro. Bonus: Yesterday I linked a NY Post story about Jill Biden's books being bought up by Biden-affiliated PACs to contrive a spot on the NYT bestseller list (which is hardly necessary, as they just make up whatever results they like). I missed this: Gavin Newsom used his PAC's money to buy up $1.5 million of copies of "his" "book," which he gave to donors as a thank you. (Gee whiz Gavin, this will take a place of honor in my garbage can.) That $1.5 million in copies, bought by Newsom himself, made up 2/3rds of all "sales" of "his" "book."
MS NOW is overhauling its weekend lineup by leaning harder into podcasts, taped programming and outside partnerships -- a shakeup that will also mark the end of longtime anchor Alex Witt's nearly three-decade run at the network. .. Among the biggest moves is the departure of Witt, one of the network's longest-serving anchors, who plans to leave later this year after nearly three decades with the company. News of Witt's departure was reported by Variety. ... "After nearly three decades, Alex Witt has shared with us her plans to conclude her tenure with the company later this year, following an extraordinary career," Kutler wrote in a memo to staff. Kutler praised Witt as "a beloved longtime member of our MS NOW family" who "anchored more hours on MS NOW than any other anchor in our network's history." ... Kutler also said the network plans to announce additional outside content partnerships in the coming weeks and months, building on its existing relationship with Crooked Media.
Gavin Newsom just used his own PAC to buy $1.5 million worth of his own book. Even more comically, that accounts for 2/3 of the entire print sales. pic.twitter.com/ZvHJqScCB4
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) April 16, 2026
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Trump should be impeached because the heat is driving the Euro's crazy and turning on each other as this example in France.
Owl Gore was correct and that Global Warming is real and now Europe is paying the price because Trump did not listen to Owl Gore !!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at July 01, 2026 02:21 PM (G5jnN)
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (Lzhdy)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (WyEeP)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (Jr5Lq)
I wonder if the replay stars will get paid for it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (XJ22o)
Let it be known to one and all: Newsom believes in giving back.
Posted by: No Name Today at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (8mulE)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (NnhvP)
howdy. I have not been in the comments much because it is so hot I can barely hold it together.
the ac in my place just isn't working very well and the landlord isn't rushing to fix it.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (1wjle)
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) April 16, 2026
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AKA High speed rail.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (ouWD3)
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:22 PM (iFTx/)
MSNOW is the super-faggy rebranding of the already faggy MSNBC.
Posted by: Still talk like fags and their shit's all retarded at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (TbWk/)
He stated that California's economy has grown at 40%, blowing by every other state. "We have no peers," he said.
The problem, though, is that statement is only true under one very twisted condition:
Score California's economy on Nominal Dollars.
Score literally everyone else's on Real Dollars.
Using Real Dollars for California's economy gives them 17% growth.
When you use the Nominal Dollars to measure Texas, they come in at 52% growth. Florida comes in at 66%.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (xA5g+)
Posted by: MkY at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (q6tQZ)
Now if they hired some rightwing voices and instead went for balance they'd open up a whole new slate of potential consumers in a market not so saturated...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:24 PM (sKqQm)
2. Purchase book with political donations you control.
3. Profit!
you missed:
1a., get paid for book by corporate media companies who have business before you
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Gavin Newsom at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (WyEeP)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (t/lcw)
Ace
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I mean maybe the comments can get a little sexy sometimes, but that's probably a stretch.
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 02:26 PM (ouWD3)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:26 PM (Jr5Lq)
2. Purchase book with political donations you control.
3. Profit!
you missed:
1a., get paid for book by corporate media companies who have business before you
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (1wjle)
They don't even hide the fraud anymore.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:27 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Gavin Newsom at July 01, 2026 02:25 PM (WyEeP)
Pffffffffffft. Just borrow some from a friend.
Posted by: Mary, who's got something about her at July 01, 2026 02:27 PM (xA5g+)
howdy. I have not been in the comments much because it is so hot I can barely hold it together.
the ac in my place just isn't working very well and the landlord isn't rushing to fix it.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (1wjle)
Oh I feel for you! It's so hot here in NC! At least my AC is working. It's usually fine in the summer and only ever seems to conk out on the coldest day of the year for some reason!
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 02:28 PM (Lzhdy)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:28 PM (sKqQm)
A murder of crows will do that to a man...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 01, 2026 02:28 PM (xA5g+)
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:28 PM (1wjle)
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Sing it with me ...
"I've got the ... Nepot Baby Blues."
www.artsy.net/artwork/
love-lundell-nepo-baby-blues
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (sKqQm)
howdy. I have not been in the comments much because it is so hot I can barely hold it together.
the ac in my place just isn't working very well and the landlord isn't rushing to fix it.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (1wjle)
________
Threaten to withhold rent and see how fast his attitude changes ....
A few weeks ago the condensate pump in my AC took a shit. The air handler and pump are in my ceiling, and it was leaking water everywhere. Luckily I noticed it quickly. I bought a new pump and installed it. I couldn't imagine not having working AC in this heat.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (iFTx/)
The NY Times is doing honest coverage of Newsom's grift? Something's going on.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (HddY9)
I'd rather they scuttle and hide than show their asshole faces and belch out their stunning historical illiteracy.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (XJ22o)
_________
I think he's been targeted for destruction by his own party
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM (Jr5Lq)
A murder of crows will do that to a man...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at July 01, 2026 02:28 PM (xA5g+)
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"Wouldn't it be "ironic" if Ace was killed by a Murder of Crows?"
/obligatory Alanis Morrissette
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:31 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:31 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Joe Mama at July 01, 2026 02:31 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (IY9No)
Posted by: Thrawn at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (KKMoa)
"Hey, what's it like being a goofity ass mannequin brought to life by Gepetto's perverted little retard half-brother? Do you still ever wonder what it would be like to be a real boy?"
What a shitstain.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (Ot/FD)
It's the French way. A/C should be fixed by October.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 02:33 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (XJ22o)
_________
I think he's been targeted for destruction by his own party
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM (iFTx/)
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"Enough already with the gay white male douches ... or is it deuces?"
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:33 PM (t/lcw)
Will run Cheap Gladiator Movies
Beats what they are running now.
Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (IY9No
Even Gladiator 2?
Posted by: Thrawn at July 01, 2026 02:33 PM (KKMoa)
Who? I literally never heard of any of those guys, other than Favreau who I think was some Obama shitmeister twit.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM
The Times is going full Commie so he's probably too conservative for their newsroom.
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (Lzhdy)
Posted by: Joe Mama at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (TezPK)
There was apparently a pretty big budget series based on Spartacus recently. From the clips I saw there were too many guys in loinclothes but the women in the background were generally half topless for some reason.
They made a sequel focusing on a DEI gladiator-ette which I hear people hated
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (rj6Yv)
Have always wondered, does AF1 have a fighter escort accompanying it? In these times and all -
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (Gqar8)
I think he's been targeted for destruction by his own party
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Clearing the path for Kamala? I wonder what's up.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (Kt19C)
--- Ace
Note this does NOT mean that the other 1/3 were genuine sales. They could be just as phony.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (uhVAy)
It was not good.
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 02:35 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:35 PM (JS6jE)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:35 PM (HddY9)
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (sKqQm)
Think that was "House of Asher", which took place while Asher had control of that school or something like that.
Posted by: Thrawn at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (KKMoa)
It's the French way. A/C should be fixed by October.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at July 01, 2026 02:33 PM (n5tGW)
*sniffs in a haughty manner*
Keep the top floors cool s'il vous plait.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Clearing the path for Kamala? I wonder what's up.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (XJ22o)
__________
Maybe, but I think just generally they want him gone. He's a joke, a punchline, and way too pasty and white and straight (allegedly) for today's Democrap party.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (iFTx/)
Soon, MSNOW will become MSNEVER
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) - Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (s9VOe)
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Rachel Maddow being thrown to hungry lions in the arena would count as a cat video.
Posted by: in Imperial Rome, pussy eat YOU at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:29 PM (XJ22o)
_________
I think he's been targeted for destruction by his own party
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:30 PM (iFTx/)
How many children's ambulance rides in Africa could have been bought with the money wasted on his book? Why does Gavin Newsom hate African children?
Posted by: Archimedes at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:31 PM
With that podcast lineup, FOX can rest easy!
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (Lzhdy)
I saw a video with a guy delivering a package. As he walks up to the front door a cat walks by and the guy says "hello"...the cat looks at him and meows back what sounds exactly like "hello"
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:37 PM (sKqQm)
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (1wjle)
I would like to direct your attention to the banner at the top of this page. The quotation applies perfectly to no AC in July!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 02:37 PM (PLxDd)
It was not good.
I think it's on YouTube or Amazon. I keep seeing the teaser image, which is of a girl in leather armor and a leather skirt itching her butt.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:37 PM (1wjle)
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:23 PM (1wjle)
I would like to direct your attention to the banner at the top of this page. The quotation applies perfectly to no AC in July!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at July 01, 2026 02:37 PM (PLxDd)
Empires have fallen with less provocation!
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (Gqar8)
I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)
Posted by: Joe Mama at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (TezPK)
I was.tninking MSWAS
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (w/O5Q)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (kX27y)
Who? I literally never heard of any of those guys, other than Favreau who I think was some Obama shitmeister twit.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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I watch them for laughs (or screams). Some of them are leftovers from Obama's admin, and the Strict Scrutiny trio is three rather attractive and utterly insane female legal experts who teach (of course) at various premium law schools. Every time they talk about Jumanji Jackson, they grin slyly and say she be bringin' the "Black girl magic."
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: Joe Mama at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (TezPK)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (HddY9)
"Hey, what's it like being a goofity ass mannequin brought to life by Gepetto's perverted little retard half-brother? Do you still ever wonder what it would be like to be a real boy?"
What a shitstain.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (Ot/FD)
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We get an hour a day locally here of conservative talk radio host Greg Kelly out of NYC. He has read Newscum's book, and I believe is writing a book (or perhaps long essay) critiquing it -- in which Neewscum states that he was obsessed with the suave, slick detective character played by Pierce Brosnan in Remington Steele, and "modeled" himself after that.
Jeebus, talk about fiction following "art" ...
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (t/lcw)
I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)
It is a sign that we need a new revolution. Kidding, but only halfway.
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (Gqar8)
I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)
The traitorous media is all in on FIFA.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:40 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:36 PM (iFTx/)
I love it. Every time they float some shitball nonentity to be their new standard bearer, they get ratioed into oblivion. No one likes what they're selling. Not even their own people. And likeability aside, they always wind up being perverts anyway, or Actual Nazis, or just strident Bolsheviks who would burn the entire DNC to the ground the first chance they get.
Their bullpen is empty. They got nothing. The DSA are just walking in and eating their lunch. It's glorious.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Ot/FD)
I got better.
Posted by: Mulch McClorox at July 01, 2026 02:40 PM (7Q0e+)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 02:40 PM (ndZc7)
It was not good.
I think it's on YouTube or Amazon. I keep seeing the teaser image, which is of a girl in leather armor and a leather skirt itching her butt.
Posted by: Lamont the Big Dummy at July 01, 2026 02:37 PM (1wjle)
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The movie is called ... Gladiatress. Supposed to be a parody of Gladiator. The Blade's interest level is ... [checks Give-a-Shit Meter] ... low.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:41 PM (iFTx/)
That worked out so well for California pols that they are now talking about a high speed bus system running between LA and San Francisco.
You probably think I'm kidding.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 02:41 PM (J4Dwc)
Politicians get nonrefundable advances - i.e., bribes.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at July 01, 2026 02:41 PM (aD4fx)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:42 PM (HddY9)
He's a joke, a punchline, and way too pasty and white and straight (allegedly) for today's Democrap party.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
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Fun. He can make money off wineries and fade like John Edwards, who went back to working for his keep.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:42 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 02:42 PM (TNnZH)
I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)
Well this time around only half the country is celebrating it, the other half is fart tubing. The bicentennial was definitely a biggie.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 02:42 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:42 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:39 PM (XJ22o)
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The judges would have also accepted "Juju Voodoo."
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (t/lcw)
youtu.be/Pzbl9Lly3NI
Seems to be on the standard of classic Raimi. Demon possession, gore spurting everywhere, all the good things in film that we didn't get in Supergirl and Disclosure Day
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (gKWVE)
"Can she be ARRESTED?! How hard is this? Mafia bosses went away for less. She's the perfect example of a trickster who exploited the system paralyzed by identity politics!"
"Who's protecting her? WHY are they protecting her?"
"She married her sibling. She's an alleged fraudster. She's implicated in a ton of cases."
"When she's being implicated in all this, she's calm, cool, and collected. She thinks she's going to get off!" @Gutfeldfox 💯
We're tired of waiting!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (JS6jE)
I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM
I think it will pick up on Friday. The heat and the media certainly aren't helping. The only story the media thinks is important is the reflecting pool. But that one finally seems to have run its course.
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Lzhdy)
I suspect I see now why the Romans introduced this idea...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (sKqQm)
You probably think I'm kidding.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 02:41 PM (J4Dwc)
If it goes below 55 mph, it explodes!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Ot/FD)
I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched
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I've noticed.
Pretty much chalked it up to the country being massively different, demographically and politically, now compared to fifty years ago.
And not for the better.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 02:44 PM (St1MS)
I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)
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I remember Hollywood actors doing frequent commercials celebrating it.
Yeah, those days are gone ...
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:44 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 01, 2026 02:44 PM (x8PQF)
https://tinyurl.com/38x9wknd
Posted by: beckster
Don't comment on positive vibs, fabulous weather and happy people. North Dakota sucks, it's not even a state, so why mention it other than to give it to canada.
I am so happy PDT is being welcomed here with love.
Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 02:45 PM (F3Dlr)
_______________________________
So, is this a cooking show where they make bulk desserts? Or, maybe it is a podcast that does testing on lifting heavy equipment like forklifts? Oh, I know, it's like a fashion discussion on mumu's that double as tents and giant flags.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 02:45 PM (dIske)
Also remember that normal authors get refundable advances - they have to pay them back if book sales are poor.
Politicians get nonrefundable advances - i.e., bribes.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
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I've never heard of anyone having to pay back an advance. The advance is the publisher's gamble for legit authors, money laundering for politicians.
Advances for legit authors have shrunk to the point of being nominal.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:45 PM (XJ22o)
Get on the bus.
Bus drives aboard C5-A.
Plane flies to destination.
Bus drives off aircraft.
Debarkation!
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:45 PM (Jr5Lq)
This gets mentioned quite a bit lately. I'm not enthusiastic either. Because I'm just not all that jazzed of being politically bound to somewhere between 1/4 to maybe 2/5 of those nominally my countrymen. With more pouring in every day.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (2JE3U)
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (rj6Yv)
You probably think I'm kidding.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 02:41 PM (J4Dwc)
If it goes below 55 mph, it explodes!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Ot/FD)
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Speed 4: Cocaine Cruise Control starring Hunter Biden.
"You Bet Your LIfe!"
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (t/lcw)
We're tired of waiting!
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 02:43 PM (JS6jE)
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Where's Mr. Things That Will Never Happen when we need him?
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (x8PQF)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:47 PM (HddY9)
Variety
@Variety
Dwayne Johnson is facing backlash for staying quiet on politics, with "Star Trek" icon George Takei telling him that "silence is complicity" and "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton adding: “So disappointing to find out he is such a coward.”
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Or is that Wil Wheatoon?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 02:47 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:34 PM (XJ22o)
Newsom's being cleared but I wouldn't be certain it's for Kamala.
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 02:47 PM (ouWD3)
To the UFO and to outer space baby
On the bus, to the plane, baby yeah
Take me away!
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:47 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (rj6Yv)
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Trump's idea (or whomever gave it to him) to hold Midterm Republican Conventions was genius.
Thinking "Outside The Box" FTW!
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:47 PM (t/lcw)
That worked out so well for California pols that they are now talking about a high speed bus system running between LA and San Francisco.
You probably think I'm kidding.
Posted by: one hour sober
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omg. Like, there are no bus companies right now that will do that in a high-quality, low-cost version?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:48 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 02:48 PM (gKWVE)
Hairgel laundered money out of his pac into his right pocket.....they abuse the law at will.
Posted by: sven at July 01, 2026 02:48 PM (Int1s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)
Hairgel laundered money out of his pac into his right pocket.....they abuse the law at will.
Posted by: sven
It's a crime syndicate.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 02:49 PM (TNnZH)
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 02:48 PM (gKWVE)
Thats what she said.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (zZu0s)
Nothing beats the brazen scheme of Newsome's wife though, having the charities use their money to buy her "educational" material
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (3cUTc)
This gets mentioned quite a bit lately. I'm not enthusiastic either. Because I'm just not all that jazzed of being politically bound to somewhere between 1/4 to maybe 2/5 of those nominally my countrymen. With more pouring in every day.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (2JE3U)
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In 1976, the Dems liked their presidential chances. Later that year, they nominated Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale as their ticket. So the MSM pumped up the volume for the 200th.
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (rj6Yv)
Variety
@Variety
Dwayne Johnson is facing backlash for staying quiet on politics, with "Star Trek" icon George Takei telling him that "silence is complicity" and "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton adding: “So disappointing to find out he is such a coward.”
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"Republicans buy sneakers, too."
-- Michael Jordan, not a dumbass
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (t/lcw)
So much of today's friction is simply explained by people refusing to shit-can the old rules when every day shows that those old rules are no longer applicable.
Such as "staying out of politics". An old wise guy once said "just because you ain't interested in politics, don't mean politics ain't interested in you".
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (2JE3U)
The lesson they took from breaking the mafia in the 90s was to become the mafia.
Not kidding.
Posted by: sven at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (Int1s)
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (Gqar8)
Why in hell would he ever take Being A Dickhead advice from two broke-ass has-been dickheads?
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: gKWVE isn't calling Wheaton a twink past his sellby date at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (gKWVE)
Dwayne remember it doesn't end with you mouthing the narrative. It ends with you mouthing the parts of another guy...just ask Sulu or Will...
Posted by: 18-1 at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (sKqQm)
This gets mentioned quite a bit lately. I'm not enthusiastic either. Because I'm just not all that jazzed of being politically bound to somewhere between 1/4 to maybe 2/5 of those nominally my countrymen. With more pouring in every day.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:46 PM (2JE3U)
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Town near me is going full tilt. Just about every house has flags up...some have decorated with banners, lights and signs. The borough of the town has flags up on every light pole...local high school and organizations are having a parade which ends at the local park (which will have music, stands, roving performers et al.). Then, fireworks in the evening on the 4th (which they never do, because the founding day for the town takes place in August, and they have fireworks then).
Oh, and cars and trucks around here have been driving around with American Flags affixed for the last few weeks. So, I think rural America is kind of into it...Can't speak for the blue cesspools of the urban neighborhoods.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (dIske)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (oIVsY)
we have Big Boy going thru PA this week
the City is hopping even with Cherelle kind of fucking up it's pretty exciting
old people are bitching about it being hot in the summer but otherwise good stuff!
after today no more working for me other than cooking for a big pool party and also cooking stuff to take up to Lititz for the 4th. that's ALWAYS a big deal and should be bigger this year!
hope you all enjoy and try to not be sad
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (j+aD2)
128 comments in before I can let tubal know willowed reply at, or close to bottom of last thread.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (dAv7M)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at July 01, 2026 02:53 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:53 PM (Jr5Lq)
lol I like trains
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 02:53 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 02:53 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: gKWVE
yes but, alberta should become a state!
North Dakota, sucks to be you.
Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 02:53 PM (F3Dlr)
We order you to denounce the Designated Enemy, or we will consider you his ally. Choose.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Jr5Lq)
Josh didn't ask anyone, maybe Comcast lol
people have really stepped up and it makes me so happy to see!
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (j+aD2)
128 comments in before I can let tubal know willowed reply at, or close to bottom of last thread.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (dAv7M)
Heh. Hope I am not cast into Outer Darkness!
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 02:54 PM (j+aD2)
If the country's future is at stake, not running a candidate doesn't help the message. And who knows, perhaps some districts might be winnable if some money is spent pushing our candidates against commies in the general.
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (rj6Yv)
They'll build a fleet of Dymaxions, over schedule and over budget, and the things will break down right away.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Jr5Lq)
The lesson they took from breaking the mafia in the 90s was to become the mafia.
Not kidding.
Posted by: sven at July 01, 2026 02:51 PM (Int1s)
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Not to mention that Bubba and Killary were already members of The Dixie Mafia down in Arkansas.
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (t/lcw)
That and MSNBCNOW simply isn't Communist enough yet for its particular audience.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (oji8u)
It might be that part of the reason for the lesser enthusiasm for the US 250th is that 250 years is simply a less-compelling milestone than 200.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at July 01, 2026 02:56 PM (VWtfl)
-- Michael Jordan, not a dumbass
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (t/lcw)
And if he were a contemporary player that said that ? ESPN and CNN and The View and the general NYC / LA media bloc would run an entire news cycle to smear him.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:56 PM (2JE3U)
California's "bullet buses:"
https://tinyurl.com/4e5kad7z
Posted by: one hour sober
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>>unless hills are flattened, sharp curves are smoothed and “specialized vehicles” that travel at hyper velocities while also avoiding crashes can be produced, speeds will be lower than promised.
Trillions of taxpayer dollars right there.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 02:56 PM (XJ22o)
However Jerry O'Connell is married to Rebecca Romijn
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (HddY9)
@Variety
Dwayne Johnson is facing backlash for staying quiet on politics, with "Star Trek" icon George Takei telling him that "silence is complicity" and "Stand By Me" actor Wil Wheaton adding: “So disappointing to find out he is such a coward.”
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So the big "backlash" against one of Hollywood's biggest stars is ... two gay weirdos who most people would be surprised are still alive. Got it. Takei and Wheaton ragging on the Rock doesn't even rise to the level of ankle-biting. Takei and Wheaton are two worms who can't even get out of the dirt to bite the sole of Rock's foot.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (t/lcw)
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Scuttlebutt is that they became IC-protected when they allowed the DEA to move much drugs through Arkansas.
The IC knows how to cause all those "suicides" that follow Hillary around.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (ikSmX)
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Assembly Bill 1084 now makes it easier for Californians who are nonbinary or transgender to legally change their name and gender. Doing so enables these residents to get new identification documents faster than before at a time when the Trump administration is trying to block trans people from getting passports that match their gender identity. Starting July 1, third parties can no longer file objections to adults’ petitions to change their names due to gender identity. In addition, adults, as well as minors whose parents have signed on, must have their name-change petition order issued within six weeks.
Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (kX27y)
I was glad to read about Fetterman and some PA Dem politician and some others working together to get the PA. booth working.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 02:58 PM (Bw1/o)
Her Majesty and The Big Dummy are home.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 02:58 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 02:58 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: front toward enemy at July 01, 2026 02:58 PM (TIizU)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (ndZc7)
128 comments in before I can let tubal know willowed reply at, or close to bottom of last thread.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 02:52 PM (dAv7M)
Eh, fair enough. Camel’s nose under the tent problem. Just an old earth old universe guy, I am. Other than that, really very very rigidly orthodox, in a Westminster Confessions Calvinist sort of way. My favorite flavor is the PCA.
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (oIVsY)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (Bw1/o)
-- Michael Jordan, not a dumbass
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (t/lcw)
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He said that back when they let people get away with saying that. Today it would be "Would you sell the NAZIS, TOO??!!"
And Jordan probably would crumple.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (ikSmX)
It only requires:
1) an internal combustion engine more efficient and powerful than anything anyone has now
2) tires that are longer-lasting and superior to anything F1 or NASCAR has
3) dedicated highway lanes the entire route.
4) fare payers that will ride these busses
Other than that, this concept is just a few hundred billion away from reality.
BTW, did you know there is a physical speed limit for large ships?
At about 50 mph, the speed causes the prop to create cavitation and can't generate any further thrust.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (3cUTc)
Exactly. It's literally an Editors' Select list. Numbers do not matter.
There's just not an honest bone in that paleolithic structure.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at July 01, 2026 03:00 PM (oji8u)
It really was an excellent movie though. Superior to "The Body".
Posted by: gKWVE at July 01, 2026 03:00 PM (gKWVE)
"That is why I also propose that two nightclubs be opened next door to the mosque, thereby promoting tolerance from within the mosque. We could call one of the clubs, which would be gay, "The Turban Cowboy," and the other, a topless bar, would be called "You Mecca Me Hot."
Next door should be a butcher shop that specializes in pork, and adjacent to that an open-pit barbecue pork restaurant, called "Iraq of Ribs." Across the street there could be a lingerie store called "Victoria Keeps Nothing Secret" with sexy mannequins in the window modeling the goods, and on the other side a liquor store called "Morehammered."
"All of this would encourage Muslims to demonstrate the tolerance they demand of us."
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 03:00 PM (JS6jE)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (iFTx/)
You'll be better served to keep your power dry. I've heard Dwayne Johnson's few forays into social matters. When that walking depository of steroids finally enters the political ring - and he will - he'll be fully LGBT / Open Immigration.
It makes no sense to defend your future enemy against your current enemy.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 03:00 PM (2JE3U)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 01, 2026 03:01 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: Lady in Black at July 01, 2026 03:01 PM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at July 01, 2026 03:01 PM (HddY9)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (iFTx/)
Both from Star Trek, both gay.
I think i know which is more a motivating factor.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 03:01 PM (zZu0s)
They'll build a fleet of Dymaxions, over schedule and over budget, and the things will break down right away.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Jr5Lq)
The biggest problem will be a 140 km/hr bus will still need a roadway to drive on separate from regular traffic, and entrances and exits.
Posted by: Oldcat at July 01, 2026 03:01 PM (uhVAy)
I don't think that's really a surprise. The Bicentennial was a big thing and so was the Centennial. But, how big a deal was America 150? There isn't even an easy word for it. I think it's the same with America 250.
Stick around for the Tricentennial. I bet that will be a big one.
Posted by: No Name Today at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (8mulE)
I don't get what the fuss is about.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (oIVsY
Summer of Night by Dan Simmons is a far far better version of small town kids and their perils and adventuresmin coming of age.
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (Gqar8)
I was glad to read about Fetterman and some PA Dem politician and some others working together to get the PA. booth working.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Lumpy and Little Josh can't stand each other. Probably done more out of spite. But it's the right thing to do.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (TNnZH)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (v4YNm)
-- Michael Jordan, not a dumbass
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 02:50 PM (t/lcw)
And if he were a contemporary player that said that ? ESPN and CNN and The View and the general NYC / LA media bloc would run an entire news cycle to smear him.
Posted by: Spring Reverb at July 01, 2026 02:56 PM
Michael spoke with his play. And he's got brass ones. I don't think he would allow himself to be bullied.
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (Lzhdy)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:03 PM (keuwF)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:03 PM (XuXeR)
He played the "content warning" NBC aired before doing their story on the SCOTUS decision on trannies.
It was like "We're going to be using the words 'biological male' and 'biological female' but that's only because those are words the Court used."
Ten Years After: Tell me where is sanity?
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:03 PM (ikSmX)
I don't get what the fuss is about.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at July 01, 2026 02:59 PM (oIVsY)
Me either- and I was the target age when it came out (11.) I always hated the 'boyhood' movies- even when I was a boy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 03:03 PM (zZu0s)
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Yeah, I'm guessing a studio with an 18" reinforced concrete floor and a cattle chute took some assembly. Not to mention the "green room" paddock.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 03:03 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: Axeman
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He's say, I sell shoes I don't pick customers.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at July 01, 2026 03:03 PM (JS6jE)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (wGerL)
Did some recurring spots,on BBT. He was asshoe.
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 03:04 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:04 PM (ikSmX)
Susquehanna? Sequential? Sussudio?
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:04 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at July 01, 2026 03:04 PM (zZu0s)
Back to the topic tho, this seems extra funny because right now some of those podcasts (Pod Save America, Strict Scrutiny) are NOT on t.v. at all. It looks like they're being dredged from the internet as one of the few properties MSNOW can possibly stick in a time slot.
More fun, some of those podcasts (the Pod Save ones for sure) restrict premium content -- aka cheap talk that you would expect from any podcaster -- to "Members Only." You can't view unless you pay to subscribe. I think it eventually becomes available to all, but I wonder what the contracts will do to Members Only and the money it brings those clowns.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 03:05 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 03:05 PM (ndZc7)
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 03:05 PM (Gqar8)
What's called for here is a really stupid and futile gesture. Universal Dem Solution.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 03:05 PM (Jr5Lq)
Beats what they are running now.
Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 02:32 PM (IY9No
Even Gladiator 2?
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If MSNOW ran Airplane 2 on an endless loop it would probably draw about what the network draws now.
Posted by: Crusader at July 01, 2026 03:06 PM (TN0g+)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (v4YNm)
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That's what I was wondering, only forgot to ask.
Isn't he transferring money raised for a political campaign to his own royalties from the book?
The FEC will slap him with a slightly soggy noodle, no doubt. The FEC infamously found a concert Elton John gave for a Clinton fund-raiser not a "thing of value".
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (ikSmX)
Posted by: Demographics at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (HE7b3)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (BI5O2)
I don't think it was Josh Shapiro working with Fetterman. Shapiro nixed it in the first place. Didn't he ? I think it was an R Congressman from PA. Sorry; Can't recall the name.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (diia5)
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Small town Americana here. Every July 4th is jazzed up. Flags on the telephone poles in town, food trucks, fireworks, etc. People around the countryside firing off 500 shot cakes for hours on end.
Yea... the animals hate it... but it's only once a year. We'd park the cats inside but they prefer to hide under the porch or in the woods.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 03:07 PM (jehhT)
It’s been a long time…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (D2O3S)
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
·
2h
You are not gonna believe this…
Ayanle Siad Barre, the son of former Somali genocidal dictator, Mohamed Siad Barre, operates a taxpayer-funded home healthcare company in Columbus, Ohio
He was his father’s national security advisor.
It just never ends
Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (kX27y)
Very cool.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
I believe this, too.
Posted by: MkY at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (q6tQZ)
The IC knows how to cause all those "suicides" that follow Hillary around.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 02:57 PM (ikSmX)
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Hadn't heard that before, but wouldn't surprise.
Had heard that Bubba was recruited into the Deep State CIA as a draft-dodger at Oxford.
Posted by: ShainS at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (t/lcw)
They'll build a fleet of Dymaxions, over schedule and over budget, and the things will break down right away.
Posted by: gp at July 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Jr5Lq)
The biggest problem will be a 140 km/hr bus will still need a roadway to drive on separate from regular traffic, and entrances and exits.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Yes, the necessary infrastructure enhancements are part of the grift.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (XJ22o)
Same thing as American Presbyterian Church? If so, they have a very good write up about the esv "bible" on their site. Applies to all the other "new" ones.
On the aforementioned subject, are you so convinced about the billions of years that you wouldn't even look at other evidence?
And keep in mind, that a "the Bible tells us who and (the only) science (we've looked at) tells us how" view allows for death to enter the world before Adam sinned.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 03:09 PM (dAv7M)
I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at July 01, 2026 02:38 PM (X1Jq6)
Yes and it's very disheartening...
Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 03:10 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
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Even though I am going to #Soon be on the wrong side of 64, Imma gonna update my nic to "Tricentennial or Bust!"
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:10 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: Thomas Bender at July 01, 2026 03:02 PM (v4YNm)
Catherine Pugh, the former mayor of Baltimore, went to prison for a similar scheme.
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 03:10 PM (Lzhdy)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:11 PM (D2O3S)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks and His All White Jury! at July 01, 2026 03:11 PM (ndZc7)
A US Navy airman is missing after an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea on Wednesday.
The Sea Hawk, assigned with the USS George HW Bush aircraft carrier, was forced to conduct an emergency landing at around 3:30 a.m., the US 5th Fleet said in a statement.
Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 03:11 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at July 01, 2026 03:11 PM (BI5O2)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:11 PM (XuXeR)
Stand by Me had no pre-teen gang-bang.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (ikSmX)
Same thing as American Presbyterian Church? If so, they have a very good write up about the esv "bible" on their site. Applies to all the other "new" ones.
On the aforementioned subject, are you so convinced about the billions of years that you wouldn't even look at other evidence?
And keep in mind, that a "the Bible tells us who and (the only) science (we've looked at) tells us how" view allows for death to enter the world before Adam sinned.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 03:09 PM (dAv7M)
Presbyterian Church in America. Pretty hardcore. I have and I am reconciled. I do not think my salvation is at risk.There is only one way and that’s what I hold to.
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (Gqar8)
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
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I'm gonna party like it's 1776 since I enjoyed the 200th and now the 250th. Won't be here for the 300th. So Party On dudes!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (2WIwB)
Charges: She faced multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and tax evasion.
Sentence: In February 2020, Pugh was sentenced to three years in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution of $411,948.
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (Lzhdy)
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This^
The small towns in my AO are more than celebratory.
One of them will also be celebrating the 100th anniversary of Route 66.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (St1MS)
Double twist: No whites will ride.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (wBaIH)
Headline (AP):
"Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved"
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Octochicken at July 01, 2026 03:13 PM (oCS0o)
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It's late-stage Capitalism on stolen land.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:13 PM (ikSmX)
Very cool.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM (2WIwB)
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Vanity Tail Numbers? I like it!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:13 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 03:13 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (2WIwB)
Me too
Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 03:14 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 03:14 PM (Wmg4n)
Followup with that peanut idiot...
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:14 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: Case at July 01, 2026 03:15 PM (IY9No)
https://youtu.be/W45DRy7M1no?si=HNf7-K4duVW-yayl
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at July 01, 2026 03:15 PM (k1E2D)
Posted by: Demographics
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Unfortunately, I think that applies to us morons as well. Is anyone around here actually under 29?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 03:15 PM (XvL8K)
One word: Beastmaster
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:16 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: tubal at July 01, 2026 03:05 PM (Gqar
He's a good writer, but after reading his introduction to his short story collection Blue World I'm convinced he was the model for Garth Marenghi.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at July 01, 2026 03:16 PM (0bjKf)
End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
BREAKING: Buffalo City Hall in NY raises a Somalia flag 1 day after canceling July 4th fireworks
https://tinyurl.com/bd5db3ts
Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:16 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 03:17 PM (TNnZH)
It’s been a long time…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM
Same here and I watched Joe Scarborough's show as well. He was great before his brain melted. Laura Ingraham was also a frequent contributor around that time. I find her virtually unbearable on FOX now.
Posted by: Moonbeam at July 01, 2026 03:17 PM (Lzhdy)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:17 PM (XuXeR)
Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 03:17 PM (F3Dlr)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 01, 2026 03:17 PM (wBaIH)
Posted by: nurse ratched
Had a cool name. Didn't even know what bisontennial meant (i was
but everyone was talking about it. Now, no bison. We also have less common culture.Posted by: Dark Lix. at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (wBaIH)
The tail number on his jet is actually N239MJ.
Not sure where the '9' comes into it.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (J4Dwc)
@EndWokeness
BREAKING: Buffalo City Hall in NY raises a Somalia flag 1 day after canceling July 4th fireworks
https://tinyurl.com/bd5db3ts
Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:16 PM (NpAcC)
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National Suicide in particular -- and Western Civ Suicide in general -- continue unabated and apace.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (t/lcw)
They plan on taking it all.
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (ouWD3)
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Rough Riders and one very cool looking train.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (jehhT)
Bee headline: Jesus Delights Crowd By Miraculously Turning Oatmeal Rasin Cookies Into Chocolate Chip
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (XuXeR)
"Ex-CIA Director John Brennan seeks court order requiring records from investigations be preserved"
Posted by: mrp
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What's the significance of that? Help me, I'm dense.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (XJ22o)
There is this state, North Dakota, it's celebrating the opening of a Presidential library and the pride we feel that our President has travelled by air and train to be here.
Seriously, can anyone at least acknowledge happiness and pride for a few hours?
Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (F3Dlr)
Statements from unemployed actors scolding others would, in a sane world, be ignored. Media sites highlighting them, likewise.
Wrastlers climbing the turnbuckle to deliver the big smackdown blow to their dazed opponent on the matt who just in time manages to roll out of the way would, in a sane world, be given the same attention as poor Caitlin Clark's bullying black lesbian torturers.
Same with the referees in both "sports".
Posted by: Auspex at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (Y8DZL)
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 03:13 PM
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Actually, your dad is right. I stopped watching Fox for awhile, but now it has completely changed and is very conservative.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (NpAcC)
I remember the Bicentennial was a HUGE thing. Like all year long. Or perhaps I just remember it that was as I was in 4th grade.
Posted by: nurse ratched
Democrats are doing all they can to tamp down the Spirit of 76.
My city has decided to do the Independence Day fireworks show on Friday so that city employees can have the day off on Saturday. Last year, they did the fireworks on the 5th, a Saturday, instead of the 4th so that city employees could have the day off. It makes absolute no sense except that it shows that the government is "of the government employees, for the government employees", we are just their serfs.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (k1E2D)
Well of course. We're all guilty and must be punished.
Now have some rice with your goat.
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:23 PM (XuXeR)
Not sure where the '9' comes into it.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (J4Dwc)
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Jordan wore #9 during his gold medal runs at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1992 Barcelona Olympics (the "Dream Team").
His older brother, Larry, wore #45 in high school. Michael originally chose #23 because it is approximately half of 45. When playing for Team USA, he could not wear #23 or #45 due to international rules limiting numbers to 4–15. He derived #9 by adding the digits of his brother's number: 4 + 5 = 9.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:23 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Wants them for a criminal and perhaps civil defense. Exculpatory evidence, as Brennan himself did, is often chucked in the trash.
Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 03:23 PM (E4rtv)
The tail number on his jet is actually N239MJ.
Not sure where the '9' comes into it.
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 03:19 PM (J4Dwc)
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Hmmm. I wonder if it changed? It was a few years ago that I saw it as it was taking off. I don't recall the 9 but I may misremember it.
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:23 PM (2WIwB)
IIRC, they've not had them for some time.
Posted by: man at July 01, 2026 03:21 PM (XuXeR)
One thing Buffalo is doing right… OJ being excluded from the ring of honor in their new stadium. It’s something
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:24 PM (YetvJ)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 03:24 PM (jehhT)
And also, while I'm not a "because Calvin (or anyone else) said so kind of guy, he nailed it on election.
Posted by: TeeJ at July 01, 2026 03:25 PM (dAv7M)
Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (F3Dlr)
*******
The only pride people want to acknowledge these days is Pride month.
Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:25 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: Martini Farmer at July 01, 2026 03:24 PM (jehhT)
Yup, cheaper to shoot guns.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 03:25 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:12 PM (2WIwB)
Me too
Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 03:14 PM (FtULh)
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I'm tempted to recreate the "Boston Tea Party" with a kiddie pool and a couple boxes of Lipton Breakfast Blend. I might even wear my old Redskins jersey since the Sons of Liberty dressed up like Indians that night.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 03:25 PM (dIske)
I'll have to look for that online. I think Teddy Roosevelt was a very interesting and patriotic President
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 03:26 PM (Bw1/o)
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:26 PM (YetvJ)
why wasn't it called Planet Trek?
they didn't go to STARS they went to PLANETS?!?!
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 03:26 PM (j+aD2)
It’s been a long time…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:08 PM
Same here and I watched Joe Scarborough's show as well. He was great before his brain melted. Laura Ingraham was also a frequent contributor around that time. I find her virtually unbearable on FOX now.
Posted by: Moonbeam
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I find most the new media as ignorant and malicious posers that are uninterested in anything but the latest talking points. This is whether they are 'conservative' or the mainstream media.
It is reality tv for political nerds and you can find better information routinely on blogs, X, or even dead tree print media.
Posted by: whig at July 01, 2026 03:26 PM (E4rtv)
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How to transfer money from "campaign funds" to your pocket so it isn't, legally, bribes.
Books and Foundations are the major money laundering mechanisms used by politicians. IOW, bribery.
Posted by: buddhaha at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (rj9+0)
Happy Canada Day to the northern Horde!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (O0L8i)
Posted by: Voter theater. at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (FCPbW)
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
AWESOME! President Trump is flanked by ROUGHRIDERS outside the Teddy Roosevelt Library as he walks out to God Bless the USA
47 is honoring the Teddy Roosevelt legacy!
https://tinyurl.com/z7kyjej7
Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (NpAcC)
Posted by: redridinghood at July 01, 2026 03:22 PM (NpAcC)
Conservative reporting maybe. Trustworthy absolutely not.
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (ouWD3)
Happy Canada Day to the northern Horde!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (2WIwB)
Ya hoser!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (YetvJ)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (Kt19C)
Happy Canada Day to the northern Horde!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (2WIwB)
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If I were running Trump's Truth Social Account, I'd be trolling and wishing them a Happy 51st State Day!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (t/lcw)
Happy Canada Day to the northern Horde!
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (2WIwB)
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Heh...how did the US celebrate that? By not re-newing the USMCA (today was the deadline). Now, it goes under an annual review instead of every 6 years and expires on 2036 if no agreement is reached.
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (dIske)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (Kt19C)
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (j+aD2)
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (y9nCu)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
FOX has carried it for hours ... I am so disappointed in people complaining and being absorbed by the daily nonsense that when a day filled with pride of country is totally ignored and is preferred.
Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (F3Dlr)
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How will we know the difference
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (ouWD3)
Posted by: Orson at July 01, 2026 03:29 PM (dIske)
Without even looking, I can guarantee that the Canadian media is reporting it along the lines of a slap in the face, an insult, and a disgraceful thing to announce on Canada's birthday.
Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (PrsTH)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at July 01, 2026 03:28 PM (Kt19C)
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I was at an inflection point in my life (broke as, living in a van, and nearing age 40) all alone and attending a July 4, 2000 fireworks celebration at the pier in Laguna Beach, Califzuela.
I wrote down three future objectives:
(1) To get married;
(2) To have children; and
(3) To become a multi-millionaire.
Hey, in hindsight, two out of three weren't bad!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (t/lcw)
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 03:32 PM (rj6Yv)
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:32 PM (t/lcw)
Las Vegas cops busted a transgender gunman who allegedly planned a casino massacre using a huge cache of weapons.
Allison Howlett, 36, who was born a man but lives as a woman, was arrested Saturday on charges of making terroristic threats, assault with a deadly weapon, auto theft, gun theft and other offenses.
The wild story unfolded shortly after 9:30 a.m. Saturday when Howlett’s former spouse called police to report Howlett had stolen her car and the vehicle held numerous firearms, Henderson Police Chief Reggie Rader said
Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 03:32 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at July 01, 2026 03:16 PM (0bjKf)
You forgot to add "Author, dream-weaver, visionary, plus actor."
Posted by: International Garth Marenghi Fan Club at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (B0NCh)
and
MSNOW The Weekend: Primetime
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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But they've got a big dressing room.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (XvL8K)
Exculpatory evidence, as Brennan himself did, is often chucked in the trash.
Posted by: whig
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Aha.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (XJ22o)
Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (PrsTH)
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How will we know the difference
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (ouWD3)
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Beautiful.
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (t/lcw)
wrote down three future objectives:
(1) To get married;
(2) To have children; and
(3) To become a multi-millionaire.
Hey, in hindsight, two out of three weren't bad!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (t/lcw)
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So you never got married?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at July 01, 2026 03:34 PM (O0L8i)
So he is following the Clinton model of book revenue generation. Aunt Pelosi would be proud.
Posted by: Distant Observer at July 01, 2026 03:34 PM (Rrx9m)
LINK: https://tinyurl.com/86kynd3k
Posted by: mrp at July 01, 2026 03:32 PM (rj6Yv)
That lifted my spirits... Thanks
Posted by: It's me donna at July 01, 2026 03:35 PM (FtULh)
Posted by: Joe Biden at July 01, 2026 03:35 PM (ouWD3)
Here he's being escorted by the Rough Riders.
https://tinyurl.com/mprddfxv
Now he's in the new TR Museum talking to an AI Roosevelt.
Posted by: beckster at July 01, 2026 03:35 PM (kX27y)
https://tinyurl.com/38x9wknd
Posted by: beckster
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This is all kinds of awesome.
While the mainstream media isn't crowing about the 250th like they were for the Bicentennial, I see lots of enthusiasm from the people at large. Flags are everywhere, there are activities planned, and the general mood is celebratory. Of course I live in Tweeville...
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 01, 2026 03:36 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 03:33 PM (PrsTH)
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I loved Trump's 2020 event and fireworks display at Mt. Rushmore in 2020 (if you haven't visited -- it's a must, as I NEVER take photographs but could not resist that place).
I also had never seen nor heard of Kristi Noem, and was so impressed by her speech I considered her a likely first female POTUS (damn, those days are gone).
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:36 PM (t/lcw)
Join us for Fairhope's Independence Day Celebration on July 4 as we commemorate America's 250th anniversary!
Enjoy an unforgettable evening on the bluff as the Baldwin Pops performs at 7:30 p.m. with 250 musicians, followed by a spectacular fireworks show over Mobile Bay at 9:00 p.m.
Bring your lawn chairs, gather your family and friends, and celebrate this historic milestone with music, patriotism, and one of the best views on the Gulf Coast.
🎶 Baldwin Pops Concert | 7:30 PM
🎆 Fireworks Over Mobile Bay | 9:00 PM
📍 Henry George Park & Fairhope Municipal Pier
We can't wait to celebrate with you!
Posted by: Piper at July 01, 2026 03:36 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Ian S. at July 01, 2026 03:37 PM (4ObTi)
(1) To get married;
(2) To have children; and
(3) To become a multi-millionaire.
Hey, in hindsight, two out of three weren't bad!
Posted by: ShainS -- Tricentennial or Bust! at July 01, 2026 03:31 PM (t/lcw)
So you’re a married multimillionaire? Nice!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:38 PM (YetvJ)
Posted by: Piper
>I would use it in the kitchen as a leveler so I could put food on the table.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at July 01, 2026 03:38 PM (fkjGs)
Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 03:39 PM (PrsTH)
Posted by: Distant Observer at July 01, 2026 03:39 PM (Rrx9m)
Posted by: Slow Joe Biden at July 01, 2026 03:39 PM (TNzRs)
2:00 Land Acknowledgement
2:30 Tranny 2 Spirit Orgy
3:00 Pedo Party
10:00 Land Acknowledgement
Posted by: ... at July 01, 2026 03:40 PM (ouWD3)
Posted by: Piper
>I would use it in the kitchen as a leveler so I could put food on the table.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Emergency shit paper.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at July 01, 2026 03:40 PM (TNnZH)
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (lQ+/f)
Posted by: m at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (6wpGE)
Send a card.
Posted by: Kindltot at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at July 01, 2026 03:41 PM (wGerL)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at July 01, 2026 03:42 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: Vendette at July 01, 2026 03:39 PM (PrsTH)
I’ve read a few bios of TR. Very interesting guy but I’m not so sure he was good for the country in the long run… one of the original “progressives” (different meaning then but nevertheless not on the right track)… on top of which the name Roosevelt associated with TR helped FDR’s young political career immeasurably. Doubt he woulda been president if TR never existed. And FDR legacy mostly negative IMHO. TR legacy a mixed bag
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at July 01, 2026 03:42 PM (YetvJ)
Posted by: one hour sober at July 01, 2026 03:43 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Diogenes at July 01, 2026 03:27 PM (2WIwB)
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Formal observation of Canada Day is done by considering the burden your continued existence might be on the people nearest you and the country in general.
Posted by: Axeman at July 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Fi81e)
The lines to your favorite places will be long--have you thought about ending it all?
Posted by: Canada at July 01, 2026 03:45 PM (Fi81e)
Posted by: Vendette
How he'd feel if he knew that now his own prefer coveting Alberta rather than recognize it.
The grass is always greener ...
Posted by: old chick at July 01, 2026 03:46 PM (F3Dlr)
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