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Ace of Spades Pet Thread, April 25

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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.

Would you like a treat?

Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.

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Don't try this at home . . .

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Princess Ava knows how to run!

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It is Wasabi Ruckus’ birthday today! He turned 6. I can’t believe it.

Piper

AWWWW . . . . Piper's kitty is wonderful.


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Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.

If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:

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Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known when you comment at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

Until next Saturday, have a great week!

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If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, April 18

I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

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1 It would be worse. I knew a guy, a human, whose nickname was "Jimmy Badbreath".

Posted by: Ib1netmon at April 25, 2026 03:17 PM (9ZOKH)

2 Godzilla the Goldfish remained Godzilla until his fish flush.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 25, 2026 03:19 PM (diia5)

3 One of our cats has the formal name of "Rubby McFurmaster." His nickname is Rubbies. Or asshole.

It's usually asshole. 🙀

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 03:23 PM (jehhT)

4 Dog and jaguar. Awwww shucks.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 25, 2026 03:23 PM (Kt19C)

5 Meow!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at April 25, 2026 03:24 PM (sAmhv)

6 Both my neighbors dogs are nicknamed Shut Up.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 25, 2026 03:25 PM (Kt19C)

7 Piano player kittuh is amazing!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by meow at April 25, 2026 03:27 PM (sAmhv)

8 Happy Caturday everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 03:30 PM (Ia/+0)

9 My mischievous but well-meaning dog Charlie went to Chuck to Chuckles to now Chaloooch!

He doesn't seem to mind.

Posted by: Boswell at April 25, 2026 03:37 PM (V7158)

10 One of the feral cats at the jobsite was named Crackwhore.

She was never deprived of dry food or wet food, but what she wanted was treats.

And she got them from everybody. But she was smart, and never got chewed up in the machinery like her littermates.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 03:37 PM (Fbc0I)

11 When I die, I wanna come back as one of my dogs. Then I can chillax all day, get snacks and people food treats, and get tummy rubs on demand. I just don’t want to have breath like Tha’ lil nuggs.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:38 PM (3Ope8)

12 I doubt that I could count the number of goofy nicknames we have for our dog, Luna. Most frequent is Luna Tuna or LTM (for Luna Tuna Moona). We often call her variations on Your _____ness depending on her particular behavior: Your Sniffiness, Your Whinyness, Your Zoomieness.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 25, 2026 03:38 PM (FEVMW)

13 Good afternoon all,

Update on our kitty clan.

https://tinyurl.com/dg65258

There is a beautiful cat at our county shelter that they suspect has broken hind legs. I hoped our local cat rescue could get it out of the shelter, but they are currently full with 71 cats and kittens. I'm so sad for that cat and can only hope someone local will step up and adopt.

Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 03:43 PM (2F0/Y)

14 Our black chow was Bridget and then Katie. Somehow she became Kate Doggy Dogg and Kay-Dogg.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 25, 2026 03:43 PM (gKWVE)

15 Afternoon, Pet Folken!

I will say that my nicknames for my cats are -- by human standards -- not that demeaning. Stirling is known as "The Duke of Vicksburg." Dagny, well, okay, she's Stubby Tail, but she's also the Princess. Chekov . . .

Actually, now that I think about it . . . I have been guilty of too-precious nicknames. Pretend I didn't say anything.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 03:45 PM (+2QQb)

16 Princess Ava is a beautiful dog.

Piper, tell Wasabi happy birthday!

Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 03:46 PM (2F0/Y)

17 The Pampered Princess Jasmine is sitting my lap right now.

Rumble-kitty Penny is sitting on top of my computer tower.

Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat of them all), aka "Whisper Kitty" and "Kaylee Monster" is lurking in my sunroom.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (gnNyN)

18 I will repost - maybe y'all have encountered this behavior before:

I don't know why doggeh, who is 9, has decided he wont eat if is place is in its usual spot by the family room wall.
Now he only eats if we put the plate right next to a human sitting in the room.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (LmPA0)

19 . I just don’t want to have breath like Tha’ lil nuggs.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:38 PM (3Ope

Solution: don't eat poop or your own ass.

You're welcome.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (AyCDG)

20 Piper, Wasabi Ruckus (and I can just imagine how that name came to be) is very handsome. Age 6 is approximately 30 in human terms. (Yes, I know it's not linear. A cat reaches adolescence, about age 12, in the first year, and then it slows down. But if they live to be about 15, and we live to be about 75, it's a 1-5 ratio overall.)

Theoretically, then, he should be less kittenish and more mature now. Theoretically.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (+2QQb)

21 /off theme sock

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 03:50 PM (AyCDG)

22 Dog and jaguar? That's no 200 lb. jaguar. I wonder what else was made up.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 25, 2026 03:50 PM (QLZE2)

23 Now he only eats if we put the plate right next to a human sitting in the room.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (LmPA0)

I don't know much about dogs, but sounds like dog is wanting human security while eating. Maybe something is scaring/worrying him?

Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 03:52 PM (2F0/Y)

24 Tha lil nuggs, Hercamus, Xenapup and Panchopup.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:54 PM (3Ope8)

25 https://tinyurl.com/yv6wcthu
Dog got haircut and looks like gave up drinking and got his life together
( From Doug Ross Substack 20 posts

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 03:56 PM (Ia/+0)

26 Wasabi Ruckus! That's a great wrestling name.

The Nationwide wacky pet name winner was Cheddar Big Booty Cheeseburger:

https://tinyurl.com/3c8nhh7n

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 03:57 PM (kpS4V)

27 I don't know much about dogs, but sounds like dog is wanting human security while eating. Maybe something is scaring/worrying him?
Posted by: Joyenz at April 25, 2026 03:52 PM (2F0/Y)

It's just the chupacabras lurking inside the wall, waiting to leap out when you least expect it. Nothing to worry about.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 25, 2026 03:57 PM (QLZE2)

28 Joyenz, you may be right

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 03:58 PM (LmPA0)

29 18 I will repost - maybe y'all have encountered this behavior before:

I don't know why doggeh, who is 9, has decided he wont eat if is place is in its usual spot by the family room wall.
Now he only eats if we put the plate right next to a human sitting in the room.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (LmPA0)


Have not encountered. Could be anxiety, wanting a lookout watching for tigers while his head is down? Not sure what could cause it, I suppose if he experienced a loss...

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 03:59 PM (Sy6m/)

30 25 https://tinyurl.com/yv6wcthu
Dog got haircut and looks like gave up drinking and got his life together
( From Doug Ross Substack 20 posts
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 03:56 PM (Ia/+0)


Our doodle got a haircut yesterday Shaved... Went from curly with bushy tail to slick with a tail that looks like a snake.... Unfortunately we let her get too overgrown and too many mats....At least now you can see the poodle face.. LOL

Posted by: It's me donna at April 25, 2026 04:03 PM (FtULh)

31 Top cartoon is hilarious because it's so true.

My kitteh is named Bogey. I call him Bubbie a lot but not when I'm mad at him. Only in the First World. We really do have it good.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 04:03 PM (kxLc1)

32 "The world’s first “slotharium”, Sloth World Orlando, was slapped with a stop-work order Thursday after a probe alarmingly found 31 sloths had died in the care of the Florida company prior to its grand opening last month."

This pretty much speaks for itself. I don't think Sloth World is meant to be.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 04:08 PM (vFG9F)

33 Hope they keep Jag well fed.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 04:09 PM (kxLc1)

34 Eromeros have two cats which have lives chronicled on this bleg. MadisonTheCat, a black beauty who was rescued with broken back legs from a busy intersection on July 4th of 18 was named after James Madison at the bleg's suggestion. She is wise and in charge despite a grass addiction.
Mineola from Mineola was named Mineola and forced to wear checked overalls, and followed by the bleg from tiny kittenhood. Came to us in summer 0f 23, she currently answers to Minnifer and is one smart kitty who hates closed doors.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 04:09 PM (LHPAg)

35 Ruby, Ruby-boo, Boobers, Sweet Pooh.

Piper, you sweet idiot, you moron, you complete dork.

They are both very sweet, but it is clear which one got the brains and which one is.... deficient.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 25, 2026 04:17 PM (DwqWV)

36 vmom, simple test. Put a treat in his dish in the normal spot and see if he will eat that without company.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 04:17 PM (Cif43)

37 There is a long history of silly nicknames for people in my family. I had a great uncle Kink, a great uncle Minnie, and nobody ever called my Dad by his given name, unless they were an insurance agent calling to sell us something. My sister was Squeak, I was Lil Bear, and my poor brother was the Coyote Kid.

No idea why, but there it is.

One of our dogs was named Mukluk. Of course, we just called him Muck, which I think disturbed some people.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 25, 2026 04:20 PM (DwqWV)

38 Yay yay pet thread. The furriest thread of the week.

When the kids who found our Malinois loose on the highway first brought her by our place, looking for anyone who might have owned her, they were calling her Little Dog as compared to their own two dogs, also Miz Wiggles, because her tail wags her whole body (and still does). After she adopted us, we started out calling her Honey, for her fur color, but since everydoggie gets called Honey, that got abandoned in favor of Daisy. No idea where the name came from. But she is Daisy.🐕

And sometimes Dipsy Daisy Doodly Doo Dah Doggie Day, if we have time.

Are there other Malinois besides Belgium?

🐧
BluebirdOfBitterness.com has two posts for Caturday. One is a video of trained cats (amazing - can your cats do any of this?), the other is comics for Happy World Penguin Day, which is apparently a thing, as some Cafe commenters would squee about.

🐶
Here's some funny dog tricks c/o PoliNation
https://bit.ly/bang-play-dead
X really needs to have its own URL shortener.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Daisy! What's on the outside of a tree? at April 25, 2026 04:26 PM (y3Pql)

39 My GSD is officially "Calvin," but most of the time we call him "Dingus." When he does something I don't like, it's "Fur-Coated Jackass."

Posted by: PabloD at April 25, 2026 04:36 PM (zUFRX)

40 When Stirling misbehaves, which is often, I don't call his actual name. Usually it's "Dammit" or "StopThatYouOvergrownBeast." "Thug" for short.

With Dagny, it's "Darnit" or "You Damn Kitten."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 04:40 PM (+2QQb)

41 one smart kitty who hates closed doors.
Posted by: Eromero
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Eddie hates closed doors too. Can't sleep with the doors closed anymore...can be an issue since the master bedroom opens to the living room. Cat don't care.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 25, 2026 04:41 PM (DYEui)

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Dog and jaguar? That's no 200 lb. jaguar. I wonder what else was made up.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy


Dog and Butterfly

Posted by: Gotta have Heart at April 25, 2026 04:41 PM (Cqx++)

43 Dagny is also known affectionately as "Dagnetta." Not too demeaning, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 04:46 PM (+2QQb)

44 Linda just sent me a pic of some Delectables treats labeled as "For Stirling." I asked whether Dagny likes them too. She used to be a little picky about her food in her first year with me, but has turned into an enthusiastic eater and lover of treats since.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 04:47 PM (+2QQb)

45 Could be on the anxiety. Its like when dogs poop, they usually look at you to make sure you are there, keeping watch while they are vulnerable.

Food anxiety that late is odd. Did something else in the environment change?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 25, 2026 04:49 PM (zZu0s)

46 Lucy the Fink is also Lulu, Lulabelle, Lucifer and boots. I don’t know why I call her boots sometimes.

Oh well. Also LUUUUUUUUUNATIC.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 04:57 PM (A5RD0)

47 Arizona the giant red-and-white tabby, the Maine Coon lookalike, was known as Arizona Plumetail and The Beast From Beyond Japonica Street. (Japonica was the address then of the SPCA where I adopted him.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 05:01 PM (+2QQb)

48 Tatiana Romanova, the grey tabby Siberian (my first of the breed), was of course known as "Tati." Also "Too Clever By Half" and "The Kitten Who Aged Me."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 05:03 PM (+2QQb)

49 Wasabi is beautiful.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 05:05 PM (A5RD0)

50 And naturally Stirling, who is all black, is known as "The Black One."

I named my late black longhair "Wolf," because he was big and rangy and social, wolves do come in black, and anybody can name his black cat "Midnight" or "Inky." He also carried the nickname of "King Panther."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 05:09 PM (+2QQb)

51 We also have a gray cat. "Spooky" Poor thing has a deformed front leg/paw and is basically on 3 legs. She's a trooper tho'. Still hunts. Occasionally brings us a mouse or mole.

She's so proud.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 05:20 PM (jehhT)

52 Pepper. Peedog. Punkinhead. Bugeyes. Had a theme song to "bug eyes" .

Sammie. Sammiesam. Sam I Am. Got the bug eye song too. Inherited it.

Posted by: Derak at April 25, 2026 05:23 PM (A7OwD)

Gardening, Home and Nature Thread Apr 25

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Didn't know what to do with this amaryllis a couple years ago, stuck it in the flower bed and it's done marvelously well!

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Not everyone can get their gift Amaryllis to re-bloom in the garden. More people might have some luck with tom's second plant below:

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The oak leaf hydrangea has come out nicely this spring

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Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

The first strawberry ripened! After taking the picture I tried it, it is indeed as flavorful as advertised. They are very small, though. I'd say this one was maybe 5/8 inches, seems to be the typical size. It's continuing to flower, and there are more berries forming--as long as the squirrels don't find the bowl on my porch I might get a few more. It also looks like I probably should divide the plants, they're rather over filling the bowl!

There seems to be some confusion among various sources on line about this plant, Fragaria vesca. I've seen it called the wild strawberry, woodland strawberry, alpine strawberry. I've also seen pictures of the fruits varying from the cone shape of mine to almost round. Don't know, I'll just enjoy the plant I have.

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Whichever it is, YAY!

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Ah, Nature

Mountain laurel blooming at the creek this week.

- fd

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Such interesting flowers . . . . .

Want to try growing it at home?


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Lurker here: SmokyMtVol

I sent pics of our dog once before about a year ago for the pet thread.

Not much of a green thumb here, so we often go hiking to experience God's garden - particularly, starting this time of year.

Springtime is in full swing in East Tennessee - and if you're a hiker, you'll discover large patches of "Virginia Bluebells" (Mertensia virginica) on hillsides and in hollows at this time of year. We always pause when we come upon on them.

Thanks for all y'all do.

-SmokyMtvol

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We love bluebells here. Thanks for the photos. Keep in touch.

These bluebells tolerate rabbits and black walnut.

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Puttering

Interesting rooting technique to try, courtesy of NorCal Sierra Foothills Lurker.

We'll see if Kindltot has some commentary.


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Gardens of The Horde

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The iris is "Bequest" from Schreiner's Gardens last summer. It's the first of them to pop. I've got 2 others, "Air Time" and "Ghost Train." Pics to follow later, as they flower.

This peony is now 3 years old and has bountiful buds. We're not expecting rain for the next week, so we'll be able to enjoy them for a long while. I've got some of those curved support posts for when it does rain and they want to flop over onto the ground. They look like the ones Mom-Mom had when I was a little girl.

Miley

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What's happening in your garden?

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Hope everyone has a nice weekend.


If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is:

ktinthegarden at g mail dot com

Remember to include the nic or name by which you wish to be known at AoSHQ, or let us know if you want to remain a lurker.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, April 18


I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

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1 35gvbwv5yv

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:30 PM (n7rxJ)

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I swear to allah, I read the content.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:30 PM (n7rxJ)

3 Thanks for the garden thread.

My lawn is overrun with dandelions and violets. I have no idea why. I put our weedkiller last fall thst was supposed to prevent it. Ugh.

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 25, 2026 01:30 PM (LncTM)

4 Good afternoon Greenthumbs
Chilly day here, outside stuff to do but not going outside

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:31 PM (Ia/+0)

5 We do have a rabbit nest in Lilly of Valley patch

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:32 PM (Ia/+0)

6 Miley's flowers are extraordinary!

Posted by: KT at April 25, 2026 01:34 PM (7vIsy)

7 That apple/tree branch rooting video is like a horror movie. Constantly cutting towards his hand...I was anxious the whole time, waiting for the blade to slip and cut him.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 25, 2026 01:46 PM (ycI94)

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I was astonished at the amaryllis that bloomed at a friend's place. WOW. The wilting is just as dramatic, of course, and her gardener has now cut it down to a stub. A few days per year doesn't seem like anything. Why God, why??

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:47 PM (n7rxJ)

9 I've got a 1000 amaryllis planted everywhere, & they all seem to be red. They start different colors when I get them at the holidays but they always revert to red .
I've have been told that Mountain laurel makes terrible Honey & maybe even poisons. What do I know?

Posted by: Bob at April 25, 2026 01:48 PM (cNhbl)

10 I love that Iris! I’ve got an iris bed in which the foliage does nicely, but I have a devil of a time getting them to bloom.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 01:54 PM (yGkmH)

11 I thought about a old small plastic table and putting it over that nest but wife thinks let it as is

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:55 PM (Ia/+0)

12 I mowed the lawn for the first time in my part of Canada on Monday. And cleaned up the yard of branches, pine cones, etc.

I don't really care about yardwork but I'm blessed to have a beautiful house and yard. A guy is coming to spray for weeds this week. The trees and bushes don't really need trimming so that's good.

The yellow picnic table looks great after I cleaned it. The yard is very colorful. And I submitted a call before you dig ticket so I should be able to put in my concrete pedestal and monkey soon. It'll look really cute.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 02:18 PM (Sco7b)

13 Has any one grown Jerusalem artichokes ?

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 02:20 PM (DIbRX)

14 That apple/tree branch rooting video is like a horror movie. Constantly cutting towards his hand...I was anxious the whole time, waiting for the blade to slip and cut him.
Posted by: Moron Analyst

That was unnerving, wasn't it? I cringed, too.

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 02:25 PM (rdVOm)

15 Apple root guy is some weird shit. I have never seen anything like it. Usually water, soil and light will trigger a grow response.

I have green onions in my refrigerator growing gangbusters in just water. I add fresh water every couple of days and they just grow. They only die when you cut the roots, and sometimes not even then.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 02:30 PM (Fbc0I)

16 Love Miley's peony!

I have some, but they're only a foot tall now, no buds yet. Full bloom here is usually first week in June.

Lilac, dogwood and redbud are the show-stoppers around town this week.

My clematis montana is slowly recovering from the killer-freeze of 2 years ago, and has hundreds of flowers & buds. (formerly 1000s)

Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 02:33 PM (rdVOm)

17 14 That apple/tree branch rooting video is like a horror movie. Constantly cutting towards his hand...I was anxious the whole time, waiting for the blade to slip and cut him.
Posted by: Moron Analyst

That was unnerving, wasn't it? I cringed, too.
Posted by: JQ at April 25, 2026 02:25 PM (rdVOm)
I sharpened all our knives one week and cut myself with the oldest one the next week. Mrs. E said that old thing won't cut.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 02:38 PM (LHPAg)

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13 Has any one grown Jerusalem artichokes ?
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 02:20 PM (DIbRX)

I haven’t, but I remember my grandfather who was a farmer and a great gardener, loved them and had a 20’ by 40’ plot of them on his land. The plants were huge!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 02:38 PM (yGkmH)

19 Greetings fellow green thumbz! Cannas are booming here as are the petunias and the portulaca.The pond lillys are up and open; one purple, a couple of yellow ones, and one that looks like it’ll be pink .

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 02:40 PM (3Ope8)

20 OK, I am in a DEER PRIORITY region/area. I have had 12-15 Deer in my front yard in the Fall when the acorns start dropping (mostly Does and yearlings).

So i have been "TRYING" to get the front plants revamped with something that is NOT immediate deer chow.

I think I have discovered an answer: LAUREL! They seem to leave it alone and it stays nice and green year round. I'll give you all an update in November.

Note: Hosta seems to do ok, since the deer wait until late Fall before they hit the Hosta Salad Bar, but then I don't have to cut it down, and it comes up next spring anyway.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at April 25, 2026 02:43 PM (7kJyR)

21 I completely mucked out the greenhouse this week, and hooked up the electricity. It appears the snow is melted off the raised beds now, although the ground around them is a mucky mess. Some of my indoor starts have exceeded their starter packs so I'm slowly transplanting them into real containers. Lots of soil sifting and mixing with a bit of new to make them better growing containers. Once the ground has dried up a bit I need to dig out the old strawberry plants and replace them with a better variety. Those tiny berries are just a PIA to process. The hascap bushes and the lilacs have tiny baby buds starting, and the pussy willows are out, so it is certainly spring here at last.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 25, 2026 02:43 PM (DwqWV)

22 Knife sharpening is a talent, a hobby and a trade. So is being a knife maker. There are beautiful knives out there to be had, but quality and utility are paramount.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 02:43 PM (Fbc0I)

23 2
I swear to allah, I read the content.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:30 PM (n7rxJ)

Allah says nice work!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 25, 2026 02:44 PM (1MXZf)

24 Happy Saturday!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at April 25, 2026 02:48 PM (1MXZf)

25 I love that Iris! I’ve got an iris bed in which the foliage does nicely, but I have a devil of a time getting them to bloom.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 01:54 PM (yGkmH)

I purchased iris fertilizer from Schreiner's Gardens as well. 1 T scratched into the dirt around them.

I usually don't fertilize stuff because I'm lazy.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 02:49 PM (w6EFb)

26 My Lilac tree is in full bloom and I can smell it inside my apartment.

Peonies are my favorite flower. Yours are beautiful, Miley. Good for you!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 02:50 PM (A5RD0)

27 Miley's flowers are extraordinary!

Posted by: KT at April 25, 2026 01:34 PM (7vIsy)

None of this would be possible without my brother doing the actually work.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 02:50 PM (w6EFb)

28 I have been out weed-whacking the yard (it's too rough to mow, even if I had a mower) before the dandelions go to seed.

If I'm not too wiped out after I finish the back yard, I might pull the snapdragons from my patio and try to put them somewhere in the street-side yard sections.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 25, 2026 02:52 PM (C0Nlv)

29 Peonies are my favorite flower. Yours are beautiful, Miley. Good for you!
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 02:50 PM (A5RD0)

Oooooo, growing up in the Midwest I realized that Peonies are just Ant Factories. Beautiful, but SOOOOOO many ants.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at April 25, 2026 02:52 PM (7kJyR)

30 Peonies are my favorite flower. Yours are beautiful, Miley. Good for you!
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 02:50 PM (A5RD0)

Thanks nurse - I wanted some from my grandmother's garden but I don't have those kind of relatives. These were an orange store find.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 02:54 PM (w6EFb)

31 Oooooo, growing up in the Midwest I realized that Peonies are just Ant Factories. Beautiful, but SOOOOOO many ants.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at April 25, 2026 02:52 PM (7kJyR)

I've got fire ant nests in my red hot pokers. They're worse!

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 02:55 PM (w6EFb)

32 I love peonies and had some in Colorado but it’s too hot here in Cowtown.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 02:56 PM (3Ope8)

33 So is being a knife maker.

Phill Hartsfield

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 25, 2026 03:03 PM (Kt19C)

34 The herb section of the garden is going well after a few days of light rain and cool temps. The oregano in particular is gonna need a drastic pruning here shortly. I have some Thai basil that is full of flowers and some thyme that’s struggling to survive. Pretty sure the dogs aren’t helping it….

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:03 PM (3Ope8)

35 I planted caladium bulbs yesterday and I already see what I suspect are exploratory holes. I don't know whether to blame deer or that damn woodchuck.

I just tucked in blue and white salvia (never red! NEVER!), snapdragons, violas, and pansies in my front urn and pot. Hopefully no predation.

Wild temp fluctuations, like Mother Nature is reading off lottery numbers.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 03:06 PM (kpS4V)

36 My tomato seedlings are now full-on foot tall plants that need to be potted up once again. Two more weeks, maybe three, until I can chance planting. I have backups.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 03:08 PM (kpS4V)

37 We are doing a huge house renovation this summer, so gardening and canning may be a bit of a challenge. I'm trying to figure out how to pull it all off, and I think it involves heavy use of a couple of our big sheds and my ancient Coleman stove. Or, the contractor can just work very fast and be done by the time canning season rolls around, which is usually the middle of July.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 25, 2026 03:10 PM (DwqWV)

38 36 My volunteers need to be thinned out this weekend.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 03:10 PM (w6EFb)

39 38 36 My volunteers need to be thinned out this weekend.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 03:10 PM (w6EFb)
'Have thee volunteers push the conscripts through the minefield.'
-Field Marshall Voroshilov

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 03:14 PM (LHPAg)

40 We love bluebells here.
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She's standing behind me, isn't she?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 03:16 PM (kpS4V)

41 37 We are doing a huge house renovation this summer,

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 25, 2026 03:10 PM (DwqWV)

Good luck with the renovation and I hope it goes smoothly.

If and when you get frustrated, keep in mind how fortunate you are to be able to get house renovations done.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 03:19 PM (Sco7b)

42 I have a blue larkspur. It’s the only blue flower I have. I’d really like to have some sweet violets.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:20 PM (3Ope8)

43 'Have thee volunteers push the conscripts through the minefield.'
-Field Marshall Voroshilov

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 03:14 PM (LHPAg)

I guess that makes us the conscripts.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 03:32 PM (w6EFb)

44 When my son was small he wanted a blue flower garden. That was tricky, but I found lobelia, vinca, a pansy, and a cornflower.

Posted by: Lirio100 at April 25, 2026 03:33 PM (ky7/T)

45 I have a blue larkspur. It’s the only blue flower I have. I’d really like to have some sweet violets.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 25, 2026 03:20 PM (3Ope

Lobelia is also nice. I have it in the shade. It might get some sun by the end of June.

There are so many cardinals around here this year. Also bluebirds and finches. I guess putting seed out for them really works.

No crows to seduce.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 25, 2026 03:35 PM (w6EFb)

46 Now that you mention it, I don't see crows anymore. Growing up out in the sticks, their cawing woke me up in the morning.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 25, 2026 03:49 PM (kpS4V)

47 "So i have been "TRYING" to get the front plants revamped with something that is NOT immediate deer chow." That's the story of my (gardening) life. When we first moved here I thought I would get into gardening but I soon realized that the deer just thought a great new salad bar had opened. I quickly discovered why everyone in our area has mostly lantana and salvia.

Comment I read on a gardening forum: I think deer eat plants that they aren't supposed like just out of spite.

Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at April 25, 2026 03:50 PM (FEVMW)

48 That Mountain laurel has little pink buds that look like candy but don't eat them, all parts of the plant are toxic.

We have blue Spiderwort growing wild in the yard. I let grow until May or so and then it gets cut with the rest of the lawn.

Posted by: fd at April 25, 2026 03:59 PM (vFG9F)

49 That technique is called "air layering" and usually is done with a bag or cup of potting soil, or some sort of media similar so the peeled twig can keep moist and start rooting. They sell specific globes, and there is a way of doing it with a couple of solo cups, or black plastic bag.
It is suggested that you use rooting hormones as well. If the bark is not peeled back far enough it will just heal, so you need to strip the bark back.

a couple of side notes, I failed doing this several time and got bored, but I never kept the soil damp enough nd used baggies.
You know that blackberries will root themselves by rooting where the tips of the vines hit in the fall, this is called layering, and you can do most berries like this.
I have made rooted apple and rose starts by layering, too, but I bent the branches down to dirt, took cut on the branches' bark and kept the cut buried in the dirt over winter and Spring with a metal wire bent into a staple to keep it from springing back up. Those worked well.
Figs you can just start like grapes by cutting first year wood after the tree is dormant and sticking it into dirt to let it root on its own

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 04:17 PM (rbvCR)

50 One day I will follow through on my plan to start plant cloning, and bore you all with my building of glove boxes and the search for the correct media for meristem propagation.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 04:21 PM (rbvCR)

51 Also, I live strawberries of all sorts, and I have transplanted various types of wild strawberries against my south facing wall foundations. My wife then got commercial berries to plant in too, so they kind of grow together.
The first couple of years I didn't get any berries, and I have no idea why, I suspect I nabbed a bunch of identical clones of the same plant and they may have not been self fertile, or something, who knows. I mostly have them for the leaves and the flowers in the spring, and let the birds eat them. They make a tasty ground cover that is much less aggressive than most.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 04:25 PM (rbvCR)

52 tcn, I do my canning in the back yárd on a two burner propane stove, a Camp King that cost me $98 in 2007. I go through one and a half 5lb cylinders a summer. It makes it much nicer in the kitchen when I am doing boiling water canning.

ALSO: I just got my lids yesterday, Fillmorecontainer.com is having a sale on Epic canning lids, to get the really good price you have to buy the case amounts. Now I have lots of standard lids
Pack of 60 $10.60
Case of 35 (2100) $170.00

they deliver by USPS or ground delivery so there is shipping charges added.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 25, 2026 04:36 PM (rbvCR)

53 I grew the F. vesca from seed last year just because but there were no berries even though it's supposed to be self-fertile. I figured first year explained no berries but I was really surprised at berry set this year since I hadn't expected it to survive the winter. Tough plant! I am resigned to them becoming a treat for squirrels now that there are berries. At least I got one!

Posted by: Lirio100 at April 25, 2026 04:43 PM (ky7/T)

54 >>>@9 I've got 1000 amaryllis planted everywhere & they all seem to be red. They start different colors when I get them at the holidays but they always revert to red ... Posted by: Bob at April 25, 2026 01:48 PM (cNhbl)
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Greetings, Bob ... It may be the method used to propagate your plants before they were even offered for sale in stores during the holidays ... Propagating amaryllis by one of several CLONING methods (google it) ensures its flowers will be the exact same color and type as its parent (because clones are genetically identical to the parent ... On the other hand, propagating from amaryllis seed (the result of one amaryllis flower being fertilized by pollen from a different amaryllis plant's flower) will produce a HYBRID plant whose flowers can differ in color from its parent; unfortunately, there won't be any clues as to the propagation method until the hybrid blooms in subsequent years ... According to the internet, hybrids are genetically unstable and can revert to their parent species' traits over time, often just a few years of blooming.

Posted by: Kathy at April 25, 2026 04:55 PM (zuKcR)

A visit with an all-conspiracy influencer site

guide to destroying the west.jpg

Old Boomers believe anything "the elites" tell them
because of the "Rockefeller education system"

Younger folks learn the truth from
20 second videos with commentary by "influencers"

There has been some recent concern about deaths and disappearances of scientists and others involved in the study of nuclear issues, UFOs and related matters. Yesterday's Daily Wire piece linked above the fold in JJ's Morning Report took the sensible position that some of these cases deserved more attention than others. There was one recent death, that of David Wilcock, that did not make their list of dead or missing scientists, but a People Magazine article about his death was linked. David Wilcock, Paranormal YouTuber and Writer, Dies by Suicide at 53.

This piece was not included in my conspiracy theorist influencer's information sources for his followers. Neither was a longer piece in the New York Post. Those pieces would expose his followers to the "Rockefeller education system", no doubt. Instead, he posted extremely short clips of Wilcock talking about life and his philosophy.

Boulder County Colorado posted a very careful update on the investigation of Wilcock's death which included a nice quasi-obituary. Due to "public interest". Police arrived before he shot himself, but took cover because he fired a random shot after their arrival.

Nevertheless, commenters at our influencer's site, rather than looking up the information, asked each other

"Where is the body cam footage?",

"Where is the 911 recording?" (included in the government release), and so forth.

Many commenters did not believe he was dead. He was in a witness protection program. He had been taken to another astral plane. Or he had been murdered before a staged suicide. All of these takes were more plausible than the government's report. Even if they contradicted each other.

Anyway, Wilcock had some reasons to be deeply depressed. According to one report I saw he was 500,000 dollars in debt due to the failure of an airplane company. There were other fall-outs with those he had counted on as friends. Never mind. He had spoken against suicide in the past.

In any case, more of us need to engage in "global meditation", as urged by Wilcock.

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This same influencer calls anyone who believes anything that NASA (or any other organization that sends something into space) says or writes a "believer".

This video takes an interesting tack: It was not possible to fake a moon landing in 1969.


Once you’re forced to hypothesize whole new technologies to keep your conspiracy possible, you’ve stepped over into the realm of magic. It demands a deep and abiding faith in things you can never know.

What’s dangerous about that is that it blinds you to the real conspiracies that authorities are perpetrating on you right now.

The "All Conspiracy" folks must ignore this kind of thinking.

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WEEKEND

The Week in Pictures: Frauds All the Way Down

Looks to be a race on to see whose assets shrink fastest: Ilhan Omar from “better accounting,” or the Southern Poverty Law Center from criminal prosecution, fines, and more lawsuits to come. (By the way, why hasn’t Omar or someone ever launched the Northern Poverty Law Center? Is there something extra special about southern poverty?) Move over turtles: It’s frauds all the way down. (Plus, did you know that pickleball is now one of the leading problems in America? See the headline section.)

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Music

Andy Williams

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Hope you have something nice planned for this weekend.

This is the Thread before the Gardening Thread.

Serving your mid-day open thread needs


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Last week's thread, April 18, Freedom of Thought and Religion

UPDATE:

Just Facts Daily:

Pope Leo claims that “hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty” because “disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few,” and this needs to be fixed by a “more equitable distribution of wealth.”
IN FACT, extreme poverty is concentrated in nations with high levels of government corruption, communistic policies, and low levels of human capital like useful skills and mutual trust. Although the root causes of poverty are varied and hard to objectively measure because association does not prove causation, the following facts suggest that wealth attainment didn’t cause it, and wealth redistribution won’t fix it:

See particulars at the link.

Comments are closed on last week's thread so you won't ban yourself by trying to comment on an old thread. But don't try it anyway.

Posted by: K.T. at 11:20 AM




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1 ryuj e5

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 11:21 AM (n7rxJ)

2 Good morning KT

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 11:24 AM (Ia/+0)

3 Karl Marx 's dream ending

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 11:25 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Good Morning!

Posted by: KT at April 25, 2026 11:25 AM (7vIsy)

5 My circle of friends are 50's to 70's and all based.

What's happening I believe is the country is self segregating. No longer can you have an American loving politically mixed society. It's been broken down between Loving America with all its faults and Hating America in spite of all its Blessings.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:25 AM (kxLc1)

6 The Intercept
@theintercept
Twenty donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center said the alleged “fraud” being prosecuted in their name was exactly how they hoped the group would spend their money.

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Boy, you said it!
- Adolph "The Fuehrer" Hitler

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (qvWjQ)

7 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (q1qnK)

8 Finally a prime comment location and I've got nothing to say.

Posted by: Mr. Barky at April 25, 2026 11:28 AM (BIPUC)

9 David Wilcock, Paranormal YouTuber and Writer, Dies by Suicide at 53.

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That's what they want you to think!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:29 AM (qvWjQ)

10 "The Intercept
@theintercept
Twenty donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center said the alleged “fraud” being prosecuted in their name was exactly how they hoped the group would spend their money."

Sounds like "unindicted co-conspirator" talk.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 11:30 AM (W5mpo)

11 Sad about David's death, don't see any reason it couldn't be as told.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 11:30 AM (Ia/+0)

12 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (q1qnK)

Was it that guy who was interviewed in the 80s? It sure seemed fantastical then.

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:31 AM (mFhj8)

13 K.T. seems depressed with (his) life

Puyon said democracy would destroy itself through extremism
Moderates are now despised

Hang all RHINOS

Posted by: Paul at April 25, 2026 11:32 AM (d9i2R)

14
There's a lot less "extreme poverty" in the world now than there was 100, or even 50, years ago. With all due respect to His Holiness, this didn't come from "more equitable distribution of wealth." That assumes that wealth is a static quantity and its distribution is a zero-sum game.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:32 AM (tgvbd)

15 Willowed but I thought decent snark.

Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I shall defeat the Rocks that try to defeat me
I shall defeat them by becoming friends and fighting the wicked together until I die.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:30 AM (kxLc1)

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:32 AM (kxLc1)

16 Pope Leo claims that “hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty” because “disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few,” and this needs to be fixed by a “more equitable distribution of wealth.”

Not that it would fix anything but consider just how much fucking money and other assets the Vatican has. You first, Bob.

Posted by: What is it with popes and communism? at April 25, 2026 11:33 AM (TbWk/)

17 TheHillOpinion
@TheHillOpinion
Trump’s decline is an emergency: Why doesn’t Congress treat it like one?

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Is he shaking hands with imaginary people like Biden?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:33 AM (qvWjQ)

18 Retard makes an appearance to confirm its retardedness.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:34 AM (kxLc1)

19 12 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (q1qnK)

Was it that guy who was interviewed in the 80s? It sure seemed fantastical then.
Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:31 AM (mFhj

Yuri Bezmenov I think. He tried to warn us.

Posted by: He was 100% on the money at April 25, 2026 11:34 AM (TbWk/)

20
Not that it would fix anything but consider just how much fucking money and other assets the Vatican has. You first, Bob.

Posted by: What is it with popes and communism? at April 25, 2026 11:33 AM (TbWk/)

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Hate to tell you this, but the Vatican is like a guy who lives in a $2 million mansion but only has $37.85 in the bank.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:35 AM (tgvbd)

21 Not that it would fix anything but consider just how much fucking money and other assets the Vatican has. You first, Bob.
Posted by: What is it with popes and communism? at April 25, 2026 11:33 AM (TbWk/)

They could sell just half their art collection and collect billions to distribute.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:36 AM (kxLc1)

22 Free speech uber Alles!

Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Ellison and the information oligarchs should enjoy it while they can because when Democrats win power we are going to break these anti-consumer, anti-free speech media conglomerates into pieces.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:36 AM (qvWjQ)

23 Thx K.T.
The video on the Moon landing hoax was well done. The guy knows his camera technology.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 11:37 AM (gu0hJ)

24 Can you say RICO?

The SPLC indictment uses the magic words "scheme" and "wire fraud" but doesn't say RICO. That's coming, as the indictment shows RICO predicates.

When the indictment turns into a criminal complaint it'll be the start of a sprawling RICO case brought out of Alabama, which is where SPLC is based. Another RICO case is being built out of Miami.

SPLC is the first "node." It will expand to include other "nodes" as more grand juries issue indictments. Picture a diagram on a wall with lots of pins and colored string.

Scenes from coming attractions.

George Clooney will have to testify that he had no knowledge that his SPLC donations would be used to foment the Charlottesville riot, which is evidence that donations were diverted to an illegal end.

So, in effect Clooney will be a witness for the prosecution.

George Soros won't get off so easy.

Posted by: Ignoramus at April 25, 2026 11:37 AM (dtajH)

25 Chris Murphy- Retard CT

The only way to defeat anti speech fascists is to be more anti-speech !!

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:38 AM (kxLc1)

26 when Democrats win power we are going to break these anti-consumer, anti-free speech media conglomerates into pieces.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

One of these days I'm going to cut you to little pieces!

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 11:41 AM (W5mpo)

27 Polymarket
@Polymarket
JUST IN: The U.S. is reportedly considering suspending Spain from NATO & reviewing the U.S. stance on Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands.

Piers Morgan
@piersmorgan
If President Trump wants to take the Falkland Islands away from Britain, then we must reclaim the United States.
Perfect way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American Independence.
King Charles can announce it to Congress next week.

Brandon Gill
@realBrandonGill
You should consider reclaiming your own country first.

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And that's when the fight started.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:43 AM (qvWjQ)

28
Yeeesh.

If you're so angry about Catholics and the Catholic Church that you've got to spew your weird passive-aggressive hate all over every thread on a Saturday, for chrissakes, maybe it's a you problem.

Or, at the very least be funny and clever about it.

Look, I'm not the Pope of Comedy...though if we ever meet, you wish to address as Your Comediness and kiss my ring...well, that's just fine.

Anyway, if you're still over-boiling with anti-Catholic rage, go shake your fist at the nearest Catholic Church, and let the rest of us move on to a different topic.


Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 11:45 AM (iJfKG)

29 >>>The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.

Posted by: Heroq

>And now we have millions of foreign nationals to set wildfires and burn down the country from within without firing a shot.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 11:46 AM (Fbc0I)

30 17 TheHillOpinion
@TheHillOpinion
Trump’s decline is an emergency: Why doesn’t Congress treat it like one?

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Is he shaking hands with imaginary people like Biden?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Owned by Bloomberg now. Parrots the pea green envy that Mr. Bloomberg has against Trump and his policies.

The Left relies on capturing the gatekeeping of organizations and if they cannot capture something, they destroy it. And oligarchs like Chicom loving Bloomberg finance it.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 11:46 AM (E4rtv)

31 A British woman's son died so she left for Switzerland to undergo assisted suicide

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There's no waiting in Canada.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:47 AM (qvWjQ)

32 More Pope Leo (Bob)? Heard enough about that punk today.

Posted by: Not A Fan! at April 25, 2026 11:48 AM (oftw2)

33 If you don't believe all "elites" are members of a cabal of satanic baby sacrificers, you might be a Boomer.

Posted by: Zoomer Jeff Foxworthy at April 25, 2026 11:49 AM (cWLG3)

34 SPLC is the first "node." It will expand to include other "nodes" as more grand juries issue indictments. Picture a diagram on a wall with lots of pins and colored string.

Scenes from coming attractions.

George Clooney will have to testify that he had no knowledge that his SPLC donations would be used to foment the Charlottesville riot, which is evidence that donations were diverted to an illegal end.

So, in effect Clooney will be a witness for the prosecution.

George Soros won't get off so easy.
Posted by: Ignoramus
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We shall see. SPLC being taken down is a win as that smarmy set of evil bastards has resulted in people in their targeted organizations getting killed. Hope everyone of them are either in prison or unemployed soon.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 11:49 AM (E4rtv)

35 Pope's got a thousand dollars worth of paint on the ceiling alone!

Posted by: Archie Bunker-Art Critic at April 25, 2026 11:51 AM (oftw2)

36 Too much Allah garky.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 11:51 AM (Cqx++)

37 WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced plans on Friday to expand federal execution methods, including the reintroduction of firing squads. Pope Leo XIV, meanwhile, spoke out about his opposition to the death penalty—though it is not certain they were directly related to the announcement, as they were addressed to the 15th anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in his home state of Illinois.
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“In this regard, we affirm that the dignity of the person is not lost even after very serious crimes are committed. Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption.” – Pope Leo XIV.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:52 AM (qvWjQ)

38 33 If you don't believe all "elites" are members of a cabal of satanic baby sacrificers, you might be a Boomer.

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You've met this bunch . . .

Posted by: KT at April 25, 2026 11:52 AM (7vIsy)

39 32 More Pope Leo (Bob)? Heard enough about that punk today.
Posted by: Not A Fan!
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It gets boring. One of the issues is that organizational management including fundraising/membership always conflicts with the task of saving souls. Religious leaders in effect wear two hats--one is preaching the Gospel and the second is keeping the lights on, pews filled, and buildings habitable. For the second, that means money has to be raised and if those in the pews can't donate enough, the money has to come from somewhere else.

And that is where the trouble starts.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 11:53 AM (E4rtv)

40 Lots of convincing. Is this not what colleges are for?

People need to think for themselves instead of being told what to think.

If you want to be a real adult think for yourself, do what you think is right.

Posted by: Case at April 25, 2026 11:53 AM (pvf3X)

41 Common people don’t understand the Wire Fraud designation. The SPLC used generically named intermediates to disguise the actual source of the funds and the final recipient of the funds from scrutiny by any external observers. That clear intent to deceive constitutes wire fraud, and has nothing to do with what the original contributors did or did not intend.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:55 AM (yGkmH)

42 Schumer Rushes to Defend SPLC Amid Claims of Ties to Extremist Funding

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I guess he finds white hoods and cloaks festive.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:55 AM (qvWjQ)

43 >>>Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption.” – Pope Leo XIV.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy

>Redemption to serve what purpose? Will we allow them to teach our children? Make our meals? Fill our potholes?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (Fbc0I)

44 Why anyone who isn’t Catholic gives a fuck what the pope says is beyond me.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (q1qnK)

45 Ya know, the fallen angels had a long time to, well, you know.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (YlWIZ)

46 Hey, my third favvorite sequential comment number!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 25, 2026 11:57 AM (YlWIZ)

47 No "Northern Poverty Law Center"? Pretty sure that their name was a call-back, right from their founding, to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Although it must have had some feet-of-clay elements, it had a sterling reputation in the golden era of civil rights crusades and was a name to conjure with.

I've met people who were confused over which was which.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 25, 2026 11:59 AM (zdLoL)

48 Spain Fires Back at U.S. NATO Pressure Over Iran War Stance

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Are they going to take their ball and go home?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:59 AM (qvWjQ)

49 41 Common people don’t understand the Wire Fraud designation. The SPLC used generically named intermediates to disguise the actual source of the funds and the final recipient of the funds from scrutiny by any external observers. That clear intent to deceive constitutes wire fraud, and has nothing to do with what the original contributors did or did not intend.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Leftists can wail all they like but simply put, SPLC used donor funds for actions that were ginned up by its informants in order to get more donor funds by fraud. And they had to use communications to the donors to do it and exchange funds over the 'wires'. You can't legally create a self licking ice cream cone without the fraud which is what the SPLC did like in the Charlottesville op. A few hundred thousands or a million ended up with a spike in contributions of close to 100 million bucks. Helluva a return.

My guess is a number of these leftist organizations have done the same exact thing--Media Matters, Human Rights Coalition, etc. They all rely on outrage for fundraising which is easy enough to fund people under the table in their targets to do so.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv)

50 @48 Spanish communists fire back at US.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 25, 2026 12:01 PM (cWLG3)

51 I would really like to see Travis Taylor and Salvatore Pais placed under a protective detail.

Posted by: Sam Adams at April 25, 2026 12:01 PM (X+xvk)

52 “In this regard, we affirm that the dignity of the person is not lost even after very serious crimes are committed.

Lost? Maybe not. I prefer to think of it as having been forfeited.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 12:02 PM (vTZFs)

53 Spain Fires Back at U.S. NATO Pressure Over Iran War Stance

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Are they going to take their ball bull and go home?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:59 AM (qvWjQ)


FIFY.

See? It's funny now cuz the Spanish like bull fighting...

Geddit? Do you geddit?

Bullfighting...

...

yeah.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 12:02 PM (iJfKG)

54 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

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A society with too much wealth and too few existential threats will eventually eat itself from within, out of sheer nihilism. You can argue that it's never happened before but it's happening now.

An entire Fifth Column subculture now exists whose only goal is to shoot holes in the bottom of the boat that protects it from drowning.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 12:03 PM (JkO4W)

55 Why anyone who isn’t Catholic gives a fuck what the pope says is beyond me.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (q1qnK)

You really don't understand?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 12:04 PM (kxLc1)

56 Why anyone who isn’t Catholic gives a fuck what the pope says is beyond me.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (q1qnK)

Why anyone who isn't Muslim gives a fuck what the Ayatollah says is beyond me.

Why anyone who isn't Chinese gives a fuck what Xi says is beyond me.

Why anyone who isn't from Minnesota gives a fuck what Tim Walz or Ilhan Omar says is beyond me.

Point is you may not belong to his group but he is nevertheless a highly prominent political figure, in addition to a religious one, with a great deal of influence over a great number of people, many of whom live and vote here in the US of A. So paying attention to what the titular religious leader of a significant voting bloc in America does merit a fuck or two.

Posted by: Or even just a fractional fuck at April 25, 2026 12:04 PM (TbWk/)

57 I like how Pope A-Dope blathers on about wealth distribution and poverty without mentioning the fact that every 3rd world shithole eagerly adopted socialistic forms of government over the last 75 years from 1945 till the present to make it happen. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness and not just words.

Compare South Korea to North Korea or Miami to Cuba.

We expect and demand better, it's 2026, not 1936. Be better Pope A-Dope, be better.

Posted by: Catholic and Loving It at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (3C0Eg)

58
"Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption."

___________

I can sympathize with that point of view. The problem is that most of the people who say detention can be an alternative to capital punishment are also opposed to long-term detention.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (tgvbd)

59 Holy crap. It went from 78deg yesterday to 27deg right now. I may need to turn the heaters back on.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (Fbc0I)

60 The problem is that most of the people who say detention can be an alternative to capital punishment are also opposed to long-term detention.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Yup

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (LmPA0)

61 Good news, everyone!

Gina Carano Suggests Star Wars Comeback May Be on the Table

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Speaking of SW, didja see this new light saber-like fencing app?

https://tinyurl.com/325ejvw9

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:07 PM (qvWjQ)

62 Reading how Spainhas received 2.4-2.5 Million Muslims mainly from Morocco, seems the country should have noticed lots of their neighbors are gone. Wonder how that is going, your trash man has left, shop where you get food is gone, mechanic who fixed you 20 year old car vanished.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 12:08 PM (Ia/+0)

63 I can sympathize with that point of view. The problem is that most of the people who say detention can be an alternative to capital punishment are also opposed to long-term detention.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (tgvbd)

And they are also pro-abortion.

Also at any point in time there are between 800 and 1100 people in prison for homicide that were previously incarcerated in prison for homicide. .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 12:09 PM (kxLc1)

64 58
"Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption."

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Let redemption come in the afterlife. I'm not completely up to speed on current Catholic doctrine, but they still do purgatory, don't they?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 12:09 PM (JkO4W)

65 I shall defeat the Rocks that try to defeat me
I shall defeat them by becoming friends and fighting the wicked together until I die.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:30 AM (kxLc1)


What did that come from? When I looked it up I got a very complex answer that combined anime, Lord of the Rings, and the Bible.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 25, 2026 12:10 PM (lFFaq)

66 35 Pope's got a thousand dollars worth of paint on the ceiling alone!

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And two coats!

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 12:11 PM (JkO4W)

67 Spain is experiencing a a re-reconquista. Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Especially the stupid stuff

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 12:11 PM (gu0hJ)

68 Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 25, 2026 12:10 PM (lFFaq)

Think Apollo Creed

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 12:12 PM (kxLc1)

69 NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments

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Uhhh. OK.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:13 PM (qvWjQ)

70 "Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption."

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Pending execution may help focus the mind.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (qvWjQ)

71 NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments

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Uhhh. OK.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:13 PM (qvWjQ)

Another grifting organization that depends on creating racism to justify its continued existence.

Posted by: Bigots of a feather and all at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (TbWk/)

72 Wonderful Week In Pictures today. Laughing still.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (flCzA)

73 NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments

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Extreme example of it's OK when we do it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:16 PM (qvWjQ)

74 Wonderful Week In Pictures today. Laughing still.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (flCzA)

I'm still laughing at the Dad text from the daughter and her flat tire.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 12:16 PM (kxLc1)

75 Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Ellison and the information oligarchs should enjoy it while they can because when Democrats win power we are going to break these anti-consumer, anti-free speech media conglomerates into pieces.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:36 AM (qvWjQ)
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Communists hate everyone, but especially the kulaks.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:18 PM (flCzA)

76 NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments
Uhhh. OK.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:13 PM (qvWjQ)
Another grifting organization that depends on creating racism to justify its continued existence.
Posted by: Bigots of a feather and all at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (TbWk/)

Hahaha..correct. I always wondered where the NAACP was "advancing" to? And who they calling "colored"?

Posted by: Are We There Yet? at April 25, 2026 12:18 PM (3C0Eg)

77 No surprise there, NAACP is another Cultural Marxists group

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 12:18 PM (Ia/+0)

78 If Trump does it, it's wrong.

Push Builds to Pardon Soldier Accused of Profiting Off Maduro Raid

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:18 PM (qvWjQ)

79 60 The problem is that most of the people who say detention can be an alternative to capital punishment are also opposed to long-term detention.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Yup
Posted by: vmom

Basic leftist doctrine--oppressor and the oppressed. White straight males are the center of oppression in the universe followed by white straight females and for that reason, all other oppressed people must be released. Group reparations essentially.

And that is why the left celebrates victimhood of their criminals and cruelty toward who they view as "oppressors' . Nasty neo Marxist cant without a moral center in the individual and their actions.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:19 PM (E4rtv)

80 In 2025, there were 47 executions in the United States and an estimated 1,126,000 abortions were provided by U.S. clinicians.

Um, Your Holiness... I think you have something in your eye.

Posted by: Motes R Us, for all your mote needs at April 25, 2026 12:20 PM (w/O5Q)

81 Guide to Destroying the West ?

(From Amy Mek is fighting it)

"AMERICA'S ISLAMIC TAKEOVER EXPOSED!
CAIR FOUNDER UNVEILS 20-YEAR POLITICAL TAKEOVER STRATEGY FROM U.S. MOSQUE
“We Will Write Our Own Narrative… We Will Produce Lawmakers… We May Have a Supreme Court Judge.”
A newly uncovered 2024 sermon by CAIR founder Nihad Awad reveals a structured, long-term political strategy aimed at transforming America’s legal, media, academic, and political systems, openly laid out from the pulpit of an American mosque in Maryland..We have almost 4,000 mosques in America… That’s the infrastructure of the Muslim community,” Awad declared.
“Establish a scholarship fund… for five students: one to study journalism, one filmmaking, one law, one political science, and one history.”
🔺He then spelled out the scale and purpose of the project:
“f we start in 2025 or 2026… four years from now we will have 4,000 new journalists, filmmakers, lawyers, political scientists, and history students.”
And the end goal:
“Twenty years from now, the Muslim community will have 50,000 attorneys, 50,000 journalists, 50,000 filmmakers, 50,000 professors ..We will write our own history. We will write our own narrative.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:20 PM (GD0B3)

82 Fun Fact: The line "My huckleberry friend" in Moon River is a leftover from the song being originally titled "Blue River" and having a last minute title change. Per Mark Steyn.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 25, 2026 12:21 PM (QLZE2)

83 *who is fighting it. she launched a PAC, BTW

there is more :
"This is a blueprint for institutional capture.

Mosque Money → Political Infrastructure

Awad explicitly instructs mosque leadership to establish annual scholarship funds to finance careers in:

• Journalism
• Filmmaking
• Law
• Political science
• History

These are media, legal, and political power lanes.

By his own words, the purpose is not education for its own sake - it is narrative control, policymaking influence, and long-term political dominance.

🔺 CAIR Named as the Enforcement Vehicle.."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:21 PM (GD0B3)

84 SPLC and CAIR were infused together

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:22 PM (GD0B3)

85 sorry, fused together!

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:22 PM (GD0B3)

86 Fun Fact: The line "My huckleberry friend" in Moon River is a leftover from the song being originally titled "Blue River" and having a last minute title change. Per Mark Steyn.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 25, 2026 12:21 PM (QLZE2)

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I thought that song was written by Doc Holliday.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 25, 2026 12:22 PM (2UnvF)

87 I guess there were infusing each other with resources..

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (GD0B3)

88 Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 12:12 PM (kxLc1)

Ah, thanks. Not sure I ever saw *any* Rocky movie, much less that one.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (lFFaq)

89 70 "Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption."

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Pending execution may help focus the mind.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Execution of violent criminals is a surefire way to prevent recidivism.

Saw some recent trial footage of a murderer being sentenced. Turns out it he was already in prison for murder for a stretch and killed someone in prison during that sentence. Guy laughed outright at the judge for being sentenced to prison again while he was already serving a long sentence.

The judge lacked the internal self knowledge apparently that her actions resembled saying "Stop or I shall say Stop again very crossly." Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again that did not work in the first circumstance.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (E4rtv)

90 I too am a person of color. Kind of an off white thing right now but in a couple months beige and possibly some red in places other than my no no square.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (viF8m)

91 I think the entirety of the national debt, all $38 trillion, is wholly made up of fraud. Money stolen from the public. For nearly a century. The single largest theft of wealth in history.

I'd really like all my goddamn taxes paid over the last 50 some odd years refunded.

Today.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (jehhT)

92 NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments
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How in the name of all that is holy is Babylon Bee supposed to compete with reality?!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:23 PM (Fp4AJ)

93 "A 20-year political growth plan
• A mosque-funded recruitment pipeline
• A media and narrative-control strategy
• A lawfare-based pressure apparatus
• An explicit goal of placing Muslims into Congress, the Senate, and even the Supreme Court
• CAIR positioned as the institutional weapon to enforce it "

We are being invaded.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:24 PM (GD0B3)

94 My guess is a number of these leftist organizations have done the same exact thing--Media Matters, Human Rights Coalition, etc. They all rely on outrage for fundraising which is easy enough to fund people under the table in their targets to do so.
Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:01 PM (E4rtv)
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Marc Andreeson made this same point, expecting you will be proven correct.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:25 PM (Fp4AJ)

95 OT, but applies to last thread...I did not know this, but a Google search got me the info (now we know why the Pope likely met Axelrod)...

"David Axelrod’s daughter Lauren, who is developmentally disabled due to childhood epilepsy, lives at Misericordia, which is a Catholic Charity set up by the Sisters of Mercy in Chicago, lives there since 2002. She is cared for by the Sisters. Axelrod is an advocate for it and maybe, just maybe, he was thanking Pope Leo or was meeting him to talk about it."

Posted by: Nova Local at April 25, 2026 12:25 PM (tOcjL)

96 Follow the money, as they say.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:26 PM (GD0B3)

97 Seems like Pope Leo has been studying his Marx.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 12:27 PM (2WIwB)

98 29 >>>The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.

Posted by: Heroq

>And now we have millions of foreign nationals to set wildfires and burn down the country from within without firing a shot.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 11:46 AM (Fbc0I)

The 2nd Amendment is only as good as people's love of freedom and the will to defend.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 12:28 PM (g8Ew8)

99 It's exaggerated.

SPLC Says Funding KKK Only 3% Of What They Do

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From the Bee.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 12:28 PM (qvWjQ)

100 Trump just cancelled the meeting with Iran in Pakistan.

Seems Iran has chosen violence.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)

101 80 In 2025, there were 47 executions in the United States and an estimated 1,126,000 abortions were provided by U.S. clinicians.
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Organizational demands again. It is all too easy to switch the focus in religious organizations to combating external ills that have little to do with membership instead on internal ills of the congregants.

Focus too much on the sins of the individuals sitting in the pews or that of their loved ones, it ends up pissing them off to leave, stop donating, switching to another more congenial denomination. Same reason that Mainline Protestantism turned rancid and socialist.

Easier to keep congregants if you blame the 'government' for executions, social conditions for crime, drugs, etc. If instead you tell congregants that we are all sinners and need to focus on internal salvation first and the Great Commission, then voila, not so popular, especially with the well heeled types educated into social liberalism at college.


Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:31 PM (E4rtv)

102 Seems Iran has chosen violence.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)
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The mullahs have chosen violence. Iranians are largely on Trump's side, I'll wager.

I'm glad the diplomacy is over. Get the job done now.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:31 PM (Fp4AJ)

103 100 Trump just cancelled the meeting with Iran in Pakistan.

Seems Iran has chosen violence.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)


Just got a news flash that Israel attacked a fuel depot in Tehran... Maybe the war is back on.....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 25, 2026 12:32 PM (FtULh)

104 More Pope Leo (Bob)? Heard enough about that punk today.
Posted by: Not A Fan! at April 25, 2026 11:48 AM (oftw2)


Just to be clear, this is a different Bob.

Posted by: Bob, from NSA at April 25, 2026 12:33 PM (2WIwB)

105 "David Axelrod’s daughter Lauren, who is developmentally disabled due to childhood epilepsy, lives at Misericordia, which is a Catholic Charity set up by the Sisters of Mercy in Chicago, lives there since 2002. She is cared for by the Sisters. Axelrod is an advocate for it and maybe, just maybe, he was thanking Pope Leo or was meeting him to talk about it."

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Remember how everyone on the Left used to talk about "optics"?

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 12:34 PM (JkO4W)

106 "President Trump @POTUS:
“I just cancelled the trip of my representatives going is Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranians. Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their “leadership.” Nobody knows who is in charge, including them. Also, we have all the cards, they have none! If they want to talk, all they have to do is call!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP”

We have all the cards!

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:34 PM (GD0B3)

107 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (q1qnK)

In 1963, a list of Communist goals for the US was read into the Congressional Record. I have bookmarked this site for many years. Read the list very carefully. The left has succeeded beyond their wildest dreams.

https://tinyurl.com/4eku54s8


Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 25, 2026 12:36 PM (5xuJ/)

108 Find the IRGC. Kill the IRGC. Presto, war ends.

Whatever they call MSDNC now won't much like steps one and two, but they think you can get to step three with unicorn farts but they are nothing more than noisy fantasists, so pay no attention to them.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:36 PM (Fp4AJ)

109
That clear intent to deceive constitutes wire fraud, and has nothing to do with what the original contributors did or did not intend.
Posted by: Tom Servo

================

I still want to stick a microphone in George Clooney's face and ask him how it feels to be a major contributor to the KKK.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 12:36 PM (n7rxJ)

110 #2weeks

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:36 PM (GD0B3)

111 "Aishah Hasnie
@aishahhasnie
56m
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just told me over the phone he has unilaterally cancelled Witkoff and Kushner’s trip to Pakistan to meet with the Iranians.

"I've told my people a little while ago they were getting ready to leave, and I said, 'Nope, you're not making an 18 hour flight to go there. We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want, but you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing'."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:38 PM (GD0B3)

112 105 "David Axelrod’s daughter Lauren, who is developmentally disabled due to childhood epilepsy, lives at Misericordia, which is a Catholic Charity set up by the Sisters of Mercy in Chicago, lives there since 2002. She is cared for by the Sisters. Axelrod is an advocate for it and maybe, just maybe, he was thanking Pope Leo or was meeting him to talk about it."

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"maybe"... I hate it when partisans err people feel the need to create rationale to explain other people's behavior/machinations.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 25, 2026 12:40 PM (cWLG3)

113 I'm still coming to grips with finding out the Earth is not flat.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 25, 2026 12:40 PM (abIsI)

114 The media is melting down now because a new poll shows that Catholics support Trump more after he told the pope to stop being a communist. LOL.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 25, 2026 12:41 PM (QZThv)

115 > They can call us anytime they want, but you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing.
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No more jibber - jabber. No more talkie - talk.

Lot more bombs away.

It was a mistake to think the IRGC would do anything other than stall. Hopefully the administration realizes they're going to have to eliminate the entirety of that terror organization.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 12:42 PM (jehhT)

116 Araghchi is off to Moscow. Putin will surely come to the IRGC 's rescue/ s

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 12:42 PM (DIbRX)

117
Wonderful Week In Pictures today. Laughing still.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:15 PM (flCzA)

I'm still laughing at the Dad text from the daughter and her flat tire.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

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Mine was the grilling marks.

I watch a youtube channel of a Beverly Hills private chef who does a lot of grilling, and he always notes the nice grill marks -- important for presentation. I wish he had an X account, because I'd reply with that picture. (Can't post images in youtube replies.)

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 12:42 PM (n7rxJ)

118 File this under DC is Degeneracy Central.

Mike Sington
@MikeSington
Massive crowd of DC elite turn out for Grindr’s first ever pre-White House Correspondents' Dinner party.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:43 PM (E4rtv)

119 Cancelling this trip was the least surprising thing in the history of things. A minor mystery remains as to why it was even contemplated. While obviously PDJT operates with info none of us have, was difficult to believe the Iranian side was either 1) coherent enough 2) had somehow suddenly become willing to accept what (we still must hope) are unacceptable demands - just based on what is actually known publicly.

Festivities very likely to re-commence. We currently have augmented our "cards" in the theater, and as the saying goes the IDF is "tanned, rested, and ready".

Imagine the Mossad's traction and assets in Iran now, after the regime's military helplessness and brutality towards it own citizens were demo'd for all to see, when they (obviously) had probably the greatest operation in modern history already, prior to the shooting started.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:44 PM (U/Byj)

120 She is cared for by the Sisters. Axelrod is an advocate for it and maybe, just maybe, he was thanking Pope Leo or was meeting him to talk about it.

Nobody in the Kalorama orbit should get the "nice" interpretation of their actions. Axelturf spent so much time with the pope that the pope had to cancel another appointment. I don't think thanking him for something would go over like that. Plans for world domination via gay race communism, OTOH...

Posted by: Ian S. at April 25, 2026 12:45 PM (QZThv)

121 I am confused by some aspects of modern life, like todays CNBC article about driving around in a Tesla in NYC with the car itself doing the driving, while the owner talks to his Grok chatbot. It turns out the owner is a personal injury lawyer who is suing Tesla for some unnamed issues with the self-driving feature, who says he thinks being distracted by talking to a chatbot is dangerous driving, and yet he spends most of his drive time doing exactly this same stuff. Why not just drive, and )if you must), talk to AI later, at home.

https://tinyurl.com/4jvd3bt4

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:45 PM (eUB99)

122 I found where Ace is hiding:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fG2hiaJgVs

:48

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 25, 2026 12:46 PM (jrgJz)

123 116 Araghchi is off to Moscow. Putin will surely come to the IRGC 's rescue/ s
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 12:42 PM (DIbRX)


Running for his life I imagine

Posted by: It's me donna at April 25, 2026 12:46 PM (FtULh)

124 Trump just cancelled the meeting with Iran in Pakistan.

Seems Iran has chosen violence.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)


I guess iran deferred on the opening kickoff and now will receive here at the start of the second half.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 12:47 PM (2WIwB)

125 Massive crowd of DC elite turn out for Grindr’s first ever pre-White House Correspondents' Dinner party.

Liberals are framing this as "look how gay Trump's DC is!" I thought they were all about the MMIWGLGBTQQIA+ or whatever the acronym is up to now.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 25, 2026 12:48 PM (QZThv)

126 I'm glad the diplomacy is over. Get the job done now.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 12:31 PM (Fp4AJ)

Agreed. This outcome was inevitable, but it’s nice to see Trump officially acknowledge it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 12:48 PM (yGkmH)

127 Araghchi is off to Moscow. Putin will surely come to the IRGC 's rescue/ s

Putin's best play now is to send all Russia's money to the DNC Election Enhancement Division. And he probably knows that.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 25, 2026 12:50 PM (QZThv)

128
"I've told my people a little while ago they were getting ready to leave, and I said, 'Nope, you're not making an 18 hour flight to go there. We have all the cards. They can call us anytime they want, but you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing'."
Posted by: runner

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So what's next? We start shooting on an as-needed basis and escalate if shooting doesn't work?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 12:50 PM (n7rxJ)

129 "Hopefully the administration realizes they're going to have to eliminate the entirety of that terror organization."

Difficult to believe otherwise, but enormous negative inertia to overcome or navigate, including on the administration's own "side" in the electorate WRT basic political-military realities, esp. in that region.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:51 PM (U/Byj)

130
Liberals are framing this as "look how gay Trump's DC is!" I thought they were all about the MMIWGLGBTQQIA+ or whatever the acronym is up to now.
Posted by: Ian S.

Leftists revel in degeneracy in society including random hookups with strangers via an app.

The only crimes and social outrages to leftists are a) being a straight white male or female, b) Christian, c) property and business owners.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:52 PM (E4rtv)

131 Putin's best play now is to send all Russia's money to the DNC Election Enhancement Division. And he probably knows that.
Posted by: Ian S.
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Unfortunately for leftists in the US, Bessent is crawling all over financial flows at US Treasury. The achilles heel of the left has always been its financial flows--hard to hide those.

Act Blue is likely to be mort soon while the Democrats try to jury rig some other means to keep the spice flowing.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:54 PM (E4rtv)

132 you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing'."
Posted by: runner

Jerry Seinfeld hardest hit.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 12:54 PM (W5mpo)

133 64 58
"Furthermore, effective systems of detention can be and have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption."

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Let redemption come in the afterlife. I'm not completely up to speed on current Catholic doctrine, but they still do purgatory, don't they?
Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 12:09 PM (JkO4W)
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Purgatory is for those already saved. It doesn't offer another chance of redemption. I Corinthians 3:11-15.

It's not The Great Divorce.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 25, 2026 12:55 PM (AlhUl)

134
#2weeks
Posted by: runner

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#nothingwillhappen

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 12:55 PM (n7rxJ)

135 124 Trump just cancelled the meeting with Iran in Pakistan.

Seems Iran has chosen violence.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 PM (viF8m)

I guess Iran deferred on the opening kickoff and now will receive here at the start of the second half.


Just hit them and let's get this festering bag of Sh*t over with Mr. President... Just Do It !!!

Posted by: Jackson K. at April 25, 2026 12:55 PM (KmLJe)

136 So what's next? We start shooting on an as-needed basis and escalate if shooting doesn't work?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 12:50 PM (n7rxJ)

I heard tell that the military (US and Israel's combined) need about 2 weeks to finish off what they started - making sure that the nukkelar and ballistic threat is pretty much removed. Meanwhile, under the present hormuz blockade Iran's energy infrastructure will collapse. They cannot move the oil out hormuz, barges are full etc. We wait two weeks, the blockade collapses the energy infrastructure, we bomb piece of the coastline where Iran is hiding remaining annoyances that threaten shipping, and remove remaining missile and nukkelar industrial base.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:56 PM (GD0B3)

137 Blonde, pretty much, though in this situation defining "has it worked" is particularly complicated. Priority targets are mostly familiar - ballistic missiles and drones and related infrastructure, leadership. But the "progress" already accomplished in Phase 1, plus our augmentation of assets in the theater, should allow a serious effort to destroy the regime's only remaining "card" - interdicting Strait traffic.

Imagine a regime without even a closed Strait, further reduction in their already mostly ineffective offensive capability, and selective additional hits on their economy (economic targets can be selected for specific effects and there is no defense against our attacks). Pretty grim prospect for the vile delusional regime.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:58 PM (U/Byj)

138 @theintercept
Twenty donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center said the alleged “fraud” being prosecuted in their name was exactly how they hoped the group would spend their money.


Prosecute them too for supporting terrorism

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 25, 2026 12:58 PM (C0Nlv)

139
NAACP Stands by SPLC Following DOJ Indictment Revealing KKK-Linked Payments

Birds of a feather pluck together.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 12:59 PM (Cqx++)

140 "maybe"... I hate it when partisans err people feel the need to create rationale to explain other people's behavior/machinations.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO
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I quit being an unpaid defense counsel for rodents acting on my behalf during the Bush years.

Quite freeing actually when you realize their sins and obnoxious or evil policies are no responsibility of you to defend.

Praise the individuals that do right regardless of their organizational affiliation. Put your trust not in princes (or religious leaders too), but in Christ. Only he is blameless and perfect in a crooked world filled with sins.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 12:59 PM (E4rtv)

141 The big unknown (at least to the public) and I am glad it is because loose lips sink ships, is what happens politically. I have a few ideas. And no, it does not involve "The Kurds".

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:59 PM (GD0B3)

142 138 @theintercept
Twenty donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center said the alleged “fraud” being prosecuted in their name was exactly how they hoped the group would spend their money.

Prosecute them too for supporting terrorism
Posted by: FeatherBlade
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Make them pay taxes as such activities by the SPLC are not tax deductible as a 501c3 organization. Go back and audit these donors for unpaid taxes. Long slow painful audits.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:01 PM (E4rtv)

143 Imagine the Mossad's traction and assets in Iran now, after the regime's military helplessness and brutality towards it own citizens were demo'd for all to see, when they (obviously) had probably the greatest operation in modern history already, prior to the shooting started.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:44 PM (U/Byj)

Plus it's given the US component time to resupply and bring it's hardware back to peak combat form.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 01:02 PM (g8Ew8)

144 >>>So what's next? We start shooting on an as-needed basis and escalate if shooting doesn't work?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia

>We encourage the Israelis to focus on regime change, while we focus on hard targets and global commerce.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 01:04 PM (Fbc0I)

145 141 The big unknown (at least to the public) and I am glad it is because loose lips sink ships, is what happens politically. I have a few ideas. And no, it does not involve "The Kurds".
Posted by: runner

My guess is continued strangulation. Some more specifics have come out about the Iranian oil reservoirs and apparently, there is a substantial risk of permanent damage to oil reservoirs.

If Trump takes out Kharg Island depot and oil storage, that pretty much ends what the IRGC has been using to pay the bills.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:04 PM (E4rtv)

146 Who’s that ex-KGB agent that spelled out how they planned to destroy the US from within? What he said is exactly what happened. All the lgbtq shit, feminism, racial division, etc.

The communists didn’t need to fire a single shot, they got us to destroy ourselves.
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 11:26 AM (q1qnK)

Was it that guy who was interviewed in the 80s? It sure seemed fantastical then.
Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 11:31 AM (mFhj


It might also have been the Romanian defector Ion Mihai Pacepa. I recollect he had quite a bit to say about Communist subversion.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 25, 2026 01:05 PM (/HDaX)

147 The big unknown (at least to the public) and I am glad it is because loose lips sink ships, is what happens politically. I have a few ideas. And no, it does not involve "The Kurds".
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 12:59 PM (GD0B3)

We're not going to win this war without at least some boots on the ground. It's one of the unavoidable constants of warfare.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 01:05 PM (g8Ew8)

148 Regime change will be up to the iranians. We, while pursuing our own goals, are setting up conditions for a regime change.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 01:05 PM (GD0B3)

149 So many aspects to what is happening in Iran.
Its a big place and it is fractured. Regional structures are now being contested as well as the reins of power in Tehran. The IRGC will do anything to stay in power, the regular army (and Reserves) are players, as is the Basij. There are religious factions, economic factions, plus the usual rural-urban splits.
After hammering these guys like we have, these last couple of weeks have been welcome. We can refit and rearm, and we can watch iran to see who getting sorted out, and who thinks they are in charge.
All that said, we have a ways to go yet.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 01:05 PM (2WIwB)

150 runner, pretty much echoing what you said, though suppression of the anti-shipping threat is probably pretty serious lifting. But I'd like to see it. Think we have the capability. Both for blanketing land-based threats and countering fast-attack boats on the water. Lots of shooting involved but a totally lopsided affair.

And I'm sure it's being talked about, but the easiest blockade, and one that ratchets up the psychological pressure (and reinforces correct perception that the Iranian side is pretty helpless), would be selective mining of Iran's ports. Game over as far as maritime situation. Impossible for the Iranians to counter, easy for us to clear once the dust settles.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:06 PM (U/Byj)

151 Plus it's given the US component time to resupply and bring it's hardware back to peak combat form.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
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Plus the remaining IRGC rats had to come out of their bunkers to collaborate again which means that they can be tracked to their new rat's nests.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)

152


The Virginia Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Monday over a challenge to the validity of the redistricting referendum, the latest step in a fast-moving court battle over the commonwealth’s congressional map.

Monday’s oral arguments, stemming from a challenge brought by Republican Virginia Senate Minority Leader Ryan McDougle and other Republican officials, could determine the fate of a voter-approved map that could lead to Democrats in as many as 10 of the 11 congressional seats.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 01:07 PM (Cqx++)

153 And what Diogenes said.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:08 PM (U/Byj)

154 We're not going to win this war without at least some boots on the ground. It's one of the unavoidable constants of warfare.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
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Not sure that is true. An organization that cannot pay its enforcers cannot survive long in the world. Even the Basiji have to eat and Iran is a food importer, not exporter.
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From fun facts on Brave AI,
Key aspects of Iran's food import profile include:

Strategic Dependence: Iran imports roughly 30% of its wheat and virtually all of its corn (primarily for animal feed), relying heavily on the Strait of Hormuz for maritime shipments from countries like Brazil and Russia.

Primary Commodities: Major imports include wheat, barley, corn, oilseeds, edible oils, and soybean meal, which are critical for domestic food security and livestock production.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:09 PM (E4rtv)

155 > If Trump takes out Kharg Island depot and oil storage, that pretty much ends what the IRGC has been using to pay the bills.
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Blockade will take care of that. If the administration (DoW) believes it can operate in the Hormuz proper all tankers that fill up at Kharg are going to remain in the Persian Gulf until this is over.

If, OTOH the IRGC is funneling oil elsewhere from Kharg then we might have to do something about that. Whether that's at the island is debatable.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 01:10 PM (jehhT)

156 Plus the remaining IRGC rats had to come out of their bunkers to collaborate again which means that they can be tracked to their new rat's nests.
Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)

Yup. And you can bet the Mossad has been tracking them to every one of their meeting places.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 01:10 PM (g8Ew8)

157 Anyone take$10 bet it willget shotdown and turn Virginia into a 1 party state?

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:11 PM (Ia/+0)

158 My guess is continued strangulation.

It's hard for me to see what the IRGC thinks is their best case outcome at this point. I mean, unless they really, really think that that 12th Imam is gonna appear and wave a magic wand for them, what are they holding out for?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 01:12 PM (vTZFs)

159 47 executions vs 1.1 million abortions.? Wow the Pope's attention definitely should not be on helping the democrat proponents of the massive genocide of the innocents

Posted by: LASue at April 25, 2026 01:12 PM (mFhj8)

160 OT
For honored service.
Lest We Forget
ANZAC DAY 2026

Posted by: Diogenes at April 25, 2026 01:12 PM (2WIwB)

161 If Trump takes out Kharg Island depot and oil storage, that pretty much ends what the IRGC has been using to pay the bills.
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Only if they sell it!

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 01:13 PM (GD0B3)

162 157 Anyone take$10 bet it willget shotdown and turn Virginia into a 1 party state?
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:11 PM (Ia/+0)

I think they will verify it and 2 Counties in the State will have 90% of the VA Congressional seats.. Screw the rest of the State....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 25, 2026 01:13 PM (FtULh)

163 US hasn't publicly spelled out details of the blockade, but likely it will conform to customary norms if it gets to that - i.e. "humanitarian" cargoes are exempted (basically food, and medical stuff). Easy to inspect cargoes (and type of ship tells you 90% of what you need to know). I do not know the Iranian port situation WRT to which ones do bulk cargoes, which covers most food imports.

Don't mine that one, inspect inbound traffic outside the Strait (current set-up). No big deal.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:13 PM (U/Byj)

164 Anyone take$10 bet it willget shotdown and turn Virginia into a 1 party state?
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:11 PM (Ia/+0)

I'm sure the judges' payoffs are already in the mail.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 01:15 PM (g8Ew8)

165 Worked for Australians two separate times. First office had a proper ANZAC Day party. Nice.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:15 PM (U/Byj)

166 Anyone take$10 bet it willget shotdown and turn Virginia into a 1 party state?
Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:11 PM (Ia/+0)

This is a very complicated case, Man! You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, a lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head.

Posted by: Judge Boasberg at April 25, 2026 01:16 PM (3C0Eg)

167 Easy to inspect cargoes (and type of ship tells you 90% of what you need to know).

And we've already seen dual purpose from China, It will not be quite so easy.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 25, 2026 01:16 PM (YBtcQ)

168 I think Fear ofvthe Left is the biggest motivating factor in the world

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:17 PM (Ia/+0)

169 It's hard for me to see what the IRGC thinks is their best case outcome at this point. I mean, unless they really, really think that that 12th Imam is gonna appear and wave a magic wand for them, what are they holding out for?
Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 01:12 PM (vTZFs)

Their lives.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 25, 2026 01:17 PM (g8Ew8)

170 If, OTOH the IRGC is funneling oil elsewhere from Kharg then we might have to do something about that. Whether that's at the island is debatable.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Kharg represents about 90 percent of exports for oil and petroleum products of Iran. They never built pipelines like the Saudis and their oil region is centered in the lowlands around the Persian gulf, not the mountainous inlands of Iran. Shipping by tanker trucks is not really an option and pissing off their Arab neighboring states makes it unlikely to help. Israel hit their lesser export facilities on the Caspian Sea.

Not really an option right now to send it elsewhere by other means than shipping. Iran always assumed that they would have the whip hand in shutting off the world's energy supply until they obtained nukes. That appears to be an egotistical mistake by the Iranians because they don't really understand other people. Same as the stupid bombings of even their erstwhile Arab neighboring states--all it did was incentivize those Gulf states to turn over the financial records and finances of the Iranian government/IRGC.

E.g. US just seized about $500 million of Iranian crypto accounts.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:17 PM (E4rtv)

171 My customary in-depth 2 minute look at the VA gerrymander case seemed to indicate upholding it would require a Modern Day Judicial Special (where a court solemnly rules that 1 + 1 = 17.8 or something, in order to achieve a political/legislative purpose, like Roberts in O-care case, or Kennedy in comical Hamdan v. Bush military tribunal case).

The Dems failed to follow VA's constitutional or statutory rules for adopting the measure, from the start, is what I thought I saw. Will be darkly comical to see the "courts" not strike it down, and thus failing to do their only real job, which is as glorified clerks.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:18 PM (U/Byj)

172 The new Babytollah Supreme Leader has done a reverse 12th Imam. Rather than appearing at a time of great stress and war, he has disappeared.

Best bet is that he’s underground, and not the kind of underground that a bunker buster can do anything about.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 01:22 PM (yGkmH)

173 No, easy. We currently turn away all traffic (AFAIK). If we apply normal blockade rules, we can inspect all bulk carriers, which is easy. All major food imports are aboard bulkers. If a container ship claims to have exempt cargo, we inspect.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 01:22 PM (U/Byj)

174 It's hard for me to see what the IRGC thinks is their best case outcome at this point. I mean, unless they really, really think that that 12th Imam is gonna appear and wave a magic wand for them, what are they holding out for?
Posted by: Oddbob
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Hoping for succor from the Chinese and to a lesser extent, the Russians. Chicoms supposedly have been hauling in loads of munitions by overland routes and air. Dunno about the Russians.

They also probably hope that those that import oil will act on their behalf and their previously corrupted and bribed politicians in the West like Kerry, Jarrett, etc. come to their aid.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:22 PM (E4rtv)

175 The wording of that vote grabe had to be the most deceptive law ever to come up.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:22 PM (Ia/+0)

176 War in Mali. See Tousi (presently live).

https://www.youtube.com/live/JyPhYt3vZeA

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 25, 2026 01:24 PM (aUMnT)

177 Thank you KT for another good Saturday thread. We are blessed to have all the great co-bloggers we have, giving Ace a chance to feed crows and contemplate shelf construction techniques.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 01:25 PM (edevF)

178 My parents visited Mali on one of their weirder trips thirty or so years ago and there was still an active slave market in those days, or so they were told.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 01:26 PM (edevF)

179 The Dems failed to follow VA's constitutional or statutory rules for adopting the measure, from the start, is what I thought I saw. Will be darkly comical to see the "courts" not strike it down, and thus failing to do their only real job, which is as glorified clerks.
Posted by: rhomboid
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The judge in Tazewell that previously issued an injunction against the vote taking place and slapped an immediate injunction after the vote in compliance with Va Sup Ct ruling pre election (dealt with justiciability), identified 7 constitutional and statutory infirmities of the referendum.

There was also apparently late vote drops of mail in ballots from Fairfax County that provided the needed edge to win.

Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:27 PM (E4rtv)

180 US just seized about $500 million of Iranian crypto accounts.
Posted by: whig at April 25, 2026 01:17 PM (E4rtv)
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The leadership thinks they can hide retirement money. Nah bruh, its gone.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 01:28 PM (edevF)

181 Schlichter said Trump is pulling a Caesar on their Vercingetorix asses.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 01:28 PM (yGkmH)

182 Someone needs to tell L'l Papi Leo charity begins at home.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 25, 2026 01:29 PM (wBaIH)

183 The US needs to divorce itself completely from Africa and let it go back to being what it’s been for the last ten thousand years or more.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 01:32 PM (yGkmH)

184 Phone froze up, had to plug in charger to shock it back

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:33 PM (Ia/+0)

185 GARDEN THREAD IS BLOOMING NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 01:33 PM (Ia/+0)

186 Mali situation is pretty wild. Two different groups cooperating against the government. At least one of the groups is Jihadi and aims to turn all of Africa into a caliphate. Russians replaced the French a few years ago but have been ineffective (supposed to protect government buildings).

That's a summary of Tousi's report.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 25, 2026 01:34 PM (aUMnT)

187 > . US just seized about $500 million of Iranian crypto accounts.
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Good down payment on a couple days of intensive bombing IRGC positions.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 01:36 PM (jehhT)

188 "[T]he older folks who haven't watched the evolution of this stuff - they just blindly believe whatever's put in front of them without questioning it. Even when it's things that they know are impossible. They just cannot comprehend the idea that someone could be trying to deceive them. And honestly it's kinda sad."

- Sebastian Schug, November 17, 2025

Posted by: geewhiz at April 25, 2026 02:08 PM (XXR9+)

189 I don't know who Sebastion the Slug is (18, but I'm 76 and don't believe a damn thing the MSM says about anything. And yes, I'm unvaxxed.

Posted by: oldvet50 at April 25, 2026 02:56 PM (70CTa)

The Classical Saturday Morning Coffee Break & Prayer Revival

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[Even this mixed up species gets it. Any complaints? Send them to Ace.]

Sharon (willow's apprentice) thought you would enjoy. I know I did!


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4) Have a great weekend!!

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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List

Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.

Prayer Requests:
3/5 – IrishEi has learned that she needs major surgery on 3/16, and she would really appreciate prayers.
4/4 Update – Irish Ei posted her health update. She quit smoking 8-10 years ago, after reading Alan Carr’s “Easy Way to Quit Smoking”, on Ace’s recommendation. Since then, she has gone for the annual low-dose CT scan of her lungs that is offered to smokers/former smokers. They were always negative, until this year. She had one very small spot, which was confirmed as Stage I CA. The spot was removed, and no chemo or radiation is needed. She has been home for a week and is feeling better and stronger every day. She did want to encourage everyone to take whatever screenings are offered. She had no symptoms at all, and her doctor had suggested that she could stop with the annual CT scans. But early detection is crucial.

3/10 – Update on Susan, who we have been praying for as she battles cancer. She is hospitalized again with an infection in her colon that quickly turned bad. The doctor says the signs are sepsis but they are running tests to make sure. The good news is that the pancreatic cancer was and is responding to the chemo and her cancer numbers are going down. God bless and thank you!
3/23 Update – Susan finally was able to come home. She is doing better than expected. Thanks to everyone for your prayers.
4/18 Update – Susan is doing outstanding. Her weight is better than expected. They have increased her dosage for chemo, and her cancer numbers are the lowest they have been since they started keeping track of them. They are so thankful for the mercy they have received. Thanks to everyone for the thoughts and prayers.

3/14 – Retired Buckeye Cop asks for prayers for Mrs. Cop’s cousin, “A.B”. He has been diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. He is a retired police officer who was hit by a car years ago. He attempted to deal with the pain by self-medicating with too much Tylenol, which ended up poisoning his liver. His only alternative is a liver transplant, but he is uncertain if he wants to have surgery.
4/11 Update – A.B. got a second opinion and testing determined his live score was 15. (21+ means transplant time.) That’s bad, but not as critical as initially thought. He went to the Cleveland Clinic for a third opinion, and testing found that his score had dropped to 9 and a liver transplant was not even something to consider. The doctor suspected a reaction to Ozempic and told him to stop taking it for 6 months.

3/21 – FenelonSpoke asked for prayers for her son, who is still looking for work. He has a horticulture major, and would ideally like something related to research, but he is certainly willing to labor outdoors.
4/10 Update – FenelonSpoke’s son got a job. She sends her thanks to everyone who prayed on this thread here and elsewhere.

3/28 – Cosda posted the happy news that a new grandson should be arriving on 3/28.

3/28 – Defenestratus asked for prayers for grief at the loss of a dear friend and boss of 20 years, who passed away unexpectedly on St. Patrick’s Day.

3/28 – San Franpsycho posted that Pnina bat Surel is not improving, sadly. She has had a third hospitalization, and this has taken a toll on her. She is not bouncing back like she has before.

3/28 – From about The Time posted that prayers would be appreciated after the last chemo treatment for Lymphoma. It went reasonably well - thanks for the prayers.

3/28 – Hrothgar asked for prayers for a dear and long time close friend and former neighbor, Daniel, who is scheduled for open heart surgery in mid-April. Prayers for his wife would be appreciated as well, as she will be carrying a heavy load for the next few months.
4/18 Update – Dad survived his complex open heart surgery. He is sitting up and it seems like it went well, but they are not going to release him as quickly as he would like, so he is not happy. Thanks to the Horde for the prayers and please keep praying for his dear wife, who now has even more to put up with.

3/28 – Jordan61 posted that Mr. Jordan61 is back in the hospital. His sepsis has returned and gotten into where his compression fracture is, and he has vertebral osteomyelitis. The doctor is supposed to come in today and let them know the plan.
4/9 Update – On 4/1 Mr. Jordan61 was released from the hospital with six weeks of IV antibiotics, which Jordan61 is administering every 8 hours. He’s in a lot of pain; they’ve given him oxy, fentanyl, and dilaudid, and nothing seems to touch it. From what they were told, the pain won’t subside until the infection is cleared up. For the time being, he is bed-bound and they are limiting his movement as much as possible to keep the pain to a minimum. Jordan61 will send updates with progress.

4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).

4/4 – Reforger posted that his wife’s father passed away on 4/3. After a 50 year battle with Hep C, he fell and broke his neck. He lasted about a month, in and out of induced comas, and now the pain is over. Reforger lost his father on Holy Saturday (years ago) and now his wife lost her father on Good Friday.

4/11 – Eromeros craves prayers for Mrs. E., as she has been diagnosed with lymphoma. She begins infusions on 4/23.

4/18 – Vmom deport deport deport asked for prayers for Captain Whitebread, who is back in ICU with a leg infection that sounds very serious. She also asked for prayers for her husband’s mental and emotional well-being as he faces transition of a possible forced retirement in 3 months.

4/18 – Warai-otoko offered a prayer of thanksgiving that he got a new job that he is really enjoying. Wifey also got an offer for a new job that sounds great, after a decade of putting up with her old job.

4/18 – fd posted that MIL went into the hospital with multiple issues. Then Dad went in. MIL is still there, and Dad is out. Both will be okay – as well as can be expected for 87 and 89 year olds. Also GSD Bruno started chemo for lymphoma and is responding well. Prayers from the Horde have helped.

4/18 – neverenoughcaffiene asked that Devyn be kept in prayers. She is a young mother of 2 with a mass on her esophagus. The Doc said it was scar tissue and hopefully the second opinion will agree.

4/18 – Smell the Glove could use some prayers as therapy and rehab occur after gout/sepsis.

4/18 – PA Dutchman asked for prayers for his family. His dad passed away on 4/9 after complications from a fall. He was 95 and a veteran of the Korean War, 34th Inf Rgt. Mostly prayers are need for PA Dutchman’s mom, who is absolutely heartbroken.

4/18 – PabloD has been having dizzy spells for the past few weeks. He is seeing a doctor soon, and is requesting prayers that figure it out and that it’s nothing too serious.

4/18 – Sam Adams requested prayers for a friend, Mary F, who was just sent to a long-term recovery facility after having a tracheostomy.

4/18 – Doof provided an update on his mother. She is doing better. She moved into her own room in an assisted living facility. It’s walking distance from Doof’s house, which is great. Her mental state has improved dramatically. She can no longer walk but she does stand with some assistance and can transfer between a wheelchair and bed or a lift/recliner chair. This facility is more of a home and less of a hospital, which hopefully will provide a good opportunity for her to enjoy life. He appreciates the Horde’s prayers and asks for prayers that she settles in comfortably and develops new friendships.

For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.

2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

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1 Good morning horde

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:08 AM (Ia/+0)

2 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

3 Nooded. Let the corgi's arrive.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

4 And as always, dutifully called em

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:09 AM (Ia/+0)

5 Good morning, Mis Hum.

Posted by: Doof at April 25, 2026 08:11 AM (QLC6i)

6 Good morning, Saturday caffeinators! The sun is shining in my hotel room window. Rain is not due until tonight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:13 AM (+2QQb)

7 It should be pointed out, that in the tune Abilene the specific Abilene in question is not revealed. “Women there don’t treat you mean”, however, so it is probable it could be deduced by this manner. It is unclear if this has been investigated.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 08:14 AM (EACZC)

8 Good morning dear morons thanks to annie and mh and the horde for praying


{grammie}
Hiya JT

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)

9 I love that pic!

I am still abed. My canine guard barked me awake but by the time I had done my morning ablutions he was snoozing again. Thus I returned to my bed.
Alas, further repose eludes me.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:15 AM (LmPA0)

10 Foggy morning here. And wet.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 08:16 AM (jehhT)

11
I am still abed. My canine guard barked me awake but by the time I had done my morning ablutions he was snoozing again. Thus I returned to my bed.
Alas, further repose eludes me.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026


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No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:16 AM (+2QQb)

12 Good Saturday morning, horde. All the prayers have been said. May the Lord watch over each and every one of you.

Would love to have some news about grammie winger.

Hiya, JT!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (h7ZuX)

13 I am still abed. My canine guard barked me awake but by the time I had done my morning ablutions he was snoozing again. Thus I returned to my bed.
Alas, further repose eludes me.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:15 AM (LmPA0)
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You talk purdy!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)

14 Morning, all. 40 sunny degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor. It's not supposed to get much warmer today, so if I go for a walk, it won't be very far. There's a graveyard at the bottom of my street, so I might go there and wander for a while. Or I may just go back to bed. I'd really like to go book shopping to blow away this depression I am in, but that's just a temporary fix and wouldn't address the real issues (whatever they are).

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (qRla/)

15 Notsothoreau asked for prayers for a friend’s dad who is need peace and strength as he goes through some troubled times.

Teresa in Fort Worth sent an update. She will need to switch medication in a couple of months, which is unfortunate, since this med is working well and doesn’t have the side effects the old med had.

Posted by: Annies Stew at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (VEsJT)

16 ICYMI, hopefully Grammie can read.

A baseball story. True, names changed.

Last year we had this spindly little kid, who played summer league B-team last year with us. Call him Ace. First year playing, not too fast, not very athletic, two sizes too small for his grade, needs coaching in every category. But the kid has a heart of gold, he is an excellent team mate, he has a positive attitude, and he is as coachable as they come. Typically plays right field, he is happy to do so, and you never hear a negative word.

Last night, at a home game, AWAY was down by 8 runs to start the 4th of the number 2/JV game. Coach made a bunch of subs, including putting in a pitcher who doesn't normally pitch, Garrett. Garrett proceeds to put on a demoralizing exhibition on how to load up the bases and tie up the game for AWAY (or AWAY goes one up, I don't have full story).

1/2

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (dK+Kv)

17 In any case, after a depressing top of the 4th, HOME is up to bat (likely in the bottom of the order), and Ace is up. He might normally get put out or strike out. But not tonight. Tonight is Ace's night. He gets probably one of his first hits of the year, gets around to third as the walk-off run. There's a wild pitch or passed ball, Ace takes off toward home, and successfully steals the walk-off run. The team goes wild.

The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.

2/2

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (dK+Kv)

18 No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:16 AM (+2QQb)
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Boy F. has been watching cat videos and I am reminded of all the reasons not to have a cat.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

19 Prayers for everyone on the prayer list, specially those struggling with major illness, and for all the Horde in need.

May the Lord bless us and heal us.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (LmPA0)

20
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (dK+Kv)
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I read that last night and thought "that's baseball."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:19 AM (RIvkX)

21 Annies Stew, thank you for mantaining the prayer list. It is a great act of charity, as we Catholics might say.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:20 AM (LmPA0)

22 There's a graveyard at the bottom of my street, so I might go there and wander for a while.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 08:17 AM (qRla/)

The cemetery is my second-favorite place to wander (first is the woods, but I have to drive there). The town where I live has a beautiful, old cemetery. I love reading the old names, and identifying trends by generation.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:20 AM (h7ZuX)

23 Good rain and thunderstorms overnight, which was nice. We needed it, had been a while since a good rain. Very fresh smelling out this morning.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:21 AM (yGkmH)

24 Now I have "Abilene" as an earworm.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 08:21 AM (qRla/)

25 I ask the Lord to bless and keep you all.

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 08:24 AM (DIbRX)

26 "I am still abed."

Posted by vmom deport deport deport
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I am currently achair, but may soon be acouch.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:24 AM (2Ez/1)

27 Mornin', Horde. Prayers up for all of those in need.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 25, 2026 08:25 AM (Wnv9h)

28 I think I'll go make another cup of tea.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 08:26 AM (qRla/)

29 “Vintage” Country & Western is unique Americana. Fun on roadtrips. Radio was a shared experience kind of thing. Johnny Horton “North to Alaska” and Hank Snow “I’ve Been Everwhere” were great fun tooling along in the station wagon across the endless Great Plains.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 08:26 AM (EACZC)

30 I love reading the old names, and identifying trends by generation.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:20 AM (h7ZuX)

Then grabbing a bite to eat.

Posted by: Zombie Kid at April 25, 2026 08:26 AM (dK+Kv)

31 Beware The Abilene Paradox!

https://tinyurl.com/bdfy49wb

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:27 AM (2Ez/1)

32
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 25, 2026 08:28 AM (2/MrR)

33 Good morning! Dogs walked, coffee on. Hoping for sausage gravy and eggs to go with sourdough biscuits I made the other day! Yum!

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 08:28 AM (I0N4X)

34 I like to visit old graveyards as well, specially those with upright headstones and mausoleums.

By comparison, modern cemeteries, neatly laid out with flat burial plaques in ordered rows, seem rather ... lifeless.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:29 AM (LmPA0)

35 > There's a graveyard at the bottom of my street, so I might go there and wander for a while.
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This area is littered with small cemeteries. Some go back to the Civil War. Many are family plots. One in particular that I pass periodically only has about 18 or 20 headstones or markers.

Most are well kept. Not overgrown with weeds.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 08:29 AM (jehhT)

36 Muldoon, do we get an update on The Case today?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 08:30 AM (2Ez/1)

37 Cemeteries and the Allman Brothers piece “In memory of Elizabeth Reed”. Dickie Betts told how he was having a fling with the girlfriend of Biz Skaggs, whenever Boz was out of town playing a tour. For the trysts they would go to a cool private spot in an old cemetery, which few people visited anymore. She asked Betts to write a song for her - well of course he did, but he had a problem; he sure couldn’t name it for her, or Boz would know what had been going on.

“In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” was written on the tombstone at their meeting spot in the old cemetery.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:31 AM (yGkmH)

38 Good morning Horde. Thx MisHum. A happy Saturday to all.
Prayers for the Horde and their loved ones in need.
Thx for your prayers. The extreme gout has cleared and the nasty wound in my low back is healing. Still in rehab but getting stronger

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 08:31 AM (gu0hJ)

39 Prayers for all.

Posted by: Mick at April 25, 2026 08:32 AM (HFx9z)

40 Folks are dying to get in here.
And wow, what traffic on election day!

Posted by: The big cemetery on the other side of town at April 25, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)

41 A Botanist friend of mine introduced me to an old Cemetery in Atalissa, Iowa. Notable here because of some very ancient Oak trees and other species that are ordinarily long gone. Massive limbs that extend very far out along the ground. Settlers, Pioneers, the Railroads, and paddle wheel Steamers along the Mississippi meant all the trees were cut down. It must have been quite a sight to see the original eastern forest trees.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 08:33 AM (EACZC)

42 By comparison, modern cemeteries, neatly laid out with flat burial plaques in ordered rows, seem rather ... lifeless.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 08:29 AM (LmPA0)

Yeah, they all seem to be called "memorial gardens" or some such, and it just doesn't appeal to me at all. Few, if any, trees and bushes, no carved angels or spooky mausoleums (why is there a chain around that one...), so boring.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:34 AM (h7ZuX)

43 The best part of waking up is Folger's in your cup.

Posted by: Mrs. Olson at April 25, 2026 08:36 AM (oftw2)

44 Still in rehab but getting stronger
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 08:31 AM (gu0hJ)
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Great news b"h

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:36 AM (RIvkX)

45 No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:16 AM (+2QQb)
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Do your cats ever go nuts when you return home after being away for a few days?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 25, 2026 08:37 AM (gnNyN)

46 Hello Fellow Young People, What's Groovin'?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 08:39 AM (XV/Pl)

47 Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

St. Fidelis, holy martyr, pray for us.

I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 08:39 AM (ksbjf)

48 En mi casa toman Bustelo!

Posted by: Caffiend at April 25, 2026 08:39 AM (oftw2)

49 I was lucky enough to be able to walk through Greyfriars Cemetery in Edinburgh, a 16th century graveyard that still looks much as it did then. JK Rowling spent time there writing, and you can find many of her characters names there.

What I loved most was that I actually found two Blackadder’s there!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:41 AM (yGkmH)

50 Colorado Gray Wolf update: Activity map for 3/24 thru 4/21/26

https://is.gd/xE4ct9


To me it looks like the wolves are ranging over a smaller area than previously, retreating from the southern parts of the state and sticking to mountainous zones in the northwest part, entirely west of the Continental Divide. Largely in the upper Gunnison and upper Colorado River basins. CPW says this is denning season so they may not be roaming as far and wide.

Of Colorado's roughly 7 million population, probably 6,999,000 will never see or encounter a gray wolf in the wild. Especially not the metro Denver and Boulder Disney fantasists who voted for this project. Western Slope ranchers and cattlemen on the other hand...

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 08:43 AM (I0N4X)

51 Lord hear our prayers!

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at April 25, 2026 08:44 AM (HO4dE)

52 A lot of the stones in my cemetery are not actually stone, but a metal treated to look like stone. These aren't modern--they're from the late 1800s. I hadn't seen these before, but it was a thing.

https://tinyurl.com/mtv996kd

Turns out, Americans have been turning out imitation materials for a very long time.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:45 AM (h7ZuX)

53 By comparison, modern cemeteries, neatly laid out with flat burial plaques in ordered rows, seem rather ... lifeless.

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The cemetery where my mother, grandparents and, one day, where Mr. Black and I will be, dates back to the turn of the 20th century. All of the markers are flat plaques, with the very old ones having that greenish patina. I do notice there seems to be a trend in flat plaques for modern cemeteries, but the one we'll be planted in some day is very old with no upstanding tombstones.

I will say though, there's something mystical about walking through old cemeteries that have all kinds of above ground tombstones. They're very interesting to look at.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 25, 2026 08:46 AM (qBdHI)

54 When we were in Czech Republic we saw Dvorak's and Smetana's graves.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 25, 2026 08:46 AM (nz1sK)

55
Good morning, everyone.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 25, 2026 08:47 AM (QVmho)

56 I started visiting cemeteries when I was was doing a lot of Ancestry work on our genealogy. There is a certain peace about them.
MrT's dad once told us that when he and his wife were dating (in college) they would go to the local cemetery to make out.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 25, 2026 08:49 AM (nz1sK)

57 Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (dK+Kv)

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Awesome!

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 08:49 AM (I0N4X)

58 Both of my parents were cremated. Dad was interned in a "memorial." What I mean is that his ashes were put in a hole in the ground near a wall. The wall had plaques with the deceased' name, birth and death dates and some quoted passage... biblical or otherwise.

Mom passed during the covid nonsense. She was supposed to be interned with my dad. The property is inside a private retirement community in NC. They did not provide any information to me or my siblings and we've not been back since.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 08:50 AM (jehhT)

59
"I am still abed."
Posted by vmom deport deport deport
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I am currently achair, but may soon be acouch.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

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I'm acouch. Started laundry, installed new ignighter on bbq grill while coffee perked. Gonna be staid boomer until that pot of coffee is gone. Haven't had that luxury for well over a month.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 25, 2026 08:50 AM (QVmho)

60 MrT's dad once told us that when he and his wife were dating (in college) they would go to the local cemetery to make out.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 25, 2026 08:49 AM (nz1sK)

I imagine that happens a lot. I may have done that a time or two.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 08:51 AM (h7ZuX)

61 I'm not much for tramping around cemeteries, but the old ones have interesting grave-markers.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 08:52 AM (ksbjf)

62 Flounder, what ages are these kids?
What a wonderful story. Sports, when it isn't highly competitive, has so many benefits. But now it seems like the kids who have been in travel leagues and playing their sport since they were 3 get all the play time (junior high and high school level) and the rest of the kids warm the bench.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 25, 2026 08:52 AM (nz1sK)

63
No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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Do your cats ever go nuts when you return home after being away for a few days?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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First five mi ites of oh wow! You're home! Gimmme some scritches. And food. No one fed me while you were out. Then two days of pissyness to punish me for being gone.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 25, 2026 08:53 AM (QVmho)

64 >>The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.

Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 08:55 AM (viF8m)

65 Had a few nice spring days, cool weekend apon us here in east

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:56 AM (Ia/+0)

66 Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever.  Amen.

Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell.  Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy.  Amen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 08:56 AM (ZOv7s)

67 A racetrack was built on the property adjoining the cemetery where my mom and her side of the family are all buried. Mostly unpeaceful.

Posted by: Weasel at April 25, 2026 08:56 AM (PVV5z)

68 Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

My smile thanks you sir.

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at April 25, 2026 08:57 AM (HO4dE)

69 Flounder, what ages are these kids?
What a wonderful story. Sports, when it isn't highly competitive, has so many benefits. But now it seems like the kids who have been in travel leagues and playing their sport since they were 3 get all the play time (junior high and high school level) and the rest of the kids warm the bench.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 25, 2026 08:52 AM (nz1sK)

This particular kid is in a 14U league, but he is 13, I believe. Dude was still beaming the next day.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:57 AM (dK+Kv)

70 There's a small rundown cemetery about fifty yards from the end of our driveway (on a neighbor's 40 acre property). The remaining tombstones, weathered with age are all from the early 1870s, including some family plots. One family lost two young children just a couple days apart presumably from an infectious illness (?cholera). Hard times on the frontier.

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 08:57 AM (I0N4X)

71 Thank you Mis. Hum and Annie.

Good morning all. That picture is perfect. My friends' cat Snowflake came in this morning and has the zoomies. I got a cute video of her entering the house, making herself at home and going up to say hello to my 14 year old dog Ralphy.

The anxiety and depression pills are apparently working now. My caseworker came by the house yesterday for our visit. I'll stay on these until after I build a life after caregiving. On the plus side, I haven't had any booze for well over a month. And edibles don't do much for me. I'm not a pill person at all, but I'll make an exception.

I actually left the house yesterday. Walmart, NoFrills and then my friend wanted to go to Costco so we went. My armagheddon supplies are refilled. I was shocked at how expensive everything is. I always did shopping for Mom and I so I know prices.

And all the socializing and going out cut into my unabomber isolated lifestyle but it was nice starting to rejoin society.

I hope everyone is doing well or as well as can be.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 08:59 AM (Sco7b)

72 I've mentioned that my 16 year-old grandson is feeling a call to the priesthood in the Catholic Church. Last week, he went to some sort of meeting with a group of young men discerning the priesthood. He told Mrs. Cop that he really liked the experience.

So, the process continues. Please continue to uplift "L.H." in your prayers.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 09:00 AM (ksbjf)

73 I'm not much for tramping around cemeteries, but the old ones have interesting grave-markers.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 08:52 AM (ksbjf)
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In November our family (my wife in particular) did something of a local graveyard tour, praying for the souls of the dead. There are lots of cemeteries of varying sorts and the culmination was St. Joseph out on the northwestern side of Lansing, where the bishops are buried.

The first one we visited was in Okemos, and one of the oldest. It is owned by the township, and indifferently maintained. The road leading to it is blocked, but in high school you could drive through it and it was a popular make-out location because of the age of the markers and the fact that may use obelisks, and some have toppled. Very forlorn, and interesting to see families who names are all over roads and even neighborhoods. Sad that so many markers are neglected.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:01 AM (ZOv7s)

74 Good morning Horde, sending an abundance of prayers for all of you and your loved ones.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 09:01 AM (0nHVk)

75 When the Atlanta airport was built two graves were found near the end of one of the runways. The graves could not be identified so they were paved over and crosses painted on the runway above.

Posted by: Weasel at April 25, 2026 09:02 AM (PVV5z)

76 My kid is the kid who gets all the play time at catcher, because he is really talented and dedicated, if it is only about the win. But this year's coaches (one is a pastor, and the other is the leader of our home school group, in a public school team) are about male development (mental and physical), so rotations and ensuring everyone is improving is the goal. I've had to explain several times to my oldest, when he is disappointed that it is about trusting the coach, letting them play the talent where they really need it, being a good teammate, and helping your teammates improve.

A change of perspective does wonders for the mental state.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 09:02 AM (dK+Kv)

77
In November our family (my wife in particular) did something of a local graveyard tour, praying for the souls of the dead.

I do this after Mass on All Saint's Day. It's an A.M.E. cemetery, I think, but I don't think I'm hurting anyone.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 09:03 AM (tgvbd)

78 Good morning all
I am achair finishing my first cup of coffee and trying to work up the energy to get a second cup and maybe toast up a piece of the banana bread I made yesterday. Dreary and about to rain here. Very unmotivated.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 25, 2026 09:04 AM (kJmSS)

79 Cemetery-adjacent, but I shocked my father a few years ago when I told him something that I he thought he knew, and I had discovered via the Find a Grave website: He had an uncle who died in infancy in the late 1800s and when the next son was born, they reused the first name. The baby's gravesite is in the family area of the cemetery, but Dad had never noticed it. Apparently my aunt had found out about a year before that, but didn't tell him.

Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 09:05 AM (PrsTH)

80 One headstone reads:

Amasah Taylor
Died June 19th, 1886
Aged 41 years, 5 months, 21 dayss
Co. K
1st Mich Cav.


Given his age and date of death I wonder if he was a Civil War veteran (in his late teens, early 20s) who found his way out to the Frontier in the '70s and '80s

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 09:07 AM (I0N4X)

81 We have a tradition here in my part of the South called Decoration Day. It's a day set aside for cleaning up cemeteries where your people have been buried. Ours is always the 2nd Sunday in May. We will clean the headstones throw away old flowers and set out new ones. People come from all around to do this. Of course many of them are people we know. I usually go the day before to get my family's in order. I'll go by Sunday just to walk around and visit with people I know, so it's kinda like a get together for all of us to remember and talk about our family who have passed on.

Posted by: Case at April 25, 2026 09:07 AM (pvf3X)

82 Stateless, I know something about that of which you speak. I'm a solitary creature at the best of times. And I too am continually horrified at how expensive everything is, even at Walmart or Aldi. I've yet to check the local chain store, Dillon's, here in Salina, but might just to see what kind of extortion they expect.

It's gotten cloudy here, though the forecast says the rain won't happen until tonight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 09:08 AM (+2QQb)

83 45 No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:16 AM (+2QQb)

That's funny because I know exactly what that's like.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:10 AM (Sco7b)

84 Visted a cemetery last October near Corsicana, Texas last October (imagine that) to see the grave of a great aunt.

Walking back to my vehicle I pass headstone with this inscription on the reverse: "Now it gets interesting."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:11 AM (2Ez/1)

85 The Masons have interesting grave markers. One of the more 'modern' (and still active) cemeteries had both flat markers and traditional ones, and the Free Masons were quite into the obelisk thing.

The Catholic cemetery has the most elaborate markers and also the most traffic. In all our other visits, we might see one other vehicle, but there was light but steady traffic. Very well maintained. When I enlisted, I figured I'd be buried in a national cemetery, but now I think I prefer a Catholic one.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:11 AM (ZOv7s)

86 Given his age and date of death I wonder if he was a Civil War veteran (in his late teens, early 20s) who found his way out to the Frontier in the '70s and '80s
Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 09:07 AM (I0N4X)

Almost certainly! The Indian fighters of the 1870’s and 1880’s used Federal designations (e.g. 7th Cavalry) but had stopped using State name designations.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:11 AM (yGkmH)

87 Since I plan to gas up before I head to Abilene, and the local coffee shop I plan to visit there opens at nine, I suppose it's about time I headed out.

The local chain of gas stations, JumpStart, offers premium (93) unleaded E10 at $3.09, less than for regular. My car does not require premium, but I'll take it at the price. Though I suspect they have more than 10% ethanol in it; the Buick has not been getting the highway mileage I expect and often see on Exxon or Shell.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 09:12 AM (+2QQb)

88 Stateless, glad to hear you're getting better! As for grocery prices, I am astounded each time I cross the border, especially when it comes to meat and dairy prices. With the latter, it's government interference at its, ahem, finest.

Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 09:13 AM (PrsTH)

89 Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!

May God bless all of His children today with mercy and grace.

And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 09:13 AM (vrNzf)

90 Dusty...

https://is.gd/v0zdrF (link to X)

Posted by: Oddbob at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (vTZFs)

91 We have a tradition here in my part of the South called Decoration Day. It's a day set aside for cleaning up cemeteries where your people have been buried. Ours is always the 2nd Sunday in May. We will clean the headstones throw away old flowers and set out new ones. People come from all around to do this. Of course many of them are people we know. I usually go the day before to get my family's in order. I'll go by Sunday just to walk around and visit with people I know, so it's kinda like a get together for all of us to remember and talk about our family who have passed on.
Posted by: Case at April 25, 2026 09:07 AM (pvf3X)
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We used to drive back down to Kentucky about once a year, and frequently stopped at cemeteries to visit ancestors. We swung through rural Ohio to see where much of my father's family is buried, and then did a wide circuit through western Kentucky to see the fresh grave of my brother-in-law in a military cemetery. He had a rough life.

At the start of road trips the kids (now adults) will pointedly say: "Okay, no more than one graveyard! Are we clear?"

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (ZOv7s)

92 Weasel:

I believe that is the Savanah, Georgia airport. I only know that because I spent a month of my life at the Gulfstream Aerospace facility there back in the mid-90s and one Gulfstream's test and evaluation pilots told me the story.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (Y1sOo)

93 Just noticed that Stephen Colbert will be interviewing Barky at the opening of the Barky Presidential Center. I sincerely hope that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (gu0hJ)

94 There is a cemetery in Paris TX with a statue of Jesus. If you look at it from behind, you can see that Jesus is wearing cowboy boots.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 25, 2026 09:17 AM (Lo97M)

95 I believe that is the Savanah, Georgia airport. I only know that because I spent a month of my life at the Gulfstream Aerospace facility there back in the mid-90s and one Gulfstream's test and evaluation pilots told me the story.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (Y1sOo)
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Could be. My BIL was a Delta captain based there and he told me about it. I thought he said ATL but I could be misremembering.

Posted by: Weasel at April 25, 2026 09:18 AM (DJPFk)

96 Thank you Annie and MisHum for maintaining this quite unique prayer site.
Thanks to all of you who prayed for my friend Dan who has apparently made it through his open heart surgery and will hopefully be moving to a post-op rehab facility next week!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 25, 2026 09:18 AM (hOUT3)

97 No doubt my black cat Stirling will immediately try to wake me at 3:45 am once I'm back home. I miss him, but not that little habit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026
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That's funny because I know exactly what that's like.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026


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Yet I don't understand what he gets out of it. If I succumb and get up at 3:45, he *still* does not get his breakfast until 5 or later. Company? He has Dagny for that.

He only started doing it this year, not when I was working, thank goodness.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 09:18 AM (+2QQb)

98 Wolfus - I gather that you're looking for a retirement spot, possibly in Kansas. Have you considered buying one of those missile silos they convert into homes? If I had the money, I'd buy a bunch of them and turn it into a Moron retirement community.

Posted by: PabloD at April 25, 2026 09:19 AM (zUFRX)

99 "...that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background"
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Oh, no!
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Anyway...

Posted by: Most people at April 25, 2026 09:19 AM (2Ez/1)

100 Almost certainly! The Indian fighters of the 1870’s and 1880’s used Federal designations (e.g. 7th Cavalry) but had stopped using State name designations.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:11 AM (yGkmH)
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The state regiments were either disbanded entirely, or returned to inactive duty status (that is, weekend drills). In Michigan, the battle flags were gathered together and when the new Capitol was completed in 1879, the central rotunda was lined with the battle flags, which was very impressive.

Alas, that was not a good way to store them, and many were badly damaged. In the 1980s, they were carefully removed to the state historical museum and put into climate controlled storage and photographed. Reproductions were made and that is what is in the cases today. I'm old enough to have seen them in the Capitol and it was very cool to see the faded cloth, many with bullet and shell holes torn in them, surrounding you under the vast dome.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:19 AM (ZOv7s)

101 93
What an inspiring thought!

Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS year in Corsicana! ~ at April 25, 2026 09:22 AM (hOUT3)

102 There is a cemetery in Paris TX with a statue of Jesus. If you look at it from behind, you can see that Jesus is wearing cowboy boots.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 25, 2026 09:17 AM (Lo97M)
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In Marian apparitions, Our Lady always appears as a local woman, so an Aztec in Mexico, and Korean in Korea.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:22 AM (ZOv7s)

103 Mrs. E reports she feels fine this morning. Praise be to GOD she has had only one distressful episode during the infusions. Begin again next Friday. Thank you all for past and continued prayers.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 09:22 AM (LHPAg)

104 Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 25, 2026 09:13 AM (vrNzf)

Amen! Thanks for the prayers, LS, and for those of all here.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:23 AM (GGl3f)

105 Fun fact: When the Spanish War started, the states were once more tasked with providing troops, and Michigan decided not to reactivate its Civil War designations but to continue the numbering system.

When the modern National Guard was established in 1916, the old "state" designations went away, but the new federal units were derived from them, and many of the modern units go by state nicknames which are outlined in their lineage.

Why yes, I was a unit historian, why do you ask?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:24 AM (ZOv7s)

106 I was also based at ATL, although I commuted from Pensacola.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 09:24 AM (Y1sOo)

107 Prayers up for all the Horde's intentions. Those asked and unasked.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 25, 2026 09:24 AM (YpHnX)

108 I don't know why doggeh, who is 9, has decided he wont eat if is place is in its usual spot by the family room wall.
Now he only eats if we put the plate right next to a human sitting in the room.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 09:26 AM (fE6HJ)

109 >>>Just noticed that Stephen Colbert will be interviewing Barky at the opening of the Barky Presidential Center. I sincerely hope that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background

Posted by: Smell the Glove at

>Everything the JEF accomplished could be contained on two DVDs. What's the point?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 09:26 AM (Fbc0I)

110 Walking back to my vehicle I pass headstone with this inscription on the reverse: "Now it gets interesting."
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:11 AM (2Ez/1)

One of my local favorites is a husband and wife. Under the wife's name, it says "forever loose." Under husband's name: "forever slow."

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 09:27 AM (h7ZuX)

111 Brought foorward from Wed ONT since some had asked for an update on The Curious Disappearance:

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Despite very strong K9 indicators of human remains on the neighbor's land in 2003, no remains have been recovered on extensive excavation during 2024
But since then, the local DA has issued a second degree. murder warrant on the neighbor that we think killed my F-I-L, even without a body. .

That bit of news is tempered by credible testimony that the suspect did not go to Texas to be near his mothee in the 20-teens, but instead actually threatened to kill her if she ratted him out to the cops, way back in 2012 or so. So instead of supporting him she has been hiding from him. There is reason to believe that he stayed in cO, possibly as far back as 2012, after living rough since my F-I-L disappeared in 2008. The last credible contact with his family was ~2012-13. So we may have been chasing a dead man. Yet to be confirmed. His sister and her husband describe him as "bat shit crazy", back then.

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 09:28 AM (I0N4X)

112 Just noticed that Stephen Colbert will be interviewing Barky at the opening of the Barky Presidential Center. I sincerely hope that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (gu0hJ)
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It will be completely cringe-worthy. I cannot think of a single individual who has received so much praise while being so completely unworthy of it. Transparently mediocre in every way.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)

113 At my job interview yesterday they asked me if I could perform under pressure.

I said no, but I can perform Bohemian Rhapsody.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 09:29 AM (l26NL)

114
Stephen Colbert will be interviewing Barky at the opening of the Barky Presidential Center. I sincerely hope that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background

Nothing to see here!

Posted by: Lt. Drebin at April 25, 2026 09:31 AM (Cqx++)

115 Thanks for the update, Muldoon.
What drama.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)

116 Vendette and Wolfus...I did get chicken drumsticks for $1.99 a pound. But yeah, everything was crazy.

I stocked up on everything around 2021 when the world went nuts and I was taking care of Mom. I have hundreds of cans of beans, sardines, fruit, vegetables...in case shtf.

Most things were $0.99 Can a can or so. My 'return on investment' is crazy. Especially the sardines and fillets which I love.

Wolfus, Snowflake likes coming here now and sleeps in my room with Ralphy and I at night for the last few weeks. She doesn't wake me but waits for me to get up in the middle of the night and I let her out. Working out well.

Safe travels.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:31 AM (Sco7b)

117 Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 25, 2026 08:18 AM (dK+Kv)
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I read that last night and thought "that's baseball."
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:19 AM (RIvkX)

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Yes, I greatly enjoyed both posting. Made me think of the line from Moneyball "How can you not ne romantic about baseball?"

Thanks again for posting, Flounder. Also, is that a pledge pin.... ON YOUR UNIFORM?!?
(sorry, been wanting to do that for some time)

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 25, 2026 09:34 AM (kOluj)

118 >>The last credible contact with his family was ~2012-13. So we may have been chasing a dead man. Yet to be confirmed. His sister and her husband describe him as "bat shit crazy", back then.

What a nightmare. Hope you get some closure.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 09:35 AM (viF8m)

119 I've stayed away from the active threads because I had a lot of stuff to do this week in and around the house. Also trying to build some writing momentum. It's going much slower than it did before, but I'm still grinding away and I do enjoy it.

I also needed to get some perspective, because the news cycle has been remarkably full of lies, as in: nonstop fabrications. For those who didn't see it, Pope Leo did two "back of the plane" interviews that completely destroyed the narratives surrounding him. No, he was not arguing with any politician and the remarks that supposedly criticized by Trump were written weeks ago about African conflicts. Catholic media was sadly complicit, but at least now we know who not to listen to.

The other narrative (sadly pushed by "conservative Catholics") that the Pope is a liberal/communist/Francis II was also wrecked. In response to the German bishops wanting to bless "irregular" couples (that is gay or remarried divorcees), he clarified that blessings are for everyone. At the end of Mass everyone gets them. He blesses everyone. But blessing an irregular union was never acceptable. (cont)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM (ZOv7s)

120 When I visit graveyards, I just look to see if my name is on any of the tombstones.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM (0U5gm)

121 I would like to ask prayers for our nursing home service today. One of the dear ladies in my Bible study group there mentioned that for the great Catholic residents there were, of course, services all during Holy Week. They also got to listen to Mass Simulcast on the TV. So as a Protestant she felt a little left out on Easter as the Protestant clergy were busy with their own services, and/or can't do simulcast or haven't thought about services at the senior center. She spoke to the activities director who spoke to me, so today we
an Easter service. It's appropriate since the Easter season in the church doesn't end yet, and as a wonderful inspirational Christian speaker on the radio who had a program on the air called "Let's Talk about Jesus?, used to say , "Everyday we Christians can be thankful for Christ's sacrificial death and celebrate his resurrection! Happy Easter!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:37 AM (5zRgl)

122 At my job interview yesterday they asked me if I could perform under pressure.

I said no, but I can perform Bohemian Rhapsody.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 09:29 AM (l26NL)
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So you got hired AND promoted the same day?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 09:37 AM (RIvkX)

123 When I visit graveyards, I just look to see if my name is on any of the tombstones.
Posted by: Thomas Paine

There's a little cemetery in Moore, Oklahoma, but no one who lives in Moore can be buried there.

Because they're living.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 09:38 AM (l26NL)

124 121-Meant today we will have an Easter service.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:38 AM (5zRgl)

125 Muldoon, wow. What a journey this has been.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 09:39 AM (h7ZuX)

126 The SPLC directive went out.

Trump called 2 black people Low IQ, so this means he hates all black people.

Never mind that he called MeAgain, Cucker and Alex Jones low IQ in very public ways recently.

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 09:40 AM (q1qnK)

127 121-Meant today we will have an Easter service.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:38 AM (5zRgl)

Don't forget an Easter hat!

Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 09:40 AM (PrsTH)

128 (cont) The key to understanding Pope Leo's approach is that he is very traditional, and wants to restore the sense of continuity that Francis damaged. Many expected him to immediately repudiate Francis' actions and documents in Trumpian fashion, but in his view, that just creates more disruption.

What he is doing is moving slowly, deliberately, and carefully unwinding them by redefining what was said rather than just canceling it. So instead of withdrawing Fiducia Supplicens (for example), he clarifies that it could never have created disunity, because the Church is one. So it's still out there, but stripped of any controversy.

The same is true with the TLM. He's making a point of going to them, talking about their beauty, and encouraging their spread. He does not need to repudiate Traditiones Custodes, he's just rendering it moot.

In many of his other pronouncements, he is very careful to say "I think," or "I believe," or "As I see it," making clear that he is speaking just for himself. Again, shit-stirrers on all sides want to make something of it, and to my shame, I fell for it. I have not one but two drafts saved on my blog that I am glad I did not publish.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:42 AM (ZOv7s)

129 There's a little cemetery in Moore, Oklahoma, but no one who lives in Moore can be buried there.

Because they're living.
Posted by: Blutarski,

You jest, but in Manila there is an old cemetery where people, who would otherwise be homeless, live. In some cases families who own mausoleums will pay one of the squatter families to be caretakers. They tell them ahead of time if there will be visitors to the grace and the caretakers clean up and temporarily move out.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 09:42 AM (fE6HJ)

130 Back when I was a student, I used to study in the graveyard because it was the quietest, calmest location near the campus. Eventually we all got run out because the grounds keepers said it was disrespectful.

Those graves were over 200 years old and probably nobody has looked at them or visited them for 100 years.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 09:43 AM (Fbc0I)

131 I would also like to ask prayers for " I " whom I visited and anointed with oil and prayed for healing with last week. She is not a member of my church She is a lovely woman and could be the age of my mother and is having health concerns. Thx

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:43 AM (GLmO1)

132 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:42 AM (ZOv7s)

Thank you
That is helpful
Social media and bloggery / podcastery is rife with content that is meant to raise ire and sow division.
By these fruit we know them.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 09:45 AM (fE6HJ)

133 Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 09:40 AM (PrsTH

🙂I like hats, but don't wear them at services.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 09:45 AM (GLmO1)

134 Mrs B and I have been in a rental house since mid November as we did a big remodel. We moved back on Thursday and while I feel like I'm released from prison, I will evidently be unpacking boxes for the rest of my life.

Two Li'l Blutarskis will be visiting in the next few days to help. The four rescue dogs are very happy to be back.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 09:46 AM (l26NL)

135 Though I may touch on this tomorrow, last Sunday it read Scott and Kimberly Hahn's Rome Sweet Home, and it was much better than I expected. In fact, I couldn't put it down, read most of it Sunday, finishing it Monday.

It is their conversion story, and it is organized in chronological chapters where each of them does a section. Scott leads with his perspective, his life events and then Kimberly tells her version. It is neat to see how they go back and forth and how two people can end up in the exact same place but by different paths and for different reasons.

It gave me a lot of insights into my own marriage and how my wife see different things in the same things.

Like the Hahns, my wife and I came to the Church together, but not in the same way. I was moved by reason, the study of history and logic, while she was drawn by emotion, faith, and feeling. That's the same dynamic as the Hahns. Very well written, quite amusing in parts.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:48 AM (ZOv7s)

136 Muldoon, Thank you for the update. Wish your MIL was able to hear this latest info. Still keeping your fami!y in thoughts and prayers.

Posted by: Mrs JTB at April 25, 2026 09:49 AM (yTvNw)

137 My wife's family is buried at what I'd describe as a storybook, hilltop, church cemetery in rural WV. Headstones from as far back as the early 1800's. Nothing but woods and pasture for as far as you can see.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 09:52 AM (jehhT)

138 vmom - Time flies because I remember when your puppy came home.

All I have left is Old Cat, 18 years young, and a visiting grandpuppy.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 25, 2026 09:53 AM (2OYwF)

139 I just learned that Texas has the most recorded tornadoes per year. Makes sense because of its size but I just assumed it was OK or KS.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 09:53 AM (kxLc1)

140 It will be completely cringe-worthy. I cannot think of a single individual who has received so much praise while being so completely unworthy of it. Transparently mediocre in every way.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)

Would anyone look back and listen to any of his speeches today, as we look at Reagan’s, or Lincoln’s? Nothing but empty platitudes.

Also notable that the Dem candidate field is so devoid of rational candidates that their best bet is to try to play old favorites from their Greatest Hits album.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:53 AM (yGkmH)

141 My, ( have to think) Great Great Grandfather I know around wher rd he is buried in a off way of the cemetery but last Memorial day couldn't find it. Its quite overgrown yet saw 1 fairly new grave maybe 10 years ago was there.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 09:54 AM (Ia/+0)

142 It's raining here, working on the 2110 database schema and entity map, it really comes together once you see the entity map.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 09:54 AM (XV/Pl)

143 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
Thirty dollars a ticket!
American dollars!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:56 AM (Sco7b)

144 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM (ZOv7s)

That's the Vatican in spin mode.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 09:56 AM (kxLc1)

145 The Left has not had a single new idea in at least 90 years, not hard to make the case that it’s not since the death of Marx.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:57 AM (yGkmH)

146 At AP: "Iran’s president calls on people to save electricity"

Schoolchildren going door to door, collecting discarded aluminum foil and glass tahini jars, to construct Leyden jars.

Posted by: gp at April 25, 2026 09:57 AM (N8ZBc)

147 Two Li'l Blutarskis will be visiting in the next few days to help. The four rescue dogs are very happy to be back.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 09:46 AM (l26NL)

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As I am one of those degenerates who has watched Animal house at least two dozen times, the name Blutarski in my mind is inextricably linked with Belushi's face. So when you mention the li'l Blutarskis coming home, that's literally my mental image.... highly amusing!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 25, 2026 09:57 AM (kOluj)

148 Also notable that the Dem candidate field is so devoid of rational candidates that their best bet is to try to play old favorites from their Greatest Hits album.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 09:53 AM (yGkmH)
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This is why I have no patience for the "BUT THE MIDTERMS!1!" crowd. We don't even know who the candidates are in most of the races. People vote for the name on the ballot, not party preference.

In Michigan, the Dems have nominated a Hezbullah fanboy for U-M Regent. They've got a radical Muslim running in the primary for the open senate seat.

Oh, and the "WHERE ARE THE ARRESTS" crowd need to learn to read a calendar. The October Surprise is in... wait for it...October. You can't uncork that stuff now as the Dems will just do a switcheroo.

I know I'm often wrong about good things happening, but I'd rather look for goodness than spend every day bemoaning bad things that mostly don't happen.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:58 AM (ZOv7s)

149 A married Irish couple, Serenity Sue and Grave Visitations tour ancient graveyards, mostly in Ireland but also elsewhere in Europe on Youtube. Have seen some amazing sights through their travels. The oldest marked grave they've shown is from 632 AD. The church ruins and scenery are often breathtaking.

Posted by: Tales From The Crypt at April 25, 2026 09:58 AM (oftw2)

150 Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 08:28 AM (I0N4X)

I just found out yesterday that there is a town in Texas called Muldoon.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 25, 2026 10:00 AM (lFFaq)

151 That's the Vatican in spin mode.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 09:56 AM (kxLc1)
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No, quite the opposite. The Vatican has been using the Pope's X account and getting words wrong, and pulling things out of context. You can proof-text it yourself.

There are a LOT of people who grift off of this. More than even I thought. Many Catholics who I regularly checked in with were revealed by this. The honest ones have come clean, saying they had it wrong.

Here's an easy one: Why did media run with a completely fabricated story that Trump's DoW summoned the Papal Nuncio in January and threatened them with a "second Avignon?" Who benefitted from that nonsense?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)

152 Apropos of nothing. I've been in a mood for John Denver songs lately and thought I would splurge on a couple of his CDs. Checked Amazon first. (No place in town sells them.) Then thought of B and N. They have both albums and significantly cheaper than Amazon, like a five dollar difference each. B and N doesn't ship as fast but the CDs will be shipped in a box, not a padded envelope, and the cases should arrive unbroken.

I've noticed that Amazon book and CD prices are often, maybe usually, lower but not always. It's worth checking B and N to save a few bucks and stick it to Amazon for their lousy packaging.

Posted by: JTB at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (yTvNw)

153
143 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
Thirty dollars a ticket!
American dollars!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:56 AM (Sco7b)

I hope they’re ideologically consistent and let all the homeless in for free. And that they all shit in the halls.

Did everyone notice that no one is even trying to build a Biden library? I’d love to see Trump park an old VW Bus out front and label it the Biden Bookmobile.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (yGkmH)

154 Just noticed that Stephen Colbert will be interviewing Barky at the opening of the Barky Presidential Center. I sincerely hope that while the interview is being conducted the entire building collapses in the background
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 25, 2026 09:14 AM (gu0hJ)
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It will be completely cringe-worthy. I cannot think of a single individual who has received so much praise while being so completely unworthy of it. Transparently mediocre in every way.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:28 AM (ZOv7s)


Stephen Colbert or Barack Obama?

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:02 AM (ksbjf)

155 As I am one of those degenerates who has watched Animal house at least two dozen times, the name Blutarski in my mind is inextricably linked with Belushi's face. So when you mention the li'l Blutarskis coming home, that's literally my mental image.... highly amusing!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 25, 2026 09:57 AM (kOluj)
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In high school we used to have parties were we'd watch Animal House or Airplane! and everyone would repeat the lines and riff off of them.

I knew I was getting old when I quoted a line from "Stripes" to a captain and he didn't get it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:02 AM (ZOv7s)

156 I live on a new development built on 1200 acres of a former cattle ranch over a 150 years old. There are two small grave yards with headstones from the 1860's. I'm told they were of the 'workers'.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:03 AM (kxLc1)

157
The key to understanding Pope Leo's approach is that he is very traditional, and wants to restore the sense of continuity that Francis damaged. Many expected him to immediately repudiate Francis' actions and documents in Trumpian fashion, but in his view, that just creates more disruption.

I'm more encouraged by what Leo has said. It's a bit sad that he had to say what we have always thought was the case, but you never knew with Francis.

Unfortunately, Leo's words only go so far. There are still lots of bishops who are quite happy to tear out Communion rails, insist on taking the Host in the hand, shut down Extraordinary Rite Masses and cater to LGBTQ+ sensibilities.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:03 AM (tgvbd)

158 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)

So Trump and Vance were hoodwinked?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:05 AM (kxLc1)

159 Here's an easy one: Why did media run with a completely fabricated story that Trump's DoW summoned the Papal Nuncio in January and threatened them with a "second Avignon?" Who benefitted from that nonsense?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (ZOv7s)

I saw that, and immediately thought that not only would you have to be insane to believe that, you’d have to be insane to think you could get away with trying to sell such a ridiculous story.

It puts me in mind of the “Dead Internet Theory”.

“The dead Internet theory is a concept suggesting that much of the online content we see today is generated by bots, AI, and algorithms rather than real human activity, creating an artificial and curated digital environment.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (yGkmH)

160 Annnnd it's a Pope Bob thread

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (Y1sOo)

161 Have Trump and Vance apologized yet?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (kxLc1)

162 "I just found out yesterday that there is a town in Texas called Muldoon."


And another one just down the road called Limerick.

Posted by: Rimshot at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)

163 Speaking of coffee..Starbucks HQ is moving to Tennessee. Nashville.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (GD0B3)

164 143 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
Thirty dollars a ticket!
American dollars!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 09:56 AM (Sco7b)
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Just throw them onto that pallet, over there!

Posted by: The Mullahs at April 25, 2026 10:07 AM (Q2lQZ)

165 Unfortunately, Leo's words only go so far. There are still lots of bishops who are quite happy to tear out Communion rails, insist on taking the Host in the hand, shut down Extraordinary Rite Masses and cater to LGBTQ+ sensibilities.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:03 AM (tgvbd)
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Francis was the great hope for liberal Catholicism, it's last chance to radically transform the Church. He created some confusion, but the counterreaction has created a groundswell in support of more traditional worship, and this has enraged the remaining liberal bishops.

They have shown us who they are, preferring to close parishes rather than host the TLM with them. They don't want to save souls, they want to punish their perceived enemies. We must pray for their conversion.

I will also add this: if you didn't like the dictator-pope, you can't push for a second dictator-pope who agrees with you. Pope Leo is moving slowly, doing gradual reassignments, but he's also leading by example, performing TLMs, encouraging their use. He's shaming the renegades, giving them a chance to reverse course without creating additional public scandal.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:08 AM (ZOv7s)

166 Blueberry scone, cherry chocolate pistachio biscotti, or chocolate pecan shortbread?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 10:08 AM (RIvkX)

167 Red states need their own immigration policy, just saying.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:08 AM (GD0B3)

168 Blueberry scone, cherry chocolate pistachio biscotti, or chocolate pecan shortbread?

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scone

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:09 AM (GD0B3)

169 I predict a gun fight breaks out at or nearby the Obama Library opening. Not sarcasm.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:09 AM (kxLc1)

170 "Blueberry scone, cherry chocolate pistachio biscotti, or chocolate pecan shortbread?"

Yes.

Posted by: gp at April 25, 2026 10:09 AM (N8ZBc)

171 “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” was written on the tombstone at their meeting spot in the old cemetery.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 08:31 AM (yGkmH)
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One of my favorite Allman tunes, so (if that story has any truth to it at all!), thanks!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (Q2lQZ)

172 160 Annnnd it's a Pope Bob thread
Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM

++++

Holy Mackerel!

Posted by: said the snapper at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (2Ez/1)

173 166 Blueberry scone, cherry chocolate pistachio biscotti, or chocolate pecan shortbread?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 10:08 AM (RIvkX)

My ranked choice:

1. Blueberry scone
2. Chocolate pecan shortbread.

That other thing has way too much going on for my pedestrian palate, and is not an option.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (h7ZuX)

174 Annnnd it's a Pope Bob thread
Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 10:06 AM (Y1sOo)
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Why are you so angry? Do you walk into a party and knock over the punch bowl? What are you trying to accomplish? What response are you seeking from me?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (ZOv7s)

175 >>> En mi casa toman Bustelo!
Posted by: Caffiend at April 25, 2026 08:39 AM (oftw2)


When I practice Spanish I like to arbitrarily invent new conjugations for verbs. And I don't think it is generally adequate to just have 50 different conjugations in a language. I think every instance of a verb should have it's own unique, completely unidentifiable conjugation. A secret conjugation that only I know, a terrible chaotic power that I alone wield in order to keep the dark forces of strict organized grammar at bay.

Posted by: banana Dream - tomarachickentongfiord at April 25, 2026 10:11 AM (3uBP9)

176 I predict a gun fight breaks out at or nearby the Obama Library opening. Not sarcasm.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:09 AM (kxLc1)
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I'm pretty sure they're a regular event in that part of town, so it's a sure bet.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:11 AM (ZOv7s)

177 I would like to see the Obama Library, but I'm never going to pay a fucking dime, not even for parking.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 10:11 AM (Fbc0I)

178
167 Red states need their own immigration policy, just saying.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:08 AM (GD0B3)

Sadly the Supreme Court put a stop to that under Obama. On the good side, States like California and Minnesota do not have the legal authority to block any Federal immigration rules.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (yGkmH)

179 Did everyone notice that no one is even trying to build a Biden library? I’d love to see Trump park an old VW Bus out front and label it the Biden Bookmobile.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (yGkmH)

MS Now is really going all in with the 'President Trump is unfit' idea. Last night around 11pm, one lady showed a picture of President Trump asking if he was napping....with about 10 people around him.

Irony is lost on these 'people.'


This is probably a good thread to ask. I'm going through old family albums, i've been taking out all the old black and white pictures and ancient pictures of my parents, grandparents and family.

But there are a lot of pictures of people and places I don't know. And photography wasn't a strong suit.

I'm thinking of taking the best and my favourites and just pitching the rest. There's no need to keep them around. No one to give them to. There are a LOT of pictures where you can make people out but not the best pictures. I'll decide as I go through. I have a ton of room. I'll salvage the must haves.

Btw...sorting family albums. Isn't that about 6,743 on most of your to do lists? Lol.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (Sco7b)

180 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (ZOv7s)

Quit playing a victim. This is aos where sarcasm and snark is it's trademark.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (kxLc1)

181 169 I predict a gun fight breaks out at or nearby the Obama Library opening. Not sarcasm.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:09 AM

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Especially if it's anywhere near a street named after MLK, Jr.

Posted by: But you can't say that out loud at April 25, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

182 One of my favorite Allman tunes, so (if that story has any truth to it at all!), thanks!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 10:10 AM (Q2lQZ)

I heard it in an interview with Dickie Betts himself!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:14 AM (yGkmH)

183 Did everyone notice that no one is even trying to build a Biden library? I’d love to see Trump park an old VW Bus out front and label it the Biden Bookmobile.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (yGkmH)

I recall reading stories from spring/summer 2025 that they can't find people willing to pony up the bucks needed to build one. Now there's a sign that no one wants to be associated with you if they can help it.

Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 10:14 AM (PrsTH)

184 So Trump and Vance were hoodwinked?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:05 AM (kxLc1)
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They responded to the questions they were asked, and if you noticed, Trump subsequently downplayed it.

It was definitely an op. The fake nuncio story was the first clue. I'd argue that Ted Cruz promoting that weird screed on X about the SSPX-led Catholic conspiracy was the opening volley to discredit Catholics and drive a wedge into the conservative Christian coalition.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:15 AM (ZOv7s)

185 Yet I don't understand what he gets out of it. If I succumb and get up at 3:45, he *still* does not get his breakfast until 5 or later. Company? He has Dagny for that.

He only started doing it this year, not when I was working, thank goodness.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 09:18 AM (+2QQb)


Even humans can issue exuberant greetings far too early, just because they're wide awake and happy to see you, without accounting for your own sleepiness and mood. It could just be that he's sleeping better now that you're around more, and that's the result.

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 10:15 AM (Sy6m/)

186 Yeesh, wake up this morning and Pixy's breaking out the Cure.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:16 AM (yYROg)

187 I also needed to get some perspective, because the news cycle has been remarkably full of lies, as in: nonstop fabrications. For those who didn't see it, Pope Leo did two "back of the plane" interviews that completely destroyed the narratives surrounding him.
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Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM (ZOv7s)


Yes, both Pope Leo XIV and the Trump administration have worked to "turn-down the temperature" last week. That's gratifying to see.

I looked up Arbp. Broglio's statement concerning Just War (he's quoted by the National Catholic Register), and he used the weasel-words that say the armed conflict (I hesitate to call it a war, it's really a punitive expedition) may not be in accord with Just War Theory until the Iranians have nuclear weapons.

I fired off an email to his office at the Archdiocese of the Military Services last week, telling him that he should be ashamed of himself. I never received a reply. I suppose he didn't appreciate me quoting the specific section the Summa Theologica, and a Dominican friar's commentary on the Summa[/].

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:16 AM (ksbjf)

188 The scone is a good choice Mrs. F. uses both dried and fresh blueberries.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 10:16 AM (RIvkX)

189 Quit playing a victim. This is aos where sarcasm and snark is it's trademark.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (kxLc1)
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That's not snark, it is a deliberate insult. When I found that some of my snark crossed the line, I dropped it because I see the Horde as a group of friends.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)

190 This is probably a good thread to ask. I'm going through old family albums, i've been taking out all the old black and white pictures and ancient pictures of my parents, grandparents and family.

But there are a lot of pictures of people and places I don't know. And photography wasn't a strong suit.

I'm thinking of taking the best and my favourites and just pitching the rest. There's no need to keep them around. No one to give them to. There are a LOT of pictures where you can make people out but not the best pictures. I'll decide as I go through. I have a ton of room. I'll salvage the must haves.

Btw...sorting family albums. Isn't that about 6,743 on most of your to do lists? Lol.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (Sco7b)

My dad has tons of old pictures and he's distressed at what will happen to them when he's gone, so I understand what you're going through. Are there any that could be of interest to a local historical society?

Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 10:17 AM (PrsTH)

191 Muldoon, Thank you for the update. Wish your MIL was able to hear this latest info. Still keeping your fami!y in thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: Mrs JTB

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Thanks. Perhaps the biggest news or paradigm change to come out of this latest briefing from the detectives is the relationship between the fugitive and his mother. We had been working under the assumption that he was a "momma's boy" and was depending on her for material support and if found would be near his mother. So, we were expecting him to be in TX. Now we know from his sister's interview that she and her husband fled Colorado to get away from him, and that the mother and her husband, after being threatened, followed a couple years later. The sister thinks (?hopes) that he is dead. I tend to agree. 15 years living rough either in the deep woods, a cave or mine shaft, or squatting in vacant cabins without having once had an incident with the public or a medical emergency is not likely. He would now be almost 60 if alive.

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 10:17 AM (I0N4X)

192 120 When I visit graveyards, I just look to see if my name is on any of the tombstones.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM (0U5gm)

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*fistbump*

Posted by: E. Scrooge at April 25, 2026 10:19 AM (nWPIJ)

193 I fired off an email to his office at the Archdiocese of the Military Services last week, telling him that he should be ashamed of himself. I never received a reply. I suppose he didn't appreciate me quoting the specific section the Summa Theologica, and a Dominican friar's commentary on the Summa[/].
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:16 AM (ksbjf)
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I can't recall any precedent for what he did. Putting moral doubt in the hearts of Catholic servicemembers in a time of active operations is the opposite of pastoral care.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)

194 Even humans can issue exuberant greetings far too early, just because they're wide awake and happy to see you, without accounting for your own sleepiness and mood. It could just be that he's sleeping better now that you're around more, and that's the result.
Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 10:15 AM

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"One who blesses his friend with a loud voice early in the morning,
It will be considered a curse to him."

Posted by: Proverbs 27:14 at April 25, 2026 10:20 AM (2Ez/1)

195 Proverbs for every occasion!

😂

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:20 AM (GD0B3)

196
Holy Mackerel!
Posted by: said the snapper


Heaven knows, Mr. Allison

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 25, 2026 10:20 AM (Cqx++)

197 Mary probably looked like Abby Shapiro.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:20 AM (yYROg)

198 >>It was definitely an op. The fake nuncio story was the first clue. I'd argue that Ted Cruz promoting that weird screed on X about the SSPX-led Catholic conspiracy was the opening volley to discredit Catholics and drive a wedge into the conservative Christian coalition.

Why did the Pope meet with Axelrod? Genuinely curious why a guy who's twitter feed was full of far left bullshit would meet with Obama's hitman, a secular Jew, for no apparent reason right before the kerfuffle started.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:21 AM (viF8m)

199 Funny story, there is no "Abby Shapiro"...I mean there is , but it's not who y'all think she is.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:22 AM (GD0B3)

200 The weather conditions for tornadoes forming generally starts in Texas. We have the Llano Estacado, which is an uplift that runs a bit west of I-35. Warm moist air from the gulf hits that moving westwards and is pushed up into the cold air moving southeast from the arctic. If you look at historical tracks of tornado activity, they tend to start near the base of the panhandle. Tornadoes don't always form in Texas, but many of them get their raw ingredients there.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 25, 2026 10:22 AM (0U5gm)

201 I also ask GOD for blessings on all listed and unlisted above.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 10:22 AM (uDa2+)

202 The real question is: what papers of any value will be in the Obama library? What internal deliberations will he share? What correspondence will cast new light on key decisions?

Everything he did was crooked if not illegal.

It's going to just be canned speeches and celebrity endorsements.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (ZOv7s)

203 183 Did everyone notice that no one is even trying to build a Biden library? I’d love to see Trump park an old VW Bus out front and label it the Biden Bookmobile.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:01 AM (yGkmH)

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I thought the Biden Library had already been established in Biden's garage, right next to the 'vette.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (nWPIJ)

204 So to make sure I'm not bearing false witness, did the Pope say the US-Israel war against Iran was Unjust or not?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (kxLc1)

205 Quit playing a victim. This is aos where sarcasm and snark is it's trademark.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:12 AM (kxLc1)
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That's not snark, it is a deliberate insult. When I found that some of my snark crossed the line, I dropped it because I see the Horde as a group of friends.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:17 AM (ZOv7s)


Several us mackeral-snapping Romish papists have requested that Pope Leo's correct name be used. Criticize his statements to your heart's content, but just use his correct name.

The reaction of certain members of the Horde have been to double-down. It's all very passive-aggressive.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (ksbjf)

206 Heaven knows, Mr. Allison

Great film, and it doesn't take the cheesy end of her leaving her religious order and ending up with Mr. Allison.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (6jy2V)

207 Trump keeps setting precedents.
He's declared war on both the Pope AND the ayatollahs.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:24 AM (2Ez/1)

208 >>> Even humans can issue exuberant greetings far too early, just because they're wide awake and happy to see you, without accounting for your own sleepiness and mood. It could just be that he's sleeping better now that you're around more, and that's the result.
Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 10:15 AM (Sy6m/)


I had a giant black lab that would walk up to my bed, (he was tall enough that his head was level to my head resting on my pillow), and just stare at me, six inches away while I sleep. I know this because I would be asleep and feel a presence, and once, he sneezed on me while doing this. He was darker than night so I couldn't see anything but the brown of his eyes. A Cheshire Lab.

When he saw my eyes open he would then, very slowly, and as carefully as a ten ton black lab can, climb up and lay on top of me to sleep.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 25, 2026 10:24 AM (3uBP9)

209 Wow- disappearing posts! I'll try again.
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I heard it in an interview with Dickie Betts himself!
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:14 AM (yGkmH)
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Playing now! (Live from the Fillmore version). Just great stuff.

I actually wrote a paper in high school on this song, in answer to a question "What is a beautiful thing?" and got a C minus. My asshole teacher was not a fan of the Allman Brothers. Of course he turned out to cheat on his pregnant wife and plays "American Songbook" piano (with his girlfriend) in Vermont restaurants now, so not a good judge of beauty.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 25, 2026 10:24 AM (28hw3)

210 The horror.

>>@nypost
·
2h
>>Greta Thunberg and beau skip Gaza flotilla amid sexual misconduct allegations

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (viF8m)

211 I believe Ted Cruz commented on the SSPX because a group of them started making a lot of noise in Arlington, Texas back in February. (Of all places)

Muslims, Mormons, Pentecostals, SSPX; everybody’s got something going on in Texas these days.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (yGkmH)

212 Pope Leo is not friend of MAGA or Trump. So, let's not. He is a leftist who spent his formative years in South America among the proletariat and is preaching like a Marxist.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (GD0B3)

213 It's only an insult to you because you have an enormous ego and think everyone here should kowtow to you.

You are a complete nobody to me.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (Y1sOo)

214 And if it's news to some that he is, welcome to reality.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:26 AM (GD0B3)

215 "...what papers of any value will be in the Obama library?"

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His college transcripts.

Posted by: How was his education paid for? at April 25, 2026 10:26 AM (2Ez/1)

216 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (ksbjf)

The same courtesy should apply to Mormons of which we have a number at aos. The number of underwear and multiple wives snark is ubiquitous when Mormons are discussed.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:27 AM (kxLc1)

217 >>> Greta Thunberg and beau skip Gaza flotilla amid sexual misconduct allegations
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (viF8m)


I think a

"I WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY GRETA THUNBERG ON A BOAT AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS TSHIRT"

tshirt would sell like fire.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 25, 2026 10:28 AM (3uBP9)

218 "Gret Thunberg" and "sexual misconduct" should NEVER be in the same sentence.

Posted by: Ewwww... just eewwww at April 25, 2026 10:29 AM (2Ez/1)

219 Why did the Pope meet with Axelrod? Genuinely curious why a guy who's twitter feed was full of far left bullshit would meet with Obama's hitman, a secular Jew, for no apparent reason right before the kerfuffle started.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:21 AM (viF8m)
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Axelrod has a sick kid, and Archbishop Cupich set up the meeting. Cupich is pretty dirty, and he likely enjoyed the resulting speculation, but that's what actually happened.

If you look at the old feed, you see his account mostly retweeting colleagues. Not a lot of engagement.

There is also the fact that he is no longer in Peru, whose politics are much different than ours. I'm going to watch what he says and does as pope.

I'm also very much aware that the people pushing this made big bank off of Francis outrage and want that to continue. The honest critics admit that there is in fact a sharp contrast between the two, and the actions I mentioned above highlight it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

220 Try again


"Greta Thunberg" and "sexual misconduct" should NEVER be in the same sentence.

Posted by: Ewwww... just eewwww at April 25, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)

221 When I visit graveyards, I just look to see if my name is on any of the tombstones.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 25, 2026 09:36 AM


An old friend from high school lost his father on Good Friday. He sent me a pic from the service at the cemetery because it turns out our fathers are now neighbors. Blew his mind to see my dad's headstone a couple of yards from his dad's grave.

Posted by: RedMindBobState at April 25, 2026 10:30 AM (Wnv9h)

222 Bet at Obama's Tower one won't find anything about hos college records

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (Ia/+0)

223 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

Again did the Pope call this an unjust war or not? I don't hold it against him if he did though I disagree. I just don't want to spread untruths.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (kxLc1)

224 Pope Leo is not friend of MAGA or Trump. So, let's not. He is a leftist who spent his formative years in South America among the proletariat and is preaching like a Marxist.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:25 AM (GD0B3)
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No, he was a missionary fighting Liberation Theology.

And OBVIOUSLY he's not MAGA. He's the pope! Totally different job.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (ZOv7s)

225 So we can now make snide comments about Pope Bob's underwear?

Posted by: Kewl at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

226 I fired off an email to his office at the Archdiocese of the Military Services last week, telling him that he should be ashamed of himself. I never received a reply. I suppose he didn't appreciate me quoting the specific section the Summa Theologica, and a Dominican friar's commentary on the Summa[/].
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:16 AM (ksbjf)
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I can't recall any precedent for what he did. Putting moral doubt in the hearts of Catholic servicemembers in a time of active operations is the opposite of pastoral care.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)


Yes, I lost all respect for Arbp. Broglio after that little interview.

Iran's repeated legitimate acts of war, such as seizing the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979, attacking the Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983, and sponsoring guerrillas while U.S. forces were in Iraq have been ignored for decades. Not to mention the Iranians funding terrorist attacks around the world. We can't let them have nukes.

Contrast that to Obama launching military action against Libya. Nobody ever made a case for that. To this day, I have no clue.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (ksbjf)

227 Tornado’s most often happen when a mass of rapidly moving cold air gets on top of a mass of moist, warm air (up from the south). Massive turbulence ensues as they try to trade places.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (yGkmH)

228 Crap. Off, stale Bob sock!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (Wnv9h)

229 Muslims, Mormons, Pentecostals, SSPX; everybody’s got something going on in Texas these days.
Posted by: Tom Servo

That's because Texas matters now. Like California used to matter. Massachusetts before that.
Nobody is going to Louisiana or Washington State to start a new religion.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (yYROg)

230 An American Pope was elected because the Catholic church needs a lot of funds. No African pope because how will the church coffers be filled from the poor. So let's elect an American one. They have the money, right. The Axelrod visit is very suspicious. It was not your regular audience where you come up, exchange a greeting etc., it was behind closed doors. Maybe he was trying to set up a tête-à-têtet between the pope and brack hussein.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (GD0B3)

231 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:23 AM (ksbjf)

The same courtesy should apply to Mormons of which we have a number at aos. The number of underwear and multiple wives snark is ubiquitous when Mormons are discussed.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:27 AM (kxLc1)


I've never made such remarks, and think that they're in bad taste.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:33 AM (ksbjf)

232 So we can now make snide comments about Pope Bob's underwear?
Posted by: Kewl at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

Boxers or briefs?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:33 AM (kxLc1)

233 >>>"...what papers of any value will be in the Obama library?"

###

His college transcripts.

Posted by: How was his education paid for?

>Did anybody ever resolve the birth certificate issue? Bueller?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 10:34 AM (Fbc0I)

234 No, he was a missionary fighting Liberation Theology.

And OBVIOUSLY he's not MAGA. He's the pope! Totally different job.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (ZOv7s)

And yet he is politicking for the Marxist-Green alliance. I can cite examples. He should stay away from politicking for the marxist-green alliance, not a good look.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:35 AM (GD0B3)

235 An American Pope was elected because the Catholic church needs a lot of funds.
Posted by: runner

I thought the Vatican was just trying to dodge Trump's tariffs. Kidding!!!

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:36 AM (l26NL)

236 Since this is a Smart Military Blog™ am I s'posed ta know what SSPX stands for?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:36 AM (2Ez/1)

237 So we can now make snide comments about Pope Bob's underwear?
Posted by: Kewl at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

Boxers or briefs?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:33 AM (kxLc1)

No matter which, I'm pretty sure he don't need a cod piece.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 10:36 AM (snZF9)

238 Again did the Pope call this an unjust war or not? I don't hold it against him if he did though I disagree. I just don't want to spread untruths.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (kxLc1)
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Every Pope at least going back to the 1900s has called for an end to conflict. That's what they do. His remarks that were attribute to being a direct rebuttal of Trump came from a homily he delivered in Africa, written well before the fact. Hence the constant call for dialog because these are internal wars.

I posed at length about this above. He has come out and said that he is not engaging anyone, and made it clear that everything has been overblown, and you saw Trump similarly work to lower tensions.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)

239 He should continue touring places like Africa, and giving people living under bloodthirsty islamism hope.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:37 AM (GD0B3)

240 >>> An old friend from high school lost his father on Good Friday. He sent me a pic from the service at the cemetery because it turns out our fathers are now neighbors. Blew his mind to see my dad's headstone a couple of yards from his dad's grave.
Posted by: RedMindBobState at April 25, 2026 10:30 AM (Wnv9h)


When I was living in Savannah we would go to a lot of the civil war cemeteries there. A good number of her distant relatives were in the war, and she would take paper and pencil an transfer the relief over with rubbing with the pencil. This was nice because one of her relatives that she got a nice memorial image for on their family web page previously just had this one statement in their record books,

"He was taken by the diarrhea".

How would you like that, your one remaining imprint left on the world?

Posted by: banana Dream - cha cha cha at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM (3uBP9)

241 My dad has tons of old pictures and he's distressed at what will happen to them when he's gone, so I understand what you're going through. Are there any that could be of interest to a local historical society?
Posted by: Vendette at April 25, 2026 10:17 AM (PrsTH)

No. And no one was a professional photographer. There weren't landmarks or anything of value.

I don't expect to see or talk to any of these people ever again. I'm at peace with that. We were never very close anyways and I'll only hear from them for funerals. So I've decided to make this a fresh start for me.

I think I'll take the 'iffy' pictures and just have a separate album for those. After I'm blessed with family, this can be there problem a long time down the road.

Is your father sorting through his? I'm just going through an album at a time when I need to task switch so it's not over-whelming.

And thank you...



Oh, obama's library...I'd like to see

Copies of his birth certificate

His writings from college which we NEVER 'experienced'. Wasn't he the first black editor or something but we never saw anything he wrote.

Love letters to Mooch would be good for a laugh...

Posted by: Stateless at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM (Sco7b)

242 Tornado’s most often happen when a mass of rapidly moving cold air gets on top of a mass of moist, warm air (up from the south). Massive turbulence ensues as they try to trade places.

Posted by: Tom Servo


Exactly. If you look at historical tracks of tornadoes in the US, the base of the Texas Panhandle and where the Mississippi River meets the gulf are prime formation areas. The corriolis effect makes the cold arctic air move eastward, and the moist air comes from the gulf, and when they hit each other, they provide the ingredients.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM (0U5gm)

243 And Pope Leo needs to stop demonizing people fighting the enemy of humanity and peace.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM (GD0B3)

244 Axelrod has a sick kid, and Archbishop Cupich set up the meeting. Cupich is pretty dirty, and he likely enjoyed the resulting speculation, but that's what actually happened.

Seems odd. I'm a Protestant and I don't seek help from the Pope when I have problems.

Be that as it may its silly to pretend the Catholic Church and all religions for that matter don't meddle in affairs of the state. They have from day 1. Nature of the beast.

I don't care that they do but I do care when they pretend they don't.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:39 AM (viF8m)

245 By the way, I asked the internet what the proper word is for the process of rubbing a pencil on a surface to get an image of the relief and,... yeah I'm not writing that.

Posted by: banana Dream - not even in my cottage at April 25, 2026 10:40 AM (3uBP9)

246
In China they have a national holiday that translates as "Tomb Sweeping Day." A time to maintain graves and monuments.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 25, 2026 10:40 AM (bYpLU)

247 I don't think anyone should be offended by snark if it's witty . Don't be like Constanza and be pissed off because you can't come up with a good retort.

Being angry accomplishes the goal of the snarker. Just my two cents .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (kxLc1)

248 Religons don't meddle in the affairs of state.
People do.

Posted by: The spirit of Don Rumsfeld at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (2Ez/1)

249 The Axelrod visit is very suspicious. It was not your regular audience where you come up, exchange a greeting etc., it was behind closed doors. Maybe he was trying to set up a tête-à-têtet between the pope and brack hussein.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (GD0B3)
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Private audiences are a thing. If you have connections, you can get one. Cardinal Cupich set this up. I think it's a nothingburger because Pope Leo absolutely does NOT want to be embroiled in American politics, which is why he is not visiting on the Fourth of July. He is a foreign head of state, serving a higher power.

Not only is he uninterested in grubby Chicago politics, he's been out of the country for most of his adult life.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (ZOv7s)

250 Love letters to Mooch would be good for a laugh...
Posted by: Stateless


They'll be fake and ghostwritten. Especially from the semiliterate Michelle Robinson. There was a whole movie about those two lovebirds, Southside With You which tried to paper over so obvious the political union.
As before I know Big Mike ain't an actual Mike. If she was, Obama might actually want to spend time with her.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King [gKWVE] at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (yYROg)

251 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

Again did the Pope call this an unjust war or not? I don't hold it against him if he did though I disagree. I just don't want to spread untruths.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (kxLc1)


As far as I know, Pope Leo XIV did not make any such statement. Archbishop Broglio did say it may not be a Just War (have to wait until Iran has nuke, just to be sure), but he hid behind weasel-words.

Pope Leo doesn't have to be a friend to Pres. Trump or the MAGA movement. He's head of the Catholic Church: he has other goals. To be honest, devout Catholics are not exactly conservative or liberal in their politics.

As for President Trump, I prefer to see what Pope Leo XIV does rather than react to what people tell me what he said. Pope Leo has an opportunity to mark his own path - we shall see what he does.

He did publicly state that he had not intention of getting into an argument with Pres. Trump.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (ksbjf)

252 >>>So we can now make snide comments about Pope Bob's underwear?
Posted by: Kewl at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (2Ez/1)

Boxers or briefs?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

>If I was wearing a papal cossock, I'd go commando and be free-balling it.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 10:42 AM (Fbc0I)

253 Yeah?
Well, the Jerk Store called...

Posted by: George at April 25, 2026 10:42 AM (2Ez/1)

254 Contrast that to Obama launching military action against Libya. Nobody ever made a case for that. To this day, I have no clue.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:31 AM (ksbjf)

I spent some time trying to figure out just why we did that back at the time, because on the surface it made no sense. Well one obvious reason was to make Hillary look like she was capable of being President (which failed)

But even more, I came away with the strong belief that France and Italy convinced NATO to push the US into doing it, because they needed the USAF. Purpose? So that Italy and France could take over Libyan oil production installations, which is exactly what happened after the Libyan government collapsed.

Except it’s not the Italian and French governments, it’s private consortiums and corps, which I’m sure have been making massive payoffs to the responsible Italian and French political players who handed this to them. Libya still produces plenty of oil; not a penny of it goes to anyone living there except a couple of warlords who provide security.
MadMaxistan indeed.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:42 AM (yGkmH)

255 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)

You didn't answer the question. Unjust war holds a specific definition. Words matter in this case.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:42 AM (kxLc1)

256 >>I asked the internet what the proper word is for the process of rubbing a pencil on a surface to get an image of the relief and,... yeah I'm not writing that.

Frottage? What's wrong with that?

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 10:43 AM (Y1sOo)

257 Be that as it may its silly to pretend the Catholic Church and all religions for that matter don't meddle in affairs of the state. They have from day 1. Nature of the beast.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:39 AM (viF8m)


I have no idea what you are talking about.

Posted by: Leo X at April 25, 2026 10:43 AM (n9ltV)

258 >>> Tornado’s most often happen when a mass of rapidly moving cold air gets on top of a mass of moist, warm air (up from the south). Massive turbulence ensues as they try to trade places.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (yGkmH)


I like to imagine a Mexican weather girl describing that.

Posted by: banana Dream - visually, because I'm a visual learner at April 25, 2026 10:43 AM (3uBP9)

259 The Jerk Store is always open here.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:44 AM (yYROg)

260
I saw Taken By The Diarrhea open for Dexy's Midnight Runners at the Cow Palace in '82.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 10:44 AM (iJfKG)

261 Lloyd you are trying to tell the audience here to ignore our lying eyes and ears when it come to Pope Leo.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:44 AM (GD0B3)

262 Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (ksbjf)

If he didn't, this is one reason why AI needs to diaf.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:45 AM (kxLc1)

263 They'll be fake and ghostwritten. Especially from the semiliterate Michelle Robinson. There was a whole movie about those two lovebirds, Southside With You which tried to paper over so obvious the political union.
As before I know Big Mike ain't an actual Mike. If she was, Obama might actually want to spend time with her.
Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King [gKWVE] at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (yYROg)
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Given the quality of woke writing, they will be unintentionally hilarious.

Mooch's podcast where she constantly rips on her husband is wonderful. She's done it for years, but now that she doesn't have to live with him, there's more of an edge.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:45 AM (ZOv7s)

264 Popes, tornadoes, and magic underwear.

This place.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 10:45 AM (2Ez/1)

265 I don't think anyone should be offended by snark if it's witty . Don't be like Constanza and be pissed off because you can't come up with a good retort.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

OT, but my daughter attended a new play in Chicago last night. Jason Alexander is the director and she met him in the lobby.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:46 AM (l26NL)

266 I saw Taken By The Diarrhea open for Dexy's Midnight Runners at the Cow Palace in '82

Out: This One Last Wild Waltz
In: This Gallopping Case Of The Trots

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:47 AM (yYROg)

267 Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:46 AM (l26NL)

Was the play good?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:48 AM (kxLc1)

268 >>Religons don't meddle in the affairs of state.
People do.

Why is Brazil a Portuguese speaking country when the rest of Latin America speaks Spanish?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 10:48 AM (viF8m)

269 Was the play good?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

She said yes it was. A comedy. I don't think I got the name.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (l26NL)

270 >>> Was the play good?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:48 AM (kxLc1)


no, not really

Posted by: Mrs. Lincoln at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (3uBP9)

271 138 vmom - Time flies because I remember when your puppy came home.

--
mustbequantum - I can't believe its been that long either

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (LmPA0)

272 The Jerk Store is always open here.
Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King
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Apparently the Plaid Store is gone, I don't much of it around here anymore.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 25, 2026 10:50 AM (XeU6L)

273 She said yes it was. A comedy. I don't think I got the name.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (l26NL)

I heard he was a nice guy from other regular folk who had interactions with him.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:50 AM (kxLc1)

274 Posted by: Mrs. Lincoln at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (3uBP9)

Did you tell the actors to break a leg?

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 10:50 AM (yYROg)

275 Oh, obama's library...I'd like to see

Copies of his birth certificate

His writings from college which we NEVER 'experienced'. Wasn't he the first black editor or something but we never saw anything he wrote.

Love letters to Mooch would be good for a laugh...
Posted by: Stateless at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM (Sco7b)
Pictures and letters from ‘Julia’.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 10:50 AM (dtj4g)

276 no, not really
Posted by: Mrs. Lincoln at April 25, 2026 10:49 AM (3uBP9)

Heh

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:51 AM (kxLc1)

277 Lloyd you are trying to tell the audience here to ignore our lying eyes and ears when it come to Pope Leo.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:44 AM (GD0B3)
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Cui bono? Who benefits from your narrative? I've already shown that much of it is demonstrably fake.

Let me ask you a question: Do you think Cardinal Cupich, who just appeared on 60 Minutes with the other two notoriously dirty bishops to slag on Trump, would not set up Pope Leo for an info op? "Hey, Your Holiness, I have a friend with a sick kid who would like your blessing."

Cupich *is* a very political creature, and fully capable of doing that. And the goal is very much to split Catholics from the conservative movement. Hence the Nuncio op as well. The selective quoting and Trump/Vance baiting.

But you just saw all of it be repudiated, all of it toned down. If Pope Leo was an implacable enemy, why wouldn't he double down? No harm to him, lots of liberal Catholics would enjoy it. Francis made a career of it.

Pope Leo disavowed it very publicly.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:51 AM (ZOv7s)

278 I heard he was a nice guy from other regular folk who had interactions with him.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

She said he was wonderful. Very generous with his time. She's a stage manager and has met a lot of less than good people, so it's high praise. Stacy Keach was great though.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:52 AM (l26NL)

279 "He was taken by the diarrhea".

How would you like that, your one remaining imprint left on the world?
Posted by: banana Dream - cha cha cha at April 25, 2026 10:38 AM


Hell of an epitaph, that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 25, 2026 10:52 AM (Wnv9h)

280 I saw Taken By The Diarrhea open for Dexy's Midnight Runners at the Cow Palace in '82.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 25, 2026 10:44 AM (iJfKG)
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I miss edgy 80s bands.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:53 AM (ZOv7s)

281 Was it a play about nothing?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 25, 2026 10:53 AM (2Ez/1)

282 Was it a play about nothing?
Posted by: I gotta ask

I think it was about shrinkage.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 25, 2026 10:54 AM (l26NL)

283 I was in the pool!!

Posted by: The play at April 25, 2026 10:55 AM (2Ez/1)

284 Blaise Cardinal Cupich wanted to give Sen. Dick Durban - an avowed abortion supporter who has been denied communion by his own bishop - an award for his support for migrants.

Only after that bishop spoke up and a firestorm resulted was the award canceled.

So yes, Cupich is *very* much a Dem partisan.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:55 AM (ZOv7s)

285 Could have been worse. Gonorhea?

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 10:55 AM (dtj4g)

286 Do you know shit?

https://tinyurl.com/yvzvmwjb

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (qvWjQ)

287 This place.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

*********

You should have seen it yesterday when Fenelon was bantering with Ace about "quim"

Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (I0N4X)

288 The Axelrod visit is very suspicious....
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:32 AM (GD0B3)
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Private audiences are a thing. If you have connections, you can get one. Cardinal Cupich set this up. ...

Not only is he uninterested in grubby Chicago politics, he's been out of the country for most of his adult life.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:41 AM (ZOv7s)


The audience was a misstep. In hind-sight, I wouldn't be surprised if Cardinal Cupich was attempted to disrupt Pope Leo's papacy. Until this [orchestrated?] debate with Pres. Trump, most Catholics were generally liking what they were seeing in Pope Leo's actions.

It's a bit "inside baseball" but Bishop Martin in the Diocese of Charlotte issued a very crazy edict that limited the Latin Mass and private devotions last year. He had just so happened to be told not to that by Card. Prevost (before he became Pope), and Martin just happens to be one of Card. Cupich's creatures. That was all to derail negotiations with the SSPX.

Time will tell if Pope Leo has learned to be wary of Card. Cupich.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (ksbjf)

289 Much like the burning during urination.

Posted by: Kramer at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (2Ez/1)

290 Good morning good people! Just joining in.

Is there still time to be the very first to slam Catholics, Mormons, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostals, or Charismatics and their practices and beliefs?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 10:57 AM (Kyh8Y)

291 Eromero, hugs to you and Mrs E. Hope everything goes smoothly. Sending healing thoughts your way.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 25, 2026 10:58 AM (kJmSS)

292 Is there still time to be the very first to slam Catholics, Mormons, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostals, or Charismatics and their practices and beliefs?
Posted by: Tonypete

Hey, bub, watch it.

Posted by: Scientology at April 25, 2026 10:58 AM (l26NL)

293 You should have seen it yesterday when Fenelon was bantering with Ace about "quim"
Posted by: muldoon

Quim the Eskimo was a great tune!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 10:58 AM (Kyh8Y)

294
Who knows? Maybe Leo told Axelrod, "Repent! Your time is short!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 10:58 AM (tgvbd)

295 Obama's "library" is more like a base of operations for the continued Marxist takeover of the US. I'd bet only about 10% of the place is accessible to the public.

Makes you wonder what the rest is for.

A number of people have commented on its construction and the lack of any openness about it. A friend who's in the construction/architecture biz made similar observations about it. But let's agonize over the Trump ballroom instead.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 10:58 AM (jehhT)

296 Hey.
We're sitting right here.

Posted by: Zoroastrians at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (2Ez/1)

297 Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:51 AM (ZOv7s)

First of all , the "sick kid" is an adult, and axe is a Jew, so no, he does not believe that the Pope can heal his adult child, that narrative is nonsense. Otherwise Axe would have been hanging out at the Vatican a lot sooner, before Leo came into office. Who the fuck thought of that one? Axelrod going to the Pope because of his "kid". He already did one for his "kid", passed Obamacare. Leo has bad advisors, but then the buck stops with him.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (GD0B3)

298 I do know the Pope has accused the Trump administration of cruel and unjust treatment of illegals though has stated he does not disagree with right to secure one's borders.

I think that's what started the riff with Trump.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (kxLc1)

299 The audience was a misstep. In hind-sight, I wouldn't be surprised if Cardinal Cupich was attempted to disrupt Pope Leo's papacy.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (ksbjf
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See above. Cupich is completely corrupt.

Also: sinners are the people who need the most help, and the greatest joys in heaven are when the worst sinners repent, so meeting with someone like that is an opportunity to (perhaps against their conscious will), lead them to God.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (ZOv7s)

300 290 Good morning good people! Just joining in.

Is there still time to be the very first to slam Catholics, Mormons, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostals, or Charismatics and their practices and beliefs?
Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 10:57 AM (Kyh8Y
Raises hand. ‘Hey, what about us Presbyterians?’

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (dtj4g)

301 Got's to go to run errands.

The thread has reminded me that I need to pray a Rosary again for the Cardinals and Bishops. Some of those guys are a very bad glide-path.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (ksbjf)

302 We don't get no respect.

Posted by: The Druids at April 25, 2026 11:00 AM (2Ez/1)

303 >>The audience was a misstep. In hind-sight, I wouldn't be surprised if Cardinal Cupich was attempted to disrupt Pope Leo's papacy. Until this [orchestrated?] debate with Pres. Trump, most Catholics were generally liking what they were seeing in Pope Leo's actions.

The Pope is originally from Chicago. He knows exactly who David Axelrod is and what he represents.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:00 AM (viF8m)

304 Do you know shit?

https://tinyurl.com/yvzvmwjb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (qvWjQ)

Thanks for that !

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:02 AM (kxLc1)

305 Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM (I0N4X)

Yes, Indeed. I have my bantering side 😉
It's generally not about quim, however. I never knew there were so many phrases for vagina until I got here, probably because I'm not a man. The image of quim being singed by the hotness of Ace was pretty funny, though.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 11:02 AM (GLmO1)

306 Retired Buckeye Cop, my concern was with Leo XIV's visit to Algeria. A tenth of the population was Catholic under the French, and there was a strong Jewish presence as well. The Pope went there to pray for the thugs who booted them out. Which led inevitably to the 1990s when Muslims revert to type.
Catholics can discuss what dog they got in the Muslim/Jewish fight, but it rubs them the wrong way when they're told "Algeria for the Algerians" and "France for... everybody!!".
Especially at a time Algeria's coreligionists are lighting up French cathedrals.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (yYROg)

307 I do know the Pope has accused the Trump administration of cruel and unjust treatment of illegals though has stated he does not disagree with right to secure one's borders.

I think that's what started the riff with Trump.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (kxLc1)
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It is shameful that some Catholic bishops are spreading lies about ICE agents raiding churches during Mass (hasn't happened) and offered dispensations from Mass attendance to illegals (but not Africans who are regularly attacked).

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (ZOv7s)

308 I guess I should have said that axe is not a catholic and does not believe in the healing powers of the Pope. It's not just jews.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (GD0B3)

309
Cupich is completely corrupt.

____________

Saw an article that said Cupich has "profoundly reshaped" the US hierarchy. My thought was, "Yeah, like the Enola Gay 'profoundly reshaped' Hiroshima."

The guy's 77. He should have turned in his resignation a while ago.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (tgvbd)

310 You should have seen it yesterday when Fenelon was bantering with Ace about "quim"
Posted by: muldoon at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM

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Yeah. Had to look that up.
New to me.
Duly noted.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (2Ez/1)

311 I do know the Pope has accused the Trump administration of cruel and unjust treatment of illegals though has stated he does not disagree with right to secure one's borders.

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A man for all seasons.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:05 AM (qvWjQ)

312
The Pope is originally from Chicago. He knows exactly who David Axelrod is and what he represents.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:00 AM (viF8m)
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Right. And then he left, was ordained, became a missionary and an Augustinian monk and eventually a bishop and then the Superior General of his order.

How would he have the time to keep up on that? Why?

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:05 AM (ZOv7s)

313 Zoroastrianism has always worked for me, and nobody has a negative thing to say about it.

Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43) at April 25, 2026 11:05 AM (nWPIJ)

314 Raises hand. ‘Hey, what about us Presbyterians?’
Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 10:59 AM (dtj4g)

Talarico just said Jews would be offended by the Ten Commandments. He went to Presbyterian seminary.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:06 AM (kxLc1)

315 Do you know shit?

https://tinyurl.com/yvzvmwjb
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 10:56 AM
+++++++

If not, you're SOL!

Posted by: And up a particular creek at April 25, 2026 11:06 AM (2Ez/1)

316 313 Zoroastrianism has always worked for me, and nobody has a negative thing to say about it.
Posted by: Cicero


Emperor Heraclius delivered something of an attitude readjustment in 628.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 11:07 AM (yYROg)

317 Talarico is a retard who hasn't an actual prayer in his race.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 11:07 AM (yYROg)

318
Talarico just said Jews would be offended by the Ten Commandments. He went to Presbyterian seminary.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:06 AM (kxLc1)

____________

Ecumenicism is when Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Hindus and Buddhists get together to agree that Tararico is a evil little piece of garbage.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:08 AM (tgvbd)

319 I saw Taken By The Diarrhea open for Dexy's Midnight Runners at the Cow Palace in '82.
Posted by: naturalfake

Should seen the tri-bill with The Cramps

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 11:08 AM (W5mpo)

320 Is there still time to be the very first to slam Catholics, Mormons, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, Eastern Orthodox, Pentecostals, or Charismatics and their practices and beliefs?

You mean Papist welfare siphons, magic bloomer-wearing polygamists, Jello-salad freaks, card-playing whiskey-drinking hypocrites, usurious cheapskate porn-peddlers, quasi-catholics with a beard fetish, epileptic cosplayers and snakeoil-selling forehead slapping faith healers?

Not anymore!

Posted by: Made all that shit up on the fly too at April 25, 2026 11:08 AM (TbWk/)

321 Yeah. Had to look that up.
New to me.
***********

https://namingschemes.com/Vagina_Synonyms

Check out #1 on the list

Posted by: one hour sober at April 25, 2026 11:09 AM (Y1sOo)

322 The Vatican should take in Muslim immigrants, sure they have some extra space buildings, practice what you preach they say.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 11:09 AM (Ia/+0)

323 Best prayer revival thread ever !

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:09 AM (GD0B3)

324 Zoroastrianism has always worked for me, and nobody has a negative thing to say about it.
Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43)

I saw a YT about celeries' religion and one, maybe Morgan Freeman, was a Zoroastrian. And it was on YT so you know it's right.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (qvWjQ)

325 Talarico just said Jews would be offended by the Ten Commandments. He went to Presbyterian seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:06 AM (kxLc1
Apparently he didn’t learn anything.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (dtj4g)

326 How would he have the time to keep up on that? Why?

Probably as part of the Catholic Church's incessant efforts to flood this country with as many illegals as possible. The idea that it and its hierarchy are not both savvy about political actors - particularly those on the let them all in side - and uninvolved in politics is laughable.

Posted by: Schmope at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (qJYla)

327 Made all that shit up on the fly too at April 25, 2026 11:08 AM

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Impressive.

Posted by: Scribbles notes furiously at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (2Ez/1)

328 I guess I should have said that axe is not a catholic and does not believe in the healing powers of the Pope. It's not just jews.
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:03 AM (GD0B3)
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So that's exactly the sort of person you want to convert.

Look, I was a critic of Pope Francis, but when he met with Fidel Castro, I thought it appropriate and it would have been wonderful if there had been a deathbed conversion. That is literally job one for the Pope - saving souls.

Statecraft is the sordid thing that you have to also deal with. Again, could Cupich have played a dirty trick? Highly likely.

BTW, Cardinal Burke (a traditionalist) was instrumental in the election of Pope Leo, and had the firm backing of luminaries like Cardinal Zen and Cardinal Robert Sarah.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (ZOv7s)

329
Talarico is as religious as Jim Jones.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (tgvbd)

330 I assume TbWk/ also has an opinion on Talarico, which might not be fit for publication here.

Posted by: Yyrog the Lich King at April 25, 2026 11:11 AM (yYROg)

331
Talarico just said Jews would be offended by the Ten Commandments. He went to Presbyterian seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:06 AM (kxLc1)

I was very gratified to see Paxton already calling him out as a false prophet and a fake Christian. (Which is absolutely true; Talerico’s beliefs are demonic) Cornyn and the rest of the DC republicans would say “oh tut tut we should not mention a man’s beliefs.”

Btw it’s my considered opinion that Cornyn has already given up, and is making no effort at all to try and win the runoff next month.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:11 AM (yGkmH)

332 Could the men engaged in internecine Christian squabbles and fisticuffs please take off their shirts when they're fighting and send pictures? . That way the 'ettes could enjoy their manly pulchitude as a contrast to boobette threads. 😉 Thanks

See some of you on Monday, folks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 11:11 AM (GLmO1)

333 Zoroastrianism has always worked for me, and nobody has a negative thing to say about it.
Posted by: Cicero (@ciceto43)

That's when you put on a hat and mask, and ride around on a horse named Toronado subduing bad guys in Mexico

Posted by: The Mark of Zoroastrianism! at April 25, 2026 11:12 AM (TbWk/)

334 So that's exactly the sort of person you want to convert.

Look, I was a critic of Pope Francis, but when he met with Fidel Castro, I thought it appropriate and it would have been wonderful if there had been a deathbed conversion. That is literally job one for the Pope - saving souls.

Statecraft is the sordid thing that you have to also deal with. Again, could Cupich have played a dirty trick? Highly likely.

BTW, Cardinal Burke (a traditionalist) was instrumental in the election of Pope Leo, and had the firm backing of luminaries like Cardinal Zen and Cardinal Robert Sarah.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (ZOv7

LOL, I am laughing so hard, the neighbors want to know what's up.

Axelrod did not go there for conversion, AHL. If anything, the Pope was converted by Axelrod!

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (GD0B3)

335 I'm not Catholic, so no skin in the game, but I've been suspicious of the Vatican since they retired Pope Benedict and installed Francis as soon as Benedict decided to publicly criticize Islam.

I know there have been a lot of theories on why that is, but it coincided with Europe opening up the borders and flooding the continent with Syrian "refugees".

All of that happening, and still to this day, the Pope will not criticize Islam or take the Christian side against them just makes me even more suspicious of Leo.

He's brand new so I'll give him more time to reveal his true intentions and beliefs, but I can't help but see him as a less extreme version of Francis right now.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (6ydKt)

336 Don Lemon's next stop will be St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. He plans to get kinky.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (Fbc0I)

337 Okay, I'm going to take Ralphy to Tim Hortons. Coffee for me. They give him a free timbit.

I told my friends' cat Snowflake she's in charge of the house.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (Sco7b)

338 Probably as part of the Catholic Church's incessant efforts to flood this country with as many illegals as possible. The idea that it and its hierarchy are not both savvy about political actors - particularly those on the let them all in side - and uninvolved in politics is laughable.
Posted by: Schmope at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (qJYla)
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Tell me you know nothing about monasticism without telling me you know nothing about monasticism.

If Pope Leo was focusing on politics, it was the politics of Peruvia, where he was, with whom he had to contend, not grubby Chicago.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (ZOv7s)

339 Steve Guest
@SteveGuest
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his first veto to derail a bipartisan bill aimed at combating antisemitism.

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The scourge of anti-antisemitism must be stopped!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (qvWjQ)

340 Make an autistic that comfortable!
Dim the lights! (Stop reading)
Speak in hushed tones! (STFU)
How about fuck off retards.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (RArFo)

341 New fantastical novel by AHL, Axelrod was in the Vatican for a private conversion meeting! You know, on the other hand, let's spread that one around!

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (GD0B3)

342 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (tgvbd)

Oh, yes. Talarico's religion is hard lprogressivism with a large dose of "Jesus approves of whatever anyone does as long as it's about Luuuuuuv.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (GLmO1)

343 Zoroastrianism has always worked for me, and nobody has a negative thing to say about it.
Posted by: Cicero

Scrabble?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (W5mpo)

344 Don Lemon's next stop will be St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. He plans to get kinky.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (Fbc0I)
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He's heard all about the "faggotry" in Italian seminaries. Pope Francis said so (yes, he did!).

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (ZOv7s)

345 That = twat

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (RArFo)

346 Apparently he didn’t learn anything.
Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 11:10 AM (dtj4g)

He just did the typical Leftist move and said something stupid in his attempt to trash the Ten Commandments legislation. He said the Ten Commandments would be an affront to Jewish, Muslim,........

He also knows nothing about Muslims either ( who also recognize the Ten Commandments as delivered by the 'Prophet' Moses.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (kxLc1)

347 I have a friend here who said “well Talerico is probably counting on getting a lot of Hispanic votes.” I sent him a picture of him (you gotta go looking, surprisingly) and said “look at him. He’s whiter than my white bread Nebraska nephews.”

Talerico is Italian, not his birthname, only the name of one of his mothers later live in boyfriends.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:15 AM (yGkmH)

348 Eromero,
How did Mrs. E do with her first infusion? Please let her know the spawn and I are thinking about her and praying.🙏🏻

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 25, 2026 11:15 AM (DYEui)

349 New fantastical novel by AHL, Axelrod was in the Vatican for a private conversion meeting! You know, on the other hand, let's spread that one around!
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:14 AM (GD0B3)
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Guy with the responsibility for 1.4 billion souls who has barely set foot in his home town since being a teenager obsessively follows Chicago machine politics! Totally plausible.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:16 AM (ZOv7s)

350 I went to an Internecine Christian Squabbles thread and a Prayer Thread broke out!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)

351 lin-duh, what about your dizziness?

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 25, 2026 11:16 AM (DIbRX)

352 I went to an Internecine Christian Squabbles thread and a Prayer Thread broke out!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

I saw Internecine Christian Squabbles open for Stryper at Boozefest in Golden Gate Park in 1998.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 11:18 AM (W5mpo)

353 I was born in Oakland County, grew up there, lived there on and off, both my grandparents lived in Birmingham, spent summers there, visited over the holidays and yet I have no idea what is going on there.

Heavy highway construction last summer caused me to take the "back roads" and I did not recognize any of it.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:18 AM (ZOv7s)

354 Anyway, the Pope can do a lot of good if he stick to his "core competency". His tour of Africa gave many poor and forgotten a lot of hope. Stick to that and he is golden! It does not help that on the day that Trump's administration announced firing squads for capital punishment, Leo came out with an indignation.

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:18 AM (GD0B3)

355 I am sure it was all a coincidence...

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:19 AM (GD0B3)

356
Can you recite the Internecine Creed?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:19 AM (tgvbd)

357 >>How would he have the time to keep up on that? Why?

Seriously? The POTUS is among the most famous people on the planet. If for no other reason than his policies are explicity poitical and touch all facets of life. And no US president got more international media than Obama, the media made him into a rock star. The Pope is on the same stage.

Obama's 3rd term, Biden, was centered on mass migration. The Catholic Church and many other churches were balls deep in that disaster. It was not by chance that Episcopal bishop Mariann Budde took the opportunity to lecture Trump on open borders right after he was elected.

It's a complete fallacy that religious leaders and their institutions are apolitical. It's a convenient dodge but it isn't true and hasn't been ever. Pollsters are literally doing polls on how Trump is fairing with Catholic voters after the dust up. Now why are they doing that if the Pope isn't a player in politics?

My Presbyterian church went completely woke, a big reason I have no interest in the place anymore. Faith and church are not the same thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:20 AM (viF8m)

358 Anyway, as always, I pray for God to lead us not into temptation, but sharpen the fraud investigators' minds and harden the prosecutors' hearts against mercy for the guilty, which is cruelty to the innocent. I am absolutely furious about corrupt program administrators making me effectively into a gormless sucker-chump by proxy, and I have never even made six figures in a year; so if they go "oh well resources are tight so we can only go after the $M+ frauds," then that will in fact constitute a temptation to relieve my injured pride at a profit.

Just as an alcoholic in recovery doesn't trust in his willpower and go to a bar for the great happy hour food deals, but instead takes detours to avoid even passing by his former haunts, I pray for the removal of the temptation of free easy money. May God steady the hearts and minds of the hands of Justice in rapidly putting every single fraudster away, so that they will all soon be doing serious hard time in Federal prison. Amen.

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 11:20 AM (Sy6m/)

359 I went to an Internecine Christian Squabbles thread and a Prayer Thread broke out!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)
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Hopefully some people can see through the op. That was my goal. There is very much an effort underway to splinter Trump's religious-based coalition, and Talerico is part of this.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:20 AM (ZOv7s)

360 Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 25, 2026 11:13 AM (6ydKt
Interesting.

Posted by: Eromero at April 25, 2026 11:21 AM (dtj4g)

361 The Intercept
@theintercept
Twenty donors to the Southern Poverty Law Center said the alleged “fraud” being prosecuted in their name was exactly how they hoped the group would spend their money.

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Boy, you said it!
- Adolph "The Fuehrer" Hitler

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:22 AM (qvWjQ)

362 Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

The way to a man's heart is through his stomach?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 25, 2026 11:24 AM (qvWjQ)

363 356
Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 11:19 AM (tgvbd)

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
The actual God, not the one those Mary-worshipping weirdos believe in.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
begotten from the Father before all ages,
God from God,
Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made;
of the same essence as the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven, not priests or saints or cardinals or bishops.
He became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
and was made human, but Mary was not made a god.

Posted by: it's a rough draft at April 25, 2026 11:24 AM (TbWk/)

364 Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Like it was yesterday !

"I swear on my name and the names of the ancestors, that I shall walk the Way of the Mand'alor, and the words of the Creed shall be forever forged in my heart..This is the way."

Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:27 AM (GD0B3)

365 It's all tongue in cheek so nobody get their magic undies in a bunch or get incensed.

Posted by: Just watch it'll be the SDAs who got it right at April 25, 2026 11:27 AM (TbWk/)

366 Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I shall defeat the Rocks that try to defeat me
I shall defeat them by becoming friends and fighting the wicked together until I die.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 25, 2026 11:30 AM (kxLc1)

367 Can you recite the Internecine Creed?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Oh! Good one!!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 25, 2026 11:32 AM (Kyh8Y)

368 I am sure it was all a coincidence...
Posted by: runner at April 25, 2026 11:19 AM (GD0B3)
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It was an op by Cardinal Cupich. I've said that repeatedly.

And for a final time: when someone goes into a monastery, the whole point is to escape from the world. To leave worldly things behind. Robert Prevost became a priest and also a monk, and then chose to be a missionary in Peru, which indicates he wanted to get as far from his old life as possible.

As he advanced through the hierarchy, he had to understand the political landscape, but South America was where he was, and what counted. The US was distant and increasingly foreign (think about the political and cultural changes since his youth).

Pope Leo is in his first year, and has a massive amount of work to do. The Church is in disarray. Germany flirts with heresy, China is stepping up persecution in violation of Francis' ill-advised concordat. He just finished visiting Africa. David Axelrod is just an American sent to him by a brother Cardinal from his home town.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:32 AM (ZOv7s)

369 Could the men engaged in internecine Christian squabbles and fisticuffs please take off their shirts when they're fighting and send pictures? . That way the 'ettes could enjoy their manly pulchitude as a contrast to boobette threads. 😉 Thanks
See some of you on Monday, folks.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 11:11 AM (GLmO1)
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That is why you are my pastor.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 25, 2026 11:33 AM (2OYwF)

370 Internecine -
from "inter" - among
and "necare" - to kill

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 11:35 AM (fE6HJ)

371 143 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
Thirty dollars a ticket!
American dollars!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life.

****************

To be fair, they also accept EBT/SNAP.

Posted by: Sam Adams at April 25, 2026 11:37 AM (X+xvk)

372 Now I want a nectarine.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 11:38 AM (2Ez/1)

373 My Presbyterian church went completely woke, a big reason I have no interest in the place anymore. Faith and church are not the same thing.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:20 AM (viF8m)
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One of my best friends from college is entering the Catholic Church along with his wife after his son converted last year. I will go through OCIA with them. He said they were Reformed, but their church disaffiliated.

He seems to enjoy the Mass, and I told him that I'd been praying for him since I ran into him at Alumni Band years ago and heard about his health problems. He was a little shocked to hear it, but then smiled and said: "Well, they're working."

It's funny because I was totally irreligious back then, fervently anti-Catholic. And yet here I am.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:38 AM (ZOv7s)

374 Internecine Creed:

Death before discussion!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 11:38 AM (fE6HJ)

375 Cupich is completely corrupt.
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I agree with that statement. Please think about the cardinals who agreed with the installation of Pope Leo (or Bob). I'm pretty sure that was an action to forestall Cupich so there aren't two Chicagoans in a row.

Posted by: mustbequantum at April 25, 2026 11:40 AM (2OYwF)

376 Okay, back from Tim's.

Ralphy scored 2 free timbits. He barked non'stop through the drive thru. The girl laughed.

The cat remained vigilant and the house is safe.


On weekends, I've noticed CNN and MS Now have on their ethnic hosts for diversity. It's really noticable even though I mostly channel flip to see what they're lying about.

A lot of diversity on the weekends. Pushed to the back of the bu...er, weekly timeslots....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 11:42 AM (Sco7b)

377 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
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Sounds like a Charleton Heston movie. "55 Days in Chicago," about a bunch of tourists at a Sci-Fi convention besieged by drugged out hobos, forced to defend their hotel while waiting for Trump to send the National Guard, who are delayed by activist judges.

Heston leads an all-star cast, playing the gritty but overweight head of hotel security, with David Niven as the suave, sophisticated manager. Ava Gardner is a booth girl hottie all the nerds want to bang.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:43 AM (ZOv7s)

378 I agree with that statement. Please think about the cardinals who agreed with the installation of Pope Leo (or Bob). I'm pretty sure that was an action to forestall Cupich so there aren't two Chicagoans in a row.
Posted by: mustbequantum at April 25, 2026 11:40 AM (2OYwF)
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Cupich is damaged goods and old, that was never an option. Cardinal Parolin wanted it badly.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:46 AM (ZOv7s)

379 There is a NOOD

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:47 AM (ZOv7s)

380 My Presbyterian church went completely woke, a big reason I have no interest in the place anymore. Faith and church are not the same thing.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:20 AM (viF8m)

I tried to be Presbyterian for a while. I gave up on them when they completely surrendered to the Covid madness. It wasn’t just the leadership; I realized that almost the entire congregation disgusted me personally. The “church” was just a glorified funeral parlor with a long waiting list.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 25, 2026 11:48 AM (yGkmH)

381 >>It's funny because I was totally irreligious back then, fervently anti-Catholic. And yet here I am.

Which is great. Everyone should find their happy place. I don't have a problem with any religion other than Islam which isn't really a religion.

But the idea of separation between church and state is largely a US thing. In many places around the world the church is the state or at least one of the most potent constiuencies.

The modern world western world was largely shaped by religion. The reason Brazil speaks Portuguese while the rest of the continent speaks Spanish is the Treaty of Tordesillas that Pope Alexander, a Borja, helped engineer. My state was formed because even the Pilgrims were too religiously intolerant.

I'm sure the Pope is a smart guy. But he is no more immune to politics than you or I, probably less. He knows at least as much about the politics of the most powerful country the world has ever seen as we do.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:52 AM (viF8m)

382 >>I tried to be Presbyterian for a while. I gave up on them when they completely surrendered to the Covid madness. It wasn’t just the leadership; I realized that almost the entire congregation disgusted me personally. The “church” was just a glorified funeral parlor with a long waiting list.

Pretty sad. When I was a kid it was a wonderful church. I don't even recognize the place anymore.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 11:56 AM (viF8m)

383 I’ve been separated from the Eucharist for over a year now since my diocese has gone woke.

Sad. But going to Mass angry won’t heal my broken heart.

Oh well. At least I have my beach.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 25, 2026 12:02 PM (A5RD0)

384 Well then.

>>@EricLDaugh

>>🚨 JUST IN: PRESIDENT TRUMP CALLS OFF PAKISTAN TRIP, he’s DONE with the games

>>Trump just OFFICIALLY CANCELED Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s flight to Pakistan for talks with Iran — Fox

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:08 PM (viF8m)

385 Obama's library of Doom opens in 55 days by the way.
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Sounds like a Charleton Heston movie. "55 Days in Chicago," about a bunch of tourists at a Sci-Fi convention besieged by drugged out hobos, forced to defend their hotel while waiting for Trump to send the National Guard, who are delayed by activist judges.

Heston leads an all-star cast, playing the gritty but overweight head of hotel security, with David Niven as the suave, sophisticated manager. Ava Gardner is a booth girl hottie all the nerds want to bang.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at April 25, 2026 11:43 AM (ZOv7s)


I'd pay money to see that movie! Come on, AI, make it so.

Of course we'd have to have the Obama Presidential Flak Tower providing direct-fire support to the hobos.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 04:22 PM (ksbjf)

Daily Tech News 25 April 2026

Top Story



Tech News



Musical Interlude




Disclaimer: Scifvfglug.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM




Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 !!

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 04:30 AM (nD5wh)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:30 AM (8NTVk)

3 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 04:30 AM (7Pnfz)

4 Microsoft is running a competition with $2 million in prices

*prizes

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:31 AM (8NTVk)

5 G'Day everyone
I thought it was time to get up, there is no visual clock in bedroom so need to hit phone for time.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 04:34 AM (Ia/+0)

6 I like The Cure

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 04:34 AM (Ia/+0)

7 Guten morgen, horde.

It appears that the tech world, or Silicon Valley, is stuck in a death spiral that has not yet gotten to ludicrous speed.

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 04:36 AM (nD5wh)

8 Disclaimer: Scifvfglug.

Gesundheit.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:37 AM (8NTVk)

9
And I know I was wrong
When I said it was true
That it couldn't be me and be her
In between without you

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:45 AM (8NTVk)

10 Morning, all.

Posted by: Caf at April 25, 2026 04:53 AM (qS/Xm)

11 Present tense, past perfect
Undefended, the cut direct
Distant memory, a blind eye
All to make a maiden cry
A lonesome burden to carry
There is no need to tarry


fin

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 04:56 AM (nD5wh)

12 That it couldn't be me and be her
In between without you

It's like they tossed words into an automatic word-shaking machine and then rolled those out.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 05:02 AM (8NTVk)

13 Sign up for a bunch of MS Edge spam for a very small chance to win anything worthwhile? You'd have to be suicidal.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at April 25, 2026 05:18 AM (/HDaX)

14 That it couldn't be me and be her
In between without you

It's like they tossed words into an automatic word-shaking machine and then rolled those out.
Posted by: m


And I, a shadow
And what of us?
And what of me?
And what is left without you?

https://youtu.be/8pavnAi7lNk

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 05:25 AM (VHUov)

15 Sad!

The official rules say that the sweepstakes are open to U.S. residents, as well as those in Canada and a multitude of South American and European countries. We see New Zealand, Japan, and South Africa are listed, too. No, we don’t know what happened to Australia.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 05:26 AM (8NTVk)

16 Port Aidelaie’s black player really stands out.

Posted by: Accomack at April 25, 2026 05:29 AM (/Chlc)

17 Geelong is getting hammered

Posted by: Accomack at April 25, 2026 05:34 AM (8jVAy)

18 14
And I, a shadow
And what of us?
And what of me?
And what is left without you?

https://youtu.be/8pavnAi7lNk
Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 05:25 AM (VHUov)

New to me!

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 05:39 AM (8NTVk)

19 Heh! I'm not the only one here watching Aussie Rules Football.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 05:41 AM (7Pnfz)

20 19 Heh! I'm not the only one here watching Aussie Rules Football.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 05:41 AM (7Pnfz)

Maybe Pixy's watching.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 05:47 AM (8NTVk)

21 - Just saw a news report that the New Madrid rolled over and went back to sleep yesterday. 4.0 magnitude.

Just kicking the can down the road a bit I reckon.

Posted by: TeeJ at April 25, 2026 05:56 AM (EcT7r)

22 New to me!
Posted by: m


They're a great band. And they do a lot outside of Porcupine Tree too.

Steven Wilson, their frontman, has a few solo albums, and does a lot of production work, with everyone from Gentle Giant to Opeth.

Gavin Harrison, their drummer, is also in The Pineapple Thief, and has played with King Crimson, Level 42, and about eleventeen other bands.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 05:58 AM (VHUov)

23 Evening and morning to all you SAturday toilers and early risers!

Disclaimer: Scifvfglug.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM


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Pixy, it sounds like you swallowed a frog that was busy swallowing a fly. Hope you're better!

Today's my last non-travel day in the land of Dorothy and Dwight Eisenhower. I love it and have enjoyed it, even the travel parts. Someday I will trek out to the western reaches, maybe see Dodge City. For now? Coffee!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:00 AM (+2QQb)

24 Temp in Salina is 54, feels like 52 with (no doubt) some wind, 87% humidity. I weep to think of what a steaming pile-of-crap jungle I'll be heading back into.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:07 AM (+2QQb)

25 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Zzyzyxx

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 25, 2026 06:08 AM (xvhJH)

26 World Penguin Day is upon us again.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 25, 2026 06:11 AM (xvhJH)

27 Bachelor Mother w/ Ginger Rogers and David Niven is on TCM. Today is going to be a comedy movie day, says the schedule. We could all use some humor.

Ginger never gets mentioned as one of the top movie comediennes (though she did some drama as well), only her dancing with Astaire and others. But her comic turn in Monkey Business w/ Cary Grant is a delight.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:14 AM (+2QQb)

28 6 World Penguin Day is upon us again.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 25, 2026


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Surgery is required for a penguinal hernia!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:15 AM (+2QQb)

29 28 6 World Penguin Day is upon us again.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 25, 2026


And I got lot of problems with you people, especially that Duncanthrax character!

Posted by: Penguin what also celebrates Festivus at April 25, 2026 06:17 AM (skR0U)

30 My workout motivation has adopted protective coloration. It's somewhere here in the hotel room, cleverly disguised as a trash bin or night stand, or maybe as one of the utensils in the kitchenette drawer. I shall have to flush it out!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:21 AM (+2QQb)

31 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 06:22 AM (u82oZ)

32 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Sorry Salina did not make the cut. It was good to meet you.

Safe travels, and may you find what you want at a price you can afford.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 06:24 AM (u82oZ)

33 Spider solitaire is evil

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 06:24 AM (Ia/+0)

34 World Penguin Day
Are we all supposed to wear tuxedos or is that Cultural Appropriate?

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 06:26 AM (Ia/+0)

35 I’m sure Mr. Gray makes a fine Tea, but don’t you try to mix it up once in a while? I like the idea of Tea, but it ordinarily doesn’t seem to have enough oomph to get my brain to boot up in the morning. There’s a apple/cinnamon herbal variety that I like once in a while.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 06:26 AM (/eAJY)

36 Sorry Salina did not make the cut. It was good to meet you.

Safe travels, and may you find what you want at a price you can afford.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026


***
I liked everything about it except those taxes and insurance rates. It begins to look as if I can get more house for less, or the same size for a lot less, in Indiana. (I hope the roads are good. Evansville was hit or miss in that department, though mostly hit; I was surprised when I drove over a bad patch of street.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:27 AM (+2QQb)

37 I’m sure Mr. Gray makes a fine Tea, but don’t you try to mix it up once in a while? I like the idea of Tea, but it ordinarily doesn’t seem to have enough oomph to get my brain to boot up in the morning. There’s a apple/cinnamon herbal variety that I like once in a while.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026


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Same here. In cold weather I might have an herbal tea in the afternoon so I won't be caffeine-jazzed at bedtime, but it's the heat of the drink that I crave, not the juice.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:29 AM (+2QQb)

38 Since it is tech-related, got a little story about my job. IT pushes "a little update" onto my network a couple of days ago. Okay.

Yesterday, go to run Matlab just before quiting-time ... um ... it's no longer on my network. I JUST USED IT A DAY BEFORE THE UPDATE!!!! AARGGG!!!

Fired off a nasty-gram to IT, and went home.

* fin *

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 06:33 AM (ksbjf)

39 Wolfus me too, but only if its cold out.

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 06:37 AM (Ia/+0)

40 Sorry Salina did not make the cut. It was good to meet you.

Safe travels, and may you find what you want at a price you can afford.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026

***
I liked everything about it except those taxes and insurance rates. It begins to look as if I can get more house for less, or the same size for a lot less, in Indiana. (I hope the roads are good. Evansville was hit or miss in that department, though mostly hit; I was surprised when I drove over a bad patch of street.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:27 AM (+2QQb)


Wolfus, the Midwest gets some heavy snowfall. Salt is used as a road-treatment, and it's hard on the asphalt.

We have friends that live in Indiana and visit them every now-and-again. It's a pretty decent state, but it's really useful in sucking-up the storms sweeping East from the Great Plains before they get to Ohio.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 25, 2026 06:38 AM (ksbjf)

41 Man from Texas who is a member of a native tribe -The Chickasaw Nation in OK -talks the phrase "Until I see you again" and John 16:16-28:

https://tinyurl.com/y5hya4c5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 06:41 AM (Nx5jP)

42 Hi. I've enjoyed your daily tech news so much, especially the links to hacker stuff, that I've enrolled in a Bachelor of computer science (cyber security) degree that begins Monday.
You're a good influence, Pixy

Posted by: Nato at April 25, 2026 06:42 AM (74cob)

43 Family sings lovely version of "In Christ alone". Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/mrynd7ma

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 06:44 AM (Nx5jP)

44 Off to tackle the treadmill, all. I'll be back soon.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 06:45 AM (+2QQb)

45 Good morning everyone. Maybe a chance of rain later today. I sure hope so.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 25, 2026 06:46 AM (S+2Xo)

46 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 06:48 AM (RIvkX)

47

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at April 25, 2026 06:48 AM (49R93)

48 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 25, 2026 06:49 AM (VyBeY)

49 “ Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 5:3

Posted by: Marcus T at April 25, 2026 06:51 AM (63An5)

50 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at April 25, 2026 06:55 AM (2Ez/1)

51 FenelonSpoke

Thanks for that link of the Peterson's singing.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

52 I was aware of the Microsoft sweepstakes but it seemed like just the latest iteration of the MS Rewards program. I seem to always have a bit under 20K points. I occasionally use them to enter a contest or some virtual lottery. There never seems to be enough for anything really attractive. for a long time, if you were diligent, you could maintain a GamePass Ultimate subscription from points, which I guess appealed to teens or others without jobs. For an adult, the time required to meet the monthly subscription cost was not a good trade-off.

Posted by: Epobirs at April 25, 2026 06:56 AM (/0z9K)

53 Hillary Clinton

How is Web Hubble's pin cushion doing? Your liver still strong?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 06:56 AM (u82oZ)

54 Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 06:56 AM (

You are most welcome, Salty. I pray you and all here have a blessed day!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 07:00 AM (ix8EF)

55 Stacking to increase memory density seems like the sort of idea that will inevitably occur to many pondering the problem. Much like building multi-story buildings to replace smaller structures as real estate becomes a premium factor. It's just a matter of when the respective construction techs reach the point where the concept can be realized.

This brings to mind the integrated circuits as cities metaphor of 'Tron' and other settings.

Posted by: Epobirs at April 25, 2026 07:00 AM (/0z9K)

56 Posted by: NaCly Dog

--------------------------

Doing good, I'm having trouble with posting my random silliness when I'm at work though. I'll throw up a *hic* and it will disappear when the screen refreshes. I'm home this morning and everything works fine. Not sure what the issue is

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at April 25, 2026 07:03 AM (49R93)

57 Perhaps many have seen this story before, but it's about an Artemis astronaut who describes himself as "not particularly religious" who broke down when seeing a cross when he returned to earth:
Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/8zjavnwm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 07:04 AM (ix8EF)

58
Good morning, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 07:07 AM (tgvbd)

59 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 25, 2026 07:11 AM (YpHnX)

60
Early FWP time. I maintain a spreadsheet of show results for The Big Dummy: date, show, location, judge, Breed and Group result, entry, points won in Breed, Group and Grand Champion, etc. I did this for Lacey, Dutch and Delilah in their time as well.

The preliminary results entered are corrected when the AKC publishes the official results, about 10 days after the event. But they'll post the results of the first three days of a four-day weekend, then leave the last show of the weekend (or month) unposted for another three or four days. Irritates the hell out of me.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 25, 2026 07:16 AM (tgvbd)

61 https://tinyurl.com/22t5nzrp
Powerline week in pictures

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:17 AM (Ia/+0)

62 Nrg. Coffee. I needs it.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 25, 2026 07:24 AM (O7YUW)

63 Vertical stacking of memory:

We're gonna end up with memory cubes, aren't we?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 25, 2026 07:26 AM (O7YUW)

64 Interesting that the Charlottesville march was 1 month before the Trump Kammie debate and 20 days after she started her campaign.

Seems it was all planned.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 25, 2026 07:32 AM (/+uur)

65 I like the idea of Tea, but it ordinarily doesn’t seem to have enough oomph to get my brain to boot up in the morning.

Have you ever tried Ty-Phoo or The London Cuppa? They're both available on Amazon and are good breakfast teas (I'm having Ty-Phoo right now, which is a strong Kenyan tea).

Char Teas (on line supplier) also makes a Winchester Breakfast tea that is good for blowing away the morning fog.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:36 AM (qRla/)

66 r hennigantx

Yup.

Just imagine if the Left turned that energy to making people like their policies and politicians.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 07:36 AM (u82oZ)

67 I'm heading into the third week of a cough that will not go away. I don't have a fever or chills or headache, and the cough isn't even bringing up mucus anymore - it's just a cough. If I were a dog, I would call it kennel cough.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:38 AM (qRla/)

68 Husband got an Ap from the Cornell Ornithology Lab which can listen to bird sounds and tell you what they are. I look forward to using it!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 07:39 AM (GLmO1)

69 Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:38 AM (qRla

Sorry to hear that. May you have healing soon.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 07:40 AM (GLmO1)

70 I'm heading into the third week of a cough that will not go away. I don't have a fever or chills or headache, and the cough isn't even bringing up mucus anymore - it's just a cough. If I were a dog, I would call it kennel cough.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:38 AM (qRla/)
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Looks like you picked the wrong week to quit huffing glue!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

71 Fen didn't have any App but that how some years ago figured out it was a Great Horned Owl I heard often by looking up owl calls on YouTube

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:43 AM (Ia/+0)

72 It's my fifth day of retirement. So far every day this week has felt like a Saturday. Oddly enough even today feels like a Saturday.
Hunh.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)

73 It's my fifth day of retirement. So far every day this week has felt like a Saturday. Oddly enough even today feels like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)


As I said, give it a couple of weeks and you'll begin forgetting what day it is.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:45 AM (qRla/)

74 Thank you, Fen. It's not contagious, but it is annoying, and to me it seems such a minor thing that I don't feel like bothering the quick MD people about it.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 07:46 AM (qRla/)

75 It's my fifth day of retirement. So far every day this week has felt like a Saturday. Oddly enough even today feels like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)
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I think it is helpful to have some sort of routine to break it up a little keep it fresh.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)

76 > It's my fifth day of retirement. So far every day this week has felt like a Saturday. Oddly enough even today feels like a Saturday.
Hunh.
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I've been retired for 6 years and for whatever reason the weekends still seem to matter.

Even when I think Tuesday is Saturday.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 25, 2026 07:49 AM (jehhT)

77 Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 07:43 AM (Ia/+

That's great! I like owls.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 07:49 AM (Nx5jP)

78 How is Fen son's new job going?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

79 “Who cooks for you, who cooks for you, who cooks for you allllll”

Owls regurgitate the indigestible residue of their meals, can find them near places they roost. Little fur pellets, and tiny bones, of mice and similar.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 07:51 AM (EACZC)

80 Good morning all!

I have been up since 4:30 with the dog, who insists that that is the proper time to play.

Posted by: jmel at April 25, 2026 07:52 AM (bVhJi)

81 "I weep to think of what a steaming pile-of-crap jungle I'll be heading back into."

You keep choosing poorly.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 25, 2026 07:52 AM (qFwJc)

82 3rd prize in the Edge contest is a Manssiere worn by me as I was diddled by my good friend Tim Cook and signed by yours truly.

Enjoy!

Posted by: Bill Gates at April 25, 2026 07:58 AM (dOVnE)

83 MP4 get that cough checked out

Nat good luck

Fenelon thank you for sharing the astronaut story

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 07:58 AM (lO7nS)

84 >>I'm heading into the third week of a cough that will not go away.

Sounds like what I went through with COVID 5+ years ago. Feeling sick lasted just a day, but the damn cough lasted 2 months. It ended about 3 days before the lockdowns started.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 25, 2026 07:59 AM (NcvvS)

85 3rd prize in the Edge contest is a Manssiere worn by me as I was diddled by my good friend Tim Cook and signed by yours truly.

Enjoy!
Posted by: Bill Gates at April 25, 2026 07:58 AM (dOVnE)
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Weren't you friends with Jeffrey Epstein?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 25, 2026 08:01 AM (RIvkX)

86 Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 25, 2026 07:58 AM (lO7nS

You are most welcome.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 25, 2026 08:01 AM (6jy2V)

87 “ …. who insists that that is the proper time to play”

Well he’s not wrong!

Posted by: Common Tater at April 25, 2026 08:01 AM (EACZC)

88 Edge sucks. Plays the same two chords with the same effects pedal for every song ever.

Posted by: The browser sucks too at April 25, 2026 08:02 AM (TbWk/)

89 Still no new music video from Skyebrows. It's been more than a week, man. I was told AI gen is quick and easy. Just type a prompt and it poops out a music video, right?

/s

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 25, 2026 08:02 AM (IhL8c)

90 Back from my workout, showered, a quick breakfast with the last of the in-room coffeemaker's coffee. I might step outside for a pipe. About nine, I can drive up, gas up the car, head up to Abilene, and see what I can see; maybe have a little late breakfast or early lunch. All the attractions and businesses in Abilene seem to open about ten.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:04 AM (+2QQb)

91 "I weep to think of what a steaming pile-of-crap jungle I'll be heading back into."
*
You keep choosing poorly.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 25, 2026


***
I had to stay in the jungle for all those years because of my job. Now I can get out, and I will.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:05 AM (+2QQb)

92 It's my fifth day of retirement. So far every day this week has felt like a Saturday. Oddly enough even today feels like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 25, 2026


***
When I worked, my Saturdays and Sundays were often filled with errands I couldn't or didn't want to do after work. Now those errands can be spread over the entire week. So Saturday doesn't feel like "Saturday," if you know what I mean.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:07 AM (+2QQb)

93 All the attractions and businesses in Abilene seem to open about ten.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:04 AM (+2QQb)

The main hazard of being an overnight worker. You wake up at 3am and want to do things, but nothing's open for seven hours.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 25, 2026 08:08 AM (1Ff7Z)

94 All the attractions and businesses in Abilene seem to open about ten.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 25, 2026 08:04 AM (+2QQb)

Abilene, Abilene
Prettiest town I've ever seen
Women there don't treat you mean
In Abilene, my Abilene...

Posted by: Zombie George Hamilton IV at April 25, 2026 08:08 AM (dOVnE)

95 COFFEE BREAK NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 25, 2026 08:08 AM (Ia/+0)

96 Nood. Coffee.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 25, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

97 I'm heading into the third week of a cough that will not go away.

--

Possibly pollen? I don't know how it is up there in the hellscape of MA, but in the south, pollen and the dry grass outside will get you coughing a dry cough down here.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 25, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

98 Just sent off the July book thread to CBD. At least I got one thing done today.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 25, 2026 08:13 AM (qRla/)

99 I watched Tender Mercies on TCM the other night. Let’s say it was the first time, as I believe I saw it in the mid-80s when it was first released on cable, but I was about the same age as the boy, Sonny, in the film at the time, and it really left no impression on me.

Duvall did a fine job in it, no doubt he deserved the Oscar. The film is so understated throughout, which I appreciated. I’m so used to over-the-top plotting and acting, that this focus on one man beating his demons with the help of a good, stoic, Christian woman surprised me.

I kept expecting bad things to happen. Like the band that rolls up to the Mariposa motel looking for Mac Sledge after word gets out who he is. I was expecting some typical 80s Hollywood redneck bullies to come out of that van, for things to go sideways, but, no, they were just earnest dudes looking up to a hero.

I miss that genuineness in film today.
I’m still thinking about it, days later.


Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 25, 2026 08:13 AM (6ydKt)

100 100

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 25, 2026 08:15 AM (O7YUW)

101 w00t2

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:08 PM (8NTVk)

102 What I want is "Pe-Pe" - a Perl compiler written in Perl. In one line of Perl. In one line of utterly unintelligible Perl.

Posted by: Nemo at April 25, 2026 02:56 PM (4RPgu)

103 The acid test for any language used to be "Can you compile it in itself?"

I guess I'm outta touch.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at April 25, 2026 04:01 PM (/d4WW)

If This Be ONT, Make The Most Of It

Hey everybody! How's your week going?

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Fido Friday: Want the wiper!


IYKYK

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Stoners are taking 4/20 a bit too far

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If the dwarf stays in the box they get away with it


LOTR meme I

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LOTR meme 2

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Ta dah!


Literacy

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Politics

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He gets it


One for Alex

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The future is bright

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Want


There is a difference

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What's in a name?

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Parenting


There is now a Peppa Pig meme generator online
No way that's going to get abused

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Bring on the food

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Iran takes down a US jet


Insharkla

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Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Elmo:

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Posted by: WeirdDave at 10:00 PM




Comments

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1 FIRST AGAIN!?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 09:59 PM (WONhk)

2 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 09:59 PM (Kyh8Y)

3 Good evening morons e grazie wd

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:01 PM (RIvkX)

4 Howdy WD - Happy Friday, Horde!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 10:02 PM (EjgNj)

5 I have eaten

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 24, 2026 10:06 PM (jrgJz)

6 Speaking of sharks...I told y'all to watch and laugh at the strange movie, Thrash.

But only when you have nothing else to do. I don't think it is supposed to be funny. We thought it was as well as super dumb. Temu Jaws movie.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:07 PM (WONhk)

7 I want to know what's going on in the top photo.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:07 PM (WONhk)

8 The knife throwing machine is interesting. With a few improvements, and a way to use it center of gravity, Space Force might find it useful for their orbital forces.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)

9 Where is everyone? Was there a Rapture and we are left? Oh, there's my husband. I'm not alone.

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

10 I think sven and michel are getting their asses kicked.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 10:12 PM (snZF9)

11 Brunette at the top....would.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:12 PM (xcxpd)

12 Update on the homeless woman I encountered at church today: If you remember, I put The Lovely Mrs. on the case 'cause something just didn't sound right with her story.

It turns out:

1) Woman was local and parental units have forbidden her from their home

2) She released from the clink today. She was in there due to 3 missed court dates for a shoplifting arrest

3) All the local homeless shelters wouldn't take her in due to previous disruptions/bad acting

4) No local friends will host her either due to past indiscretions

No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)

13 The future is apparently a Phillip K Dick novel, and the door wants a tip

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (rbvCR)

14 ONT Friday....go watch 'Astartes' and then 'Secret Level: No Know Fear'

On bourbon.

Awesome.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (xcxpd)

15 Where is everyone? Was there a Rapture and we are left? Oh, there's my husband. I'm not alone.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:10 PM (WONhk)

Can you believe it? My kid expected me to make dinner for her! It's like she can't open a box of cereal! Otherwise I'd have been here earlier. I usually only lurk on Fridays.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (1Ff7Z)

16 Evening, overnight satellites and satraps of the Greater Ace of Spades HQ Empire.

Been a busy day in Kansas. Saw three houses -- well, two; one was already "under contract" after we drove 15 minutes (at a fun 80mph at least) to get to it. One needed a LOT of work. The third was . . . generic. Nice, and I could see things I could do to make it mine. But home insurance and property taxes in Kansas are insane. Indiana has now moved back to the top in the rankings as a Wolfus bolthole. (KS is great as far as car insurance goes, though.)

In the meantime, I have one more day here, and tomorrow I'll drive up to the famous cowtown Abilene for breakfast and to see what I can see.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (+2QQb)

17 I just saw a Lysol commercial that told me to disinfect the thing I touch most I think this is going to burn.

Posted by: Muchas buchas at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (CDX35)

18 Evening, WD, and ONT Horde!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (utfVc)

19 13 The future is apparently a Phillip K Dick novel, and the door wants a tip
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (rbvCR)

The door is a whore

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (xcxpd)

20

Christy,

It could be the fucking Parent Influencer's reaction after she ran over her three year old.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)

21 Lots of funny videos, images, texts tonight, thx WeirdDave.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (y171U)

22 Brunette at the top....would.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026


***
I could improve her life. Vastly.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (+2QQb)

23 In the meantime, I have one more day here, and tomorrow I'll drive up to the famous cowtown Abilene for breakfast and to see what I can see.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:14 PM (+2QQb)

Happy Trails to you.

Missouri might be a good jam, especially the riverlands.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (xcxpd)

24 >>>Fido Friday: Want the wiper!

The wiper cleans the outside, the dog cleans the inside.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (syz1S)

25 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 24, 2026 10:16 PM (7Pnfz)

26 Apropos of the top pic, I was delayed getting here watching flood videos from Japan in 2011... and tornado damage in Enid OK last night. Nature doesn't care.

Storm Chaser: Close Tornado Intercept Enid Oklahoma - 23 April, 2026 10:09
https://youtu.be/rdiTXgUw_XY

Fox: VIOLENT tornado rated as EF-4 that tore through Oklahoma 1:38
https://youtu.be/mnkB5VNG4CM

Posted by: mindful webworker - life on the prairie at April 24, 2026 10:16 PM (Kd2bx)

27 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

28 The knife throwing machine is interesting. With a few improvements, and a way to use it center of gravity, Space Force might find it useful for their orbital forces.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2026 10:08 PM (S/Y4j)

Newton's Third Law still applies. Wielder would be thrust backwards (or made to spin) by the machine.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (utfVc)

29 The future is apparently a Phillip K Dick novel, and the door wants a tip
Posted by: Kindltot


The future will make sense to the sane. PKD wasn't.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (diia5)

30 Brunette at the top....would.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
I could improve her life. Vastly.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (+2QQb)

With that look on her face?? Makes me think she started it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (1Ff7Z)

31

The storms in Oklahoma are scary.
I hope people there are okay.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (3ek7K)

32 30 Brunette at the top....would.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
I could improve her life. Vastly.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (+2QQb)

With that look on her face?? Makes me think she started it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (1Ff7Z)

Still Would

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (xcxpd)

33 27 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

You know what? I...agree.

Dumas and his word are fascinating. In a world before comic book movies, he was seriously cinematic.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (xcxpd)

34 Still Would
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (xcxpd)

Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

35 No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)
**************************
So the woman is infamous if no shelter will take her. Tells a good tale of reform.

In FL, when I was a RN case manager in the ED of the med center, there was a shelter where they'd have to do a tiny bit of work for room and board. No booze, no drugs, no fighting. Men only.

The shelter had a list of those who could not go there for one or all the reasons. Some would tell me they did not wanna work, and tell me they were on the list! Whine! UGH. Don't miss those days, which are far worse a decade later. You had to be dishcharged to a "safe" place vs kicked to the curb.

If the patient had a wound or pneumonia we would taxi them to a motel (known for bad wimmen) for 3 nights. Paid by the hospital or taxes, plus free meds.

One old guy, when I was new to the job, charmed me with his Irish accent. Pneumonia. Swore he'd quit and change. The ED docs told me he would not and they were correct. Months later I saw him drunk and dancing a jig at an art's festival street fair. Drunk as any Irishman could possibly be.

The stories I could tell...

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (WONhk)

36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

37

Yep,

Whip out your micro penis and change her life.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

38 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.

Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)

39 34 Still Would
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:18 PM (xcxpd)

Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

He's not wrong.

Still Would. She is just...joyful and adorable.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (xcxpd)

40 Good evening Horde. Thanks WD.

I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth. Apparently an expansion team. Who knew? They're in the playoffs against Las Vegas Golden Knights - another expansion team that launched in 2017.

Posted by: TRex - hockey historian dino at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

41 Sven and Michel are doing what they are supposed to be doing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:23 PM (RIvkX)

42 38 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.
Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)

There's a platypus stalking you.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:23 PM (xcxpd)

43 re the ratchet diagram.
Today a lot of conservative intellectuals on X are getting buttmad at Christopher Rufo because, it seems, he's making conservatives look bad. We're not supposed to be putting points on the board! We're supposed to be writing wonky papers!

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 10:23 PM (gKWVE)

44 37

Yep,

Whip out your micro penis and change her life.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

Oral and a hot oil massage

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:24 PM (xcxpd)

45 That's the backyard football Missippi. The spelling is correct.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (w/O5Q)

46 I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth. Apparently an expansion team. Who knew? They're in the playoffs against Las Vegas Golden Knights - another expansion team that launched in 2017.
Posted by: TRex - hockey historian dino at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (IQ6Gq)

They used to be the Arizona Coyotes, but were transmogrified.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (utfVc)

47 Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

He's not wrong.

Still Would. She is just...joyful and adorable.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (xcxpd)

That's fine.



Oh, can you make me the beneficiary?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

48 We trap and kill raccoons when they become problematic. It sounds cruel, but they are predators. They are clever critters with clever hands. But they are predators. They bother nesting songbirds. They eat the eggs. They raid the bird feeders. They get a honeybun, and a 22 shot to the brain.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (7JD9w)

49 36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

I got both references.

When I worked at Google, they served a Baron of Beef at lunch one day.

A glorious day.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (xcxpd)

50 Hi folks. Hope you're having a great Friday, and are going to have a great weekend.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:26 PM (CHHv1)

51 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.
Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)
=====

Please don't make a scene.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:26 PM (RIvkX)

52 Another "bleh" week comes to an end. At least I picked up steaks, and they turned out well (or medium rare, to be precise). I think the weather is supposed to be good tomorrow, so l'll probably go for a hike in the morning.

Posted by: PabloD at April 24, 2026 10:26 PM (zUFRX)

53 47 Are you forgetting Stacy McCain's first rule?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:20 PM (1Ff7Z)

He's not wrong.

Still Would. She is just...joyful and adorable.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (xcxpd)

That's fine.



Oh, can you make me the beneficiary?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

*adds OrangeEnt to the list of book and gun beneficiaries*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:27 PM (xcxpd)

54 It could be the fucking Parent Influencer's reaction after she ran over her three year old.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)
********
I can't read stories like that and I am pretty hardened after over 5yrs in a busy ED with Trauma Service.

If the story in the news is about a baby or child I see the headlines and nope! I can't handle it.

Somehow, with one exception, on my days off I missed the worst of bad stuff with kids or teens. My HS boys were driving at the time, and I missed those car accidents my partner dealt with (there were two of us job sharing). I am thankful I was spared.

I was stuck in a room with a child abuser once. Shaken baby syndrome of a 1yr old we were flying out to Orlando. The sheriff told me to not let on we knew he was guilty, so I played it cool but was not happy to be alone with him. They wanted to wait for tests before his arrest. So I remember that one.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:27 PM (WONhk)

55 Finished the SMPTE 2110/Broadcast Device SQL Database schema and indexes, it's over 6000 lines, just for the schema.

Built a generic React front end and back end to go through all of the tables and indexes.

This is going to take a while to wrap my mind around how to fully implement and leverage but I'm game.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:28 PM (XV/Pl)

56

BC,

It's great to see you.

Hopefully Robert will let you have a great weekend.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:28 PM (3ek7K)

57 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

58 55 Finished the SMPTE 2110/Broadcast Device SQL Database schema and indexes, it's over 6000 lines, just for the schema.

Built a generic React front end and back end to go through all of the tables and indexes.

This is going to take a while to wrap my mind around how to fully implement and leverage but I'm game.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:28 PM (XV/Pl)

I feel you. I QA'd 600 website questions and more than half had typos on it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (xcxpd)

59 Not sure who asmodaari_steve is, but Twitter/X has never heard of him.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:30 PM (CHHv1)

60 57 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

The dwarf was fucking someone on the second floor and was sneaking out.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:30 PM (xcxpd)

61 Can't believe I'm watching the movie Priest for the third time.

Post apocalyptic vampire movie with a cool motorcycle. It gets my attention just because of the premise.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 10:30 PM (kxLc1)

62 I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth.

"The" Mammoth? Aren't team name nouns usually plural unless it's something insubstantial (and dumb) like "Heat?"

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (vTZFs)

63 A good Monte Cristo is a little bit of heaven.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (2WIwB)

64 They get a honeybun, and a 22 shot to the brain.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (7JD9w)

I lived 10yrs in the boonies of MS. No complaints from me for racoons or coyotes or packs of wild dogs. The latter two killed calves. Daddy did whatever he did to stop them, as he did not mess around.

I took no part in the murders.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (WONhk)

65 The woman in the top pic is the meme girl with the evil grin in front of the burning house, all grown up. Right?

Posted by: mindful webworker - memes never age at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (Kd2bx)

66 Elmo was telling his homies about Katy Perry's tits. They want some of that action too.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (Fbc0I)

67 IYKYK
Well, I guess I don't know. Just a big white space under the blackboard guy....

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (fK5DA)

68 YOUTUBE X report.

Ran into a few Rich Baris "items" and wow. Off the deep end, so deep in fact that he is in the shallow end now. Also, quite bloated and puffy.

Definitely believes that Donald Trump personally killed hundred of Iranian school girls on purpose and that the IRGC/Mullahs are the good guys.

Is he getting the same 7k checks from the same Islamists that Massie is getting his from?

Posted by: GigantorX at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (F2sSv)

69 When I was a kid growing up in Scranton , we had these Tickle Me, Negro! dolls. And they were a hit at the community pools every time I was showing off my blonde leg hairs! - Joey Dementiacrat

Posted by: Rex B at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (a992C)

70 Thanks for the update Wolfus, soft landings.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (RIvkX)

71 69 When I was a kid growing up in Scranton , we had these Tickle Me, Negro! dolls. And they were a hit at the community pools every time I was showing off my blonde leg hairs! - Joey Dementiacrat
Posted by: Rex B at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (a992C)

*snort*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (xcxpd)

72 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

I'm assuming someone with weird proclivities getting caught.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

73 >>They used to be the Arizona Coyotes, but were transmogrified.

Loved the first name. The Utah Hockey Club. Inspirational.

Someday that swag is going to be worth money.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

74 "The" Mammoth? Aren't team name nouns usually plural unless it's something insubstantial (and dumb) like "Heat?"
Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (vTZFs)

They certainly should be.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (utfVc)

75 @56 - not likely, to be honest. There are only a few comfortable sleeping positions, and those he has chosen to tromp on my chest randomly during the night. So sleep and I haven't known each other for weeks.

But hey, he's a cat, he rules the roost. Twas ever thus.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:34 PM (CHHv1)

76 Wolfus, did you get your Buick's headlights repaired? I'm a few days behind...

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:35 PM (7JD9w)

77 Is he getting the same 7k checks from the same Islamists that Massie is getting his from?
Posted by: GigantorX at April 24, 2026 10:32 PM (F2sSv)

Fair guess

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:35 PM (xcxpd)

78 I'm watching the movie Priest for the third time

The movie every critic hates but I keep watching is "Passengers".
I wouldn't selfishly revive Jennifer Lawrence if stuck alone on a dying generation ship. But I understand.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 10:35 PM (gKWVE)

79 Hi friends! Dog walked, hatches battened down in case a bad guy got lost and somehow ended up in this tiny town, everyone is settling.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 10:36 PM (p4NUW)

80 49 36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

I got both references.

When I worked at Google, they served a Baron of Beef at lunch one day.

A glorious day.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (xcxpd)

Removeth thyself from my courtyard Greenery!

Posted by: Earl of Sandwich at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (mP0Kj)

81 Loved the first name. The Utah Hockey Club. Inspirational.

Someday that swag is going to be worth money.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

Should have gone with Honeybees. Very appropriate for a Mormon city team.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (utfVc)

82 I feel a very deep connection to the "parenting" video.

Very
Deep

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (jehhT)

83

BC,

I hear ya. We have a Shih Tzu who allows us a narrow space in the bed.

Every night is an adventure and the adventure has no relation to sex, lmao.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (3ek7K)

84 12 Update on the homeless woman I encountered at church today: If you remember, I put The Lovely Mrs. on the case 'cause something just didn't sound right with her story.

It turns out:

1) Woman was local and parental units have forbidden her from their home

2) She released from the clink today. She was in there due to 3 missed court dates for a shoplifting arrest

3) All the local homeless shelters wouldn't take her in due to previous disruptions/bad acting

4) No local friends will host her either due to past indiscretions

No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)


If only Gavin Newsom would spend a megabuck or two to build her a house she could turn her life around.

Posted by: a.moronbob at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (X5Jzz)

85 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot


Oh, oh, oh, did I mention they're doing a version on PBS now! It's like my torture of last year has paid off... ( except they skip the slavery part so far and just skip to the end in terms of his identity.. etc, etc!!! )

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (diia5)

86 That's the backyard football Missippi. The spelling is correct.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026


***
To this day I use the old song (which I first heard in a cartoon with a bouncing ball, I think) to spell that state name out: "M-I-S, S-I-S, S-I-P-P-I!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (+2QQb)

87 I'm listening to Quentin Tarantino talk about 'Star 80'.
I gotta say, the guy really fucking understands movies.

I would give my left nut to hang out with him and talk movies. He knows his stuff and has the kind of passion I respect.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (xcxpd)

88 >> "The" Mammoth? Aren't team name nouns usually plural unless it's something insubstantial (and dumb) like "Heat?"

The Stanford Cardinal.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:38 PM (viF8m)

89 72 I don't understand what's happening in the dwarf video
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 10:29 PM (LmPA0)

I'm assuming someone with weird proclivities getting caught.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

It was a small indiscretion.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)

90 Say it Elmo, say it!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (/lPRQ)

91 80 49 36 The Count of Monte Cristo is proof that Alexandre Dumas was the worlds first food and recipe blogger
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 10:17 PM (rbvCR)

He never could have outfought the Baron of Beef.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:21 PM (utfVc)

I got both references.

When I worked at Google, they served a Baron of Beef at lunch one day.

A glorious day.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:25 PM (xcxpd)

Removeth thyself from my courtyard Greenery!
Posted by: Earl of Sandwich at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (mP0Kj)

*hisses*

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (xcxpd)

92 The woman in the top pic is the meme girl with the evil grin in front of the burning house, all grown up. Right?
Posted by: mindful webworker - memes never age at April 24, 2026 10:31 PM (Kd2bx)

Bingo! That's the joke in the picture.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (utfVc)

93 Motorboat Me Elmo?

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 10:41 PM (gKWVE)

94 Hi Piper! "Dogs walked" is the first sign of a prepared person.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:41 PM (CHHv1)

95 Wolfus, did you get your Buick's headlights repaired? I'm a few days behind...
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026


***
Sure did, Wed. morning. I first noticed the message when I was hopping in the car to meet Salty for an early dinner. People recommended a local tire and service shop, so I ran up there. They got me in that afternoon and out in about half an hour -- my wallet lighter, or you might say my credit card heavier. Doesn't matter; it's my only car, and a great one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:41 PM (+2QQb)

96 It was a small indiscretion.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)

Heh.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:42 PM (utfVc)

97 79 Hi friends! Dog walked, hatches battened down in case a bad guy got lost and somehow ended up in this tiny town, everyone is settling.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 10:36 PM (p4NUW)

Piper...we fly in and out of NOLA to drive to my parent's farm in MS once a year. Two years ago in a hotel in French Quarter, a drunk or two set off the fire alarm at 0300. We twice had to go down stairs and explain to our grandson about a bad man who did this but that it was not a fire.

From that morning on, if he heard a car alarm walking around, it was "the bad man."

Upon leaving the NOLA airport, walking to the gate to fly home, he was holding my husband's hand. Saw a male and female, cuffed, walking towards us with police. He said to my dude:"They caught the bad man." He got closure and we laughed.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:42 PM (WONhk)

98 Acting in Star 80 was teh awesome. Still creeped out by Eric Roberts.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)

99 @83 - I really like Shih Tzus, they are totally friendly and seem to love everyone. Never lived with one, though. At least he's not a Great Dane.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:44 PM (CHHv1)

100 98 Acting in Star 80 was teh awesome. Still creeped out by Eric Roberts.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)

Deliberately (?) so

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:44 PM (xcxpd)

101 @58

>> I feel you. I QA'd 600 website questions and more than half had typos on it.

So far all of the tables, table and the indexes, index.

The biggest challenge is going to be UI and data validation and typing, that’s going to take the longest time.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:45 PM (XV/Pl)

102 With that look on her face?? Makes me think she started it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026


***
I love it when a woman starts it.

Well, not fires, obviously.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:45 PM (+2QQb)

103

BC,

We have had 5 Great Danes. No way they could sleep with us, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (3ek7K)

104 It was a small indiscretion.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)

It was the short version.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

105 Bingo! That's the joke in the picture.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:40 PM (utfVc)

I may be raising pyromaniacs. I feed our grandbabies by one of our gas fireplaces. To burp this last lass I turn on the fire for her and a burp follows. At 6mo she knew the remote control was involved and stared at the fireplace then remote.

Six weeks later she stares at the fireplace til I light it for her after she has half a bottle. We laugh because she sits straight up, stares, then stares at the remote. She may think her mind controls this, as she sure does control her Nana.

I may be doing this in the dog days of summer to please her highness.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (WONhk)

106 103

BC,

We have had 5 Great Danes. No way they could sleep with us, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (3ek7K)

Why do you hate love?

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:46 PM (xcxpd)

107 Why not the SLC Golden Eagles? That was the name for the SLC team in the old WHL. Cool uniforms too.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 10:47 PM (U/Byj)

108 But hey, he's a cat, he rules the roost. Twas ever thus.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026


***
I miss my two furry thugs. Haven't seen them in a week now, and won't until Tuesday evening. Dagny will of course ignore me and Stirling will do his best to wake me at 3:45 am on Wed. morning.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:48 PM (+2QQb)

109 I really like Shih Tzus, they are totally friendly and seem to love everyone. Never lived with one, though. At least he's not a Great Dane.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 10:44 PM (CHHv1)

I'll take Great Danes over Shitzus any day. Just my experience. I don't enjoy little yappy dogs.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:49 PM (7JD9w)

110 Why not the SLC Golden Eagles? That was the name for the SLC team in the old WHL. Cool uniforms too.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 10:47 PM (U/Byj)

Close to the Golden Knights?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 10:49 PM (1Ff7Z)

111 Laughing way too hard at the Elmo meme.

Posted by: It's brilliant at April 24, 2026 10:50 PM (TbWk/)

112 I'd like to ask Quentin T. what it was like to play the villain in the stage revival of Wait Until Dark in '98 and work with Marisa Tomei.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:51 PM (+2QQb)

113 OT: Sazerac Rye is a great end to the day.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:51 PM (xcxpd)

114 Newton's Third Law still applies. Wielder would be thrust backwards (or made to spin) by the machine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


Launch similar mass out the backside.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 10:51 PM (/lPRQ)

115 Evening all,

We have a launch tomorrow late in the afternoon.

Roscosmos - Soyuz 2.1a - Progress MS-34
LS 31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, KAZ - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 25, 2026
Launch Time: 6:21 PM EDT (April 26th 03:21 Local Baikonur Time)

https://youtu.be/8UcDyayzH5M

Stream goes live at 5:50pn EDT.

Posted by: Joyenz at April 24, 2026 10:52 PM (2F0/Y)

116 *tips cap*

Nice to see you, BC - have a great weekend! Sorry to hear the pussy won't give you any rest...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 10:52 PM (EjgNj)

117 >>We have had 5 Great Danes.

Seriously?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:53 PM (viF8m)

118 >>They used to be the Arizona Coyotes, but were transmogrified.

Loved the first name. The Utah Hockey Club. Inspirational.

Someday that swag is going to be worth money.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:33 PM (viF8m)

I would have gone with the Utah Puddy Tats, with either Tweety or Sylvester as the mascot.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2026 10:54 PM (S/Y4j)

119

WE had two Great Danes and two teacup chihuahuas at the same time. It was hilarious that they all slept together.

No one ended up a Scoby snack.

I can't tell you how much we miss them all.

Dogs are much better than most of the assholes in our country.



Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 10:54 PM (3ek7K)

120 FUTA tax? That's a tax on Japanese chicks with huge dicks, right?

Maybe I mis-typed in google search.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (nWPIJ)

121 Sheesh. The nfl draft is really sucking. And not in a good way.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (2WIwB)

122 Should have gone with Honeybees. Very appropriate for a Mormon city team.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 10:37 PM (utfVc)

Then Candace would really have something to talk about....

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (fK5DA)

123 94 Hi Piper! "Dogs walked" is the first sign of a prepared person.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026

Only one dog. And he isn’t even a real dog. He is a Shiba. He would run screaming “every man for himself!” If a person broke in. I kid you not when I tell you my cats run toward the door growling if someone rings the bell. My dog? Back to my bedroom. lol. But he is crazy cute. So here we are.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 10:55 PM (p4NUW)

124
Tony Curtis is 1-1 in sword fights.

Win: over Ross Martin in The Great Race

Loss: to Richard Chamberlain in The Count of Monte Cristo

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 10:57 PM (tgvbd)

125 Great Danes are great dogs. We had one who lived to age 12. Old for that breed. She was an awesome dog. Had heart attack in the yard on Christmas day 2005. RIP Ginger.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 10:57 PM (7JD9w)

126 I will never own a dog that takes bigger poops than me.

I had a friend that had a Great Dane, good lord the size of those dumps!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XV/Pl)

127 Never mind the 'Want the wiper' dog, WTH is a 'Twingo'?

Looked it up,
"The Renault Twingo is a city car made by the French company Renault from 1992 to 2024 across three generations. The name is a portmanteau of twist, swing, and tango."

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XeU6L)

128 FUTA tax.

"If you want more of something, subsidize it. If you want less, tax it."

Stuff Jefferson Said, vol. 2

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 24, 2026 10:59 PM (WUlxL)

129 Dogs are much better than most of the assholes in our country.

Posted by: four seasons
------------

“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.”
― Mark Twain

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (XeU6L)

130 The thing is, dogs crowd you in the bed because they love you and want to be loved by you. Cats crowd you in the bed because you're interfering with their comfortableness.

E'en now as I type, I'm trying to animate something complicated and RtC is like, "Yeah, you don't need to concentrate, *I* need to be petted."

If I post things that sound like someone deprived of sleep, seemingly insane and possibly dangerous, it's because of cats.

"It's because of cats" can be the epitaph on our planet when aliens come to see whassup on our long dead world.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (CHHv1)

131 51 Howdy Hordelings! Been a while since I was here for a Friday ONT. It's kinda like being in the "Just Visiting" block in Monopoly.
Posted by: Doof at April 24, 2026 10:22 PM (QLC6i)
=====

Please don't make a scene.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at

Giggle.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (p4NUW)

132 Snow is persisting here, and definitely beginning to drift. Good chance I will be running the snow blower tomorrow. I was standing at the kitchen sink, looking out the window, and zoom, zoom! Two dark-colored critters streaked past in the snow. Went to the other window, and saw two brown rabbits going like 60. Didn't see any predator chasing them. These are snowshoe rabbits, technically "varying hares". They have their summer coats already; in Winter they are pure white.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 11:00 PM (utfVc)

133 Tony Curtis is 1-1 in sword fights.

Win: over Ross Martin in The Great Race

Loss: to Richard Chamberlain in The Count of Monte Cristo
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 10:57 PM (tgvbd)

There are about 5 versions of Monte Cristo out there. That one is the most well-known among certain generations, I think.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 11:01 PM (fK5DA)

134 'Bout time I headed off to sleep, I guess. Tomorrow I need to exercise, my last chance before I get home -- working out before a long day's drive is asking for trouble, methinks. And the hotel in Fort Scott has no gym. Not sure if the one in Pine Bluff does.

It'll be raining on Sat night -- and a good part of the day on Sunday, which may slow me down.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:02 PM (+2QQb)

135 Old Phoenix WHL team was the Roadrunners. Still an AHL team there, dunno who their NHL parent team is, think they still have that name.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:02 PM (U/Byj)

136 "It's because of cats" can be the epitaph on our planet when aliens come to see whassup on our long dead world.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026


***
"The world cannot be flat. If it were, cats would already have pushed everything over the edge."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:04 PM (+2QQb)

137 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge. I still don't have another. Maybe I will never have another dog. Hubby has the cat. I like dogs.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:04 PM (7JD9w)

138
I had a friend that had a Great Dane, good lord the size of those dumps!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XV/Pl)

_________

It can also be what they're eating. Feed cheap dog food with a lot of fillers and inerts and you'll get bigger piles.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 11:05 PM (tgvbd)

139 When the wife and I first married, we lived in her apartment. Next door to us were two Great Dane dogs and their owners. Never would have imagined they were apartment dogs but....they are.

Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:06 PM (xcxpd)

140 137 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge. I still don't have another. Maybe I will never have another dog. Hubby has the cat. I like dogs.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:04 PM (7JD9w)

Get another dog.

Life is better with dogs. Not easier, but better.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:07 PM (xcxpd)

141 I'm grateful for this being a warm enough evening that I can go back out on the front porch with a stogie and a Jameson for the Friday ONT. Think the last time I did this was November...

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (EjgNj)

142 Scooby Doo was a Great Dane, if I'm not mistaken.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (nWPIJ)

143 Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:06 PM

Tell me about it. I had a berner for 10.5 years. Lucky to have her that long but it was not nearly long enough.

Posted by: JuJuBee at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (tM5h4)

144 When the wife and I first married, we lived in her apartment. Next door to us were two Great Dane dogs and their owners. Never would have imagined they were apartment dogs but....they are.

Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026


***
When Miss Linda moved to NO for law school, she wanted to get a dog. A Newfoundland! I talked her out of it on the basis of "They are a big breed, not really an apartment dog, and you'll have to walk him in all weathers." Gradually she came around to cats, an animal she didn't know much about. Now she says she prefers felines and is glad I talked her into adopting one.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (+2QQb)

145 I had a friend that had a Great Dane, good lord the size of those dumps!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 10:58 PM (XV/Pl)

They are awesome dogs. Bring a shovel. Don't ever feed them chili.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (7JD9w)

146 MAE which version of Sazerac are you enjoying? It's on my list to get, haven't decided which one. Bulleit rye is perfectly decent, especially for under $25.

Finally got some cocktail tools and some bitters and sweet vermouth, at some point I'll be making some cocktails. Normally I drink everything straight, maybe an ice cube. Dark n Stormy's for hot weather rum drinking, bourbon and ginger ale also.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (U/Byj)

147 When Miss Linda moved to NO for law school, she wanted to get a dog. A Newfoundland! I talked her out of it on the basis of "They are a big breed, not really an apartment dog, and you'll have to walk him in all weathers." Gradually she came around to cats, an animal she didn't know much about. Now she says she prefers felines and is glad I talked her into adopting one.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (+2QQb)

*glares at Wolfus*
Dogs > Cats

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:10 PM (xcxpd)

148 146 MAE which version of Sazerac are you enjoying? It's on my list to get, haven't decided which one. Bulleit rye is perfectly decent, especially for under $25.

Finally got some cocktail tools and some bitters and sweet vermouth, at some point I'll be making some cocktails. Normally I drink everything straight, maybe an ice cube. Dark n Stormy's for hot weather rum drinking, bourbon and ginger ale also.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:09 PM (U/Byj)

Um, the costco Sazerat 1.5 liter. It's sweet and powerful and a wonderful end to an evening.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (xcxpd)

149 Yay, dave, last of the great ONTers

Posted by: alpine_beer at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (van9r)

150 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge. I still don't have another. Maybe I will never have another dog. . . .
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026


***
It took me a while -- though not a year -- after the passing in fairly quick succession of my cats of more than a decade, Wolf and Chekov. I was happy not to have to deal with a littler box or buying food . . . but eventually I realized something important was missing.

Thus, Stirling and then Dagny.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (+2QQb)

151 Matthew, which cigar are you burning tonight?

Had a new-to-me stick this afternoon, very nice, review to Weasel about to be written. Trinidad Espiritu No. 3.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (U/Byj)

152 At least my name is not Oblock Switchyion, so I got that going for me.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (wVcYX)

153 152 At least my name is not Oblock Switchyion, so I got that going for me.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (wVcYX)

You really are winning at life

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (xcxpd)

154
Our seniors are 10 1/2. Every day is a day of grace. In their minds they're still silly puppies. But their bodies won't let them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (tgvbd)

155 Dogs are the best species to ever inhabit the planet. When the probe-thing that shuts down all power shows up to evaporate the planet, they're wondering why dogs aren't in charge (Star Trek iV, the better version).

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (CHHv1)

156 I'm grateful for this being a warm enough evening that I can go back out on the front porch with a stogie and a Jameson for the Friday ONT. Think the last time I did this was November...
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (EjgNj)


Excellent!!!
What the stick?

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (2WIwB)

157 Thanks Mark. I really should start buying bourbon and rye in the larger bottles. Usually quite a cost efficient break over the 750ml size.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (U/Byj)

158 *glares at Wolfus*
Dogs > Cats
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026


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I was just being practical, MAE. A big dog like a Newf in a one-bedroom, third floor apartment? Sounded like a recipe for disaster, something nobody needs. Certainly not a law student.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (+2QQb)

159 149 Yay, dave, last of the great ONTers

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I would like to speak with the manager.

Posted by: Karen at April 24, 2026 11:14 PM (nWPIJ)

160 143 Lovely beasts. Sad how short most big dogs live....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:06 PM

Tell me about it. I had a berner for 10.5 years. Lucky to have her that long but it was not nearly long enough.
Posted by: JuJuBee at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (tM5h4)

10.5 years is a blessing. But I'm sorry you lost your pup.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:14 PM (xcxpd)

161 Get another dog.

Life is better with dogs. Not easier, but better.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:07 PM (xcxpd)

The fence needs repair first. I won't have a dog that can run at large. Hubby is rehabbing from shoulder surgery so not just yet. It gives me time. I was very attached to our last boy.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:15 PM (7JD9w)

162 150 It's been almost a year since my most beloved doggeh went over the rainbow Bridge

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C'mon now. Gay dogs are good dogs too.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:15 PM (nWPIJ)

163 158 *glares at Wolfus*
Dogs > Cats
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026

***
I was just being practical, MAE. A big dog like a Newf in a one-bedroom, third floor apartment? Sounded like a recipe for disaster, something nobody needs. Certainly not a law student.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (+2QQb)

hurm. I suppose not. But there are dog that would thrive there.

I have had cats most of my life but, despite Hamilton Butttersworth III being a very friendly cat, I'm done with them.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (xcxpd)

164 It was a small indiscretion.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 10:39 PM (w/O5Q)


[golf clap]

Well done.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (rbvCR)

165


I don't know what is going on with this site.

I was responding to JackStraw and I keep getting messages that my comment is spam and I am astounded because I didn't use any swear words.

Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment.






Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)

166 At least my name is not Oblock Switchyion, so I got that going for me.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 11:12 PM (wVcYX)

Dude appears to be old enough that he predates the development of the "Glock switch", so unlikely he is named after that device.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 11:17 PM (utfVc)

167 Great Danes are great dogs. We had one who lived to age 12. Old for that breed. She was an awesome dog. Had heart attack in the yard on Christmas day 2005. RIP Ginger.

Never owned one but every GD I've met has been a big goofball. At the park I walk Elvis I met a guy who rescued a GD during the lockdown.

If they got there before us he come galloping, over like a pony as soon as we saw us and then lean on me untill he thought I had pet him enough. He was enormous and gentle as a lamb. What a sweet dog. Great breed.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:17 PM (viF8m)

168 Dogs and cats.

My theory, which has yet to be disproven--

"Dogs want to belong. Cats want to be comfortable."

I think this explains quite a lot, but I suspect I'll have to be dead for a few decades before someone says "Yeah, that guy figured it out."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:17 PM (CHHv1)

169 161 Get another dog.

Life is better with dogs. Not easier, but better.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:07 PM (xcxpd)

The fence needs repair first. I won't have a dog that can run at large. Hubby is rehabbing from shoulder surgery so not just yet. It gives me time. I was very attached to our last boy.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:15 PM (7JD9w)

#DoIt.

Fix the fence one one afternoon, buy the dog. Shelters are full of pups.

I lost my Logan puppy in 2020 and it hurt worse than anything. But after a couple years, I was ready. A new dog does help with the pain, if by no other way than by keeping you very busy and distracted from grief.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (xcxpd)

170
Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment
Posted by: four seasons 

_________

If you can't tip 40%, don't comment here.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (tgvbd)

171 Wolfus, when I spent a couple of nights in the hospital I found I really missed the cats.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (rbvCR)

172 @165 hope they figure it out, as I always enjoy your comments and would not want to miss them.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:19 PM (CHHv1)

173 'Twas a Friday ONT filled with good memes
Joined by 'ettes and Morons we esteem
Doof snuck in through the rear
Spoiling all the good cheer
Causing mayhem and making a scene!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:20 PM (EjgNj)

174 but eventually I realized something important was missing.

Thus, Stirling and then Dagny.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 11:11 PM (+2QQb)

Hope Miss Linda isn't reading this....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 11:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

175 JackStraw, is Elvis some sort of Hound dog? Just wondering, based on his name. My very best boy was a Hound.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:22 PM (7JD9w)

176 157 Thanks Mark. I really should start buying bourbon and rye in the larger bottles. Usually quite a cost efficient break over the 750ml size.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:13 PM (U/Byj)

I've been....refining my bourbon collection to 'what I can buy at Costco'. Plus Buffalo Trace. Because I'm worth it.

I've been very happy with their prices in WA. Fred Meyers can be good too.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:22 PM (xcxpd)

177 Re SPLC settlement
A permanent injunction prohibiting the use of "Southern" in any imaginative or non imaginative written or nonwritten communication or non communication form, until such time I am the receicipient of satisfactionary amount of funds, as I solely can detemine.

Posted by: Sanity break2 at April 24, 2026 11:22 PM (0cJcL)

178 173 'Twas a Friday ONT filled with good memes
Joined by 'ettes and Morons we esteem
Doof snuck in through the rear
Spoiling all the good cheer
Causing mayhem and making a scene!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:20 PM (EjgNj)

Kink-y....

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:24 PM (xcxpd)

179 I don't know what is going on with this site.

I was responding to JackStraw and I keep getting messages that my comment is spam and I am astounded because I didn't use any swear words.

Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)

I probably used up the swear word quota for the site. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 11:25 PM (snZF9)

180

JackStraw,

If you are still around. We are coming up to our 50th anniversary and we have had five 'Great Danes who owned us, lol.

Yes, they are huge but they are manageable if people realize they are really pussycats in a huge body.

We still miss them every day. They were the best dogs who owned us.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:26 PM (3ek7K)

181 I am off to bed. Both cats and the dog are sleeping here with me. I have like 1 square inch of this king sized bed. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 11:26 PM (pZEOD)

182 >>Stuff Jefferson Said, vol. 2

Makes me smile that a Dave in Texas meme lives on.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (viF8m)

183 Rhomboid, it's an oddball brand I got in a sample pack from Cigars Int'l- "Chillin Moose". Pretty fair - a mild smoke and is burning beautifully.

Alas, I my sense of smell was left greatly diminished by the virus unleashed on us by Stan's retarded leprechaun. Thus I am unable to provide an eloquent description of its bouquet as you so often do.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (EjgNj)

184 I saw an interview with Terence McKenna the drug guru guy.

And it is kind of funny. He mentioned that life is going to get more and more insane, especially the right because they (we) see the breakdown of all order. But we shouldn't resist it. See the mushrooms told him that this is what happens when a species gets ready to go off into space.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (sKqQm)

185 It turns out:

1) Woman was local and parental units have forbidden her from their home

2) She released from the clink today. She was in there due to 3 missed court dates for a shoplifting arrest

3) All the local homeless shelters wouldn't take her in due to previous disruptions/bad acting

4) No local friends will host her either due to past indiscretions

No one can sniff out a BS story faster than the Mrs.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Kyh8Y)

At first thought this might seem counterintuitive, but I believe our society is being very cruel in not giving someone like that at least some medium term incarceration. (A year or two at least)

How is she going to survive with such fatal flaws as that? Being a woman, she is likely to fall into the clutches of some pimp and end up dead.

It’s easier to ignore them, but past generations knew how to deal with failed people far more responsibly than we do.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:29 PM (yGkmH)

186 Just jumping in. Happy Friday Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 24, 2026 11:29 PM (0nHVk)

187 Fix the fence one one afternoon, buy the dog. Shelters are full of pups.

I lost my Logan puppy in 2020 and it hurt worse than anything. But after a couple years, I was ready. A new dog does help with the pain, if by no other way than by keeping you very busy and distracted from grief.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 11:18 PM (xcxpd)


We need to fence in an acre. Hubby will insist on doing it himself, with me as helper. We will do it when his shoulder is healed. Right now, he could not do the work. I'd never say anything right now about the fence. It would make him feel bad.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:30 PM (7JD9w)

188 >>If you are still around. We are coming up to our 50th anniversary and we have had five 'Great Danes who owned us, lol.

Congratulations to both of you.

And all your best boys and girls.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:30 PM (viF8m)

189 Matthew I've heard good things about that brand actually, so no surprise.

As to my palate, umm, not really. I get enough to please/not please me, but nothing like people who can really distinguish flavor notes. But funny you mention that, because I checked the Aficionado tasting note for this cigar today and whattayaknow, I actually had already ID'd several of the flavors. This is quite rare.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (U/Byj)

190 Good night, folks. Happy weekend to you all...and happy Monday too. What the heck, I'll throw in Tuesday too.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (CHHv1)

191 But we shouldn't resist it. See the mushrooms told him that this is what happens when a species gets ready to go off into space.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 11:27 PM (sKqQm)

Afghanistan is not about to build a ship to the stars.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (yGkmH)

192 Futa Tax?

Billi Kristol and hir Thai lady-boi yacht candy hardest hit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (2GVsD)

193 Kink-y....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo

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Yeah, wasn't totally happy with that phrasing but decided to send it before the OCD kicked in.... then I wouldn't have finished it until the Hobby thread

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:33 PM (EjgNj)

194
I am a dog nut. I don;t give a flying fuck about people.

Dogs are my world and if I was rich I would have lots of them.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:34 PM (3ek7K)

195 Four Seasons, 5 Great Danes is amazing. We've had one. She was an awesome doggeh.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:34 PM (7JD9w)

196 Dogs are my world and if I was rich I would have lots of them.

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Kuffir! Haram!

Posted by: Mohammed Mohammed Mohammed at April 24, 2026 11:35 PM (nWPIJ)

197 Thanks, WD, for the ONT. I had quite a few laughs.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 11:35 PM (ynpvh)

198 142 Scooby Doo was a Great Dane, if I'm not mistaken.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:08 PM (nWPIJ)

Daphne was a Hosehound.

Posted by: Fred and Shaggy and Old Man Jenkins at April 24, 2026 11:35 PM (w/O5Q)

199 Dogs are my world and if I was rich I would have lots of them.

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Main course or dessert?

Posted by: Barky O'Shithead at April 24, 2026 11:36 PM (nWPIJ)

200 200

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 24, 2026 11:37 PM (EjgNj)

201 De Kulture!

Coming to Blu-Ray on April 29th is Macross F Galaxy Live Final 2025 concert performance.

https://youtu.be/SJfPUguJKxk

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:38 PM (2GVsD)

202 If only Gavin Newsom would spend a megabuck or two to build her a house she could turn her life around.
Posted by: a.moronbob


The genius democrats in my old city gave a small, older house to a welfare lady who had 3 daughters. So, gave a house to a woman who was so irresponsible that she had 3 daughters out of wedlock, and so lazy that even after her kids were in school, she never got a job. The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:39 PM (0Htd1)

203 four seasons, my neighbors lost their Great Dane over a week ago now, he was 10 1/2 and one of the best dogs that I ever knew. His tail was a lethal weapon but only because he was so happy to see you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 24, 2026 11:40 PM (0nHVk)

204 I'd run one of those dog sanctuaries if I could. Right now, too many other responsibilities with parents.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:40 PM (7JD9w)

205 The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.

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Cargo Cult logic bites the dust again.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 24, 2026 11:41 PM (nWPIJ)

206 Since the house was given to her, there was no sense of value to it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)

207 Cargo Cult would entail rituals to summon the aerial gods, she wasn't even doing that.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:43 PM (2GVsD)

208
"Citadel may potentially not move forward with its redevelopment project of 350 Park Avenue, which he said would bring 6,000 construction jobs and more than 15,000 permanent gigs in Midtown."

Why do people say these things when we all know it's too good to be true? Way to keep up the #NothingWillHappen meme, Ken Griffin.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2026 11:43 PM (n7rxJ)

209 >>JackStraw, is Elvis some sort of Hound dog? Just wondering, based on his name. My very best boy was a Hound.

He is. I was told he is mostly a Treeing Tennesse Brindle when I got him from the rescue. Mostly. Never heard of them.

Some Presbyterian minister in the Ozarks decided there needed to be yet another breed of hound so he took a Coon Hound and whatever else he coud find and came up with these goofy dogs.

Always had Goldens and I love them. But this hound is pretty special.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:44 PM (viF8m)

210 Debby, condolences to your neighbors. Great Dane tails could slice and dice. We took everything off of the coffee table, lol. They only ever wanted to be lap dogs .

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:45 PM (7JD9w)

211

We didn't know anything about Great Danes until our oldest son, many decades ago lol told us about a puppy someone told him about.

We fell in love with him and we were off the races, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:48 PM (3ek7K)

212 He is. I was told he is mostly a Treeing Tennesse Brindle when I got him from the rescue. Mostly. Never heard of them.

Some Presbyterian minister in the Ozarks decided there needed to be yet another breed of hound so he took a Coon Hound and whatever else he coud find and came up with these goofy dogs.

Always had Goldens and I love them. But this hound is pretty special.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 11:44 PM (viF8m)


Treeing Tennessee Brindle. I have never heard of that breed. My best boy was a coon hound/ bloodhound mix. He had a majestic bay. Elvis has to be a best boy, too. I bet he loves following his nose.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 11:56 PM (7JD9w)

213 A friend of mine got a great Dane. She brought him over to show me. He was magnificent.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:59 PM (0Htd1)

214 213 A friend of mine got a great Dane. She brought him over to show me. He was magnificent.

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I hate it when people flaunt their Great Danes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:00 AM (nWPIJ)

215 Long day. I was go___ to bed and the CBC said there was a big snow storm in Alberta. Drivers on the road.

Just checking if AOP was here. I'll scroll comments a bit.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:06 AM (Sco7b)

216 I hate it when people flaunt their Great Danes.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:00 AM (nWPIJ)

Don't hate them because they are beautiful, and their hair smells terrific. They are gentle giants who are also lap dogs, lol.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:06 AM (7JD9w)

217 Comment 132...
Cool.

Good night all...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:07 AM (Sco7b)

218 Afghanistan is not about to build a ship to the stars.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (yGkmH)

It would be amazing if they could build a flush toilet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 12:07 AM (snZF9)

219 How are you and Ralphy doing, Stateless?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:07 AM (7JD9w)

220 Hi BarelyScaryMary

Hope you're well. All of you.

Now I'm going to bed. Near dropping...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (Sco7b)

221 It's just hit me, Hal Linden was Roy Schieder with a mustache.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (XV/Pl)

222 Scary, thank you, I got them an Azalea to put in the back yard and it will bloom around this time every year. He was such a cute little puppy and he grew into this massive hulk with such a goofy, loving personality.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (0nHVk)

223 218 Afghanistan is not about to build a ship to the stars.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 11:31 PM (yGkmH)

It would be amazing if they could build a flush toilet.

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A meal that isn't cooked over yak dung would be a good start.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:09 AM (nWPIJ)

224 We're doing well.

A lot of shopping today. I've been secluded in the house. I was shocked at a lot of the prices.

I don't know how a lot of Canadians survive. Screw the ones voting for this crap though

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:10 AM (Sco7b)

225 Just checking if AOP was here. I'll scroll comments a bit.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:06 AM (Sco7b)

I am here, huddled in my basement. It has been snowing all day, but lightly, and strong winds, so it has drifted deep in selected spots, but mostly the tops of the grass can still be seen. I'd say average accumulation is abut one inch. But I am glad to not be out driving in it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:11 AM (utfVc)

226 >>Treeing Tennessee Brindle. I have never heard of that breed. My best boy was a coon hound/ bloodhound mix. He had a majestic bay. Elvis has to be a best boy, too. I bet he loves following his nose.

You have no idea.

He's even slower than me on our walks because he has to smell evertything. Every. Thing.

But he prety much loves everyone he meets so he's a joy and a blessing to take care of.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

227 221 It's just hit me, Hal Linden was Roy Schieder with a mustache.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 25, 2026 12:08 AM (XV/Pl)

I like Hal Linden better.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (bss/y)

228 Sorry I'm late, we had some technical issues at the Luddite Society of Silicon Valley.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (DU5nB)

229 He's even slower than me on our walks because he has to smell evertything. Every. Thing.

But he prety much loves everyone he meets so he's a joy and a blessing to take care of.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

Reef is the same way. Has to look and smell and bark at everything at once.

But, he has a massive anxiety disorder because whomever raised him first were complete assholes. He's afraid of bright colors. WTF?

He's doing a lot better, but he gets sensory overload easy.

My dad thinks he might be a coon hound mix (he is a mix, we are just not sure what.) Need to get him tested and see what's in the bouillabaisse.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)

230 206 Since the house was given to her, there was no sense of value to it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)

Who?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)

231 On the Trail of Genghis Khan with Tim Cope.

Young Aussie buys pack horses in Mongolia and rides solo across the Steppe to Hungary.

https://tinyurl.com/42tf3rh5

Posted by: 13times at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (47teX)

232 Edmonton getting their asses kicked the last two minutes.

Ugh.

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (ufFY8)

233 A few more minutes...

Walmart in my part of Canada...

1kg of honey was $10 Canadian!
A 12 pack cans of Bud Light - $30! Same price as Molsons.

A Lindt Dark Chocolate bar - $7
There was a Lindt Dubai chocolate bar - $15. Wtf?

10 pounds of onions - $4
18 large eggs - $6
4 pounds of appkes - $4

At Costco, 6 cans of chicken - $22. Used to be $13.
Roasted Chicken - $8
Hot Dog - $1.50

Sorry, I like for you all to be able to compare a bit....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (Sco7b)

234 213 A friend of mine got a great Dane. She brought him over to show me. He was magnificent.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:59 PM (0Htd1)

Anything less and he would have only been a good Dane.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:16 AM (DU5nB)

235 You have no idea.

He's even slower than me on our walks because he has to smell evertything. Every. Thing.

But he prety much loves everyone he meets so he's a joy and a blessing to take care of.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:12 AM (viF8m)

That was my Rhett. He had that nose. We walked a lot of miles together. He smelled a lot of smells. May you and Elvis enjoy the smells, Mr Straw.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (7JD9w)

236 BBC front page all about US (with one exception):

- LIVE US envoys to go to Pakistan for peace talks but Iran says no direct meeting planned
- Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
- Analysis: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
- King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign
- Thousands at risk after multimillion-dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust
- 'My living nightmare': Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead
- 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

237 It took me a few seconds to get the West Side Story reference. My theater kid younger sister would have gotten it straight away.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:19 AM (DU5nB)

238 I'd say average accumulation is abut one inch. But I am glad to not be out driving in it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:11 A

Glad you're alright. Ueah, the CBC showed stalled traffic.

Rain here. Snowflake is sleeping in my room. She'll go out when I get up in the middle of the night.

Now, good night all.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:19 AM (Sco7b)

239 I'll read more tomorrow during coffee.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 25, 2026 12:21 AM (Sco7b)

240 - 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

I was going to visit Sloth World, but then I got high.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (utfVc)

241 Young Aussie buys pack horses in Mongolia and rides solo across the Steppe to Hungary

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It's yurts all the way down.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (nWPIJ)

242 "But what if Elmo is paid $270,000 by the Southern Poverty Law Center to say it? Can Elmo
say it then?"

heh

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (8NTVk)

243 240 - 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

I was going to visit Sloth World, but then I got high.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (utfVc)

That was very slothful of you.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:24 AM (8NTVk)

244 240 - 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:18 AM (8NTVk)

I was going to visit Sloth World, but then I got high.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:23 AM (utfVc)

I think I'll wait for tankdemon to visit and post his review.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (S/Y4j)

245 >>Reef is the same way. Has to look and smell and bark at everything at once.

>>But, he has a massive anxiety disorder because whomever raised him first were complete assholes. He's afraid of bright colors. WTF?

When I first got him, Elvis was afraid everyone. Evem me. He'd been in couple shelters and fosters and somewhere along the way line he'd suffered some abuse.

He's living his best life now and unless you're a squirrell or a rabbit there's a pretty good chance you're going to get Elvis kisses whether you want them or not.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (viF8m)

246 245 He's living his best life now and unless you're a squirrell or a rabbit there's a pretty good chance you're going to get Elvis kisses whether you want them or not.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (viF8m)

; )

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:31 AM (8NTVk)

247 There's a sloth "attraction"?? Not a good bet for young kids full of energy, I'd guess. Not a whole lot going on.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:33 AM (U/Byj)

248 244 I think I'll wait for tankdemon to visit and post his review.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 25, 2026 12:29 AM (S/Y4j)

Get caught after curfew with a sloth one time and everybody assumes your a sloth expert.

What's the address of thst Sloth World?

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:34 AM (DU5nB)

249 Horde, thanks for all the great comments tonight.

For the record, if crazy rich, I would build a big cat village for unwanted kitties to come live out their lives.

Posted by: Texican ette at April 25, 2026 12:35 AM (SNf74)

250 Was there a Rapture and we are left?

What if it is backwards and the bad people are taken away leaving the good?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 25, 2026 12:35 AM (qFwJc)

251 There's a sloth "attraction"?? Not a good bet for young kids full of energy, I'd guess. Not a whole lot going on.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:33 AM (U/Byj)

Just as a practical matter, how does one tell if a sloth is dead? Long periods of inactivity are their stock in trade.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:36 AM (utfVc)

252 BBC The mammals were planned to be showcased at a permanent, public exhibit at Sloth World in Orlando, set to open this spring.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:38 AM (8NTVk)

253

Sometimes neighbors are assholes.

The asshole neighbor we have comes here bitching about how his grandkids have to come over HIS fence to retrieve a ball they have hit over HIS fence .

He bitches about our dogs barking at his grandkids who climb over his fence to come into our yard.

Fuck you asshole and stop telling us what we are doing wrong in our yard.

Are you paying the mortgage here?????

No fuck off.



Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (3ek7K)

254 Well, of course there are the sloth races they have, and the sloth obstacle course. I hear the mac n' cheese at the restaurant is killer.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (U/Byj)

255 236 BBC front page all about US (with one exception):

- LIVE US envoys to go to Pakistan for peace talks but Iran says no direct meeting planned
- Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
- Analysis: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
- King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign
- Thousands at risk after multimillion-dollar Everest flood warning system left to rust
- 'My living nightmare': Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead
- 31 sloths die in Florida before opening of attraction
Posted by: m



We're living in the Beeb's head! LOL!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 25, 2026 12:40 AM (7Pnfz)

256 Weird fact- a sloth can hold its breath for 45 minutes. Dolphins hold their breath for 10.

Evolution at its finest.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:42 AM (DU5nB)

257 252 BBC The mammals were planned to be showcased at a permanent, public exhibit at Sloth World in Orlando, set to open this spring.

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If attendance projections are met, expect to see the six other Deadly Sins exhibited in animal format.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:43 AM (nWPIJ)

258 There's a photo of a (live) sloth chilling in a tree at the top of that BBC article that's hilarious.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:44 AM (8NTVk)

259 255 My living nightmare': Rob Reiner's son bares soul on how he found out parents were dead

I am assuming that headline is not referring to the son who killed them.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:44 AM (DU5nB)

260 In the meantime, I have one more day here, and tomorrow I'll drive up to the famous cowtown Abilene for breakfast and to see what I can see.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Just woke up.from a nap (retirement!) so I'm starting from way up there in the comments.
Wolfus, you'll find a lot. We were traveling back home after a visit with all the family left back in PA, and we stopped in Abilene for an overnight, about 3PM Tuesday. We didn't leave until Friday morning.
Pro Tip - unless you're really, really into steam engines, don't bother with the ride (assuming it's still a thing). There's nothing of organic interest along the route, and not much at the other end. Our ride turned into a "sorta adventure"* when the engine broke down at the far end and it took two hours to get the diesel engine out to tow us back.
* Adventure: bad things happening to other people, far, far away.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 12:45 AM (xgGYP)

261 Well, of course there are the sloth races they have, and the sloth obstacle course. I hear the mac n' cheese at the restaurant is killer.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (U/Byj)

You could write a pretty good comedy skit about a stoner calling the sloth races at the track.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:46 AM (utfVc)

262 >>Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

How's the bareboat certification coming along?

The BVI awaits.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 12:49 AM (viF8m)

263 Forgive me for being so tardy. Out wokking the dig.

Posted by: Barry O! at April 25, 2026 12:52 AM (oftw2)

264 257 252 BBC The mammals were planned to be showcased at a permanent, public exhibit at Sloth World in Orlando, set to open this spring.

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If attendance projections are met, expect to see the six other Deadly Sins exhibited in animal format.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:43 AM (nWPIJ)

Pride: Lions (alternate, Peacock)
Greed: Crows
Lust: Rabbits
Envy: Cats
Gluttony: Pigs
Wrath: Cassowary
Sloth: Sloth

Posted by: tankdemon at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (DU5nB)

265 BBC can't even get the name of the attraction right:

Thirty-one sloths planned for a new "slothnarium" in Florida ...

Sloth World is advertised as Orlando's only "slotharium" ...

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (8NTVk)

266 How's the bareboat certification coming along?

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I've got to set aside four days in a row to do a trip to Catalina. Then its on to multihulls and celestial navigation.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (nWPIJ)

267 230 206 Since the house was given to her, there was no sense of value to it.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 11:42 PM (2GVsD)

Who?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 25, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)


202 If only Gavin Newsom would spend a megabuck or two to build her a house she could turn her life around.
Posted by: a.moronbob

The genius democrats in my old city gave a small, older house to a welfare lady who had 3 daughters. So, gave a house to a woman who was so irresponsible that she had 3 daughters out of wedlock, and so lazy that even after her kids were in school, she never got a job. The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:39 PM (0Htd1)

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (Sy6m/)

268 Why would a sloth need to hold its breath?

Switching topics, is there a standard bareboat cert one can get? My buddy who's got a Leopard 42 in the Moorings fleet (down in Grenada, he hopes to move it to the Sea of Cortez) naturally doesn't require any separate credential to take out any boat in the fleet - except in a few areas, where he needs some additional credential. Eastern Med (Croatia) and Thailand, IIRC. Don't get the Med one.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:54 AM (U/Byj)

269 Looks like snow and below-freezing temps will persist until Monday, at least.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 12:55 AM (utfVc)

270 268 Why would a sloth need to hold its breath?
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:54 AM (U/Byj)

Tokin'.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 12:58 AM (8NTVk)

271 Is Catalina part of your "test"? Might be a little better from Dana Point (a broad reach most of the way?), from San Diego Catalina (or San Clemente) were motoring legs (unless you had lots of time to kill). We'd motor to San Clemente overnight, 68 miles and 10 hours to Pyramid Cove.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:58 AM (U/Byj)

272 The genius democrats in my old city gave a small, older house to a welfare lady who had 3 daughters. So, gave a house to a woman who was so irresponsible that she had 3 daughters out of wedlock, and so lazy that even after her kids were in school, she never got a job. The end result was that the house was condemned, and the two oldest daughters were knocked up at 15. You can't fix stupid, and by stupid, I don't mean the welfare lady. I mean the democrats.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 11:39 PM

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 12:53 AM (Sy6m/)

I know some broken folks who think it is the gubmints job to help them because.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:59 AM (7JD9w)

273 >>I've got to set aside four days in a row to do a trip to Catalina. Then its on to multihulls and celestial navigation.

Great!

All kidding aside, I'm looking forward to hearing about your trip to the BVI.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:00 AM (viF8m)

274 Switching topics, is there a standard bareboat cert one can get? My buddy who's got a Leopard 42 in the Moorings fleet (down in Grenada, he hopes to move it to the Sea of Cortez) naturally doesn't require any separate credential to take out any boat in the fleet - except in a few areas, where he needs some additional credential. Eastern Med (Croatia) and Thailand, IIRC. Don't get the Med one.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 25, 2026 12:54 AM (U/Byj)

Is bareboat cert the credential needed to charter a boat without a captain? What if you own your own boat? I know it would be prudent to get some training in navigation and seamanship even if you are a sole owner, but is there a legal requirement?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:00 AM (utfVc)

275 LOL

toke

noun
the drawing of a puff from a cigarette or pipe, typically one containing marijuana.

verb
smoke marijuana or tobacco: he muses while toking on a cigarette | we toked some grass.

origin
1950s: of unknown origin.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:01 AM (8NTVk)

276 271 Is Catalina part of your "test"? Might be a little better from Dana Point (a broad reach most of the way?)

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At a course of 240 at 6 knots you're probably on a close reach for about five hours. Not too exciting unless you get in the path of a container ship or hit a whale.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:04 AM (nWPIJ)

277 I know it would be prudent to get some training in navigation and seamanship even if you are a sole owner, but is there a legal requirement?

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Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (nWPIJ)

278 DC appeals court rules illegals can apply for asylum ,reversing Trump’s EO.

The leftist war against America continues unabated

Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (q1qnK)

279 I recently learned that Utah has a hockey team - the Utah Mammoth. Apparently an expansion team. Who knew? They're in the playoffs against Las Vegas Golden Knights - another expansion team that launched in 2017.
Posted by: TRex
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I'm sure someone has already corrected you on this but...
The Utah Mammoth is the old Phoenix Coyote team, which was an expansion team in '96. They moved because they couldn't attract or maintain a fan base. Even though there are a large number of east coast retirees, like Florida, I guess they're a lower economic level than FL, so couldn't convince enough of them to spring for $65 nosebleed seats.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (xgGYP)

280 - Nato says 'no provision' to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain
- Analysis: Europe's Nato allies push back at reported US threat to Spain
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This is almost like to goofy tariff ruling - Trump cannot play with tariff rates but he can suspend all trade with any country.

No problem - NATO in its entirety is 'suspended'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 01:10 AM (/lPRQ)

281 There are some triggers for the spam filter built in but not many and it's pretty hard to run into them. It used to be certain copy pastes and weird characters but then it became long things like a URL and a few other notables that were specifically programmed to fight attempts by butthurt people to mess with the comments. That's all it was fourseasons.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 01:11 AM (vE0+H)

282 Sloth World in Orlando?

I went there in 1998. It was called EPCOT Center.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 25, 2026 01:11 AM (qFwJc)

283 Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (nWPIJ)

Used to be nothing in Canada, too. Sometime in the last 10-20 years, Canada adopted a boater's card cert that sounds a lot like you describe. Kind of pissed me off. They should have grandfathered anyone older than X years of age who had operated power boats before the card was adopted. I am supposed to have one even to operate a dinghy with a 2.5 horse outboard on a Prairie slough. Fuggin' idiots.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:12 AM (utfVc)

284 The parenting video. Hahahahaha.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:12 AM (8NTVk)

285 I am supposed to have one even to operate a dinghy with a 2.5 horse outboard on a Prairie slough. Fuggin' idiots.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:12 AM (utfVc)

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My impression is the the CA Boaters Card requirement is mostly ignored and little enforced.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:14 AM (nWPIJ)

286 Cicero it is too bad that those rules aren't required for a CDL license.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 01:15 AM (0nHVk)

287 AOP Have you ever changed a thermostat and it was actually bad ?

Wolfus Carefull around Pine Bluff lots of ASP chases start there. Sorry you gave up on Kansas my son lives there n of Wichita

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:16 AM (NO/Iy)

288
281 There are some triggers for the spam filter built in but not many and it's pretty hard to run into them. It used to be certain copy pastes and weird characters but then it became long things like a URL and a few other notables that were specifically programmed to fight attempts by butthurt people to mess with the comments. That's all it was fourseasons.
Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 01:11 AM (vE0+H)

[responding to]:

165 I don't know what is going on with this site.

I was responding to JackStraw and I keep getting messages that my comment is spam and I am astounded because I didn't use any swear words.

Ace needs to figure out what the fuck is going on.

It is costing him money if we cannot comment.
Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:16 PM (3ek7K)

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:17 AM (8NTVk)

289 IYKYK

Well, I guess I don't know. Just a big white space under the blackboard guy....
Posted by: GWB


Cicero and Anna Puma know.

Idaho Spudboy seems to know.

Unfortunately, I know.

Nobody else really wants to know.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:19 AM (VHUov)

290 Q. Why did Bernard Shaw write his book in German rather than Latin?

A. Because "Mensch und Ubermensch" sounds a lot cooler than "Homo et Superhomo".

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at April 25, 2026 01:19 AM (IG3/x)

291 Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 01:17 AM (8NTVk)

Never let it be said that you are not good on the wing.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 01:20 AM (vE0+H)

292 I know some broken folks who think it is the gubmints job to help them because.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 12:59 AM (7JD9w)


Humility is an increasingly rare virtue, and we are all poorer for its loss. It is impossible to overstate the damage done to our society by a culture of Deserving.

Just as an example, there is an apocryphal tale that one guy who was cheated on finally got a straight answer to the classic question, "Why?" His ex hated him to enough to say plainly, "I *deserved* it."

Once seen, it cannot be unseen. Everywhere, for all kinds of cheating, that is the rationale: "Because I *deserve* it." Solipsistic Deserving is the anchor that will drag us down into a third-world low-trust society.

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 01:21 AM (Sy6m/)

293
Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (n7rxJ)

294 286 Cicero it is too bad that those rules aren't required for a CDL license.

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That would keep illiterate Hispanics and Eastern Europeans from barreling down our highways in 80-ton trucks.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (nWPIJ)

295 Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.
Posted by: Cicero


"Red" light, "Left," and "Port" are shorter words than

"Green" light, "Right," and "Starboard."

That's probably 50% of it.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:23 AM (VHUov)

296 Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia


Pay for kunoichi doctors skyrockets.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:25 AM (VHUov)

297 >> Cicero it is too bad that those rules aren't required for a CDL license

I'm a pretty much across the board an anti rule guy. Story of my life.

But people should know what they are doing on the ocean. It will take your life in a blink if you don't.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:25 AM (viF8m)

298
Just reading. NASA's Dragonfly mission to Titan is coming along, and will hopefully launch in 2028, but won't get there until 2034. It takes a low-energy loly-gagging trajectory.

This is an RTG powered rotorcraft drone that will fly around Titan. To fly on Titan requires only 1/40th the power to mass ratio required on Earth. Titan's atmosphere is 4 times as dense, and gravity is only 0.14 g.

Still too much power for the RTG to power on demand, and it will require battery recharges between hops. Titan's solar day is about 16 days, with 8 days of daylight. Plan is to charge the batteries with the RTG during the long nights, then have enough for multiple hops during the 8 days of daylight.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 01:29 AM (w6EFb)

299 Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (n7rxJ)

Don't they have anymore Samurai to deal with that shit?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 01:30 AM (snZF9)

300 AOP Have you ever changed a thermostat and it was actually bad ?

Wolfus Carefull around Pine Bluff lots of ASP chases start there. Sorry you gave up on Kansas my son lives there n of Wichita
Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:16 AM (NO/Iy)

Car thermostat? Depends upon the engine model, of course, but most I am familiar with are easy. Start with a cold, or barely warm engine, never a hot one. Drain the radiator into a catch can.

I was going to start a general how-to, but then I realized there are probably many cars out there now with thermostats in weird places. Most likely you can find a youtube video that will walk you through the procedure. Just search "replace thermostat (your model car) youtube".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:30 AM (utfVc)

301 Until recently CA required NOTHING to legally operate a boat. It now has a "Boaters Card" requirement where you have to demonstrate a basic understanding of the rules of the road, safety equipment and navigational aids in an online test.
Posted by: Cicero

"Red" light, "Left," and "Port" are shorter words than

"Green" light, "Right," and "Starboard."

That's probably 50% of it.
Posted by: mikeski
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The other half -

Do you drive on the right or the left side of the water when coming at someone head on?

/been literally 50 yrs since I drove so much as a John boat...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 01:31 AM (/lPRQ)

302 Just as a practical matter, how does one tell if a sloth is dead? Long periods of inactivity are their stock in trade.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


* checks guidebook *

Looks like an infrared thermometer is the standard method. If it's the same temperature as its tree, it be ded.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 01:33 AM (VHUov)

303 Still too much power for the RTG to power on demand, and it will require battery recharges between hops. Titan's solar day is about 16 days, with 8 days of daylight. Plan is to charge the batteries with the RTG during the long nights, then have enough for multiple hops during the 8 days of daylight.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 01:29 AM (w6EFb)

RTG = radio-thermal generator?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:34 AM (utfVc)

304 The other half -

Do you drive on the right or the left side of the water when coming at someone head on?

/been literally 50 yrs since I drove so much as a John boat...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher


About all I know of the Law of the Sea is "the more maneuverable guy is at fault."

If a speedboat hits an aircraft carrier: speedboat's fault.

If an aircraft carrier hits a speedboat: still speedboat's fault.

And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.

Posted by: mikeski sails serpentine at April 25, 2026 01:36 AM (VHUov)

305 Once seen, it cannot be unseen. Everywhere, for all kinds of cheating, that is the rationale: "Because I *deserve* it." Solipsistic Deserving is the anchor that will drag us down into a third-world low-trust society.

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 01:21 AM (Sy6m/)

Yes. This mindset is killing our society. I personally hope I die before my money runs out.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 01:36 AM (7JD9w)

306 AOP Actually I just changed one and found it bad- overheating and the viscous fan clutch was not working much either. 300 thous miles. But in 29+++ years this is the first time I ever found a bad one. Wondered what your exp. has been ?

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:37 AM (T8RPZ)

307 Cicero and Anna Puma know.

Idaho Spudboy seems to know.

Unfortunately, I know.

Nobody else really wants to know.


Robert knows. I'm surprised he hasn't shown up to call me a weeb. I know. That doesn't mean I partake.

Posted by: Weirddave at April 25, 2026 01:38 AM (aUzQb)

308 About all I know of the Law of the Sea is "the more maneuverable guy is at fault."
If a speedboat hits an aircraft carrier: speedboat's fault.
If an aircraft carrier hits a speedboat: still speedboat's fault.
And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.
Posted by: mikeski sails serpentine


I do recall that rule for aircraft -

Basically hot air balloons have right of way over everything, even skydivers (free fall or under parachute).

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 01:40 AM (/lPRQ)

309 I was going to start a general how-to, but then I realized there are probably many cars out there now with thermostats in weird places. Most likely you can find a youtube video that will walk you through the procedure. Just search "replace thermostat (your model car) youtube".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:30 AM (utfVc)

The one on my colorado is in a brutal place. Its near the bottom on the side of the engine and you have to change it by removing the tire and working through the wheel well.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 01:41 AM (snZF9)

310 I have often had no-heat or overheating problems in cars but this is the first time it was the tstat fault so that's why I changed it last.

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:42 AM (T8RPZ)

311 >>And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.

Complicated, isn't it?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:43 AM (viF8m)

312 About that Colorado, the Army's new Jeep is based on the Colorado only it has a blown 4cyl Duramax diesel engine. One can purchase that diesel anywhere in the world except here. It doesn't require Blue Dep either.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:44 AM (XAeCh)

313 This one was on the bottom too, easier to do on a hoist. Another reason to leave it until last.

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:45 AM (T8RPZ)

314 311 >>And sailing ships are "less maneuverable" than motorized ones.

Complicated, isn't it?
****

Not really. It is the same rule I apply on land: Do not get in the way of anything heavier than I am or going faster.

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 01:46 AM (nD5wh)

315 278 DC appeals court rules illegals can apply for asylum ,reversing Trump’s EO.

The leftist war against America continues unabated
Posted by: Heroq at April 25, 2026 01:08 AM (q1qnK)

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One more sign that we're experiencing a "slow motion" insurrection

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 01:46 AM (SiGDV)

316 AOP Actually I just changed one and found it bad- overheating and the viscous fan clutch was not working much either. 300 thous miles. But in 29+++ years this is the first time I ever found a bad one. Wondered what your exp. has been ?
Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:37 AM (T8RPZ)

Well, usually they fail open, and the engine may not overheat, but will take too long to reach proper operating temperature, and fuel mileage will suffer. But I have seen them fail closed, so it does happen. I believe that a bad instance of overheating could affect the calibration of the thermostat. If you are doing other major cooling system work, probably not a bad idea to replace the old 'stat with a quality new one while you are in there. Usually don't cost much. And if you are looking at a 30+ year old engine, probably not a bad idea to knock out the frost plugs and pressure-wash out the gunk that has accumulated in the bottom of the water jackets.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:47 AM (utfVc)

317 Had to replace the thermostat on the F-150 it has sensor connections and I thought, Oh shit this isn't going to be normal. But it was. Looked it up on the tube put new coolant in at the same time. It's up top and went by the book. Whew.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:48 AM (XAeCh)

318 >> RTG = radio-thermal generator?

Yes. Radioisotope thermal generator. In the jargon, the one it will use is called an MMRTG, or Multi-Mission RTG, which is the latest and greatest design. They've all used plutonium, and this MMRTG was used on the latest Mars rovers.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 01:49 AM (w6EFb)

319 Well, getting close to midnight here, and I am sleepy. Off to the rack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:50 AM (utfVc)

320
Sleep well AOP

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 01:50 AM (3ek7K)

321 >>Not really. It is the same rule I apply on land: Do not get in the way of anything heavier than I am or going faster.

You noticed any paved roeads and stop signs on the ocean?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 01:51 AM (viF8m)

322 Real estate salesman who puts many mile on his F-150 recommended Valvoline Restore and Protect for a couple of changes. Said it cleaned his engine and he's getting better mileage.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:53 AM (XAeCh)

323 Sweet dreams Horde, I've got stuff to do in the morning.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 25, 2026 01:55 AM (0nHVk)

324 I bet that mall cop that runs around Lake Orroville has a huge boner over this new law. He has a reason to stop anybody now.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 01:55 AM (WYOCN)

325 Interacting with people for too long makes me exhausted. Guess I'm a white supremacist or whatnot. Whatever.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 25, 2026 01:56 AM (7JD9w)

326 There are ways to properly operate a sailboat.
There are ways to properly operate a power boat.
They are 90% different.
Even if you are a powerboat enthusiast learning to sail is beneficial.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:57 AM (XAeCh)

327 Paid 25 for new tstat, the old one would open part way but not enough on hot days. Temp gauge would get to 3/8 scale and stay there except sometimes. fan Clutch wasn't helping much. Actually a 2006 Durango just passed 300k miles. 4.7 liter. The water pump, rad and hoses were all 4 or 5 years old.

Posted by: Lord Percy at April 25, 2026 01:57 AM (T8RPZ)

328
Well, usually they fail open, and the engine may not overheat, but will take too long to reach proper operating temperature, and fuel mileage will suffer. But I have seen them fail closed, so it does happen. I believe that a bad instance of overheating could affect the calibration of the thermostat. If you are doing other major cooling system work, probably not a bad idea to replace the old 'stat with a quality new one while you are in there. Usually don't cost much. And if you are looking at a 30+ year old engine, probably not a bad idea to knock out the frost plugs and pressure-wash out the gunk that has accumulated in the bottom of the water jackets.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 25, 2026 01:47 AM (utfVc)

I had to change one in the roadrunner last year. It failed closed. The gauge was climbing faster that normal so I knew immediately it was screwed. Good thing too, the asshat before me had a 195 in it, so I put a 180 in it and runs way cooler. It has hedman long tube headers, so between those and the 195 thermostat it was not fun on hot days. Much nicer now.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 01:58 AM (snZF9)

329
Fuck you asshole and stop telling us what we are doing wrong in our yard.

Are you paying the mortgage here?????

No fuck off.

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (

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Would it be possible to take videos of them going over his fence in case they ever get bitten by your dogs?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:00 AM (qYbxT)

330 293
Japanese X reveals that their Muslim male guests will go into a hospital and make a fuss demanding to see a female doctor.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 25, 2026 01:22 AM (n7rx

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I'm assuming this leads to all sorts of inappropriate behavior, by the patient.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:04 AM (qYbxT)

331 326 There are ways to properly operate a sailboat.
There are ways to properly operate a power boat.
They are 90% different.
Even if you are a powerboat enthusiast learning to sail is beneficial.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 01:57 AM (XAeCh)

Yeah.... I learned to drive Destroyers, and 30 Ft. Mike Boats....

Not much in common with a sail boat.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 25, 2026 02:06 AM (mP0Kj)

332 Robert knows. I'm surprised he hasn't shown up to call me a weeb. I know. That doesn't mean I partake.
Posted by: Weirddave


Well, you can't avoid it if you don't know what it's called. Futa, yaoi, bara..... anime words to run away from really fast.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 02:07 AM (VHUov)

333 I've looked into the arguments for 195° t-stats and it's stupid. It's up there with 0 wt oil.
I just swapped the 195 out of my Wrangler last month.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:08 AM (WYOCN)

334 BBC King's 'high stakes' visit with Trump will be toughest test yet of his reign
The state visit to the US looks fraught with difficulty - but could be key to rescuing the special relationship.

What PDT could say!

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:08 AM (8NTVk)

335 Fuck you asshole and stop telling us what we are doing wrong in our yard.
Are you paying the mortgage here?????
No fuck off.
Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 12:39 AM (
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Would it be possible to take videos of them going over his fence in case they ever get bitten by your dogs?
Posted by: JM in Illinois
===

Had asshole neighbor like that before.

He clearly believed it was perfectly acceptable, unremarkable even, for his kids or him (!) to climb over HIS fence day or night because it was HIS fence.

I installed security cameras round my house under the soffits (about 8ft above ground). He called the cops claiming I was spying on him because the cameras could 'see' over his 6 ft fence.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 02:09 AM (/lPRQ)

336 321 >>Not really. It is the same rule I apply on land: Do not get in the way of anything heavier than I am or going faster.

You noticed any paved roeads and stop signs on the ocean?
****

You do not need roads or stop signs to get in trouble on land. Anyone who poses a danger to others has the responsibility to be careful and pay attention. Same as being on the water.

It is prudent in any situation to be aware of your vulnerabilities.

Posted by: clarence at April 25, 2026 02:12 AM (nD5wh)

337 Robert knows. I'm surprised he hasn't shown up to call me a weeb. I know. That doesn't mean I partake.
Posted by: Weirddave at April 25, 2026 01:38 AM (aUzQb)

Do I want to know?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 02:13 AM (WONhk)

338 My wild wanderings bring me back around to the ONT.

If you're interested, there's a new Intellectual Froglegs out:
https://youtu.be/l0vpF3ODsNY

Also out now: The Babylon Bee's Californians Move To Texas, Season 2 Episode 3, The Dance
https://youtu.be/Ye6fqxe502U

And since folks were chatting about dogs, here's some short funny takes on Golden Retrievers.
https://youtu.be/gpVMAOdDXlE

Just checked the liquor supply. Not much there. Some Jameson's. A couple of small bottles of bitters. An empty rum pint. And some kind of blueberry liquor that's awfully sweet; we have no idea where that came from. Clearly, it's time for bed. God willing, and the net don't fail, tomorrow, for coffee, and prayer, and pets, we'll get together.

https://youtu.be/7xGxQXmu7Os

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - strawberries are red, bitters are sour, blueberries are purple, but this stuff i at April 25, 2026 02:13 AM (Kd2bx)

339 115 Evening all,

We have a launch tomorrow late in the afternoon.

Roscosmos - Soyuz 2.1a - Progress MS-34
LS 31/6 - Baikonur Cosmodrome, KAZ - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: April 25, 2026
Launch Time: 6:21 PM EDT (April 26th 03:21 Local Baikonur Time)

https://youtu.be/8UcDyayzH5M

Stream goes live at 5:50pn EDT.
Posted by: Joyenz at April 24, 2026 10:52 PM (2F0/

-‐-

Been waking up early.I'll probably catch it

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:14 AM (Raw4f)

340 Do I want to know?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat


Probably not. What has been seen cannot be unseen.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 02:14 AM (VHUov)

341 >>>>Even if you are a powerboat enthusiast learning to sail is beneficial.

True. Also differences between doing either on a lake or the ocean.

No idea why that's a controversial issue when morons argue over 45 over 9 shooting targets.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 02:14 AM (viF8m)

342 Actually, I don't want to know.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 02:15 AM (WONhk)

343
Had asshole neighbor like that before.

He clearly believed it was perfectly acceptable, unremarkable even, for his kids or him (!) to climb over HIS fence day or night because it was HIS fence.

I installed security cameras round my house under the soffits (about 8ft above ground). He called the cops claiming I was spying on him because the cameras could 'see' over his 6 ft fence.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 02:09

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I love it!

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:16 AM (Raw4f)

344 Well, you can't avoid it if you don't know what it's called. Futa, yaoi, bara..... anime words to run away from really fast.
Posted by: mikeski
----
I suspected, from the context, but just for the hell of it, did a search for those terms.
Fortunately, I used Duck Duck Go. Lord knows what would be in my Utube feed if I'd used Google.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:24 AM (xgGYP)

345 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTVk)

346 Since I don't know how to sail am fondling with the idea of a power barge ~22-25' with keel and a square sail. When things start burning I'll go 3 - 6 miles in the Gulf and watch.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (XAeCh)

347 Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 25, 2026 02:09
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Are hot wires legal in your AO?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:27 AM (XAeCh)

348 Do I want to know?

Nope. But you will anyway. Futa is short for futanari, which in Japanese anime is girls who have a penis. I hope you enjoy this new knowledge. I love learning new things!

Posted by: Weirddave at April 25, 2026 02:27 AM (df/te)

349 I've looked into the arguments for 195° t-stats and it's stupid. It's up there with 0 wt oil.
I just swapped the 195 out of my Wrangler last month.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:08 AM (WYOCN)

Right? I had one dude tell me "oh you need a 195 for heat." Sure, because I'm going to drive a restored 69 roadrunner in the winter with snow and salt on the road ya fucking retard. The car was brutal hot in summer, and the gauge would read a little above 190, so I had my suspicions. It runs way cooler now and I don't feel the heat hammering the firewall.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:29 AM (snZF9)

350 Do I want to know?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 25, 2026 02:13 AM (WONhk)

NO

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 02:31 AM (vE0+H)

351 I read a meme a long time ago that was a big paragraph saying that there was some Japanese economist named Futa and he had a whole theory about various macroeconomic factors and how they contributed to blah blah and it said "If you want to know more of his secrets of economics, just look up Futa Inflation".

As it happens I wasn't fooled - but don't you be either.

Posted by: ... at April 25, 2026 02:33 AM (vE0+H)

352

JM,

The asshole has a backyard that is 8 yards wide.

Our yard is almost an acre.

He comes banging o n our door bitching aboʻut the hornest nest in our tree because he is worried his grandcķidxs willgʻet stung.
Keep them out of our yard. They have to climb your fence
to get in our yard


Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (3ek7K)

353 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTVk)

Yeah because there just isn't enough things in Australia that can kill you. The shit house has to go maximum overdrive.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (snZF9)

354 Sometime you don't need a caption.

https://tinyurl.com/42crtzjz

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (XAeCh)

355 Sometime you don't need a caption.

https://tinyurl.com/42crtzjz

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (XAeCh)

Who the fuck is Lurch?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:36 AM (snZF9)

356 >>You do not need roads or stop signs to get in trouble on land. Anyone who poses a danger to others has the responsibility to be careful and pay attention. Same as being on the water.

Ok.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 25, 2026 02:38 AM (viF8m)

357 348 Do I want to know?

Nope. But you will anyway. Futa is short for futanari, which in Japanese anime is girls who have a penis. I hope you enjoy this new knowledge. I love learning new things!
Posted by: Weirddave
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Rhyming;
US Rep., López Chávez pushed her against a wall during a September 2022 party and told her, “The only reason I still f**k men is that a woman hasn’t shown me what I really want.”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:39 AM (XAeCh)

358 Lurch - Palazzo Chigi with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:41 AM (XAeCh)

359
Braenyard,

The Utah bitch?
-

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02:42 AM (3ek7K)

360 the Republic of Albania
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:41 AM (XAeCh)

That's where I get my mud from.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:47 AM (WYOCN)

361 Yes, Utah.

Thought that quote was quite interesting.
She's really confused.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:47 AM (XAeCh)

362 the Republic of Albania
Posted by: Braenyard

That's where I get my mud from.
Posted by: Reforger


That's Elbonia.

Posted by: Dogbert at April 25, 2026 02:48 AM (VHUov)

363 anime words to run away from really fast.
Posted by: mikeski

I suspected, from the context, but just for the hell of it, did a search for those terms.
Fortunately, I used Duck Duck Go. Lord knows what would be in my Utube feed if I'd used Google.
Posted by: buddhaha


I did say "words to run away from really fast."

But I should have expected at least one shout of "YOLO," followed by running towards the danger. We are Morons.

I mean, I'll intentionally follow an Admiral Ackbar link once in a while, out of morbid curiosity. It usually kills the curiosity; the morbidity remains.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 02:51 AM (VHUov)

364 Today, the SBA referred 562,000 borrowers to @USTreasury for collection on $22.2 BILLION in potentially fraudulent pandemic-era loans, marking the LARGEST debt referral in SBA history.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:55 AM (XAeCh)

365 Sometime you don't need a caption.
https://tinyurl.com/42crtzjz
Posted by: Braenyard

"My head is getting awfully warm."

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 25, 2026 02:55 AM (W5mpo)

366
Speaking of those plutonium RTGs, something I didn't know. The isotope used is Pu-238. That turns out to be ideal for RTGs, very high power density and 87 year half-life, and is easily shielded.

We stopped producing Pu-238 in 1988, and there has been a shortage. NASA only had enough for two more of the things after the last Mars rover.

They finally restarted production in 2015, and made about 50 grams. They ramped up, and completed 0.5 kg shipment in 2023. Their goal is 1.5 kg per year.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 02:56 AM (w6EFb)

367 Rant on.

Fuck. Shit. Damn.
Work is moving. Within a year. To fucking Reno, Nevada (a curse on you). I could make twice what I do if I was willing to do that fucked up commute. I've been avoiding it for 8 years now after doing it for 14. If these people think I'm going to do that fucking Draino Commute for Carson City wages they're crazy.
I'm going to make an offer.
Company car. Gas card. Paid travel and I'll do it. Otherwise $20 more per hour.
If not I move on to the next thing.
Been looking at a local cinderblock manufacturer. They want someone to run their operation.

rant off

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 02:58 AM (WYOCN)

368
He comes banging o n our door bitching aboʻut the hornest nest in our tree because he is worried his grandcķidxs willgʻet stung.
Keep them out of our yard. They have to climb your fence
to get in our yard

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02

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I'm sorry you're going through this. Looks like he successfully passed down the gene for "interfere with my neighbors". I wouldn't want them hurt, but the kids might learn a lesson if they get stung after climbing the fence.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:58 AM (auBT8)

369 Since I don't know how to sail am fondling with the idea of a power barge ~22-25' with keel and a square sail. When things start burning I'll go 3 - 6 miles in the Gulf and watch.
Posted by: Braenyard
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"fondling".
Does that help you to erect a square sail?

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:59 AM (xgGYP)

370 Regretfully, it's time for me to go.
See yall tomorrow. 'night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 25, 2026 02:59 AM (XAeCh)

371 344 Well, you can't avoid it if you don't know what it's called. Futa, yaoi, bara..... anime words to run away from really fast.
Posted by: mikeski
----
I suspected, from the context, but just for the hell of it, did a search for those terms.
Fortunately, I used Duck Duck Go. Lord knows what would be in my Utube feed if I'd used Google.
Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:24 AM (xgGYP)


'Guro' is another to avoid. Here, Urban Dictionary is good for anime terms:

urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=guro

Posted by: SciVo at April 25, 2026 03:02 AM (Sy6m/)

372 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTV

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I started to think about what she was doing in the three hours. I mean, after vomiting? Trying for a hand hold? ...

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 03:06 AM (lJui8)

373 I wouldn't want them hurt, but the kids might learn a lesson if they get stung after climbing the fence.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 25, 2026 02:58 AM (auBT

Yeah. I fenced my neighbors hornets out too. Fuckers ain't getting over that.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (WYOCN)

374 369 Since I don't know how to sail am fondling with the idea of a power barge ~22-25' with keel and a square sail. When things start burning I'll go 3 - 6 miles in the Gulf and watch.
Posted by: Braenyard
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"fondling".
Does that help you to erect a square sail?
Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 02:59 AM (xgGYP)

tinkering?

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (8NTVk)

375
The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (w6EFb)

376 Ŵe moved here because of grand children.


they are not Mormon thank the Lord.


You wont
t believe the horffic stories about INCEST we been told.

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 03:14 AM (3ek7K)

377 The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.
Posted by: publius
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I'll bet China does it for only about $20k/kg.
Of course, it's only 80% pure, and the fatality rate at the facility and surrounding neighborhoods is a bit (for some definition of "bit") high.

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 03:17 AM (xgGYP)

378
352 his grandcķidxs
Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (3ek7K)

376 Ŵe moved

'sup with your fancy letter-symbols?

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:19 AM (8NTVk)

379 Seems to me with all the formerly rich contractors and such going to the poor house that boats and such should be getting pretty cheap on the secondhand market.
Perhaps a buying opportunity for us who earn money honestly.

Posted by: Reforger at April 25, 2026 03:20 AM (WYOCN)

380 The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.
Posted by: publius


That still puts it well past "worth its weight in gold."

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 03:22 AM (VHUov)

381 they are not Mormon thank the Lord
You wont
t believe the horffic stories about INCEST we been told.
Posted by: four seasons
----
I am, almost literally, surrounded by Mormons. The Temple for AZ is about 12 miles from my house.
I don't think that incest is a special problem among LDS members.
FLDS, OTOH....

Posted by: buddhaha at April 25, 2026 03:22 AM (xgGYP)

382
LDS (Salt Lake City) is the mainstream 17-million-member church.

FLDS is a fundamentalist sect practicing polygamy.

RLDS (now Community of Christ) is a more liberal, protestant-leaning group headquartered in Missouri.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:26 AM (8NTVk)

383 352 his grandcķidxs
376 Ŵe moved

'sup with your fancy letter-symbols?
Posted by: m


Unstable phone typing. If you "hold down" a key for a half-second, you get a drop-down (drop-up?) with the possible diacriticals. At least on an iPhone.

Also causes the bottom-row letters, zxcvbnm, to replace spaces.

Posted by: mikeski would put fancy letters here but minx hates that at April 25, 2026 03:26 AM (VHUov)

384 375
The Pu-238 is surprisingly cheap to produce, only about $4M/lb.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 03:07 AM (w6EFb)

PU 238? for the space fuel modulator?

So I can blow up the Earth?

Posted by: Marvin, the Martian at April 25, 2026 03:27 AM (mP0Kj)

385 RLDS (now Community of Christ) is a more liberal, protestant-leaning group headquartered in Missouri.
Posted by: m


TIL there are Protestant Mormons.

Did someone nail theses to a door in Salt Lake City?

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 03:28 AM (VHUov)

386 383 352 his grandcķidxs
376 Ŵe moved

'sup with your fancy letter-symbols?
Posted by: m

Unstable phone typing. If you "hold down" a key for a half-second, you get a drop-down (drop-up?) with the possible diacriticals. At least on an iPhone.

Also causes the bottom-row letters, zxcvbnm, to replace spaces.
Posted by: mikeski would put fancy letters here but minx hates that at April 25, 2026 03:26 AM (VHUov)

Weird! Thanks, mikeski.

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 03:28 AM (8NTVk)

387 353 BBC
Woman trapped in poo for three hours after outback toilet collapses
The woman got stuck waist-deep in a pit latrine in the Australian outback after it gave way.
22 hrs ago

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 02:25 AM (8NTVk)

Yeah because there just isn't enough things in Australia that can kill you. The shit house has to go maximum overdrive.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 25, 2026 02:34 AM (snZF9)

Sooo... new definition for... taking it up the poop shoot?

Posted by: Marvin, the Martian at April 25, 2026 03:29 AM (mP0Kj)

388 m, i am typing on a very small keyboard.

You dont like it go fuck yourself.

Posted by: four seasons at April 25, 2026 03:30 AM (3ek7K)

389
Apparently Californium-252 is the most expensive isotope to produce, hell substance that has uses you might say, costing about $12B/lb.

Fortunately, only micrograms to a few milligrams are needed for said common uses.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 25, 2026 03:43 AM (w6EFb)

390 Apparently Californium-252 is the most expensive isotope to produce
Posted by: publius


The one named after California is the most expensive. How appropriate.

Posted by: mikeski at April 25, 2026 03:51 AM (VHUov)

391 one named after California is the most expensive. How appropriate.

Lol yeah, not surprising 🙄 that Clownifornia is the most expensive you get the government you deserve. The mass exodus from California is totally predictable.

Posted by: mrally at April 25, 2026 04:05 AM (+ZHEV)

392 Pixy's up! (at https://ai.mee.nu)

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:24 AM (8NTVk)

393 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at April 25, 2026 04:30 AM (8NTVk)

Spooookeeyyy Cafe

crimsonandfog.jpg
VistaandCompany

Do you know where the phrase "steal my thunder" comes from?

You might guess it has something to do with some mortal stealing Zeus' lightning bot.

It's more literal than that:

The idiom "to steal someone's thunder" originated in the early 18th century with English playwright and critic John Dennis.

The Origin Story

The Invention: In 1709, John Dennis created a new, realistic thunder-making machine (likely involving rolling sheets of tin) for his play Appius and Virginia.

The Failure: His play was not successful and closed quickly at the Drury Lane Theatre.

The Theft: Shortly after, Dennis attended a performance of Macbeth at the same theater and discovered the producers were using his thunder machine.

The Reaction: Outraged, Dennis allegedly exclaimed: "Damn them; they will not let my play run, but they steal my thunder!"


A quick video about the phrase. It's from the BBC so you know it's real. (Taps nose.)

A history of stage lightning, thunder, and rain effects.

Ghost bird look like dragon frog

Ghost Rider Halloween costume.

Ghost plane.

Slasher movie doggies.

Putting a Boston Dynamics robot dog into a dog costume. It's creepy.


Okay so this one isn't spooky, but only because it's in broad daylight with a blue sky. Try to imagine it at night with a moon hanging over it.

Snaggle-toothed snake-eel is a Democrat Congresswoman 7.

Freeway spook.


Woman: I will terrify the neighborhood as "La Llorna," the wailing ghost in white.

Dog: Not on my watch, Muchacha.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:30 PM




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1 FOIST

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 07:33 PM (WONhk)

2 Evening, cafe patrons!

The video of the robot dog in a costume looks as though an alien who had never seen a real dog watched a bunch of Warners' Looney Tunes cartoons, then designed a "dog" based on that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:33 PM (+2QQb)

3 That tower and monastery looks pretty spooky even in daylight. It looks like it might easily fall on you.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (+2QQb)

4 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (Ia/+0)

5 And the ghost on the cycle, pants only , reminds me of the comic scene in The Invisible Man where Griffin (Claude Rains) terrifies the police, and we see him capering away clad only in trousers, singing, "Here we go gathering nuts in May . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:36 PM (+2QQb)

6 That town of identical castles looks suspiciously like the Village from "The Prisoner."

Which one belongs to Number 6?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 07:39 PM (gnNyN)

7 That town of identical castles looks suspiciously like the Village from "The Prisoner."

Which one belongs to Number 6?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026

***
"I am not a number! I am a free man!!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:40 PM (+2QQb)

8 Sidetracked by nephew & niece stopping by. Is that a sophomore mistake?

Congratulations, ChristyBlinky!

Posted by: Nazdar at April 24, 2026 07:41 PM (NcvvS)

9 I am in shock to be foist because my nutty husband distracted me.

He's been bird crazy since he discovered the bird nest in a hanging basket a week ago.Moving the plant to the garage in the event of a freeze and snow. A regular ornithologist now, you know.

Making dinner (I married someone who cooks) he is discussing pelicans who can swallow ducks whole. Then the visciousness of sibling eaglets pushing others out of the nest (these youtubes he likes because the commenters go nuts/weep due to cruelty and where is the mother eagle?).

The red finch family on the front porch and his wife may go insane soonish.

He did quit messing with the birds at least as they chirp at him in angry voices. At one point he put the hanging basket on a chain which resulted in a carnival ride for the mother bird and four eggs.

Now he's buying a new camera and I don't ask why. There is already a camera on them and no one cares but our 5yr old granddaughter. He's told her the eggs hatch in 2wks.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 07:41 PM (WONhk)

10 Hello cafe friends! Spooky is fun!

Are we having muffins to celebrate the theater?

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 07:41 PM (Dd38x)

11 Never had a ghostly encounter.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:41 PM (kxLc1)

12 Watching Castle Keep with Burt Lancaster, haven't seen this in many years.

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 07:42 PM (Ia/+0)

13 Putting a Boston Dynamics robot dog into a dog costume.

I think I would want a dragon-skin for my BD robot

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 07:42 PM (a+4eV)

14 * looks around * * sniffs *

Did we make it to 100% for the week?

Thank you, Ace! Another stellar week!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:43 PM (0sNs1)

15 It would be cool if we all agreed on one day of the year, and one month, where we did spooky and ghosty stuff.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:43 PM (uUHnE)

16 Real smiles make all the difference because it show attitude beneath. Fake smiles do the uncanny valley thing and cause repulsion.
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (E4rtv)

Willowed, but wanted to make a point. This is also the case with any woman. Kate Upto had gigantic boobs, but her smile was luminous. Anne Hathaway was always one i took similarly. Or Alyson Hannigan.

Non-miserable people look different.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:43 PM (zZu0s)

17 11 Never had a ghostly encounter.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

we have such sights to show you

Posted by: the Zutt at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (gKWVE)

18 If the castles were not in France perhaps we could have all bought a castle in AceWorld.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (WONhk)

19 Dog: Not on my watch, Muchacha.

This one has me giggling hard.
That entire plan went straight to hell because of one determined puppy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (6ydKt)

20 15 It would be cool if we all agreed on one day of the year, and one month, where we did spooky and ghosty stuff.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April

I suggest Oct. 31st. What do you think?

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (Dd38x)

21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqoyKzgkqR4

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 24, 2026 07:45 PM (jrgJz)

22 Ace! Have a great weekend!!!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 07:45 PM (WONhk)

23 Favorite ghost movie is The Others though The Entity was the creepiest one to me. That was one rapey ghost.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (kxLc1)

24 Oct 31st. I'll save my story till then.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (DIbRX)

25 It would be cool if we all agreed on one day of the year, and one month, where we did spooky and ghosty stuff.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:43 PM (uUHnE)
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Walpurgis Night (April 30) doesn't get enough love.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (gnNyN)

26 snark aside, what a stellar bunch of links. interesting and informative. Thanks Ace!

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (uUHnE)

27 Never had a ghostly encounter.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026


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Nor have I. IN the French Quarter near where I lived as a kid, there's the famous LaLaurie Mansion which is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of slaves the owner, Madame LaLaurie, tortured in the attic. And there is a white stone apartment building about a block and a half from my old place which is also supposedly haunted. Never knew anybody who lived there, though.

The producers of the 1966 film Hotel w/ Rod Taylor, which was set and filmed in NO, used the exterior of the latter as a small competing hotel Taylor's character visits in one scene.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (+2QQb)

28 Non-miserable people look different.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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True. Those of us with a melancholy disposition have different smiles indeed.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (E4rtv)

29 24 Oct 31st. I'll save my story till then.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24

We need a ghost story night!

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 07:47 PM (Dd38x)

30 I once saw a spiral staircase in a house that burned during the Civil War. The house is not there and I was a bit wasted and riding in my car wasting gas that Carter rationed.

That's my only ghost story, thankfully.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 07:47 PM (WONhk)

31 Is your muffin buttered?
Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?

Excuse me (What?)
Excuse me (What?)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:48 PM (6ydKt)

32 I bet the ghost dancers have weights in the hems in their dresses to keep them from flapping around.

Posted by: huerfano at April 24, 2026 07:48 PM (98kQX)

33 Putting a Boston Dynamics robot dog into a dog costume. It's creepy.

Nice but I was totally expecting the robodogs to sniff each other's egress ports. Missed opportunity, Boston Dynamics.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 07:49 PM (vTZFs)

34 Misspoke about Sydney Sweeney in the last thread.
Got the names mixed up. Was thinking of that singer who is getting broad in the beam but appealing to 12 y.o.s.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:49 PM (XAeCh)

35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igxqp1QvxGc

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 24, 2026 07:50 PM (jrgJz)

36 i've only seen The Others and The Entity once. I've always wanted to re-watch The Others. I remember it being very creepy and atmospheric. Alas it has a twist ending which I'm not sure will hold up on a second watch. (The Sixth Sense was pretty flat on subsequent viewings.)

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:50 PM (1wjle)

37 Pretty sure our house was haunted when I was a kid. It was an old farm house (1910-ish). I would get inklings, a little notion that something was watching me; but my brother seemed far more tuned in, so to speak, to the point that he asked me to switch bedrooms. He was far more comfortable in my former room.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 07:50 PM (0aYVJ)

38 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (+2QQb)

I stayed at the Myrtles in St Francisville with my girlfriend for the weekend. She really wanted to experience a ghost. I told her I was pretty sure she wasn't going to . We could have stayed at a lot cheaper B&B .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:52 PM (kxLc1)

39 You ever notice that most ghosts are women? I guess they just really want to stick around at bitch about something.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:52 PM (P4bJX)

40 Snaggle-toothed snake-eel is a Democrat Congresswoman 7.
--

Maxine Waters?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (XAeCh)

41 Wal, I visited three houses today, including one in a small town about 15 minuts' drive south of here. That one was already taken, it turned out when we got there. The third needed a LOT of work. And the first was nice, if a little . . . generic. Though I could have done things with it.

Then I found out what kind of homeowners' insurance rates I'd be paying for even a small inexpensive house like that one. I think Indiana (I checked their rates; much, much better) has suddenly moved back to the top of the rankings.

I love Kansas, the people and the roads and the weather (so far). I want to visit the western regions soon. But as for buying here, I don't think it's gonna happen.

(I blinked the first time I saw $3.99 as the price for a hamburger here. It's not big, they're the "smashed" kind, and you don't get fries without paying extra. But they are good.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (+2QQb)

42 Anti-Ghost dog be one sharp canine,

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (LHPAg)

43 >>>22 Ace! Have a great weekend!!!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

thank you! You too!

And everyone else as well.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (1wjle)

44 39 You ever notice that most ghosts are women?
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:52 PM (P4bJX)


You weren't supposed to help her.

Posted by: that kid in The Ring at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (gKWVE)

45 >>> snark aside, what a stellar bunch of links. interesting and informative. Thanks Ace!

thank you!

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (1wjle)

46 Apparently, the hospital I was born in is haunted. The old St. James in Butte MT. If nothing else, the cops have to chase the tweakers out nightly. So, that's fun.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (0aYVJ)

47 Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:50 PM (1wjle)

The Others is cool to watch the second time to see if you should have seen the twist coming before you did.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (kxLc1)

48 VK Arsenyev 1907: “Sometimes it happens that mountain and forest have such a cheerful and attractive appearance that one would be glad to linger there for ever. In others mountains seem surly and wild. It is a strange thing that such impressions are not purely personal and subjective, but were felt by all the men in the detachment. I tested this several times and was always convinced that it was so. That was the case here. In that spot there was an oppressive feeling in the air, something unhappy and painful, and the sensation of gloom and ill-omen was felt by us all.”

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (SVYPk)

49 Pretty sure our house was haunted when I was a kid. It was an old farm house (1910-ish). I would get inklings, a little notion that something was watching me; but my brother seemed far more tuned in, so to speak, to the point that he asked me to switch bedrooms. He was far more comfortable in my former room.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026


***
I will say that one apartment I lived in with my red tabby cat Arizona in the '80s seemed to worry him. He refused to go into the bathroom unless I was there already. I got no bad vibes . . . but the landlord told me later that the previous tenant had painted the walls black and left bits of black candle wax everywhere.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:55 PM (+2QQb)

50 I knew a girl that worked at the Myrtles and she said she saw all kinds of stuff. She did a lot of drugs, but she also saw somw things.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:55 PM (P4bJX)

51 Wolfus, talk to an insurance agent there before anything. I wonder if the price of homeowners' insurance doesn't reflect things like tornadoes.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 07:55 PM (rbvCR)

52 I think if I saw the person on a bridge during the day it might be a woman dressed in hijab, not Dracula. I think the videographer overreacted for dramatic effect. People who have to film themselves and post it for almost everything are for lack of a better term- overexposed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (GLmO1)

53 31 Is your muffin buttered?
Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?

Excuse me (What?)
Excuse me (What?)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:48 PM (6ydKt)
it's ace's lost yesterday squeeze

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (LHPAg)

54 Misspoke about Sydney Sweeney in the last thread.
Got the names mixed up. Was thinking of that singer who is getting broad in the beam but appealing to 12 y.o.s.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:49 PM (XAeCh)

Sabrina Carpenter? She seems retarded. And looks like a beauty pagent 13 year old.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (zZu0s)

55 Apparently, the hospital I was born in is haunted. The old St. James in Butte MT. If nothing else, the cops have to chase the tweakers out nightly. So, that's fun.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (0aYVJ)

Abandoned hospitals have to be the creepiest buildings.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (kxLc1)

56
The Others is cool to watch the second time to see if you should have seen the twist coming before you did.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026


***
There seemed to be a subgenre of ghost films with that twist or a similar one about that time, didn't there?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (+2QQb)

57
That Roussanou Monastery is a real place, but that Instagram link is apparently doctored AI. It's impressive enough without it:

https://is.gd/mvr9Kv

And with the Moon:

https://is.gd/ndO1mM

AI slop is everywhere now. It's getting where you can't trust anything. And the worst of it, as my favorite astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy laments, it makes people suspect real images as being AI fakes. He goes to unbelievable lengths to get fantastic real photos and then people don't believe it's real.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (w6EFb)

58 From “The Willows by Algernon Blackwood:

Blackwood 1907: “The psychology of places, for some imaginations at least, is very vivid; for the wanderer, especially, camps have their "note" either of welcome or rejection. At first it may not always be apparent, because the busy preparations of tent and cooking prevent, but with the first pause—after supper usually—it comes and announces itself. And the note of this willow camp now became unmistakably plain to me; we were interlopers, trespassers; we were not

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (SVYPk)

59 >>>it's ace's lost yesterday squeeze

if she drops the kinderwhore look and goes back to her old look, I'll welcome her back.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (1wjle)

60 Creepiest ever would be an abandoned insane asylum.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (DIbRX)

61 >>>58 From “The Willows by Algernon Blackwood:

would you believe I read about half of that and then stopped

i'm really bad at reading.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (1wjle)

62 ONE time many moons ago I told Brit Lass I thought there was a ghost in the house. Just sensed something. We take that kind of thing in stride, talk to them and welcome them. Figure they're just passing through, no need to resist. Also it's kind of funny because who really thinks they're real...?

Anyway... remember those old Panasonic cordless phones? We had one in the bedroom and that same night we were the only two in the house and laying in bed, and heard the fucker beep on the cradle out of nowhere and light up from across the room. Like it does when you take it out and put it back in the cradle. Had never happened before or since. Just weird that it happened that night.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (vE0+H)

63 Wolfus, talk to an insurance agent there before anything. I wonder if the price of homeowners' insurance doesn't reflect things like tornadoes.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026


***
I did call a local guy, and he won't be able to send me a quote until they can take some pics of the property -- probably not until next week.

You're probably right about the twisters.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (+2QQb)

64 Ace. You help me laugh at the absolute absurdity of life. It's all so ridiculous. But, as Reader's Digest said, "laughter is cool and stuff."

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 07:58 PM (0aYVJ)

65 My case of canning lids has shown up!

I have some to spare, there are 1,200 lids to a case

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM (rbvCR)

66 I totally saw the twist in The Other coming. Knew what was coming in Sixth Sense too, but I was primed for that.

I notice dumb little details. It's kind of my thing. Like people always wearing the same clothes and shit.

I couldn't tell you what their names were, but if they wore the same sweatshirt in every scene, I'm on it.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM (P4bJX)

67 thanks so much, Pug.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM (1wjle)

68 I think the videographer overreacted for dramatic effect.

Yeah, that was a nothingburger. Just a dude in a costume with a GoPro fishing for... something.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM (vTZFs)

69 if she drops the kinderwhore look and goes back to her old look, I'll welcome her back.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (1wjle)

Have no idea who we're talking about but she looks like Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:00 PM (zZu0s)

70 >>>I think if I saw the person on a bridge during the day it might be a woman dressed in hijab, not Dracula. I think the videographer overreacted for dramatic effect.

I think it might have been AI, tbh. Seems too tall to be a real woman (or even a tall man).

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:00 PM (1wjle)

71 Hail comes along with the twisters, too.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 08:01 PM (rbvCR)

72 Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM

It was so small I didn't see the "Go Pro fishing".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 08:01 PM (GLmO1)

73 i've only seen The Others and The Entity once. I've always wanted to re-watch The Others. I remember it being very creepy and atmospheric. Alas it has a twist ending which I'm not sure will hold up on a second watch. (The Sixth Sense was pretty flat on subsequent viewings.)
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026


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I'd rewatch it, and have, to study the technique the director and writer used to lay the central concept out there in the open and yet keep it hidden until the climax. Sort of like rereading a favorite murder mystery where you remember who the killer is, but watching the technique the writer uses.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:01 PM (+2QQb)

74 osted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I think what you are doing is incredibly brave. Do you think you are going to have any culture issues? At this point in my life, leaving the south would be difficult for me, despite our bugs and weather.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (Dd38x)

75 Obviously staged on LaLorna. Dog wagging it's tail is a give away.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (zZu0s)

76 >>>Have no idea who we're talking about but she looks like Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver?

no it's the formerly hot girl from Wet Leg. "Kinderwhore" isn't the right word. She just gave herself this really weird sexually-aggressive-but-ugly look for some reason. She #DefeatedMyMaleGaze.

I should have ignored that and just given the album a listen but I'm superficial and I like hot chicks so I didn't.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (1wjle)

77 Hail comes along with the twisters, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026


***
Which is why I insist on a garage.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (+2QQb)

78 60 Creepiest ever would be an abandoned insane asylum.
Posted by: Ben Had


You should watch Justin Long's "Accepted". That movie rolls with it.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (gKWVE)

79 >>>75 Obviously staged on LaLorna. Dog wagging it's tail is a give away.

looking at it again it might have been a staged play... kind of looks like a stage.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (1wjle)

80 Abandoned hospitals have to be the creepiest buildings.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:56 PM (kxLc1)

I was a housekeeper in a hospital. One woman I worked with refused to go into one exam room, so I had to. It was creepy. Even I felt it. Turns out it was where a certain procedure was performed. IFYKWIM

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 08:03 PM (0aYVJ)

81 It was so small I didn't see the "Go Pro fishing".

You had to scroll down to the still frame in the comments. But don't bother. It's still nothing.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 08:03 PM (vTZFs)

82 Bananas are playing the Party Animals live now from Yankee Stadium on Youtube. All Banana games are broadcast live there.

Posted by: Yellow Journalist at April 24, 2026 08:03 PM (oftw2)

83 Ace I love this little community you've somehow brought together and nurtured. You I could really take or leave though I preferred the fifth version of you to the rest, he was cool. You're the best.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 08:03 PM (vE0+H)

84 Then I found out what kind of homeowners' insurance rates I'd be paying for even a small inexpensive house like that one. I think Indiana (I checked their rates; much, much better) has suddenly moved back to the top of the rankings.

I love Kansas, the people and the roads and the weather (so far). I want to visit the western regions soon. But as for buying here, I don't think it's gonna happen.

(I blinked the first time I saw $3.99 as the price for a hamburger here. It's not big, they're the "smashed" kind, and you don't get fries without paying extra. But they are good.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (+2QQb)

Kansas gets tornados. Some towns are in known tornado tracks, and some are not. Maybe a local insurance agency could put you som knowledge.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (utfVc)

85 if she drops the kinderwhore look and goes back to her old look, I'll welcome her back.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (1wjle)
Me too, victims of bad management and bonehead advice likely.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (LHPAg)

86 I think what you are doing is incredibly brave. Do you think you are going to have any culture issues? At this point in my life, leaving the south would be difficult for me, despite our bugs and weather.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026


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Thanks, Piper! No, I've never really felt I belonged in the South, even Nawlins' peculiar sorta-European version of it. Even as a kid I didn't feel "part" of it. When I went to Indiana, and now here, I felt I fitted in better. Not perfectly; I'm pretty eccentric in some ways; but much better.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (+2QQb)

87 Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:59 PM (P

I can see that in the Sixth Sense fairly early but The Others had nothing to give it away until the husband came home.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (kxLc1)

88 How much quim has Ace singed today, I wonder. And from what distances?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (77rzZ)

89 compare her look here

https://youtu.be/nMGMot16a6E?si=tIltqjMVXS5UIjqT

to here

https://youtu.be/MABrtSn30LU?si=evujlezEYIBj6keG

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (1wjle)

90 would you believe I read about half of that and then stopped

i'm really bad at reading.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (1wjle)

It just unfolds at a slow pace. I can understand why people don't like it.

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 08:05 PM (SVYPk)

91 looking at it again it might have been a staged play... kind of looks like a stage.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:02 PM (1wjle)

My guess is it was a tourist play thing. The dog is probably owned by the guys with the camera, laughing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:05 PM (zZu0s)

92 I just want to send ace a 2 inch rare filet and a bottle of Cab.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 08:05 PM (DIbRX)

93 >>.It just unfolds at a slow pace. I can understand why people don't like it.

i wouldn't say I didn't like it, I was excited to read it, I just have very low focus.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:05 PM (1wjle)

94 Kansas gets tornados. Some towns are in known tornado tracks, and some are not. Maybe a local insurance agency could put you som knowledge.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026


***
I asked some locals, not just the real estate lady. They mostly said Salina usually was spared direct tornado hits; they tended to veer either east or west of here.

Indiana gets them too. As do AL, MS, and LA sometimes. I want a basement along with my garage!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:06 PM (+2QQb)

95 Hail comes along with the twisters, too.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 08:01 PM (rbvCR)

Yeah, not sure what part of Indiana but thunderstorms/flash flood would seem more of a thing. Grew up in So. Ohio and we had tornadoes but they were more rare and smaller, aside from crazy ones like Xenia 73.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:06 PM (8avO+)

96 I'd rewatch it, and have, to study the technique the director and writer used to lay the central concept out there in the open and yet keep it hidden until the climax. Sort of like rereading a favorite murder mystery where you remember who the killer is, but watching the technique the writer uses.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,

-------------

Yeah, I do that with Christie. I read them twice.

I have been writing a bit, and I stumbled on using some of what I learned to build tension and emotion in my writing. Not sure it is same technique, but by studying you become aware and develop your own technique.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:07 PM (uUHnE)

97 65 My case of canning lids has shown up!

I have some to spare, there are 1,200 lids to a case
Posted by: Kindltot

Hope you stocked up on Mason jars before the decease of Dave Mason. RIP.

Posted by: Canned Ham at April 24, 2026 08:07 PM (oftw2)

98 Here's a cool picture of a phantom: https://lik.com/products/phantom

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at April 24, 2026 08:07 PM (V362x)

99 "Snaggle-toothed snake-eel is a Democrat Congresswoman 7."

Or James Carville's doppelganger.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (oji8u)

100
I don't know if it will make any difference, but Carl DeMaio got the Voter ID initiative on California's November ballot.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (n7rxJ)

101 Indiana gets them too. As do AL, MS, and LA sometimes. I want a basement along with my garage!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:06 PM (+2QQb)

OH too

In Ohio growing up some older neighborhoods had basements, newer and cheaper stuff, no.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (8avO+)

102 Ghost Rider Halloween costume.

The training wheels just make the costume.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (Wnv9h)

103 Eromero, how did your wife's first treatment go?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (nz1sK)

104 That was the case here. In that spot there was an oppressive feeling in the air, something unhappy and painful, and the sensation of gloom and ill-omen was felt by us all.”

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 07:54 PM (SVYPk)

Went to an estate sale in the house the deceased lived in. She was an actress and they were selling her clothes and costume jewelry. We looked for awhile and then left. My wife and I were very quiet walking down the street to the car. When we got in the car, I said "I got a very oppressive feeling that she was angry at people touching her stuff". My wife said she pictured her yelling "leave my things alone!!" Me too. Took us awhile to shake it.

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 24, 2026 08:09 PM (xHEy0)

105 Ghost castles in Turkey and Ghost Cities in China.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 08:11 PM (Cqx++)

106
Yeah, I do that with Christie. I read them twice.

I have been writing a bit, and I stumbled on using some of what I learned to build tension and emotion in my writing. Not sure it is same technique, but by studying you become aware and develop your own technique.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026


***
You go back and see where she planted the clues, fairly enough (though Ellery Queen was better at that, with more peculiar and imaginative clues), and watch how she distracted you at that moment or buried the true clue in a mass of other data. It's fair; the clue is there; but you have to look for it.

Christie was a better writer than I used to think. I've read several of her Mary Westmacott dramatic, non-crime novels, and they remind me of Graham Greene.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:11 PM (+2QQb)

107 92 I just want to send ace a 2 inch rare filet and a bottle of Cab.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 08:05 PM (DIbRX)

You know me. Love ya babe.

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (xHEy0)

108 Yeah, not sure what part of Indiana but thunderstorms/flash flood would seem more of a thing. Grew up in So. Ohio and we had tornadoes but they were more rare and smaller, aside from crazy ones like Xenia 73.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026


***
I'm thinking the western edge, Terre Haute, maybe.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (+2QQb)

109 How many simultaneous Bobs do we have right now? Two?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (zZu0s)

110 Anyway... remember those old Panasonic cordless phones? We had one in the bedroom and that same night we were the only two in the house and laying in bed, and heard the fucker beep on the cradle out of nowhere and light up from across the room. Like it does when you take it out and put it back in the cradle. Had never happened before or since. Just weird that it happened that night.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM (vE0+H)

I had something like that happen just last night. Computer monitor turned on across the room, tablet froze for a sec, others beeped. I figure a power glitch hit my net hub and various devices woke up to fix their networks.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (8avO+)

111 89 compare her look here

https://youtu.be/nMGMot16a6E?si=tIltqjMVXS5UIjqT

to here

https://youtu.be/MABrtSn30LU?si=evujlezEYIBj6keG

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (1wjle)

Never seen their live stuff, only the videos.

Pretty aggressive change there.
A lost of girls seem to want to look like Harley Quinn these days just because boys like her.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (6ydKt)

112 How many simultaneous Bobs do we have right now? Two?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (zZu0s)

Ba ba ba ba Bob a ran....

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 24, 2026 08:13 PM (xHEy0)

113 Every place that’s built above the water table should have a basement.

The house that I grew up in had a basement with four rooms. In addition to two full above-ground floors and an attic.

That house was packed full of stuff.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (77rzZ)

114 How many simultaneous Bobs do we have right now? Two?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM


I'm always here.

Posted by: Bob from NSA at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (0sNs1)

115 I had something like that happen just last night. Computer monitor turned on across the room, tablet froze for a sec, others beeped. I figure a power glitch hit my net hub and various devices woke up to fix their networks.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (8avO+)

Possible. But weird.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (vE0+H)

116
I totally saw the twist in The Other coming. Knew what was coming in Sixth Sense too, but I was primed for that.

I notice dumb little details.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe

===============

I saw those twists coming, too. The thing is, it's pretty easy to tell when you're watching a "puzzle" movie -- there's so much that's not shown, you know it's all leading up to a big reveal. That can happen at about the 15-minute mark.

At that point, it's just a matter of guessing what the twist will be, and that turns out to be pretty easy if you're playing Spot The Clues.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (n7rxJ)

117
Andrew McCarthy got this little time-lapse video of the Sun a while back:

https://is.gd/gyA8CC

That's 7 hours of observation using fancy equipment and a lot of processing skill, but all from his backyard. And note all the comments saying it's fake.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 08:15 PM (w6EFb)

118 How many simultaneous Bobs do we have right now? Two?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM


Me, whenever I'm in the pool.

Posted by: Robert, with no arms or legs at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (0sNs1)

119 Pretty aggressive change there.
A lost of girls seem to want to look like Harley Quinn these days just because boys like her.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (6ydKt)

Or, she thinks she's losing it so she is rolling in another direction- and is pissed about it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (zZu0s)

120 Yeah, not sure what part of Indiana but thunderstorms/flash flood would seem more of a thing. Grew up in So. Ohio and we had tornadoes but they were more rare and smaller, aside from crazy ones like Xenia 73.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026

***
I'm thinking the western edge, Terre Haute, maybe.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (+2QQb)

I used to drive thru that area a lot going from Ohio (Cincy) to Stl Louis for college. An interesting thing is that it is near a "seam" for weather. If it was snowing down in Louisville, say it usually wasn't there, and vice versa. I could redirect friends driving from the East Coast on which route to take between the two areas. Travel times were pretty similar.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (8avO+)

121 Ghost cycle is a bit freaking

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (Ia/+0)

122 Wife, son and I visited Fort Laramie some years ago. Son and I were wandering, taking photos, chatting. Wife had gone ahead, and went into the little stone jailhouse where they kept deserters before courts martial.

Suddenly we see her tear-assing out of there, pale and terrified. "Someone was in there with me!" Son and I went in, and we felt something, but not like wife did. Basically, an icky place.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (0aYVJ)

123 You go back and see where she planted the clues, fairly enough (though Ellery Queen was better at that, with more peculiar and imaginative clues), and watch how she distracted you at that moment or buried the true clue in a mass of other data. It's fair; the clue is there; but you have to look for it.

Christie was a better writer than I used to think. I've read several of her Mary Westmacott dramatic, non-crime novels, and they remind me of Graham Greene.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

-----------------

Thanks, now I have more books to put on my list. I have not read any of hers but Marple and Poirot. and I have not read Green or Queen.

If only there could be an atomic war and I would have ...Time Enough at Last.


But yeah, that's the point to see exactly how she hid the clues or made big revelations seem like she (the writer) is just filling space with small talk.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (uUHnE)

124 I'm always here.

Posted by: Bob from NSA at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (0sNs1)

LoL. Love this damn place.

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (xHEy0)

125 58 From “The Willows by Algernon Blackwood:

would you believe I read about half of that and then stopped

i'm really bad at reading.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:57 PM


I've been listening to a lot of YouTube audio short stories lately. The Willows keeps popping up. Maybe I should try listening to it soon.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (Wnv9h)

126 No, homeowners insurance here reflects the possibility of hail or wind damage. And your insurance needs to be for replacement cost, not what you paid for it

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (wOXCn)

127
Best of Breed for The Big Dummy at today's Mid-Continent KC of Tulsa show today ovef a handsome Borzoi entry. We're quite happy because this breaks a string of five shows where he failed to go Breed.

Nothing in the Group, but we'll take what we get.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (tgvbd)

128 Everything is gay and retarded.

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (q1qnK)

129 Abandoned hospitals have to be the creepiest buildings.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

As a hospital Chaplain, I had run of the entire building except for scrub and operating rooms. Even in a working hospital, there is no creepier place than hospital basements at night.

*shudder*

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (Kyh8Y)

130 I had something like that happen just last night. Computer monitor turned on across the room, tablet froze for a sec, others beeped. I figure a power glitch hit my net hub and various devices woke up to fix their networks.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:12 PM (8avO+)

Possible. But weird.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 08:14 PM (vE0+H)

Had a half day total internet dead period last weekend. Third world CA. Well, prior to this it has been pretty good to be fair.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:18 PM (8avO+)

131 I'm trying to catch up on the controversy surrounding the new Pragmata video game.

Seems a lot of people think unmarried men liking a video game involving being a father-figure type to their cute companion robot-girl while fighting off other robots is bordering on pedophilia.

Like this hasn't been a trope in video games for awhile?
The Last of Us has basically the same type of plot, only Ellie is a little older and nowhere near as pretty as this Diana character.

Can't men have anything without it being ruined by the hypocritical moral judgement of the fashionable left?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:18 PM (6ydKt)

132 103 Eromero, how did your wife's first treatment go?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:08 PM (nz1sK)
Thanks for asking Tea. Yesterday she had some distress, so the infusion was cut at 2 hours. Today the distress was cut off at the pass and she was able to run the 6 hour infusion straight through with no problems except butt-dragging fatigue. Hell I was tired and all I did was sit beside her.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 08:18 PM (LHPAg)

133 When we got in the car, I said "I got a very oppressive feeling that she was angry at people touching her stuff". My wife said she pictured her yelling "leave my things alone!!" Me too. Took us awhile to shake it.
Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 24, 2026 08:09 PM (xHEy0)

V.K Arseyev was a very sensible and grounded man and not given to flights of fancy; a Lewis and Clark type. There's something there, we just can't measure it with tools and devices.

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 08:19 PM (SVYPk)

134 I used to drive thru that area a lot going from Ohio (Cincy) to Stl Louis for college. An interesting thing is that it is near a "seam" for weather.
Posted by: Oldcat

It's I70. The weather knows not to cross it for some reason.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 08:20 PM (Kyh8Y)

135 Can't men have anything without it being ruined by the hypocritical moral judgement of the fashionable left?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:18 PM (6ydKt)

Except in this case he is not a psychologically wounded asshole (last of US.)

I actually always thought Geralt and Ciri in Witcher 3 was a far more wholesome and healthy story.

This is ... similar.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:20 PM (zZu0s)

136 Or, she thinks she's losing it so she is rolling in another direction- and is pissed about it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:16 PM (zZu0s)

I couldn't tell you.
I'm lost trying to figure out modern ladies.
Especially neo-punk rockers from the Isle of Wight.

It's a sea of confusion out there.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (6ydKt)

137
No matter where you move to there are risks. flooding, tornadoes and other things.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (3ek7K)

138 And the house I grew up in was built by an undertaker. The proceedings would be held on the ground floor, while the undertaker and his family lived on the second floor.

Note, I did not find this out until I was in high school. Fortunately.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (77rzZ)

139
https://youtu.be/MABrtSn30LU?si=evujlezEYIBj6keG

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:04 PM (1wjle)

She remembered to put her underwear on! But I don’t know this is a crazy big change. Her skirt is shorter and she has pastel hair which is a big thing, she is an artist, she is going to grab on to that. Hair is hair, it grows back if you get a funky cut, you can go back to brunette tomorrow. Maybe I am missing something.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (hftzA)

140 I lived in a haunted farmhouse when I was a young bachelor. I didn't know it was haunted until the neighbors down the road told me. I never saw any ghosts though, I think the "band" we had that practiced there in the spare bedroom chased them off.

That was a cool house though. Big rooms, high ceilings, a big front porch, and a old mine pit next door to ride motorcycles in.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (vFG9F)

141 How many simultaneous Bobs do we have right now? Two?

Not even close. Cannibal, Rancher, Farmer...

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 08:22 PM (vTZFs)

142 No matter where you move to there are risks. flooding, tornadoes and other things.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (3ek7K)

I decided that every place has their big disaster, and the small disaster. For CA, earthquake and fire. Ohio, floods and tornado/storms/lightning.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:22 PM (8avO+)

143 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

When you head east, plan on a one night stay here.
Within 1 mile of the Grandview Triangle.
The Wood in the Hood.

Posted by: MkY at April 24, 2026 08:23 PM (q6tQZ)

144 I never read Willows For Algernon.

Who cares about a bunch of developmentally disabled rabbits.

Posted by: Warai-otoko gets every book confused with every other book at April 24, 2026 08:23 PM (Ot/FD)

145 Eromero, how often does she get the treatments?

We had a friend who had lymphoma, awhile back, and he is doing great. He's in his 70s now.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:23 PM (nz1sK)

146 Not even close. Cannibal, Rancher, Farmer...
Posted by: Oddbob


---------
we should all just change our names to "bob"
It will be simpler.

(I think this is from an old movie or comedy skit, but I don't remember anything else except one guy had different name and they made him change it. Maybe British comedy.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:24 PM (uUHnE)

147 "Can't men have anything without it being ruined by the hypocritical moral judgement of the fashionable left?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 08:18 PM (6ydKt) "

no, that would not move The Revolution forward, at all.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 24, 2026 08:24 PM (VyBeY)

148

There is no perfect place.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 08:25 PM (3ek7K)

149 I'm in. Let's party.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:25 PM (Ot/FD)

150 129 Abandoned hospitals have to be the creepiest buildings.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

As a hospital Chaplain, I had run of the entire building except for scrub and operating rooms. Even in a working hospital, there is no creepier place than hospital basements at night.

*shudder*
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 08:17 PM (Kyh8Y)
I've handled maybe a hundred bodies and I can promise none have come back to talk to about the trip.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (LHPAg)

151 SpeakingOf: "Pretty aggressive change there.
A lost of girls seem to want to look like Harley Quinn these days just because boys like her."


Yeah, I don't get it either. Rainbow hair, tattoos, piercings.

In Nature, those are signs to "seek a fleeing path ASAP".

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (oji8u)

152 I used to drive thru that area a lot going from Ohio (Cincy) to Stl Louis for college. An interesting thing is that it is near a "seam" for weather.
Posted by: Oldcat

It's I70. The weather knows not to cross it for some reason.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 08:20 PM (Kyh8Y)

Couple of times had pea-soup fogs for about 5 hours of driving before angling down I74 towards Ohio.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (8avO+)

153 Every thread is a bob thread.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (Ot/FD)

154 144 I never read Willows For Algernon.

Who cares about a bunch of developmentally disabled rabbits.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

-----------
Is that the one where the retard baker is friends with a mouse . Wasn't that the inspiration for Pinky and the Brain?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (uUHnE)

155 California was a perfect place.

Posted by: gKWVE can't have nice things at April 24, 2026 08:27 PM (gKWVE)

156 (I think this is from an old movie or comedy skit, but I don't remember anything else except one guy had different name and they made him change it. Maybe British comedy.)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:24 PM (uUHnE)

there is an a-capella musical group called the Bobs.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:27 PM (8avO+)

157 Is that the one where the retard baker is friends with a mouse . Wasn't that the inspiration for Pinky and the Brain?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:26 PM (uUHnE)

That or Ratatouille

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:27 PM (Ot/FD)

158 Old News ---
Mother of Feral NYC Teen Who Body-Slammed and Stomped 15-Year-Old Girl’s Head DEFENDS Violent Son, Claims Victim ‘Bullied’ Him After She Refused to Give Him Her Phone Number

She gives a damn argument for him to be put to death.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:28 PM (/lPRQ)

159 She gives a damn argument for him to be put to death.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:28 PM (/lPRQ)

Her too, lest she make a fucking nother one.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:29 PM (Ot/FD)

160 Watched SecWar update on Iranian ops. Gotta be opdec. No way the third floor gives the Navy credit for anything.

Drink to our last night on shore. Drink to the foam. And until we meet again here’s wishing you a happy voyage home. Anchors away

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at April 24, 2026 08:29 PM (FUvyF)

161 Every thread is a bob thread.
Posted by: Warai-bobtoko
.......

Don't forget Vagene.

Posted by: wthbob at April 24, 2026 08:29 PM (b3Yos)

162 I'm in.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 08:29 PM (0aYVJ)

163 Posted by: Warai-bobtoko

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(slow clap)

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 24, 2026 08:29 PM (uUHnE)

164 we should all just change our names to "bob"
It will be simpler.

(I think this is from an old movie or comedy skit, but I don't remember anything else except one guy had different name and they made him change it. Maybe British comedy.)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 08:24 PM (uUHnE)

There was a Monty Python sketch on Australian Wine Reviews where everyone was named Bruce except one guy, who was then called Bruce just to keep it clear.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:30 PM (8avO+)

165 Lots of big Bobs in the IC. They use them as honey traps.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:30 PM (77rzZ)

166 158, 159, this!

Posted by: sock_rat_bob at April 24, 2026 08:31 PM (VyBeY)

167 There was a Monty Python sketch on Australian Wine Reviews where everyone was named Bruce except one guy, who was then called Bruce just to keep it clear.
Posted by: Oldcat

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Yeah, that has to be it. Thanks.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 24, 2026 08:32 PM (uUHnE)

168 4 more weeks on infusions (1 per week eight hours), then evaluations.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 08:32 PM (LHPAg)

169 161, never!

Posted by: bob_rat_eez at April 24, 2026 08:32 PM (VyBeY)

170 She remembered to put her underwear on! But I don’t know this is a crazy big change. Her skirt is shorter and she has pastel hair which is a big thing, she is an artist, she is going to grab on to that. Hair is hair, it grows back if you get a funky cut, you can go back to brunette tomorrow. Maybe I am missing something.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:21 PM (hftzA)

I agree, that color isn't "activist pink" but is milder, so she might not be super insane.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (8avO+)

171 >>>She remembered to put her underwear on! But I don’t know this is a crazy big change. Her skirt is shorter and she has pastel hair which is a big thing, she is an artist, she is going to grab on to that. Hair is hair, it grows back if you get a funky cut, you can go back to brunette tomorrow. Maybe I am missing something.

she's looked like this for more than a year. It's not a short-lived style change.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (1wjle)

172 Fine.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (zZu0s)

173 There was a Monty Python sketch on Australian Wine Reviews where everyone was named Bruce except one guy, who was then called Bruce just to keep it clear.
Posted by: Oldcat

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Yeah, that has to be it. Thanks.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 24, 2026 08:32 PM (uUHnE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNBy1D1Y0h4

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 08:34 PM (8avO+)

174 Taylor Swift, is the singer that appeals to 12 year old girls and it's starting to look kinky - not in a good way.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 08:34 PM (XAeCh)

175 she's looked like this for more than a year. It's not a short-lived style change.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (1wjle)

Its the fake redhead? She feels angry, looking at her pictures. And not in the normal redhead fire in the eye good way.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s)

176 Ace, I hope that you have a great weekend.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (77rzZ)

177 So, one down and 4 to go.
Prayers up, for both of you.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (nz1sK)

178 Fake redheads just kill your soul and leave it to rot on the prairie.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (Ot/FD)

179 I have seen an in depth article on the Turkish "Castles" including the developers marketing web pages when it was still active.

On paper, and if you were the only one with a 'castle' of a particular floor plan, it wouldn't be bad. But they ALL were carbon copies of each other with bowling alley side yards in an otherwise wide open country side.
And the construction was a bit skeevy...

It was doomed to fail.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (/lPRQ)

180 love Kansas, the people and the roads and the weather (so far). I want to visit the western regions soon. But as for buying here, I don't think it's gonna happen.

(I blinked the first time I saw $3.99 as the price for a hamburger here. It's not big, they're the "smashed" kind, and you don't get fries without paying extra. But they are good.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (+2QQb)

Kansas gets tornados. Some towns are in known tornado tracks, and some are not. Maybe a local insurance agency could put you som knowledge.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
======
They have that compiled on maps online somewhere. All the NWS including strength, tracking, etc.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (E4rtv)

181 There's more Bobs in this Thread than there was Mish in the Previous Threads!

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 08:36 PM (ytyaf)

182 The 3/11 Japanese earthquake didn't do much damage, but the tsunami? People had less than about twenty minutes to get to high ground or get washed away.

The people loitering near the small seawall.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Bnk_tyMW8

Very scary.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aQj2zn5Axmk


Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 08:36 PM (SVYPk)

183

Just fucking lovely. I never thought my daughter and granddaughter would be growing up in our country where there was a risk of their heads being slammed on the pavement because they would not give some motherfucker their phone number.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 08:37 PM (3ek7K)

184 Thanks, now I have more books to put on my list. I have not read any of hers but Marple and Poirot. and I have not read Green or Queen.

If only there could be an atomic war and I would have ...Time Enough at Last.


But yeah, that's the point to see exactly how she hid the clues or made big revelations seem like she (the writer) is just filling space with small talk.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026


***
Ellery Queen is definitely worth your time. Check out his classic "impossible crime" mystery, The King Is Dead.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:37 PM (+2QQb)

185 174 Taylor Swift, is the singer that appeals to 12 year old girls and it's starting to look kinky - not in a good way.

Posted by: Braenyard
========
Well, she either marries and has kids which ends the attraction for the tweeners or she becomes a vampire like Taylor Lorenz which creeps the tweeners out soon. Option three is become slutty and crazy which hasn't worked out for most former Disney child stars.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:37 PM (E4rtv)

186 There's more Bobs in this Thread than there was Mish in the Previous Threads!
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 08:36 PM (ytyaf)

If ace singes mish at 50 paces, and goes rollicking along on his Vespa, messenger bag flapping in a carefree manner, is that a moving violation?

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:37 PM (zZu0s)

187 On paper, and if you were the only one with a 'castle' of a particular floor plan, it wouldn't be bad. But they ALL were carbon copies of each other with bowling alley side yards in an otherwise wide open country side.
And the construction was a bit skeevy...

It was doomed to fail.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (/lPRQ)

OTOH, you could come home drunk to a different "wife" every night.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 08:38 PM (utfVc)

188 175 she's looked like this for more than a year. It's not a short-lived style change.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (1wjle)

Its the fake redhead? She feels angry, looking at her pictures. And not in the normal redhead fire in the eye good way.
Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s)
I didn't see the skinny little blonde in the second video. But then I didn't watch all of it.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 08:38 PM (LHPAg)

189
she's looked like this for more than a year. It's not a short-lived style change.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 08:33 PM (1wjle)

She has thick thighs. They save lives, you know.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:38 PM (hftzA)

190 Ellery Queen is definitely worth your time. Check out his classic "impossible crime" mystery, The King Is Dead.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Agree on Ellery Queen, the TV series with Jim Hutton was not bad either, the core writing team for it was picked up later for Murder She Wrote.
======
Separately, wish you luck on your relocation project.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:39 PM (E4rtv)

191 We are all Bob now.

Posted by: Timebob magazine at April 24, 2026 08:39 PM (b3Yos)

192 She has thick thighs. They save lives, you know.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:38 PM (hftzA)

Except for Onatop.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:39 PM (zZu0s)

193 Completely off topic, but I have to share this. Went to the EBT (food stamps) office today to get our son's EBT account re-activated. Because, you know, we follow all the rules but he got denied, but that's another story. The point of this story is that I had to reapply on their computer, which I did not want to do, but I had to. I was frustrated with the staff in our conversation about what I had to do, but I headed to the stupid computer. An older black lady was sitting there, and she understood how frustrated I was (I guess), and she said, "I feel ya. Now you know how WE feel."
Uh, what? I told MrT and he said, what did that mean? I guess my white privilege was showing, or something.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:40 PM (nz1sK)

194 Hi, Bob!

*drink*

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:40 PM (77rzZ)

195 four seasons: "I never thought my daughter and granddaughter would be growing up in our country where there was a risk of their heads being slammed on the pavement because they would not give some motherfucker their phone number."

Now consider what would've happened if that girl had given that psychopath her number. She was one date away from felony rape.

That punk should be imprisoned. His filming partner, too.

Posted by: AnonyBobymousDrivel at April 24, 2026 08:41 PM (oji8u)

196 An older black lady was sitting there, and she understood how frustrated I was (I guess), and she said, "I feel ya. Now you know how WE feel."
Uh, what? I told MrT and he said, what did that mean? I guess my white privilege was showing, or something.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:40 PM (nz1sK)

I think she was just saying she had the same issues with the computer and found them frustrating.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:41 PM (zZu0s)

197 Ellery Queen is definitely worth your time. Check out his classic "impossible crime" mystery, The King Is Dead.

---

OK, I put that on top of my list
Thanks!

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 24, 2026 08:43 PM (uUHnE)

198 That punk should be imprisoned. His filming partner, too.
Posted by: AnonyBobymousDrivel
======
It will take Soros DAs and their Soros financiers going to jail before inner cities improve.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:43 PM (E4rtv)

199 On paper, and if you were the only one with a 'castle' of a particular floor plan, it wouldn't be bad. But they ALL were carbon copies of each other with bowling alley side yards in an otherwise wide open country side.
And the construction was a bit skeevy...

It was doomed to fail.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:35 PM (/lPRQ)
---
Was the Bluth Development Company involved in any way? Sure sounds like it...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 08:44 PM (gnNyN)

200 Uh, what? I told MrT and he said, what did that mean? I guess my white privilege was showing, or something.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:40 PM (nz1sK)

I think she was just saying she had the same issues with the computer and found them frustrating.
Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:41 PM (zZu0s)

Correct response: "Oh, you mean fat people?"

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (Ot/FD)

201 I’m just glad that Gen. Bob Washington won our independence from King Bob III.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (77rzZ)

202 I think she was just saying she had the same issues with the computer and found them frustrating.

Maybe. I'm confused by the "we" part.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (nz1sK)

203 >>If ace singes mish at 50 paces, and goes rollicking along on his Vespa, messenger bag flapping in a carefree manner, is that a moving violation?


Singing Mish cost McDonald's several million dollars in a settlement.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (ytyaf)

204 I think it might have been AI, tbh. Seems too tall to be a real woman (or even a tall man).
Posted by: ace


I'd guess a mannequin

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (C0Nlv)

205 Singing Mish cost McDonald's several million dollars in a settlement.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (ytyaf)

Tenor?

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:46 PM (Ot/FD)

206 200 >>Correct response: "Oh, you mean fat people?"

lol.
Well, who you calling fat, Bub?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:47 PM (nz1sK)

207 Agree on Ellery Queen, the TV series with Jim Hutton was not bad either, the core writing team for it was picked up later for Murder She Wrote.
======
Separately, wish you luck on your relocation project.
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026


***
The 1975 Hutton series was masterminded by Richard Levinson and William Link, who'd created Columbo. The producer, one Peter S. Fischer, later helmed MSW and, I hear, used some of the scripts commissioned for the EQ series on it.

I have the EQ show on DVD. It's very well done; the casting of Ellery and his father was great. The plots depended far too much on "dying message" clues (as did some of the actual Queen short-shorts), but it had the right flavor.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 08:47 PM (+2QQb)

208
we should all just change our names to "bob"
It will be simpler.
--------

There was a night when everyone became sven. Really.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (vE0+H)

209 Well off to watch some Richard Thompson concerts on you tube. They also have a late seventies era BBC show online with him and his former wife Linda performing.

Guy is still going strong at 75 as a folk rocker with a wicked sense of humor. Guitar genius too.

For a sample here is Richard Thompson and friends (most of which were in Fairport Convention), on his Hand of Kindness album.

Song is Tear Stained Letter and it rocks with great guitar soloes by Thompson on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnk_R-1aWwI

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (E4rtv)

210 What are Ace’s quim-singeing powers measured in parsecs?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (77rzZ)

211 There's more Bobs in this Thread than there was Mish in the Previous Threads!
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 08:36 PM


He's not wrong.

Posted by: RedMindBobState at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (Wnv9h)

212 I should go take Saijo out for his last walkies.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 08:50 PM (hftzA)

213 What are Ace’s quim-singeing powers measured in parsecs?
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (77rzZ)

Hehehehe.

You said secs.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:51 PM (Ot/FD)

214 Innit funny how the Democrats seem to always be every single thing they make up out of nowhere that we are?

And none of them seem to mind.

Racist rapist violent stalking disease spreading science denying religious nut cultists who want to enslave women and molest children? Sign us up! -Somehow Also the Left

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 08:52 PM (vE0+H)

215 Round up all the Democrats and force march them to the middle of nowhere.

Call it the Trail of Queers.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 08:53 PM (Ot/FD)

216 Song is Tear Stained Letter and it rocks with great guitar soloes by Thompson on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnk_R-1aWwI
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 08:48 PM (E4rtv)

Possibly Thompson's best-known and many times covered song is 1952 Vincent Black Lightning, which is a modern-day outlaw ballad of the finest kind.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 08:54 PM (utfVc)

217 Maybe. I'm confused by the "we" part.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 24, 2026 08:45 PM (nz1sK)

Probably all the people who work there. That has to be a soul crushing job.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:54 PM (AyCDG)

218 Let me try this out

Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 24, 2026 08:54 PM (DIbRX)

219 Ben 'Bobbi' Had?

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:55 PM (AyCDG)

220 Let me try this out
Posted by: Bob Ben Had at April 24, 2026 08:54 PM (DIbRX)
----
And here we go...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Bob at April 24, 2026 08:55 PM (gnNyN)

221 Glenn just blew the margins at Insty.

Posted by: Bob451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 08:56 PM (AyCDG)

222 we should all just change our names to "bob"
It will be simpler.

(I think this is from an old movie or comedy skit, but I don't remember anything else except one guy had different name and they made him change it. Maybe British comedy.)
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)


Captain,

That was Captain Morgan's Spiced Rum.

- Captain

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 08:56 PM (/lPRQ)

223 43 >>>22 Ace! Have a great weekend!!!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

thank you! You too!

And everyone else as well.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 07:53 PM (1wjle)
**************

This proves he loves me best. Neener neener.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 08:58 PM (WONhk)

224
Parsex?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 08:58 PM (w6EFb)

225 Parsex?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 08:58 PM (w6EFb)

Parsex is what you have after 4.26 light-beers

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:01 PM (Ot/FD)

226 223 *Bows in reverence to ChtistyBlinkyTheGreat.*

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:02 PM (77rzZ)

227 I know that conversion is factually incorrect but i also don't care because somewhere here will know it and correct me.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:02 PM (Ot/FD)

228 I want to belong.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatandBob at April 24, 2026 09:02 PM (WONhk)

229 I think she was just saying she had the same issues with the computer and found them frustrating.

Maybe. I'm confused by the "we" part.
Posted by: TecumsehTea


Who is this "we"?
You got a gerbil in your pocket?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 09:03 PM (/lPRQ)

230 >> 4.26 light-beers

*applause*, that's a good 'un.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 09:03 PM (w6EFb)

231 'Night, ace, et al. Gonna watch "Brazil." Been a minute since I've seen this one.

Posted by: Bob Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 09:03 PM (0aYVJ)

232 228 Christy, belong to what?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:05 PM (77rzZ)

233 I'm going to watch Tousi Tv because I like him.

He will probably let me down and be one of the eye a toljas, but I like him this month and this place (Ace) got me hooked. I never miss his show now.

I think this weekend EyeRan had better behave.

Carry on my wayward friends.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 09:06 PM (WONhk)

234 Scorsese's early film Boxcar Bertha is on TCM. I don't know what's going on, I came in late, but Barbara Hershey is lovely and there are familiar faces like John Carradine, his son David, and Bernie Casey.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 09:07 PM (+2QQb)

235 Gah. 3.26. Not 4.26.

Whatever. I was 66% correct. (Come at me, Wesley)

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:07 PM (Ot/FD)

236 If any of you gun nuts care, Banana Ballistics guy has a new video out on his very own custom wildcat cartridge. Inspired by the new 8.6mm blackout he made a .50 cal version that uses .50 BMG projectiles.
Long video at 19 minutes...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 09:09 PM (/lPRQ)

237 Banana Ballistics definitely has a voice that you would not expect to come out of that face.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:10 PM (Ot/FD)

238 Few weeks ago heard Wet Leg on a modern rock radio station

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 09:11 PM (Ia/+0)

239 Banana Ballistics guy has a new video out on his very own custom wildcat cartridge.

Haven't watched it but is it as dumb as it looks in the video thumbnail?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 09:11 PM (vTZFs)

240 His play was not successful and closed quickly at the Drury Lane


I s'pose by now all the Drury Lane jokes and comments have been made...

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:12 PM (2WIwB)

241 I s'pose by now all the Drury Lane jokes and comments have been made...
Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:12 PM (2WIwB)

I didn't hear muffin.

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:13 PM (Ot/FD)

242 I better get to bed
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 09:14 PM (Ia/+0)

243 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 09:07 PM (+2QQb)

In the unedited version Hershey gets nekkid.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 09:14 PM (kxLc1)

244 Parsex?
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 08:58 PM (w6EFb)


When you make par and the beer girl is there. Don't get me started on getting a birdie.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:15 PM (2WIwB)

245 234 Barbara Hershey had a splendiforous rack.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:16 PM (77rzZ)

246 When you make par and the beer girl is there. Don't get me started on getting a birdie.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:15 PM (2WIwB)

"All i said was 'can you help me out with my putts', and she slapped me!"

Posted by: Warai-bobtoko at April 24, 2026 09:17 PM (Ot/FD)

247 Hershey was in The Entity getting piped by a ghost.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 09:18 PM (kxLc1)

248
The Sean Hannity Show is great tonight. Because Sean Hannity isn't on.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 24, 2026 09:19 PM (n7rxJ)

249 >> Gah. 3.26. Not 4.26.

You were on a roll with that. We knew what you meant.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 24, 2026 09:22 PM (w6EFb)

250 Barbara Hershey reminds me of Katrina Law.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:22 PM (2WIwB)

251 250,
I have no idea who they are, lol

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 09:27 PM (3ek7K)

252 251 250,
I have no idea who they are, lol

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026
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Hershey was popular in run and gun movies, in the seventy's, I think.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 09:31 PM (XAeCh)

253 Isn't it a little early to be clicking F5? RuhRoh, it's the weekend no one is here.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 09:33 PM (XAeCh)

254 OT: do I attend TX MOMe or do a little weekend trip for me and Mr Scary?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 09:34 PM (7JD9w)

255 spooky.

But pretty

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:36 PM (xcxpd)

256 Would not fuck Congressional eel

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:38 PM (xcxpd)

257 I have no idea who they are, lol

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026
---

Hershey was popular in run and gun movies, in the seventy's, I think.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 09:31 PM (XAeCh)

***

Law is the hottie on NCIS.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 09:39 PM (2WIwB)

258 239 Banana Ballistics guy has a new video out on his very own custom wildcat cartridge.

Haven't watched it but is it as dumb as it looks in the video thumbnail?
Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 09:11 PM (vTZFs)

Sorta

He does do good work on caliber comparison

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:41 PM (xcxpd)

259

I guess I am odd. I dont watch movies and tv shows.

When ya'll talk about them I have no clue, lol.

If I'm not reading Ace I am reading books.
Everyone has their thing.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 09:43 PM (3ek7K)

260 228 I want to belong.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreatandBob at April 24, 2026 09:02 PM (WONhk)

You're here.

And you bring to mind Christie Brinkley. So you belong.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:43 PM (xcxpd)

261 254 OT: do I attend TX MOMe or do a little weekend trip for me and Mr Scary?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 09:34 PM (7JD9w)

The healing power of 'and'

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:44 PM (xcxpd)

262 Still snowing and windy here. But the snow has changed to big wet flakes and is starting to stick to the cars and the pavement. Blech!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 09:45 PM (utfVc)

263 I guess I am odd. I dont watch movies and tv shows.

When ya'll talk about them I have no clue, lol.

If I'm not reading Ace I am reading books.
Everyone has their thing.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026


***
I'm lost when people talk about streaming series, or shows on HBO and other services you have to, you know, pay for.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 09:45 PM (+2QQb)

264 The healing power of 'and'

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:44 PM (xcxpd)

Most of our travels are visiting/caring for
elderly parents. Yeah, I want to have bang for our buck when we aren't tending to the olds.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 09:48 PM (7JD9w)

265 264 The healing power of 'and'

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:44 PM (xcxpd)

Most of our travels are visiting/caring for
elderly parents. Yeah, I want to have bang for our buck when we aren't tending to the olds.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 09:48 PM (7JD9w)

A: you are too nice

B: Spend some time on yourself

C: awwwwwww

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:49 PM (xcxpd)

266 Banana Ballistics guy has a new video out on his very own custom wildcat cartridge.

Haven't watched it but is it as dumb as it looks in the video thumbnail?
Posted by: Oddbob

Interesting.
Subsonic .50 based upon 50 Alaskan (turned rim to run in semi auto).
That one gun will probably the only one to ever be made.
But is you want the best subsonic short of a trebuchet it is probably it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 09:50 PM (/lPRQ)

267 I'm lost when people talk about streaming series, or shows on HBO and other services you have to, you know, pay for.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 09:45 PM (+2QQb)

Tubi.
Is free.

But yeah, I'm usually stuck when the paid services are involved.

I am glad I bought 'Little Drummer Girl' to follow TJM's Park Chan-wook's series. Damn good miniseries.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:51 PM (xcxpd)

268 But IF you want the best subsonic short of a trebuchet it is probably it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 09:52 PM (/lPRQ)

269 Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:49 PM (xcxpd)


We are suckas! Next year, we may do Japan. That is far from all our worries.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 24, 2026 09:54 PM (7JD9w)

270 Am I doing this right?

Posted by: Boobs at April 24, 2026 09:56 PM (vE0+H)

271 And you bring to mind Christie Brinkley. So you belong.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 09:43 PM (xcxpd)

Ha...yeah. My fake name is due to her as she was born the same year as I was (1954, a great vintage), but she's older.

I also have not had plastic surgery like her and still look pretty good, but not like her except for blonde highlights. I do wish I had kept my supermodel weight but sadly I did not (at least not Lizzo size, so there's that!).

I must have been irritated by her the day I chose my name.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 09:58 PM (WONhk)

272 Spooky is when Barry Soetoro and Big Mike bump into each other at the same bathhouse unexpectedly. Awkward.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 09:59 PM (Fbc0I)

273 I must have been irritated by her the day I chose my name.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 09:58 PM (WONhk)

If we were choosing handles by the people who irritate us mine would be a phone book.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 10:01 PM (vE0+H)

274 ONT

It be here

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:06 PM (+2QQb)

275 270 Am I doing this right?
Posted by: Boobs at April 24, 2026 09:56 PM (vE0+H)

( . ) ( . )

Here you go

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:06 PM (xcxpd)

276 G'nite all. The kids' magic trick >> exploded in laughter! Glad I wasn't drinking at the time.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 24, 2026 11:38 PM (Raw4f)

The Week in Woke

As several commetenters pointed out, the mother of the Next Innocent Ba-ba Babylamb Who Didn't Do Nuffin' says that the 4-foot-3 girl who tried to flee from the towering six foot black thug was "bullying" him. She said that in class, she "pushed" the six foot thug "down on the ground." (Not on camera, of course.) And this required him to bodyslam his "bully" and then stomp on her head as she lay on the ground in a daze.


The left is shrieking that Trump is deporting 300 DACA illegals for "no reason."

Like the NYT claiming it's "not clear" why he's denaturalizing terrorists -- the left is pretending they don't know the reason for the DACA deportations.

92% have been convicted of a crime or are currently being prosecuted for a crime.

Say, it was an alleged requirement of DACA that you not commit crimes, wasn't it? I mean, I know Obama didn't really intend to deport criminals, but he pretended that was the requirement to Con the Normies.

Last year, on the 13th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, an unconstitutional program he had conjured into existence by executive fiat, Barack Obama was singing its praises.

"DACA was an example of how we can be a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws," Obama said. "And it's an example worth remembering today, when families with similar backgrounds who just want to live, work, and support their communities, are being demonized and treated as enemies."

And it's all a lie.

Since President Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has arrested nearly 300 DACA recipients nationwide -- 75 of them in Texas alone, who were previously protected from deportation.

And here's the number the left doesn't want to talk about: of 270 DACA recipients arrested between Jan. 1, 2025, and Sept. 28, 2025, 250 -- that's 92% -- had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.

Nine out of ten.

The breakdown is telling. Of those 270 arrests, 130 had criminal convictions, 120 had pending charges, and 14 were cited for immigration violations. Within the same window, 174 DACA recipients were removed from the country. According to the Department of Homeland Security, "Of those removed, 71 were convicted criminals, 66 had pending criminal charges, and 66 were in violation of immigration law. None of these applicants had been granted protected status at the time of their removal."

The article also reminds us that "DACA" has no actual legal force. It confers no status on illegals that they can claim shields them from deportation. It was just Obama's executive order declaring he would not enforce the law against "DACA" illegals.

But Trump can enforce the law as he sees fit. Obama's executive order does not bind him.

And anyway, 92% of the arrestees are criminals, and therefore not even covered by DACA.

Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok

1h

ICE just arrested multiple criminal illegal aliens with previous convictions for p*dophilia, r*pe, and drug trafficking.

Democrats want to defund DHS and prevent them from removing foreign pedos from our country.

Mug shots of these Brain Surgeons and Rocket Scientists here. Weird, I don't see any stethoscopes or slide-rules. Mostly just gang tats.

This should tell you everything you need to know.

A terrorist car bomber gave a video speech at UC Berkeley and was applauded.

So stunning, so brave.

A failed Palestinian suicide bomber released as part of an October 7 massacre hostage ransom spoke remotely to University of California, Berkeley students on Monday at an event held in one of the university's classrooms, according to social media posts by the organizing student groups.

Israa Jaabis, who was convicted of an attempted car bombing in Jerusalem in 2015, spoke by video call to students in Berkeley Law School classroom 170 during a Palestinian Political Prisoners Day event organized by Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine and UC Berkeley Students for Justice in Palestine.

The video posted on Wednesday by UCB SJP, in which Jaabis addresses the students, shows a full classroom of students clapping for the failed terrorist.

Jaabis was released in November 2023 as part of a ransom for 26 hostages captured by Gazans during the October 7 massacre, according to the BBC.

But meanwhile... UCLA's "student" council condemned a music event because it featured an Israeli victim of Hamas kidnapping/hostage-taking in the 10/7 slaughter.

And UCLA banned the speaker and canceled the event at their demand.

On April 14, the UCLA Y&S Nazarian Center for Israel Studies, together with Hillel -- a Jewish students' association -- hosted an event featuring Omer Shem Tov, a 23-year-old who was abducted by terrorists from the Nova music festival on Oct. 7, 2023, and held captive by Hamas for 505 days.

One week later, the Undergraduate Students Association Council released a statement condemning the event on the grounds that it "advance[d] incomplete and harmful representations of ongoing violence."

The student council did not condemn a government action. Or a political rally. Or a military campaign. It condemned an event featuring a young person, just like them, who had survived 505 days in the clutches of internationally recognized terrorists, only because the event did not also focus on Palestinian suffering.

The recognition of Israeli and Jewish suffering, on the one hand, does not mean ignoring Palestinian suffering, on the other. That zero-sum thinking is one of the great failures of campus discourse today.

I served as president of UCLA's Undergraduate Students Association Council from 2017-2018. I know that office. I know that gavel. I know what it means to represent a student body as diverse, passionate, and complicated as UCLA's.

And as an Iranian American Jew, I know, painfully, how often Jewish students on that campus have been asked to justify their identities, swallow their grief, or prove that their belonging does not come at someone else's expense.

During my four years at UCLA, I witnessed antisemitism in both overt and subtle forms.

Seems more overt than subtle these days.

Dirty leftists, many of whom seem to come from cultures with no tradition of civil political exchange, also shut down a speech by a DHS official. (Video.)

Fox News:

A chaotic situation unfolded on Tuesday night in Los Angeles as far-left activists and students disrupted and chastised a Department of Homeland Security attorney who was speaking to law students at a conservative group's event at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

They are "far-left," but the suggestion that they are not part of the Democrat mainstream is false. They are the Democrat mainstream -- and the Democrat mainstream is far-left.


The incident took place at a speech hosted by the Federalist Society's UCLA chapter, where James Percival, general counsel of the DHS, was speaking to law students. Over 150 protesters gathered outside the event chanting criticisms of the Trump administration, including "No ICE, No KKK, No Fascist U.S.A."

Inside the event, students booed Percival throughout his talk, and many held profane signs while he spoke. One sign read, "F--- you loser." The students also set off different sounds on their phones as part of the disruption, and at different points, yelled out the word "Nazi."

The event culminated in a question and answer session, when most of the disruptors walked out in protest.

"Yesterday, DHS General Counsel James Percival came to UCLA School of Law for a good-faith academic discussion and was met with personal attacks, repeated interruptions, and organized disruption that prevented him from speaking," UCLA FedSoc chapter president Matthew Weinberg told Fox News Digital.

"As President of the UCLA Law Federalist Society and the event organizer, I saw students who came to hear and question a senior federal official denied that opportunity. If this is what it looks like for conservative law students trying to host a speaker at an American law school in 2026, we are not staying silent about it."

After the event was announced, left-wing campus groups circulated posts and online petitions containing rhetoric described as "threatening." One of those radical leftist groups was By Any Means Necessary (BAMN), which on its website calls for a "militant new civil rights and immigrant rights movement," posted a flyer on Instagram promoting a picketing event outside the law school.


A "trans woman" murderer kept in a woman's prison has -- you'll never guess, even if I give you 1000 guesses -- sexually assaulted an actual woman.

SO CLOSE TO PRIDE MONTH? SO CLOSE TO PRIDE MONTH?!

The twist here is that the Scottish Supreme Court has ruled that "woman" means -- and see if you can follow this twisty logic -- "woman," so a woman's prison is therefore reserved for actual women. But a trans groups is suing the prison to keep it from obeying the law, and for some reason, the prison continues keeping violent male murderers (and now sexual assaulters) penned in with the women.

J.K. Rowling
@jk_rowling

The Scottish government is responsible for this sexual assault. The Supreme Court has confirmed women's right to single sex spaces, a ruling the SNP continues to flout. If the victim wishes to sue, https://jkrwf.org can assist with all costs.

Interesting way to report on a Muslim terrorist charging into the Israeli embassy saying he is ready to blow them up for Allah: The BBC chooses to report on his complaints about the tough boat ride he had coming over to infiltrate the country. Poor man!


Local crime story:


Reverse the races, of course, and you have a national story the Democrat Media Complex promotes for the next three election cycles, despite that being a relatively rare form of crime.


The Party of Plunder:

ilhanomarsubpeona.jpg

More of America's Sweetheart -- she tried to get a million dollars for a "drug treatment clinic" that never existed.

My mistake, it was $1.4 million. And the "drug treatment clinic" had the address of a hole-in-the-wall restaurant.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:30 PM




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1 \o/

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (6ydKt)

2 Booking photo?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (YlWIZ)

3 As several commetenters pointed out, the mother of the Next Innocent Ba-ba Babylamb Who Didn't Do Nuffin' says that the 4-foot-3 girl who tried to flee from the towering six foot black thug was "bullying" him. She said that in class, she "pushed" the six foot thug "down on the ground." (Not on camera, of course.) And this required him to bodyslam his "bully" and then stomp on her head as she lay on the ground in a daze.

I don't believe that kid was 14.
He looks a lot older, and like a reject from a 1970s Black Panther party.

I also think the victim is a Latina, which is white adjacent of course, but I'm betting Puerto Rican being this was Harlem and she is so short and full of fire up to the red hair on her head.

Not saying she deserved it, or anything.
I just question how many white girls live in that area of NYC to begin with.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:39 PM (6ydKt)

4 DACA = Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

I mean, its right there in the name!

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:40 PM (6ydKt)

5 Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok - 1h ...

BREAKING: The MN House Fraud Prevention and State Oversight Committee just gave Ilhan Omar a May 5th deadline to produce documents relating to her involvement in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

This comes after she REFUSED to show up for a fraud hearing.


Nothing will happen.

Posted by: That Guy who sonorously intones "Nothing will happen." at April 24, 2026 06:41 PM (0sNs1)

6 wow
ace is on a tear today
thnx ace

Posted by: cherries in season at April 24, 2026 06:41 PM (Xvk15)

7 I said sometime back the Left were preparing to involuntarily "trans" people - but of course I meant conservatives and other people who disagree with the Left - not kids. Of course it was always gonna be kids, too. Duh.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 06:42 PM (vE0+H)

8 Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok - 1h ...

BREAKING: The MN House Fraud Prevention and State Oversight Committee just gave Ilhan Omar a May 5th deadline to produce documents relating to her involvement in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme.

This comes after she REFUSED to show up for a fraud hearing.

Nothing will happen.
Posted by: That Guy who sonorously intones "Nothing will happen." at April 24, 2026 06:41 PM (0sNs1)

So close to Cinco de Quattro?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 06:43 PM (wVcYX)

9 Correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that when lil' Illhands purses her lips like that, they look kinda like her asshole.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:43 PM (DwqWV)

10 Take note of the violence perpetrated against us that's being dismissed by the media, and... our political betters in certain positions.

It's an open invitation to continue, and ramp up violence on us.

A certain "situation" is becoming likely.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 06:43 PM (jehhT)

11 @visegrad24
Anger in the Netherlands after viral videos show the Dutch police beating young people in the town of Loodsdrecht after they decided to protest in front of a planned ad hoc asylum center where the mayor wants to house 110 male asylum seekers

Link to X includes video -
https://tinyurl.com/4bcn8fyk

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:44 PM (Dv3i1)

12 I would be glad to never see another picture of Ilhan Omar again if that meant she was shipped back to Somalia permanently without the loot she fraudulently grifted.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 06:44 PM (IYIYn)

13 As several commetenters pointed out, the mother of the Next Innocent Ba-ba Babylamb Who Didn't Do Nuffin' says that the 4-foot-3 girl who tried to flee from the towering six foot black thug was "bullying" him. She said that in class, she "pushed" the six foot thug "down on the ground." (Not on camera, of course.) And this required him to bodyslam his "bully" and then stomp on her head as she lay on the ground in a daze.

So. Much. Fatigue.

Posted by: Yeah I know, it's racist to notice at April 24, 2026 06:45 PM (TbWk/)

14 Running things that don't exist is highly profittable.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:45 PM (QAvZU)

15 Damn! So many tragic victims of cranial lead deficiency. It is becoming an epidemic.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 06:45 PM (utfVc)

16 So, considering the cousin-humping low IQ folks in Somalia, I expect Lil Ilhan is thought of as "brilliant" in some circles. Turns out she's retarded and her brother/husband is all gay.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:46 PM (DwqWV)

17 I've noticed a pattern with Omar.

Something comes out in the news that's negative on her (story after story breaking over her entire career).

She'll then lie low for a month or two to get her story straight where she'll come out and answer the story with her version of events so the lefty media will push that out, and then she proceeds to talk shit to any right-wing reporter who dares to question her new lying story.

It's the same thing over and over.
And she gets away with it because nobody wants to charge her crook/con-artist narrow ass for anything she does.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:46 PM (6ydKt)

18 Running things that don't exist is highly profittable.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:45 PM (QAvZU)

Boy howdy!

Posted by: Bernie Madoff, former NASDAQ Chairman at April 24, 2026 06:46 PM (wVcYX)

19 Anger in the Netherlands after viral videos show the Dutch police beating young people in the town of Loodsdrecht...

That was really beating so much as "let this remind you who's in charge here, peasant."

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 06:46 PM (vTZFs)

20 I don't think we need to import any more violent retards.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:47 PM (QAvZU)

21 How does a tiny Puerto Rican girl bully a 6 foot tall black bastard like that? She called him a name? Did he deserve it? So many questions, so few ropes and lampposts.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:47 PM (DwqWV)

22 My mistake, it was $1.4 million. And the "drug treatment clinic" had the address of a hole-in-the-wall restaurant.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:30 PM
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In this case, you probably received a treat of free drugs with every purchase of a burrito.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (gnNyN)

23 Just a reminder JK Rowling is not an ally. She is a far left bitch. She is not coming at this stabd from the same side we are. She believes women are superior and deserve special privileges.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (zZu0s)

24 I should have gotten a billion or so from my farm in Farmville.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (QAvZU)

25 20 I don't think we need to import any more violent retards.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:47 PM (QAvZU)

Most of ours are homegrown, after all.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (DwqWV)

26 Reverse the races indeed, it wouldn't just be news stories. You'd have full on georgy porgy floyd riots.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (n5tGW)

27 The Cuba story is crazy. Why go to Cuba for some sketchy surgery when there are plenty of butchers still operating in the US. How did US get the child back - did they threaten Cuba to turn them over? How did they get back to US?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:49 PM (Dv3i1)

28 I can' breathe. It's the big one Elizebeth.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:50 PM (QAvZU)

29 She believes women are superior and deserve special privileges.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM


She's not wrong, you know. The Paolo is, how you say, a special privilege.

Posted by: Paolo at April 24, 2026 06:50 PM (0sNs1)

30 I'm sorry is Bully Girl wearing a leather onsie?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 06:50 PM (wBaIH)

31 Thug's mom has quite the accent. Where did we import her ass from? Can we send her back? Along with her felonious spawn?

I like how she claimed her daughter was raped in school. Where's the police report, honey?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (DwqWV)

32 I don't believe that kid was 14.
He looks a lot older, and like a reject from a 1970s Black Panther party.

Posted by: SpeakingOf
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The mother sounded like a non-native english speaker. And his actions sounded like a muslim.

Where are they from??? That is an important part of this story.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (uUHnE)

33 So, considering the cousin-humping low IQ folks in Somalia, I expect Lil Ilhan is thought of as "brilliant" in some circles. Turns out she's retarded and her brother/husband is all gay.
Posted by: tcn in AK


They'll make great babies!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (/lPRQ)

34 Get this, even Cuba agreed that this was freaking sketchy and cooperated fully.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (n5tGW)

35 That was really beating so much as "let this remind you who's in charge here, peasant."
____

There was another video of what appears to be a Dutch teenager lying on the ground possibly unconscious while the baton wielding thugs stand around him, indifferent. Maybe I can find it.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:52 PM (Dv3i1)

36 34 Get this, even Cuba agreed that this was freaking sketchy and cooperated fully.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (n5tGW)

I guess nobody likes a pushy pervert, after all.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 06:53 PM (DwqWV)

37 The Cuba story is crazy. Why go to Cuba for some sketchy surgery when there are plenty of butchers still operating in the US. How did US get the child back - did they threaten Cuba to turn them over? How did they get back to US?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:49 PM (Dv3i1)

Cuba is very poor. They cannot afford to support freeloader gringo trannies. And the last thing they need to do is to give Trump a popular reason to go medieval on their Commie asses.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 06:54 PM (utfVc)

38 People were talking the other day about an African documentary, does anybody have the name of that?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 06:55 PM (n5tGW)

39 > Running things that don't exist is highly profittable.
-----------
Managing those things is more profitable.

Follow me for more biz tips.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 06:56 PM (jehhT)

40 I found a good documentary on India once.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 06:57 PM (QAvZU)

41 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pDJ4-MtAkQ

Empire of Dust

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:57 PM (Dv3i1)

42 "A terrorist car bomber gave a video speech at UC Berkeley and was applauded. So stunning, so brave."

"If we applaud them, they will love us, and not rape or murder us." Leftist wimps with Huge Egos.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 06:57 PM (vbXSk)

43 The Cubans are having to cut power off to hospitals.
They don't have time to treat the whims of delusional Yanquis trying to chop their children's genitals off.

And they may be communists, but they're not woke because only the rich can afford to be woke.
Luxury beliefs, indeed.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (6ydKt)

44 38 People were talking the other day about an African documentary, does anybody have the name of that?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk


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The best one is Mondo Africa.
That isn't the name, but you can find it by that name because the Italian director is famous for his "mondo" movies.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (uUHnE)

45 Why go to Cuba for some sketchy surgery when there are plenty of butchers still operating in the US.

Yeah, if you're going overseas for that go to Thailand. They've at least got skills

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (a+4eV)

46 Local Crime Story or Global Conspiracy?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:00 PM (RIvkX)

47 Where are they from??? That is an important part of this story.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (uUHnE)


I personally think the bully did it for clicks on TikTok with his buddy filming him and egging him on the entire time.

What needs to happen is that the NYPD needs to put this guy in a cell, then invite the girl's brothers, cousins, and friends to come in and treat this guy to a little reciprocal justice.
Let's see how that afro survives about thirty size 11s coming down on it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:02 PM (6ydKt)

48 Follow me for more biz tips.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 06:56 PM


Care to expand your portfolio, and join me in offering fashion tips to the 'ettes? They do seem to appreciate them.

One of the most popular ones has been "Vertical stripes can be quite slimming."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:02 PM (0sNs1)

49 the omar has black eyes like dolls eyes.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:03 PM (LHPAg)

50 So, considering the cousin-humping low IQ folks in Somalia, I expect Lil Ilhan is thought of as "brilliant" in some circles.

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She's the Einstein of fraud!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 07:04 PM (ndZc7)

51 the omar has black eyes like dolls eyes.
Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:03 PM


Do they roll back in her head just before ... you know ...?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:04 PM (0sNs1)

52 38 People were talking the other day about an African documentary, does anybody have the name of that?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk


I posted a link to Empire of Dust (2011) yesterday, if that's the one you mean?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:04 PM (6ydKt)

53 One of the most popular ones has been "Vertical stripes can be quite slimming."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:02 PM (0sNs1)
====
My only fashion tip is "That looks good on you."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:06 PM (RIvkX)

54 51 the omar has black eyes like dolls eyes.
Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:03 PM

Do they roll back in her head just before ... you know ...?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:04 PM (0sNs1)
Yeah. And that's when the reindeer screams, jus like in Mondo Cane.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 07:07 PM (LHPAg)

55 India The Worst Country on Earth.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:07 PM (QAvZU)

56 They do seem to appreciate them.

One of the most popular ones has been "Vertical stripes can be quite slimming."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:02 PM (0sNs1)

How very thoughtful of you.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 07:07 PM (DwqWV)

57 Slow day.

I saw Jimmy Carr on Rogan -- just a clip.

I never realized what a moron he is. It was like watching the retards discussing calculus. He says USA should just, as a "reparations" program, go around the world ending slavery.

I am not sure how going to war with a bunch of blacks and muslims is reparations. And reparations to whom and for what? He said a lot of stupid stuff in a 2 minute clip.

Funny guy -- he should stick to stand-up and panel shows.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:07 PM (uUHnE)

58 > Follow me for more biz tips.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 06:56 PM

Care to expand your portfolio, and join me in offering fashion tips to the 'ettes? They do seem to appreciate them.

One of the most popular ones has been "Vertical stripes can be quite slimming."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:02 PM (0sNs1)
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I wanna see your portfolio first.

"Portfolio" being left to the imagination.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 07:08 PM (jehhT)

59 Managing those things is more profitable.

-
Cuts down on your overhead.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 07:08 PM (ndZc7)

60 Local Crime Story or Global Conspiracy?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:00 PM (RIvkX)

Are you saying it's the Jooos?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)

61 BTW, I saw a selection of Sydney Sweeney clips from the new season of Euphoria. Have no idea what the show is, but the clips were fascinating.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)

62 Thank you, I'll look for both of those.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 07:10 PM (n5tGW)

63
The best one is Mondo Africa.
That isn't the name, but you can find it by that name because the Italian director is famous for his "mondo" movies.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (uUHnE)




Africa Addio is what you're probably thinking of.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 07:11 PM (y9nCu)

64 Are you saying it's the Jooos?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)
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There are other Global Conspiracies you know!

This is the Soros-led Tides-funded "decarceral movement" conspiracy to empty the prisons and free the criminal class to prey upon the productive class without fear of any consequence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:12 PM (RIvkX)

65 They are "far-left," but the suggestion that they are not part of the Democrat mainstream is false.
_______
At least the journolists didn't call them "center-left".

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 07:12 PM (AlhUl)

66 Africa has one thing going for it. At least it's not India.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:12 PM (QAvZU)

67 I saw part of that India movie, disgusting, couldn't watch long.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 07:13 PM (n5tGW)

68 The cow flop flakes in a box?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (QAvZU)

69

The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Yeh, her big tits are going to solve all the problems in our country.

Go with that.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)

70 44 38 People were talking the other day about an African documentary, does anybody have the name of that?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk


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The best one is Mondo Africa.
That isn't the name, but you can find it by that name because the Italian director is famous for his "mondo" movies.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (uUHnE)

Is that the guy who did Cannibal Holocaust?

Posted by: Got falsely arrested for murder IIRC at April 24, 2026 07:15 PM (TbWk/)

71
The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Yeh, her big tits are going to solve all the problems in our country.

Go with that.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)



Is this a problem?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 07:15 PM (y9nCu)

72 Africa Addio is what you're probably thinking of.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur
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Yeah, that's it. I haven't seen it in a long while, but it was wonderful. Wait, let me see what Ebert says:

"Film critic Roger Ebert, in a scathing 1967 review of the shortened American version of the film, called it "racist" and stated that it "slanders a continent." He drew attention to the opening narration:..."


With a review like that, you know it is going to be great.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:15 PM (uUHnE)

73 The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Yeh, her big tits are going to solve all the problems in our country.

Go with that.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)

I don't understand.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:15 PM (zZu0s)

74 Whay does Sydney Sweeny look like?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:16 PM (QAvZU)

75 A "trans woman" murderer kept in a woman's prison has -- you'll never guess, even if I give you 1000 guesses -- sexually assaulted an actual woman.
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He is a lesbian so it's OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:17 PM (XAeCh)

76 Have no idea what the show is, but the clips were fascinating.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)

Fascinating in the way that you didn't perceive much beyond "yup those are them"?

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 07:18 PM (vE0+H)

77 69

The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Yeh, her big tits are going to solve all the problems in our country.

Go with that.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)
________
Makes sense to me. Are you LGBTQWERTY?

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 07:18 PM (AlhUl)

78 India is what happens when people live in, on and around a garbage landfill that is still in operation, but's it's the whole country.

Mexico is trying to keep pace in 2nd place.

In 3rd place is Los Angeles.

Posted by: Waste Management at April 24, 2026 07:18 PM (dOVnE)

79 Is that the guy who did Cannibal Holocaust?
Posted by: Got falsely arrested for murder IIRC

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No, that was later, I think and not a documentary

The mondo films were exploitation documentaries. You heard of blackpoitation, and the nudist films, and Russ Meyer ..... well they were fiction stories. These are documentaries that are sensationalist and shocking and often a bit too true.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:19 PM (uUHnE)

80 WSJ 0 Stories. Should. Not. Surprise. The WSJ "news" section has been reliably Left for years. Main reason I quit after subscribing for 30 years.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 24, 2026 07:20 PM (eYyUS)

81 US freezes 344 million in crypto from Iran.
Bessent" I have skills, I will find your money and I will make sure you never see it "

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:21 PM (DIbRX)

82 That's it. Now im not going to sell all of my shit, move to California, and enroll at Berkeley.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:22 PM (1S3fY)

83 >>The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

>Yeh, her big tits are going to solve all the problems in our country.

>Go with that.


I mean...

she'd have to take them out for us to be sure that your sarcasm is justified, right?

I say we roll the dice and see if it helps.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:22 PM (ytyaf)

84
Is that the guy who did Cannibal Holocaust?
Posted by: Got falsely arrested for murder IIRC at April 24, 2026 07:15 PM (TbWk/)



I don't think so. As I recall, CH was kind of a rebuttal to the "mondo" type films, which were often accused of being staged exploitation flicks, especially later in the movement's short life. The actual animal killings in CH were creepy (especially with the choice of music) but the real creep factor for me was the filmmaker characters, who wanted to make a mondo film, but couldn't find anything shocking enough to put on film, so they turned into monsters, killing natives to manufacture the footage they wanted. Such a petty reason to turn genocidal.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (y9nCu)

85 Funny guy -- he should stick to stand-up and panel shows.
Posted by: bob
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I despise the attempts to combine comedy entertainment with news. It started big time with Jon Stewart and hasn't improved through the years.

In fact, most video news is designed to make people feel informed rather than actually informing them regardless of the source. There is a reason I still prefer print news--a) it is more dense in information and b) less ephemeral, and c) less able to emotionalize and cash in on appearances to bolster credibility.

An hour long 'discussion' of events amounts to about the same text count as the front page of teh NYT. Second, the existence of print, as opposed to hard to find video transcripts, means that more care is taken because that print sticks around forever in today's world, Third, they use in video the bubble headed bleach blondes, the long faced experts, etc. and the presenters aka news readers that have good diction. All designed to impress you with presentation but not much with content.

Video in whatever format is for entertainment or a cursory glance at something, not for lasting enlightenment on topics.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (E4rtv)

86 "DACA was an example of how we can be a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws."

DACA was an example of how we can be a nation of illegal immigrants and a nation without the rule of law.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (c232c)

87 81 US freezes 344 million in crypto from Iran.
Bessent" I have skills, I will find your money and I will make sure you never see it "
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:21 PM (DIbRX)

Bessent. A good pick, yes?

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (Gqar8)

88 tubal, a good pick.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (DIbRX)

89 The mondo films were exploitation documentaries. You heard of blackpoitation, and the nudist films, and Russ Meyer ..... well they were fiction stories. These are documentaries that are sensationalist and shocking and often a bit too true.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:19 PM (uUHnE)

The theme from Mondo Cane became quite a hit:

https://youtu.be/Ai_vVPoS01Q

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 07:23 PM (utfVc)

90 i was promised this movie seventy years ago
youtu.be/fLMd3_gRXBg

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 07:24 PM (gKWVE)

91 The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)
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Correct. I think that sums it up.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:25 PM (1S3fY)

92 Omar isn't going to give up anything

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)

93 More of America's Sweetheart -- she tried to get a million dollars for a "drug treatment clinic" ...
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youtube.com/watch?v=FJmYUmrnP0o

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM (XAeCh)

94 >>The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.


One would also hope they are symmetrical.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM (ytyaf)

95

I am not a lesbian.

I know lots of guys love big tits and it is a diversion from the shit going on our wonderful country.

Stand up for our country regardless how you feel about big tits.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM (3ek7K)

96 Kill all of the leftist.

Posted by: MAC V SOG at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM (P4Pk9)

97 The only movie you need to learn about Africa or East St. Louis or parts of Detroit is "The Naked Prey".

I think a modern remake is in order.

Starring Will Smith.

Posted by: Zombie Cornel Wilde at April 24, 2026 07:27 PM (dOVnE)

98 That is the problem with the left - they'd win the argument on immigrants...except...they can't seem to agree to allow us to deport convicted pedophiles, rapists, gang members, and other useless and dangerous sorts.

Hence my counter proposal is send them all home. If they can't distinguish between law abiding illegals and gang members, why should we? If the left wont sort them out, why should I?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:27 PM (c232c)

99 $344 million in USD stable coin at that.

That means somebody had converted their other crytpo holdings into a dollar stable coin in order to covert that into currency easier.

Bessent stopped that cold.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:27 PM (6ydKt)

100 The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)

Well, that. and she actually gives the impression of being a decent human being.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 07:27 PM (utfVc)

101 No, I'm obviously not into boobapalooza here, four seasons , but I think the reason guys like Sydney Sweeney besides her tits is because she's a rather attractive woman -aside from her large tits -and from some of her remarks she seems like her politics are somewhat conservative and she gets flack the left because of it . She seems to enjoy having men appreciate her . But I don't think they credit her with having ability to solve any world problems.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 07:28 PM (FVhIY)

102 Nothing more American than the flag, apple pie and big tits.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (DIbRX)

103 91 The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:14 PM (3ek7K)
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Correct. I think that sums it up.
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:25 PM (1S3fY)

I just read her as someone trying make bank while the gettin' is good. I attach no significance to her views or attitudes about anything. She is only ever an image to people.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (Gqar8)

104 The only reason guys are into Sweeney is because she has huge tits. --Posted by: four seasons

You didn't notice her working on her own car, or shooting in competition, or sending blessings and greetings to her brother and his cohort in a combat zone.

Must have been checking out those tits, huh?
How very small of you.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (zdLoL)

105 A "trans woman" murderer kept in a woman's prison has -- you'll never guess, even if I give you 1000 guesses -- sexually assaulted an actual woman.
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He is a lesbian so it's OK.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:17 PM (XAeCh)

He sleeps all night and he works all day?

Posted by: Monty Python Lads at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (wVcYX)

106 That's it. Now im not going to sell all of my shit, move to California, and enroll at Berkeley.
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:22 PM


Can't blame you. Ever since they cancelled the annual "How Berkeley Can You Be?" parade, it just isn't the same.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)

107 Nothing more American than the flag, apple pie and big tits.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (DIbRX)

*puts hand over heart. Starts humming national anthem*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:30 PM (zZu0s)

108 Could be a lot of men are standing up for the country because it has a lot of big tits.

We've got to embrace the power of 'and', sometimes.

(I think Syndey is cute, but I don't obsess over her. I just believe she's probably the last true American sex symbol.)

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:30 PM (6ydKt)

109 Besides, in the case of Ms. Sweeney, I think the term "fun bags" is appropriate.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:30 PM (1S3fY)

110 Posted by: Aetius451AD

From wiki
Euphoria is an American teen drama television series created and principally written by Sam Levinson for HBO. It is based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin. The series stars Zendaya as Rue Bennett, a troubled teenage drug addict who struggles to get sober, find her place in the world, and adjust to her relationships after rehab. Though Rue is the central focus of the show, the beginning of most episodes provides backstories for the rest of the main characters.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:31 PM (E4rtv)

111 Nothing more American than the flag, apple pie and big tits.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (DIbRX)


Well, I mean . . . What about "owning a chainsaw because I wanted one"?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 07:31 PM (rbvCR)

112 Video in whatever format is for entertainment or a cursory glance at something, not for lasting enlightenment on topics.

Posted by: whig
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Well I agree. I can not watch, or even listen to podcasts while I do other things.
But lately even "news" sites are so polluted with long meandering AI crap. Some are very good but many go on for ever without getting to the point. Or they stick x embeds in and bounce around from topic to topic. I miss real paper.

(I like video for visual information, but not for news and politics.)

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 07:31 PM (uUHnE)

113 Wait, I was humming the Battle Hymn of the Republic.

I think it still works.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (zZu0s)

114 >>*puts hand over heart. Starts humming national anthem*


'...gave proof through the night, at her funbags we stare.'

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (ytyaf)

115 Kindltot, I bought one of those 6 inch chainsaws. Best investment ever.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (DIbRX)

116 Erica.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (QAvZU)

117 Now I DO like the fact that Sweeney pisses off a lot of the right people. I find that funny and entertaining. The Left is easily goaded.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 07:33 PM (Gqar8)

118 Kindltot, I bought one of those 6 inch chainsaws. Best investment ever.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (DIbRX)

But she says it's 12".

Or something.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:33 PM (zZu0s)

119 Kill all of the leftist.
Posted by: MAC V SOG at April 24, 2026 07:26 PM


Sát Công

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:33 PM (0sNs1)

120 >>I DO like the fact that Sweeney pisses off a lot of the right people.


Not at all the type of girl I usually look at twice...but, then she smiles and I understand why some guys do.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (ytyaf)

121 80 JM in Illinois

"The WSJ "news" section has been reliably Left for years. Main reason I quit after subscribing for 30 years."

Same. I ditched the "Financial Times" in 2004 for the the same reason.

Posted by: Distant Observer at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (xCSxo)

122 I just read her as someone trying make bank while the gettin' is good. I attach no significance to her views or attitudes about anything. She is only ever an image to people.
Posted by: tubal
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FWIW, Sweeney survived being cancelled for her American Eagle ads as a symbol of White Supremacy. She did not cower to the mob and apparently had a pretty normal upbringing in Florida compared with the nepot Hollyweird yutes.

We shall see whether she kow tows in the future as her believed politics already probably caused her scenes in one upcoming movie (the second Devil Wears Prada) to get cut.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (E4rtv)

123 Aetius, it really is 6 inches. I'm thinking about making a holster for it !

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (DIbRX)

124

If Sweeny was a decent person she would not have posed under a guy who had his underwear lowered so it looked like she was going to to give him a blow job.

If that turns you on, go for it.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (3ek7K)

125 I bought one of those 6 inch chainsaws. Best investment ever.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (DIbRX)
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Those things are great! I have one here for yard stuff and one at the farm-o for little jobs that don't really warrant getting out a big saw.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (DJPFk)

126 115 Kindltot, I bought one of those 6 inch chainsaws. Best investment ever.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (DIbRX)

Next up , chop saw and wood lathe. Yes We Can!

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (Gqar8)

127 Nothing more American than the flag, apple pie and big tits.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM


Could we add the Browning M2 to that list?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (0sNs1)

128 ...gave proof through the night, at her funbags we stare.'
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (ytyaf)

'Oh say do those gi-gan-tic titties still wave... o'er the Land of the Free! And the home of the Brave.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (zZu0s)

129 120 >>I DO like the fact that Sweeney pisses off a lot of the right people.


Not at all the type of girl I usually look at twice...but, then she smiles and I understand why some guys do.
Posted by: garrett
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Real smiles make all the difference because it show attitude beneath. Fake smiles do the uncanny valley thing and cause repulsion.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:35 PM (E4rtv)

130 Sydney Sweeney, a woman that's beginning to look more like a cow than a kid should...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 07:36 PM (XAeCh)

131 They have 6 inch chainsaws?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:36 PM (QAvZU)

132 nood tree cafe

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (a+4eV)

133 >>Real smiles make all the difference because it show attitude beneath. Fake smiles do the uncanny valley thing and cause repulsion.


Yeah. When a girl's smile touches her eyes, you know it is genuine.

Of, course. Some girls can fake that, too.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (ytyaf)

134 124

If Sweeny was a decent person she would not have posed under a guy who had his underwear lowered so it looked like she was going to to give him a blow job.

If that turns you on, go for it.

Posted by: four seasons
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I think that is the singer Sabrina Carpenter for an album cover. Sweeney is an actress. Dunno about her actual acting--ask TJM or Ace I guess.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (E4rtv)

135 I am guessing that the girl has a tendency to do as she damn well pleases.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (Gqar8)

136

Big tits will save our country.


Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (3ek7K)

137 Boss Moss, they do. I'm not normally a fan of battery operated but this saw is a real gem.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:37 PM (DIbRX)

138 Big Tit controls the World.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:38 PM (ytyaf)

139 Not at all the type of girl I usually look at twice...but, then she smiles and I understand why some guys do.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM (ytyaf)

Sydney is one of those girls who is blessed to have a lot of different looks.

She can be glammed up like a hooker with caked on makeup and be pretty to gorgeous or wearing no makeup with her hair up and look like a completely different girl, All-American and beautiful.

It's a rare gift some women have and she's loaded with it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 07:38 PM (6ydKt)

140 Nothing more American than the flag, apple pie and big tits.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:29 PM (DIbRX)

Bloodhound Gang, as ever, had it right
youtu.be/Tu5J5uPzeIU

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 07:39 PM (gKWVE)

141 Yeah. When a girl's smile touches her eyes, you know it is genuine.

Of, course. Some girls can fake that, too.
Posted by: garrett
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Over time, it causes laugh wrinkles which are hard to fake.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:39 PM (E4rtv)

142 >>It's a rare gift some women have and she's loaded with it.


The women who are truly beautiful, inside and out...they can always do this.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 07:39 PM (ytyaf)

143 They have 6 inch chainsaws?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 24, 2026 07:36 PM


Och, lad, hae ye not paid attention to the chainsaw bayonet discussions?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 07:39 PM (0sNs1)

144 143 They have 6 inch chainsaws?
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Yes. I prefer something called the Gator as it is more controllable. Has a jaw along with the six inch chainsaw to hold the piece you are cutting. Works great for removing branches from trees, cutting small stumps to near ground level safely, etc.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (E4rtv)

145 Kindltot, I bought one of those 6 inch chainsaws. Best investment ever.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:32 PM (DIbRX)


The DeWalt electric ones are about the best one for a back yard, but I have gas saws too.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 07:45 PM (rbvCR)

146 That's weird, Bloodhound Gang has been popping up in my YouTube feed lately for no reason. Are they doing it to everyone?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (P4bJX)

147 DACA means "Deferred Action". That is, ignoring the laws passed by Congress.

If one president can write it, another president can unwrite it.

But Chief Justice Johnny Cartel liked it, so he blocked PDT from rescinding it.

Traitor.

Posted by: The Gipper Lives at April 24, 2026 08:41 PM (3yYQG)

148 If Sweeny was a decent person she would not have posed under a guy who had his underwear lowered so it looked like she was going to to give him a blow job.

If that turns you on, go for it.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 07:34 PM


Go on...

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 25, 2026 01:51 AM (4NO2D)

Gavin McInnes: The Organizer of "United the (Fake) Right" Paid by the SPLC Would Not Stop Beggint Me to Attend His SPLC-Funded Anti-Right Op

So it was all an op from the beginning: The guy paid by the SPLC -- who was also, get this, a CNN "reporter" (!!!) -- tried to draw in as many people on the right as possible so they would all get smeared as racists when the "They Will Not Replace Us!" tik-torch operatives made their surprise, but planned, appearance.

gavinmcinnesrecruitment.jpg

Here's Gavin McInnes confronting this SPLC plant for attempting to recruit Proud Boys.


More drip, drip, drip on this two-in-one Race Communist/White Supremacist organization:


In the early 1990s, I was the opinion pages editor of the Oceanside Blade-Citizen in San Diego County. We were a 30,000 circulation daily serving Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista and Encinitas. At that time, California and a few other states were pioneering new laws that required financial institutions to share with customers the files they kept on us - and to provide a process for challenging inaccurate information.

The editorial board - publisher Tom Missett, managing editor Rusty Harris, and myself - were in favor of this development, and wrote a series of editorials in support of it. Then we went a step further, and in another editorial argued that political and activist organizations that keep files on American citizens should also have to disclose those files on request, and have a process whereby inaccurate information could be challenged.

We had in mind everyone from the National Rifle Association to the ACLU - the sorts of nonprofit advocacy groups that tend to monitor what their perceived opponents write and say in public.

But it was only the Southern Poverty Law Center we heard from.

I have no idea how they knew a mid-size daily in Southern California had written an editorial in favor of transparency and accountability, but they weren't happy. Maybe a reader who disagreed with our position forwarded it to SPLC headquarters halfway across the country, maybe a newspaper near them picked it up off the wire and ran it - it didn't matter.

What mattered was that someone from the SPLC called Rusty and warned that this was a dangerous idea. That this would make it more difficult and expensive for them to track white supremacists and racists.

Rusty, in his quiet Texas drawl, pointed out that being falsely accused of espousing such views could be devastating to the person so accused - and that surely no reasonable person could oppose allowing people to clear their name?

Well, that never happens, they told him.

Rusty then suggested they submit a commentary in response to our editorial, and said he's make sure it ran.

No, he was told. That isn't good enough. They wanted a retraction of our editorial!

Rusty patiently explained that we'd already given this quite a bit of thought, and we stood by our position.

Then things turned ugly. It would be unfortunate, the SPLC rep told Rusty, if the SPLC had to add a newspaper of all things to their hate watch list! That they would name our editorial board members as well, let the world know that we supported hate!

It's a Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organization.


Flashback: In 2016, the SPLC partnered with the communist American Federation of Teachers to pay for a survey of teachers to discover hate-crimes.

The SPLC deleted all reports of anti-white racist hate-crimes.

At least 2,000 educators around the country reported racist slurs and other derogatory language leveled against white students in the first days after Donald Trump was elected president. But the group that surveyed the teachers didn't publish the results in its report on Trump-related "hate crimes."

The Southern Poverty Law Center partnered with the American Federation of Teachers, which formally endorsed Hillary Clinton, to circulate the questionnaire among its 1.6 million mostly Democratic members. The survey was sent out to K-12 teachers and administrators who subscribe to its "Teaching Tolerance" newsletter.

The SPLC's widely cited report -- "The Trump Effect: The Impact of the 2016 Presidential Election on Our Nation's Schools" -- reported that 40 percent of the more than 10,000 educators who responded to the survey "have heard derogatory language directed at students of color, Muslims, immigrants and people based on gender or sexual orientation."

The takeaway was that Trump-supporting white kids have been harassing minorities at the nation's schools. And SPLC's schools report, along with a broader report on alleged Trump-inspired hate crimes -- "Ten Days After: Harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Election" -- sparked breathless coverage in the New York Times, Washington Post and other major media.

The reports also triggered a statement Friday from the US Commission on Civil Rights, which expressed "deep concern" that "prejudice has reared its ugly head in public elementary and secondary schools." The panel called for more federal funding to prosecute "hate crimes."

But the SPLC didn't present the whole story. The Montgomery, Ala.-based nonprofit self-censored results from a key question it asked educators -- whether they agree or disagree with the following statement: "I have heard derogatory language or slurs about white students."

Asked last week to provide the data, SPLC initially said it was having a hard time getting the information "from the researchers." Pressed, SPLC spokeswoman Kirsten Bokenkamp finally revealed that "about 20 percent answered affirmatively to that question."

Bokenkamp did not provide an explanation for the absence of such a substantial metric -- at least 2,000 bias-related incidents against white students -- from the report, which focuses instead on "anti-immigrant sentiment," "anti-Muslim sentiment" and "slurs about students of color" related to the election.

"They left that result out because it would not fit their ideological narrative," former Education Department civil rights attorney Hans Bader said. "It was deemed an inconvenient truth."

Flashback: Biden partnered with the SPLC to "enforce civil rights law." You know, anyone acting as an agent of the state is restricted by all the laws and rules that cops are bound by, right? Did you remember that, Biden and SPLC? I bet that slipped your mind.


Why do they all look like this? And the call us CHUDs!

As you know, most of the media is lying about what the indictment charges, and then omitting a link to the indictment so that readers can't check up on them:

Robby Soave
@robbysoave

I'm always flummoxed when mainstream news sources describe a lawsuit, indictment, or pertinent document without actually linking to it. The SPLC indictment isn't linked in New York Times, AP, BBC, The Guardian, or any of first 10 sources I checked. Just have to take their word for it.

But CBS, at least, delivered an accurate statement of the charges. Though they then did spend much more time airing the spin from the SPLC and a liberal "expert" poo-pooing it.

Baby steps, though.


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Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:30 PM




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1 Blade cheats

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (Kt19C)

2 Did I miss the "nothing will happen" guy?

Posted by: Turn 2 at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (CyFyf)

3 A baseball story. True, names changed.

Last year we had this spindly little kid, who played summer league B-team last year with us. Call him Ace First year playing, not too fast, not very athletic, two sizes too small for his grade, needs coaching in every category. But the kid has a heart of gold, he is an excellent team mate, he has a positive attitude, and he is as coachable as they come. Typically plays right field, he is happy to do so, and you never hear a negative word.

Last night, at a home game, AWAY was down by 8 runs to start the 4th of the number 2/JV game. Coach made a bunch of subs, including putting in a pitcher who doesn't normally pitch, Garrett. Garrett proceeds to put on a demoralizing exhibition on how to load up the bases and tie up the game for AWAY (or AWAY goes one up, I don't have full story).

1/2

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (dK+Kv)

4 In any case, after a depressing top of the 4th, HOME is up to bat (likely in the bottom of the order), and Ace is up. He might normally get put out or strike out. But tonight is Ace's night. He gets probably one of his first hits of the year, gets around to third as the walk-off run. There's a wild pitch or passed ball, Ace takes off toward home, and successfully steals the walk-off run. The team goes wild.

The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.

2/2

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (dK+Kv)

5 The demand for hate crimes far exceeds the supply.

The SPLC decided they would do something about that.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:36 PM (kxLc1)

6 It just gets worse and worse, doesn't it?

Posted by: mrp at April 24, 2026 05:36 PM (rj6Yv)

7 I bet Tucker McKelly got some of that sweet dough.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:37 PM (abIsI)

8 Yes, "Unite the Right" was all an op from the start, but so is most of our history since WW2.

Modern liberalism depends almost entirely for its support on people being able to rattle off things that that they "know" without being obliged to actually remember any real information (MLK good, Watergate bad). It was getting harder to get 'iconic' moments to help the left, so they had to create them.

It will be deliciously wonderful when the communists always on about being "on the right side of history" have all of their narratives erased and replaced by new ones that make them the villains. It will happen. It's only a question of how long it takes.

Posted by: the lower depths at April 24, 2026 05:37 PM (dl6h/)

9 The left is really good at outsourcing violence.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 05:37 PM (jehhT)

10 Why, I never.

*faints*

Posted by: Jussie Smollett at April 24, 2026 05:38 PM (dK+Kv)

11 What burns my ass is, 76 percent of R's in Congress think "hate crime" law is appropriate.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:38 PM (abIsI)

12 We all knew the Proud Boys were a front for the left. That was a goofy time to put in the capsule. Their little outfits and sunglasses.

Who in their "right" mind would dress like this?

They probably bought the torches, too.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (WONhk)

13 That "Star Wars" meme never gets old.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (Wnv9h)

14 How much does the SPLC have in financial reserves?

Would it be enough to pay for STEM educations scholarships in low-income school districts?

Posted by: mrp at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (rj6Yv)

15 yep, as big as US AID

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (GD0B3)

16 Matt Walsh: General Hate.

What in the hell? Do they mean they generally hate him?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (DwqWV)

17 Those guys on the Carney Twix look like they are members of the San Fran Glee Club .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:40 PM (kxLc1)

18 They probably bought the torches, too.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM

And they were probably those cheap ass Dollar Store citronella ones...I swear mosquitoes snort that stuff for fun.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 05:41 PM (Wnv9h)

19 OT: A quick time out for some Sydney. From her new movie.

https://tinyurl.com/9wrdrvh7

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:42 PM (abIsI)

20 The SPLC paid me to ride the bus.

I owned a car dammit. I dint want to ride no old nasty bus.

Posted by: Zombie Rosa Parks, Fraud at April 24, 2026 05:43 PM (dOVnE)

21 So I guess Blanche is doing alright after replacing Bondi, despite suspicions he’s a RINO deep state ghey boy?

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:43 PM (REq0p)

22 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (WONhk)

I dont think the Proud Boys are a front. They just have a stupid name. The guys in that Carney twix couldn't mix it up with a class of fifth graders. Even though they would like to.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:43 PM (kxLc1)

23 Speaking of Star Wars! Back a few years, SW normals (like Favreau) wanted the very popular character Cara Dune played by Gena Carano to have her own show - Rangers of the New Republic. Now that The witch that almost killed Star Wars is gone, it might happen! I am all for it.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (GD0B3)

24 They manufactured Charlotte and I'm sure J6 too. All so the Biden Administration could use the FBI to go after people on the right.

Who really knows how many others they manufactured. Hopefully full discovery will come out. I have not yet heard of a raid on their offices though.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (n5tGW)

25 Matt Walsh: General Hate.

What in the hell? Do they mean they generally hate him?
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (DwqWV)

General Tso and Colonel Sanders I know of. Don't know of General Hate.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (wVcYX)

26 21 So I guess Blanche is doing alright after replacing Bondi, despite suspicions he’s a RINO deep state ghey boy?
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos


A cinder block would do better than Bondi.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (abIsI)

27 Is it me or does CHUD sound more like a compliment than an insult

I watch a YouTuber who kicks off each video with “greetings fellow chuds” and seems like a title of honor to me to be called that

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (REq0p)

28 So this is Helter Skelter in reverse.

Helter Skelter was the Manson family plan to instigate a race war, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.

This appears to be the commies and minorities initiating a segregation war, flooding the country, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (uUHnE)

29 Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (abI

Damn dude let it go.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (kxLc1)

30 Say, has anybody checked up on where the ACLU is spending their money these days?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (vTZFs)

31 I really wish we were as good at ops as these loathsome leftist toads are. Not joking.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (sL7jo)

32 I take a jaundiced look at Ole Gavin after he exposed himself on FNT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:46 PM (zZu0s)

33 "I'm always flummoxed when mainstream news sources describe a lawsuit, indictment, or pertinent document without actually linking to it."

I'm way past the flummoxed stage on that pesky issue, which has been true for pretty much the entire history of the web. I've come to expect it. Science writers who scribble a poor clickbaity summary of a research paper, and never link it.

Link the thing so I can at least have the pleasure of being stymied at the journal publisher's paywall.

Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:46 PM (N8ZBc)

34 24 They manufactured Charlotte and I'm sure J6 too. All so the Biden Administration could use the FBI to go after people on the right.

And Biden pre-emptively pardoned the J 6 committee....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 05:47 PM (FtULh)

35 Mr. Guns and Gear will probably need a lawyer. To sue the ever loving shit out of them.

https://tinyurl.com/42a9n4tr

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:47 PM (abIsI)

36 The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.

2/2
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (dK+Kv)

Thank you for that story. +1

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:47 PM (wVcYX)

37 >>They manufactured Charlotte and I'm sure J6 too.


But they freak out over a GMO Tomato.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 05:47 PM (ytyaf)

38 It's penguins all the way down.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (0sNs1)

39 All "protests"are just the 21st-century version of Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (Av6i5)

40 29 Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (abI

Damn dude let it go.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg


I'm trying. Honest I am.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (abIsI)

41 "I take a jaundiced look at Ole Gavin after he exposed himself on FNT."

DJT himself renounced the Proud Boys in 2019 or 2020 IIRC.

Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (N8ZBc)

42 That was a really well done headline and picture from the "NY Post" on the SPLC.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (RDpV/)

43 Speaking of baseball, The Mets aren't in last place.

So that's something.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 05:49 PM (0sV0l)

44 Funding H8 groups to raise funds against H8 groups

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 05:49 PM (Ia/+0)

45 I always thought Charlottesville was suspicious because it came out of nowhere like a big event but no one heard of it beforehand.

But then I thought, well I don't really know that area and maybe it was heavily discussed, but only locally. But it still seemed odd as all the news people from DC and elsewhere knew to show up.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:49 PM (uUHnE)

46 >>The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's


Rudy.

But just a bit more effete.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (ytyaf)

47 We all knew the Proud Boys were a front for the left. That was a goofy time to put in the capsule. Their little outfits and sunglasses.

I think you're thinking of Patriot Front or something like that. Proud Boys were earnest if somewhat misguided.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (vTZFs)

48 @38

>>It's penguins all the way down.

At the end of the day, we'll find out Big Penguin was behind everything.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (0sV0l)

49 The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (dK+Kv)

Sweet story! Just got a little dusty in here...

Posted by: hobbitopoly at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (k9OZB)

50 Call him Ace First!
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM


This, too, is the story of AoSHQ.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (0sNs1)

51 Afraid we're going to need congressional hearings on this one!

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 05:51 PM (1S3fY)

52 Here's Gavin McInnes confronting this SPLC plant for attempting to recruit Proud Boys.


Kessler is a grifter, possibly a plant. He was a big Obama supporter and Occupy Wall Street activist until 2016, then ALLOFASUDDEN decides he's a white nationalist or whatever.

Also, Proud Boys was started by Gavin McInnes as kind of a joke. The idea that they're some kind of neo-Nazi skinhead group is a total media fabrication.

Posted by: It's all bullshit and lies at April 24, 2026 05:51 PM (TbWk/)

53 I really wish we were as good at ops as these loathsome leftist toads are. Not joking

*********

That would require having no morals or conscience or any sense of human dignity, something that would be fairly difficult for a right leaning person to pull off

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:51 PM (REq0p)

54 51 Afraid we're going to need congressional hearings on this one!
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 05:51 PM (1S3fY)

No strongly worded letters ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 05:52 PM (FtULh)

55 Matt Walsh: General Hate.

What in the hell? Do they mean they generally hate him?
Posted by: tcn in AK

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He is a polymath of hate. No specialty, but he dabbles.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:52 PM (uUHnE)

56 I had hopes the Red Sox would get 75 wins.

Posted by: Accomack at April 24, 2026 05:53 PM (T8bqm)

57 "I take a jaundiced look at Ole Gavin after he exposed himself on FNT."

DJT himself renounced the Proud Boys in 2019 or 2020 IIRC.
Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (N8ZBc)

After the 2017 period the original organizers left it and it went fallow, its possible that when it showed up again and was getting persecuted out east it had different membership.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:53 PM (8avO+)

58 What won’t a leftist do to steal taxpayer money?

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 05:53 PM (GPa4z)

59 I read the Headline and thought McGinnis was trying to get Ace to spend a Romantic Weekend in Charlottesville.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 05:53 PM (ytyaf)

60 51 Afraid we're going to need congressional hearings on this one!
Posted by: Weasel


Jim Jordan will need a new wife beater.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:53 PM (abIsI)

61 OT: I just saw a not even putting any effort in it tranny walk into the women's bathroom in The Port Authority.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (0sV0l)

62 Matt Walsh: General Hate.

What in the hell? Do they mean they generally hate him?
Posted by: tcn in AK

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He is a polymath of hate. No specialty, but he dabbles.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:52 PM (uUHnE)

Has to be the what is a woman thing and the other one he did after that.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

63 Remember the hilarious 1999 movie "Bowfinger," in which Steve Martin is a failed wannabe indie filmmaker and he surreptitiously films unwitting movie star Eddie Murphy as he goes about his daily life, so the footage can later be edited into a film "starring" the Eddie Murphy character, without his knowledge?

Well, everyone who attend any of the bogus-ass rallies is unknowingly signing up to be a character in the SPLC's new theater production, "Look at All These Racists!"

You thought you were going to a rally. In reality you're an extra in a communist propaganda skit.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (Av6i5)

64 So, what is the status of the SPLC now? Does anyone know ? Did they take down their website or are they furiously spinning what happened and playing the victim?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (RDpV/)

65 The team picks him up on their shoulders and carts Ace around like he's the emperor of baseball.

I've got the 3rd grand in Little League right now. He and one other one on the team are the stars. First year of kid pitch. We're about 8 games in and just about every kid is playing for keeps. It is so fun watching them progress.

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (8uzBS)

66 I'm a A Jack of all Hate

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (kxLc1)

67 I am pleased to see Bryce Harper and the Phillies dead last. Very pleased.

Posted by: Accomack at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (T8bqm)

68 64 So, what is the status of the SPLC now? Does anyone know ? Did they take down their website or are they furiously spinning what happened and playing the victim?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (RDpV/)

Furiously spinning with the media doing the same

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (FtULh)

69 Here's a thought --

This is all still limited hangout. The US government was funding a lot of this shit as part of their color revolution plan to justify further spending, immigration, and rights restrictions.

But you know how the CIA partnered with muzzies to take out the Taliban? And FDR partnered with the commies to take out Hitler?

Well I bet dollars to donuts that the US gov. partnered with CCP to create the civil unrest in the USA to take out... people like us.

That is why we spent the past 2 decades treating China with kid gloves.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (uUHnE)

70 The media literally fabricated the Charlottesville Trump "Fine people" lie. They intentionally and maliciously altered the context of his wording. This supposedly motivated Biden - horseshitedly - among other things, to run against him.


Why is this kind of distortion and lying not actionable? And no, I don't want to hear the Freedom of the Press sacrament argument. Because when only one side adheres to it...it's not a fucking sacrament.


As I've said 4,757,321 times already, a self governing Republic cannot survive when its information providing institutions openly distort and lie like this. Sacrament or not.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (91pBE)

71 FBI hardest hit.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (abIsI)

72 >>As I've said 4,757,321 times already, a self governing Republic cannot survive when its information providing institutions openly distort and lie like this. Sacrament or not.


Bring Back Dueling

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 05:56 PM (ytyaf)

73 40 Damn dude let it go.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

I'm trying. Honest I am.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (abIsI)

We understand and sympathize.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 24, 2026 05:56 PM (y171U)

74 At 10 - 16, the Houston Astros are in the cellar of the AL West. Go 'Stros!

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:57 PM (wVcYX)

75 Over Macho Grande?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 05:57 PM (0sV0l)

76 So this is Helter Skelter in reverse.

Helter Skelter was the Manson family plan to instigate a race war, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.

This appears to be the commies and minorities initiating a segregation war, flooding the country, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (uUHnE)

Socialism is by its nature a dividing of the world into groups, and treating all members of the group as identical blobs under an unelected spokesman who fight for what scraps can be made in such a system.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:57 PM (8avO+)

77 Flounder


You just made my day. Thank
You.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (W2Pud)

78 At 10 - 16, the Houston Astros are in the cellar of the AL West. Go 'Stros!
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:57 PM (wVcYX)

Cheaters never win. Eventually.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (8avO+)

79 Blade cheats
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (Kt19C)
——-

‘The only way to win, Theodore, is to cheat. Remember.’

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (sL7jo)

80 Not sure I've ever seen an even remotely adequate and accurate account of what actually happened at C'ville.

Executive summary: legit (and correct) demonstrators got a permit for a rally in the park. Park was cordoned off and only those people were inside the barrier. City then allowed leftist (=racist-totalitarian) s**t-stirrers to get close in large numbers. Ditto for "right-wing" s**t-stirrers (totally separate from the permitted demonstrators).

Police then cancelled the permit and ended the demonstration, AND forced the demonstrators to exit out the original entrance - right into the center of a thug-out by the two groups of aforementioned idiots. Meanwhile, a perfectly empty and safe area into which to exit, up front to the left, wasn't used.

Recall AG Sessions immediately announced a civil rights investigation. That would have found the police chief, C'ville mayor, and dirtbag VA governor/Clinton stooge McAuliffe guilty of violating *the rights of the demonstrators*. It just disappeared, never heard of again.

Then the psycho (with no connection to any organized group) ended up running down/killing one idiot leftist blocks away, a bit later.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (U/Byj)

81 I am the Emperor of Hate. I am also The Body Count: every chick I bedded counts me as 15.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (wBaIH)

82 Best picture of Ovens ever. I am sure her fans, those heere who think she is "hot" will appreciate it. Yourwelcome !

https://tinyurl.com/4hkdntjz

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 05:58 PM (GD0B3)

83 I'm a A Jack of all Hate
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (kxLc1)

A Swiss Army knife of Hate, here.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:59 PM (wVcYX)

84 Has to be the what is a woman thing and the other one he did after that.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (8avO+)

Especially for him infiltrating one of those white women Maoist self-hate dinners where they pay a bunch of money to a black woman and an Indian woman (Rao not Rainwater) to tell them how racist they are.

Posted by: There's a sucker made every minute at April 24, 2026 05:59 PM (TbWk/)

85 Helter Skelter was the Manson family plan to instigate a race war, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.

No way a brilliant plan like that could go wrong.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 05:59 PM (vTZFs)

86 Why is this kind of distortion and lying not actionable? And no, I don't want to hear the Freedom of the Press sacrament argument. Because when only one side adheres to it...it's not a fucking sacrament.


As I've said 4,757,321 times already, a self governing Republic cannot survive when its information providing institutions openly distort and lie like this. Sacrament or not.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (91pBE)

it isn't a lie, they just accidentally leave out something. And it certainly could sue for it, as the Trump victories in court prove.

The Republic should have NO information institutions as they will be instantly corrupted. Free press gives the best chance

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:00 PM (8avO+)

87 Have you been pimped out by the SPLC without your knowledge because you attended a Patriot Front rally? Were you placed on the SPLC hit list because your knitting videos mentioned God and country? Well, call me! I want to get you money!

1-888-4THEPEOPLE

Posted by: John Morgan, democrat attorney and Big Time SPLC donor at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (dOVnE)

88 every chick I bedded counts me as 15.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov


As in, she counts to 15 and you’re done?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (W2Pud)

89 Over Macho Grande?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 05:57 PM (0sV0l)

I'll never get over Macho Grande.

Posted by: Ted Stryker at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (wVcYX)

90 20 The SPLC paid me to ride the bus.

I owned a car dammit. I dint want to ride no old nasty bus.
Posted by: Zombie Rosa Parks, Fraud


Several times over the years I have causally mentioned (in conversations with random people and events and parties) the fact that the whole Rosa Parks thing was a scripted stunt, not an actual naturally occurring thing that happened in the real world. People are so stunned by this revelatin that they simply refuse to believe it. I say "Look it up -- she was following a script, written by white activist lawyers. She was basically just an actress in a play. Everything was pre-arranged." Stupefaction. Shaking head. Changing subject.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5)

91 and events = at events

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (Av6i5)

92 Is it against the rules of the Patriot Boys to wear long pants?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (Cqx++)

93 I started the process of joining the San Francisco chapter of the Proud Boys. There was a vetting process via e-mails. I was going through that process then Jan 6 happened and it was alleged that Enrique Terrio was possibly a fed. Pumped the brakes on that because I figured I just signed my name to a list the feds could use.
Why join Proud Boys? Because civil debate is over, nothing proves that more than the murder/assasination of Charlie Kirk. Debating political/pjilosophical views with leftists is a fools errand. The only thing they'll comprehend is a bat to the skull or a fist to the jaw plus I suck at this typing and English composition BS.

Posted by: JROD at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (IlL6s)

94 Mason was a homo . Imagine that. ( yes if you willingly suck just one dick you're homo. It was more than one for Charlie)

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (kxLc1)

95 This whole time I and others were certain the the "patriot front" idiots were fib, it was even worse. They were using our own tax money (usaid) to gaslight the country.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (0N4FZ)

96 Helter Skelter was the Manson family plan to instigate a race war, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.

This appears to be the commies and minorities initiating a segregation war, flooding the country, and after the blacks kill all the whites, they would take over.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (uUHnE)
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Wasn't the Manson family white?

What did they think would happen when they were the only white people left?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (gnNyN)

97 I'm a A Jack of all Hate
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:55 PM (kxLc1)

A Swiss Army knife of Hate, here.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:59 PM (wVcYX)

Being a Leatherman of Hate sounds too gay.

Posted by: Malevolent Multitools at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (TbWk/)

98 I still think the Gretchen Whitmer alleged kidnapping plot is going to make an appearance in this mess.

Posted by: Orson at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (dIske)

99 >> California millionaire trampled to death by elephants while on African hunting expedition

Dosio, who kept an extensive collection of animal heads in his home, was trampled to death when he and his guide stumbled into five female elephants with a calf in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, the Daily Mail reported.

Elephants 1
Dosio 0

Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (+Tpk4)

100
I say "Look it up --

Do they ever look it up?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (Cqx++)

101 >> This whole time I and others were certain the the "patriot front" idiots were fib, it was even worse. They were using our own tax money (usaid) to gaslight the country.


The fact that they had Police escorts to and from their events was the first tell.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (ytyaf)

102 Manson stupid autocorrect

The retard of AI.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (kxLc1)

103
Dosio, who kept an extensive collection of animal heads in his home, was trampled to death when he and his guide stumbled into five female elephants with a calf in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, the Daily Mail reported.

Do the elephants get to keep Dosio's head?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (Cqx++)

104 I jusrt found out about some things that might be things, Ace.
(I doubt it, though)

Next DCU movie:

Clayface
https://youtu.be/6IxPD-jNdwM

Another DC character nobody has heard of.


Warner Bros turns a joke into a movie:

Coyote vs. ACME
https://youtu.be/o54_r1vP_NA

Finally Wile E. gets his justice from those crooks at ACME.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (6ydKt)

105 Dosio, who kept an extensive collection of animal heads in his home, was trampled to death when he and his guide stumbled into five female elephants with a calf in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, the Daily Mail reported.


Going after the Big 5 is a nutty pursuit.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:05 PM (ytyaf)

106 Wasn't the Manson family white?

What did they think would happen when they were the only white people left?


I think they took it for granted that the blacks would bow to their obvious superiority and beg them for leadership. As I said, flawless.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 06:05 PM (vTZFs)

107 Do they ever look it up?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.


Not to my knowledge. Though I never do any follow-up -- I only ever drop this bombshell in random conversations with people I barely know and will likely never talk to again.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:06 PM (Av6i5)

108 >> Going after the Big 5 is a nutty pursuit.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:05 PM (ytyaf)

Yup. And I loathe some of these trophy hunters.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 06:06 PM (+Tpk4)

109 Better version of the Coyote vs. ACME trailer:

https://youtu.be/H-43VeYGiPM

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:06 PM (6ydKt)

110 Wasn't the Manson family white?

What did they think would happen when they were the only white people left?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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I miss the 70s. This was on network TV movie (I think maybe called Helter Skeltor)

Charlie explained it -- They were going to hide out in the mountains until the killing was one, and then "blackie would look around and not know what to do. So I would come down from the mountains, kick blackie in the ass, and tell him to go pick cotton like a good n---g-r"

That was on TV. Prime time. I still remember the words.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:07 PM (uUHnE)

111 She was basically just an actress in a play. Everything was pre-arranged." Stupefaction. Shaking head. Changing subject.
Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5)

Ah! You told the truth of the matter and deviated from the leftist's lies, mythology and story telling so this makes you a racist. Your life will be destroyed and you will be banned from society.

Posted by: Ghosts Of Alabama at April 24, 2026 06:07 PM (dOVnE)

112 Yup. And I loathe some of these trophy hunters.

I don't trophy hunt (or at all because it's just too much work) but without it, a lot of Africa would be even poorer than it is now.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 06:07 PM (vTZFs)

113 >>I loathe some of these trophy hunters.

I am not into Trophy Hunting. I think it's kinda gay, really.

But, I love hunting for my food.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:08 PM (ytyaf)

114 Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:07 PM (uUHnE)

I think a lot of Manson's stories were gaslighting which he took immense pleasure.doing.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:08 PM (kxLc1)

115 Understand, that was the official story.

I still think Manson was CIA gone wrong.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:08 PM (uUHnE)

116 They have been trying since Obama (inc*) to start a real racist white hate group.

They might not like that monster if they finally succeed in giving it life.


*Well... maybe that freak really did see racists literally everywhere he looked.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 06:10 PM (/lPRQ)

117 >> This whole time I and others were certain the the "patriot front" idiots were fib, it was even worse. They were using our own tax money (usaid) to gaslight the country.

Not just our money but donations from groups like the Tides Foundation (Soros) and even Obama's PAC. The difference they knew what was happening and were in on it. We just got screwed.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (viF8m)

118 *Well... maybe that freak really did see racists literally everywhere he looked.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

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Projection. They are all racists, so they think the Right are too.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (uUHnE)

119 >> California millionaire trampled to death by elephants while on African hunting expedition

Dosio, who kept an extensive collection of animal heads in his home, was trampled to death when he and his guide stumbled into five female elephants with a calf in the Lope-Okanda rainforest, the Daily Mail reported.

Elephants 1
Dosio 0
Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 06:03 PM (+Tpk4)

Ungawa!

Posted by: Seventh Earl of Greystoke at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (wVcYX)

120 The SPLC paid me to ride the bus.

I owned a car dammit. I dint want to ride no old nasty bus.
Posted by: Zombie Rosa Parks, Fraud

Several times over the years I have causally mentioned (in conversations with random people and events and parties) the fact that the whole Rosa Parks thing was a scripted stunt, not an actual naturally occurring thing that happened in the real world. People are so stunned by this revelatin that they simply refuse to believe it. I say "Look it up -- she was following a script, written by white activist lawyers. She was basically just an actress in a play. Everything was pre-arranged." Stupefaction. Shaking head. Changing subject.
Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5)
—-

There was a real ‘Rosa Parks’ named Claudette Colvin. She actually did was Parks was famous for.

But Colvin was poor, unmarried pregnant at 15, and deemed too scummy and low class to be a martyr for the movement. So they fucked her over and recreated the event with Rosa Parks playing her role.

Colvin died only a few months ago. Did anyone even remember or care? No, they did not. Compare that to the deification and hagiography of Rosa Parks when she died.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (sL7jo)

121 Mason was a homo . Imagine that. ( yes if you willingly suck just one dick you're homo. It was more than one for Charlie)
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:02 PM (kxLc1)

At 13, Manson raped another inmate at knife point while in juvenile custody. So, yeah, Charlie liked being a butt pirate.

Posted by: Tex at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (dOVnE)

122 >>> It’s very strange to be that after all these years of doxxing J6 protesters, we still don’t know the identities of these guys.


I could swear I had seen two of those "J Crew" guys before.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (/lPRQ)

123 Speaking of elephants, you know the saying "elephants never forget"? Well, angry woman never forget either. Ever. (ask me how I know this?)


Elephants, when they remember, don't want to stomp you to death. But an angry woman will. So on balance, I think I'd prefer the company of elephants. But that's just me.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 24, 2026 06:11 PM (91pBE)

124 Gosh its slow today.
And me with two really important points to make. #69, #29

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:13 PM (uUHnE)

125 Elephants are definitely off the table.

Tigers because they are rare.

Lions... wait for one to be a man eater.

Rhinos? Too many cute baby rhino videos.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 06:13 PM (zZu0s)

126 Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5

Tells me you never watched the movie Barbershop.

That was a great scene.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:13 PM (kxLc1)

127 DOJ Adds Firing Squad Option to Federal Death Penalty Cases

Finally, some good news.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 06:13 PM (abIsI)

128 >>Going after the Big 5 is a nutty pursuit.

Every time I flew into South Africa there was a huge line of hunters clearing special customs with their weapons.

What's the point of killing an elephant or a big cat?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)

129 Nothing wrong with trophy hunting big game in Africa. Most of the time it's elephants that are wreaking havoc on the locals crops. Rather than local game management deleting the elephant why not make money off of it. On top of that the meat from the game goes to feed local villagers. All in all it's a win for everyone.
Now about those trophy fee's and getting the heads/hides back to your home.......

Posted by: JROD at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (IlL6s)

130

I am happy the trophy guy was stamped to death by the elephants.

The animals want to live and we should respect that.


Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (3ek7K)

131 That was Bugliosi's Helter Skelter theory, because he needed a motive to be able to charge Charlie who never actually took part in the murders, just ordered them.

All evidence pointed that way, and he found a lot of the slogans/art associated with Manson's Helter Skelter plot painted on doors and walls, etc. at the Spahn Ranch.

They were all on acid and dreaming up some of this stuff that Charlie interpreted from listening to the prophets known as The Beatles in their lyrics.

The Family spent a lot of time out in the desert east of L.A., preparing for the eventual race war and hiding out until it was safe for Charlie to come out with army and take over the country.

Crazy shit.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:15 PM (6ydKt)

132 I hope you realize that this is hurting our bottom line

Posted by: SSPLC at April 24, 2026 06:15 PM (0Iuar)

133 I don't mind Sport hunting if you or someone else eats your kill. I can't see hunting just for the thrill of the kill.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:16 PM (kxLc1)

134 Everything was pre-arranged." Stupefaction. Shaking head. Changing subject.
Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5)

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It's worse than that -- the city required the segregation on private owned bus lines. It was a city policy created by the Democrats in power. The poor driver had to do it or risk fines.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:16 PM (uUHnE)

135 Several times over the years I have causally mentioned (in conversations with random people and events and parties) the fact that the whole Rosa Parks thing was a scripted stunt, not an actual naturally occurring thing that happened in the real world. People are so stunned by this revelatin that they simply refuse to believe it. I say "Look it up -- she was following a script, written by white activist lawyers. She was basically just an actress in a play. Everything was pre-arranged." Stupefaction. Shaking head. Changing subject.
Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM (Av6i5)

the other fun fact was that the streetcar and bus companies resisted the rules enacted by law by the Democrats because they figured a customer was a customer. The cities had to threaten to arrest the conductors/drivers to force the 'evil bus/car' companies into compliance.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:17 PM (8avO+)

136 >>What's the point of killing an elephant or a big cat?


IF you are going after them the right way...I have no problem with it.

I don't endorse ever hunting over bait.

But, if you want to get out there on the ground with those things and see if you can kill one before they kill you? I have no problem with it, provided you are within the bounds of the law.

I have no desire, personally. I'd rather be shooting any of the Antelope over there, personally. They taste better.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:17 PM (ytyaf)

137 Do cows and pigs not want to live?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 06:17 PM (Cqx++)

138 What's the point of killing an elephant or a big cat?
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)

Ego. Had a friend who travelled the world killing anything and everything from bears to geese to ducks to big game for years. Told him it was bad juju to kill things for fun and ego. He ended up shitting in a bag and drooling in a cup the last few months of his life after a terrible hunting accident made him a quad.

Posted by: Bad JuJu at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (dOVnE)

139 I forgot to add in the necessity to cull or nuisance hunting.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (kxLc1)

140 >>Posted by: JROD at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (IlL6s)


I agree completely. Something has to check populations and maintain them.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (ytyaf)

141 I hope you realize that this is hurting our bottom line
Posted by: SSPLC at April 24, 2026 06:15 PM (0Iuar)

It's a write-off, Jerry.
They just write it off!

Posted by: Kramer at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (wVcYX)

142 Charlottesville, isn't that where some relatively innocent guy trying to drive his car out of it got jammed, then panicked and hit/killed a girl (may have jumped in front) and is still in prison?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (XAeCh)

143 Nothing wrong with trophy hunting big game in Africa. Most of the time it's elephants that are wreaking havoc on the locals crops. Rather than local game management deleting the elephant why not make money off of it. On top of that the meat from the game goes to feed local villagers. All in all it's a win for everyone.
Now about those trophy fee's and getting the heads/hides back to your home.......
Posted by: JROD at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (IlL6s)

Trophy hunting ironically helped preserve the big predators living near inhabited areas. You could afford a lion or whatever living nearby and taking the odd calf if a trophy hunter might come and give you a big payday in exchange.

Once those were banned, well, they went out and killed all the predators down to the last one.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:19 PM (8avO+)

144 JackStraw, culling and conservation. I have a friend who big game hunted in Namibia and they do a marvelous job of management.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 06:19 PM (DIbRX)

145 124 Bob I read and appreciate your points, but I'm still smarting from Nurse's cruel remark.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 06:20 PM (wBaIH)

146 Charlottesville, isn't that where some relatively innocent guy trying to drive his car out of it got jammed, then panicked and hit/killed a girl (may have jumped in front) and is still in prison?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (XAeCh)

I think nobody was hit hard, woman died of natural causes in the area.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:20 PM (8avO+)

147 I remember those assholes on Gab, the fake shill Nazi larpers were trying HARD to get people to attend. A lot of those sorts of accounts turn out to be foreign as well

Posted by: JoshO at April 24, 2026 06:20 PM (xL2KH)

148 The SPLC paid me to ride the bus.

I owned a car dammit. I dint want to ride no old nasty bus.
Posted by: Zombie Rosa Parks, Fraud


Just the Punchline -

But, those are the best seats.

- Joke I have heard from more than one Hawaiian

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 06:20 PM (/lPRQ)

149 I think I messed up that quote. First he was gonna scratch him on the head, then kick him in the butt.

I won't even bother looking for it on google.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 06:20 PM (uUHnE)

150 What's the point of killing an elephant or a big cat?
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)

Ego. Had a friend who travelled the world killing anything and everything from bears to geese to ducks to big game for years. Told him it was bad juju to kill things for fun and ego. He ended up shitting in a bag and drooling in a cup the last few months of his life after a terrible hunting accident made him a quad.

Posted by: Bad JuJu at April 24, 2026 06:18 PM (dOVnE)



I actually don't feel bad hearing that.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 24, 2026 06:21 PM (91pBE)

151 Either the Astros or Mets need to call up Ace First.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 24, 2026 06:22 PM (DsA2n)

152

'why does anyone care what happens in Africa.

we have so much wildlife in our country that needs to be taken out.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:22 PM (3ek7K)

153 >>JackStraw, culling and conservation. I have a friend who big game hunted in Namibia and they do a marvelous job of management.

I don't have a problem with that but there is a whole lot if illegal hunting going on as well. I used to go to a game lodge on the Pilansberg reserve a couple hours north of Joburg. Huge park but the animals were going anywhere and for a number of years they had a huge problem with poachers and one of their favorite targets were elephants.

They finally gave the rangers guns and let them shoot back and the problem magically stopped.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:23 PM (viF8m)

154 Wasn't the Manson family white?

What did they think would happen when they were the only white people left?

I think they took it for granted that the blacks would bow to their obvious superiority and beg them for leadership. As I said, flawless.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 06:05 PM (vTZFs)

This leaves out the high probability that the blacks in this scenario would not realize the issue until they had bumped off his gang as well. He never was very smart.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:24 PM (8avO+)

155 four seasons, a lot of American hunts are done on a lottery system. This brought about the rise of game farm hunting.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 06:24 PM (DIbRX)

156 'why does anyone care what happens in Africa.

we have so much wildlife in our country that needs to be taken out.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:22 PM (3ek7K)

You misspelled “country”. I think it’s “Capitol”.

Posted by: RI Red at April 24, 2026 06:25 PM (nZWpe)

157 we have so much wildlife in our country that needs to be taken out.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:22 PM (3ek7K)

Some which is even four-footed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 06:25 PM (utfVc)

158
I actually don't feel bad hearing that.

Karma is going to get you

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 06:26 PM (Ia/+0)

159 I think nobody was hit hard, woman died of natural causes in the area.
Posted by: Oldcat
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But he did go to prison. And if SPLC sponsored the confrontation are they not responsible?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 06:27 PM (XAeCh)

160

AOP,

many more two footed, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:27 PM (3ek7K)

161 JackStraw, poachers deserve to be shot. The reputable hunting establishments have put a kibosh on poachers in many places.

The only country on earth that supports poachers is China for the rhinoceros tongues and horns.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 06:29 PM (DIbRX)

162 What's the point of killing an elephant or a big cat?
Posted by: JackStraw


So you could a picture tea-bagging one w/o getting killed by it?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 06:30 PM (/lPRQ)

163 Call Me Bwana.

Posted by: Bob Hope at April 24, 2026 06:30 PM (wVcYX)

164 I actually don't feel bad hearing that.

Karma is going to get you


Seems to me it's karma that got that guy. For killing wantonly like that.


I'm not against hunting - have a couple of hunting rifles of my own if the stuff under cellophane ever runs out - but am against killing just for the sake of killing. I have lots of wildlife where I live and try to help when I can. I pray for St Francis' intercession when I can't.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 24, 2026 06:30 PM (91pBE)

165 I bless the rains down in Africa

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 06:31 PM (wBaIH)

166 But he did go to prison. And if SPLC sponsored the confrontation are they not responsible?
_____

Any greedy lawyers out there who would love a chance to go spelunking into the deep, deep offshore pockets of SPLC? No?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 06:31 PM (Dv3i1)

167 I am not eating it, so why hunt it?
Other option would be a complete nuisance like those wild hogs in many states, they destroy crops by millions of dollars

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (Ia/+0)

168 nood woke week

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (6ydKt)

169 I don't have a problem with that but there is a whole lot if illegal hunting going on as well. I used to go to a game lodge on the Pilansberg reserve a couple hours north of Joburg. Huge park but the animals were going anywhere and for a number of years they had a huge problem with poachers and one of their favorite targets were elephants.

They finally gave the rangers guns and let them shoot back and the problem magically stopped.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 06:23 PM (viF8m)

A lot of poaching comes from "traditional Chinese remedies" demand

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (8avO+)

170 When I asked Grok who was the single biggest funder of white supremacy groups in the US over the last ten years it said the SPLC.

This is because most of their other funding is just small change membership dues and beer money.

Posted by: Thatch at April 24, 2026 06:33 PM (i0077)

171 "64 So, what is the status of the SPLC now? Does anyone know ? Did they take down their website or are they furiously spinning what happened and playing the victim?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:54 PM (RDpV/)"

They are still running their daily scare-retarded-boomers-into-donating commercials all day on the rerun channels, they are going to bet on narrative control saving them. No one who isn't aware already is going to suddenly wake up now.

Posted by: JoshO at April 24, 2026 06:34 PM (xL2KH)

172 "Recall AG Sessions immediately announced a civil rights investigation. That would have found the police chief, C'ville mayor, and dirtbag VA governor/Clinton stooge McAuliffe guilty of violating *the rights of the demonstrators*. It just disappeared, never heard of again." Posted by: rhomboid

Most of the crowd during the day were mostly people supporting KEEPING the RE Lee statue. (stop destroying our history people). But the night before was the astroturfed march with the cheap fire "sticks" and the KKK type people. So it was framed for media as KKK versus "normal people" but the (semi) violent ones were Antifa type nuts.

When media is completely on the leftist side, it was easy for them to pick and choose their narrative supporting video clips. The two groups fighting each other was goofy ... like a girl fight (not real girls, sissy girls ... no real blows).

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 06:34 PM (vbXSk)

173 As in, she counts to 15 and you’re done?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 06:01 PM


You only need to stay on for 8 seconds to have a shot at the big belt buckle.

Just sayin'.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 06:36 PM (0sNs1)

174 17 Those guys on the Carney Twix look like they are members of the San Fran Glee Club .
--

They might have actually been Dutch soldiers here for a joint training exercise. They heard about the rally and decided to check it out. There was a pretty convincing case that this was just wrong place/wrong time and that became a meme.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 24, 2026 06:36 PM (0bjKf)

175
OT: A quick time out for some Sydney. From her new movie.

https://tinyurl.com/9wrdrvh7
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:42 PM (abIsI)



Vast tracts of land.... and a vintage Bronco to drive to them
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L37Osj28CSo

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 06:38 PM (y9nCu)

176

I apologize for being grumpy today.

We are trying to avoid the fucking census people who are harassing us again.

Husband told me we need to turn off all lights in the house. I told him I can't see without the lights.

If it was the real census it would be okay. The main thing in the info we have from them is how many guns we have. All of our guns are registered legally.

We have never given them our phone numbers or email addresses. 'They won't leave us alone.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:38 PM (3ek7K)

177 Also Kolvet is still giving them FAR too much benefit of the doubt by saying its about money. Dems are evil, they are destroying our country and not just because it pays. They need to be literally eradicated from the New World along with the muslims and their other third-world pets.

Posted by: JoshO at April 24, 2026 06:40 PM (xL2KH)

178 There is a lady here in town that I've moved her grand piano 5 or 6 times over the years to different rooms in her house. Her husband goes big game hunting every few years and comes home with a new carcass to decorate the house--and he always puts it in the room with the piano. She doesn't like having the critter stare at her so I come out and move her to a new room.

I think he just doesn't like her playing.

Posted by: the guy that moves pianos for a living at April 24, 2026 06:43 PM (IQhz0)

179 If it was the real census it would be okay. The main thing in the info we have from them is how many guns we have. All of our guns are registered legally.
Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:38 PM


Just you and the husband? You have one gun. Your choice as to whether they can inspect it or not.

If needs be, refer them to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy1-MIuekQE

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 06:48 PM (0sNs1)

180 There was a real ‘Rosa Parks’ named Claudette Colvin. She actually did was Parks was famous for.

But Colvin was poor, unmarried pregnant at 15, and deemed too scummy and low class to be a martyr for the movement. So they fucked her over and recreated the event with Rosa Parks playing her role.

Colvin died only a few months ago.
Posted by: Elric the Blade


Is that who Claudette Colvin was? Apparently there's a even at the local university about her.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 06:49 PM (a+4eV)

181 We have never given them our phone numbers or email addresses. 'They won't leave us alone.

Posted by: four seasons


Have you considered reporting to them to the police (or at least threatening it) for stalking, harassment, and trespassing?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 06:51 PM (a+4eV)

182
Duncanthrax,

We have an arsenal here. All are registered.

Husband is 80 and i'm in my seventies. We have always abided by the law and have worked hard to get where we are. We just want to be left alone, we've earned that right.

If we don't answer the door the assholes park down the street waiting for us to leave our house. Thankfully we live on a dead end street and know where they are.

We both worked hard to get where we are. No one deserves to be harassed unless they are thugs.













Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 06:58 PM (3ek7K)

183 If we don't answer the door the assholes park down the street waiting for us to leave our house. Thankfully we live on a dead end street and know where they are.

We both worked hard to get where we are. No one deserves to be harassed unless they are thugs.













Posted by: four seasons


After dark sneak through the backyards to where that are and stuff a banana in their tailpipe.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 07:01 PM (/lPRQ)

184 What the "right wing hate groups" made the headlines who were all wearing the same clothes with the same hair cuts, all my right wing veteran friends laughed and said, "Glowies."

And they were right.

Posted by: Distant Observer at April 24, 2026 07:22 PM (xCSxo)

185 Tomorrows news today:

Hitler found to be informant to SPLC. "It was all perfectly innocent, we bought him a nice vacation home in the alps, and in exchange, he informed us who the real haters were in the Nazi party. Oh, and we arranged for his rise to power. But it was for a good cause - to root out hate!"

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:36 PM (c232c)

186 185 Tomorrows news today:

A recently discovered diary of Charles Manson shows he was actually a paid informant for the SPLC. "Dear diary. FINALLY got the check for the La Bianca murders, boy those goofs at the SPLC are slow to pay. But so far nothing - I haven't been able to start the Helter-Skelter race war I promised them. I need to try harder - they have given me a deadline, and I don't intend to miss it!"

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:44 PM (c232c)

187 I recall when the Charlotteville thig happened my first thought was "what der ferk is happening?" It just seemed bizarre to me that white supremacy groups even existed in America. Where did that come from?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:46 PM (c232c)

188 Tomorrow's news today:

SPLC admits that, for the last eight years, the only members of the KKK in the U.S. have been informants for the FBI and KKK. Said SPLC spokesman "It all seems kinda silly now. I mean, the only people the FBI was talking to were our paid informants, and the only people the informants were talking to was the FBI. Neither of us managed to recruit anyone outside the FBI or our informants. While we feel bad about the people we terrorized and all the crosses we burned, you should know, it was for a good cause, to root out hate!"

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:51 PM (c232c)

189 Tomorrow's news today:

The SPLC finally admits that the slave owners in America were all Democrats, and the Republicans were founded as the antislavery party "All this time, and finally our informants tell us that Republicans were not only against slavery, but it was the founding principal of their party. We kinda feel bad for them now, after we lied and smeared them. Well, gotta break a few eggs I guess!""

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 07:55 PM (c232c)

Buzzfeed: "Secret" Signs (and Stuff We Just Imagined In Our SSRI-Drenched Pea-Brains) That a Woman Might be a Far Right Extremist

I think the most obvious indicators are that her hair is a natural color, that she doesn't have a 56-year-old male news editor's busted hairline from being high to the gills on SSRIs, and doesn't have more metal in her face than Pinhead -- excuse me, "The Hell Priest."

But Buzzfeed asked its experts -- its underemployed ill-educated idiot readers, I mean -- to provide less subtle clues and here's what the Damaged Brain Trust came up with.

We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community to share subtle signs that a woman is right-wing (because a lot of people had thoughts about how to tell if men are secretly Republicans). Here's what they shared:

1. "Women who are conservative tend to be cagey about answering how they voted, or say they are 'not very political' and feign being moderate. (Honestly, all conservative folks can have a tendency to do this if they think their honest answer won't be well received.)"

--Anonymous, 40, Non-binary, Texas

I mean yes, because all conservatives, male and female, know that you are psychotic basket-cases who will have possibly-violent meltdowns in public if you hear that someone doesn't support your Manson Cult Satanic Religion.

Well-spotted. One point to Slytherin for successfully noticing the most obvious thing in the world.


2. "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse or right-wing ideals. I think right-wing women are really just pick-mes that grew up in and still live around a predominantly right-wing community. I think of it more like Stockholm Syndrome when a woman is really hardcore MAGA. They are more likely to choose not to see or acknowledge negative traits in the men in their lives because narratives of 'women are crazy' or 'make things up' are just the norm."

--Anonymous, 29, Woman, Salt Lake City, Utah

Yes, only a small number of drug-addicted lesbians are Republican.


3. "If a woman doesn't like the Barbie movie or Taylor Swift, ask why. Usually, that will give you your answer. It's OK to have different tastes, but if the reason you don't like them is specifically that they are overtly feminist or for women and girls, then we have a problem."

--Anonymous, 29, Woman, Salt Lake City Utah

Glad to see that left-wing women continue focusing on what really matters, Taylor Swift, the Barbie movie, and other Regime-approved celebrity twaddle to fill their empty heads with.


4. "A sign a woman is right-wing is when you joke about or even just mention some current internet claim about a falsity propounded by hardline far-righters, and she goes quiet or says, 'I don't want to talk about that now.' Evading a potentially unpleasant conversation to keep fake social propriety is a society-supported female role, and she might not want to shift the current balance to defend far-right opinions and escalate."

--Anonymous, 70s, Female, Midwest

Yes, this has already been covered, but when a stranger begins babbling about her Cult Doctrine and daring us to dispute the Wisdom of Satan, many of us don't feel like dealing with you insane bitches so we say "Yeah, listen, we'd love to stand around and chat, but we've gotta... sit down in the lobby and wait for the limo". (Know the reference?)


5. "One indicator is what's on her dating profile. If she lists her religion but not political views, or makes an apathetic 'not political' nonsense claim, that's usually a sign."

--Anonymous, 41, Male, United States

Yes again, you have successfully noticed that given that media and social media (and government bureaucracies) are all captured by leftwing lunatics, we are forced to hide like... well, I won't say like who. Let's just say we know better than to publicly identify ourselves.

A couple of ones saying that you can tell a Republican woman because she knows that women aren't men and men aren't women:


6. "I think one subtle sign of a Republican woman is hyper-criticism of nontraditional gender roles. I was watching a show with a woman, and she immediately started going off about a person we saw on TV at a bar. The person on the TV show had short hair but feminine facial features and a masculine clothing style. The woman I was sitting next to started saying, 'I don't know what 'that' is.' I did not find out this person's political stance, but I think criticizing someone's appearance because they do not fit into binary categories is a red flag. The woman felt the need to declare this even though no one asked for her opinion."

--Anonymous, 33, Female, DC

7. "Sometimes a sign is if she says she loves 'masculine men.'"

--Anonymous, 48, Male, Texas


I don't think this Anonymous Male has been accused of being a masculine man.


8. "An indicator is if they have strong feelings of support for Johnny Depp during and after the Amber Heard trial."

--Anonymous, 35, Female, Australia

Yes because he was innocent and the victim of defamation and a jury found this to be the case. Republican women do, in fact, believe in facts, not just ideological communist imperatives that they bend reality to comport with.


9. "When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."


--Anonymous, 32, Colorado

No comment. Because I don't really know what this means, except that I suspect it's a "gender"-obsessive transgender who gets mad when perfect strangers don't want to hear hour-long screeds about them's thoughts about what "gender" is and isn't.


10. "Women who say, 'I don't follow politics, I just vote for whoever my husband (or father) tells me to vote for' are probably voting Republican."

--Anonymous, 67, Female, Arkansas, USA

Yes this didn't happen. This is what your ideological conditioning tells you happens, and then you get outraged by these Phantoms you have made up.


11. "If she uses the terms 'both sides' or 'meeting in the middle' or 'reaching across the aisle,' then she might be right-wing."

--Anonymous, 55, Female, Minnesota

Yes, Republican women tend to even-handed and view the specific facts and parties in a controversy rather than just Going Tribal and insisting that one side is 100% right because of Race Gender and Sexuaiity.


14. "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."

--Anonymous, 24, Female, Chicago

Yes, Republican women are less likely to be Scabcrotch Dirthookers and, in cases where a Republican woman has accumulated a bodycount larger than she's comfortable with, she has the good sense to keep that detail quiet and not tell the world what a filthy degenerate slambeast she used to be.

And by the way: You also judge women by their whorishness, or else this wouldn't be a concern to you.


15. "Women who put 'moderate' on their dating profiles are a red flag. I think anyone who labels themselves moderate in these times is doing that because they're aware of how being a conservative can be perceived these days."

--Anonymous, 26, Male, Chicago, Illinois

Once again: Anyone who isn't a rabid and shrieking Gay Race Communist must be a Republican. Anyone who doesn't fully embrace the Great Gay Race Communist Cause is a subversive and traitor and wrecker. Not giving a shit about your stupid cult makes them an enemy of your stupid cult.


18. "One indicator is if she pressures other women into motherhood."

--Anonymous, 30, Female, NYC

How does that happen, exactly? You don't mean she "pressures" you into motherhood, you mean merely that she talks about her own children and that makes you feel bad for having a womb filled with the ghosts of aborted babies.

It's a "microaggression" for a mother to speak of her children. Meanwhile, if you come within 100 yards of the, you have to hear all about their designer sexuality and bespoke pronouns.


19. "One clue is if she says she's independent and won't tell you who she voted for."

--Anonymous, 64, Female, Atlanta, GA, United States

This is the sixth repetition of the exact same point. Does Buzzfeed have editors?

I retract the question. Of course Buzzfeed has no editors. Fucking NBC and CNN and the NYT don't have editors, why would Buzzfeed?


20. "If she calls non-straight sexual orientations a 'lifestyle,' that's a big sign."

--Anonymous, 69, Female, Lancaster, PA

Is this now some kind of slur now too, dummy? What should it be called? A "life-fact"?

Here are some more signs. Republican women don't do this:

Also, because Republican women tend to have families, friend-groups, and support networks, they are not forced to live the entirety of their empty lives on social media, constantly posting pictures to assure the world -- and themselves -- of how fabulously they're doing:

Also, Republican women tend to have real jobs, from motherhood to labor that produces value in the economy, and do not have (nor need) fake "email jobs" created by the Democrat Party to provide them with an unearned salary and false sense of "independence:"

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:30 PM




Comments

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1 They are all crazy

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (XHO5P)

2 I mean the left. Not women.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (XHO5P)

3 But hey, YMMV

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (XHO5P)

4
2. "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse..."

Bill Clinton is on line 1

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (XHO5P)

5 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (NcvvS)

6 I mean the left. Not women.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

I’m sure that won’t lead to additional comments

Posted by: Kratwurst at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (IHcUS)

7 Another Cenobite thread?

Ace has such sights to show us.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (iXqHn)

8 4
2. "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse..."

Bill Clinton is on line 1


Damn, beat me to it. Never stop to read the content.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

9 The left doesn't allow you to be neutral.

"YOU MUST VOCALLY SUPPORT ME OR YOU'RE THE ENEMY!"


My wife is connected to a lot of crazy leftists and this has been their rallying cry for a decade+.

Those on the fence really ought to wake up and see that they really DO hate you and want you dead.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (XHO5P)

10 Damn, beat me to it. Never stop to read the content.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (Riz8t)

Hey, I had to read the content to make the comment!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:37 PM (XHO5P)

11 The pregnant women trying to turn their children gay from the womb is a perfect example of why women shouldn't have been allowed to vote.

That's fucking insane.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 24, 2026 04:37 PM (aZm/F)

12 Sydney really needs to do something with her hair in that pic.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (77rzZ)

13 10. "Women who say, 'I don't follow politics, I just vote for whoever my husband (or father) tells me to vote for' are probably voting Republican."
--Anonymous, 67, Female, Arkansas, USA

This one kills me. My MIL used to tell pollsters who called that she didn't know who she was voting for because her husband hadn't told her yet. They rarely called back. Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (DwqWV)

14 'USAID was a "Quality Learing Center" for liberal white women' is one of the coldest and most accurate statements ever.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (NcvvS)

15 Ummm,

21. Does not openly call for re-education camps for "Rethuglicans".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (/lPRQ)

16 My MIL also told the computer salesman she needed a fast computer because she's old and doesn't have time to wait. Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (DwqWV)

17 "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."

Spot on, you nattering peawit.

If there's one way to distinguish conservatives from liberals, it's that conservatives want to be left alone, while liberals want to dictate to every one else how they're allowed to live their lives.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (Riz8t)

18 "An indicator is if they have strong feelings of support for Johnny Depp during and after the Amber Heard trial."
--Anonymous, 35, Female, Australia

Yes because he was innocent and the victim of defamation and a jury found this to be the case. Republican women do, in fact, believe in facts, not just ideological communist imperatives that they bend reality to comport with.


Conversely, if a woman sh*ts the bed, she's a liberal?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (0sNs1)

19 So, from this I get:

They way to tell a Republican/Conservative woman is that she doesn't force her ideology on you. Doesn't make agreeing with her a prerequisite to being civil. Doesn't scream her abortions. Doesn't hate men. Prefers real men.

Did I get that right?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (XHO5P)

20 >>> Another Cenobite thread?
Ace has such sights to show us.

I did consider making it a Pinhead post, but I thought Pinhead needed a break. Even a Hell Priest needs day off.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 04:40 PM (1wjle)

21 Its crazy how none of the people surveyed mentioned women who make their men delicious sammiches. It's a dead giveaway.

Posted by: Polka will never die at April 24, 2026 04:40 PM (TMsqB)

22 7. "Sometimes a sign is if she says she loves 'masculine men.'" --Anonymous, 48, Male, Texas

I don't think this Anonymous Male has been accused of being a masculine man.

-----------

HA!!!

Posted by: Judge Smails at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (Bhsk7)

23 14. "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."
--Anonymous, 24, Female, Chicago

You mean how many abortions she has had. That is the more relevant hidden meaning in this observation.

Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (oiNtH)

24 8. "An indicator is if they have strong feelings of support for Johnny Depp during and after the Amber Heard trial."
________
I am old enough to think of Lee Marvin in this context.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (AlhUl)

25 Damn, beat me to it. Never stop to read the content.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM


It's not like you're a rookie.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (0sNs1)

26 Did Ace willow himself??

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (RIvkX)

27 Honestly, I think you know a women is conservative when she's confident but doesn't need to cower behind gender.

And yes, natural hair color is part of that confidence. She doesn't need to be someone she isn't.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (tOcjL)

28 Did I get that right?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (XHO5P)

Mostly I think leftist women and beta males need to be acknowledged as the cool kids at least 24 times a day in order to stave off periods of unquenched anger and possibly violence.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:42 PM (DwqWV)

29 I think right-wing women are really just pick-mes that grew up in and still live around a predominantly right-wing community.
____

Rules for success -
1. Don't be a "pick-me" girl
2. ???
3. Enjoy your corporate email job, wine and cats!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (Dv3i1)

30 2. "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse..."

Bill Clinton is on line 1
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (XHO5P)

I know, right?

Posted by: Kennedies, Biden, all abusive celebs/media personalities, etc. at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (qivay)

31 One thing I leared from the above: Don't buy Penzeys Spices in Falls Church, VA. (Why you'd want to be in Falls Church in the first place, I don't know.)

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (AlhUl)

32 And yes, natural hair color is part of that confidence. She doesn't need to be someone she isn't.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (tOcjL)

*Looks in mirror. Sees lovely gray hair. Goes back to wasting time commenting.*

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (DwqWV)

33 "If a woman doesn't like the Barbie movie or Taylor Swift,"

If a woman says either of those things, I'm immediately paying her bar tab. Because both of those things suck beyond scientific measure and any woman who doesn't feel compelled to say they do has earned a drink.

Seriously, ladies, what the fuck is going on in the female brain these days? These quotes can't be the way real people talk, can they?

Posted by: UGAdawg at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (4MsaP)

34 As if dating was not complicated enough, there are "profiles." Thanks be to God I did not have to deal with this in my prime! I was plenty weird enough all on my own.

I may spend some time later making a dating profile to send my husband. He knew I was a redneck womman, from the second I said hi to him in a hospital elevator, introduced by my classmate he was "sort of" dating. The simple word hi gave it away from the Southern vowel sounds we have problems with. 'A' is a whole nuther issue as I sound Aussie. He claims he remembers this and the green lasers meeting his eyes for a second and then long lashes (and boobs...the jerk checked out my boobs!). I did not know this for over four decades!

I am pretty sure all but gay men or sissies would not scroll past me. I could be wrong. I would also be very flipped out on meeting people I met on the Internet who had great photos & end up looking the opposite and I'd taser them.

Unreal. Granted I think I've been "ghosted" by a good Dim friend in FL, but I am choosing to remain ignorant. Probably to irritate her. Also probably because I think it is stupid to do this to people you have been friends with for decades because of politics.



Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (WONhk)

35 Guess that woman doesn't want grandchildren

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (Ia/+0)

36 2. "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse..."

Bill Clinton is on line 1

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (XHO5P)

I had that happen to me in 2016, but when talking to a married man who treated his wife terribly. He demanded to know why I supported Trump, who cheats, sleeps around, etc. I brought up Bill, and nope, not the same, doesn't count.

Posted by: Vendette at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (pJK38)

37 If she's excited that she finally made the Comment of the Week at AOSHQ, she's definitely far right. If she's bummed that she hasn't, even farther.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (W5mpo)

38 One sign is if she attends and supports the Right To Life movement. Further, if she has no idea of what you are talking about if you mention 'body count'.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (Kyh8Y)

39 Pro Tip: Hair color may change after being singed.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (0sNs1)

40 We need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (GD0B3)

41 20 So, from this I get:

They way to tell a Republican/Conservative woman is that she doesn't force her ideology on you. Doesn't make agreeing with her a prerequisite to being civil. Doesn't scream her abortions. Doesn't hate men. Prefers real men.

Did I get that right?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (XHO5P)

If you're not part of the (final) solution, you're part of the problem.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (qivay)

42 At least they didn’t go headlong into the Mar-a-lago face thing. But that would probably open the door to the discussion around conservative women being more attractive.

As for the Sr. VP, I honestly do not buy this unless she put such strict parameters around what type of job she would consider. As a Sr. Vp, you have lead something. People or programs. You would easily be able to parlay this experience into another leadership role. At this level, you are not seeking jobs on your own anyway, you are being repped by a recruiting agency.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (Dd38x)

43 "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse..."

Well, then, what about excuse making for violent antisocial criminals as long as they're not white?

Posted by: UGAdawg at April 24, 2026 04:46 PM (4MsaP)

44 Unreal. Granted I think I've been "ghosted" by a good Dim friend in FL, but I am choosing to remain ignorant. Probably to irritate her. Also probably because I think it is stupid to do this to people you have been friends with for decades because of politics.



Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (WONhk)

I grew up BFFs with someone who decided a bit after going to college that I was probably the devil incarnate. She was still my maid of honor at my wedding, but that's about it. She's an unmarried, miserable fag hag in San Diego living off her inheritance from her parents and getting fat. I may have dodged a bullet there.

But we were thick as thieves as teenagers.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:46 PM (DwqWV)

45 ..."Whines about being fired from a NFP where she earned a 6 figure salary."

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (GD0B3)

46 Surest sign: they do not date anyone who reads Buzzfeed.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (cI94r)

47 15. A real tell is if a woman smells good, probably uses deodorant and bathes, has clean hair, no facial piercings, and no neck tattoos. That's a dead giveaway that she's conservative!

- Smelly Hoe, Blue City, Shithole

Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (oiNtH)

48 We need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.
I will start:
"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"
Posted by: runner

Thinks that a 'Nuclear Family' is a sure sign of white supremacy.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (Kyh8Y)

49 "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."
--Anonymous, 24, Female, Chicago

Yes, Republican women are less likely to be Scabcrotch Dirthookers and, in cases where a Republican woman has accumulated a bodycount larger than she's comfortable with, she has the good sense to keep that detail quiet and not tell the world what a filthy degenerate slambeast she used to be.

And by the way: You also judge women by their whorishness, or else this wouldn't be a concern to you.

---Ace

-----------------------------------------------------

Note that in order to know that "another woman" has too many relationships or is promiscuous you had to *provide that information* in the first place to someone you did not know well.

Used to be that was not a common thing to do.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (8avO+)

50 I'm not too deep into who pedals spices but wasn't the Penzey brand associated with a family of die hard leftists?

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (8uzBS)

51 .."Thinks Government is a Solution to All her Problems.."

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (GD0B3)

52 38 One sign is if she attends and supports the Right To Life movement. Further, if she has no idea of what you are talking about if you mention 'body count'.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:44 PM (Kyh8Y)

Or thinks body count refers to a serial killer's murder spree...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (tOcjL)

53 40 We need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (GD0B3)

"Will make her leftism abundantly clear through a variety of signs and noises"

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 24, 2026 04:48 PM (okun6)

54 need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"


She doesn't know she is a woman

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2026 04:48 PM (cI94r)

55 Leftists women would rather have a government take care of ghem than a husband

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (Ia/+0)

56 Seriously, ladies, what the fuck is going on in the female brain these days? These quotes can't be the way real people talk, can they?
Posted by: UGAdawg at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (4MsaP)

I guess you missed the part where men were posting this nonsense too.

There are just as many leftist idiot men out there, so why carve out a special exception for idiot women?

Gets old, folks, very old. The 'ettes are not amused.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (DwqWV)

57 Buzzfeed: "Secret" Signs (and Stuff We Just Imagined In Our SSRI-Drenched Pea-Brains) That a Woman Might be a Far Right Extremist
—Disinformation Expert Ace


#1: She doesn't have a lady penis

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (sKqQm)

58 I'm not too deep into who pedals spices but wasn't the Penzey brand associated with a family of die hard leftists?
Posted by: DanMan

Yes. iirc, his sister or sil broke off from them and started her own spice business.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (Kyh8Y)

59 I don't know this woman's politics but she may want a refund on that IUD.

Mother conceives super-rare identical quadruplets despite using IUD 🫨

https://tinyurl.com/a2yrezzv

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (ndZc7)

60 "Wears Hate Has No Home here t-shirt, while wearing Free Palestine Hat at the Free Gaza rally.."

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (GD0B3)

61 She doesn't know she is a woman
Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2026 04:48 PM (cI94r)

"She" pretends to be a woman.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (DwqWV)

62 "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."
--Anonymous, 24, Female, Chicago


Odds that this woman's body count is higher than her age? And that she "achieved" it all at once with the football team?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (2ocoG)

63 If the pregnant woman is not a lesbian with an IVF egg or turkey baster for sperm...why do women want gay children? So they can compare how mean the world is to gays? Why?

Raising two chimp sons it did not even cross my mind to make them gay. Or pretend they were girls. Or any of the other bs these kids go through with lesbo mothers. Why even have a baby to try to form them like Play Doh once born? "I just gave birth and will turn my beautiful baby boy into a trans." Sad. Give the kid a MatchBox car.

I read of a Hollywierd son "apologizing" to his "mother" that he was straight. What on earth? Granted, if you had Rosie O'Donnell Prune Mouth as a "mother" you are lucky to get out of that alive.

O/T but I saw a photo of Ryan and Farrah's son on the UK DM. Whoa. He missed the looks boat and got all the ugly DNA stored for generations.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (WONhk)

64 Online dating profile translator:

Political Views (women):

Liberal: batshit insane leftwing progtard

Conservative: Fake profile

Middle of the Road: Likely to have traditional values but maybe be softly socially liberal, or the occasional conservative

Unsure: Retarded

Other: druggie

Posted by: brak at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (jGJov)

65 Serious question: of the 20 points (presumably judged the top 20 somehow) posted for how to tell a woman is conservative... How many of those actual points would any of us here use to describe 'how you can tell a woman is conservative?' Literally the ones that only talk about a dating profile and only when they mention being apolitical or moderate or having a religion... And I'm pretty sure my top 10 responses wouldn't have anything to do with a dating profile. I mean, what a stupid response? Of course it'd be easy to tell someone's politics by HOW THEY ANSWERED A QUESTION ABOUT POLITICS. The point of the f-ing exercise is how you could correctly infer this by behavior / appearance... It's hilarious how these brain-dead gay and/or AWFL know-it-alls respond to this question. They couldn't place a conservative unless we wore a MAGA hat or hit them with a stars & stripes 2 x 4. But we can tell them from friggin miles away...

Posted by: Judge Smails at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (Bhsk7)

66 'm not too deep into who pedals spices but wasn't the Penzey brand associated with a family of die hard leftists?
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM


Bill Penzey went off the deep end with 300 lbs of weights.

His sister, I believe, owns The Spice House, and has stayed out of broadcasting their politics, as far as I know.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (0sNs1)

67 Yes. iirc, his sister or sil broke off from them and started her own spice business.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (Kyh8Y)

Spice house.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:51 PM (Dd38x)

68 The Dem running for the Senate in Texas, Talarico just gave a big speech on how the Ten Commandments classroom law was Un-Christian .
He suggested the law requiring the 10 Commandments to be displayed poses an affront to individuals in Texas who are Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, Sikh, agnostic and atheist.

This retard thinks the Ten Commandments are affront to Jewish people? And he was supposed to have gone to seminary.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 04:51 PM (kxLc1)

69 I'm a bit skeptical that a 57 year old woman is scrambling up onto her work cubicle desk top to stand on it

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:51 PM (8avO+)

70 "Women who are conservative tend to be cagey about answering how they voted, or say they are 'not very political' and feign being moderate. (Honestly, all conservative folks can have a tendency to do this if they think their honest answer won't be well received.)"

-
You know conservatives, they're allergic to a Louisville Slugger to the teeth.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (ndZc7)

71 "Is 30 and wants to follow in Greta Thunberg's footsteps when she "grows up""

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (GD0B3)

72 It's like lunatics in an asylum discussing how to tell the when there is an undercover sane person in their midst.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (uUHnE)

73 There are just as many leftist idiot men out there, so why carve out a special exception for idiot women?

Gets old, folks, very old. The 'ettes are not amused.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (DwqWV)

Statistically untrue.

Having the franchise expanded to a group makes them targeted for propaganda and the usual bribery of politics. Women becoming leftist is downstream of expansion of the franchise.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (okun6)

74 50 I'm not too deep into who pedals spices but wasn't the Penzey brand associated with a family of die hard leftists?
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (8uzBS)

Dude sent me a catalog saying he didn't want to sell his product to people like me. So, he didn't. And still doesn't. At least he was honest about it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (DwqWV)

75 A sign a woman is right-wing is when you joke about or even just mention some current internet claim about a falsity propounded by hardline far-righters, and she goes quiet/i]

The leftists around me same stupid leftwing stuff ALL the time. Sometimes I ignore them, some times I re-direct them, and sometimes I just out leftwing them for FUNZZZ - but argue back? Its pointless.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:52 PM (sKqQm)

76 Calling someone a "pick-me" girl is a good example of longhouse, female bullying, (new feminism) social norm enforcement. You want to be happy with a man? We're going to shame you for it.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (Dv3i1)

77 Anyone who realizes that Buzzfeed still exists, Big Red Flag.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (wBaIH)

78 need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"


She has a penis.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (cI94r)

79 Gets old, folks, very old. The 'ettes are not amused.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM


* asks Guinan *

Should I tell her to calm down?

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (0sNs1)

80 "Not just nonprofits. Every large corporation contains multiple departments that exist, functionally, as adult daycare centers for young single women to pretend they’re working."

And some female dominated "professions" are less about competence and more about pushing the leftist agenda. I'd include teaching and (especially government funded) counselling. Social workers are (generally) the worst.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (vbXSk)

81 If the pregnant woman is not a lesbian with an IVF egg or turkey baster for sperm...why do women want gay children? So they can compare how mean the world is to gays? Why?

Raising two chimp sons it did not even cross my mind to make them gay. Or pretend they were girls. Or any of the other bs these kids go through with lesbo mothers. Why even have a baby to try to form them like Play Doh once born? "I just gave birth and will turn my beautiful baby boy into a trans." Sad. Give the kid a MatchBox car.

I read of a Hollywierd son "apologizing" to his "mother" that he was straight. What on earth? Granted, if you had Rosie O'Donnell Prune Mouth as a "mother" you are lucky to get out of that alive.

O/T but I saw a photo of Ryan and Farrah's son on the UK DM. Whoa. He missed the looks boat and got all the ugly DNA stored for generations.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (WONhk)

Families these days get social credit by how far up the oppressed ladder the kid is. Being a male gay is pretty much passe these days though. Trans is where it is at.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:54 PM (8avO+)

82 This retard thinks the Ten Commandments are affront to Jewish people? And he was supposed to have gone to seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 04:51 PM (kxLc1)

Should probably apply for a refund from that seminary.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:54 PM (DwqWV)

83 Yes. iirc, his sister or sil broke off from them and started her own spice business.
Posted by: Tonypete

Spice house.
Posted by: Piper

That's it!!

*She's a. . .
Spice House.
She's mighty mighty
letting it all hang out!!*

Hmmmmm. . . needs work
-- Commodores

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 04:54 PM (Kyh8Y)

84 Pro Abortion advocates would be against abortion if you were able to determine whether the baby would be gay or not and the mother wanted to abort because gay.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 04:54 PM (kxLc1)

85 "Women who are conservative tend to be cagey about answering how they voted

Not me. I say, "Not only did I vote for Trump, I donated to his campaign." Then I cackle.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 04:55 PM (0Htd1)

86 Calling someone a "pick-me" girl is a good example of longhouse, female bullying, (new feminism) social norm enforcement. You want to be happy with a man? We're going to shame you for it.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (Dv3i1)

I think that is so funny because it started in dating circles where, of course, the entire point is to get someone to "pick you"

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:55 PM (8avO+)

87 Penzeys is based in Minneapolis. ok, that's enough

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:55 PM (8uzBS)

88 Anyone who realizes that Buzzfeed still exists, Big Red Flag.

I honestly thought they'd gone out of business like 2 years ago.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (2ocoG)

89 His sister, I believe, owns The Spice House, and has stayed out of broadcasting their politics, as far as I know.
>>>>>>>>Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 04:50 PM (0sNs1)

I think she sold to a couple of VC guys.

Posted by: Same Old at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (RC6IN)

90 69 I'm a bit skeptical that a 57 year old woman is scrambling up onto her work cubicle desk top to stand on it

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04

Because she should be more mature? Or because she is too old to do that?

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (Dd38x)

91 Should I tell her to calm down?
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (0sNs1)

Oh, yeah, that's the ticket.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (DwqWV)

92 >>>Calling someone a "pick-me" girl is a good example of longhouse, female bullying, (new feminism) social norm enforcement

no one hates women more than other women

Posted by: brak at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (jGJov)

93 Don't even try to pick me if you're not a 6-6-6-6.

Posted by: New-wave feminist at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (0sNs1)

94 90 69 I'm a bit skeptical that a 57 year old woman is scrambling up onto her work cubicle desk top to stand on it

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04

Because she should be more mature? Or because she is too old to do that?
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (Dd38x)

Because you can get seriously hurt stressing furniture beyond its breaking point. Stupid git.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:56 PM (DwqWV)

95 Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:49 PM (DwqWV

Thanks for your post.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (As86G)

96 34 As if dating was not complicated enough, there are "profiles." Thanks be to God I did not have to deal with this in my prime! Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

--------------

I'll bet your still in your prime. Beware of ace within 40 paces...

Posted by: Judge Smails at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (Bhsk7)

97 I think she sold to a couple of VC guys.
___

Viet Cong?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (Dv3i1)

98
The guy who made my breakfast this morning has a masters Degree, and a former Rhodes scholar.

He makes a good Breakfast sandwich.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (IifOV)

99 Women who are conservative tend to be cagey about answering how they voted

a lib would be wise not to provoke DanMa'am in the political arena

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (8uzBS)

100 87 Penzeys is based in Minneapolis. ok, that's enough
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:55 PM (8uzBS)

They started in Milwaukee.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (DwqWV)

101 The more I read and see about this culture, the harder it is to conceive of any regeneration or restoration of the norms we took for granted short of civil war.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (fZiTB)

102 her hair is a natural color

A natural color rather than her natural color I might allow. But if you meant the second one, I don't think you know women very well.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (WTQU5)

103 That's why I don't drink tequila. Climbing up on the table to dance on it has become a chore.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (DIbRX)

104 Thanks for your post.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (As86G)

Makes no difference. Apparently there are some men here who just can't get over their dislike of women. Shame, really. The 'ettes are all pretty good folks.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (DwqWV)

105 About that "Sr. VP"... in high school DECA class --HIGH SCHOOL!!!!- we were taught how to shake hands, write a resume, look people in the eye, put in a full day's work, interview, get and hold a job, write a personal budget, save money, run a small store, and about a thousand other things a working adult should know.
One thing we weren't taught, because it was so ridiculously obvious, is not to pose for photos while standing on your desk at work. (Also, not to whine.)
And, I think if that VP had been doing any difficult work (which she should have, at that salary), she would have skills another employer would value which obviously is not the case. So I suggest instead of complaining, she be grateful for the years she received a very high salary she didn't earn.

Posted by: LASue at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (lCppi)

106 They started in Milwaukee.
Posted by: tcn in AK

The beer that made Mel Famey walk us.

Posted by: Just the punchline at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (Kyh8Y)

107 91 Should I tell her to calm down?
Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 24, 2026 04:53 PM (0sNs1)

Oh, yeah, that's the ticket.
Posted by: tcn in AK

------------

My favorite in the legion of Chuck Norris memes that circulated after he passed... Chuck Norris once told a woman to calm down, and she did.

Posted by: bearski at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (Bhsk7)

108 103 That's why I don't drink tequila. Climbing up on the table to dance on it has become a chore.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (DIbRX)

We should get some of those portable pet stairs for just this reason, I believe.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (DwqWV)

109 Here's a subtle clue:

When I see someone pretending to be the opposite sex from what they are, I laugh. It is not a discreet laugh. It is a, "I see you, you freakin lunatic, and you are improving my own self-esteem with your bizarre behavior."

Posted by: Orson at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (dIske)

110 I'm not too deep into who pedals spices but wasn't the Penzey brand associated with a family of die hard leftists?
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:47 PM (8uzBS)

The family is in the spice business.
Penzey is a far leftist.
His sister isn't, at least not enough to make it a business model, and has opened Spice House brand

Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (zafwz)

111 8. "An indicator is if they have strong feelings of support for Johnny Depp during and after the Amber Heard trial."
--Anonymous, 35, Female, Australia


Because Amber Heard was just another trashy ho living off a rich man.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (0Htd1)

112 My only problem with women is their asshole radar always seems to be broken. I've known some great women who chose poorly.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (kxLc1)

113 Trump: 1

Pope: 0

Poll: Trump's approval rating among Catholics INCREASED after his scuffle with Pope Leo 😂

President Donald Trump's job approval among Catholic voters rebounded in April despite his public feud with Pope Leo XIV intensifying this year.

-
Yeah, right. "Despite."

Among Catholics, Trump's approval rebounded to 51 percent, while 49 percent disapproved, restoring him to net‑positive territory with the group — even after weeks of headline‑dominating confrontation with the Vatican.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (ndZc7)

114 103 That's why I don't drink tequila. Climbing up on the table to dance on it has become a chore.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026

I will boost you up there, do not worry!

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (Dd38x)

115 93 Don't even try to pick me if you're not a 6-6-6-6.
___

Have you considered my 9-9-9 plan?

Posted by: Zombie Herman Cain at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (Dv3i1)

116 Women who are conservative tend to be cagey about answering how they voted

a lib would be wise not to provoke DanMa'am in the political arena
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 04:57 PM (8uzBS)
I was taught that voting is private for a reason, but I will proudly declare Trump if anyone asks.

Posted by: LASue at April 24, 2026 05:01 PM (lCppi)

117 I was wearing a tee shirt from
a farm business today. It's says "faith, family, farm." I think that means I'm a conservative. Probably if anyone wanted to check- I ran for township committee twice as a Republican which probably counts.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:01 PM (As86G)

118 You think you're having a bad day?

Ahh, crap! Aussie woman stuck in poop for THREE HOURS after outhouse floor collapses

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 05:02 PM (ndZc7)

119 My comment on the NGO women losing their high paying jobs --

Understand that these women -- and NGOs, and gov. mostly -- are the ones throwing money around to immigrants and indigents. They rationalize their own position by thinking everyone should get a "living wage." They have never **worked** for money, so they think no one should have too.

They understand that the world is a con it is all a grift. So they act that way.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:02 PM (uUHnE)

120 108 103 That's why I don't drink tequila. Climbing up on the table to dance on it has become a chore.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (DIbRX)

We should get some of those portable pet stairs for just this reason, I believe.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (DwqWV)

THIS^^^right there is why I love you all.

Tequila makes me crazy. And harf because it sneaks up on you (or did me in college when I bragged I could handle all the shots). I was very ill. NOPE!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:02 PM (WONhk)

121 The 'ettes are all pretty good folks.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM


There is iron in the words of tcn in AK for all Morons to see.

Posted by: Duncanthrax Ten Bears at April 24, 2026 05:03 PM (0sNs1)

122 I had a week long g'ment class in Milwaukee and of course had to attend the Pabst brewery. Cold Blue Ribbon right out of the tap at the brewery is very good beer.

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 05:03 PM (8uzBS)

123 Among Catholics, Trump's approval rebounded to 51 percent, while 49 percent disapproved, restoring him to net‑positive territory with the group — even after weeks of headline‑dominating confrontation with the Vatican.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (ndZc7)

I think most Catholics realize that this Pope is a dope. We are taking the long view, hoping against hope that the next one is actually Catholic. Who knows? Perhaps He will relent....

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (DwqWV)

124 9. "When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."

--Anonymous, 32, Colorado


I'm perfectly willing to consider gender when discussing that experience where that tramp Katy Perry rubbed her smelly vag in Ruby Rose's face.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (0Htd1)

125 This retard thinks the Ten Commandments are affront to Jewish people? And he was supposed to have gone to seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg
---

Changes his name from Causey to Talarico to appeal to a certain ethnic group then turns the Bible upside down to appeal to another certain group.
Very eclectic he is.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (XAeCh)

126 The woman felt the need to declare this even though no one asked for her opinion.

Projection?
Or just unaware this is a feminine trait all 'round?

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (WTQU5)

127 >>>>Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (zafwz)

Other way around. The original company was called "Spice House," and one of the kids (a huge leftist asshole) started a new company called Penzeys.

Another kid inherited the company from the founders, and sold it a while ago.

Posted by: Same Old at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (RC6IN)

128 Among Catholics, Trump's approval rebounded to 51 percent, while 49 percent disapproved, restoring him to net‑positive territory with the group — even after weeks of headline‑dominating confrontation with the Vatican.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (ndZc7)

Even the notoriously less Bible aware Catholics can remember that "Render unto Caesar" stuff from the New Testament. And the beam in Vatican's Cities own eye over policy on immigration.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (8avO+)

129 Penzey's spices. What foo foo.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 05:05 PM (2Ez/1)

130
20. "If she calls non-straight sexual orientations a 'lifestyle,' that's a big sign."
--Anonymous, 69, Female, Lancaster, PA


Well, it's better than calling them fags.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:05 PM (0Htd1)

131 A natural color rather than her natural color I might allow. But if you meant the second one, I don't think you know women very well.
Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (WTQU5)

I could be blonde with highlights into the next decade. Which is/was my natural color before I got skin cancer in my 30's and turned grey in my 60's. From covid I discovered the grey to my horror. It is not pretty blonde white like the dude I married...who does not need this and it ain't fair. I would look like a battle axe with battleship grey hair and it's not going to happen on my watch.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:05 PM (WONhk)

132 This retard thinks the Ten Commandments are affront to Jewish people? And he was supposed to have gone to seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

Well, they're an affront to Chuckie Schumer.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 05:05 PM (ndZc7)

133 Those USAID stories crack me up.

5pm news

CBC - Pipelines
CNN - Iran. Dead white woman .... something Epstein
Fox - The Five
MS Now - Iran war - US is running out of missiles!!!

Oh, not to perpetuate stereotypes, but I did abandon my Unabomber lifestyle and ventured outside grocery shopping during which time my friends' cat Snowflake slept on my bedroom chair and apparently didn't move the entire 4 hours.

Oh, and at Walmart in my part of Canads, a LINDT DUBAI Style Chocolate bar - $14.99 Can. Wtf....

Amd again, tranny Bid Light - 12 cans - $29.99. Same price as Molsons which was surprising,

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (Sco7b)

134 I'm perfectly willing to consider gender when discussing that experience where that tramp Katy Perry rubbed her smelly vag in Ruby Rose's face.
Posted by: nerdygirl
---

From this the Utah congresswoman took her cue?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (XAeCh)

135 I think most Catholics realize that this Pope is a dope. We are taking the long view, hoping against hope that the next one is actually Catholic.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM


I dunno if I want to change back. I've kinda gotten to like indoor plumbing now.

Posted by: A Bear at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (0sNs1)

136 Woman? Ewwwwww!

Posted by: Barney Fag at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (dOVnE)

137 I think most Catholics realize that this Pope is a dope. We are taking the long view, hoping against hope that the next one is actually Catholic. Who knows? Perhaps He will relent....
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:04 PM (DwqWV)

at least this one isn't putting up graven images, unless he has some Chicago Cub plushies in his room.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (8avO+)

138 Changes his name from Causey to Talarico to appeal to a certain ethnic group then turns the Bible upside down to appeal to another certain group.
Very eclectic he is.

Posted by: Braenyard -

He was adopted, that is why he changed his name. Talarico is Italian. The rest of your statement is 100% spot on.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (Dd38x)

139 I was taught that voting is private for a reason, but I will proudly declare Trump if anyone asks.

Posted by: LASue at April 24, 2026 05:01 PM (lCppi)

I was at a farmers' market up in Canada last year and was surprised to see a guy wearing a pro-Trump hat. I walked up to him and said, "I voted for him three times." He said, "Right on!"

Posted by: Vendette at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (pJK38)

140 "One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."

This is such a schizophrenic word burp.

No one knows your body count unless you make a point of telling them.

So, instead of "mind your own business", it should read something like "shut the fuck up about your private life".

Ooooorrrr, is this a thing among you gals, comparing body counts when you first meet?

Then regardless of the body count you expect to be praised?

165! You go, girl!!!.....something like that.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (iJfKG)

141 40 We need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (GD0B3)
______
I'll add:
Thinks that makes Kamala the 2nd woman to win the Presidency.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (AlhUl)

142 134 I'm perfectly willing to consider gender when discussing that experience where that tramp Katy Perry rubbed her smelly vag in Ruby Rose's face.
Posted by: nerdygirl
---

From this the Utah congresswoman took her cue?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (XAeCh)

I'm willing to discuss the proper anatomical body part vs what has been written (which is wrong unless there was a lot more going on that what was written).

I also don't want to think about it.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (WONhk)

143 How to tell a woman is conservative:

Doesn't have a penis
Doesn't dress with her parts all hanging out (well unless you are alone with her)
Doesn't show off her FUPA
Doesn't have trashy tats
Doesn't have a bull-type nose ring
Doesn't scream the rich need to pay more taxes from her $2M house

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (sKqQm)

144 Sheryl Cowan needs to find a man to support her. I guess she's a little old to be some senator's sidepiece.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (0Htd1)

145 108 103 That's why I don't drink tequila. Climbing up on the table to dance on it has become a chore.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:58 PM (DIbRX)

We should get some of those portable pet stairs for just this reason, I believe.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:59 PM (DwqWV)

THIS^^^right there is why I love you all.

Tequila makes me crazy. And harf because it sneaks up on you (or did me in college when I bragged I could handle all the shots). I was very ill. NOPE!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:02 PM (WONhk)

Well, if tequila infused table dancing goes on at the TXMOME, I just may have to attend the next one.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:08 PM (wVcYX)

146 @104 Apparently there are some men here who just can't get over their dislike of women.

It's the sign of a multiple loser. I can't take them seriously as conservatives, and for sure not as men. It's just posturing, like junior high bravos learning to be "competitive." A damn shame that you can proceed into the senior years without outgrowing it.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (zdLoL)

147 at least this one isn't putting up graven images, unless he has some Chicago Cub plushies in his room.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:06 PM (8avO+)

Leo bowed to the Pachamama too. And then he blessed a chunk of ice. And picking a fight with Trump? I'd say he's 0 for 3 at this point.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (DwqWV)

148 One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."

One of the odder things I see in social media right now is leftwing women telling men they are not *allowed* to consider how many other men a woman has slept with in deciding whether to date her or not.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (sKqQm)

149 Another Cenobite thread?

Ace has such sights to show us.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (iXqHn)

Our suffering will be legendary, even in Hell!

Posted by: Explorer in the further regions of experience at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (TbWk/)

150 Serious Q for the Horde - I experienced a moral conundrum today: My day to sweep the carpet at church. While there, I ran into a young woman who told me she was homeless, had only $70 and was just released from lockup. She was looking for someone that could help her out with a spare room for awhile.

I put her into contact with our outreach ministry person who happened to be there also. Also let the office staff and priest know the situation. BUT, was that all I should have done? My wife and I have plenty of room and resources.

Did I go far enough? My wife is there today working so I'm sure she was brought into the mix also. Here's the thing - the church is 10 miles off the highway up in the mountains at the end of the road. No one gets here accidently.

In a perfect world, I'd do things differently. But it's not a perfect world. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (Kyh8Y)

151 Well, if tequila infused table dancing goes on at the TXMOME, I just may have to attend the next one.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:08 PM (wVcYX)

You have no idea.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (DwqWV)

152 I used to manage a bar........tequila will get women to take their clothes off. Even the ones you dont want to

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (jrgJz)

153 Tequila makes me crazy. And harf because it sneaks up on you (or did me in college when I bragged I could handle all the shots). I was very ill. NOPE!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:02 PM (WONhk)

So silly to drink Teq straight when the antidote is right there in a cold Margarita. You literally are making a margarita in your mouth if you to the traditional shot.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (8avO+)

154 Question for the Horde - did the ship in Event Horizon wander through the Cenobite's particular place in hell?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (sKqQm)

155 Doesn't have a bull-type nose ring

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24

I love you for this. (Platonically).

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (Dd38x)

156 Ooooorrrr, is this a thing among you gals, comparing body counts when you first meet?

Then regardless of the body count you expect to be praised?

165! You go, girl!!!.....something like that.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 05:07 PM (iJfKG)

This never was discussed until near engagement, and was not a lot to discuss on my part of the bargain, as he knew.

Is this part of the dating profile? I need to know for what I am writing and sending to my dude tonight.

Good grief!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (WONhk)

157 Looks like that tornado that hit part of Vance AFB did not hit the (T-6?) trainer planes there, but came close. 10 injured, no deaths.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (vbXSk)

158 >> 9. "When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."

--Anonymous, 32, Colorado

No comment. Because I don't really know what this means, except that I suspect it's a "gender"-obsessive transgender who gets mad when perfect strangers don't want to hear hour-long screeds about them's thoughts about what "gender" is and isn't.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:30 PM


"No comment" is a good call. This might be another Eyelid Movie Grievance, or just as easily BPD Evidence, because why are they babbling about harm to someone they don't really know that well? And, it doesn't have to be a gender goblin; could be a third-wave feminist who was weaned on Judith Butler and the Duluth Model, and sees a stubbed toe in terms of gender and The Patriarchy. But now, with the trans fad madness, the 'gender' keyword is not enough to tell which specific strain of cult dogma they adhere to.

Posted by: SciVo at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (Sy6m/)

159 What is gay music?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (Cqx++)

160 I think I read something about chocolate prices going up due to a low cocoa supply

$29.99 for 12-pack of beer is nuckin futz, even for Canada.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (6ydKt)

161 Well, if tequila infused table dancing goes on at the TXMOME, I just may have to attend the next one.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:08 PM


What happens at the TXMoMe stays at the TXMoMe.

And that goes triple for what happens in the Horse Trailer. In fact, the first rule of the Horse Trailer is not to talk about the Horse Trailer.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (0sNs1)

162 I used to go to Spice House. They sent me their newsletter. They were deeply into spices. Spices and nothing else. It was like the East India Company.

Which was nice. Like sugar and spice. Hey! Ow! Yeaaah!

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (wBaIH)

163 Buzzfeed doing women a solid here. I say "women" here because leftist females are either trannies, screechy harpy karens, or immature, angry girls who've swallowed the party line such that they are essentially unfixable.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (dK+Kv)

164 "It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies and the nosers-out of unorthodoxy."
- George Orwell

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (MNCvZ)

165 Am I the only one who thinks this just looks like a guy in agony because he was just stabbed in the eyes with two blue plastic spoons?

😂

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (uUHnE)

166

Okay, being Mormon adjacent, I wonder if the Utah woman is a victim of incest. Not excusing what she did.

I never knew anything about Mormons until we moved to Wyoming. The horrific stories I've been told about incest are horrifying.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (3ek7K)

167 I love you for this. (Platonically).
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (Dd38x)


I tell you what, I wish my bull had one of those things

Posted by: That poor Spanish matador at April 24, 2026 05:12 PM (sKqQm)

168 One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex. Just mind your own business."

One of the odder things I see in social media right now is leftwing women telling men they are not *allowed* to consider how many other men a woman has slept with in deciding whether to date her or not.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (sKqQm)

It isn't odd at all, they just don't like being held to a standard. I also find it funny when they try and turn it about and say -- "Well I could start avoiding MEN with a high body count" and I say, you sure can. That's what would be best for you, too instead of chasing the Chads.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (8avO+)

169 Spinal Tap.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (xvhJH)

170 What is gay music?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (Cqx++)

Anything by us or Bronski Beat.

Posted by: Erasure at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (dOVnE)

171 In a perfect world, I'd do things differently. But it's not a perfect world. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026

Yes, you did the right thing.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (Dd38x)

172 One of the odder things I see in social media right now is leftwing women telling men they are not *allowed* to consider how many other men a woman has slept with in deciding whether to date her or not.

Posted by: 18-1

-----------------
Well, there's your answer right there.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (uUHnE)

173 Other signs a woman might be conservative;
- Her mom taught her to cook, not the internet
- She loves God and attends church every week
- She loves children the way God made them
- She doesn’t bring her dog into the supermarket
- She can defend herself if necessary
- She won’t surrender on any principle worth fighting for
- She treasures moments with her family for the memory, not social media
-She loves tradition, not fad

I could go on but you get the point.

Jesus loves you. Find him. He misses you.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (zy41W)

174 One sign is if she judges another woman for how many relationships she's been in or if she has casual sex.

If you don't want to be judged, stop telling people about how many different men you spread your legs for each week. Sorry, but slut behavior has consequences. Personally, I prefer to not use the same toilet seats as women who are disease ridden.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (0Htd1)

175 One thing I leared from the above: Don't buy Penzeys Spices in Falls Church, VA. (Why you'd want to be in Falls Church in the first place, I don't know.)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (AlhUl)

Don't buy Penzey's Spices, period. Owner is a nasty Commie prick. Had a falling out with family, and family founded Spice House (IIRC).

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (utfVc)

176 Am I the only one who thinks this just looks like a guy in agony because he was just stabbed in the eyes with two blue plastic spoons?

😂
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 05:11 PM (uUHnE)

The smile is definitely a happy one.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:14 PM (8avO+)

177 25. She shaves her arm pits and doesn’t stink.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 05:14 PM (sL7jo)

178 What happens at the TXMoMe stays at the TXMoMe.

And that goes triple for what happens in the Horse Trailer. In fact, the first rule of the Horse Trailer is not to talk about the Horse Trailer.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (0sNs1)

Also, make sure you get the toilet tokens up front. Don't wait until it is too late.

Lol.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:14 PM (DwqWV)

179 One thing I leared from the above: Don't buy Penzeys Spices in Falls Church, VA. (Why you'd want to be in Falls Church in the first place, I don't know.)
Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (AlhUl)

Because you have to drive through it to go from the NoVaMoMe Saturday to the MDV MGC shoot on Sunday?

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 05:14 PM (WTQU5)

180 In a perfect world, I'd do things differently. But it's not a perfect world. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (Kyh8Y)

If the girl is just out of jail, there’s no way I’d let her stay.

Good possibility she’s an addict.
But if you don’t mind your stuff starting to disappear out of the house to pay for her habit, then let her stay.

It’s tough to be so cold to people in need but you really can’t trust anybody these days.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 05:14 PM (6ydKt)

181 O/T - the West Palm Beach gun grabber cop that confiscated James O'Keefe's arsenal is a registered dem, was hired six months ago and was caught soliciting a prostitute less than two years ago.

https://tinyurl.com/4zd39typ

guns have been returned, a Florida judge is about to find out

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 05:15 PM (8uzBS)

182 Why do I keep hearing Jeff Foxworthy's voice in my head?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:15 PM (wVcYX)

183
So silly to drink Teq straight when the antidote is right there in a cold Margarita. You literally are making a margarita in your mouth if you to the traditional shot.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (8avO+)
********************************
I was only 18yrs old and feeling my oats until I wasn't. I learn the hard way. I thought I was cool.

It was the trip from pure hell to Memphis with my cousin who was later diagnosed as a schizophrenic. His stupid car broke down in I-55.

We were staying with friends of mine to see Cat Stevens, who cancelled the concert as he hurt his finger. The first sign things were going bad.

To get home the next day I had to ride a Greyhound bus (a first and last) through every whistle stop in the MS Delta. We were the two white people on the bus...well, I was green with nausea. Men were smoking cigars. It was hell on earth.Had I the strength I would have cheerfully killed that cousin.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:15 PM (WONhk)

184 Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (Kyh8Y)

In no way should you feel guilty. That is why there are so many charity outfits to help . Unless you had an actual unmistakable sign from God you did right. You didn't turn her away. You directed her to a place /person where she could find assistance.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:15 PM (kxLc1)

185 The women here are a prime example of what men should seek. God bless you all.

And the icing was a big hit. This place needs pictures. Although it’s all way gone now.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 05:16 PM (zy41W)

186 I work with a woman who is a Swiftie

She is mentally deranged

We had a weekly call where she’s having a meltdown crying because some stray cat came into her yard and she fed it but she couldnt keep it so she’s bawling her eyes out over the Zoom call about how the cat has no home and will starve to death unless she takes it in

And still somehow she still manages to get married despite being mid and a psychopath and have a baby on top of that

The problem is not women, it’s simps and soys and all the gay boys who keep enabling this nonsense

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:17 PM (REq0p)

187 Sorry, but slut behavior has consequences. Personally, I prefer to not use the same toilet seats as women who are disease ridden.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (0Htd1)

Ladies, if you don't want to be taken as a whore, then don't be one. Simple enough.

Some day, women will come to know their worth, and won't sell it cheap. Until then, an awful lot of them seem to think the only thing they have to offer is between their legs.

Disgusting behavior, from fools.

You want to be respected? Do something respectable.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:17 PM (DwqWV)

188 gay music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1znjZwnYEP4

Posted by: Ghost of Turbines past at April 24, 2026 05:17 PM (jrgJz)

189 How does that happen, exactly? You don't mean she "pressures" you into motherhood, you mean merely that she talks about her own children and that makes you feel bad for having a womb filled with the ghosts of aborted babies.

>>> Or has never really been around children. My future niece-in-law had never held a baby, so I handed her mine (knowing that my nephew, an experienced older brother and uncle, would be hovering, and he did). The look of wonder on her face made me bet with Pooky that she'd be pregnant within a year of marriage. She's currently 13 werks along. 😀

Posted by: pookysgirl has told this story but is still happy at April 24, 2026 05:18 PM (Wt5PA)

190 “ Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”

Proverbs 31:30

Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 05:18 PM (zy41W)

191 188 The women here are a prime example of what men should seek. God bless you all.

And the icing was a big hit. This place needs pictures. Although it’s all way gone now.
Posted by: Marcus T at April

What we need is a portal for a bite!

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:18 PM (Dd38x)

192 I gotta laugh at the apparent care and neo-wordsmithing these repressed gay and lesbian mental midgets put into these responses. But the substantive content is pure NPC drone duckspeak. It’s like all these people share one “Abby Normal” brain.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 05:18 PM (sL7jo)

193 As for the Sr. VP, I honestly do not buy this unless she put such strict parameters around what type of job she would consider. As a Sr. Vp, you have lead something. People or programs. You would easily be able to parlay this experience into another leadership role. At this level, you are not seeking jobs on your own anyway, you are being repped by a recruiting agency.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (Dd38x)

You mean Sheryl Cowan? She was a "senior VP" at some leftist NGO. She probably got that "job", really a sinecure, by sucking dick. And now she's kind of aged out to requalify.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 05:19 PM (utfVc)

194 (Why you'd want to be in Falls Church in the first place, I don't know.)
Posted by: Eeyore

It's probably safer than walking around the ghetto streets of Washington DC.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 24, 2026 05:19 PM (0Htd1)

195
tcn,
some whore would spread their legs for $20, now some of them will spread their legs for a house.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 05:19 PM (3ek7K)

196 I think it is stupid to do this to people you have been friends with for decades because of politics.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (WONhk)

Unfortunately it is NOT politics. It's about an entire worldview - IOW, a religion. By not agreeing with them you are saying "Your religion is false." By using facts to discuss issues, you are saying "And reality refutes your religion." Bu refusing to cancel people - or be cancelled - who do not comply, you're saying "And you can't force me to join your religion or support it." And with all of that, you become a witch to them, able to turn their hearts with the evil eye of friendship and keep them from their Heaven (see that old 0bama ad about Julia to see what they want).

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 05:19 PM (WTQU5)

197 You mean Sheryl Cowan? She was a "senior VP" at some leftist NGO. She probably got that "job", really a sinecure, by sucking dick. And now she's kind of aged out to requalify.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

She is a shoe in for pharma.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (Dd38x)

198 198
tcn,
some whore would spread their legs for $20, now some of them will spread their legs for a house.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 05:19 PM (3ek7K)

And some spread them for cheap thrills, and morning of regret.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (DwqWV)

199 154 Question for the Horde - did the ship in Event Horizon wander through the Cenobite's particular place in hell?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:10 PM (sKqQm)

There has been much fan discussion on this very subject, that Event Horizon and Hellraiser exist in the same universe, and that the chaos dimension the ship passed through also contains the labyrinth ruled by Leviathan, the domain of the Cenobites. There's also been argument for it also being in The Warp in Warhammer40.

Posted by: Feeling Slaaneshy at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (TbWk/)

200 It isn't odd at all, they just don't like being held to a standard. I also find it funny when they try and turn it about and say -- "Well I could start avoiding MEN with a high body count" and I say, you sure can. That's what would be best for you, too instead of chasing the Chads.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:13 PM (8avO+)

High body counts are rare for men.
But any 2 am drunk girl can get laid, they'll just regret it later.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (zafwz)

201 141 40 We need a "Secret Signs That a Woman Might be a Far Left Mentally Ill Lunatic" list.

I will start:

"Thinks Kamala Harris won in 2024"

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:45 PM (GD0B3)
_________________________________

Yeah. This would be a significantly more interesting and entertaining list.

Here's mine:

Misuse the word "queer" which means odd. Misuse the word "gay" which means happy. Misuse the word "fag" which means a rolled smoke. Misuse the word "woke" which is merely the past tense of wake and grammatically incorrect. Misuse pronouns so as to refer to a single individual with plural pronouns while stating. "I prefer the pronouns they/them." But, fail to realize that they started that sentence with a singular pronoun...the pronoun "I".

In short, we could get rid of the left by making them take English 101.

Posted by: Orson at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (dIske)

202 I am most struck by the lack of any self-awareness. All of these things are said completely unironically.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)

203 He was adopted, that is why he changed his name. Talarico is Italian. The rest of your statement is 100% spot on.
Posted by: Piper
---

Thanks. Hadn't seen that. Without background leads to assumptions.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (XAeCh)

204 Well, if tequila infused table dancing goes on at the TXMOME, I just may have to attend the next one.

Maybe cut the legs short on a table? Then AtC can attend in comfort.

[Runs serpentine, tossing emu repellent]

Posted by: Sabrina Chase at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (z3/Ck)

205 We had a weekly call where she’s having a meltdown crying because some stray cat came into her yard and she fed it but she couldnt keep it so she’s bawling her eyes out over the Zoom call about how the cat has no home and will starve to death unless she takes it in

And still somehow she still manages to get married despite being mid and a psychopath and have a baby on top of that

The problem is not women, it’s simps and soys and all the gay boys who keep enabling this nonsense

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:17 PM (REq0p)

No, discipline for women used to come from older women. This is why the very first thing feminists did was cut young women off from their neighborhoods and family groups and put them in offices.

By now the older women have for the most part abandoned the role or are enforcing the bad rules.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (8avO+)

206 Thos is why the Purges and Cultural Revolution found so many victims. They are very good at being miserable people.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (zZu0s)

207 Another sign of a conservative woman:

She has her brains intact, and her opinions, but when she disagrees with her husband, she will, eventually capitulate to him, because he is the head of the family.

She married him for a reason, and it wasn't just because.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (DwqWV)

208 In a perfect world, I'd do things differently. But it's not a perfect world. . .
Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 05:09 PM (Kyh8Y)
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You did fine.

Our house is huge but I am not going to take in strangers or feel guilty about it.

Of course now NSA is going to send illegals to me from reading this and I will end up in prison.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (WONhk)

209 Thanks. Hadn't seen that. Without background leads to assumptions.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (XAeCh

With that crowd, absolutely, especially since he is trying to reuse the Beto playbook.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (Dd38x)

210 Buzzfeed?

SIGN #5 WILL SHOCK YOU!!!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (yGkmH)

211 I am most struck by the lack of any self-awareness. All of these things are said completely unironically.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)

They are leftists, they have no humor.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (8avO+)

212 Thanks. Hadn't seen that. Without background leads to assumptions.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (XAeCh

With that crowd, absolutely, especially since he is trying to reuse the Beto playbook.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (Dd38x)

Better warn his poor wife, if he has one.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (8avO+)

213 Oh, and F-R-I-D-A-Y !!!

Whoop!!!!

Posted by: Orson at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (dIske)

214 No, discipline for women used to come from older women. This is why the very first thing feminists did was cut young women off from their neighborhoods and family groups and put them in offices.

By now the older women have for the most part abandoned the role or are enforcing the bad rules.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (8avO+)

Make Babushkas Great Again!

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (wVcYX)

215 Are these lunatics suggesting that being conservative and Republican is illegal and they need to know how to uncover the secret ones?

I believe these idiots are aware that they are idiots but need to feel that there are others like them among the rest of the population. Therefore by uncovering the secret conservatives and Republicans they can comfort themselves the rest are really crazy like they are.

Posted by: Decaf at April 24, 2026 05:24 PM (Tbs6N)

216 High body counts are rare for men.
But any 2 am drunk girl can get laid, they'll just regret it later.
Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (zafwz)

So there's just one guy doing all these drunk girls? Your comment makes zero sense.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:24 PM (DwqWV)

217 I am most struck by the lack of any self-awareness. All of these things are said completely unironically.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)

They are leftists, they have no humor.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:23 PM (8avO+)

They think Steven Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are funny.

*mic drop*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:24 PM (zZu0s)

218 By now the older women have for the most part abandoned the role or are enforcing the bad rules.

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I would wager it’s that and not having fathers

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:25 PM (REq0p)

219 I used to manage a bar........tequila will get women to take their clothes off. Even the ones you dont want to
Posted by: Ghost of Turbines

Yup

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 24, 2026 05:25 PM (LyPw2)

220 When Taylor Swift wasn't bought and owned and was still in country music but incredibly popular, you weren't allowed to like her. Now you have to.

Michael Rappaport is a lib kook who they defended to the hilt until he came out and supported Israel, now he is Trump to them. They HATE him for disagreeing about ONE thing, the Jews. They are so weird.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 05:25 PM (vE0+H)

221 Lambrini Girls list the secret signs of c*ntiness:
youtube.com/watch?v=20TDd19oA1Q

Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (N8ZBc)

222 I think 57 yo Sheryl must be the gray haired woman, the millenial prancing on the desk is probably someone else

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (fE6HJ)

223 183 O/T - the West Palm Beach gun grabber cop that confiscated James O'Keefe's arsenal is a registered dem, was hired six months ago and was caught soliciting a prostitute less than two years ago.

https://tinyurl.com/4zd39typ

guns have been returned, a Florida judge is about to find out
Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 05:15 PM (8uzBS)

Wonder if it was a red flag law abuse or something. Very much interested to find out what happened.

Posted by: I smell bacon, I smell grease at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (TbWk/)

224 I looked through the comments and didn’t see anything about the lobby/limo line. For some reason, our local theatre showed the original spinal tap movie a few weeks ago.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (GPa4z)

225 Speaking of Event Horizon the edge of the observable Universe is at least 46 billion light years away. Even if faster than light /folding space tech did exist, that's a lot of folding .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (kxLc1)

226 I don’t think we have to hide our ideology. I don’t. It’s just that for me, and probably most on the right, we have actual lives that don’t revolve around cultish ideology. We don’t define and identify ourselves by ideology. I don’t go around shouting about my ideology because it’s not something I need to shout about.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (sL7jo)

227 There's also been argument for it also being in The Warp in Warhammer40.

Worshipping Slaanesh likely starts out pretty well. You have fun time with the equivalent of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader while eating the best food and listening to the best music you could imagine.

But after a while you are ripping your own eyes out and eating the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (in a literal sense) while you listen to muzak versions of Rage Against the Machine

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 05:26 PM (sKqQm)

228 She married him for a reason, and it wasn't just because.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (DwqWV)
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True. We have our little arguments. The biggest one recently is that I want large ceramic urns on the patio for my birthday next month. Son has some from Costco and the right color. I was asking if they handle freezing and snow (which we did not have much of this past winter).

The boss of me said no. Some crap about watering them and yada, and he'd have to do blah, blah. I said we'd discuss this later (which means I will win by my birthday). He had some wooden ones for tomatoes last year. I don't see what the big deal is and have had a cease fire (like Trump) for a few weeks.

He knows I will win but I let him argue anyway as it makes him feel good.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:27 PM (WONhk)

229 > Speaking of Event Horizon the edge of the observable Universe is at least 46 billion light years away. Even if faster than light /folding space tech did exist, that's a lot of folding .
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Pack extra underwear.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 05:27 PM (jehhT)

230 Guys, the old adage is still true (with exceptions) don't talk about body count. You don't wanna know. She will often be obsessed with it (or more likely specific past individuals) but just do not talk about it.

Suggested diversions:

1) do you smell smoke? Am I having a stroke?

2) want some Taco Bell?

3) Your eyes are beautiful.

4) what did I come in here for (easier as you get older)

5) let's talk about Israel.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (zZu0s)

231 Or maybe its just a verrry old photo

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (LmPA0)

232 https://youtu.be/TzyWvHhpIpM

Obligatory.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (DwqWV)

233 Scabcrotch Dirthookers... great name for a band

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (IurJ0)

234 "If she uses the terms 'both sides' or 'meeting in the middle' or 'reaching across the aisle,' then she might be right-wing."

--Anonymous, 55, Female, Minnesota



Yes, because the middle is right wing now.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (0U5gm)

235 "One sign is when women make excuses for bad male behavior or still support public figures who have allegations of abuse or right-wing ideals.

Uh huh. Nina "I'd suck Bill Clinton's díck for abortion" Burleigh would like a word.

Posted by: And that word is SLUUUURRRP at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (TbWk/)

236 He knows I will win but I let him argue anyway as it makes him feel good.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:27 PM (WONhk)

Yep. I'm still working on DH about getting a couple of tiny sheep. He says no, but I'm working the long game.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (DwqWV)

237 Or has never really been around children. My future niece-in-law had never held a baby, so I handed her mine (knowing that my nephew, an experienced older brother and uncle, would be hovering, and he did). The look of wonder on her face made me bet with Pooky that she'd be pregnant within a year of marriage. She's currently 13 werks along. 😀
Posted by: pookysgirl has told this story but is still happy at April 24, 2026 05:18 PM (Wt5PA)

It is very funny watching biology take hold. I have a friend who was a software engineer, and was 'one of the guys' at work. I visited her after I moved away and she had had her first child, and it was so funny how in a shopping mall she had Mom-Radar from nowhere, would track any person with a kid instinctively and look at them intently, would chat with them about baby stuff.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (8avO+)

238 231 Or maybe its just a verrry old photo
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at

57 isn’t that old! I am not there yet, but I can see it from here. 😊.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (hftzA)

239 I work in a leftist environment
My signal to them is all my Catholic desk items
I think they know how I lean

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (LmPA0)

240 Slim, tanned and in a sundress is right wing enough for any man

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (GPa4z)

241 I liked Pandorum better than Event Horizon.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (kxLc1)

242 >"When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."

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wtf does that even mean

Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (ZxPkt)

243 If someone was making $272K a year at an NGO, and can't get a job for a year in the actual private sector, even a barista job, one might question the skill set that she possesses.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 05:31 PM (0U5gm)

244 uys, the old adage is still true (with exceptions) don't talk about body count. You don't wanna know. She will often be obsessed with it (or more likely specific past individuals) but just do not talk about it.

Suggested diversions:

1) do you smell smoke? Am I having a stroke?

2) want some Taco Bell?

3) Your eyes are beautiful.

4) what did I come in here for (easier as you get older)

5) let's talk about Israel.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:28 PM (zZu0s)

6) Proffer chocolate.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:31 PM (wVcYX)

245 He knows I will win but I let him argue anyway as it makes him feel good.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:27 PM (WONhk)

Yep. I'm still working on DH about getting a couple of tiny sheep. He says no, but I'm working the long game.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (DwqWV)

Tiny Sheep become large sheep, I expect. Something the tiny pig fad did not seem to expect back in the day.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:31 PM (8avO+)

246 Sydney Sweeney has no nose ring or face piercings.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 05:32 PM (abIsI)

247
Yep. I'm still working on DH about getting a couple of tiny sheep. He says no, but I'm working the long game.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April

What sheep? Oh these sheep? They have been hanging in my closet forever! (I am kidding, of course.)

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 05:32 PM (hftzA)

248 wtf does that even mean
Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (ZxPkt)

It means that woman=proabortion.

Not getting that promotion=sexism

Hillary Clinton not elected=seismic, thats all

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)

249 242 >"When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."

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wtf does that even mean
Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (ZxPkt)

Means she's a whiny bitch and goes on about being micro-aggressed instead of letting the stupid little crap wash right over.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (DwqWV)

250 I read a study that if a woman’s n count was zero before marriage they had a predominantly high chance of staying married for life

When the n count becomes higher than 1 those probabilities of marital success fall off a cliff

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (REq0p)

251 "Yep. I'm still working on DH about getting a couple of tiny sheep. He says no, but I'm working the long game."
Posted by: tcn in AK

You have a designated hitter?

ha, can't figure what DH is, probably simple.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (vbXSk)

252 And great jeans.

Posted by: Guys everywhere at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (2Ez/1)

253 He knows I will win but I let him argue anyway as it makes him feel good.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:27 PM (WONhk)

Yep. I'm still working on DH about getting a couple of tiny sheep. He says no, but I'm working the long game.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (DwqWV)

Compromise with some yard gnomes or pink flamingos?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (wVcYX)

254 57 isn’t that old! I am not there yet, but I can see it from here. 😊.
Posted by: Piper

Hey, I see it coming in the mirror

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (fE6HJ)

255 nood

Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (N8ZBc)

256 >"When they refuse to see gender as part of any experience of harm that you recount to them, that's a clue."

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wtf does that even mean
Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 05:30 PM (ZxPkt)

I expect she told a tale about her being discriminated against because she was a woman, and the conservative replied "Perhaps its because you were a rotten person generally"

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (8avO+)

257 ha, can't figure what DH is, probably simple.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (vbXSk)

He's HER 'designated hitter'. Make sense?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (zZu0s)

258 Tiny Sheep become large sheep, I expect. Something the tiny pig fad did not seem to expect back in the day.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:31 PM (8avO+)

Not these. A friend has them on his farm locally. They never get very big, because they are bred smaller. I think they were bred in northeastern France or something, but he runs a lot of them and they are just wonderful. Fabulous wool on a smaller frame.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (DwqWV)

259 ha, can't figure what DH is, probably simple.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (vbXSk)

from context Darling Hubby

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (8avO+)

260 257 ha, can't figure what DH is, probably simple.
Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:33 PM (vbXSk)

He's HER 'designated hitter'. Make sense?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (zZu0s)

Dear Husband. If you were at the TxMoMe you would know him.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (DwqWV)

261 My only problem with women is their asshole radar always seems to be broken. I've known some great women who chose poorly.

You only assume that it's broken. It may be working exactly as the user intended.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (vTZFs)

262 214 No, discipline for women used to come from older women. This is why the very first thing feminists did was cut young women off from their neighborhoods and family groups and put them in offices.

By now the older women have for the most part abandoned the role or are enforcing the bad rules.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (8avO+)

This has become increasingly detrimental in the age of social media. Being a drug-addled party girl slut with multiple abortions would have been nipped in the bud within a community for this reason. Now they go online and get tens, hundreds, thousands of people giving them "you go girl"s and "YASSS KWEEN SLAY"s for three-digit body counts and multiple trips to the abortion abattoir.

Posted by: It's an evil world we live in at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (TbWk/)

263

Some women will suck your dick for $20.

Some women will suck your dick for what they can get from you.

Guys, be cautious, look at what you have and decide why the woman is sucking you.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 05:36 PM (3ek7K)

264 I have no intention of ever dating a leftist again.

So, I will answer that question. Without hesitation.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 05:36 PM (W2Pud)

265 Tiny Sheep become large sheep, I expect. Something the tiny pig fad did not seem to expect back in the day.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:31 PM (8avO+)

Not these. A friend has them on his farm locally. They never get very big, because they are bred smaller. I think they were bred in northeastern France or something, but he runs a lot of them and they are just wonderful. Fabulous wool on a smaller frame.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:34 PM (DwqWV)

Well going by old cartoons, sheep tear up the grass in the yard relative to cattle who just clip it short.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:36 PM (8avO+)

266 205 We had a weekly call where she’s having a meltdown crying because some stray cat came into her yard and she fed it but she couldnt keep it so she’s bawling her eyes out over the Zoom call about how the cat has no home and will starve to death unless she takes it in

And still somehow she still manages to get married despite being mid and a psychopath and have a baby on top of that

The problem is not women, it’s simps and soys and all the gay boys who keep enabling this nonsense

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 05:17 PM (REq0p)
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The guy I live with has a new hobby: birds. He discovered a nest of red finch last week when he was moving a hanging basket to the garage. The poor nest was then moved 3 more times for protection against possible snow. Then back to where it began.

Mama & Dad bird took this in stride (or whatever birds do with their feets). They are now used to the lunatic who put a camera on the porch to spy on them for the grands. I expect any day for the birds to attack him.

Watching bird/eagle utubes now. One retarded baby eagle fell out of the nest. People when insane in comments, blaming the mother.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:37 PM (WONhk)

267 "Some women will suck your dick for what they can get from you."

Therefore I withhold my essence.

Posted by: gp at April 24, 2026 05:37 PM (N8ZBc)

268 A woman who is not perennially angry at the world is probably not a leftist

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 05:38 PM (fE6HJ)

269 My only problem with women is their asshole radar always seems to be broken. I've known some great women who chose poorly.

You only assume that it's broken. It may be working exactly as the user intended.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (vTZFs)

Back in the day it was a survival trait to attach yourself to the biggest, tough dude who would survive to protect you as fast as you could, especially in cases were you were abducted into a new clan or tribe.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:38 PM (8avO+)

270 "He's HER 'designated hitter'. Make sense?" Posted by: Aetius451AD

ha, no. All I could figure was Divorced Husband, but that made no sense.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 05:38 PM (vbXSk)

271 Trust me, if a chick is hot, and has nice/big boobs, no man in then world is going to kick her out of bed simply because he might disagree with some political opinion she has. (Unless that man is a low-T soyboy who has no sex drive anyway, which is probably what we're talking about when it comes to Buzzfeed readers.)

and that goe double considering that 70% of single men these days are unwilling incels because most "single" chicks are crazy stuck-up bitches with overly high self-esteem and are so picky that almost all men are considered to be "not in my league." So suddenly a hit chick is coming on to you, an extremely rare circumstance, you can't beleve your luck, and she says, "BTW, I don't like talking about politics. Let's fuck instead." And Buzzfeed's recommendation is: Who there -- she's a secret alt-right spy! Run away!

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 05:39 PM (Av6i5)

272 No, discipline for women used to come from older women. This is why the very first thing feminists did was cut young women off from their neighborhoods and family groups and put them in offices.

By now the older women have for the most part abandoned the role or are enforcing the bad rules.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 05:22 PM (8avO+)

Brett Cooper had a video recently talking about how abandoned new mothers feel due to many of them having no support network. Very sad.

Posted by: pookysgirl has free babysitters nearby at April 24, 2026 05:40 PM (Wt5PA)

273 243 If someone was making $272K a year at an NGO, and can't get a job for a year in the actual private sector, even a barista job, one might question the skill set that she possesses.

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I wonder what congressman she is related to

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at April 24, 2026 05:42 PM (IurJ0)

274 Someone needs to do a study of "HPV Infection Rate by Political Affiliation."

I'd be willing to wager that the infection rate among conservative chicks is around 5%, and the infection rate about woke commie chick is closer to 80%.

For that reason alone every man should be seeking out the conservative chicks. Because if you dip your dick in an HPV petri dish punani, you are sure to catch it, then for the rest of your life you are a carrier and you'll have to reveal that to every woman you meet, and you'll never get laid again.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 05:44 PM (Av6i5)

275 Dear Husband. If you were at the TxMoMe you would know him.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 05:35 PM (DwqWV)

Dammit. Have to change my head Canon.

Maybe this year. Have the week staked out but may be trying to change jobs. Getting tired of working 7 days a week and only maybe getting 2 days off a month.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 05:45 PM (zZu0s)

276 A mother posted on TikTok that she’s playing “gay” music next to her baby bump hoping that it will make her son gay.

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They are finally admitting that being gay can be taught. That means deprogramming is possible too. It also verifies the fact that gays can and do, groom children to be gay.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at April 24, 2026 05:46 PM (IurJ0)

277 tcn...when you get your tiny sheep please let me know.

I will let you know if I get the urns I want. I am not giving in on this issue and he somehow probably knows it. After knowing me for almost a half a century he knows. Oh, he knows I will win.

We still are upright, good lookin' and have a lot of fun.

Photos of my grandparents at the same age look a lot older. Maybe there is formaldehyde in our food and RFK, Jr has not found it yet. We also laugh daily, at each other or other people or the tv.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:48 PM (WONhk)

278
Speaking of Event Horizon the edge of the observable Universe is at least 46 billion light years away. Even if faster than light /folding space tech did exist, that's a lot of folding .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg


How far can you go on a single fold?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 05:50 PM (Cqx++)

279 While obtaining information for my dating profile to send my husband tonight, I have now found the black hole of hilarity on reddit subs. Lawsie.

I just got started on one. There are photos. One starts out of him being autistic and there is no shame in that but I think maybe not a lead intro.

I also don't know what "ambivert or ig" is. Which will lead to more research for the weekend. A weekend in which I need to garden A LOT.

I will now be asked wth I am doing as laughing loudly.

One gay man seems to be in a lot of them.With a white fluffy dog. Hysterical!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:59 PM (WONhk)

280 USAID was a "Quality Learing Center" for liberal white women.

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Sums up the entirety of Washington DC.

Posted by: Decaf at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (Tbs6N)

281 For something entirely different:

Nokia established 1865 Espoo, Finland.

Thought it was Japanese. Wrong.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 06:04 PM (XAeCh)

282 For that reason alone every man should be seeking out the conservative chicks. Because if you dip your dick in an HPV petri dish punani, you are sure to catch it, then for the rest of your life you are a carrier and you'll have to reveal that to every woman you meet, and you'll never get laid again.
Posted by: zombie
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Search Assist

Nearly 80% of adults will get at least one type of HPV at some point in their lifetime.

womenshealth.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 06:10 PM (XAeCh)

283 "Dear Husband. If you were at the TxMoMe you would know him." Posted by: tcn in AK

Oh, that makes simple sense. Thanks for clearing up my quandary.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 06:10 PM (vbXSk)

284 This retard thinks the Ten Commandments are affront to Jewish people? And he was supposed to have gone to seminary.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 04:51 PM (kxLc1)

I'm sure he went to seminary...to get laid.

Posted by: Nelly at April 24, 2026 06:42 PM (Bm3Co)

285 The number 1 sign (with 99.99% accuracy) a woman is 'right wing':
She's pretty.

Posted by: OldManMike at April 25, 2026 12:06 PM (b0ILp)

Tucker Carlson Is Scraping and Clawing and Suing His Sister to Claim a $2,414 Monthly Payment from the Swanson Family Fortune His Sister Says He's Not Even Entitled To?

I've linked Malcolm and Simone from Based Camp before. Commenters said "who are those lefties with the huge Power Spectacles" and yeah, they do look like total lefties, but they are deeply #Based.

Anyway, discussing Tucker Carlson, Malcolm said that he didn't really believe the take that "Tucker is independently wealthy due to his family fortune and hence is not bribable by Qatar" because he's not actually an heir to that fortune. One can be part of a family without being an heir to the rich members of that family.

Not that he was saying Tucker Carlson was being bribed by Qatar -- just that he doesn't have the big pile of money people assume he does, which would make him un-bribable.

Based on this article from the Daily Mail sent by beckster: Tucker is only getting $2,144 per month, and he has to lodge lawsuits just to get that much. So he doesn't seem to even have enough Podcast Money to just tell his sister, "Take the $2,144 per month, I need it not."

Chances are Tucker Carlson didn't eat many TV dinners growing up.

He's also not missing many meals now. He's a Hungry Man Sirloin Steak Dinner with Brownie 4.

Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.


But according to the sister he barely acknowledges, he now wants more than his share.

The multi-millionaire former Fox News host is embroiled in a bitter he-says-she-says battle with his heiress stepsister Dr Roberta 'Bo' Hunt, over the Swanson TV dinner family fortune she claims he is not entitled to, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal.

Tucker insists he doesn't want the money, yet his name appears in court documents demanding $2,414 a month.

Is it that bad, Tuq'r? You have to fight a woman for rent money?


Hunt is the only biological child of Patricia Swanson Carlson, heiress to the Swanson frozen food firm famed for its iconic foil-wrapped dinners of the 1950s. Patricia adopted Tucker and his brother Buckley in 1979.

When the Daily Mail asked him about the stepsister he grew up with, Tucker claimed: 'I don't know who this person is really.'

But we clearly touched a nerve. 'She's bonkers,' claimed the 56-year-old former Fox News host, denying any knowledge of the legal wrangling.

For her part, Hunt, 61, a Georgia-based college professor, decided to step out of the shadows armed with a trove of family photos, financial records, and a legal complaint stating Tucker has been wrongfully receiving their late mother's inheritance.

'I'm not saying I hate him or that he's a bad person,' Hunt told the Daily Mail in an exclusive interview. 'I just want him to do what he knows is the right thing.'

Hunt's lawsuit against the TV star boils down to a sibling squabble over less than $2,500 per month, marking an ignominious decline for the Swanson family, once revered in Nebraska for their success and philanthropy.

Hunt claimed in a 2024 legal complaint that Tucker and his brother Buckley have improperly received a total of $21,727 each from her mother's trust since she died in 2023, arguing that the document written by her grandfather says the money should only go to blood descendants of the Swanson line, not adoptees.

It's possible that Tucker signed the documents because his ne'er-do-well, ne're-employed idiot Nazi brother needs the money.

Tuq'r keeps saying the doesn't talk to this woman, which is odd, because the questions seem to be whether he filed a legal motion to take $2,414 per month from her, not whether he talks to her or not.

...

The Swansons' holdings were estimated to be in excess of $100 million at the time, almost a billion dollars in today's money, after the sale of their food business to Campbell's Soup Company.

...

So when 18-year-old daughter Patricia announced to her father that she had secretly married beau Howard Feldman, Gilbert felt the need to scramble to protect the family legacy.

He demanded his daughter sign over control of her inheritance to the family lawyers, then set up a trust that stipulated Swanson riches could only pass to grandchildren 'born in lawful wedlock', according to Hunt's 2024 lawsuit.

The Carlson brothers' entry to the Swanson family was a little more turbulent than 'lawful wedlock'.

After majoring in architecture at UC Berkeley, Lombardi met and married Tucker's father, TV newsman Dick Carlson, and moved to Los Angeles, where she had the two boys.

...

According to Dick's divorce filings, Lombardi also fell into 'alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine abuse' that 'left her incapable of properly caring' for the children.

Tucker put it succinctly in his father's obituary: 'His wife departed for Europe and didn't return.'

So, Tuq'r's mom was a bohemian pot-head who fucked off to Europe, abandoning them, and then, long story short, Tuq'r's father had an affair Patricia Swanson, then married to another man. Later they married and Patricia adopted the Nepo Babies Tuq'r and Buckley, but the grandfather apparently didn't want them included in the family's trust.

Once ensconced in La Jolla, the Carlson pad became the venue for high society dinner parties where future California Governor Pete Wilson and author Theodore Geisel -- aka Dr Seuss -- were regulars.

Two streets away lived Patricia, married by then to architect George Hunt, and their teenage daughter, Roberta.

...

But Hunt says her father left her mother after she and Tucker's dad began an affair.

Dick moved in with his two sons around 1977, leaving Hunt feeling like 'an afterthought' in the family throughout her teenage years. Patricia adopted the Carlson boys in 1979.

'It was all about Dick Carlson and his boys,' Hunt, a Georgia Military College professor, said. 'Whenever anything would go wrong, I was always the one who got in trouble.'

...

Asked by the Daily Mail whether he grew up living in the same home as Hunt, Tucker took on an indignant tone, characteristic of his expressive on-screen persona, and replied: 'No!'

'I've had no contact with this person in more than 30 years,' he added, claiming he last saw her 'in the 1980s', and that 'I don't know who this person is really.'

Yeah but are you filling motions to grab that $2,414 or not? That's the question. No one cares whether you're friendly with your adopted half-sister. That's not the story here.

This is just Tuq'r's usual dishonesty and evasiveness.

And evidence does shoe them together sixteen years ago:


[R]ecent pictures show Hunt and her children dining with Tucker and his family at an Easter brunch in Washington, DC, around 2008 and hanging out with Tucker's wife at his home around 2010....

'I don't know why he would lie about it,' Hunt said.

Because lying is a drug that Tuq'r got addicted to long ago. Like he got addicted to booze and, I'll warrant, drugs.

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Hunt claimed that on one occasion in the years before her mother's death, Patricia and Buckley asked her and her cousins to sign papers that would confirm the inclusion of the Carlsons in the Swanson grandchildren's trusts.

She alleges a trust established by her grandfather specifically bans inheritance by anyone other than blood relatives, excluding adopted family members.

And she makes it clear the lawsuit is personal, pointing out that the Carlsons never knew her grandfather, the source of the disputed legacy, while to her, he was 'Big Poppa'.
...


Tucker claims he has had nothing to do with the trust or the court case.

'I have never taken a dollar of the money,' he said. 'I'm not involved in any way. I have never responded to anything.'

But filings from 2025, submitted on his behalf without a lawyer, acknowledged it is 'true' he received thousands a month from the trust.


Later filings say he and his brother hired attorneys who are taking the case to trial in August.

So again, this doesn't prove he's being paid off -- but it does disprove the claim that he is so rich due to his dad marrying into the Swanson fortune that he would never be tempted to take money from a foreign power or play to the algorithm to boost his ratings.

Below: Tuq'r is angry at Trump for focusing all of his attention on Israel.

Oh and look who just woke up: Longtime defender of the Woke Reich, who has repeatedly chastised people for "dividing the right" by counterattacking the nasty leftwing cunts who have been attacking us for years, finally admits that maybe, just maybe, some of the extremists of the Fake Right are actually operatives for the left sent (and maybe paid) to divide us.


Nick Fuentes just happened to be at the SPLC organized "Unite the (Fed) Right" rally in Charlotesville --but say it's a fed op to suggest that maybe he was in on the op.

Nicholas J. Fuentes
@NickJFuentes

Apr 23

The new line that I worked with the SPLC is the laziest fed-jacketing narrative yet.

I was 18 when I went to Charlottesville.

The SPLC doxed my house in 2022 which led to me almost getting murdered, got me censored, doxed my interns and got friends of mine fired from their jobs


Bonus: The left is suddenly very, very worried that a small number of partisans controlling the media could -- if you can believe this -- use their media power to influence public opinion.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:30 PM




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1 Ugh

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 03:32 PM (4KUe5)

2 Tuq'r's Qatar funding money must have dried up due to Trump's Hormuz blockade.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

3 Cory Booker admits they’ve depended on their control of the MSM for so long it’s never occurred to them things might change.

LOLGF

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 03:34 PM (4KUe5)

4 Cory Booker didn't just discover anything. He knows, and that's why he's a-feared.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 03:35 PM (5hs8R)

5 How do we know that it wasn’t an SPLC larper who showed up on Fuentes’ doorstep?

Just asking’ questions, you guyz

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 03:36 PM (4KUe5)

6 Just wait until Tuq'r finds out that he doesn't get houris in paradise -- but instead he [i[is one of the houri -- a trans houri in drag -- fucked in the ass for eternity for being an infidel after all, despite aying jizya. "Here's your jizz-ya back -- uhhhhhh!," say the not-gay martyrs to Tuq'r.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:36 PM (Av6i5)

7 40 paces? I raise blisters from fifty.

Posted by: Bill Gates, Jr at April 24, 2026 03:37 PM (gKWVE)

8 Maybe Tucker could start eating crackers, ace.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 03:38 PM (rbvCR)

9 The wealth (or lack thereof) of this puffy goober is fodder for tabloids, I guess, but it never mattered for trying to understand the motivation for his rantings.

Even very rich guys can be bribed, can want to make even more money (almost all of them do), and/or are susceptible to other kinds of persuasion.

I personally think Tucker had a nervous breakdown and is not medically insane. But it doesn't matter. He still rants like a madman about insane shit.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

10 Walsh is no enemies to the right vs his employe who believes only enemies to the right?

How does that work?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 03:38 PM (4KUe5)

11 Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Poor Ace goes on one date with AllahPundit and everyone thinks he's garrett's boyfriend.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 03:38 PM (5hs8R)

12 I read the entire thing and what I got out of it was this:

Ace is rating dumpy men so we 'ettes don't have to.

Thanks, Ace!

Posted by: NaughtyPine at April 24, 2026 03:39 PM (fxCK2)

13 Say, does anyone here know how to Madison?

Posted by: Brad Majors at April 24, 2026 03:40 PM (0sNs1)

14 Dick moved in with his two sons around 1977, leaving Hunt feeling like 'an afterthought' in the family throughout her teenage years. Patricia adopted the Carlson boys in 1979.

'It was all about Dick Carlson and his boys,' Hunt, a Georgia Military College professor, said. 'Whenever anything would go wrong, I was always the one who got in trouble.'


I did not have Tuq'r Qatar'lson as Evil Stepbrother No1 in some family's Cinderella story.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 03:40 PM (a+4eV)

15 Saying he doesn't know people he clearly knows seems to be a thing with him. He's unraveling.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (INQN/)

16 Strong work this week, Ace. Why don't you finish off the afternoon shift and then take the rest of the week off! You deserve it!

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (I0N4X)

17 >>I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite


This is about the Vespa and the Messenger Bag jokes, isn't it?

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (ytyaf)

18 "Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces."

That's very very straight. The Blade only singes quim at 35 paces.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (iFTx/)

19 Seems like Tu'ca is a petty little shit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (jehhT)

20 >> Strong work this week, Ace. Why don't you finish off the afternoon shift and then take the rest of the week off! You deserve it!


Classic.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (ytyaf)

21 I have no doubt that you're straight, ace, and the comment was funny, but why would you want to "singe quim at 49 paces."? That would seem to lead to a lifetime of forced celibacy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (As86G)

22 Does Tucker need that money, or does he just not want the sister to get it?

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 03:42 PM (vbXSk)

23 "He's also not missing many meals now. He's a Hungry Man Sirloin Steak Dinner with Brownie 4."

Lol. Thanks, ace!

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 03:42 PM (NpAcC)

24 >>I have no doubt that you're straight, ace, and the comment was funny, but why would you want to "singe quim at 49 paces."? That would seem to lead to a lifetime of forced celibacy.


He meant 'Sous Vide'.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:42 PM (ytyaf)

25 Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Ace, anyone who builds shelving as straight, strong, and generational as you do is not gay.

* taps chest with fist, then points at Ace *

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 03:42 PM (0sNs1)

26 Quim should already be damp at 40 paces. If it's singe-ing, then it must be dry -- hence, you are actually gay despite the remote combustion.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:43 PM (Av6i5)

27 Qatarson grifting for money the same way cavernous nostrils does always made me wonder how much money they really had, and how much of it was wasted on booze, chips and gay bars

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (REq0p)

28 So, sigh, I never defend Tucker. But...

If granddad died before mom...she inherited and could do what she wants with the money in her will if she decided to change the terms of the trust.

If granddad wanted to secure these "just for blood relatives", he should have made the beneficiary directly those kids. But he didn't...he seems to have made it mom, and thus Tucker is likely in the right, although that's pending if mom made changes correctly.

And his half-sis sounds like a piece of work as bad as he is...there seems to be no family relationship by either side there, and neither with the other adoptee.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (tOcjL)

29 This is about the Vespa and the J. Crew Messenger Bag jokes, isn't it?
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM


FIFY.

Posted by: AoSHQ Style Guide at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (0sNs1)

30 He was making ungodly sums at Fox. Did he blow it all?

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (INQN/)

31 Tucker has to have a pile of money stashed away and way more than his sister has.
Now of course if he is entitled how much he has doesn't have any bering, but if he has no clzme then let her be.

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (Ia/+0)

32 >>despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.


Despite being so straight I lower the stiction coefficient of passing quim by 1000%.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (ytyaf)

33 Corey Booker is a Senator because New Jersey voters want you to know they are so Not Racist, We Sent A Complete Idiot To Washington (But He Went To Yale!)

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (k6go2)

34 Tucker shouldn't be getting 2400 a month I should be getting that 2400 for having to eat nasty ass Swansons TV dinners every Sunday before Mutual Of Omahas Wild Kingdom and The Disney Hour came on. The only thing edible in them horrible things was the brownie and that was if the sauce from the salisbury steak didn't cross contaminate with it. Makes me want to vomit just remembering that shit. So glad when that Sunday TV dinner tradition died in my childhood household.

I demand reparations from Swansons!

Posted by: JROD at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (IlL6s)

35 He meant 'Sous Vide'.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:42 PM (ytyaf)

Sounds like something from that film, "Silence of the Lambs" Ok Ace is hot. He's presumably not a cannibal as well

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (As86G)

36 Ace, anyone who builds shelving as straight, strong, and generational as you do is not gay.

* taps chest with fist, then points at Ace *
Posted by: Duncanthrax

You’re saying he’s only as straight as his shelving? That’s backhanded right there.

Posted by: Kratwurst at April 24, 2026 03:45 PM (36bTp)

37 Did he blow it all?
Posted by: Ordinary American


Yes -- all 10 inches.

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:46 PM (Av6i5)

38 >>>Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay

One of the oldest memes at the HQ.

But, only half?

Posted by: No Name Today at April 24, 2026 03:46 PM (8mulE)

39 He's also not missing many meals now. He's a Hungry Man Sirloin Steak Dinner with Brownie 4.

Well, I guess I’m at least a 5 then.
He got sirloin, though.
I’m stuck with Salisbury.
Can’t afford the good stuff.

Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

We cosmopolitan men take so many slings and arrows these days due to all the faggery around.

It’s tough, but as straight men who singe quim, we deal and soldier on.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 03:46 PM (6ydKt)

40 Sounds like something from that film, "Silence of the Lambs" Ok Ace is hot. He's presumably not a cannibal as well
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Nobody tell her about the hobos.

Posted by: Kratwurst at April 24, 2026 03:47 PM (IHcUS)

41 My mother didn't permit those TV dinners in our house.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 24, 2026 03:47 PM (INQN/)

42 This is like a weekly recap of All My Children or something.

Posted by: Dark L at April 24, 2026 03:47 PM (W5mpo)

43 Claiming, "I don't even know who that person is", is part of Tuckers' more recently acquired persona. It can be someone he's known and interacted with for years and all of sudden he doesn't know them.

Posted by: Ktgreat at April 24, 2026 03:47 PM (33LJY)

44 you seem to toss ghey and feygala, along with some other wonderfully insulting terms, out with abandon, and i find it delightful.
extrapolate from that what you will, but it doesn't seem gay.

Posted by: edgar n. cleaver at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (R11M+)

45 41 My mother didn't permit those TV dinners in our house.
Posted by: Ordinary American


"We were so poor, we had to eat Radio Dinners."

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (Av6i5)

46 If there was a movie that had a penis as the lead character, Booker would win that role hands down.

Wheneve he speaks all I see is a talking penis.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (yv1Au)

47 >>I have no doubt that you're straight, ace, and the comment was funny, but why would you want to "singe quim at 49 paces."? That would seem to lead to a lifetime of forced celibacy.

He thinks that's how straight guys talk.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (viF8m)

48 despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

My rhymes are so potent
That in this small segment
I made all of the ladies
In the area pregnant

Posted by: The Hiphopopotamus at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (X+NGn)

49 If granddad died before mom...she inherited and could do what she wants with the money in her will if she decided to change the terms of the trust.
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Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (tOcjL)
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Interesting take on trusts. As an executor who just argued with a beneficiary, the advice I got is this is only true after considerable litigation makes it so, otherwise you would be "pissing in the wind". That's legal phraseology I heard, I swear.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM (k6go2)

50 Like to see a court find that "Mr Carlson seems to have difficulty telling the truth. I therefore find that he has no credibility". Same with Owens.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 03:49 PM (gu0hJ)

51 Malcolm has to be the gayest-looking straight man walking the Earth.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:50 PM (iXqHn)

52 that was so complicated!!!!

so basically Tuck is NOT a member of the Swanson family at all?!?

ugh this sort of thing is so toxic. first families get dumped for second (and third) families in rich households all the time, but in this case he and his brother are not by blood even related to the Swansons!

I'm a "first family" kid. btw it does suck but I didn't get anything and didn't want anything (except attention which I never got from my wayward, rich Dad). he went on to have 3 families! the kids from the second try to bitch to me as if I am going to feel sorry for them lol.

so yeah, I think the idea that Tucker is rich is probably false!!!

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 03:50 PM (j+aD2)

53 43 Claiming, "I don't even know who that person is", is part of Tuckers' more recently acquired persona. It can be someone he's known and interacted with for years and all of sudden he doesn't know them.

yes

he's a sociopath

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 03:51 PM (j+aD2)

54 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:51 PM (Zz0t1)

55 Wheneve he speaks all I see is a talking penis.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM


What am I, chopped liver?

Posted by: Mark Kelly at April 24, 2026 03:52 PM (0sNs1)

56 My rhymes are so potent
That in this small segment
I made all of the ladies
In the area pregnant
Posted by: The Hiphopopotamus


Is that from Rhyme-Noceros and Hip-Hop-Popatamus (Flight of the Conchords skit)?

Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:52 PM (Av6i5)

57 he went on to have 3 families!

Fucker's setting up franchises.

Posted by: Tyler Durden at April 24, 2026 03:53 PM (X+NGn)

58 only 40 paces?

You have a long way to go.

Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at April 24, 2026 03:53 PM (0sNs1)

59 Tucker insists he doesn't want the money, yet his name appears in court documents demanding $2,414 a month.
-------

Right, he wants more than that money.
There's an unspoken story here.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 03:53 PM (XAeCh)

60 XTC - We your not the boss of me now
Your not the boss of me now
And your not so big

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (Ia/+0)

61 If granddad died before mom...she inherited and could do what she wants with the money in her will if she decided to change the terms of the trust.

That's what my dad's widow is doing with the money Dad left her.

I'm disinherited because I excused myself from talking with her last time we were in the same physical location.

Good thing I never expected anything out of Dad's estate.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (a+4eV)

62 Fucker's setting up franchises.


lol he lives in FLA now with third wife and their son

he's old as f too

also still very wealthy

look good for him he's definitely done a lot .. of women

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (j+aD2)

63 Tucker has been on TV news, in one form or another, since at least Crossfire in the 1990s.

How the hell could he be close to broke after all those TV contracts over the years, is what I’m wondering?

He should have millions stashed away just from the recent money he made at Fox.
I’d think he wouldn’t need the Swanson money at all.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (6ydKt)

64 Matt Walsh has always been a lying blubbery bag of shit opportunist. I can’t see how anyone thought he was really a conservative.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (yv1Au)

65 So he's a coat-riding bastard? Great. Moving on.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (diia5)

66 tucker had the world by the balls a few short years ago and he blew it by going insane.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 24, 2026 03:55 PM (0N4FZ)

67 Although I suppose you could make a superhero film where the superhero only singes the quim of evil women who want to take over the world.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 03:55 PM (As86G)

68 Any chance Carlson went the Qataris and begged for a deep pocket?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 03:55 PM (DIbRX)

69 Tucker and I think his brother went to school at St. George's over by Newport. It's one of the most expensive boarding schools in the country. Somebody with deep pockets was footing that bill.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 03:55 PM (viF8m)

70 Mutual Of Omahas Wild Kingdom

I so loved that show en I 'ere a lad.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (DgMqy)

71 Good thing I never expected anything out of Dad's estate.


that's the way to be. me either, I know I'll never see anything. it's calming to me to be honest.

expecting an inheritance is ... sort of not healthy for you. f that I do for myself

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (j+aD2)

72 I'm not saying my mom was a bad cook, but my six brothers and I eagerly looked forward to the occasional TV dinner night at our house.

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (I0N4X)

73 It must be really awkward for Tucker's son Buckley working for JD Vance knowing that Trump now Trump considers Tucker the enemy.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (NpAcC)

74 Carlson was making between $15-$20 million a year at Fox and they paid him through 2025 as per his contract. So I’m betting he’s not looking in the couch for quarters

Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (yv1Au)

75 expecting an inheritance is ... sort of not healthy for you. f that I do for myself
Posted by: BlackOrchid


absolutely!

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 03:57 PM (a+4eV)

76 47 >>I have no doubt that you're straight, ace, and the comment was funny, but why would you want to "singe quim at 49 paces."? That would seem to lead to a lifetime of forced celibacy.

He thinks that's how straight guys talk.


I'll withhold judgement until I know where he stands vis a vis carburetors for breakfast.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 03:57 PM (Riz8t)

77 when the boy was just talking he used to sing that as,
"bop see now, bop see now
and you don't so big"

Posted by: cmeat at April 24, 2026 03:57 PM (R11M+)

78 It must be really awkward for Tucker's son Buckley working for JD Vance knowing that Trump now Trump considers Tucker the enemy.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (NpAcC)

I guess you missed the news? He is no longer employed in the WH.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (GD0B3)

79 How the hell could he be close to broke after all those TV contracts over the years, is what I’m wondering?

He should have millions stashed away just from the recent money he made at Fox.

Posted by: SpeakingOf


Some people live paycheck-to-paycheck, no matter how big that paycheck is.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (a+4eV)

80 Ace isn't gay, he's cosmopolitan.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (DIbRX)

81 72 I'm not saying my mom was a bad cook, but my six brothers and I eagerly looked forward to the occasional TV dinner night at our house.

Ditto. My 3 bros and 1 sis always thought the TV dinner portions were kinda small, though.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (DgMqy)

82 69 Tucker and I think his brother went to school at St. George's over by Newport. It's one of the most expensive boarding schools in the country. Somebody with deep pockets was footing that bill.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 03:55 PM (viF8m)

His adopted mom. I admit, I didn't realize how toxic granddad was towards mom. Boy, being adopted and being told your worthless and a waste of the family's resources is probably something that would f&ck you up in the head for life.

Explains so much...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (tOcjL)

83 I was going to make a quim joke, but checked to see how many, if any, preceded me. 16. The number of mentions was 16. In 27 minutes.

Methinks Ace knows his audience.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (Riz8t)

84 So Tucker needs to maintain the illusion that he is a heir to a vast fortune in order to run the con that he is important because he knows important people 'cause he's rich?

LOL

You knew--past tense--important people; you were at Mar a Lago on Election Night.
Now the closet you get to Trump is seeing him on TV.

That's the devilry of the Jews, not your fault, right?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (tUP1A)

85 70n" i'll stay here in the jeep while jim wrestles the alligator"

Posted by: cmeat at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (R11M+)

86 Cheap among the rich? Just asking

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (Lnjzl)

87 73 It must be really awkward for Tucker's son Buckley working for JD Vance knowing that Trump now Trump considers Tucker the enemy.
Posted by: redridinghood

He no longer does, he left for another role.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (hftzA)

88 Cucker is a fraud. But his hate is real.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (GD0B3)

89 He's a Hungry Man Sirloin Steak Dinner with Brownie 4.
...
author Theodore Geisel -- aka Dr Seuss -- were regulars.


Wouldn't that make Tucker a-

Green Eggs and Ham 2?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 04:00 PM (iJfKG)

90 Some people live paycheck-to-paycheck, no matter how big that paycheck is.

exactly

and people who had a taste of being very wealthy will try like heck to keep that up

he could easily have burned thru that salary trying to live like a "Swanson heir"

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 04:00 PM (j+aD2)

91 " I singe quim at 40 paces"

You are a treasure, Ace

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 24, 2026 04:00 PM (xcxpd)

92 was going to make a quim joke, but checked to see how many, if any, preceded me. 16. The number of mentions was 16. In 27 minutes.

Methinks Ace knows his audience.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM


Actually, it would be 15 that preceded your usage of quim, not counting the original quim that Ace preceded the mentions with.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 24, 2026 04:01 PM (0sNs1)

93 91 " I singe quim at 40 paces"

You are a treasure, Ace
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 24, 2026 04:00 PM (xcxpd)
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Agree! Thanks for the shout-out, Ace!

Posted by: beckster at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (kX27y)

94 Actually, it would be 15 that preceded your usage of quim, not counting the original quim that Ace preceded the mentions with.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher/i]

With which Ace preceded the mentions.
*cough*

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (Riz8t)

95 There is nothing as poisonous to a family as undeserving people arguing over an estate.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (i9sDw)

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (Riz8t)

97 This Thread is Filled with Quim!

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (ytyaf)

98 82 His adopted mom. I admit, I didn't realize how toxic granddad was towards mom. Boy, being adopted and being told your worthless and a waste of the family's resources is probably something that would f&ck you up in the head for life.

Explains so much...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (tOcjL)

My grandmother was saying that about me to my cousins, and I'm not even adopted. Nor was my family exactly rich.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:03 PM (iXqHn)

99 People who live in glass houses should be wary of chickens that come home to roost!

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:03 PM (GD0B3)

100 97 This Thread is Filled with Quim!

Would you say we have a quirim?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:03 PM (Riz8t)

101 So, did Tucker go nuts when adopted mom died in 2023? Was that his breaking point? Might track...forgiven for grief in the beginning, and now being part of the hated part of the 2nd family...ostracized...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:04 PM (tOcjL)

102 oh yeah, poor Tucker, best of everything growing up, private schools and nepo employment. Swanson fortune was not his, he is no blood relative, and grandpa Swanson decided wisely.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:05 PM (GD0B3)

103 Glass house, hell no. I hate doing windows.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:05 PM (DIbRX)

104 My grandmother was saying that about me to my cousins, and I'm not even adopted. Nor was my family exactly rich.
Posted by: XTC


That's even worse

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 04:05 PM (a+4eV)

105 Tucker put it succinctly in his father's obituary: 'His wife departed for Europe and didn't return.'

If only Tucker would do the same. Maybe he could get his photo on the back of a milk carton.

Posted by: Chuck C at April 24, 2026 04:06 PM (D0HYP)

106 95 There is nothing as poisonous to a family as people arguing over an estate.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (i9sDw)

FIFY - undeserving plays no part. Arguing over the estate is where toxicity starts, whether you "deserve" it or not.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:06 PM (tOcjL)

107 This is about the Vespa and the Messenger Bag jokes, isn't it?
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (ytyaf)
~~~~~

I think it's about the fur-lined Crocs.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (3ImbR)

108 102 oh yeah, poor Tucker, best of everything growing up, private schools and nepo employment. Swanson fortune was not his, he is no blood relative, and grandpa Swanson decided wisely.
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04

I don’t want to defend Tucker, because he is a jerk. But once you are adopted, you are just as much a child of the person who adopted you as the one they gave birth too - that is the entire point behind adoption.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (hftzA)

109 Based on this article from the Daily Mail sent by beckster: Tucker is only getting $2,144 per month, and he has to lodge lawsuits just to get that much. So he doesn't seem to even have enough Podcast Money to just tell his sister, "Take the $2,144 per month, I need it not."

---- Ace

Well, not to defend ol Tucker, but he could just be being a huge jerk to his family to get that 2100 dollars despite his podcast and saved salary from a life in the MSM. I'd hope that the bribe's he getting for his current antics pay him well enough.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (8avO+)

110 >>There is nothing as poisonous to a family as people arguing over an estate.


And nothing as Universal.

I always remember the after the Funeral Scene from Zorba the Greek when this topic comes up.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (ytyaf)

111 Strong work this week, Ace. Why don't you finish off the afternoon shift and then take the rest of the week off! You deserve it!
Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (I0N4X)
=====================
Don't listen to Muldoon, Ace! Maybe wait until cocktail hour kicks in.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (997iW)

112 I don’t want to defend Tucker, because he is a jerk. But once you are adopted, you are just as much a child of the person who adopted you as the one they gave birth too - that is the entire point behind adoption.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (hftzA)

Not when billions are concerned.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (GD0B3)

113 Looks like many of you read the Quimran religiously.

Ick!

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (Ut8AT)

114 104 That's even worse
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 04:05 PM (a+4eV)

Didn't find out until years after she died, when one of my older cousins decided it was time to tell me how much my grandmother actually disliked me.

(For what it's worth, that cousin took my side on that.)

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (iXqHn)

115 108 102 oh yeah, poor Tucker, best of everything growing up, private schools and nepo employment. Swanson fortune was not his, he is no blood relative, and grandpa Swanson decided wisely.
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04

I don’t want to defend Tucker, because he is a jerk. But once you are adopted, you are just as much a child of the person who adopted you as the one they gave birth too - that is the entire point behind adoption.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (hftzA)

Exactly, mom wanted all her kids to be part of her family - those she had and those brought to her family (by Tucker's dad). Mom seems like the most upstanding person of this whole ugly family.

I imagine with her gone, they've all devolved to their worst traits.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (tOcjL)

116 Patricia adopted Tucker and his brother Buckley in 1979.

Ace, can I borrow the time machine? I can include this on the list of 1979 items to fix.

Posted by: Chuck C at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (D0HYP)

117 Wow, I feel like a tycoon.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (2ap+5)

118 There is nothing as poisonous to a family as undeserving people arguing over an estate.
---
Yup.
The best thing you can leave your children is nothing.
Liquidate it before you die and spend it like a drunken sailor.
It's equal parts greed and hubris to accumulate wealth merely for your children.
And look at how corrodes you, look at all these grifters seeking "generational wealth."
Look at Rick Wilson, how nasty and debased he has become toward the ideals he used to claim merely in sating his obsession for a few more dollars.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (tUP1A)

119 Not when billions are concerned.
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM

I guess it depends on which side you sit. But legally, you are. The birth certificate changes and everything.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (hftzA)

120 The number of mentions was 16. In 27 minutes.

Methinks Ace knows his audience.
Posted by: Archimedes

**********

When Fenelon beats you to commenting on the word 'quim' it may be time to reconsider your life choices.

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 04:10 PM (I0N4X)

121 106 FIFY - undeserving plays no part. Arguing over the estate is where toxicity starts, whether you "deserve" it or not.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:06 PM (tOcjL)

Pretty much. My father is trying to figure out how to make it clear to his current wife (not my mother, my mother has been dead for a good while now) that she's getting everything, that he's not hiding anything away for me, so that she won't sue me after he dies.

Because she doesn't believe him.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:10 PM (iXqHn)

122 With those baby soft hands that old Tucky has, he could be making a lot more than $2400 a month giving rubs and tugs behind the Circle K.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at April 24, 2026 04:10 PM (k1E2D)

123 I hate doing windows.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:05 PM


There's a whole community that feels as you do.

Posted by: Linus Torvald at April 24, 2026 04:10 PM (0sNs1)

124 I love Tucker as much as I love a gerbil. He jumps around with those expressions and giggles and I just want to stuff him full of sunflower seeds and cap'n crunch.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (Fbc0I)

125 I guess it depends on which side you sit. But legally, you are. The birth certificate changes and everything.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (hftzA)

Grandpa Swanson decided where his fortune should go, and Cucker can't sue for entitlement to that fortune.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (GD0B3)

126 My mom could cook pretty well.
I never complained other than that one time she went on some crazy diet in the 80s and we were eating lamb roast, baked chicken, liver, and brussels sprouts several times a week.

I enjoyed TV dinners back then just because it meant we could eat on a tray on front of the TV instead of at the kitchen table every night.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (6ydKt)

127 Tucker and Buckley still sound like a yuppies Golden Retrievers

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (gu0hJ)

128 73 It must be really awkward for Tucker's son Buckley working for JD Vance knowing that Trump now Trump considers Tucker the enemy.
Posted by: redridinghood
---

I think he's not there anymore.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (XAeCh)

129 FIFY - undeserving plays no part. Arguing over the estate is where toxicity starts, whether you "deserve" it or not.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:06 PM (tOcjL)
================
"undeserving" is very much intended and I prefer it in the original. People who didn't earn the money who reject the terms of the gift they received but still spend their time arguing with each other over the remains of someone else's life work are nothing if not "undeserving".

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (997iW)

130 Yup.
The best thing you can leave your children is nothing.
Liquidate it before you die and spend it like a drunken sailor.
It's equal parts greed and hubris to accumulate wealth merely for your children.
And look at how corrodes you, look at all these grifters seeking "generational wealth."
Look at Rick Wilson, how nasty and debased he has become toward the ideals he used to claim merely in sating his obsession for a few more dollars.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (tUP1A)

While I told my parents to spend everything, they died too soon. The 2nd best thing you can do is split everything equally and let everyone know in advance, that's the plan.

When you leave folks out, when you change percentages, when you direct things to certain people, the ugly comes out.

Also, have the lawyer of the family meet all the heirs after the funeral and tell them they could all inherit something or they could all fight it out and pay him the entire estate in fees. Two options - people tend to like the option that gets them something.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (tOcjL)

131 despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Damn, Ace, you gots you a way with words. Maybe you outta write for a blog or something.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (77rzZ)

132 I don’t want to defend Tucker, because he is a jerk. But once you are adopted, you are just as much a child of the person who adopted you as the one they gave birth too - that is the entire point behind adoption.

An adopted son would be as much a presumptive heir as a biological son. However, if you have a will or trust you can exclude any or all of your presumptive heirs (depending on the state). If the parent died without a will or trust the intestate laws would apply and the adopted son would get the same standard share as the biological one.

Posted by: Chuck C at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (D0HYP)

133 I mean he can sue, which is what he is doing..but...

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (GD0B3)

134 Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Yeah I don't think gay dudes are interested in busty Leprechaun porn so you're safe there.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 24, 2026 04:13 PM (CHHv1)

135 121 106 FIFY - undeserving plays no part. Arguing over the estate is where toxicity starts, whether you "deserve" it or not.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:06 PM (tOcjL)

Pretty much. My father is trying to figure out how to make it clear to his current wife (not my mother, my mother has been dead for a good while now) that she's getting everything, that he's not hiding anything away for me, so that she won't sue me after he dies.

Because she doesn't believe him.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:10 PM (iXqHn)

Ummmm, isn't that a warning sign about the current state of that marriage?

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:13 PM (tOcjL)

136 127 Tucker and Buckley still sound like a yuppies Golden Retrievers
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (gu0hJ)

Tucker actually is the name of a popular-on-Youtube Golden Retriever.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:13 PM (iXqHn)

137 125 I guess it depends on which side you sit. But legally, you are. The birth certificate changes and everything.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (hftzA)

Grandpa Swanson decided where his fortune should go, and Cucker can't sue for entitlement to that fortune.
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (GD0B3)

Apparently, if you read the article, mom either did or was doing the legal work to change that (depending if the single suing party signed or not - I bet she did, b/c her other siblings did, and I doubt she was a holdout with mom alive).

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:14 PM (tOcjL)

138 Nothing is worse than a family quarrel over parents' estate.

Ask me how I know.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)

139 135 Ummmm, isn't that a warning sign about the current state of that marriage?
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:13 PM (tOcjL)

They're only still together to use each other.

She's with him to inherit his estate, he's with her because as a nurse, she can get him easier access to doctors for his deteriorating lungs.

They haven't lived in the same house for like 15 years now, and can only stand each other if they don't see each other more than twice a week.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:15 PM (iXqHn)

140
What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Mark Kelly at April 24, 2026 03:52 PM (0sNs1)




You're a space chimp with a glans-shaped head.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 04:16 PM (y9nCu)

141 The best thing you can leave your children is nothing.
Liquidate it before you die and spend it like a drunken sailor.
It's equal parts greed and hubris to accumulate wealth merely for your children.
And look at how corrodes you, look at all these grifters seeking "generational wealth."


If you treat it as security against unforeseen developments, and not a substitute for your own efforts, it's okay, but I know many people lack the will power to do that.

The money I inherited from my parents has or will go to my kids and grandkids. We've invested it for them, and otherwise live within our means. It certainly helps that my kids were all healthy and happy, but if they weren't, we had the means to make a difference in their lives.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:16 PM (Riz8t)

142
I saw I Singe Quim open for My Bloody Valentine at Cade Cod on the 4th of July in '91.


Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 04:16 PM (iJfKG)

143 Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

LOL.
You're not supposed to singe it, Ace...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (ynpvh)

144 Tucker and Buckley still sound like a yuppies Golden Retrievers
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 04:11 PM (gu0hJ)

Buckley was the name of Liz Taylor's groom in Father of the Bride.

Played by the same actor who played the guy hiding in the water tower in Stalag 17.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (77rzZ)

145 139 135 Ummmm, isn't that a warning sign about the current state of that marriage?
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:13 PM (tOcjL)

They're only still together to use each other.

She's with him to inherit his estate, he's with her because as a nurse, she can get him easier access to doctors for his deteriorating lungs.

They haven't lived in the same house for like 15 years now, and can only stand each other if they don't see each other more than twice a week.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:15 PM (iXqHn)

Yeah, see that sounds like a divorce with the division pre-death would be way less ugly.

At this point, she'd probably given him all the doctor access she can...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)

146 Let me break this to you gently. Most people you know are living relatively paycheck to paycheck. Rich. Poor. Whatever.

The idea of living below one's means is very, very rare. And always has been. That's why our parents worked like dogs for shitty companies that jettisoned them at the drop of a hat.

Just how its always been.

Posted by: Yep ... VPN at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (Vfb5s)

147 Below the fold is everything i like about your writing. Above the fold is is making political points in a way i would expect from The Squad. Cheap shots below the level of ad hominum.
Please leave your targets' families of the blog.

Posted by: Nato at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (74cob)

148 Bonus: The left is suddenly very, very quiet hunting wabbits.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (Kt19C)

149 Dad married a rich party girl and brought his two sons along. They all took advantage of step mom's money but Big Daddy Gramps said those two asshoe boys aren't in the chain?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 04:18 PM (XAeCh)

150 "Yeah I'm rating dudes now too, who cares, half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces."

Damn. The STDs are that bad? Have to stop banging those monkey pox dudes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 24, 2026 04:18 PM (zZu0s)

151 Nick Fuentes --

The new line that I worked with the SPLC is the laziest fed-jacketing narrative yet.

I was 18 when I went to Charlottesville.

The SPLC doxed my house in 2022 which led to me almost getting murdered, got me censored, doxed my interns and got friends of mine fired from their jobs

-------------------------------------------------------

Just because the Dems betrayed you afterward is not a refutation that you worked with them before hand. How did they get your name to invite you to Charlottesville in the first place? You were just 18.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:19 PM (8avO+)

152 The quim count is up to 33.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:19 PM (Riz8t)

153
Because she doesn't believe him.
Posted by: XTC at April

This is so crazy to me. J will inherit money. His family is very, very wealthy. He has a daughter with his ex wife. I would never, ever, in 8000 years want her excluded from inheritance when J passes, if he passes before me. I can’t even imagine that.

Now his ex-wife, who is a bit of a loon, likes to cry the blues that I will end up with the money she should have gotten and I am currently living her life or some such craziness. She ignores the fact she kicked him out and asked for a divorce. What she thought would happen is he would crawl back begging. Instead, he accepted her offer of divorcing her flavor of crazy, and chose to pursue my flavor of crazy instead.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (hftzA)

154
despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.



Yeah, and the last bird I called darling was pregnant 20 seconds later.

Posted by: The Lord Flashheart at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (y9nCu)

155 I always remember the after the Funeral Scene from Zorba the Greek when this topic comes up.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 04:07 PM (ytyaf)
======================
So I had to look that up, not having ever seen the movie.

https://tinyurl.com/5auhyswb

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (bOmGj)

156 Once ensconced in La Jolla, the Carlson pad became the venue for high society dinner parties where future California Governor Pete Wilson and author Theodore Geisel -- aka Dr Seuss -- were regulars.

Hey, if any of you in the horde would like to snap up Dr. Suess's home in La Jolla, it is for sale.

4 Bedroom, 4 Bath, 5,004 sqft, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, only $9,950,000

https://tinyurl.com/DrSuessHouse

Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (oiNtH)

157 Instead, he accepted her offer of divorcing her flavor of crazy, and chose to pursue my flavor of crazy instead.

I'll bet her taste in fashion is atrocious.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:21 PM (Riz8t)

158 Part of the issue with settling estates is that once someone sues to contest the will, the provisions in the will become subject to the whims of a judge. The original wishes of whoever made the will are not considered because the state knows better than anyone else, including the deceased. It only takes one greedy asshole to set the whole proceeding on fire, and anyone willing to do so has no qualms about burning every family relationship to the ground in the process.

Posted by: Polka will never die at April 24, 2026 04:21 PM (TMsqB)

159 half of you say I'm gay despite me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Ace, you're en fuego this week.*

*with apologies to The Guy Who Shouts "En Fuego!"

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (Wnv9h)

160 So - is the $2,144/mo up for grabs? If so, I'll take it!

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (Y4VCL)

161 Below the fold is everything i like about your writing. Above the fold is is making political points in a way i would expect from The Squad. Cheap shots below the level of ad hominum.
Please leave your targets' families of the blog.
Posted by: Nato at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (74cob)

That's the most warlike stance NATO can take these days. Sad!

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (8avO+)

162 I'll withhold judgement until I know where he stands vis a vis carburetors for breakfast.

Can he call a pick 6?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (QZThv)

163 Rumour: Swalwell is "singing like a bird" about Congressional sex rings.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (0sNs1)

164 Sorry, $2,414/mo.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (Y4VCL)

165 So - is the $2,144/mo up for grabs? If so, I'll take it!
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 04:22 PM (Y4VCL)

I've eaten enough TV dinners and canned stew I must be pureblood by now.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (8avO+)

166 Wait.

Ace really is gay? I thought that was just a joke.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (W2Pud)

167 Let me break this to you gently. Most people you know are living relatively paycheck to paycheck. Rich. Poor. Whatever.

The idea of living below one's means is very, very rare. And always has been. That's why our parents worked like dogs for shitty companies that jettisoned them at the drop of a hat.

Just how its always been.
Posted by: Yep ... VPN at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (Vfb5s)


Maybe.

We lived below our means to save for the kids college, pay off the mortgage ASAP, save and invest for retirement, save to take one nice trip per year(for certain values of nice).

Anyway, it's not particularly had once you make up your minds (you and spouse) to do it.

But, basically you're right, the demographics we ran for the area surrounding the biz showed pretty much everyone was house poor with loaded credit cards.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (iJfKG)

168 163 Rumour: Swalwell is "singing like a bird" about Congressional sex rings.

It would be the most productive thing that insect ever produced.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (Riz8t)

169
Posted by: Nato at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (74cob)



Hi, Cucker. Didn't know that you could operate an RSS feed.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (y9nCu)

170 Apparently, if you read the article, mom either did or was doing the legal work to change that (depending if the single suing party signed or not - I bet she did, b/c her other siblings did, and I doubt she was a holdout with mom alive).

There is no legal work to be done ... if Gramps Swanson made it clear.

I've got two kids. Both mine - both with Mama. And if she dies before me ? I can leave it all to the dogs. Or a tree in the back-yard. As long as I spell it out.

This idea of "entitlement" is the problem. Tucker isn't entitled to anything. It was never his to begin with.

Posted by: Yep ... VPN at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (Vfb5s)

171 huh

>>
@AllyJKiss
·
3h
👀 Woah.

>>In 2020, SPLC provided funds to FULTON COUNTY to assist in the purchase of additional absentee drop boxes…” and “spent nearly $3 million in the Georgia general and runoff elections…”

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (viF8m)

172 145 Yeah, see that sounds like a divorce with the division pre-death would be way less ugly.

At this point, she'd probably given him all the doctor access she can...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)

Oh, here's the humorous part.

THEY WERE GOING TO DIVORCE. And then she got mad and fired her lawyer, so they didn't.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (iXqHn)

173 An adopted son would be as much a presumptive heir as a biological son. However, if you have a will or trust you can exclude any or all of your presumptive heirs (depending on the state). If the parent died without a will or trust the intestate laws would apply and the adopted son would get the same standard share as the biological one.
Posted by: Chuck C at April 24, 2026 04:12 PM (D0HYP)

You can cut them out of the will, but it can open the will up to be challenged. If you want to "cut them out", you have to leave them something that is spelled out in the will like a $100 or something. Otherwise, the heir may challenge it on being forgotten.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (k1E2D)

174 The quim count is up to 33.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:19 PM


36 now.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (0sNs1)

175 166 Wait.

Ace really is gay? I thought that was just a joke.


The busty lesbian pron "accident" was a false flag to throw us off the scent.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (Riz8t)

176 4 Bedroom, 4 Bath, 5,004 sqft, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, only $9,950,000

https://tinyurl.com/DrSuessHouse
Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (oiNtH)

I've seen how he built houses in his books. no thanks.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (8avO+)

177 All these years people thought Tucker was a billionaire baby that has F-U Money and could speak his mind...

Turns out he is just another cheap media whore. If he was at least half-way pretty he'd make more money as a male prostitute turning tricks for gay legislators.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 04:25 PM (/lPRQ)

178 >>In 2020, SPLC provided funds to FULTON COUNTY to assist in the purchase of additional absentee drop boxes…” and “spent nearly $3 million in the Georgia general and runoff elections…”
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 04:23 PM (viF8m)

Interesting way to fight poverty.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:25 PM (8avO+)

179 All these years people thought Tucker was a billionaire baby that has F-U Money and could speak his mind...

Turns out he is just another cheap media whore. If he was at least half-way pretty he'd make more money as a male prostitute turning tricks for gay legislators.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 04:25 PM (/lPRQ)

he could be a cheap media whore who has F-U Money.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:26 PM (8avO+)

180 a false flag to throw us off the scent.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM


Could we not discuss that?

Posted by: Katy P. at April 24, 2026 04:26 PM (0sNs1)

181 Ami Kozak does a great Tucker imitation.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 04:26 PM (RIvkX)

182 I'm sorry, i phrased that badly. For context: A left wing professor is suing Tuq'r Qatarlson to take the inheritance that his adoptive parents left to him when they passed.
Then politics happened to form the opinion presented above the fold.

Posted by: Nato at April 24, 2026 04:27 PM (74cob)

183 https://tinyurl.com/DrSuessHouse
Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (oiNtH)

I've seen how he built houses in his books. no thanks.
Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (8avO+)

https://tinyurl.com/39k6a328

This one might be cheaper.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:27 PM (DwqWV)

184 Out: He had the beat the girls off with a stick

In: Me being so straight I singe quim at 40 paces.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:28 PM (sKqQm)

185
"Mr Carlson seems to have difficulty telling the truth. I therefore find that he has no credibility"

He lied about thinking turkeys could fly?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 04:28 PM (Cqx++)

186 157 Instead, he accepted her offer of divorcing her flavor of crazy, and chose to pursue my flavor of crazy instead.

I'll bet her taste in fashion is atrocious.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026

You have no idea.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:28 PM (hftzA)

187 It only took $10K to buy Bolton. I suspect Tucker has gotten more for his soul...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:28 PM (sKqQm)

188 There was that one "incident" involving Marco Rubio at the Miami South Beach Foam Party.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 24, 2026 04:28 PM (/lPRQ)

189 Reading about the family's different relationships to each other and divorces, affairs, etc. gives me a headache and is confusing. I still don't understand why anyone would sue anyone over $2,414 a month unless they were actually entitled AND actually needed it to live. Weird.

Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:29 PM (oiNtH)

190 I'm sorry, i phrased that badly. For context: A left wing professor is suing Tuq'r Qatarlson to take the inheritance that his adoptive parents left to him when they passed.

$2500 a month ? That's a shitty pension.

Posted by: Yep ... VPN at April 24, 2026 04:29 PM (Vfb5s)

191 You youngsters probably have no idea who Dr. Seuss (Ted Geisel) was.

Straight-up commie who wrote great children's books. Literally everyone in America 1950-1990 grew up reading his books.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 04:30 PM (RIvkX)

192 Tuckin' Fvcker strikes (out) again.

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (TezPK)

193 "All these years people thought Tucker was a billionaire baby that has F-U Money and could speak his mind...
Turns out he is just another cheap media whore."

Compared to me he is pretty damn rich, just from his media income over the years, he is surely sitting on millions. And he is probably making decent money online as a Trump basher. How much F-U money Tucker has, idk ... he is mouthy enough that he doesn't seem to fear being sued.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (vbXSk)

194 172 145 Yeah, see that sounds like a divorce with the division pre-death would be way less ugly.

At this point, she'd probably given him all the doctor access she can...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)

Oh, here's the humorous part.

THEY WERE GOING TO DIVORCE. And then she got mad and fired her lawyer, so they didn't.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (iXqHn)

I'd recommend encouraging dad for your sake. As you said, she's gonna sue if they are still married. She loses all legal ground if they are exes.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:31 PM (tOcjL)

195 Hey, if any of you in the horde would like to snap up Dr. Suess's home in La Jolla, it is for sale.

4 Bedroom, 4 Bath, 5,004 sqft, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, only $9,950,000

https://tinyurl.com/DrSuessHouse
Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (oiNtH)
=============
Nice house! Is there a car elevator?

Posted by: Mitt Romney at April 24, 2026 04:32 PM (qvDSc)

196 "Ace, you're en fuego this week"

Hopefully it has nothing to do with his his penis being singed.

I did particularly enjoy the dogs of the SPLC post.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 04:32 PM (TIRHP)

197 In that last video Cory Booker uses bird hands.
Take from that what you will.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 04:32 PM (2Ez/1)

198 Article at American Thinker this morning, SPLCommunists fronted Nazis then ran money grabs to Leftists to fight those Nazis

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 04:32 PM (Ia/+0)

199 Grok on Tq'r's net worth.
"Reputable sources like Celebrity Net Worth list it at $50 million, while others (including AOL and various 2025 analyses) put it closer to $30 million or in the $35–50 million range."

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (vbXSk)

200 When Tucker first started his podcasts he had a huge following, even I watched his efforts. All he had to do is remain on that track and he would still be venerated but no, he had to cosy up to every evil out there. I refuse to go near anything he does now.

Posted by: Decaf at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (Tbs6N)

201 That guy has Tuck's toupee and giggle. Perfection. I always think of the Tuck's hemorrhoid pads when I think of Carlson. We know you need them, Tuck. I am sure that part of your anatomy is worn out and makes sad trombone sounds if you sneeze.

Ace, I always defend you against the gay bs. I should get a reward or something.

I thought Fuentes had recently vanished/fled with Crazy Candace due to a podcaster's recent death. A podcaster I had never heard of, by the way. I might have dreamed this since I don't have X, but my headline news knowledge is just enough to hang on. She claimed she's "traveling" with her family. Ok! I wouldn't know! Maybe she's in a psych hospital.

Sometimes I headline news at the UK DM, scroll down, see repeats x 3 and realize I don't know who these people are and why do I care?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (WONhk)

202 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (NcvvS)

203 I was actually thinking the other day, who are the best conservative pundits?

We used to have Limbaugh and he set the standard...and no one has followed in his footsteps. Obviously we have clowns like Owens and Carlson, but sorry Matt Walsh and Ben Shapiro? The former I can tolerate in small increments and the latter pisses me off even when I agree with him.

So...my top right wing pundit right now? Nick Freitas

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (sKqQm)

204 Didn't Ace once bang Nora O'Donnell?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (77rzZ)

205 189 Reading about the family's different relationships to each other and divorces, affairs, etc. gives me a headache and is confusing. I still don't understand why anyone would sue anyone over $2,414 a month unless they were actually entitled AND actually needed it to live. Weird.
Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 04:29 PM (oiNtH)

$30K a year for life, when you could live 40-50 more years? People sue for WAY less...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (tOcjL)

206 It seems like it would be pretty d-word r-worded to f-word around with the q-word.

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 04:34 PM (I0N4X)

207 When Tucker first started his podcasts he had a huge following, even I watched his efforts. All he had to do is remain on that track and he would still be venerated but no, he had to cosy up to every evil out there. I refuse to go near anything he does now.

Qatar pays a lot more then then having ads for Gold coins or robot insurance on a podcast

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:34 PM (sKqQm)

208 Matt Walsh has always been a lying blubbery bag of shit opportunist. I can’t see how anyone thought he was really a conservative.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:54 PM (yv1Au)

I'll give him credit for the "What is a woman" line. Wokeists still don't have a definition for that.

Most of our bag of shit opportunists don't come up with something like that.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:34 PM (8avO+)

209 153 This is so crazy to me. J will inherit money. His family is very, very wealthy. He has a daughter with his ex wife. I would never, ever, in 8000 years want her excluded from inheritance when J passes, if he passes before me. I can’t even imagine that.

Now his ex-wife, who is a bit of a loon, likes to cry the blues that I will end up with the money she should have gotten and I am currently living her life or some such craziness. She ignores the fact she kicked him out and asked for a divorce. What she thought would happen is he would crawl back begging. Instead, he accepted her offer of divorcing her flavor of crazy, and chose to pursue my flavor of crazy instead.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 04:20 PM (hftzA)

I don't mind that he's leaving me nothing (though, admittedly, I wouldn't have minded having some of the objects from the house when he passes), I mind that he can't convince his wife that he isn't, and she plans to sue me after he dies.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:34 PM (iXqHn)

210

Husband I started from nothing. we have worked our asses off to get where we are now.

We never expected to get anything from our parent's estates.


Mother-in-law let us know 30 years ago that whatever they had when they died would go to the sister. We didn't give a shit. We don't want anyone's money.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 04:35 PM (3ek7K)

211 A friend was a direct descendent of the McCormick spice family, he had access to interesting family properties, but wasn't a $$$ heir.

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 04:35 PM (L/jHz)

212 Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 04:30 PM (RIvkX)

I'm glad I never knew about Dr. Seuss' politics until a few years ago on here.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 04:35 PM (GLmO1)

213 Most of our bag of shit opportunists don't come up with something like that.

Ahem. You undervalue my contributions sir!

Is a hot dog a sandwich?
What Republican would be the hottest as a Vulcan (guy or girl!)?
Why Palpatine is the hero of Star Wars!

and don't forget!

The 5 best detergents to gave your wife's boyfriend boxers clean after he goes off too early.

Posted by: Jonah Goldberg at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (sKqQm)

214 Wheneve he speaks all I see is a talking penis.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:48 PM

What am I, chopped liver?
Posted by: Mark Kelly at April 24, 2026 03:52 PM (0sNs1)

No. You're a penis too.
You're Hedwigs angry inch.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 24, 2026 04:36 PM (zafwz)

215 I thought Fuentes had recently vanished/fled with Crazy Candace due to a podcaster's recent death. A podcaster I had never heard of, by the way. I might have dreamed this since I don't have X, but my headline news knowledge is just enough to hang on. She claimed she's "traveling" with her family. Ok! I wouldn't know! Maybe she's in a psych hospital.

Sometimes I headline news at the UK DM, scroll down, see repeats x 3 and realize I don't know who these people are and why do I care?
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 04:33 PM (WONhk)

I saw a roundup saying that Fuentes is in Italy and CandyO had a very late tweet announcement of travelling to the UK I think, claiming that the "right wing" peeps are fleeing the country.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:37 PM (8avO+)

216
Cucker Tarlson just figured out that prenups are a bitch.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 04:37 PM (y9nCu)

217 Hahahaha, inheritance, hahahaha. I was supporting my parents when I was 18.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (DIbRX)

218 One of the interesting things comparing the right and left is the latter has enough money they throw around to keep everyone on the same narrative.

If you cut that off you'd see a lot more lefty pols/pundits leaving the plantation.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (sKqQm)

219 A friend was a direct descendent of the McCormick spice family, he had access to interesting family properties, but wasn't a $$$ heir.
Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 04:35 PM (L/jHz)

FREE BLACK PEPPER FOR LIFE

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (8avO+)

220 This reads like it was written by a homo.

Posted by: Jerry Carroll at April 24, 2026 04:38 PM (RRQTN)

221 Tuq'r's Qatar funding money must have dried up due to Trump's Hormuz blockade.
Posted by: zombie at April 24, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

-----------------

If he stayed true to American values he would still have a hugely popular and well-paying podcast.

Posted by: Decaf at April 24, 2026 04:39 PM (Tbs6N)

222 I mind that he can't convince his wife that he isn't, and she plans to sue me after he dies.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 04:34 PM (iXqHn)

Maybe if he signs a legal document that he gave you nothing, you could use it in your defense.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 04:40 PM (8avO+)

223 popular-on-Youtube Golden Retriever.

all goldens are popular- I'm on my tenth one. Finley, successor to Clancy II

Posted by: free tibet at April 24, 2026 04:40 PM (iNp3L)

224 "If you can control the news that people can see, you can control the opinions that people form."

Take the man seriously here for a moment. If you believe voters can be easily misled on issues they don't fully understand your take away should be to minimize government overall and move as much power to the local level as possible. That way smaller groups of people are highly incentivized to make decisions on things outside of what the media tells them.

But his take is just...as long as people I like control the media it will be ok if they are misled.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (sKqQm)

225 Instead, he accepted her offer of divorcing her flavor of crazy, and chose to pursue my flavor of crazy instead.

Wow. Congrats, Piper. That's one of the truest and most honest admissions ever to come forth from a woman's lips.

The lovely and mostly logical Mrs naturalfake has the least amount of crazy in any woman I've ever met...Or she's very good at hiding the cray-cray.

Anyway, I think The Crazy is mostly related to the Actor's Dilemma.

YMMV.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (iJfKG)

226 Reading about the family's different relationships to each other and divorces, affairs, etc. gives me a headache and is confusing. I still don't understand why anyone would sue anyone over $2,414 a month unless they were actually entitled AND actually needed it to live. Weird


It probably has nothing to do with the 2400 per month but the ultimate distribution or future distribution of the trust. If this case determines under the terms of the trust that adopted beneficiaries are excluded then both Tucker and Buckley (and heirs) are then cut out. Which means that depending on the terms of the trust leaves more for distribution to sister (and her heirs). In other words, sister doesn't want a Kennedy situation where entire generations do nothing but drink, hit on waitress and try to parlay their famous name to a Congressional seat they other wise have no business being in.

Posted by: Mallamutt, RINO President for Life at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (cI94r)

227 And his half-sis sounds like a piece of work as bad as he is...there seems to be no family relationship by either side there, and neither with the other adoptee.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (tOcjL)

---------------

I hate being a pedant but she is Tucker's step-sister. Half-siblings have one parent in common.

Posted by: Decaf at April 24, 2026 04:41 PM (Tbs6N)

228 I hate being a pedant but she is Tucker's step-sister. Half-siblings have one parent in common.

Oh the stories I could tell

Posted by: The Dryer at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (sKqQm)

229 I am the executor of Mom's "estate." My folks were always very frugal, had to be, what with 7 kids on mostly one income. But they were happy, and raised us right. But, at least all debts were covered, so there's that.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 24, 2026 04:43 PM (0aYVJ)

230 Regarding estates, we are lucky to have siblings who are nuts but not greedy nuts who contest anything. When my mother goes to her reward it will be complicated, the land/house stuff divided in half, as brother lives on the lake. But no big fights over jewels or anything because I have no sisters to fight with.

My neurotic SIL did whine and complain when I chose (for my husband...he gave me the right to choose stuff as we wanted no furniture of his parents) a painting of their home in Long Island. She "could" ask for a copy and I'd make sure she got one (she'd pay). However, she spent much of that day whining so I guess I was not singled out except for jewelry.

I don't need jewelry, at all, or anything. I have plenty of everything. However, it was obvious that I got a cheap brooch (because I bought it for MIL when we had no money for a gift), and the rest got her good jewelry. It may be because I produced sons vs daughters to inherit stuff. I could have moaned about this but I wanted to get out of there and have a drink.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 05:00 PM (WONhk)

231 A quick internet query found that under Nebraska law, the term "lineal descendants" includes persons legally adopted before the age of 18. Hunt claims the trust has been misinterpreted to include Tucker and Buckley, but if they were adopted before 18? Hmm.

Posted by: Fritz at April 24, 2026 06:07 PM (J7jo9)

Sickening: "Teen" Demands Girl Date Him, Then Bodyslams Her and Stomps Her Head Into the Concrete When She Refuses

There was a guy who used to appear on Ethan Van Sciver's livestreams, a British guy named "Captain Chokeout." Not his real name, I don't think.

Captain Chokeout said that he had been sent to prison for a serious charge, either attempted murder or assault with a deadly weapon. Because he had been a bit of a soccer hooligan, if I remember right, and had gotten into a fight and kicked a guy in the head when he was on the ground.

And in the UK, he explained, a kick to the head of a downed opponent was considered attempted murder. (Or maybe "assault with a deadly weapon," the kick being the deadly weapon in this situation.)

I say that just to emphasize that a kick to the head of an opponent on the ground. We don't have this rule in the US, I don't think, but other countries do consider it attempted murder. It's a serious attack that can kill someone.

Meanwhile, in the US, since George Floyd killed himself by being 320 pounds and a drug addict, blue cities have created a de facto rule that black thugs are allowed to take "Street Reparations" on whites who "disrespect" them with no consequences or minimal consequences. By "Street Reparations," I mean an unconstitiution and incivil scheme permitting some favored members of the Democrat coalition of criminals and pirates to attack and beat someone from an unfavored group according to how much he believes he's entitled to fist-and-kick unofficial-but-approved "reparations" against another race at that moment.

Remember Trayvon Martin, repeatedly smashing George Zimmerman's head into the concrete --- attempted murder -- because Zimmerman dared to exercise the usual, lawful functions of a neighborhood watch? And the entire left insisted he was justified in this attempted murder, and that George Zimmerman should have allowed himself to be killed rather than shooting the young thug?

Street Reparations.

And this is consequence of that.

I won't call it an "unintended consequence."

It is a perfectly intended consequence.


Sickening video shows NYC teen stomp on girl's head-- after she refused to give him her number

The post doesn't specify the races of the perp and victim. I will: It's a black thug demanding a white girl give him her phone number (and give him "respect" as a thug-harasser) and then violently attacking her when she attempts to flee.


Disgusting video shows a teen slamming a girl to the ground and stomping on her head after she refused to give him her phone number, according to police and sources.

"According to police?" It's on video.


Video circulating on social media shows the 14-year-old brute confronting the 15-year-old girl on the corner of East 107th Street and 3rd Avenue in East Harlem around 3:30 p.m. Monday after school got out.

The 14-year-old Gentle Giant is a full head taller than the little girl he bodyslammed and attempted to kill.

And why did he think he was entitled to do this? Because the Gay Race Communist left told him he was entitled to do this.

But I hear he's really been "trying to turn his live around" since the attempted murder two days ago. He's thinking about becoming a rapper and applying to CUNY.

"I'll knock the s--t out of you right now," the bully says as he blocks the girl's path in the crosswalk, while one of his pals eggs him on to "Do it!"

It's just terrific that this wasn't a single lunatic, but a pack of murderers all cheering on the head-stomping of an innocent girl they never met.


"You stand right here," he orders her, pointing at the ground at his feet.

She tries to go around him but he puts an arm out and pushes her back, the tense clip shows.

"Get the f--k away from me, p--y," she tells him, turning around and walking away.

The masked goon then grabs her from behind, picks her up in the air and slams her into the pavement, according to the video.

While she lies on the ground helplessly in pain, he stomps on her head and walks away.

The girl suffered a concussion and was taken by EMS to Harlem Hospital in stable condition, police and sources said.

He was arrested. By the way, he was wearing a mask, of course, a pernicious thing the left has allowed precisely to allow criminals to kill people and then get away with it.

This occurred in Soros DA Alvin Bragg's Manhattan-- do you think he's going to throw the book at this thug and the monsters who cheered on the murder of an innocent white girl because she wouldn't fuck them?

Because I don't.

Whoops -- Twitter seems to be censoring this video. I wonder why.

If you click through to the NY Post article, you can still see, I trust, the original TikTok video of the attempted murder of a little girl.

Update: The X video plays and the NYPost does play the video (after an ad). They didn't work for me for a minute -- it might just be that I have 100 tabs open and my computer is glitching.

Here's a video on YouTube at least until YouTube censors it, too. Note they clip out the actual head-stomp.

Another video here -- with the attempted murder head-stomp censored again.


Meanwhile, the rule that any minority should be given free reign to commit violent crimes with near-impunity is in full force across Canada.


Woke judge sentences man who throttled toddler to just six months in jail because he is of indigenous heritage and suffered 'negative consequences of COLONIZATION'

A Canadian man was sentenced to just six months in prison after being caught on camera throttling his stepson, after a judge ruled his indigenous heritage was a mitigating factor.

British Columbia Provincial Judge Tamera Golinsky made her decision on April 7 after the man, who was listed under the initials KJM, pleaded guilty to one count of assault by choking and one count of assault.

The defendant's name was not listed due to a publication ban to protect the victim's identity, reported CP24.

The 33-year-old choked and kicked his girlfriend's child on two occasions while on a 'cocaine come down' on two days in June 2025.

In the sentencing document, Golinsky referred to KJM's indigenous heritage multiple times, despite noting that the violence could have 'an inevitable and long-term impact' on the child, reported CTV News.

However, Golinsky took into consideration that while KJM was not raised in a 'traditional upbringing,' he is of First Nations descent through his mother.

Oh, he's half First Nations. That must explain why he's spending any time in jail at all.

The judge has no evidence whatsoever that he has been discriminated against -- and admits it.

But he asserts it's just and right to assume "oppression."

'While I acknowledge that there is no evidence that he or his immediate family were impacted by state actions such as residential schools, even the disassociation with one's past and cultural heritage is a negative consequence of colonization,' Golinsky wrote in her decision.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:30 PM




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1 ANOTHER FIRST FOR THE FIRSTIEST FIRSTER

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 02:32 PM (iFTx/)

2 Not our culture,
Third world behavior iykwimaityd

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 02:32 PM (4KUe5)

3 Maryland Teen

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:33 PM (95pwq)

4 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:33 PM (Zz0t1)

5 Maryland Teen
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:33 PM (95pwq)



Any relation to Maryland Man?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:34 PM (Zz0t1)

6 "This young man is just a victim of society. Release him for he can't be charged for anything other than boys being boys."
-hardline feminist judge who's only issue is abortion to make sure young girls aren't burdened with babies they don't want

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:34 PM (GLVez)

7 Trayvon was Obama’s son he never had.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 02:34 PM (QZThv)

8 The post doesn't specify the races of the perp and victim. I will: It's a black thug
.......

oddly familiar looking

Posted by: wth at April 24, 2026 02:34 PM (UjdFS)

9 Also third world: in San Antonio park, Indian “migrant” bursts from the woods, punches a mother, grabs her 3 year old daughter and then chews her face off.

What
The
F$&@
Have they done to our country?????

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (4KUe5)

10 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (Dd38x)

11 Has he been released yet?

Cashless bail, dontcha know.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (iNUL3)

12 9 What
The
F$&@
Have they done to our country?????

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (4KUe5)

=======

"Improved it."
-Boomer Lib lady with no grandkids

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (GLVez)

13 If prosecutors and judges do not deliver justice, injured parties will be forced to seek it out on their own. In the meantime, buy a gun and learn to use it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 02:36 PM (uGdsN)

14 10 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (Dd38x)

=======

"Not having sex with my baby boy is bullying him."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:36 PM (GLVez)

15 That "if I had a son" line remains the most scripted molotov race war cocktail ever leveled at this nation. Bastards.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:36 PM (95pwq)

16 13 If prosecutors and judges do not deliver justice, injured parties will be forced to seek it out on their own. In the meantime, buy a gun and learn to use it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 02:36 PM (uGdsN)

=======

Let's put out an awful truth:

The media does not give a shit when a young black man ends up dead in the inner city.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:36 PM (GLVez)

17 Kill him.

Find the Prison his mother is in and kill her.

Find his Gammie and kill her.



Just flip the Fix Everything Switch and stop this nonsense.



Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 02:37 PM (ytyaf)

18 So who did the "First Nations" folk kick off the land they occupied?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 02:37 PM (77rzZ)

19 Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 02:37 PM (ytyaf)

*Starts clock...*

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:37 PM (iNUL3)

20 Going back to my comment in the last thread about the left, and their preparations to kill us... they know they'll suffer no recriminations for doing so because the judiciary is squarely on their side.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 02:38 PM (jehhT)

21 This will be counted in all those infographics the left gives you on violence against women.

But missing in all the stats they give you that shows violence across racial lines.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:38 PM (sKqQm)

22 Seriously reconsidering swift, public executions.

We seem to have developed as well have imported legitimately irredeemable people.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 02:38 PM (4KUe5)

23 So who did the "First Nations" folk kick off the land they occupied?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 02:37 PM (77rzZ)

The Pre-Indigenous.

There's actually a pill for that now.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:38 PM (iNUL3)

24 I really hate what the left has done to my world.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:38 PM (Zz0t1)

25 I heard about a story many years ago when a rapist was let out of prison and decided to attack a young college girl. The college girl happened to be a nurse, and stabbed him in the femoral artery with a pair of scissors when he attacked her, and the rapist bled to death before the ambulance got there.

I love a happy ending.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:38 PM (ynpvh)

26 These people haven’t met the right dad yet.

There are place in this country where if you did that to the wrong girl, they would be finding pieces of your body for a year. A year in which they would carefully insure you stayed alive for the whole thing.

You want street justice? We call that country justice.

Posted by: That Guy at April 24, 2026 02:38 PM (d9i2R)

27 10 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (Dd38x)


-------

That's been the go-to since the Karmelo Anthony/Austin Metcalf attack. It's the new "I can't breathe".

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 24, 2026 02:39 PM (cZMme)

28 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (Dd38x)



That's how you KNOW she was white.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:39 PM (Zz0t1)

29 Hey, otherwise NYC is a great place to live.

Posted by: That Guy at April 24, 2026 02:39 PM (d9i2R)

30 27 10 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (Dd38x)


-------

That's been the go-to since the Karmelo Anthony/Austin Metcalf attack. It's the new "I can't breathe".

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 24, 2026 02:39 PM (cZMme)

Just like the white woman "bullied" the Muzzie who demanded she give him sex, because he needed it...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:39 PM (ynpvh)

31 Thug culture begets thugs. News at 11

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:40 PM (XHO5P)

32 negative consequence of colonization…

I would like to go on the record as to the consequences of colonization on me:

1. I live in a house I can’t carry on my back
2. I have air conditioning and heat
3. I used to not have to worry about neighboring tribes coming to kidnap me and worse, however, that security seems to be going away so it may need to be tabled
4. I have written language and as such I can bless each of you with my wit and wisdom

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:40 PM (Dd38x)

33 Remember that video where a woman went walking though, I think it was NYC, and videotaping it to show all the men catcalling her?

They memory holed that when someone pointed out those weren't white men catcalling her and therefore the video was racist.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:40 PM (sKqQm)

34 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy
------

OJ's mom said OJ didn't do it.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:40 PM (95pwq)

35 >> The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

They should light them both on fire. That’s why crap like this happens in the first place.

Posted by: That Guy at April 24, 2026 02:40 PM (d9i2R)

36
That's been the go-to since the Karmelo Anthony/Austin Metcalf attack. It's the new "I can't breathe".
Posted by: Cray Cray at April 24, 2026 02:39 PM (cZMme)



Karmelo will be found guilty. He will spend a minimum of 25 years in prison.

He is guilty of premeditated murder. The evidence shows it. He's shown zero remorse. The Democrats and left wing lunatics have built this. They will need to pay for it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:40 PM (Zz0t1)

37 5. Kale

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 02:41 PM (ytyaf)

38 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (Dd38x)

"MA BABY DINDU NUFFIN!"

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:41 PM (XHO5P)

39 But we took down a flag and we took down all the statues and we changed the names of stuff and like other stuff. Like. Kumbaya, mother fuckers.

Posted by: NCKate at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (uQzkA)

40 Swift and forceful kick to the 'nads, young ladies.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (wVcYX)

41 Kill him.

Find the Prison his mother is in and kill her.

Find his Gammie and kill her.



Just flip the Fix Everything Switch and stop this nonsense.



Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 02:37 PM (ytyaf)

If it were my daughter, that switch very well may have been flipped.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (XHO5P)

42 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

I think this woman is on to something.

As I always told the women under me, and I mean literally under me, we don't stand for hate.

Posted by: Bill Clinton at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (sKqQm)

43 >>>Karmelo will be found guilty. He will spend a minimum of 25 years in prison.

I wish I had your confidence.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (1wjle)

44 How is the girl doing?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (pKd0j)

45
Find the Prison his mother is in and kill her.

Find his Gammie and kill her.



Just flip the Fix Everything Switch and stop this nonsense.



Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026

His mother is out. But we should ask about his father.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (Dd38x)

46 33 Remember that video where a woman went walking though, I think it was NYC, and videotaping it to show all the men catcalling her?

They memory holed that when someone pointed out those weren't white men catcalling her and therefore the video was racist.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:40 PM (sKqQm)

Inanimate objects can behave in a racist manner?
I mean, inanimate objects CAN be racist...like the antique ashtrays my grandmother had that were passed down through the family since at least the mid to late 1800s...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (ynpvh)

47 That kid needs to be made a paraplegic so he can dwell on his insignificance for the rest of his life.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (cWLG3)

48 MA BABY DINDU NUFFIN!"

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:41 PM (XHO5P

Is that his name?



Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (95pwq)

49 Karmelo will be found guilty. He will spend a minimum of 25 years in prison.

Nah.

It just takes one to acquit. There is always at least one.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:43 PM (iNUL3)

50 I saw it last night and decided not to post it.
It is as clear and graphic as you describe it. In localities south of the Mason & Dixon he could have been legally shot dead on site.
It was a stomach turning clip.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 02:43 PM (XAeCh)

51 The full uncensored vid is still at Collin Rugg's link

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 02:43 PM (iFTx/)

52 43 >>>Karmelo will be found guilty. He will spend a minimum of 25 years in prison.

I wish I had your confidence.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (1wjle)

=======

I'm kind of hoping for 2-3 mistrials that bankrupt the family completely before they give up and plead guilty.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:43 PM (GLVez)

53 NYC teen stomp on girl's head-- after she refused to give him her number
.......

Dare I say it, the greatest city in the world!

Posted by: Zohran Mammyjammy at April 24, 2026 02:43 PM (UjdFS)

54 10 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (Dd38x)

---
Asking for a bully's phone number is the natural response, eh.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 24, 2026 02:43 PM (cWLG3)

55 37 5. Kale
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026

Maybe….at least the part where I don’t have to hunter / gatherer it.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (Dd38x)

56 The fact that whites are like 100 to 1 victims of interracial violence is something that we will continue to ignore and just shluffoff in the name of diversity and that's OK.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (ZJwkb)

57 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (Dd38x)


-------

That's been the go-to since the Karmelo Anthony/Austin Metcalf attack. It's the new "I can't breathe".
Posted by: Cray Cray at April 24, 2026 02:39 PM (cZMme)

"SHE CALLED HIM A N**R !1!"

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (GD0B3)

58 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.
===
Sure. Sure. Let's go with the hobbit bullying the Orc. Great idea.

Posted by: Public Defender on a bender at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (anL5R)

59 49 It just takes one to acquit. There is always at least one.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:43 PM (iNUL3)

=======

It takes one holdout to lead to a mistrial.

Acquittal still requires a unanimous jury.

Mistrials lead to new trials.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (GLVez)

60 13 If prosecutors and judges do not deliver justice, injured parties will be forced to seek it out on their own. In the meantime, buy a gun and learn to use it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 02:36 PM (uGdsN)

And it won't just be the perpetrators who it is sought against.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (iXqHn)

61
By the way, he was wearing a mask, of course

Just trying to protect us all from COVID.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (Cqx++)

62
I wish I had your confidence.
Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (1wjle)



I will admit, I'm putting a lot of faith in the people of Plano, Texas, for sure. I just believe this never became a media and BLM circus because even THEY know this kid f*cked up and the evidence is pretty damming.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (Zz0t1)

63 concern troll is concerned

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (GD0B3)

64 If that girls parents aren't in contact with a realtor and head hunter so they can get her out of that dangerous jungle they are sick in the head. If NYC officials are declaring open season on white people the only sensible response is white flight. Singles or childless couples may decide 'eff that, I won't be chased away' but folks that have children they should be protecting need to man up and get out.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (+89TD)

65 I'm kind of hoping for 2-3 mistrials that bankrupt the family completely before they give up and plead guilty.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:43 PM (GLVez)

Unlikely.

The GoFundMe's will flow like the Jordan into their coffers. Celebrities will take up the cause. He'll be represented pro-bono by some of the best defense names on the market.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (iNUL3)

66 His mother is out. But we should ask about his father.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:42 PM (Dd38x)

We'd need DNA testing because she has no idea who he is.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (XHO5P)

67 Grab, twist, squeeze, & pull. Hard as you can!

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (wVcYX)

68 20 Going back to my comment in the last thread about the left, and their preparations to kill us... they know they'll suffer no recriminations for doing so because the judiciary is squarely on their side.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 02:38

I'm sad to say that you're totally correct here and Bukele's advice to first remove the corrupt judges is also right on the money.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (CDM31)

69 The full uncensored vid is still at Collin Rugg's link
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 02:43 PM (iFTx/)



Age verification required. Therefore, censored.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (Zz0t1)

70 61
By the way, he was wearing a mask, of course

Just trying to protect us all from COVID.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (Cqx++)

What mask protects you from Monkeypox?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (ynpvh)

71 There's a video out there that shows the thug's mother telling the press the young girl bullied him. You can't make this up.

https://tinyurl.com/39dd98mw

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 02:46 PM (abIsI)

72 That's been the go-to since the Karmelo Anthony/Austin Metcalf attack. It's the new "I can't breathe".
Posted by: Cray Cray at April 24, 2026 02:39 PM (cZMme)


Karmelo will be found guilty. He will spend a minimum of 25 years in prison.

He is guilty of premeditated murder. The evidence shows it. He's shown zero remorse. The Democrats and left wing lunatics have built this. They will need to pay for it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:40 PM (Zz0t1)
____

I admire your optimism. I don't share it. The wildcard will be the video of the murder, which is rumored to exist. I assume the reason it wasn't released is because it's bad for the black kid. But who knows? All it takes is one race-obsessed juror and there won't be a conviction (at least at that trial).

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 02:46 PM (iFTx/)

73 71 There's a video out there that shows the thug's mother telling the press the young girl bullied him. You can't make this up.

https://tinyurl.com/39dd98mw

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 02:46 PM (abIsI)

DARVO

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:46 PM (ynpvh)

74 If that girls parents aren't in contact with a realtor and head hunter so they can get her out of that dangerous jungle they are sick in the head. If NYC officials are declaring open season on white people the only sensible response is white flight. Singles or childless couples may decide 'eff that, I won't be chased away' but folks that have children they should be protecting need to man up and get out.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (+89TD)

I definitely read 'head hunter' in an altogether different manner and was nodding along.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:46 PM (iNUL3)

75 4. I have written language and as such I can bless each of you with my wit and wisdom
Posted by: Piper

You're mother's from France, isn't she? Do you know French?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 02:47 PM (77rzZ)

76 Probably better than what she would have got if she did give him her number

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:47 PM (95pwq)

77 What mask protects you from Monkeypox?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (ynpvh)

Probably most of them, but you don't wear it on your face.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:47 PM (XHO5P)

78 If prosecutors and judges do not deliver justice, injured parties will be forced to seek it out on their own. In the meantime, buy a gun and learn to use it.
Posted by:


The police that solve 10% of murders in blue areas will solve 100% of the cases of vigilante justice...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:48 PM (sKqQm)

79 Really surprised he didn't fracture her skull and yeah, he will walk.

Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2026 02:48 PM (YwEeS)

80 65 The GoFundMe's will flow like the Jordan into their coffers. Celebrities will take up the cause. He'll be represented pro-bono by some of the best defense names on the market.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (iNUL3)

The GoFundMes have already dried up.

The murderer's parents used the first one to buy a $500,000 house.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:48 PM (iXqHn)

81 78
The police that solve 10% of murders in blue areas will solve 100% of the cases of vigilante justice...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:48 PM (sKqQm)

=======

*police find black kid dead in an alley*

"So...vigilantism or gangland?"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:48 PM (GLVez)

82 I admire your optimism. I don't share it. The wildcard will be the video of the murder, which is rumored to exist. I assume the reason it wasn't released is because it's bad for the black kid. But who knows? All it takes is one race-obsessed juror and there won't be a conviction (at least at that trial).
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 02:46 PM (iFTx/)



As I understand it, there are multiple videos and witness testimony showing that Anthony was being belligerent and taunting. The family has abused the GoFundMe money they received, buying luxury cars and moving into a gated home.

Also: Al Sharpton has NOT been here at any point.


That should tell a LOT.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:49 PM (Zz0t1)

83 Young white girls will continue to be terrorized by men of color. But, that's OK because we wouldn't want our diversity to be impacted.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 02:49 PM (ZJwkb)

84 The murderer's parents used the first one to buy a $500,000 house.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:48 PM (iXqHn)

Of course they did.

Any relation to the BLM real estate boom?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:49 PM (iNUL3)

85 Pros of living in NYC: Good Thai food at 3 AM

Cons of living in NYC: Piss smell, taxes, getting pushed onto a subway train, getting your head stomped for not having sex with a guy, getting set on fire on the subway

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:49 PM (sKqQm)

86
The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.
Posted by: Piper


ThugMothers are the real problem.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 02:49 PM (Cqx++)

87 70 61
By the way, he was wearing a mask, of course

Just trying to protect us all from COVID.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 02:44 PM (Cqx++)

What mask protects you from Monkeypox?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (ynpvh)
---
Briefs

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 24, 2026 02:49 PM (cWLG3)

88 66 We'd need DNA testing because she has no idea who he is.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (XHO5P)

*sigh* Just kill everyone in town that it could possibly be.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:49 PM (iXqHn)

89 Victim's mother's last name is Arroyo.

Hispanic- this now explains a lot because I was wondering why a white girl went to school in Harlem.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:50 PM (XHO5P)

90
Also: Al Sharpton has NOT been here at any point.


That should tell a LOT.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:49 PM (Zz0t1)

I guess he hasn't joined Jesse Jackson yet.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:50 PM (ynpvh)

91 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy
------

OJ's mom said OJ didn't do it.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:40 PM (95pwq)

Father of the thug unavailable for comment...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:50 PM (utfVc)

92 81 *police find black kid dead in an alley*

"So...vigilantism or gangland?"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:48 PM (GLVez)

If it's one black kid, gangland.

If it's every black kid in the entire city and a few of their mothers, vigilantism.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:50 PM (iXqHn)

93
I guess he hasn't joined Jesse Jackson yet.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:50 PM (ynpvh)



Not yet.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (Zz0t1)

94 >> Really surprised he didn't fracture her skull and yeah, he will walk.


Amazed he didn't break her spine with that bodyslam.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (ytyaf)

95 The police that solve 10% of murders in blue areas will solve 100% of the cases of vigilante justice...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:48 PM (sKqQm)

Yep. Not a single resource would be spared to go after any vigilante.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (XHO5P)

96 Pros of living in NYC: Good Thai food at 3 AM

Cons of living in NYC: Piss smell, taxes, getting pushed onto a subway train, getting your head stomped for not having sex with a guy, getting set on fire on the subway
+++++
It sounds so dreamy!!!

Posted by: Becky Awfl at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (anL5R)

97 Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up, then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is.

Posted by: Stuff Josey Wales Said at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (wVcYX)

98 >>>51 The full uncensored vid is still at Collin Rugg's link

oh. It won't play for me, now. Maybe it was a temporary glitch.

Posted by: ace at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (1wjle)

99 BREAKING: DeSantis has just called a special legislation session to redistrict Florida and negate Virgina's new Congressional seats.

This is the way.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (abIsI)

100

You're mother's from France, isn't she? Do you know French?
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 02:47 PM (77rzZ)

No, hablo español lo justo para ser peligroso. Eso sí, conozco canciones infantiles en francés.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (Dd38x)

101 If the thug was muslim we'd be told this is just part of their culture

Posted by: brak at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (jGJov)

102 This is a good example of the system protecting the criminal.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 24, 2026 02:52 PM (cS1cw)

103 84 Any relation to the BLM real estate boom?
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:49 PM (iNUL3)

Hell if I know. They claimed they had to move to a more secure location to "prevent being harassed".

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:52 PM (iXqHn)

104 99 BREAKING: DeSantis has just called a special legislation session to redistrict Florida and negate Virgina's new Congressional seats.

This is the way.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (abIsI)

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Depends on the map they go with.

There are apparently maps that gain 4 seats that are very safe, but apparently the map being floated around in the legislature is R+3 only.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:52 PM (GLVez)

105 If prosecutors and judges do not deliver justice, injured parties will be forced to seek it out on their own. In the meantime, buy a gun and learn to use it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 02:36 PM (uGdsN)

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Let's put out an awful truth:

The media does not give a shit when a young black man ends up dead in the inner city.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:36 PM


The justice will be meted on the prosecutors and judges.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 02:52 PM (4NO2D)

106
You're mother's from France, isn't she? Do you know French?


Yes, we are from France. We enjoy the fries and kissing greatly.

Posted by: Some Conehead at April 24, 2026 02:52 PM (sKqQm)

107 hmm, off topic, but an interesting coincidence..

"You won't BELIEVE who just popped up in ITALY... remember Aubrey Laitsch?! The ex-TPUSA employee we ALL suspected leaked to Candace Owens?!

FIRED, drops a 12-minute takedown video blasting the whole operation... then ends up featured on Candace's podcast...

AND NOW SHE'S THERE TOO?!

What in the world is going on in Italy?!"

Is there like a groyper Conclave going on in Italy?

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:53 PM (GD0B3)

108 If the thug was muslim we'd be told this is just part of their culture
Posted by: brak at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (jGJov)



This is another reason he black community isn't a fan of the influx of muslhams. They're taking advantage of better benefits.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:53 PM (Zz0t1)

109 95 The police that solve 10% of murders in blue areas will solve 100% of the cases of vigilante justice...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:48 PM (sKqQm)

Yep. Not a single resource would be spared to go after any vigilante.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (XHO5P)

How would they know the difference?

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at April 24, 2026 02:53 PM (okun6)

110 We'd need DNA testing because she has no idea who he is.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:45 PM (XHO5P)

*sigh* Just kill everyone in town that it could possibly be.
Posted by: XTC


Works for me. 👍🏻👍🏻

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 02:53 PM (aTF2S)

111 BREAKING: DeSantis has just called a special legislation session to redistrict Florida and negate Virgina's new Congressional seats.


Uh, that's crazy and stuff, uh, huh, um anyway we have to go back to renaming some post offices and other important stuff.

Posted by: Indiana GOPers at April 24, 2026 02:53 PM (sKqQm)

112 107 Is there like a groyper Conclave going on in Italy?

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:53 PM (GD0B3)

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I know a couple of good restaurants in Rome if they need help!

I have a YT channel. I could sell out for a free trip to Italy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:54 PM (GLVez)

113 If you live in a blue jurisdiction, don't expect justice if you're a white victim of a black assailant.

Posted by: mr tmz at April 24, 2026 02:54 PM (rJ48h)

114
Amazed he didn't break her spine with that bodyslam.
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I felt like she posturing after the slam and still after the stomp. usually mean severe damage to brain, the stem or cerebral hemispheres. But is was probably just the fencing response - associated more with concussion.
Pretty scary. As a Dad, this is the kind of stuff that will get a punk disappeared.

Posted by: Becky Awfl at April 24, 2026 02:54 PM (anL5R)

115 108 This is another reason he black community isn't a fan of the influx of muslhams. They're taking advantage of better benefits.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:53 PM (Zz0t1)

Thanks to the Somali influx, there's now no difference between "Muslim" and "Black" for many people.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:54 PM (iXqHn)

116 Until most of the south and midwest are as gerrymandered as New England the GOP's work is not done.

40% or so of the vote 19-0 in house seats

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:54 PM (sKqQm)

117 111 Uh, that's crazy and stuff, uh, huh, um anyway we have to go back to renaming some post offices and other important stuff.

Posted by: Indiana GOPers at April 24, 2026 02:53 PM (sKqQm)

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There's word that 7 of the 10 state senators in IN being targeted are behind in polling right now for their primaries.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:54 PM (GLVez)

118
Thanks to the Somali influx, there's now no difference between "Muslim" and "Black" for many people.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:54 PM (iXqHn)



Dats rayciss.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:54 PM (Zz0t1)

119 116 Until most of the south and midwest are as gerrymandered as New England the GOP's work is not done.

40% or so of the vote 19-0 in house seats

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:54 PM (sKqQm)

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DOWN GOES GINGLES! DOWN GOES GINGLES!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:55 PM (GLVez)

120 speaking of young love:

The NYT has provided readers a way to blather on about intimate secrets of friends and family members.

Sheesh.

https://archive.is/QkmMg

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 02:55 PM (8NTVk)

121 110 Works for me. 👍🏻👍🏻
Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 02:53 PM (aTF2S)

Look, I know where this all ultimately ends up. What Kiwi Farms would call "TND".

I do not expect to survive.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:55 PM (iXqHn)

122 The video is pretty bad, y'all.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:55 PM (GD0B3)

123 >>Really surprised he didn't fracture her skull and yeah, he will walk.

Was thinking the same thing. That was a violent body slam.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 02:56 PM (viF8m)

124 I know a couple of good restaurants in Rome if they need help!

I have a YT channel. I could sell out for a free trip to Italy.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:54 PM (GLVez)

you cheap !

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:57 PM (GD0B3)

125 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

Posted by: Piper

The mother, and if there is a father, should be charged along with the boy. A 14 year old well on his way to murder should have the parents charged and held accountable. In my dreams.

Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 02:57 PM (oiNtH)

126 Bulg - my middle daughter speaks French, but I never bothered to learn it beyond understanding a few key words. My mom sang to us in French, but spoke to us in English. I also had a Mexican nanny so I am well versed in making Mexican food, but not so much French. I am a cultural disaster. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:57 PM (Dd38x)

127 Nearsider. Sure parents could theoretically pay someone to deliver retribution on the thug and his buddies that egged him on, like me they'd probably have no idea how to do that and would just get arrested when some cop pretended to be a paid enforcer or lose their $$ to some con man. But the 15 year old girl would still be in danger in that area. Its not like there is just one bad dude that everyone is afraid of.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 24, 2026 02:57 PM (+89TD)

128 124 you cheap !

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:57 PM (GD0B3)

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I will sponsor the shit out of some skin cream for old ladies for $20.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:57 PM (GLVez)

129 I thought it odd that a white girl would be living in Spanish Harlem. So I did some research. The girl is Latina. Mother's name is Lucinda Arroyo.

I mention this because the only thing the media cares about less than an white girl assaulted by a latino is an latina girl assaulted by a latino. Nobody cares about brown-on-brown violence.

I also suspect there is history between these two. I don't believe the thug mother's claim -- she can barely speak English -- that this tiny girl was "bullying" her thug son, but I think at a minimum they knew each other, and this wasn't the first encounter.

There are reports -- sourced from the thug's mom -- that the two had exchanged texts and whatsapps before this incident. I have no idea whether this is true, but it would be an odd lie to make because it's so easily verifiable or not.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 02:57 PM (iFTx/)

130 You call him a thug. But, he showed restraint. He didn't steal her backpack.

(once again I am disappointed something like this never occurs directly in front of me)

Posted by: Orson at April 24, 2026 02:57 PM (dIske)

131 I'll never understand why people cry about the heritage and ethnicity of these criminals. Kill them. A modern, western civilization does not need them.

Here's an idea; put them back on the streets.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 02:58 PM (Fbc0I)

132 the majority of white Americans came here long after slavery ended , and have been far more victims of racism than perpetrators. who owes whom reparations?

Posted by: Avi at April 24, 2026 02:58 PM (ieodf)

133 The consensus of the left is that white girls owe it to minorities and illegals.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 02:58 PM (0U5gm)

134 Yep. Not a single resource would be spared to go after any vigilante.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 24, 2026 02:51 PM (XHO5P)

Which means vigilantes need to practice opsec, both in the planning stages and the actual execution.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:58 PM (utfVc)

135 Hey Bragg...pray none of your released thugs harms a family member of mine.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 02:59 PM (2WIwB)

136 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:50 PM (utfVc)

I denounce those memes of the Father's Day Card stores being completely safe during "urban" looting.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:59 PM (95pwq)

137 Why the fuck is a white girl in Harlem to begin with? Arrest the parents.

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM (q1qnK)

138 I admire your optimism. I don't share it. The wildcard will be the video of the murder, which is rumored to exist. I assume the reason it wasn't released is because it's bad for the black kid. But who knows? All it takes is one race-obsessed juror and there won't be a conviction (at least at that trial).
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 02:46 PM (iFTx/)


As I understand it, there are multiple videos and witness testimony showing that Anthony was being belligerent and taunting. The family has abused the GoFundMe money they received, buying luxury cars and moving into a gated home.

Also: Al Sharpton has NOT been here at any point.


That should tell a LOT.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:49 PM (Zz0t1)
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I don't disagree, but ... all it takes is one juror. There was also the reporting (not sure if it was verified or not) that this wasn't the first confrontation between the two.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM (iFTx/)

139 In the good old days, when law enforcement was understaffed and probably hours away, the men of the community took care of these matters themselves.

Since law enforcement is now refusing to respond, or as in the UK, actively participating in assaults with the consent of the government, it is going to make a comeback.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM (0U5gm)

140 How would they know the difference?

Vigilante: 1 shot, no casing
Gang: 1 hit, some multiple of 33 casings

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM (vTZFs)

141 The muzzies and inner city utes are beyond redemption. Every time something like this occurs take it out on several white leftist bleeding hearts.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM (gu0hJ)

142 Is this black guy from India? He has that big "turbin" on his head.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 03:01 PM (vbXSk)

143 Why the fuck is a white girl in Harlem to begin with? Arrest the parents.
Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM (q1qnK)
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She's not white. See my comment above.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 03:01 PM (iFTx/)

144 139 In the good old days, when law enforcement was understaffed and probably hours away, the men of the community took care of these matters themselves.

Since law enforcement is now refusing to respond, or as in the UK, actively participating in assaults with the consent of the government, it is going to make a comeback.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM (0U5gm)

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This is how the mafia gained power in American cities.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:01 PM (GLVez)

145 Why the fuck is a white girl in Harlem to begin with? Arrest the parents.

Posted by: Heroq


Not at all, make Harlem like it used to be, where thugs feared to show their face.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 03:01 PM (0U5gm)

146 I don't disagree, but ... all it takes is one juror. There was also the reporting (not sure if it was verified or not) that this wasn't the first confrontation between the two.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM (iFTx/)



You are correct. It only takes one. If there was a previous confrontation between the two, then Anthony showed back up with a knife and told Austin to "try and see what happens," that's premeditated.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:02 PM (Zz0t1)

147 Does the neck snap thing work like in the movies? I tend to think it does not.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 24, 2026 03:02 PM (cS1cw)

148 If the thug was muslim we'd be told this is just part of their culture.

It is part of their culture. It is an explicit part of their religion.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 24, 2026 03:02 PM (olroh)

149 137 Why the fuck is a white girl in Harlem to begin with? Arrest the parents.
Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM

She is Spanish, I believe, but a lot of Harlem is getting gentrified - or it was. May Mandami is halting those efforts in his housing destruction plan.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (Dd38x)

150 A kick to the head with a shod foot is considered deadly force in the US, for what that's worth.

Posted by: Tinfoil Dispenser at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (6wHqY)

151 147 Does the neck snap thing work like in the movies? I tend to think it does not.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 24, 2026 03:02 PM (cS1cw)

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Any movie that contains a neck snap kill is unrealistic and therefore bad.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (GLVez)

152 If the girl had been racist, she probably would have avoided this thug altogether.

But she has been lied to her whole life and told there can be no greater crime against humanity than holding racist thoughts.

It has sacrosanct words that can't be uttered. She could blaspheme the Lord, Himself, and no one would even bat an eye. In fact, she'd probably be considered edgy for doing so.

But she dare not utter the word which shall not be spoken.

Posted by: Robert Kraft at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (a3owT)

153 In the video of the thug mother can you hear the smoke.alarm low battery beep?

It's really the soundtrack of today's black culture.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (wBaIH)

154 This is how the mafia gained power in American cities.

The theory I think is true is they started in Spanish controlled southern Italy where the Spaniards weren't that interested in maintaining law and order so the locals organized themselves to do so.

So they were tailor fit to control neighborhoods in American cities full of immigrants...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (sKqQm)

155 Does the neck snap thing work like in the movies? I tend to think it does not.
Posted by: connected and litigious at April 24, 2026 03:02 PM (cS1cw)



It takes 60+ lbs of force to snap a neck by twisting.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (Zz0t1)

156 >>Does the neck snap thing work like in the movies?

It takes a lot of leverage.

But, it's not impossible to do if you commit to it.

Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (ytyaf)

157
The dating world is different now.

Geez

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 03:04 PM (3ek7K)

158 This is how the mafia gained power in American cities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:01 PM (GLVez

Hate to say it, but this is when Vegas was really safe.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 03:04 PM (Dd38x)

159 157
The dating world is different now.

Geez

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 03:04 PM (3ek7K)

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"Wherefore are thou, Romeo?"

"Who da fuck is Romeo, bitch?!"

*suplex*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:04 PM (GLVez)

160 Any movie that contains a neck snap kill is unrealistic and therefore bad.

Yeah I agree, I should have totally kicked Kal-Els's ass.

Posted by: Zod, from the movies, not the AoS poster at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (sKqQm)

161 Which means vigilantes need to practice opsec, both in the planning stages and the actual execution.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:58 PM (utfVc)


*taps side of nose*

Posted by: Not Diogenes at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (2WIwB)

162 158 This is how the mafia gained power in American cities.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:01 PM (GLVez

Hate to say it, but this is when Vegas was really safe.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 03:04 PM (Dd38x)

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Well, unless you counted cards.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (GLVez)

163 n the video of the thug mother can you hear the smoke.alarm low battery beep?

It's really the soundtrack of today's black culture.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (wBaIH)



Mark Dice would throw that in any vlog he was doing about 'African Americans.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (Zz0t1)

164 It takes a lot of leverage.

But, it's not impossible to do if you commit to it.
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If you've got head control just choke em out and hold on for a couple minutes. Less effort.

Posted by: economy of style at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (anL5R)

165 If prosecutors and judges do not deliver justice, injured parties will be forced to seek it out on their own. In the meantime, buy a gun and learn to use it.
Posted by:

The police that solve 10% of murders in blue areas will solve 100% of the cases of vigilante justice...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:48 PM (sKqQm)

I've given this whole topic exactly no thought whatsoever, but it seems like you'd have to know before hand that you were putting yourself in danger, take steps to mitigate the chance of being ID'd, and now you're talking premeditation for whatever it is you wre thinking.
So, literally becoming the monster you're trying to eradicate.
Or so the DA charging you would claim.
But it's probably inevitable that barring a miracle turning to God of the evil, there will be a reckoning soon.
Good people cannot be expected to live like this indefinitely.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (zafwz)

166 Probably already said but don't take Preindigenus if you are allergic to Preindigenus.

Posted by: Reforger at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (WYOCN)

167 The video is pretty bad, y'all.
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:55 PM (GD0B3)

Saw it yesterday. I usually avoid these rage-bait videos as they only serve to anger and frustrate those of us who still remember when we were a proper country..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (nbLIj)

168 The fatigue is real.
And it's rising.

And the left has no f'ing clue, they have their loyal little choir of brainwashed, unquestioning dolts, AWFLs and commies who nob obediently at the latest SPLC press release about the growing danger of white supremacy.

Years and years ago, there was a blogger, PoliPundit, who kept saying "if whites start voting as tribally as the other races--and they're being pushed there out of necessity for survival--then the entire Democrat Party will be wiped out."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (tUP1A)

169 It takes a lot of leverage.

But, it's not impossible to do if you commit to it.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (ytyaf)

Commitment. And a stout hemp rope.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (utfVc)

170 Bulg - my middle daughter speaks French, but I never bothered to learn it beyond understanding a few key words. My mom sang to us in French, but spoke to us in English. I also had a Mexican nanny so I am well versed in making Mexican food, but not so much French. I am a cultural disaster. 🤣
Posted by: Piper

No, you are not. You are my favorite partially Pawnee person.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 03:06 PM (77rzZ)

171
"Who da fuck is Romeo, bitch?!"

*suplex*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:04 PM (GLVez)



I LOL'd

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:06 PM (Zz0t1)

172 >>Does the neck snap thing work like in the movies?

It takes a lot of leverage.

But, it's not impossible to do if you commit to it.
Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (ytyaf)

True.

Posted by: Jean-Claude Van Damme at April 24, 2026 03:06 PM (wVcYX)

173
You don't want me???

Okay, i'll kill you.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 03:06 PM (3ek7K)

174 168 Years and years ago, there was a blogger, PoliPundit, who kept saying "if whites start voting as tribally as the other races--and they're being pushed there out of necessity for survival--then the entire Democrat Party will be wiped out."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (tUP1A)

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I think that without single white women, the white vote would be almost 80% Republican now. Somewhere in the 70s, for sure.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:06 PM (GLVez)

175 171
"Who da fuck is Romeo, bitch?!"

*suplex*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:04 PM (GLVez)


I LOL'd

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:06 PM (Zz0t1)

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The nurse got mean in the rewrite.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:07 PM (GLVez)

176 The post doesn't specify the races of the perp and victim. I will: It's a black thug demanding a white girl give him her phone number (and give him "respect" as a thug-harasser) and then violently attacking her when she attempts to flee.

Feminists start talking about rape culture in inner cities when?

(Because this is rape culture, ladies and gentlemen. When a man can kill a woman for telling him that she doesn't want to fuck him)

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 03:07 PM (a+4eV)

177 The full uncensored vid is still at Collin Rugg's link
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 02:43 PM (iFTx/)


Age verification required. Therefore, censored.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
--

use xcancel

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 03:07 PM (XAeCh)

178
My favorite pickup line was, "Is it just me, or does this rag smell like chloroform?"

Posted by: Bill Cosmy at April 24, 2026 03:07 PM (pSotA)

179 The theory I think is true is they started in Spanish controlled southern Italy where the Spaniards weren't that interested in maintaining law and order so the locals organized themselves to do so.

The truth is, they bring certain modes of conflict resolution from all the way back in the old country, from the poverty of the Mezzogiorno, where all higher authority was corrupt.

Posted by: Meadow Soprano at April 24, 2026 03:07 PM (X+NGn)

180 If we were a tenth of what the left claims, there would be SO many of these mother fuckers dead in piles

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 24, 2026 03:07 PM (61TgR)

181 I think that without single white women, the white vote would be almost 80% Republican now. Somewhere in the 70s, for sure.
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Which tells you something pretty dark about single white women.

Posted by: speaking of dumpster fires at April 24, 2026 03:08 PM (anL5R)

182 Why the fuck is a white girl in Harlem to begin with? Arrest the parents.
Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM

She is Spanish, I believe, but a lot of Harlem is getting gentrified - or it was. May Mandami is halting those efforts in his housing destruction plan.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 03:03 PM (Dd38x)
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The girl is definitely spanish, see my comment above. This is East Harlem. Still poor, overwhelmingly hispanic and black (I'd be surprised if whites are even 10% of the population), and hasn't had the gentrification that parts of west harlem has.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)

183 Ex- brother in law kicked some guy in the head years ago during a fight outside the local bar. He got off and paid a fine. Helps if everyone knows you in the local town. Guy he kicked sued him. They settled out of court.

Doubt the girl would sue the kicker as he has no known money.

Posted by: morigu at April 24, 2026 03:08 PM (1B9i1)

184 If I ever have to intervene, its straight to fighting dirty. I'm talking sweep the leg, eye gouge, throat punch, the works.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 24, 2026 03:08 PM (cS1cw)

185 This is how the mafia gained power in American cities.


You called?

Posted by: The Jets at April 24, 2026 03:09 PM (2WIwB)

186 Mom says they'd texted previously, but then doesn't explain why her loser son was asking for the girl's number.
It's retards, man. All the way down.

Posted by: Wally at April 24, 2026 03:09 PM (65cLN)

187 I believe the girl who was stomped on was Hispanic. Let's see if some Hispanic gangs want to take care of their own

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 03:09 PM (gu0hJ)

188 14 10 The mother of the thug said the girl was bullying the boy.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 02:35 PM (Dd38x)

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"Not having sex with my baby boy is bullying him."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I think in this case, it should be 'mother' of the thug. She might be the biological mother but is likely not to actually accept the job of 'mother' in raising him.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:09 PM (E4rtv)

189 This kinda thing is why I'm not really all that bothered by vigilante justice. It's a perfectly reasonable response to what's going on. People need to be made afraid to behave this way, and dealt with harshly if they cannot be made afraid. The law isn't much interested in that these days.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 24, 2026 03:10 PM (RVftD)

190 Glocktavious is a young man all should emulate....*also* five people were arrested for the shootings at the Mall of Louisiana.... evidently they were all invisible...

Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:10 PM (Int1s)

191 I think in this case, it should be 'mother' of the thug. She might be the biological mother but is likely not to actually accept the job of 'mother' in raising him.
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:09 PM (E4rtv)



Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:10 PM (Zz0t1)

192 fucking judges, Purge Night can't come soon enough.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 03:10 PM (xcxpd)

193 The girl is definitely spanish, see my comment above. This is East Harlem. Still poor, overwhelmingly hispanic and black (I'd be surprised if whites are even 10% of the population), and hasn't had the gentrification that parts of west harlem has.
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Well, odds of neighborhood gang activity sparking up are on the rise I'd expect.

Posted by: Not a prediction market and yet . . . at April 24, 2026 03:10 PM (anL5R)

194 This kinda thing is why I'm not really all that bothered by vigilante justice. It's a perfectly reasonable response to what's going on. People need to be made afraid to behave this way, and dealt with harshly if they cannot be made afraid. The law isn't much interested in that these days.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 24, 2026 03:10 PM (RVftD)



Where are you, Paul Kersey. You're our only hope.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:11 PM (Zz0t1)

195 Years and years ago, there was a blogger, PoliPundit, who kept saying "if whites start voting as tribally as the other races--and they're being pushed there out of necessity for survival--then the entire Democrat Party will be wiped out."
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Guy got cancelled for referring to GWB as Jorge Arbusto after GWB's 2nd term amnesty bullshit attempt.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:11 PM (E4rtv)

196 193 Well, odds of neighborhood gang activity sparking up are on the rise I'd expect.

Posted by: Not a prediction market and yet . . . at April 24, 2026 03:10 PM (anL5R)

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Jets vs. Sharks!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:11 PM (GLVez)

197 Feminists start talking about rape culture in inner cities when?

You remember when Kirk would destroy some Alien supercomputer by making it try to consider two contradictory ideas that it believed must be true?

Feminism is sort of like that, but they have a fail safe. Just call the facts racist and stop thinking.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 03:11 PM (sKqQm)

198 189 This kinda thing is why I'm not really all that bothered by vigilante justice.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 24, 2026 03:10 PM (RVftD)

Not a fan of extrajudicial punishment.

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 03:11 PM (8NTVk)

199 If I ever have to intervene, its straight to fighting dirty. I'm talking sweep the leg, eye gouge, throat punch, the works.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 24, 2026 03:08 PM (cS1cw)

Be sure to bring up the question of rules for the fight, before pre-emptively striking. It's only fair.

Posted by: Butch Cassidy at April 24, 2026 03:11 PM (wVcYX)

200 His mamma’s neck is so fat it looks like a pack of franks.

And I get there are Cheetos crumbs in those folds.

Gee, why are people leaving NY?

Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (xMTlI)

201 195 Guy got cancelled for referring to GWB as Jorge Arbusto after GWB's 2nd term amnesty bullshit attempt.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:11 PM (E4rtv)

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His criticism of W is why we lost 2008!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (GLVez)

202
Jets vs. Sharks!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:11 PM (GLVez)



Neither made the playoffs.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (Zz0t1)

203 The girl is definitely spanish, see my comment above. This is East Harlem. Still poor, overwhelmingly hispanic and black (I'd be surprised if whites are even 10% of the population), and hasn't had the gentrification that parts of west harlem has.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April

Got it, thank you, sir.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (hftzA)

204 Alleged Pipe Bomber pleads Not Guilty.

"Brian Cole Jr. was hit with a superseding indictment adding FOUR new charges - including terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, carrying potential life sentences.
But then came the surprise:
He pled NOT GUILTY and his defense immediately demanded a trial date."

Judge yelling at defense, defense may offer alternative suspects ... like the cop that failed lie detector test. Overcharging to force plea deal?

https://tinyurl.com/48afa57e

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (vbXSk)

205 202
Jets vs. Sharks!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:11 PM (GLVez)


Neither made the playoffs.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (Zz0t1)

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But the halftime shows were spectacular.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (GLVez)

206 189 This kinda thing is why I'm not really all that bothered by vigilante justice. It's a perfectly reasonable response to what's going on. People need to be made afraid to behave this way, and dealt with harshly if they cannot be made afraid. The law isn't much interested in that these days.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 24, 2026 03:10 PM (RVftD)

I suppose I'm only bothered because it's very much going to be "They take one of yours, you take twenty of theirs".

And while I'm all for thugs getting theirs, that's eventually going to escalate to people who aren't thugs getting beaten to death or shot just to make up the numbers.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (iXqHn)

207 Is it vigilante if no crime gets reported and if there's no body?

Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (2WIwB)

208 204 Overcharging to force plea deal?

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (vbXSk)

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Is it a federal prosecutor?

Then yes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:13 PM (GLVez)

209 Seems like with Sgt. Duran that hispanics are getting screwed by the blacks can do no wrong justice system

Posted by: Avi at April 24, 2026 03:13 PM (ieodf)

210 Welfare is a gateway to a better life. lol.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 03:13 PM (xMTlI)

211 The girl is definitely spanish,


Dilemma , dilemma... What to do.. Both the perp and the victim are members of the protected classes...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 03:13 PM (FtULh)

212 Gee, Mayor Mamdani. Mamd you!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 24, 2026 03:13 PM (olroh)

213 207 Is it vigilante if no crime gets reported and if there's no body?

Asking for a friend.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (2WIwB)

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The problem with this kind of death wish is when you end up having decreasingly believable connections to those suffering from inner city violence and you can only compensate by increasing the scale of weaponry used in the exacting of justice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:14 PM (GLVez)

214
The new definition of a Hard No.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 24, 2026 03:14 PM (IifOV)

215 211 The girl is definitely spanish,


Dilemma , dilemma... What to do.. Both the perp and the victim are members of the protected classes...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 03:13 PM (FtULh)

In these cases, Judges rule in favor or putting the criminal back on the streets.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:14 PM (iXqHn)

216 >>> (Or maybe "assault with a deadly weapon," the kick being the deadly weapon in this situation.)

I think the shoe/boot is considered the deadly weapon.

Posted by: No Name Today at April 24, 2026 03:15 PM (8mulE)

217 133 The consensus of the left is that white girls owe it to minorities and illegals.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 02:58 PM

The same if you were asked on a date by a transgender. If you say no, you are a bigoted transphobe.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 24, 2026 03:15 PM (IifOV)

218 Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
Posted by: Sponge

You have two choices to maintain a society--either the government has to do it with a heavy hand, or society and the individuals within it must exercise control. Japan is an example of the second kind, the US is the example of the first because we have ruled out the older second solution.

Too much emphasis on rights and grievances rather than recognizing the tragedy of the commons when society is not allowed to stomp on miscreants. Truth is that you cannot have enough police, laws, jails, and judges to do the job that society is supposed to do. And that very infrastructure of police, laws, jails, and judges will instead create the infrastructure of a police state.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:15 PM (E4rtv)

219 Welfare is a gateway to a better life. lol.

And there is a neat little trick...if you start working your welfare payments will be reduced by more then your new income.

So not only do we pay people to live in welfare squalor we penalize them if they try to get out of it...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 03:15 PM (sKqQm)

220 206 Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (iXqHn)

as opposed to now where they take a 6 to 1 ratio at random when adjusted for pop%: what is inarguable however is that 7-15% of the murders in the nation (depending on year) are perpetrated in two major metros by a group of people you could fit in two sections in a football stadium....give or take.

Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:15 PM (Int1s)

221 Dilemma , dilemma... What to do.. Both the perp and the victim are members of the protected classes...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 03:13 PM (FtULh)



They're already reporting the girl as 'white.' Therefore, it will be oppression not ruling in favor of the black kid and putting him right back into society.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:15 PM (Zz0t1)

222 Chesco 'Vigilante' Tortured Elderly Man He Thought Was Pedophile: DA
There was no evidence that the man was a child predator, police said. The suspect has been sentenced to prison.

DOWNINGTOWN, PA — A Downingtown man was sentenced to 8.5 to 17 years in state prison for a "vigilante" attack on a 73-year-old man whom he claimed was a pedophile, police said.

There is no evidence that the victim was a child predator, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said.
The incident occurred on May 20, 2024.

Ahmad Al-Azzam, 20, originally attempted to befriend the elderly victim on a dating site, according to police.
He posed as a delivery driver, broke into the victim's home, bound his hands, and severely beat him while "interrogating" him, police said.

Al-Azzam used both his fists and a hammer to hit the man, (elderly cancer patient who has passed on) filming the assault and posting it on social media, police said. (Much more followed.)

Convicted of robbery, kidnapping, and more w/8.5 to 17 years in state prison. A separate, similar incident, which authorities said occurred in Mt. Laurel, NJ is under investigation.

Manipulated on the internet, says family in a fundraiser.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 24, 2026 03:15 PM (NFX2v)

223 Well, odds of neighborhood gang activity sparking up are on the rise I'd expect.

Posted by: Not a prediction market and yet . . . at April 24, 2026 03:10 PM (anL5R)

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Jets vs. Sharks!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:11 PM (GLVez)
_______

Wuski vs. LA World. For realz. East Harlem is dominated by big housing projects and each project has its resident gang. Tale old as time.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 03:16 PM (iFTx/)

224 Hodge twins all the time talk about these "usual suspects" and rag on black culture. It's pretty pervasive.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 03:16 PM (n5tGW)

225 Sponge, hope everything is working out for you.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:16 PM (E4rtv)

226 The weekend is here

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:16 PM (Ia/+0)

227 The same if you were asked on a date by a transgender. If you say no, you are a bigoted transphobe.

At the height of transmania I saw plenty of arguments on leftist forums* that not "dating" trannies was transphobia. They'll call you a penis or vagina fetishist if you don't want a tranny (whether you are straight or gay!)

*by lefty trannies of course.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 03:16 PM (sKqQm)

228 >>@julie_kelly2
·
35m
>>NEW from NYT: Todd Blanche has approved an inquiry into Cassidy Hutchinson, who is the subject of a criminal referral by the Rep. Barry Loudermilk, chair of the GOP's J6 committee, for repeatedly lying under oath about a nonexistent altercation between the president and his security detail inside the presidential vehicle on Jan. 6.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 03:17 PM (viF8m)

229 The weekend is here

How far east are you?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 24, 2026 03:17 PM (olroh)

230 223 Wuski vs. LA World. For realz. East Harlem is dominated by big housing projects and each project has its resident gang. Tale old as time.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 03:16 PM (iFTx/)

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Time for my quarterly recommendation of little seen and underappreciated Joe Dante made for television movie (and gem of a comedy) The Second Civil War:

https://youtu.be/4glzlF_88Vg

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:17 PM (GLVez)

231 Manipulated on the internet, says family in a fundraiser.
Posted by: L
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My guess is that the dude did it for kicks and or/religion/race issues. Remember Zimmerman was called by Trayvon as a creepy ass cracker.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:18 PM (E4rtv)

232 Sponge, hope everything is working out for you.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:16 PM (E4rtv)



It isn't really just yet, but I do appreciate your sentiment.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:18 PM (Zz0t1)

233 228 >>@julie_kelly2
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35m
>>NEW from NYT: Todd Blanche has approved an inquiry into Cassidy Hutchinson, who is the subject of a criminal referral by the Rep. Barry Loudermilk, chair of the GOP's J6 committee, for repeatedly lying under oath about a nonexistent altercation between the president and his security detail inside the presidential vehicle on Jan. 6.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 03:17 PM (viF8m)

Yay!

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 03:18 PM (8NTVk)

234
Ahmad Al-Azzam, 20, originally attempted to befriend the elderly victim on a dating site, according to police.
He posed as a delivery driver, broke into the victim's home, bound his hands, and severely beat him while "interrogating" him, police said.


So wait...a 73 year old man responded to a 20 year old man on a dating site? Why do I suspect Ahmad here was pretending to be younger then he was...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 03:18 PM (sKqQm)

235 Honest judges would help.

Make the law legal again.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 03:18 PM (XAeCh)

236 All of this is from the destruction of equality under the law via allowing any sort of excuse and "impact statements."

I think those should be outlawed, except from the victims when determining damages. And then it had better be entirely factual.

As Justice, I don't care about your specific circumstances. I only care that the law was broken, and in what fashion. "Aggravating factors" on the part of the perpetrator (which change the crime charged) can sometimes be used. But, otherwise, you did the crime you should do the time - the full time, unless pardoned. And death sentences should not be allowed to process beyond 5 years.

Period. The End.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 03:18 PM (WTQU5)

237 167 The video is pretty bad, y'all.
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:55 PM (GD0B3)

Saw it yesterday. I usually avoid these rage-bait videos as they only serve to anger and frustrate those of us who still remember when we were a proper country..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 24, 2026 03:05 PM (nbLIj)

The video of the mom spewing bullshit is possibly worse. She is blaming the school, because she says her boy was bullied, by a girl, and the school didn't stop it. Says her daughter was raped at the school, all kinds of horseshit.

And we wonder why the black felon has no sense of right and wrong.

God hates a liar, and so do I. If you are going to be a feral n-word, own it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 03:18 PM (DwqWV)

238 These crime stories can makd me depressed.
Would volunteer to put a 45acp in that guy's head, probably would like a ear ring hole

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:19 PM (Ia/+0)

239 The victim's parents are at fault for forcing her to live in a zoo/mental institution filled with violent animals/governed by psychopaths.

Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at April 24, 2026 03:19 PM (qUkBO)

240 repeatedly lying under oath about a nonexistent altercation between the president and his security detail inside the presidential vehicle on Jan. 6.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 03:17 PM (viF8m)

Yay!
Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 03:18 PM (8NTVk)




All of the evildoers in all levels of government, we have to settle with Madison Cornbread.

Whoopie.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:19 PM (Zz0t1)

241 My guess is that the dude did it for kicks and or/religion/race issues. Remember Zimmerman was called by Trayvon as a creepy ass cracker.
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Need I remind you that was the "Purple Drank" talkin'.

Posted by: Zombie Trayvon at April 24, 2026 03:19 PM (anL5R)

242 The girl is definitely spanish,


Dilemma , dilemma... What to do.. Both the perp and the victim are members of the protected classes...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 03:13 PM (FtULh)

Spanish is European, therefore white. Now, Spanish speaking, or "hispanic" could run anywhere from pale, red-haired and freckled to black as can be.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 03:20 PM (utfVc)

243 220 as opposed to now where they take a 6 to 1 ratio at random when adjusted for pop%: what is inarguable however is that 7-15% of the murders in the nation (depending on year) are perpetrated in two major metros by a group of people you could fit in two sections in a football stadium....give or take.
Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:15 PM (Int1s)

If I was 100% white (but my white half doesn't count once the shooting starts), I'd probably think it was fine to "do what needs to be done" too.

You think I want to be part of a f***ing Race War?

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:20 PM (FpHTM)

244 204 Alleged Pipe Bomber pleads Not Guilty.

"Brian Cole Jr. was hit with a superseding indictment adding FOUR new charges - including terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, carrying potential life sentences.
But then came the surprise:
He pled NOT GUILTY and his defense immediately demanded a trial date."

Judge yelling at defense, defense may offer alternative suspects ... like the cop that failed lie detector test. Overcharging to force plea deal?

https://tinyurl.com/48afa57e
Posted by: illiniwek
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She is very easy on the eyes.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 24, 2026 03:20 PM (VkY89)

245 "attempted to befriend" Rejected. I'm going with repressed homo.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 24, 2026 03:20 PM (cS1cw)

246 240 All of the evildoers in all levels of government, we have to settle with Madison Cornbread.

Whoopie.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:19 PM (Zz0t1)

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There is that grand jury in Florida.

Empaneled in January. Brennan talks about it like he's scared. Comey was interviewed. Patel has promised arrests stemming from it.

It's probably going to break big.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:20 PM (GLVez)

247 222. Addendum.

Chester County, PA is one of the very best places to live in PA.

And thousands gather in West Chester for a "No Kings" rallies at the Historic Courthouse, one of several Chester County protests opposing the Trump administration's policies.

Organized by local activists, the rallies highlight concerns over democratic norms and featured student speakers.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 24, 2026 03:21 PM (NFX2v)

248 Somebody was recording that video, because they knew what he was going to do. This ragey-clickbait stuff is getting out of control.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 24, 2026 03:21 PM (IifOV)

249 217 133 The consensus of the left is that white girls owe it to minorities and illegals.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 02:58 PM

The same if you were asked on a date by a transgender. If you say no, you are a bigoted transphobe.
Posted by: Frank Barone

Stupid and evil reparations theory based on oppressed-oppressor marxism. The oppressed can do no wrong while the oppressors can do nothing right and must pay for their race/sex/ethnic/religious background.

Fits in nicely with the evil Muslim diktat of everything for the Muslim and nothing that a Muslim can't do to those outside of Islam. Jizya for example.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:21 PM (E4rtv)

250

I have a question about property rights.

If your front yard is completely fenced in what right do people have to come on your property?

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 03:21 PM (3ek7K)

251 The weekend is here

Posted by: Skip



Where are you, Iceland? The sun is still up.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 03:21 PM (0U5gm)

252 Getting close to when nature takes over and fights back.

I don't care how old these shit stains are.

Act like that?

Dead by vigilante overnight

The law clearly is only used for protection of leftist criminals and we are the only fools following it.

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 24, 2026 03:21 PM (61TgR)

253 They'll call you a penis or vagina fetishist if you don't want a tranny (whether you are straight or gay!)

*by lefty trannies of course.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 03:16 PM (sKqQm)

Fetishist? Really? I would have thought men pretending to be women for the sexual kick would be the fetishists. Silly me.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 03:21 PM (DwqWV)

254 Thai Food at 2AM!

Posted by: Reason To Live at April 24, 2026 03:21 PM (oftw2)

255 OMG.

Workplace Extreme Temperature Safety Act

https://tinyurl.com/4763x7vv


Chicago will lose more business than they can imagine. 😂😂😂

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (aTF2S)

256
There is that grand jury in Florida.

Empaneled in January. Brennan talks about it like he's scared. Comey was interviewed. Patel has promised arrests stemming from it.

It's probably going to break big.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:20 PM (GLVez)



I'm just running low on patience at the moment.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (Zz0t1)

257 236 Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 03:18 PM (WTQU5)

Equity in sentencing and charging invariably leads to special needs citizens getting to play make a wish kid... Glocktavious knows the state has his back.

Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (Int1s)

258 NEW from NYT: Todd Blanche has approved an inquiry into Cassidy Hutchinson, who is the subject of a criminal referral by the Rep. Barry Loudermilk, chair of the GOP's J6 committee, for repeatedly lying under oath about a nonexistent altercation between the president and his security detail inside the presidential vehicle on Jan. 6.
==
That Klang you just heard was Liz Cheney's squeak hole slamming shut.

Posted by: Hahahahahahaha! at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (anL5R)

259 251 The weekend is here

Posted by: Skip



Where are you, Iceland? The sun is still up.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 03:21 PM (0U5gm)

Skip is correct.

I am retired.

Every day is Saturday, except for the occasional Sunday.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (DwqWV)

260
Disgusting video shows a teen slamming a girl to the ground and stomping on her head after she refused to give him her phone number, according to police and sources.
"According to police?" It's on video.

The "teen slamming a girl to the ground and stomping on her head" is on video.

That she had, prior to that act, "refused to give him her phone number" is "according to police and sources."

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (8NTVk)

261 I'm just running low on patience at the moment.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (Zz0t1)

Understandable

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (FtULh)

262 I suppose I'm only bothered because it's very much going to be "They take one of yours, you take twenty of theirs".

And while I'm all for thugs getting theirs, that's eventually going to escalate to people who aren't thugs getting beaten to death or shot just to make up the numbers.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:12 PM (iXqHn)

I don't really buy this slippery slope argument.

And the alternative is to just say, well, innocents from de facto favored demos need to be allowed to misbehave lest the heavens fall, which isn't appealing to me.

But if I'm wrong, oh well. You could probably kill everyone in this thug's immediate family and not hit an innocent target. We should stop kidding ourselves about where these "kids" come from.

I'd as soon not have blood feuds or collective punishment and whatnot, and my ancestors went to significant trouble to create a legal system robust enough for that to be unnecessary. But then half the country decided they knew better.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (RVftD)

263 256 I'm just running low on patience at the moment.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (Zz0t1)

=======

The SPLC thing probably took a year, and it's just wire fraud.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (GLVez)

264 >>All of the evildoers in all levels of government, we have to settle with Madison Cornbread.


I'm not settling. My focus is on Ft. Pierce but I'll take all the wins I can get.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (viF8m)

265 254 Thai Food at 2AM!
Posted by: Reason To Live at April 24, 2026 03:21 PM (oftw2)

Thai? They don't kill innocents.

Has to be something Islamic. Shawarma.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:23 PM (FpHTM)

266 That Klang you just heard was Liz Cheney's squeak hole slamming shut.
Posted by: Hahahahahahaha! at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (anL5R)

Would that it had been shut much sooner. The shit that came out of that political whore's mouth...

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 03:23 PM (DwqWV)

267 You have two choices to maintain a society--either the government has to do it with a heavy hand, or society and the individuals within it must exercise control. Japan is an example of the second kind, the US is the example of the first because we have ruled out the older second solution.
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:15 PM (E4rtv)

We used to be (and all of Western Civilization*) the second kind.

(* Only Western Civ, so far as I know, being based on Christian - and Jewish - self-governance of basic morals, can really be the second kind. Or, maybe a shaming society will work - but that one will be less free in many ways.)

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 03:23 PM (WTQU5)

268 I really don't care what the innocent girl is by race or religion, she didn't deserve this.

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:23 PM (Ia/+0)

269 I have a question about property rights.

If your front yard is completely fenced in what right do people have to come on your property?
==
Comrade, what is this "your" property nonsense. You are reassigned to a re education facility.

Posted by: Mamdami at April 24, 2026 03:24 PM (anL5R)

270 You could probably kill everyone in this thug's immediate family and not hit an innocent target.

I seem to remember someone did a follow-up on Bernhard Goetz’s “victims” and every single one of them except the one he paralyzed had either raped, murdered or both in the years since.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 24, 2026 03:24 PM (olroh)

271 248 Somebody was recording that video, because they knew what he was going to do. This ragey-clickbait stuff is getting out of control.
Posted by: Frank Barone
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There was an example where a big group of thugs of a certain demographic came in with their phone cameras on and started playing games with the fast food staff at that store.

A brave manager kicked them all out before they could start trouble.

That is an example where societal control MUST be allowed to reassert itself. Bums and assholes should be shown the door immediately rather than wait for shit to happen and the police be called to mop up the event.

Manager should get a medal, instead, I am sure she might get disciplined and the restaurant owner will get sued anyway for denial of service.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:24 PM (E4rtv)

272 Alleged Pipe Bomber pleads Not Guilty.

"Brian Cole Jr. was hit with a superseding indictment adding FOUR new charges - including terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, carrying potential life sentences.
But then came the surprise:
He pled NOT GUILTY and his defense immediately demanded a trial date."

Judge yelling at defense, defense may offer alternative suspects ... like the cop that failed lie detector test. Overcharging to force plea deal?

https://tinyurl.com/48afa57e
Posted by: illiniwek
______

Something stinks very mightily about that whole case and the whole thing

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 03:25 PM (iFTx/)

273 My guess is that the dude did it for kicks and or/religion/race issues. Remember Zimmerman was called by Trayvon as a creepy ass cracker.
Posted by: whig


If he was hooite, the left would be screaming about incels again.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2026 03:25 PM (diia5)

274 262 I'd as soon not have blood feuds or collective punishment and whatnot, and my ancestors went to significant trouble to create a legal system robust enough for that to be unnecessary. But then half the country decided they knew better.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (RVftD)

I'm already resigned that the "Shoot First, Ask Questions Never" times are almost here.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:25 PM (FpHTM)

275 I'm just running low on patience at the moment.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (Zz0t1)

Patience is a virtue, but as the pundit said, "God, give me patience, but give it to me NOW."

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 03:26 PM (DwqWV)

276 What ever happened with the Today show anchors's mom?

Did they ever find her?

Posted by: Out of the News Cycle at April 24, 2026 03:26 PM (a3owT)

277 243 Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:20 PM (FpHTM)

Who wants a race war, what will probably not be tolerated much longer is the one hand clapping race war we are already in.

I did not make the crime stats what they are, and I think crime is supposed to be an equal justice under law individual activity not a team sport....I have been making that point here for 20ish years....

Caramello Ant'knee in Arlington is gettingt the VIP treatment for killing a white kid at a track meet....made 700 grand in donations as well.... thank God the NFL stopped racism eh?

Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:26 PM (Int1s)

278 Remember when the captain of the guards took care of the sister after Andy started giving them tax advice in the Shawshank Redemption. If this thug received similar treatment, what do you think the odds are he does it again? MTBGA, make thug beatings great again.

Posted by: Lloyd Loar at April 24, 2026 03:27 PM (Mx+TJ)

279 I really don't care what the innocent girl is by race or religion, she didn't deserve this.
Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:23 PM (Ia/+0)

True, dat.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 03:27 PM (utfVc)

280 Nevermind that pussy Luigi
Make life for them just as miserable as they have for the rest of us.

I grew up with little fucks like that "teen".

Constantly trying to hurt our family or destroy our property "because whitey"

Setting up cinder blocks so.my elderly grandmother would trip.and fall down the stairs..

Robbing us

Banging on our windows at night and breaking into our vehicle

There are few other things that my rage burns as hot for.

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 24, 2026 03:27 PM (61TgR)

281 Kill him.

Find the Prison his mother is in and kill her.

Find his Gammie and kill her.



Just flip the Fix Everything Switch and stop this nonsense.



Posted by: garrett at April 24, 2026 02:37 PM (ytyaf)

Yeah it will get to the point where the sane half of the country will have to Attila their way forward and don't stop until there is nobody left to complain.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 03:27 PM (snZF9)

282 234. Posted by: 18-1

He alleged all kinds of things included being a victim of rape as a young boy - and who wouldn't be angry for that? - and that was found NOT to be true.

He also traveled out-of-state in his efforts to connect with older men and (again, allegedly) try to get them to take the bait of meeting with a child.

They were not taking the bait in any case, but he still robbed and attacked them brutally.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 24, 2026 03:27 PM (NFX2v)

283 268 Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:23 PM (Ia/+0)

Oddly enough I think "my body my choice" applies to every human being and sexual congress...the left and their morality pets do not it seems.

Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:27 PM (Int1s)

284 277 243 Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:20 PM (FpHTM)

Who wants a race war, what will probably not be tolerated much longer is the one hand clapping race war we are already in.

I did not make the crime stats what they are, and I think crime is supposed to be an equal justice under law individual activity not a team sport....I have been making that point here for 20ish years....

Caramello Ant'knee in Arlington is gettingt the VIP treatment for killing a white kid at a track meet....made 700 grand in donations as well.... thank God the NFL stopped racism eh?
Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:26 PM (Int1s)

Again, I'm half-white, but once the shooting starts, I'm going to be seen as 100% Criminal.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:28 PM (FpHTM)

285 Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 03:18 PM (WTQU5)

Equity in sentencing and charging invariably leads to special needs citizens getting to play make a wish kid... Glocktavious knows the state has his back.
Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:22 PM (Int1s)

Yes. Which is why I'm for equality.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 03:28 PM (WTQU5)

286
"According to police?" It's on video."

Yes. The masked male is on video.
It's time to make masking itself illegal.

Posted by: Speller at April 24, 2026 03:28 PM (pSotA)

287 Last I heard not long ago reporter's mom still missing

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:28 PM (Ia/+0)

288 Guy got cancelled for referring to GWB as Jorge Arbusto after GWB's 2nd term amnesty bullshit attempt.
--
No shit, is that what happened to him?
He was right, on that--W desperatly wanted to fuck over America on the bed of compassionate conservativism.

I kinda miss those days of the internet; there were lots of interesting voices on their own blogs.
Then Twitter and Facebook came along.
And RedState wanted to be the Daily Kos of the right, the clearinghouse of all conservative (corporate acceptable) thought.

This site is basically all that's left ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 24, 2026 03:28 PM (tUP1A)

289 That Klang you just heard was Liz Cheney's squeak hole slamming shut.
Posted by: Hahahahahahaha
==
I wrote this because I believe they are going to squeeze cornbread, until she gives up Cheney.

Cheney was witness tampering, suborning perjury, and conspiring to commit fraud under color of govt authority. Cornbread is really dumb and weak. THey are going to need witsec. An nobody is coming to help cheney. She's on her fcking own now. . .

Posted by: It could be kind of appealing at April 24, 2026 03:28 PM (anL5R)

290 289 I wrote this because I believe they are going to squeeze cornbread, until she gives up Cheney.

Cheney was witness tampering, suborning perjury, and conspiring to commit fraud under color of govt authority. Cornbread is really dumb and weak. THey are going to need witsec. An nobody is coming to help cheney. She's on her fcking own now. . .

Posted by: It could be kind of appealing at April 24, 2026 03:28 PM (anL5R)

=======

Cheney got a pardon from Biden.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 03:29 PM (GLVez)

291 It's time to make masking itself illegal.
Posted by: Speller


New York still has anti-klan laws on the books.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 24, 2026 03:29 PM (diia5)

292 If you're not thinking in terms of eugenics right now, you're not paying attention.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 24, 2026 03:29 PM (qwx/I)

293 Again, I'm half-white, but once the shooting starts, I'm going to be seen as 100% Criminal.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026

I hope not. Because that isn’t the solution either.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 03:30 PM (hftzA)

294 The stupid judge needs to have the stupid racism and bigotry of low expectations beaten out of her. Then bar her from ever serving in any public capacity again.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 24, 2026 03:30 PM (7aGEe)

295 I have 2 daughters, and surprisingly I would want to beat this little shit to death even if I didn't.

This is an intolerable way to live. New Yorkers need to start hiring biker gangs to set up in the streets since the city apparently will do nothing.

Posted by: UGAdawg at April 24, 2026 03:30 PM (4MsaP)

296 284 Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:28 PM (FpHTM)

I am all human, I prefer to extend that to all citizens of good character and grew up the minority in a suburban welfare ghetto....we were all for the most part good kids....what happened?

Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:30 PM (Int1s)

297 250

I have a question about property rights.

If your front yard is completely fenced in what right do people have to come on your property?

Posted by: four seasons
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State laws vary but usually you have to post no trespassing signs. Woodlands, often the means is to paint trees with it and post signage.

You have no right to trespass utility workers, in the public right of way along the street (your land title should tell you any existing easement. Plus government workers doing their jobs cannot be trespassed regardless of anti trespassing signage.

Examples are law enforcement including game wardens, fire, code enforcement, property tax assessors and their contractors, AND that includes Census personnel working for the US govt.

You can, however, tell them to leave your property. after they do their job and do not have to let them in the house nor talk to them unless they have a warrant.

A mere fence is not enough. Your constitutional protections are greatest at the immediate area around the house and lessen as distance increases.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:31 PM (E4rtv)

298 Art @ Zark files is now finding electronically generated fake ballots in Utah and New York, in addition to Texas. Each uses a computer algorithm to create fake ballots using false or stolen voter ID numbers, and it seems all of them are done after the polling booths close.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 03:32 PM (0U5gm)

299 Again, I'm half-white, but once the shooting starts, I'm going to be seen as 100% Criminal.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:28 PM (FpHTM)

Barack Obama, is that you?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 03:32 PM (utfVc)

300 296 I am all human, I prefer to extend that to all citizens of good character and grew up the minority in a suburban welfare ghetto....we were all for the most part good kids....what happened?
Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:30 PM (Int1s)

LBJ happened.

"I'll have those [N-Words] voting Democrat for 200 Years".

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:32 PM (FpHTM)

301 No shit, is that what happened to him?
He was right, on that--W desperatly wanted to fuck over America on the bed of compassionate conservativism.

I kinda miss those days of the internet; there were lots of interesting voices on their own blogs.
Then Twitter and Facebook came along.
And RedState wanted to be the Daily Kos of the right, the clearinghouse of all conservative (corporate acceptable) thought.

This site is basically all that's left ....
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
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Pretty much.

FWIW, Flopping Aces is still around but using X to drive people to his website. Kim DuToit too but Kim is more into personal stuff than political nowadays.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:33 PM (E4rtv)

302 So when is that 15 year old girl being arrested and being charged with assault?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 03:33 PM (E6xSb)

303 Yes. Which is why I'm for equality.
Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 03:28 PM (WTQU5)

"Equity" deals with mortgages. It has no meaning when discussing outcomes of justice.

It is rather like "gender" that way. A nonsense word in the context of sex characteristics.

"Gay" likewise does not adequately describe the misery of the homosexual lifestyle. Another nonsense word in that context.

It is as if leftists don't know how to speak plain English, iddn't it?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 03:33 PM (DwqWV)

304 299 Barack Obama, is that you?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 03:32 PM (utfVc)

His gay ass should have died of Monkeypox aeons ago.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:33 PM (FpHTM)

305 300 Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 03:32 PM (FpHTM)

I was born in 1972, again what happened in the last 54 years to change things?

Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:33 PM (Int1s)

306 It's easy to distinguish between vigilante and gang killings. First, how many shots fired? Second, how many completely uninvolved children are included in the body count?

The higher the numbers are, the more likely it's gang violence.

Remember -- cities stopped ShotSpotter because it kept picking up gunfights in the wrong neighborhoods, and not finding them in white neighborhoods.

Posted by: Rob Crawford at April 24, 2026 03:34 PM (4X8vj)

307 Where are our Bernhard Goetz's when we need them?

Posted by: ruralcounsel at April 24, 2026 03:34 PM (u9OdC)

308 302 So when is that 15 year old girl being arrested and being charged with assault?
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 03:33 PM (E6xSb)

According the the thug-mom, she was a bully, so of course she should be charged. And her son is innocent as a newborn lamb.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 03:34 PM (DwqWV)

309 296 I am all human, I prefer to extend that to all citizens of good character and grew up the minority in a suburban welfare ghetto....we were all for the most part good kids....what happened?
Posted by: sven
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A criminal subculture was created by welfare replacing parents and working. Great Society accelerated the decline along with endless waves of immigrants after the repeal of the older restrictive immigration laws.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:34 PM (E4rtv)

310 Who says a pregnant woman has no sense of humor?

This one sits laughing when her husband turns her text messages into a pop song, entitled "I'm Dying!". She's a definite keeper.

https://tinyurl.com/3ps78u2x

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 03:34 PM (1ydqD)

311

A piece of shit hispanic guy with a scar from the top of his head down to his chin shows up at the door pretending to represent a cable company. The truck is unmarked and his buddy is waiting in the truck.
The large dog starts barking like crazy and the piece of shit says "oh you have a dog, I'm leaving."

Shit is scary now and we leave in a very small rural town.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 03:34 PM (3ek7K)

312 I have a question about property rights.

If your front yard is completely fenced in what right do people have to come on your property?

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 03:21 PM (3ek7K)

You should still post a No Trespassing sign, along with a No Soliciting sign.

But, then understand gov't folks (including police) and a few others can still enter that area in order to approach your front door. Process servers, for example.
Your response to them is limited to "Get off my lawn" and calling the police, unless they begin to damage property. You can legally use light force to remove them from your property at that point, but almost everyone says to simply wait for the cops to do that.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 03:35 PM (WTQU5)

313 A mere fence is not enough. Your constitutional protections are greatest at the immediate area around the house and lessen as distance increases.
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:31 PM (E4rtv)

My CONSTITUTIONAL protections may not extend to the fence, but the rest of my protections do.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 03:36 PM (DwqWV)

314 309 Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:34 PM (E4rtv)

A good portion of the 13% decided they did not want equality they wanted license...the donkey gave it to them here we sit.

Posted by: sven at April 24, 2026 03:36 PM (Int1s)

315 In September 2015 while repainting our house I fell off the ladder and landed on our driveway and my head hit the concrete pretty hard.

Fractured skull and injuries to the brain. Almost two years of recovery and rehabilitation. Have several impairments. But I survived and am able to work.

I know all too well what happens when a human being's head is forcefully struck against something hard. When I read what this thug did I take that personally.

Posted by: Rick67 at April 24, 2026 03:36 PM (3dP4i)

316 @299

when the shooting "starts"

I believe it's referred to as return fire

And there are ways I'm sure you will quite easily fit in with the rest of 'us'

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 24, 2026 03:37 PM (61TgR)

317 You might ask yourself the question -- where are the feminists? A right fine question. Surely they are roused to anger over a young teen female being attacked in such a way, especially after telling him the magic 'No' word.

But I suspect they're all at home with their magic female nether region machines wishing they were the ones being curb-stomped by an urban black teen male so they can claim victimhood at the hands of the white patriarchal racism which caused this black kid to attack this young girl.

It's what they do.

Posted by: Tbird74 at April 24, 2026 03:37 PM (fV+di)

318
A mere fence is not enough. Your constitutional protections are greatest at the immediate area around the house and lessen as distance increases.
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:31 PM (E4rtv)

I really don't like the census workers. I had one walk around my gate, through some bushes and walk up to my house and after I told her to leave, she was filming through the windows of my house, and filming my yard as she left. I have her on video doing so and I was kind of pissed and I won't be as nice next time.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 24, 2026 03:38 PM (CDM31)

319 Remember -- cities stopped ShotSpotter because it kept picking up gunfights in the wrong neighborhoods, and not finding them in white neighborhoods.
Posted by: Rob Crawford

It also was expensive and did not work very well picking up firecrackers for example and car backfires. Easier and cheaper to simply use datamining of arrests and police callouts to find criminal hotspots addresses.

Truth is everyone 'knows' who the troublemakers are--but residents are reluctant to go to court over it because courts no longer put the perps in jail or prison. And sometimes the gangs threaten the witnesses.

If you eliminated about 2-3 percent of teh US population by capital punishment for violent crimes that they are already committing and been convicted of, you would get something on the order of 50-70 percent reduction of violent crimes.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:38 PM (E4rtv)

320 @319 ... and don't neglect the importance of removing any future potential offspring. Criminal begets criminal.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 24, 2026 03:39 PM (qwx/I)

321 I am retired.

Every day is Saturday, except for the occasional Sunday.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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Hey, hey, congratulations. Now, bigger garden?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 03:40 PM (XAeCh)

322 Since 1972, Communists sympathizers protested the Vietnam war ending that, radicals poured into Cultural Marxists Seminaries spreading as they graduated takkng over teaching every grade. Race division which was slowly ending was propped up again starting with Red Diaper babe Barack Obama.

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:40 PM (Ia/+0)

323 A piece of shit hispanic guy with a scar from the top of his head down to his chin shows up at the door pretending to represent a cable company. The truck is unmarked and his buddy is waiting in the truck.
The large dog starts barking like crazy and the piece of shit says "oh you have a dog, I'm leaving."

Shit is scary now and we leave in a very small rural town.'
Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 03:34 PM (3ek7K)

Definitely sounds like burglars casing the joint. Call the cops. I don't know if you even have cable, but real cable guys only come on appointment.

You're in Wyoming. Buy a gun, and learn how to use it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 03:40 PM (utfVc)

324 Welfare happened. Too much time on their hands.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 03:41 PM (n5tGW)

325 I really don't like the census workers. I had one walk around my gate, through some bushes and walk up to my house and after I told her to leave, she was filming through the windows of my house, and filming my yard as she left. I have her on video doing so and I was kind of pissed and I won't be as nice next time.
Posted by: CaliGirl
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You have a farm right? Then that means you probably have Ag Census and USDA enumerators wandering around. They are required to 'impute' by looking around if you do not do the queries but not inside the house.

If they are looking in the windows and filming, then they are probably not Census workers but working for tax assessors (and code enforcement). Could also be people posing as workers and casing the place.

The correct way to complain is contact the local congress critter's office and/or the state Ag Statistics office if USDA enumerators are the problem.

As someone who used to do that, I never peered into windows nor trying to film the inside of a house. That sounds more like a pretext for perhaps looking for illegal grow farms in CA. Some counties are going way over the line in CA by trying to tax and fine people for that.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:43 PM (E4rtv)

326 Your response to them is limited to ...
Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 03:35 PM (WTQU5)

Response to trespassers, not the process servers.
Whig had a better write-up on things.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 03:44 PM (WTQU5)

327

CaliGirl,

We are being harassed by the census assholes. If it was the real census we would cooperate. They will not leave us alone. They want to do a survey which mainly entails how many guns you have.

They want to come here once a month for four months to continue to question us.

They are sneaky assholes who after they ring the doorbell and we don't answer the doorbell they park down the street waiting untiil we go outside. We live on a deadend street so it is easy to see them waiting down the street.

It is harassment.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 03:46 PM (3ek7K)

328 Shit is scary now and we leave in a very small rural town.'
Posted by: four seasons
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Mark your property as no trespass and no solicitation and put a gate on the driveway to prevent them using it.

I used to have problems with solicitors and other nuisances so I have my property marked nowadays. Security exterior storm doors as well.

Secure Elegance is one such (Larson) from Lowes and another is from Home Depot (Anderson I think). Full view ballistic glass that will take a baseball bat beating plus three locking prongs at the top, center, and bottom of the door. Runs about 3-400. The old standby of wrought iron also still exists.

I strongly advise people to harden the exterior of the home including doors as a security precaution.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:47 PM (E4rtv)

329 but real cable guys only come on appointment.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 03:40 PM (utfVc)

Not entirely true. Yes, for installs. The guys digging in your front easement to run cable? Maybe not. If they're going around the neighborhood notifying everyone of the impending cable runs in their easement, probably no appointment, but they dang well should be wearing company colors when they do that. There are still a few who incentivize someone doing an install run to knock on neighbors' doors and ask if they'd like service, too (and hand you a company card with phone #s/websites on it).

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 03:51 PM (WTQU5)

330 We are being harassed by the census assholes. If it was the real census we would cooperate. They will not leave us alone. They want to do a survey which mainly entails how many guns you have.

They want to come here once a month for four months to continue to question us.

It is harassment.

Posted by: four seasons
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That is not a legitimate surveyor if they are asking questions about guns. Either criminals casing the place or a pretext law enforcement investigation about firearms if that is the case.

The Census CPS or the decennial census does NOT have any questions about firearms or ownership. I looked up the specific questionnaires which are online at the Census Bureau.

For the most part, the Census CPS is conducted by mail first with you only having to deal with CPS to confirm who you are to begin with. I have been a respondent in the past and the questions were mainly about employment and finances.

Contact the regional supervisors and your Senator or Congress critter to report bad behavior.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:51 PM (E4rtv)

331

We have four beautiful grandchildren who play in the fenced in front yard. We think that the assholes are scoping out where there are children they can abduct.

We have given them locks for the gates and told them yes, it is a pain in the ass but it is the best way to protect you.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 03:52 PM (3ek7K)

332 A good portion of the 13% decided they did not want equality they wanted license...the donkey gave it to them here we sit.
Posted by: sven

I view it less than race in particular but more in the realm that Democrat politicians decided to protect criminals at the expense of the law abiding. and the entire welfare state encourages the destruction of teh family unit. Fatherless boys that mothers cannot control or want to control, are often some of the biggest drivers of crime.


Recently some of the really horrendous violence and sex crimes are coming from illegals particularly the Central Americans and Muslims nowadays.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (E4rtv)

333

They are sneaky assholes who after they ring the doorbell and we don't answer the doorbell they park down the street waiting untiil we go outside. We live on a deadend street so it is easy to see them waiting down the street.

It is harassment.

Posted by: four seasons

Do you know any 1% people? Proccess, census, jehova witnessses, whatever... thatxs how you resolve it without getting your hands dirty. Me? This would be impossible for me to not get my hands dirty if I were in your sshoes.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (QVmho)

334 It was the actual Census person for 2020. I have outbuildings and no one is living in them, they think someone is so they keep coming back saying their records show another residence. I thought she left and I saw on the cameras after I thought that she left she hung around looking in my kitchen and filming. My husband was in the room she filmed in too and I reported her to the sheriff and I complained to her boss. It was really invasive.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 24, 2026 03:56 PM (6z5U/)

335 Oh, and the lady had to walk through my patch of poison oak to get around the gate so that made me happy.

Posted by: CaliGirl at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (6z5U/)

336 Not entirely true. Yes, for installs. The guys digging in your front easement to run cable? Maybe not. If they're going around the neighborhood notifying everyone of the impending cable runs in their easement, probably no appointment, but they dang well should be wearing company colors when they do that. There are still a few who incentivize someone doing an install run to knock on neighbors' doors and ask if they'd like service, too (and hand you a company card with phone #s/websites on it).
Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 03:51 PM (WTQU5)

Agreed, but those are all lawful actions by persons who are clearly affiliated with a cable company.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (utfVc)

337 331

We have four beautiful grandchildren who play in the fenced in front yard. We think that the assholes are scoping out where there are children they can abduct.

We have given them locks for the gates and told them yes, it is a pain in the ass but it is the best way to protect you.
Posted by: four seasons

Get cameras. I recommend EuFy as a cheap and non online (unless you want it) source. Amazon carries them. Start with doorbell camera set and central receiver and expand if you feel comfortable with them. Costco has something similar.

That way, Mr. Scarhead would be on camera and you could ask law enforcement to do something about a distinct person. They can take the video and run it through visual crime databases to identify if necessary.

Ring and others that rely on putting your video online somewhere in the cloud are liable for law enforcement overreach (by simply asking Amazon, etc. to hand over footage) and cost of subscription.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (E4rtv)

338 Hey, hey, congratulations. Now, bigger garden?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 03:40 PM (XAeCh)

My garden is a mini-farm. Plenty big enough. I grow enough for us to eat well all year, plus give some away to friends and family. More than that is just plain too much work.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:00 PM (DwqWV)

339 There are still a few who incentivize someone doing an install run to knock on neighbors' doors and ask if they'd like service, too (and hand you a company card with phone #s/websites on it).
Posted by: GWB
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I've dealt with gas, phone, and cable services. They identify themselves universally and I usually get online texts and emails before any work as well.

We have a neighborhood group text that helps notify everyone about specific strangers showing up like the scamming solicitors or gypsy contractors.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 04:01 PM (E4rtv)

340

Bif,

We are in a very small town in Wyoming. There are two police officers. We are Utah adjacent and the asshats come up here from Utah.

I didn't mean to hijack the thread. It chaps my ass about people showing up at our door.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 04:01 PM (3ek7K)

341 335 Oh, and the lady had to walk through my patch of poison oak to get around the gate so that made me happy.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 24, 2026 03:59 PM (6z5U/)

Well done. But it is probably time to put in the moat with alligators.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (DwqWV)

342 What are the odds that they were all housed and fed on the taxpayer dime.

Any guesses?

Posted by: Testsubject at April 24, 2026 04:02 PM (3IJvT)

343 “s. Either criminals casing the place”

That’s my guess

Posted by: UGAdawg at April 24, 2026 04:05 PM (4MsaP)

344

My husband said last week when the census people started harassing us again what he will say to them. Then he said, "OH wait they record everything you say."

I said yep, and they are sneaky and will say that we are harassing them.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 04:06 PM (3ek7K)

345 334 It was the actual Census person for 2020. I have outbuildings and no one is living in them, they think someone is so they keep coming back saying their records show another residence. I thought she left and I saw on the cameras after I thought that she left she hung around looking in my kitchen and filming. My husband was in the room she filmed in too and I reported her to the sheriff and I complained to her boss. It was really invasive.
Posted by: CaliGirl

Unfortunately, outbuildings distant from the home curtilage are treated as open fields so a Census worker has the same protections as a game warden. See Oliver v. United States (1984) to explain open fields doctrine. You can find common sense interpretations of that court decision via that keyword search.

But, you need to find out before 2030 about what exactly is listed as residences in the database of your outbuildings. Something is in the database, perhaps from decades ago. As a result, you will get annoyed again. California with its illegals and homeless problems is particularly known for squatters and residents that are not in established legal residences.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 04:08 PM (E4rtv)

346 340

Bif,

We are in a very small town in Wyoming. There are two police officers. We are Utah adjacent and the asshats come up here from Utah.

I didn't mean to hijack the thread. It chaps my ass about people showing up at our door.

Posted by: four seasons
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Still advise nowadays to get cameras. I would also consider strongly getting vehicle cameras as well for accidents and any police encounters on the side of the road.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 04:09 PM (E4rtv)

347 I thought she left and I saw on the cameras after I thought that she left she hung around looking in my kitchen and filming. My husband was in the room she filmed in too and I reported her to the sheriff and I complained to her boss. It was really invasive.
Posted by: CaliGirl

The filming inside the house is NOT something any Census training does. That is in fact a violation of privacy and and most probably would result in the firing of the individual involved if reported to the right person.

That person was fishing for something and given the fact that these are temporary positions for most of the enumerators, not permanent, they were looking for something to report to someone else not involved with the Census.

The actual Census is pretty straightforward and handled by mail in almost all cases except refusals. Then they send the person out. CPS is different but again, I dealt with a person once, the rest was by mail and phone. And as an AG census enumerator and State Ag enumerator working under the USDA contract, I never went to houses and peered inside. I knocked or called and that was it.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 04:15 PM (E4rtv)

348

Posted by: four seasons
=====
Still advise nowadays to get cameras. I would also consider strongly getting vehicle cameras as well for accidents and any police encounters on the side of the road.

Posted by: whig


100% agree, two cop town. They'll be on your side. This is the only path to a peaceful resolution without violence from you.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 24, 2026 04:19 PM (QVmho)

349 Find him. Disappear him. And his posse. Sorry, but that IS the solution. Enough.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 24, 2026 04:24 PM (5xuJ/)

350 I the jurisdiction I worked in at the probation department kicking someone in the head or stomping them on the head while down was considered a minimum of great bodily injury or attempted murder.
In one case the medical personnel testified that had the victim not received immediate medical care he would have died within five minutes due to a brain bleed from the assault.
The offender was a frequent flier known for unprovoked violent attacks.

Posted by: waepnedmann at April 24, 2026 09:37 PM (WXT1Q)

No Surprise: Democrats Plot and Scheme to Impeach Trump on "Day One" If the American People Are Insane Enough to Give Them Control of Congress

Democrat communications shop and Eric Swalwell cover-up agency Axios:

A cohort of resistance-minded House Democrats is pushing their colleagues to begin building the case against President Trump now in anticipation of a Day 1 impeachment vote if they retake the House.

Why it matters: The mere existence of this movement demonstrates just how much pressure lawmakers who have not yet gotten on board with impeachment will face in January of 2027.

"This is something that I keep saying to our leadership ... we need to have a very concrete, coordinated strategy," Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) told Axios.

The Illinois Democrat said the party should "build up the case so that when we are in power in January, we've created the conditions ... we've done the fact-checking, we've done the shadow hearings, everything we need to be able to to impeach [Trump]."

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) told Axios that if Democrats recapture the House "the push for impeachment is going to be overwhelming."

Driving the news: A Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll released Tuesday found that 55% of U.S. adults surveyed said the House should vote to impeach Trump, while just 37% oppose it.

"That net +18 verdict," Strength In Numbers author G. Elliott Morris wrote, "puts Trump in the neighborhood of the numbers Richard Nixon saw at the peak of the Watergate scandal in August 1974."

Sure. Axios, of course, which covers up for Democrats like Joe Biden and Eric Swalwell, fails to note that this polling outfit has a strong Democrat bias. Google AI:

Political Context: The poll often finds results where Democrats lead on generic ballots (e.g., +6 to +8 in mid-2025/2026) and where President Trump's approval is relatively low (often in the mid-30s to low-40s).

...

Independent, But Not Necessarily "Neutral": While aiming for objective data, the analysis often highlights areas where public opinion diverges from conservative policies (e.g., high support for ACA subsidies, raising taxes on corporations). It also notes that independent voters are heavily skewed away from Republicans (-30 net rating in some reports), which informs its findings

Again: Sure.

Morris cited Axios' reporting that more than 85 House and Senate Democrats called for Trump to be impeached or removed via the 25th Amendment to the Constitution following his threat to destroy Iran's civilization earlier this month.

The big picture: In the immediate aftermath of the 2024 election, Democrats didn't even want to hear the word impeachment.

"People ridiculed me," said Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), who was the first Democrat to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump last year.
When Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) forced a vote on impeaching Trump last June, 128 Democrats voted with Republicans to quash the effort while just 78 voted to advance it.

Things have changed drastically. When Green forced another vote to impeach Trump last December, his support went from 78 Democrats to 140.

...

Said Thanedar: "We have a case -- a very strong case -- so we should really work on it now."

Yes, but: Just because a member supports impeachment when asked -- or when forced to go on the record in a House vote -- doesn't mean they think it should be a policy priority for their party.

Yeah, this is just other Democrats attempting to tamp down talk of impeachment for fear of energizing Trump supporters. It's a lie. They will in fact impeach Trump on day one, or at the latest, by the end of month one.

This will probably benefit us. Trump's voters don't vote unless Trump himself is on the ballot, which is why we either lose or gas out in the midterms.

But Democrats just put Trump on the ballot for the midterms.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:20 PM




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1 Of course they do

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 01:21 PM (FR3qi)

2 st

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 24, 2026 01:21 PM (nbLIj)

3 I'll get em

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 24, 2026 01:22 PM (nbLIj)

4 Holy crap I hate Axios.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 01:22 PM (E6xSb)

5 which is why we either lose or gas out in the midterms.

GASSSSS

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 24, 2026 01:22 PM (Kt19C)

6 Dirty Dems need 66 votes in the Senate to impeach, ain't going to happen.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 24, 2026 01:23 PM (y171U)

7 Also known as: Republican Pounce on Democrat Promise to Subvert Presidential Election By Any Means Necessary.

Posted by: Flyguy at April 24, 2026 01:23 PM (yk5yw)

8 I hope Dems impeach Trump several times if they regain the House. Better they waste their time on that kind of nonsense than do anything destructive...like try and pass amnesty or something that RINOs will be tempted to support.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 24, 2026 01:23 PM (mkI1r)

9 "which is why we either lose or gas out in the midterms"
___________


"Did someone say 'gas'?"

-- Eric Raping Fartswell

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:25 PM (iFTx/)

10 Jeffries will, at best, get a majority of 10.

I suspect it'll be a majority of about 5.

They will convene some kind of impeachment subcommittee on day 1, and it will go for 6 months of theater until they draw something up.

Meanwhile, the Senate will be either a 52 or 53 GOP majority. And it will treat the impeachment as seriously as even Mitch McConnell treated the first impeachment against Trump (where only Romney in the GOP caucus voted for conviction on one of two counts).

America got the lesson that impeachment is failure theater and toothless in the 1860s. If Andrew Johnson couldn't get impeached, no one can.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:25 PM (GLVez)

11 Speaking of Dems and their shenanigans, one of the Asst AGs in VA is named Pebbles. Pebbles Burgess. I am all for unique names, honestly. But Pebbles?

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 01:25 PM (Dd38x)

12 Impeachment Fever!!

Catch it at House of Reps today!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 01:26 PM (jehhT)

13
Dirty Dems need 66 votes in the Senate to impeach, ain't going to happen.
Posted by: Joemarine


I think the number is 67 votes. 66 votes is short of 2/3rds.

Still won't happen.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 01:26 PM (xG4kz)

14 I don't think it matters if they don't have the votes to successfully impeach. It would be a distraction and weigh down the Presidency. Not good.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 24, 2026 01:27 PM (qivay)

15 Remember those cards that businesses would punch for each purchase and after so many you got some item free. PDT can have his very own impeachment punch card.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:27 PM (DIbRX)

16 TDS

It’s getting worse.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 01:27 PM (W2Pud)

17 The problem here is that there are fair number of LIVs that like Trump/MAGA but are not going to vote for a GOPer that has done nothing over the last 2 years.

And hell, because they won't vote not only is that one less vote for the GOPer, the odds a mail in ballot for the Dem candidate will show up are non-trivial.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 01:27 PM (sKqQm)

18 War crimes?

Financial crimes?

Sex crimes?

Using ALL CAPS in social media?

They got a new Madison Cornhole?

Whaddya got, Jeffries?

Posted by: M. Gaga at April 24, 2026 01:28 PM (KiBMU)

19 Impeachments are just badges of courage now. Trump just collects them.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 01:28 PM (n5tGW)

20
"People ridiculed me," said Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.)

Have you seen that toupée ?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 01:28 PM (Cqx++)

21 11 Speaking of Dems and their shenanigans, one of the Asst AGs in VA is named Pebbles. Pebbles Burgess. I am all for unique names, honestly. But Pebbles?
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 01:25 PM (Dd38x)

What's wrong with Pebbles? I love them, especially the poopy kind!

Posted by: Our sh*t pebble-loving troll at April 24, 2026 01:28 PM (qivay)

22 >>> If the American People Are Insane Enough to Give Them Control of Congress


About that...

Posted by: Max Power at April 24, 2026 01:28 PM (q177U)

23 "People ridiculed me," said Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), who was the first Democrat to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump last year.
When Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) forced a vote on impeaching Trump...


Ah yes, the formidable and highly respected Bad Hair Caucus. Nobody wants to be on their bad side.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 01:28 PM (vTZFs)

24 I hope Dems impeach Trump several times if they regain the House. Better they waste their time on that kind of nonsense than do anything destructive...like try and pass amnesty or something that RINOs will be tempted to support.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 24, 2026 01:23 PM (mkI1r)

By tying the Senate up in impeachment hearing after impeachment hearing, though, the House Dems will neuter the Republican Senate. Trump won't get anything done for the rest of his term. Which, to them, is good enough.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:29 PM (iNUL3)

25 Democrats Plot and Scheme to Impeach Trump

Is this a comedy that's in reruns?

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 24, 2026 01:29 PM (DgMqy)

26 Impeachments are just badges of courage now. Trump just collects them.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 24, 2026 01:28 PM (n5tGW)

--

Might as well be refrigerator magnets.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 24, 2026 01:29 PM (CR+cX)

27 One should keep in mind the Dems want to impeach Trump for the things he is doing that he ran on - cutting fraud, deporting illegals, and removing regulations and red tape.

Its almost comical.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 01:29 PM (sKqQm)

28 13
Dirty Dems need 66 votes in the Senate to impeach, ain't going to happen.
Posted by: Joemarine

I think the number is 67 votes. 66 votes is short of 2/3rds.

Still won't happen.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 01:26 PM (xG4kz)

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Yes 67.

Trump's second impeachment, after 1/6 when Mitch was celebrating that the GOP was soon rid of Trump forever publicly, at the nadir of Trump's electoral and political power in America, only 7 Republicans voted for conviction (5 of them are no longer in office at all).

But sure, they'll get 15 or so GOPers to vote for conviction over whatever bullshit they pull up in 2027 as opposed to Trump leading an insurrection or whatever it was in 2021.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:30 PM (GLVez)

29 People ridiculed me," said Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), who was the first Democrat to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump last year.
When Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) forced a vote on impeaching Trump...


We really need that "natural born American" restriction not just for the Presidency but ALL elective offices

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 01:30 PM (sKqQm)

30 The left generally does get what they want. Because they are not shy about getting it. And never stop pursuing it.


While our GOPe hope are all feckless cowardly cucks eagerly anticipating the chance, in just two years now, counting down, tic toc tic toc..., to don their gimp suits again and start getting their hershey dooks pushed in by their Democrat friends/doms.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 01:30 PM (3uBP9)

31 Trump Russia Possible Collusion

Trump Russia Possible Collusion

Posted by: Trump wave at April 24, 2026 01:30 PM (anL5R)

32 11 Speaking of Dems and their shenanigans, one of the Asst AGs in VA is named Pebbles. Pebbles Burgess. I am all for unique names, honestly. But Pebbles?
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 01:25 PM (Dd38x)

Girlfriend…

Posted by: Pebbles at April 24, 2026 01:30 PM (E6xSb)

33 14 I don't think it matters if they don't have the votes to successfully impeach. It would be a distraction and weigh down the Presidency. Not good.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 24, 2026 01:27 PM (qivay)

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It's stupid theater from Congress.

You shouldn't give a shit about stupid theater from Congress.

Not while ICE's enforcement functions are fully funded through 2028 and Trump still controls the DOJ.

It's optics. And optics are stupid.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:30 PM (GLVez)

34 25 Democrats Plot and Scheme to Impeach Trump

Is this a comedy that's in reruns?

What if they REALLY EMPHATICALLY impeach Trump? Wouldn't that shake things up!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 24, 2026 01:31 PM (DgMqy)

35 I am all for unique names, honestly. But Pebbles?
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 01:25 PM (Dd38x)
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Parents were huge Flintstones fans, I guess.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 24, 2026 01:31 PM (xvhJH)

36 35 I am all for unique names, honestly. But Pebbles?
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 01:25 PM (Dd38x)
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Parents were huge Flintstones fans, I guess.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 24, 2026 01:31 PM (xvhJH)

Or fans of late 1980s music.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 01:32 PM (E6xSb)

37 Jeffries will, at best, get a majority of 10.

I suspect it'll be a majority of about 5.


Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:25 PM (GLVez)
________

I think we hold the House. In political time, November is as far off as the Jurassic period is behind us. But I like where we are and where we are going.

Every leftwing event, rally, movement, initiative, and effort ends up being a fart in a hurricane. Nobody shows up, nobody cares, and it accomplishes nothing. This is a far cry from Trump 1.0 and especially after the Patron Saint of Drug Overdoses overdosed.

We have yet to see an election without USAID money. We have yet to see an election in the aftermath of the recent vote integrity measures. We have yet to see an election with a raging stock market and quickly improving economy coming out of 4 years of dogshit.

I like our chances in November.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:32 PM (iFTx/)

38 Parents were huge Flintstones fans, I guess.

I'm going to assume that her parents are Fred and Wilma unless proven otherwise. In fact, even if proven otherwise.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 01:32 PM (vTZFs)

39 Is Pebbles married to Bamm-Bamm?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 01:33 PM (Cqx++)

40 Nothing we didn't already know. They get more unhinged every day.

Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2026 01:33 PM (YwEeS)

41 37 I think we hold the House. In political time, November is as far off as the Jurassic period is behind us. But I like where we are and where we are going.

Every leftwing event, rally, movement, initiative, and effort ends up being a fart in a hurricane. Nobody shows up, nobody cares, and it accomplishes nothing. This is a far cry from Trump 1.0 and especially after the Patron Saint of Drug Overdoses overdosed.

We have yet to see an election without USAID money. We have yet to see an election in the aftermath of the recent vote integrity measures. We have yet to see an election with a raging stock market and quickly improving economy coming out of 4 years of dogshit.

I like our chances in November.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:32 PM (iFTx/)

======

My assumption is based on a mix of normal political gravity + the current congressional map's compactness from 2020.

Both of those seem to be in flux. The flashy one is the latter with the gerrymandering back and forth. But it's the former that's probably going to have the bigger impact.

I want to believe that USAID et al getting cut off at the knees (or outright ended) will have a huge impact, but I dunno.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:34 PM (GLVez)

42 >>>Trump's voters don't vote unless Trump himself is on the ballot, which is why we either lose or gas out in the midterms.

Yeah, well. Mitt and Pence were such firebrands, dedicated to improving the lives of the little guy, and rewarding loyalty.

One of the most interesting papers I have read was Seligman's work on Learned Helplessness. Unfortunately no one has done a paper on how to reverse that outside of, perhaps, Pavlov and his theory of trauma erasing learned behavior

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 01:34 PM (rbvCR)

43
Yes, but: Just because a member supports impeachment when asked -- or when forced to go on the record in a House vote -- doesn't mean they think it should be a policy priority for their party.



It's beginning to remind me a bit of how that asshat Charlie Rangel would always put up a bill to re-establish the Draft. Not because he actually wanted one, but because he wanted a Draft to piss off young adults so that they would get involved, and presumably support the Donks. He was bluntly honest about it, and at the drop of a hat would proudly talk about his attempted manipulation of young idiots.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 01:34 PM (y9nCu)

44 Donald Trump you are hereby being impeached for the high office crimes of REASONS, THINGS, and STUFF.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:35 PM (95pwq)

45 I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve seen the word 'impeachment' or 'accountability' over the last decade. I'll believe it when I actually see a gavel hit the table and a real consequence follow. Until then, it's just another Tuesday headline

the point is to make it clear this is part of their platform so people vote for them in order to give them the power to actually do it. Publicizing it is an important part of the process.

Impeachment will happen, because it carries no weight. 67 Senstots have to convict, which will never happen. Even if they did, it's a removal from office. No other penalties.

Once he’s out of office, suddenly he’s vulnerable to criminal charges again, from New York, Georgia, the Hague. Only need one state to jail him pending trial and deny bail, and have him die behind bars.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 24, 2026 01:35 PM (mkI1r)

46 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:35 PM (Zz0t1)

47 We Have An ENTHUSIASM Problem!
Kristen Soltis Anderson
@KSoltisAnderson
NEW
@echeloninsights
polling: Democrats have a significant advantage over GOP on % "extremely motivated" to participate in the midterms.

It is acute among "party-first" Republicans: the half of the party who doesn't describe themselves as Trump supporters first and foremost.

https://tinyurl.com/488b5crv

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 01:35 PM (NpAcC)

48 Remember those cards that businesses would punch for each purchase and after so many you got some item free. PDT can have his very own impeachment punch card.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:27 PM (DIbRX)
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Only three more impeachments before they have to give him another term!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 01:36 PM (gnNyN)

49 I think the country seeing the demoncrats on display, Nadler waddling up to the mic, sharting, and fighting for face time with his fellow idiots, didn't help the brand. I think you get to ring that bell once, and if you don't make the case you are done. They fcking rang it twice and failed. They just look stupid, impotent and out of ideas if they go for three.

Posted by: Trump wave at April 24, 2026 01:36 PM (anL5R)

50 42 >>>Trump's voters don't vote unless Trump himself is on the ballot, which is why we either lose or gas out in the midterms.

Yeah, well. Mitt and Pence were such firebrands, dedicated to improving the lives of the little guy, and rewarding loyalty.

One of the most interesting papers I have read was Seligman's work on Learned Helplessness. Unfortunately no one has done a paper on how to reverse that outside of, perhaps, Pavlov and his theory of trauma erasing learned behavior

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 01:34 PM (rbvCR)

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Remember, Obama's voters didn't turn out without him on the ballot either.

The vaunted Obama machine that we were all supposed to be terrified of lost both of his midterms really badly. Worse than Trump did.

Maybe...90% of all turnout is self-actualized and has more to do with blind partisanship about which party is and isn't in power more than anything else.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:36 PM (GLVez)

51 Democrats run AGAINST making America great again. You should WANT to live in a great country.

That SHOULD be all you need to know come election day.

But, the left is stupid and hellbent on destroying the last best great thing this world has to offer.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:36 PM (Zz0t1)

52 Once he’s out of office, suddenly he’s vulnerable to criminal charges again, from New York, Georgia, the Hague. Only need one state to jail him pending trial and deny bail, and have him die behind bars.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 24, 2026 01:35 PM (mkI1r)


Isn't that nice....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 01:36 PM (FR3qi)

53 It tells you the Dems , especially the old timers have nothing else to run on. The younger ones would, if they win, be Mamdani 2.0, or any other Marxist loon.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 01:36 PM (gu0hJ)

54 Once he’s out of office, suddenly he’s vulnerable to criminal charges again, from New York, Georgia, the Hague. Only need one state to jail him pending trial and deny bail, and have him die behind bars.

And again, remember the crime they want him jailed for is implementing the policies most Americans want

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 01:37 PM (sKqQm)

55 We have yet to see an election without USAID money. We have yet to see an election in the aftermath of the recent vote integrity measures. We have yet to see an election with a raging stock market and quickly improving economy coming out of 4 years of dogshit.

I like our chances in November.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:32 PM (iFTx/)

Virginia says Hi.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:37 PM (iNUL3)

56 > Is Pebbles married to Bamm-Bamm?

Canonically, yes. They had twin children.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 24, 2026 01:37 PM (mkw2N)

57 Speaking of Dems and their shenanigans, one of the Asst AGs in VA is named Pebbles. Pebbles Burgess. I am all for unique names, honestly. But Pebbles?
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 01:25 PM (Dd38x)
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"Girlfriend, don't be hating. Love makes things happen. I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt."

-- Perri Arlette McKissack

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:37 PM (iFTx/)

58 45
Impeachment will happen, because it carries no weight. 67 Senstots have to convict, which will never happen. Even if they did, it's a removal from office. No other penalties.

Once he’s out of office, suddenly he’s vulnerable to criminal charges again, from New York, Georgia, the Hague. Only need one state to jail him pending trial and deny bail, and have him die behind bars.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 24, 2026 01:35 PM (mkI1r)

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Leftists are seeing through the failure theater.

They're like me from about 2011.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:37 PM (GLVez)

59 Mildred: Hey, Adam, what are you impeaching Trump for?
Schiff: What've you got?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 01:37 PM (Dv3i1)

60 Now having been duly sanctioned for the unforgivable crimes of Reasons, Things and Stuff, what have you to say in your own defense?

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:38 PM (95pwq)

61 Yassamin Ansari is the brat of people that fled the Mullahs.

Good to see her...supporting the mullahs.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)

62 >>> I like our chances in November.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:32 PM (iFTx/)


The left will pour someone's, probably ours,... somehow, fortune into pulling races in very specific races to get the win they want. Just like they demonstrated, repeatedly, in VA.

The GOPe will stumble around, make spazzy comments, and completely ignore those crucial races and let the Rs be defeated completely. Just like they demonstrated, repeatedly, in VA.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 01:38 PM (3uBP9)

63 > We really need that "natural born American" restriction not just for the Presidency but ALL elective offices
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And term limits for all of them too. Not just the presidency. Limits for Congress, and, perhaps more importantly, the federal judiciary. Including SCOTUS.

Lifetime appointments are horseshit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 01:39 PM (jehhT)

64 Democrats are going gangbusters, meanwhile, Republicans just fiddlefart around with the status quo. Some things never change. They're allowing themselves to be set up for another massive voter fraud scenario.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 01:39 PM (Fbc0I)

65 55 Virginia says Hi.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:37 PM (iNUL3)

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Virginia moved to the right by 3 points from 2024 in the special election.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:39 PM (GLVez)

66 Once he’s out of office, suddenly he’s vulnerable to criminal charges again, from New York, Georgia, the Hague. Only need one state to jail him pending trial and deny bail, and have him die behind bars.

They keep saying they want us dead. At some point, a critical mass of us will start believing them.

Then it's Spain, 1930s.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:40 PM (iNUL3)

67 In that last plane flight President Trump would get, he should fly straight out of the country. Where to though? Maaybe Russia and rebuild them.

Posted by: Kafiroon at April 24, 2026 01:40 PM (IzMux)

68 June is when the new Fed Chair starts. There will be no em-peachment.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 01:40 PM (GD0B3)

69 63 And term limits for all of them too. Not just the presidency. Limits for Congress, and, perhaps more importantly, the federal judiciary. Including SCOTUS.

Lifetime appointments are horseshit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 01:39 PM (jehhT)

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California has term limits.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:40 PM (GLVez)

70 Pebbles began the downfall of the Flintstones, completed when Gazoo came along.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 24, 2026 01:40 PM (XvL8K)

71 Now having been duly sanctioned for the unforgivable crimes of Reasons, Things and Stuff, what have you to say in your own defense?
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Two. Scoops.

Two.

Not one.

Posted by: Because I'm the president and your not at April 24, 2026 01:40 PM (anL5R)

72 actually, in the light of the revelations around SPLC funding all the extremist right, and Whig's comments about the GOP being totally donor-captured, it does make me wonder about if there is a requirement to be a big money donor to a Republican other than having money?

I mean, a lot of powerful lefties have access to gobs of money and they could of course just be passing it on to get captured opposition. If Groypers are funded by the Left, then it is not much of a stretch that the average Republican politician is also funded by the left. it would explain both the odd inability to do anything remotely conservative, and at the same time explain the instinctive dislike the Republican voters have for their own politicians.

Maybe we should just hold our noses and vote harder. Again.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 01:40 PM (rbvCR)

73 We really need that "natural born American" restriction not just for the Presidency but ALL elective offices
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And term limits for all of them too. Not just the presidency. Limits for Congress, and, perhaps more importantly, the federal judiciary. Including SCOTUS.

Lifetime appointments are horseshit.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

You can't denaturalize the unnatural.

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 24, 2026 01:41 PM (TezPK)

74 Virginia moved to the right by 3 points from 2024 in the special election.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:39 PM (GLVez)

That's wild. I'd not looked further than raw numbers of rural voters.

Looks like my attempt to be snarky ended up just me being wrong.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:41 PM (iNUL3)

75 72 Maybe we should just hold our noses and vote harder. Again.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 01:40 PM (rbvCR)

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Just vote harder got us Trump and the most vigorous deportation machine since Eisenhower.

I mean...better than 1/6, I think.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:41 PM (GLVez)

76 I think we hold the House. In political time, November is as far off as the Jurassic period is behind us. But I like where we are and where we are going.

Voters are myopic and dumb. If Trump doesn't wrap up this Iran thing soon, people will remember high gas prices and vote against Trump (by voting Dem). If Iran wraps up quickly and successfully, gas drops and jobs and the economy keep growing and remain the focus, he'll be in good shape.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 24, 2026 01:42 PM (mkI1r)

77
They keep saying they want us dead. At some point, a critical mass of us will start believing them.

Then it's Spain, 1930s.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

Dibs on a Stuka.

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 24, 2026 01:42 PM (TezPK)

78 I like our chances in November.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:32 PM (iFTx/)

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My assumption is based on a mix of normal political gravity + the current congressional map's compactness from 2020.

Both of those seem to be in flux. The flashy one is the latter with the gerrymandering back and forth. But it's the former that's probably going to have the bigger impact.

I want to believe that USAID et al getting cut off at the knees (or outright ended) will have a huge impact, but I dunno.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:34 PM (GLVez)
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I think the lack of USAID money is reflected in the pathetic turnout for all these "no kings" assfucks. I'm having trouble seeing how a demoralized, underfunded left that can't get more than a handful of shambling zombies to even high-profile, heavily pimped events can somehow muster up the stones to win in November.

Yes, our side has a turn-out problem. And it will be a problem. But I think the left will have a similar problem, at least as it pertains to a national vote.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:43 PM (iFTx/)

79 Yo Pebs, kick that box!

Reid was born Perri Arlette McKissack on August 29, 1964, one of four siblings to two parents of mixed European and African-American ancestry.

Late 80’s singer, Pebbles. I still listen to some of her songs when I’m running which hopefully I can restart one day.

Posted by: Mitch Mitchell at April 24, 2026 01:43 PM (kE/nb)

80 a lot of powerful lefties have access to gobs of money and they could of course just be passing it on to get captured opposition. If Groypers are funded by the Left, then it is not much of a stretch that the average Republican politician is also funded by the left. it would explain both the odd inability to do anything remotely conservative, and at the same time explain the instinctive dislike the Republican voters have for their own politicians.
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Shorter kindltot: Uniparty.

Posted by: abridger at April 24, 2026 01:43 PM (anL5R)

81 Just got a call from the insurance company. They're totaling the car. And likely totaling the other 2 cars.

That's 4 totals in a year.

This isn't going to work out well in the long run........


SonovaBITCH.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:43 PM (Zz0t1)

82 Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, let the record indicate thar Mr. Trump has no credible explanation for either the reasons, the things or, most notably, the stuff.

Where were you on the night of Reasons, Things and Stuff??!!! Answer the question!!

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:43 PM (95pwq)

83 74 That's wild. I'd not looked further than raw numbers of rural voters.

Looks like my attempt to be snarky ended up just me being wrong.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:41 PM (iNUL3)

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Special elections are weird and non-predictive because they just have different turnouts.

A special election with 24% turnout is not the same electorate as a general election with 80% turnout.

VA's special election did have fairly high turnout, but so did the 2025 governor's election.

However, when people screech about some city council special election where the GOP underperformed by 20 points which spells doom for us all, they never talk about when the GOP does overperform.

It's tea leaves, not statistics, but it's something, I guess.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:44 PM (GLVez)

84 Just vote harder got us Trump and the most vigorous deportation machine since Eisenhower.

I mean...better than 1/6, I think.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:41 PM (GLVez)


But that means it was our fault that John McCain lost, too. McCain had none of the blame, and he clearly felt that as well

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 01:44 PM (rbvCR)

85 Yes Democrats will waste time on impeachment; but what are our GOP-majority House and Senate wasting our time on?

Has anything been passed or even voted on since the BBB?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 01:44 PM (wBaIH)

86 Late 80’s singer, Pebbles. I still listen to some of her songs when I’m running which hopefully I can restart one day.
Posted by: Mitch Mitchell at April 24, 2026 01:43 PM (kE/nb)



Why run when you can ride in her Mercedes, boy.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:44 PM (Zz0t1)

87 The rats are cornered with each day of reporting of all the fraud of SPLC, ActBlue, etc. Their massive fraud and grift exposure not to mention what is happening in each state is so bad I can't even imagine what will happen if they do manage to capture the White House again.

Meanwhile, the Republicans can't pass the SAVE act? Worthless POS.

Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 01:45 PM (oiNtH)

88 It's tea leaves, not statistics, but it's something, I guess.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with
Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:44 PM (GLVez)

We've got to find SOME way to discuss what we think is going to happen.

Thanks, J-Maddy.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:45 PM (iNUL3)

89
Voters are myopic and dumb. If Trump doesn't wrap up this Iran thing soon, people will remember high gas prices and vote against Trump (by voting Dem). If Iran wraps up quickly and successfully, gas drops and jobs and the economy keep growing and remain the focus, he'll be in good shape.


It looks to me the critical time frame is around Sept. There are plenty of people that decide who to vote for, or whether to vote, by how they think the economy is doing then.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 01:45 PM (sKqQm)

90
Meanwhile, the Republicans can't pass the SAVE act? Worthless POS.
Posted by: Cheri at April 24, 2026 01:45 PM (oiNtH)



We can thank the "Treasonous Four" for that one. And f*ck that Thune guy. What an asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:46 PM (Zz0t1)

91 I mean, that's going to be front and center to their campaign.

"Our policies don't matter, you just want to see us punish the Orange Man, right?"

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 01:46 PM (FpHTM)

92 84 But that means it was our fault that John McCain lost, too. McCain had none of the blame, and he clearly felt that as well

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 01:44 PM (rbvCR)

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We are still in the middle of changing our elite in the party from the Rockefeller wannabes to the populist Trump.

Voting harder in the primaries got us that change in elite.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:46 PM (GLVez)

93 What's their impeachment case charge?

Other than being a Republican who won't plat ball with the uniparty or with the communists, I mean.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 01:46 PM (VI8Bh)

94 The Left Democrat legal networks are pretty much known. It wouldn't take a lot of work to round them up. Only the will, which doesn't seem to be much apparent on the right. I don't know what it is going to take.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 01:46 PM (ZJwkb)

95 85 Yes Democrats will waste time on impeachment; but what are our GOP-majority House and Senate wasting our time on?

Has anything been passed or even voted on since the BBB?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 01:44 PM (wBaIH)

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It should be remembered that there hasn't been an actual and major policy bill passed by Congress since the ACA.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:46 PM (GLVez)

96 88 We've got to find SOME way to discuss what we think is going to happen.

Thanks, J-Maddy.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:45 PM (iNUL3)

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There's always Star Trek!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:47 PM (GLVez)

97 I took a look at the left's response to SPLC and its echoing what the SPLC says "They were only paying informants and turning over info to the cops"

So...let's put that to the test - can the SPLC name one person arrested based on their "pay off the Aryan Nation" program?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 01:47 PM (sKqQm)

98 Late 80’s singer, Pebbles. I still listen to some of her songs when I’m running which hopefully I can restart one day.
Posted by: Mitch Mitchell at April 24, 2026 01:43 PM (kE/nb)


Why run when you can ride in her Mercedes, boy.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:44 PM (Zz0t1)
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I have that song on my playlist. It's a surprisingly sleazy song for a lady to sing (at least during that era). It's like Kiss wrote "Mercedes Girl" and then gave it to her to reverse the sexes.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:47 PM (iFTx/)

99 They keep saying they want us dead. At some point, a critical mass of us will start believing them.

Then it's Spain, 1930s.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

Dibs on a Stuka.
Posted by: Joe Mama

Oh shit...

Posted by: Guernica, Arizona at April 24, 2026 01:47 PM (mkI1r)

100 Meanwhile, the Republicans can't pass the SAVE act?
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Well, they don't want to obvs.

Posted by: why would they at April 24, 2026 01:47 PM (anL5R)

101 There is the very real possibility that between now and November the Dems will immolate themselves further. The old guard is out of gas and the young crazies are in the ascension. Let a couple of big blue cities ,ie Mamdani's NYC, Chicago, Seattle go all explody and the independents will go Republican. Of course the Republicans could eff up a wet dream, but the Dems are completely nuts

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (gu0hJ)

102 On the plus side impeachment is a few steps down from assassination attempts...so the Dems are 'improving.'

Still at Walmart Canada. I just had to tell the Horde I could get a 12 pack of Bud Light for $29.98 Can! I think I'd just buy flavored water and spin around until I get dizzy...

Oh, the good Lindt Dark Chocolate was almost $7 a bar. I just wanted to let you know how things are here. And I left the house

Posted by: Stateless at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (SHlvS)

103 It's been over a year and I have yet to hear one single democrat explain their platform and what policies and new laws they want... you know, for the betterment of America. All I hear is the same TDS bullshit.
And the GOPers continue to bend over for them.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (2WIwB)

104
Once he’s out of office, suddenly he’s vulnerable to criminal charges again, from New York, Georgia, the Hague. Only need one state to jail him pending trial and deny bail, and have him die behind bars.

They keep saying they want us dead. At some point, a critical mass of us will start believing them.

Then it's Spain, 1930s.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:40 PM (iNUL3)



So you're saying that we win. Messily, but we still win.

I'm okay with that, even though I'd much prefer a victory that didn't paint the walls two stories high, red with blood, like Rome under Sulla.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (y9nCu)

105 Impeachment really doesn't hold the same weight as it used to.

It's become a waste of time... for both sides.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)

106 We can thank the "Treasonous Four" for that one. And f*ck that Thune guy. What an asshole.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:46 PM (Zz0t1)
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While I agree with this word for word, I'd throw the entire GOP Senate Caucus, minus four or five people, into the burning ring of traitorous fire. So many Senators, so few lightpoles.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (VI8Bh)

107 And can you imagine what 2028 will be like if Democrats do get a slim House majority and spend two years screaming about impeaching a guy term limited out at the end of Congress?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:49 PM (GLVez)

108 Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.

I think I see one of the problems.

Posted by: RI Red at April 24, 2026 01:49 PM (nZWpe)

109 What's their impeachment case charge?

Other than being a Republican who won't plat ball with the uniparty or with the communists, I mean.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 01:46 PM (VI8Bh

War crimes.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:49 PM (iNUL3)

110 TDS

It’s getting worse.
Posted by: nurse ratched


There is no cure.

Posted by: Doogie Howser, M.D. at April 24, 2026 01:49 PM (UjdFS)

111 While I agree with this word for word, I'd throw the entire GOP Senate Caucus, minus four or five people, into the burning ring of traitorous fire. So many Senators, so few lightpoles.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (VI8Bh)



Valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:49 PM (Zz0t1)

112 105 Impeachment really doesn't hold the same weight as it used to.

It's become a waste of time... for both sides.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)

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Has been since 1868.

If Andrew Johnson had been convicted of his impeachment, I think the history of America would have been very different.

I think FDR could have been impeached in that world.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:49 PM (GLVez)

113 Oh, the good Lindt Dark Chocolate was almost $7 a bar. I just wanted to let you know how things are here. And I left the house

Posted by: Stateless at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (SHlvS)
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$7 for a candy bar? People actually pay that much?! WTF!!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 01:50 PM (VI8Bh)

114 Just vote harder got us Trump and the most vigorous deportation machine since Eisenhower.

I mean...better than 1/6, I think.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:41 PM (GLVez)

That's a bit unfair. Trump is a once in 100 year anomaly. Vote harder for most of these clowns and you will get the same old circus that hates everything about you but your wallet.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:50 PM (95pwq)

115 Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.

I think I see one of the problems.
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I think I'm about ready to expand my definition of "fundamentally non-serious" to be more *diverse*.

Posted by: Crusader at April 24, 2026 01:50 PM (TN0g+)

116
It is all about money. Republicans or Demoncrats it all about money. Money they are stealing from the tax payers.

They steal our money to further their schemes.



Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 01:50 PM (3ek7K)

117 It's been over a year and I have yet to hear one single democrat explain their platform and what policies and new laws they want... you know, for the betterment of America. All I hear is the same TDS bullshit.
And the GOPers continue to bend over for them.


Yeah, they don't have a platform really. The vague elements they sort of acknowledge:

Completely open the border - let every conman, drug dealer, and rapist in

Tax the rich - but which rich? Outside of Elon they like most of the oligarchs, and Karen McAFWL with her $200K HR job is saying she's already taxed enough...

Imprison everyone they don't like...just the really bad ones, like Trump, Musk, and people that don't endorse transing kids on facebook

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 01:51 PM (sKqQm)

118 Voting harder in the primaries got us that change in elite.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:46 PM (GLVez)


Go back and review what "learned helplessness" is about.
There has to be a reason for people to get out and vote, because until now, there has been nothing but failure

I actually sat in the backyard of the neighbor's house to do a meet and greet with a Republican candidate for state office. He had a plan on marginal tax policy and claimed he had no idea what civil forfeiture was. I wanted to kick over my lawn chair and storm out

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 01:51 PM (rbvCR)

119 Impeachment really doesn't hold the same weight as it used to.

It's become a waste of time... for both sides.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)



Because the Democrats have been abusing it since inception.

It DID stand for something, a deterrent mostly, keeping a President from exceeding his authority. The fact they didn't even consider it during the Owebama error........

We're not a serious country.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:51 PM (Zz0t1)

120 114 That's a bit unfair. Trump is a once in 100 year anomaly. Vote harder for most of these clowns and you will get the same old circus that hates everything about you but your wallet.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:50 PM (95pwq)

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Vance is more anti-immigration that Trump is. So, we've got that going for us.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:51 PM (GLVez)

121 Other than being a Republican who won't plat ball with the uniparty or with the communists, I mean.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Mean tweets?!?! Betraying our close ally Ukraine? Exterminating immigrants and LGBTQIA2S folx?!?!?!

Posted by: The Bulwark at April 24, 2026 01:51 PM (mkI1r)

122 93 What's their impeachment case charge?

Other than being a Republican who won't plat ball with the uniparty or with the communists, I mean.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 01:46 PM (VI8Bh)

Genociding Troons, probably.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 01:52 PM (FpHTM)

123 America got the lesson that impeachment is failure theater and toothless in the 1860s. If Andrew Johnson couldn't get impeached, no one can.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:25 PM (GLVez)

Nixon should have fought it.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 01:52 PM (GD2xa)

124 119 Because the Democrats have been abusing it since inception.

It DID stand for something, a deterrent mostly, keeping a President from exceeding his authority. The fact they didn't even consider it during the Owebama error........

We're not a serious country.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:51 PM (Zz0t1)

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whig knows the common law history better than I do, but impeachment is honestly one of the big flaws in the constitution.

It's a remnant of another form of government that doesn't fit well in with ours.

I don't know what could replace it, but I would imagine it would need to be more about funding of the executive than the individual at the top.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:52 PM (GLVez)

125 It is all about money. Republicans or Demoncrats it all about money. Money they are stealing from the tax payers.

They steal our money to further their schemes.



Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 01:50 PM (3ek7K)



The United States government has become the world's largest money laundering machine.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:52 PM (Zz0t1)

126 And what's the plan for Day Two? Raise taxes to 100%? Return Iran to its rightful position of lead exporter of terrorism, with a couple functioning nukes to boot?

What have they done for the last two years besides lay in the road as speed bumps? Useless shits.

Posted by: red speck at April 24, 2026 01:53 PM (Ve/HL)

127 War crimes.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:49 PM (iNUL3)
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Trying to win is now a war crime.

And here I am, silly me, hoping PDJT goes all Alexander The Great on these pigs and kills every last one of the IRGC.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 01:53 PM (VI8Bh)

128 Impeachment really doesn't hold the same weight as it used to.

It's become a waste of time... for both sides.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)

Which helps who? The criminal Left of course which is why they did it.

Just like how overegging the racism and rape puddings has principally only helped the Party of Racism and Rape.

Just like how demeaning the judiciary and science has undermined two former controls society had against the Left.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:53 PM (95pwq)

129 123 America got the lesson that impeachment is failure theater and toothless in the 1860s. If Andrew Johnson couldn't get impeached, no one can.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:25 PM (GLVez)

Nixon should have fought it.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 01:52 PM (GD2xa)

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I believe his own party turned on him. I think he sensed that there were votes to convict in the Senate. That's why he didn't fight it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:53 PM (GLVez)

130 And what's the plan for Day Two? Raise taxes to 100%? Return Iran to its rightful position of lead exporter of terrorism, with a couple functioning nukes to boot?

Posted by: red speck at April 24, 2026 01:53 PM (Ve/HL)
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I'll decide that list.

Posted by: President James Boasberg at April 24, 2026 01:53 PM (VI8Bh)

131 I like to shower with my Pebbles.

Posted by: Fred Flintstone Biden at April 24, 2026 01:54 PM (9CBNQ)

132 The Dems are playing 'will to power' and the GOPe is playing us.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 24, 2026 01:55 PM (xcxpd)

133 > They keep saying they want us dead. At some point, a critical mass of us will start believing them.
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They don't have to say anything, really. They've taken a couple shots at Trump, killed Kirk and at least a handful of others around the country, wounded countless others and physically attacked thousands.

I'd say the left is pretty much locked and loaded to go off at the drop of a hat. Now.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 01:55 PM (jehhT)

134 And here I am, silly me, hoping PDJT goes all Alexander The Great on these pigs and kills every last one of the IRGC.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 01:53 PM (VI8Bh)

The fastest way to do anything is 'properly.'

Smoke the Republican Guard and remove Iran from the Shit to Worry About board for a generation.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:55 PM (iNUL3)

135 and hey, didn't it come out that Axios has no investigation expertise? They literally don't check facts.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 24, 2026 01:55 PM (xcxpd)

136
Just like how overegging the racism and rape puddings has principally only helped the Party of Racism and Rape.


A pattern I see on forums occasionally:

Feminist: Maybe all men aren't rapists, but would you eat a grape out of a pack where 1% were poisoned?

Someone else: So you are saying we should send all the immigrants back home because there are way more then 1% of them that are going to rape, rob, or murder an American right?

Feminist: Why are you racist?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 01:55 PM (sKqQm)

137
It should be remembered that there hasn't been an actual and major policy bill passed by Congress since the ACA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:46 PM (GLVez)

My worst case scenario for the midterms is that Dems win and Congress says mean things but does nothing of any real significance for 2 years. My best case scenario is that Republicans maintain control, and Congress says mean things while doing nothing of any true significance for 2 years.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 01:56 PM (yGkmH)

138 Which helps who? The criminal Left of course which is why they did it.

Just like how overegging the racism and rape puddings has principally only helped the Party of Racism and Rape.

Just like how demeaning the judiciary and science has undermined two former controls society had against the Left.
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Gee, its almost as if you are suggesting the left has an organized plan to destabilize the country and take it over by any means necessary. Why would you think that? Don't you realize that they are as patriotic and loving of this country as can be?

Posted by: pollyanna at April 24, 2026 01:56 PM (anL5R)

139 Vance is more anti-immigration that Trump is. So, we've got that going for us.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:51 PM (GLVez)

Vance is our chance but it's still a longshot bet that he is going to stand firm and somehow continue fighting for the side Republicans have claimed to be fighting for for 50 years.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:56 PM (95pwq)

140 War crimes.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:49 PM (iNUL3)
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Trying to win is now a war crime.

And here I am, silly me, hoping PDJT goes all Alexander The Great on these pigs and kills every last one of the IRGC.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 01:53 PM (VI8Bh)

You and me both.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (snZF9)

141 133 They don't have to say anything, really. They've taken a couple shots at Trump, killed Kirk and at least a handful of others around the country, wounded countless others and physically attacked thousands.

I'd say the left is pretty much locked and loaded to go off at the drop of a hat. Now.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 01:55 PM (jehhT)

And yet, none of it counts as "shooting first", because they still control far too much of the levers of public influence.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (FpHTM)

142 Because the Democrats have been abusing it since inception.

It DID stand for something, a deterrent mostly, keeping a President from exceeding his authority. The fact they didn't even consider it during the Owebama error........

We're not a serious country.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:51 PM (Zz0t1)

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whig knows the common law history better than I do, but impeachment is honestly one of the big flaws in the constitution.

It's a remnant of another form of government that doesn't fit well in with ours.

I don't know what could replace it, but I would imagine it would need to be more about funding of the executive than the individual at the top.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:52 PM (GLVez)
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It's carried over from the UK and was included because of the Framers' lingering fear of a "king." The real problem is how vaguely worded it is. "High crimes and misdemeanors"? Wtf does that mean?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (iFTx/)

143 I am contemplating granting states the right to continue taxing former residents forever. It really makes no sense that a wealthy resident can leave California, Illinois, New York, or New Jersey without permission of the government, just to avoid properly passed taxes.

Posted by: President James Boasberg at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (uCaLA)

144 Because the Democrats have been abusing it since inception.

It DID stand for something, a deterrent mostly, keeping a President from exceeding his authority. The fact they didn't even consider it during the Owebama error........

We're not a serious country.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:51 PM (Zz0t1)
******
I blame TDS. It's radicalized people that use to be somewhat normal.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (NpAcC)

145 If Johnson had been removed, with no VP to succeed him, would the then-Speaker of the House have succeeded?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (77rzZ)

146 Gee, its almost as if you are suggesting the left has an organized plan to destabilize the country and take it over by any means necessary.

Posted by: pollyanna at April 24, 2026 01:56 PM (anL5R)

Almost!

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (95pwq)

147 Sorry sponge.

This is why I don’t think parents should buy their kids cars.

My parents didn’t buy one for either me or my brother. And I never bought cars for my boys.

I helped them with insurance, but not for very long.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (W2Pud)

148 whig knows the common law history better than I do, but impeachment is honestly one of the big flaws in the constitution.

It's a remnant of another form of government that doesn't fit well in with ours.

I don't know what could replace it, but I would imagine it would need to be more about funding of the executive than the individual at the top.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I dunno, it seems like a pretty balanced option in a 3-branch system. You'd want the most powerful branch theoretically most reflective of the publicist will (Congress, as the Founders envisioned) to have a way to remove bad actors, including the President, before things spiraled into violence, but it would have to be very difficult to do to prevent abuse, and allow it to be used only in emergencies the public STRONGLY supports.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (mkI1r)

149 137 My worst case scenario for the midterms is that Dems win and Congress says mean things but does nothing of any real significance for 2 years. My best case scenario is that Republicans maintain control, and Congress says mean things while doing nothing of any true significance for 2 years.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 01:56 PM (yGkmH)

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The accuracy.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:58 PM (GLVez)

150 I believe his own party turned on him. I think he sensed that there were votes to convict in the Senate. That's why he didn't fight it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

There was a specific meeting with a Senate delegation led by Minority Leader Hugh Scott that told Nixon his time was up just before the House voted formally to impeach.

The tapes where Nixon was discussing matters did him in. Had Nixon destroyed the tapes immediately or never did the practice in the first place, then he probably would have skated by. His own grandiosity about viewing his place in history and the fact he assumed that because his predecessor Dem presidents did it, he would get the same protection from them being released.

He sank himself essentially.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 01:58 PM (E4rtv)

151 My parents didn’t buy one for either me or my brother. And I never bought cars for my boys.

I helped them with insurance, but not for very long.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (W2Pud)



Well, she'll be without one for a while now. Lesson learned.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:58 PM (Zz0t1)

152 Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 24, 2026 01:55 PM (xcxpd)

This would be going on my personal sidebar if I had one. Damn.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:58 PM (95pwq)

153 ******
I blame TDS. It's radicalized people that use to be somewhat normal.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (NpAcC)



That has a lot to do with it, sure. But, these f*ckers have been rabid since Reagan. They've only gotten emboldened with the Republicans tucking tail and bending over every 15 minutes begging for attention.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:59 PM (Zz0t1)

154 The real problem is how vaguely worded it is. "High crimes and misdemeanors"? Wtf does that mean?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (iFTx/)

Whatever Congress wants it to mean.

Impeachment is a political tool, not a criminal one.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:59 PM (iNUL3)

155 Axios: Politico4Kidz

Posted by: AoSHQ Stylebook at April 24, 2026 02:00 PM (4NO2D)

156 ...We have yet to see an election without USAID money. We have yet to see an election in the aftermath of the recent vote integrity measures. We have yet to see an election with a raging stock market and quickly improving economy coming out of 4 years of dogshit.

I like our chances in November.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:32 PM (iFTx/)

I'm with Elric. I wasn't worried about the 2024 election at all - not for one second - and I'm not worried about this one, either.

Setting aside the nattering nabobs of negativism on the left/media, Trump has all the time in the world to end this Iran situation on his terms. Iran's IRGC has not only alienated its own population, but all of their neighbors as well. They're not Germany 1939 - they will lose this one. We have a 250th and a GOP convention as well. US GDP's being held back right now, and it'll be unleashed by Oct - just in time for elections. The SPLC trainwreck is just beginning. The Dems will be crushed by it. Time is on Trump's side.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 24, 2026 02:00 PM (nkaBM)

157 Axios is some foreign language word for "dry anal," isn't it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:01 PM (Zz0t1)

158 Nixon was a jackass.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 24, 2026 02:01 PM (W5mpo)

159 154 Whatever Congress wants it to mean.

Impeachment is a political tool, not a criminal one.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 01:59 PM (iNUL3)

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Johnson's impeachment was ostensibly about his removal of Stanton as Secretary of War, which Congress decided was a high crime and misdemeanor since he didn't consult Congress.

Like 2 years later, SCOTUS ruled the act constitutional.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:01 PM (GLVez)

160 28 is looking like Vance Newsom. Much like 16 was Trump Hillary. Going to be very interesting.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 02:02 PM (ZJwkb)

161 Nixon was a jackass.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 24, 2026 02:01 PM


The Fighting Quaker!

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 02:02 PM (4NO2D)

162 139 Vance is more anti-immigration that Trump is. So, we've got that going for us.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:51 PM (GLVez)

Vance is our chance but it's still a longshot bet that he is going to stand firm and somehow continue fighting for the side Republicans have claimed to be fighting for for 50 years.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:56 PM (95pwq)

I'm a Rubio fan.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 02:02 PM (GD2xa)

163 160 28 is looking like Vance Newsom. Much like 16 was Trump Hillary. Going to be very interesting.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 02:02 PM (ZJwkb)

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Show me a poll where Newsom is beating Kamala, and I'll show you 10 where Kamala is trouncing Newsom.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:02 PM (GLVez)

164 I'm a Rubio fan.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 02:02 PM


That Gang of Eight amnesty thing still rankles me.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 02:03 PM (4NO2D)

165 DUDE 44 Bravo for president!

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:03 PM (GD0B3)

166 162
I'm a Rubio fan.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 02:02 PM (GD2xa)

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My vote goes to which candidate swears to undo the current copyright regime.

I'll write in Mamdani if I have to.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:03 PM (GLVez)

167 Impeachment is a fart in the wind when they can't even be decisive on a war powers resolution.

Just a bunch of jabberjaws like Schumer pretending to be relevant.

Jawboning won't get it done, unless the Democrats put up Kamala as their front runner.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 02:03 PM (Fbc0I)

168 81 Just got a call from the insurance company. They're totaling the car. And likely totaling the other 2 cars.

That's 4 totals in a year.

This isn't going to work out well in the long run........


SonovaBITCH.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:43 PM (Zz0t1)

Tariffs and lack of availability of parts and labor pretty much total any cars in accidents unless there's very, very little wrong...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 02:04 PM (tOcjL)

169 But, Rubio seems to be born-again hard.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 02:04 PM (4NO2D)

170 This will probably benefit us. Trump's voters don't vote unless Trump himself is on the ballot, which is why we either lose or gas out in the midterms.

But Democrats just put Trump on the ballot for the midterms.
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This is an optimistic point of view, IMO. On the contrary, Leftist voters are ALL in on being Anti-Trump. They need no other reason to vote and ignore anything but that agenda. Those on the Right, however, consider all facets of a decision inclusive of substance. Some, are, of course ALL in, but far fewer that the Left.

Trump's not on the ballot at midterms, and the Democrats just countered that by making it about him. That energizes their voters a hell of a lot more than ours. And, that doesn't even consider the wishy washy fence sitting independents, who go out of their way to tell you about their independency.

Posted by: Orson at April 24, 2026 02:04 PM (dIske)

171 My vote goes to which candidate swears to undo the current copyright regime.

I'll write in Mamdani if I have to.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:03 PM (GLVez)

Mine went to the guy who promised, PROMISED to do away with DST! I waz robbed!!

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (GD0B3)

172 I saw The Presidents of the United States of America sing Impeachments back in the 90s.

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (cZMme)

173 Of course they do; they are enemies of the Constitution and would love the United States to be subservient to China, the EU, Russia, and Climate Apocalypse Accords...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (ynpvh)

174 My vote goes to which candidate swears to undo the current copyright regime.

I'll write in Mamdani if I have to.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:03 PM (GLVez)

...and we have Sonny Bono (R-CA) to thank for that one.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (nkaBM)

175 OT, but this is kind of wild. Has anyone ever driven in a self-driving Tesla car?

After nearly 10 billion miles of testing, Tesla says accident numbers are 9x better than when humans drive.

Except in Asian Wife mode of course, when the Tesla drives at half the speed limit in the left lane.

https://tinyurl.com/y93jfyfc

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (uCaLA)

176 Just got a call from the insurance company. They're totaling the car. And likely totaling the other 2 cars.

That's 4 totals in a year.

This isn't going to work out well in the long run........


SonovaBITCH.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:43 PM (Zz0t1)


I'm only counting 3 there. Was there another episode?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (snZF9)

177 I saw The Presidents of the United States of America sing Impeachments back in the 90s.
Posted by: Cray Cray at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (cZMme)



They sucked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (Zz0t1)

178 143 I am contemplating granting states the right to continue taxing former residents forever. It really makes no sense that a wealthy resident can leave California, Illinois, New York, or New Jersey without permission of the government, just to avoid properly passed taxes.
Posted by: President James Boasberg at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (uCaLA)

This darn guy is the best argument for a more robust check on judges. I don't have a solution and it would be wrong for me to pray for his ruination, but yeah fuck that guy like it's the cellblock Sadie Hawkins after party.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (w/O5Q)

179 174 ...and we have Sonny Bono (R-CA) to thank for that one.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (nkaBM)

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Fuck that asshole into the sun.

And send his wife with him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (GLVez)

180 151 My parents didn’t buy one for either me or my brother. And I never bought cars for my boys.

I helped them with insurance, but not for very long.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (W2Pud)


Well, she'll be without one for a while now. Lesson learned.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:58 PM (Zz0t1)

Mine went back and did a driver improvement class for her accident (VA makes you do it if you get a ticket under 20, which annoyed me, but now I think is a great idea...even if she didn't really deserve the ticket).

Might be a good thing to be done over the summer...and should help your insurance hit if she's under 25.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (tOcjL)

181 177 I saw The Presidents of the United States of America sing Impeachments back in the 90s.
Posted by: Cray Cray at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (cZMme)


They sucked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (Zz0t1)

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But they had peaches.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:06 PM (GLVez)

182 Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Posted by: Moron Analyst
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The history of parliamentary impeachment was based on a very different system and when that system changed, even Parliament got rid of it.

Essentially, it was used during the Elizabethan era and the early Stuart regime as a way of attacking the King's ministers and perhaps removing them WITHOUT being able to be accused of disloyalty to the Crown. The pretense was that the king could do no wrong but the ministers could. It was never designed to get rid of the king himself.

That required a separate bill from Parliament on different grounds ordering Charles II execution.

Eventually after the failures of two well known impeachments, Warren Hastings (Minister to India) and Lord Dundas (admiralty among others), Parliament abandoned using it.

The Hastings impeachment was occurring in fits and starts during the Constitutional Convention itself and lasted 7 years without result.

The Founders were mixed on impeachment and for good reason. For cabinet officials, it was a clunky way to remove when a President could do so easily. Continued.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 02:06 PM (E4rtv)

183 I believe the current state of auto driving is that a human paying attention and without drugs/alcohol is still better

But humans are really, really bad at paying attention...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:06 PM (sKqQm)

184 This seems really significant:

Republicans are absolutely dominating Democrats in fundraising.

Democratic National Committee
Cash on hand: $13.9M
Debt: $18.4M
Net: –$4.5M (underwater)

Republican National Committee
Cash on hand: $116.8M
Debt: $0
Net: +$116.8M

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:06 PM (iNUL3)

185 Yassamin Ansari is the brat of people that fled the Mullahs.

Good to see her...supporting the mullahs.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)

Democrat, so stunned c*** can be assumed accurate.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:06 PM (utfVc)

186 I'm a Rubio fan.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 02:02 PM (GD2xa)


Rubio was born of illegal alien parents, who were later naturalized. He may have some problems there, and will surely be an issue if Anchor Babies becomes a hot election year issue.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 02:06 PM (rbvCR)

187 No major policy laws passed since the ACA?

Good Lord Oblablah really does deserve his high rise garage Tin Chicago (Italian trans.: There I Shit)

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 24, 2026 02:07 PM (wBaIH)

188
I'm only counting 3 there. Was there another episode?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (snZF9)



8 or so months ago, she was cruising down the freeway when the car in front of her hit a piece of retread. It flew into the grille of her car and unbeknownst to her, cracked the radiator. By the time it started alerting her to issues, it was mostly dead. Damage caused overall led to the insurance to total it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:07 PM (Zz0t1)

189 And Democrats just showed you in Virginia how they are going to seize control.

Corruption of mail in ballots.

They waited to see how many votes they needed, and then made the drop.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 02:07 PM (u/66v)

190 Posted by: President James Boasberg at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (uCaLA)

This darn guy is the best argument for a more robust check on judges. I don't have a solution and it would be wrong for me to pray for his ruination, but yeah fuck that guy like it's the cellblock Sadie Hawkins after party.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM


Since I am praying for ass-cancer upon him, I guess I will run point for you.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 02:07 PM (4NO2D)

191 Polls lol. Newsom will beat Harris in any contested Democrat race.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 02:07 PM (ZJwkb)

192 Yeah no surprise is right neocon retards. Trump has not focused on core America First / MAGA priorities since his capitulation (or blackmail) to the all war all the time idiots. Emphasis on national identity, family, demographics, education, and sovereignty - areas that seek enduring changes in American culture, demographics, family formation, and institution, has largely been back-burnered.

Your war destroyed the coalition, and we will pay dearly for it.

Posted by: South and Proud!! at April 24, 2026 02:08 PM (zAHuo)

193 "People ridiculed me," said Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.)

Yeah, but not for the reasons you think...

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 02:08 PM (c232c)

194 >>@174: ...and we have Sonny Bono (R-CA) to thank for that one.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (nkaBM)
***
He probably didn't that see that.......

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 24, 2026 02:08 PM (S+2Xo)

195 8 or so months ago, she was cruising down the freeway when the car in front of her hit a piece of retread. It flew into the grille of her car and unbeknownst to her, cracked the radiator. By the time it started alerting her to issues, it was mostly dead. Damage caused overall led to the insurance to total it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:07 PM (Zz0t1)

For a cracked radiator?? I'm guessing she overheated it and smoked the engine?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 02:09 PM (snZF9)

196 "Oh, the good Lindt Dark Chocolate was almost $7 a bar."

For context this is the 3.5 oz bars and they run about $3.5o to $4/bar here in the U.S I think, maybe more now, as candy has gotten more expensive I've shifted to cheaper stuff unless there is a good sale on the premium choc brands. What is the exchange rate for Canadian dollars?

IMO the best political strategy is to point out how unbelievable the FNM is to LIVs or old time Dems who don't realize how commie their party has become. People need a constant drip drip of "can you believe the FNM said this stupid false thing on air". If talking to an LIV independent one might add, "they lie so much I feel like I have to oppose whatever they want, including in the voting booth"

Posted by: PaleRider at April 24, 2026 02:09 PM (+89TD)

197
But they had peaches.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:06 PM (GLVez)



In a can.

Shoved up their ass.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:09 PM (Zz0t1)

198 Your war destroyed the coalition, and we will pay dearly for it.
Posted by: South and Proud!! at April 24, 2026 02:08 PM


*snort*

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 02:09 PM (4NO2D)

199 “But Democrats just put Trump on the ballot for the midterms.” That is a logical analysis. BUT way too many MAGA have no understanding of basic civics. Why can’t they comprehend that Trump needs an R majority congress to do anything ? Basic civics. Trump voters who won’t vote unless his name are is on the ballot are too ignorant to even talk to.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at April 24, 2026 02:09 PM (x69Nb)

200 It's carried over from the UK and was included because of the Framers' lingering fear of a "king." The real problem is how vaguely worded it is. "High crimes and misdemeanors"? Wtf does that mean?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (iFTx/)

Interesting footnote: Prominent 20th century conservative historian Forrest McDonald (first from Brown University, then after a scandal with a graduate assistant, The University of Alabama) was summoned to DC in the runup to the Clinton Impeachment. Skeptical members of the House Judiciary Committee asked him whether "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" should be interpreted to include lying under oath about a sexual affair. He replied that the Founders intentionally left that clause vague, in order that it be interpreted by future generations of legislators. He said, it means whatever you want it to mean.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 02:09 PM (GD2xa)

201 Posted by: South and Proud!! at April 24, 2026 02:08 PM (zAHuo)

I laughed.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 02:10 PM (m6Eem)

202 For a cracked radiator?? I'm guessing she overheated it and smoked the engine?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 02:09 PM (snZF9)



They never told me, but that's what I'm guessing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:10 PM (Zz0t1)

203 191 Polls lol. Newsom will beat Harris in any contested Democrat race.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 02:07 PM (ZJwkb)

=======

The majority black voting block in South Carolina is going to give Kamala a win of 50 points.

Blacks have their candidate, and it's not balding weirdo from CA Newsom. It's black girl magic Kamala.

I can't wait for my bet on PredictIt to pay off. It's gonna be great because prediction markets see a year of polls of Kamala winning against Newsom and AOC and think, "nah, black people will vote like Manhattan white progressives."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:10 PM (GLVez)

204 186 I'm a Rubio fan.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 02:02 PM (GD2xa)

Rubio was born of illegal alien parents, who were later naturalized. He may have some problems there, and will surely be an issue if Anchor Babies becomes a hot election year issue.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 02:06 PM (rbvCR)

A brother was born in Mexico when my mother was not yet a citizen, but my Dad was a citizen (as were his ancestors going back at least a few generations). Even though he didn't have to, he went through the naturalization process anyway...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:10 PM (ynpvh)

205 Yassamin Ansari , sounds like a candidate for some of that denaturalization.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 02:10 PM (XAeCh)

206 ...Trump's not on the ballot at midterms, and the Democrats just countered that by making it about him. That energizes their voters a hell of a lot more than ours. And, that doesn't even consider the wishy washy fence sitting independents, who go out of their way to tell you about their independency.
Posted by: Orson at April 24, 2026 02:04 PM (dIske)

And to that, I would say that you not only need to be against Trump, but to be FOR something else. Spanberger billed herself as a moderate, and VA is just waking up to who she really is. Mamdani is experiencing buyers' remorse in the East Village - soon to spread city-wide. The wheels on the Newsom train are falling off as people see the deep corruption and incompetence in his CA. If there was one Dem leader who could give a coherent vision on what a successful gov't under their control looks like, I would say they could run away with it. As it is, they really don't. And we're still less than two years away from Biden's Reign of Error, where every single Dem in office right now stood right beside him without any criticism when it mattered.

I'm not worried about these Dems at all. I'm worried about the GOPe that won't fight.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 24, 2026 02:10 PM (nkaBM)

207 Posted by: President James Boasberg at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (uCaLA)

This darn guy is the best argument for a more robust check on judges. I don't have a solution and it would be wrong for me to pray for his ruination, but yeah fuck that guy like it's the cellblock Sadie Hawkins after party.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM

Since I am praying for ass-cancer upon him, I guess I will run point for you.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 02:07 PM (4NO2D)

Fuck the both of you, I'm praying for the Colombian solution. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 02:11 PM (snZF9)

208 *snort*
Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 02:09 PM (4NO2D)

who is going to tell Pepe, you ?

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:11 PM (GD0B3)

209 https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/
2047617427211436132

It's just too bad that Trump has no idea that the IRGC is in control of Iran and are asking for death. He would prepare for that in some way, somehow.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:11 PM (GLVez)

210 Sidney Sweeney is quite lovely yeah, but you would need an evinrude to motorboat her.

Can you believe that Vanity Fair says that Michelle Obama is hot? Brian Dennehy's worst role ever!

AOC thinks there needs to be more support for Palestine During Pride month? She's an Arby's 4.



Posted by: Intercepted AOS Transmission brought by intrepid Reddit User at April 24, 2026 02:11 PM (f1kZG)

211
Fuck the both of you, I'm praying for the Colombian solution. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 02:11 PM (snZF9)



Neck ties......

Contracts......

HIGH VOLTAGE!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

212
I believe his own party turned on him. I think he sensed that there were votes to convict in the Senate. That's why he didn't fight it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:53 PM (GLVez)



I think he also realized that he'd hired on a bunch of incompetent boobs like Liddy, Hunt, Dean and Ehrlichman among others. Boobs who would turn on him to save themselves, although to be fair, Liddy largely kept his mouth shut until after Nixon was pardoned and it didn't matter anymore.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (y9nCu)

213 Your war destroyed the coalition, and we will pay dearly for it.
Posted by: South and Proud!! at April 24, 2026 02:08 PM (zAHuo)

The lack of constant troop death toll headlines suggests otherwise.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (GD2xa)

214 198 Your war destroyed the coalition, and we will pay dearly for it.
Posted by: South and Proud!! at April 24, 2026 02:08 PM

*snort*

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 02:09 PM (4NO2D)

the so-called war of Northern Aggression?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (ynpvh)

215 Apropos of nothing, I bought and ate a Worlds Best charity chocolate bar yesterday. Was still a dollar but, it was the size of a tootsie roll. I mean, Halloween miniature sized. I remember when they were large enough to beat the urchins selling them with.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (4NO2D)

216 For the President or Vice President, with a party system (not foreseen by Founders), it
became a shadow threat based on partisan emotions rather than for government misconduct (much as the older Parliamentary method was).

Johnson, more a less a S. Democrat, was impeached over violating the Tenure in Office Act which was most likely unconstitutional ( see Myers v. US which buried that particular act). And Nixon was impeached primarily because Congress had a massive domination by Democrats and the old S. Democrats were being replaced due to the Voting Rights Act in the South that might have supported and protected him from impeachment. The House was ran by Northern liberals at that point.

The Clinton impeachment failed despite the fact he was guilty of the criminal charges but the politics weren't there to cause Democrats to abandon him. Then you have the feckless and likely illegal grounds of the first and the rank stupidity and unconstitutionality of the second impeachment of Trump.

The 25th (passed after Ike's health issues and revealed Wilson and FDR infirmities), is a similar constitutional sinkhole. Both ignore the role of parties acting to protect its own.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (E4rtv)

217 Sidney Sweeney is quite lovely yeah, but you would need an evinrude to motorboat her.

Can you believe that Vanity Fair says that Michelle Obama is hot? Brian Dennehy's worst role ever!

AOC thinks there needs to be more support for Palestine During Pride month? She's an Arby's 4.



Posted by: Intercepted AOS Transmission brought by intrepid Reddit User at April 24, 2026 02:11 PM (f1kZG)



What is happening right now?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

218 143 I am contemplating granting states the right to continue taxing former residents forever. It really makes no sense that a wealthy resident can leave California, Illinois, New York, or New Jersey without permission of the government, just to avoid properly passed taxes.
Posted by: President James Boasberg

Hah! That's what you would get from a moderate squish like Boasberg. A truly compassionate President Judge would rule that the local taxing authority has permission to tax anyone who had the privilege of driving through or getting a connecting flight in said jurisdiction, in perpetuity including all progeny.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (Dv3i1)

219 To be clear, if Republicans can't attract or lure the voters that Trump does, that is 100% a them problem not a "Trump voter" problem.

Trump has personality and charisma for sure but all Trump has done is prove that you can win nationally by promising to do the stuff WE have been asking for decades and standing behind it instead of being a mealy mouthed libtard who doesn't want to upset the normies, ie a Republican.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (95pwq)

220 What we need is a good ol' fashioned congressional hearing!

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 02:13 PM (Y4VCL)

221 Posted by: Intercepted AOS Transmission brought by intrepid Reddit User at April 24, 2026 02:11 PM (f1kZG)

LOL, true dat.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:13 PM (ynpvh)

222
A brother was born in Mexico when my mother was not yet a citizen, but my Dad was a citizen (as were his ancestors going back at least a few generations). Even though he didn't have to, he went through the naturalization process anyway...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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Drill it. He was making sure the family stayed together. Good man.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 02:13 PM (XAeCh)

223 It's just too bad that Trump has no idea that the IRGC is in control of Iran and are asking for death. He would prepare for that in some way, somehow.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:11 PM (GLVez)



He's a stupid doodyhead who doesn't know what he's doing and never learns anything. The war is lost.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:13 PM (Zz0t1)

224 What we need is a good ol' fashioned congressional hearing!
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 02:13 PM (Y4VCL)



GIT DEM SLEEVES ROLLED UP!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:14 PM (Zz0t1)

225 GIT DEM SLEEVES ROLLED UP!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:14 PM (Zz0t1)
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Prezactly!

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 02:15 PM (Y4VCL)

226 Still at Walmart Canada. I just had to tell the Horde I could get a 12 pack of Bud Light for $29.98 Can! I think I'd just buy flavored water and spin around until I get dizzy...

Oh, the good Lindt Dark Chocolate was almost $7 a bar. I just wanted to let you know how things are here. And I left the house

Posted by: Stateless at April 24, 2026 01:48 PM (SHlvS)

That stuff will turn you gay. The Bud Light, anyway. Not sure about the chocolate. Buy a locally-made craft beer.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:15 PM (utfVc)

227 If there was one Dem leader who could give a coherent vision on what a successful gov't under their control looks like, I would say they could run away with it.
____

Ahem.

Posted by: Delusional Gov Pritzger, (D, Ozempic) at April 24, 2026 02:15 PM (Dv3i1)

228 224 What we need is a good ol' fashioned congressional hearing!
Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 02:13 PM (Y4VCL)


GIT DEM SLEEVES ROLLED UP!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:14 PM (Zz0t1)

Like back in the 1850's where they sometimes caned one another? Congress was so S&M back then...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:15 PM (ynpvh)

229 223 He's a stupid doodyhead who doesn't know what he's doing and never learns anything. The war is lost.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:13 PM (Zz0t1)

=======

Why doesn't he do something to Iran that kills them?!

*ignores 5 weeks of bombings that decapitated the regime and destroyed 90% of its ballistic missiles and 80% of its manufacturing capabilities as well as the current blockade*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:16 PM (GLVez)

230 Neck ties......

Contracts......

HIGH VOLTAGE!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

Performed at an almost unbelievably low price!

Posted by: AC/DC gets into marketing at April 24, 2026 02:16 PM (TbWk/)

231 The Democrats are going to jettison the "black vote" in 28. It's been a loser. They are going to get 95% anyway.

So Newsom over Kamala.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 02:16 PM (ZJwkb)

232 227 If there was one Dem leader who could give a coherent vision on what a successful gov't under their control looks like, I would say they could run away with it.
____

Ahem.

Posted by: Delusional Gov Pritzger, (D, Ozempic) at April 24, 2026 02:15 PM (Dv3i1)

The Soviet Union.
North Korea.
Cuba.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:16 PM (ynpvh)

233 178 143 I am contemplating granting states the right to continue taxing former residents forever. It really makes no sense that a wealthy resident can leave California, Illinois, New York, or New Jersey without permission of the government, just to avoid properly passed taxes.
Posted by: President James Boasberg at April 24, 2026 01:57 PM (uCaLA)

This darn guy is the best argument for a more robust check on judges. I don't have a solution and it would be wrong for me to pray for his ruination, but yeah fuck that guy like it's the cellblock Sadie Hawkins after party.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 02:05 PM (w/O5Q)

That said, I'm not worried about what'll happen if (when) Trump loses the birthright citizenship case. By 'Boasberg's' logic, if Trump were to lose, I would just get the IRS to levy taxes on any anchor baby born in the USA that is living abroad and now making any sort of income - especially in China. Pay up, or you forfeit your citizenship. I bet you'll see a lot of tax exile paperwork coming in at that point - or else we'd get a lot of money. To me, that would be a much better use for 85,000 IRS agents.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 24, 2026 02:16 PM (nkaBM)

234 A brother was born in Mexico when my mother was not yet a citizen, but my Dad was a citizen (as were his ancestors going back at least a few generations). Even though he didn't have to, he went through the naturalization process anyway...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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Rubio's parent were legal immigrants, who immigrated in 1956. Then naturalized in the early 70s I think.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:16 PM (GD0B3)

235 If the Dems take even the House, they will interpret that as an endorsement of going batshit crazy. Gotta think AOC's odds of being their nominee go up in that environment.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 24, 2026 02:16 PM (XvL8K)

236 > The majority black voting block in South Carolina is going to give Kamala a win of 50 points.

Blacks have their candidate, and it's not balding weirdo from CA Newsom. It's black girl magic Kamala.
--------
What if there's another, "more qualified and likely to win" black candidate than Harris? Of course they'd have to be controllable by TPTB, but that's a trivial issues to resolve.

Three months ago I would have put money on the Texas gutter snipe.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 02:17 PM (jehhT)

237 206 If there was one Dem leader who could give a coherent vision on what a successful gov't under their control looks like, I would say they could run away with it. As it is, they really don't. And we're still less than two years away from Biden's Reign of Error, where every single Dem in office right now stood right beside him without any criticism when it mattered.

I'm not worried about these Dems at all. I'm worried about the GOPe that won't fight.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 24, 2026 02:10 PM (nkaBM)

=======

Since when does this feel like a character trait that wins presidential primaries?

This feels like the boring guy that ezines slobber over but can't get 20 people to show up at an event.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:17 PM (GLVez)

238
That stuff will turn you gay. The Bud Light, anyway. Not sure about the chocolate. Buy a locally-made craft beer.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:15 PM (utfVc)



Moosehead FTW.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:17 PM (Zz0t1)

239 Trump voters who won’t vote unless his name are is on the ballot are too ignorant to even talk to.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at April 24, 2026 02:09 PM (x69Nb)

Or they might be the most intelligent voters in the country. Because they sense that unlike people who buy the promises of Republicans (including this mysterious saving us from the Democrats they somehow keep forgetting to do when *we* elect them), that they know that Republicans don't mean it but Trump does.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:17 PM (95pwq)

240 If there was one Dem leader who could give a coherent vision on what a successful gov't under their control looks like, I would say they could run away with it.

If you want a picture of the future, imagine a tranny in a high heeled boot stamping on a human face. Forever

Posted by: Democrat governance at April 24, 2026 02:17 PM (sKqQm)

241
Like back in the 1850's where they sometimes caned one another? Congress was so S&M back then...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 02:15 PM (ynpvh)



Bring back leather gloves, face slaps and duels.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:18 PM (Zz0t1)

242 236 What if there's another, "more qualified and likely to win" black candidate than Harris? Of course they'd have to be controllable by TPTB, but that's a trivial issues to resolve.

Three months ago I would have put money on the Texas gutter snipe.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 02:17 PM (jehhT)

=======

2020 showed that the black electorate chooses early. They chose Biden very early, and they never chose anyone else, even when actual black faces were brought up.

Why am I the only person who remembers that Deval Patrick even ran for president?

He's black. A governor. Not scandal ridden. Speaks well.

His campaign lasted for 3 months.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:18 PM (GLVez)

243 Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) told Axios ... the party should "build up the case so that when we are in power in January, we've created the conditions ... we've done the fact-checking, we've done the shadow hearings, everything we need to be able to to impeach [Trump]."

Shadow hearings? How very Star Chamber-ish of you.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 02:18 PM (wVcYX)

244 --------
What if there's another, "more qualified and likely to win" black candidate than Harris? Of course they'd have to be controllable by TPTB, but that's a trivial issues to resolve.

Three months ago I would have put money on the Texas gutter snipe.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 02:17 PM (jehhT)



Harris isn't black.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:19 PM (Zz0t1)

245 Skeptical members of the House Judiciary Committee asked him whether "High Crimes and Misdemeanors" should be interpreted to include lying under oath about a sexual affair. He replied that the Founders intentionally left that clause vague, in order that it be interpreted by future generations of legislators. He said, it means whatever you want it to mean.
Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis
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Not the Founders didn't. It had a specific common law meaning derived from British common law on impeachment powers. Basically, the common charge of a king's minister misbehaving (even if it was under the king's orders like Buckingham), was for consorting with foreign enemies, violating the vague English unwritten constitution and privileges for Parliament for example (trying to arrest them), and otherwise acting against the British people themselves for money, power, etc.

MacDonald was a decent early American historian but not a constitutional scholar where specific vague phrases like law of the land (in the US Constitution became due process) mean something buried in a warren of old casebooks of precedents in Coke, Blackstone (lesser degree) and even older sources like Bracton.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 02:19 PM (E4rtv)

246 244 Harris isn't black.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:19 PM (Zz0t1)

=====

Biden wasn't black, but he was the black electorate's choice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:19 PM (GLVez)

247 Half inch square of 80 or 90% Lindt chocolate in a cup of instant cocoa and your drink will taste a lot like real hot chocolate.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 02:19 PM (XAeCh)

248 Bernie Sanders/AOC'2028: If not now, when?! I mean, seriously, Bernie will be dead by 2032

Posted by: toby928(c) wants a too long bumper sticker at April 24, 2026 02:19 PM (4NO2D)

249 TJM, what is the breakdown of kramola's support at the moment ?

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (GD0B3)

250 we've done the shadow hearings, everything we need to be able to to impeach [Trump]."

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 02:18 PM (wVcYX)

Why it gotta be a shadow

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (95pwq)

251
How sad that the American Experiment has simply devolved down into voter fraud, graft, fascistic arm twisting with a civil war on the horizon-

All thanks to the Democrats.

Welp, hopefully they lose the election bigly.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (iJfKG)

252
Biden wasn't black, but he was the black electorate's choice.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:19 PM (GLVez)



Well, that's because the black vote is bought and paid for with all them reparations they get, with the 19X more government 'assistance' than any other race on the planet.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (Zz0t1)

253 Kamala Harris isn't black. That's the funny thing.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (ZJwkb)

254 The Clinton impeachment failed despite the fact he was guilty of the criminal charges but the politics weren't there to cause Democrats to abandon him. Then you have the feckless and likely illegal grounds of the first and the rank stupidity and unconstitutionality of the second impeachment of Trump.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (E4rtv)

I like to troll lefties by reminding them that if Clinton had resigned, the Incumbancy would have been worth a thousand votes in FL for Gore.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (w/O5Q)

255 The majority black voting block in South Carolina is going to give Kamala a win of 50 points.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:10 PM (GLVez)
====================
after South Carolina likely will come Nevada, Georgia and Michigan, and Kamala will like win two of those states (Georgia and Michigan) too. If she runs, I think she wins the nomination.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (fzmrn)

256 209 https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/
2047617427211436132

It's just too bad that Trump has no idea that the IRGC is in control of Iran and are asking for death. He would prepare for that in some way, somehow.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:11 PM (GLVez)
*******
One day there will be a USS Donald J. Trump aircraft carrier.
It will be gold and bigger than any aircraft carrier ever made.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (NpAcC)

257 Democrats fought to keep slaves back in the day.

Now, they're still Democrat slaves, just paid better.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:21 PM (Zz0t1)

258 I like to troll lefties by reminding them that if Clinton had resigned, the Incumbancy would have been worth a thousand votes in FL for Gore.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (w/O5Q)

I point out that if Gore had been able to win his home state, Florida wouldn't have mattered a damn.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:21 PM (iNUL3)

259 254 The Clinton impeachment failed despite the fact he was guilty of the criminal charges but the politics weren't there to cause Democrats to abandon him. Then you have the feckless and likely illegal grounds of the first and the rank stupidity and unconstitutionality of the second impeachment of Trump.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 02:12 PM (E4rtv)

I like to troll lefties by reminding them that if Clinton had resigned, the Incumbancy would have been worth a thousand votes in FL for Gore.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (w/O5Q)

Heck, if only Gore had won his home state of TN, he would have been POTUS.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 24, 2026 02:22 PM (nkaBM)

260 Tariffs and lack of availability of parts and labor pretty much total any cars in accidents unless there's very, very little wrong...
Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 02:04 PM (tOcjL)

Makes you wonder if insurance companies, or their claims people, get kickbacks from car dealers and manufacturers for totalling cars that are fixable.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:22 PM (utfVc)

261 246 244 Harris isn't black.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
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Harris is on the take. Take it here, take it there, take it any way to make it work.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 02:22 PM (XAeCh)

262
I point out that if Gore had been able to win his home state, Florida wouldn't have mattered a damn.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:21 PM (iNUL3)



F*cking Chad.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:22 PM (Zz0t1)

263 Now Democrats want everyone to be a slave.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:22 PM (95pwq)

264 That said, I'm not worried about what'll happen if (when) Trump loses the birthright citizenship case. By 'Boasberg's' logic, if Trump were to lose, I would just get the IRS to levy taxes on any anchor baby born in the USA that is living abroad and now making any sort of income - especially in China. Pay up, or you forfeit your citizenship. I bet you'll see a lot of tax exile paperwork coming in at that point - or else we'd get a lot of money. To me, that would be a much better use for 85,000 IRS agents.
Posted by: Darrell Harris
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That is an ingenious solution Darrell and likely to be constitutional. There are some suggestions that a similar approach be used on copyright (and it was used in the past). Basically a fee system for renewal that goes up as the age of the copyright increases.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 02:23 PM (E4rtv)

265 240 If you want a picture of the future, imagine a tranny in a high heeled boot stamping on a human face. Forever
Posted by: Democrat governance at April 24, 2026 02:17 PM (sKqQm)

That's what white activists want.

South Carolina wants an alcoholic idiot with at most 25% black DNA.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:23 PM (iXqHn)

266 That stuff will turn you gay. The Bud Light, anyway. Not sure about the chocolate. Buy a locally-made craft beer.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:15 PM (utfVc)


Moosehead FTW.
Posted by: Sponge -


Beaver Dam Beer

Posted by: Operator Error at April 24, 2026 02:23 PM (p+q/f)

267 I like to troll lefties by reminding them that if Clinton had resigned, the Incumbancy would have been worth a thousand votes in FL for Gore.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (w/O5Q)

Heck, if only Gore had won his home state of TN, he would have been POTUS.
Posted by: Darrell Harris
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Both are true.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 02:24 PM (E4rtv)

268 If Gore was president during 9/11 he would have replaced the Twin Towers with a mosque.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 02:24 PM (95pwq)

269 By zhahaduns sword

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 24, 2026 02:24 PM (bXbFr)

270 I read that a wreck or impact that causes the air bags (not your wife) to go off will total a car.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 02:24 PM (XAeCh)

271 By zhahaduns sword

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 24, 2026 02:24 PM (bXbFr)

By Grabthar's Hammer!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:24 PM (iNUL3)

272 I bribed my daughter when she was young to read books. I'm a Dean Koontz fan so one book I bribed her to read was Watchers. I'm now bribing her son, my grandson, to read it. It is a syfy/horror, but a very life affirming one, about a super intelligent dog create by recombinant DNA who escapes the lab and takes up with a young couple who become aware of his intelligence and decide to teach him to read. They do so using children's picture books. The dog's favorites include books by Phil Parks. I'd never heard of Phil Parks so I looked him up to see what's so special about him. Turns out it's a pen name Koontz uses when writing children's stories.

Always be closing.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 02:25 PM (ndZc7)

273 I'm not worried about these Dems at all. I'm worried about the GOPe that won't fight.

Posted by: Darrell Harris
......

You just need to Send More Money.

Posted by: wth at April 24, 2026 02:25 PM (UjdFS)

274 I'm a Dean Koontz fan so one book I bribed her to read was Watchers.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 02:25 PM (ndZc7)

One of my favorites.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:25 PM (iNUL3)

275 8 or so months ago, she was cruising down the freeway when the car in front of her hit a piece of retread. It flew into the grille of her car and unbeknownst to her, cracked the radiator. By the time it started alerting her to issues, it was mostly dead. Damage caused overall led to the insurance to total it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:07 PM (Zz0t1)

She should have pulled over at the first opportunity to do so safely, and looked for damage. That's mostly on her.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:26 PM (utfVc)

276 249 TJM, what is the breakdown of kramola's support at the moment ?

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (GD0B3)

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Depends on the poll (obviously), but she's consistently getting about 30% of the overall electorate and clear majorities of the black vote.

Biden numbers, but without a solid Bernie to take the top spot.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:26 PM (GLVez)

277 One thing that some modern analysis of the Clinton impeachment miss is that for 10 years or so the left/FNM had been on the warpath against sexual harassers in office.

They had gotten Bob Packwood to resign, and the left anchored its opposition to Clarence Thomas on the argument he had once told a female coworker a dirty joke.

Then in rapid succession it came out Clinton was having an affair with an intern, he'd sexually harassed a bunch of the women that worked for him, and he had sexually assaulted another woman.

And the Thomas standard suddenly changed to "the president is allowed to have a sex life"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 02:27 PM (sKqQm)

278 262 I point out that if Gore had been able to win his home state, Florida wouldn't have mattered a damn.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:21 PM (iNUL3)


F*cking Chad.........


well, that *is* how they get pregnant

Posted by: anachronda at April 24, 2026 02:27 PM (qdr3M)

279 269 By zhahaduns sword

Imbal's Brazen Balls

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 24, 2026 02:27 PM (DgMqy)

280 Bernie is a fucking lunatic. But I like him. Let's see him lay it all out there to work like it has never worked before. Chaos. Total mayhem.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 02:27 PM (Fbc0I)

281 255 after South Carolina likely will come Nevada, Georgia and Michigan, and Kamala will like win two of those states (Georgia and Michigan) too. If she runs, I think she wins the nomination.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 02:20 PM (fzmrn)

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There has been one Democrat to lose SC and win the nomination in the last 36 years, John Kerry.

And in that time, SC has just moved up in the calendar and gotten more predictive while states like IA and NH have become less important (and NH outright doesn't count now because the DNC is punishing them).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:28 PM (GLVez)

282 Trump's back on the menu boys!

Posted by: Midterm Orcs at April 24, 2026 02:28 PM (cWLG3)

283 Most Black jobs are almost entirely fake and made up in both government and the private sector. If those two underpinnings were both removed we would be looking at a black economic apocalypse.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 02:29 PM (ZJwkb)

284
She should have pulled over at the first opportunity to do so safely, and looked for damage. That's mostly on her.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:26 PM (utfVc)



I didn't teach her well enough. I take partial responsibility for that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:30 PM (Zz0t1)

285 My rheumatologist once recommended physical therapy for an arthritis issue I have. I told him that PT will make you gay. He rolled his eyes and hasn't mentioned it again.

Posted by: Weasel at April 24, 2026 02:31 PM (WfZMN)

286 283 Most Black jobs are almost entirely fake and made up in both government and the private sector. If those two underpinnings were both removed we would be looking at a black economic apocalypse.
Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 02:29 PM (ZJwkb)

"If we got rid of all the black people, there'd be no more blacks"

Riveting insight, David Duke.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:31 PM (iXqHn)

287 Sadly, I bet Democrats will pay her a vast amount (or discover disqualifying "new" videos of her date nights with Willie Brown) to keep her off the ticket.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 02:31 PM (uGdsN)

288 I point out that if Gore had been able to win his home state, Florida wouldn't have mattered a damn.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:21 PM (iNUL3)


F*cking Chad.........

well, that *is* how they get pregnant
Posted by: anachronda at April 24, 2026 02:27 PM (qdr3M)
______

"No bro. I use a condom. I ain't befouling my bloodline with the DNA of a thousand rando THOTs!"

-- Chadley Highborne IV

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 02:31 PM (iFTx/)

289 You see?!? You see?!? This is why you stupid, stupid voters need to vote me in to TX-18. I'll have my perennial Trump Impeachment Bill ready to file upon being sworn in.

Posted by: Caveman Al Green at April 24, 2026 02:32 PM (wVcYX)

290 Moosehead FTW.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:17 PM (Zz0t1)

Still privately owned brewery, by family.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:32 PM (utfVc)

291 288 "No bro. I use a condom. I ain't befouling my bloodline with the DNA of a thousand rando THOTs!"

-- Chadley Highborne IV

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 02:31 PM (iFTx/)

======

"I have failed him. I no longer have a son."
-Chadley Highborne III, advocate of the snip

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 02:32 PM (GLVez)

292
Always be closing.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 02:25 PM (ndZc7)

I remember an interview with Koontz in which he described a disagreement with an editor iirc. Koontz described a small California style furnace in a scene and the editor decided the scene must have an East coast style basement with the big furnace.

Koontz argued the scene was set in California but the editor insisted. Koontz submitted a rewrite that included something like, "And a furnace large enough to incinerate the body of an editor." Koontz got his way with the smaller furnace.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 02:32 PM (w/O5Q)

293
Still privately owned brewery, by family.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:32 PM (utfVc)



Really? Nice. I just remember that it wasn't very good. Haven't had it in a few decades, tho.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)

294 Nood cultural diversity

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:33 PM (iNUL3)

295 286 283 Most Black jobs are almost entirely fake and made up in both government and the private sector. If those two underpinnings were both removed we would be looking at a black economic apocalypse.
Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 02:29 PM (ZJwkb)

"If we got rid of all the black people, there'd be no more blacks"

Riveting insight, David Duke.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 02:31 PM (iXqHn)
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That guy has all the hallmarks of a concern troll.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO, Intelligence Expert at April 24, 2026 02:33 PM (cWLG3)

296 Liddy, Hunt, Dean and Ehrlichman among others. Boobs who would turn on him to save themselves, although to be fair, Liddy largely kept his mouth shut until after Nixon was pardoned and it didn't matter anymore.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur

G Gordon didn't.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 24, 2026 02:34 PM (LyPw2)

297 U nas yest’ NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 02:34 PM (77rzZ)

298 Daughters must be really hard on vehicles. Our eldest either totaled or drove into the ground about 4 of them between ages 18 and 30.

After vehicle #4 we quit helping her out with them.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 02:34 PM (jehhT)

299 262 I point out that if Gore had been able to win his home state, Florida wouldn't have mattered a damn.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 02:21 PM (iNUL3)

Back when you can reason with the other side, you could hear the gears grind in their heads:

"Tennessee. Gore's home state. The people that, it can be argued, knew him the best. They chose Bush over him. Wasn't even close. Had he carried Tennessee, he could have won without Florida.."

They'd walk away, weaving a little, as if awakened from a vivid dream and trying to reacquaint themselves with reality..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 24, 2026 02:37 PM (nbLIj)

300 Republican National Committee
Cash on hand: $116.8M
Debt: $0
Net: +$116.8M

----

Cool! Let's save Cornyn and Massie!!!!!

Posted by: RNC at April 24, 2026 02:38 PM (9CBNQ)

301 >>>Most Black jobs are almost entirely fake and made up in both government and the private sector. If those two underpinnings were both removed we would be looking at a black economic apocalypse.

Posted by: mrally

>Now do professional sportball.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 02:38 PM (Fbc0I)

302 Really? Nice. I just remember that it wasn't very good. Haven't had it in a few decades, tho.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)

I don't see it much here out in Alberta. We have plenty of decent local craft breweries. I am avoiding buying U.S. beer, because recent tariffs make it too expensive, and I avoid the big Eastern Corporate brands, like Labatts and Molsons.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 02:40 PM (utfVc)

303 Is someone implying Trump's voters are the problem?

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 24, 2026 02:50 PM (cS1cw)

304 "People ridiculed me," said Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.), who was the first Democrat to introduce articles of impeachment against Trump last year.

People should ridicule him a lot more. I mean, his name is "Shri".

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 02:55 PM (2ocoG)

305 Once California gets High Speed Train all will be well throughout the shire.

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM (1D2Ie)

306 285 My rheumatologist once recommended physical therapy for an arthritis issue I have. I told him that PT will make you gay. He rolled his eyes and hasn't mentioned it again.
Posted by: Weasel
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It helps actually. I have receipts on it from having psoriatic arthritis toll from the last decade plus.

If it is around, hydrotherapy pt in particular helps. With inflammatory arthritis, once you stop moving, stretching, etc., then you are done.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM (E4rtv)

307 MacDonald was a decent early American historian but not a constitutional scholar where specific vague phrases like law of the land (in the US Constitution became due process) mean something buried in a warren of old casebooks of precedents in Coke, Blackstone (lesser degree) and even older sources like Bracton.
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 02:19 PM (E4rtv)

He actually was a Constitutional scholar. Google his book Novus Ordo Seclorum. Studying the drafting of the constitution was his life’s work.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 03:13 PM (GD2xa)

308 ...We have yet to see an election without USAID money. We have yet to see an election in the aftermath of the recent vote integrity measures. We have yet to see an election with a raging stock market and quickly improving economy coming out of 4 years of dogshit.

I like our chances in November.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:32 PM (iFTx/)

I'm with Elric. I wasn't worried about the 2024 election at all - not for one second - and I'm not worried about this one, either.

Setting aside the nattering nabobs of negativism on the left/media, Trump has all the time in the world to end this Iran situation on his terms. Iran's IRGC has not only alienated its own population, but all of their neighbors as well. They're not Germany 1939 - they will lose this one. We have a 250th and a GOP convention as well. US GDP's being held back right now, and it'll be unleashed by Oct - just in time for elections. The SPLC trainwreck is just beginning. The Dems will be crushed by it. Time is on Trump's side.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 24, 2026 02:00 PM (nkaBM)

Reminder: the 2018 election was the one where 18-20 GOPe dudes retired all at once because of course they did.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 03:55 PM (8avO+)

309 My rheumatologist once recommended physical therapy for an arthritis issue I have. I told him that PT will make you gay. He rolled his eyes and hasn't mentioned it again.
Posted by: Weasel
========
It helps actually. I have receipts on it from having psoriatic arthritis toll from the last decade plus.

If it is around, hydrotherapy pt in particular helps. With inflammatory arthritis, once you stop moving, stretching, etc., then you are done.
Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 03:00 PM (E4rtv)

When I broke my arm some years back I had an almost useless hand when the cast came off and when PT was done they were not at 100 pct but I picked up a MMO game to play to exercise the hand and fingers more than standard computer work. I helps and I still play it.

Posted by: Oldcat at April 24, 2026 03:58 PM (8avO+)

Oh Dear! NYT Cries That the DOJ Is Increasing the Rate of Denaturalizations of Dirty Terrorist and Piratical Foreigners Who Lied During Their Naturalization Process

We need every single terrorist plunderer Cultural Enricher the world will give us!!!

Justice Dept. Targets Hundreds of Citizens in New Push for Denaturalization

The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship.

The Justice Department has identified 384 foreign-born Americans whose citizenship it wants to revoke, part of a push to increase the pace of denaturalizations by assigning the cases to prosecutors in dozens of U.S. attorney's offices across the country.

Senior Justice Department officials in Washington told colleagues during a meeting last week that civil litigators in 39 regional offices would soon be assigned to file denaturalization cases against the individuals, according to an official familiar with the announcement who was not authorized to describe it on the record. Two people familiar with the plans confirmed the broader effort to ramp up denaturalizations. It was not clear what led the department to target the 384 individuals.

Is it really not clear? I notice this is a favorite tactic of the communist propaganda media, claiming they don't know what would possibly cause people to suspect Jihadi Mohammad might not be a great American citizen.

By the way, saying it's "not clear" is a very deceptive weasley construction. They know why these people are being targeted for naturalization, but say it's "not clear," which means that if it's proved later they knew the reasons, they can just say "well we didn't know all the details, which meets the requirements to say it's 'not clear.'"


Under federal law, the government may ask a court to strip the citizenship of people who obtained it fraudulently -- for instance, by entering into a sham marriage or by withholding information about their past that would have made them ineligible. Some who commit crimes may also be denaturalized. The government must present evidence to a federal judge through a civil or criminal proceeding, making the process challenging and time-consuming.

Well that seems pretty clear doesn't it?


Traditionally, experts in the department's office of immigration litigation have handled denaturalization cases. But the effort to enlist regular prosecutors to pursue these cases could lead to a surge in denaturalizations, which have been rare in recent decades. It also comes just months after Trump administration officials ordered Department of Homeland Security staffers to refer upward of 200 denaturalization cases a month to the DOJ.

Matthew Tragesser, a Justice Department spokesman, said that officials were "pursuing the highest volume of denaturalization referrals in history" from the Department of Homeland Security.

"The Department of Justice is laser focused on rooting out criminal aliens defrauding the naturalization process," he added.


Again, this all seems pretty clear to me.

So what the NYT is saying is that they don't know the exact charges for all 384 of the people being denaturalized. Hence, it's "not clear."


"Citizenship fraud is a serious crime; anyone who has broken the law and obtained citizenship through fraud and deceit will be held accountable," said Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman.

The push indicates that the Trump administration aims to make good on its plan to increase the pace of denaturalizations as part of its crackdown on immigration. The move will likely scare many naturalized immigrants as the Trump administration has sought to curtail immigration across the board and spoken disdainfully about migrants from certain countries.

"The message it sends is that naturalized citizens don't have the same rights and stability as native-born citizens," said Amanda Frost, a law professor at the University of Virginia. "The government has used this power in the past to target people it views as political opponents."

They don't, because foreigners granted citizenship through naturalization can be denaturalized if they have been found to lie in their paperwork. Natural born American citizens cannot be so denaturalized (though if they could be, I've got a little list). Hence they do not have the "same rights and stability."

And these are not "political opponents," these are fraudsters, pirates, plunderers, and terrorists. They are enemies of the vast majority of Americans -- which makes them, naturally, key allies of the communist, civilization-razing left.


Let me repeat a joke from yesterday: The New York Times is like Freddy Mercury came all over Richard Gere's gerbil and they pumped Rod Stewart's stomach and found the lining was made up 100% of cum-cells.

Eric Schmitt
@Eric_Schmitt

We must be unapologetic about this: denaturalization is a constitutional, long-established tool for stripping citizenship from people who should've never received it

Citizenship is more than paperwork

We should expand denaturalizations. It's why I've filed the SCAM Act

Hello! Happy Friday!


From Rocket/@rdbrewer4:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:19 PM




Comments

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1 If I were a noble ancient knight,
I'd stand by your side to rule and fight.
It will always feel the same
When I call out your name ...

The Blade is FIRST

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 12:19 PM (iFTx/)

2 There you go.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:19 PM (95pwq)

3

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:20 PM (95pwq)

4 More Sicilians, no Somalians!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 24, 2026 12:20 PM (kpS4V)

5 For the love of God, no.

Let me repeat a joke from yesterday: The New York Times is like Freddy Mercury...

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

6 Oh my.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 12:21 PM (4NO2D)

7 Happy Friday!

Posted by: bonhomme at April 24, 2026 12:21 PM (mkw2N)

8 That Freddy Mercury bit is very high concept, it's something Dennis Miller would riff on.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 12:23 PM (Kd28s)

9 What really pisses me off about this is that these dipsh*t terrorist criminal scum can get their citizenship, but my buddy from Sweden, who is an amazing guy, loves America, is married to an amazing American woman and is a phenomenal professional hockey player has to go through a f*cking rope-a-dope to get his green card and start the naturalization process.

The amount of outright BS that goes on with that whole process is staggering... I thought all of those seemingly needless bureaucratic steps were there to keep assh*ts from getting naturalized in the first place.

Guess not.

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 24, 2026 12:23 PM (WYStd)

10
On citizens should be able to lie as much as actual citizens! Our Democracy!

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 24, 2026 12:24 PM (IifOV)

11 Happy Bold Friday!

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 12:24 PM (NpAcC)

12 384
Add 2 0s or squared that number to get REAL

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:24 PM (/+uur)

13 Hello! Happy Friday!

Not for me.

Posted by: Spanish bullfighter with 5-inch hole in rectum. at April 24, 2026 12:24 PM (X+NGn)

14
Non citizens should be able to lie as much as actual citizens! Our Democracy!

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 24, 2026 12:25 PM (IifOV)

15 We made it to Friday! Yay!

So. Is there a correlation with Churches burning in NYC?

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 12:25 PM (hftzA)

16 I could have been first but I wanted to help build up the Blade's self esteem.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 12:25 PM (vFG9F)

17 Matthew Tragesser, a Justice Department spokesman, said that officials were "pursuing the highest volume of denaturalization referrals in history" from the Department of Homeland Security.

Good to hear. Let me know when they are booted out.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 12:25 PM (RjOoY)

18 "The government has used this power in the past to target people it views as political opponents."

Name one.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 12:25 PM (4NO2D)

19 I know at least two married couples who are going through the immigration process now for the foreign spouse. The feds are crawling up their asses with investigations and interviews, and neither of these marriages has any indicia of fraud.

This is not a criticism: this is what the feds should be doing to try to weed out any sham marriages (like probably half the Muslims here).

But I can't help but think if these weren't white couples the feds would rubber-stamp it. At least they would have before Trump started paying attention to this.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

20 Afternoon, Ace. Happy Friday!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 12:26 PM (Wnv9h)

21 The amount of outright BS that goes on with that whole process is staggering... I thought all of those seemingly needless bureaucratic steps were there to keep assh*ts from getting naturalized in the first place.

Guess not.


No, non-asshats don't vote for Democrats. They WANT the asshats.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:26 PM (Riz8t)

22 I could have been first but I wanted to help build up the Blade's self esteem.
==
You are a giver aren't you.

Posted by: How's that going to work out at April 24, 2026 12:27 PM (anL5R)

23 People still pay attention to the New York Times?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 24, 2026 12:27 PM (2Ez/1)

24 We denaturalized and deported a shit load of Germans who forgot to mention their activities in WWII.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 24, 2026 12:27 PM (xJxox)

25 "Piratical"

... good word!

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 12:28 PM (iFTx/)

26 We denaturalized and deported a shit load of Germans who forgot to mention their activities in WWII.

I'd take them over the Somalis any day.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

27 Natural born American citizens cannot be so denaturalized (though if they could be, I've got a little list).

Our moral superiors, the Brits, denaturalized a white British-born citizen who had moved to Russia and acquired Russian citizenship because he was "a threat to the UK".

So, the precedent has been set.

The person who stripped him of his citizenship, Shabana Mahmood, is the daughter of Pakistani immigrants.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 24, 2026 12:29 PM (n1OCj)

28 The Leftist Motto seems to be -
Once in, never out!

Applies to: Aliens both legal and illegal, occupants of sweet high-salary/no work NGO jobs, ancient, decrepit Democrat Congressmen and Senators, laws enacted by hard-left Democrat state legislatures and governors, Executive Orders issued by Democrat Presidents, useless unionized employees in every sector of the economy and government, injunctions and outright unconstitutional decrees by Leftist judges, welfare recipients, etc., etc.

Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2026 12:29 PM (5rh/l)

29 Denaturalized sounds a lot more exciting that it really is . . .

Posted by: How's that going to work out at April 24, 2026 12:29 PM (anL5R)

30 Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 12:25 PM (vFG9F)

LOL

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 12:29 PM (Nx5jP)

31 Look at your hat.

Posted by: wth at April 24, 2026 12:29 PM (UjdFS)

32 "Piratical"

Sounds like a good word for a limerick.

(scribbles notes for Monday)

Posted by: Limerick Lover at April 24, 2026 12:30 PM (2Ez/1)

33 I could have been first but I wanted to help build up the Blade's self esteem.
Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 12:25 PM (vFG9F)
________

The Blade thanks you for your service ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 12:30 PM (iFTx/)

34 "The government has used this power in the past to target people it views as political opponents."

Name one.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 12:25 PM (4NO2D)

Donald Trump.

Oh. Is that not what they meant?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 12:30 PM (iNUL3)

35 Denaturalized sounds a lot more exciting that it really is . . .

When you overcook an egg, the proteins within it denaturalize.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

36 *Denaturalized sounds a lot more exciting that it really is . . .*

This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Alcohol at April 24, 2026 12:31 PM (2Ez/1)

37 I'd still like to see Ilhan Omar jettisoned from the country. And her brood.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 12:31 PM (jehhT)

38 Good. Fuck 'em.

Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026 12:32 PM (oqH4h)

39 Denaturalized sounds a lot more exciting that it really is . . .

When you overcook an egg, the proteins within it denaturalize.
==
*poised with pen hovering over notepad*

So how long do you have to boil an immigrant for that?

Posted by: Steven Miller at April 24, 2026 12:32 PM (anL5R)

40 Will no one think of the unemployable ex-USAID people?

"Will meet for food."

Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 24, 2026 12:32 PM (n1OCj)

41 As Ann Coulter once said back when she was useful... the result of any study either confirms leftardism or "needs further study".

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:32 PM (95pwq)

42
"Denaturalised."

At least learn how to spell it correctly.

Posted by: Snooty British person at April 24, 2026 12:33 PM (2Ez/1)

43 I think the term for taking away the citizenship of a natural born citizen is revoking citizenship. People doing it voluntarily are renouncing their citizenship. I think. Example: US POWs who voluntarily (?) stayed behind in North Korea had their citizenship taken away one way or another.

Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2026 12:33 PM (5rh/l)

44 When you overcook an egg, the proteins within it denaturalize.
==

You shell stop comparing everything to eggs.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:33 PM (95pwq)

45 Will no one think of the unemployable ex-USAID people?

"Will meet for food."
---
Seen at intersection inside of beltway - Haggard middle aged AWFL holding sign:

"Will attend Zoom Conferences for Food"

Posted by: scenes from inside the beltway at April 24, 2026 12:34 PM (anL5R)

46 9 What really pisses me off about this is that these dipsh*t terrorist criminal scum can get their citizenship, but my buddy from Sweden, who is an amazing guy, loves America, is married to an amazing American woman and is a phenomenal professional hockey player has to go through a f*cking rope-a-dope to get his green card and start the naturalization process.

The amount of outright BS that goes on with that whole process is staggering... I thought all of those seemingly needless bureaucratic steps were there to keep assh*ts from getting naturalized in the first place.

Guess not.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 24, 2026 12:23 PM (WYStd)

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What, your white friend from Sweden doesn't have a conga line of leftoid immigration attorneys tripping all over each others' dicks to represent your friend's case pro bono?

WEIRD.

Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026 12:35 PM (oqH4h)

47 Will no one think of the unemployable ex-USAID people?

"Will meet for food."
Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 24, 2026 12:32 PM (n1OCj)


Mike Benz pointed out that $272K is a higher salary than the head of the CIA earns

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 12:35 PM (rbvCR)

48 We made it to Friday! Yay!
------

Yeah, but the day is young.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 24, 2026 12:35 PM (XeU6L)

49 You made it to Friday, Ace!

Comic video at the end is perfect! I love that he called him a douchebag due to his hat and not replying what he did. His job is probably stupid. Stupid is as stupid does.

I hope over the weekend President Trump really gives the left something to whine about.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 12:35 PM (WONhk)

50 I'd still like to see Ilhan Omar jettisoned from the country. And her brood.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 12:31 PM (jehhT)
______

She absolutely, 100% committed immigration fraud warranting expulsion. I would love to see this vile haematobium catapulted out of the country. But sadly, it will never happen.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 12:35 PM (iFTx/)

51 Afternoon Ace,have a good weekend.
Bankas is a pretty funny. He's the kind of comic who says stuff that people are thinking but can't say for various reasons. That's why leftists keep trying to cancel his shows

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 12:35 PM (gu0hJ)

52 Comic video at the end is perfect! I love that he called him a douchebag due to his hat and not replying what he did. His job is probably stupid. Stupid is as stupid does.

I'll give you two to one that DB has no job.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)

53 I'd still like to see Ilhan Omar jettisoned from the country. And her brood.

She and her family lied about their last name when they got visas, because they were pretending to be members of another family that had already been approved; and she lied about her age on her citizenship application so that she could get citizenship under her parents' application, rather than having to apply for citizenship herself as an adult.

Open and shut.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 24, 2026 12:36 PM (n1OCj)

54 Every day that Ilhan Omar remains in this country is a national disgrace.

Posted by: UA113 at April 24, 2026 12:36 PM (cz34i)

55
hat Freddy Mercury bit is very high concept, it's something Dennis Miller would riff on.
Posted by: Thomas Bender


Whatever happened to Dennis Miller?
Haven't heard from him in years.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 12:36 PM (Cqx++)

56 DOJ is bringing back the firing squad. We should be able to nominate those who get to enjoy the return celebration.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 12:36 PM (hftzA)

57
You shell stop comparing everything to eggs.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:33 PM


In "Gulliver's Travels," the conflict between Lilliputians and Blefuscudians arises from the disagreement over which end of an egg to break first: the blunt end or the pointed end. This absurdity serves as a satire of trivial political disputes.

Posted by: Obscure literary reference at April 24, 2026 12:36 PM (2Ez/1)

58 These comments are moving a little too slow for my taste. Too many people out enjoying sunshine. What am I supposed to read during lunch? We must have at least one or two fights brewing, let's get it done.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:37 PM (95pwq)

59 I was in the market for a hat like that, but now that I know it's a Douchebag Hat, I will go lidless.

Posted by: Blond Hair Flying In The Breeze at April 24, 2026 12:37 PM (oftw2)

60 I'll give you two to one that DB has no job.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)
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Is sucking dick at a bus station glory hole for a looney considered a job?

If so I'll take that bet.

Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026 12:37 PM (oqH4h)

61 vile haematobium
........

I think there's a cream for that.

Posted by: wth at April 24, 2026 12:38 PM (UjdFS)

62 "Whatever happened to Dennis Miller?
Haven't heard from him in years."

Assumed room temperature.

Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: Dennis Miller's ghost at April 24, 2026 12:38 PM (2Ez/1)

63 So Ben Bankas is a Canadian comedian living in Austin, TX. Looks like he has two dates in Calgary in September. Might be fun to attend; looks like he has a good handle on hecklers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:38 PM (utfVc)

64 49 You made it to Friday, Ace!

Comic video at the end is perfect! I love that he called him a douchebag due to his hat and not replying what he did. His job is probably stupid. Stupid is as stupid does.

I hope over the weekend President Trump really gives the left something to whine about.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 12:35 PM (WONhk)


How about - Napalm and fuel-air explosives applied to every square yard of Iran's coast and islands, 20 miles either side of Bandar Abbas, and five miles inland?

Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2026 12:38 PM (5rh/l)

65 Years ago, I was at the library and a young guy from Somalia sat down to read next to an older, black guy who was reading the paper. The old guy asked him what he was doing, so the young guy told him he was studying for his citizenship test. The old man began explaining what America has done for the world and why it is the greatest country that has ever existed and that he was lucky that he had the chance to become a citizen. We need a old guy like that in every library.

Posted by: huerfano at April 24, 2026 12:39 PM (98kQX)

66 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 12:39 PM (p3lYG)

67 She and her family lied about their last name when they got visas, because they were pretending to be members of another family that had already been approved; and she lied about her age on her citizenship application so that she could get citizenship under her parents' application, rather than having to apply for citizenship herself as an adult.

Open and shut.
==
It is deeply offensive to me, as a right thinking, freedom loving American, that you can assert without evidence that a member of congress lied! Have you no decency! At long last, no shame at all!!!! Shut up!!!

Posted by: Open minded Liberal at April 24, 2026 12:39 PM (anL5R)

68 I will say Canada has produced a few funny people in its time. I mean Norm alone would have been enough.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:39 PM (95pwq)

69 Looting the Republic

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 12:39 PM (p3lYG)

70 I don't think anyone reads the NYT except my husband's senile homo uncle in NJ.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 12:39 PM (WONhk)

71 @47

>>Mike Benz pointed out that $272K is a higher salary than the head of the CIA earns

You have to be extraordinarily specialized to make that kind of dough, think Solutions Architect or SME or very Senior Project Management in my field.

These people don't strike me as SME's.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 12:40 PM (Kd28s)

72 Eric Schmitt
@Eric_Schmitt
We must be unapologetic about this: denaturalization is a constitutional, long-established tool for stripping citizenship from people who should've never received it


I assume you're talking to your fellow politicians. WE never had a problem with the law.

Posted by: t-bird at April 24, 2026 12:40 PM (Uh88k)

73 We must have at least one or two fights brewing, let's get it done.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:37 PM (95pwq)


That sports team you support is composed entirely of homosexuals, and always has been.

Posted by: far cry at April 24, 2026 12:40 PM (X+NGn)

74 She and her family lied about their last name when they got visas, because they were pretending to be members of another family that had already been approved

When the State Department started doing DNA testing of Somali applicants for immigrant visas, they found that half of the families applying were trying to bring in people that they weren't related to, claiming that they were family members.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 24, 2026 12:41 PM (n1OCj)

75 Is that a Susquehanna Hat?

Posted by: Little Girls With Little Curls at April 24, 2026 12:41 PM (oftw2)

76 Oh. The NFL draft is happening. Mendoza to the Raiders and Ty Simpson to the Rams.

I think Simpson got the better deal not having to start as a newbie.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 12:41 PM (4NO2D)

77 196 There's a pretty epic video of the Blue Angels down in Florida doing some practice runs and the entire Freebird instrumental part runs in sync with it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 12:21 PM (jehhT)

Usually they return to NAS Pensacola the week after July 4th
You can see them 3 or 4 days in a row
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:22 PM (/+uur)

Um, what are you talking about "return" to NAS Pensacola after July 4?

The Blues return here in mid-March from their winter training in El Centro, CA and stay through early November before returning to El Centro for the next winter training sessions.

They typically leave on Friday mornings for their airshow site and return on Sunday evenings. They fly complete practice airshows here at NAS, typically on Tuesdays and Wednesdays most weeks.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 12:41 PM (Y1sOo)

78
You have to be extraordinarily specialized to make that kind of dough, think Solutions Architect or SME or very Senior Project Management in my field.

==
Or related to somebody who can turn on the government spigot to spray money all over your orgs tits.

Posted by: the facts are irrefutable at April 24, 2026 12:41 PM (anL5R)

79 You lie on application where it states clearly, if you lie or falsify information, that is the information they are using to ensure your are qualified, you are not only subject to denaturalization, but also removal.

I dunno. Maybe if the NYT reads what I wrote slowly, they will understand.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 12:41 PM (AydIQ)

80 We should expand denaturalizations. It's why I've filed the SCAM Act

Because none of this was sufficiently illegal already, so Congresscritter had to produce a law to make already illegal thing even more illegal instead of enforcing existing law.

Congress could do their jobs in about two months of work in a year.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 24, 2026 12:41 PM (a+4eV)

81 That sports team you support is composed entirely of homosexuals, and always has been.

Posted by: far cry at April 24, 2026 12:40 PM (X+NGn)

I would fight you but I was a Mets fan so

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:42 PM (95pwq)

82 44 When you overcook an egg, the proteins within it denaturalize.
==

You shell stop comparing everything to eggs.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:33 PM (95pwq)

Haven't listened to this albumen a long time.

Posted by: Yolk's on you, pal at April 24, 2026 12:42 PM (TbWk/)

83 Is this about us?

Posted by: Senile homo uncles who live in New Jersey at April 24, 2026 12:42 PM (2Ez/1)

84 "I've got a little list"

I was listening to the mikado while walking my dog this morning.,

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 12:42 PM (2ap+5)

85 I don't think anyone reads the NYT except my husband's senile homo uncle in NJ.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
.......

and my sister who now lives in Germany married to a rich landowner.

Posted by: wth at April 24, 2026 12:42 PM (UjdFS)

86 73 We must have at least one or two fights brewing, let's get it done.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:37 PM (95pwq)

Look, we're not all Irishmen in here.

Posted by: Conscientious Objector at April 24, 2026 12:43 PM (oftw2)

87 The NFL draft is happening.
==
Let me guess, the Browns traded their first round pick to someone else didn't they . . .

Posted by: the dumpster fire has yet to be extinguished at April 24, 2026 12:43 PM (anL5R)

88 They typically leave on Friday mornings for their airshow site and return on Sunday evenings. They fly complete practice airshows here at NAS, typically on Tuesdays and Wednesdays most weeks.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 12:41 PM (Y1sOo)
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And any time they come back to NAS Pensacola, they do a delta-formation smoke-on flyby of the entire beach. It's so friggin cool.

Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026 12:43 PM (oqH4h)

89 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 12:43 PM (Zz0t1)

90 Top o' the nooner to ya, Ace!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 12:43 PM (Zz0t1)

91 A vote is a vote
be it camel or goat
to destroy it all
in ruin to fall.

-gollum

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 12:43 PM (7RAhE)

92 In ancient Athens, they could hold a vote and force someone into exile. One guy was exiled under suspicion he'd broken the penises off a bunch of statues.

Posted by: Rob Crawford at April 24, 2026 12:43 PM (4X8vj)

93 Justice Dept. Targets Hundreds of Citizens in New Push for Denaturalization The Trump administration is assigning denaturalization cases to regular prosecutors, which could lead to a surge of people stripped of U.S. citizenship.


GOOD!

'Bout f*cking time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 12:44 PM (Zz0t1)

94 They should denaturalize every single one of those Indians who scammed their way in on H1b’s and other visas in order to steal American jobs.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 24, 2026 12:44 PM (AydIQ)

95 These comments are moving a little too slow for my taste. Too many people out enjoying sunshine. What am I supposed to read during lunch? We must have at least one or two fights brewing, let's get it done.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:37 PM (95pwq)

Well, it's 20 degrees here, blowing like a bastard, and snowing. The snow is beginning to drift on the grass. Pavements and parked vehicles still clear, for now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:44 PM (utfVc)

96 You have to be extraordinarily specialized to make that kind of dough, think Solutions Architect or SME or very Senior Project Management in my field.

These people don't strike me as SME's.


When I was working, there were a couple of dozen entities regionally who hired people with my rather specialized skill set.

If I had lost my job, I might have had to take a small pay cut, and it might have taken a few months, but I'm pretty confident I could have gotten an equivalent position.

Of course, I wasnt making 200K+, either.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 24, 2026 12:44 PM (n1OCj)

97
You have to be extraordinarily specialized to make that kind of dough, think Solutions Architect or SME or very Senior Project Management in my field.

These people don't strike me as SME's.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

You mean in government positions?

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 12:45 PM (Dd38x)

98 DeNaturalization sounds sorta dirty. Or maybe what is done to booze to create trendy mocktails.

Posted by: Martin Tell at April 24, 2026 12:45 PM (sFNX2)

99 98 DeNaturalization sounds sorta dirty. Or maybe what is done to booze to create trendy mocktails.
Posted by: Martin Tell at April 24, 2026 12:45 PM (sFNX2)

=======

Is it how you make paint remover?

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 12:45 PM (2ap+5)

100 These people don't strike me as SME's.

Smug, mediocre effluvium? Oh, I think they fit the bill.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:45 PM (Riz8t)

101 "Former CongressScum and current fugitive Ilhan Omar" has a nice ring to it.

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 24, 2026 12:46 PM (TezPK)

102 What am I supposed to read during lunch? We must have at least one or two fights brewing, let's get it done.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:37 PM (95pwq)
......................................
Not a fight, but I could enthrall you with a discussion of if I have a spider bite on one of my toes. It nearly drove me insane two nights ago, waking me from sleep. Then not finding Benadryl, forcing me to wake my husband. Wondering, "Is this athlete's feet? Do I use a steroid cream?" Nurse brain activated at 0300. Watched video on laptop til this passed then slept til 10am (yesterday).

I have no idea what bit me but it is not serious, only annoying.

This is how I spend 1% of my life, wondering, what on earth? What now? Why can't I go one week without something weird?

There! A sum of my trial and tribulation of today. Shoes? No shoes? Bra? (ok, this does not involve the toe, but a consideration if not wearing shoes).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 12:46 PM (WONhk)

103 Step 1: Denaturalize
Step 2: Deport
Step 3: Rinse & Repeat x 100,000,000

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 24, 2026 12:46 PM (cZMme)

104 75 Is that a Susquehanna Hat?
Posted by: Little Girls With Little Curls at April 24, 2026 12:41 PM (oftw2)
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To me what's stupid isn't the hat, it's wearing that hat indoors. Was the top of his head missing? Take off the damned hat when indoors, goober!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 24, 2026 12:47 PM (cWLG3)

105 that's a Hating Hat

haven't seen one since my TWoP days

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 12:47 PM (j+aD2)

106 Somebody noted that Ms. 240K isn't moving out of the DC area to look for work, doubtless in the expectation that when the Dems take power, she'll get her old job back.

She may well be right.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 24, 2026 12:47 PM (n1OCj)

107 I don't think anyone reads the NYT except my husband's senile homo uncle in NJ.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 12:39 PM (WONhk)

Wait. You’re saying that Ace is your husband’s uncle?

Posted by: RI Red at April 24, 2026 12:48 PM (nZWpe)

108 No bra is good.

Posted by: wth at April 24, 2026 12:48 PM (UjdFS)

109 What am I supposed to read during lunch? We must have at least one or two fights brewing, let's get it done.
Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:37 PM (95pwq)

I can call out the misogynists again!

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 12:48 PM (Dd38x)

110
Wait. You’re saying that Ace is your husband’s uncle?
Posted by: RI Red at April 24, 2026

It is a very small world.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 12:48 PM (Dd38x)

111 Look at your hat.
Posted by: wth at April 24, 2026 12:29 PM


It looks good on you, though...

Posted by: Al Czervic at April 24, 2026 12:48 PM (kgE5c)

112 You have to be extraordinarily specialized to make that kind of dough, think Solutions Architect or SME or very Senior Project Management in my field.

These people don't strike me as SME's.


After I retired, I was a government consultant SME (senior physical scientist) for a couple of years. Prior to that, I had a PhD in chemistry, an NRC postdoc, and 35 years as a physical scientist at a national lab. The job fit my CV so perfectly, it was as if I had written the job description to fit me.

I did NOT make $272k.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:49 PM (Riz8t)

113 Traditionally, experts in the department's office of immigration litigation have handled denaturalization cases.
_______
Well, if they're experts, I guess that's how it should be.

You know, there was once a time when "expert" meant someone who, on some subject, knew his ass from a hole in the ground. Now it means some fat guy (or girl) who hates Trump.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 12:49 PM (AlhUl)

114 Crap, I meant to include:

Step 3: Asset Forfeiture
Step 4: Rinse & Repeat x 100,000,000

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 24, 2026 12:49 PM (cZMme)

115

I got a text early this morning from Amazon with a secret code that shouldn't be shared with anyone.

We haven't done anything with Amazon that would require a "secret code".

Have we been hacked?

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:50 PM (3ek7K)

116 >>And any time they come back to NAS Pensacola, they do a delta-formation smoke-on flyby of the entire beach. It's so friggin cool.

Not every time, but most of the time. It's referred to here locally as a "beach buzz" and it's at Boss's discretion. Usually, he does.

I live right on the coast, about 2 miles off the approach end of runways 7L/R at NAS. It gets loud here during their practice airshows.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 12:50 PM (Y1sOo)

117 I'd still like to see Ilhan Omar jettisoned from the country. And her brood.

+++
I'll drink to that. She's a boil on the face of democracy.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at April 24, 2026 12:50 PM (jPdyB)

118 112 You have to be extraordinarily specialized to make that kind of dough, think Solutions Architect or SME or very Senior Project Management in my field.

These people don't strike me as SME's.

After I retired, I was a government consultant SME (senior physical scientist) for a couple of years. Prior to that, I had a PhD in chemistry, an NRC postdoc, and 35 years as a physical scientist at a national lab. The job fit my CV so perfectly, it was as if I had written the job description to fit me.

I did NOT make $272k.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:49 PM (Riz8t)

No fed employee does - it's the contractors and NGOs who make this...thry do a good job of keeping pay focus on the fed employees when it should be on them...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 12:50 PM (tOcjL)

119 We haven't done anything with Amazon that would require a "secret code".

Have we been hacked?

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:50 PM (3ek7K)

Phishing.

Don't click on anything and delete it.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 12:51 PM (iNUL3)

120 There! A sum of my trial and tribulation of today. Shoes? No shoes? Bra? (ok, this does not involve the toe, but a consideration if not wearing shoes).
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Someday, myself and my colleagues at The Institute will get the cocktail of medications dialed in perfectly.

Posted by: Dr. Whatsamatta at April 24, 2026 12:51 PM (oftw2)

121 I don't think anyone reads the NYT except my husband's senile homo uncle in NJ.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 12:39 PM (WONhk)

Wait. You’re saying that Ace is your husband’s uncle?
Posted by: RI Red at April 24, 2026 12:48 PM


Cruel.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 12:51 PM (kgE5c)

122 that's a Hating Hat

haven't seen one since my TWoP days
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 24, 2026 12:47 PM (j+aD2)

It's an English Workman's Cap. Worn by sports car owners, jazz musicians, and Commies. Lenin wore one.

I had a nice one once. Had the logo of a Norwegian helicopter company on it. Had earflaps built in to keep my ears warm in bitter cold weather. Sadly, it got lost.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:51 PM (utfVc)

123 Somebody noted that Ms. 240K isn't moving out of the DC area to look for work, doubtless in the expectation that when the Dems take power, she'll get her old job back.
==
She's related to somebody. Somebody in Congress, or some former agency head. She was getting paid to pay off some senator etc. She probably sent a percentage of her salary back to him. Its how we roll.

Posted by: Biden Asset Management Group we put the Ass in Asset at April 24, 2026 12:51 PM (anL5R)

124 There goes Sponge, soaking up all the firsts.

Posted by: Passive siphon feeders... at April 24, 2026 12:52 PM (TbWk/)

125 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 12:46 PM (WONhk)

A bite? You gotta let those things breathe. And the bite too

And you do have your share of weird stuff, I will say. I have now passed a further 48 seconds on a Friday and am grateful to you beyond what you can imagine.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:52 PM (95pwq)

126 The Biden administration opened the borders wide and allowed over 15 million people from all nations to spread out across the 48 contiguous states.

Likely, 99.95% of them were not allowed legally.

Removing them puts us back to where we were 20 years ago, living the lie there's only 12 million illegals here.

I'll take my chance with that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 12:52 PM (Zz0t1)

127 Ilhan should view deportation as an opportunity to go in search of her lost clitoris.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 12:52 PM (2ap+5)

128
Washington Nearsider,

Thanks. We haven't responded.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:52 PM (3ek7K)

129 In the military to marry a foreign national, part of the deal towards citizenship is the service member is legally on the hook for ten years.

That is just one of the hurdles to surmount. The military wants to make sure everything is on the up and up.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 12:52 PM (z20w/)

130 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat


Bedbugs.

Or fleas.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 12:52 PM (W2Pud)

131 I don't think anyone reads the NYT except my husband's senile homo uncle in NJ.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 12:39 PM (WONhk)

Wait. You’re saying that Ace is your husband’s uncle?
Posted by: RI Red at April 24, 2026 12:48 PM
==
Wait RI Red is VDH?

Posted by: Biden Asset Management Group we put the Ass in Asset at April 24, 2026 12:52 PM (anL5R)

132 There goes Sponge, soaking up all the firsts.
Posted by: Passive siphon feeders... at April 24, 2026 12:52 PM (TbWk/)



#Winning #ThaThugLife

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 12:53 PM (Zz0t1)

133 Ben Bankas is great. Leftists, the biggest idiots and losers on the planet, hate this guy. The comments under his X posts are riddled with their butthurt.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 24, 2026 12:53 PM (qBdHI)

134 None of y’all care about the firing squad return?

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 12:53 PM (Dd38x)

135 115

I got a text early this morning from Amazon with a secret code that shouldn't be shared with anyone.

We haven't done anything with Amazon that would require a "secret code".

Have we been hacked?

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:50 PM (3ek7K)
----
Not a code for multifactor authetication? For phishing attacks by SMS, the odds are good that the rando that receives one has an amazon account, so it's not likely you were hacked. When in doubt, change your password.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 24, 2026 12:53 PM (cWLG3)

136 I got a text early this morning from Amazon with a secret code that shouldn't be shared with anyone.

We haven't done anything with Amazon that would require a "secret code".

Have we been hacked?

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:50 PM (3ek7K)



Strong chance.

Log in and change your password immediately.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 12:53 PM (Zz0t1)

137 Wait. You’re saying that Ace is your husband’s uncle?
Posted by: RI Red at April 24, 2026 12:48 PM (nZWpe)
...................................
Laughs. No. First, Ace is no homo. Second, this guy is very old and "came out of his closet" when his children were grown and his wife was either dead or dying of cancer. He also waited til other members of his family were dead (like my FIL who would have killed him).

A true Romeo and Romeo story of meeting his "partner" with similar history of a blended Brady Bunch family of grown children.

To top it off, before he married a woman, he was a brother or something in the Catholic church. His now dead partner a Jew.

I think he's going to have to explain a lot at the Pearly Gates, but I should not judge with my vanilla history of sins, should I? (I do anyway).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 12:54 PM (WONhk)

138 I got a text early this morning from Amazon with a secret code that shouldn't be shared with anyone.

We haven't done anything with Amazon that would require a "secret code".

Have we been hacked?

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:50 PM (3ek7K)


Amazon will send out a "recovery" verification code if you tell them you have forgotten your password. Either someone is in your account trying to phish it, or someone gave the wrong cell number.

Either way, delete the code, and maybe check your Amazon account for any new activity you are not aware of

Posted by: Kindltot at April 24, 2026 12:54 PM (rbvCR)

139 Wait! You're kidding right?! I mean, they wouldn't really kick someone out of the country who wasn't completely truthful when applying for entrance or for citizenship, right?

Hypothetical example: Let's say someone used a different name, and not really their own name, when applying. That isn't grounds for denaturalization, right?

Posted by: Congresswoman Mullah Omar at April 24, 2026 12:54 PM (uGdsN)

140 12 384
Add 2 0s or squared that number to get REAL
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:24 PM (/+uur)


If they'd attach performance bonuses to the numbers, then we'd see some real action!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 12:54 PM (2WIwB)

141 four seasons, business got an alert about an Amazon purchase. Straight up scam

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 12:54 PM (DIbRX)

142 There goes Sponge, soaking up all the firsts.
Posted by: Passive siphon feeders... at April 24, 2026 12:52 PM (TbWk/)


#Winning #ThaThugLife
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 12:53 PM


You didn't choose the sponge life...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 12:54 PM (kgE5c)

143 Wait. You’re saying that Ace is your husband’s uncle?
Posted by: RI Red at April 24, 2026 12:48 PM

Cruel.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 12:51 PM (kgE5c)

Cruel. And low-hanging. Almost VDH worth.

Posted by: RI Red at April 24, 2026 12:55 PM (nZWpe)

144 No bra is good.
Posted by: wth at April 24, 2026 12:48 PM (UjdFS)



It DOES depend on the tits, tho.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 12:55 PM (Zz0t1)

145 None of y’all care about the firing squad return?
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 12:53 PM


Bring back pole hanging.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 12:55 PM (4NO2D)

146 I've said it before, but the Trump 2.0 administration is the most anti-immigrant administration since before Kennedy's immigration bill in the 60s.

Green card issuance is down 50%. New H1-Bs are down about 90%. Asylums are down literally 99%. Every visa class is down double digits.

And then, interior deportations are up in every state, including states that have never had interior deportation operations as a focus (think the entire Midwest), the border is closed, and a combination of regulations and stuff from the OBBB is making it harder for legal and illegal immigrants to get benefits.

70-80% of those picked up by every government agency for immigration sign waivers to leave, so they count as voluntary departures instead of deportations. And yeah, it's not just ICE. It's the entire DHS. It's actually every agency that interacts with the public because Trump deputized the entire federal government to enforce immigration law.

Agreements with local and state police have exploded from about 150 to more than 1700, meaning that when a cop runs a license and sees that the person isn't legal no matter the reason they interact with the police, there are 1700 jurisdictions that just contact ICE and get the illegals picked up for deportation.

It's a machine.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 12:55 PM (GLVez)

147 I got a text early this morning from Amazon with a secret code that shouldn't be shared with anyone.

We haven't done anything with Amazon that would require a "secret code".

Have we been hacked?

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:50 PM (3ek7K)

It's every bit as legit as the texts telling me I owe toll fees in the UK. It's a mass roboscam. Delete block and report it, however that works on your phone

Posted by: Hacked, no, but it's a phishing scam at April 24, 2026 12:55 PM (TbWk/)

148 I got a text early this morning from Amazon with a secret code that shouldn't be shared with anyone.

We haven't done anything with Amazon that would require a "secret code".

Have we been hacked?

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:50 PM (3ek7K)

The only time you should get that is if you initiate the process by requesting the recovery of a lost password online. Then the website will advise you to check your email or text messages for the one-time code, which then copy and paste into the password recovery window.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:55 PM (utfVc)

149
You didn't choose the sponge life...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 12:54 PM (kgE5c)



#ThaSpongeThugLife


Better?

It's HARD out there for a Sponge.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 12:55 PM (Zz0t1)

150 Piratical?

So...would a Letter of Marque be appropriate here? Or perhaps just a bounty? Mrs D is telling me I need another hobby besides golf.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 12:56 PM (2WIwB)

151 No bra is good.
Posted by: wth

Clearly, you don't live in a community where the median age is 76.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 24, 2026 12:56 PM (Kyh8Y)

152 Wait! You're kidding right?! I mean, they wouldn't really kick someone out of the country who wasn't completely truthful when applying for entrance or for citizenship, right?

Hypothetical example: Let's say someone used a different name, and not really their own name, when applying. That isn't grounds for denaturalization, right?

Posted by: Congresswoman Mullah Omar


I've heard that people with disabilities like a missing leg, and especially gay people, are highly favored. Is this true?

Posted by: Definitely NOT a Mullah at April 24, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

153 Trump caved to the media, (don't tell me the media has lost it's power) in Minnesota.

Since then the mass deportations he ran on have been completely off the table.

The Left won this battle easily.

Trump is still beholden to the New York Times and other establishment media.

He craves their approval, while they will undercut him at every point

It's one of his greatest weaknesses.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (ZJwkb)

154 Nick Fuentes, Candace Owens, Ian Carroll, and Jake Shields all suddenly have left the country or posting much less than normal. This SPLC revelation has completely exposed the groyper right.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (mkw2N)

155 When a FedGov weasel leaves DC he she or it should be denied re-entry except to testify. Otherwise, instant death penalty.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (7RAhE)

156 Is that a Ringo hat?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (Cqx++)

157 I went to watch my granddaughters play in a volleyball tournament last weekend. One of the other teams had a couple of women fans who would celebrate by ululating whenever their team scored a point.
It was loud and annoying as hell. I'm tired of all the diversity. I'd like to have my country back again.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (Lo97M)

158 It's HARD out there for a Sponge.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 12:55 PM (Zz0t1)

Spongin' ain't easy

Posted by: But it sure is fun at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (TbWk/)

159 Air drop Ilham Nur in Helmand province.

Make sure the locals know her net worth.

Pop popcorn.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 24, 2026 12:58 PM (z20w/)

160 147 I got a text early this morning from Amazon with a secret code that shouldn't be shared with anyone.

We haven't done anything with Amazon that would require a "secret code".

Have we been hacked?

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:50 PM (3ek7K)

It's every bit as legit as the texts telling me I owe toll fees in the UK. It's a mass roboscam. Delete block and report it, however that works on your phone
Posted by: Hacked, no, but it's a phishing scam at April 24, 2026 12:55 PM (TbWk/)
-----
Yes, make sure you delete it! I think it's bad form to send links in unsolicited texts of any kind --- best policy is to never click on links in tezt messages and delete.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 24, 2026 12:58 PM (cWLG3)

161 Since then the mass deportations he ran on have been completely off the table.

The Left won this battle easily.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM


What's the current monthly count on deportations?

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 12:58 PM (4NO2D)

162 153 Trump caved to the media, (don't tell me the media has lost it's power) in Minnesota.

Since then the mass deportations he ran on have been completely off the table.

The Left won this battle easily.

Trump is still beholden to the New York Times and other establishment media.

He craves their approval, while they will undercut him at every point

It's one of his greatest weaknesses.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (ZJwkb)

=======

This is hilariously wrong.

Firstly, protests continue in Minnesota. The national media just found another squirrel.

Secondly, there was a partial pull out of extra DHS resources from MN because those extra resources were doing logistics work around ICE, the kind of basic work that local police usually do when a federal agent calls them and asks for some support. MN ended all of its sanctuary policies. It was in the news. That's why DHS decreased its presence there.

MN started interacting with DHS like Texas does.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 12:58 PM (GLVez)

163 145 None of y’all care about the firing squad return?
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 12:53 PM

Bring back pole hanging.
Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24

Did you see they pulled a guy out of the pond in front of The Waters? That poor family. It was my friend’s neighbor. I just can’t imagine.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 12:58 PM (Dd38x)

164 I can call out the misogynists again!

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 12:48 PM (Dd38x)

Entertainment is entertainment.

I do understand the compulsion to blame women for various problems, especially when as a whole they have leftardized almost everything. It's a delicate balance because you have to expect that conservatives are gonna wanna do that.

When it comes to two swarthy men assaulting a teenage girl it's less cut and dried but there's always gonna be that temptation to blame women especially when the leftarded ones (very vocal) went from shouting All Men Rape to... You're a Racist If You Don't Let All the Rapists In... in less than the blink of an eye and it's very frustrating, especially as men who generally have an instinct to protect.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:59 PM (95pwq)

165 Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (ZJwkb)

retard alert

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:59 PM (utfVc)

166 71 @47

>>Mike Benz pointed out that $272K is a higher salary than the head of the CIA earns

You have to be extraordinarily specialized to make that kind of dough, think Solutions Architect or SME or very Senior Project Management in my field.

These people don't strike me as SME's.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 12:40 PM (Kd28s)


Astronauts are paid less than $272K. NASA Flight Directors are paid less than $272K. Both are responsible for human lives and billions of dollars of hardware.

Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2026 12:59 PM (5rh/l)

167 Re firing squad. If I thought they'd put it to use it would be interesting. Like tar and feathering Omar on the way out of the country, on her way to Somaliland. Make deterrents great again.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at April 24, 2026 12:59 PM (jPdyB)

168 The New York Times is like Freddy Mercury and Richard Gere...

A buncha fags? Yes. Yes they are.

Posted by: Ambiguously Gay Richard Simmons at April 24, 2026 12:59 PM (7Q0e+)

169 They are more than people who enrich our culture! They are SWEETHEARTS!!!

Posted by: NYT - we hate America and Americans but will FIGHT and DIE for foreigners! at April 24, 2026 12:59 PM (E6xSb)

170
Bedbugs.

Or fleas.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 12:52 PM (W2Pud)
..........................
Naw. Our bed, and we've never had bedbugs. I know what to look for in hotels as one of my many issues when we used to travel a lot and I read what to look for.

No pets. No fleas.

Looks like a fire ant bite but we are no longer in the South. I suspect one of those teeny tiny spiders that arrived in our bed. One annoying bite and I am slapping steroid cream on it and it is better. Took a Benadryl last night and take Xyzal daily.

I thought I was barefoot in the grass on Tuesday with our baby girl, taking photos by the tulips and something got me (I was lying on the grass taking photos). Then remembered I was wearing sneakers. It started early Th morning with a bang.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 01:00 PM (WONhk)

171

Senator John Cornyn’s team left up an old YouTube video on his official Senate channel where the Texas RINO openly pushes amnesty for illegal aliens, and it stayed there until conservatives unearthed it this week.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 24, 2026 01:00 PM (Cqx++)

172 I asked Grok, fwiw

Through the first six months of FY2026 (October 1, 2025 – April 4, 2026), 234,236 total removals were conducted, a 74% increase compared to the same period in the prior two fiscal years.

In February 2026 alone, immigration courts issued removal or voluntary departure orders in 79.6% of completed cases, totaling 67,908 court-ordered outcomes.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 01:00 PM (4NO2D)

173 /popcorn

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 01:01 PM (w/O5Q)

174 We could do better.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 01:01 PM (4NO2D)

175 166 71 @47

>>Mike Benz pointed out that $272K is a higher salary than the head of the CIA earns

You have to be extraordinarily specialized to make that kind of dough, think Solutions Architect or SME or very Senior Project Management in my field.

These people don't strike me as SME's.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 12:40 PM (Kd28s)


Astronauts are paid less than $272K. NASA Flight Directors are paid less than $272K. Both are responsible for human lives and billions of dollars of hardware.
Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2026 12:59 PM (5rh/l)

Superintendents should be paid twice that, because.

Posted by: Texas School Districts at April 24, 2026 01:01 PM (E6xSb)

176 One of the other teams had a couple of women fans who would celebrate by ululating whenever their team scored a point.
It was loud and annoying as hell. I'm tired of all the diversity.
===
I can't believe you don't find diversity invigorating! I know I do. I can't wait to learn how to ululate and have my lady bits removed!

Posted by: Becky AWFL at April 24, 2026 01:01 PM (anL5R)

177 156 Is that a Ringo hat?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Ringo really liked that hat he wore during his running away phase of A Hard Day's Night. He wanted to wear it home. but the Property and Continuity person on the movie forbade it until filming was finished.

Posted by: Paulie's Grandfather at April 24, 2026 01:01 PM (oftw2)

178

Thank you all for the responses.

We thought it was a phishing scam and didn't respond.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 01:01 PM (3ek7K)

179 Delivering Omar and the other Daroodis into the hands of the Isaaq clan in Somaliland would be highly entertaining. They might literally turn them into court jesters. They're already highly qualified fools

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 01:01 PM (gKWVE)

180 Everyone knows Trump doesn't like to upset the Left.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:01 PM (95pwq)

181 Did you see they pulled a guy out of the pond in front of The Waters? That poor family. It was my friend’s neighbor. I just can’t imagine.
Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 12:58 PM


What?! No.

I'll check the news.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 01:01 PM (4NO2D)

182 retard alert
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Time to don the special helmets?

Posted by: She Hobbit at April 24, 2026 01:02 PM (ftFVW)

183 I went to watch my granddaughters play in a volleyball tournament last weekend. One of the other teams had a couple of women fans who would celebrate by ululating whenever their team scored a point.
It was loud and annoying as hell. I'm tired of all the diversity. I'd like to have my country back again.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (Lo97M)


Every time they start that bullsh*t, just yell out "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 01:02 PM (2WIwB)

184 174 We could do better.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 01:01 PM (4NO2D)

======

The lack of funding for support is having an effect. MN's tantrum led to other governments ending cooperation with ICE. That's slowed some of it all down.

However, the meat of deportations were always going to be self-deportations.

And every survey indicates it's between 4-1 and 5-1 for self-deportations to deportations.

Self-deportations are people just up and leaving without telling anyone.

We're seeing it in both census and labor data.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:02 PM (GLVez)

185
I got a text early this morning from Amazon with a secret code that shouldn't be shared with anyone.

We haven't done anything with Amazon that would require a "secret code".

Have we been hacked?

Posted by: four seasons


Fight club rules!

That you have even acknowledged that you have a secret code has rendered it unsecret!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 01:02 PM (xG4kz)

186 In February 2026 alone, immigration courts issued removal or voluntary departure orders in 79.6% of completed cases, totaling 67,908 court-ordered outcomes.
Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 01:00 PM (4NO2D)

Shouldn't that be "out-gones"?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 01:02 PM (utfVc)

187 ace I commend you for actually looking at what the NYT says about almost anything. My patience and anger level no longer allow this.

And the comment from the "law professor" merits some additional abuse. First of all, the unspecified/undocumented/weaselly charge that in the past some have faced denaturalization because they are "political opponents".

Let's see the numbers, let's see the context (levels of immigration), let's see the specifics. Was an Italian or Polish anarchist or communist in the early 20th century who filed fraudulent papers a "political opponent" - or an undesirable who broke the law? Jeebus.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 01:03 PM (U/Byj)

188 four seasons:

John has a long mustache.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 01:03 PM (2WIwB)

189 I agree, it's a douchebag hat.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 01:03 PM (abIsI)

190 I Amazon ordered hydration/electrolyte powder for my son, currently floating in an undisclosed location. Amazon suddenly is claiming some sort of problem in shipping this order (to FPO box). Their web site says they ship to FPO same as the States. I am not very happy about this.

Posted by: Martin Tell at April 24, 2026 01:03 PM (sFNX2)

191 It's one of his greatest weaknesses.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (ZJwkb)

=======

This is hilariously wrong.

Firstly, protests continue in Minnesota. The national media just found another squirrel.

Secondly, there was a partial pull out of extra DHS resources from MN because those extra resources were doing logistics work around ICE, the kind of basic work that local police usually do when a federal agent calls them and asks for some support. MN ended all of its sanctuary policies. It was in the news. That's why DHS decreased its presence there.

MN started interacting with DHS like Texas does.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 12:58 PM (GLVez)
___

There is in fact yet another "protest day" scheduled for tomorrow to protest ... expansion of ICE detention centers.

The "protests" in MN are still going on. They're still posted to social media accounts, but the national media that was so insanely infatuated with this only a few months ago now doesn't care.

I mean, this issue was of such unearthly significance that aging douchenozzle rocker twats wrong fucking songs about it. Now? [crickets]

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:03 PM (iFTx/)

192 I will hammer on Canadians until the day I die because of all of the beer they drank and never reciprocated.

Also because of their women who tried to get me in fights with their drunk soiboyfriend.

Sweetheart, let's not make this into an international crisis.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 01:04 PM (Fbc0I)

193 9 What really pisses me off about this is that these dipsh*t terrorist criminal scum can get their citizenship, but my buddy from Sweden, who is an amazing guy, loves America, is married to an amazing American woman and is a phenomenal professional hockey player has to go through a f*cking rope-a-dope to get his green card and start the naturalization process.

The amount of outright BS that goes on with that whole process is staggering... I thought all of those seemingly needless bureaucratic steps were there to keep assh*ts from getting naturalized in the first place.

Guess not.
Posted by: Defenestratus at April 24, 2026 12:23 PM (WYStd)

Indeed! And in the same vein, I come back from deployments but still must go through CBP at PoEs. If I don’t, I can expect prison time. But millions are allowed and encouraged to stroll across the border and nothing happens to the,, and in fact we are supposed to feel SORRY for them.

Posted by: Texas School Districts at April 24, 2026 01:04 PM (E6xSb)

194
What?! No.

I'll check the news.
Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 01:01 PM (4NO2D)

I read about it the other day on WEAR-TV's website. Try there.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 01:04 PM (Y1sOo)

195 191 The "protests" in MN are still going on. They're still posted to social media accounts, but the national media that was so insanely infatuated with this only a few months ago now doesn't care.

I mean, this issue was of such unearthly significance that aging douchenozzle rocker twats wrong fucking songs about it. Now? [crickets]

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:03 PM (iFTx/)

=======

I remember when Goode and Pretti's deaths were going to end Republican governance for a generation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:04 PM (GLVez)

196
I particularly enjoyed the comic dumping on the douchebag with, "Look, you are wearing the douchebag hat..."

Ba-da-bum! Ssssssssss!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 01:04 PM (xG4kz)

197 I mean, this issue was of such unearthly significance that aging douchenozzle rocker twats wrong f***ing songs about it. Now? [crickets]

What?

Posted by: Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young at April 24, 2026 01:04 PM (Riz8t)

198 Self-deportations are people just up and leaving without telling anyone.

We're seeing it in both census and labor data.
==
Most of them got here on their own because they thought it was worth their while.

Make it not worth there while to stay and most of them will leave on their own.

Posted by: How do incentives work? at April 24, 2026 01:05 PM (anL5R)

199 Senator John Cornyn’s team left up an old YouTube video on his official Senate channel where the Texas RINO openly pushes amnesty for illegal aliens, and it stayed there until conservatives unearthed it this week.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot
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The stink of a declining political operation for a long time incumbent is apparent. They focus on negative ads, boldly assume that past bad acts by the incumbent won't be examined, they try to parley endorsements from other politicians into faux indicators of support, etc. etc. And often staffers simply go through the motions because there is no passion for a political relic--just a paycheck. The great causes went by the side years ago as their political donors demanded.

It is usually the divergence between what they do and what they say that gets longterm incumbents.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 01:05 PM (E4rtv)

200 171
Senator John Cornyn’s team left up an old YouTube video on his official Senate channel where the Texas RINO openly pushes amnesty for illegal aliens, and it stayed there until conservatives unearthed it this week.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.


The GOPe are not smart people.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 01:05 PM (abIsI)

201 An aside...

Stateless has left the house and is at Walmart in my part of Canada.

Great Value liquid honey ... 1kg... $10.97 Can.

Damn.

Posted by: Stateless at April 24, 2026 01:06 PM (SHlvS)

202 I read about it the other day on WEAR-TV's website. Try there.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 01:04 PM (Y1sOo)

Here:

https://tinyurl.com/5n7a86d8

Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 01:06 PM (Y1sOo)

203 153 Trump caved to the media, (don't tell me the media has lost it's power) in Minnesota.

Since then the mass deportations he ran on have been completely off the table.

The Left won this battle easily.

Trump is still beholden to the New York Times and other establishment media.

He craves their approval, while they will undercut him at every point

It's one of his greatest weaknesses.
Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (ZJwkb)

Huh? Why are deportations continuing? Why the hand wringing and shrieking among the Left.

You, the defeatist, believe they won but their actions suggest otherwise.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 01:06 PM (E6xSb)

204
I mean, this issue was of such unearthly significance that aging douchenozzle rocker twats wrong fucking songs about it. Now? [crickets]
==
Hey Buddy! That meant something to all of us!!!

Posted by: Aging Hippie No Kings Protesters - all 300 of them nationwide at April 24, 2026 01:06 PM (anL5R)

205 I missed a legitimate message from my health insurance a couple years ago because I refused to believe their unsolicited contact was real. I only found out when they called me.

It wasn't a big deal, in fact it's exactly how I want it.

How about this. Don't contact me unsolicited with your stupid vague bullshit because I won't even believe you are who you even say you are. Thats Rule 1. There is no Rule 2. Rule 3 is there used to be a Rule 2 but it transed into Rule 1 but reserves the right to go back to being Rule 2 if things don't work out. Also it will kill itself if you don't call it Rule 1.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:06 PM (95pwq)

206 203 Huh? Why are deportations continuing? Why the hand wringing and shrieking among the Left.

You, the defeatist, believe they won but their actions suggest otherwise.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 01:06 PM (E6xSb)

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The media stopped talking about it, so it stopped happening.

He has the mental acuity of a small child playing peek-a-boo.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:07 PM (GLVez)

207 Minneapolis was a total win for Trump’s mass deportation policy. OK.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 01:07 PM (ZJwkb)

208 Say the secret code and win a hundred dollars.

Posted by: Groucho at April 24, 2026 01:07 PM (Cqx++)

209 TJM the numbers of those using the reverse DHS app to leave/get some $ are pretty "hard" numbers, I think those are added to removals, and survey numbers, to get the estimated total.

And self-deportation would, of course, skyrocket to levels actually approaching those needed to materially eliminate this disaster of mass illegal migration - if enforcement were conducted against employers. Yes, Don, including ag and hospitality (especially ag and hospitality).

If it doesn't start fairly soon, it will be the greatest social/political tease in history: being given power mostly for one mission, tackling parts of it with vigor ..... and just mailing it in on the biggest, most consequential part (in the long term).

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 01:08 PM (U/Byj)

210 207 Minneapolis was a total win for Trump’s mass deportation policy. OK.

Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 01:07 PM (ZJwkb)

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Because MN caved completely by ending all sanctuary city policies, yes.

And the highest turnout election since, VA, saw the GOP gain 3 points from 2024.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:08 PM (GLVez)

211 ⏳⏳

"Some of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Cabinet members are holding secret talks about when to urge him to resign and who should deliver the message, senior sources told The i Paper"

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 01:08 PM (GD0B3)

212
Sweetheart, let's not make this into an international crisis.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone


Darlin', there are many, many good-sized pits all across the length and breadth of this fair land where drunk and mouthy icebacks met their just desserts. Shovels and quicklime are stockpiled there and free to use.

Think about what you are provoking...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 01:08 PM (xG4kz)

213 I once got an email from my Congressman about attending the MoMe. Blew it off as not real. I met him later and it was for real

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:09 PM (DIbRX)

214 Police in Fairhope, AL, located near Falling Waters Boulevard off Highway 181, discovered a submerged vehicle with a body in a neighborhood pond during a missing person investigation. The incident was reported on Sunday, April 19, 2026, and an underwater recovery team confirmed the presence of the vehicle and occupant by Monday, April 21, 2026. Law enforcement believes the body belongs to a 75-year-old man who had been reported missing. Residents in the area may notice an increased police presence as the investigation remains ongoing.

Huh. I didn't know the water was deep enough to submerge a car. I thought they were decorative ponds.

Goes to show what I know.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 01:09 PM (4NO2D)

215 So it should just about be a no brainer to revoke citizenship from somebody who fraudulently claimed a marriage to her brother while at the same time there is an extradition request from Somaliland so she can be tried for war crimes.

Right?

Hypothetically, of course. This probably isn't a situation one would encounter in the real world.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 24, 2026 01:09 PM (/TlUl)

216 I mean, this issue was of such unearthly significance that aging douchenozzle rocker twats wrong fucking songs about it. Now? [crickets]

Posted by: Elric The Blade
======
Trump is overloading the media circuits by pressing on so many fronts. He understands politics is a war of movement rather than fixed positions.

The typical GOP president like GWB focused on one big item (Iraq for example in his second term). And left the rest to speaking platitudes and ignoring. Reagan was more similar though to Trump than to the Bushes and Fords. Even Nixon was.

Trump, for better or worse, does not do that--he has multiple projects going on and this term has the proper staffing to continue unlike his first term.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (E4rtv)

217 I particularly enjoyed the comic dumping on the douchebag with, "Look, you are wearing the douchebag hat..."

Ba-da-bum! Ssssssssss!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 01:04 PM (xG4kz)

The douchbaggery comes from wearing such a hat as an affectation. If you really are a jazz musician, you get a pass. Same if you are a sports car driver, actually out on a drive with it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (utfVc)

218 I once got an email from my Congressman about attending the MoMe. Blew it off as not real. I met him later and it was for real
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:09 PM (DIbRX)

you Congressman knows about MoMes ?

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (GD0B3)

219 207 Minneapolis was a total win for Trump’s mass deportation policy. OK.
Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 01:07 PM (ZJwkb)

Did you know that TX jurisdictions are REQUIRED BY LAW to turn over illegal aliens to ICE? Oh, sure, Houston tried to stop doing this, but Gov Fox News said “Nice state funding you got there. It would be a shame if something happened to it.” Houston is caving.

But nothing beats being a whiny defeatist, I guess.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (E6xSb)

220 Start with Ilhan Omar or whatever her terrorist name is

Make that cunt an example

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (s2aZK)

221 Natural Born Citizen was one of Tarantino's lesser works.

Posted by: Darth Randall at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (f1kZG)

222 He has the mental acuity of a small child playing peek-a-boo.
==
Well look who's insulting small children who play peek a boo.

Not a good look Mad Jimmy. Not a good look.

Posted by: really? at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (anL5R)

223 "Some of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Cabinet members are holding secret talks about when to urge him to resign and who should deliver the message, senior sources told The i Paper"
Posted by: runner

They should send a Ukrainian rent boy to deliver the message. Starmer will never see him coming.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (Dv3i1)

224 I wonder how.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (GD0B3)

225 When will lazy windbag Homan start going after the employers of the illegal aliens? This will be the real driver of self-deportation.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (abIsI)

226 runner, yes he does. He claims to read the blog.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (DIbRX)

227 209 TJM the numbers of those using the reverse DHS app to leave/get some $ are pretty "hard" numbers, I think those are added to removals, and survey numbers, to get the estimated total.
If it doesn't start fairly soon, it will be the greatest social/political tease in history: being given power mostly for one mission, tackling parts of it with vigor ..... and just mailing it in on the biggest, most consequential part (in the long term).

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 01:08 PM (U/Byj)

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The employer side of things is happening. The direct targets end up being smaller employers, though, because bigger employers use eVerify.

eVerify is a joke that actively prevents employers from flagging obvious fraudulent applicants. You run the name and number, it doesn't match, but you ran it through eVerify and actively can't tell law enforcement about it. Also, if you don't hire the guy, you can get sued.

Also, it doesn't matter what Trump says. Miller runs immigration, and there will be no slacking until Miller gets fired.

CBPOne deportations are tracked as well, but the numbers are somewhat small.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:11 PM (GLVez)

228 208 Say the secret code and win a hundred dollars.
Posted by: Groucho at April 24, 2026 01:07 PM (Cqx++)

Medusa's pierced nipples saved lives

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 24, 2026 01:11 PM (w/O5Q)

229 Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 12:59 PM (95pwq)

I can’t stand an AWFL, and the huge problem on the left is they have zero convictions. It is why it is so easy for them to pivot all over the place like they do as soon as the marching orders come out. It’s almost like whoever is in charge of the marching orders rolls dice with words on them and they use that as their newest position.

I like to believe those on the right have morals that aren’t always so flexible. But the reality remains there are really good women out there who aren’t caught up in means testing, which is really dumb. If you (not you specifically) want those women,you sometimes have to grab a mirror and address why it is you aren’t attracting them. By the way, this also works in reverse. That was my entire point. And it was said strongly, but heck, sometimes a kick in the pants is needed. You gave me one that was absolutely needed.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 01:11 PM (hftzA)

230 211 ⏳⏳

"Some of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Cabinet members are holding secret talks about when to urge him to resign and who should deliver the message, senior sources told The i Paper"

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 01:08 PM (GD0B3)

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Labour has been trying to get Starmer to resign for 2 years.

He's already had a couple of moments where members of his cabinet have resigned to try and get him to resign without dissolving the government.

But Starmer has no shame or any motive other than to hold onto power, so it won't work.

If they really want to get rid of him, it's vote of no confidence or assassination.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:12 PM (GLVez)

231 I don't think anyone reads the NYT except my husband's senile homo uncle in NJ.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 24, 2026 12:39 PM (WONhk)

You'd be surprised. I know many "intellectuals" who read The Times, listen to NPR and the BBC. Amazingly brilliant in their chosen fields, but are totally empty of any common sense.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 24, 2026 01:12 PM (5xuJ/)

232 Looks like the hat that Brian Johnstone of AC/DC wears

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 01:12 PM (gu0hJ)

233 Then: No one is above the law!

Now: You are just prosecuting these people because they are foreigners you racist. Uh...I mean Americans of foreign dissent.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 01:12 PM (sKqQm)

234 I met him later and it was for real

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:09 PM (DIbRX)

Holy crap don't tell me we have actual important people reading this place. I mean I had to put on pants one time for VDH, but this is too much.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:12 PM (95pwq)

235 yes he does. He claims to read the blog.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (DIbRX)

Damn!

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 01:12 PM (GD0B3)

236 I have seen some political commentators who seem to think ICE activities are on hold as all attention is on Iran.

Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2026 01:13 PM (YwEeS)

237 Senior Justice Department officials in Washington told colleagues during a meeting last week that civil litigators in 39 regional offices would soon be assigned to file denaturalization cases against the individuals

Let the slowalking of cases begin.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 24, 2026 01:13 PM (IifOV)

238 Looks like the hat that Brian Johnstone of AC/DC wears
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 01:12 PM (gu0hJ)


He got the idea from me!

Posted by: Andy Capp, domestic violence enthusiast at April 24, 2026 01:13 PM (X+NGn)

239

I'm sure the evil government has records of what we say here on Ace.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (3ek7K)

240 I once got an email from my Congressman about attending the MoMe. Blew it off as not real. I met him later and it was for real
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:09 PM (DIbRX)

That is so great. Ben Had, I will get with you off line, but I want to collect some of these stories from you, well first I want to run something by you. I will text you in the next few days.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (hftzA)

241 ..., There is a federal judge that has joined us for several years.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (DIbRX)

242 241 ..., There is a federal judge that has joined us for several years.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (DIbRX)

=======

Elric could be an immigration judge any day now!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (GLVez)

243 Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 01:11 PM (hftzA)

I thought your point was fair and well made but that is typical.

And yes.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (95pwq)

244 384 will be denaturalized?

There are 26 million naturalized citizens in the U.S. 800,000 are naturalized every year.

384 people is a rounding error on a rounding error. If I were to guess, how many of the 26 million lied on their naturalization forms, it would be a lot more than 384.

That is the other thing the left does - makes a huge deal about problem that impacts virtually no one. 384 is a fraction of a fraction of a fraction.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (c232c)

245 And self-deportation would, of course, skyrocket to levels actually approaching those needed to materially eliminate this disaster of mass illegal migration - if enforcement were conducted against employers. Yes, Don, including ag and hospitality (especially ag and hospitality).

If it doesn't start fairly soon, it will be the greatest social/political tease in history: being given power mostly for one mission, tackling parts of it with vigor ..... and just mailing it in on the biggest, most consequential part (in the long term).
Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 01:08 PM (U/Byj)

Everything must be attacked at all ends: go after employers, go after businesses that do businesses with illegals, cut off ALL government bennies to them (because, after all, by definition, they are not citizens). We also need to have CBP check all passports coming and going to go after visa overstays.

If you want to get rid of the ants you must eliminate all of the sugar.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 01:15 PM (E6xSb)

246 Aging Douchenozzle Rocker Twats used to tour with The Grateful Dead back in the day.

Posted by: Music nerd at April 24, 2026 01:15 PM (2Ez/1)

247 244 Got to start with low hanging fruit.

Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2026 01:15 PM (YwEeS)

248 > When will lazy windbag Homan start going after the employers of the illegal aliens? This will be the real driver of self-deportation.
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I think the administration looks at that as "anti-business." They don't seem inclined to penalize the employers of illegals. Instead, they appear satisfied with processing and deporting the illegals in (the hope?) that the employer will hire Americans to replace them.

It's debatable if that is working or even how the administration looks at the employer - illegal relationship. But it seems likely.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 01:15 PM (jehhT)

249 239

I'm sure the evil government has records of what we say here on Ace.

Posted by: four seasons


You're dreaming.

Posted by: Bob from NSA at April 24, 2026 01:15 PM (abIsI)

250 Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (DIbRX)

I am really gonna have to clean up my act. Not so much the gay and poop jokes but the other stuff. Also I love our elected and appointed Republicans! Great people, one and all!!

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (95pwq)

251 The Pope is ....

"he Pope carries the photo of a Muslim boy who welcomed him to Lebanon.

The Pope says that the boy was killed in the war.

One problem: The boy is alive.

Who's feeding the garbage to the Pope?.."

He feeds himself garbage.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (GD0B3)

252
yes he does. He claims to read the blog.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:10 PM (DIbRX)

Damn!
Posted by: runner


Test him!

Sir, complete this phrase: "$20, **** ** ** ****"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (xG4kz)

253 248 I think the administration looks at that as "anti-business." They don't seem inclined to penalize the employers of illegals. Instead, they appear satisfied with processing and deporting the illegals in (the hope?) that the employer will hire Americans to replace them.

It's debatable if that is working or even how the administration looks at the employer - illegal relationship. But it seems likely.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 01:15 PM (jehhT)

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People need to understand that eVerify was a total lie and actually shields both employers and illegals from immigration enforcement.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (GLVez)

254 Keir Starmer: But I don't want to get on the cart!!!

Posted by: C'mon do us a favor at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (anL5R)

255 There is a federal judge that has joined us for several years.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (DIbRX)

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Elric could be an immigration judge any day now!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (GLVez)
______

NO KINGS, BRO

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (iFTx/)

256 236 I have seen some political commentators who seem to think ICE activities are on hold as all attention is on Iran.
Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2026 01:13 PM (YwEeS)

Because the government can only do one thing at a time.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (E6xSb)

257 If they really want to get rid of him, it's vote of no confidence or assassination.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
________

Can he call an early election on his own? Is that what he's got in his pocket if his people threaten him with a no confidence vote?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (XvL8K)

258 By the way, I have little doubt these 384 cases have been in litigation for years now. Normally at least 25 people are denaturalized per year.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 24, 2026 01:17 PM (c232c)

259 Does the Pope carry pictures of all the people killed by the IRGC, before any war started? And I am including 9/7 in that count ? No? Oh, well.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 01:17 PM (GD0B3)

260 255 Elric could be an immigration judge any day now!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (GLVez)
______

NO KINGS, BRO

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (iFTx/)

========

"A 7? Please. Go back to your hovel. 9s and up only for America."
-Judge Elric the Just

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:18 PM (GLVez)

261 f they really want to get rid of him, it's vote of no confidence or assassination.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
______

"Bruh, we tried"

-- Gay Ukrainian Rentboys

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:18 PM (iFTx/)

262 The Pope Thread is tomorrow morning.

Posted by: Moose out front at April 24, 2026 01:18 PM (2Ez/1)

263 Test him!

Sir, complete this phrase: "$20, **** ** ** ****"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (xG4kz)



Clever!

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 01:18 PM (GD0B3)

264 I once got an email from my Congressman about attending the MoMe. Blew it off as not real. I met him later and it was for real
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:09 PM (DIbRX)

Is he Horde material or just trying to turn an established event into a campaign rally?

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 24, 2026 01:18 PM (lFFaq)

265 Honestly I have been seeing " Starmer is finished" for over a year and he is still hanging on.

Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2026 01:18 PM (YwEeS)

266 What, your white friend from Sweden doesn't have a conga line of leftoid immigration attorneys tripping all over each others' dicks to represent your friend's case pro bono?

WEIRD.
Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026 12:35 PM (oqH4h)

He's got immigration lawyers. How good they are makes me wonder. He had to be a healthy scratch for games up in Canuckistan because he can't leave the damn country. He's a pro hockey player - who can't play in Canuckistan because he wouldn't be let back in the country... where his wife lives. Its so stupid.

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 24, 2026 01:19 PM (WYStd)

267 41 As Ann Coulter once said back when she was useful... the result of any study either confirms leftardism or "needs further study".

She was awesome... once upon a time...

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 24, 2026 01:19 PM (DgMqy)

268 257 Can he call an early election on his own? Is that what he's got in his pocket if his people threaten him with a no confidence vote?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (XvL8K)

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He can.

Labour would get wiped out, though.

It's why all the "Starmer is on the way out" stories have gone on for literally 2 years now. Anything other than convincing the guy who will not leave his position leads to a snap election where Labour is much less popular than ever, the CP is probably an afterthought, and resistance is coalescing around Reform and Restore which probably won't be as willing to tank races for Labour as the CP was in 2024.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:19 PM (GLVez)

269 266 That has happened even to NHL players.

Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2026 01:19 PM (YwEeS)

270 Polliwog, let me say I wasn't going to give him the opportunity.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:19 PM (DIbRX)

271 It took many years to accumulate so many people who should not be here and will take some time to get rid of them all. I’m grateful that there is effort and people willing to make this happen.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 01:20 PM (E6xSb)

272 Nah TJM, there's been no big or serious systematic approach to known sectors using large numbers of illegals. And by serious I mean making it clear that 8USC 1324 prosecutions (process would definitely be the punishment here, esp. for publicly held companies) would be happening unless there was cooperation in eliminating illegal labor. Just starting this ball rolling would work pretty quickly in certain infamous industries (such as meatpacking, where over many years now just one raid resulted in things getting cleaned up).

There are actions here and there, but they're very labor-intensive, even hazardous, and usually lack much leverage compared to approaching the executive suite directly.

And where oh where is the follow-up on the letter DOJ sent to over 400 "sanctuary" jurisdictions last year specifically threatening action under 8USC1324? Maybe it's being prepped, who knows.


Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 01:20 PM (U/Byj)

273 265 Honestly I have been seeing " Starmer is finished" for over a year and he is still hanging on.

Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2026 01:18 PM (YwEeS)

======

The rumors of him leaving started about a month after he got the position.

Just shy of 2 years ago.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:20 PM (GLVez)

274
Is Doom Goblin 304 still hankerin' for a hunka, hunka burnin' love?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 01:20 PM (xG4kz)

275 Elric could be an immigration judge any day now!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:14 PM (GLVez)
______

NO KINGS, BRO

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (iFTx/)

========

"A 7? Please. Go back to your hovel. 9s and up only for America."
-Judge Elric the Just
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:18 PM (GLVez)
____________

8s are acceptable so long as they have a nice rack. Maybe some 7s if they have an extreme rack. Extenuating circumstances, I think they call it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:20 PM (iFTx/)

276 "Justice Dept. Targets Hundreds of Citizens in New Push for Denaturalization The Trump administration ..."
GOOD! 'Bout f*cking time." Posted by: Sponge

Given the million plus terrorists Biden covertly imported, "Hundreds" is not that good, just a drop in the bucket. But a start at least. Should be tens of thousands, as a starting point.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 24, 2026 01:20 PM (vbXSk)

277 runner, yes he does. He claims to read the blog.

Did you ask him the color of a green orange?

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 01:21 PM (vTZFs)

278 I remember during the COVID lunacy one CANADIAN player couldn't play in Canada because of his vaccine status.

Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2026 01:21 PM (YwEeS)

279 271 It took many years to accumulate so many people who should not be here and will take some time to get rid of them all. I’m grateful that there is effort and people willing to make this happen.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 01:20 PM (E6xSb)

=======

"Trump didn't forcibly deport 20 million people in the first year of his second term. We're doomed."
-doesn't kill oneself, for some reason

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:21 PM (GLVez)

280 269 266 That has happened even to NHL players.
Posted by: steevy at April 24, 2026 01:19 PM (YwEeS)

Yes. It's happening to my friend.

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 24, 2026 01:21 PM (WYStd)

281 You have to use the indirect estimation method for a lot of it. And deep blue states like California where your tax bucks are going to keep them here is not where it works best. I have been tracking my local state and the indirect measures are declining school attendance (indicates drop in illegals), declining jail populations ( a lot of illegals commit drug, traffic, and alcohol offenses that are not felonies), wage rates (use REIS for this) and job ads, traffic levels, repossession of vehicles, rental rates, etc.

All indicate a declining illegal presence, primarily in red states but also happening in purple states. The deep blue states are getting a lot of internal illegal migration in which muddies the picture.

And the aggregate drop in US population estimates indicate that the decrease is real and accelerating (as do the official figures from deportations and the border sealed).

The West Coast plus NY blue wall on immigration will end when the state money runs out. Which is happening quickly now the fed taps are turned off.

Trump is trying to basically pull off keeping the economy going among other projects which means cost-benefit analysis is driving policy.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 01:21 PM (E4rtv)

282 275 8s are acceptable so long as they have a nice rack. Maybe some 7s if they have an extreme rack. Extenuating circumstances, I think they call it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 01:20 PM (iFTx/)

========

I see where this is going.

"5s are okay if they give me a good hummer."

You're cucking out already!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 24, 2026 01:22 PM (GLVez)

283
*Test him!

Sir, complete this phrase: "$20, **** ** ** ****"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot*

++++
It's a write off, Jerry.
They...

Posted by: Kramer at April 24, 2026 01:22 PM (2Ez/1)

284 nood



suprise!

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 01:22 PM (3uBP9)

285 NOOD: Dems plot and scheme

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 24, 2026 01:22 PM (nbLIj)

286 Guy with 300k+ followers on X analyzes Iran's latest move -

JUST IN: Iran just pulled a thirty-year-old empty supertanker out of retirement and began towing it toward Kharg Island. She is moving so slowly that a voyage that should take a day and a half is taking four days.

More at link to X -
https://tinyurl.com/4r6dddzz

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 01:23 PM (Dv3i1)

287 Can he call an early election on his own? Is that what he's got in his pocket if his people threaten him with a no confidence vote?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 24, 2026 01:16 PM (XvL8K)

Yes, Starmer could call a national election on his own.

If the Labor Party ousts him as leader, it's not a non-confidence vote. Starmer gets fired, but still holds his Commons seat, and another Laborite becomes PM. If they pick a new leader who does not have a Commons seat, then some Labor MP in a safe seat will resign, and the new Labor leader runs in a by-election. This is established precedent.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 01:23 PM (utfVc)

288 Holy crap don't tell me we have actual important people reading this place. I mean I had to put on pants one time for VDH, but this is too much.

For heaven's sake, don't let judges and congresscritters get the idea that they're actual important people. They're enough trouble as it is.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 24, 2026 01:24 PM (vTZFs)

289 I am not ashamed to admit that Coulter, when she was normal, helped cement my - correct - inclination that the Democrat Party is just the Communist Party under a (barely) respectable banner.

And they utterly intend to do what communists do.

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 01:27 PM (95pwq)

290 Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 01:19 PM (DIbRX)

Good choice. Ironically, if he's actually a lurker all he'd have had to do would be contact you from the sidebar info and not make a big deal out of his position.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 24, 2026 01:28 PM (lFFaq)

291 Any sense of urgency - that there likely isn't all the time in the world to put a gigantic dent in the non-criminal illegal alien population - is based on the reasonable observation that once Trump is out, we can expect/assume nothing.

The enormous inertia facing any serious enforcement of immigration law is not going to diminish. Economic self-interest, institutional hostility to enforcement including the lawless judiciary, zillions of dumb and brainwashed people showcasing their imbecilic moral narcissism ("oh, but the brown-eyed puppies, oh no, they're being terrorized!!!!!!) - which includes many "conservative" types - and of course the organized, lavishly funded, stunningly crazy and shameless Dems and affiliated orgs.

At least in my lifetime, I've never seen high-level politicos - repeatedly, shamelessly, aggressively - openly calling for, egging on or slyly endorsing violence against legitimate (and utterly routine) law enforcement activities. Even sheriffs and police chiefs strutting their refusal to aid fed LE, which is a sort of cultural norm that's been shattered in service to this disastrous obsession.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 01:31 PM (U/Byj)

292

Kinda off topic.

Last year some bitch showed up here at our house to do a survey because our address was chosen to participate in some survey the Census people do during off years from the actual census.

We told her we are not participating in the survey unless it was a legitimate year for the census.

Whoa doggie, they harassed us for months telling us we had to agree to them coming to our home so they could find out how many guns we have. They harassed us for months, parking down the street watching when we were outside.

The bitch texted us that we were hindering her from completing her job for the year. We told her she could fuck off.

Finally it stopped. Well, guess what? We are now being harassed again this year.

My husband is on a rant, justifiably. He says the government won't pay the Coast Guard but they have no problem sending asshats to our home to find out how many guns we have.

We are again hiding from them. What a way to live.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 01:33 PM (3ek7K)

293 Posted by: mrally at April 24, 2026 12:57 PM (ZJwkb)

retard alert

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:59 PM (utfVc)



We need a sounder.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 01:34 PM (Zz0t1)

294 We are again hiding from them. What a way to live.Posted by: four seasons
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My guess is Current Population Survey (CPS) unless you somehow ended up on the farm census/USDA Ag statistics list (depends on acreage, prior land use, and whether you declare to the IRS that you are running a farm).

I just looked at CPS current questionnaires and they are mainly about labor, demographics, and I did not see any questions about firearm ownership. You can find them online with full text btw. If you ran a gun business, then you get related questions.

In voting years, they ask about voting and the methods by which you voted (not who you voted for).

And yes, by law, they can compel you to answer the Census every ten years (which is a constitutional power to the fedgov to carry it out) but the case is more murky for other surveys.

They don't do push charges because often they end up going to other fed and state agencies to get enough information to 'impute' and that includes outside surveillance of your house, farmland, etc.

I spent time surveying farmers for the USDA and the Ag Census in grad school days for spending money in the summer and for the statistical experience.


Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 01:53 PM (E4rtv)

295 >>>Let me repeat a joke from yesterday: The New York Times is like Freddy Mercury

Repeat it because ...?

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 01:58 PM (8NTVk)

296 284 nood
Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 01:22 PM (3uBP9)

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 01:59 PM (8NTVk)

297 Read the oath of citizenship one must offer at the time of naturalization. There a lot of "Americans" who could say those words under oath without committing a fraud.


"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."

Sounds good to me. If you stand their with your hand raised, say the words, and then later go, "Me no understand," then you committed fraud.

Ciao Carlo.

Posted by: wickedpinto at April 24, 2026 02:09 PM (dJrj2)

298 could I misspell more simple words?

Posted by: wickedpinto at April 24, 2026 02:11 PM (dJrj2)

299 Philadelphia region could use a good cleanup. It has been, even in the distant past, and remains a marriage capital for criminals.

Posted by: L - No nic (cell phone) at April 24, 2026 02:43 PM (NFX2v)

MORNING RANT: The Virginia Redistricting Vote, Arlington & Alexandria Retrocession, and DC Statehood

Washington DC before retrocession.png

As anyone who reads political blogs knows, voters in Virginia just approved* a redistricting plan that is designed to change its 11-person congressional delegation from a 6/5 Democrat/Republican split to a new map with a 10/1 split. This is being done by carving up the very blue Washington DC suburbs and attaching those hard-left voters to rural red counties. Fairfax County alone will be part of five different congressional districts. (*As Ace has documented, the redistricting election is facing challenges in Virginia courts.)

There has been much chatter since the election about having President Trump punch back by contesting the 19th century retrocession of Arlington and Alexandria from Washington DC to Virginia. The District was established in 1790 from land ceded by Maryland and Virginia, and was originally square in shape, straddling both shores of the Potomac River. But as Matt Margolis explains in this Townhall piece, the District had abolished slavery, so in 1847 the Virginia portion was retroceded back to Virginia to protect the slaveholders in Alexandria and Arlington. Several presidents since then have challenged the constitutionality of that action, and the U.S. Supreme Court has never ruled on it.

Since Alexandria and Arlington are populated by people who are dependent on Washington, returning those counties to DC would be an overdue homecoming.

In the 2024 presidential election, Arlington and Alexandria voted for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump at a ratio of 78% to 19%, with a margin of 121,000 votes. Although that number exceeds the margin of vote difference in this week’s redistricting vote, it would not have been enough in 2024. Kamala won Virginia by 259,000 votes, receiving 52% of the ballots cast counted.

Fairfax County is the great blue whale in Virginia. Fairfax voted 66% for Kamala in 2024, and provided her a massive 209,000 vote margin. Fairfax needs to be given to DC too.

DC statehood is a generally awful idea that won’t go away, and the next time Democrats control all levers of government, they plan to stuff it down our throats, with the intention of getting two more senators. But – DC statehood could be a politically helpful thing if we could just include Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax in the new state, which I’ll call “WaNoVa DC” for simplicity. Throwing Loudon County and Prince William County into the new state would leave Virginia beet red.

Here is what would really be great – the two current Democrat senators from Virginia actually represent metro DC, and they could continue to do so if they run for Senate from the new state. Virginia meanwhile would suddenly get two new Republican senators. The net result of WaNoVa DC statehood in the US Senate would be two new Senators, but they’d both be Republicans, not Democrats! Virginia would also then be free to elect an overwhelmingly Republican congressional delegation too, rather than being shut out as was voted for this past week.

At a bare minimum, simply returning Alexandria and Arlington to DC would make Virginia a purplish state rather than a blue state. Retrocession is a legitimate option that Republicans need to push. It also needs to be a poison pill inserted into any discussion of DC statehood.

*****

Other Stuff I’m Writing About

My latest piece at the The American Spectator has been published. “Under the Radar of the ‘Doomcasting’ Media, There Is Massive Industrial Investment Occurring in the U.S.” discusses the explosive industrial growth occurring in the U.S., and how companies engaged in industrial construction are seeing record sales and a huge backlog of new orders.

The media will not stop trying to spin economic news as being bad for President Trump, but the simple fact is that his effort to re-shore American industry is proving wildly successful. The explosive industrial growth in the U.S. and the cheap natural gas to fuel it have put us in a position for a period of remarkable economic growth and job creation.

This piece is not behind a paywall. I’d be honored if you’d give it a read.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM




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1 Not first!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 11:01 AM (Wnv9h)

2 Wait...delay and a sock change and still 1st?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 11:02 AM (Wnv9h)

3 1 Not first!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

You lie!

Posted by: Joe Wilson at April 24, 2026 11:03 AM (oftw2)

4 The Others have been summoned.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 11:03 AM (Wnv9h)

5 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 11:04 AM (CfKHZ)

6 The District was established in 1790

It should be reconstituted!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 24, 2026 11:05 AM (YBtcQ)

7 Most important step is to true the vote. Everything else is a delaying action.

That said, I support this idea. Let the senators be elected by the people they actually represent. What a concept!

Posted by: Part-time Thinker at April 24, 2026 11:05 AM (aVO1v)

8 4 The Others have been summoned.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Crying shame you must do this. Everyone owns a clock and knows that the worm turns at 11AM ET. You have to lead these Feral Corgis by the nose!

Posted by: Canine Obedience Academy at April 24, 2026 11:06 AM (oftw2)

9 Fairfax County is the great blue whale in Virginia. Fairfax voted 66% for Kamala in 2024, and provided her a massive 209,000 vote margin. Fairfax needs to be given to DC too.

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)

10 designed to change its 11-person congressional delegation from a 6/5 Democrat/Republican split to a new map with a 10/1 split.

It'll be funny if they redrew these with the assumption that their vote fraud remains intact. And it won't.

Posted by: t-bird at April 24, 2026 11:07 AM (Uh88k)

11 While I like the idea of sticking it to NoVa, think this would backfire bigly.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:07 AM (5xoct)

12 Why do blue voters love living in blue shitholes? It's GOT to suck for them too, doesn't it?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 11:08 AM (CfKHZ)

13 Slavery had not been abolished in the District of Columbia prior to retrocession. It would only be abolished during the Civil War. However, moves were afoot in the late 1840s to abolish the slave trade in DC, threatening the flourishing slave markets in Alexandria. This would actually occur in 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850. Virginia read the handwriting on the wall and proactively moved to protect slavery by reclaiming the Virginian portions of the District.

Posted by: Steven at April 24, 2026 11:09 AM (UTQRd)

14 I think the Dems may have shot themselves in the keister with this referendum. You simply can't tell the rest of the state that NoVa will now rule them all without people getting their backs up. The unbridled arrogance is going to cause them huge problems going forward, especially after conservative areas get a taste of NoVa governance.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

15 Good morning campers.

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 24, 2026 11:09 AM (w3u3d)

16 I had a 1970 Rally NoVa that I really liked.

Posted by: Red, Racing Stripes at April 24, 2026 11:09 AM (oftw2)

17 The reason for D.C. not being a state is EXACTLY what we are seeing with CA and MN and others right, with their anti-ICE legislation: so no state could hinder the operation of the branches of the federal government. Therefore, it was set apart in the Constitution.

If they make DC a state, it violates the constitution AND gives some governor/legislature power over the federal gov't. (That sounds like a win-win-win for the Dems.)

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 11:10 AM (4yJz0)

18 It'll be funny if they redrew these with the assumption that their vote fraud remains intact. And it won't.

Posted by: t-bird at April 24, 2026 11:07 AM (Uh88k)

I don't think that's really relevant. Fairfax has the voters to overwhelm the rest of the state even without fraud.

Republicans need presidential turnout in every election to even be close in Virginia.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 11:10 AM (iNUL3)

19 I've got a wildly dangerous rabid left of left sister living in Springfield. It would be hilarious to have her suddenly live in a red area.

Posted by: DanMan at April 24, 2026 11:10 AM (8uzBS)

20 Like everything else with our current government, the whole idea and management of "political districts" needs to be trashed. It's too prone to manipulation.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 11:10 AM (jehhT)

21 democrats have been talking about making DC a state since I was a kid back in the 60s, ain't gonna happen.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 24, 2026 11:12 AM (0N4FZ)

22 This is a lie. It is not on CNN!

DRUMMMPPFFFF is a stinky poo poo head!!!

Posted by: Open minded Liberal at April 24, 2026 11:12 AM (anL5R)

23 >> Why do blue voters love living in blue shitholes? It's GOT to suck for them too, doesn't it?


Good question.
For some, they are wealthy enough to be protected from most of the crime (gated communities, premium services so they don't interact with the riffraff, etc.).

They go nuclear when it starts to touch them, such as that entertainment couple - Samantha Bee and hubby - who led a parent revolt when their elite NYC public school announced they would be bringing in poor kids from outside the neighborhood.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:12 AM (5xoct)

24 Thx Buck.
Even an effort at reversing the retrocession would cause the Dems to go berserk. I sat Good To Go. They're trying every punk ass thing to gain more power , fight back in really funky ways

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 11:12 AM (gu0hJ)

25 Nice write up Buck!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 11:12 AM (2WIwB)

26 Why do blue voters love living in blue shitholes? It's GOT to suck for them too, doesn't it?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 11:08 AM (CfKHZ)

Because it doesn't. They don't feel it.

My folks - to the left of Maddow - live in Haymarket. In a retirement community. With strict access controls.

They order everything from amazon and have their groceries delivered. They will never, ever experience what they've forced onto the rest of us.

Most of the AWFLs are like this, I imagine.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 11:12 AM (iNUL3)

27 >>If they make DC a state, it violates the constitution AND gives some governor/legislature power over the federal gov't. (That sounds like a win-win-win for the Dems.)


THIS

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:13 AM (5xoct)

28 Are the fired government workers in NoVa staying put or moving to find jobs?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 11:13 AM (DIbRX)

29 Most of the AWFLs are like this, I imagine.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung


"We have a beautiful neighborhood and everything is taken care of. The people complaining are making things up!"

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 11:14 AM (RjOoY)

30 democrats have been talking about making DC a state since I was a kid back in the 60s, ain't gonna happen.

Never say never.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:15 AM (Riz8t)

31 Are the fired government workers in NoVa staying put or moving to find jobs?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 11:13 AM (DIbRX)

Initially, home sales skyrocketed but have stabilized. I think most of them are staying put.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 11:15 AM (iNUL3)

32 We should do what you say, combine them all but then completely deprive the end result of any representation whatsoever. That's what the dems would do to us. And all big cities require absolute disfranchisement. However you want to do it, cut things up to dilute their vote, I don't care. The left must be annihilated.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 11:16 AM (3uBP9)

33 Most of the AWFLs are like this, I imagine.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

"We have a beautiful neighborhood and everything is taken care of. The people complaining are making things up!"

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 11:14 AM (RjOoY)

Honest to God, that's what they say.

"That can't be true. Rachel would have told me."

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 11:16 AM (iNUL3)

34 Mrs. E gets 2nd part of first infusion this morning.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 11:16 AM (7RAhE)

35 That said, I support this idea. Let the senators be elected by the people they actually represent. What a concept!
Posted by: Part-time Thinker at April 24, 2026 11:05 AM (aVO1v)

How about repealing an amendment and give back senator elections to state legislators.

Back to Constitutional basics!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 24, 2026 11:16 AM (g8Ew8)

36 "Since Alexandria and Arlington are populated by people who are dependent on Washington, returning those counties to DC would be an overdue homecoming."
_______

They also get the FSMP* and an airport!




*Five Sided Money Pump

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 11:16 AM (2Ez/1)

37 >>Are the fired government workers in NoVa staying put or moving to find jobs?


Good question. NoVa is very expensive, as you would imagine. Back when I lived there I would wonder how people could afford such expensive homes. Thanks to DOGE, I now know. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:17 AM (5xoct)

38 Eromero, prayers that the side effects are nill.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 11:17 AM (DIbRX)

39 >>> Why do blue voters love living in blue shitholes? It's GOT to suck for them too, doesn't it?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 11:08 AM (CfKHZ)


Free shit, make work jobs, feeling superior.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 11:18 AM (3uBP9)

40 "How about repealing an amendment and give back senator elections to state legislators."

You want the full time thinkers in room D-7. It's just down the hall.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 24, 2026 11:19 AM (cS1cw)

41 Statehood? D.C. shouldn't be a city.
It is a federal district to be administrated by congress. This city crap is just another part of them abdicating their responsibility.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 11:19 AM (XAeCh)

42 >>Are the fired government workers in NoVa staying put or moving to find jobs?


Good question. NoVa is very expensive, as you would imagine. Back when I lived there I would wonder how people could afford such expensive homes. Thanks to DOGE, I now know. . .


But OTOH, the traffic sucks.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:19 AM (Riz8t)

43 Carry me back to old Virginia
There's where the cotton and corn and taters grow
There's where the birds warble sweet in the springtime
There's where this old dreamer's heart am long'd to go

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 24, 2026 11:19 AM (DgMqy)

44 Does this mean I have to go job hunting?

I built two factories and got laid off once they were up and producing. I suppose I should get back into the rat race.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 11:20 AM (Fbc0I)

45 Voters decide little. Ballots and ballot counters decide a lot. They don’t go 70% Dem by themselves.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 11:20 AM (QZThv)

46 The propaganda ministries have been posting stories about how laid off USAID employees who made $200-300k are pretty much useless in the job market and can't find work. Ace talked about laid off "journalists" who are in the same boat. I can't imagine they are going to be staying in high rent neighborhoods for long

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 11:20 AM (gu0hJ)

47 Eromero, prayers up.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 11:20 AM (XAeCh)

48 Why do blue voters love living in blue shitholes? It's GOT to suck for them too, doesn't it?
==
They get a rebate on their state and local taxes, and a lot have high paying grifter govt -pseudo govt jobs because that's where the agencies and satellites offices are located mostly blue state shit holes. Its a self sucking blow job.

Posted by: It may be crude, but its what they are doing at April 24, 2026 11:21 AM (anL5R)

49 >>Why do blue voters love living in blue shitholes? It's GOT to suck for them too, doesn't it?


My experience from discussions with uber-Lefty colleagues: they genuinely don't see the connection between their policy intentions and the actual consequences.

Have had discussions where in one breath they call open border issues "fake news" and in the next, wonder why things have gotten so unsafe. They will reject anything that would identify these connections, they will have none of it "la la la la I can't hear you Orange man baaaaaad!"

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:21 AM (5xoct)

50 Honest to God, that's what they say.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung


I've got a cousin who lives in Seattle and works for Amazon. He mocks the articles about how crappy that place is because he's never dealt with it.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 11:22 AM (RjOoY)

51 If a big chuck of Faifax County was put back into the District of Columbia, VA would be deep red.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 24, 2026 11:22 AM (qFwJc)

52 DC should be stripped of home rule and be governed by a Lee Kwan Yew/Pinochet hybrid.

Posted by: mr tmz at April 24, 2026 11:22 AM (rJ48h)

53 Okay, it's a fair cop. You got me. Repealing the 17th is also definitely called for.

Posted by: Part-time Thinker at April 24, 2026 11:23 AM (aVO1v)

54 Mrs. E gets 2nd part of first infusion this morning.
Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 11:16 AM (7RAhE)


Prayers up!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 11:23 AM (2WIwB)

55 I can't imagine they are going to be staying in high rent neighborhoods for long.
==
Between the fondness for unreality and financial illiteracy most liberals exhibit, 401Ks and second/third mortgages on pricey homes, they gonna be there till the banks kick them out.

Posted by: What do you mean I can't do what I want?! at April 24, 2026 11:24 AM (anL5R)

56 If a big chuck of Faifax County was put back into the District of Columbia, VA would be deep red.

There are other blue areas, including Richmond, black Tidewater, and Charlottesville, but yeah, FC is the big kahuna.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:24 AM (Riz8t)

57 28 Are the fired government workers in NoVa staying put or moving to find jobs?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 11:13 AM (DIbRX)

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Probably holding out until they can vote their jobs back

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at April 24, 2026 11:24 AM (IurJ0)

58 Nice Rant 👍

Especially after the PA redistricting 👎 explicitly covering Southeastern PA a handful of years ago, I have great interest nationally.

(A major legal challenge to Pennsylvania's congressional map was initiated in June 2017 by the League of Women Voters, alleging unconstitutional gerrymandering of the 2011 map. This lawsuit, which continued into early 2018, resulted in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court striking down the map and ordering a new one for the 2018 elections.)

Jim Grimes
@j___rimes
Six states currently have zero Republican members in the U.S. House: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Hawaii, and Delaware. Despite having Republican voters, all are represented entirely by Democrats. #Congress #Politics #TexasRedistricting
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And this, in part, from AI Overview: "While not all New England states have Republican representation in the U.S. House as of early 2026, they do have Republican representation in their respective state legislatures."
Wikipedia + 6 (That makes it palatable?)
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NDRC bamn

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 24, 2026 11:24 AM (NFX2v)

59 Old Virginia ain't Virginia anymore.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 11:25 AM (XAeCh)

60 DC has no business being a state. It's just an attempt by the Democrats to get two more Senators. It's land set aside for the country's capital, it was never intended to be a state.
In other words, it's a political ploy to benefit the Democrat party.

Posted by: Case at April 24, 2026 11:25 AM (pvf3X)

61 37 >>Are the fired government workers in NoVa staying put or moving to find jobs?


Good question. NoVa is very expensive, as you would imagine. Back when I lived there I would wonder how people could afford such expensive homes. Thanks to DOGE, I now know. . .
Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:17 AM (5xoct)

One of the Fired Fed Workers went on Caleb Hammer's Youtube show. He'd moved to Austin TX and got a tech job there. (While also getting 4000/mo in Military Disability when he only did 2 years in the Reserves and his "disability" is mild depression).

And somehow this dude was still $400K in debt.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 11:25 AM (iXqHn)

62 >>The propaganda ministries have been posting stories about how laid off USAID employees who made $200-300k are pretty much useless in the job market and can't find work.


As much as I enjoy identifying these laid off USAID workers useless (and no doubt, a lot of them were), another big factor in them not finding work is that MANY Americans cannot find work thanks to foreigners being hired over citizens (H1B, OPT, etc.), massive layoffs in tech, entertainment/media industries, and more.

They are being laid off during a terrible job market, and I could not enjoy it more. Welcome to the Hell you helped create, lefty bureaucrats!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:26 AM (5xoct)

63 Are the fired government workers in NoVa staying put or moving to find jobs?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 11:13 AM (DIbRX)

Initially, home sales skyrocketed but have stabilized. I think most of them are staying put.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 11:15 AM (iNUL3)


They all know that the day a Democrat is sworn in as President, the gravy train starts up again.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 11:26 AM (ExV1e)

64 Mrs. E gets 2nd part of first infusion this morning.
Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 11:16 AM (7RAhE)



Godspeed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 11:26 AM (CfKHZ)

65 NatGas going down is superb for our position in the world.
However.
We must win the midterms. It can be done, so long as GasolineGas prices come down.
Our fickle LIVs only think in the immediacy of the moment.

The Quest teeters on a knife edge.

Posted by: RI Red at April 24, 2026 11:26 AM (nZWpe)

66 59 Old Virginia ain't Virginia anymore.

Indeed. But I traveled through rural Virginy 'while back and it was beautiful.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 24, 2026 11:26 AM (DgMqy)

67 > Are the fired government workers in NoVa staying put or moving to find jobs?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 11:13 AM (DIbRX)

Initially, home sales skyrocketed but have stabilized. I think most of them are staying put.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 11:15 AM (iNUL3)
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They're betting on a Democrat takeover of government in a couple years. They'll get their jobs back, and get back pay.

They'll use Trump's wealth to fund it.

I'm only half joking about that.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 11:27 AM (jehhT)

68 And somehow this dude was still $400K in debt.
Posted by: XTC
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Easy come.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 11:27 AM (XAeCh)

69 Indeed. But I traveled through rural Virginy 'while back and it was beautiful.

It truly is, but every time I leave NoVa and head west, the suburban creep reaches further. It's great if you own rural land in front of the coming population tsunami, but it's really sad to see the Virginia that was starting to disappear.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)

70 >>(While also getting 4000/mo in Military Disability when he only did 2 years in the Reserves and his "disability" is mild depression).

And somehow this dude was still $400K in debt.



Reminds me of Hunter Biden. He has no concept of money, he just spent until he ran out, then scrambled to get more. At least he did until Pops retired.

That guy in Austin is a great demonstration of why our government is so dysfunctional. Imagine how he managed his workplace funds. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:29 AM (5xoct)

71 Hey. Leave me alone!
I'm trying to become New Jersey.

Posted by: Virginia at April 24, 2026 11:29 AM (2Ez/1)

72 I think cleaning up the voting rolls and voting procedures in VA would do more for the GOP's prospects than moving any city back to DC. The votes in those deep-blue cities in VA are fraudulent. Period.

Those overwhelming vote totals for Kamala and the Democraps are pure bullshit. You couldn't get 78% of people in a large city to vote in favor of breathing. Probably a third of those votes are fake.

There's no doubt in my mind that VA would be reddish purple if there was real vote integrity in the state. But there ain't, so it ain't.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)

73 Mrs. E gets 2nd part of first infusion this morning.
Posted by: Eromero

Prayers for both of you.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 24, 2026 11:30 AM (YBtcQ)

74 >>It's great if you own rural land in front of the coming population tsunami, but it's really sad to see the Virginia that was starting to disappear.


This is happening in every state.
They've brought in 10's of millions of people and then built like crazy. SO sad.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:30 AM (5xoct)

75 They are being laid off during a terrible job market, and I could not enjoy it more. Welcome to the Hell you helped create, lefty bureaucrats!!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:26 AM (5xoct)


Lizzy,
I mostly concur. But even in a bad job market, if one is willing to relocate, jobs are there. That's what I had to do in the dot.crash. And it turned out well. Many of the USAID dorks aren't willing to do that. Too bad for them.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 11:30 AM (2WIwB)

76 And somehow this dude was still $400K in debt.


I guess that depends on whether his "debt" includes his mortgage. If it does, then people in expensive areas are routinely in hock to that amount and much more. If not, he's got a serious problem.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)

77 They are being laid off during a terrible job market, and I could not enjoy it more. Welcome to the Hell you helped create, lefty bureaucrats!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:26 AM


Point of order, the job market here is Texas is exploding. Florida's job market is doing good as well.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 24, 2026 11:30 AM (0N4FZ)

78 An interesting analysis, Buck. The theory sounds good. I would love to see NVA become part of the new "DC" state. After all, they will need a larger tax base to be a real state.

There are some practical problems. First, I don't think the DC democrats want to be overwhelmed by the NVA democrats as they would lose power. DC democrats have a really good deal going. And I think the NVA democrats do not want to pay for DC's money problems.

The next problem is schools. How is that funding going to work? Assume for grins, Arlington, Fairfax and others keep their independent school districts. They won't get money from Virginia at that point. Even with a higher tax base, DC will not send them as much as they now.

For these reasons alone, (and there are others), I don't think it works.

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 24, 2026 11:31 AM (w3u3d)

79 The Constitution specifies that the Federal District can be no more than 100 square miles (I think) in area. So we can't throw too much new land in there without an amendment.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 11:32 AM (77rzZ)

80 I'm trying to become New Jersey.
Posted by: Virginia

You certainly don't have our weather (although Va actually has some great grass-growing regions).

Posted by: California at April 24, 2026 11:32 AM (W5mpo)

81 >simply returning Alexandria and Arlington to DC would make Virginia a purplish state rather than a blue state.
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all those VA Democrats who suddenly found themselves residents of non-voting DC would sue

unless I'm wrong

Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 11:32 AM (ZxPkt)

82 I lived in Alexandria, VA and then moved to Prince William Co. (Woodbridge) in the mid 80's through the mid 90's. IMO the leftist stench was stronger in Woodbridge than it was in Alexandria at the time.

The HOA concept was a rabidly enforced feature of Woodbridge. Communist even.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 11:32 AM (jehhT)

83 I can't imagine they are going to be staying in high rent neighborhoods for long.
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Between the fondness for unreality and financial illiteracy most liberals exhibit, 401Ks and second/third mortgages on pricey homes, they gonna be there till the banks kick them out.
Posted by: What do you mean I can't do what I want?! at April 24, 2026 11:24 AM (anL5R)

But, before that, they will lobby for legislation making it illegal to kick former gov't workers out of their homes.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 11:33 AM (4yJz0)

84

Reading about the severe weather in Oklahoma.

Do we have morons there? I hope everyone is okay.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:33 AM (3ek7K)

85
The next problem is schools. How is that funding going to work? Assume for grins, Arlington, Fairfax and others keep their independent school districts. They won't get money from Virginia at that point. Even with a higher tax base, DC will not send them as much as they now.

For these reasons alone, (and there are others), I don't think it works.


There is absolutely no way the average resident of Fairfax Co. wants his kids going to a DC school. They will fight it tooth and nail.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

86 72 I think cleaning up the voting rolls and voting procedures in VA would do more for the GOP's prospects than moving any city back to DC. The votes in those deep-blue cities in VA are fraudulent. Period.

Those overwhelming vote totals for Kamala and the Democraps are pure bullshit. You couldn't get 78% of people in a large city to vote in favor of breathing. Probably a third of those votes are fake.

There's no doubt in my mind that VA would be reddish purple if there was real vote integrity in the state. But there ain't, so it ain't.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)
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I'm not saying there's NO fraud in the votes in NoVA, but bro have you fuckin BEEN there lately? It is chock-a-block with FedGov drudges and AWFULs that would vote for a flaming dog turd if it had a D after its name. The schools are full of commie propagandists and groomers. The city and county governments are shot through with commies and the mismanagement they inevitably bring.

Sure clean up the voter rolls and prevent fraud, but I'd give you 5:1 odds that those counties continue to elect democrats by 60% of the ballots.

Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026 11:33 AM (oqH4h)

87 76 I guess that depends on whether his "debt" includes his mortgage. If it does, then people in expensive areas are routinely in hock to that amount and much more. If not, he's got a serious problem.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)

About half of it was his mortgage, I think.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 11:33 AM (iXqHn)

88 There is absolutely no way the average resident of Fairfax Co. wants his kids going to a DC school. They will fight it tooth and nail.

If they wanted to live in DC, they'd be in DC.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

89 >>Many of the USAID dorks aren't willing to do that. Too bad for them.


DC is an incestuous place. You can bet for most of them, their spouses are employed inside the beltway, in government, media, lobbying, defense contracting, other NGOs, etc.. They want to stay connected.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:34 AM (5xoct)

90 87 76 I guess that depends on whether his "debt" includes his mortgage. If it does, then people in expensive areas are routinely in hock to that amount and much more. If not, he's got a serious problem.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)

About half of it was his mortgage, I think.
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 11:33 AM (iXqHn)

(His mortgage in Metro DC, not the one he had in Austin.)

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 11:34 AM (iXqHn)

91 Fun fact: Arlington County is the smallest self-governing county in the United States by area, occupying approximately 26 square miles.

Posted by: The More You Know at April 24, 2026 11:34 AM (2Ez/1)

92
And somehow this dude was still $400K in debt.
Posted by: XTC


I assume Caleb brutalized him over that.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 11:34 AM (RjOoY)

93 The Commiecrat bureaucrats aren't moving away from DC cause they know that as soon as the Dem's regain control of the government, they will:
- refund USAID
- refund PBS/NPR
- refund Dep't of Education
- refund all DOGE cuts
- refund DEI programs across the Federal bureaucracy

They are just biding their time til Trump is gone and they, once again, run DC.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at April 24, 2026 11:34 AM (MNCvZ)

94 all those VA Democrats who suddenly found themselves residents of non-voting DC would sue

unless I'm wrong


You are not.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:34 AM (Riz8t)

95 Another issue with this is that the current DC government which is run almost exclusively by very corrupt black people would NEVER be willing to subsume that many crackas into their little fiefdom.

Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026 11:36 AM (oqH4h)

96 all those VA Democrats who suddenly found themselves residents of non-voting DC would sue

unless I'm wrong

You are not.


Fairfax Co. is all the fun of voting for racist, leftist lunatics, but with very little of the consequences of living in DC.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)

97 Another issue with this is that the current DC government which is run almost exclusively by very corrupt black people would NEVER be willing to subsume that many crackas into their little fiefdom.

It's changing whether they like it or not. DC is no longer the DC of the Barry era.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)

98 Point of order, the job market here is Texas is exploding. Florida's job market is doing good as well.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)
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Texas is a simmering cesspool of rednecks and heat. Florida is controlled by that tyrant DeSantis and they've got another lined up after him.
And bugs and snakes and gators.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 11:37 AM (XAeCh)

99 Sorry, the size of DC as mandated by the Constitution is not to exceed 10 miles square.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 11:37 AM (77rzZ)

100 >>Another issue with this is that the current DC government which is run almost exclusively by very corrupt black people would NEVER be willing to subsume that many crackas into their little fiefdom



OMG, if you want to talk incestuous, the DC political scene is a perfect example.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:37 AM (5xoct)

101 There should be no problem with retrocession. Heck, if you look at most health insurance plans that cover DC, including Medicare, they include Fairfax and Arlington under the same coverage plan as DC.

Posted by: Fish at April 24, 2026 11:38 AM (FmCHY)

102 Florida is controlled by that tyrant DeSantis and they've got another lined up after him.
And bugs and snakes and gators.


DeSantis had a lot of fun mocking Temu Obama for threatening to come to FL and gerrymander.

https://is.gd/z46Uti

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

103 Fun fact: Arlington County is the smallest self-governing county in the United States by area, occupying approximately 26 square miles.
Posted by: The More You Know

Some of the independent cities here, which are equivalent to counties, must be smaller than that.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 11:39 AM (77rzZ)

104 Have Virginia's red counties secede, and join West Virginia

Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 11:39 AM (ZxPkt)

105 *OMG, if you want to talk incestuous, the DC political scene is a perfect example.*

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Da bish set me up.

Posted by: Mayor for life Marion Barry at April 24, 2026 11:39 AM (2Ez/1)

106 Instead of making them part of D.C., how about nuking them from orbit? It's the only way to be sure...

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 24, 2026 11:40 AM (cWffP)

107 It's changing whether they like it or not. DC is no longer the DC of the Barry era.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:37 AM (Riz8t)
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Out of 14 members of the DC City Council, four of them aren't black.

Tell me more.

Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026 11:40 AM (oqH4h)

108 I've got a cousin who lives in Seattle and works for Amazon. He mocks the articles about how crappy that place is because he's never dealt with it.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 11:22 AM (RjOoY)

All you have to do is drive the cross-town freeway, and see all the graffiti covering absolutely everything, with no sign of any effort to clean up by the city, to realize it's become a shithole.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 11:40 AM (utfVc)

109 I have worn out my screeds about DC. It’s all self evident about the place.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 11:41 AM (Gqar8)

110 Falls Church, for example, is only 2.2 sq. m. in area.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 11:41 AM (77rzZ)

111 I think cleaning up the voting rolls and voting procedures in VA would do more for the GOP's prospects than moving any city back to DC. The votes in those deep-blue cities in VA are fraudulent. Period.

Those overwhelming vote totals for Kamala and the Democraps are pure bullshit. You couldn't get 78% of people in a large city to vote in favor of breathing. Probably a third of those votes are fake.

There's no doubt in my mind that VA would be reddish purple if there was real vote integrity in the state. But there ain't, so it ain't.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)
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Sure clean up the voter rolls and prevent fraud, but I'd give you 5:1 odds that those counties continue to elect democrats by 60% of the ballots.
Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026 11:33 AM (oqH4h)
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Well, yea. I didn't say the GOP would win those blue cities. But 60% of ballots isn't 78%. That's 100s of thousands of votes right there that would be GOP or at least not Dum.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 24, 2026 11:41 AM (iFTx/)

112 Trump has shown a penchant for renaming things.

Perhaps it's time to revert back to Federal City.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 11:41 AM (2Ez/1)

113 Texas is a simmering cesspool of rednecks and heat. Florida is controlled by that tyrant DeSantis and they've got another lined up after him.
And bugs and snakes and gators.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 11:37 AM (XAeCh)

One does not simply live in Florida. One SURVIVES Florida.

Posted by: The Australia of America at April 24, 2026 11:42 AM (TbWk/)

114 Gerrymandering a 6:5 D/R districting to an 11:1 D/R split is quite simply one-party rule by another name.

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 11:42 AM (I0N4X)

115 Perhaps it's time to revert back to Federal City.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty


Yeah, ditch the name of that slaveowner.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 11:42 AM (77rzZ)

116 Out of 14 members of the DC City Council, four of them aren't black.

Tell me more.



Oh, I doubt anyone can tell you much of anything. Anyway:

In the first election of the Home Rule era held in November 1974, which established the new 13-member Council of the District of Columbia, 11 members were Black.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)

117 50 is a nice number. 51 is a retarded number -- totally f's up Old Glory.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 11:44 AM (GD2xa)

118 ANY metropolitan area that has a 1. University and 2. a Medical Complex located there is or will inevitably become a Woke/Leftist haven. How to remedy that I do not know.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 11:44 AM (Gqar8)

119 Fun fact: Elbridge Gerry's surname was pronounced with a hard "g," but "gerrymander" is almost always pronounced with a soft "g."

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 11:44 AM (77rzZ)

120 All you have to do is drive the cross-town freeway, and see all the graffiti covering absolutely everything, with no sign of any effort to clean up by the city, to realize it's become a shithole.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


I have doubts that it would persuade him. But I wish him well and hope nothing bad happens to him or his family.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 11:44 AM (RjOoY)

121 Amusingly even with the $$$ spent on this, the allowed false wording, and the FNM propagandizing they still need a fake ballot last minute dump to "win"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 11:45 AM (sKqQm)

122 Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 11:16 AM (7RAhE)

Will keep your wife in prayer.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 11:45 AM (3Aazl)

123 I was all gung ho for giving most of what's left of DC to Maryland, where it can add its own distinct flavor of diversity to the utopia of single party Democrat rule. And leaving 0 residents except the ones temporarily working for Leviathan. But I could be convinced to going back to the original square DC to try anything to reduce the influence of this blinding migraine.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 11:46 AM (Dv3i1)

124 There is absolutely no way the average resident of Fairfax Co. wants his kids going to a DC school. They will fight it tooth and nail.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

My point exactly. :-)

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 24, 2026 11:46 AM (w3u3d)

125 Anyone who says that the overall political tone of DC hasn't changed in the last 50 years is a fool. The white population has gone from 28% to 39%, which is almost as large as the black population.


While exact census data for 1974 is not listed, interpolating between 1970 and 1980 indicates that in 1974, the white population was somewhere between 171,000 and 200,000 residents, comprising less than 27.7% of the total population as the city's overall population declined, a period known as "white flight" to the suburbs

Based on 2025 population estimates, the White population in Washington, DC is approximately 262,549, representing about 39.07% of the total population. This makes the white population the second largest racial group in the district, following the Black or African American population at roughly 43.26%

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)

126 Let DC residents register as Maryland voters.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 24, 2026 11:47 AM (GD2xa)

127
Hey. Leave me alone!
I'm trying to become New Jersey.
Posted by: Virginia at April 24, 2026 11:29 AM (2Ez/1)



How are you going to duplicate the wet cement/rotting lasagna/Snookie queef smell of NJ?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 24, 2026 11:47 AM (y9nCu)

128
Oh, I doubt anyone can tell you much of anything. Anyway:

In the first election of the Home Rule era held in November 1974, which established the new 13-member Council of the District of Columbia, 11 members were Black.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)
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Appreciate the snark on a Friday morning. Anyway, nothing is "changing" in DC, let alone anything resembling a trend toward a non-black majority on the council.

Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026 11:47 AM (oqH4h)

129 There's not a single GOP House member from the following 6 states, despite Trump receiving between 32% and 42% of the popular vote in 2024:
Connecticut - Trump got 42% No GOP House reps
Delaware - Trump got 42% No GOP House reps
Hawaii - Trump got 37% No GOP House reps
Massachusetts - Trump got 36% No GOP House reps
Rhode Island - Trump got 42% No GOP House reps
Vermont - Trump got 32% No GOP House reps
So whenever, you read Obama, or the rest of the political liars, tell you that the Virginia redistricting was "necessary" due GOP gerrymandering, know that they're full of crap.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at April 24, 2026 11:48 AM (MNCvZ)

130 Hakeem Jeffries to the Virginia Supreme Court: Uphold the new maps "or else."

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 11:48 AM (iNUL3)

131 DC statehood could be a politically helpful thing if we could just include Arlington, Alexandria, and Fairfax in the new state, which I’ll call “WaNoVa DC” for simplicity.
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I would go farther. Add Prince George and Montgomery counties from Maryland. OK, they'd get one communist state, but we'd get a red VA and a purple MD.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 11:48 AM (AlhUl)

132 Thanks for proving my point though. In 50 years, they've managed to add one more non-black person to the council.

Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026 11:48 AM (oqH4h)

133 Well, yea. I didn't say the GOP would win those blue cities. But 60% of ballots isn't 78%. That's 100s of thousands of votes right there that would be GOP or at least not Dum.

After 2004 I looked at a bunch of precinct level results from Philly, and I focused on the ones that post 0 votes for Shrub.

They almost all were 100% for Kerry. Note - no votes for any of the third parties - no write ins, no Greens, no Libertarians, hell no votes for the "Free Drugs" party that ran that year.

Really? So, not only not 1 GOP voter but not even a vote for some leftwing third party? All these Philly voters just happen to be committed Dems and/or John Kerry lovers?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 11:48 AM (sKqQm)

134 Appreciate the snark on a Friday morning.

You're obviously a connoisseur. Try being less of a dick and it might not be necessary.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

135 Forty Eight is a perfect number.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 11:50 AM (XAeCh)

136 People getting testicle on a Friday at the HQ.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 11:50 AM (Gqar8)

137 123 I was all gung ho for giving most of what's left of DC to Maryland, where it can add its own distinct flavor of diversity to the utopia of single party Democrat rule.

That ain't gonna happen either. The MD democrats would end up losing power because the DC group would want a piece of the action. MD democrats have a really sweet deal.

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 24, 2026 11:50 AM (w3u3d)

138 Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 11:41 AM (77rzZ

I have a friend who lived there for a number of years. I'm not sure what her husband did, but he was some kind of an engineer in a field I probably wouldn't understand. They are so glad to be back in rural VA where they both came from on her parents 200 plus year old cattle farm. I guess he just didn't talk about politics because they were both conservative even then and I think he worked for the government on an actual job- not like USAID.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 11:50 AM (3Aazl)

139 >>> Out of 14 members of the DC City Council, four of them aren't black.

Tell me more.


Oh, I doubt anyone can tell you much of anything. Anyway:

In the first election of the Home Rule era held in November 1974, which established the new 13-member Council of the District of Columbia, 11 members were Black.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)


They'll reach parity in 2110

Posted by: banana Dream - We are almost the priests of the temples of syrinx at April 24, 2026 11:50 AM (3uBP9)

140 It Sure Sounds Like Hakeem Jeffries Just Tried to Threaten the VA Supreme Court

https://is.gd/OLYmYw

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:51 AM (Riz8t)

141 There is absolutely no way the average resident of Fairfax Co. wants his kids going to a DC school. They will fight it tooth and nail.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

There should be no schools in DC at all. Nor homes. Federally-owned dormitories for legislators, staff, and civil servants, all of whom must maintain an official domicile in a State. Restaurants, bars, and shops? Sure, all occupying premises leased from the Fed. Employees of these businesses have to live outside DC, and commute. A DC without any full-time residents needs no Congressional representation at all.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 11:52 AM (utfVc)

142 NYC has a jihadi mayor

hey look- Christian churches catch fire

https://tinyurl.com/b6jkm5nx

Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 11:52 AM (ZxPkt)

143 Sure clean up the voter rolls and prevent fraud, but I'd give you 5:1 odds that those counties continue to elect democrats by 60% of the ballots.
Posted by: ballistic at April 24, 2026

Even RIC isn’t as bad as NOVA. VA is gorgeous. I liked living there. My oldest can’t really leave, her husband is a Norfolk police officer, he is one of those who wants to make a difference, he does so much of the outreach with schools to prove police officers aren’t bad. The are in VaBeach. My middle, however, needs to pack up and get here. Like yesterday.

Posted by: Piper at April 24, 2026 11:53 AM (Dd38x)

144 It's changing whether they like it or not. DC is no longer the DC of the Barry era.
Posted by: Archimedes

Bitch set him up!

Posted by: Crack Is Whack! at April 24, 2026 11:53 AM (oftw2)

145

We are researching our family history. Most of our ancestors came to the US as indentured servants.

It's interesting that one of them owned a lot of property in Georgetown and at some point sold the property.

We're still trying to find out who he sold it too.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 11:54 AM (3ek7K)

146 VA is an odd state.

You've got Richmond as a traditional leftist shithole, but then NOVA where all the government workers/lobbyists live, balanced against the Navy in the southeast and the very red rest of the state.

Simple fix for this - civilian fed gov employees don't get to vote. NGO employees funded by even $1 gov dollar don't get to vote.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 11:55 AM (sKqQm)

147 >>> A DC without any full-time residents needs no Congressional representation at all.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 11:52 AM (utfVc)


Yes, everything AOP wrote.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 11:56 AM (3uBP9)

148 H1Bs in Harris County
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
2,553
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
2,411

WTFO
These are my local and state taxes paying for Foreign workers.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 11:56 AM (/+uur)

149 "Retrocession is a legitimate option that Republicans need to push. It also needs to be a poison pill inserted into any discussion of DC statehood."

That is its use.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 11:56 AM (tOcjL)

150 The main problem is that voting Democrat is the default position for most people. Has been for vast stretches post reconstruction.

The GOP doesn't help matters as well.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 11:58 AM (XV/Pl)

151 WTFO
These are my local and state taxes paying for Foreign workers.
These are TEACHING Hospitals that cannot TEACH their STUDENTS to work at where they are being TAUGHT.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 11:58 AM (/+uur)

152 "Retrocession is a legitimate option that Republicans need to push. It also needs to be a poison pill inserted into any discussion of DC statehood."

That is its use.


Would the Army of Northern Virginia then become the Army of DC?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:58 AM (Riz8t)

153 "NYC has a jihadi mayor"

Big deal... The UK has a muslim king.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at April 24, 2026 11:58 AM (Vpqw1)

154 The GOP doesn't help matters as well.

Not when they blow $100M trying to reelect that feckless RINO Cornyn.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:58 AM (Riz8t)

155 Trump could have fun with Retrocession - frame it as all these rich lobbyists don't want to pay DC's higher taxes versus VA's lower taxes...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 11:59 AM (sKqQm)

156 28 Are the fired government workers in NoVa staying put or moving to find jobs?
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 11:13 AM (DIbRX)

Mostly staying put. Public school system hired a metric ton of them.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 11:59 AM (tOcjL)

157 Mrs. E gets 2nd part of first infusion this morning.
Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 11:16 AM (7RAhE)

-------

Thoughts and prayers for you both.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 24, 2026 12:00 PM (XeU6L)

158 Not when they blow $100M trying to reelect that feckless RINO Cornyn.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:58 AM (Riz8t)

They have no business at all being involved in primaries.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 24, 2026 12:00 PM (lFFaq)

159 In VA the 73% YES Mail In for does not match the Elections day 47% YES or the Early Voting 53%.
Seem to me that the law should state it must be with +-10%.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:00 PM (/+uur)

160 Dems will make PR and DC states the second they have the votes. If they get 52 senate seats with a D in the WH it’s a done deal.

Meanwhile with 53, the useless GOP can’t pass a voter ID bill
.

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 12:00 PM (q1qnK)

161 Hey. Leave me alone!
I'm trying to become New Jersey.
Posted by: Virginia at April 24, 2026 11:29 AM (2Ez/1)

Hey! We have Big Pharm here to fund our stuff!

Posted by: New Jersey at April 24, 2026 12:01 PM (5xuJ/)

162 Not when they blow $100M trying to reelect that feckless RINO Cornyn.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 11:58 AM (Riz8t)

Come se dice Amnesty Sellout?

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:01 PM (/+uur)

163 Another fun fact: Norfolk, Virginia is home to the world's largest Navy base.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 12:02 PM (2Ez/1)

164 "It's interesting that one of them owned a lot of property in Georgetown and at some point sold the property."

My idiot great-uncle owned a lot at the corner of M and Wisconsin. Idiot because he didn't hold onto it until it was worth millions.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at April 24, 2026 12:02 PM (Vpqw1)

165 @FirstLadyOffice
·
2h
.@FLOTUS
@MELANIATRUMP
announced the expansion of the @WhiteHouse
honey program with the addition of a newly installed and fully functioning beehive on the South Lawn.

Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 12:03 PM (ZxPkt)

166 How does this new state stuff work? Just by act of Congress or does it need to be ratified by the states?

Don't know, just asking.

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 24, 2026 12:03 PM (w3u3d)

167 > In VA the 73% YES Mail In for does not match the Elections day 47% YES or the Early Voting 53%.
-------
It was the exact same ploy used to steal 2020. "It worked, didn't it?"

And there's no guarantee it'll be overturned. I'd have to assume the VA legislature has been captured by the left.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 12:04 PM (jehhT)

168 166 How does this new state stuff work? Just by act of Congress or does it need to be ratified by the states?

Don't know, just asking.
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 24, 2026 12:03 PM (w3u3d)

Petition
(Usually a vote here to form a committee to write said)
Constitution
Vote on Constitution
Simple House and Senate

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:06 PM (/+uur)

169 148 H1Bs in Harris County
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
2,553
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
2,411

WTFO
These are my local and state taxes paying for Foreign workers.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 11:56 AM (/+uur)

MD Anderson is one of the two pre-eminent blood cancer centers in the US. And foreign talent has been more on top of these rarer cancers and imagining new treatments. Not sure why, but they will think outside the box and work clinical trials better than US docs...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 12:06 PM (tOcjL)

170 159 In VA the 73% YES Mail In for does not match the Elections day 47% YES or the Early Voting 53%.
Seem to me that the law should state it must be with +-10%.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:00 PM (/+uur)

When you go to a memory care facility or disabled halfway house and just tell them what bubble to fill in and their name, there's no surprise you'll have 100% Ds...Ds stoop to this kind of mail in harvesting. Rs don't.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 24, 2026 12:07 PM (tOcjL)

171 And there's no guarantee it'll be overturned. I'd have to assume the VA legislature has been captured by the left.

I think it will come down to the VA Supremes in the end.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:07 PM (Riz8t)

172 > How does this new state stuff work? Just by act of Congress or does it need to be ratified by the states?
----

Art IV Sec 3

Section 3

New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.

The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 12:07 PM (ZxPkt)

173 168 166 How does this new state stuff work? Just by act of Congress or does it need to be ratified by the states?

Don't know, just asking.
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 24, 2026 12:03 PM (w3u3d)

Petition
(Usually a vote here to form a committee to write said)
Constitution
Vote on Constitution
Simple House and Senate

Cool, we need to make Alberta a deal. :-)

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 24, 2026 12:08 PM (w3u3d)

174 >New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union;
----

it's not clear if by simple majority vote , two thirds of each House, etc

Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 12:11 PM (ZxPkt)

175 Blues and Freebird

https://x.com/annieharvell/status/
2047347051680108758

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:11 PM (/+uur)

176 BREAKING: DOJ Drops Criminal Investigation into Fed Chair Powell

See. Nothing will happen.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 24, 2026 12:12 PM (IifOV)

177 as sure as night follows day

Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 12:13 PM (ZxPkt)

178 176 BREAKING: DOJ Drops Criminal Investigation into Fed Chair Powell

See. Nothing will happen.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 24, 2026 12:12 PM (IifOV)

The replacement is being held up in the Senate because one or more of the RINO's refuses to vote for him if that lawsuit wasn't dropped...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 12:13 PM (FR3qi)

179 I've seen this called "Make DC Square Again". Makes sense.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 12:13 PM (2ocoG)

180 176 BREAKING: DOJ Drops Criminal Investigation into Fed Chair Powell

See. Nothing will happen

Does it really matter? He will be gone soon in any event.

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 24, 2026 12:14 PM (w3u3d)

181 Spain’s top bullfighter suffers 5 inch gash to the rectum in goring incident

el toro es muy mal

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:14 PM (/+uur)

182 Spain’s top bullfighter suffers 5 inch gash to the rectum in goring incident

Or, as Scott Weiner calls it, "Thursday".

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 12:15 PM (2ocoG)

183 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at April 24, 2026 12:16 PM (2Ez/1)

184 Spain’s top bullfighter suffers 5 inch gash to the rectum in goring incident

el toro es muy mal
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:14 PM (/+uur)

(obligatory, and in this case, literally true)

Rectum? It nearly killed him.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:17 PM (utfVc)

185 Damn near wrecked 'em.

Posted by: Rimshot at April 24, 2026 12:17 PM (2Ez/1)

186 Eeeenteresting.

truly one of the most amazing developments in trans-Atlantic tech policy over the past 20 years is the way that Europe set out to regulate US tech giants into the ground, but only made them more dominant as a result.

This Economist headline really says it.

"How Europe regulated itself into economic vassalage."


https://is.gd/QMcKAP

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)

187 Is it just me are do the bulls always aim for the asshoe?

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:18 PM (/+uur)

188 Spain’s top bullfighter suffers 5 inch gash to the rectum in goring incident

el toro es muy mal
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:14 PM (/+uur)

(obligatory, and in this case, literally true)

Rectum? It nearly killed him.


You think YOUR job is a pain in the ass...

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:18 PM (Riz8t)

189 New one:

Oh Dear! NYT Cries That the DOJ Is Increasing the Rate of Denaturalizations of Dirty Terrorist and Piratical Foreigners Who Lied During Their Naturalization Process

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)

190 Thanks everyone. I rarely leave this many posts. It's been fun.

^..^(_____)~~~

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 24, 2026 12:19 PM (w3u3d)

191 Don't mess with the bull, son, you'll get the horns.

Posted by: Vice-Principal Dick Vernon at April 24, 2026 12:20 PM (X+NGn)

192 the video es muy mal

https://x.com/RapidReport2025/status/
2046332880721170732

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:20 PM (/+uur)

193 /punchline

the bull
he does not always to lose

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:21 PM (/+uur)

194 > Blues and Freebird
--------
There's a pretty epic video of the Blue Angels down in Florida doing some practice runs and the entire Freebird instrumental part runs in sync with it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 12:21 PM (jehhT)

195 Always wondered is they have a big cookout with the slaughtered bulls.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 12:21 PM (Gqar8)

196 There's a pretty epic video of the Blue Angels down in Florida doing some practice runs and the entire Freebird instrumental part runs in sync with it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 12:21 PM (jehhT)

Usually they return to NAS Pensacola the week after July 4th
You can see them 3 or 4 days in a row

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:22 PM (/+uur)

197 Obviously a good day for me to proofread before hitting “ post”. Sheesh.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 12:22 PM (Gqar8)

198 Noodz.

Posted by: Noodest at April 24, 2026 12:23 PM (2Ez/1)

199 Just because Powel is incapable of managing a billion dollar building renovation doesn't make him a criminal...seriously. It is a stupid ego thing but I doubt he's lining his pockets. He has internal constituencies demanding changes and upgrades to the facility and each change adds time and $ X10 and he has incapable construction managers (who cant make it in industry) managing this thing while the contractors get rich on change orders . Failure and cost is built in.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at April 24, 2026 12:23 PM (AdHga)

200 Bullfighter survives, speaks from hospital bed.

Joder, me duele el hinney

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:23 PM (/+uur)

201 Great idea. Then, draw the boundary of the District of Columbia to include federal buildings and federal property only, then give the residential areas, including the newly reannexed Northern Virginia territory, to Maryland. No voters...no DC statehood.

Posted by: Dantes at April 24, 2026 12:24 PM (flTuz)

202 the video es muy mal

https://x.com/RapidReport2025/status/
2046332880721170732
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 12:20 PM (/+uur)

Yeah, that will smart, for certain. I can't believe that they don't have medics with a gurney or stretcher on hand for events like this. Picking the victim up, and hand-carrying him could make his injuries worse. Very third-world, that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:25 PM (utfVc)

203 176 BREAKING: DOJ Drops Criminal Investigation into Fed Chair Powell

See. Nothing will happen.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 24, 2026 12:12 PM (IifOV)

The replacement is being held up in the Senate because one or more of the RINO's refuses to vote for him if that lawsuit wasn't dropped...
Posted by: It's me donna

But the fun thing is you get a new Fed chief in and Powell out, you can reconvene a grand jury and nail Powell's ass anyway. And the new Fed Chief might have every reason to help with the investigation.

And the prime culprit, fake GOP and retiring senator Tillis from N. Carolina eats humiliation galore.

Reportedly, Tillis on Judiciary is blocking changes to the blue slip policy by threatening to vote with teh Democrats to block it. Contrary to belief, the blue slip policy is NOT a Senate rule but committee rule and can be changed by a simple majority vote (and it has been since it was created to block integrationist judges in the South during Woodrow Wilson's administration).

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)

204 201 Great idea. Then, draw the boundary of the District of Columbia to include federal buildings and federal property only, then give the residential areas, including the newly reannexed Northern Virginia territory, to Maryland. No voters...no DC statehood.
Posted by: Dantes
=========
DC statehood requires an amendment to the Constitution. Democrats tried that, it failed in the 70's.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 12:27 PM (E4rtv)

205 Seems like every time I pick up a newspaper a new industry is moving into the state. Hundreds of millions of dollars are being invested. And it's not just here but surrounding states as well. Big media don't like to talk about it for some reason.

Posted by: Case at April 24, 2026 12:27 PM (pvf3X)

206 Failure and cost is built in.
Posted by: actually inside the beltway
========
He lied on factual matters to Congress--that is the question, not cost overruns.

If he lied to Congress under oath, what does that say about him lying to the American people?

This is the problem of our bureaucratic heads, particularly of the 'independent' agencies is that they are not accountable without a president being the sole head of the executive branch. There is nothing that makes the bureaucracy in the Constitution, an independent power check on the President. That is Congress and the Court's role, not bureaucrats.

Posted by: whig at April 24, 2026 12:29 PM (E4rtv)

207 >>>Is it just me are do the bulls always aim for the asshoe?

Posted by: r hennigantx

>When you're running like a bitch there isn't much to aim for.

Less brains, more balls.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 12:45 PM (Fbc0I)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Draper Icarus1.jpg

The Lament for Icarus
Herbert Draper

Posted by: CBD at 09:15 AM




Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Yep. This guy is toast.

Posted by: Roy at April 24, 2026 09:15 AM (qwype)

2 The Lament for Icarus
Herbert Draper

He flew too close to the sun!

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 09:18 AM (8NTVk)

3 Very early
Thanks CBD

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at April 24, 2026 09:18 AM (+iIfu)

4
Early morning Icarus!

Plus a bare Butt Le Femme and boobs!

It's going to be a good day.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 09:20 AM (iJfKG)

5 Would paint on the grill of my free candy van...

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 09:21 AM (I0N4X)

6 Alternate title:

"The Wind Beneath Your Wings Ain't"

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 09:21 AM (iJfKG)

7 Alternate title:

"Icky Wanna Cracker?"

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 09:23 AM (iJfKG)

8
Is this the Hidden Art Thread?....something like Torchy's Tacos Hidden Menu?

Only for those with the AOSHQ Bubble Wrap Membership?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 09:25 AM (iJfKG)

9 Chicks dig dead guys with wings.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 09:25 AM (3uBP9)

10 Floating on the clouds of amber
Searching for the rainbow's end
Earth so far below me, I'm here alone
And I won't come down no more, no

Posted by: banana Dream - Kansas - Icarus, Borne on Wings of Steel at April 24, 2026 09:25 AM (3uBP9)

11 Shapely bottom.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 24, 2026 09:26 AM (bss/y)

12 There is pale and then there is these women.

Where did he land...Lappland?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 24, 2026 09:27 AM (sKqQm)

13 "He's so tan!"

Posted by: Roy at April 24, 2026 09:27 AM (qwype)

14 Bro skips leg day

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 09:28 AM (EXSmT)

15 'I brought a harp!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 24, 2026 09:28 AM (bss/y)

16 C M wangs?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 09:28 AM (A5RD0)

17 Shouldn't the wings look a little less full?

Posted by: She Hobbit at April 24, 2026 09:29 AM (ftFVW)

18 Alternate Title:

"Icarus Demonstrates Why You Never Use Dodo Bird Feathers to Make Your Wings"





Give it a second.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 09:29 AM (iJfKG)

19 I love this. Another new artist.

Posted by: Tuna at April 24, 2026 09:30 AM (lJ0H4)

20 Wing failure.

Posted by: Diddler at April 24, 2026 09:30 AM (XAPjd)

21 yow!
early...

Posted by: cmeat at April 24, 2026 09:30 AM (R11M+)

22 He was doing fine until bad, naughty Zoot wore him out.

Posted by: t-bird at April 24, 2026 09:30 AM (T7fic)

23 Pops!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 09:30 AM (A5RD0)

24 Could have had naked chicks but chose the sun instead. Story of my life.

Posted by: George Hamilton at April 24, 2026 09:31 AM (65cLN)

25 He was doing fine until bad, naughty Zoot wore him out.
Posted by: t-bird

Barbarella was my guess.

Posted by: She Hobbit at April 24, 2026 09:31 AM (ftFVW)

26 He’s not really dead. He just figured out a way to catch the interest of three hot nekkid chicks.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 24, 2026 09:32 AM (EXSmT)

27 gal with exposed tucchus mangled her left hand in a heavy equipt accident.

Posted by: cmeat at April 24, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

28 They're all like, "You know I always gave him the cold shoulder, turned him down, broke his will, the usual, but now that I look, I actually think he's kind of cute..."

Posted by: banana Dream - Chicks man... at April 24, 2026 09:32 AM (3uBP9)

29
Un-waxing Poetic - a limerick

Icarus was full of curiosity
He flapped his wings with youthful ferocity
He thought he had it made
Up until he left the shade
Then he hit the ground at terminal velocity


Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 09:32 AM (I0N4X)

30 Tossing, turning, sleep keeps evading me
Thoughts come, thoughts go like bursts of electricity
Listen to this heart pounding heavily
Wax and feathers and a vision of liberty
Oh, how dare we reach the boundaries of divinity?
They know what we've done, they'll come after us
For flying like the gods, aiming for the sun
But we won't listen, we'll never listen to the warning
We'll never listen, we'll never listen to the warning
'Cause there's a star in the horizon
Waiting to be found and conquered
Can you feel it? The power of its raging flames
Taunting, tempting us to reach where no man has been
How could we resist its warm and tender kiss?
Like two birds we fly, we own the sun and sky
We didn't listen, we didn't listen to the warning
We didn't listen, we didn't listen to the warning
Now, in the bottom of the ocean
There's an angel with broken wings
In the bottom of the ocean lies an

Posted by: Marcela Bovio at April 24, 2026 09:33 AM (AZWEO)

31 I tried to tell him. Did he listen? Nope.

~ Daedalus

Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 09:33 AM (Y1sOo)

32 Looking at the artists other works. He liked painting the naked ladies.

Posted by: Tuna at April 24, 2026 09:33 AM (lJ0H4)

33 Huge.... wings.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 09:34 AM (jehhT)

34 Well, I am envious of all those retirement stories on the MR post since I still have three or four years to go, but at least we have some nekked chick Art today.

Thanks, CBD!

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at April 24, 2026 09:34 AM (XxHEN)

35 He liked painting the naked ladies.

Posted by: Tuna at April 24, 2026 09:33 AM (lJ0H4)


And good for him!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 24, 2026 09:34 AM (noKdt)

36 We could feather several fine nests with all that plumage.

Posted by: Ace's Crows at April 24, 2026 09:34 AM (oftw2)

37 Those chicks look underage.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

38 >>> gal with exposed tucchus mangled her left hand in a heavy equipt accident.
Posted by: cmeat at April 24, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

It's about halfway from flipper to hand morphologically. She's a water nymph! Ooooh let me get out my 2nd ed. D&D monsters book, ....

Posted by: banana Dream - Chicks man... at April 24, 2026 09:35 AM (3uBP9)

39
Boobs, therefore art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 09:35 AM (tgvbd)

40 Make for some big Buffalo wings.
Would hang, the pale colors are interesting.
Thx CBD, have a great weekend

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 09:35 AM (gu0hJ)

41 Those wings are magnificent!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:35 AM (5xoct)

42 Looking at the artists other works. He liked painting the naked ladies.

Gross

Posted by: Barack Obama at April 24, 2026 09:35 AM (sKqQm)

43 Shouldn't have eaten at Wingstop the night before his flight!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:37 AM (5xoct)

44 It's a bad idea to actually give someone wings. Just vaguely imply it.

Posted by: Red Bull at April 24, 2026 09:37 AM (3uBP9)

45 Icci stole those wings from an angel. No bird on earth has feathers that large.

No wonder he got smashed.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 09:38 AM (aTF2S)

46 Uh, He Day-ead.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 09:38 AM (iXqHn)

47 aka the Big Chicken Dinner

Posted by: gKWVE at April 24, 2026 09:38 AM (gKWVE)

48 C M wangs?
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 24, 2026 09:28 AM


L I B! M R wangs!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 09:38 AM (kgE5c)

49 Wax is quite passe'.

Posted by: Ceramic Coatings, Inc. at April 24, 2026 09:38 AM (oftw2)

50 His body seems to be in pretty good shape after falling several thousand feet.

Posted by: dantesed at April 24, 2026 09:38 AM (Oy/m2)

51 I like this, lots going on
Sadly missed yesterday's painting,

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 09:39 AM (p3lYG)

52 BREAKING: Icarus Flies Too Close to the Sun, Falls Into Ocean, Drowns.

~ SMOD

Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 09:39 AM (Y1sOo)

53 >>Icci stole those wings from an angel. No bird on earth has feathers that large.


Which explains his many egrets. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:39 AM (5xoct)

54 Sun and wax aren't a good combination.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 09:39 AM (NpAcC)

55 Would hang. Important life messages to remember.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 09:39 AM (DIbRX)

56 Marcela Bovio’s “Icarus” is not spam but Iron Maiden’s “Flight of Icarus” is…

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 09:39 AM (AZWEO)

57
'scuse me, while I kiss the sky.

I'd fall for that trio, too.

Posted by: Auspex at April 24, 2026 09:39 AM (Y8DZL)

58 This gives me an idea...

Posted by: Mr. Mister at April 24, 2026 09:39 AM (kgE5c)

59 Shouldn't have eaten at Wingstop the night before his flight!
Posted by: Lizzy


I like to sit on the porch and eat a bucket of wings.

I let every bird in the neighborhood know what I'm capable of.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 09:40 AM (aTF2S)

60 I saw Shapely Bottom open for Chrissie Hynde in Butte, Montana back in '04. Had great seats!

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 09:40 AM (I0N4X)

61 >>> Those wings are magnificent!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:35 AM (5xoct)


The plumage don't enter into it. He's stone dead.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 09:40 AM (3uBP9)

62 >>BREAKING: Icarus Flies Too Close to the Sun, Falls Into Ocean, Drowns.


MSM: White Man Culturally Appropriates Wings

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:41 AM (5xoct)

63
For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 09:42 AM (8NTVk)

64 His wings are still intact though.
They should be a big pile of melted goo.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 09:43 AM (NpAcC)

65 The waxwings were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at April 24, 2026 09:43 AM (2Ez/1)

66 >>For here
Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do


I miss the Earth so much I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:43 AM (5xoct)

67 Another all-brown entry. Dead guy again, but at least it's not as awful (theme) as yesterday's. Plus, boobs and butts, so, art.🧑‍🎨🎨

Posted by: mindful webworker - it wasn't the fall, it was the landing at April 24, 2026 09:43 AM (Kd2bx)

68 Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 09:40 AM (I0N4X)

You are incorrigible!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 24, 2026 09:43 AM (noKdt)

69 NTSB: The early years

Posted by: Halfhand at April 24, 2026 09:44 AM (eOqcD)

70 You are the wind beneath my wings.

Posted by: Bette Midler at April 24, 2026 09:44 AM (oftw2)

71 How are his wings still fully intact if they melted?

Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 09:44 AM (Y1sOo)

72 Where's the duct tape when you need it?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 09:44 AM (gnNyN)

73 Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 09:40 AM (I0N4X)

You are incorrigible!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 24, 2026 09:43 AM


I thought he was in CO?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 09:44 AM (kgE5c)

74 He's faking dying. He just wants some nekkid womens purring over him. This is the fourth location of one of his "falls".

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 24, 2026 09:45 AM (g8Ew8)

75 >>The waxwings were angry that day, my friends.



The thought of man flying was tough to swallow.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:45 AM (5xoct)

76 I see that my question was already axed

Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 09:45 AM (Y1sOo)

77 At first glance I missed the wings and saw only the partial nudity. Something’s wrong with me maybe…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 24, 2026 09:45 AM (/iXAp)

78 "Could have had naked chicks but chose the sun instead."
####

I know how you can get them for free.

Posted by: M. Knopfler at April 24, 2026 09:46 AM (2Ez/1)

79 Fantastic painting. It's all about the throes. And chicks.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 09:46 AM (Fbc0I)

80 How are his wings still fully intact if they melted?

The story is that the feathers were real but held together by wax. They all fell off and he was left flapping his arms, Wile E. Coyote style.

Posted by: Halfhand at April 24, 2026 09:46 AM (eOqcD)

81 71 How are his wings still fully intact if they melted?
Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 09:44 AM (Y1sOo)
See, this is how these stories get started. I'd say they were switched by those Swedish Ski team gals.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 09:46 AM (LHPAg)

82 Looks like ol' Icarus landed in the courtyard of the Castle Anthrax. Lucky bugger.

Posted by: red speck at April 24, 2026 09:46 AM (Ve/HL)

83 Wow, I never imagined Icarus with wings that big... impressive!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 24, 2026 09:46 AM (dmDsy)

84 It’d be a pitta if the art led to bird puns.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

85 Icarus had second thoughts and many egrets.

Posted by: Told Him To Fly By Night at April 24, 2026 09:47 AM (oftw2)

86 Icarus does poor Phoenix imitation .

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 09:47 AM (DIbRX)

87 84 It’d be a pitta if the art led to bird puns.
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

It would be something to crow about!

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 09:48 AM (8NTVk)

88
Hakeem Jeffries declares "I am, too, smart" and challenges President Trump to a debate this morning.

He's gone beyond full Fredo Corleone.

Posted by: Auspex at April 24, 2026 09:48 AM (Y8DZL)

89 I would assume that in order to paint a lot of nekid lady nymphs in classical settings you would have to gather a good number of nekid gals, maybe have a whole stable of nekid gals, nymph them up, and then insert them into various scenes as a model. For the art,... and all.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 09:48 AM (3uBP9)

90 Poor Icarus, he tried to wing it but he got totally waxed.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 24, 2026 09:49 AM (0nHVk)

91
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on.

Did Icarus do these things?
He did not.

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 09:49 AM (8NTVk)

92 >>It’d be a pitta if the art led to bird puns.


It was confusing - everyone kept yelling "Duck!" but it was obviously a dude up there. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:49 AM (5xoct)

93 would hang

Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2026 09:49 AM (5rh/l)

94 93 would hang
Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2026 09:49 AM (5rh/l)

After all he's been through already?

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 09:50 AM (8NTVk)

95 This is why the transbird community never became a thing.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)

96 Just as well he crashed. A couple Canada Geese can befoul a golf course, would have to wear a pith helmet with ole Icky up there.

Posted by: Not Looking Up at April 24, 2026 09:50 AM (oftw2)

97
His career as an aviator stalled.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 09:50 AM (eTJQ3)

98 Eh, the painting - nothing to crow about!

(Kidding, I like it)

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:51 AM (5xoct)

99 "Icarus Demonstrates Why You Never Use Dodo Bird Feathers to Make Your Wings"

Give it a second.
Posted by: naturalfake


*********

That's not funny!!

Posted by: Big Penguin at April 24, 2026 09:51 AM (I0N4X)

100 It’d be a pitta if the art led to bird puns.

It would certainly be nothing to crow about.

Posted by: Halfhand at April 24, 2026 09:51 AM (eOqcD)

101 100

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 09:51 AM (8NTVk)

102 He is Daedalus to me.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM (MDua2)

103
Oh, No!!!

Forgot the 100 comments rule!

Please don't beat me, CBD, I confess to being dumber than Hakeem!

Posted by: Auspex at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM (Y8DZL)

104 36 We could feather several fine nests with all that plumage.

++++

I like big wings and I cannot lie.

Posted by: Sir Icaruslot at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

105 Jacob Peter Gowy's painting, The Fall of Icarus, shows the feathers in tatters.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM (Y1sOo)

106 Wile E. Coyote style.

-
A Wile E. Coyote movie is coming.

https://tinyurl.com/59tthc2p

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM (ndZc7)

107 gah. horde mind again. lol

Posted by: Halfhand at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM (eOqcD)

108 >>His career as an aviator stalled.

You could say it's finched, after such a promising start.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM (5xoct)

109
"Icarus" would've been a great name for a Prog Rock group.

BONUS! Lotsa opportunities for cool album covers.


Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 09:53 AM (iJfKG)

110 Very classical nudes. All about the beauty of the human form.

Also, boobies.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 09:53 AM (4yJz0)

111 Much time was wasted trying to imitate birds - flapping wings - for human flight to ultimately succeed. The concept of an airfoil, lift and such was poorly understood.

Europe ultimately succeeded in surpassing the U.S.A. for quite a time in aviation during the early 20th century.

One reason is the Wright brothers were very litigious and tried to sue everybody over patent infringements. They were really dickheads about it, actually.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 24, 2026 09:53 AM (bjUfh)

112 107 gah. horde mind again. lol
Posted by: Halfhand at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM (eOqcD)

It's a thing!

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 09:53 AM (8NTVk)

113 Poor Icarus craned his neck...

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 09:53 AM (I0N4X)

114 His career as an aviator stalled.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 09:50 AM (eTJQ3)

It came apart.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 09:53 AM (4yJz0)

115 Imagine if they'd had GoPro cameras back in those days...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 09:53 AM (gnNyN)

116 When he waxed his balls, that was the path to his doom.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 09:53 AM (Fbc0I)

117 >>His career as an aviator stalled.

It took a swan dive.

Posted by: dantesed at April 24, 2026 09:53 AM (Oy/m2)

118 A Wile E. Coyote movie is coming.

https://tinyurl.com/59tthc2p
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM (ndZc7)

He'll be they.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 24, 2026 09:54 AM (g8Ew8)

119 His rack and pinion steering failed him at the wrong time.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 24, 2026 09:54 AM (MDua2)

120 >>>>His career as an aviator stalled.

>>It took a swan dive.


He was a bit of a loon, only got his wings on a lark.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:55 AM (5xoct)

121 “Sky Carp” is the preferred nomenclature for the foul Canadian fowl

Posted by: Common Tater at April 24, 2026 09:55 AM (bjUfh)

122 Well, here's a name from yesteryear.

Comedian Margaret Cho Wishes a “Feral, Bloodthirsty, Violent Democrat” Would Punish Trump Officials

-
Funny as ever, Maggie!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 09:55 AM (ndZc7)

123 Shouldn't the wings look a little less full?
Posted by: She Hobbit at April 24, 2026 09:29 AM (ftFVW)

This. He fell because the wax melted that held them in place. Classical theme... that's totally wrong.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 09:55 AM (4yJz0)

124 This is a wonderful painting and not just because of the naked babes. (Although that doesn't hurt.) It's the poses of the figures that make it so powerful. The crumpled wings to go with his broken body and the curious but not alarmed expressions of the nymphs are so telling, so emotional. The realism of the the details makes it feel like the viewer is in the scene. The realism of the wings is especially effective. There is nothing abstract about the wings. They were an honest effort to exceed what a man can do and are magnificent even in failure.

It's worth the time to look at Draper's many paintings if only for the way he glorifies the naked female body. Actually, they would serve as a teaching tool on technique, subject, color choices, and arranging.

I hadn't heard of Draper before. Glad to learn about his work.

Posted by: JTB at April 24, 2026 09:55 AM (yTvNw)

125 He had the 'pilot groupies' this covered, but poor airmanship had a significant part in this mishap.

Posted by: Eromero at April 24, 2026 09:55 AM (LHPAg)

126 He's faking dying. He just wants some nekkid womens purring over him. This is the fourth location of one of his "falls".

They want to be deceived. Everybody gets what they want in this highly successful scheme.

Posted by: The SPLC at April 24, 2026 09:56 AM (Uh88k)

127 He should have taken that right turn at Albuquerque.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 24, 2026 09:56 AM (g8Ew8)

128 If only he had stuck to birding, he could have enjoyed flight Icariusly.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)

129 103 Oh, No!!!

Forgot the 100 comments rule!

Please don't beat me, CBD, I confess to being dumber than Hakeem!
Posted by: Auspex at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM (Y8DZL)

Yes! Remove his comment! Remove his comment!

101 100
Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 09:51 AM (8NTVk)

; )

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 09:56 AM (8NTVk)

130 A Wile E. Coyote movie is coming.

https://tinyurl.com/59tthc2p
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM (ndZc7)
----
From what I could tell, the villain is your typical white male business tycoon while Wile E.'s legal team is composed of scrappy underdog diversity hires.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 09:56 AM (gnNyN)

131 His career as an aviator stalled.

>>It took a swan dive.


He was a bit of a loon, only got his wings on a lark.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:55 AM (5xoct)


Stop robin his credit!!!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 09:56 AM (iJfKG)

132 Hope someone made some nice pillows or a comfy quilt with all those fine feathers.

Posted by: Waste Not, Want Not at April 24, 2026 09:57 AM (oftw2)

133 113 Poor Icarus craned his neck...

_____

You could've knocked him over with a feather.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

134 Women always go for the nutburgers.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 09:57 AM (XAeCh)

135
He spit out a valve and a gasket,
And stirred in the sump where he lay,
And then to his wondering comrades,
These brave parting words he did say:

"Take the magneto out of my stomach,
And the butterfly valve off my neck,
Extract from my liver the crankshaft,
There are lots of good parts in this wreck.

"Take the manifold out of my larynx,
And the cylinders out of my brain,
Take the piston rods out of my kidneys,
And assemble the engine again."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 09:57 AM (tgvbd)

136 Very classical nudes. All about the beauty of the human form.

Also, boobies.


Not much for the fanciers of the more zaftig.

Posted by: Union of Udder Fanciers at April 24, 2026 09:57 AM (Riz8t)

137 I like big butts and I cannot dye.
You other painters can't deny.

Posted by: Sir Mix-a-Glue at April 24, 2026 09:58 AM (FhXTo)

138 The little bushes weren't happy that day, my friend.

Posted by: zombie Bob Ross at April 24, 2026 09:58 AM (0sNs1)

139
Buttix.

Posted by: Jack LaLanne at April 24, 2026 09:59 AM (uP7Qm)

140 It's just a matter of a pinion.

Posted by: Just the punchline at April 24, 2026 09:59 AM (2Ez/1)

141 Bird news: The wrens are back in NWI.

Posted by: DaveA at April 24, 2026 09:59 AM (FhXTo)

142 Those chicks look underage.
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

Not a bit. But they are recently of age, I think. Of course, mythical creatures, too, so permanently nubile.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 09:59 AM (4yJz0)

143 Missy has a nice tush.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 24, 2026 10:00 AM (Kt19C)

144 Talk about a unified theory!

Laura Hollis: Our Politicians Hate Us

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:00 AM (ndZc7)

145 He shouldn’t have messed with the Headless Horseman.

Stupid crane.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 10:00 AM (77rzZ)

146 74 He's faking dying. He just wants some nekkid womens purring over him. This is the fourth location of one of his "falls".
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 24, 2026 09:45 AM (g8Ew

In the 5th "Glory of Heracles" game, it turns out that Icarus survived his fall, but lost his memories (because in a JRPG, the main character has to lose his memories)

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 10:00 AM (iXqHn)

147 Oh, No!!!

Forgot the 100 comments rule!

Please don't beat me, CBD, I confess to being dumber than Hakeem!
Posted by: Auspex at April 24, 2026 09:52 AM


Expect an entry in your Permanent Record.

Don't be surprised if you're placed on a CIP (Commenter Improvement Plan)!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 10:01 AM (0sNs1)

148 Very classical nudes. All about the beauty of the human form.

Also, boobies.

Not much for the fanciers of the more zaftig.
Posted by: Union of Udder Fanciers at April 24, 2026 09:57 AM (Riz8t)

That's the compelling part about this painting - No fat chicks.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 24, 2026 10:01 AM (g8Ew8)

149 >>> gal with exposed tucchus mangled her left hand in a heavy equipt accident.
Posted by: cmeat at April 24, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

It's about halfway from flipper to hand morphologically. She's a water nymph! Ooooh let me get out my 2nd ed. D&D monsters book, ....
Posted by: banana Dream - Chicks man... at April 24, 2026 09:35 AM (3uBP9)

Nah. It's just there's a bit of that rock sticking up and her hand is spread by it. It means (to me) the artist actually had someone lifting themselves up like that to model for him, and he got it right.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:01 AM (4yJz0)

150 Those chicks look underage.
Posted by: Bulg

Russell Brand Admits He Slept With a 16-Year-Old When He Was 30

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:01 AM (ndZc7)

151 >>> One reason is the Wright brothers were very litigious and tried to sue everybody over patent infringements. They were really dickheads about it, actually.
Posted by: Common Tater at April 24, 2026 09:53 AM (bjUfh)


The wright brothers were very good at understanding and focusing on propulsion, control, and lift, separating those phenomenon completely, and doggedly pursuing incremental improvements in each. No one was approaching flight as an engineer would like they did. It was all just a "science" to study. Once they started, they were going to lead and be the first, as long as they didn't end up killing themselves too early, or running into financial ruin. No one else had the determination.

There is a lot of rewriting history being done regarding other people and their designs at the time. It was mostly all unworkable shit.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 10:02 AM (3uBP9)

152
Talk about a unified theory!

Laura Hollis: Our Politicians Hate Us

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:00 AM (ndZc7)


That's obvious becuz they won't pass the SAVE Act.

They literally want to be able to cheat and ignore the voters of Our Democratic Republic (TM)

Sad.


On the Plus Side: We now know exactly which Republican politicians depend on Voter Fraud to get elected.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 10:03 AM (iJfKG)

153 146 In the 5th "Glory of Heracles" game, it turns out that Icarus survived his fall, but lost his memories (because in a JRPG, the main character has to lose his memories)
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 10:00 AM (iXqHn)

JRPG = Japanese Role-Playing Game

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 10:04 AM (8NTVk)

154 A plague on both their houses.

Just Weeks Into the Job, Mamdani’s Own Base Turns Against Him

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:04 AM (ndZc7)

155 Yes. Yes, you must give us all a good spanking!

Posted by: Monty Python at April 24, 2026 10:04 AM (2Ez/1)

156 Somehow, I can identify with this painting.
— Zombie Samuel Pierpont Langley

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)

157 Icci stole those wings from an angel. No bird on earth has feathers that large.

No wonder he got smashed.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 09:38 AM (aTF2S)

Giant eagles and rocs do. I mean, his dad was imprisoned for giving away the secret to the Labyrinth in Minos. You think a roc is unrealistic but the minotaur is not an exaggeration?

(I'm just happy he didn't paint the guy with silly little cherub wings that wouldn't lift a seagull, like some other artists did.)

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:05 AM (4yJz0)

158 131 His career as an aviator stalled.

>>It took a swan dive.


He was a bit of a loon, only got his wings on a lark.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:55 AM (5xoct)

Stop robin his credit!!!
Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 09:56 AM (iJfKG)

It's a cardinal rule to not steal credit.

Posted by: Don't be a tit at April 24, 2026 10:05 AM (TbWk/)

159 I like the thought the artist put into the size of wings. They look like they could carry a human...who would unfortunately be snapped in half by the forces, but still!

Posted by: t-bird at April 24, 2026 10:06 AM (moGJJ)

160 Like Moses he parted the Red Tape Sea.

Thousands of Permits Suddenly Approved After President Trump Steps Into California Wildfire Rebuild

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:06 AM (ndZc7)

161
Front Page News - a limerick

Icarus was a likable chap
'Til his sad aviation mishap
'Twas the leading news story
He went from guts to glory
It really caused a pretty big flap

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 10:06 AM (I0N4X)

162 >>> JRPG = Japanese Role-Playing Game
Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 10:04 AM (8NTVk)


JRPG is the sound I make when I hiccup and burp at the same time.

Posted by: banana Dream - Don't cross the streams at April 24, 2026 10:06 AM (3uBP9)

163 Sun and wax aren't a good combination.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 09:39 AM (NpAcC)

Pfft. Says you.

Posted by: A Brazilian at April 24, 2026 10:06 AM (4yJz0)

164 157 Giant eagles and rocs do. I mean, his dad was imprisoned for giving away the secret to the Labyrinth in Minos. You think a roc is unrealistic but the minotaur is not an exaggeration?

(I'm just happy he didn't paint the guy with silly little cherub wings that wouldn't lift a seagull, like some other artists did.)
Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:05 AM (4yJz0)

The Minotaur? Star of Morning Glory Milking Farm?

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 10:06 AM (iXqHn)

165 You may not like it, but the critics were raven about it!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 10:07 AM (nLFYG)

166 And boy are my arms tired.

Posted by: Icarus at April 24, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)

167 John Cornyn (Rino-TX) had a Youtube video of him pushing amnesty for illegal aliens on his website until it was recently discovered, and taken down. Sad!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 10:07 AM (0sNs1)

168
There is a lot of rewriting history being done regarding other people and their designs at the time. It was mostly all unworkable shit.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 10:02 AM (3uBP9)

____________

Unworkable designs that killed a great many pilots. At the time, that was considered the price to be paid for progress.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 10:08 AM (tgvbd)

169 Just Weeks Into the Job, Mamdani’s Own Base Turns Against Him
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:04 AM (ndZc7)

He promised me free everything. I still have to pay for things. Fuck Mamdani!!!!

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 10:08 AM (q1qnK)

170 Like Moses he parted the Red Tape Sea.

Thousands of Permits Suddenly Approved After President Trump Steps Into California Wildfire Rebuild


Newsom was obviously thinking about the headlines in '28: Trump did what you couldn't or wouldn't. A frantic phone call to Karen Bass ensued.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 10:08 AM (Riz8t)

171 NTSB: The early years
Posted by: Halfhand at April 24, 2026 09:44 AM (eOqcD)

Appreciative applause from the pilot section of the bleachers.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:09 AM (4yJz0)

172 John Cornyn (Rino-TX) had a Youtube video of him pushing amnesty for illegal aliens on his website until it was recently discovered, and taken down. Sad!

I'm not sure it isn't AI, but even if it is, it's well deserved. I think he's toast, but still hopes for a last minute reprieve.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 10:09 AM (Riz8t)

173 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:09 AM (CfKHZ)

174 This is why the transbird community never became a thing.
Posted by: Bulg



He went Feathery instead of Furry.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 10:09 AM (aTF2S)

175
I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I'm free
Fly through the revolution

Posted by: Icarus and the Steve Miller Band at April 24, 2026 10:09 AM (0sNs1)

176 John Cornyn (Rino-TX) had a Youtube video of him pushing amnesty for illegal aliens on his website until it was recently discovered, and taken down. Sad!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 24, 2026 10:07 AM (0sNs1)

Rookie mistake. During election years you push videos where you say build the dang wall. It’s after the election where you talk about amnesty.
- Juan McStain

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 10:10 AM (q1qnK)

177 Greek Mythology boobs.

I'll allow it.

They old enough to look at?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:10 AM (CfKHZ)

178 This is like Star Trek shit.

New Light Propulsion Technology May Make 20-Year Journey to Alpha Centauri Possible
Micron-scale “metajets” are the first light propulsion system to enable full 3D maneuverability via laser manipulation.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:10 AM (ndZc7)

179 I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I'm free
Fly through the revolution
Posted by: Icarus and the Steve Miller Band at April 24, 2026 10:09 AM (0sNs1)



Seal's version was better.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:10 AM (CfKHZ)

180 Speaking of breasts,... the reason why birds can fly, other than the hollow bones and all, is the giant breast bone, so you have a large surface to attach a lot of beefy muscle displaced from your cg/center of pressure, to give you advantageous mechanical advantage for vigorous flappin. Because birds have to combine lift and thrust.

Posted by: banana Dream - you must increase your bust at April 24, 2026 10:11 AM (3uBP9)

181 To any of you who’ve never been to the Wright Brothers National Memorial on the Outer Banks, I highly recommend it.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 10:11 AM (77rzZ)

182 Like Moses he parted the Red Tape Sea.

Thousands of Permits Suddenly Approved After President Trump Steps Into California Wildfire Rebuild

Newsom was obviously thinking about the headlines in '28: Trump did what you couldn't or wouldn't. A frantic phone call to Karen Bass ensued.
Posted by: Archimedes


Newscum realized that him and his buddies weren't going to be able to buy that land at fire sale prices after all.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 10:11 AM (aTF2S)

183 Talk about rewriting history. The Mcdonald brothers were a couple of fat tards sitting on a gold mine. I kicked butt and made a fortune for them and all people can say nowadys is what a shitheel I was.

I fed and employed billions and this is the thanks I get. Ray Kroc Day should be national holiday!

Posted by: Zombie Ray Kroc, American Hero at April 24, 2026 10:11 AM (wAvYO)

184 Micron-scale “metajets” are the first light propulsion system to enable full 3D maneuverability via laser manipulation.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:10 AM

++++

Is this about me?

Posted by: Photon torpedos at April 24, 2026 10:12 AM (2Ez/1)

185 New Light Propulsion Technology May Make 20-Year Journey to Alpha Centauri Possible
Micron-scale “metajets” are the first light propulsion system to enable full 3D maneuverability via laser manipulation.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:10 AM (ndZc7)
---
Great.

We can send a few bacteria along for the ride at that scale.

Maybe in a few billion years they will colonize Alpha Centauri and evolve into an intelligent species.

Panspermia is real, folks!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 10:12 AM (gnNyN)

186
Thousands of Permits Suddenly Approved After President Trump Steps Into California Wildfire Rebuild
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:06 AM (ndZc7)



That's why that average Joe Citizen is running for mayor of LA. He's sick of all the corrupt bullshit.

Does he have a chance? No. He can't defeat the fraud machine that's in LA. But, I admire his gumption.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:13 AM (CfKHZ)

187 Icarus' thought bubble:

"How do I get down off this rock?"

Posted by: muldoon at April 24, 2026 10:13 AM (I0N4X)

188 172 John Cornyn (Rino-TX) had a Youtube video of him pushing amnesty for illegal aliens on his website until it was recently discovered, and taken down. Sad!

I'm not sure it isn't AI, but even if it is, it's well deserved. I think he's toast, but still hopes for a last minute reprieve.


Naturally the GOP spent $100M trying to reelect him. Send them more money!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 10:13 AM (Riz8t)

189 Speaking of breasts,... the reason why birds can fly, other than the hollow bones and all, is the giant breast bone, so you have a large surface to attach a lot of beefy muscle displaced from your cg/center of pressure, to give you advantageous mechanical advantage for vigorous flappin. Because birds have to combine lift and thrust.
Posted by: banana Dream


And by feeling it, you can determine the health of the bird.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 10:14 AM (aTF2S)

190 California residents pay about 11% more for groceries, 40% more for gas and 61% more for utilities than the national average

Run on that Newsome

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 10:14 AM (/+uur)

191 The people affected by the fires were left wing assholes in Malibu who generally want me dead. My give a fuck meter for them is now and will forever be stuck at zero. It kinda pisses me off that Trump is expending any energy in helping these people.

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 10:14 AM (q1qnK)

192 Because birds have to combine lift and thrust.
Posted by: banana Dream - you must increase your bust at April 24, 2026 10:11 AM

+++

Birds aren't real.

Posted by: Or so I've heard at April 24, 2026 10:15 AM (2Ez/1)

193 Stunning and brave.


Governor Gavin Newsom
@CAgovernor
Trump knew his war with Iran would raise gas prices.

Now he wants to illegally resurrect a pipeline shut down by courts and facing criminal charges. And it won't even cut prices.

I refuse to let Trump sacrifice Californians, our environment, or our $51 billion coastal economy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:15 AM (ndZc7)

194
Run on that Newsome
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 10:14 AM (/+uur)



But, it's cheaper for the middle class to live in Cali than it is in Texas!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:15 AM (CfKHZ)

195 This is not Icarus. Obvious imposter due to wings.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 24, 2026 10:15 AM (3ImbR)

196 The little bushes weren't happy that day, my friend.
Posted by: zombie Bob Ross at April 24, 2026 09:58 AM (0sNs1)

I don't see any bush in this painting. A nice butt and some breasts, but....

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:15 AM (4yJz0)

197 tits and ass and really good art.

Love it, would hang

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:15 AM (xcxpd)

198 He - of all people - should have known the airspeed of an unladen swallow … wait … African or European … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at April 24, 2026 10:15 AM (ayRl+)

199 Also a very good Zep album cover

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 24, 2026 10:16 AM (xcxpd)

200 I would imagine the permits are suddenly being approved to help the Democrat candidates for governor and LA mayor.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 10:16 AM (nLFYG)

201 Ghalibaf quits negotiating team.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 10:17 AM (DIbRX)

202 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I guess these ladies were the first flight attendants.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 24, 2026 10:17 AM (2WIwB)

203 201 Ghalibaf quits negotiating team.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 10:17 AM (DIbRX)

Or quits life.. There were rumors he was under house arrest

Posted by: It's me donna at April 24, 2026 10:18 AM (FtULh)

204 This is not Icarus. Obvious imposter due to wings.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 24, 2026 10:15 AM (3ImbR)
----
A fallen angel pretending to be Icarus?

Those wings do look like they grew out of his back...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 10:18 AM (gnNyN)

205 New Light Propulsion Technology May Make 20-Year Journey to Alpha Centauri Possible
Micron-scale “metajets” are the first light propulsion system to enable full 3D maneuverability via laser manipulation.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:10 AM (ndZc7)
---
Great.

We can send a few bacteria along for the ride at that scale.




The metajets will eventually be lithographically created in huge numbers over large surfaces, so larger objects can be propelled by light.

Although current devices are only tens of microns in size, smaller than the width of human hair, the underlying physics suggests the approach could extend to much larger systems if sufficient optical power is available.

Fabricating the metasurfaces required nanoscale precision, with each feature carefully designed in shape, orientation, and placement.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 10:18 AM (Riz8t)

206 Ghalibaf quits negotiating team.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 10:17 AM (DIbRX)



I thought Ghalibaf was for relief from occasional diarrhea.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 10:18 AM (iJfKG)

207 After the NC hurricane Biden’s FEMA purposely kept aid from Trump voters. Trump is going out of his way to help Harris voters.

The right still doesn’t understand we’re at war with these people.

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 10:18 AM (q1qnK)

208 It's me donna, probably so the hardliners don't kill him.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 10:18 AM (DIbRX)

209 I thought Ghalibaf was for relief from occasional diarrhea.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 10:18 AM (iJfKG)



Do not take Ghalibaf if you are allergic to Ghalibaf.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:19 AM (CfKHZ)

210 201 Ghalibaf quits negotiating team.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 10:17 AM (DIbRX)

That's seems like a small item, but it's quite significant. Probably means that the hardliners in the IRGC are assuming complete control.

Just like Hitler in the bunker, they know they're finished with any negotiated settlement, so they're going to force the rest of Iran to fight to the death with them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 10:20 AM (rGqqI)

211 Just like Hitler in the bunker, they know they're finished with any negotiated settlement, so they're going to force the rest of Iran to fight to the death with them.

But how? If they give the Iranian people weapons with which to fight, they'll only turn them on the IRGC.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 10:20 AM (Riz8t)

212 Just Weeks Into the Job, Mamdani’s Own Base Turns Against Him
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:04 AM (ndZc7)

Only because they aren't getting their free shit.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 24, 2026 10:21 AM (g8Ew8)

213 If there are building permits being issued in response to the L.A. wildfires, it potentially throws a wrench into the plans the L.A. mayor and the other local politicians had for their vision of "redevelopment."

"Potentially" It depends on whether the permits are going to the locals or some other developer.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 10:21 AM (jehhT)

214 In the name of God, my father I'll fly!!

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 24, 2026 10:22 AM (qwx/I)

215 New Light Propulsion Technology May Make 20-Year Journey to Alpha Centauri Possible
Micron-scale “metajets” are the first light propulsion system to enable full 3D maneuverability via laser manipulation.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:10 AM (ndZc7)
---
Great.

We can send a few bacteria along for the ride at that scale.


Man, I'd hate to waste most of my life (or all of it) going to a nothing place like Alpha C.

No usable planet for colonization IIRC.

Instead, President Trump should appoint me as Head of the Mission to Terraform Venus.

I bet I could get the prep started within two years or so.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 24, 2026 10:22 AM (iJfKG)

216 People who can’t rebuild are selling their properties, and it’s a lot of Chinese buyers via New Zealand front companies.

Maybe the bigger picture is to make sure Americans retain ownership?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 10:22 AM (nLFYG)

217 Reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic.

Matt Van Swol
@mattvanswol
WHAT THE HELL?!!!!!!
A North Carolina SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT says he sees, "...NOTHING WRONG" with Kindergarteners reading a book depicting MEN IN BDSM LEATHER OUTFITS MAKING OUT.
"That's certainly something a child would see in their community..."
...SORRY, WHAT NOW?!!!!!!!

-
You know, like in Mayberry when Barney and Floyd are getting down.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:23 AM (ndZc7)

218 172 John Cornyn (Rino-TX) had a Youtube video of him pushing amnesty for illegal aliens on his website until it was recently discovered, and taken down. Sad!

I'm not sure it isn't AI, but even if it is, it's well deserved. I think he's toast, but still hopes for a last minute reprieve.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 10:09 AM (Riz8t)

From a ground level view in Texas, I think Cornyn has already given up. With the runoff coming up, Cornyn should be running ads, going around the state campaigning. But he's invisible, and doing nothing. I think he always expected to be given new terms by acclamation, and he has no idea how to act if he has to actually work for something.

Paxton, meanwhile, is always doing something and staying in the news. He's already lambasting Talerico for being an anti-Christian false preacher, which is absolutely true.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 10:24 AM (rGqqI)

219 You know, like in Mayberry when Barney and Floyd are getting down.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:23 AM (ndZc7)

Aunt Bee had a side hustle working the leather scene and punishing bad boys with her homemade pickles.

Posted by: Gomer Pyle, homosexual at April 24, 2026 10:25 AM (wAvYO)

220 I’d take a peek at that superintendent’s hard drive, stat!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 10:25 AM (nLFYG)

221 Oh, I’m not disputing the Wright brothers genius nor their dogged determination. That isn’t the point.

They retarded the forward progress of American aviation for years due to their insistence they had a basic patent on flight.

It’s interesting to see the progress from open air cockpits and biplanes, guys shooting revolvers at each other - to just a few decades later near supersonic flight and bombs and missiles. Progress! We can destroy cities and kill civilians with impunity.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 24, 2026 10:25 AM (THAHD)

222 95 This is why the transbird community never became a thing.
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)

Professional Wrestler Lyra Valkyria might have something to say about that.

(No, she's not a troon, but her gimmick is basically "Bird Woman")

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 10:25 AM (iXqHn)

223 Excellent painting. The wings are awesome.

If we burn our wings
Flying too close to the sun
If the moment of glory
Is over before it's begun

If the dream is won
Though everything is lost
We will pay the price
But we will not count the cost

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 24, 2026 10:25 AM (DgMqy)

224
Paxton, meanwhile, is always doing something and staying in the news. He's already lambasting Talerico for being an anti-Christian false preacher, which is absolutely true.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 10:24 AM (rGqqI)



And he recently filed suit against ActBlue.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:26 AM (CfKHZ)

225 A North Carolina SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT says he sees, "...NOTHING WRONG" with Kindergarteners reading a book depicting MEN IN BDSM LEATHER OUTFITS MAKING OUT.
"That's certainly something a child would see in their community..."
...SORRY, WHAT NOW?!!!!!!!

-
You know, like in Mayberry when Barney and Floyd are getting down.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:23 AM (ndZc7)
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*** Mr. Garrison and Mr. Slave were unavailable for comment. ***

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 10:27 AM (gnNyN)

226 Professional Wrestler Lyra Valkyria might have something to say about that.

(No, she's not a troon, but her gimmick is basically "Bird Woman")
Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 10:25 AM (iXqHn)



*farts in her general direction*

Posted by: Koko B. Ware at April 24, 2026 10:27 AM (CfKHZ)

227 To any of you who’ve never been to the Wright Brothers National Memorial on the Outer Banks, I highly recommend it.
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 10:11 AM (77rzZ)

Concur.

Also, take a print of this painting with you and see if you can get park rangers to autograph it. Seems like you could have some fun with that.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:28 AM (4yJz0)

228 But how? If they give the Iranian people weapons with which to fight, they'll only turn them on the IRGC.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 10:20 AM (Riz8t)

By continuing to shoot missiles and whatever they can find at ships in the Strait and other countries in the region until we feel forced to send ground troops in to go root them out.

Sadly, the opposition in Iran appears to be too fractured and weak to ever offer any real internal opposition. We had hoped that wasn't true, but so far it appears to be. A big problem is that the IRGC has imported tens of thousands of Iraqi and Afghan militia to police the population, and they enjoy slaughtering civilians.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 10:28 AM (rGqqI)

229 The right still doesn’t understand we’re at war with these people.
Posted by: Heroq


If that were true, the 'right' wouldn't be battling Trump every step of the way. They know exactly what the war is about.

Posted by: t-bird at April 24, 2026 10:30 AM (moGJJ)

230 >>>A fallen angel pretending to be Icarus?
~~~~~

Perhaps. Although Draper was known to use AI frequently and probably didn't check the deets on the Icarus story before pushing this pic out quickly for the clicks.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 24, 2026 10:30 AM (3ImbR)

231 MeTV has been promoting Hawaii Five O and Andy Griffith with a Barney Fife O commercial.

Well, I thought it was funny.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:30 AM (ndZc7)

232 >>> Oh, I’m not disputing the Wright brothers genius nor their dogged determination. That isn’t the point.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 24, 2026 10:25 AM (THAHD)


I thought you were speaking to the early days before first flight. They were solid then. What happened later after they were established, yeah I can agree with all that. And they lost a good bit of their engineering drive at that point. Innovation was later picked up overseas in the racing scene. You can't be a good innovative engineer and make a ton of money. You have to choose one.

Posted by: banana Dream - totally awesome at April 24, 2026 10:31 AM (3uBP9)

233 Did this painting make Draper's reputation soar, or did it hang around his neck like an albatross?

Posted by: The Great Albatross at April 24, 2026 10:31 AM (oftw2)

234 He - of all people - should have known the airspeed of an unladen swallow … wait … African or European … ?
Posted by: Dr_No at April 24, 2026 10:15 AM (ayRl+)

You forgot the "Arrrrgggghhhhh!"

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:32 AM (4yJz0)

235 But how? If they give the Iranian people weapons with which to fight, they'll only turn them on the IRGC.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 10:20 AM (Riz8t)

By continuing to shoot missiles and whatever they can find at ships in the Strait and other countries in the region until we feel forced to send ground troops in to go root them out.

Sadly, the opposition in Iran appears to be too fractured and weak to ever offer any real internal opposition. We had hoped that wasn't true, but so far it appears to be. A big problem is that the IRGC has imported tens of thousands of Iraqi and Afghan militia to police the population, and they enjoy slaughtering civilians.


Understood. I was pointing out that the Iranian people themselves are not going to be enlisted to actively support the IRGC.

You had said " so they're going to force the rest of Iran to fight to the death with them", but I think you meant something different than I thought you did.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 10:32 AM (Riz8t)

236 The Lament for Icarus, 1898
Herbert Draper

Can understand how it won a gold mental at the 1900 Paris Exposition with the dramatic of the wings, 'lighting,' and young bodies, but it's too pretty for a tragic aftermath of the Greek myth. (The wings, for one, look intact.)

His father, Daedalus, had fashioned wings from feathers and beeswax warning Icarus to escape Crete by flying in the middle path. Flying too low would soak the feathers in seawater, while flying too high would melt the wax with the sun's heat. Of course, Icarus ignored the warning, the beeswax melted, the feathers detached, and he drowned.

Cause & effect: Hubris and a fatal fall.
---
Would pass hanging today's art selection but it's still a good lesson.

Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 24, 2026 10:33 AM (NFX2v)

237 223: “Bravado”, a poem by Prof. Neil E. Peart

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 10:33 AM (E6xSb)

238 Morning, art enthusiasts,

The girl on the lower right -- perhaps a nymph or forest deity? -- is quite fetching.

The one with her arm up looks like Bernadette Peters.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:35 AM (+2QQb)

239 He likes rape.

Migrant rapist goes viral for smiling like the Mouth of Sauron after guilty verdict

https://tinyurl.com/2whf5jxx

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:35 AM (ndZc7)

240 227 To any of you who’ve never been to the Wright Brothers National Memorial on the Outer Banks, I highly recommend it.
Posted by: Bulg

I ate a few weeks ago at the Black Pelican Restaurant, which was the telegraph office in 1903 where the brothers sent out their good news.

Posted by: Door Dashes and Dots at April 24, 2026 10:35 AM (oftw2)

241 Newsom lies. He can't help himself. It's part of who he is.
And he is a terrible Governor.

Posted by: Case at April 24, 2026 10:36 AM (pvf3X)

242 A North Carolina SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT says he sees, "...NOTHING WRONG" with Kindergarteners reading a book depicting MEN IN BDSM LEATHER OUTFITS MAKING OUT.
"That's certainly something a child would see in their community..."
===
Given an inch, take the mile and demand 100 more.

You see having corrupted society's standards of public conduct, we now argue that there are no standards for children.

Posted by: Groomer's Union at April 24, 2026 10:36 AM (anL5R)

243 Migrant rapist goes viral for smiling like the Mouth of Sauron after guilty verdict

https://tinyurl.com/2whf5jxx
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:35 AM (ndZc7)



Democrats want this for you in every city in America.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:37 AM (CfKHZ)

244 From a ground level view in Texas, I think Cornyn has already given up. With the runoff coming up, Cornyn should be running ads, going around the state campaigning. But he's invisible, and doing nothing. I think he always expected to be given new terms by acclamation, and he has no idea how to act if he has to actually work for something.

Paxton, meanwhile, is always doing something and staying in the news. He's already lambasting Talerico for being an anti-Christian false preacher, which is absolutely true.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 10:24 AM (rGqqI)

Cornyn is running out of money. People and orgs that would usually support him don’t want to send good money after bad. Cornyn spent a LOT of money on his campaign and barely moved the needle, and is still not able to do much.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 10:37 AM (E6xSb)

245 I'm off in a few minutes to look at two houses. Progressive gave me a rough quote for homeowner's insurance on the cheaper house, and my hair stood on end. A local agent will fine-tune the quote for me by next week, though.

The good news? My car insurance would drop by, get this, $100 a month if I move to Salina. Ha!

The bundling of home and auto might provide a little more savings . . . but that is already amazing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:37 AM (+2QQb)

246 Girls always get hot and bothered over something they can't have.
Where were these chicks when I was alive and could do something besides lie here and decompose!!!

Posted by: Icky - not woods at April 24, 2026 10:37 AM (anL5R)

247 My kids used to watch Golly Boff on Saturday mornings back in the 90s.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)

248 A North Carolina SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT says he sees, "...NOTHING WRONG" with Kindergarteners reading a book depicting MEN IN BDSM LEATHER OUTFITS MAKING OUT.
"That's certainly something a child would see in their community..."
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In San Francisco at the Fulsom Street Fair.


Run that man out on a rail. He has no place in a civil society.


They want to rape your children. Period. Well, likely before they have a period.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:38 AM (CfKHZ)

249 resigned from the negotiating team due to interference from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). This resignation complicates ongoing talks with the U.S. regarding the conflict in the region.
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Simple solution - eliminate the IRGC.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 10:39 AM (XAeCh)

250 Well, at least he gave Iron Maiden a good song idea.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 10:39 AM (snZF9)

251 Newsom lies. He can't help himself. It's part of who he is.
And he is a terrible Governor.
Posted by: Case at April 24, 2026 10:36 AM (pvf3X)



Even Qatucker Qatarlson said he's never interviewed a man that could lie so fluidly without remorse.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:39 AM (CfKHZ)

252 The three little chickadees are why this painting is pleasing to the eye. Icarus was ended up like so many of those daredevils in squirrel suits. There's a lesson here.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 10:39 AM (Fbc0I)

253 > A North Carolina SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT says he sees, "...NOTHING WRONG" with Kindergarteners reading a book depicting MEN IN BDSM LEATHER OUTFITS MAKING OUT.
"That's certainly something a child would see in their community..."
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Someone needs to check his closets.... stat.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 10:39 AM (jehhT)

254 Shouldn't the wings look a little less full?
Posted by: She Hobbit at April 24, 2026


***
Good point. The sun melted the wax that held the feathers in place. All or most of them should have fallen out, thus causing Icarus to take his header.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:40 AM (+2QQb)

255 * close tags being discussed *

When your a CoB, you have to know these things.

Posted by: Arthur, CoB of The Horde at April 24, 2026 10:40 AM (0sNs1)

256 Governor Gavin Newsom
@CAgovernor
Trump knew his war with Iran would raise gas prices.

Now he wants to illegally resurrect a pipeline shut down by courts and facing criminal charges. And it won't even cut prices.

I refuse to let Trump sacrifice Californians, our environment, or our $51 billion coastal economy.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:15 AM (ndZc7)

This is how you know you are dealing with a Maoist: the refusal to acknowledge reality. How much money can CA get if it took its rightful place amongst the major oil producing states? Yet Gov Newsom considers oil icky, so no. And it’s laughable that he cares about oil prices considering his state.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 24, 2026 10:41 AM (E6xSb)

257 You had said " so they're going to force the rest of Iran to fight to the death with them", but I think you meant something different than I thought you did.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 24, 2026 10:32 AM (Riz8t)

I think of the analogy to Nazi Germany. By the spring of 1945, I would imagine that most of the civilian population wanted the war to end - but that didn't stop the government from insisting that the entire country be destroyed before they quit.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 10:41 AM (rGqqI)

258 Aunt Bee had a side hustle working the leather scene and punishing bad boys with her homemade pickles.
Posted by: Gomer Pyle, homosexual at April 24, 2026 10:25 AM

++++++

This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Howard Sprague at April 24, 2026 10:41 AM (2Ez/1)

259 We really need to bring back burning at the stake for these satanic leftists.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

260 A big problem is that the IRGC has imported tens of thousands of Iraqi and Afghan militia to police the population, and they enjoy slaughtering civilians.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 10:28 AM (rGqqI)

Gee I wonder if any other countries have thought of something like that.....

Posted by: ... at April 24, 2026 10:42 AM (95pwq)

261 We really need to bring back burning at the stake for these satanic leftists.
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)



I'm fine with public hanging. They'll be burning shortly thereafter.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:43 AM (CfKHZ)

262 Simple solution - eliminate the IRGC.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 10:39 AM (XAeCh)

That's really what this entire war is about. Hasn't been so simple; they have all the weapons, so everything else has to be eliminated first.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 10:43 AM (rGqqI)

263 I just noticed...
While Icarus may be dark because he is tanned (unlike the nereids), the painter also managed to convey a grayness in his skin - to make him look dead. Good work.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:43 AM (4yJz0)

264 260 A big problem is that the IRGC has imported tens of thousands of Iraqi and Afghan militia to police the population, and they enjoy slaughtering civilians.

Posted by: Tom Servo
---

Good, now, we have them all in one place.
Know what I'm sayin'?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 10:45 AM (XAeCh)

265 I have to admit, I always envisioned him as a bit of a hack, but those are nice wings. I think it could work.

Hear me out -- just don't go too high -- right? Keep the wax cool. Or maybe use a high temperature synthetic. Silicone based.

And where are those chicks -- looks like an island and maybe worth the effort.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 24, 2026 10:46 AM (uUHnE)

266 I think of the analogy to Nazi Germany. By the spring of 1945, I would imagine that most of the civilian population wanted the war to end - but that didn't stop the government from insisting that the entire country be destroyed before they quit.
Posted by: Tom Servo

There was a joke as they approached Gotterdammerung. Enjoy the war. The peace will be terrible.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:46 AM (ndZc7)

267 where are those chicks -- looks like an island and maybe worth the effort.
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Forget it Bob. They aren't interested in you unless you have a six pack and are dead. Even, then it is only a hypothetical interest.

Posted by: Icky - not woods at April 24, 2026 10:47 AM (anL5R)

268 The winged creature top right looks like McCauley Culkin.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:48 AM (CfKHZ)

269 The three little chickadees are why this painting is pleasing to the eye. Icarus was ended up like so many of those daredevils in squirrel suits. There's a lesson here.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 10:39 AM (Fbc0I)

He might actually be the world's first test pilot and the first to go high speed dirt.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 10:48 AM (snZF9)

270 "i ride the mountains of the sky!"

Posted by: cmeat at April 24, 2026 10:49 AM (R11M+)

271 The bundling of home and auto might provide a little more savings . . . but that is already amazing.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:37 AM
####

Only pay for what you need.

Posted by: The Imu at April 24, 2026 10:49 AM (2Ez/1)

272 He might actually be the world's first test pilot and the first to go high speed dirt.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 10:48 AM (snZF9)



You asked for it.......


https://youtu.be/yeaeqIpopvI

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:49 AM (CfKHZ)

273 Truth be told, Icarus went down because his massive right leg screwed with the dynamics of controlled flight. It was an unexpected battle.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 10:49 AM (Fbc0I)

274 This involved a U.S. soldier who allegedly took advantage of his position to profit off of a righteous military operation.

-
He went full Pelosi?!!!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:50 AM (ndZc7)

275 Russell Brand Admits He Slept With a 16-Year-Old When He Was 30
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:01 AM (ndZc7)


But it was in the UK, with the approval of the girl's mother, and it's sort of legal.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 10:50 AM (ExV1e)

276 Inshurense STINKS!!!

Posted by: Doug Jr. at April 24, 2026 10:50 AM (CfKHZ)

277 US considers suspending Spain from NATO, reported internal email suggests
Pentagon email obtained by Reuters reveals US anger at Spain, UK as Iran war tensions persist.

By Al Jazeera Staff & Reuters
24 Apr 2026

An email has circulated within the United States Department of Defense laying out potential measures Washington could take against NATO allies it believes have not sufficiently supported its war on Iran, such as Spain and the United Kingdom, according to a US official quoted by the Reuters news agency.

The internal email considers options such as suspending Spain from NATO and re-evaluating Washington’s stance on the British Falkland Islands, which are also claimed by Argentina, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

(Much more.)
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Eh.

I believe it remains the Department of War, and "officials speaking on condition of anonymity" often don't exist.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 24, 2026 10:50 AM (NFX2v)

278 After Hitler’s suicide, one of generals in the bunker, Hans Krebs, actually tried to negotiate a surrender with the Russians. They weren’t having any of that, of course.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)

279 'Ghalibaf'. For treatment of mild cases of psoriasis, hemmorhoids, bruises, contusions, projections, delusions, and bad breath. Do not take while thinking. Avoid direct sunlight for three days after ingesting. Not recommended for children younger than 75.

Posted by: Dr_No at April 24, 2026 10:51 AM (ayRl+)

280 Russell Brand Admits He Slept With a 16-Year-Old When He Was 30

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 10:01 AM (ndZc7)



*wink*

*fistbump*

Posted by: Steven Tyler at April 24, 2026 10:52 AM (CfKHZ)

281 It’d be a pitta if the art led to bird puns.
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

It would be something to crow about!
Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 09:48 AM


You're a raven lunatic.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 10:52 AM (4NO2D)

282 It’d be a pitta if the art led to bird puns.
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

It would be something to crow about!
Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 09:48 AM

You're a raven lunatic.
Posted by: toby928(c) at April 24, 2026 10:52 AM (4NO2D)



Boobies!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:54 AM (CfKHZ)

283 I think of the analogy to Nazi Germany. By the spring of 1945, I would imagine that most of the civilian population wanted the war to end - but that didn't stop the government from insisting that the entire country be destroyed before they quit.
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I think what happens in control breaks down and you have a lot of inertia. The people at the top can't quit because they know they are dead and are only fighting for time. The regular people would like it to end before they are invaded and half the woman in the Country get raped by the russians, but can't make it happen. The regular people have no leadership and no way to communicate, organize or coerce a peace settlement. So, unless someone in the military assumes the responsibility to negotiate a settlement it won't happen, and that someone has to have the juice to make it stick. Those people might all be dead, and even if they weren't they probably weren't going to make any settlement deals either. The world can adjust to the strait of hormuz being closed potentially forever. Alternatives exist or can be created although it will cost money and time. Since there is motivation to do it, it will get done.

Posted by: Icky - not woods at April 24, 2026 10:55 AM (anL5R)

284 278 After Hitler’s suicide, one of generals in the bunker, Hans Krebs, actually tried to negotiate a surrender with the Russians. They weren’t having any of that, of course.
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)

You don't start negotiations when the other guy's army is 6 blocks away from your hideout.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 10:56 AM (rGqqI)

285 Good point. The sun melted the wax that held the feathers in place. All or most of them should have fallen out, thus causing Icarus to take his header.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 10:40 AM (+2QQb)


The amazing thing is that they all fell to Earth right where he would land, giving the illusion of the wings remaining whole, as if to mock him one final time.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 10:56 AM (ExV1e)

286 We really need to bring back burning at the stake for these satanic leftists.
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)


How about impalement, and then burning? -- Vlad

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 10:57 AM (ExV1e)

287 >>Russell Brand Admits He Slept With a 16-Year-Old When He Was 30


IIRC, he was a sex addict in addition to an addict, so not surprising. Total creep.

I'm glad he found Jesus.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 10:58 AM (5xoct)

288 One thing the temporary cease fire has done is give the intel people, likely Mossad, a chance to identify every person involved with the negotiations.

I'd be surprised if there aren't plans already drawn up to take out every one of them if deal isn't reached and I'm there are people in Tehran who know this as well.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 10:58 AM (viF8m)

289 After Hitler’s suicide, one of generals in the bunker, Hans Krebs, actually tried to negotiate a surrender with the Russians. They weren’t having any of that, of course.
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)

You don't start negotiations when the other guy's army is 6 blocks away from your hideout.
==
Especially when the other guy's army is balls deep in half the women in your country. Horse is out of the barn by then, even if he wanted to stop them, he'd have to shoot half of them to do it.

Posted by: Icky - not woods at April 24, 2026 10:59 AM (anL5R)

290 I was 20, she was 39.

I learned a lot.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:59 AM (CfKHZ)

291 >>It’d be a pitta if the art led to bird puns.

>>It would be something to crow about!

>>You're a raven lunatic.

Also gull-able if you believe Icarus really could fly!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:00 AM (5xoct)

292 Pennsylvania

‘You are a monster’: Pen camera, child porn earns man 3-7 years

(Originally) charged with 200 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material, as well as three counts of invasion of privacy, production of child pornography, attempted production of child pornography and two counts of contact or communication with a minor to facilitate sexual abuse.

Most of the charges were dismissed under a negotiated waiver of his preliminary hearing and eventually he pleaded open to the two counts he was sentenced on Tuesday.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 24, 2026 11:00 AM (NFX2v)

293 When your a CoB, you have to know these things.
Posted by: Arthur, CoB of The Horde at April 24, 2026 10:40 AM


Well 'ow'd you get to be a CoB, anyway?

Posted by: Random Peasant Moron at April 24, 2026 11:01 AM (Wnv9h)

294 ‘You are a monster’: Pen camera, child porn earns man 3-7 years

(Originally) charged with 200 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material, as well as three counts of invasion of privacy, production of child pornography, attempted production of child pornography and two counts of contact or communication with a minor to facilitate sexual abuse.

Most of the charges were dismissed under a negotiated waiver of his preliminary hearing and eventually he pleaded open to the two counts he was sentenced on Tuesday.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 24, 2026 11:00 AM (NFX2v)




Yet another glaring case of the punishment not matching the crime by any stretch.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 11:01 AM (CfKHZ)

295 Boobies!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 10:54 AM (CfKHZ)

Annnnd, the bird puns come full circle, finally.

Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 11:01 AM (4yJz0)

296 Icarus bought the farm. Poor blighter doesn't get to enjoy the tiddies.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 11:01 AM (utfVc)

297 Well 'ow'd you get to be a CoB, anyway?
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Random tart, distributin code from a Lake.

Posted by: Reg at April 24, 2026 11:02 AM (anL5R)

298 Annnnd, the bird puns come full circle, finally.
Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 11:01 AM (4yJz0)



WOOT!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 11:02 AM (CfKHZ)

299 Noodus Throckmortiensis.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 24, 2026 11:03 AM (Wnv9h)

300 Poor blighter doesn't get to enjoy the tiddies.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 11:01 AM (utfVc)



For shame......


https://theliquorcollection.com/liquors/tiddys/

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 11:04 AM (CfKHZ)

301 >>Annnnd, the bird puns come full circle, finally.

Did anyone mention Icarus' peacock?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 11:04 AM (5xoct)

302 Sun and wax aren't a good combination.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 09:39 AM (NpAcC)

Wut?

Posted by: Brazilian babe on Ipanema beach at April 24, 2026 11:06 AM (utfVc)

303 >>> I just noticed...
While Icarus may be dark because he is tanned (unlike the nereids), the painter also managed to convey a grayness in his skin - to make him look dead. Good work.
Posted by: GWB at April 24, 2026 10:43 AM (4yJz0)


The greeks have all sorts of interesting names for various types of mythical fantasy chicks. I think a lot of guys just sat around thinking about chick variations. Tree chicks,... hmmm Dryads! Sea chicks,... nereids? Chicks making me gyros,.. Gyroids!

Posted by: banana Dream Riding a mechanical horse in a Target-aneids at April 24, 2026 11:07 AM (3uBP9)

304 >>>>>Russell Brand Admits He Slept With a 16-Year-Old When He Was 30


IIRC, he was a sex addict in addition to an addict, so not surprising. Total creep.

I'm glad he found Jesus.

Posted by: Lizzy

>Just imagine, Justin Trudeau is Russell Brand 3.0.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 11:07 AM (Fbc0I)

The Morning Report — 4/ 24/26

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Good morning kids, In yesterday's editorial, I took the good people of Virginia to task for allowing the abject abomination of Abigail Spanberger's and her coven of Democrats' naked power grab gerrymandering bill to pass. I perhaps wrongly stated that their apathy or absence at the polls was a primary reason that this happened. Commenter "Washington Nearsider" who I assume used on his handle is more in tune with the goings on in Virginia than I am, and objected to my assessment by pointing out:

Rural Virginians voted in higher numbers than in the 2024 presidential election. We all knew what was at stake.

And so with that, I apologize to the good folk of the Old Dominion for doing their part. So if turnout, or my presumed lack thereof, wasn't the reason this passed, then how did it happen? Yes, the state and national GOP were and are useless both before and during election season as well as once in office in advancing the American agenda. So what happened here? Did the Democrats steal this one? and/or is there something else that accounts for this abomination that we're missing? Given what's at stake going forward to the midterms and beyond, we better get a handle on this, not that the aforementioned Grifting Oleaginous Parasite party will or even has the desire to, so there it is.

As noted yesterday, this insanity is already in the courts and no doubt will ultimately wind up at the SCOTUS, which given the unpredictability of the court, that is the unpredictability primarily of non-overtly Marxist fraud hacks in black, allegedly conservative justices, the superstar Clarence Thomas for sure notwithstanding and maybe Samuel Alito as well. Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Coney Barrett and Roberts are reliably unreliable at best.

America as founded is on the precipice, because of the aforementioned as well as the direct action of the evil Democrats and those who lust after absolute power.

During the national debates of 1788, the great Virginian James Madison worried that mere “parchment barriers,” or constitutions, wouldn’t be enough to stop an “overbearing majority” from seeking power and stripping minorities of their voice and rights.

What he envisioned, in other words, was someone like Abigail Spanberger.

Virginia’s current governor recently signed a bill making her state the 18th to join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, a scheme to circumvent the Constitution and award all electoral votes to the presidential ticket with the highest national vote total — rather than to the candidate who won the state’s election. . .

. . . Democrats have also convinced half the country that the Electoral College’s undercutting of the popular vote is an antiquated quirk of the Constitution. . .

. . . Anyway, we are inching closer to a true constitutional crisis. The member states of the compact don’t have to send their votes to the “popular vote” winner until the coalition reaches an Electoral College majority of 270. . .

. . . Then again, in the end, the Constitution is only as good as the people.

And that doesn’t bode well for its survival these days.


Basta cosi. UPDATE: a few commenters have reminded me that Virginia allows MAIL-IN BALLOTS, and so that explains everything. I should've known as much, And so it goes!


Well, while the Left hand pushes this garbage, the Far Left hand is going for full on violent revolution.


Hasan Piker sparked backlash on Wednesday when he argued that Luigi Mangione allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson because he committed “social murder.”
...Piker, a Twitch streamer, said Americans “understand” why Luigi Mangione allegedly killed Thompson due to the CEO’s alleged role in “social murder.” “Friedrich Engels wrote about the concept of social murder. And Brian Thompson, as the UnitedHealthcare CEO, was engaging in a tremendous amount of social murder,” Piker claimed in an interview with the New York Times podcast The Opinions.


The ironically-named Piker blathered on about this:

...On the NYT podcast Piker and a writer from the New Yorker were asked to mull on such complex questions as whether it is OK to steal and whether it is OK to murder. . .

. . .The answer to both of these questions appears to be “Yes.”
On the first question it turns out that there are certain stores which it is more moral to steal from than others. Piker and his fellow guest agreed that Whole Foods is especially OK to steal from. A small business is less OK to steal from. But listeners were never treated to an explanation of which shops might be on the borderline between being a place where you could help yourself to a five-finger-discount and those where you couldn’t.
That is because neither Piker nor the other people in the studio seemed to have a very stable set of ethics.

Well at least we've seen the last of the SPLC... Meh, I'm not holding my breath. The Berlin Wall might have fallen, but the communists are alive and well and metastasizing right here at home!

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1 Whoa!

Posted by: torabora at April 24, 2026 07:36 AM (KtOUo)

2 Happy Friday

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 07:36 AM (/+uur)

3 good morning JJ, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at April 24, 2026 07:36 AM (/6r4m)

4 Good morning horde! Happy Friday!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 07:36 AM (ExV1e)

5 I haz nooded.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 07:37 AM (ExV1e)

6 "At the height of the 2020 riots, a book was published entitled “In Defense of Looting.” At the time I asked a bookshop in New York, which was prominently displaying the work, whether I could walk out with the book without paying. I was told not."

If life doesn't give you lemons, just steal them.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 07:38 AM (vFG9F)

7 Hello again, everyone!

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 07:38 AM (RjOoY)

8 Early tee times means getting up early. The Left complaining and whining about a lower court judge ruling against one of their coups shows their complete lack of self awareness.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:40 AM (kxLc1)

9 Good morning again dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Identifying the joo hating terror supporting nepo anchor baby with the Democrat Party can only be of benefit. Hang him on them like an albatross. He is a vile thing who takes pleasure in harming animals.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:40 AM (RIvkX)

10 That is because neither Piker nor the other people in the studio seemed to have a very stable set of ethics.

Lemme do a quick edit.

That is because neither Piker nor the other people in the studio are stable.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 07:41 AM (RjOoY)

11 >Here’s What Nobody’s Telling You About The ‘Missing Scientists’ Cases
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if anyone has a dailywire account, please give us the executive summary of this article

Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 07:41 AM (ZxPkt)

12 He is a vile thing who takes pleasure in harming animals.
Posted by: San Franpsycho


He's a muslim. Their hatred of dogs is well documented.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 07:42 AM (RjOoY)

13 Dems’ favorite podcaster, Hasan Piker, says stealing and murder are OK

I bet Piker would have a different take if lefty mouthpieces, like him, started being killed.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 07:42 AM (ExV1e)

14 BabylonBee: New Evidence Reveals Judas Received His 30 Pieces Of Silver From The SPLC

Posted by: SMOD at April 24, 2026 07:42 AM (ZL87Q)

15 >Although President Trump is doing his best to avoid a “boots on the ground” war, it may be inevitable—but it’s also eminently winnable.
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IMO it's either that, or arm the Iranian people

Posted by: Don Black at April 24, 2026 07:42 AM (ZxPkt)

16 Here’s What Nobody’s Telling You About The ‘Missing Scientists’ Cases

Anyone with a DailyWire subscription willing to provide a brief rundown?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 07:42 AM (ExV1e)

17 Hasan Piker sparked backlash on Wednesday when he argued that Luigi Mangione allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson because he committed “social murder.”

Reverse the rolls and imagine if people killed the child molester in town everyone hated.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 07:42 AM (/+uur)

18 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear into the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 07:44 AM (u82oZ)

19 Vice President J.D. Vance said in March that the administration thinks Somalia-born Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) “definitely committed immigration fraud” and that an investigation into possible remedies is underway.
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#twoweeks

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:45 AM (RIvkX)

20 Hasan Piker sparked backlash on Wednesday when he argued that Luigi Mangione allegedly killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson because he committed “social murder.”
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They will always provide some justification for their violence, the more baldly false the better.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:46 AM (RIvkX)

21 I can read writin'. And readin', too. Just because I don't wear none of them shoes and my overalls aint got nuttin on underneat it, don't mean I cant take time away from my banjo and moonshine to gets to vote and rape a lost canoeist or two.

Posted by: Lil Abner, Virginny Hillbilly at April 24, 2026 07:47 AM (wAvYO)

22 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 07:47 AM (Zz0t1)

23 So what happened here? Did the Democrats steal this one? and/or is there something else that accounts for this abomination that we're missing?
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I thought it was obvious:

Mail-in voting.

As long as that exists, Republicans will ALWAYS be at a disadvantage, no matter how many show up at the polls.

The Dems can simply stick their thumb on the scales via mail-in voting to achieve any result they desire.

They only failed with Trump in 2024 because they underestimated the ballots they needed to produce.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 07:47 AM (gnNyN)

24 So, that being said, since Piker is committing social murder, he's fair game?

Is that the rules they want to play by?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 07:48 AM (Zz0t1)

25 Virginia Democrat Says He Understands Rural America Because He Grew Up Watching the ‘Dukes of Hazzard’

Posted by: SMOD at April 24, 2026 07:49 AM (ZL87Q)

26 “ for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.”

Romans 11:29

Posted by: Marcus T at April 24, 2026 07:49 AM (EJWxb)

27 Imagine being Brian Thomson's widow or child, or co-worker or friend, and hearing this piece of sh*t tell the New York Times that he was the perpetrator not the victim, and that he deserved being shot in the back walking down the street. It's sick and twisted.

By his own logic Hasan Piker deserves to he shot in the back while walking down the street.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:49 AM (RIvkX)

28 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 07:50 AM (jehhT)

29 " Virginia Democrat Says He Understands Rural America Because He Grew Up Watching the ‘Dukes of Hazzard’
Posted by: SMOD"

Pfft. I grew up watching Hee Haw.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 07:50 AM (vFG9F)

30 By his own logic Hasan Piker deserves to he shot in the back while walking down the street.
Posted by: San Franpsycho


Except that he and his kind think they are the plucky young rebels fighting against the darkness.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 07:51 AM (RjOoY)

31 "Perfessor" Squirrel

If we treated corrupt election apparatchiks like Mossad treats Hamas ...

They are barbarians inside the walls and terrorists both.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)

32 A NATO That Doesn’t Support U.S. Action Shouldn’t Exist

The existence of NATO is not the issue. A NATO which doesn't support the US shouldn't include the US. If the EU wants to call their military NATO, more power to them.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 07:52 AM (ExV1e)

33 I grew up watching Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger and Gunsmoke. The bad guys lose.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:52 AM (DIbRX)

34 Virginia Democrat Says He Understands Rural America Because He Grew Up Watching the ‘Dukes of Hazzard’
Posted by: SMOD at April 24, 2026 07:49 AM (ZL87Q)



And don't forget, The Waltons. He watched The Waltons too.

He knows EXACTLY how us dumb redneck southerners think.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 07:53 AM (Zz0t1)

35 Why the US Must Deliver Full US Nuclear Propulsion and Fuel Cycle Technology to South Korea Now

Meanwhile, the SK government becomes cozier and cozier with NK. Sure, let's provide them with military secrets.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 07:53 AM (ExV1e)

36 What's Piker worth? He's sharing, right? Paying his fair share, right?

There are no homeless anywhere near him because he's housing them, right?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 07:54 AM (Zz0t1)

37 Virginia Democrat Says He Understands Rural America Because He Grew Up Watching the ‘Dukes of Hazzard’

Oh, the shenanigans that Coy and Vance got up to!

Posted by: Delurker at April 24, 2026 07:54 AM (gtcuf)

38 Posted by: Paul at April 24, 2026 07:53 AM (ste6i)


Shut the f*ck up, asshole. Piss off. Lying sack of shit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 07:54 AM (Zz0t1)

39
16 Here’s What Nobody’s Telling You About The ‘Missing Scientists’ Cases

Anyone with a DailyWire subscription willing to provide a brief rundown?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 07:42 AM (ExV1e)


Broad strokes, Iran or others retaliating a la the Mossad, Media sensationalism and supposed UFO revelations.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at April 24, 2026 07:54 AM (x0n13)

40 > So what happened here? Did the Democrats steal this one? and/or is there something else that accounts for this abomination that we're missing?
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I thought it was obvious:

Mail-in voting.
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And you have to wonder why the GOP doesn't care. Actually, you don't. But there's this; at some point down the road if this continues there won't be a GOP.

Whether that's The Plan™ or the GOP is too stupid to see it is debatable.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 07:55 AM (jehhT)

41 I used to have a different nic

South Korea delivering prosperity to the NoKs would end that hereditary Communist dictatorship.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 07:55 AM (u82oZ)

42 "So if turnout, or my presumed lack thereof, wasn't the reason this passed, then how did it happen?"
____

I don't know if you realize this but in an election your opponents get to vote too.

Posted by: Assistant Secretary of Frottage at April 24, 2026 07:55 AM (vMn3P)

43 I grew up watching Dukes of Hazard, Riptide, Stingray, The A-Team, Knight Rider.........

I need more guns.

I really want a pair of those chrome plated AK's the A-Team used.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 07:56 AM (Zz0t1)

44 Mornin’, All. Happy Friday.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 07:56 AM (77rzZ)

45 The Daily Wire piece on the missing scientists:

https://archive.ph/MvbKS

Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 07:57 AM (Y1sOo)

46 Oh, crap. That didn't work.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 07:57 AM (Y1sOo)

47 I really want a pair of those chrome plated AK's the A-Team used.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 07:56 AM (Zz0t1)

Mini-14s.

Posted by: Zombie Bill Ruger at April 24, 2026 07:58 AM (wAvYO)

48 Tousi is reporting live Iran requests resumption of Islamabad talks.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:59 AM (RIvkX)

49 Posted by: Paul the retard at April 24, 2026 07:53 AM (ste6i)

But you want the send billions of dollars more to Ukraine and US troops on the ground to die for them. You are an evil retard.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 07:59 AM (kxLc1)

50 A global hydra of tyrannies

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I read that as a global hydra of trannies...

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 24, 2026 07:59 AM (qBdHI)

51 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 24, 2026 07:59 AM (YpHnX)

52 The Regrettable Death of the Stupid Question
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Wolf spreads the myth that Lewis Carroll was a paedophile. That's BS.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 07:59 AM (AlhUl)

53
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 24, 2026 08:00 AM (2/MrR)

54 g'mornin' again, 'rons
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 24, 2026 08:00 AM (2/MrR)



How are you doing, sir?

Any luck on the job search?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:00 AM (Zz0t1)

55 25 years ago

Silverstein added, “Today, the SPLC’s treasury bulges with $120 million, and it spends twice as much on fund-raising — $5.76 million last year — as it does on legal services for victims of civil rights abuses. The American Institute of Philanthropy gives the Center one of the worst ratings of any group it monitors, estimating that the SPLC could operate for 4.6 years without making another tax-exempt nickel from its investments or raising another tax-deductible cent from well-meaning ‘people like you.'”

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 08:01 AM (/+uur)

56 Good morning, J.J.
God morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at April 24, 2026 08:02 AM (53oGX)

57 I've actually seen TV commercials for the SPLC.

I was shocked by that. Tells me they were desperate for cash.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:03 AM (Zz0t1)

58 I've actually seen TV commercials for the SPLC.

I was shocked by that. Tells me they were desperate for cash.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:03 AM (Zz0t1)
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Never let your donors get out of the habit.
-nonprofit handbook

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 08:04 AM (RIvkX)

59 Pentagon giving update now.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 08:05 AM (NpAcC)

60 Even IF you concede the existence of the concept of "sOciAL mUrDer", that would still only make sense if killing the UHC CEO would actually change, literally, anything. Because you and I and everyone knows that is will not change a thing.

So murder, for the sake of murder, with a lame excuse to justify it is still absolutely shitty

Posted by: deadrody at April 24, 2026 08:05 AM (qf6NU)

61 San Franpsycho

SPLC insiders high salaries will drain their coffers fast,

Good morning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

62 South Korea delivering prosperity to the NoKs would end that hereditary Communist dictatorship.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 07:55 AM (u82oZ)


Except that what appears to be happening is that members of their Parliament are being bought by NK. Every so often a new story comes out which points in that direction. It's slow, but the forces of evil are patient.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 08:07 AM (ExV1e)

63 "I really want a pair of those chrome plated AK's the A-Team used.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer "

I don't think those were AKs but whatever they were they never hit anybody. Just barrels full of explosives and stuff like that.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 08:07 AM (vFG9F)

64 deadrody

The Golden Rule should be tried by the Left.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 08:07 AM (u82oZ)

65 > Here’s What Nobody’s Telling You About The ‘Missing Scientists’ Cases
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The Guthrie woman missing for months now, is or was one of those secret squirrel scientists.

The pieces fit. Must be true. No other plausible explanation. Etc. *note how quickly it has faded from "newz."

/s

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 08:07 AM (jehhT)

66 How has the entire Soros bloodline not been RICO'd yet?

They spend every day attacking the US from within in an effort to destroy her. Seems that would be frowned upon.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:07 AM (Zz0t1)

67 The reason Iran is holding out is the same reason North Vietnam held out. They knew their Leftist allies ( who they would kill as they had nothing in common except Communism) would divide the country and stop any military victory. Ho chi Minh said so himself.

Can't let that happen here.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 08:07 AM (kxLc1)

68
I don't think those were AKs but whatever they were they never hit anybody. Just barrels full of explosives and stuff like that.
Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 08:07 AM (vFG9F)



I'm willing to risk it. Everyone on that show was a horrible shot and could barely hit a wall inside a building.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:08 AM (Zz0t1)

69 The Daily Wire piece on the missing scientists:

https://archive.ph/MvbKS
Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 07:57 AM (Y1sOo)


Sadly, that provides no more than going to DW directly.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 08:08 AM (ExV1e)

70 The movie gun I want is Clint Eastwood's infinity mag SMG.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 08:08 AM (kxLc1)

71 The movie gun I want is Clint Eastwood's infinity mag SMG.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 24, 2026 08:08 AM (kxLc1)



Search that and you get nothing but FortNite bullshit.

LOL.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:09 AM (Zz0t1)

72 I'd like to see Hasan Piker's head on a pike. Some people are able to cram so much vileness and evil into their bodies, can be so repugnant and unlikeable, and unrecognizable as decent human beings. He's one of those.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 24, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

73 70 The movie gun I want is Clint Eastwood's infinity mag SMG.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

I want the Electrolux Ray Guns like the Mole People had in Superman vs. The Mole People (1952).

Posted by: Phyllis Coates Fan at April 24, 2026 08:11 AM (oftw2)

74 I'd like to see Hasan Piker's head on a pike. Some people are able to cram so much vileness and evil into their bodies, can be so repugnant and unlikeable, and unrecognizable as decent human beings. He's one of those.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 24, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)


I'm far kinder. I'd just like to see him with a shock caller that he cannot remove and the dog with the controller.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

75 Mail-in ballots is what happened in Virginia. 100% All you have to do is look at the vote breakdown.

Posted by: StefanH at April 24, 2026 08:12 AM (hKB05)

76 24 So, that being said, since Piker is committing social murder, he's fair game?

Is that the rules they want to play by?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 07:48 AM (Zz0t1)

That's the rules they want to play by.

YOU, on the other hand, must be "better than that".

Alinsky Rule #4 in action.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 08:13 AM (iXqHn)

77 Cops confiscated James O'Keefe's guns last night.
Guessing he was red-flagged by a commie

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 08:13 AM (gan3m)

78
How are you doing, sir?

Any luck on the job search?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:00 AM


hey Sponge

overall, there's things goin' on what could be better

my daughter is in the hospital with what will probably turn out to be a gall bladder issue (still testing / head scratching / speculation). Should know more today

on the brighter side, I accepted a job offer yesterday & start next week, so that's a bingo!

I hope you & yours are well and that your troubles are smoothing out (you've certainly had your share)

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 24, 2026 08:13 AM (2/MrR)

79 Piker is a flame thrower that wasn't martyrdom. I sincerely hope he gets it, then spends eternity getting mauled by 72 dogs.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:14 AM (Zz0t1)

80 74 I'm far kinder. I'd just like to see him with a shock caller that he cannot remove and the dog with the controller.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

No, Head-on-a-Pike is the correct fate.

That's how Vlad the Impaler dealt with the Turks.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 08:14 AM (iXqHn)

81 AltonJackson, congrats!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 24, 2026 08:15 AM (6U1c2)

82 Holy crap! JJ used my comment!

I'm famous!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 08:15 AM (iNUL3)

83 Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. made a similar point during his time in front of the Ways and Means committee.

“We’ve already shut down 500 hospices in Los Angeles, and incidentally we haven’t had one call from Congress or anybody else about complaining because clearly these were fraudulent.

Shut them all down, then see who calls.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 08:15 AM (/+uur)

84 Good morning Horde thx JJ, great report, hope you and Mrs JJ are doing well.
A thought experiment. What would be the reaction if someone did a Charlie Kirk on Hasan Piker. The left would go bat shit crazy at the outset blaming right wing haters. But a false flag op would always be a possibility. Would it be the violent trigger the left wants? The possibilities are almost infinite

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 24, 2026 08:16 AM (gu0hJ)

85 Today Is National Pigs In A Blanket Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 08:16 AM (NpAcC)

86 82 Holy crap! JJ used my comment!

I'm famous!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 08:15 AM (iNUL3)

Wait till you get the invoice

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 08:16 AM (/+uur)

87 I hope you & yours are well and that your troubles are smoothing out (you've certainly had your share)
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 24, 2026 08:13 AM (2/MrR)



First Lady and I had a few discussions on what is going on and how to address it going forward. Our timeline will be delayed and we may end up selling the house anyway, just to get out of some financial burdens we now find ourselves in. We will see. She's worried about me taking on too much. Well, who else will take it?

Anyway. Sorry to hear about your daughter. I pray they find the source soon and she's on her way to healthy happiness.


*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:16 AM (Zz0t1)

88 Oh, and CONGRATS on the new job, sir!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:17 AM (Zz0t1)

89 "Did the Democrats steal this one? and/or is there something else that accounts for this abomination that we're missing?"

DataRepublican showed two F-curve vote dumps from Fairfax occurring late at night.

I'd say the data suggests they may have stolen it outright.

But the other option - and it's a real one - is that there are just more of them than there are of us.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 08:17 AM (iNUL3)

90 30 Except that he and his kind think they are the plucky young rebels fighting against the darkness.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 07:51 AM (RjOoY)

In his case, he thinks he's the one manipulating commies into destroying the west before he stabs them in the back in the name of Islam.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 08:17 AM (iXqHn)

91 Piker is a flame thrower that wasn't martyrdom. I sincerely hope he gets it, then spends eternity getting mauled by 72 dogs.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:14 AM (Zz0t1)



Damn. He WANTS martyrdom.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:18 AM (Zz0t1)

92 Meanwhile, the SK government becomes cozier and cozier with NK. Sure, let's provide them with military secrets.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 07:53 AM (ExV1e)


Naval submarine nuclear propulsion has long been held as some of our most classified technology. Giving it to another government needs some of the strongest justification and I'm not at all sure I'm seeing it in this case.

Posted by: Ash Williams at April 24, 2026 08:18 AM (/HDaX)

93 Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. made a similar point during his time in front of the Ways and Means committee.
“We’ve already shut down 500 hospices in Los Angeles, and incidentally we haven’t had one call from Congress or anybody else about complaining because clearly these were fraudulent.
Shut them all down, then see who calls.

Hands off my medicare fascists!

Posted by: Old Hippie Boomer Moocher at April 24, 2026 08:18 AM (wAvYO)

94 82 Holy crap! JJ used my comment!

I'm famous!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

Your chocolate ration will be increased and your frozen increments will be restored!

Posted by: Laurel And Hearty Handshake at April 24, 2026 08:18 AM (oftw2)

95 Dangit. /sock off

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 24, 2026 08:18 AM (/HDaX)

96 I'm famous!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 08:15 AM (iNUL3)
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Don't get cocky kid!

Posted by: Harrison Ford at April 24, 2026 08:18 AM (RIvkX)

97
Shut them all down, then see who calls.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 08:15 AM (/+uur)



This.

Pull ALL funding from California and see who screams.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:19 AM (Zz0t1)

98 Mail-in ballots is what happened in Virginia. 100% All you have to do is look at the vote breakdown.

--

After looking at the results in the vote breakdowns, it's probably statistically impossible for those last minute mail-ins to go 75% yes. The cheating by Democrats is so unbelievably obvious. It will only get worse, much worse, unless they're stopped. That doesn't seem to be happening, especially with respect to mail-ins (a perfect vehicle for fraud), let alone illegal and unlawful votes.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 24, 2026 08:19 AM (qBdHI)

99 Mazel AltonJackson

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 08:19 AM (RIvkX)

100 The meme up top.

The Mark Cuban method?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:19 AM (Zz0t1)

101 DOT Pulls $73M From New York Over Failure to Revoke Thousands of Questionable CDLs
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"Questionable" or "Illegal"?

I vote illegal.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 24, 2026 08:19 AM (24xYU)

102 > Here’s What Nobody’s Telling You About The ‘Missing Scientists’ Cases
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Narrator: It can't be explained without a large bulletin board, push pins and lots of red yarn.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 08:19 AM (2Ez/1)

103
79 Piker is a flame thrower that wasn't martyrdom. I sincerely hope he gets it, then spends eternity getting mauled by 72 dogs.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:14 AM (Zz0t1)

I was thinking of something similar but more sexual in nature, but this is a family blog.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 08:20 AM (yGkmH)

104 Congratulations, AltonJackson!

Hope they can figure out your daughter’s issue, and that she makes a full recovery.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:20 AM (77rzZ)

105 - Prayers up for the folks at Vance AFB, Enid and other spots in Oklahoma that got hit by a pretty bad tornado yesterday evening.

Looked likely that some people lost loved ones last night but haven't heard any further on that.
And thank you Lord that stuff headed here either fell apart or went around. Just got sirens, wind and rain.

Posted by: TeeJ at April 24, 2026 08:20 AM (EcT7r)

106 82 Holy crap! JJ used my comment!

I'm famous!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung
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In our office, you've always been famous

Posted by: The Fibbies at April 24, 2026 08:21 AM (24xYU)

107 Prayers up for the folks at Vance AFB, Enid and other spots in Oklahoma that got hit by a pretty bad tornado yesterday evening.

Looked likely that some people lost loved ones last night but haven't heard any further on that.
And thank you Lord that stuff headed here either fell apart or went around. Just got sirens, wind and rain.
Posted by: TeeJ at April 24, 2026 08:20 AM (EcT7r)



Last report I saw from there was it was a "mass casualty event."

Initial reports had it at an EF-4. That's big.

It happened not far from SpongeBro's son who's up in Pawnee.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:22 AM (Zz0t1)

108 So if turnout, or my presumed lack thereof, wasn't the reason this passed, then how did it happen?

Possibly election process irregularities? They are Democrats and they still believe their playbook is effective.

tiny.cc/n5c2101

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at April 24, 2026 08:22 AM (6ph8l)

109 Nothing more refreshing than a late night and an early morning.
Good morning folks.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 08:23 AM (PY3SN)

110 The Dems will do anything and everything to foil PDT. Why would you not believe they would cheat?

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 08:24 AM (vFG9F)

111 Remember the Alamo! The Indian Invasion of Texas.

--

Jr. Black just got back from a short business trip to Houston. He said it was crawling with foreigners. He described seeing a lot of women with "towels on their heads."

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 24, 2026 08:24 AM (qBdHI)

112 the only way a republican could ever lose is by fraud.

Come on guys
Posted by: Assistant Secretary of Frottage at April 24, 2026 08:23 AM (9ARbc)



And yet, the No's were leading until the mail in vote was counted.

Nope. No fraud there.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:24 AM (Zz0t1)

113 Wasn’t there some mass shooting in Louisiana yesterday?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:25 AM (77rzZ)

114 If you want a breakdown of how elections are stolen, a recap of a primary election in Bexar County (San Antonio):

http://alturl.com/yanu6


This breaks down how additional votes are put into the system.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 08:25 AM (0U5gm)

115 Jr. Black just got back from a short business trip to Houston. He said it was crawling with foreigners.

Between that and a large amount of people getting STDs during Spring Break, I am forced to ask what the hell is going on in Houston?

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 08:25 AM (RjOoY)

116 Wasn’t there some mass shooting in Louisiana yesterday?
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:25 AM (77rzZ)



There was one where a black immigrant murdered children earlier in the week, yes.

He was "known by authorities."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:25 AM (Zz0t1)

117 Wasn’t there some mass shooting in Louisiana yesterday?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:25 AM (77rzZ)

Two days ago, I think. A black guy with multiple priors shot a bunch of kids.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 08:26 AM (iNUL3)

118 "There was one where a black immigrant murdered children earlier in the week, yes."

++++++

Neighbors say he was just turning his life around and on his way to a Koran study.

Posted by: Local media at April 24, 2026 08:28 AM (2Ez/1)

119
Lol that's not true at all. Stop getting your news from trump-patriots.info
Posted by: Assistant Secretary of Frottage at April 24, 2026 08:26 AM (9ARbc)



Ah....you're one of THOSE, then. Nice chatting with you. Have a nice day.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:28 AM (Zz0t1)

120 Sponge and Alton will include your daughters this morning.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 08:28 AM (RIvkX)

121 119, 121 That’s awful.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:28 AM (77rzZ)

122 Good morning JJ and horde
Friday can't end soon enough

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 08:28 AM (wKYXR)

123 Sponge and Alton will include your daughters this morning.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 08:28 AM (RIvkX)



Thank you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)

124 New York Times Puts Elise Stefanik Third on Best Sellers List Despite Sales Data Showing She Had Top-Selling Title
_______
Of course they discount sales to conservatives, because everyone knows conservatives can't read.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 08:29 AM (AlhUl)

125 _______
Of course they discount sales to conservatives, because everyone knows conservatives can't read.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 08:29 AM (AlhUl)



TJM hardest hit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:30 AM (Zz0t1)

126 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 08:30 AM (aTF2S)

127 Congratulations on your new job, AltonJackson!

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 08:30 AM (NpAcC)

128 And so begins Day Four of retirement. According to these comments it's Friday.
And yet it continues to feel like a Saturday.
Hunh.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)

129 And so begins Day Four of retirement. According to these comments it's Friday.
And yet it continues to feel like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)



*still seething with jealousy*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:31 AM (Zz0t1)

130 Mail-in votes = fraud. Nobody is saying there aren't legitimate mail-ins. But only a fool would believe it isn't the perfect way to manufacture false votes. Kinda why no other country except parts of ours accepts that as an acceptable way to vote...?

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 24, 2026 08:32 AM (qBdHI)

131 Pence is trying to buy himself out of purgatory.
He's up to something.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 08:32 AM (PY3SN)

132 Pence is trying to buy himself out of purgatory.
He's up to something.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 08:32 AM (PY3SN)



He's running.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:33 AM (Zz0t1)

133 - @109 Sponge

Yep. Was watching max velocity yesterday on phone while out in my driveway watching storm move towards me. That's how he reported it.
When stuff got close here, the wind died down, then came back up and temp dropped. Time to get inside and watch out the back door,,, with basement steps right behind me.
Max mentioned my little town couple times.

Posted by: TeeJ at April 24, 2026 08:33 AM (EcT7r)

134 And yet it continues to feel like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty
---

Wait until every day feels like Sunday.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 08:34 AM (PY3SN)

135 I made the mistake of looking up “frottage,” from the new troll’s nic.

Do not make the mistake of looking up “frottage.”

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:34 AM (77rzZ)

136 Here is an excerpt:

My analysis of the Bexar County Republican primary early voting check-in file identified 4,110 voter records bearing State Identification numbers with fractional components — for instance, 1,253,115,467.7999 rather than a whole number. Texas State Voter ID numbers are administrative integers by definition. A fractional State ID is not a rounding artifact or a migration residue. It is an impossible value in any legitimate voter registration system. Every one of these 4,110 records was verified against the Texas statewide voter database as of September 2024. Not one fractional ID appears there.

The 4,110 records are not random noise. When sorted by State ID and the gap between consecutive records is calculated, the gap is the same value — 22,084.82189 — for every single pair in the sequence. The total span between the first and last record in the sequence, divided by that gap, yields exactly 4,109.0000 — a perfect integer with no remainder. This is mathematical proof that the records were deliberately constructed. A random or corrupted sequence cannot produce this result. Only purpose-written software can.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 24, 2026 08:34 AM (0U5gm)

137 Pentagon leaders hold briefing on Iran. Secretary of War is talking on now.

Only on MS Now and CNN.

Wtf? I just got up a few minutes ago. Need coffee and check 'reality.'

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 24, 2026 08:34 AM (Sco7b)

138 Max mentioned my little town couple times.
Posted by: TeeJ at April 24, 2026 08:33 AM (EcT7r)



Glad to see you made it through. I hope the loss was less than anticipated up there.

Scary stuff, for sure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:34 AM (Zz0t1)

139 The issue in Virginia was that there was a vote at all. Totally unconstitutional, outrageous, preposterous, chagrined, unlawful and egregious and a mountain of misfortune and humiliation.

I am mortified and stupefied that the democrats do not follow the rules! It's a travesty of justice! We're filing suit!

Posted by: Jackie Chiles at April 24, 2026 08:34 AM (wAvYO)

140 It will be 3 or 4 years before I retire. Then it will be a 20 year vacation.

Posted by: dantesed at April 24, 2026 08:35 AM (Oy/m2)

141 https://archive.ph/MvbKS
Posted by: one hour sober at April 24, 2026 07:57 AM (Y1sOo)

Sadly, that provides no more than going to DW directly.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 08:08 AM (ExV1e)

Those Archive links have been unreachable to me for weeks for some reason. Multiple devices and search engines. I had read there was some dispute between them and certail carriers, so maybe I'm just SOL...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 24, 2026 08:35 AM (nbLIj)

142
Do not make the mistake of looking up “frottage.”
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:34 AM (77rzZ)



Explains a lot, actually. He's a fag.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:36 AM (Zz0t1)

143 Pence is trying to buy himself out of purgatory.
He's up to something.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others


He's running.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer



From what?

Because it sure as hell isn't for POTUS.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 08:36 AM (aTF2S)

144
Because it sure as hell isn't for POTUS.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 08:36 AM (aTF2S)



He needs money.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:36 AM (Zz0t1)

145 It will be 3 or 4 years before I retire. Then it will be a 20 year vacation.
Posted by: dantesed


*Fist bump

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 08:37 AM (aTF2S)

146 Wwhen that mass shooting story first broke on X, I immediately posted that no one would ever hear about it again because of the race of the shooter.

Completely true headline that could never be written today by any public outlet: “Black man in rage murders two black women and 8 black children, most of which were his.”

That story would have been endless headline news for weeks if the shooter had been some white dude wearing a maga ball cap.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 08:37 AM (yGkmH)

147 You rarely see "frottage" in a limerick.

Posted by: Oh, wait. Wrong thread at April 24, 2026 08:37 AM (2Ez/1)

148 Tolentino answers: “Yes. And I have, under very specific circumstances. I will say, I think that stealing from a big box store — I’ll just state my platform — it’s neither very significant as a moral wrong, nor is it significant in any way as protest or direct action. But I did steal from Whole Foods on several occasions.”

it’s neither very significant as a moral wrong
Exactly what the council said to each other as they took the Kulaks land.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 08:37 AM (/+uur)

149 145 It will be 3 or 4 years before I retire. Then it will be a 20 year vacation.
Posted by: dantesed

Mounting evidence points to 2033 as the date of the end of all things visible.

Posted by: The Eyes of Nostrildamus at April 24, 2026 08:38 AM (oftw2)

150 Press briefing is over.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 24, 2026 08:38 AM (Sco7b)

151
it’s neither very significant as a moral wrong
Exactly what the council said to each other as they took the Kulaks land.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 08:37 AM (/+uur)



If only there was a list of rules out there somewhere that people could live by.......Commandments, if you will.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)

152 149 He needs money.

Bingo. Pence has zero constituency. No base whatsoever. And he's not stupid enough to think he can be elected dogcatcher. He wants money.

Posted by: Delurker at April 24, 2026 08:39 AM (gtcuf)

153 Sadly, that provides no more than going to DW directly.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 08:08 AM (ExV1e)

Every time I see DW, I keep thinking it's Deutsch Welle. I keep forgetting about Daily Wire. Must be a reason for that, but I'm not sure what it is....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 08:39 AM (1Ff7Z)

154 155 Press briefing is over.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 24, 2026 08:38 AM (Sco7b)

They say anything worth hearing?

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 08:39 AM (Gqar8)

155 If the SPLC Got Away With It for Decades, What Else Is Hiding in Plain Sight?
What if the bombshell is just the tip of the iceberg?

https://tinyurl.com/yavttwxy

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 08:39 AM (NpAcC)

156 Frottage...cottage...pottage...wattage...

Posted by: Delurker at April 24, 2026 08:41 AM (gtcuf)

157 Democrats Heaped Praise On SPLC Despite Long History Of Shady Financial Dealings
_______
Despite? Surely that should read "because of".

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 08:41 AM (AlhUl)

158 If the SPLC Got Away With It for Decades, What Else Is Hiding in Plain Sight?
What if the bombshell is just the tip of the iceberg?

https://tinyurl.com/yavttwxy
Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 08:39 AM (NpAcC)



The United States government has been turned into one big money laundering machine.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:41 AM (Zz0t1)

159 Bingo. Pence has zero constituency. No base whatsoever. And he's not stupid enough to think he can be elected dogcatcher. He wants money.

--

Pence excites me about as much as a bucket of warm spit. Matter of fact, he's so inconsequential, when I see his name, I just pass on by.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 24, 2026 08:41 AM (qBdHI)

160 Frottage...cottage...pottage...wattage...
Posted by: Delurker at April 24, 2026 08:41 AM (gtcuf)

Let's call the whole thing off.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 08:41 AM (1Ff7Z)

161 Pence excites me about as much as a bucket of warm spit. Matter of fact, he's so inconsequential, when I see his name, I just pass on by.
Posted by: Lady in Black at April 24, 2026 08:41 AM (qBdHI)



"Oh piss boy!!"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:42 AM (Zz0t1)

162 156 Sponge, the left has its own commandments. Given by some guy named Alinsky.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:42 AM (77rzZ)

163 I loved the part of the interview where they go down a list of victims deciding whether it is ok or not to steal from them.

Completely depraved.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 08:42 AM (RIvkX)

164 Good morning everybody. Good morning JJ. I’m going to go into the kitchen and have a conversation with the coffee machine about “roles and responsibilities”.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 08:43 AM (aQZli)

165 Sponge, the left has its own commandments. Given by some guy named Alinsky.
Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:42 AM (77rzZ)



Yeah, they have two books. Rules for Radicles and The Anarchist's Cookbook.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:43 AM (Zz0t1)

166 Grappling with Hydras
_________
I don't think it helpful to conflate all the things and systems one thinks bad, as if they were all the same. Life isn't that simple, and it leads to failure to understand one's enemies.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 24, 2026 08:43 AM (AlhUl)

167 If only there was a list of rules out there somewhere that people could live by.......Commandments, if you will.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:38 AM (Zz0t1)
-----
Even the Pirates' Code is too restrictive for these assholes.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 08:43 AM (gnNyN)

168 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 08:43 AM (gnNyN)

Perf, sent you an email last night.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 08:44 AM (1Ff7Z)

169 If Mike Pence and Tim Kaine were in a room, would anybody recognize them?

Posted by: dantesed at April 24, 2026 08:44 AM (Oy/m2)

170 If Mike Pence and Tim Kaine were in a room, would anybody recognize them?
Posted by: dantesed at April 24, 2026 08:44 AM (Oy/m2)



Speaking of frottage.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:45 AM (Zz0t1)

171 - Thanks Sponge

Not scarey, really. Had most material valuables in basement.
If storm takes house, well, very inconvenient but insurance money would be more than dump is worth.
If it takes me? Well, it was my time to be with my Lord.

Posted by: TeeJ at April 24, 2026 08:45 AM (EcT7r)

172 160 If the SPLC Got Away With It for Decades, What Else Is Hiding in Plain Sight?

Posted by: redridinghood

Well, not ANTIFA, because a number of Congresspeople and media have proven ANTIFA doesn't exist, in spite of what you may have seen.

Posted by: Auspex at April 24, 2026 08:45 AM (Y8DZL)

173 You put that much power and influence in one location (DC), corruption is sure to follow. Washington is irredeemable.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 08:45 AM (Gqar8)

174 159 155 Press briefing is over.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 24, 2026 08:38 AM (Sco7b)

They say anything worth hearing?
Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 08:39 A

I just got up, came down and was channel flipping. Sorry don't know. I thought it may have just started so I posted.

I was surprised it wasn't on FoxNews. Not the first time these briefings have only been on the other two networks. Some of the women at MS Now or CNN, or maybe the men, can't get enough of Hegseth...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 24, 2026 08:46 AM (Sco7b)

175 Basta cosi. UPDATE: a few commenters have reminded me that Virginia allows MAIL-IN BALLOTS, and so that explains everything. I should've known as much, And so it goes!
==

JJ does not read the comments! Several of us did mention this mail in disaster, it was like 70-80% a "Yes" vote.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 08:46 AM (GD0B3)

176 The AllSides audit found that nearly three-quarters of the links on Google News were to left-leaning news sites. Just 1% took readers to a right-leaning news source. Google has gotten worse since AllSides started auditing aggregator sites in 2022, when the share of left-leaning stories on Google News was 61%.

At Apple News, the current ratio is 50% left-leaning to 2% right-leaning. Bing is 72% to 5%. Yahoo was 53% to 2%.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 08:47 AM (/+uur)

177 lol, I thought Washington Nearsider was on the West coast, in the state of.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 08:47 AM (GD0B3)

178 > If the SPLC Got Away With It for Decades, What Else Is Hiding in Plain Sight?
-----------
Everything else, probably.

I think FedGov IS the biggest scam. $38 trillion dollars in debt doesn't happen without some serious fraud.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 08:47 AM (jehhT)

179 The former CEO of the SPLC made $522, 000 a year to defame all sort of conservative organization with being hate mongers and racists. What a disgrace!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 08:48 AM (xY6Tn)

180 lol, I thought Washington Nearsider was on the West coast, in the state of.
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 08:47 AM (GD0B3)



You should sue.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:48 AM (Zz0t1)

181 I think FedGov IS the biggest scam. $38 trillion dollars in debt doesn't happen without some serious fraud.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 08:47 AM (jehhT)/i]


I'm betting, at this point, we're above $4T per year in fraud.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:48 AM (Zz0t1)

182 So Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes cancelled their livestreams and left the country yesterday. Was SPLC paying them too?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 08:48 AM (QZThv)

183 Isn't today when all the ships at sea return to the Arbor?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 08:49 AM (1Ff7Z)

184 The problem with Trump's promised "Golden Age", indeed the problem with Trump's presidency (not actually HIS problem, or HIS fault), is that a Golden Age is about the last thing America needs right now. By historical standards, we're suffering a national gout of prosperity. The political clarion should no longer be "it's the economy, stupid." The necessary call to unity and revival should be, "it's the character of our nation, stupid."

I suggest that what America really needs is a raw, bracing and even agonizing conflict with its lying malefactors and their ruinous lies eating away at our soul -- at whatever the cost. Before it's too late.

The Golden Age can and will come in due course.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 24, 2026 08:49 AM (b4LBp)

185 So Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes cancelled their livestreams and left the country yesterday. Was SPLC paying them too?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 08:48 AM (QZThv)



Depends on where they went.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:49 AM (Zz0t1)

186 Isn't today when all the ships at sea return to the Arbor?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 24, 2026 08:49 AM (1Ff7Z)



They ran out of Pigs in a Blanket?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:49 AM (Zz0t1)

187 160 If the SPLC Got Away With It for Decades, What Else Is Hiding in Plain Sight?
What if the bombshell is just the tip of the iceberg?
____

ADL, BLM, Media Matters, ACLU, etc.

Probably 100s of these, large and small. Funded by Soros, WEF, China, UN, EU, but probably mostly funded by US taxpayers.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 08:50 AM (Dv3i1)

188 Did Owens and Fuentes leave the country together? Are they having an affair?

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:50 AM (77rzZ)

189 Scott
@RandomHeroWX

Major damage in southeast Enid, OK after a large tornado moved through the area. #okwx
🎥: Amanda Taylor

https://tinyurl.com/42v8hft2

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 08:50 AM (NpAcC)

190 ol, I thought Washington Nearsider was on the West coast, in the state of.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 08:47 AM (GD0B3)

Nope.

Here in the NoVa area.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 24, 2026 08:50 AM (iNUL3)

191 >>>"Holi celebrations with colors, adults playing cricket in parks, streets with names like “Ali Akbar,”"
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The term 'Indian' is a misdirection, paraphrasing a View genius, they aren't Indian Indian's they are mooselimbs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 08:51 AM (PY3SN)

192 I was sitting on the lot edge
Of my rural little cottage
Saw some mo's committing frottage
Fired a warning from my shot ledge
They ran into my fence's wattage
I laughed and had a drink of pottage.

Posted by: Delurker at April 24, 2026 08:51 AM (gtcuf)

193 @RandomHeroWX

Major damage in southeast Enid, OK after a large tornado moved through the area. #okwx
🎥: Amanda Taylor

https://tinyurl.com/42v8hft2
Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 08:50 AM (NpAcC)



Praying for all........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:51 AM (Zz0t1)

194 187 160 If the SPLC Got Away With It for Decades, What Else Is Hiding in Plain Sight?
What if the bombshell is just the tip of the iceberg?
____

ADL, BLM, Media Matters, ACLU, etc.

Probably 100s of these, large and small. Funded by Soros, WEF, China, UN, EU, but probably mostly funded by US taxpayers.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 24, 2026 08:50 AM (Dv3i1)


Something something, “ sell us the rope we hang ourselves with”.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 08:51 AM (Gqar8)

195 In total, the first two weeks of the conflict led to emissions of 5,055,016 tCO2e, equivalent to 131,430,416 tCO2e in a year – roughly the same as a medium-size, fossil fuel-intensive economy such as Kuwait. But it is also the same as the 84 lowest emitting countries combined.

... probably less than Europe going to work in the morning

Posted by: SMOD at April 24, 2026 08:52 AM (RHGPo)

196
182 So Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes cancelled their livestreams and left the country yesterday. Was SPLC paying them too?
Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 08:48 AM (QZThv)

Maybe they were told to report to Tehran for new orders. Either that or Beijing.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 08:53 AM (yGkmH)

197
Know islham, no peace.

No islham, know peace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:53 AM (Zz0t1)

198 JJ does not read the comments! Several of us did mention this mail in disaster, it was like 70-80% a "Yes" vote.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 08:46 AM (GD0B3)

73% YES
An almost impossible number as yes was 47% Election day and 53% Early.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 08:54 AM (/+uur)

199
73% YES
An almost impossible number as yes was 47% Election day and 53% Early.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 08:54 AM (/+uur)



Troll says that's not right and you should stop getting your info from Trump supporting websites.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:55 AM (Zz0t1)

200 TGIF, horde!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 08:55 AM (5xoct)

201 Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes cancelled their livestreams and left the country yesterday.

Hope they stay wherever they are. And get Cucker Quatarlson to come with.

Posted by: Delurker at April 24, 2026 08:55 AM (gtcuf)

202 And so begins Day Four of retirement. According to these comments it's Friday.
And yet it continues to feel like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)


While I am still a retirement novice, I believe that keeping track of days - even if you don't much care which it is - is useful as it is often to your benefit to do business things during the week when the chirren are having to work.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 08:55 AM (ExV1e)

203 The United States government has been turned into one big money laundering machine.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:41 AM (Zz0t1)
******
People don't appreciate what the Trump administration is doing to expose it.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 08:56 AM (NpAcC)

204 Hey, Lizzy!

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 08:56 AM (77rzZ)

205 Bravo Delurker!

Posted by: Person who obsesses over limericks at April 24, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

206 The European Union and the UK increasingly resemble the late Soviet Union in both institutional architecture and ideological rigidity. An unelected central bureaucracy sets the policy agenda while national parliaments and the European Parliament provide little more than democratic theatre. The Commission’s 32,000 civil servants, enjoying legal immunities and generous privileges, function as a modern nomenklatura insulated from accountability. As Finn Andreen documented in his February 2026 analysis for the Mises Institute, Brussels operates through a form of “democratic centralism”, steadily transferring sovereignty from member states upward during successive crises — globalisation, Covid, Ukraine, migration.

A parallel observation appears in Russian academic commentary describing the EU as a geopolitical entity based on ideology rather than organic national interests. The result is a state that fails at classical liberal functions — maintenance of infrastructure, law and order, price stability, national defence and facilitation of voluntary exchange — while excelling at narrative management and the suppression of dissent. This is not rhetorical exaggeration. It is observable.

Posted by: SMOD at April 24, 2026 08:56 AM (RHGPo)

207 198 JJ does not read the comments! Several of us did mention this mail in disaster, it was like 70-80% a "Yes" vote.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 08:46 AM (GD0B3)

73% YES
An almost impossible number as yes was 47% Election day and 53% Early.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 08:54 AM (/+uur)

So, vote fraud. Become commonplace, and while perhaps not accepeted, will stand, because any outrage about it it is not nearly outrage enough to change anything.

Posted by: tubal at April 24, 2026 08:57 AM (Gqar8)

208 Nothing these latest popes have done impress me at all.

I've gone back and began re-reading the works of Thomas Aquinas, a true philosopher of western civilization. This may be something for the book thread.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 08:57 AM (Fbc0I)

209 SKS conservative cartoon on "The Other McCain" on Kash Patel and SPLC. I think that cartoonist is a good artist and quite clever:

https://tinyurl.com/mfjzpnfp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 08:58 AM (afKoR)

210 133 And so begins Day Four of retirement. According to these comments it's Friday.
And yet it continues to feel like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)

=======

Congrats! I'm starting my fourth year and I have really enjoyed having the time to learn and do things instead of always being in a rush. I may even forget how to lose my temper.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 08:58 AM (2ap+5)

211 Delurker

* holds up scorecard*

7.3

Posted by: Sock Monkey * considering the imponderables at April 24, 2026 08:58 AM (6ph8l)

212 Sometimes you can get through to the average J. Random Voter about the Electoral College. It certainly is not a “quirk”, it was critical to ratification. Nobody then or now would agree to a popular vote compact.

“Do you want New York and LA deciding all the elections?” would seem to make the issue clear. “Yes, I would” tells you a brain dead leftist is at hand. At least that’s out of the way.

Imagine if there were World Elections. Everyone votes, but China and India decides everything. Does that make sense? Would that be a good idea? Had luck with that argument sometimes. The problem with Leftists is they don’t know what they want, they just think they know what they want, and generally aren’t prepared to think about it too much.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 24, 2026 08:59 AM (2RHvg)

213 There's a Pope Thread every Saturday morning.

Posted by: Should I not have said that? at April 24, 2026 08:59 AM (2Ez/1)

214 >>So if turnout, or my presumed lack thereof, wasn't the reason this passed, then how did it happen?


Saw this on X (no idea where, so take it fwiw): early voting stats were closely even Dem/GOP, election day voting stats were closely even Dem/GOP, however, mail-in voting skewed ~72% Dem.

If that was accurate, then it happened thanks to fraud-prone mail-in votes.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 08:59 AM (5xoct)

215 The United States government has been turned into one big money laundering machine.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 24, 2026 08:41 AM (Zz0t1)


Since FDR, at least.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 08:59 AM (ExV1e)

216 Paper: Replacement Migration was Planned in 2001

The study defines replacement migration as “the international migration that would be needed to offset declines in population size, the declines in the population of working age, as well as to offset the overall ageing of a population”.

The study examines eight national cases—France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom, and United States—as well as two regional aggregates, Europe and the European Union. The time frame is 1995 to 2050.

Posted by: SMOD at April 24, 2026 09:01 AM (RHGPo)

217 Our government is actively involved in the largest theft of public wealth in history.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 09:01 AM (jehhT)

218 has this been noted : "Jesse Watters just said that a large portion of the money brought in by the Southern Poverty Law Center has been traced to offshore accounts overseas. Interesting for a nonprofit organization."

This is all going to trace to the woke reich accounts that are trying to divide the right, bet on it.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:02 AM (GD0B3)

219 >>SKS conservative cartoon on "The Other McCain" on Kash Patel and SPLC. I think that cartoonist is a good artist and quite clever:

https://tinyurl.com/mfjzpnfp
- - - -

Heh. True, but SPLC is HUGE considering their infiltration of so many government agencies and Silicon Valley censorship systems.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:02 AM (5xoct)

220 Texas needs to redistrict again this time make it 38-1.
Fire with fire.

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 09:02 AM (q1qnK)

221 Flurry Of Reports Signal 'Breakthrough' In US, Iran Getting Back To The Table In Pakistan, As Third US Carrier Arrives

Tehran sources say Iran Foreign Minister expected in Islamabad tonight

Posted by: SMOD at April 24, 2026 09:02 AM (RHGPo)

222 My pet conspiracy theory concerns the senior living communities springing up everywhere and Democrats volunteering to help the addlepated denizens with their ballots.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 09:02 AM (2ap+5)

223
182 So Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes cancelled their livestreams and left the country yesterday. Was SPLC paying them too?
Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 08:48 AM (QZThv)

*********
Is this permanently or just a ruse?

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 09:02 AM (NpAcC)

224 213 There's a Pope Thread every Saturday morning.
Posted by: Should I not have said that?

Yes, I try to get in there early before the Papists and Mackerel Snappers really get going.

Posted by: No Papal Nuncio at April 24, 2026 09:03 AM (oftw2)

225 That passed through SPLC money is going to purchases of overseas botfarms that amplify these retarded accounts that are trying to have us lose 2026 and 2028.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:03 AM (GD0B3)

226 >>The problem with Leftists is they don’t know what they want, they just think they know what they want, and generally aren’t prepared to think about it too much.


Toddlers.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:03 AM (5xoct)

227 House Panel Orders Southern Poverty Law Center To Turn Over Communications With Biden DOJ

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 23 gave the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) until April 30 to hand over documents regarding its relationship with the Biden–Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, as part of a federal prosecution of the "civil rights" group.

Posted by: SMOD at April 24, 2026 09:04 AM (RHGPo)

228 Fron Deadline. Here's news none of us give a crap about. Or even the vast majority of Americans.


Stephen Colbert Scores Barack Obama Interview For ‘Late Show’s Final Stretch: “I Have A Quick But Exciting Announcement”

AND

Jimmy Kimmel delivered his own, alternative to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner comedy monologue, with scathing jokes about Donald Trump, his wife Melania and the president’s White House team.


And congratulations to all the retired people here. I'd like to remind you the Obama Library of Doom opens in 56 days. Tickets are $30. Bring your ID. It's not like you're voting.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 24, 2026 09:04 AM (Sco7b)

229 The result is a state that fails at classical liberal functions — maintenance of infrastructure, law and order, price stability, national defence and facilitation of voluntary exchange — while excelling at narrative

U.S.A. has nothing to write home about here. Our “leaders” gush about fine-tuning the weather 100 years from now, as mobs burn down the city, Or Lecture the taxpayer about allowing for “room to deshtroy”. Hm.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 24, 2026 09:04 AM (2RHvg)

230 - Commandments? Commandments you say?

There once was a guy who was going around teaching, healing people, even raising a couple from the dead.
Then some guy, one of those Pharisees, thought he'd trip the guy up with a question. What's the greatest commandment?

See Matthew 22:37-40. Then read 41- 46.
Game, set and match.

Posted by: TeeJ at April 24, 2026 09:04 AM (EcT7r)

231 >>Did Owens and Fuentes leave the country together? Are they having an affair?


It would be Fuentes and Candace's hubby, if anything, lol.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:05 AM (5xoct)

232 Owens and Fuentes fleeing - sounds to me like someone is scared of an indictment.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 09:05 AM (yGkmH)

233 She said that López Chávez pushed her against a wall during a September 2022 party and told her, “The only reason I still f**k men is that a woman hasn’t shown me what I really want.”

Democratic Utah state Sen. Jen Plumb says that Lopez Chavez pushed her against a wall and asked if she was “sure” she wasn’t attracted to women.

WOW Makes Swallowwell seem like a nice guy.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 09:05 AM (/+uur)

234 House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 23 gave the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) until April 30 to hand over documents regarding its relationship with the Biden–Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, as part of a federal prosecution of the "civil rights" group.
Posted by: SMOD at April 24, 2026 09:04 AM (RHGPo)

=======

Oh no, not Jim Jordan. I was hoping something would happen,

Posted by: Oglebay at April 24, 2026 09:05 AM (2ap+5)

235 Israeli Air Force Technicians Charged With Spying For Iran Amid 'Espionage Epidemic'

Over 50 espionage-related indictments have been filed against Israeli citizens since October 2023.

This marks the latest case in what has been referred to as an "espionage epidemic" in Israel. According to a report by Israel’s Broadcasting Corporation (KAN), the technicians worked on Israel's F15 jets.

Posted by: SMOD at April 24, 2026 09:07 AM (RHGPo)

236 US Naval Institute News has a weekly fleet tracker that shows where the flat decks are:

https://tinyurl.com/5fanp5fy

Posted by: Those are the ships with flying machines on top at April 24, 2026 09:07 AM (2Ez/1)

237 Michigan Gubernatorial GOOBER Frontrunner’s Deep Ties To Corrupt Southern Poverty Law Center Demand Scrutiny

Jocelyn Benson

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 09:08 AM (/+uur)

238 Virginia is a blue state. It’s not surpassing they’d vote to give themselves more blue seats. I was surprised it was as close as it was.

And yes mail in votes skew waaaaaay left. In my county, which is very red, mail in ballots go 75-25 Dem consistently. Republicans control all levers of power at the county level including voting so unless they’re secretly working with the Dems, it’s not fraud.

Every election they count mail in ballots first then, Early votes then Election Day votes. And the results go from 75-25 for the leftist candidate initially to 50/50 midway through counting to 60/40 for the Republican/cinservative in the end. There’s that much of a chasm in how each sides votes.

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 09:09 AM (q1qnK)

239 73% YES
==

Don't hold me to that number, but that vicinity is what I recall. If I find confirmation I'll post it. In the middle of ace's thread if I have to !

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:09 AM (GD0B3)

240 SKS conservative cartoon on "The Other McCain" on Kash Patel and SPLC. I think that cartoonist is a good artist and quite clever:

https://tinyurl.com/mfjzpnfp
- - - -
Heh. True, but SPLC is HUGE considering their infiltration of so many government agencies and Silicon Valley censorship systems.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:02 AM (5xoct)
********
Kash is going to need a bigger boat!

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 09:09 AM (NpAcC)

241 Supreme Court To Decide Whether Colorado Can Deny Funding For Catholic Preschools

A federal appeals court held that Colorado could withhold the ‘universal preschool’ money over Catholic teachings.

Posted by: SMOD at April 24, 2026 09:10 AM (RHGPo)

242 House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has criticized the effort, warning Florida Republicans to “F around and find out.”

“If they go down the road of a DeSantis dummymander,

Who da fuck write these 3rd grader terms that the left loves so much.
It is literally trying to reach people with an IQ lower that a Texas Spring Day.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 09:11 AM (/+uur)

243 Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:02 AM (5xoct

I think the SPLC thing is great. Both Stacy McCain and Bill Jacobsen have been reporting on them for years.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 09:11 AM (4GLCr)

244 Did Owens and Fuentes leave the country together? Are they having an affair?



Doubtful given he’s a gay incel.

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 09:11 AM (q1qnK)

245 Don't hold me to that number, but that vicinity is what I recall. If I find confirmation I'll post it. In the middle of ace's thread if I have to !
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:09 AM (GD0B3)

I got that from the State Site on Mail In
Early by mail Votes
10%
(298,243)
Yes
73% of early by mail votes
No
27%

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 09:12 AM (/+uur)

246 Last report I saw from there was it was a "mass casualty event."

Initial reports had it at an EF-4. That's big.

-------

I don't know where your reports are from, but it was NOT a "mass casualty event".

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 24, 2026 09:12 AM (g8Ew8)

247
"addlepated denizens"

This place.
Learn something new every day.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 09:13 AM (2Ez/1)

248 >>Owens and Fuentes fleeing - sounds to me like someone is scared of an indictment.


Like the "antifa professor" who fled the country after Trump said he would go after domestic terror funding.

Which makes me wonder: SPLC was organizing domestic hate group activities, were they also funding more aggressive hate crimes?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:13 AM (5xoct)

249 And so begins Day Four of retirement. According to these comments it's Friday.
And yet it continues to feel like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)

While I am still a retirement novice, I believe that keeping track of days - even if you don't much care which it is - is useful as it is often to your benefit to do business things during the week when the chirren are having to work.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 08:55 AM (ExV1e)

One method I use is to schedule certain activities for specific days. Sunday's church (and steak), Monday I enjoy my evening cigar on the back patio, Tuesday is karaoke, Wednesday is cigar on the front patio, Thursday is a Zoom call with friend still behind enemy lines in California, followed maybe by a cigar, Friday is pizza, beer and cigar day (TGIF!), and Saturday is for checking alcohol and cigar inventory and resupplying as needed...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 24, 2026 09:14 AM (nbLIj)

250 Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 09:12 AM (/+uur)

HA! Good. I mean bad, but good I remember good, you know ??

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:14 AM (GD0B3)

251 *I was hoping something would happen,*


Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at April 24, 2026 09:16 AM (2Ez/1)

252 Given how insane the left has gone, openly lying about the SPLC indictment, 2 things are clear:
1) they absolutely were doing what they were accused of. And a lot more.
2) the DOJ is directly over target-- the SPLC is a key cog in all the left's machinery of oppression.

Several other lefty organizations are doing worse and are next.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 24, 2026 09:16 AM (tUP1A)

253 Something always happens.

Posted by: dantesed at April 24, 2026 09:17 AM (Oy/m2)

254 I want the damned ACLU to go down next.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:17 AM (77rzZ)

255 Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 09:05 AM

What Lopez needs but doesn't realize she wants is probably some competent- not leftist- psychological counseling, prayer and probably some possible intervention on drug and/or alcohol
addiction.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 09:17 AM (4GLCr)

256 One method I use is to schedule certain activities for specific days. Sunday's church (and steak), Monday I enjoy my evening cigar on the back patio, Tuesday is karaoke, Wednesday is cigar on the front patio, Thursday is a Zoom call with friend still behind enemy lines in California, followed maybe by a cigar, Friday is pizza, beer and cigar day (TGIF!), and Saturday is for checking alcohol and cigar inventory and resupplying as needed...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 24, 2026 09:14 AM (nbLIj)
----
I'm sensing a theme here...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 24, 2026 09:17 AM (gnNyN)

257 The first day of my summer retirement, I woke up. Then, I went online. To look at the news. Then I hung out at AoSHQ.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 24, 2026 09:18 AM (wVcYX)

258 Democratic Utah state Sen. Jen Plumb says that Lopez Chavez pushed her against a wall and asked if she was “sure” she wasn’t attracted to women.

WOW Makes Swallowwell seem like a nice guy.
Posted by: r hennigantx




The left takes out Swallowwell in under a week.

They can't take out Trump in ten years, but all we hear is "RELEASE THE FILES!!!"

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 09:19 AM (aTF2S)

259 >>Jimmy Kimmel delivered his own, alternative to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner comedy monologue, with scathing jokes about Donald Trump, his wife Melania and the president’s White House team.


1. He does that every night, why is this noteworthy?
2. The WHCD is a closeknit journo event, inside DC vibes where they rib each other.

Maybe the person reporting this thinks the WHCD is akin to a "roast?" Gah, stupid!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:19 AM (5xoct)

260 >>Heh. True, but SPLC is HUGE considering their infiltration of so many government agencies and Silicon Valley censorship systems.

Did the SPLC infiltrate government or the other way around? It seems pretty obvious that however it happened the SPLC became the government or the deep state anyway.

Charlottesville, which Fuentes attended, was clearly a staged event to launch the Biden campaign and give it a platform to run on.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 24, 2026 09:19 AM (viF8m)

261 Pope Francis “allowed pastors to give blessings to same-sex couples informally outside of a ritual service, and on a case-by-case basis.”

She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

ficks it

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 09:20 AM (/+uur)

262 I don’t see how the VA gerrymander ploy survives legal challenge. The whole thing was a constitutional and statutory hot mess from the beginning.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at April 24, 2026 09:20 AM (XxHEN)

263 Re: Secretary of the Navy fired -

Here's a Leftist utube vid about it. A commenter on another blog posted it as his take on Phelan's firing.

https://tinyurl.com/ya97eejp

An example of the trash propaganda some on the Left believe explains exactly why Trump does something and the terrible effects sure to follow. In.Sane. There is no possibility of rational discussion with people who believe and enjoy this dreck.

Posted by: Gref at April 24, 2026 09:20 AM (5rh/l)

264 Posted by: Joe Kidd

Congratulations on your retirement!

Sounds like you're doing the "Every day is Saturday" just right.

Posted by: Auspex at April 24, 2026 09:20 AM (Y8DZL)

265 Friday is pizza, beer and cigar day (TGIF!), and Saturday is for checking alcohol and cigar inventory and resupplying as needed...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 24, 2026 09:14 AM (nbLIj)

He said cigar twice

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 09:21 AM (/+uur)

266 DailyWire article:

"We simply don’t have many details about deaths that are obviously suspicious, and that involve very high-level scientists (including retired scientists). But by the same token, no reasonable person can deny that the tabloids (and even some major media outlets) are mainly interested in turning this whole story into a circus. They’re adding names to the list that obviously don’t belong, just so they can create paranoia and drive clicks."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 24, 2026 09:22 AM (qFwJc)

267 One method I use is to schedule certain activities for specific days. Sunday's church (and steak), Monday I enjoy my evening cigar on the back patio, Tuesday is karaoke, Wednesday is cigar on the front patio, Thursday is a Zoom call with friend still behind enemy lines in California, followed maybe by a cigar, Friday is pizza, beer and cigar day (TGIF!), and Saturday is for checking alcohol and cigar inventory and resupplying as needed...
Posted by: Joe Kidd


The way to tell out here who is and who isn't retired? Watch when they mow.
Retireds mow Friday morning.
Workers mow Saturday morning.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 24, 2026 09:23 AM (aTF2S)

268 oh, this is good..

"WOW: @SPLCenter sits on over $100 MILLION in offshore accounts across the Cayman Islands, BVI, & Bermuda.

A “poverty” nonprofit with a near-billion-dollar war chest stashing cash in global tax havens—typical of money laundering ops.."

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:23 AM (GD0B3)

269 >>Charlottesville, which Fuentes attended, was clearly a staged event to launch the Biden campaign and give it a platform to run on.

Oh, had forgotten that.
Fuentes was at J6 screaming at people to charge into the Capitol. He didn't go inside himself, and he was never prosecuted.

He's obviously been on the payroll.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:23 AM (5xoct)

270 Pope Leo Says Church Will Not ‘Go Beyond’ Blessing of Same-Sex Couples

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Beautification is out!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 24, 2026 09:24 AM (ndZc7)

271 I don't know where your reports are from, but it was NOT a "mass casualty event".
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 24, 2026 09:12 AM (g8Ew


Depends on where you draw the line on what constitutes a mass casualty event.

Current reports say 10 injured and Vance AFB was forced to close.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 24, 2026 09:24 AM (/HDaX)

272 More:

"Put all the facts out there, and let us debate the merits of every single case. Without transparency, the bodies are going to keep piling up. The theories will multiply. The tabloid articles will spiral completely out of control. Most of them will be way off-the-mark. And in that environment, when an intelligence agency *does* take out one of its targets, no one — even the most discerning observer — will have any way of knowing."

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 24, 2026 09:24 AM (qFwJc)

273 182 So Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes cancelled their livestreams and left the country yesterday. Was SPLC paying them too?
Posted by: Ian S. at April 24, 2026 08:48 AM (QZThv)

Kiwi Farms doesn't think Fuentes was on the SPLC's payroll.

The subject on the list that people thought might have been Fuentes was a year before he actually started spouting his bullshit.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 09:24 AM (iXqHn)

274 He likes cigars, and liquor. Happy weekend!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 09:24 AM (Fbc0I)

275 I think every single "social" organization devoted to "rights" and similar activities are deep left money pits used to fund unrest, protests and violence.

All of them. Not a single organization getting fed monies (from the taxpayers) is doing anything to promote normalcy and American values.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 24, 2026 09:24 AM (jehhT)

276 Brooks Brothers has been around for two centuries, and introduced American shoppers to ready-to-wear suits (1849), the button-down Oxford shirt (1896), plus lightweight seersucker, colorful Madras, and repp ties.

Seersucker
Someone that blows clairvoyants.
Carlin

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 24, 2026 09:25 AM (/+uur)

277 Meme Therefore I Am
@ImMeme0

North Carolina woman held on $10M bond in alleged plot to attack Houston synagogue members.

Angelina Han Hicks (1 has been charged with participating in a conspiracy to attack members of a Texas synagogue designed to “kill as many Jews as possible by driving through a congregation.”

Hicks was formally charged with conspiring with two men to commit murder and assault at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston.

https://tinyurl.com/4nc5avun

Posted by: redridinghood at April 24, 2026 09:25 AM (NpAcC)

278
The people staging mostly peaceful riots, shouting down speakers at all venues and screaming through bullhorns on the lawns of political opponents at 2 a.m. are just seeking justice and fighting fascism, haters.

Posted by: Auspex at April 24, 2026 09:26 AM (Y8DZL)

279 Kiwi Farms

==

who ?????

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:26 AM (GD0B3)

280 269 He's obviously been on the payroll.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:23 AM (5xoct)

I don't think he's SPLC.

I DO think the Feds made him an unpaid informant, though.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 09:26 AM (iXqHn)

281 Marx Brothers>>Ritz Brothers>>Seven Brides For Seven Brothers>>Brooks Brothers

Posted by: I Rate 'Em at April 24, 2026 09:26 AM (oftw2)

282 I don’t see how the VA gerrymander ploy survives legal challenge. The whole thing was a constitutional and statutory hot mess from the beginning.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at April 24, 2026 09:20 AM (XxHEN)

What’s your point?
- Boasberg

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 09:27 AM (q1qnK)

283 "Like the "antifa professor" who fled the country after Trump said he would go after domestic terror funding."

Whatever happened with that effort anyway? Stephen Miller, Vance and Bessant promised results months ago. How hard is it to track funding?

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 24, 2026 09:27 AM (b4LBp)

284 Being on the payroll, also means driving foreign bought bots to amplify the platform , so he and others like him could make money on X , TikTok (hmmm) youtube and other places. does not literally mean fuentes was receiving a stipend!

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:28 AM (GD0B3)

285 279 Kiwi Farms

==

who ?????
Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:26 AM (GD0B3)

A site that documents internet drama and LOLcows.

As such, there is a thread dedicated to discussing and documenting Fuentes.

Posted by: XTC at April 24, 2026 09:28 AM (iXqHn)

286 A site that documents internet drama and LOLcows.

==

an interned Inquirer ?

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:29 AM (GD0B3)

287 And so begins Day Four of retirement. According to these comments it's Friday.
And yet it continues to feel like a Saturday.
Hunh.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 24, 2026 08:31 AM (2Ez/1)

I retired in December 2019, right before the Covid nonsense, and never looked back. I have always had many hobbies since childhood, including electronics which became my lifelong vocation, with me working as a television broadcast engineer the final 35 years of my working years. Now, I can spend time either tinkering with various electronic equipment at my workbench or "playing" with my large basement model railroad. Modeling the railroad layout gives the creative juices and the imagination a chance to exhibit themselves. I am never bored. A man has to have a hobby. Do whatever makes you happy. At nearly 79, I find my hobbies make the days very enjoyable.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 24, 2026 09:29 AM (5xuJ/)

288 If nothing happens, does that in and of itself constitute something happening?

Posted by: Heroq at April 24, 2026 09:30 AM (q1qnK)

289 so, let's continue..

"Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes are both in Italy and fled to Italy at the same time without alerting their viewers.

What are the odds that they would both be in Italy at the same time?

Source tells me Candace Owens flew American Airlines from Charlotte, North Carolina to Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy.

It was apparent Fuentes was in Italy after photos of him in Italy surfaced online.

Those two like to pretend like they hate each other, but now they are both in Italy at the same time…

Their sudden travel to Italy comes one day after the DOJ indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for fraud over their secret funding of extremist groups with funds that allegedly came from offshore accounts..."

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:31 AM (GD0B3)

290 >>Angelina Han Hicks (1 has been charged with participating in a conspiracy to attack members of a Texas synagogue designed to “kill as many Jews as possible by driving through a congregation.”


"18-year-old North Carolina woman"

Yeah, I'd like to see a bio on her. . .




Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:31 AM (5xoct)

291 Noodus gratia Artis.

Posted by: Bulg at April 24, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

292 Nood with boobage.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at April 24, 2026 09:32 AM (Lo97M)

293 >>Whatever happened with that effort anyway? Stephen Miller, Vance and Bessant promised results months ago. How hard is it to track funding?


Excellent question, Ordinary American!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 24, 2026 09:32 AM (5xoct)

294 sudden, urgent Travel plans. OK.

Posted by: runner at April 24, 2026 09:32 AM (GD0B3)

295 Good morning, all, and thank you, J.J.

Lots of routine speculation who, if anyone, might retire from the U.S. Supreme Court relatively soon. Was surprised that much of the speculation suddenly circled around Chief Justice of the U.S., John Roberts, age 71.
(The agony of coping with Trump often has a way of working into related conversations or articles.)

Anyway, suggested reading "for thought" -
>SCOTUS Blog com: SCOTUS FOCUS
The inscrutable Chief Justice John Roberts
By Nora Collins/Apr 3, 2026

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 24, 2026 09:33 AM (NFX2v)

296
Owens, Fuentes and Tucker all gone?

Will there be an idiot commentariat formed in exile?

Posted by: Auspex at April 24, 2026 09:37 AM (Y8DZL)

297 “The only reason I still f**k men is that a woman hasn’t shown me what I really want.”
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That's the interesting part of the quote.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 09:39 AM (XAeCh)

298 Depends on where you draw the line on what constitutes a mass casualty event.

Current reports say 10 injured and Vance AFB was forced to close.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 24, 2026 09:24 AM (/HDaX)

Look again at what you just posted. Does that sound like a mass casualty event? It's more like a regular Saturday night in a bar parking lot.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 24, 2026 09:40 AM (g8Ew8)

299 News4SA, Colorado firebombing suspect’s ex-wife, 5 kids released from Dilley after 10 months, April 23, 2026

Diley, TX - After nearly 10 months in immigration detention following the deadly Colorado firebombing case, a federal judge has ordered the immediate release of the suspect’s ex-wife and their five children from the Dilley Detention Center in South Texas.

The family, identified as Melissa El Gamal, an Egyptian mother, and her five children, was detained by the Department of Homeland Security shortly after her ex-husband, 45-year-old Mohammed Soliman, was arrested. Soliman is accused of attacking a group of pro-Israel demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, in June 2025. One person was killed, and 14 were injured." (Much more.)

🤷‍Their lives were less ruined than many families with relatives punished by the DOJ, re: Jan. 6th.

The DOJ & FBI heavily relied on crowdsourced intelligence, "sedition hunters," to identify & track January 6th suspects. These citizens scoured social media, analyzed video, and used open-source intelligence (OSINT) to build dossiers, resulting in over 1,200 charged individuals, many identified by volunteer efforts. (PBS + others.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 24, 2026 09:45 AM (NFX2v)

300 Look again at what you just posted. Does that sound like a mass casualty event? It's more like a regular Saturday night in a bar parking lot.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
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Mass casualty event is a technical term and defined. Does that event meet the definition is the question.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 09:54 AM (XAeCh)

301 The Asian Jumping Worms have been found in about half of the U.S. states.

Penn State Extension has several related articles & videos:

Look Out for Jumping Earthworms!
An aggressive, introduced earthworm is negatively impacting our gardens and ecosystem. Find out how to recognize this invasive species and help limit its spread.
Updated April 8, 2026

(Video) Asian Jumping Worms: Another Forest Foe
Asian Jumping Worms are an unusual and destructive pest of eastern USA forests. They rapidly consume an important layer of organic matter and lock up soil nutrients. Learn more about them. 2024

Even Maine: Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Post
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, July 14, 2025
Did you miss the Jumping Worm Virtual Conference or want to revisit the information? The full recording is live on YouTube.
With 475 registrants, this two-day dig into the latest science, management, and outreach strategies on jumping worms is a terrific resource.
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Aside: What I find disturbing is that I've unknowingly purchased jumping worms for bait, I think, & that's NG.

And "Asian" is being dropped in IDing.
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Good weekend! 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 24, 2026 10:07 AM (NFX2v)

Daily Tech News 24 April 2026

Top Story



Tech News


Musical Interlude






Disclaimer: Roses are grey, violets are grey, I'm not colourblind it's just that kind of day.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:45 AM




Comments

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 04:45 AM (8NTVk)

2 Sorry. Had to bring in emu reinforcements against the wombat incursion.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 24, 2026 04:47 AM (BLOW1)

3 G'Day everyone
TGIF

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 04:48 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Here's a flower for you, Pixy.

🪻

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 04:48 AM (8NTVk)

5 That was a clever and funny song. Thanks for providing it. I don't think I had ever heard of Roger Miller. I enjoyed the interview afterwards as well. Thanks, Pixy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 04:58 AM (As86G)

6
Roses are red and violets are purple
Sugar is sweet and so is maple syrple

--Dang Me

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 04:59 AM (8NTVk)

7 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 24, 2026 04:59 AM (EweRc)

8 2 Sorry. Had to bring in emu reinforcements against the wombat incursion.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 24, 2026 04:47 AM (BLOW1)

There was speculation in the ONT!

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:00 AM (8NTVk)

9 My dad played a lot of country music when I was a kid, Roger Miller got a lot of play.
Don't knowche listens to music that much these days, more tv viewing.

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 05:02 AM (Ia/+0)

10 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at April 24, 2026 05:05 AM (AN2gy)

11 This was a blessing yesterday. I was in the supermarket and got in a line behind a woman who was rather argumentative ( That wasn't the blessing.) I think she might have had some dementia because she was older and kept complaining about some item she item she should get a discount on and didn't get and didn't seem to understand. That was not the blessing. Ha. The blessing was the wonderful cashier who was so patient and nice in explaining this to her several times and not getting upset. it's wonderful to have patience in that way. The woman behind me with big basket of stuff was quite patient as well.

And in the parking lot a woman just gave me a big smile ( and I hadn't smiled at her first) and it transformed her face.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:06 AM (As86G)

12 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at April 24, 2026 05:08 AM (nD5wh)

13 Transforming Light- Christian devotional on John 1:1-5 and Matthew 27:45-56

https://tinyurl.com/8kftf74x

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:08 AM (As86G)

14 The French government agency that manages national IDs, passports, and immigration documents was hacked because of course it was. (Tech Crunch)

I'm not sure whether to laugh or laugh.

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:09 AM (8NTVk)

15 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:10 AM (u82oZ)

16 Back to city
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 05:10 AM (Ia/+0)

17 An Alberta startup is selling no-tech tractors for half the price of the regular stuff.

1) Good for them, and I'm glad they're getting serious interest in their product. I hope they can scale up.

2) The farming Butlerian Jihad has begun in Canada.

3) John Deere deserves this and a thousand more cuts of this type.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 24, 2026 05:12 AM (O7YUW)

18 k9 tracks missing girl in 12 minutes. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/4bu7vmuu

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:14 AM (PFs9e)

19 m

Saw how Google and others have moved away from cookies and are getting other information your computer sends to individually ID your every click.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:15 AM (u82oZ)

20
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 24, 2026 05:15 AM (2/MrR)

21 FenelonSpoke

You deserve to be met with smiles. I do that in public. Walk around with a smile, that I am still here and enjoying life.

You help out here. So thank you again, for being you.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:17 AM (u82oZ)

22 @2/Pixy: Sorry. Had to bring in emu reinforcements against the wombat incursion.

Did you have to turn on the emulator to get those?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 24, 2026 05:18 AM (O7YUW)

23 19 m

Saw how Google and others have moved away from cookies and are getting other information your computer sends to individually ID your every click.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:15 AM (u82oZ)

Wonder if those records would be admissible in court!

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:19 AM (8NTVk)

24 This is a video that starts grim, and is actually exuberant.

The Jive Aces present "Bring Me Sunshine" https://youtu.be/oXvJ8UquYoo.

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise made this a famous song in the UK.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:21 AM (u82oZ)

25 m

Google needs no courts. They are outside of any Justice system.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:22 AM (u82oZ)

26 Did you have to turn on the emulator to get those?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 24, 2026 05:18 AM (O7YUW)

An emu now is worth ten emus later.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 24, 2026 05:23 AM (Ot/FD)

27 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

How goes you commanding an iconic transport? Are the kids appreciating you?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:24 AM (u82oZ)

28 24 This is a video that starts grim, and is actually exuberant.

The Jive Aces present "Bring Me Sunshine" https://youtu.be/oXvJ8UquYoo.

Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise made this a famous song in the UK.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:21 AM (u82oZ)

; )

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:28 AM (8NTVk)

29 I remember Dang Me from my childhood. That was a different world in the 60s.

Posted by: Ironwood at April 24, 2026 05:28 AM (ob2d4)

30 Good morning! Looking like we're gonna break out in sunshine later this afternoon and the grandkids will be staying with us overnight. Probably gonna have to do smashburgers and go get ice cream.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 24, 2026 05:29 AM (3Ope8)

31 ANTS reminds me of Terry Pratchett's Discworld, where computing is based on ants.

Posted by: PG at April 24, 2026 05:29 AM (rXzFk)

32 CrotchetyOldJarhead

Grandchildren are true wealth. Enjoy!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:31 AM (u82oZ)

33 @26/Warai-otoko: "An emu now is worth ten emus later."

I would gladly pay you Tuesday for an emu today.

Posted by: Wimpy at April 24, 2026 05:32 AM (O7YUW)

34 Jive Aces of Spades HQ

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:32 AM (8NTVk)

35 m

Ace doing a jitterbug, even with an attractive female dancer, is a scary image. Can't dance on a Vespa.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:34 AM (u82oZ)

36 I woke up early for the twirling.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:35 AM (u82oZ)

37 22 @2/Pixy: Sorry. Had to bring in emu reinforcements against the wombat incursion.

Did you have to turn on the emulator to get those?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 24, 2026 05:18 AM (O7YUW)

Go to your room.

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:37 AM (8NTVk)

38 Nice story about dads, children and reading from Atlanta:

https://tinyurl.com/mpm6bc8z

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:39 AM (PFs9e)

39 Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:17 AM (u82oZ

Thanks, Salty. You are a blessing to so many people including me.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:42 AM (PFs9e)

40 35 Ace doing a jitterbug, even with an attractive female dancer, is a scary image. Can't dance on a Vespa.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:34 AM (u82oZ)

Can't roller skate in a buffalo herd.

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:42 AM (8NTVk)

41 ... or so they say.

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:42 AM (8NTVk)

42 Pixy, Roger Miller, that song takes me back! I knew someone who lived like the guy in that song. He had a heart of gold, but... Dang me.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 24, 2026 05:43 AM (Raw4f)

43 Group serenades cows with trombones. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/a7h8tcxp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:44 AM (PFs9e)

44 m

Any confessions about life choices coming up?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:44 AM (u82oZ)

45 wut

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:44 AM (8NTVk)

46 As we dance and twirl
Delicate wings unfurl
The light of day glows
As we stand up on our toes
Gently stirring the morning air
We amble along without a care


fin

Posted by: clarence at April 24, 2026 05:44 AM (nD5wh)

47 Ooh, I have a new hash!

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:45 AM (8NTVk)

48 @27/NaCly Dog: "How goes you commanding an iconic transport? Are the kids appreciating you?"

It goes reasonably well. The kids (most of them anyway) do seem to appreciate me.

How about you? Thought about getting back in the game through another company maybe?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 24, 2026 05:45 AM (O7YUW)

49 A pair of cardinals and a male bluebird congregating with two bunnies at the feeders.

Posted by: fluffy at April 24, 2026 05:46 AM (AN2gy)

50 I would like to ask for prayer for my dear friend P. She thinks her prosthetic knee is breaking down and needs to see a doctor today . Thanks so much!

May you all have a blessed day and know you are blessing to others!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:47 AM (PFs9e)

51 Nice!

Aelfred The Great retweeted
DonPJenn
@DonPJenn
14h
"The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he is really very good - in spite of all the people who say he is very good."

Robert Graves (1895-1985)

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:47 AM (8NTVk)

52 Challenge and response at my prior job:
Person #1 says : “You caint roller skate in a buffalo herd!”
Person #2 responds “ But you can be happy if you’ve a mind to!”
( in honor of Roger Miller )

Posted by: Fenderbender at April 24, 2026 05:55 AM (1FEc1)

53 42 Pixy, Roger Miller, that song takes me back! I knew someone who lived like the guy in that song. He had a heart of gold, but... Dang me.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 24, 2026 05:43 AM (Raw4f)

Good ol' boy.

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:56 AM (8NTVk)

54 Grumpy and Recalcitrant

I gave it some thought. But that would cut into my enjoying retirement.

Both school districts treated me poorly. The Directors and above are very woke. I am not.


In Manhattan, they have a guy who has been the assistant Transportation Director for over a decade.

That school system is grooming a lesbian driver, who is very nice, but not a leader, to be the new Transportation Director.

I was specifically excluded from that job the last time it opened, although the best qualified. They wanted a corrupt liberal woman in charge. She went a million dollars over budget her first year.

Could not compete with that to make friends of my superiors.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:56 AM (u82oZ)

55 Fluffy-

Thanks for sharing about the bluebirds and the cardinals - and the bunnies. So lovely!

Bye now!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 05:57 AM (PFs9e)

56
Good morning, Hordians. Up, dressed, morning prayers said, now running the house dogs out and about to go down to the kennel before making my coffee.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 24, 2026 05:57 AM (tgvbd)

57 Knuckle down, buckle down,
Do it do it do it !

Posted by: Fenderbender at April 24, 2026 05:59 AM (1FEc1)

58 FenelonSpoke

Those are some happy Angus cows. Thanks for that link. Sending to some ranchers I know.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 05:59 AM (u82oZ)

59 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: I am gray. I stand between the candle and the star. We are gray. We stand between the darkness and the light.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 24, 2026 06:07 AM (xvhJH)

60 John Deere is the Adobe of the tractor world.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 24, 2026 06:08 AM (XV/Pl)

61 Greetings and good morning, everyone! It's a nice day today and my coffee just finished brewing.

We had the three month follow up call from the Greyhound group I adopted our beast from.

"How is he doing?"

"Right now, he's fast asleep."

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 06:09 AM (RjOoY)

62
Oilfield Rando
@Oilfield_Rando
20h
When the world shut down over a 99.9999% survivable virus, I had to tell a few dozen rig hands they were out of a job.

Then I had to tell even more frac hands. Then snubbing hands.

Then I went home to wait for my layoff.

Then I spent 6 months applying for jobs with no interviews because corporate America had banned White men in honor of Saint George Floyd, Patron Saint of Fentanyl.

A great Twitter friend who I am indebted to forever got me a job with a 25% pay cut, and I had to work physically harder than I had in a decade.

Anyway. Nobody in news media ever reached out for my story. And it wasn’t a unique story, I was one of a couple hundred thousand guys going through this.

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 06:10 AM (8NTVk)

63 @54/NaCly Dog: "Both school districts treated me poorly. The Directors and above are very woke. I am not."

I could see that being a deal-killer for me as well. In our yearly mandatory training there's some of that nonsense, but for the most part in the day-to-day work, I don't really encounter it, for which I am thankful and relieved.

If I had to deal with that particular "sand in the gears" every day, I don't think I'd re-up the following year, and would go find something else to do.

The attrition in this industry is ... higher than I expected it would be. I've seen a lot of drivers just quit without notice. Hiring and training new ones seems to be getting more and more difficult, and a lot of that is probably due to the fact that our real cost of living seems to be going up 5 to 10% each year, while wage increases (if we get them) work out to maybe 1% per year if we're "lucky".

So now we have a multitude of positions that need filling in order to satisfy the routes we have locked in for next year, and I'm seeing a LOT of asks from the company to the drivers along the lines of "If you know ANYONE that you think might want to drive for us, please tell them."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 24, 2026 06:11 AM (O7YUW)

64 42 Pixy, Roger Miller, that song takes me back! I knew someone who lived like the guy in that song. He had a heart of gold, but... Dang me.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 24, 2026 05:43 AM (Raw4f)

Good ol' boy.
Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:56 AM (8NTVk)

I ought to say his name. Chuck was a good ol' boy. RIP.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 24, 2026 06:14 AM (JbPL7)

65 One of the great pleasures of being retired is taking a nap whenever you want to. And having a snoring dog in your office.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 24, 2026 06:17 AM (3Ope8)

66 >>>An Alberta startup is selling no-tech tractors for half the price of the regular stuff. (Wheelfront)

With reconditioned engines, yes, but when they say no-tech they mean no-tech - not even electronic fuel injection.

>Beauty. Most of the farmers and ranchers I know hate the new shit. Mostly, they hate the cost of maintenance and ownership.

Disclaimer: Bib, bib, bib, biddle be-little, bom, bom, bom.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 06:17 AM (Fbc0I)

67 62 Posted by: m at April 24, 2026

I read that last night and the idiots that responded to him would have tried my patience.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 06:31 AM (RjOoY)

68 If you aren't familiar with Roger Miller, you should look up his "You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd"

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 24, 2026 06:34 AM (wOXCn)

69 Don't look at me, I voted for Devuan.

Much nerdness follows...

Slackware and Obarun for me. Except for the RasperryPi4; I bought it to run Kodi which wasn't as useful as I had thought it to be. It's running whatever version of Debian they use to allow me to run Chrome to watch Cacti graphs for my home network.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 24, 2026 06:37 AM (fuyWk)

70 Good morning everyone.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 24, 2026 06:43 AM (vX7Dz)

71 Here's that Roger Miller song

https://tinyurl.com/9vta6dxj

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 24, 2026 06:43 AM (wOXCn)

72 mornin yall. I bet those tractors don't need DEF either.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 06:44 AM (vFG9F)

73 from the tractor article:

John Deere’s right-to-repair battles became a national story when farmers discovered they couldn’t fix their own equipment without dealer-authorized software. Lawsuits followed, then legislation. ... Deere eventually made concessions, but the damage was done. A generation of farmers learned exactly how much control they’d surrendered by buying machines loaded with proprietary code.

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 06:46 AM (8NTVk)

74 "Ooh, I have a new hash!
Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 05:45 AM (8NTVk)"

The Ford 8N is probably one of the most famous tractors around.
The TVk model was a drophead coupe.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 06:51 AM (vFG9F)

75 The high tech farm equipment may be just fine for the Big Agriculture Conglomerates who have all of their crops mapped out in grids or circles and can turn on the gps and remotely harvest crops in unmanned equipment.


The real folks trying to make a living don't need that level of 'sophistication' and have their crops in places where the terrain has obstacles.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 24, 2026 06:53 AM (Fbc0I)

76 m

MBAs in corporations want cash flow. They are short term thinkers.

Pragmatic people want ownership. Private ownership is the basis for a thriving economy. Renting is so socialistic, associated with poverty.

This is playing out all over society with arts (Youtube etc), software, and farm equipment.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 06:54 AM (u82oZ)

77 If anybody remembers Branson tractors, they licensed and built Cummings engine clones. They got sold off to TYM, a Korean company, that still makes the engines, and tractors, with mechanical fuel pumps.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 06:54 AM (vFG9F)

78 Evening and morning, late toilers and early risers! 'Tis Friday at last, the consummation devoutly to be wished! How are all of you?

I slept until the alarm just now. Coffee first, then a workout on the treadmill downstairs; breakfast; then a trip to look at two houses. There is a third which popped up yesterday, and I'd rather see it than the one in the small town nearby; but I'm here only today and tomorrow, so it may be too late to schedule it. I'll text my realtor lady and see. The one close by checks my "garage" box, but no basement, while this new third one has both.

I'll call Progressive, which has my renter's insurance and my car, give them the addresses, and see if they can tell me what my homeowner's insurance would be.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 06:59 AM (+2QQb)

79 To me, "debian" sounds like a Spanish verb form -- the future tense plural of "to owe," or something like that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:00 AM (+2QQb)

80 Wolfus, you are planning an inspection on any purchase, right?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:01 AM (DIbRX)

81 Wolfus - Are you buying or renting?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 24, 2026 07:01 AM (3Ope8)

82 As for Roger Miller, I remember him popping up on Top 40 he same year as the Beatles. I would listen to my new transistor radio at night before going to sleep. "Dang Me" sounded like nobody else in pop music then. ON the drive here I heard "King of the Road" on a country oldies station and found I still remembered the lyrics perfectly.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:03 AM (+2QQb)

83 Wolfus, you are planning an inspection on any purchase, right?
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026


***
Of course -- just as I would with a used car, only this is a much bigger purchase. What scares me is that, if I decide on one of these houses, I can't be on the ground to deal with the process. Or do I need to be?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:04 AM (+2QQb)

84 Wolfus - Are you buying or renting?
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 24, 2026


***
Currently renting back in Da Swamp. Buying to live in, here or wherever I wind up.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:05 AM (+2QQb)

85 Wolfus, how much yard do these houses have? Trees, bushes and other landscaping?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:09 AM (DIbRX)

86 Wolfus, also fencing.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:10 AM (DIbRX)

87 Of course -- just as I would with a used car, only this is a much bigger purchase. What scares me is that, if I decide on one of these houses, I can't be on the ground to deal with the process. Or do I need to be?

...........

No. I just bought a 2nd home in AZ. Went under contract, realtors are dealing with all the inspections etc. I am notified by email how the process is going. I flew out last weekend to have a look see and order furniture. I will fly out again for the closing ( I don't have to, I could do it from here) but want to be there for the furniture delivery. As long as you have a good realtor you would be fine.

Posted by: Mollly k. at April 24, 2026 07:12 AM (j/yko)

88 According to the New York Times, if life doesn't give you lemons, just steal them.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 07:13 AM (vFG9F)

89 fd, that microlooting thing is so dumb. Don't these people know in those cities they can steal up to 900 dollars?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:15 AM (DIbRX)

90 That's a lotta lemons.

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 07:16 AM (vFG9F)

91 If you think a diesel without EFI is "no tech," you've never opened up a mechanical injector or the pumps that feed them. In the blacksmithing age, farming was all advanced tech, and it was a sudden collapse of the farm economy in New England that made all those clever mechanics available to work for someone else in the new factory system.

Getting away from sensors and screens is good, but don't think for a moment that owners won't have to know a lot, and also know somebody. My great-uncle was kind of famous because he once re-forged a cracked iron engine block for a guy in situ, straddling a flooded ditch with a campfire to weld it. Not what our current techs call high-tech, but a technology just the same.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 24, 2026 07:16 AM (zdLoL)

92 The password for the ANTS hack was "No Soap, Radio" in the french.

Posted by: Please Wash Your Ass You Dirty Frogs at April 24, 2026 07:17 AM (wAvYO)

93 Ben, this new third one had quite a bit of yard -- work for me to keep up, I know. The first, a small-ish ranch, has some yard, but with some trees for shade. The fencing looks like wire. The same with the one in the small town nearby.

The third, and the small-town one, each have 4 bedrooms -- way more than I need or want to keep up. But I love the way they look inside and out. The ranch is nice, though, and I could add a shaded patio in the back.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:17 AM (+2QQb)

94 As long as you have a good realtor you would be fine.
Posted by: Mollly k. at April 24, 2026


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That's what I was hoping. I can't keep driving back and forth, and don't want to fly unless I have NO other choice.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:18 AM (+2QQb)

95 Meanwhile, in gaming news. You have the SJW types screeching about the game Pragmata and its pro-parenthood message.

Then it gets announced that Hogwarts Legacy 2 is coming out.

Gonna need earplugs and I'll have to invest in rope futures for a few months.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 07:19 AM (RjOoY)

96 Wolfus, factor in the cost of yard maintenance equipment.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:21 AM (DIbRX)

97 89 fd, that microlooting thing is so dumb. Don't these people know in those cities they can steal up to 900 dollars?
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:15 AM (DIbRX)

!!!

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 07:22 AM (8NTVk)

98 Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 24, 2026 06:43 AM

Thanks.

Now I recall, I have heard songs by Roger Miller. I prefer him to "lThe Beatles" but don't tell that to a my Beatles fan husband. It's probably a musical heresy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 24, 2026 07:23 AM (DcD2J)

99 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 24, 2026 07:26 AM (VyBeY)

100 100

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 07:26 AM (8NTVk)

101 86 Wolfus, also fencing.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:10 AM (DIbRX)

Touché!

; )

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 07:26 AM (8NTVk)

102 Wolfus, factor in the cost of yard maintenance equipment.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026


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A mower, a weed-eater or trimmer or whatever it's called? I know I'll need those things. That's part of why I want to get my note (which to me includes tax and insurance) as low as I can.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:27 AM (+2QQb)

103 "A California guaranteed income pilot program intended to lift families out of poverty failed to lead participants to long-term financial independence, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis."

NONETHELESS:

"Despite the lack of long-term financial independence cited in the Yolo County study, advocates continue to push for the expansion of such programs"

Posted by: fd at April 24, 2026 07:28 AM (vFG9F)

104 Depending upon your future lawn size and budget, you can buy a lawnmowing robot that uses gps and a reference station.

The one I have uses a camera as well that talks to a Chinese server (the manufacturer is Chinese, so I expect the imagery to end up there). I might end up putting a picture of Xi being buggered by an American eagle where the robot can see it but the HOA vermin cannot.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at April 24, 2026 07:29 AM (fuyWk)

105 Crotchety Old Jarhead, do you want to tell Wolfus about yard care necessities ?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 24, 2026 07:30 AM (DIbRX)

106 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

For a small lot, it would be cheaper to hire out the mowing, as they have the equipment and deal with maintenance. No capital costs needed.

This is not true for large properties, but you are not looking for that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 07:30 AM (u82oZ)

107 "Despite the lack of long-term financial independence cited in the Yolo County study, advocates continue to push for the expansion of such programs"

Why aren't we mocking these people and pushing back?

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 07:31 AM (RjOoY)

108 NR Pax

Because voices of reason are ignored. Plus, TPTB want slaves.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 24, 2026 07:34 AM (u82oZ)

109 Plus, TPTB want slaves.

Yeah...slavery never left this country. It just changed names.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 24, 2026 07:35 AM (RjOoY)

110 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at April 24, 2026 07:36 AM (2Ez/1)

111 JJ is nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 24, 2026 07:37 AM (ExV1e)

112 Good morning morons

"Advocates" are always needed for solutions to problems that do not work yet still expand state power and dependence.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 24, 2026 07:37 AM (RIvkX)

113 To me, "debian" sounds like a Spanish verb form -- the future tense plural of "to owe," or something like that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 24, 2026 07:00 AM (+2QQb)


It always reminds me of "deben", the unit of currency in the Pharaoh/Cleopatra city builder games from way back when.

Posted by: far cry at April 24, 2026 08:35 AM (wXgT/)

114 Just wanted you to know that you/this column I guess are the second thing I look for at the start of every day. Love the insights, love the snark.

{I read 'Day By Day' from Chris Muir (https://www.daybydaycartoon.com) first because I wake up at 3AM Eastern and he posts just after midnight Eastern. Just timing.}

Posted by: Whiskey Mike at April 24, 2026 08:55 AM (l5vxg)

Thursday Overnight Open Thread - April 23, 2026 [Doof]

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From NATURE

Welcome to the Thursday ONT for this week. Glad you could make it. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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Super rare lobster

1 in 50 million split-colored lobster found in Massachusetts

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A two-toned lobster is set to make a splash at the Woods Hole Science Aquarium in southeastern Massachusetts. Lobstermen on the fishing vessel Timothy Michael caught the rare split-color (bilateral) lobster off the coast of Cape Cod on April 16 and donated it to the museum. This rare split coloration occurs in roughly 1 in 50 million lobsters.

“As soon as we saw this beautiful and unique lobster and were offered the chance to be her potential home, we immediately started thinking about which tank to put her in and began preparations to pick her up from Wellfleet Shellfish Company in Eastham, about an hour’s drive from Woods Hole,” aquarium biologist Julia Studley tells Popular Science.

“When something that rare comes across our docks, we see it as part of our role to share it with the broader community—Woods Hole Science Aquarium was the perfect fit for this lucky lobster,” Wellfleet Shellfish Company Chief Operating Officer Dan Brandt also tells Popular Science.

Oh wow, I'm currently a short drive away from Woods Hole - maybe I'll go see this thing tomorrow!

The team will continue to care for the crustacean during construction. Studley says it will receive a name once they get to know a bit more about its personality. Since lobsters may live up to 100 years, they want to make sure that they get the name right. The crustacean will go on display when the aquarium reopens after a major renovation in early 2027.

I guess I won't be seeing it tomorrow.

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Trolling or just annoying?

Remote worker stops answering his older coworker's calls after being phoned 5-6 times daily, including during flights and customer dinners

Working remotely was supposed to be the arrangement that gave professionals their autonomy back, the ability to manage their own time, set their own pace, and not have someone hovering over their shoulder every thirty minutes. And then some people took that concept and decided it meant calling their colleague five times a day until the colleague's phone becomes a source of genuine dread.

Can you follow this story at the link? It might be the most annoying webpage style I've ever seen!


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H8Rs will say this is fake


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Pretty cool optical illusion!

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Another round of "Customer states"


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Another round of Influencer Culture is Asshoe!



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DJ Doof - Albums Released on this Date Edition


1971 - The Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers"


1976 - The Ramones (Self-titled Debut Album)


1982 - Modern English "After The Snow"


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1 Yay!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 23, 2026 10:09 PM (xRf0+)

2 1

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at April 23, 2026 10:09 PM (mUuSF)

3 “We never live; we are always in the expectation of living.”
― Voltaire

Obviously, he didn't have AoSHQ.

Posted by: mindful webworker - the wait is over at April 23, 2026 10:09 PM (RVdcP)

4 5th!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 23, 2026 10:09 PM (XeU6L)

5 What?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 10:09 PM (LA6Ib)

6 Oh well. Now for the content.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at April 23, 2026 10:09 PM (mUuSF)

7 Do you know why math textbooks are so down?

They have lots of problems.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 23, 2026 10:11 PM (S/Y4j)

8 >>>A two-toned lobster is ...
--

a bug.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 10:11 PM (LA6Ib)

9 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco!

Posted by: TRex - split colored dino at April 23, 2026 10:13 PM (cCn4/)

10 Again, nice filters on the top pic.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 10:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

11 Food!

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:14 PM (77rzZ)

12 Good evening morons И спасибо, Диcko.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:14 PM (RIvkX)

13 COMM with a first! Thanks for the ONT, Disco. And the Modern English.

Posted by: scampydog at April 23, 2026 10:15 PM (41CYW)

14 >>>Remote worker stops answering his older coworker's calls after being phoned 5-6 times daily, including during flights and customer dinners

He shouldn't put up with that. He ought to get Ann Landers or Dear Abbey involved post haste!

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 23, 2026 10:15 PM (syz1S)

15 That lobster needs both drawn butter and mayonnaise.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:15 PM (RIvkX)

16 1971 - The Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers"

IIRC, that had a working zipper on the cover. Not going down to the LP room of the catacombs to check.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and what did it reveal...? at April 23, 2026 10:15 PM (RVdcP)

17 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 23, 2026 10:15 PM (EweRc)

18 Tonight's ONT brought to you by fixing what you can

Workin' on it.....

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 10:16 PM (VHUov)

19 Good musical selection tonight

Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 10:16 PM (ZxPkt)

20 OE suggested I update those who might be interested in my adventures today. No house viewings, though I have two slated for tomorrow. This morning I drove down to Wichita and, of course, got caught in a traffic jam as I left the Interstate. (Not to worry; I found an easier way back when I left.) The pipe shop was everything it should be, and I bought some stuff I really didn't need but wanted.

Temps have been fine: 69 this dawn, 83 and sunny this p.m. (the rain never happened here), and 79 just now as I drove back to my hotel. Locals probably think it's humid, but I tell ya, any April evening when I can drive with my windows down and not feel as though I am dipped in glue is a good one!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 10:16 PM (+2QQb)

21 Would that lobster still turn all red when it's steamed or boiled?

Posted by: Cosda at April 23, 2026 10:17 PM (lr+uX)

22

Influencers.

Some stupid ass parenting influencer ran over her three year old son a few days ago. Thankfully the child wasn't maimed or killed.

Fuck them all, it's all about the clicks and money.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:17 PM (3ek7K)

23 Jeez. This NFL draft is taking too long. If I wanted to see 32 picks in three hours I'd watch a game with Geno Smith starting.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 23, 2026 10:17 PM (2WIwB)

24 This sounds like TRex (or scampydog?) in an HOA.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Lnpb10Xg67g

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 23, 2026 10:17 PM (S/Y4j)

25 Oh my God, I can really taste the pineapple!

Hahahaha

Posted by: She Hobbit at April 23, 2026 10:18 PM (ftFVW)

26 Also this p.m., I had a phone call from my oldest buddy (we date back to jr. high together). He's coming into NO early next month to visit his mother for her, get this, 94th birthday. It'll be fun to see him again -- it's been a lot of years since we saw each other face to face outside of photographs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 10:18 PM (+2QQb)

27 In real California the vote would have been 68-32.

Posted by: Heroq at April 23, 2026 10:18 PM (q1qnK)

28 Tell me more about this Wood's Hole!

Posted by: Mayor Petey at April 23, 2026 10:19 PM (oftw2)

29 1 in 50 million split-colored lobster found in Massachusetts

* checks article *

So it's a chimera with two sets of DNA, not a specific mutation.

The lazy workaround of mystery writers everywhere.

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 10:19 PM (VHUov)

30 Drink influencer - see that guys eyes?
Is he stoned or on drugs?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 10:19 PM (LA6Ib)

31 Awesome, Doof! I am off to bed, but I read your content!

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 10:19 PM (Dd38x)

32 Remote worker stops answering his older coworker's calls after being phoned 5-6 times daily, including during flights and customer dinners

He shouldn't put up with that. He ought to get Ann Landers or Dear Abbey involved post haste!
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 23, 2026 10:15 PM (syz1S)

That website is about as annoying as Twitchy.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 10:20 PM (utfVc)

33 https://tinyurl.com/3bz9mxaf

Florida Man, hold my beer.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 23, 2026 10:20 PM (DwqWV)

34 Jeez. This NFL draft is taking too long. If I wanted to see 32 picks in three hours I'd watch a game with Geno Smith starting.
Posted by: Diogenes
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More commercials than picks. And a full length documentary on each pick.

Posted by: scampydog at April 23, 2026 10:20 PM (41CYW)

35 Watching the drink influencers is like, why?
Stupid faggots.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 10:20 PM (LA6Ib)

36 Thanks, Doof.

Posted by: GWB at April 23, 2026 10:20 PM (4yJz0)

37 {{{ COMountainMarie }}}

Congratulations on your first. May you have many more.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:22 PM (u82oZ)

38 23 But don’t you know that God guides the NFL draft, just as He does the outcome of the Super Bowl?

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:22 PM (77rzZ)

39 I know there must be a purpose to this influencer collection of faggots but it eludes me.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 10:22 PM (LA6Ib)

40 16 1971 - The Rolling Stones "Sticky Fingers"

IIRC, that had a working zipper on the cover. Not going down to the LP room of the catacombs to check.
Posted by: mindful webworker - and what did it reveal...? at April 23, 2026 10:15 PM (RVdcP)

It did, but the zipper usually fell off..

Posted by: Joemarine at April 23, 2026 10:22 PM (y171U)

41 24 This sounds like TRex (or scampydog?) in an HOA.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 23, 2026 10:17 PM
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Rule Number One for future real estate plans: no HOA

Posted by: TRex - good neighbor dino at April 23, 2026 10:23 PM (cCn4/)

42 This sounds like TRex (or scampydog?) in an HOA.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Lnpb10Xg67g
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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That is hilarious.

Posted by: scampydog at April 23, 2026 10:23 PM (41CYW)

43 Piper

Did the silver glitter flow out of your USB port yet?

Maybe tomorrow.

Have a great night.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:23 PM (u82oZ)

44 Holy cow! This my second 'first' in 7 YEARS!
Tomorrow's luck might be a good?

I see all the Ds are here tonight...what crazy hijinks are in srore🤪?
Hi guys and a huge hug for the Horde💕

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 23, 2026 10:24 PM (xRf0+)

45 Howdy everyone!

Posted by: Doof at April 23, 2026 10:24 PM (QLC6i)

46 https://tinyurl.com/3bz9mxaf

Florida Man, hold my beer.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 23, 2026 10:20 PM (DwqWV)

Dumfuck. He should have driven on the grass verge with the mower deck operating. Cops would have figured him for a city worker.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 10:24 PM (utfVc)

47 23 Jeez. This NFL draft is taking too long. If I wanted to see 32 picks in three hours I'd watch a game with Geno Smith starting.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 23, 2026 10:17 PM
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Let's be honest. Nobody cares about the draft picks. Everyone is really waiting to see what gems the Pittsburgh Scanner finds during the draft.

Posted by: TRex - ONT content dino at April 23, 2026 10:25 PM (cCn4/)

48 Temps have been fine: 69 this dawn, 83 and sunny this p.m. (the rain never happened here), and 79 just now as I drove back to my hotel. Locals probably think it's humid, but I tell ya, any April evening when I can drive with my windows down and not feel as though I am dipped in glue is a good one!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 10:16 PM (+2QQb)

Sounds like you had a good day. Maybe some linemen were working, causing the traffic jam....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

49 Hey, Doof.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:25 PM (77rzZ)

50 22

Influencers.

Some stupid ass parenting influencer ran over her three year old son a few days ago. Thankfully the child wasn't maimed or killed.

Fuck them all, it's all about the clicks and money.

Posted by: four seasons
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Woe be to the parent that raised a child so stupid as to follow that faggoty crap.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 10:25 PM (LA6Ib)

51 20 This morning I drove down to Wichita...
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 10:16 PM (+2QQb)

Did you see a lineman for the county, driving the main road?

Posted by: Joemarine at April 23, 2026 10:26 PM (y171U)

52 Let's be honest. Nobody cares about the draft picks. Everyone is really waiting to see what gems the Pittsburgh Scanner finds during the draft.
Posted by: TRex - ONT content dino


True.

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)

53 What's on YOUR mind tonight?
......

A Klondike bar.
Bed.

Posted by: wth at April 23, 2026 10:26 PM (b3Yos)

54 Those poor boys thinking they are influencers and popular and awesome.

So sad. I hope their moms aren’t alive
To see what their sons have become. It’s horrifying. How many of those boys will end up
Committing suicide?

Posted by: And? at April 23, 2026 10:27 PM (A5RD0)

55 Do you think a lobster gives a sh*t what you name it? I mean, it's not like the other lobsters are going to make fun of it or its grandfather is going to disinherit you for not keeping a name in the family.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 23, 2026 10:27 PM (vTZFs)

56 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:28 PM (zZu0s)

57

I don't get the influencer shit.

I live my life how I want.

You ran over your kid???? Fuck you parenting influencer.

Why are people so stupid to follow that shit??

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:28 PM (3ek7K)

58 Meow said the old tomcat. 😺

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 23, 2026 10:28 PM (w3u3d)

59 "Professional influencer." Bah.

It's much more fun being a professional iconoclast.

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 10:28 PM (VHUov)

60 me.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 10:22 PM (LA6Ib)

They are making fun of the lunatic female ibfluencers.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 10:28 PM (Vvh2V)

61 So sad. I hope their moms aren’t alive
To see what their sons have become. It’s horrifying. How many of those boys will end up
Committing suicide?
Posted by: And? at April 23, 2026 10:27 PM (A5RD0)

I thought these guys were mimicking women influencers?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 10:29 PM (1Ff7Z)

62 Do you think a lobster gives a sh*t what you name it? I mean, it's not like the other lobsters are going to make fun of it or its grandfather is going to disinherit you for not keeping a name in the family.
Posted by: Oddbob


As long as they don't name it by Internet poll.

Posted by: Lobby McLobsterFace at April 23, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)

63 Hey {{{Salty}}}
It always makes me smile to see you❣🙂

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 23, 2026 10:29 PM (xRf0+)

64 Did somebody mention daft pricks?

Posted by: Emily Litella at April 23, 2026 10:29 PM (utfVc)

65 Posted by: And? at April 23, 2026 10:27 PM (A5RD

It's parody. And it's hysterical.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 10:29 PM (Vvh2V)

66 Those customer states vids never get old. I get my share of idiots but those poor bastards get the true imbeciles.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 23, 2026 10:30 PM (snZF9)

67 It wasn't a rock. It was a ROCK LOBSTER!

Posted by: VA-7 (proposed) at April 23, 2026 10:30 PM (gKWVE)

68 A Klondike bar.
Bed.
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Who could possibly object?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:30 PM (RIvkX)

69 There is no baseball player. It is only an image on a screen (illustrated by bending spoon willy-nilly).

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 23, 2026 10:30 PM (zCHlf)

70 Oddbob

SF author Larry Niven to lobster delivered to the table in a fancy Boston restaurant

"Tell me about your troop movments, you alien bug!"

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:31 PM (u82oZ)

71 Let's be honest. Nobody cares about the draft picks. Everyone is really waiting to see what gems the Pittsburgh Scanner finds during the draft.
Posted by: TRex - ONT content dino



I know I am!! It's going to be AMAZING!!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 23, 2026 10:31 PM (EweRc)

72

The only influencer anyone should be following is God.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:31 PM (3ek7K)

73
*heats up fish in ONT microwave*

Good evening, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 10:31 PM (tgvbd)

74 It's parody. And it's hysterical.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor

And it doesn't even bother me that they laugh all through it. 'Cause what they're mocking is so ridiculous.

Posted by: She Hobbit at April 23, 2026 10:31 PM (ftFVW)

75 Damn, half y'all are drunk and grouchy again.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 10:31 PM (Vvh2V)

76 COMountainMarie

Likewise, sunshine.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:31 PM (u82oZ)

77 I should have socked that as "The VA-Sevens", come to think of it.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 23, 2026 10:31 PM (gKWVE)

78 Lobster name? Shellyquin.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 10:32 PM (utfVc)

79 61 So sad. I hope their moms aren’t alive
To see what their sons have become. It’s horrifying. How many of those boys will end up
Committing suicide?
Posted by: And? at April 23, 2026 10:27 PM (A5RD0)

I thought these guys were mimicking women influencers?
Posted by: OrangeEnt



They are.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 23, 2026 10:32 PM (EweRc)

80 Why are people so stupid to follow that shit??

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:28 PM (3ek7K)

Why did/do people watch Jerry Springer? Its the trainereck.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:33 PM (zZu0s)

81 Tammy al-Thor

*Perks up*

And then there's me!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:33 PM (u82oZ)

82 I don't get the influencer shit. ...
Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:28 PM (3ek7K)

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Here's the sad truth, millions of our countrymen need to be told what to think. They want to be told what to think.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:33 PM (RIvkX)

83 If I had a lobster I'd name it 'Tasty'.

Posted by: wth at April 23, 2026 10:34 PM (b3Yos)

84 Damn, half y'all are drunk and grouchy again.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor


Not the same half, though.

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 10:34 PM (VHUov)

85 Damn, half y'all are drunk and grouchy again.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 10:31 PM (Vvh2V)

COMountainMarie
Likewise, sunshine.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:31 PM (u82oZ)
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These two are so sweet they make me want to kiss my lib little sis.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:34 PM (RIvkX)

86 SF author Larry Niven to lobster delivered to the table in a fancy Boston restaurant

"Tell me about your troop movments, you alien bug!"
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026


***
And, Larry said in an essay, he was dubbed "Speaker-to- Seafood" (after his character "Speaker-to-Animals" in Ringworld).

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 10:35 PM (+2QQb)

87 Where's that top picture taken? Lake Powell?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 10:35 PM (utfVc)

88
Half drunk and grouchy is the norm at AOS.

Nothing wrong with that.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:35 PM (3ek7K)

89 That influencer thing is weird. Last night we were watching a very old Diners Drive Ins from 2007 - and you know how they talk to the diners, so this girls looks at this baked apple thing she is eating and she (100% - like literally you guys) turns to the camera and says to Guy Fieri - "There is, like, a legit apple on this. It's so good."

Brit Lass turns to me and says in her accent, "A 'legit' apple? What are these people on?"

So I think this culture has been with us for longer than we can imagine but it's now been distilled to its bizarre (like literally bizarre you guys, yes I just typed that and it really, totally is, I am so serious guys) essence.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:35 PM (vE0+H)

90 These two are so sweet they make me want to kiss my lib little sis.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:34 PM (RIvkX)


Yet, in your heart of hearts, you know you won't.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:35 PM (t2oSI)

91 Storms around Enid OK look really bad.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 23, 2026 10:36 PM (3uBP9)

92 Half drunk and grouchy is the norm at AOS.

Nothing wrong with that.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:35 PM (3ek7K)

Half drunk, half grouchy, half thirsty.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:36 PM (vE0+H)

93 Damn, half y'all are drunk and grouchy again.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
......

I AM NOT DRUNK

Posted by: wth at April 23, 2026 10:36 PM (b3Yos)

94 Also, thanks Doof for the ONT and greetings to the Horde!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:36 PM (t2oSI)

95 I’m totally drunk and totally grouchy.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:36 PM (77rzZ)

96 This morning I drove down to Wichita...
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026
*
Did you see a lineman for the county, driving the main road?
Posted by: Joemarine at April 23, 2026

***
Damn. I didn't even think of that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 10:37 PM (+2QQb)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 10:37 PM (+2QQb)

98
Ahhh, there's good news tonight. Buffalo beat Boston, 3-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the series. And Varolina defeated Ottawa, 2-1 to go up 3-0. The game was in Ottawa and they showed some young child crying after the Sens lost. Cry, little one, cry.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 10:37 PM (tgvbd)

99 Fun stuff tonight, Doof. Thanks for the ONT!

Lobster, huh? Reminds me that there's a couple of 6oz tails in the freezer. Will thaw one for hubby's 'lunch enhancement' treat tomorrow.

Posted by: JQ at April 23, 2026 10:37 PM (rdVOm)

100 100!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:37 PM (t2oSI)

101 These people were always out there, Facebook, ewetub and Instagram have just made it profitable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:38 PM (zZu0s)

102 If you eat that split toned lobster, you will turn into one of those half black half white people from Star Trek.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 23, 2026 10:38 PM (yGkmH)

103 Spent the weekend reminiscing with college friends from the 80s, so tonight's musical selections are on point.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:38 PM (t2oSI)

104 nice save

Posted by: gKWVE at April 23, 2026 10:38 PM (gKWVE)

105 What the fuck are robster craws?

Posted by: Booger at April 23, 2026 10:38 PM (gHDEq)

106 Posted by: She Hobbit at April 23, 2026 10:31 PM (ftFVW

Yes! 😂

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 10:38 PM (Vvh2V)

107
Food requiring a bib to eat is not worth the bother.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 10:38 PM (tgvbd)

108 Storms around Enid OK look really bad.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 23, 2026 10:36 PM (3uBP9)

Last time I was upstairs, looked out the window and it was blizzarding. Light snow, 40 mph winds. All the snow moving horizontally, heading for Montana.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 10:39 PM (utfVc)

109

Bulg,

Fist bump!!!!

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:39 PM (3ek7K)

110 Yet, in your heart of hearts, you know you won't.
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:35 PM (t2oSI)
=====

Nah I will, we are very close even though she is a damn hippie. Her son belongs to us but her daughter dreams of fighting fascism as a public defender.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:39 PM (RIvkX)

111 If you eat that split toned lobster, you will turn into one of those half black half white people from Star Trek.
Posted by: Tom Servo


Or a Batman villain.

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)

112 Her son belongs to us

Thats a very Caberet thing to say.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:40 PM (zZu0s)

113
Storms around Enid OK look really bad.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 23, 2026 10:36 PM (3uBP9)

___________

Her Majesty and The Big Dummy are in Tulsa, but it looks like the storms are heading north of them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 10:40 PM (tgvbd)

114 Aetius451AD work phone

One of my former gold-diggers, whom I have known for 15 years, gave me a link today to the Substack essays she has written for the last 4 years.

Before the internet, people would cross the street to avoid her conspiracy theories. But now, she appears to be on to something.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:41 PM (u82oZ)

115 Already here, Alberta Oil Peon.

My daffodils are smothering in snow. Again.

Posted by: Wenda at April 23, 2026 10:41 PM (JwoD2)

116 Or a Batman villain.
Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 10:40 PM (VHUov)

Two-Face?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 10:41 PM (1Ff7Z)

117 Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 10:19 PM (Dd38x)

Pipes not to put too fine a point on it and I don't usually do direct callbacks from like 6 threads ago but I hope you read my brief reply to you at the end of the islamic sparks of divinity thread. You don't have to answer back, I'm just doing that thing I do.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:41 PM (vE0+H)

118 but her daughter dreams of fighting fascism as a public defender.
Posted by: San Franpsycho


She's going to fight the government by working for the government?

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 10:41 PM (VHUov)

119 Food requiring a bib to eat is not worth the bother.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
.......

Yeah I hate those little jars of mashed peas.

Posted by: wth at April 23, 2026 10:42 PM (b3Yos)

120 Before the internet, people would cross the street to avoid her conspiracy theories. But now, she appears to be on to something.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:41 PM (u82oZ)

Often times these days conspiracy theories are just a matter of dates.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:42 PM (zZu0s)

121 Nah I will, we are very close even though she is a damn hippie. Her son belongs to us but her daughter dreams of fighting fascism as a public defender.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:39 PM (RIvkX)


Oh, good. Let her serve a few months as a PD and experience her ... uh, diverse client base. Then give her the MAGA hat you've been holding onto for her all this time.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:42 PM (t2oSI)

122 Some stupid ass parenting influencer ran over her three year old son a few days ago. Thankfully the child wasn't maimed or killed.

Fuck them all, it's all about the clicks and money.

Posted by: four seasons
---

Girl, at least it was an accident. One of the popular mommy influencer types had been starving her kids, locking them in their rooms for days with no food or water or bathroom.... half of these bitches are psycho.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 10:43 PM (Vvh2V)

123 I'd have to agree on the food-bib connection. I hate sloppy ribs. I hate sticky.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:43 PM (zZu0s)

124 Often times these days conspiracy theories are just a matter of dates.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:42 PM (zZu0s)

I don't give a fig.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 10:43 PM (utfVc)

125 Riverside is a descent area of Wichita to see. There's also an underground troll. Near the big injun.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 23, 2026 10:44 PM (3uBP9)

126 123 I'd have to agree on the food-bib connection. I hate sloppy ribs. I hate sticky.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:43 PM (zZu0s)


Can I call phrasing on this? Or "that's what she said"?

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:44 PM (t2oSI)

127 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:37 PM (t2oSI)

Schnorfle I don't think I'm usually on much when you are so I hope I can pass along my very belated condolences to you for your loss.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:44 PM (vE0+H)

128 I don't give a fig.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 10:43 PM (utfVc)

I'm plum tired of it, I'll tell you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:45 PM (zZu0s)

129 Her son belongs to us

Thats a very Caberet thing to say.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:40 PM (zZu0s)
=====

You have no idea how hard I worked for years to free his mind from her programming. Years.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:45 PM (RIvkX)

130 Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:33 PM (u82oZ)

Hello!!! How are you? 🤗

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 10:45 PM (Vvh2V)

131 Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:44 PM (t2oSI)

Hey!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 10:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

132 Schnorfle I don't think I'm usually on much when you are so I hope I can pass along my very belated condolences to you for your loss.
Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:44 PM (vE0+H)


Thanks, ... -- I'm honored that you mentioned it.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:46 PM (t2oSI)

133 Food requiring a bib to eat is not worth the bother.
Posted by: Hadrian
-----------

LOL! Hubs needs a bib for *everything* now, so it's no big deal.

Posted by: JQ at April 23, 2026 10:46 PM (rdVOm)

134 There's also an underground troll. Near the big injun.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 23, 2026 10:44 PM (3uBP9)

The bridge was already taken?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 10:46 PM (utfVc)

135 Can I call phrasing on this? Or "that's what she said"?
Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:44 PM (t2oSI)

Hmmm. Yeah, even sexy time. No chocolate syrup. No whipped cream.

Unless she cleans up after herself.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:46 PM (zZu0s)

136

Tammy,
Yes, most of them are psychos.

The bitch's husband was in the driveway with the kids when she ran over the kid.

Apparently the parenting influencer didn't make a difference to him.
He was probably enjoying the money mommy made by influencing other people and not him.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:46 PM (3ek7K)

137 They are making fun of the lunatic female ibfluencers.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
----

They may be. They are very convincing faggots.
The first one is a stoner too. Look at his eyes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 10:47 PM (LA6Ib)

138 Hmmm. Yeah, even sexy time. No chocolate syrup. No whipped cream.

Unless she cleans up after herself.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:46 PM (zZu0s)


You're asking a lot, but my BAC and I will allow it.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 10:47 PM (t2oSI)

139 A large number of homes were destroyed in Enid. It looks like the tornado went through a big neighborhood and just scoured it to dirt.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 23, 2026 10:48 PM (3uBP9)

140 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 10:47 PM (LA6Ib)

They're definitely gay, but they are absolutely roasting the influencer culture! 🤣

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 10:48 PM (Vvh2V)

141 Also the reports are Vance AFB was hit.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 23, 2026 10:49 PM (3uBP9)

142 I never got the thing of putting the bib on your lap. There are so many other places it can hit on the way down, and, even then, end up on the floor.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:49 PM (77rzZ)

143 Tammy al-Thor

I'm still over the moon from your letter. And the surprise.

Thank you.

After a very rough December, I was determined to end social isolation.

The local Senior center had a widow support group, and I met some great people there. So now I do stuff, like going to see
Hail Mary
at the movies tomorrow with one of the widows.

Walking, not stalking.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:49 PM (u82oZ)

144 Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:46 PM (3ek7K)


It's just insane. Scary.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 10:50 PM (Vvh2V)

145 She's going to fight the government by working for the government?
Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 10:41 PM (VHUov)
=====

Or something. She thinks I'm mean and scary.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:51 PM (RIvkX)

146 Walking, not stalking.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:49 PM (u82oZ)

'You say stalking I say walking just extremely close behind.'
-Unhealthy Obsession

Its a song I heard, very earwormy.

https://youtu.be/THRtKGX-czY

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:52 PM (zZu0s)

147 NaCly, I hope you are well.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:52 PM (77rzZ)

148 San Franpsycho

Tell her to join us online. After we work her over she will think you are a soft teddy bear.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:53 PM (u82oZ)

149 Anyone play 'pragmata' aka 'dad space' yet? Apparently it's a father/daughter sim. On the moon.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 23, 2026 10:53 PM (gKWVE)

150 Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:49 PM (u82oZ)

I am so glad you're getting out! Grief is all-consuming, and hard to fight. Good for you, I know how hard it is, and I'm proud of you for not giving in.

I am just so tickled with my beautiful shell, and learning about your father. A book, I'm tellin' ya.....

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 10:53 PM (Vvh2V)

151 seem to be getting a lot of wholesome Sci-Fi lately

Posted by: gKWVE at April 23, 2026 10:54 PM (gKWVE)

152 Or something. She thinks I'm mean and scary.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:51 PM (RIvkX)

Well, if you go around clenching your fist is. The air and I toning 'Your brother belongs to me, now!' (Think Darth Vader)

I can sort of see it.

'Ill never join you!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:54 PM (zZu0s)

153 Bulg

Doing better.

Good luck getting sanity in Fairfax County. I think you need legs of different lengths to carry out your West Virginia plan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:54 PM (u82oZ)

154 There are/were some rough storms around Witchita, hoping Wolfus is ok.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 10:55 PM (Vvh2V)

155 Anyone play 'pragmata' aka 'dad space' yet? Apparently it's a father/daughter sim. On the moon.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 23, 2026 10:53 PM (gKWVE)

Seems almost too cutesy for me. I am glad and encouraged people like it though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:55 PM (zZu0s)

156 Tell her to join us online. After we work her over she will think you are a soft teddy bear.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:53 PM (u82oZ)
=====
Heh she would never ever sully herself that way.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:56 PM (RIvkX)

157 153 Salty, Wife wants to move to WV to get away from Spambugger. We’ll see.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:57 PM (77rzZ)

158 So, I got my two serpentine belt idler wheels from Amazon today. The belt came yesterday. Opened the packages, and What's This? Two of the grooved plastic idlers, no smooth steel one. I don't know if I mistakenly ordered two of the same thing, or if the listing was wrong. Not going to send one back. Both types use the same 6203RR bearing, so I will just press the new bearing out of one of the plastic wheels, and press it into a used steel idler I have here. Easy to do when you have a hydraulic arbor press. And I ordered a pack of ten 6203's to keep on hand; they get used in everything. $25.00

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 10:57 PM (utfVc)

159 I can sort of see it.

'Ill never join you!'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 10:54 PM (zZu0s)
===

Pretty close! I am considered the Wicked Son who went bad.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 23, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)

160 Rant ON! I hate that so many food bags, such as cereal bags or Ritz crackers or sliced canadian bacon -- are encased in kevlar! After struggling mightily, I've got Ritz cracker dust.
Rant OFF.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 23, 2026 10:59 PM (QFM/y)

161 Tammy al-Thor

His exploits are still heavily classified.

You remember that commercial where you run up to your Dad to tell him you only had one cavity? Well, the two razor-wire fences with an electric fence in between, and the entry ways guarded by unsympathetic armed Marine guards discouraged me from doing that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:59 PM (u82oZ)

162 JM in Illinois-- Kitchen scissors.

Posted by: JQ at April 23, 2026 11:01 PM (rdVOm)

163 by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:59 PM (u82oZ)

Ah, I see! And incredible man. Who, in turn, raised another one.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 11:01 PM (Vvh2V)

164 Rant ON! I hate that so many food bags, such as cereal bags or Ritz crackers or sliced canadian bacon -- are encased in kevlar! After struggling mightily, I've got Ritz cracker dust.
Rant OFF.
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 23, 2026 10:59 PM (QFM/y)
=====

Product Sold by Weight

Posted by: Nabisco at April 23, 2026 11:02 PM (RIvkX)

165

JM,

Hubby and I have a time trying to open anything.

It is like everything is super glued.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:02 PM (3ek7K)

166 Tammy al-Thor

Awww . *Kicks rock*

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 11:04 PM (u82oZ)

167 by: JM in Illinois at April 23, 2026 10:59 PM (QFM/y)

Amen, sister.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 11:05 PM (Vvh2V)

168 four seasons

I got a ratchet fitted PVC pipe cutter for packages. Easy, peasy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 11:05 PM (u82oZ)

169 Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 11:04 PM (u82oZ

'Tis true, Sir.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 11:06 PM (Vvh2V)

170 Hubby and I have a time trying to open anything.

It is like everything is super glued.'
Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:02 PM (3ek7K)

I thought it was just me getting weaker hand strength. Every chip bag or other plastic wrapper won't open without applying force.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 11:06 PM (1Ff7Z)

171 Scissors? Shears?

You can buy good ones. Titanium Nitride will slice right throug.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 11:06 PM (zZu0s)

172 The team will continue to care for the crustacean during construction. Studley says it will receive a name once they get to know a bit more about its personality.

_______________________

Look no further. The name, of course, is Sybil if it is a female. And, Harvey Dent if it is male. If the lobster claims to be non-binary, throw it back.

Posted by: Orson at April 23, 2026 11:06 PM (dIske)

173 Goodnight, All. Sleep well.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 11:06 PM (77rzZ)

174 Have a great night, everyone.

May you have a smile on your face tomorrow morning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 11:07 PM (u82oZ)

175 Rant ON! I hate that so many food bags, such as cereal bags or Ritz crackers or sliced canadian bacon -- are encased in kevlar! After struggling mightily, I've got Ritz cracker dust.
Rant OFF.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 23, 2026 10:59 PM (QFM/y)

Scissors?

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 11:07 PM (vE0+H)

176 Someone needs to let Emmie know she needs to keep an eye on the weather the next few days.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 11:07 PM (Vvh2V)

177

To open anything anymore we have to get the scissors or the Swiss Army knife.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:07 PM (3ek7K)

178 Goodnight Bulg.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 11:07 PM (vE0+H)

179 Night, Salty! 😊

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 11:07 PM (Vvh2V)

180 >>> A two-toned lobster is set to make a splash at the Woods Hole Science Aquarium in southeastern Massachusetts.

I'd auction it off at a Japanese seafood market.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 23, 2026 11:08 PM (/lPRQ)

181 A long lost Twilight Zone Episode has been found:

https://tinyurl.com/3exk3u8t

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 11:08 PM (1Ff7Z)

182
Two-tone car >>>> Two-tone lobster

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 11:09 PM (tgvbd)

183 There are/were some rough storms around Witchita, hoping Wolfus is ok.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026


***
The sorm the Weather Channel was barking about this afternoon was near the "Little Sweden" town south of Salina, and headed NE. No sign of thunderstorms or hail here.

I may have to drive through some rain on Sunday and Monday heading back southeast, though.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 11:09 PM (+2QQb)

184 I thought it was just me getting weaker hand strength. Every chip bag or other plastic wrapper won't open without applying force.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

And then, once *Conan the bag-opener* gets the bag opened, the plastic tears down one side...

Scissors. Easy peasy. No more ripped bags.

Posted by: JQ at April 23, 2026 11:09 PM (rdVOm)

185 The worst thing i have had issue with in recent memory were some watch batteries I got for my key fob.

Needed an exacto knife. Had to make do with cutting very close to the battery, but inside the compartment.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 11:09 PM (zZu0s)

186

Okay, I'm going to try to be an influencer and it will not cost you a thing.

Believe in God and trust Him.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:10 PM (3ek7K)

187 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 11:09 PM (+

Oh, good!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 11:10 PM (Vvh2V)

188 Good luck getting sanity in Fairfax County. I think you need legs of different lengths to carry out your West Virginia plan.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 23, 2026 10:54 PM (u82oZ)

There's a tooth limit as well. Last I checked, you can only have six, max...

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

189 Nice top pic. The Eighth Circle of Hell, if I remember my Dante correctly.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 23, 2026 11:11 PM (JkO4W)

190 WTF is going on in West Palm Beach?

@JamesOKeefeIII 57m
The police just came to my office and confiscated all my firearms.

Just happened.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 23, 2026 11:11 PM (diia5)

191 I keep several binder clips for resealing plastic/mylar food bags. Handy.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 23, 2026 11:12 PM (XeU6L)

192 And, Larry said in an essay, he was dubbed "Speaker-to- Seafood" (after his character "Speaker-to-Animals" in Ringworld).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 10:35 PM (+2QQb)


I got dubbed "speaker to Quebecois" due to a customer service job, once.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 23, 2026 11:12 PM (rbvCR)

193 The danger of hail is one big reason why I have to have a garage with whatever home I buy. I want to keep the car safe from hot sun and prevent it from being covered in snow . . . but the possibility of hail damage is much worse.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 11:12 PM (+2QQb)

194

Mike Hammer,

We do the same thing after a couple of days trying to open stuff, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:13 PM (3ek7K)

195 Scissors. Easy peasy. No more ripped bags.
Posted by: JQ at April 23, 2026 11:09 PM (rdVOm)

That's what I end up doing. Otherwise, it'd be the Hulk smash.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 11:14 PM (1Ff7Z)

196 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 11:12 PM (+2QQb)

Yep. And a basement.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 23, 2026 11:14 PM (Vvh2V)

197 184 I thought it was just me getting weaker hand strength. Every chip bag or other plastic wrapper won't open without applying force.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

And then, once *Conan the bag-opener* gets the bag opened, the plastic tears down one side...

Scissors. Easy peasy. No more ripped bags.
Posted by: JQ at April 23, 2026 11:09 PM (rdVOm)

***

Don't get me started on the "child resistant" packaging for small batteries. More like human resistant. Bastards.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 23, 2026 11:14 PM (2WIwB)

198 Needed an exacto knife. Had to make do with cutting very close to the battery, but inside the compartment.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 11:09 PM (zZu0s

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The packaging for CR2032 batteries is a plot by certain unnamed nefarious organizations to boost the sales of Prevagen.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 23, 2026 11:14 PM (JkO4W)

199 Good night Salty...till we meet again🖐💤

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 23, 2026 11:14 PM (xRf0+)

200 WTF is going on in West Palm Beach?

@JamesOKeefeIII 57m
The police just came to my office and confiscated all my firearms.

Just happened.
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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What, no receipt?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 23, 2026 11:14 PM (/lPRQ)

201 Motivation or no, I need to work out tomorrow and Saturday here at the hotel. Sunday through Tuesday I'll be rising early and hitting the road, and won't have a chance to exercise again until Wed.

'Bout time for bed, I guess.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 11:15 PM (+2QQb)

202 Good evening good people.

They say all good things must come to an end and so it is that miracle grandbaby left today to head back home to Dallas.

To hold a beautiful baby until he falls asleep is one of God's greatest gifts. How blessed am I to be able to do so?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 23, 2026 11:15 PM (Kyh8Y)

203 To hold a beautiful baby until he falls asleep is one of God's greatest gifts. How blessed am I to be able to do so?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 23, 2026 11:15 PM (Kyh8Y)

Thats beautiful, TP.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 11:16 PM (zZu0s)

204 'Bout time for bed, I guess.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 11:15 PM (+2QQb)

Let us know about the house search.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 11:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

205 Binder clips are great! Also-- if you have them-- clothespins are easier than the clips to grasp/use.

Posted by: JQ at April 23, 2026 11:16 PM (rdVOm)

206

Tonypete,

You are very blessed.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:17 PM (3ek7K)

207
And so to bed. Good night, Hordians.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 11:17 PM (tgvbd)

208 Easy to do when you have a hydraulic arbor press. And I ordered a pack of ten 6203's to keep on hand; they get used in everything. $25.00
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 10:57 PM (utfVc)


I did that once for a GF for her Explorer. The squalling was pretty bad so we went to the NAPA store to see if they had the pully, and they didn't. I reset the replacement bearing with two blocks of wood and judicious taps with a hammer.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 23, 2026 11:20 PM (rbvCR)

209 To hold a beautiful baby until he falls asleep is one of God's greatest gifts. How blessed am I to be able to do so?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 23, 2026 11:15 PM (Kyh8Y)


Love to hear it, sir.

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 23, 2026 11:21 PM (t2oSI)

210

The baby smell is so great.

Our youngest granddaughter just got potty trained.

She calls out for us to help her clean herself up.

Needless to say, the smell is now different, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:21 PM (3ek7K)

211 Let us know about the house search.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026


***
Two to look at tomorrow, one in a small town nearby and one right here in Salina.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 11:24 PM (+2QQb)

212 160 Rant ON! I hate that so many food bags, such as cereal bags or Ritz crackers or sliced canadian bacon -- are encased in kevlar! After struggling mightily, I've got Ritz cracker dust.
Rant OFF.
Posted by: JM
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Harbor Freight, $2, buy some, put them at dedicated spots.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 11:25 PM (LA6Ib)

213 I need a bib for all food. It's that or wear it. I have not developed much since the age of two.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 23, 2026 11:25 PM (QzM4s)

214 https://tinyurl.com/3exk3u8t
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 11:08 PM (1Ff7Z)

That was great. I wonder how many takes they had to do, as you can see Rod Serling is desperately trying to keep from cracking up laughing.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 23, 2026 11:26 PM (9P99/)

215

lol bear

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:27 PM (3ek7K)

216 Binder clips are my go to too. Buy an assortment at he Dollar store for about $2.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 11:27 PM (LA6Ib)

217 Kitchen scissors. I found some that came with a magnetic holder case, which lets me keep them hanging on the front of the refrigerator.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 23, 2026 11:29 PM (9P99/)

218 I have the car wash guys put New Baby Smell in the Black Beauty when I spring for the Silver Package.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 23, 2026 11:29 PM (JkO4W)

219 By the microwave sits; a pair of pliers, a box cutter and a pair of scissors. In the drawer to the left is a small hammer and a multi tip screwdriver.



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 11:30 PM (LA6Ib)

220

So many things say easy open, pull here. No assholes you super glued it.

Scissors and a knife are essential now.'

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:31 PM (3ek7K)

221 That was great. I wonder how many takes they had to do, as you can see Rod Serling is desperately trying to keep from cracking up laughing.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 23, 2026 11:26 PM (9P99/)

I thought it was a real episode at the beginning, then I saw Jack Benny.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 11:32 PM (1Ff7Z)

222 217 Kitchen scissors. I found some that came with a magnetic holder case, which lets me keep them hanging on the front of the refrigerator.

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Magnets, how do they work?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 23, 2026 11:32 PM (JkO4W)

223 213 I need a bib for all food. It's that or wear it. I have not developed much since the age of two.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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Pyrex pie plates for dishes.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 11:34 PM (LA6Ib)

224 First World Problems, Packaging Chapter seems open, so here's one.

For a few years now, I've noticed very few of the well-designed resealable food packs (the flat kind, for cheeses and meats) actually can be opened without scissors. They still have the little "starter" slit on both ends, but they don't "work" - meaning they don't tear very far, or don't tear low enough to actually allow opening of the package. Many of these also don't reseal very well now, either.

These are brilliantly designed things, very accustomed to them going back how long - 20-25 years? But most simply don't work any more. Manufacturing quality? Gauge or quality of the plastic material? But there's no doubt about it. I just instantly get the scissors now, for all but a few brands. Weird.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 23, 2026 11:36 PM (U/Byj)

225

My Shih Tzu is growling. There must be a threat outside.'

I ain't looking outside to see what is going on.'

We have guns, bring it on.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:36 PM (3ek7K)

226 Magnets, how do they work?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 23, 2026 11:32 PM (JkO4W)

Well, you see ferromagnetism is caused by the unique property of Iron's electron orbital in not having pairs, therefore the dipole...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 11:36 PM (zZu0s)

227 So many things say easy open, pull here. No assholes you super glued it.

Scissors and a knife are essential now.'
Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:31 PM (3ek7K)

After the next 2 or 3 layers of safety improvements, opening a package will require a chop saw. Hopefully, you miss the contents.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 23, 2026 11:36 PM (S/Y4j)

228 thought it was just me getting weaker hand strength. Every chip bag or other plastic wrapper won't open without applying force.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

And then, once *Conan the bag-opener* gets the bag opened, the plastic tears down one side...

Scissors. Easy peasy. No more ripped bags.
Posted by: JQ


Remember the wax paper bags?
Look at them wrong and the seam from top to bottom will open.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 23, 2026 11:36 PM (/lPRQ)

229 This is what I use for opening tough packaging:

tinyurl.com/4tt8ajvw

They chomp through those hard, heat-sealed packages; chip, cracker & cereal bags; lobster shells; chicken skin and bones...

Dishwasher safe! Although I generally just hand wash in hot, soapy water.

I've abused the h3ll out of them for a decade at least, but they still cut! (Uh, just don't expect to cut fabric or paper with them now.)

Posted by: JQ at April 23, 2026 11:39 PM (rdVOm)

230 So many things say easy open, pull here. No assholes you super glued it.
Scissors and a knife are essential now.'
Posted by: four seasons


Even if you have the hand strength for it, it works like this:

30.000 lbs force: bag remains unopened
30.002 lbs force: bag opens cleanly
30.004 lbs force: pretzels all over the f--king place

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov)

231

OrangeEnt,

It has nothing to do with lack of strength.

I don't know what is going on with packaging these days but it is a pain in the ass..

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:41 PM (3ek7K)

232 Remember the wax paper bags?
Look at them wrong and the seam from top to bottom will open.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Oh, yes! Had to be careful with those, for sure. Plastic wrap if you screwed it up, LOL. (before zip-locs became A Thing)

Mmm, graham crackers!

Posted by: JQ at April 23, 2026 11:42 PM (rdVOm)

233 I believe back when the plastic "clamshell" packaging became common for small electronics etc. (90s?), serious injuries sustained from opening them were so common that CDC added it to the reportable incident list for hospitals. Unless I'm imagining that memory, but I doubt it. Ridiculous. I take those, and similar battery packs, out to the reloading bench and put them in the vise, then use metal shears to open them. Incredibly ridiculous.

Where is the massive, society-wrecking vampire liability/shake-down industry when it could (finally) be of some use?

Posted by: rhomboid at April 23, 2026 11:43 PM (U/Byj)

234 I'm listening to a shortwave broadcast out of Florida (The Tech Prepper). Reminds me of the days when I would come home in the evening and tune into the BBC World Service and Deutsche Welle broadcasts into North America.

Posted by: PabloD at April 23, 2026 11:48 PM (zUFRX)

235 Customer states the seatbelt doesn't want to retract

Reminds me of dirty state troopers...Brother told me he was driving a car with automatic seatbelts, when he was pulled over in a Southern state (one his car was not registered in). The Trooper told him he'd taken off his seat belt while driving and had just put it back on, to which he said, "If you can show me how it's possible for me to take off while driving, I'll happily pay for the ticket."

Cops like that should have millstones tied to their necks and thrown in the Mariana Trench.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 23, 2026 11:49 PM (ynpvh)

236 Where is the massive, society-wrecking vampire liability/shake-down industry when it could (finally) be of some use?
Posted by: rhomboid

Next time I give blood in the name of opening a purchase, mumble grumble ragga snagga rfffll...

Of course-- realize that the lawyers would get a lion's share of any award, and the rest of us would then be subjected to *even moar dastardly, difficult packaging* afterward.

Would it be worth the trial?

Posted by: JQ at April 23, 2026 11:49 PM (rdVOm)

237 Shelf life, the tighter the seal the longer the life.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 11:50 PM (LA6Ib)

238 I don't know what is going on with packaging these days but it is a pain in the ass..

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:41 PM (3ek7K)

Yep, it's pretty much any packaged material.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 11:51 PM (1Ff7Z)

239

jim,

wth???

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:51 PM (3ek7K)

240 237 Shelf life, the tighter the seal the longer the life.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 11:50 PM (LA6Ib)

What does that say about Kumala's ability?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 23, 2026 11:51 PM (ynpvh)

241

Kumalot has lots of abilities, lol.

Depends what you expect her to do.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 11:53 PM (3ek7K)

242 Shelf life, the tighter the seal the longer the life.
Posted by: Braenyard

What does that say about Kumala's ability?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)


That she can love you long time.

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 11:57 PM (VHUov)

243 That influencer nail tapping thing....drives me effin NUTS!!!

Posted by: keena at April 23, 2026 11:57 PM (4Aqsh)

244 Wolfus,
I'm getting a new roof on Tuesday because of hail damage over the years. I finally filed a claim.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 23, 2026 11:57 PM (VCgbV)

245 Storms around Enid OK look really bad.
Posted by: banana Dream
Her Majesty and The Big Dummy are in Tulsa, but it looks like the storms are heading north of them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


North of Tulsa here. We are definitely getting another gullywasher, with lots of lightning and wind. We call it April 'round these hyar parts.

Is there a dog show in Tulsa, or is she just on her way elsewhere? Always thought it would be nice to catch one of your pups in action. Probably won't this week, though.

Posted by: mindful webworker - stormy daniels weather... at April 23, 2026 11:59 PM (RVdcP)

246 We had 1 1/2" of rain. The drought appears broken.
Belton, Mo. got hit this past weekend. Shocking how much damage a wee F1 tornado can do.

Posted by: MkY at April 24, 2026 12:01 AM (q6tQZ)

247 Couldn't stand the weather

youtu.be/V1u_oHpSTKs

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 12:02 AM (rdVOm)

248 246 We had 1 1/2" of rain. The drought appears broken.
Belton, Mo. got hit this past weekend. Shocking how much damage a wee F1 tornado can do.

Posted by: MkY at April 24, 2026 12:01 AM (q6tQZ)

In Kali, you can get floods that wash out roads and make hillsides come down, and they will say the rain we got isn't enough to end the drought...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 12:02 AM (ynpvh)

249 Lobster name? Harvey Dent.

Posted by: Crotalus Atrox at April 24, 2026 12:03 AM (25QY+)

250 In Kali, you can get floods that wash out roads and make hillsides come down, and they will say the rain we got isn't enough to end the drought...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

If only there was a way to catch and retain all that rainfall, and maybe divert it, too... Could be useful for homes and farms!

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 12:07 AM (rdVOm)

251 Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network. Please try your request again later.
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Burn Google
Burn YouTube


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 12:08 AM (LA6Ib)

252

Here in SW Wyoming the drought is bad.

No gardens or landscaping allowed. We get it because the wildfire risk is very high.

Our small town is even monitoring our indoor water usage.

We always look forward to late spring to plant vegetables.

We have had no rain or snow for many months, waaahhhh.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:11 AM (3ek7K)

253 Well, the snow has stopped, with zero accumulation, but it's still blowing like crazy, and the temp has dropped to about 25 F.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:12 AM (utfVc)

254 247 Couldn't stand the weather

youtu.be/V1u_oHpSTKs
Posted by: JQ
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Did Stevie Ray or Cake get tacky about the similarities?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 12:12 AM (rzTfK)

255 253 Well, the snow has stopped, with zero accumulation, but it's still blowing like crazy, and the temp has dropped to about 25 F.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Glad you made it home in time for the summer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 12:13 AM (rzTfK)

256 250 In Kali, you can get floods that wash out roads and make hillsides come down, and they will say the rain we got isn't enough to end the drought...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

If only there was a way to catch and retain all that rainfall, and maybe divert it, too... Could be useful for homes and farms!

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 12:07 AM (rdVOm)

Naw, the snail sucking fart darter needs the water to run into the ocean. Screw the farmers and people. As a matter of fact, Kali wants to get rid of dams and go back to a more natural effect, except, for some reason, in places like the Hetch Hetchy. That of course has NOTHING to do with the fact it supplies water to San Fran and all it's libble voters...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 24, 2026 12:14 AM (ynpvh)

257 Last weekend, we had gorgeous weather! Was able to turn the heater off for several days.

Yesterday, it was raining sideways. Just nasty all day. Today has been windy & cold, with a few sprinkles. Frost advisory for tonight and tomorrow night, ugh. Won't surprise me to see snow in the morning (which has not been predicted)

I bought several dozen little annual plants but can't put them out into planters yet, darn it. Dining room looks like a garden center when I bring them all indoors for the night, LOL.

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 12:15 AM (rdVOm)

258 CUTCO makes something they call Super Shears. The are the best thing for cutting through anything. Much better than you would expect from an army of MLM teenagers. Best shears or scissors I have. The kid will demonstrate them by cutting through a penny. I can’t recommend anything else from cutco. Definitely not the knives. But if one of their teenagers comes by with a sales pitch maybe buy the shears. Very solid.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 24, 2026 12:16 AM (aQZli)

259 Glad you made it home in time for the summer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 12:13 AM (rzTfK)

Heh. few days ago, it was in the 70's here.

https://youtu.be/cFzY6xZKrmY

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:17 AM (utfVc)

260 Tullen Snips. Made in New Zealand. Cut almost anything. Can be bought on Amazon. I have had a pair for maybe 25 years.

https://tinyurl.com/2fmtadvj

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:24 AM (utfVc)

261 Sounds like O’Keefe got SWATted by someone.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 12:26 AM (yGkmH)

262 Coming into mindful's AO shortly.

https://tinyurl.com/bdexajdb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 24, 2026 12:26 AM (rzTfK)

263 The worst effect of influencer culture on kids is that of course the kids scroll and scroll so the way to get clicks and get paid is to be the most stupid\annoying. And because the stuff is produced in a DIY way the kids don't have that disconnect that kept us from thinking we could BE Starsky or Cheech or Curly or Alice Cooper or Michael Corleone in real life.

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 24, 2026 12:28 AM (3/XaG)

264

The jumping worm thing.

Am I only the one that thinks the chinese brought this in/

I think they are bringing in stuff to our country that will destroy our agriculture. If they can't bomb us they will try to starve us.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:29 AM (3ek7K)

265 We have had no rain or snow for many months, waaahhhh.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:11 AM (3ek7K)
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Supposed to rain this Sunday here. We need it too!

Posted by: 496 at April 24, 2026 12:29 AM (EWlvz)

266 Sounds like O’Keefe got SWATted by someone.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 24, 2026 12:26 AM (yGkmH)

A likely explanation. Hang the perp.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:30 AM (utfVc)

267 Naw, the snail sucking fart darter needs the water to run into the ocean. Screw the farmers and people. As a matter of fact, Kali wants to get rid of dams and go back to a more natural effect, except, for some reason, in places like the Hetch Hetchy. That of course has NOTHING to do with the fact it supplies water to San Fran and all it's libble voters...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Sorry you're stuck there, jim!

Gee if only CA could build desalination plants along that loooooong coastline... oh, right... can't do that.

But no, they'll probably demand fresh water from other states' rivers or something. (Deja vu) Gotta fill all those swimming pools, ya know. Stick another brick in the toilet tank.

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)

268 The jumping worm thing.

Am I only the one that thinks the chinese brought this in/

I think they are bringing in stuff to our country that will destroy our agriculture. If they can't bomb us they will try to starve us.
Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:29 AM (3ek7K)

Remember Mexican Jumping beans? They were a hard seed, with some kind of bug larva inside, that would twitch, and make the seed jump or roll. Had some as a kid.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 12:32 AM (utfVc)

269

496.

I guess the lack of rain and snow must be statewide.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:33 AM (3ek7K)

270 My in-depth 45 second investigation of the O'Keefe situation indicates there's a TRO against him and reportedly this order included (by SOP perhaps?) the requirement to surrender firearms to police of an FFL. Have no idea what the underlying problem is, only reference I saw was confusing: something to do with someone involved in one of his undercover videos. Don't see how that leads to a TRO but who knows.

Thus endeth my investigation, and most of my interest, in the matter.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 12:37 AM (U/Byj)

271 Have the CUTCO shears, actually keep them in the kitchen but haven't used them much yet. Also have some of their knives, they've been great for us. Use them every day. Have had them sharpened once, back at the factory.

Will remember the shears next time I have a major blister pack opening operation. More nimble and smaller than the metal shears I use in the garage.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 12:39 AM (U/Byj)

272 In 270 above that shoulda been "police OR an FFL."

Posted by: rhomboid at April 24, 2026 12:40 AM (U/Byj)

273 Hope it's nicer out tomorrow-- a former cow-orker is hosting backyard cookout with other former cow-orkers invited... Haven't seen some of them for a couple years. It will be great to catch up with them!

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)

274 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

My friend and I are Lubbock-bound tomorrow to attend the George Strait concert on Saturday night. Yes, Hubby and I just saw him in Austin, but at the time that I bought the Lubbock tickets, Strait didn't have any Austin shows scheduled. Hubby said he would rather go to Austin, so I invited my friend to go instead.

This will be a dry run for our NYC trip - we will see if we can handle each others' snoring this weekend 😂😂😂

In other news, I just found out today that the pump that was put in to battle my cancer in December can only be used for 6 months - after that, bad things start happening with the liver. So we are going to have to play it by ear in another couple of months. I may end up going back on the medication that made me lose my hair and made my nails and eyesight all wonky for a few months and then try going back on the pump regimen.

Which sucks, because the pump is working so well for me right now. My hair is starting to grow back and I can actually see well enough to drive myself places rather than depending on Paul to drive me everywhere.

We will have to wait to see what happens when I go off of this medication.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 24, 2026 12:50 AM (SRRAx)

275

Teresa,

I wish the best for you.

You are a great fighter.

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 12:53 AM (3ek7K)

276 Hey Horde, just woke up from a three hour nap. I did yard work today we have rain in the forecast all next week.

banana dream, I will have to tell my son your CUTCO review. He went to some job fair way back when and CUTCO aggressively pursued him to join their team, he still has the cut up penny from his "interview".

JQ, the usual if you will, I have some aches and pains tonight.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 24, 2026 12:54 AM (0nHVk)

277 Dam destruction in Calif goes far beyond the Infamous Four (Klamath) removals. I think it numbers closer to one hundred.

One of the dozens of official cal water and natural resources agencies recently bragged that we're living in the "dam removal-age."

All the while we see photos of their meetings and on the conference tables are lined dozens of 12oz plastic water bottles.

Posted by: 13times at April 24, 2026 12:56 AM (+QJh9)

278 The last time I went off of the other medication, my cancer markers went up immediately and didn't come down until I had been on this new medication for a couple of rounds. Supposedly some people's cancer stabilizes without meds after treatment with the pump, but I have serious doubts that mine will do that, given past performance.

I shouldn't go around borrowing trouble, so I am going to try not to worry about it until there is something to worry about.

But I do have to admit to what another patient called "Scanxiety" - that niggling little feeling of dread that creeps up on them right before they have their next scan. The feeling of "what will this one show?" is always there....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 24, 2026 12:57 AM (SRRAx)

279 Prayers continue for you, TiFW! Hope you can keep beating the disease.

Hi, Debby! Aches & pains are my specialty. Let me pour a double for you...

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)

280 {{{Teresa}}} words fail me, you are a one in a million kind of person, you just keep being you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 24, 2026 01:01 AM (0nHVk)

281 "Scanxiety"

There's a word! Ugh.

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

282 279 Prayers continue for you, TiFW! Hope you can keep beating the disease......
Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)


Thanks! I will keep beating it until I don't. But the reality is that my expected lifespan is not too many more years, unless someone comes up with a miracle drug.

But for now I am doing well - even my oncologist has said so - and I am so incredibly grateful for the time that I have been given so far. And we will just keep playing whack-a-mole with this beast until we run out of options.

And I will just keep on adding items to my bucket list until either I get too sick to do so or until I run out of Paul's money 😂😂😂.

Either way, I'm going to have fun on my way out the door....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 24, 2026 01:12 AM (SRRAx)

283 Best of luck to you, Teresa. You are a fighter, for sure!

I am off to bed. Night, all.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 24, 2026 01:16 AM (utfVc)

284
Sleep well AOP

Posted by: four seasons at April 24, 2026 01:17 AM (3ek7K)

285 Thanks! I will keep beating it until I don't. But the reality is that my expected lifespan is not too many more years, unless someone comes up with a miracle drug.

But for now I am doing well - even my oncologist has said so - and I am so incredibly grateful for the time that I have been given so far. And we will just keep playing whack-a-mole with this beast until we run out of options.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 24, 2026 01:12 AM (SRRAx)

A friend of mine was diagnosed with multiple myeloma around 23 years ago. The medical manuals at that time basically said if god is your friend and shows up with his personal doctor you might get 2 years. He got 18 years because of experimental drugs and other cutting edge stuff they did. He went into remission for a long time. He was a lot older than me so he eventually got into his 70's when it finally got him. Still, 18 years he got. You just keep fighting and kicking it's ass like he did.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 01:19 AM (snZF9)

286 281 "Scanxiety"

There's a word! Ugh.
Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 01:04 AM (rdVOm)

Scanxiety: The anxiety felt when taking a Scan-Tron test.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 24, 2026 01:20 AM (S/Y4j)

287 Coming into mindful's AO shortly.
Posted by: Braenyard


Yeah, sorry to read about a twister hitting Enid. Been checking the radar since I saw that. I think we're about out of the worst of it, although still have warnings until about 4am.

Posted by: mindful webworker - twistering the night away at April 24, 2026 01:25 AM (RVdcP)

288 Packaging is one of my big complaints. Medicine, toothbrush, and anything bagged of course. If you do get a bag open, the re-seal doesn't work, or works too well. Cut off the top below the re-seal. Keep scissors and a bowl of office clips on the kitchen counter.

Son-in-Law's mother was here last weekend. She brought us some cookies which were individually wrapped. Easy to open like things used to be. But then, they were from Italy.

Posted by: mindful webworker - bite here to open at April 24, 2026 01:26 AM (RVdcP)

289 Enjoyed the Benny-Twilight Zone bit. Rod did seem to be having trouble playing it straight.

Hard to believe anybody thought those guys were doing anything but mocking influencers. I've actually seen far more parodies than actual influencers - none, I think. Except some of those absurd food-prep videos. Put pancakes in a bowl, mash up, add ingredients, cook as pancakes.... what th'?

I linked this Nikki Howard comedy bit yesterday.
How Influencers Talk (5:06)
https://youtu.be/antUukuOYhI

And this is where the road forks. I'm taking the one that leads to bed. Hope the roof stays on.

https://youtu.be/RT8CTmSLFeE

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - it's videos all the way down at April 24, 2026 01:32 AM (RVdcP)

290 >>Put pancakes in a bowl, mash up, add ingredients, cook as pancakes.... what th'?
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*Everybody's so creative!*

LMAO

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 01:35 AM (rdVOm)

291 Night AOP.

Sweet dreams Horde, a double has had it's desired effect, I am going to stretch out and sleep again.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 24, 2026 01:35 AM (0nHVk)

292 'Night, Debby (and AOP)

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 01:39 AM (rdVOm)

293
Influencers literally cannot get brain freezes.

You know why ... do not pretend that you do not know why!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 01:48 AM (xG4kz)

294 Packaging is one of my big complaints. Medicine, toothbrush, and anything bagged of course. If you do get a bag open, the re-seal doesn't work, or works too well. Cut off the top below the re-seal. Keep scissors and a bowl of office clips on the kitchen counter.

Son-in-Law's mother was here last weekend. She brought us some cookies which were individually wrapped. Easy to open like things used to be. But then, they were from Italy.

Posted by: mindful webworker - bite here to open at April 24, 2026 01:26 AM (RVdcP)

Everything today seems to be packaged for space travel.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 01:48 AM (snZF9)

295 While we're on to rants....
Stupid YouTube shit:

The old "Starfield" screensaver out of focus overlaid onto still pictures.

Adding "scratches" so that a new video looks like old black and white films that have been through a projector a hundred times.

AI stupidity, where the prompt is to show DEF usage (this one was a vid on using DEF as fertilizer) and we get a montage of DEF pouring into underhood container, followed by antifreeze into radiator, oil into valve cover, windshield wiper fluid...

Posted by: buddhaha at April 24, 2026 01:54 AM (xgGYP)

296
What news have we of the prisoners held on the rampant copulation afloat drama, "Doom Goblin 304 Flotilla -- THIS Time One of You WILL Make A Pass at Me!"

Have the sweet migrants that now overrun Sweden denied Doom Goblin 304 her rightful cave in which she would dwell for the remainder of her days? And then leave the rest of us alone? Is this why the world must continue to suffer from her vacuous bleating?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 01:55 AM (xG4kz)

297 Hubby used to look for my *best* fabric scissors whenever he wanted to cut something-- anything-- and it made me so mad! I mean... he should go to the shop and grab the damned wire-cutters or tin snips, kind of stuff...

I bought him TWO multi-unit packages of cheapo chyna-freight scissors, and hid my good Fiskars from him. (hid so well, in fact, that I *still* haven't found...)

*sigh*

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 01:59 AM (rdVOm)

298
The team will continue to care for the crustacean during construction. Studley says it will receive a name once they get to know a bit more about its personality.


Wait, is Doom Goblin 304 now at Woods Hole? Boy, are they going to be waiting a long time to slap a name on her!

{ IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE SHE WAS BORN WITHOUT A PERSONALITY! }

Er, thanks, BEN ROETHLISBERGER!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 02:00 AM (xG4kz)

299
The packaging for CR2032 batteries is a plot by certain unnamed nefarious organizations to boost the sales of Prevagen.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)


That's what we get when encasing things in lead sheeting was deemed to be no longer au courant and is, in fact, frowned upon.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 02:03 AM (xG4kz)

300 Good evening Hordelings

I've got a lot going on and am stressing a bit. I'm prepping my house to rent it out for the summer, prepping to take the ferry to Bellingham with as much stuff as I can fit in my car. I've already mailed eleven boxes of books.

My car is making a noise I don't like and I have a 13 hour drive.

My hermitage is $45,000 more than I was expecting.

So it was nice to come in here and listen to all your chatter. I love you, you odd bunch of Morons.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:06 AM (RkOfE)

301 Hi, AK! Sorry you're stressed. Extra sorry your car is noisy (& AOP has checked out for the night)

$45k?! Yikes!

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:09 AM (rdVOm)

302
...and hid my good Fiskars from him. (hid so well, in fact, that I *still* haven't found...)

*sigh*

Posted by: JQ


I, too, have personal goodies that I have stashed away around here ... somewhere.

I watched a video in which Richard Feynman opined that a person needs to keep fifteen difficult to solve problems in mind and, whenever that person learns something new in any field whatsoever, they need to trot out those fifteen problems one by one and ask, "Does what I just learned aid me in any way with solving this problem?" Things deemed precious but now lost can be placed on that list, I am sure!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 02:09 AM (xG4kz)

303 Teresa, I appreciate your positive attitude in the face of your trials. Enjoy your adventures.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:09 AM (RkOfE)

304 You just keep fighting and kicking it's ass like he did.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 01:19

Echoed from here Teresa, keep on fighting. You are doing a swell job of it so far. Rock on.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at April 24, 2026 02:10 AM (55Qr6)

305 Hey JQ!

I had a seamstress friend whose favorite gift at any time was fabric shears.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:12 AM (RkOfE)

306 My car is making a noise I don't like and I have a 13 hour drive.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:06 AM (RkOfE)

What kind of noise?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 24, 2026 02:12 AM (snZF9)

307
I watched a video in which Richard Feynman opined that a person needs to keep fifteen difficult to solve problems in mind and, whenever that person learns something new in any field whatsoever, they need to trot out those fifteen problems one by one and ask, "Does what I just learned aid me in any way with solving this problem?" Things deemed precious but now lost can be placed on that list, I am sure!
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Interesting - what are some difficult to solve problems that one could keep in mind?

One for me, is how does a hand pump for a well work?

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:17 AM (RkOfE)

308 K vs C-- Mr. Feynman was brilliant. Waaaayyy above my mental capabilities! I can't keep 5 problems firmly enough in mind to solve... forget 15.

It's possible that hubby found my good Fiskars, ruined them and disposed of the evidence, knowing how absolutely LIVID I'd be upon finding out... It was years ago & before dementia stole his mind. I haven't had time to sew for a long time anyway. *shrugs*

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:17 AM (rdVOm)

309 My car runs "rough" but not all the time. It purrs and then gets loud, kind of a grating sound, and then it will go back to purring.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:19 AM (RkOfE)

310 What did you use to sew JQ?

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:22 AM (RkOfE)

311
My car is making a noise I don't like and I have a 13 hour drive.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:06 AM (RkOfE)

What kind of noise?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division


Is it any of these?

https://youtu.be/ocDJ8MgtE74?si=xo-3tcshJup7giwX

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 02:22 AM (xG4kz)

312 My car runs "rough" but not all the time. It purrs and then gets loud, kind of a grating sound, and then it will go back to purring.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel

Gee, I think AOP just talked about pulleys & bearings tonight...

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:22 AM (rdVOm)

313 >>What did you use to sew JQ?
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Only simple things like curtains and slip-covers. No fancy clothing like Mom used to do. And repairs, mostly.

Oh, and a couple of patchwork quilts that were amateurish at best LOL

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:25 AM (rdVOm)

314
Is it any of these?

https://youtu.be/ocDJ8MgtE74?si=xo-3tcshJup7giwX
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That was funny 😊

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:26 AM (RkOfE)

315
Gee, I think AOP just talked about pulleys & bearings tonight...

Posted by: JQ


Adds, "Why are they called 'pulleys' and not 'pushies'?" to my 15 difficult problems list.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 02:27 AM (xG4kz)

316 AK, you need to get that noise checked out. How old is your vehicle?

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:29 AM (rdVOm)

317 When I was young I made a crazy quilt that I still have. The backing was an old sheet from my grandma. The crazy quilt stitching was coming undone in places so I covered the whole thing with another sheet and tied it.

Anyway, this quilt is very old and I still have it and it's been through a lot and I wonder if I should keep it to be buried in or burn it on the beach before I leave.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:31 AM (RkOfE)

318 2012 Nissan Rogue

Mechanics are always busy here. I might be able to get someone to look at it before I leave.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:34 AM (RkOfE)

319 Hubby's old car made intermittent noise, but no "check engine" light--- ran rough *sometimes* and smoothly other times. Idle would surge for a while, then steady down...

Turned out that the serpentine belt tensioner was weak. Replaced that, and the belt--- no more trouble.

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:35 AM (rdVOm)

320 My mom made my prom dress. It was amazing. Lots of talent in the older generations.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:36 AM (RkOfE)

321
I pray for nothing but the best outcome for those here afflicted with difficult to cure conditions.

My sister, who posts here but infrequently, was diagnosed with breast cancer a couple of decades ago. It was tough sledding for her for about five years and the disease went into remission (without surgery).

She's remained clear of signs that it came back since that time.

What I recall of her during that period was her being upbeat and confident that she was going to beat the disease.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 02:37 AM (xG4kz)

322 Awesome, K vs C! Will pray for continued good health for sis!

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:40 AM (rdVOm)

323 Turned out that the serpentine belt tensioner was weak. Replaced that, and the belt--- no more trouble.
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That scenario would be better than the one playing in my head.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:41 AM (RkOfE)

324 Could just be time for new serpentine belt, AK. So many components depend upon it!

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm)

325 What I recall of her during that period was her being upbeat and confident that she was going to beat the disease.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot

That's a nice story. Your sister would probably appreciate hearing the memories that you have of her at that time.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:45 AM (RkOfE)

326 But then... that "grating" noise... assuming it's in engine compartment, I'd guess bearings: water pump, cooling fan(s), a/c compressor, power steering pump, alternator, idler pulley... need to track down the origin!

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:46 AM (rdVOm)

327 Adds, "Why are they called 'pulleys' and not 'pushies'?" to my 15 difficult problems list.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot


Because you can't push a rope.

Posted by: mikeski at April 24, 2026 02:47 AM (VHUov)

328 I have no idea what a serpentine belt is, but now armed with these two words, I can say to a mechanic, maybe it's the serpentine belt? 😁

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:48 AM (RkOfE)

329 >>Because you can't push a rope.

But if you get it wet and then freeze it...

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:49 AM (rdVOm)

330 The grating usually stops when I take my foot of the gas, and then, may or may not, start up again when I push on the gas again.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 02:51 AM (RkOfE)

331 I have no idea what a serpentine belt is, but now armed with these two words, I can say to a mechanic, maybe it's the serpentine belt? 😁
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
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No... The belt itself wouldn't cause the noise. I retract anything I said that would indicate *just* the belt!

Any component that is driven by that belt, could be the noise maker. And once the component is fixed-- you should also replace the belt.

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:51 AM (rdVOm)

332 AK, does your car ever make the noise while just idling-- like, in the driveway or at a stop?

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 02:53 AM (rdVOm)

333 >>Because you can't push a rope.

But if you get it wet and then freeze it...
Posted by: JQ


Yeah, there's one in every crowd..... 😄

But it's usually me.

Posted by: mikeski at April 24, 2026 03:00 AM (VHUov)

334 I haven't noticed the sound while idling.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 03:01 AM (RkOfE)

335 The grating usually stops when I take my foot of the gas, and then, may or may not, start up again when I push on the gas again.
Posted by: AmericanKestrel
-------------

OK, I'm gonna stop. You need to get the car checked out *in person* before going on any long trip.

Can't tell if it's engine, transmission, or what? by text...

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 03:01 AM (rdVOm)

336
More info about serpentine belts than you'd perhaps care to know, here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentine_belt

Diagram of a serpentine belt, here:

https://tinyurl.com/TerpentineBelt

Gotta go clamber about in the family tree ...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 24, 2026 03:07 AM (xG4kz)

337 Thanks for brainstorming my car problem with me.

Goodnight everyone

Peace

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at April 24, 2026 03:07 AM (RkOfE)

338 AK, if the noise doesn't ever happen at idle, then it's probably not a component/pulley issue. Sorry.

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 03:09 AM (rdVOm)

339 'Night, AK. Sorry I couldn't help.

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 03:10 AM (rdVOm)

340 Phooey. I should know better by now.

Can't solve things over the phone, why would it be any easier over the 'net?

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 03:14 AM (rdVOm)

341 Talkin' to meself anyhow...

Another week or two, and I can plant all those pretty flowers outdoors! Yay! Looking forward to it.

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 03:18 AM (rdVOm)

342 Funny thing happened at lunch with hubby the other day-- nursing home was serving "chinese"-- egg roll, fried rice, battered shrimp, and a bowl of (?) white stuff on the side. Hubby took the packet of soy sauce & poured it onto the white stuff, then started eating his egg roll..

I asked attendant "what's in the bowl?" and she said "tapioca pudding" LOL, okay, so I told her what happened and she winced, then brought another bowl of tapioca.

Hubby ate it all. ALL!

We had a good chuckle, though it's so sad really. As long as he enjoyed it... I guess? Haha.

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 03:28 AM (rdVOm)

343 JQ that is gross, but funny

Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 03:37 AM (Ia/+0)

344 Hi, Skip! Yeah, I don't care for tapioca anyway but... soy sauce? LOL

Hubs said he liked the *with soy* better than the one *without* fwiw...

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 03:40 AM (rdVOm)

345 JQ, was he ever by any chance in the military? My dad was, and he has always done weird things with food.

Well, he's done lots of things: grew up on a farm, played football in high school, then the Marines, transferred to the Air Force and learned to fly, became a hippie and perma-student at San Francisco State, met my mom, hurried up and graduated, cut his hair and went to work for IBM and learned computers, and so on.

But I think that the Marines broke his taste buds.

Posted by: SciVo at April 24, 2026 03:47 AM (Sy6m/)

346 I'll be making beer-brats with onion for cookout tomorrow. Onions come out tasting rather like sauerkraut, imo, and it's pretty good.

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 03:48 AM (rdVOm)

347 Hahaha, SciVo! Great story!

No, hubs missed the draft (whew!). He's just in mid-stage dementia. I think he thought the tapioca was mashed potatoes and the soy sauce packet was brown gravy? He mumbled something about "potato sauce" and that he liked it.

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 03:52 AM (rdVOm)

348 345 JQ, was he ever by any chance in the military? My dad was, and he has always done weird things with food.

Well, he's done lots of things: grew up on a farm, played football in high school, then the Marines, transferred to the Air Force and learned to fly, became a hippie and perma-student at San Francisco State, met my mom, hurried up and graduated, cut his hair and went to work for IBM and learned computers, and so on.

But I think that the Marines broke his taste buds.
Posted by: SciVo at April 24, 2026 03:47 AM (Sy6m/)

A pretty neat Dad-biography!

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 04:02 AM (8NTVk)

349 'Night, all. See ya at Club ONT!

Posted by: JQ at April 24, 2026 04:21 AM (rdVOm)

350 Someone is late again. Must be another meeting. Or not?

Posted by: clarence at April 24, 2026 04:38 AM (nD5wh)

351 Wombats have closed in on Pixy and he had to flee into the outback. Good luck, Pixy!

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 24, 2026 04:41 AM (EweRc)

352 Push the button, Max!

Posted by: clarence at April 24, 2026 04:41 AM (nD5wh)

353 HALP us, Pixy! You're our only hope!

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 04:43 AM (8NTVk)

354 Pixy's up at https://ai.mee.nu

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 04:44 AM (8NTVk)

355 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at April 24, 2026 04:45 AM (8NTVk)

Found Family Cafe

kyotoredumbrella.jpg
Kyoto
@da_frames

You know those Mouse commercials from Japan? The "idol" group featured there is called Nogizaka46, and they've done a lot of commercials. It's amazing -- they're obviously alluring, and yet they're not presenting themselves as America pop princesses do, like they're, what's the word, Dirty Trash Scabcrotch Dirthookers.

Hugs are better than drugs. Do you hear that, JackStraw?

Healthy at any size.

Nibbles McGee.

Cats: We sleep in all sorts of alarming positions. Babies: Hold our beer.

Probably AI but you got me.

Changing seasons on the snap.

Puppy and baby grow up together.

Hooboy, those truck emergency turn-off lanes are not just there for show.


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:46 PM




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1 Time warp?

Posted by: Kratwurst at April 23, 2026 07:46 PM (9gKa/)

2 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2026 07:46 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Woo-Hoo … FURST!

Posted by: Dr_No at April 23, 2026 07:46 PM (ayRl+)

4 Owls are cool.


Not as cute and loveable as sea otters, but they are pretty awesome.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 23, 2026 07:47 PM (8nL0V)

5 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 23, 2026 07:47 PM (LdBR/)

6 Nooded

Posted by: Kratwurst at April 23, 2026 07:48 PM (9gKa/)

7 The NFL draft has begun

punk-looking chick singing the Anthem- long version- at this pace she'll need about 7 minutes

Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 07:49 PM (ZxPkt)

8 Looks like it could be Ponto-cho in Kyoto. Great area. One of my all-time best meals there.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 23, 2026 07:49 PM (U/Byj)

9 Hugs are better than drugs. Do you hear that, JackStraw?
________
But I didn't see anyone hugging a salmon.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 23, 2026 07:50 PM (AlhUl)

10 Wherever you feel you belong, that's your family.

Cats will do anything to for a warm spot. I've read that a cat's "chosen one" in the house, the one whose lap they're always jumping into, is simply the person who radiates the most body heat, which cats can sense.

Posted by: Delurker at April 23, 2026 07:50 PM (gtcuf)

11 Ace, God luv ya, your previous thread's Freddy Mercury Richard Gere Hamster Brooks Brother Rod Stewart stomach pump, etc., commentary compelled me to hit the tip jar. You maniac. Don't ever stop.

Posted by: goatexchange at April 23, 2026 07:52 PM (hyS0X)

12 How can the cafe be up when I'm not done reading Quick Hits?Slow down, Ace, I can't keep up!

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 23, 2026 07:53 PM (nz1sK)

13 dirthooker sounds like an oilwell worker.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 23, 2026 07:53 PM (diia5)

14 Thank you, Mr. O'Spades!

That German Shepard is how President Obama made all us kittens feel!

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein of Brattleboro, VT at April 23, 2026 07:54 PM (wEV9z)

15

Our Shih Tzu sleeps with us.

Our Chigi who spent most of her early life in a shelter will only sleep in her crate.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 07:55 PM (3ek7K)

16 Those lil smooshed up babies are in the position they were in while in the womb.

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 07:55 PM (hftzA)

17 16. Well that was a clunky sentence! Ha!

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 07:56 PM (hftzA)

18 You know those Mouse commercials from Japan? The "idol" group featured there is called Nogizaka46, and they've done a lot of commercials. It's amazing -- they're obviously alluring, and yet they're not presenting themselves as America pop princesses do, like they're, what's the word, Dirty Trash Scabcrotch Dirthookers.

They're contractually required to present themselves as exactly the opposite, usually. If the paparazzi ever photos an "Idol" on a date with someone, their career is over. They "graduate" from their idol group and maybe move on to a "normal" music career. Or they just vanish from the public eye and become a housewife.

That's the starting premise of the anime "Oshi No Ko." An idol gets pregnant, and has to go into hiding for several months (from when she starts "showing"), and then has to raise her children in secret.

And then it gets worse.

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 07:56 PM (VHUov)

19 Costs a bunch to use those 'stop ramps'!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 23, 2026 07:56 PM (YBtcQ)

20 Brody was a huge help with the last two bottle baby kittens. He would lick them as a mother cat would do after every feeding.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 23, 2026 07:57 PM (DIbRX)

21 Wherever you feel you belong, that's your family.

==

that is frigging AI!! That cat is dinner! with so many chicks...dinner! That is not raptor behavior, to snuggle up to cats!! that is the most ridiculous thing I saw this week!

Posted by: runner at April 23, 2026 07:57 PM (GD0B3)

22 they're obviously alluring, and yet they're not presenting themselves as America pop princesses do, like they're, what's the word, Dirty Trash Scabcrotch Dirthookers.
-ace

So you've noticed Sabrina Carpenter?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 07:57 PM (zZu0s)

23 FBI investigating soldier who participated in Maduro raid making $400K off a $30K bet on Polymarket that Maduro would be removed from power.

Insider trading on top secret operations to detain heads of state.

What a time to be alive.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 23, 2026 07:58 PM (U/Byj)

24 I remember the cats sleeping often looked like they were dreaming of running

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2026 07:58 PM (Ia/+0)

25 The owl(s) and the pussy cat.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 23, 2026 07:58 PM (Cqx++)

26 Reef has been scratching up a storm. Benadryl did not help, so bath. He fought at first but then he settled down.

Thank God the bathroom is tile.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:00 PM (zZu0s)

27 The Good, the Bad, and the Furry.

https://tinyurl.com/bdhcm54p

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 23, 2026 08:00 PM (ndZc7)

28 The owl(s) and the pussy cat.

==
fake news, fake poem

Posted by: runner at April 23, 2026 08:00 PM (GD0B3)

29 Insider trading on top secret operations to detain heads of state.

What a time to be alive.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 23, 2026 07:58 PM (U/Byj)

Oh, man. Insider trading is bad, but I want this guy to get a pass.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 23, 2026 08:00 PM (zYpTz)

30 Continued from an earlier thread, more muggle singles from the early Twentieth Century:

"I'm Gonna Get High"
youtube.com/watch?v=Sls5ixhK_AU
"Save the Roach for Me"
youtube.com/watch?v=RKqWniRoR54
"Light Up"
youtube.com/watch?v=XOU8KxGdhzM

Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 08:00 PM (N8ZBc)

31 Oh, man. Insider trading is bad, but I want this guy to get a pass.

==

huh, I want him to hang...

Posted by: runner at April 23, 2026 08:01 PM (GD0B3)

32 Willowed from previous thread.
276 Closed casket? Of course we'll put you into your fine new suit.
Posted by: Undertakers doing some taking at April 23, 2026 07:33 PM (1Ff7Z)

For an hour.
Posted by: Eromero at April 23, 2026 07:53 PM (LHPAg)

Posted by: Eromero at April 23, 2026 08:01 PM (LHPAg)

33 FBI investigating soldier who participated in Maduro raid making $400K off a $30K bet on Polymarket that Maduro would be removed from power.

Insider trading on top secret operations to detain heads of state.

What a time to be alive.
Posted by: rhomboid


Today, on "You Bet Your Life....."

Posted by: zombie Groucho Marx at April 23, 2026 08:02 PM (VHUov)

34 80%. Dare we hope???

Posted by: AoSHQ Cafe Custodial Engineers at April 23, 2026 08:02 PM (0sNs1)

35 I remember the cats sleeping often looked like they were dreaming of running
Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2026 07:58 PM (Ia/+0)

Ajax would do that. All four paws would twitch, then his mouth would start twitching. I'd say 'caught that squirrel, huh?'

He actually had one cold once. Took off luke a bolt, the squirrel did not see him. Ajax pulled up and let him get away.

He was a good boy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:02 PM (zZu0s)

36 Eromero, continued prayers for you both.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 23, 2026 08:02 PM (DIbRX)

37 Aww...smol bunneh.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 23, 2026 08:03 PM (Wnv9h)

38 FBI investigating soldier who participated in Maduro raid making $400K off a $30K bet on Polymarket that Maduro would be removed from power.

Insider trading on top secret operations to detain heads of state.

What a time to be alive.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 23, 2026 07:58 PM (U/Byj)



My biggest concern is the potential for a disastrous security breach. Defrauding a scummy online casino by betting on what you know to be a sure thing? meh

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 08:04 PM (utfVc)

39 that is frigging AI!! That cat is dinner! with so many chicks...dinner! That is not raptor behavior, to snuggle up to cats!! that is the most ridiculous thing I saw this week!
Posted by: runner at April 23, 2026 07:57 PM (GD0B3)

I agree, but that mama owl would have eviscerated the cat forthwith. Birds are scary as fuck-all.

The owls are not what they seem.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 23, 2026 08:05 PM (0aYVJ)

40 Time warp?
Posted by: Kratwurst at April 23, 2026 07:46 PM


Again?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 23, 2026 08:05 PM (Wnv9h)

41 38 Concur.

Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 08:06 PM (N8ZBc)

42
punk-looking chick singing the Anthem- long version- at this pace she'll need about 7 minutes
Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 07:49 PM (ZxPkt)

___________

I hate singers who make the National Anthem a blank canvas for their "artistry". Jim Cornelison. Robert Merrill. Those should be the models for how to sing it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 08:06 PM (tgvbd)

43 No Asian Jumping Worm Cafe? 😉

Like the top photograph of Kyoto, Japan. 👍

Thanks, Ace.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 23, 2026 08:08 PM (NFX2v)

44 Breaking News: Boston Red Sox fans (and you know who you are) are extremely upset after discovering that the souvenir stands are also selling New York Yankees-branded merchandise, and are calling for sanctions against Red Sox owner John Henry.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at April 23, 2026 08:08 PM (0sNs1)

45 Hadrian. Hear Hear.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 23, 2026 08:08 PM (DIbRX)

46 The Anthem can be properly sung in less that 60 seconds

Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 08:09 PM (ZxPkt)

47 Birds are dinosaurs, direct line. They are the only dinosaurs that survived the [whatever happened 60 million years ago, the science is not settled]. You can clearly see it in raptors. Eagles, hawks.

Posted by: runner at April 23, 2026 08:10 PM (GD0B3)

48 Time warp?
Posted by: Kratwurst at April 23, 2026 07:46 PM

Again?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 23, 2026 08:05 PM


It's just a jump to the left.

Posted by: The Criminologist at April 23, 2026 08:11 PM (0sNs1)

49
Roger Doucet singing O Canada

https://youtu.be/g-IQQwWNuvc

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 08:11 PM (tgvbd)

50 Huge boos for Roger Goodell in Pittsburgh.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 23, 2026 08:11 PM (CNl8/)

51
Hugs are better than drugs.


That's a base calumny! You'll be hearing from our lawyers!

-- members of Amalgamated Coke Salmon Workers Local 268

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 23, 2026 08:11 PM (xG4kz)

52 Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 08:00 PM (N8ZBc)

Years ago, I picked up Larry "Ratso" Sloman's book "Reefer Madness: The History of Marijuana in America" at a used bookstore. Has a long section on muggles songs with lyrical excerpts.

I kept saying "oh that can't be real" and then I'd find it on youtube and it was real.

Posted by: Delurker at April 23, 2026 08:11 PM (gtcuf)

53 52 Yeah, there are dozens of them on YT, so I'll stop now.

Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 08:12 PM (N8ZBc)

54 Everyone's know Mendoza's going to be a Raidah since at least February. Just get on with it.

Posted by: Delurker at April 23, 2026 08:12 PM (gtcuf)

55
And Kate Smith singing God Bless America

https://youtu.be/6pZ1brENIjw

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 08:13 PM (tgvbd)

56 The Anthem can be properly sung in less that 60 seconds
Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 08:09 PM (ZxPkt)

So, it's like sex then?

Posted by: First! at April 23, 2026 08:14 PM (wVcYX)

57 "The Anthem can be properly sung in less that 60 seconds"

Three verses makes it a challenge.

Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 08:14 PM (N8ZBc)

58
Three verses makes it a challenge.
Posted by: gp 

_________

On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
⁠Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
⁠As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner, O long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 08:17 PM (tgvbd)

59 Through a strange accident of fate about two years ago, I've found myself enjoying kpop more than I ever thought I could, and it's partly because some of the songs are jams, and partly because the girls are distinctly feminine. And so unlike the vile bs trash they have turned pop American women into.

The "hip hop" vibe (ahem) has attempted infiltrate and colonize it of course - lots of dirty trash ghetto girlboss stuff making its way in. But this one's good and they are talented dancers.

https://tinyurl.com/mpvj6wst

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:17 PM (vE0+H)

60 Oh, the peasants are complaining? Sorry I can't hear them in my sealed booth which they can't afford, being peasants.
[snooty aristocrat gif from Twilight here]

Posted by: Roger G at April 23, 2026 08:17 PM (gKWVE)

61 >>>11 Ace, God luv ya, your previous thread's Freddy Mercury Richard Gere Hamster Brooks Brother Rod Stewart stomach pump, etc., commentary compelled me to hit the tip jar. You maniac. Don't ever stop.

thanks man! I was hoping that would have gone over better. Pearls before swine &c.

Posted by: ace at April 23, 2026 08:17 PM (1wjle)

62 55
And Kate Smith singing God Bless America

https://youtu.be/6pZ1brENIjw
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

👍 A mainstay in Philly for years. However, in April 2019, the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) and the New York Yankees (MLB) stopped playing Kate Smith’s famous rendition of “God Bless America” to align with modern inclusion values.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 23, 2026 08:17 PM (NFX2v)

63 The Anthem can be properly sung in less that 60 seconds
Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 08:09 PM (ZxPkt)

So, it's like sex then?
Posted by: First! at April 23, 2026 08:14 PM


That includes the time to fall asleep, right?

Posted by: J. Random 'Ron at April 23, 2026 08:18 PM (0sNs1)

64 "The "hip hop" vibe (ahem) has attempted infiltrate and colonize it of course - lots of dirty trash ghetto girlboss stuff making its way in."

That's what ruined Bollywood content for me.

Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 08:18 PM (N8ZBc)

65
Piss on "modern inclusion values".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 08:18 PM (tgvbd)

66 Many Philadelphiaians were not happy that next day

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2026 08:19 PM (Ia/+0)

67 >>So you've noticed Sabrina Carpenter?

that's who I was thinking of. But Katy Perry too.

Posted by: ace at April 23, 2026 08:19 PM (1wjle)

68 Sometimes the salmon hugs you first

Posted by: Ruby Rose at April 23, 2026 08:19 PM (gKWVE)

69 Ace, God luv ya, your previous thread's Freddy Mercury Richard Gere Hamster Brooks Brother Rod Stewart stomach pump, etc., commentary compelled me to hit the tip jar. You maniac. Don't ever stop.
------------------

WAIT WHAT DID I MISS

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:20 PM (vE0+H)

70 WAIT WHAT DID I MISS
Posted by: ...


One of the Quick Hits.

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 08:21 PM (VHUov)

71 thanks man! I was hoping that would have gone over better. Pearls before swine &c.
Posted by: ace at April 23, 2026 08:17 PM


That post got forwarded. I'm still laughing at it.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 23, 2026 08:22 PM (Wnv9h)

72 65
Piss on "modern inclusion values".
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

66 Many Philadelphians were not happy that next day
Posted by: Skip

Indeed. But the politicians never cared what everyone thought then, and now they care even less.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 23, 2026 08:22 PM (NFX2v)

73 the girls are distinctly feminine. And so unlike the vile bs trash they have turned pop American women into.

-
Two kinds of women. Price beyond rubies and price below dog shit.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 23, 2026 08:22 PM (ndZc7)

74 Oh, say can you sing from the start to the end
What so proudly you stand for with orchestras playing?
While the whole congregation with voices that blend
Strike the grand hym and then torture and slay it?
Tis the Star Bangled Banner they're trying to sing
But they don't know the words to the precious old thing.
How they bellow and shout when they're first starting out,
But the dawn's early light finds them floundering about.
Tis a thin line of heroes that manage to save
the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Posted by: Wenda at April 23, 2026 08:23 PM (JwoD2)

75 Ace you're a funny fuck. On fire this last few weeks - since you were sick? Did you get some kind of vaccine? Did they finally inject you with a sense of humor? What will they think of next...

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:23 PM (vE0+H)

76 "DOJ: U.S. soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke charged with using classified information to win $400K+ betting on Nicolás Maduro’s removal; faces up to 60 years in prison, prosecutors seeking to seize proceeds

good

Posted by: runner at April 23, 2026 08:24 PM (GD0B3)

77
That German Shepherd has earned "Whoza good dog?" for life.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 23, 2026 08:24 PM (xG4kz)

78 >>>Like the top photograph of Kyoto, Japan. 👍

thanks, it's a good one


i dont know what the asian jumping worm is

Posted by: ace at April 23, 2026 08:24 PM (1wjle)

79 that's who I was thinking of. But Katy Perry too.
Posted by: ace at April 23, 2026 08:19 PM (1wjle)

I wondered if Ruby was thinking of all the passengers Perry's mish had had by that point when she was getting face humped?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:25 PM (zZu0s)

80 i dont know what the asian jumping worm is

Posted by: ace at April 23, 2026 08:24 PM (1wjle)

You see, when an asian worm and a jumping worm love each other very much....

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:26 PM (vE0+H)

81 Ace you're a funny fuck. On fire this last few weeks - since you were sick? Did you get some kind of vaccine? Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:23 PM

Varnish fumes. The next big thing.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 23, 2026 08:26 PM (0sNs1)

82 Two kinds of women. Price beyond rubies and price below dog shit.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 23, 2026 08:22 PM


*looks around the Peoples' Republic*

Well...f*ck.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 23, 2026 08:27 PM (Wnv9h)

83 U.S. soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke charged with using classified information to win $400K+ betting on Nicolás Maduro’s removal

-
Oh, Rob!
- Laura

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 23, 2026 08:27 PM (ndZc7)

84 The Official Unofficial AOSHQ Mascot had a spa day today. He was blowing his coat so the groomer helped him finish out his shed. He is shiny and clean in his summer outfit.

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 08:27 PM (pZEOD)

85 Cats: We sleep in all sorts of alarming positions.

Well, cats are a liquid.

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 08:29 PM (VHUov)

86 >>WAIT WHAT DID I MISS

ace has the hots for Eric Schmidt.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 23, 2026 08:29 PM (viF8m)

87 78. i dont know what the asian jumping worm is
Posted by: ace

J.J.'s Morning Report - (In part) Aside from Democrats, speaking of invasive parasitic worms that destroy everything in their path:

A destructive, fast-moving invader is wriggling its way into yards across the US, and officials say Californians should be on alert. Agriculture authorities are sounding the alarm over the Asian jumping worm, a highly invasive species that’s already been spotted in multiple states, including the Golden State. . . The worms are easy to spot, and hard to forget.

But babies, dogs, cats, etc. Cafes are always a delight & a very good end of the day.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 23, 2026 08:29 PM (NFX2v)

88 He is shiny and clean in his summer outfit.
Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 08:27 PM (pZEOD)

His summer outfit?

Oh, no. Soup is gay.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:29 PM (zZu0s)

89 I'm not kidding but the sexual assault woman running for Congress - isn't that a resume enhancer for those who conspire to be our betters?

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:30 PM (vE0+H)

90 I wondered if Ruby was thinking of all the passengers Perry's mish had had by that point when she was getting face humped?
Posted by: Aetius451AD


That was a big thing in GenX when The Eighties Disease was makin' the rounds.
Something like "You're a good girl. You'd never be intimate with a whole city. You think you're being intimate with one person. That one person had twelve partners before you. Each of them had twelve partners. Do the math and use protection."

Posted by: gKWVE at April 23, 2026 08:30 PM (gKWVE)

91 ace has the hots for Eric Schmidt.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 23, 2026 08:29 PM (viF8m)

I guess thats less invasive than Kurt Eichenwald. Or Cenk.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:30 PM (zZu0s)

92 Healthy at any size.

Attack of the 50' Woman, guinea pig edition.

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 08:31 PM (VHUov)

93
He is shiny and clean in his summer outfit.

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 08:27 PM (pZEOD)

___________

He'll be much happier and more comfortable in his summer coat. I know Dan and Sonny perked up after their bath and blow.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 08:32 PM (tgvbd)

94 Way past my bedtime
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 23, 2026 08:32 PM (Ia/+0)

95 His summer outfit?

Oh, no. Soup is gay.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April

Gasp! He is not! He is amazingly manly and handsome in a dog that looks like a stuffed animal kind of way!

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 08:32 PM (pZEOD)

96 I guess thats less invasive than Kurt Eichenwald. Or Cenk.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:30 PM (zZu0s)

No one tell Eichenwald about the asian jumping worm.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:32 PM (vE0+H)

97 Appropriate that the Star Spangled Banner music was from a well known pub song.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 23, 2026 08:33 PM (kxLc1)

98 This is interesting:

Texas voter IDs are integers. Whole numbers. No decimals, ever. The Bexar County primary poll book contained 4,110 IDs like this:

1,253,115,467.79993

That alone proves something fishy. But the math goes further — and it’s airtight.

When those 4,110 records are sorted in order, the spacing between every consecutive pair is 22,084.82189 — the same non-integer value, repeating 4,109 times.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 23, 2026 08:33 PM (0U5gm)

99 Probably best to warn the worms about Kurt Eichenwald.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 23, 2026 08:33 PM (gKWVE)

100 What technology do you believe already exists but "they" haven't told us about (and is still a secret)...?

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:33 PM (vE0+H)

101 The Owl and the Pussycat is a lovely poem.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 23, 2026 08:34 PM (A5RD0)

102 41 hundred seems like small potatoes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:34 PM (zZu0s)

103 98 This is interesting:

Texas voter IDs are integers. Whole numbers. No decimals, ever. The Bexar County primary poll book contained 4,110 IDs like this:

1,253,115,467.79993

That alone proves something fishy. But the math goes further — and it’s airtight.

When those 4,110 records are sorted in order, the spacing between every consecutive pair is 22,084.82189 — the same non-integer value, repeating 4,109 times.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 23, 2026 08:33 PM (0U5gm)
That's some sick cheating maths right there.

Posted by: Eromero at April 23, 2026 08:35 PM (LHPAg)

104 More on Bexar County - San Antonio:

Every one of these fractional IDs was created after polls closed — and we can prove it from the IDs themselves. The gap value of 22,084.82189 was derived from the alphabetical positions of specific voters within the completed check-in list. Those positions cannot be known until every voter has checked in and the full list is in hand. The fractional IDs could not have existed before the genuine list existed. They are timestamped by their own construction.

The records were not random fabrications. Each was anchored to a real registered voter. 735 real people each had 5 or 6 synthetic duplicates generated in their name — up to 4,110 fraudulent ballot opportunities in a single county primary, executed by someone with back-end write access to the poll book system.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 23, 2026 08:35 PM (0U5gm)

105 I'm no Katy Perry fan but it's ridiculous to file a police report for getting tea bagged over a decade ago.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 23, 2026 08:35 PM (kxLc1)

106 ratched, quality Learing there

Posted by: gKWVE at April 23, 2026 08:35 PM (gKWVE)

107 Huh. Why did we move away from paper ballots again? And the old die bold cuchunk machines?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:36 PM (zZu0s)

108 The babies sleeping in weird positions reminds me of Pooky and Pookette. When she was three months old, she conked out in his lap (as she often did), and he did too. They twitched the *exact* same way at the *exact* same time. She's also adopted all his weird sleeping positions, like the one where he's on his back with his right ankle propped up on his left knee. It's utterly uncanny.

Posted by: pookysgirl sleeps like a normal adult at April 23, 2026 08:37 PM (Wt5PA)

109 I know Dan and Sonny perked up after their bath and blow.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


Don't we all?

Posted by: somebody had to say it at April 23, 2026 08:37 PM (VHUov)

110 107 Huh. Why did we move away from paper ballots again? And the old die bold cuchunk machines?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:36 PM (zZu0s)
One man, one vote was too honest.

Posted by: Eromero at April 23, 2026 08:38 PM (LHPAg)

111 only problem with Owl and Pussycat is that kitties' taste buds do not register sweetness. so they disdain honey.
Contrast... my dog 20 years ago or so, who would scarf down all the chocolate she could get. Actually built a tolerance for it.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 23, 2026 08:38 PM (gKWVE)

112 Art @ Zarkfiles provided that information on San Antonio to Ken Paxton's office.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 23, 2026 08:39 PM (0U5gm)

113 "DOJ: U.S. soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke charged with using classified information to win $400K+ betting on Nicolás Maduro’s removal; faces up to 60 years in prison, prosecutors seeking to seize proceeds

They should ding him for taxes too.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 23, 2026 08:40 PM (W5mpo)

114

Lots of guys perk up after they are blown.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 08:42 PM (3ek7K)

115

Lots of guys perk up after they are blown.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 08:42 PM (3ek7K)

116 Here is an informative article about the Texas voting thing. I found a bunch of crap and one very long obviously chatgpt generated article about this but this one to my untrained eye appears to contain actual information, and is VERY interesting:

http://alturl.com/yanu6

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:42 PM (vE0+H)

117 You said getting blown twice.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 23, 2026 08:42 PM (gKWVE)

118 The key:

"The injection mechanism is elegant and deliberately concealed. Poll pad systems suppress decimal display for voter ID fields because no legitimate ID has a fractional component, so poll workers would have seen the synthetic records displayed as ordinary integers, indistinguishable from real ones. Each of the 4,110 records would have generated a ballot. Once cast, those ballots are anonymous and irretrievable. The fractional component also functions as a precise deletion key: a single database query filtering for non-integer State IDs would return exactly these records and no others, leaving the permanent voter roll showing 735 legitimate voters who each voted once — with no surviving trace of the fraud.

That deletion appears to have occurred. On or before February 25, 2026, all 14 CSV files in the Bexar County early voting dataset were simultaneously replaced in a synchronized 78-second automated batch operation. All 14 files are now clean. The original injected file survives only because it was captured and distributed to precinct chairs on February 19, before the cleanup."

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:44 PM (vE0+H)

119
Yes I did. Internet here is wonky.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 08:44 PM (3ek7K)

120 I like getting blown.

Posted by: Blazing Saddles at April 23, 2026 08:46 PM (2Ez/1)

121

We've been blown two days in a row here in SW Wyoming.

The wind has been awful.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 08:47 PM (3ek7K)

122
2nd period
Carolina, 1 - Ottawa, 0

I cannot sufficiently emphasize the importance to national security of eliminating all Canadian teams as soon as possible.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 08:47 PM (tgvbd)

123 Well, let's play chess.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:48 PM (zZu0s)

124
The owl and the pussycat went to sea
In a beautiful pea green boat.
They took some honey
And plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five pound note.

Posted by: From the days of my misspent yute at April 23, 2026 08:49 PM (2Ez/1)

125 First thing Andy Cuomo did was get rid of New York’s mechanical lever voting machines. State got bluer every election.

Posted by: Accomack at April 23, 2026 08:50 PM (8jVAy)

126 Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:44 PM (vE0+H)

I wonder if this affected Brandon Herrera's primary. He got to a runoff position, but it looked like Tony Gonzales was going to put up a fight. Then the story of the suicide of Tony's staffer took off, and Tony wound up resigning. Which screwed over the voters, because there's probably not going to be a special election and therefore they're without representation for seven months.

Posted by: pookysgirl, thankful for the tornado watch expiring at April 23, 2026 08:51 PM (Wt5PA)

127 I want to propose to President Trump that I travel to Iran and meet with the Gayatollah.

I think we could resolve all the issues by comparing Oral Techniques...

Cackle ............... Cackle ............ Cackle.......

Posted by: Kami Harris at April 23, 2026 08:51 PM (38587)

128 110 107 Huh. Why did we move away from paper ballots again? And the old die bold cuchunk machines?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:36 PM (zZu0s)
One man, one vote was too honest.
Posted by: Eromero at April 23, 2026 08:38 PM (LHPAg)

I voted on a paper ballot. Granted, it was printed from a machine but it produced a paper ballot.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 23, 2026 08:52 PM (T6aVk)

129 Oh, a side note:

Johnny Somali decided to appeal. Plus the prosecutor is also appealing for a tougher sentence. So he is not going to the fun, happy work prison, but a more... pound me in the ass prison.

Is it wrong to be happy about others stupidity?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:52 PM (zZu0s)

130

pookysgirl,

I am praying for you. May God bless you with another child.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 08:53 PM (3ek7K)

131 Johnny Somali decided to appeal. Plus the prosecutor is also appealing for a tougher sentence

The peepee, it will be whacked.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 23, 2026 08:53 PM (gKWVE)

132 I voted on a paper ballot. Granted, it was printed from a machine but it produced a paper ballot.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 23, 2026 08:52 PM (T6aVk)
I voted for Richard Nixon that way in 72.

Posted by: Eromero at April 23, 2026 08:54 PM (LHPAg)

133 Kentucky uses paper ballots. But they are scanned in. But we also have voter ID.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:55 PM (zZu0s)

134 Posted by: pookysgirl, thankful for the tornado watch expiring at April 23, 2026 08:51 PM (Wt5PA)

Legit suicide, or....

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 08:55 PM (vE0+H)

135 Sadly, I missed the last thread with this report NEWS YOU CAN USE: Salmon given cocaine work harder than those without cocaine, according to researchers at the University of No Fuckin' Duh, Chester.

But I've stumbled across a YouTube channel with interesting science experiments that might interest some of you:

For example, this guy tested plant intelligence, memory and decision-making, which seems to exist, and is diminished when the plant is anesthesized. https://tinyurl.com/4uxz9ms2

Or this little kid's experiments with caterpillars, showing they retain memories after metamorphosizing into butterflies, which had been assumed not to be the case. https://tinyurl.com/2fyyskxn

Posted by: Moron Analyst at April 23, 2026 08:56 PM (ycI94)

136 Iirc, she set herself on fire.

She was married...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 08:56 PM (zZu0s)

137 Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 08:53 PM (3ek7K)

Aww, thank you! Prayers are always appreciated. I did my retest of HcG yesterday and the number was so high that people are asking me if there's more than one baby in there. We'll see! #twoweeks

Posted by: pookysgirl will take whatever God gives her at April 23, 2026 08:58 PM (Wt5PA)

138 huh, I want him to hang...
Posted by: runner at April 23, 2026 08:01 PM (GD0B3)

My biggest concern is the potential for a disastrous security breach. Defrauding a scummy online casino by betting on what you know to be a sure thing? meh
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 08:04 PM (utfVc)

You guys are right, of course. Sometimes I don't think things through.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 23, 2026 08:58 PM (zYpTz)

139

Children are awesome. Well, some days, lol.

I've been following your story and you and Pooky are awesome parents and may God bless you both with more children.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 09:00 PM (3ek7K)

140 98 This is interesting:

Texas voter IDs are integers. Whole numbers. No decimals, ever. The Bexar County primary poll book contained 4,110 IDs like this:

1,253,115,467.79993

That alone proves something fishy. But the math goes further — and it’s airtight.

When those 4,110 records are sorted in order, the spacing between every consecutive pair is 22,084.82189 — the same non-integer value, repeating 4,109 times.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 23, 2026 08:33 PM (0U5gm)
That's some sick cheating maths right there.
Posted by: Eromero at April 23, 2026 08:35 PM (LHPAg)


I don't truly understand this but it makes me mad and I think it's legit proof of something very fishy. Gov. Abbott and Dan Patrick and others will probably understand it better than I and will do something about it.

Posted by: LASue at April 23, 2026 09:01 PM (lCppi)

141 For example, this guy tested plant intelligence, memory and decision-making, which seems to exist, and is diminished when the plant is anesthesized. https://tinyurl.com/4uxz9ms2
---------------

Whether true or not it's still funny because this has long been my argument to all these "political" vegetarians.

"What happens to a plant when you pull it out of the ground? It DIES."

Your plants were once ALIVE, dumbshit. You are a killer.

SALAD IS MURDER.

Although I'm usually a little more intellectual about it. A bit less aggressive too because I'm actually a real teddy bear.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 09:02 PM (vE0+H)

142 “Storage Wars” star Darrell Sheets reportedly died Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

Posted by: SMOD at April 23, 2026 09:05 PM (O7XEN)

143 Real or AI? A guy tames a wild Manul cat. Hard to believe.
youtube.com/watch?v=A8w4-5D6M6k

Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 09:12 PM (N8ZBc)

144 Paper ballots (serial numbered, unique, all accounted for, including unvoted ones). In-person voting except for very rigorously verified absentee. One day. No electronics in tabulation. No electronics, period. Hand count or electro-mechanical (like the FL machines that perfectly accurately counted the 2000 presidential votes, the first time).

No "curing" of ballots (FFS, what an idiotic idea, incredible it ever existed). Voters who can't properly fill out a paper ballot don't deserve their vote to be counted. Obviously.

We're done. Oh - total transparency, in this internet and electronics can be useful. All polling places, all tabulation operations, on webcams open to all. Emails from precincts/districts/counties, whatever, related to actual vote tabulations are public, posted on a website when they're sent.

This (apart from the webcam part) will allow the US to *catch up* with 95% of the world where real elections take place. Currently we have a system less secure, and less deserving of confidence, than all but the worst/diciest 3rd wold s**tholes.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 23, 2026 09:14 PM (U/Byj)

145 SALAD IS MURDER.

Although I'm usually a little more intellectual about it. A bit less aggressive too because I'm actually a real teddy bear.
Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 09:02 PM (vE0+H)

https://youtu.be/KmK0bZl4ILM

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 09:20 PM (utfVc)

146 If your day was kinda crappy, it probably wasn't this crappy

@Breaking911 1h
WATCH: Spanish paratroopers accidentally destroyed a €600,000 armored vehicle during a training exercise when a rigging failure caused it to fall from the aircraft during an airdrop.
x.com/Breaking911/status/2047470082125680819

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 23, 2026 09:20 PM (diia5)

147 pookysgirl will take whatever God gives her

Rooting for you, Pookysgirl.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 23, 2026 09:22 PM (nz1sK)

148 "destroyed a €600,000 armored vehicle"

Pffft. How good could the armor have been if all you have to do to destroy it is to drop it from an aircraft? #armorbetter

Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 09:23 PM (N8ZBc)

149 I expect the Spanish paratroopers to be wearing fly suits and be chased by a giant flyswatter.
While shouting “Ay Caramba!”

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 23, 2026 09:23 PM (yGkmH)

150 It makes you start to wonder how much tinkering with the primary vote these cocksuckers do.

It seems like a no trainer, so there has to be some reason they are trying to kill it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 09:24 PM (zZu0s)

151 x.com/Breaking911/status/2047470082125680819
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 23, 2026 09:20 PM (diia5)

Blowed up real good.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 09:24 PM (utfVc)

152

youtube.com/watch?v=LSYGIljR6sQ

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 09:25 PM (LA6Ib)

153 Trump is hinting that there was something very interesting on that Iranian freighter that was seized on Monday, something more than just chemicals. He just smiled when asked what it was.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 23, 2026 09:25 PM (yGkmH)

154 Evenin’. All.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:26 PM (77rzZ)

155
 Spanish paratroopers accidentally destroyed a €600,000 armored vehicle during a training exercise when a rigging failure caused it to fall from the aircraft during an airdrop.

_________

Slightly dented. Sold as is. No warranty.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 23, 2026 09:26 PM (tgvbd)

156 Rig an Osprey with one of those big junkyard electromagnets, fly out, nab an 'armored' vehicle, proceed to see how good it floats.

Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 09:27 PM (N8ZBc)

157

Bulg,

Did you have a good day??

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 09:27 PM (3ek7K)

158 "He just smiled when asked what it was."

Forty thousand kilos of MSG. Heartburn precursor chemical.

Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 09:28 PM (N8ZBc)

159 153>>>Trump is hinting that there was something very interesting on that Iranian freighter that was seized on Monday, something more than just chemicals. He just smiled when asked what it was.


Was it Jeffery Epstein?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 23, 2026 09:28 PM (nz1sK)

160 Aliens?

I bet it was aliens.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 09:30 PM (zZu0s)

161 157. Heh. I went to my leading center to shadow one of the SAT prep tutors, but the student ended up not showing up. So I rescheduled my shadowing for Sunday morning.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:30 PM (77rzZ)

162 'Evidence that will lead to the arrest and conviction of Hillary Clinton.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 09:31 PM (zZu0s)

163

I saw something today about Epstein. Some asshat said Epstein is still alive.

Who knows.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 09:31 PM (3ek7K)

164 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 23, 2026 09:24 PM (zZu0s)

I've been pretty certain that many of the Repubs have been "rigged" into office through dirty primaries. It was the only thing that made sense as to why they all kept shtum after the very obvious lift in 2020 as the D's set about burning us down. There was NO reason for a single R cocksucker to even show up to office one time, yet they all carried on, most of them business as usual.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 09:31 PM (vE0+H)

165 157 So, to answer your question, I did have a good day, because I got out of the house.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:32 PM (77rzZ)

166 Slightly dented. Sold as is. No warranty.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


Bring a giant spatula.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 23, 2026 09:32 PM (diia5)

167 Watching the NFL draft. Noticing how many of the 1st rounders are 1)taking a knee and pointing to heaven, 2)crossing themselves, and 3)even offering "glory to God" in the interview.

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at April 23, 2026 09:33 PM (7kJyR)

168

Bulg,

I hope the job works out well for you. You are a fount of history and it needs to be shared.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 09:34 PM (3ek7K)

169 167 I find the mixing of athletics and religion extremely distasteful.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:35 PM (77rzZ)

170 If your day was kinda crappy, it probably wasn't this crappy

@Breaking911 1h
WATCH: Spanish paratroopers accidentally destroyed a €600,000 armored vehicle during a training exercise when a rigging failure caused it to fall from the aircraft during an airdrop.
x.com/Breaking911/status/2047470082125680819

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 23, 2026 09:20 PM (diia5)

A friend of mine was in the 82nd airborne in the very late 70s to earlier 80's. He was telling about the base he was stationed at. He said all the air drop fuckups were parked along the side of the road heading into the base entrance. I don't remember the name of the base.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 23, 2026 09:35 PM (snZF9)

171 62 55
And Kate Smith singing God Bless America

https://youtu.be/6pZ1brENIjw
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

👍 A mainstay in Philly for years. However, in April 2019, the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) and the New York Yankees (MLB) stopped playing Kate Smith’s famous rendition of “God Bless America” to align with modern inclusion values.
Posted by: L - No nic



All because it came out that Kate Smith sang a very racist song. It was a duet. Her partner was Paul Robeson, a civil rights icon and unrepentant Stalinist. The song was mocking racism. I don't recall the song. Our 'betters' are very stupid but do know how to destroy and rip civilization apart.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 23, 2026 09:36 PM (EweRc)

172 Watching the NFL draft. Noticing how many of the 1st rounders are 1)taking a knee and pointing to heaven, 2)crossing themselves, and 3)even offering "glory to God" in the interview.

-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at April 23, 2026 09:33 PM (7kJyR)



Noticed that too.
Good to see.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 23, 2026 09:36 PM (2WIwB)

173 Bulg, do you get paid even if the student doesn't show?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 23, 2026 09:36 PM (nz1sK)

174 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 09:20 PM (utfVc)

Ah the good old days. Not that I ever saw that.

Incidentally, I still resent that google took "dates" away from us. "19 years ago": What a useless inversion of a simple truth. What is so hard about "December 21, 2006".

We are headed screaming into endless present in which the party is always right.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 09:36 PM (vE0+H)

175 Trump is hinting that there was something very interesting on that Iranian freighter that was seized on Monday, something more than just chemicals. He just smiled when asked what it was.
-
The Guthrie woman?

Posted by: Methos at April 23, 2026 09:36 PM (vSvIl)

176 Hate it when that happens.

Posted by: The Riggers at April 23, 2026 09:37 PM (2Ez/1)

177 A friend of mine was in the 82nd airborne in the very late 70s to earlier 80's. He was telling about the base he was stationed at. He said all the air drop fuckups were parked along the side of the road heading into the base entrance. I don't remember the name of the base.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads

That would be Ft. Bragg.

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 09:38 PM (hftzA)

178 168 Thank you, Four Seasons. I hope so, too.

How are you doing?

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:38 PM (77rzZ)

179

Bulg,

We're good. The last two days we have been blown, high winds.

A lot of guys wish they could get blown two days in a row, lmao.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 09:40 PM (3ek7K)

180 Heh. I went to my leading center to shadow one of the SAT prep tutors, but the student ended up not showing up. So I rescheduled my shadowing for Sunday morning.
Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:30 PM (77rzZ)

I hope you are dressing appropriately, black slouch hat, and black cape with crimson lining.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 09:40 PM (utfVc)

181 Trump is hinting that there was something very interesting on that Iranian freighter that was seized on Monday, something more than just chemicals. He just smiled when asked what it was.


Aliens, and they have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 23, 2026 09:41 PM (EweRc)

182 173 Well, I’m supposedly getting paid for my training. So, I guess that I get paid if I show up for the training, even if the kid doesn’t.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:41 PM (77rzZ)

183 I’ve been saying Epstein isn’t dead for years.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 23, 2026 09:41 PM (A5RD0)

184 There’s a famous YouTube video where some rigger cut the straps when the army was doing test drops of humvees from a C-130. Impressive splat when they hit the ground, although since he had to video it and then post it and laugh about it, the guy responsible got caught and busted hard.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 23, 2026 09:42 PM (yGkmH)

185 YOU WANT GOD IN THE HUDDLE IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES

Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 09:42 PM (ZxPkt)

186 Evenin’. All.
Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:26 PM


Evenin', Bulg.

You coming to the NoVaMoMe?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 23, 2026 09:43 PM (Wnv9h)

187

nurse, I also think so.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 09:43 PM (3ek7K)

188 180 AOP, my wife has become my costume designer. Made me new t-shirts, a new belt, etc. Drives me nuts.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:44 PM (77rzZ)

189
169 167 I find the mixing of athletics and religion extremely distasteful.
Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:35 PM (77rzZ

It’s not mixing Bulg, if Jesus is overlayed in their entire life. It’s who they are, and giving Glory for being able to use the gifts God bestowed on them is the right thing to do. Jesus being at the center of these men’s lives, and others who aren’t sports figures, may very well be what saves our country.

I have had to grow into this perspective- I was definitely one of those go to Church Sunday, I did my due diligence. But that is the entirely wrong lens, Jesus expects us to worship and learn in a church setting, but he also expects us to apply that in how we live. We will get it wrong, of course, but we should get back up and try again.

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 09:45 PM (Dd38x)

190 YOU WANT GOD IN THE HUDDLE IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES
Posted by: Don Black

Time for a hail Mary!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 23, 2026 09:45 PM (ndZc7)

191 I'm at work. The NFL Draft is on. I need to visit Pittsburgh when I go visit the parental units next month. Haven't been to downtown Pittsburgh since the late 80s.

Also, I still hate Mel Kiper. Can't put my finger on exactly why, I just do. He opens his mouth and I want to stuff a hand grenade down it.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 23, 2026 09:46 PM (EweRc)

192 159 153>>>Trump is hinting that there was something very interesting on that Iranian freighter that was seized on Monday, something more than just chemicals. He just smiled when asked what it was.
------------

Every boat that crosses the line to be seized
and taken to the US. All of the cargo sorted and auctioned. After the vessel is cleared, auction it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 09:46 PM (LA6Ib)

193 We will be merciful, not like old times, and let the crew live. If they are foreign nationals (Philippinoes) they will be sent home if they are muzzies they will be tried and convicted.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 09:47 PM (LA6Ib)

194 186 RMBS, probably. Especially since I probably will not be a deadbeat anymore and will be able to pay for it myself.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:47 PM (77rzZ)

195 Thirty degrees here, and still blowing like Kamala in heat.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 09:48 PM (utfVc)

196 > He just smiled when asked what it was.
-----

a Biblical artifact of incredible importance

Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 09:48 PM (ZxPkt)

197

Braenyard,

I agree with you. I'm tired of the pussyfooting.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 09:49 PM (3ek7K)

198 RMBS, probably. Especially since I probably will not be a deadbeat anymore and will be able to pay for it myself.
Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:47 PM


Nice. God willing, we'll see you there.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 23, 2026 09:49 PM (Wnv9h)

199 169. Many of these college student athletes have had many serious struggles an obstacles to overcome. Many lean on their faith to overcome those and end up in the NFL. For example Carnell Tate from Ohio State who was the third player selected tonight, grew up in a tough neighborhood with his mom working three jobs to afford his football playing. She was so thrilled when he was signed to Ohio State and was involved in the players parents organization at Ohio State. His sophomore year, she was shot and killed in a drive by shooting at her home as she stood outside her home talking with friends after dinner out. Mistaken identity.

Posted by: Jen the original at April 23, 2026 09:49 PM (b0+rF)

200 196 > He just smiled when asked what it was.
-----

a Biblical artifact of incredible importance
Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 09

You don’t mean the…

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 09:50 PM (Dd38x)

201 God can roll out and throw the deep post like nobody's business

he puts the biscuit in the basket

Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 09:50 PM (ZxPkt)

202 Every boat that crosses the line to be seized
and taken to the US. All of the cargo sorted and auctioned. After the vessel is cleared, auction it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 09:46 PM (LA6Ib)

Those ships would be good for repatriating Somalians.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 09:51 PM (utfVc)

203

43 degrees here now, 25 expected in the morning.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 09:51 PM (3ek7K)

204 Howdy and evening to all the AoSHQ reporting stations!

I drove down to Wichita today and -- of course -- got caught in a traffic jam leaving the Interstate. ('S okay, I found a way to get around it coming back.) The pipe shop was everything I could have hoped for, and my wallet is a bit lighter. (Maybe I should say my credit card is a bit heavier.)

Two houses to look at tomorrow!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 09:51 PM (+2QQb)

205 > He just smiled when asked what it was.
-----

a Biblical artifact of incredible importance
Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 09

You don’t mean the…
Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 09:50 PM


Fear not, Piper, they have top men on it. Top. Men.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 23, 2026 09:52 PM (Wnv9h)

206 I've seen emergency ramps that obviously been used but never seen a vid like that. Here the ramps are generally much steeper. Like:
https://shorturl.at/H7q57

Also, obviously filled with very loose stuff

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 23, 2026 09:52 PM (XeU6L)

207 He just smiled when asked what it was.
-----

a Biblical artifact of incredible importance
Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 09

You don’t mean the…
Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 09:50 PM (Dd38x)

Why would China have the Urim and Thummim?

Posted by: Methos at April 23, 2026 09:52 PM (vSvIl)

208 203

43 degrees here now, 25 expected in the morning.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026

70,66 in the morning. 78 high.

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 09:53 PM (Dd38x)

209 You don’t mean the…
Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 09:50 PM (Dd38x)

...till receipt for the Last Supper?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 09:53 PM (utfVc)

210 189 Piper, I just see it as dumb jocks attributing success on the field - whatever the cause - to divine intervention. I just don’t think that God cares about the outcome of sportsball games,

Of course, I say this as a lifelong enemy of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:54 PM (77rzZ)

211
196 > He just smiled when asked what it was.
-----

a Biblical artifact of incredible importance
Posted by: Don Black at April 23, 2026 09:48 PM (ZxPkt)

What would be really fun to watch is if it’s some really sensitive tech that Iran bribed some Chinese general to give them, but Xi didn’t know about it.

It reminds me of how Kim executed a General who’d displeased him by having him sit in the middle of an athletic field and unloading on him with a quad barrel AA gun.

Oh and all the other generals and staff were ordered to to sit in the bleachers and watch.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 23, 2026 09:55 PM (yGkmH)

212 I learned from Father Guido back in the day that it actually wasn't the last supper.
It was actually the last breakfast.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 23, 2026 09:56 PM (2Ez/1)

213 198 RMBS, I look forward to it. Want to see your pics of Greece.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:56 PM (77rzZ)

214

No matter what the temperature is we are blessed.
Our four grandchildren live four blocks away and no matter what the temperature is we bask in the warmth of grandchildren showing up at our door.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 09:57 PM (3ek7K)

215 210 189 Piper, I just see it as dumb jocks attributing success on the field - whatever the cause - to divine intervention. I just don’t think that God cares about the outcome of sportsball games,

Of course, I say this as a lifelong enemy of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.
Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:54 PM (77rzZ)

Flip it around - God gave them gifts and they are using it. Hopefully they remember where it came from and they don’t stray, they use those gifts for good. THAT is what God cares about. God wants us to use the gifts he gave us. Otherwise, why bother?

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 09:57 PM (Dd38x)

216 What would be really fun to watch is if it’s some really sensitive tech that Iran bribed some Chinese general to give them, but Xi didn’t know about it.
-
Particularly if it's tech they "acquired" from us.

Posted by: Methos at April 23, 2026 09:57 PM (vSvIl)

217 All the angels in heaven rejoice at the SEC Championship.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 23, 2026 09:58 PM (yGkmH)

218 Yay, Wolfus! sounds like a pretty good day, even with a traffic jam.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 23, 2026 09:58 PM (nz1sK)

219 RMBS, I look forward to it. Want to see your pics of Greece.
Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:56 PM


I'll bring them!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 23, 2026 09:58 PM (Wnv9h)

220 217 All the angels in heaven rejoice at the SEC Championship.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 23, 2026 09:58 PM (yGkmH)

Obviously.

Posted by: Piper at April 23, 2026 09:59 PM (Dd38x)

221 It was an SNL skit (which I haven't been able to find) and yes, he had the bill for it.

He explained that when you have a large group it's always best to get separate checks.
One guy had eggs Benedict and another guy just had tea and toast.
The tea and toast guy ended up paying for part of the eggs Benedict, and he shouldn't have.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 23, 2026 10:00 PM (2Ez/1)

222 Why not drugs. Drugs?

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:00 PM (vE0+H)

223 I just don’t think that God cares about the outcome of sportsball games

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 09:54 PM (77rzZ)

God cares about everything we care about.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:01 PM (vE0+H)

224 "He just smiled when asked what it was."

The Spice which allows the folding of space.

Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 10:01 PM (N8ZBc)

225 Know who else had talent on loan from God?

Posted by: I miss Rush at April 23, 2026 10:01 PM (2Ez/1)

226 219 RMBS, now I’m definitely coming!

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:03 PM (77rzZ)

227 I just don’t think that God cares about the outcome of sportsball games
Posted by: Bulg


That's the nice thing about being infinite. He can care about every last thing every ant on the planet does, and it still takes Him only a zillionth of a zillionth of the effort that we spend reading the HQ.

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 10:04 PM (VHUov)

228 What if you wasted the gifts you were given because you were young and stupid.

And now you’re just barely treading water.

Hoping not to drown.

Posted by: And? at April 23, 2026 10:04 PM (0mizX)

229 223 So whom does God root for in the Super Bowl?

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:04 PM (77rzZ)

230 Those ships would be good for repatriating Somalians.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 09:51 PM (utfVc)

So would a Pinochet chopper. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 23, 2026 10:04 PM (snZF9)

231 So whom does God root for in the Super Bowl?
Posted by: Bulg


He already knows who's gonna win, so presumably he roots for the winner.

Then again, Jesus hung out with whores and tax collectors, so maybe he cheers for the loser?

Posted by: mikeski at April 23, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)

232

Bulg,

I believe God doesn't root for anyone in the Stupid Bowl.

He has more important stuff to root for.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:07 PM (3ek7K)

233 So whom does God root for in the Super Bowl?

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:04 PM (77rzZ)

He doesn't "root", but He revels in our joy and probably helps use the disappointments to teach lessons, seed motivation, nurture faith, etc.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:07 PM (vE0+H)

234 229 223 So whom does God root for in the Super Bowl?
Posted by: Bulg
---

You're being obtuse.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 23, 2026 10:08 PM (LA6Ib)

235 Yay, Wolfus! sounds like a pretty good day, even with a traffic jam.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 23, 2026


***
Thanks, TT. I've been in much worse ones.

Also, this afternoon I got a call from my oldest friend (we date back to Jr. high). He's coming into NO early next month to visit his mother on her, get this, 94th birthday! It'll be fun to see him in person.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 10:10 PM (+2QQb)

236 Why would God give us athleticism and a spirit of competition if He didn't "care" about it? Unless you think competition and athleticism are tools of Satan. Why would God have to be limited in what He cares about? He knows every hair on your head.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:10 PM (vE0+H)

237 nood

Posted by: gp at April 23, 2026 10:10 PM (N8ZBc)

238 Welp. Now it's blizzard conditions out there. Fine snow, moving horizontally at 40 mph.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 23, 2026 10:10 PM (utfVc)

239 Uh huh. Late ONT. Wolfus, don't forget to tell us again on the ONT what happened today, for those who don't usually hang out on the Cafe thread.

I'm sure you had some interesting experiences.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 23, 2026 10:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

240 Of course, God can involve Himself in all human affairs, no matter how trivial, should He so desire,

I do not believe that He usually involves Himself in human sportsball.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)

241 Temps in Salina have been very nice: 69 at dawn, about 82 this afternoon (the rain didn't happen here), and around 79 just now as I drove back to my hotel. Dry by my standards, though I suppose locals find it "humid." Hey, any April evening when I can drive with my windows down and not feel as if I am dipped in glue is a dry one!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 23, 2026 10:12 PM (+2QQb)

242

AOP,

not blizzard conditions here but we did have some snow today. The weather is so screwed up here.

We have not had a normal Wyoming winter this year and are on strict watering rules.

Posted by: four seasons at April 23, 2026 10:13 PM (3ek7K)

243
I do not believe that He usually involves Himself in human sportsball.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)

Do you think you have ever prayed for something He doesn't care about?

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:14 PM (vE0+H)

244 243 Yes, often.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:15 PM (77rzZ)

245 God’s concerns are not synonymous with my concerns.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:17 PM (77rzZ)

246 Yes, often.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:15 PM (77rzZ)

I'm sincerely sorry to hear that.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:19 PM (vE0+H)

247 God’s concerns are not synonymous with my concerns.

Posted by: Bulg at April 23, 2026 10:17 PM (77rzZ)

You are disagreeing with a claim I did not make. As I said, I'm sorry. The God I pray to cares about everything I pray for. He may not answer the way I want but I believe He cares and involves Himself in the ways He judges to be appropriate. I do not presume to be able to categorize what His priorities are. Humans are small by our very nature but that doesn't mean He doesn't notice or care.

Posted by: ... at April 23, 2026 10:21 PM (vE0+H)

248 There was one truck that hit the emergency stop on Mt Rose HWY going into Incline Village that was going so fast he jumped the whole truck and trailer through a house on the other side.

Posted by: Reforger at April 23, 2026 10:32 PM (WYOCN)

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