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Daily Tech News 27 February 2026

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If your corporate wifi has a guest network active, tell whoever is responsible that they might not want to do that. (Tom's Hardware)

Same goes for home wifi though it's less of a target.
AirSnitch "breaks worldwide Wi-Fi encryption, and it might have the potential to enable advanced cyberattacks," Xin'an Zhou, the lead author of the research paper, said in an interview. "Advanced attacks can build on our primitives to [perform> cookie stealing, DNS and cache poisoning. Our research physically wiretaps the wire altogether so these sophisticated attacks will work. It's really a threat to worldwide network security."
Fortunately for us - less fortunately for Zhou's credibility - this is horseshit.

But what AirSnitch does - and his co-authors have taken rather more care to make this clear - is break through the protections that supposedly separate the guest and private networks on many common wifi routers, ranging from cheap home models to open-source software with a focus on security to expensive enterprise systems from supposedly security-focused companies like Cisco.
Speaking of which Cisco just fixed a level 10 security vulnerability that has left their SD-WAN systems wide open to attackers since 2023. (Bleeping Computer)

Oops.

Tech News

Speaking of wide open a covert global program by the Chinese government to suppress dissidents has had its cover blown by an official using ChatGPT as a blog. (CNN)

Double oops.
That Google API key that you were using to display maps on your website just gained access to all your Google Gemini AI data. (Bleeping Computer)

And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere out in space, 'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.
Smarthphone shipments are expected to drop 12% and prices to increase 14% thanks to our friend Sam and his DRAM Apocalypse. (Tech Crunch)

Thanks, Sam.
And Samsung - different Sam - just doubled the price it charges Apple for DRAM. (Notebook Check)

They were reportedly looking for a 60% increase but opened with an offer of 100%.

Apple - again, reportedly - took the deal immediately.
Xbox is in danger. Will Microsoft fix it or kill it? (The Verge)

Fix? You mean, chop its balls off?

I think you'll find they already did that.
And speaking of chopping balls off Firefox has a new switch that lets you turn off all its AI features with one click. (Firefox)

And then turn on just the ones you want, if any.
Ordered a 4TB Crucial T710 SSD to replace the two 2TB P310 drives that Amazon lost in shipping. I ordered those because they were discounted close to the old price, briefly, on New Year's Eve.

The T710 is a much better drive and is also still close to its old price, but only because it was always expensive. But now it's only 20% more expensive than entry-level models rather than twice the price. And only a little more than two 1TB drives of the same model.

The main competition is Samsung's 9100 Pro, and that seems to be rapidly increasing in price itself.

Should have everything I need for a while. I'm short a drive so I'll have to shuffle things around a bit, but I have a couple of older Samsung 970 drives I'm not really using but still work fine, and they are suddenly worth using.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Back to front, ana and kata.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

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1 !!

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 04:01 AM (iIAkP)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 04:02 AM (Ia/+0)

3 And not really Friday, working tomorrow

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 04:03 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Good morning horde.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 27, 2026 04:04 AM (Igqs7)

5 Guten morgen, y'all.

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 04:05 AM (iIAkP)

6 Morning all.

Likewise, Skip.

Posted by: Minx 0.8 beta at February 27, 2026 04:05 AM (BLOW1)

7 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 27, 2026 04:07 AM (yKhjs)

8 >>>And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere out in space, 'cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.

*side-eyes Earth*

*shudders*

Posted by: The Greys at February 27, 2026 04:10 AM (dK+Kv)

9 a covert global program by the Chinese government to suppress dissidents has had its cover blown by an official using ChatGPT as a blog.
****

Why do we worry about the CCP? They have been given or have stolen all the tech to spy on everyone and they can not stop committing comically stupid actions.

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 04:11 AM (iIAkP)

10 I remember the days when having 2TB in a server room was something.

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 04:18 AM (iIAkP)

11 Off, software sock.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 27, 2026 04:30 AM (BLOW1)

12 AI is a joke. It's still a search engine driven by keywords, but handy if you like to be lazy.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 04:37 AM (gVUi7)

13 The main competition is Samsung's 9100 Pro, and that seems to be rapidly increasing in price itself.

I looked at the prices the other day for the 9100 Pro on Amazon out of curiosity.

w/o Heatsink -
1TB - $209.99
2TB - $419.99
4TB - $814.78
8TB - $1646.30

w- Heatsink -
1TB - Out of Stock, but reselling for $259.00
2TB - $449.99
4TB - $749.95
8TB - $1599.00

Not exactly sure why the 4 & 8TB with heatsinks are selling for less than without.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 04:38 AM (6ydKt)

14 Woof. I paid US$440 plus tax for my 4TB Crucial drive.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 27, 2026 04:43 AM (BLOW1)

15 12 AI is a joke. It's still a search engine driven by keywords, but handy if you like to be lazy.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

But it's a better search engine than Google now. Much much better at filtering out the crap.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at February 27, 2026 04:45 AM (BLOW1)

16 $440 for 4TB is a steal these days.

I'm still amazed that an 8TB drive is going for more money than a decent gaming laptop these days.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 04:52 AM (6ydKt)

17 Netflix dropped out of the Warner Bros. deal.

Looks like it will be Paramount-WB by the end of the year.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 27, 2026 04:56 AM (6ydKt)

18 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at February 27, 2026 05:02 AM (AN2gy)

19 Its clear out, mid 20s.
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 05:07 AM (Ia/+0)

20 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*

Posted by: Rosasharn at February 27, 2026 05:07 AM (PzBTm)

21 >>>But it's a better search engine than Google now. Much much better at filtering out the crap.

Posted by: Pixy Misa

Yes it is. Incredibly hyped but I've only seen maybe 1% of what it's being used for. Financial and military applications are not within my grasp at the moment, so I'm slightly out of the framework.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 05:08 AM (gVUi7)

22 "Throw all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you." 1st Peter 5:7

Also Psalm 100

Woman talks about being more aware of our blessings . Upper Room devotional :

https://tinyurl.com/4788jr34

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:09 AM (rZCVI)

23 My youngest flew to Colorado to spend a week skiing with his older brother. Older brother fell and broke his arm. He had surgery on it on Wednesday. He's doing as well as can be expected, I guess. Today is his birthday. Happy birthday, Li'l Blutarski.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 27, 2026 05:13 AM (cxFcK)

24 There's a more detailed PDF on AirSnitch available at Professor Mathy Vanhoef's page listing his publications (currently it's right at the top of the list since it's his most recently published arsticle.)

https://tinyurl.com/fkedmabx
(goes to mathyvanhoef.com)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:16 AM (O7YUW)

25
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 27, 2026 05:17 AM (tljrc)

26 Diana Ross, 82 next month and still cooking. On tour right now.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 27, 2026 05:18 AM (9HpRV)

27 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 27, 2026 05:19 AM (bQ4nt)

28 G'morning, all!

Heavy rain, so no walk.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:21 AM (iMotb)

29 Belated BOING!

> I remember the days when having 2TB
> in a server room was something.
> Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 04:18 AM
> (iIAkP)

I recall my first visit to a major IBM mainframe center in 1980. Was most impressed by the largest big blue box in the room. So many knobs, buttons, dials, and readouts.

It was the air conditioning and water pipe cooling system.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 05:23 AM (plFPI)

30 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 05:23 AM (lJ0H4)

31 I was here for the twirl.

Posted by: Don Black at February 27, 2026 05:24 AM (ZxPkt)

32 Interesting mention of guest networks and such.

Having upgraded to the tp-Link X-60 Mesh system, I am still tinkering with stuff and doing things like getting devices over to the IoT network.

So any thoughts on if the TV, ROKU and stuff such as that should ride the IoT network or the regular home network?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:25 AM (iMotb)

33 Brave 12 year old runs into building to save neighbor. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/yz33vber

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:28 AM (rZCVI)

34 Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 27, 2026 05:13 AM (cxFcK

Sorry that your son broke his arm. Glad they got it fixed up and may he have continued strength and recovery.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:29 AM (rZCVI)

35 It was the air conditioning and water pipe cooling system.
****

Yep. BTDT. Worked for Inacom when they were big in computing before they were not. Walk into the server area and find the corner that was cool. You could feel the heat coming out of the racks.

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 05:30 AM (iIAkP)

36 Oh look!

A US Jerusalem Embassy security alert:

https://tinyurl.com/4ajambrf

And guess what arrived:

https://tinyurl.com/5czfzxba

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 05:32 AM (plFPI)

37 A prayer walk . 2nd Kings 4:31-35

https://tinyurl.com/2ryyyum8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:33 AM (rZCVI)

38 @32/Village Idiot's Apprentice:

All IoT devices (smart TV's included) should be on the IoT network. If you need to push data to them from a machine on the trusted internal network, create a firewall rule that permits connections in that direction, but not in the other direction.

On my home network, I have several VLANS:

a) Trusted internal network
b) Mobile devices
c) IoT devices

(a) Can access the internet and connect to each other, and can access devices in (b) and (c).

(b) Can access the internet but can not access (a) or (c).

(c) Is in jail. Can not access (a) or (b) or the internet. Can not use DNS services. It gets an IP address from the DHCP server, and that's IT.

Individual firewall rules are crafted for each IoT device to allow it to connect to only what it absolutely needs to (and no more) to function in a way that the owner wishes. (A smart TV with a NetFlix service would be permitted to connect to NetFlix's server IP range, for instance, but you might not wish to let it communicate with its manufacturer except when you want to download an update.)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:33 AM (O7YUW)

39 @36/Biden's Dog: Oh boy...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:35 AM (O7YUW)

40 Young man from Ireland sings , "Lord, I can't make it without you.":

https://tinyurl.com/3zb5mpde

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:36 AM (rZCVI)

41 Oh look!

A US Jerusalem Embassy security alert:

https://tinyurl.com/4ajambrf

And guess what arrived:

https://tinyurl.com/5czfzxba
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,

Like @39 said..oh boy.
Thus it begins

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 05:40 AM (lJ0H4)

42 Greetings and good morning all. The day started with me having to scrape ice off the windshields and hoping that the defroster would work in a timely manner.

Had to fill the car and it looks like I have to gripe to the gas station's corporate office since the tap feature for cards is still not working for me. But that is a FWP.

Out in Baltimore, I bring the joyous news that Jimmy's Seafood has been treating the Huffington Post and the Baltimore Sun with the respect that they deserve. I can't go to Twitter so you'll have to search Jimmy's Seafood and go from there.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 27, 2026 05:40 AM (jjoN6)

43 G&R

Thank you for that.

Looks like I need to learn some more skills IOT do some of that stuff.

But....learning keeps the mind engaged.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:40 AM (iMotb)

44 Young man from Ireland sings , "Lord, I can't make it without you.":

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:36 AM (rZCVI)
-

I think that's what these Taliban are singing:

https://tinyurl.com/3manpv57

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 05:41 AM (plFPI)

45 Jimmy's Seafood!!

Giving the Left and PETA the middle finger since.....

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:42 AM (iMotb)

46 Evening and morning upon all the late toilers and early risers on this Friday, the last of February and thus a double consummation devoutly to be wished!

68 F. here and light showers approaching. I may be able to work out before they get here, and I may not. We'll see.

The furry thugs are well. I managed to lift Dagny onto the cushion on my lap twice yesterday, and she stayed, happy to be petted. Progress!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 05:45 AM (wzUl9)

47 I didn't know that they had stealth aircraft carriers.

Posted by: pawn at February 27, 2026 05:46 AM (+rKuc)

48 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 05:41 AM

I'm praying the Muslims don't make it.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:46 AM (rZCVI)

49 Mrs VIA suddenly developed a craving for steak yesterday, so we picked up two nice individual sirloins.

Now some folks swear by the grill, and some folks swear by the pan fry method.

With having an electric stove, and a ton of seasoned cast iron cookware, I asked myself 'Why not simply toss the cast iron skillet on the gas grill instead of the electric stovetop?'.

I believe I shall go this route from now on.
Best of both worlds, and all that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:48 AM (iMotb)

50 'Why not simply toss the cast iron skillet on the gas grill instead of the electric stovetop?'.

Sounds like you got an excellent answer.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 27, 2026 05:50 AM (jjoN6)

51 Good morning to everyone. 51 degrees here in western NC and cloudy. Rain predicted this am, so maybe I can put off some chores. Have a great day.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 27, 2026 05:51 AM (kC+67)

52 @46/Wolfus: " I managed to lift Dagny onto the cushion on my lap twice yesterday, and she stayed, happy to be petted. Progress!"

The "catloaf" days are coming.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:52 AM (O7YUW)

53 "Sounds like you got an excellent answer."

Oh yes!

It was one of the best steaks that I have done in years.

And I don't credit it to any skill on my part, but to doing it with this method.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:52 AM (iMotb)

54 And I am saddened to report that with 'only' 285,000 miles on it, one of the Volvo wagon's front wheel bearings has decided to retire.

Two new ones should be arriving from FCP Euro in several days.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:54 AM (iMotb)

55 Gospel song by Johnny Cash-"Peace In The Valley". Yesterday would have been the 94th birthday of Johnny Cash:

https://tinyurl.com/ycyry9uk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 05:55 AM (rZCVI)

56 Good morning! Looking at an entire weekend of gardening and landscape work interspersed with some contract work and a trip downtown to watch the youngest daughter and granddaughter run the 5k together. They're gonna spend the night tonight so I'll need to make trip to the market this afternoon to get the requisite meal preps.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 27, 2026 05:55 AM (3Ope8)

57 Article on Jimmy's Seafood.

https://tinyurl.com/3u6esf5h

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:56 AM (iMotb)

58 >>>> I asked myself 'Why not simply toss the cast iron skillet on the gas grill instead of the electric stovetop?'.

I believe I shall go this route from now on.
Best of both worlds, and all that.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 05:48 AM (iMotb)
*****
VIA, that sounds like a good way to go, plus no smoke inside the house. I'm going to try that.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 27, 2026 05:59 AM (kC+67)

59 @43/Village Idiot's Apprentice: Y'welcome. I may be a bit paranoid, but all the IT breaches in the news in the past few years have made me very glad that I put in the time and effort to segment and restrict things on my network VLANs.

You just can't trust manufacturers to stay out of your business these days. They want to know everything about you, and then sell that to third parties.

Oh, and I absolutely refuse to buy any device that says it requires an internet connection to set up, or requires an 'app' to use. Nope. Not happening. Your device either has the internal firmware in order to perform its desired function in stand-alone mode with a decent on-device interface with buttons/switches, or it stays on the shelf.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 05:59 AM (O7YUW)

60 Go fuck yourself.

Posted by: Jimmy Finest Seafood at February 27, 2026 05:59 AM (uipH1)

61 >>>I believe I shall go this route from now on.
Best of both worlds, and all that.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

>Less cleanup on the gas grill. Pan fry; more heat more gas, but uniform. Retain the juices, certainly not a bad way to go.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 06:01 AM (gVUi7)

62 The "catloaf" days are coming

Yepl; Cat gets on spouses lap until the Spring. Spouse has to boot him off for bus duties.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 06:01 AM (rZCVI)

63 I may be a bit paranoid

Or are you paranoid enough? That's why I like the joke about people in tech saying "The most modern piece of hardware I have is a printer from 94 and I have a shotgun in case it makes a funny noise."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 27, 2026 06:01 AM (jjoN6)

64 Tis time. 😴

Posted by: clarence at February 27, 2026 06:02 AM (iIAkP)

65 G'mornin' everyone!

spot-on, G&R!

and bring back physical on-off switches to replace a pushbutton "suggesting" that the software shut down.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 27, 2026 06:03 AM (MIIRH)

66 I tried to discuss the concept of moving with Miss Linda yesterday morning. Her enthusiasm was on the same level as if she had been told she needs to have an emergency root canal. I can't drag her into this, and so I guess I have to give up. I'm on my own.

I thought of driving to Owensboro, staying a while, and looking at some properties with an eye to buying one I love. But staying in a hotel = $100 a day, plus the gas and effort to drive up and back. Unless I get *really* lucky, it's not going to work without spending two grand. I could drive up and secure an apartment; come back and have everything shipped; drive back and move in; and *then* start the house hunt.

I'm tired just thinking about either one. But living here makes me even more exhausted. More coffee is required.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:03 AM (wzUl9)

67 "plus no smoke inside the house."

That was huge plus for me.

As well as no grease splatter all over the stovetop to clean up.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:03 AM (iMotb)

68 @60/Jimmy: Hey, I understood that reference!

https://tinyurl.com/36bchtu5

(goes to xcancel.com)

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 06:03 AM (O7YUW)

69 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Shamalama dingdong.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 27, 2026 06:08 AM (i1VVh)

70 In the meantime, I need to renew my lease at this dump this morning -- at least tell them to prepare my new lease -- and hit the grocery. Tonight, we're going to the German-American center in the city, "Deutsches Haus," for a trivia night. That should be fun.

As for the lease: $150 more a month for a month-to-month lease, vs. $20/month for a year. It would cost me two months' rent, about $1400, to break a 12-month one. But it's possible the place will be sold (though that has been only rumor for more than a year), and a monthly lease could easily be rejected by new owners and the price doubled. I might be on the way out by then, and might not.

Still tired just thinking about it. Time I fed the cats.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:09 AM (wzUl9)

71 @63/NR Pax: Am I paranoid enough? Probably not.

@65/sock_rat_eez: Yup. There was absolutely nothing wrong with physical switches. Back in the X10* days, I'd considered replacing light switches with remote controllable ones from a central station, and then shook that idea off. If I want a light on or off, I'll just get up and flip the switch.

It's not good to sit in one location for extended periods of time anyway. Get up and move around - keeps the blood flowing.

{*}
https://youtu.be/nkcERvE8bsI?t=52

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 06:10 AM (O7YUW)

72 It's Friday afternoon...quitting time, and you have a flat.

https://tinyurl.com/nhkckt7b

( I love these guys, and their Workshop Wednesday series )

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:10 AM (iMotb)

73 Praying for Ace's recovery from whatever he's got.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 06:12 AM (PFs9e)

74 Wolfus, a month to month for 3 months would be your best bet. If you haven't moved in 3 months you are probably not going to.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:13 AM (+nEug)

75 Ace mentioned he had a cold that he couldn't shake?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:13 AM (wzUl9)

76 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:13 AM (wzUl9

Wasn't sure if it was cold or flu.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 27, 2026 06:14 AM (PFs9e)

77 "Wasn't sure if it was cold or flu."

It's a tumor!

Posted by: That kid at February 27, 2026 06:17 AM (iMotb)

78 @72/Village Idiot's Apprentice: Oh this looks like fun. Thanks!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 27, 2026 06:17 AM (O7YUW)

79 I guess lots of our military aircraft are still flowing into the middle east.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:18 AM (iMotb)

80 Wolfus, a month to month for 3 months would be your best bet. If you haven't moved in 3 months you are probably not going to.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026

***
That would entail $450 more total, better than the $1400. Though mounting a move here in June or July is insanity. But then if I started up a new 6- or 12-month lease *after* 3 months of the mtm, there is no guarantee the new rent would be anything close to what I'm paying now. Probably it'll entail a $100/month increase -- if I'm lucky.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:19 AM (wzUl9)

81 Wolfus, a month to month for 3 months would be your best bet. If you haven't moved in 3 months you are probably not going to.
Posted by: Ben Had

What she said. Living in limbo is mentally exhausting.

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 06:20 AM (lJ0H4)

82 VIA, 3,000+ have defected from the IRGC in the last few days.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:22 AM (+nEug)

83 VIA, 3,000+ have defected from the IRGC in the last few days.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:22 AM (+nEug)
-----------
Who are they defecting to?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 27, 2026 06:22 AM (i1VVh)

84 There's a couple of nasty bugs going around. I suspect flu, but not just flu. Weird situation. Wash your hands.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 06:23 AM (gVUi7)

85 "Wasn't sure if it was cold or flu."

It's a tumor!
Posted by: That kid

Nope. It's lupus. It's always lupus.

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 06:23 AM (lJ0H4)

86 Captain Obvious, the Iranian people. The mullahs are between a rock and a hard place because they can't kill the defectors.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:26 AM (+nEug)

87 Between this guy, and a blogger at Lajes in the Azores, it's as if the US wants Iran to know what is heading their way.

And perhaps that is actually a good thing.

Focuses the Iranian leaders minds on the ass whooping heading their way if they make the wrong decision.

https://www.youtube.com/@AaronRheins./shorts

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:26 AM (iMotb)

88 Wolfus, a month to month for 3 months would be your best bet. If you haven't moved in 3 months you are probably not going to.
Posted by: Ben Had
*
What she said. Living in limbo is mentally exhausting.
Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026

***
I've been in a kind of limbo for years, wanting to get out of here. I've got the money. But making the arrangements seems practically insurmountable.

It was Linda's advice to re-up for a year "to protect myself" from new owners. She just doesn't want me leaving and hopes I will give up and resign myself to hell.

In '97 I took a big leap of faith and arranged for an apartment in Denver sight unseen, all with phone calls. It worked out fine. Maybe I could ask the real estate agent I've been dealing with to drive by a complex I'm interested in, see if it looks as nice as in the website pictures; then I'll arrange for a place online or on the phone. Then pack up everything and go.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:27 AM (wzUl9)

89 ReL Jimmy's Seafood. I especially liked that an opinion article at the Baltimore Sun was entitled "Foul language is never helpful."

*looks at Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib's behavior*

*looks at Gavin Newsom's language*

Okey dokey, then.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 06:30 AM (B0NCh)

90 Wolfus, you are telling yourself it's too difficult instead of just getting it done.

2 days ih June or July with a moving company packing you up is not even a speed bump.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:32 AM (+nEug)

91 mornin yall. My GSD Bruno has developed a couple of lumps in his neck, maybe swollen lymph nodes. They are not visible and don't seem to bother him, but he is going to spend the day at the vet so they can check him out.

Wolfus, put all your stuff in storage, rent a motorhome, and hit the road. Spring is coming and it's a great time to see the USA.

Posted by: fd at February 27, 2026 06:32 AM (vFG9F)

92 In '97 I took a big leap of faith and arranged for an apartment in Denver sight unseen, all with phone calls. It worked out fine. Maybe I could ask the real estate agent I've been dealing with to drive by a complex I'm interested in, see if it looks as nice as in the website pictures; then I'll arrange for a place online or on the phone. Then pack up everything and go.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

That sounds like a reasonable solution. Where there's a will there's a way. The will has got to be there though.

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 06:33 AM (lJ0H4)

93 "I especially liked that an opinion article at the Baltimore Sun was entitled "Foul language is never helpful."

Perhaps the Sun has started a 'Humor' section, and you stumbled across it?

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:33 AM (iMotb)

94 Wolfus, is your current apartment run by a corporation?

Might that corporation also run complexes in the area you are interested in?

If so, asking them for suggestions might not be a bad thing.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:35 AM (iMotb)

95 oh, my, X10 ...

exactly right Shadout Mapes.

and thank you for the twirl, Rosasharn, a morale boost is needed today.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 27, 2026 06:36 AM (MIIRH)

96 Baltimore Sun humor section:

https://tinyurl.com/bde4h9r5

I'm kinda surprised the yute didn't yell out "This is MAGA country."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 06:38 AM (B0NCh)

97 Morning, Horde...How goes it?

Windows 11 has decided that I need a cute little red squirrel as my desktop wallpaper this morning and who am I to argue with that?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 27, 2026 06:38 AM (ESVrU)

98 Perhaps the Sun has started a 'Humor' section, and you stumbled across it?
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:33 AM (iMotb)
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The Sun has some a long (and not good) way from when Don Marquis was writing for them.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 27, 2026 06:39 AM (i1VVh)

99 Wolfus, you are telling yourself it's too difficult instead of just getting it done.

2 days ih June or July with a moving company packing you up is not even a speed bump.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026

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Maybe so, Ben Had. But so much of this depends on other people -- I am in control of so little of it (I don't even have the *illusion* of control). And I apparently must do it alone.

Well, I'll call the real estate agent this morning and see what she might recommend.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:40 AM (wzUl9)

100 lol, humor section indeed

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 27, 2026 06:40 AM (MIIRH)

101 I've still got some X-10 stuff and use it to control some lights the shop. They do have a tendency to turn themselves on occasionally.

I had X-10 camera too but abandoned them because of the interference after wifi came into use.

Posted by: fd at February 27, 2026 06:41 AM (vFG9F)

102 true words, BenHad, so true.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 27, 2026 06:42 AM (MIIRH)

103 So, did the USS Ford unclog their sewage system? Or was that story BS?

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 27, 2026 06:42 AM (qFwJc)

104 "Wolfus, you are telling yourself it's too difficult instead of just getting it done."

That was my first reaction to moving here to TN when my son suggested it. But once I made up my mind to do it the turnaround time was surprisingly short. I did it in a month. Like I said, where there's a will there's a way.

Posted by: Tuna at February 27, 2026 06:42 AM (lJ0H4)

105 "I'm kinda surprised the yute didn't yell out "This is MAGA country.""

For me, that link is behind a paywall.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:43 AM (iMotb)

106 X10 was okay, and stuff made back in the 80s was made to last

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 27, 2026 06:44 AM (MIIRH)

107 On the other hand, a Sun columnist gives Jimmy's Seafood a huzzah. ( last paragraph )

https://tinyurl.com/ymwdt7je

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 06:44 AM (B0NCh)

108 "So, did the USS Ford unclog their sewage system? Or was that story BS?"

I believe that is an ongoing adventure.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026 06:44 AM (iMotb)

109 Wolfus, is your current apartment run by a corporation?

Might that corporation also run complexes in the area you are interested in?

If so, asking them for suggestions might not be a bad thing.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 27, 2026

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It is run by a corp. -- one owned by a local and horrifically corrupt "minister," who has been under investigation by the city for a couple of years for not maintaining his properties. The city recently levied $500K in fines against this property alone. If they had places in KY, I would avoid them like -- well, fill in your own nasty simile!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 27, 2026 06:44 AM (wzUl9)

110 w00t late

Posted by: m at February 27, 2026 06:45 AM (+YA9H)

111 m, what counts is that you are here.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 27, 2026 06:46 AM (+nEug)

112 Maybe after you move, she will think differently.

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

Or

"How can I miss you if you won't go away?"

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 27, 2026 06:47 AM (qFwJc)

113 The early m gets the 100.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 27, 2026 06:47 AM (B0NCh)

Thursday Overnight Open Thread - February 26, 2026 [Doof]

Photo from Seaeyes on X

Howdy Hordelings! The Thursday ONT is here for your perusal and enjoyment. Open thread, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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Jimmy's Seafood is still at it!

The Huffington Post got absolutely torched on X by Jimmy's Seafood recently. I guess The Baltimore Sun wanted some attention, too

Go fuck yourself
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) February 26, 2026

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Jack Hughes was back on NHL ice last night

This young man has very likely become THE biggest name in the NHL

Left wing hockey Twitter has spent the last few days saying Jack Hughes lost “all his fans,” and here he is getting a standing ovation and loud cheers from the NJ Devils crowd

Almost like their echo chamber doesn’t reflect reality!
pic.twitter.com/vhgphNModx
— Ian Miller (@ianmSC) February 26, 2026

This dude is just incredible.

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Muva is back

The new great democratic hope #GavinNewsome #Democrats #Trump #MAGA pic.twitter.com/w2fViK1YNl
— Muva (@keibenet) February 25, 2026

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AI is asshoe

What new stupid thing will AI bring next? How about demonic flesh monsters?

Realtor Uses AI to Touch Up Listing Photos, Accidentally Adds Demonic Flesh Monster

Using AI to manipulate photos has unfortunately become the norm in the real estate industry, with realtors using various models to radically transform properties to the point where people just can’t trust what a property really looks like. However, in extreme cases, AI can add some truly bizarre hallucinations that not only make zero sense, but can creep out potential buyers.
A Wahington DC property recently went viral on social media because of a rather unique detail – a horrifying flesh monster seemingly crawling out of the bathroom mirror to grab a flower pot on the sink. It’s the kind of thing only a hallucinating AI algorithm could create, but what boggles the mind is how the realtor posted the photo without noticing the nightmarish intruder,
As the photo started doing the rounds on social media, the listing, reportedly for a property in Fort Totten, was swiftly taken down from Apartments.com, but by that time, the Internet Archive had already saved a copy of the original post featuring the creepy monster.

Yup - asshoe.

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China is still asshoe, too

Bizarre Weight Loss Trend Has People Using Cling Film as Mouth Condoms for Food

There is a new viral weight-loss hack sweeping Chinese social media, and it’s a doozy. Young people are putting plastic wrap over their mouths to prevent any calories from making contact with their bodies. They then pretend to chew the food vigorously through the cling film, before taking the food out and throwing it away.
The premise of this bizarre trend is pretty straightforward. The plastic wrap acts as a sort of mouth condom that prevents you from ingesting any calories, while at the same time allowing you to trick your brain into thinking that it is going to receive nutrition. This allegedly helps you feel satiated without actually consuming any calories

Go ahead - check out the whole thing. I dare you.

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Staying in east Asia, how about this trend in Japan?

In Japan, a wellness practice known as coffin therapy (aka coffin-lying) has grown from a small funeral home experiment into a national trend. The idea is simple: people lie inside a coffin for a short period of time to reflect on life and mortality. What began in Chiba Prefecture as a unique service has now expanded to spas and workshops across the country.
Coffin therapy involves meditating inside a coffin, either open or closed, for about 30 minutes. Supporters say the enclosed space provides quiet and privacy, allowing participants to think about their lives without distractions. While the concept may seem unusual in other countries, it connects to Japan’s long-standing tradition of kuyō, or memorial services, which encourage reflection on the fragility of life and the acceptance of death.
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A Tokyo spa called Meiso Kukan Kanoke-in offers coffin therapy sessions for about $13. Customers can choose between an open or closed coffin and may select calming music, projected visuals, or complete silence. The experience is structured to feel safe and controlled, allowing participants to explore their thoughts without risk.

Who among the Horde would do this?

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DJ Doof - This Date in Music History
from thisdayinmusic.com

1965: Jimmy Page released a solo single called 'She Just Satisfies' in the UK. Page played all the instruments on the track except for the drums and produced the track, as well as singing lead vocals.

1983: Michael Jackson's Thriller went to No.1 on the US album chart. Thriller broke racial barriers in pop music, enabling Jackson's appearances on MTV and meeting with President Ronald Reagan at the White House. The album was one of the first to use music videos as successful promotional tools

2019: English drummer Andy Anderson died of cancer aged 68. He is best known for his work with The Cure playing on the singles ‘Love Cats’ and ‘The Caterpillar’.

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1 Sorry I'm late, I had to change a vacuum tube on my transistor radio.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:04 PM (Hd1lH)

2 2nd

Posted by: Florida Peasant at February 26, 2026 10:04 PM (Lo97M)

3 59.17

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 10:04 PM (Sh6IX)

4 Foist? Twentieth?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 10:05 PM (S/Y4j)

5 Nooded.

Corgis incoming.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 10:05 PM (u82oZ)

6 Howdy Doof!

'sup Morons?

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at February 26, 2026 10:05 PM (q02Gh)

7 Sorry I'm late, I had to change a vacuum tube on my transistor radio.
Posted by: tankdemon

The self-cleaning ones are beasts.

Posted by: mikeski at February 26, 2026 10:05 PM (VHUov)

8 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 10:06 PM (cYBz/)

9 It's 10 PM. Do you know where your children are?

Posted by: WNEW-TV, 1976 at February 26, 2026 10:07 PM (oftw2)

10 Thanks for the ONT.

Mouth condoms. Wtf.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s)

11 Lots of weird stuff on the ONT tonight.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 26, 2026 10:07 PM (uQesX)

12 Realtor Uses AI to Touch Up Listing Photos, Accidentally Adds Demonic Flesh Monster
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Good. They should be prohibited from doing AI touch ups. It distorts perception of the room.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 10:07 PM (Sh6IX)

13 Demonic Flesh Monster?

No... early picture of... Smeagol...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 10:07 PM (mP0Kj)

14 In addition to Hughes receiving a standing O, the governor of NJ got a chorus of boos

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:08 PM (Hd1lH)

15 Top pic is slightly too pinkish and poofterish for my tastes.

Posted by: Liberace's Hairdresser at February 26, 2026 10:08 PM (oftw2)

16 Mouth condoms. Wtf.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s)

Maybe if you play with hookers. But for food? Only the Japs.

Posted by: RickZ at February 26, 2026 10:08 PM (gKDq2)

17 Coffin therapy. No thanks.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 26, 2026 10:08 PM (zuIfz)

18 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Met with the oncologist today - he isn't worried about what the PET scan showed (looked like new growth in a couple of different places) 🥳🎊🥳🎊🥳

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers 😊

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 10:08 PM (SRRAx)

19 In Japan, a wellness practice known as coffin therapy (aka coffin-lying) has grown from a small funeral home experiment into a national trend. The idea is simple: people lie inside a coffin for a short period of time to reflect on life and mortality.

Who among the Horde would do this?

Nah, not for me.

It sounds more socially acceptable than walking around with a slave who whispers "memento mori" in your ear, I guess.

Posted by: mikeskius at February 26, 2026 10:09 PM (VHUov)

20 Lyin in a Coffin to rest and think?

Uh... I lived on US Navy ships for years... Bunk was just the size of a coffin... sooo...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 10:09 PM (mP0Kj)

21 Demonic flesh monsters can only add to the ambiance. Definitely a selling point.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:09 PM (Hd1lH)

22 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 26, 2026 10:10 PM (yKhjs)

23 She doesn't look Japanese.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:10 PM (Cqx++)

24 Also... lyin in a Coffin?

Just Sparkly Vampire Wanna be's

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 10:10 PM (mP0Kj)

25 Wait. Isn't that what a dental dam is?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 10:10 PM (zZu0s)

26 23 She doesn't look Japanese.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:10 PM (Cqx++)

But... she thinks she's going Japanese
She thinks she's going Japanese]
She really think so!

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 10:11 PM (mP0Kj)

27 For some reason, I don't feel the need to click the links for either the plastic wrap diet or the coffin therapy stories.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:11 PM (Hd1lH)

28 Lots of weird stuff on the ONT tonight.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Are you new around these parts?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 10:12 PM (cYBz/)

29 For some reason, I don't feel the need to click the links for either the plastic wrap diet or the coffin therapy stories.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:11 PM (Hd1lH)

But they go together. If you follow the plastic wrap diet to its conclusion, you'll end up in a coffin.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 26, 2026 10:13 PM (uQesX)

30 Muva is cute, but I cannot make out a word of what she is saying. And I note the guys in the bottom pic could spell right.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 10:13 PM (8zz6B)

31 Romeo13

The worst prison in the SU of A has more bunk space than any US Navy ship. Well, except of the Captain's inport Cabin.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 10:13 PM (u82oZ)

32 Great news, Teresa! The prayers won't stop, though.

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 26, 2026 10:13 PM (7D3Aa)

33 Good evening Horde. Thanks Doof!

Posted by: TRex - Thursday dino at February 26, 2026 10:13 PM (cCn4/)

34 US of A. *sigh*

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 10:13 PM (u82oZ)

35 Are you new around these parts?
Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 10:12 PM (cYBz/)

But they're all weird. Usually at least one non-weird subject in the ONT.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 26, 2026 10:14 PM (uQesX)

36 ""In Japan, a wellness practice known as coffin therapy (aka coffin-lying) has grown from a small funeral home experiment into a national trend. The idea is simple: people lie inside a coffin for a short period of time to reflect on life and mortality.

Who among the Horde would do this? ""

Not me, screw that. Let the AWFULs rest in coffins.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 10:14 PM (snZF9)

37 You had actual food to put in the plastic wrap you were chewin' on? Luxury!

Posted by: a random Yorkshireman at February 26, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

38 ...while at the same time allowing you to trick your brain into thinking that it is going to receive nutrition.

My brain may not be the sharpest tool in the shed any more but I don't think it's gonna fall for that.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 26, 2026 10:14 PM (Fs0KI)

39 Met with the oncologist today - he isn't worried about what the PET scan showed (looked like new growth in a couple of different places) 🥳🎊🥳🎊🥳

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers 😊
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 10:08 PM (SRRAx)

Good news, Teresa!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 10:14 PM (8zz6B)

40 Thanks for the ONT, Doofster!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 26, 2026 10:15 PM (7D3Aa)

41 Berserker-Dragonheads Division

We are going to need a bigger coffin. AWFL be large.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 10:15 PM (u82oZ)

42 Lots of weird stuff on the ONT tonight.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 26, 2026 10:07 PM (uQesX)

Doof explores the weird parts of the internet so the rest of us can stay safe. Or, this stuff naturally pops up in his feeds. Who can say?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 10:15 PM (S/Y4j)

43 Top pic is slightly too pinkish and poofterish for my tastes.
Posted by: Liberace's Hairdresser at February 26, 2026 10:08 PM (oftw2)

Makes me think of the Beach Boys. Or Annette Funicello. Or Annettes breasts...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 10:15 PM (zZu0s)

44 Jimmys Seafood has Tourette's, h8trz!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 10:15 PM (+HNx/)

45 Just forbthe record, I figured thst there would be at least two or three comments posted before I finished typing my excuse.

Not that any of you care.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:16 PM (Hd1lH)

46 DEMONIC FLESH MONSTERS ARE NO JOKE. JUST LIKE THE HEAT.

Posted by: Jesse Jackson at February 26, 2026 10:16 PM (A7N4A)

47 Doof explores the weird parts of the internet so the rest of us can stay safe. Or, this stuff naturally pops up in his feeds. Who can say?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 10:15 PM (S/Y4j)

Maybe I don't want to know what his search history is.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 26, 2026 10:16 PM (uQesX)

48 She doesn't look Japanese.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:10 PM (Cqx++)

Ra's sarcophagus does some strange shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 10:16 PM (snZF9)

49 There is a new viral weight-loss hack sweeping Chinese social media...

Wifey's family didn't have a lot of money frowing up.
A running joke is eating a bowl of rice while looking at a picture of grilled fish, fried chicken, steak...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 10:16 PM (/lPRQ)

50 Not that any of us what?

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 26, 2026 10:17 PM (7D3Aa)

51 tankdemon

We need a thread for the best excuses. You have some great ones, fur sure.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 10:17 PM (u82oZ)

52 38 ...while at the same time allowing you to trick your brain into thinking that it is going to receive nutrition.

My brain may not be the sharpest tool in the shed any more but I don't think it's gonna fall for that.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 26, 2026 10:14 PM (Fs0KI)

My brain might fall for it, but my stomach is a bit hard to con.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:17 PM (Hd1lH)

53 Just forbthe record, I figured thst there would be at least two or three comments posted before I finished typing my excuse.

Not that any of you care.
Posted by: tankdemon

I figured you were actually late, but Ace let you borrow the time machine for the day.

Posted by: mikeski at February 26, 2026 10:17 PM (VHUov)

54 >>> Tonight's ONT brought to you by 1945 Easter gifts

I suspect that photo had been colorized.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (/lPRQ)

55 I don't even want a coffin when I'm dead - not that I'd notice.😄
I've had my carcass plan in place and paid for for years. Shove my dead ass in the oven, well done, then scatter the ashes.
Ozymandias, I'm not.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (qNwbf)

56 Doof explores the weird parts of the internet so the rest of us can stay safe. Or, this stuff naturally pops up in his feeds. Who can say?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 10:15 PM (S/Y4j)

Chicken / egg

Posted by: Doof at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (PaI7W)

57 Thanks for the lively Thursday Night ONT, Doof!

Great photo up top. Makes me want to walk on the sand, barefoot of course.

Love the Easter Eggs for Hitler in the bottom photo!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (kB9dk)

58 I did a college tour today for my middle child. It got up to 97 degrees... was not expecting that! The spawn is dragging us to Texas A&M for the Aggieland event on Saturday. I'm wiped out after all that walking today and A&M is a bigger campus than UTSA.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (VCgbV)

59 Have a great night, everyone.

May your source of warmth not run from the room shouting "Get away!'

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (u82oZ)

60 Evening Mr Doof.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (2WIwB)

61 That top pic doesn't look quite right without Snoop Dog holding up a Dos Equis with a lime in it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (+HNx/)

62 Tonight's ONT brought to you by 1945 Easter gifts

I suspect that photo had been colorized.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (/lPRQ)

*snicker*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 10:19 PM (zZu0s)

63 Coffin therapy? We call that kicking the tires.

Posted by: Canada at February 26, 2026 10:19 PM (A7N4A)

64 Thanks for the ONT, Doofster!
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 26, 2026 10:15 PM (7D3Aa)

YW!

Posted by: Doof at February 26, 2026 10:19 PM (PaI7W)

65 "Left wing hockey Twitter has spent the last few days saying Jack Hughes lost “all his fans,” and here he is getting a standing ovation and loud cheers from the NJ Devils crowd..."

And he gets a lot of love from the Buffalo fans for bring Tage out to share in the moment at last nigh's game

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 10:19 PM (3sXRv)

66 Only 50 comments? Rookie numbers!

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at February 26, 2026 10:19 PM (xfRZZ)

67 New Jersey flag is very small.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 10:20 PM (dAq3u)

68 Good evening Horde. Thanks Doof!
Posted by: TRex - Thursday dino at February 26, 2026 10:13 PM (cCn4/)

Yo, Dino!

Posted by: Doof at February 26, 2026 10:20 PM (PaI7W)

69 53 I figured you were actually late, but Ace let you borrow the time machine for the day.
Posted by: mikeski at February 26, 2026 10:17 PM (VHUov)

To be fair, I wasn't the only one late this evening.

Hi, Doof. Problems with the formatting?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:21 PM (Hd1lH)

70 a horrifying flesh monster seemingly crawling out of the bathroom mirror to grab a flower pot on the sink. It’s the kind of thing only a hallucinating AI algorithm could create
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Yeah, the house is definitely not haunted or anything like that.

Posted by: Methos at February 26, 2026 10:21 PM (vSvIl)

71 That was very nice of the troops to send Hitler Easter greetings.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 10:21 PM (pP3eq)

72 Hockey is a sport where it's OK to be left wing, as long as you are good on the power play and keep a positive plus-minus going.

Posted by: Roy at February 26, 2026 10:22 PM (qwype)

73 I suspect that photo had been colorized.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (/lPRQ)

Looks like Kodacolor, which did exist back then.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 10:22 PM (8zz6B)

74 I don't even want a coffin when I'm dead - not that I'd notice.😄
I've had my carcass plan in place and paid for for years. Shove my dead ass in the oven, well done, then scatter the ashes.
Ozymandias, I'm not.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (qNwbf)

Did you know funerals can cost up to $10.000? Investing in a whole life plan for only $6 a month is a good way for your family to have peace of mind.

Posted by: Indian Head Life and Casualty at February 26, 2026 10:22 PM (uQesX)

75 I'm not generally claustrophobic, but just imagining lying in a coffin is making me anxious.

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 26, 2026 10:23 PM (ftFVW)

76 Howdy, y'all.

Just wanted to say thanks for all the good prayers and wishes last night for MiladyJo's surgery today. All went very well.

Posted by: mindful webworker - passing by at February 26, 2026 10:24 PM (rlEvI)

77 What weirds me out about that flesh monster is - out of all the stuff AI could generate, why the hell did it come up with that? Is there a ghost in the machine?

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 10:24 PM (k/Sbk)

78 Jimmy Page single is great. Never heard it before. Sounds like something Yardbirds would have recorded.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 26, 2026 10:24 PM (y171U)

79 Indian Head Life is the only life for me!

Posted by: Kamala Harris at February 26, 2026 10:24 PM (A7N4A)

80 Don’t make a fuss or everyone else will want a demonic flesh monster too!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 26, 2026 10:25 PM (ZVgZ4)

81 Great news, mw!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 26, 2026 10:25 PM (7D3Aa)

82 demonic M1 Abrams>>>demonic flesh monster

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:25 PM (Hd1lH)

83 To be fair, I wasn't the only one late this evening.

Hi, Doof. Problems with the formatting?
Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:21 PM (Hd1lH)

An ONT host is never late. Or early. We control time!!!

Posted by: Doof at February 26, 2026 10:26 PM (PaI7W)

84 here he is getting a standing ovation

He spoke well for recently losing all those teeth. Mouthguard now, or no point anymore?

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 10:26 PM (pP3eq)

85 The plastic wrap blocks the taste, too. What possible point is there to that?! Do they know about chewing gum?

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 26, 2026 10:26 PM (ftFVW)

86 82 demonic M1 Abrams>>>demonic flesh monster
Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:25 PM (Hd1lH)

Note: I might be just a teensy bit biased.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:27 PM (Hd1lH)

87 Supporters say the enclosed space provides quiet and privacy
Ummm, so would closing the door to your room. If you constructed housing with things like solid doors, that is. Or just out on some headphones.

But it's just a lame, creepy way to do a sensory deprivation pod, really.

Also:
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 10:09 PM (mP0Kj)

Exactly. Just without the quiet and isolation.

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 10:27 PM (v0Jz3)

88 Howdy, y'all.

Just wanted to say thanks for all the good prayers and wishes last night for MiladyJo's surgery today. All went very well.
Posted by: mindful webworker - passing by at February 26, 2026 10:24 PM (rlEvI)

Excellent news, Mindful!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 10:27 PM (8zz6B)

89 I don't even want a coffin when I'm dead - not that I'd notice.😄
I've had my carcass plan in place and paid for for years. Shove my dead ass in the oven, well done, then scatter the ashes.
Ozymandias, I'm not.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (qNwbf)

I'm getting a pyramid, fuck it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 10:28 PM (snZF9)

90 Young people are putting plastic wrap over their mouths to prevent any calories from making contact with their bodies.
I can't wait until the first one stops air from making contact with their lungs doing this.

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 10:28 PM (v0Jz3)

91 But it's just a lame, creepy way to do a sensory deprivation pod, really.

--------

But are all the kool kids doing it?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 10:28 PM (+HNx/)

92 Great news from Teresa in Fort Worth and Milady Jo!

Prayers continue. They work!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 26, 2026 10:29 PM (kB9dk)

93
I highly recommend ignoring asian fads. Besides being driven by unthinking shallow peer pressure if real, I suspect at least that half of them are fakes created to see how many round-eyes destroy themselves while the asians laugh at us.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 10:29 PM (DokPW)

94 An ONT host is never late. Or early. We control time!!!
Posted by: Doof

youtu.be/1fnzcAFy8d8

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 26, 2026 10:29 PM (yKhjs)

95 Evening everyone, thx Doof.
Hillary has got to be laughing. Unless she's worried about Bubba spilling the beans tomorrow. I would love for him to get back at her for the abuse he suffered through the years by throwing her under the bus. Yup, she stole all the money given for poor, earthquake afflicted Haitians. Yup she came up with Russiagate. Whitewater was her fault. Oh, and she masterminded the Vince Foster murder, here are the tapes.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 10:29 PM (HYqoK)

96 Thriller broke racial barriers in pop music

Bulls***.

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 10:30 PM (v0Jz3)

97 I'm getting a pyramid, fuck it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 10:28 PM (snZF9)

Just don't take any animals with you. Have a few concubines lying around, but no animals.

Posted by: RickZ at February 26, 2026 10:30 PM (gKDq2)

98 I'm getting a pyramid, fuck it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

No immolation in a Viking dragon ship?

Posted by: She Hobbit at February 26, 2026 10:30 PM (ftFVW)

99 Ohferpetessakes.

My wife volunteers at a preschool, and told me some kid was poor and loves Spiderman, so I bought him some Spiderman stuff.

She says she can't give it to him because of their gay rules.

I told her to just get me the mailing address and I'll send it to his mother anonymously.

Not a problem, but it's incredibly stupid.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:30 PM (BI5O2)

100 Thanks, Doof! Interesting content tonight.

Gotta love Jimmy's Famous Seafood, LOL. Wish there was one near here, I'd buy lunch as often as possible!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 10:31 PM (rdVOm)

101 I don't even want a coffin when I'm dead - not that I'd notice.😄
I've had my carcass plan in place and paid for for years. Shove my dead ass in the oven, well done, then scatter the ashes.
Ozymandias, I'm not.
Posted by: buddhaha at February 26, 2026 10:18 PM (qNwbf)

I'm getting a pyramid, fuck it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Lucite block.
Wife can use it as a coffee table.

Or stand it out on the front porch.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 10:31 PM (/lPRQ)

102 Evening all,

That AI realtor picture is funny. How did they not notice the creature before posting it?

My sister's coworker is still raising funds to help with bills as she fights late stage cervical cancer. She's had to stop working while receiving radiation.

https://tinyurl.com/44a7v6bp

Sadly, Team Lead Jeff who worked at our Walmart Deli passed away yesterday from his cancer. He was a really nice guy.

Posted by: Joyenz at February 26, 2026 10:31 PM (2F0/Y)

103 96 Thriller broke racial barriers in pop music

----------

I'll never forget it. That was the fist time I ever saw a black person on TV.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 10:31 PM (+HNx/)

104 No immolation in a Viking dragon ship?
Posted by: She Hobbit

You are cordially invited...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 10:31 PM (H86MO)

105 I want to fill in the airholes in the plastic back of doggeh's crate because he rubs his nose raw sticking it there during car rides. He's trying to rip it off so he can clamber over to the front seat and do the driving.

He has plenty of air from the front and side grills.

I've tried covering the back with duct tape, cloth, cardboard - he just rips them off.

Should I try some kind of expanding sealant foam?
Help!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 10:32 PM (vfth7)

106
A&M environment is much better than UTSA.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 10:33 PM (Sh6IX)

107 I'm getting a pyramid, fuck it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

You and Nicholas Cage - he already has his in the St. Louis Cemetery in New Orleans.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 10:34 PM (cYBz/)

108 Thanks for the ONT.

Mouth condoms. Wtf.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s)

I remember when they tried to sell us on the idea for my high school health class.

Posted by: Nerd Herd at February 26, 2026 10:34 PM (NZPfR)

109 I figured you were actually late, but Ace let you borrow the time machine for the day.
Posted by: mikeski at February 26, 2026 10:17 PM (VHUov)

To be fair, I wasn't the only one late this evening.

Hi, Doof. Problems with the formatting?
Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:21 PM (Hd1lH)

He had to calm the hamsters down after they were exposed to the real estate AI photo.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 10:35 PM (S/Y4j)

110 65 "Left wing hockey Twitter has spent the last few days saying Jack Hughes lost “all his fans,” and here he is getting a standing ovation and loud cheers from the NJ Devils crowd..."

And he gets a lot of love from the Buffalo fans for bring Tage out to share in the moment at last nigh's game
Posted by: browndog says woof

The news has been saying how the US Team has 'lost the room'. The news is right. They lost the news rooms, which is not really a loss.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 26, 2026 10:35 PM (yKhjs)

111 What weirds me out about that flesh monster is - out of all the stuff AI could generate, why the hell did it come up with that? Is there a ghost in the machine?
Posted by: Tom Servo

Same reason "draw me a human" gets you the random third limb or sixth finger. AI's doesn't know what things are, they just have their training data. "Pictures of mirrors" have people reflected in them, and "pictures of bathrooms" have (partially) naked people, if they have people.

So "AI, improve this picture of a bathroom!" added some naked-person-parts to the mirror, because that's what a picture of a bathroom mirror should look like, if you're an AI with no actual intelligence, but mindless "knowledge" of what a bathroom mirror should look like.

Posted by: mikeski at February 26, 2026 10:35 PM (VHUov)

112 vmom not the foam. nasty shit for a dog to eat. was the cardboard inside or outside?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 10:35 PM (H86MO)

113 Dog used to ride on the console except at the drive through. Then he was over my left shoulder - he knew if it was a chick he would get a treat.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 10:36 PM (Sh6IX)

114 I'm getting a pyramid, fuck it.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 10:28 PM (snZF9)

You'll still need a sarcophogus.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:37 PM (Hd1lH)

115 77 What weirds me out about that flesh monster is - out of all the stuff AI could generate, why the hell did it come up with that? Is there a ghost in the machine?

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 10:24 PM
***
Should have added a dinosaur. A bidding war from eager buyers would have resulted.

Posted by: TRex - location, location, location dino at February 26, 2026 10:37 PM (cCn4/)

116 I don't even want a coffin when I'm dead - not that I'd notice.😄
I've had my carcass plan in place and paid for for years. Shove my dead ass in the oven, well done, then scatter the ashes.
Ozymandias, I'm not.

Seen on a tshirt: When I go I hope my remains are scattered around Disneyland. I do NOT wish to be cremated first.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at February 26, 2026 10:37 PM (lUFok)

117 Is Spiderman gay?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:37 PM (Cqx++)

118 I highly recommend ignoring asian fads. Besides being driven by unthinking shallow peer pressure if real, I suspect at least that half of them are fakes created to see how many round-eyes destroy themselves while the asians laugh at us.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 10:29 PM (DokPW)

I think it's more the first one. I had people trying to sell me on the Chinese spiced rocks fad a while ago. I pointed out that, to my knowledge, the practice originated with starving peasant fisherman who sucked on sea rocks because they tasted somewhat like the fish that they were trying to catch.

"Sucks Sea Rocks" is the title of my 2nd album when it comes out.

Posted by: Nerd Herd at February 26, 2026 10:37 PM (NZPfR)

119 I've tried covering the back with duct tape, cloth, cardboard - he just rips them off.

Should I try some kind of expanding sealant foam?
Help!
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 10:32 PM (vfth7)

Wouldn't it be easier on you to just let him drive?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 26, 2026 10:37 PM (uQesX)

120 Thanks, Doof! Interesting content tonight.

Gotta love Jimmy's Famous Seafood, LOL. Wish there was one near here, I'd buy lunch as often as possible!
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 10:31 PM (rdVOm)

There is only one location. A few miles outside of Baltimore. Actually not too far from the Sparrows Point end of the Key Bridge. Remember THAT thing??

Posted by: Doof at February 26, 2026 10:38 PM (PaI7W)

121 So. I almost adopted a dog today. We were out 4-wheeling in side-by-sides, 7 people in total. Hit the bank of the Gila River, decide the water is too deep, and the bank on the far side too steep to make fording possible. I see a dog on the opposite bank, all alone. We call him, and he wades across the river to us. Long legs, his back never got wet. He was friendly, and very hungry. Had a collar with a name and a phone number. No cell coverage there. So he rides in the back set with me. We get up on a ridge, try the cell again, get through to his owner. "Oh, he's not lost. We were out horseback riding, and he followed along. He likes to roam." We agredd to meet his folks at a helicopter pad a couple of miles back on our trail. Drive there, and wait, and wait, and wait. Finally drop him back off where we picked him up, and left a message.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 10:38 PM (8zz6B)

122 Jimmy's is a solid spot. I used to eat there when I worked in B'more. Time to order online.

Posted by: Chicago Vota at February 26, 2026 10:38 PM (baPXJ)

123 A&M environment is much better than UTSA.

Posted by: Braenyard
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My son will be going to UTSA but my daughter is really wanting A&M. My oldest is at Tech and I liked it better than UTSA. Saturday will be my first time at A&M.
My kids are only one grade apart between each one so in the fall I'll have 2 in college then 3 the following year😱

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 26, 2026 10:39 PM (VCgbV)

124 --- The news has been saying how the US Team has 'lost the room'. The news is right. They lost the news rooms, which is not really a loss.
Posted by: Puddleglum
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Never thought the country would be in this mess.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 10:39 PM (Sh6IX)

125 ""Young people are putting plastic wrap over their mouths to prevent any calories from making contact with their bodies.""

And they wonder why space aliens don't visit. We're not worth the wear on the Dilithium crystals.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 10:39 PM (snZF9)

126 hat weirds me out about that flesh monster is - out of all the stuff AI could generate, why the hell did it come up with that? Is there a ghost in the machine?
Posted by: Tom Servo

Same reason "draw me a human" gets you the random third limb or sixth finger. AI's doesn't know what things are, they just have their training data. "Pictures of mirrors" have people reflected in them, and "pictures of bathrooms" have (partially) naked people, if they have people.

So "AI, improve this picture of a bathroom!" added some naked-person-parts to the mirror, because that's what a picture of a bathroom mirror should look like, if you're an AI with no actual intelligence, but mindless "knowledge" of what a bathroom mirror should look like.
Posted by: mikeski
=====

There is a prosthetic finger you can get and wear when you do 'things'. If a camera takes your picture you can claim it is AI generated due to the sixth finger. Therefore inadmissable.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 10:39 PM (/lPRQ)

127 Had to do a web search for flesh monster. Never heard the term before.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:40 PM (Cqx++)

128 Chinese brain are easily hacked.

Posted by: Reforger at February 26, 2026 10:40 PM (onCFI)

129 Romeo13

The worst prison in the SU of A has more bunk space than any US Navy ship. Well, except of the Captain's inport Cabin.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 10:13 PM (u82oZ)

While I was a guest at the luxury boy's resort in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies, an article came out about the required space for prisoners (a federal rule, IIRC). In a 2- or 3-man room, and including some portion of the common bathroom space, we were allotted less room than required by those regs for convicted criminals. I made a thing of it at the time.

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 10:40 PM (v0Jz3)

130 vmom not the foam. nasty shit for a dog to eat. was the cardboard inside or outside?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

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Both!
If I only cover the outside he still attacks the holes
I covered both and he tore off the cardboard then attacked the holes
Most recently I put two layers inside- a fosm kneeling pad over cardboard
He took the foam off on the 5 min trip to the vet,
Then the cardboard on the way back

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 10:40 PM (vfth7)

131
When I was a kid, parents were still citing starving people in China who would be grateful to get the food American kids didn't want to eat. (Some of the 'American' food offered was actually kind of weird and bad in my opinion. Telling me about sad sacks in China didn't change that. )

If fatass Chinese people are really sealing food into condoms and throwing it away instead of eating it, then I'm free. We're all free.

I'm going to buy a 20 gallon drum of peanut butter and roll it into a ravine for the animals, to prove a point: I'm an American, and I don't have to share with anyone.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 10:41 PM (HLgI3)

132 Wouldn't it be easier on you to just let him drive?
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Tempting!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 10:41 PM (vfth7)

133 96 Thriller broke racial barriers in popular music.

Oh puh-lease.
More like Leadbelly back in 1910 broke racial barriers in popular music. If you want to credit someone.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 10:41 PM (k/Sbk)

134 I think I know why so many cities vote Democrat or Socialist.

Cities seem to attract Sucker-Americans.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 10:41 PM (S/Y4j)

135 Young people are putting plastic wrap over their mouths to prevent any calories from making contact with their bodies.

I can't wait until the first one stops air from making contact with their lungs doing this.
Posted by: GWB

That was my thought. "In aggregate, it'll cause weight loss, because some percentage of these dopes are going to have a waterboarding spaz attack and inhale the plastic. Death is a great diet."

Posted by: mikeski at February 26, 2026 10:41 PM (VHUov)

136 "people lie inside a coffin for a short period of time to reflect on life and mortality."

They discovered the goth scene?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 26, 2026 10:41 PM (KAi1n)

137 Only ONE Jimmy's store? Oh, well... not going to B'more any time soon, if ever.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 10:42 PM (rdVOm)

138 120 Thanks, Doof! Interesting content tonight.

Gotta love Jimmy's Famous Seafood, LOL. Wish there was one near here, I'd buy lunch as often as possible!
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 10:31 PM (rdVOm)

There is only one location. A few miles outside of Baltimore. Actually not too far from the Sparrows Point end of the Key Bridge. Remember THAT thing??
Posted by: Doof at February 26, 2026 10:38 PM (PaI7W)

Sparrows Point - wasn't there a big Bethlehem Steel facility there back in the day?

Greetinks Horde!

Happy Friday Eve....not that it matters anymore.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 26, 2026 10:43 PM (QGaXH)

139 Never thought the country would be in this mess.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 10:39 PM (Sh6IX)

The Country is actually getting better every day now. The media is just volunteering for extinction, which will make things even better.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 10:43 PM (k/Sbk)

140 I'm going to buy a 20 gallon drum of peanut butter and roll it into a ravine for the animals, to prove a point: I'm an American, and I don't have to share with anyone.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 10:41 PM (HLgI3)

Well... it sounds like you're breeding Communist animals, to me. Once the peanut butter stops flowing, those deer will be pounding your door and shouting that nobody is illegal on stolen land.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:44 PM (BI5O2)

141 Should have added a dinosaur. A bidding war from eager buyers would have resulted.
Posted by: TRex - location, location, location dino at February 26, 2026 10:37 PM (cCn4/)

Did you see this?

http://tiny.cc/ynjz001

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:45 PM (Hd1lH)

142 I saw the Demonic Flesh Monsters on a triple bill with the Zombies and Dead Kennedys at the Cow Palace in 1988.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at February 26, 2026 10:45 PM (KAi1n)

143 117 Is Spiderman gay?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:37 PM (Cqx++)

He IS a little bit faggy.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 26, 2026 10:45 PM (hp+RD)

144 is the back flat? maybe a sheet of black lucite, smooth the edges to avoid getting cut. install plastic on outside with carriage bolts, heads on the inside, washers and lock nuts on outside. or a different carrier?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 10:46 PM (FGst3)

145 I'm going to buy a 20 gallon drum of peanut butter and roll it into a ravine for the animals, to prove a point: I'm an American, and I don't have to share with anyone.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 10:41 PM (HLgI3)

Well... it sounds like you're breeding Communist animals, to me. Once the peanut butter stops flowing, those deer will be pounding your door and shouting that nobody is illegal on stolen land.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Or...
They would create their own version of a Cargo Cult to call forth more peanut butter.
Those deserves more study and should get a grant$$$

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 10:46 PM (/lPRQ)

146 from thisdayinmusic.com
Thriller broke racial barriers in pop music
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I'll never forget it. That was the fist time I ever saw a black person on TV.
Posted by: Cicero

Mindless woke journalist, or mindless AI trained on mindless woke journalism?

Or is there a difference?

Posted by: mikeski at February 26, 2026 10:46 PM (VHUov)

147 >They discovered the goth scene?
Posted by: Dark Litigator
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Goth Japanese, that'll do it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 10:47 PM (Sh6IX)

148 Just thought I drop this here..."BREAKING: The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has reportedly been killed along with senior Taliban commanders after Pakistani airstrikes targeted headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan."

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 10:47 PM (/M/4v)

149 >>>Who among the Horde would do this?

DEATH THERAPY!

Posted by: what about Bob? at February 26, 2026 10:47 PM (rbvCR)

150 I saw Easter Eggs For Hitler open for Ghetto Halloween at Mar-a-Lago in 2015.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 10:47 PM (gVUi7)

151 I'm going to peruse the offerings of Jimmy"s Famous Seafood.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 26, 2026 10:48 PM (bWZYx)

152 Sparrows Point - wasn't there a big Bethlehem Steel facility there back in the day?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 26, 2026 10:43 PM (QGaXH)

Yup. Both of my grandfathers worked there.

Posted by: Doof at February 26, 2026 10:48 PM (PaI7W)

153 There is a launch in the morning.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 6-108
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: February 27, 2026
Launch Time: 5:20 a.m. EST (1020 UTC, 11:20 CET)

https://youtu.be/xv19X0mmQRg

Alternative link if needed

The Launch Pad

https://youtu.be/VWZ4sNmz5tk

Posted by: Joyenz at February 26, 2026 10:48 PM (2F0/Y)

154
"people lie inside a coffin for a short period of time to reflect on life and mortality."

They discovered the goth scene?
Posted by: Dark Litigator

Morrisey in a Tupperware box.

https://youtu.be/XQR78U6zvGI

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:48 PM (Cqx++)

155 123 A&M environment is much better than UTSA.

Posted by: Braenyard
----
My son will be going to UTSA but my daughter is really wanting A&M. My oldest is at Tech and I liked it better than UTSA. Saturday will be my first time at A&M.
My kids are only one grade apart between each one so in the fall I'll have 2 in college then 3 the following year😱
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 26, 2026 10:39 PM (VCgbV)

lin-duh

At least you get it all over in one shot, more or less.

My two were five years apart so it ended up being over 10 years of full family contribution.

If the Financial Aid still works the way I remember it, they more kids you have in, the more aid you'll get.

Congratulations on having three college bound or in college kids!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 26, 2026 10:48 PM (QGaXH)

156 127 Had to do a web search for flesh monster. Never heard the term before.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:40 PM (Cqx++)

That sounds like one of those terms that lends itself to NSFW content.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:49 PM (Hd1lH)

157 I wonder who was actually the first black musician on television. I bet it was probably within five years of televisions being mass-produced.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:49 PM (BI5O2)

158 This story out of Afghanistan is actually beautiful, because Pakistan’s ISI created the Taliban, along with Al Qaeda. They were supposed to attack India in Kashmir, but they chose to bite their master’s hand instead.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 10:51 PM (k/Sbk)

159 First time I saw blacks on TV was Amos & Andy.
I thought that was NY and neat their apartment was.
We were living in a shotgun house.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 10:51 PM (Sh6IX)

160 Had to do a web search for flesh monster. Never heard the term before.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:40 PM (Cqx++)

That sounds like one of those terms that lends itself to NSFW content.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:49 PM (Hd1lH)

Maybe it swam up out of the terlit. A Flush Monster.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 10:52 PM (8zz6B)

161 Why is Pakistan attacking Afghanistan?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:52 PM (Cqx++)

162 Mila Antonova is what Greta Thunberg would look like with just two chromosomes.

Posted by: Boomstick at February 26, 2026 10:52 PM (FB29S)

163 162 Mila Antonova is what Greta Thunberg would look like with just two chromosomes.

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To be perfectly fair to Bill, have you ever looked at Melinda Gates?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 10:53 PM (+HNx/)

164 a different carrier?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

Might be simpler lol

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 10:53 PM (vfth7)

165 Why is Pakistan attacking Afghanistan?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:52 PM (Cqx++

For reasons that don't concern us. Afghanistan ain't our toilet anymore, and someone else can plunge it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:53 PM (BI5O2)

166 I wonder who was actually the first black musician on television. I bet it was probably within five years of televisions being mass-produced.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:49 PM (BI5O2)

Nat King Cole had his own variety show, IIRC. And the Duke Ellington orchestra was on Tv frequently, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 10:53 PM (8zz6B)

167 158 This story out of Afghanistan is actually beautiful, because Pakistan’s ISI created the Taliban, along with Al Qaeda. They were supposed to attack India in Kashmir, but they chose to bite their master’s hand instead.
Posted by: Tom Servo

The Afghans are consistent that way.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 26, 2026 10:54 PM (yKhjs)

168 Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, on and on - black musicians have always been popular, it’s silly to pretend they weren’t.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 10:54 PM (k/Sbk)

169 Why is Pakistan attacking Afghanistan?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:52 PM (Cqx++)

Because they can?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 10:55 PM (8zz6B)

170 Indian Head Life is the only life for me!
Posted by: Kamala Harris at February 26, 2026 10:24 PM (A7N4A)

Oh, DAYUM!

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 10:55 PM (v0Jz3)

171 158 This story out of Afghanistan is actually beautiful, because Pakistan’s ISI created the Taliban, along with Al Qaeda. They were supposed to attack India in Kashmir, but they chose to bite their master’s hand instead.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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What about the Balochs?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 10:55 PM (Sh6IX)

172 Should I try some kind of expanding sealant foam?
Help!
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 10:32 PM (vfth7)

Sheet of plexiglass, maybe?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 10:55 PM (rbvCR)

173 This story out of Afghanistan is actually beautiful, because Pakistan’s ISI created the Taliban, along with Al Qaeda. They were supposed to attack India in Kashmir, but they chose to bite their master’s hand instead.
Posted by: Tom Servo

The Afghans are consistent that way.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 26, 2026 10:54 PM (yKhjs)

It's just woven into their crochet hooks.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 10:55 PM (S/Y4j)

174 Do they know about chewing gum?
Posted by: She Hobbit at February 26, 2026 10:26 PM (ftFVW)

They swallow.

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 10:56 PM (v0Jz3)

175 Why is Pakistan attacking Afghanistan?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:52 PM (Cqx++)

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Because if they attacked the Indians they would get their asses kicked?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 10:56 PM (+HNx/)

176
161 Why is Pakistan attacking Afghanistan?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:52 PM

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The US and Russia are gone from the region. War with India is played out for now. They have to fight somebody.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 10:56 PM (VWtfl)

177

Indian Lake is a scene you should make
With your little one
Keep it in mind if you're lookin' to find
A place in the summer sun

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:57 PM (Cqx++)

178 Question: can you be the #1 post and at the same time apologize for being late?

Posted by: The Grateful at February 26, 2026 10:57 PM (OSdcs)

179 But it's just a lame, creepy way to do a sensory deprivation pod, really.

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But are all the kool kids doing it?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 10:28 PM (+HNx/)

None have turned into John Hurt, yet.

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 10:57 PM (v0Jz3)

180 Just wait....

Posted by: Gothzirra!!! at February 26, 2026 10:57 PM (GI9/m)

181 Why is Pakistan attacking Afghanistan?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Don't like the way they look at us.

Posted by: Pakistan at February 26, 2026 10:57 PM (yKhjs)

182 Greetings, all. I haven't been on here for a few days.

I'm still pissing through a tube, but no longer into a bag, thank all that is good and holy.

My bladder has decided that it's had a long enough vacation and will now go back on the job of forcing the piss out, rather than letting it drain out by gravity. However, it still needs to build up some strength before the catheter can come out for good. GAINZZZ!!!!!

Now instead of a bag, I've got a plug that I can pull and piss "sorta" normally into a toilet (well, except for the rubber hose and cork coming out the end of my junk). I could probably get away with using a public urinal unnoticed unless the next guy was looking a lot closer than he should.

I had two bladder tumors removed. Will have more surgery in probably a month or two to clean up any tumorish stuff that was missed, then proceed based on whether that's completely surgically removable, whether it's grown, etc. (if not, options include chemo, immunotherapy, and removing the bladder completely, which I would obviously prefer to avoid).

Sorry if that's TMI. I'm pretty happy about not having a sloshing bag of piss strapped to my leg.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 26, 2026 10:58 PM (IG3/x)

183 Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, on and on - black musicians have always been popular, it’s silly to pretend they weren’t.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 10:54 PM (k/Sbk)

If you limit the discussion to just rock and roll, Chuck Berry and Little Richard had a huge crossover audience among white teenagers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 10:58 PM (8zz6B)

184
What about the Balochs?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others

They are drinking tranya.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 10:58 PM (Cqx++)

185 Lucite block.
Wife can use it as a coffee table.

Or stand it out on the front porch.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 10:31 PM (/lPRQ)

And make the bottom corner of it look like it's melting....

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 10:59 PM (v0Jz3)

186 178 Question: can you be the #1 post and at the same time apologize for being late?
Posted by: The Grateful at February 26, 2026 10:57 PM (OSdcs)

https://youtube.com/shorts/kKQ1jbGdo3o?

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:59 PM (Hd1lH)

187 What about the Balochs?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 10:55 PM (Sh6IX)

Never Mind the Balochs.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:00 PM (8zz6B)

188 I'ma call bullshit on "Thriller broke racial barriers in pop music". The '50s, '60s and '70s were full of pop music hits by black artists. Ray Charles, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, The Supremes, Jackson 5, and countless others had chart topping hits long before "Thriller". Yeah, "Thriller" was a huge hit album, but wasn't anywhere near the first by a black artist.

Posted by: a.moron at February 26, 2026 11:00 PM (X5Jzz)

189 >>>I wonder who was actually the first black musician on television. I bet it was probably within five years of televisions being mass-produced.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

>Ethel Waters? Had her own show in '39.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 11:00 PM (gVUi7)

190 Like to see some kind of intelligence contest between Afghans and Somalis . ESPN would make a lot of money on stupidity

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 11:01 PM (HYqoK)

191 Nat King Cole had his own variety show, IIRC. And the Duke Ellington orchestra was on Tv frequently, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Amos & Andy were early 50s. Nat King Cole was late 50s early 60s. All the race baters are fos.
I think Hoover was right about King. Today people are intentionally exacerbating problems that will work themselves out better in due course.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 11:02 PM (Sh6IX)

192 > More like Leadbelly back in 1910 broke racial barriers in popular music. If you want to credit someone.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 10:41 PM (k/Sbk)

Sure. Scott Joplin before him. And various minstrel shows even before that.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 26, 2026 11:02 PM (IG3/x)

193 Like to see some kind of intelligence contest between Afghans and Somalis . ESPN would make a lot of money on stupidity
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 11:01 PM (HYqoK)

Extremely
Stupid
Porn
Network?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 11:02 PM (S/Y4j)

194 I think I know why so many cities vote Democrat or Socialist.

Cities seem to attract Sucker-Americans.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 10:41 PM (S/Y4j)

They're for people that want to live like TXH1138.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 11:03 PM (snZF9)

195 My friend Grok informs me Fats Waller was the first black musician in TV....

Posted by: The Grateful at February 26, 2026 11:03 PM (OSdcs)

196 I'll give Michael Jackson one "first". He was the first really annoying black singer who got overplayed to death, making me want to strangle him with piano wire.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:05 PM (8zz6B)

197
Ethel Waters? Had her own show in '39.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Joe Biden watched he show right after the Fireside Chat.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 11:05 PM (Cqx++)

198 Actually it was when Captain Kirk kissed Lt. Uhura.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 26, 2026 11:06 PM (RIvkX)

199 Oh, if we're including radio, film and phonograph, it's gotta be at least a century at this point.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 11:06 PM (BI5O2)

200 This is the original flesh monster:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JlvcIAgnn-s

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 11:06 PM (k/Sbk)

201 I wonder who was actually the first black musician on television. I bet it was probably within five years of televisions being mass-produced.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:49 PM (BI5O2)

Mother Someone? The video of her singing blues and playing guitar on youTube is from broadcast tv with a live audience.

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 11:08 PM (v0Jz3)

202 Lean Horne, movies too.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 11:08 PM (Sh6IX)

203 “Death is as light as a feather, duty heavier than a mountain.” - Imperial Japanese Army

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 11:08 PM (hJH5n)

204 I told my boys a very long time ago, if they put my dead body in a coffin and buried me under ground I would come back and haunt their asses.

Burn me. Scatter in the salt water.

Otherwise. Never sleep again.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 11:08 PM (A5RD0)

205 196 I'll give Michael Jackson one "first". He was the first really annoying black singer who got overplayed to death, making me want to strangle him with piano wire.

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To be fair, he was great with kids and chimpanzees.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 11:09 PM (+HNx/)

206 Everyone knows Al Jolson was the first one in tv.

Posted by: Biggest Alfredo at February 26, 2026 11:10 PM (8cPKb)

207 Why is Pakistan attacking Afghanistan?
-
Apparently the Taliban attacked several of Pakistan's border posts for some reason.

Posted by: Methos at February 26, 2026 11:10 PM (vSvIl)

208 188 I'ma call bullshit on "Thriller broke racial barriers in pop music". The '50s, '60s and '70s were full of pop music hits by black artists. Ray Charles, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, The Supremes, Jackson 5, and countless others had chart topping hits long before "Thriller". Yeah, "Thriller" was a huge hit album, but wasn't anywhere near the first by a black artist.
Posted by: a.moron at February 26, 2026 11:00 PM (X5Jzz)

Motown anyone?

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 11:10 PM (hJH5n)

209 If we're pitting Afghans against Somalis in intellectual games, Afghans will win walking away.

I think you'd have to start recruiting Yemenis if you want the Somalis to ever make the playoffs.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 11:10 PM (BI5O2)

210 I told my boys a very long time ago, if they put my dead body in a coffin and buried me under ground I would come back and haunt their asses.

Burn me. Scatter in the salt water.

Otherwise. Never sleep again.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 11:08 PM (A5RD0)

One Viking funeral, coming up!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 11:10 PM (S/Y4j)

211 Beginning with, 'I don't care what they say', Michael Jackson brought crap music to a new level.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 11:10 PM (Sh6IX)

212 From the Department of That Didn't Age Well: I started watching the second season of "Castle Rock" on Netflix. Ten minutes in, and white gangsters are shaking down honest, hard-working Somali shopkeepers in rural Maine.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 26, 2026 11:11 PM (zNFTm)

213 Never Mind the Balochs.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Oi, go to yer room~!

Posted by: weft cut-Rotten at February 26, 2026 11:11 PM (diia5)

214 My friend Grok informs me Fats Waller was the first black musician in TV....
Posted by: The Grateful at February 26, 2026 11:03 PM (OSdcs)

I really don't know if there are sufficiently good records of pre-War TV to be sure about that. There were so many great black performers in the swing era, who sold many, many records to white audiences. Ellington, Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton. Question would be: "appeared as a star, or headliner, vs appeared in a variety format."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:11 PM (8zz6B)

215 Sorry if that's TMI. I'm pretty happy about not having a sloshing bag of piss strapped to my leg.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 26, 2026 10:58 PM (IG3/x)

Damn son ...

Prayers up !

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 11:12 PM (3sXRv)

216 I wonder who was actually the first black musician on television. I bet it was probably within five years of televisions being mass-produced.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:49 PM (BI5O2)

Mother Someone? The video of her singing blues and playing guitar on youTube is from broadcast tv with a live audience.
Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 11:08 PM (v0Jz3)

Sorry, it was Sister Rosetta Thorpe I was thinking of:
https://shorturl.at/O5MzQ

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 11:13 PM (v0Jz3)

217 Micheal Jackson was huge when I was a kid. I still love his songs and dance to his music and am in awe of his dance.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 11:13 PM (A5RD0)

218 No, really, read the other day that the Belochs and a group of Kurds have aligned for a free Balochistan.
This thing with the Pakis and the Afgans may help them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 11:14 PM (Sh6IX)

219 I admit, I like Thriller, both the song and video.

I did take a clip of the end of the song, where Vincent Price is laughing. It makes a great ringtone for someone who's only likely to call or text is family's in the hospital or mortuary. You *know* the call is important.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 11:14 PM (S/Y4j)

220 Mother Someone? The video of her singing blues and playing guitar on youTube is from broadcast tv with a live audience.
Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 11:08 PM (v0Jz3)

Sister Rosetta Tharp?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:14 PM (8zz6B)

221 204 I told my boys a very long time ago, if they put my dead body in a coffin and buried me under ground I would come back and haunt their asses.

Burn me. Scatter in the salt water.

Otherwise. Never sleep again.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 11:08 PM (A5RD0)

My "ex" was quite adamant about not going in a box, or underground.

We had saved an old wooden Sailfish for that express purpose ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 11:14 PM (3sXRv)

222 Micheal Jackson was huge when I was a kid. I still love his songs and dance to his music and am in awe of his dance.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Grooming to Rockin Robin with the boom box over the shoulder every day commuting to / from work !

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 11:16 PM (/lPRQ)

223 My brother had singles from Michael Jackson in the 80s. Nobody in my household or neighborhood considered it remarkable.

It wasn't as if he put it on and an angry mob showed out demanding he shut off that negro music. Ridiculous.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 11:16 PM (BI5O2)

224 I really don't know if there are sufficiently good records of pre-War TV to be sure about that. There were so many great black performers in the swing era, who sold many, many records to white audiences. Ellington, Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton. Question would be: "appeared as a star, or headliner, vs appeared in a variety format."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:11 PM (8zz6B)

Not tv but Lena Horne starred in her own Broadway show, 'The Lady And Her Music', which ran from 5/81 to 6/82.

Posted by: RickZ at February 26, 2026 11:17 PM (gKDq2)

225 My "ex" was quite adamant about not going in a box, or underground.

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Has she heard about the Tibetan sky burial?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 11:17 PM (+HNx/)

226 I'm going to be interred in Grant's Tomb. I looked, there's only the General and his wife in there. Plenty of room.

Posted by: Sarcophagus On Order at February 26, 2026 11:18 PM (oftw2)

227 "horrifying flesh monster"

Hey! I resent that.

Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at February 26, 2026 11:19 PM (0Htd1)

228 Not tv but Lena Horne starred in her own Broadway show, 'The Lady And Her Music', which ran from 5/81 to 6/82.
Posted by: RickZ

Is that 1881 to 1882?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 11:20 PM (/lPRQ)

229 Is that 1881 to 1882?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 11:20 PM (/lPRQ)

Don't think Lena was trodding the Boards of Broadway back in 1882. Be a neat trick, though, as she was born in 1917.

Posted by: RickZ at February 26, 2026 11:22 PM (gKDq2)

230 Mother Someone? The video of her singing blues and playing guitar on youTube is from broadcast tv with a live audience.
Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 11:08 PM (v0Jz3)

Ella Fitzgerald appeared on the fifth ever airing of the Ed Sullivan Show in July, 1948.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:22 PM (8zz6B)

231 227 "horrifying flesh monster"

Hey! I resent that.
Posted by: Rosie O'Donnell at February 26, 2026 11:19 PM (0Htd1)

Nobody said "whore flesh monster," you filthy sow slattern.

Posted by: Fire-Melted Steel Girder at February 26, 2026 11:23 PM (N9E7h)

232 Good evening morons und danke Disko

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 11:24 PM (RIvkX)

233 Thanks, Doof.

Great news for Teresa and Milady Jo!

I don't understand why not simply lying in bed or a sofa would be the same as coffin therapy.

That and the condom for food are both retarded. Just don't eat, starve yourself, but don't do that in public!GROSS

I had an anorexic girl on my adult floor once (I guess peds was full). She bit through her lipid IV tube to avoid calories on my shift (I was not pleased but kind to her as I restarted her IV).

She had a 3" thick battered paperback of how much food in calories. After a couple of years as a charge RN, I had seen a lot. But when I walked in on rounds to meet her she took my breath away. A 15yo who looked 90yrs old. I went down to the gift shop and bought a 17 Magazine which I thought more appropriate (at the time not focused on dieting but clothes and make up).

Later that week she went into a respiratory arrest and was sent to ICU as she was persistent in no calories at all entering her body. The story was she and her mother decided to diet and she never stopped.

I think she ended up in a psych hospital. As usual I was not therapeutic with psych patients...but in my weak defense no one was with this child.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 26, 2026 11:25 PM (WONhk)

234 Grooming to Rockin Robin with the boom box over the shoulder every day commuting to / from work !
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 11:16 PM (/lPRQ)
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What it is home slice!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 11:25 PM (RIvkX)

235 Hello everyone. Hope all you Morons and Moronettes are having a great week.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 26, 2026 11:25 PM (CHHv1)

236
Hi Beckoning Chasm!

How is Robert??

Posted by: four seasons at February 26, 2026 11:26 PM (3ek7K)

237 Great news Teresa!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 26, 2026 11:26 PM (CHHv1)

238 Has she heard about the Tibetan sky burial?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 11:17 PM (+HNx/)

Can't say that it ever came up in the 45 years we were together ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 11:27 PM (3sXRv)

239 Great news, Mindful!

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 26, 2026 11:27 PM (CHHv1)

240 Not only do I want a traditional burial with a coffin and a funeral Mass, but I prepaid for it. My family will have no reason to go cheap.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2026 11:28 PM (0Htd1)

241 pocketa pocketa pocketa

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 11:29 PM (ZxPkt)

242 Rockin' Robin was by Bobby Day. Maybe screechy Jackson covered it?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:29 PM (8zz6B)

243 Yemenis: America's future cancer-curers!

https://tinyurl.com/mhznyhus

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 11:29 PM (BI5O2)

244 Hello everyone. Hope all you Morons and Moronettes are having a great week.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 26, 2026 11:25 PM (CHHv1)
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Started foggy and wet. Ended sunny and 70.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 11:30 PM (RIvkX)

245 Teresa -- Very, very good to hear!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 11:30 PM (XeU6L)

246

I have told my family to cremate me. Husband and I do not want any service.

We don't see any reason for people to fly here for a funeral if they couldn't take the time to fly here while we were alive.

Posted by: four seasons at February 26, 2026 11:30 PM (3ek7K)

247 Rockin' Robin was by Bobby Day. Maybe screechy Jackson covered it?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:29 PM (8zz6B)

The Jackson 5.

Posted by: RickZ at February 26, 2026 11:30 PM (gKDq2)

248 Nobody said "whore flesh monster," you filthy sow slattern.
Posted by: Fire-Melted Steel Girder

In order for her to be a slattern, wouldn't there have to be people willing to have sex with her? I suppose there might be some lesbian beast who would do her.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2026 11:31 PM (0Htd1)

249 @236 he's fine. His hobbies are sleeping, napping, resting and snoozing. He loves to jump on my stomach when I'm trying not to vomit...he's great at inducing.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 26, 2026 11:31 PM (CHHv1)

250 I always get confused between Robert the Cat and Robert the Trucker.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 11:32 PM (RIvkX)

251 The Jackson 5.
Posted by: RickZ at February 26, 2026 11:30 PM (gKDq2)

That was the cover, then.

The original:

https://youtu.be/LklFP1IG9KY

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:33 PM (8zz6B)

252 The Avalanche players have full face shields on their helmets

previously it was just a half shield, down to maybe the nose

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 11:34 PM (ZxPkt)

253 221 204 I told my boys a very long time ago, if they put my dead body in a coffin and buried me under ground I would come back and haunt their asses.
Burn me. Scatter in the salt water.
Otherwise. Never sleep again.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 11:08 PM (A5RD0)
..
Told my husband...even if I was more gorgeous than the day he met me he'd better not do the open deal. It is with the lawyer that we'll be cremated. Now have to choose a drawer thing for both urns.Done. I sort of wanted to be shot out of a cannon.

I did note at a recent in-law atheist funeral that altho he was going to be cremated SOMEONE forced us to the open coffin ordeal. After about 3wks. I thought that bizarre and realized there are rent a coffins for this (I think I got that part right). I was a bit flipped out for a week after this.

The funeral was online and our son and DIL watched from FL. He said my husband was first in and almost knocked a wreath into the coffin. Then I arrived and argued with #2 son that I did not want to sit on the front row. He said at this point he was laughing and saying, "Oh, no" at the same time. We went to the back of the chapel. Super weird with an atheist poem.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 26, 2026 11:34 PM (WONhk)

254 Hmm.The discussion of interment methods and the cling wrap item have me thinking

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 11:35 PM (XeU6L)

255 Mills Bros were pretty big in the 40's-50's.
And Frankie Lyman & the Teenagers were a decade before the Jackson 5.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 26, 2026 11:36 PM (y171U)

256 Super weird with an atheist poem.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 26, 2026 11:34 PM (WONhk)

Did it start, "To Whom It May Concern"?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:36 PM (8zz6B)

257 Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred...

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 11:38 PM (rdVOm)

258 Hmm.The discussion of interment methods and the cling wrap item have me thinking
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 11:35 PM (XeU6L)

Canada's new MAID protocol is to wrap the person in cling wrap, flip them on their stomach, and use a sledgehammer or an axe? Let the body marinate for a couple of days, then feed it into a chipper for cat food?

I wonder if cats would eat it.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 11:38 PM (S/Y4j)

259 Some more of Yemen's finest:

https://tinyurl.com/ykdynaf5

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 11:38 PM (BI5O2)

260 Christy, we buried out grandfather with a post hole digger because he was not the sort to want to spend extra for the funeral home to just dig a hole to fit an urn.
We had so much fun, years later we buried Mom's urn with the same post hole digger.

I always get asked, "how did you get the cemetery to give you permission to do that yourselves" and I have to admit that it never occurred to us to ask.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 11:39 PM (rbvCR)

261 255 Mills Bros were pretty big in the 40's-50's.
And Frankie Lyman & the Teenagers were a decade before the Jackson 5.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 26, 2026 11:36 PM (y171U)

My Favorite:
https://tinyurl.com/8w4jtkey

A fun one:
https://tinyurl.com/meax59ty

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:39 PM (bss/y)

262 If Saturday Night Live were still funny, they would do a skit about rap muzak for elevators.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:39 PM (8zz6B)

263 I think what the writer was implying is that Michael.Jackson was the first black performer that large numbers of white girls openly "swooned" (to use s '40s term) over.
Prior to that, lots of social opprobrium to.any white girl who said, for instance, "Isn't Nat King Cole dreamy".

Posted by: buddhaha at February 26, 2026 11:39 PM (qNwbf)

264 Forecast is for 88 degrees tomorrow.

Do they even know that it's still February?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 11:41 PM (+HNx/)

265 Ideally, within the next five years, I'll have enslaved everyone so that they can get to work on my pyramid and accompanying mortuary temple complex. Barring that, who really cares what is done with my unworthy corpse.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - possibly your future pharaoh, but probably not at February 26, 2026 11:41 PM (jwFh7)

266 > Damn son ...

Prayers up !
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 11:12 PM (3sXRv)

Thanks. I'm also back to being able to wear regular pants and put on non-slip-on shoes and socks.

I like wearing sweats and flip-flops, but not all the time.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 26, 2026 11:41 PM (IG3/x)

267 According to EweTube, this is a math question on recent SAT tests.

6x + k = 6x + 5

What is the value of k?

Considering what I read in the news, I wonder how many test takers get this on right.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 11:41 PM (S/Y4j)

268

Oldest son, daughter-in-law and four grandchildren go up in the hills here in SW Wyoming about once a month to dig for fossils and they have a picnic. They have a great time.

I told them to take my ashes with them and put my ashes in a lazy river and have a picnic afterwards.

No fuss no muss.

Posted by: four seasons at February 26, 2026 11:42 PM (3ek7K)

269 Forecast is for 88 degrees tomorrow.

Do they even know that it's still February?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 11:41 PM (+HNx/)

Springtime for Hitler?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 11:42 PM (dK+Kv)

270 Some more of Yemen's finest:

https://tinyurl.com/ykdynaf5
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Gee, I wonder what they're shouting?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 11:42 PM (RIvkX)

271 267 According to EweTube, this is a math question on recent SAT tests.

6x + k = 6x + 5

What is the value of k?

Considering what I read in the news, I wonder how many test takers get this on right.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 11:41 PM (S/Y4j)

Saw that last night. You keep looking at it crossways, expecting it to be some sort of trick.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:43 PM (bss/y)

272 Cremation. Scattered so widely you could never find all the bits.

God has promised me a new body. He doesn't need the old one. His power and promise are my motivators.

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 11:43 PM (v0Jz3)

273 Some more of Yemen's finest:

https://tinyurl.com/ykdynaf5
=====

Gee, I wonder what they're shouting?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 11:42 PM (RIvkX)

One dude's got a saw? He's going to be doing some terrible pruning?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 11:44 PM (dK+Kv)

274 Tonight's ONT brought to you by 1945 Easter gifts

By 1945 Adolph would have appreciated them...wait, unfired right?

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 26, 2026 11:45 PM (3/XaG)

275 I fear we've awakened a sleeping giant in Yemen and filled them with a terrible resolve to make topiaries.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 11:45 PM (dK+Kv)

276 My kids are only one grade apart between each one so in the fall I'll have 2 in college then 3 the following year😱
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 26, 2026 10:39 PM (VCgbV)

My folks would have had four in college at once, but I got married. And one brother had a full ride athletic scholarship, so it could have been worse. We also all became legal adults at the same time, when the age thing went into effect in the early '70s.
Good luck with their choices!

Posted by: sal at February 26, 2026 11:45 PM (f+FmA)

277 Rodrigo Borgia -- Hang tough Rodrigo. Sounds like things are looking up.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 11:46 PM (XeU6L)

278 If Saturday Night Live were still funny, they would do a skit about rap muzak for elevators.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:39 PM (8zz6B)

I think it was Back In Black or Dirty Deeds I heard as muzak (yes, slowed down and everything) one day that told me I was oooooold. And that was 15 years ago.

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 11:46 PM (v0Jz3)

279 157 I wonder who was actually the first black musician on television. I bet it was probably within five years of televisions being mass-produced.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:49 PM (BI5O2)

I don't recall which season it was but watching an old b&w Perry Mason episode from the '50's and the judge was a black woman.

Now it seems like 'Judge' is reserved for the no-nonsense black woman role.

And of course Rochester on Jack Benny probably dates to the early 50's.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 26, 2026 11:46 PM (QGaXH)

280 I've left instructions for myself and the late Mrs. Borgia to be scattered up Mineral Creek Valley in Valdez, Alaska.

One of my favorite hikes, back in the day.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 26, 2026 11:46 PM (IG3/x)

281 275 I fear we've awakened a sleeping giant in Yemen and filled them with a terrible resolve to make topiaries.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 11:45 PM (dK+Kv)

Perhaps a shrubbery.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:46 PM (bss/y)

282 Gee, I wonder what they're shouting?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 11:42 PM (RIvkX)

"HURRRRR DERRRR!!!!!!"

and then

"MOARRR KHAT!!!!"

and then

"DUUUUUURP."

Only words they know.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 11:46 PM (BI5O2)

283 Considering what I read in the news, I wonder how many test takers get this on right.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
-------

Look, I wasn't a math major, okay?

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at February 26, 2026 11:48 PM (XeU6L)

284 Perhaps a shrubbery.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:46 PM (bss/y)

They are the knight who say . . . durka durka durka.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 11:48 PM (dK+Kv)

285 > 277 Rodrigo Borgia -- Hang tough Rodrigo. Sounds like things are looking up.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 11:46 PM (XeU6L)

Thanks.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 26, 2026 11:48 PM (IG3/x)

286 Oldest son, daughter-in-law and four grandchildren go up in the hills here in SW Wyoming about once a month to dig for fossils and they have a picnic. They have a great time.

I told them to take my ashes with them and put my ashes in a lazy river and have a picnic afterwards.

No fuss no muss.
Posted by: four seasons at February 26, 2026 11:42 PM (3ek7K)

Wouldn't it be more fun to bury you up there (no coffin) among the bones, and leave you for someone to discover years later? "Larry! LARRY! I found homo sapiens among the pterodactyl remains!" "Oh boy, I can see the grant money rolling in now!"

Posted by: GWB at February 26, 2026 11:48 PM (v0Jz3)

287 Did it start, "To Whom It May Concern"?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:36 PM (8zz6B)
........................
It's called "Invictus" by an atheist poet. Since the name of God was never mentioned at their weird wedding, He wasn't mentioned at the funeral, either.

He married into a Catholic family.

The poem is dark. I read it from his obit & blanked out during he entire hideous hour or so we were there. My BIL, whom I am getting back someday, KNEW I did not want to go to the coffin. He put his arm around me & basically dragged me over there with me whisper cussing his doom. I guess people thought I was overcome with grief.

I did glance & for reasons never explained there were large Star War figures and, I think, Lego Figures in the coffin with him. He was a 35yr old guy who never worked but one job I am aware of, not heroic. Kind when I saw him but odd.

I felt a bit drugged for the event as it was so weird but was stone cold sober. I should have had a dram of Scotch prior but forgot.

Our funerals will be a Catholic Mass but with urns. I think that is ok as I am new at this, but cremation is fine and I am glad. I ain't doing the rent a coffin deal.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 26, 2026 11:49 PM (WONhk)

288
LOL GWB!!

Posted by: four seasons at February 26, 2026 11:49 PM (3ek7K)

289 They are the knight who say . . . durka durka durka.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 11:48 PM (dK+Kv)

jihad

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:50 PM (bss/y)

290 Look, I wasn't a math major, okay?
Posted by: Gavin Newsom at February 26, 2026 11:48 PM (XeU6L)
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That's hot.

Posted by: Gavin's Best Friend's Wife at February 26, 2026 11:51 PM (RIvkX)

291 Some more of Yemen's finest:

https://tinyurl.com/ykdynaf5
=====

Gee, I wonder what they're shouting?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 11:42 PM (RIvkX)

One dude's got a saw? He's going to be doing some terrible pruning?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 11:44 PM (dK+Kv)

There's never an A-10 around when you need one. Pity.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:51 PM (8zz6B)

292 290 Look, I wasn't a math major, okay?
Posted by: Gavin Newsom at February 26, 2026 11:48 PM (XeU6L)
======

That's hot.
Posted by: Gavin's Best Friend's Wife at February 26, 2026 11:51 PM (RIvkX)

Man.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:51 PM (bss/y)

293 Yemenis are so stupid they're practically zombies. I only dwell on the point because I don't think Somalis are actually the stupidest people on earth... just really close. They can always peer to the North, just past their sloped brows, and feel like Einsteins.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 11:52 PM (BI5O2)

294 There's never an A-10 around when you need one. Pity.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:51 PM (8zz6B)
===

Heh I had the same thought

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 11:53 PM (RIvkX)

295 226 I'm going to be interred in Grant's Tomb. I looked, there's only the General and his wife in there. Plenty of room.
Posted by: Sarcophagus On Order at February 26, 2026 11:18 PM (oftw2)

My father grew up in NYC. According to him there was a famous history exam question: Who's buried in Grant's tomb?

I think he was joking.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 26, 2026 11:54 PM (QGaXH)

296 223 My brother had singles from Michael Jackson in the 80s. Nobody in my household or neighborhood considered it remarkable.

It wasn't as if he put it on and an angry mob showed out demanding he shut off that negro music. Ridiculous.

In my neck of the woods in the early 80s it was more cultural than racial. You liked rock or you liked dance\disco. MJ was dance pop. First thing that nearly everyone liked was Prince. Dance beat, and hard guitar. I still think Prince could have been MUCH bigger than MJ but for some Princely reason he purposely decided not to

Posted by: Azjaeger at February 26, 2026 11:54 PM (3/XaG)

297 I always get asked, "how did you get the cemetery to give you permission to do that yourselves" and I have to admit that it never occurred to us to ask.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 11:39 PM (rbvCR)

I grew up with a huge family in our MS farming community. They lived in an antebellum home and have their own cemetery. I sort of like this as cemetery's go.

However, I don't like the expense or thought of the underground deal. So urns it is in a drawer in an old cemetery. We still have to pick out the drawer. I wanted a mausoleum but my husband said no. He puts up with a lot from me but does lower the boom now and then.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 26, 2026 11:54 PM (WONhk)

298 Grooming to Rockin Robin with the boom box over the shoulder every day commuting to / from work !
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Freudian Autocorrect. Heh.

Posted by: mikeski at February 26, 2026 11:55 PM (VHUov)

299 6x + k = 6x + 5

What is the value of k?

Considering what I read in the news, I wonder how many test takers get this on right.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 26, 2026 11:41 PM (S/Y4j)

Since you are solving for k, the value of x is irrelevant. So set x to be zero: 0 + k = 0 + 5, resolves to k = 5

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:55 PM (8zz6B)

300 Since you are solving for k, the value of x is irrelevant. So set x to be zero: 0 + k = 0 + 5, resolves to k = 5
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:55 PM (8zz6B)

Huh. I would have subtracted 6x from both sides of the equation and got the same thing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:57 PM (bss/y)

301 Yemenis are so stupid they're practically zombies. I only dwell on the point because I don't think Somalis are actually the stupidest people on earth... just really close. They can always peer to the North, just past their sloped brows, and feel like Einsteins.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 11:52 PM (BI5O2)

Actually, I think that's a real old pic, showing fans of the ayatollah Khomeini. Maybe 1980's?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:58 PM (8zz6B)

302 I would think Gavin's stunt would end his political career, but John Murtha called his voters racist and they voted for him anyway so there are just too many people that don't care how much their civil servants disrespect them.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 11:58 PM (sKqQm)

303 I spotted what may have been an 'ette mobile today.

White Chevy Silverado pickup, raised, partly covered with mud and showing a fluffy pink steering wheel cover.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 26, 2026 11:58 PM (QGaXH)

304 Gavin Newsom is truly empty-headed

He is the kind of dumb that cannot perceive itself.

Just rote phrases, emoting, verbal and physical tics, and bullsh*t.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 11:58 PM (RIvkX)

305 According to EweTube, this is a math question on recent SAT tests.
6x + k = 6x + 5
What is the value of k?
Considering what I read in the news, I wonder how many test takers get this on right.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Wait, what, this is a math problem on a test...
That is my immediate thought.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 11:59 PM (/lPRQ)

306 An alliance formed, February 22, 2026, between Kurdish and Balochi groups, is a significant development in their political and military cooperation. This collaboration comes in the context of shared grievances against the governmentsof Iran and Pakistan.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 12:00 AM (Sh6IX)

307 246

I have told my family to cremate me. Husband and I do not want any service.

We don't see any reason for people to fly here for a funeral if they couldn't take the time to fly here while we were alive.

Posted by: four seasons at February 26, 2026 11:30 PM (3ek7K)

Funeral's and wakes are for the living. I want mine to be joyful and with plenty of '60s and 70's music....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 27, 2026 12:00 AM (QGaXH)

308 Hmm.The discussion of interment methods and the cling wrap item have me thinking
Posted by: Mike Hammer

I recommend it. Cuts down on freezer burn.

Posted by: zombie Jeffrey Dahmer at February 27, 2026 12:00 AM (VHUov)

309 303 I spotted what may have been an 'ette mobile today.

White Chevy Silverado pickup, raised, partly covered with mud and showing a fluffy pink steering wheel cover.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 26, 2026 11:58 PM (QGaXH)

Could have been garrett.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - possibly your future pharaoh, but probably not at February 27, 2026 12:01 AM (jwFh7)

310 6x + k = 6x + 5
What is the value of k?

That's like, easy.

x means like 10 or something. And k is like ah...wait I that's a metric thing. Its 1000!

So like its 1070. Duh. Oh I forgot the right side. Because the right side is like evil n'stuff, so altogether its like uh 1145. That's right can you handle THIS GIRLBOSS showing you NAZIs how it is done?

Posted by: Alexandria Occasional Cortex at February 27, 2026 12:02 AM (sKqQm)

311 Newsom is a scion of one of CA's four families.

He is what he is because that's all he needed to be to upgrade the silver spoon he was born with

Posted by: 18-1 at February 27, 2026 12:03 AM (sKqQm)

312 So I asked Adolph about Easter eggs. He told me "I'll take one."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 12:03 AM (plFPI)

313 I spotted what may have been an 'ette mobile today.

White Chevy Silverado pickup, raised, partly covered with mud and showing a fluffy pink steering wheel cover.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

One of:

1) 'Ette
B) Dude who lost a bet
3) "Are you gonna mess with a guy who has....."

Posted by: mikeski at February 27, 2026 12:04 AM (VHUov)

314 Some old-school music to honor the Lone Star State:

LINK (YT): https://tinyurl.com/32p75ah3

Posted by: mrp at February 27, 2026 12:04 AM (rj6Yv)

315 Mr. S wants to be cremated and have his ashes buried in an old family cemetery in East Texas that is now on someone else's farm. I may or may not be there, b/c I do not want to be cremated and I can't see how we would manage the logistics...

Posted by: sal at February 27, 2026 12:05 AM (f+FmA)

316 Actually, I think that's a real old pic, showing fans of the ayatollah Khomeini. Maybe 1980's?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:58 PM (

No, it's current. They remain huge fans to this day. They chew khat, hoist photos of Persians who despise them, wave rifles around, scream, and breed with their family members.

It's the Yemeni Way. If they didn't have those Persisn subsidies, they'd have to work, and no Arab can countenance that.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 12:05 AM (BI5O2)

317 6x + k = 6x + 5
What is the value of k?

Posted by: Alexandria Occasional Cortex at February 27, 2026 12:02 AM (sKqQm)
-

https://youtu.be/HQnZJ1fr_Fw

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 12:06 AM (plFPI)

318 The first successful black musician in America was arguably George W. Johnson - he made phonograph records in 1890...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 27, 2026 12:06 AM (sKqQm)

319 Good night, all.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 27, 2026 12:06 AM (IG3/x)

320 To divert from the coffin talk, my day has been different!

I had some benign things whacked and burned off my supermodel face. The derm esthetician went a bit wild, bless her, and seemed to enjoy her job. I did not know to put the numbing cream ALL OVER my face and only did on the small lumps that annoyed me. Well. The cream doesn't work that well to begin with...

For 30min I endured a walloping bit of pain all over my face and I'd better look good in two weeks vs like I have chickenpox. I plan to stay inside for days vs scaring people in public.

I saw one crazy woman in FL at TJ Maxx who'd had (I figured out) a CO2 laser with seeping wounds under the entire scabbed face. At first I blessed her heart in my mind,thinking she was a brave burn patient. Instead she was from South America on a plastic surgery tour.

My husband drove me and said I walked out to find the car in a zombie state. I have a high pain tolerance and woweee it hurt. Took a rare 2hr nap and all will be well. I don't look great at this point but I will soonish.

I will never have a CO2 laser, face lift, eyebrow lift,or silicon tire butt lift. If I go through a windshield,yes, I will seek help.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:07 AM (WONhk)

321 310 6x + k = 6x + 5
What is the value of k?

X is always the answer. Or, "you find it!" Plus I don't care, which is how my 9th grade algebra went and I flunked. Passed in college and loved trig.

I have a horror that I may have to figure an equation out or a math world problem at the pearly gates. Hope I get options. Plus I know I will be welcomed even if I say X.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:10 AM (WONhk)

322 #Afghanistan claims it shot down at least one Pakistani jet which violated its airspace. #Afghanistan says #Pakistan is losing this war.
---

So, the dope heads learned how to use the stuff Joey B. left for them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 12:11 AM (Sh6IX)

323 Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:07 AM (WONhk)

====
Prayer for a complete and speedy recovery.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 12:11 AM (RIvkX)

324 314
Nice one, mrp!
I will link my annual favorite on Independence Day.

Posted by: sal at February 27, 2026 12:11 AM (f+FmA)

325 I should have noted they scream retardedly. It's always extra retarded sounding.

"HURRRR DERRRRP"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 12:11 AM (BI5O2)

326 I'll give Michael Jackson one "first". He was the first really annoying black singer who got overplayed to death, making me want to strangle him with piano wire.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:05 PM (8zz6B)

Not gonna argue. I have no respect for a dude with that kind of money who builds a frigging Ferris wheel instead of a pirate ship.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 12:11 AM (snZF9)

327 317 6x + k = 6x + 5
What is the value of k?

Posted by: Alexandria Occasional Cortex at February 27, 2026 12:02 AM (sKqQm)
-

https://youtu.be/HQnZJ1fr_Fw
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 12:06 AM (plFPI)

See also 'Ma and Pa Kettle Math ' on ewe toob

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 27, 2026 12:12 AM (QGaXH)

328 muzzie v muzzie has a nice ring to it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 12:12 AM (Sh6IX)

329 I posted earlier but I suspect you took off for being in pain,

I wanted to ask if you had the Mohs surgery, hoped they got it all in spite of the pain, and wanted to know how long the doctor said you would be "restaurant ready"

Dad and an old friend had that, and they both found it not fun.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 27, 2026 12:13 AM (rbvCR)

330 Today was sunny and nice out, almost 60* again. Had lunch with hubby & sat in the sun while he smoked a cig after lunch.

Missed a call on landline this morning, that really got me anxious: from (if it wasn't a scammer spoofing that number) a non-emergency medical transport company near Boise.

Freaked me right out and I was scared all day that BIL was gonna just show up at my door! Could still happen I guess. Ugh, what a shitshow that would be...

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 12:15 AM (rdVOm)

331 #Afghanistan claims it shot down at least one Pakistani jet which violated its airspace. #Afghanistan says #Pakistan is losing this war.
---

So, the dope heads learned how to use the stuff Joey B. left for them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 12:11 AM (Sh6IX)

With any luck they'll piss it all away in skirmishes.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 12:16 AM (snZF9)

332 321 310 6x + k = 6x + 5
What is the value of k?

X is always the answer. Or, "you find it!" Plus I don't care, which is how my 9th grade algebra went and I flunked. Passed in college and loved trig.

I have a horror that I may have to figure an equation out or a math world problem at the pearly gates. Hope I get options. Plus I know I will be welcomed even if I say X.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:10 AM (WONhk)

My late father always said he worried he'd get to the Pearly Gates, everything would check out and then St. Peter would say 'one last thing, solve this math problem: Train A leaves Chicago.......'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 27, 2026 12:16 AM (QGaXH)

333 Prayer for a complete and speedy recovery.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 27, 2026 12:11 AM (RIvkX)

Thanks, but it is NOTHING. A cosmetic deal to prevent me growing a unicorn horn just above my pig nose. It was cosmetic and I inherited this deal of basically plugged oil glands from my grandmother. I never had acne to plague me as a teen so I have this. I will be fine and took 2 Advil and napped.

I was not expecting the pain. She said I did well as I didn't moan or twitch. I guess some people do a lot more than be stoic.

I pray for people like Rodrigo, whig, Teresa, etc. This is a nothing burger, but made for a different day than my usual day. My husband said I looked pretty insane and he knows I can handle pain well. I was glad he drove me vs me driving through a shopping mall and making the news.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:16 AM (WONhk)

334 My late father always said he worried he'd get to the Pearly Gates, everything would check out and then St. Peter would say 'one last thing, solve this math problem: Train A leaves Chicago.......'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 27, 2026 12:16 AM (QGaXH)

Yep! My horror as well, altho I know the Bible doesn't mention algebra or math as needed. I've got this!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:18 AM (WONhk)

335 326 I'll give Michael Jackson one "first". He was the first really annoying black singer who got overplayed to death, making me want to strangle him with piano wire.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 11:05 PM (8zz6B)

Not gonna argue. I have no respect for a dude with that kind of money who builds a frigging Ferris wheel instead of a pirate ship.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 12:11 AM (snZF9)

Well, his place, what'd he call it ? Wonderland? was pretty far inland in the Santa Ynez Valley......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 27, 2026 12:18 AM (QGaXH)

336 Who who's buried in Grant's Tomb joke is that people answer "General Grant" when asked who is buried there. Almost no one knows his wife Julia is also interred there. They are not buried.

Posted by: Twogether In The Hereafter at February 27, 2026 12:19 AM (oftw2)

337 Well, his place, what'd he call it ? Wonderland? was pretty far inland in the Santa Ynez Valley......

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 27, 2026 12:18 AM (QGaXH)

Thats 2 strikes, he didn't buy a frigging island. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 12:20 AM (snZF9)

338 I once saw a video of a Yemeni, and I couldn't believe my eyes... he appeared physiologically like a modern human, went to Harvard, and became an attorney. He talked (in English!) about struggling to learn about Western niceties like not standing on the rim of the toilet when you pee.

Then the penny dropped.

He wasn't really Yemeni. He'd been born there, but he was one of the Jewish slaves the American Jews purchased from their King back in the '70s, and brought here.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 12:21 AM (BI5O2)

339 The Avalanche players have full face shields on their helmets
previously it was just a half shield, down to maybe the nose
Posted by: Don Black
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The amateur leagues have required full face shields since around 1978. Every player in the NHL has played with a full.face shield from the first time on the ice until they went into major juniors or pro. It was just a matter of time before common sense overcame macho and inertia.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 27, 2026 12:21 AM (qNwbf)

340 Another Carson show from 1972:

https://tinyurl.com/4tx9cf89

I thought this interesting because it has commercials included.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 27, 2026 12:22 AM (bss/y)

341 I have a horror that I may have to figure an equation out or a math world problem at the pearly gates. Hope I get options. Plus I know I will be welcomed even if I say X.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:10 AM (WONhk)

Riddle, Task, or . . .

youtu.be/FAQWRBCt_5E

Posted by: Kindltot at February 27, 2026 12:23 AM (rbvCR)

342 I wanted to ask if you had the Mohs surgery, hoped they got it all in spite of the pain, and wanted to know how long the doctor said you would be "restaurant ready"

Dad and an old friend had that, and they both found it not fun.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 27, 2026 12:13 AM (rbvCR)

Oh, no, honey. I am sadly familiar with MOH's. Four yrs ago I had what I thought was a clogged pore on my nose. Basal cell. The MOH's doc took so much off I needed plastic surgery. Met that doc that afternoon and the next morning he carved me like a pumpkin.It was horrific, my husband took great care of me, and now you can only see the scars if you look for them.

I also had an early melanoma 26yrs ago on my shoulder from baking in the sun swimming for most of my life. That was a wide excision and caught early.

This was my last hurrah of getting some bumps removed and cosmetic, not cancer.. I figure when they return in 10yrs, surely I won't care at that point!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:24 AM (WONhk)

343 Christy, we buried out grandfather with a post hole digger because he was not the sort to want to spend extra for the funeral home to just dig a hole to fit an urn.
We had so much fun, years later we buried Mom's urn with the same post hole digger.

I always get asked, "how did you get the cemetery to give you permission to do that yourselves" and I have to admit that it never occurred to us to ask.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 11:39 PM (rbvCR)

Dad coached Little League baseball for years. We buried his ashes behind the pitcher's mound on the field he coached. The next Spring the all star team from the field lost to California at the Little League World series, one game away from playing against the foreign champions. We like to think that dad had played a roll in their success.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 27, 2026 12:24 AM (ggkmJ)

344 Funerals and memorials are for the living, and the descendants. I’m fine with them doing what they feel they must, but I really don’t care what happens to this carcass once I’m no longer in it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 27, 2026 12:25 AM (k/Sbk)

345 I don't look great at this point but I will soonish.
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Were it me, I would make up a wildly embellished story. Killer bee attack?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 12:27 AM (XeU6L)

346 Oh, and Kindltot... thank you for your kindness. For the MOH's they had me put a 10mg Valium under my tongue, which worked well.

For the facial carving after MOH's I was knocked out on stuff like for a colonoscopy, but not general anesthesia.

The cute little esthetician did ask if we were "going out to eat" after the torture. I said no, home. I rarely leave the house without mascara unless the house is on fire. So, no way am I going out to lunch looking like I'd been dragged through a rosebush.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:27 AM (WONhk)

347 >>I will never have a CO2 laser, face lift, eyebrow lift,or silicon tire butt lift. If I go through a windshield,yes, I will seek help.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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Went today myself. When she finished she was crunching up an ice pack, I said, wait, I'll use it when I get home. By the time I made it to my vehicle I was popping that bag.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 12:27 AM (Sh6IX)

348 S/b '40s, not '70s

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 27, 2026 12:28 AM (BI5O2)

349 So there I was last night, browsing music videos on YouTube, when I found an Arctic Monkeys video's comment section claiming that the drummer Matt Helders (who is quite good) just kind of fell into the role by default, to play with his friends with guitars. So today I looked it up, and it appears to be true!

"Arctic Monkeys’ Matt Helders at 16 – he left school and spent his savings on a drum kit stored in Alex Turner’s garage"
https://tinyurl.com/57en3xb6

So I went looking for an example to link in this post, and I remembered that this one had some really epic drumming:

Arctic Monkeys - The View From The Afternoon (Official Video)
youtube.com/watch?v=PeQAZsyucbQ

So then I'm reading the comments, it's the first song on their first album, perfect, and then I get to this:

"@keithmartin7545
4 years ago
I worked on the casting for this video and drummer is not model ,but street cast real drummer who was actually reluctant to appear being a musician himself with own band .Thank god for our very persuasive Director ,Wiz and an amazing performance by Adam ."

Screw it. I'm not looking for another example for you guys. The business side of the music business is weird, man.

Posted by: SciVo at February 27, 2026 12:29 AM (Sy6m/)

350 Were it me, I would make up a wildly embellished story. Killer bee attack?
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 12:27 AM (XeU6L)

Ha! I ain't going anywhere. Well, I have to go somewhere Monday morning and meet a stranger and told her I won't look so good.

"I was hunting with Dick Cheney" is about right. Buckshot face. My late brother would give me a name and my other one probably will along with sons. My life is torture so what's a few spots?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:30 AM (WONhk)

351
My husband is 80, he is very sick and not going to be here much longer.

You know what would be great for him?

If people would come here while he is still alive to visit and relive the memories of the past.

So fuck the Showing up because funerals are for the living.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 27, 2026 12:31 AM (3ek7K)

352 We like to think that dad had played a roll in their success.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 27, 2026 12:24 AM (ggkmJ)

That's a cool story. I want my urn to be next to my husband's urn. In a drawer. We better not be in two drawers, but that's something to find out this year. At least we have stuff on paper.

My grandmother and her widow lady neighbors had their plans down to ever detail. One neighbor lady in the '70's laid herself out in her attire and had someone take a Polaroid. We laughed. We are not going that far.

My mother is 95yrs old and I think has it all spelled out for us in detail. We are a non-open casket family, which baffles people and we don't much care!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:35 AM (WONhk)

353 So fuck the Showing up because funerals are for the living.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 27, 2026 12:31 AM (3ek7K)

I'm sorry, dear lady. I didn't know.

Tell these people to get a move on and come see him!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 12:36 AM (WONhk)

354 Well I'm going to call it a night. Just after 9:30 here. Maybe pop into one of the morning threads.....

I recorded a cheery little movie with Gregory Peck from the 1950's called 'On the Beach'. I'll watch a little of it before turning in....

Maybe it'll cheer me up a little...kinda like Frankie and Annette Down Under....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 27, 2026 12:40 AM (QGaXH)

355 If people would come here while he is still alive to visit and relive the memories of the past.
So fuck the Showing up because funerals are for the living.
Posted by: fourseasons
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Agree!
{fourseasons and Mr.}

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

356 Coffin therapy? I’ll give it a try! Do I have to wear pants?

Posted by: Robert Carradine at February 27, 2026 12:41 AM (duOzU)

357 >>Maybe it'll cheer me up a little...
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You feelin' OK there, ARiK? On the Beach right before shuteye? Ooooof!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)

358 Yeah, all the death & funeral planning talk *is* kinda depressing. I see ARiK's point, now. LOL.

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 12:46 AM (rdVOm)

359 Do like the Italians. Pay some friends to come and comfort him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 12:46 AM (Sh6IX)

360 You feelin' OK there, ARiK? On the Beach right before shuteye? Ooooof!
Posted by: JQ
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Yeah. Not exactly Frankie and Annette playing beach blanket bingo.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 12:51 AM (XeU6L)

361 Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 27, 2026 12:53 AM (Vvh2V)

362 Not exactly Frankie and Annette playing beach blanket bingo.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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I read the book. Felt so utterly hopeless and empty at the end! Yuck!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 12:54 AM (rdVOm)

363
Hola!

What news of "Nope Brigade", the self-described "scholar of the far right" who fled California with her lesbian pal, dog and cat for the leftist utopia of Vancouver, British Columbia, found it not to their liking, and posted a begging for bucks short and whiny appeal on TikTok?

Will they realize their fondest goal for leftist "liberty"? The Magic 8-Ball laughs!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 27, 2026 12:56 AM (xG4kz)

364
Why don't they simply eat deep fat fried balls of cling wrap?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 27, 2026 12:58 AM (xG4kz)

365 Do like the Italians. Pay some friends to come and comfort him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 27, 2026 12:46 AM (Sh6IX)

Italians pay? Shit, they come for the food. My grandmother's stove burned like the flame on kennedy's grave. There were always people stopping by. Her friend a few houses away had brick ovens in her backyard where she baked bread, and eventually launched a pretty well known bread company in the area. The whole frigging block was people visiting each other and eating. Nobody was ever alone. I was a little too young to realize how good it was.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 12:58 AM (snZF9)

366 If people would come here while he is still alive to visit and relive the memories of the past.
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I make an absolute point of visiting anyone that I know who is hospitalized, or living in assisted living.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 27, 2026 12:59 AM (XeU6L)

367 I thought this interesting because it has commercials included.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 27, 2026 12:22 AM (bss/y)

Back when late night was funny. I loved Johnny Carson.

The only guy I wish was still on is Craig Ferguson. However, he's happy in a castle in Scotland. I love him, too.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 01:01 AM (WONhk)

368 I read the book. Felt so utterly hopeless and empty at the end! Yuck!
Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 12:54 AM (rdVOm)

And mostly bullshit, too. An all-out nuclear exchange would wreck a lot of cities, but life on Earth would continue.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 01:01 AM (8zz6B)

369 AOP-- I wish I'd "cheated" and skipped to the last chapter on that one... I'll never get back the hour or two that it took to read it in full, and would've *happily* handed it back to my brother. (swidt?)

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 01:05 AM (rdVOm)

370 And I am out for the night. It was a long day. Saw a lot of country, some of it twice. We forded the Gila river three times, getting stuck in the river once, and water came into the vehicle and filled my boots up. So I had soggy feet for the rest of the day.

Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 01:05 AM (8zz6B)

371
Freaked me right out and I was scared all day that BIL was gonna just show up at my door! Could still happen I guess. Ugh, what a shitshow that would be...
Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 12:15 AM (rdVOm)

I thought he was in another state? No,you do not need that!

Gotta go to bed and have read that our bodies repair when asleep. Of course first I have to do other things, but I wish you all wonderful sleep!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 01:06 AM (WONhk)

372 And mostly bullshit, too. An all-out nuclear exchange would wreck a lot of cities, but life on Earth would continue.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 27, 2026 01:01 AM (8zz6B)

They really pushed that nuclear winter shit when we were kids.

Posted by: Reforger at February 27, 2026 01:06 AM (onCFI)

373
My mother is 95yrs old and I think has it all spelled out for us in detail. We are a non-open casket family, which baffles people and we don't much care!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Do a full "Christmas Story" closed casket funeral. Stencil "FRAGILE" on its exterior and then make a point of loudly repeating Ralphie's father's line upon his receipt and opening of his very own wooden crate filled with excelsior: "Why, there could be anything in there!"

Keep 'em guessing!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 27, 2026 01:08 AM (xG4kz)

374 'Night, ChristyBlinky. Sleep well and heal well!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 01:08 AM (rdVOm)

375
They really pushed that nuclear winter shit when we were kids.
Posted by: Reforger

And Carl "Bealyuns and Bealyuns of Stars" Sagan was its prophet.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 27, 2026 01:10 AM (xG4kz)

376 You, too, sleep well, princess!

Have you heard from tcn? I pray for her and grandson every night.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 01:10 AM (WONhk)

377 Looks like Paramount has sealed the deal for CNN. The Daily Beast is severely butt-hurt about it.

The speculation is that CNN operations will fall into Bari Weiss's portfolio. Oh, the wailing and gnashing of teeth to follow.

Posted by: mrp at February 27, 2026 01:12 AM (rj6Yv)

378 The only guy I wish was still on is Craig Ferguson. However, he's happy in a castle in Scotland. I love him, too.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 01:01 AM (WONhk)

He still hops back over to do stand-up. I saw him in the last couple of years in Denver. He's great too.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - possibly your future pharaoh, but probably not at February 27, 2026 01:12 AM (jwFh7)

379 Do like the Italians. Pay some friends to come and comfort him.
Posted by: Braenyard

We're right here.

Posted by: Ghanian funeral dancers at February 27, 2026 01:13 AM (VHUov)

380 Have seen tcn post recently, but haven't noticed any "new" news about the situation.

Praying for good outcome!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

381
The speculation is that CNN operations will fall into Bari Weiss's portfolio. Oh, the wailing and gnashing of teeth to follow.
Posted by: mrp

Would that mean that "Tater" Stelter might finally get mashed?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 27, 2026 01:15 AM (xG4kz)

382 I make an absolute point of visiting anyone that I know who is hospitalized, or living in assisted living.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

One of the more difficult of the Corporal Works of Mercy.

Bless you for doing so.

Posted by: mikeski at February 27, 2026 01:16 AM (VHUov)

383 Would that mean that "Tater" Stelter might finally get mashed?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 27, 2026 01:15 AM (xG4kz)
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Weiss might ask him to wear trousers to work.

Posted by: mrp at February 27, 2026 01:17 AM (rj6Yv)

384 Keep 'em guessing!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 27, 2026 01:08 AM (xG4kz)

She'd return to haunt us forevermore! It will be all proper with no hiccups unless the weirdest of our cousin's feral second husband comes. My brother and I have been told he's not allowed. We are unsure how that will go. She can't stand him after what he did at her sister's funeral.

No one knows him. My mother, who is computer savvy ran a criminal search on him,etc. He shows up and to "help" the funeral ghoul director, he yells "QUIET" very loudly. Then does it again at the church reception. Had she not been a proper Southern lady she would have made a scene.

My cousin is a dingbat and she hopes they don't have GPS on their car to "visit" her someday on the farm. I told her not to answer the door (they'd have to climb over a gate to the driveway for starters).

Otherwise it should all be a solumn and sad affair. However, she will be in heaven and has outlived her entire family and friends and I know misses them. So this will be my comfort.

She's healthy still and living alone (with a burglar alarm, an emergency necklace, and a son who lives 1/4 mi away).

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 01:17 AM (WONhk)

385 380 Have seen tcn post recently, but haven't noticed any "new" news about the situation.

Praying for good outcome!
Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

Thanks. It has to be overwhelming and I know I'd go insane. Good night.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 27, 2026 01:19 AM (WONhk)

386 Hey Horde, just poured myself a wee one.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 27, 2026 01:22 AM (0nHVk)

387 Hi, Debby. Any thawing/melting yet? Hope you're staying warm!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 01:24 AM (rdVOm)

388 Hey Horde, just poured myself a wee one.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 27, 2026 01:22 AM (0nHVk)

Oooh you reminded me. I started a new bottle last night. I never crave alcohol, so I have to be reminded of this shit. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 01:36 AM (snZF9)

389 Women and girls in motor sports update: Hailie Deegan and Jade Avedisian will be racing this weekend in arca west kern co. Attempts by sexists at getting nascar driver Natalie Decker banned after her Daytona nascar race as she now has more races coming at Talladega and Pocono. (all publicity is good publicity!) Katherine Legge is trying to break thru the indy car misogynists to run the double at Phoenix if she can get a car away from the sexists to race. Luna Fluxa 15 and woman to run in formula 1 will race in Spain this weekend trying to get her first formula win. She finished 2nd on the podium last week.

Posted by: nascar raimondo at February 27, 2026 01:43 AM (XkuaK)

390 JQ, I wrote this whole long response to you about the weather here and it vanished into cyberspace, I had to reload the ONT. Anyway, we are melting a bit, sounds like you had a nice day with your hubby.

Bers, the only time I remember to buy myself a bottle is based upon weather reports. Too hot, cold, rainy, sunny etc., I figure I'll need to have a bottle on hand.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 27, 2026 01:49 AM (0nHVk)

391 Glad winter is subsiding there, Debby. Hope Spring arrives on time!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 01:56 AM (rdVOm)

392 Daffodils are getting tall here but not blooming yet. There are some teeny daffodils blooming at the nursing home, but they are a super early variety. I used to have some, but they've died out after 20 years. Should plant more, they are cute.

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 01:58 AM (rdVOm)

393 Posted by: nascar raimondo at February 27, 2026 01:43 AM (XkuaK)

Thanks for the update!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 27, 2026 02:05 AM (Vvh2V)

394 Bers, HD 2003 Softail Anv. Version 27K. Dead clean. It is an auction, current bid $2800. Q1: 27k, is that a lot of miles, medium miles, not sure how to understand that. Q2: Are mid 2000 bikes good values in good condition.

I got wised up to softails, clever design. This whole bike project is proving to be a time sink and it has been a hoot.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 27, 2026 02:05 AM (BnDlA)

395 I wonder if any of these NASCAR women are transgender. While we are talking about NASCAR, has Bubba Wallace recovered from the KKK garage pull hoax or are they paying him reparations?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 27, 2026 02:10 AM (0nHVk)

396 It's time to strike Iran. The build up is done, and they remain belligerent. Get it done.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 27, 2026 02:13 AM (gVUi7)

397 400? easy - should try for 500
:-]

Posted by: Late Night Lurker at February 27, 2026 02:14 AM (2jC00)

398 JQ it's for you

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Posted by: Late Night Lurker at February 27, 2026 02:17 AM (2jC00)

399 When will American Citizens receive *reparations* for all the theft of tax dollars by foreigners?

Yeah, yeah, I crack myself up! LOL, hahaha.

GRRRRRR!!!!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)

400 400

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 02:19 AM (rdVOm)

401 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 02:19 AM (plFPI)

402 DANG!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 02:19 AM (plFPI)

403 %applause%

Now 2 sleeep

Posted by: Late Night Lurker at February 27, 2026 02:20 AM (2jC00)

404 Boing?

Boom Tschak!

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 02:21 AM (rdVOm)

405 400?
Good night.
Wife's been on my ... case... about staying up to late, so, at least for tonight, crawling in next to a warm body while she's still awake.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 27, 2026 02:21 AM (qNwbf)

406 >>crawling in next to a warm body while she's still awake.
Posted by: buddhaha
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Enjoy it while you still can, buddhaha. I'd give anything to sleep next to hubby again.

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 02:23 AM (rdVOm)

407 Boing?

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 02:21 AM (rdVOm)
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Click on the link in my sig. Dontcha know?!?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 02:23 AM (plFPI)

408 Haha, BD! When Cat comes back, I'll *boing* it for him & watch his reaction. Critters seem to like those door sproingers.

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 02:26 AM (rdVOm)

409 https://youtu.be/Ve0MPWQrG2g

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 02:28 AM (rdVOm)

410 Bers, HD 2003 Softail Anv. Version 27K. Dead clean. It is an auction, current bid $2800. Q1: 27k, is that a lot of miles, medium miles, not sure how to understand that. Q2: Are mid 2000 bikes good values in good condition.

I got wised up to softails, clever design. This whole bike project is proving to be a time sink and it has been a hoot.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 27, 2026 02:05 AM (BnDlA)

Ok. A clean 2003 softail is worth 3k all day long, thats a steal. A few things though. It has the old style cam chain tensioners. They are pretty much dead at 30K miles and going farther is a serious risk. They improved them in 2007, better material, and hydraulic instead of spring tension. I took apart a 2012 yesterday with 50K on it and one of the tensioners looked practically new, the other had minimal wear. Its a better system, but...they did a bonehead move. The 1999-2006 had actual roller bearings in the cam door the cams ride in. In 2007 they got rid of the bearings and the cams literally ride on the aluminum. The one I took apart yesterday had a worn door and the rear cam was rattling in the bore, it was gone. continued..

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 02:29 AM (snZF9)

411 Such valuable details Bers. Thanks.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 27, 2026 02:35 AM (BnDlA)

412
When will American Citizens receive *reparations* for all the theft of tax dollars by foreigners?

Yeah, yeah, I crack myself up! LOL, hahaha.

GRRRRRR!!!!
Posted by: JQ

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Hey, JQ. The government did after all steal our labor in order to support those people. Looks like slavery to me!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 27, 2026 02:38 AM (5pERN)

413 The government did after all steal our labor in order to support those people. Looks like slavery to me!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Yep!
Citizens of USA vs Gubbermint of USA... and SCOTUS would likely tell us "no standing"

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 02:42 AM (rdVOm)

414 So because the cam plate was bad we had to order a new one. We got an S&S cam plate which is top shelf stuff. It has bronze bushings than can replaced. Also, in 2007 they got 6 speed transmissions and the cubic inches was bumped up to 96" instead of the 88" the older ones were. In the end there are cures for either engine. Most people will do a gear drive and eliminate the chain and tensioners and be free of that forever. The earlier ones can be found with carburetors instead of fuel injection, and the earliest fuel injection was shit, you can't even find most parts. They changed to the new system in around 2002. There are pros and cons of each version of twin cam engine softaisl. 5 speed verses 6 speed, 88" verses 96". better cam chain tensioners verses older style, bearings verses no bearings. Personally, I love the evo engine softail. I have 3 of them. Its an 80" 5 speed, no cam tensioner shit, its all single cam and all gear driven, and super reliable. I like 1993 to 1996 as probably having the best of everything for a bunch of reasons. The twin cams are faster and smoother, and there are things I like, but there are a few issues. Easily cured, but takes money.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 02:44 AM (snZF9)

415 380 Have seen tcn post recently, but haven't noticed any "new" news about the situation.

Praying for good outcome!
Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

Been in Anchorage at a hotel and going to the doc to get cataracts removed, so my sight is currently awful, but soon to improve. Boy brought grandbaby to see me last evening, and I fed him (well, both, but grandbaby had a lovely bottle in my lap) and snuggled with him. The boy did NOT reek of dope smoke for once, `and he had all the right things in the diaper bag, so good on him.

I'm getting them set up with a pediatrician, actually my family doc, who is a marvel. That should help. Also getting the little dude signed up for Denali Kid Care, which is insurance for the mostly destitute. Making sure there's plenty of formula and clothes and.... all that.

We have determined that, should we snatch that kid away, they will just make another and then we would never see them, so, I will do everything in my power to clean up their act and make this work. Not ideal, not by a long shot, but progress.

I will be there at least once a week to straighten crooked paths. All I can really do at this point.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 02:51 AM (SVvmQ)

416 Soooo to continue..there are companies that make retrofit kits to update the older engines to the new style tensioners. Personally, I would do a gear drive and eliminate the shit altogether, then you got bullet proof for 80-90,000 miles no problem. An S&S gear drive kit with new cams (needed) and all the other needed goodies is probably around $1700, but the labor is the same as if you were getting new tensioners, so why go through that shit every 30K miles. Its a buy once cry once type of thing. You do that and you're golden. Or you go with an earlier EVO engine softail and low mileage ones are everywhere. Like I said, I have 3. My oldest I had since 1991 and I haven't done shit to it other than maintain it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 02:54 AM (snZF9)

417 Also, the boy is going to work, and understands that he has to, no matter what. That is the light at the end of the tunnel. His deadbeat girlfriend apparently is claiming she's depressed, but I think it is just buyers remorse. My boy is attacking this hard, so I'm kinda feeling upbeat about it. Of course, he could screw it up any time. I guess that's where prayer comes in. Heaven has heard from me, just about constantly, and apparently prayers are being heard. Sent my Guardian Angel to my son's, in order to keep everyone on their toes.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 02:56 AM (SVvmQ)

418 All I can really do at this point.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 02:51 AM (SVvmQ)
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Have you considered a career in castrationology?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 27, 2026 02:57 AM (plFPI)

419 And now I'm putting my seriously worn out eyes to bed.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 27, 2026 02:57 AM (SVvmQ)

420 Wow, tcn... that IS good news! Thanks for the update.

Glad your son seems to be cleaning up his act!

You're so strong and sensible-- I do hope your plan works as well as it sounds. Meanwhile, prayers continue...

Posted by: JQ at February 27, 2026 03:03 AM (rdVOm)

421 Bers, thank you. I'm bootstrapping here so this is all good stuff.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 27, 2026 03:07 AM (BnDlA)

422 Bers, thank you. I'm bootstrapping here so this is all good stuff.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 27, 2026 03:07 AM (BnDlA)

yeah, there's a shitload to know. In the end what really matters is how many miles you'll drive every year. If you find a nice clean stock twin cam with lower miles and you're only going to drive 5k miles a year you'll go 5 -6 years before ever having to deal with doing cam tensioners on a twin cam. I got dudes that ride 15k miles a year, so they do gear drives so they don't have to deal with the tensioners every 2 years on the earlier ones, or if you get a 2007 you're good for around 50K miles before having to open it up. If you scored a 2003 for 3K and had to do tensioners you're still getting away cheaper than usual market value on a twin cam softail. They have made improvements on the materials of the earlier tensioners so new ones do last a little longer. Just keep letting me know what you find and I'll tell you yay or nay.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 27, 2026 03:19 AM (snZF9)

423 I wandered way off the reservation for a while. back to wish you all sweet dreams Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 27, 2026 03:24 AM (0nHVk)

424 Moving

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 03:52 AM (Ia/+0)

425 TECH THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at February 27, 2026 04:02 AM (Ia/+0)

Animals Driving Cars Cafe

Dog helps raise a fallen baby squirrel.

Spying on the cutie across the street.

Squirrel enjoys the majesty of nature.

There's a little baby monkey who was rejected by his mother. "Punch" has gone viral this week. The little underdog is forced to play by himself, grooms his plushie because he has no one else to groom, and walks around with a stick because he doesn't have anyone to walk with.

But he seems to have now found a friend who even gives him a lift. He seems to be doing just fine now. Has he adopted a new mother?

After a long day of work...

Flea-sy rider.

Dog finally gets to drive the car. But never forget, dogs really were trained to drive cars:

This better not be AI:

When the TV turns off but the dance party Isn�t over.. 😂 pic.twitter.com/hDH2IrvKDp
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) February 26, 2026

When your special needs dog struggles to make friends, and a little dog comes over to invite her to play.. 🥺 pic.twitter.com/X5t4A04DKj
— Buitengebieden (@buitengebieden) February 26, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:20 PM

Comments

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1 early?

Posted by: Oldcat at February 26, 2026 07:23 PM (8avO+)

2 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 07:23 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Early Cafe?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 26, 2026 07:25 PM (TR4+2)

4 I love the smell of woodchippers in the morning!

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 07:26 PM (osHWw)

5 "When your special needs dog struggles to make friends, and a little dog comes over to invite her to play."

awww

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:27 PM (+YA9H)

6 I'm special needs and nobody invites me to play!

Posted by: Short Bus W/ Helmet Guy at February 26, 2026 07:28 PM (oftw2)

7 Dogs driving cars?

Can't be worse than some Humans.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:28 PM (2GVsD)

8 This Senator "Mr. Freeze" Kelly thinks he is MacArthur telling Harry Truman how to do his job...

Truman was quoted as saying:

I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the President. Sound familiar Senator Freeze ?????

Well Mr. Freeze you are no Gen. MacArther. You are an Clueless Errand Boy for incompetent Democrat Party Grocery Clerks ...

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 26, 2026 07:28 PM (thvln)

9 Why all the John Cornyn H8? I have been assured by his profligate campaign mailers that he votes with President Trump 99% of the time.

/sarc

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 26, 2026 07:29 PM (0sNs1)

10 Ace just filled a snifter with Nyquil and is trippin' and ready to pass out. Thus, earlyish Cafe.

Posted by: Rum Dum at February 26, 2026 07:30 PM (oftw2)

11 Stale and moldy cornbread >> John Cornyn.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:30 PM (2GVsD)

12 I picked up two silencers today. I started the paperwork in early January, expecting the system to be totally overwhelmed, with a drought of silencers, after the "tax" dropped to zero dollars. I'm pleasantly surprised that my dealer has silencers in stock, and the ATF e-form system seems to have recovered.

On the way home, I stopped at a small town drive-in and had a Jumbo Wompus, a greasy double cheeseburger with a slice of deli ham, AKA "The Gentile Special."

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 26, 2026 07:32 PM (TR4+2)

13 TJM, are you getting your copy of "The Thing Expanded"?:

https://tinyurl.com/y8xxzn8b

It looks like a really interesting documentary.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 07:32 PM (kpS4V)

14 That before and after work is funny

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

15 Well Mr. Freeze you are no Gen. MacArther. You are an Clueless Errand Boy for incompetent Democrat Party Grocery Clerks ...
Posted by: Jackson K.

And he looks like Nosferatu.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 26, 2026 07:33 PM (cxFcK)

16 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 07:34 PM (cYBz/)

17 Tonypete, a hug for you and R.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 07:34 PM (+nEug)

18 Hi, Ace. Hope you’re feeling better. Have some booze.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 07:35 PM (77rzZ)

19 Mark Kelly looks more like a cannibal hillbilly from a horror movie.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:35 PM (2GVsD)

20 Thank you Ben Had - she says hugs and kisses back to you too!

Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 07:35 PM (cYBz/)

21 Friday eve!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 07:38 PM (vfth7)

22 Hello, everyone. I posted today in the Art thread that grammie winger could use more prayers. Tomorrow she has a day full of consultations to see if they will be able to operate on her for her cancer. If they can, the surgery will be on Monday and will take ten hours and will be quite complex.

Please pray that the consultations go well tomorrow, that they are able to operate on Monday, and that it will be a success. I've sent this to Annie for the prayer thread too. Thank you, all!

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 07:38 PM (79pEw)

23 And he looks like Nosferatu.
Posted by: Blutarski
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Who's that sports commissioner who looks like Accountant Nosferatu?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 07:38 PM (kpS4V)

24 Will do, Bluebell.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 07:39 PM (kpS4V)

25 bluebell thanks for update on Grammie

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 07:39 PM (Ia/+0)

26 Thanks Bluebell.

Wow, ten hours? Best wishes and prayers for her.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:39 PM (2GVsD)

27 Who's that sports commissioner who looks like Accountant Nosferatu?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 07:38 PM (kpS4V)
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I have no idea but I can't leave this thread until I find out.

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 07:39 PM (79pEw)

28 Dancing doggies video is very cute.

Posted by: Tuna at February 26, 2026 07:40 PM (lJ0H4)

29 Who's that sports commissioner who looks like Accountant Nosferatu?

Vlad E. Neuman?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:40 PM (2GVsD)

30 bluebell, thank you so much for the updates. Prayers continue to ascend for this special lady.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 07:40 PM (+nEug)

31 Doggie dance party is so funny. That little one is so indignant.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 07:41 PM (zYpTz)

32 Henry Waxman looked like Lon Chaney’s Phantom of the Opera.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 07:41 PM (77rzZ)

33 Henry Waxman was the stunt double for the Nazi in Raiders of the Lost Arc.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:42 PM (2GVsD)

34 Prayers ascending for Grammie Winger.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 07:42 PM (u82oZ)

35 Doggie dance party is so funny. That little one is so indignant.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 07:41 PM (zYpTz)
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I loved that too!

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 07:43 PM (79pEw)

36 Thank you bluebell. I've been wondering how grammie is doing.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 07:43 PM (viF8m)

37 Henry Waxman was the stunt double for the Nazi in Raiders of the Lost Arc.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:42 PM (2GVsD)

After he was 20 percent melted.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 26, 2026 07:43 PM (8avO+)

38 I look like I have chickenpox & will not venture out of my cave for days. Maybe if my grands want to come mock me, that's fine. At least I don't look like my entire face is falling off.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 26, 2026 07:32 PM (WONhk)

You had a Mohs procedure Christy? I hope they got it all, in spite of the pain.
Did the doc say how long before you were "restaurant ready"?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 07:44 PM (rbvCR)

39 19
'Mark Kelly looks more like a cannibal hillbilly from a horror movie.'

He looks like a detumesced bellend.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 07:45 PM (fd80v)

40 "Hello, everyone. I posted today in the Art thread that grammie winger could use more prayers. Tomorrow she has a day full of consultations to see if they will be able to operate on her for her cancer. If they can, the surgery will be on Monday and will take ten hours and will be quite complex."

Mama Winger was here when I first showed my ugly mug here. 2016 WS was great! for both of us. I will offer any and all te prayers I can for her.

Another Cubs WS victory in 2026 would do the trick for healing and strength!

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 26, 2026 07:45 PM (2H3yT)

41 Satellite images reveal how Emperor penguins could be on the pathway to extinction as shrinking sea ice is forcing the birds into crowded groups, producing distinctive brown patches that can be seen from space.

This overcrowding has led to increasingly wide ranging migrations, with penguins being spotted as far North as Greenland. Persistent penguin propaganda has misled the public about the mephitic menace, as Big Penguin spreads it's malignant flippers over the future of mankind.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:45 PM (vFG9F)

42 Just read the previous thread.
Homan is quite awesome.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 07:47 PM (vfth7)

43 Thank you all for the prayers for grammie. You all know how spiritual she is, she feels them all. The Rev could use some prayers too, he is feeling overwhelmed. Her two kids have been a great help and consolation to her/them.

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 07:48 PM (79pEw)

44 27 Who's that sports commissioner who looks like Accountant Nosferatu?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 07:38 PM (kpS4V)
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I have no idea but I can't leave this thread until I find out.
Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 07:39 PM (79pEw)

Adam Silver - NBA

Posted by: Space Cockroach in an Edgar suit at February 26, 2026 07:49 PM (3sXRv)

45 God bless grammie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 07:51 PM (zZu0s)

46 Mark Kelly looks more like a cannibal hillbilly from a horror movie.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:35

I thought he was known around these parts as "penis shaped head guy"? Or do I have him confused with Chris Coons?

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at February 26, 2026 07:52 PM (55Qr6)

47 Hi, Bluebell. I hope that you and your husband are well.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 07:52 PM (77rzZ)

48 Dang it. I told Penguin Facts to stop using my nic. And wifi.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:52 PM (vFG9F)

49 Thanks, Roach!

That guy wigs me out. But it's great that the undead can move on and find second careers.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 07:52 PM (kpS4V)

50 Coldest winter in Northern states and penguins can't find enough ice?

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 07:53 PM (Ia/+0)

51 If I see a rat driving a car I'm going to hit it with a flame-thrower.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 07:53 PM (gVUi7)

52 *waves to bluebell*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 07:53 PM (Wnv9h)

53 On a lighter note regarding today's deposition of Killary,

Margot Cleveland on X

"Leaked testimony from Hillary Clinton deposition: “Do you think I remember the details concerning every single person I have killed?"

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 07:53 PM (E4rtv)

54 Bluebell, thanks for the update. I miss Grammie Winger and will pray for successful treatment and a quick recovery and strength for her family.

Posted by: Emmie at February 26, 2026 07:54 PM (FMtrg)

55 Mark Kelly looks like Mr Potato Head, if Mr Potato Head was more glans-like

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 07:54 PM (3QjYY)

56 19 Mark Kelly looks more like a cannibal hillbilly from a horror movie.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Capitol Hill has Eyes

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 26, 2026 07:54 PM (yKhjs)

57 "Dang it. I told Penguin Facts to stop using my nic. And wifi."

How rude!

Posted by: Biggus Penguiness at February 26, 2026 07:54 PM (2H3yT)

58 22 Hello, everyone. I posted today in the Art thread that grammie winger could use more prayers. Tomorrow she has a day full of consultations to see if they will be able to operate on her for her cancer. If they can, the surgery will be on Monday and will take ten hours and will be quite complex.

Please pray that the consultations go well tomorrow, that they are able to operate on Monday, and that it will be a success. I've sent this to Annie for the prayer thread too. Thank you, all!
Posted by: bluebell
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Done and prayers for her hubbie and family as well.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 07:55 PM (E4rtv)

59 I thought he was known around these parts as "penis shaped head guy"? Or do I have him confused with Chris Coons?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at February 26, 2026 07:52 PM (55Qr6)

Also Rick Wilson and David French. And Tater.

Still, allowable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 07:55 PM (zZu0s)

60 23 And he looks like Nosferatu.
Posted by: Blutarski
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Who's that sports commissioner who looks like Accountant Nosferatu?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

The NBA commissioner

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 26, 2026 07:55 PM (yKhjs)

61 Mark Kelly looks like Mr Potato Head, if Mr Potato Head was more glans-like
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 07:54 PM (3QjYY)

Why you insult me like that?

Posted by: Mr. Potato Head at February 26, 2026 07:56 PM (2H3yT)

62 Please pray that the consultations go well tomorrow, that they are able to operate on Monday, and that it will be a success. I've sent this to Annie for the prayer thread too. Thank you, all!
Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 07:38

Thanks for the news bluebell. Prayers up from here for sure. We used to have many enjoyable convos here, even back to when she was momma winger.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at February 26, 2026 07:57 PM (55Qr6)

63 After a few hits ordered I see it could get foggy in one's memory

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 07:57 PM (Ia/+0)

64 bluebell, thanks for the update. Praying for grammie, rev, and kids.

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 26, 2026 07:59 PM (fVXtb)

65 22 Hello, everyone. I posted today in the Art thread that grammie winger could use more prayers. Tomorrow she has a day full of consultations to see if they will be able to operate on her for her cancer. If they can, the surgery will be on Monday and will take ten hours and will be quite complex.

Please pray that the consultations go well tomorrow, that they are able to operate on Monday, and that it will be a success. I've sent this to Annie for the prayer thread too. Thank you, all!
Posted by: bluebell
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Oh my goodness. Prayers tonight and tomorrow for our dear Grammie Winger.

Posted by: LASue at February 26, 2026 07:59 PM (qu4ub)

66 61 Mark Kelly looks like Mr Potato Head, if Mr Potato Head was more glans-like
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 07:54 PM (3QjYY)

Why you insult me like that?
Posted by: Mr. Potato Head at February 26, 2026 07:56 PM (2H3yT)

***snicker**

No laugh I ... serious ...

***hahahaha***

Posted by: The Horta at February 26, 2026 07:59 PM (3sXRv)

67
The NBA commissioner
Posted by: Puddleglum

Nate Silver.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 26, 2026 07:59 PM (xG4kz)

68 67
The NBA commissioner
Posted by: Puddleglum

Nate Silver.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 26, 2026 07:59 PM (xG4kz)

He was 538 ...

But just as big an ass

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 08:01 PM (3sXRv)

69
Did we not refer to Henry Waxman as someone who strongly resembled a Naked Mole Rat?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 26, 2026 08:02 PM (xG4kz)

70 36 Thank you bluebell. I've been wondering how grammie is doing.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 07:43 PM (viF8m)

Ditto that. She's top of the list.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 08:02 PM (zYpTz)

71 Henry Waxman looked like a coke dealer's dream. Fucker coulda fit the better part of a key up that schnozz.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 08:04 PM (3QjYY)

72
Sorry, Adam Silver.

Hi-Yo Silver was the commissioner of Japanese boy bands.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 26, 2026 08:04 PM (xG4kz)

73
Did we not refer to Henry Waxman as someone who strongly resembled a Naked Mole Rat?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars

Nostrildamus

Posted by: Pakleds at February 26, 2026 08:04 PM (Cqx++)

74 22 Hello, everyone. I posted today in the Art thread that grammie winger could use more prayers. Tomorrow she has a day full of consultations to see if they will be able to operate on her for her cancer. If they can, the surgery will be on Monday and will take ten hours and will be quite complex.

Please pray that the consultations go well tomorrow, that they are able to operate on Monday, and that it will be a success. I've sent this to Annie for the prayer thread too. Thank you, all!
Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 07:38 PM (79pEw)
Almighty GOD, Creator and Healer, we pray You guide Granny Winger's medical team as they use the best training, equipment, and supplies for a good outcome.
Amen

Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 08:05 PM (LHPAg)

75 71 Henry Waxman looked like a coke dealer's dream. Fucker coulda fit the better part of a key up that schnozz.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 08:04 PM (3QjYY)

The human equivalent of having Ram Air hood scoops ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 08:05 PM (3sXRv)

76 That guy wigs me out. But it's great that the undead can move on and find second careers.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 07:52 PM (kpS4V)

He has a bumper sticker that says I'm Undead and I Vote.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 08:05 PM (zYpTz)

77 thx for that update, bluebell!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at February 26, 2026 08:06 PM (MIIRH)

78 Prayers for grammie

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 08:07 PM (vfth7)

79 I better call it a night
Hope everyone has a good night

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 08:07 PM (Ia/+0)

80 He has a bumper sticker that says I'm Undead and I Vote.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 08:05 PM (zYpTz)
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Heyyyooooo!

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 08:08 PM (kpS4V)

81 Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 07:38 PM

Thanks much for that update, my friend. Prayers are definitely up for Grammie.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 26, 2026 08:08 PM (ceJ0R)

82 Waiting to hear from Teresa in Fort Worth about her visit to the oncologist

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 26, 2026 08:08 PM (gQ15S)

83 After leaving government Waxman has a lucrative career in the truffle procurement business.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:09 PM (+nEug)

84 61 Mark Kelly looks like Mr Potato Head, if Mr Potato Head was more glans-like
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 07:54 PM (3QjYY)

Nostrildamus
Posted by: Pakleds at February 26, 2026 08:04 PM (Cqx++)

*double snort
You guys are killing it tonight!

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 08:09 PM (zYpTz)

85 Mr. fd and Duncanthrax are both on our short list. The northward migration continues apace, and we don't forgive or forget.

Posted by: Penguin Defense Fund 501c3 at February 26, 2026 08:09 PM (oftw2)

86 22 Hello, everyone. I posted today in the Art thread that grammie winger could use more prayers. Tomorrow she has a day full of consultations to see if they will be able to operate on her for her cancer. If they can, the surgery will be on Monday and will take ten hours and will be quite complex.

Please pray that the consultations go well tomorrow, that they are able to operate on Monday, and that it will be a success. I've sent this to Annie for the prayer thread too. Thank you, all!
Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 07:38 PM (79pEw)

I don't think it's unfair to say Grammie is the best of us and doesn't deserve one bit of what's been happening. I abhor seeing terrible things visited upon good people.

Posted by: Fuck. Cancer. at February 26, 2026 08:10 PM (TbWk/)

87 He has a bumper sticker that says I'm Undead and I Vote.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 08:05 PM (zYpTz)
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Nosferatu-Americans have rights, too!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 08:10 PM (ESVrU)

88 83 After leaving government Waxman has a lucrative career in the truffle procurement business.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:09 PM (+nEug)

OMG

I'm crying

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 08:10 PM (zYpTz)

89 DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican

I already generated a dossier on [Abigail] Spanberger, but the most interesting part of it is that she is part of a cohort of 50+ military-intelligence veterans that have been recruited to run as [Democrat] candidates starting in 2018. @SomeBitchIIKnow first hypothesized this, but my new dossier pipeline independently captured them.

A Democrat retires. A CIA member takes over.

Spanberger is part of a much deeper, much more disturbing story here.

X: https://bit.ly/46tuD9h

Posted by: Clyde Shelton at February 26, 2026 08:11 PM (P5BPp)

90 "Prometheus" was a clue on Jeopardy!. But not THAT Prometheus.

They preempted Jeopardy yesterday for the State of the State address by Whitchmer. Grrrr.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 08:11 PM (kpS4V)

91 80 He has a bumper sticker that says I'm Undead and I Vote.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 08:05 PM (zYpTz)
----/

Heyyyooooo!
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 08:08 PM
I'm retired but my bumper sticker will live on when I'm gone, I might commission a bumper sticker that says 'Your DEI done died.'

Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 08:13 PM (LHPAg)

92 Thank you all for the prayers for grammie. You all know how spiritual she is, she feels them all. The Rev could use some prayers too, he is feeling overwhelmed. Her two kids have been a great help and consolation to her/them.
Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 07:48 PM (79pEw)

I will pray for her soul, and hope she has much time left on this planet, because we need more like her.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 26, 2026 08:13 PM (cMwHA)

93 Do it, Ero.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 08:13 PM (kpS4V)

94 Waiting to hear from Teresa in Fort Worth about her visit to the oncologist
Posted by: Notsothoreau
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Teresa was on one of the afternoon threads -

Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Thanks for the prayers yesterday; just met with the oncologist, and he is not worried by anything that he saw on the PET Scan. Whew!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 03:38 PM (AeamU)

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 26, 2026 08:13 PM (fVXtb)

95 Dammit, no one remembers Lon Chaney’s Phantom of the Opera. THAT’s what Waxman looked like.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 08:16 PM (77rzZ)

96 Waiting to hear from Teresa in Fort Worth about her visit to the oncologist
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 26, 2026 08:08 PM (gQ15S)
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The oncologist is not concerned.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 08:16 PM (RIvkX)

97 Teresa was on one of the afternoon threads -

Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Thanks for the prayers yesterday; just met with the oncologist, and he is not worried by anything that he saw on the PET Scan. Whew!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 03:38 PM (AeamU)
Posted by: screaming in digital at February 26, 2026 08:13 PM (fVXtb)

I just think it's sad that we have to resort to using pet scans on people.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 26, 2026 08:16 PM (cMwHA)

98 A question for the horde members that regularly go to the gym:

Someone who sits on one of the exercise stations and just looks at their phone...

Horse whipping or some lesser punishment?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:17 PM (fd80v)

99 Cindy McCain will step down as executive director of the U.N. World Food Program later this year, citing ongoing health concerns after suffering a mild stroke in October.

Posted by: 13times at February 26, 2026 08:18 PM (5E9ut)

100 Prayers up for Grammie and her loved ones 🙏🙏🙏

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 08:19 PM (SRRAx)

101 Thanks much for that update, my friend. Prayers are definitely up for Grammie.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 26, 2026 08:08 PM (ceJ0R)
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Boy am I glad to see you! Hope you are well. Don't be a stranger!

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 08:20 PM (79pEw)

102 Someone who sits on one of the exercise stations and just looks at their phone...

Horse whipping or some lesser punishment?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:17 PM (fd80v)

Use it as an incentive to get wealthy enough that you don't have to share exercise equipment with strangers.

To me, that's like having other people come into my house and use my toilet.

Only one person puts his nasty arse on my seat, and that nasty arse... is me!

Posted by: BurtTC at February 26, 2026 08:20 PM (cMwHA)

103 99 Cindy McCain will step down as executive director of the U.N. World Food Program later this year, citing ongoing health concerns after suffering a mild stroke in October.
Posted by: 13times at February 26, 2026 08:18 PM
I'm tempted to say something like 'food panic', but strokes ain't funny. I pray for her salvation.

Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 08:20 PM (LHPAg)

104 A question for the horde members that regularly go to the gym:

Someone who sits on one of the exercise stations and just looks at their phone...

Horse whipping or some lesser punishment?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:17 PM (fd80v)

That's a set of wrist curls.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 26, 2026 08:20 PM (8avO+)

105 Teresa, so glad your PET scan went well. Hallelujah!

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 08:20 PM (79pEw)

106 98 Anyone who goes to a gym should get horsewhipped.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 08:21 PM (77rzZ)

107 98 A question for the horde members that regularly go to the gym:

Someone who sits on one of the exercise stations and just looks at their phone...

Horse whipping or some lesser punishment?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:17 PM (fd80v)

They should be flayed from the thigh down and made to stand in a full septic tank until they expire.

Posted by: I'm feeling merciful at February 26, 2026 08:21 PM (TbWk/)

108 Someone who sits on one of the exercise stations and just looks at their phone...

Horse whipping or some lesser punishment?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:17 PM (fd80v)

I know they're resting between sets, and I also know that most of the younger set uses apps to track their progress. It's still irritating.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 08:21 PM (zYpTz)

109 71 Henry Waxman looked like a coke dealer's dream. Fucker coulda fit the better part of a key up that schnozz.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

He looks like the guy who'd hoover up all the Nyborg, man.

youtu.be/LzjyPZ76OO4

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 26, 2026 08:21 PM (yKhjs)

110 82 Waiting to hear from Teresa in Fort Worth about her visit to the oncologist
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 26, 2026 08:08 PM (gQ15S)

Oncologist says he is not worried by anything he saw on the PET Scan 🥳🎊🥳🎊🥳

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 08:21 PM (SRRAx)

111 And that she quit being a aggravatin' heifer.

Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 08:21 PM (LHPAg)

112 I used to think that Mark Kelly may have hired a body double to do his public appearances, because his face is so saggy and lop-sided, with an obvious mask seam. Thanks to Ace, I now know that's actually evidence that he's *not* wearing a mask, since real masks these days are tight-fitting and good-looking. That's just his ugly, droopy mug.

Posted by: SciVo at February 26, 2026 08:21 PM (Sy6m/)

113 Well Kelly does have a twin....

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 08:23 PM (kpS4V)

114 After leaving government Waxman has a lucrative career in the truffle procurement business.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:09

TY Ben Had for the best chuckle I've had today.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at February 26, 2026 08:23 PM (55Qr6)

115 Cindy McCain.

Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 08:24 PM (LHPAg)

116 Mr. fd and Duncanthrax are both on our short list. The northward migration continues apace, and we don't forgive or forget.
Posted by: Penguin Defense Fund 501c3 at February 26, 2026 08:09 PM

Well, the good news is that *if* such an invasion actually takes place, there will be no stealth involved, as we'll smell you coming from miles and miles away.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 26, 2026 08:24 PM (0sNs1)

117 105 Teresa, so glad your PET scan went well. Hallelujah!
Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 08:20 PM (79pEw)

Well, there were 2 "new" spots on the liver and a couple of weird things in the transverse colon - kinda had me in a mild panic last night....

Oncologist says he is not worried by anything he saw on the PET Scan 🥳🎊🥳🎊🥳

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 08:24 PM (SRRAx)

118 I just wrote grammie to let her know of all the prayers and well-wishes coming her way. She probably won't see them as she has to rest a lot and her eyes have been affected, but I KNOW that she is feeling them. Thank you, good people.

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 08:27 PM (79pEw)

119 102
'Use it as an incentive to get wealthy enough that you don't have to share exercise equipment with strangers.'

That definitely appeals to me. Maybe I could get rich enough to buy the gym I go to and ban the malefactors with their cell phone.

'To me, that's like having other people come into my house and use my toilet.'

I didn't realize your house was available for that. I'll keep that in mind when I pass through Missouri

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:27 PM (fd80v)

120 Teresa, we are all praying for you.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 08:27 PM (77rzZ)

121 Cindy McCain.
Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 08:24 PM (LHPAg)

Oh great, now you just released her from Mt. Doom.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 26, 2026 08:28 PM (cMwHA)

122 I didn't realize your house was available for that. I'll keep that in mind when I pass through Missouri
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:27 PM (fd80v)

Surely you jest. I haven't owned a terlet in Missouri for about 7 years.

And don't call me Jest.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 26, 2026 08:30 PM (cMwHA)

123 First Banana Ball game of 2026 going on right now at the Seminoles ballpark. Full house and over 8,000 watching on Youtube, more on their Spanish channel.

Posted by: Play Ball! at February 26, 2026 08:30 PM (oftw2)

124 Horse whipping or some lesser punishment?
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:17 PM (fd80v)

Our last day in Vegas the Rock 'n Roll Marathon was taking place. The main strip was closed down, so we had to walk between places. Rounded a corner and came across this statuesque woman dressed in a fishnet body stocking and no bra on underneath. She had a soft leather whip and was playfully swatting everyone who passed by her.

Except for me - I looked her square in the eyes and said, "Don't."

She kind of laughed, and I told her in no uncertain terms, "I mean it - don't."

She didn't.

Paul wasn't so lucky....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 08:32 PM (SRRAx)

125 Boy am I glad to see you! Hope you are well. Don't be a stranger!
Posted by: bluebell

Always good to see you, as well!

Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 26, 2026 08:33 PM (ceJ0R)

126 108
'I know they're resting between sets, and I also know that most of the younger set uses apps to track their progress. It's still irritating.'

I aspire to your level of patience. I have a real bugaboo about my time being wasted. I just need to accept it as a fact of life.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:33 PM (fd80v)

127 That’s why I don’t go to the gym. Well, one of many reasons.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 26, 2026 08:35 PM (COF3N)

128 122
'Surely you jest. I haven't owned a terlet in Missouri for about 7 years.'

A Tree?

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:36 PM (fd80v)

129 "Paramount Skydance Wins the Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery."

Paramount also announced a new series, "Battle for Bugs Bunny" starring Bugs Bunny and a race swapped Elmer Fudd bearing Ted Sarandos' face in a nod to Netflix getting smoked.

https://is.gd/4BUyGQ

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 26, 2026 08:37 PM (BnDlA)

130 Henry Waxman looked like a coke dealer's dream. Fucker coulda fit the better part of a key up that schnozz.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings
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Rush always called him Henry "Nostrilitus" Waxman.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 08:37 PM (ZOv7s)

131 124
' She had a soft leather whip and was playfully swatting everyone who passed by her.

Except for me - I looked her square in the eyes and said, "Don't."'

You dominated the dominatrix!

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:37 PM (fd80v)

132 Well Kelly does have a twin....
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at February 26, 2026 08:23 PM (kpS4V)
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Obviously the other one is the good one.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 08:39 PM (ZOv7s)

133 Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

**Snort**

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 08:40 PM (u82oZ)

134 Oh praise the Lord! That is wonderful news, Teresa!!!

Praying the same for grammie, bluebell!!

Posted by: moki at February 26, 2026 08:41 PM (wLjpr)

135 You dominated the dominatrix!
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:37 PM (fd80v)
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Friend of mine used to do the 'leather scene' in Toronto (Canadians are completely depraved) and when entering one of the bars, the bouncers stamp you as either "Dom" or "Sub" so he and his wife both say "Dom" and the guy does a doubletake and then grins, because they're looking for a "Sub."

As a sidebar: He was an Army vet, and yes he married a stripper and yes, it went as well as you would expect.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 08:41 PM (ZOv7s)

136 Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas,

Did Paul even notice the whip hit, as he was focused on the vast tracks of land? You can tell us. Because you must help him remember these events.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 08:42 PM (u82oZ)

137 That organization will miss someone of Cindy McCain's skills, which are: 1. Being born into money; 2. Marrying into fame; and 3. Keeping your mouth shut when your husband goes wilding.

Posted by: Wally at February 26, 2026 08:43 PM (pduCL)

138 DO NOT TAKE LEGAL ADVICE FROM A MAN WHO LOOKS LIKE A PENIS. THAT IS ALL.

Posted by: The Giant Voice at February 26, 2026 08:43 PM (ZOv7s)

139 **Snort**
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 08:40 PM (u82oZ)
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That's what HE said.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 08:44 PM (ZOv7s)

140 >>@mrddmia

>>"Altogether, the developments suggest that [Jason] Reding Quiñones is making good on hopes by some allies of Mr. Trump that he would pursue a criminal investigation into what they have cast as a 'grand conspiracy,' targeting numerous former officials who had investigated the president."

Link goes to a just dropped article in the NYT of all places.

Jason Quinones is the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. The Grand Jury is in Ft. Pierce. This is why so much is coming out about Jack Smith.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 08:44 PM (viF8m)

141 81
Posted by: Notorious BFD at February 26, 2026 08:08 PM
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Is your deal both big and notorious?

Posted by: TRex - curious dino at February 26, 2026 08:44 PM (cCn4/)

142 135
'He was an Army vet, and yes he married a stripper and yes, it went as well as you would expect.'

Triumph of hope over experience.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:44 PM (fd80v)

143 DO NOT TAKE LEGAL ADVICE FROM A MAN WHO LOOKS LIKE A PENIS. THAT IS ALL.
Posted by: The Giant Voice at February 26, 2026 08:43 PM (ZOv7s)

THE GUN IS GOOD.

DICK HEAD IS EVIL!

Posted by: Zardoz, paraphrased at February 26, 2026 08:46 PM (zZu0s)

144 Dr. Claw

A rodeo rider of experience, but not wisdom. Hope he kept the muscle car.

I had a great sailor marry a stripper to get out of an onerous inspection. He chose ... poorly.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 08:46 PM (u82oZ)

145 Apparently SAVE is mort. Surprise!! Thune can't get 4 GOPe stalwarts (kidding - some usual vile suspects) to agree to some aspect of a real filibuster (so he says), so, likely, that's that. (And there's a 98% chance there are more who want to block it, but the 4 were OK with being outed about it)

Not sure about all the procedural arcana, but sounds right AFAIK.

Beautiful, really.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 26, 2026 08:47 PM (U/Byj)

146 Surely, in the millions of times a stripper and an army guy hooked up, it must have worked once, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 08:47 PM (zZu0s)

147 Link goes to a just dropped article in the NYT of all places.

Jason Quinones is the US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. The Grand Jury is in Ft. Pierce. This is why so much is coming out about Jack Smith.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 08:44 PM (viF8m)
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None of the news that you see is really breaking. Sure, there are plane crashes and stuff, but all of the revelations, investigations, sudden reveals are plotted and planned. Those brave investigative reporters are being fed by other players. They do good work sometimes, but they can't penetrate as deep as they do without inside help.

So understand that the drip drip drip is deliberate, and for those screaming for convictions, understand that you have to set the table before saying grace. Trump's decision to surge ICE into Minnesota and now Michigan when it's too cold to mount mass street protests was no accident. What they found will be released on a schedule for maximum effect. Culmination will occur to maximize midterm impact, not before then.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 08:48 PM (ZOv7s)

148 rhomboid

90% support in their base, and the GOPe chokes.

Know any Cromwells?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 08:48 PM (u82oZ)

149 If you marry a stripper, you get to try to convince her to do for free the stuff she used to get paid for. And to only do it for you.

If you can sell that idea, you can sell anything.

Posted by: Wally at February 26, 2026 08:49 PM (pduCL)

150 Well, I guess we will just have to...

Fucking hell, these people are fucking stupid and evil and renal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 08:49 PM (zZu0s)

151 Re Cornyn, his ads on tv make me dislike him more than ever. And that's saying something. Got a voting guide from some "conservative" outfit with an article explaining why the author just couldn't vote for Paxton 'cause adulterer or some bullshit. Don't care, dude...Cornyn's a squish and I'm sick of his stupid face .

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 26, 2026 08:49 PM (XMwZJ)

152 Triumph of hope over experience.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 08:44 PM (fd80v)
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No, that's what happens when divorcees remarry.

Marrying a stripper is the triumph of the little head over the big one.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 08:50 PM (ZOv7s)

153 If you can sell that idea, you can sell anything.
Posted by: Wally at February 26, 2026 08:49 PM (pduCL)

I am not saying it doesn't fail miserably and predictably 99 9% of the time, but come on, people do win the lottery.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 08:50 PM (zZu0s)

154 Paging Air Pinochet... Paging Air Pinochet...

4 corrupt, worthless, GOPe Senators need a ride to the Sargasso Sea.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 08:51 PM (u82oZ)

155 rhomboid

90% support in their base, and the GOPe chokes.

Know any Cromwells?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 08:48 PM (u82oZ)
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You guys don't get it. You do not take a 90/10 issue and finish it in February. You have to keep bringing it up. You draw it out. You make sure that even the lowest of low information voters have heard of it, and you want the Dems to keep whining about it. If they push it through, it's a dead issue. It's over. So you keep it going, keep the churn, and at the same time continue to collect evidence and investigate, so that more and more fraud is found.

What you want is people on the campaign trail getting yelled at about why they won't vote for the thing. Crashing speaking events and fundraisers, exposing pathetic lies. I want the Dems saying married women and black people are too stupid to get an ID for AT LEAST another month.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 08:54 PM (ZOv7s)

156 ... Florida is the third-most expensive state for homeowners insurance in the U.S. Premiums in the Sunshine State average out to $5,828 per year ($486 per month) for a $300,000 home...

$300k / $5k = 60 (profit, O/H, etc but keep it simple)
Does one out of 60 homes in Florida suffer a total loss each year?

Y'all might want to rethink moving to God's Waiting Room.
Unless you can buy with cash and forgo hazard insurance.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 08:56 PM (/lPRQ)

157 GOPe thinks it's back to business as usual with the Democrats once Trump is gone. They don't understand The Democrats' business plans.

Posted by: davidt at February 26, 2026 08:57 PM (Q+gd/)

158 What you want is people on the campaign trail getting yelled at about why they won't vote for the thing. Crashing speaking events and fundraisers, exposing pathetic lies. I want the Dems saying married women and black people are too stupid to get an ID for AT LEAST another month.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 08:54 PM (ZOv7s)

Well, you have a point there. It still galls me.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 08:57 PM (zYpTz)

159 Anyone who goes to a gym should get horsewhipped.
Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 08:21 PM (77rzZ)

Back when Diogenes was 6'3" and 230 lbs of twisted steel and sex appeal, anyone who brought a cell phone to the gym was asked to leave it in the bag or get off the machine.
Nowadays, Diogenes resembles his wrinkled tin foil membership certificate and he sometimes drives past the gym.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 08:58 PM (2WIwB)

160
150 Well, I guess we will just have to...

Fucking hell, these people are fucking stupid and evil and renal.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 08:49

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Renal? Oh yeah, they're pissing on us.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 08:59 PM (biznJ)

161 $300k / $5k = 60 (profit, O/H, etc but keep it simple)
Does one out of 60 homes in Florida suffer a total loss each year?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 08:56 PM (/lPRQ)
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Repair and rebuilding can be much more than the market value of the house, particularly after a Cat 5 wrecks a whole area and materials are in high demand.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 08:59 PM (ZOv7s)

162 DataRepublican on why the Republicans are slow-walking the SAVE Act:

https://twitchy.com/preview/2425460

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 26, 2026 09:00 PM (0sNs1)

163 Well, you have a point there. It still galls me.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 08:57 PM (zYpTz)
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The vote totals are known, and have been known. This is all kabuki. Assuming Thune does not have the votes at present, keeping this thing simmering is a way to pressure the squishes to get spine transplants, and also peel away Dems who realize the fraud may not be enough to save their jobs.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 09:02 PM (ZOv7s)

164 Is Cindy McCain still the fat one?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 09:02 PM (dAq3u)

165 151 Re Cornyn, his ads on tv make me dislike him more than ever. And that's saying something. Got a voting guide from some "conservative" outfit with an article explaining why the author just couldn't vote for Paxton 'cause adulterer or some bullshit. Don't care, dude...Cornyn's a squish and I'm sick of his stupid face .
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 26, 2026 08:49 PM (XMwZJ)
Did that ad come out of Austin or Housto? I got one too.

Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 09:02 PM (LHPAg)

166 It still galls me.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 08:57 PM

That goes triple for me.

Posted by: zombie Gaius Julius Caesar at February 26, 2026 09:02 PM (0sNs1)

167 The Avalanche is back 🏒

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 09:03 PM (ZxPkt)

168 Well Kelly does have a twin....
Posted by: All Hail Eris

Why don't they put their heads together and make an ass of themselves

Posted by: Monty Capuletti at February 26, 2026 09:03 PM (+ebjW)

169 Of all the unmitagated gaul across the Alps.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 09:04 PM (dAq3u)

170 Renal? Oh yeah, they're pissing on us.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 08:59 PM (biznJ)

Venal (my phone is an illiterate retard.)

But also what you said.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 09:04 PM (zZu0s)

171 Marrying a stripper is the triumph of the little head over the big one.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author

So how would that work for, say, Mark Kelly?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 09:05 PM (+ebjW)

172 Marrying a stripper is the triumph of the little head over the big one.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author

So how would that work for, say, Mark Kelly?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 09:05 PM (+ebjW)

Mark kelly is a dick, he only has one head.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 09:07 PM (snZF9)

173 Repair and rebuilding can be much more than the market value of the house, particularly after a Cat 5 wrecks a whole area and materials are in high demand.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

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Rebuilding to current code is required, the insured value is the estimated replacement cost, and it's not happening for over a year while other new sub-divisions are still being cranked out. IOW material shortages are transitory.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 09:08 PM (/lPRQ)

174 Did Paul even notice the whip hit, as he was focused on the vast tracks of land? You can tell us. Because you must help him remember these events.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 08:42 PM (u82oZ)

Well, they weren't very vast, but he was behind me (I was on my mobility scooter), so I just assumed she knew not to mess with him, either.

Nope.

He got swatted.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 09:09 PM (SRRAx)

175 Disney kilt the citrus business.

Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 09:14 PM (LHPAg)

176 Rebuilding to current code is required, the insured value is the estimated replacement cost, and it's not happening for over a year while other new sub-divisions are still being cranked out. IOW material shortages are transitory.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 09:08 PM (/lPRQ)
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The way you phrased it indicated that the insurance was on a $300,000 home. That's what I interpreted it to mean. Depending on the features of the house and damage sustained, it could run a lot more than that.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 09:15 PM (ZOv7s)

177 Teresa in Fort Worth

Good story. Thanks.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 09:17 PM (u82oZ)

178 A more robust building code, and houses built to survive CAT-5 should lower insurance premiums. Should.

Have a contest among FL builders for the best plans.

Just like Malcolm Wells type underground homes would make a lot of sense in Tornado alley.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 09:20 PM (u82oZ)

179 I early-voted today in the Texas Republican primary. 96 elected positions, and 10 draft propositions. Wow! Took me a while to get it done. No line when I arrived at 10:40. I timed it right. After the post-breakfast retiree crowd; before the crowd voting during their lunchtime. I voted for Paxton for Senator. Cornyn is useless.

Posted by: Gref at February 26, 2026 09:22 PM (5rh/l)

180 The way you phrased it indicated that the insurance was on a $300,000 home. That's what I interpreted it to mean. Depending on the features of the house and damage sustained, it could run a lot more than that.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Current market value, assessed value for tax, and insurance company's estimated replacement value all different.
In the article I assume it was the market value, which if new would be close to the insurance company's estimate.

Got my place for about $200k, current assessed value for taxes is about $350k, insurence company makes me carry closer to $500k for replacement value for a total loss.
On the positive side - they assume I can keep the land, underground utilities, and the slab on grade foundation will be reusable.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 09:22 PM (/lPRQ)

181 Fucking hell, these people are fucking stupid and evil and renal.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 08:49 PM (zZu0s)

They're downright nephrological!

Posted by: Just kidneying around at February 26, 2026 09:23 PM (TbWk/)

182 Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

If I translate your advice into tactical doctrine, it fails.

My advise: Take the high ground now, attrit the counterattacks, and then advance some more.

Not teasing for months while defenses are strengthened.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 09:24 PM (u82oZ)

183 175 Disney kilt the citrus business.
Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 09:14 PM (LHPAg)

Couple of record freezes in the early 80s didn't help either.

Posted by: Orange you glad you brought this up? at February 26, 2026 09:26 PM (TbWk/)

184 183 175 Disney kilt the citrus business.
Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 09:14 PM (LHPAg)

Couple of record freezes in the early 80s didn't help either.
Posted by: Orange

A Chinese citrus canker virus did it.

"However, a third, more persistent outbreak began in Miami-Dade County in 1995, leading to a decade-long eradication effort. Due to widespread spread from hurricanes in 2004–2005, eradication was officially abandoned in 2006, and efforts shifted to containment and management.

Currently, the entire state of Florida is under a USDA-APHIS quarantine, and movement of citrus fruit and plant material is restricted to prevent spread. The disease is now established in 24 counties across Florida, and has also been detected in Alabama (2021), Louisiana (2013), Texas (2016), South Carolina (2022), and Georgia (2022). The pathogen spreads primarily through wind-driven rain, overhead irrigation, contaminated equipment, and human movement of infected plant material. "

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 09:28 PM (E4rtv)

185 A more robust building code, and houses built to survive CAT-5 should lower insurance premiums. Should.
...
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Should.
But they don't.
They know what 'builder grade' is.

They have some complex empirical formulas for adjusting insurance rates, they are mandated by law, but the insurance company can pull any number they want out of their ass to 'adjust', and they do. Or just turn you away.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 09:30 PM (/lPRQ)

186 If you want transparency about your Congressman's civil penalties, you'll need to drag them from office by their ears first. Do that, and then update this ticket, and we'll work from there.

Posted by: Civilizational Tech Support at February 26, 2026 09:31 PM (BI5O2)

187 I don't need any oranges from Florida! I get them at the grocery store.

-- Recent college lib grads

Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 09:32 PM (cYBz/)

188 Couple of record freezes in the early 80s didn't help either.
Posted by: Orange you glad you brought this up?

ALL THIS TALK OF COLD IS TORMENTING ME. CAN ANYBODY SEND SOME OF THAT SWEET HYMIETOWN COLD DOWN HERE?!?

Posted by: Jesse Jackson at February 26, 2026 09:35 PM (9qPLD)

189 Is this something ?????

Afghanistan and Pakistan exchanged significant cross-border fire Thursday in an escalation of hostilities along their shared border, according to multiple reports.

The clashes came after the Taliban said it launched retaliatory strikes on Pakistani military positions, while Islamabad said it was responding to unprovoked fire in the area.

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 26, 2026 09:38 PM (thvln)

190 ALL THIS TALK OF COLD IS TORMENTING ME. CAN ANYBODY SEND SOME OF THAT SWEET HYMIETOWN COLD DOWN HERE?!?
Posted by: Jesse Jackson at February 26, 2026 09:35 PM (9qPLD)

This is one of those things you'd love to see once: A racist fake reverend meeting his Maker.

Posted by: RickZ at February 26, 2026 09:39 PM (gKDq2)

191 187 I don't need any oranges from Florida! I get them at the grocery store.

-- Recent college lib grads also asked the following question......

How does the grocery store get the oranges in the bottle for orange juice ????

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 26, 2026 09:40 PM (thvln)

192 ALL THIS TALK OF COLD IS TORMENTING ME. CAN ANYBODY SEND SOME OF THAT SWEET HYMIETOWN COLD DOWN HERE?!?
Posted by: Jesse Jackson at February 26, 2026 09:35 PM

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 26, 2026 09:40 PM (0sNs1)

193 Is this something ?????

Afghanistan and Pakistan exchanged significant cross-border fire Thursday in an escalation of hostilities along their shared border, according to multiple reports.

The clashes came after the Taliban said it launched retaliatory strikes on Pakistani military positions, while Islamabad said it was responding to unprovoked fire in the area.
Posted by: Jackson K. at February 26, 2026 09:38 PM (thvln)

Let Pakistan use some of their nukes for a good cause.

Posted by: RickZ at February 26, 2026 09:41 PM (gKDq2)

194 192 ALL THIS TALK OF COLD IS TORMENTING ME. CAN ANYBODY SEND SOME OF THAT SWEET HYMIETOWN COLD DOWN HERE?!?

What, there is Global Warming in Hell also ????

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 26, 2026 09:43 PM (thvln)

195 Jackson K.

Although among the worst people in Britain are the Pakis, the best of Pakistan, a small, limited group, are what left for the UK.

Islam and the Pakistan Army have kept Pakistan poor for 70 years. As well as the loss of the best subjects to be welfare leeches in the UK.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 09:44 PM (u82oZ)

196 Talk to any Indian Ocean vet about port of call Karachi, Pakistan.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 09:46 PM (u82oZ)

197 If Pakistan Nukes Afghanistan where will we get Afghan Hounds then????

This is a question AOC asked SecDef today after the above news....

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 26, 2026 09:47 PM (thvln)

198 Are they fighting over the poppy fields?

Posted by: davidt at February 26, 2026 09:48 PM (Q+gd/)

199
There's nothing to nuke in Afghanistan. Result would be toasted rocks and sand.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 09:50 PM (xPNeT)

200 davidt

In general, the vast majority of Muslims murdered are killed by fellow Muslims. Think Communist style purification events.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 09:50 PM (u82oZ)

201 Not teasing for months while defenses are strengthened.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 09:24 PM (u82oZ)
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Dude, they can't build trenches against 90% disapproval. When your opponent is taking a suicidally unpopular stand, you make them own it every single day.

As I said, maybe there are squishes on the GOP side that need spine transplants as well, but there is no downside to letting this twist in the wind while all the fake "Country over party" candidates show their true colors and reports of ever more rampant voter fraud multiply - because we know it's only going to get worse as the investigators dig deeper.

I expect Trump's guys will start running campaign ads saying "So and so thinks you're completely stupid" and then playing clips of the "Well, rural voters are dumb, and can't find their IDs, and black people never buy liquor" etc.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 09:50 PM (ZOv7s)

202 Afghanistan and Pakistan exchanged significant cross-border fire Thursday in an escalation of hostilities along their shared border, according to multiple reports
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From what little I've seen on X, apparently Pakistan has declared war on the Taliban, promising to be more thorough than "an army that came across the seas", and considers the Taliban to be a proxy for India.

Posted by: Methos at February 26, 2026 09:51 PM (vSvIl)

203 Are they fighting over the poppy fields?
Posted by: davidt at February 26, 2026 09:48 PM (Q+gd/)

I will wager they are fighting because the suddenly remembered they have been fighting for the last 3000 years, and on one is currently paying them to not fight.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 09:52 PM (rbvCR)

204 Semi-Literate Thug

The wisest thing we could do with AF is to let the Muslims go full Muslim. We would need a new category, like fourth world country. Include Sudan in that list.

Like the AOC handling advise: Let her talk.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 09:52 PM (u82oZ)

205 Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

OK. Got it. Events, my dear. Events.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 09:54 PM (u82oZ)

206 I wonder if our media will be as scrupulous in the niceties of how the Pakistanis treat the Afghans?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 09:55 PM (zZu0s)

207 Aetius451AD

Our media??

Nyah!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 09:56 PM (u82oZ)

208 OK. Got it. Events, my dear. Events.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 09:54 PM (u82oZ)
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Yes, and turnout. Keep the base PISSED.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 09:57 PM (ZOv7s)

209 Salty, don't ship aboard the U.S.S. Ford if you want to get a head.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 26, 2026 09:57 PM (0sNs1)

210 202:considers the Taliban to be a proxy for India

When did the Taliban covert to Hinduism?

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 26, 2026 09:57 PM (yKhjs)

211 Seeing that Carson show episode has sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole. I started watching a Carson episode from Dec 4th, 1963 (just a few days after Kennedy was shot.)

Have not finished it yet, but I am struck by how much it feels like a completely different animal. Like a variety show rather than an interview. Interesting.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 09:57 PM (zZu0s)

212 Duncanthrax

NAVSEASYSCOM chose waste piping diameters poorly. Hope the rest of the FORD CVNs have better piping.

Had experience as the DCA in charge of the HTs with waste systems. One tampon took hours of work to fix the in-line macerator.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 10:00 PM (u82oZ)

213
202

From what little I've seen on X, apparently Pakistan has declared war on the Taliban, promising to be more thorough than "an army that came across the seas", and considers the Taliban to be a proxy for India.
Posted by: Methos at February 26, 2026 09:51 PM

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"From across the sea" sounds like us.

Taliban are a proxy for India? That's --- convoluted.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 10:01 PM (HLgI3)

214 Semi-Literate Thug

The ISI needs villains to justify their stealing the country blind.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 10:02 PM (u82oZ)

215 213
'Taliban are a proxy for India? That's --- convoluted.'

Just an excuse. Otherwise, they're just killing muslims.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 10:03 PM (fd80v)

216 Nood

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 10:04 PM (u82oZ)

217 ONT is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 10:05 PM (zZu0s)

218 Nood.

Not as nood as when Salty announced it, but still pretty nood.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 26, 2026 10:05 PM (Hd1lH)

219 Nasty rats. Give them a pickup bed so they can transport pizza and other discarded fast food, and I might give them a pass.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 10:21 PM (gVUi7)

Quick Hits

@Breaking911
2m
Target has paid $110 million to terminate its lease in Minneapolis after months of sustained protests across Minnesota, during which protesters occupied stores and office spaces in an effort to pressure the company to meet their demands.

From weft-cut loop. I think Doctor Zaius correctly interprets the scrolls of the Lawgiver, except when he says "the beast man" he really means "Democrats, communists and other affiliated sex-criminals."

"Beware the beast man, for he is the devil's pawn. Alone among God's primates, he kills for sport or lust or greed. Ye, he will murder his brother to possess his brother's land. Let him not breed in great numbers, for he will make a desert of his home and yours. Shun him. Drive him back into his jungle lair. For he is the harbinger of death."

The Pope attacked the US for enforcing its border. Tom Homan fired back.

Border Czar Tom Homan is pushing back hard on Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of misunderstanding the human toll of illegal immigration -- and arguing that President Trump's border crackdown is saving lives on both sides of the border.
"Look, what he doesn't understand is the flip side to illegal migration," Homan told Breitbart News when asked about Pope Leo's comments on migration. "Thirty-one percent of women get raped making that journey, 4,000 aliens died making that journey under Joe Biden. [A] quarter million Americans died of fentanyl because he opened the borders. When you overwhelm the Border Patrol, all the bad things happen: Sex trafficking increases, fentanyl increases. Securing the border saves lives. And I'd be happy to sit down and explain it to him: Illegal migration is not a victimless crime. So President Trump having illegal immigration down 96 percent, he's saving thousands of lives every year."
Homan, who described himself as a practicing Catholic, said Church leadership should be aligned with law enforcement and the rule of law. "I'm a lifelong Catholic, a still-practicing Catholic," he added. "The Catholic faith is always in support of law enforcement -- always has been. [Pope Leo] should be too."

He also invited the Pope to allow unlimited immigration into Vatican City and see how that works out for them: "If we jumped the wall at the Vatican, penalties are MUCH harder than in America." Video here.

Trump put a hold on the Pirate State of Minnesota's Medicaid funding.

Trump admin freezes Minnesota Medicaid cash -- $259 million put on ice
Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration is temporarily halting portions of federal Medicaid funding to Minnesota, delivering a blunt warning that the state must prove it can safeguard taxpayer dollars before the money starts flowing again.
Standing alongside Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, Vance said the administration is preparing to move "very aggressively" against individuals and organizations accused of exploiting Medicare and Medicaid programs.
"We're announcing today that we have decided to temporarily halt certain amounts of Medicaid funding that are going to the state of Minnesota," Vance said, arguing the pause is necessary "to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligation seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money."
Oz confirmed that roughly $259 million in Medicaid payments to the state would be deferred.
Vance emphasized that health care providers in Minnesota have already been paid and that reimbursements to doctors and hospitals are not being cut off. Instead, the administration is suspending federal payments directed to the state government itself until officials demonstrate concrete steps to root out fraud and tighten oversight.
The vice president pointed to what he described as particularly egregious abuse inside a program designed to provide after-school services to autistic children.
"A program that existed to ensure that autistic children had access to some after-school services has made a number of people rich," Vance said, alleging that fraudsters set up sham businesses and even claimed services for individuals who were not autistic in order to siphon federal funds.

Guess who got angry and ran her ugly mouth when Trump mentioned the Somali pillaging of taxpayer funds?

Standing before a joint session of Congress, Trump argued that America has been "plundered" by entrenched corruption and singled out Minnesota as a glaring case study. He alleged that members of the state's Somali community had siphoned an estimated $19 billion from taxpayers, adding that the true cost could be far higher. Other states -- including California, Massachusetts, and Maine -- face similar problems, he said, framing the issue as part of a broader culture of fraud that flourished under weak enforcement and open-border policies.
"This is the kind of corruption that shreds the fabric of a nation," Trump declared, warning that the consequences don't stay confined to balance sheets. He argued that unchecked fraud and mass immigration drive up medical bills, insurance premiums, rent, taxes, and crime -- costs that land squarely on working Americans.
In one of the night's defining moments, Trump announced a formal federal "war on fraud," naming Vice President JD Vance to lead the charge. Though the administration began targeting waste months ago, Trump said the effort is now entering a more aggressive phase. The scale of abuse already uncovered, he claimed, is so vast that fully eliminating it could move the federal government to a balanced budget with stunning speed.
Democrats erupted when Trump referred to "Somali pirates" who "ransacked Minnesota," language that immediately drew outrage from Omar. Omar shouted "liar" from her seat as the president continued speaking -- a moment that crystallized the partisan divide over immigration, oversight, and accountability.

I don't know if I can take credit, but I began calling them "Somali pirates" before I saw anyone else doing so.

Below, she displays third-world standards of public behavior we've come to expect from our endless hordes of Cultural Enrichers.

🚨 HOLY SMOKES. President Trump has Ilhan Omar GOING BERSERK after calling out Somalis and illegal aliens, she's yelling at the TOP OF HER LUNGS right now

"You should be ashamed of yourself!"

OMAR: *Keeps yelling*

Deport her from the CHAMBER, deport her FROM AMERICA! pic.twitter.com/tGJsXFIS4A
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 25, 2026

The Democrats are shrieking that people with DACA deferments are being deported.

What the fail to mention: DACA is predicated on the recipient not committing crimes, and 92% of these DACA recipients have in fact committed crimes.

Per the data CBS News received and published, 241 out of 261 (92%) of these DACA recipients arrested by DHS had criminal histories beyond just immigration violations. https://t.co/ZAyl3qAZjR
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) February 26, 2026

You may have seen videos of feral criminals smashing people in the face with snowballs -- and when cops showed up, they pelted the cops in the face with snowballs, too.

❄️ ONLY IN NYC: 2 NYPD officers show up at the massive snowball fight in Washington Square Park, only to get absolutely destroyed by snowballs.

🎥: @BGOnTheScene

pic.twitter.com/3cS1agTmRU
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 23, 2026

Gay Theater Kid Jihadist Communist Mamdani rushed to defend the savages, claiming they were just "kids."

Say hello to one of the "kids."

One of the hooligans who allegedly pelted NYPD cops with snowballs in a rowdy free-for-all at Washington Square Park has been unmasked -- as a 27-year-old punk who was arrested for attempted robbery just weeks ago, police said.
Gusmane Coulibaly was cuffed on Thursday in connection to the Monday afternoon mayhem that sent two uniformed cops to the hospital, authorities said.
Cops didn't immediately say what he was charged with.
It wasn't Coulibaly's first run-in with the law.
He was arrested for attempted robbery in a Bronx subway station less than three weeks ago, cops and sources said.
Coulibaly was one of four suspects pictured in surveillance photos released by the NYPD a day after video of the "snow"-commotion went viral on social media.
The three others remain at large, police said.

Another Innocent Bah-Bah Child, as Actual Justice Warrior says.

CNN "reporter" Kasie Hunt badgered John Fetterman about whether he's a real Democrat or not.

He supports abortion on demand until the child's head exits the birth canal. I think that's answer enough right there.

She asked him if he approved of the third-world savage behavior of Ilhan "Omar" Nur and Rashida Tlaib. He declined to criticize them, but said that we must not let Congress become "the Springer Show."

In response to this, Kasie Hunt immediately asked if it's all Donald Trump's fault that Ilhan and Rashida act like third-world savages.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) on Wednesday called out Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib for how they behaved at the State of the Union.

They were rabid.

The fact more Democrats don�t condemn them is part of the problem.

(heartlandsignal on TT) pic.twitter.com/SpIi1Hn9Z3
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) February 26, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:10 PM

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1 Cheater slicks!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 02:46 PM (Kt19C)

2 I have been disinformed.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 06:15 PM (W2Pud)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 26, 2026 06:16 PM (LdBR/)

4 Is it wine time?
Why yes...yes it is!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 06:16 PM (2WIwB)

5 So the Fibbies formed a union!

and demanded equal rights!

something something something

Chop them up with hatchets axes and saws

The End.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 26, 2026 06:17 PM (x8k2o)

6 (heartland signal on tt)

*international sign of the doughnut*

Posted by: ack ack ACKACK ack ACKACKACK ack at February 26, 2026 06:17 PM (sGtp+)

7 Muslim women sure do love to yell. Every pro-Palestine protest always has at least one crazy whose tightly wrapped head scarf somehow doesn't cut off her circulation enough to her screaming SHAME! over and over again.

Posted by: the lower depths at February 26, 2026 06:18 PM (br79J)

8
$259 million put on ice

HA - Put on ICE!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 06:19 PM (Cqx++)

9 Netflix pulled out of the WB deal. The WB Discovery board found Paramount's newest offer superior.

Paramount is buying WB.

Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:19 PM (eghNg)

10 it's 5 o'clock somewhere....

Posted by: pahound at February 26, 2026 06:20 PM (B6RK+)

11 Yyrkoon!

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 26, 2026 06:20 PM (f1kZG)

12 Dr. Z. Was a racist. Who knew?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:20 PM (dAq3u)

13 According to a cartel judge, the 20,000 unvetted, untrained illegals who were given CDL licenses will suffer "irreparable harm" if CA voids their CDLs and forces them to confirm their citizenship.

Not suffering "irreparable harm?"

The US citizens killed, maimed and injured by these untrained, unvetted, illiterate illegals violating traffic laws all over the country.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 06:20 PM (HXT0k)

14 I'm sorry, you fucking dumb cunt, how is Trump responsible for assholes acting out at the SOTU ?

Did TRUMP come and heckle someone during the SOTU ? No ?

Then fuck off

Posted by: deadrody at February 26, 2026 06:21 PM (vgB0v)

15 However much Minnesota stole, that is how much they should not receive again, until they can prove they are trustworthy, which should take about 30 years of open books to prove. Tim Walz should be in prison. I know he got paid, because he knew and actively prevented whistleblowers from stopping it. And that Omar chicken needs to find out just how much of a blessing it is to be from Somalia, by having a taxpayer trip there, one way.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 26, 2026 06:21 PM (oT3jI)

16 Repair your harm back on the subcontinent.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:22 PM (dAq3u)

17 13 According to a cartel judge, the 20,000 unvetted, untrained illegals who were given CDL licenses will suffer "irreparable harm" if CA voids their CDLs and forces them to confirm their citizenship.

Not suffering "irreparable harm?"

The US citizens killed, maimed and injured by these untrained, unvetted, illiterate illegals violating traffic laws all over the country.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 06:20 PM (HXT0k

====

Losing a license is irreparable harm?

I'm gonna need a caselaw citation on that one.

Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:22 PM (eghNg)

18 These Somalis are just stealing the welfare dollars Americans won't, really it is an act of love

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:22 PM (sKqQm)

19 Netflix pulled out of the WB deal. The WB Discovery board found Paramount's newest offer superior.

Paramount is buying WB.
Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:19 PM (eghNg)

OK, good.

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 06:22 PM (/M/4v)

20 >>>Paramount is buying WB.

I guess that's the least worst outcome?

Posted by: Max Power at February 26, 2026 06:23 PM (q177U)

21 Paramount is buying WB.
Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:19 PM (eghNg)

By by Bugs Bunny.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 26, 2026 06:23 PM (oT3jI)

22 The Pope lives in a walled city. The Vatican, IIRC, is not a party to Schengen. He can SIFD and STFU.

(My family has a family missal, not a Bible, but nevertheless, I eagerly anticipate attacks on me as being anti-Catholic. Which cannot be further from the truth.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 06:23 PM (hJH5n)

23 According to a cartel judge, the 20,000 unvetted, untrained illegals who were given CDL licenses will suffer "irreparable harm" if CA voids their CDLs and forces them to confirm their citizenship.

Forcing citizens to get a poison shot = not harm

Taking away a criminal's license to drive a truck = harm

Hmm...that doesn't look like its quite right to me...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:23 PM (sKqQm)

24 Ariva undelay undelay.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:24 PM (dAq3u)

25 Do bears still shit in the woods? Because Pope Kyle certainly isn't any flavor of Christian

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:24 PM (sKqQm)

26 20 >>>Paramount is buying WB.

I guess that's the least worst outcome?
Posted by: Max Power at February 26, 2026 06:23 PM (q177U)

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Less bad than Netflix, for sure.

Ellison is supposedly Trump aligned, which could influence the type of content from WB IP, but I mostly care about Netflix not killing WB's cataloged physical media efforts.

Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:24 PM (eghNg)

27 so, Paramount now owns CNN. Should be fun!

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 06:24 PM (/M/4v)

28 "The BadOrangeMan made me do it"

- Flip Wilson phrase updated for the 21st Century

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at February 26, 2026 06:24 PM (5yDGQ)

29 Paramount is buying WB.
Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:19 PM (eghNg
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Great. Now we are going to get Kurtzman Harry Potter.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 26, 2026 06:25 PM (f1kZG)

30 $259 million seems a little low. But its a start.

I mean Target paid $110 million just to run away.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 06:25 PM (n5tGW)

31 "What the fail to mention: DACA is predicated on the recipient not committing crimes, and 92% of these DACA recipients have in fact committed crimes."

100%.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 06:25 PM (hJH5n)

32 Is it wine time?
Why yes...yes it is!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 06:16 PM (2WIwB)

Lucky. I have to go to a choir festival tonight where Pookette is in 4/16 songs. Choir is mandatory for the 7th and 8th graders, but she likes it. I just won't be able to distinctly hear her like I do with band concerts.

Posted by: pookysgirl will do a lot for her kids at February 26, 2026 06:25 PM (Wt5PA)

33 18 These Somalis are just stealing the welfare dollars Americans won't, really it is an act of love
Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:22 PM (sKqQm)

Yeah, they love other peoples' money. Money for nothing. Lazy, obnoxious, unAmerican, and just plain ugly to the bone.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 26, 2026 06:25 PM (oT3jI)

34 Wonder what they will do with CNN. How about fire Amanpour. Out of a cannon.

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 06:25 PM (/M/4v)

35 Where is new Target HQ?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:26 PM (dAq3u)

36 Remember how salty these bitches got when Joe Wilson yelled "You lie!" during the state of the union address? Wilson was reprimanded by the House for that.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 26, 2026 06:26 PM (44PAK)

37 the Vatican was in France for a while; just sayin'

Posted by: pahound at February 26, 2026 06:26 PM (B6RK+)

38 Target is why Minnesota can't have nice things

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 06:26 PM (Ia/+0)

39 Zaslov allowed WB to become interesting, but he killed Batwoman so the left hated him.

Ellison is Trump friendly, so the left hates him.

Netflix put out Cuties, so the left loves it.

Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:27 PM (eghNg)

40 Think of what we missed out on with Netflix not getting WB:

Black Harry Potter
Black Liu Kang
Black Superman
Black Paul Atriedes
Black Ash (Evil Dead)
Black Bruce Wayne
and on and on...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:27 PM (sKqQm)

41 17 13 According to a cartel judge, the 20,000 unvetted, untrained illegals who were given CDL licenses will suffer "irreparable harm" if CA voids their CDLs and forces them to confirm their citizenship.

Too bad. Last time I got a DL I had to bring a passport to confirm mine.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 06:27 PM (hJH5n)

42 Because Pope Kyle certainly isn't any flavor of Christian
Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:24 PM (sKqQm)

He is, but he's no politician. Just like most of them are not. Sometimes, he needs to just be quiet and pray, in order to be the leader we need.

But, as Ron White says, I had the right to remain silent.....but I did not have ability.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 26, 2026 06:28 PM (oT3jI)

43 Last Sunday on the bool thread:

This past week I was struck by how similar militant transmen on social media are to the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood.

Wolf wears a wolfish smile and talks sweetly to naive LRRH and carefully diverts her on a task of gathering flowers, then the wolf runs ahead and eats granma, jumps in her bed, wearing her dress.

Posted by: 13times at February 22, 2026 09:41 AM (0Z82p)

Posted by: 13times at February 26, 2026 06:28 PM (V7dWf)

44 Paramount is buying WB.

hmm.... *scribbles note* star trek / harry potter crossover.

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 06:28 PM (sGtp+)

45 Assume these leftwing judges, and the Dem party themselves, are the political wing of organized crime in America and everything makes sense

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:28 PM (sKqQm)

46 >>>Ellison is supposedly Trump aligned, which could influence the type of content from WB IP, but I mostly care about Netflix not killing WB's cataloged physical media efforts.
Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:24 PM (eghNg)

Someone should tell TJM his phone has achieved sentience and has gone rogue.

Posted by: Max Power at February 26, 2026 06:28 PM (q177U)

47 hmm.... *scribbles note* star trek / harry potter crossover.

Then: Shut up Wesley

Now: Shut up Harry

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:29 PM (sKqQm)

48 Losing a license is irreparable harm?

I'm gonna need a caselaw citation on that one.
Posted by: TJM's phone
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Requirement to get an injunction is that the plaintiff must show irreparable harm from the action of the defendant among other things.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:29 PM (E4rtv)

49 We have Paramount+ so I guess I'm a big winner.

*sticks thumbs behind suspenders and grins like a red headed stepchild*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 06:29 PM (RIvkX)

50 46 >>>Ellison is supposedly Trump aligned, which could influence the type of content from WB IP, but I mostly care about Netflix not killing WB's cataloged physical media efforts.
Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:24 PM (eghNg)

Someone should tell TJM his phone has achieved sentience and has gone rogue.
Posted by: Max Power at February 26, 2026 06:28 PM (q177U)

===

TJM is editing video like a fool!

Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:29 PM (eghNg)

51 According to a cartel judge, the 20,000 unvetted, untrained illegals who were given CDL licenses will suffer "irreparable harm" if CA voids their CDLs and forces them to confirm their citizenship.
-----

Once upon a time the people knew how to handle the criminals and judges that judges showed no interest in handling...

Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 06:29 PM (TN0g+)

52 Target has paid $110 million to terminate its lease in Minneapolis

A literal rainbow flag and box wine desert now.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 06:29 PM (abIsI)

53 Losing a license is irreparable harm?

I'm gonna need a caselaw citation on that one.
Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:22 PM (eghNg)

***

An illegal driving a truck and harming a member of my family may cause irreparable harm to said driver, and possibly to whomever let the muthafu*ka lose on American highways.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 06:29 PM (2WIwB)

54 I don't know if I can take credit, but I began calling them "Somali pirates" before I saw anyone else doing so.
_______________________________

I tend to think a more accurate description would be the "Somali Gypsies". First, the Gypsies (Romani) are nomadic. They have an origin (probably), but disperse themselves all over the globe (you will find them in little pickets everywhere). AND, you will find the same issues at each location (Sweden being on of the latest to realize a "Somali" school system had misappropriated millions right out of the country). Gypsies are categorized by their petty crime, theft, fraud, violence, deviant, illegal occupations, and an outright refusal to assimilate into society. Sound familiar?

Posted by: Orson at February 26, 2026 06:30 PM (dIske)

55 37 the Vatican was in France for a while; just sayin'
Posted by: pahound at February 26, 2026 06:26 PM (B6RK+)

Sort of. The Vatican has always been on the banks of the Tiber River. The Pope moved to Avignon during a particularly bad stretch of politics (see how that is? Maybe keep his mouth shut about it? Oh well.), and St. Catherine read the Pope the riot act and chased him back to the Vatican.

Sometimes the woman knows the right thing, after all.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 26, 2026 06:30 PM (oT3jI)

56 The funniest thing about Joe Wilson is that the guy was right.

He claimed Obama was lying when Obama said Obamacare wouldn't be used to give illegals health insurance and you'll note the current leftwing line is that if you require a citizenship check for government benefits millions of people will lose their government funded healthcare...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:30 PM (sKqQm)

57 Target moved to Minnesota from Minneapolis.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:31 PM (dAq3u)

58 I see Hildabeast came out of her deposition tonight to give a long spiel about what a big nothing burger it all was, yawn, in front of her lawyers, otherwise known as the press.

What no one asked her, of course - if it was all such a nothing burger and did it take a threat of contempt of Congress to get her skank ass in there to do it?

Posted by: Boswell at February 26, 2026 06:31 PM (j10i6)

59 21 Paramount is buying WB.
Posted by: TJM's phone at February 26, 2026 06:19 PM (eghNg)

By by Bugs Bunny.
Posted by: tcn in AK
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Eh, I think Paramount will use the IP better than Netflix. Netflix is perv central nowadays for their own series.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:31 PM (E4rtv)

60 Pope Bob had drunk deep at the well of Revolutionary Theology.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 06:31 PM (rbvCR)

61 Losing a license is irreparable harm?

I'm gonna need a caselaw citation on that one.

It's the Made It Up Clause of the Constitution. Try to keep up.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 06:32 PM (n5tGW)

62 A new poll commissioned by Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America reveals that Republican softening on the issue of abortion could dampen enthusiasm ahead of the midterm elections this fall.

The hits, they keep coming.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 06:33 PM (abIsI)

63 Kabul, Kabul, Kabul is on fire....

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 06:33 PM (/M/4v)

64 Eh, I think Paramount will use the IP better than Netflix. Netflix is perv central nowadays for their own series.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:31 PM (E4rtv)
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Counterpoint -- Paramount has destroyed one of its central IPs (Star Trek). Starfleet Academy is among the worst, most depraved television series ever produced.

What makes anyone think they'd treat Looney Tunes as worthy of respect?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 06:34 PM (ESVrU)

65 4 Is it wine time?
Why yes...yes it is!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 06:16 PM (2WIwB)

Lookit that--it is!

I may need more information, but I'm not sure the cops needed to get involved in snowball fight. Prolly shoulda left that one alone.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at February 26, 2026 06:34 PM (zYpTz)

66 Fetterman still votes with the Ds 91% of the time. He is also going to have a crazy lunatic Democrat (BIRM) primarying him.

Let's see what his loyalty to the Democratic party earns him.

Posted by: Ann at February 26, 2026 06:34 PM (w9jrX)

67 Taliban's HQ is destroyed.

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 06:34 PM (/M/4v)

68 Is Target Northern Campus also in Minneapolis?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:35 PM (dAq3u)

69 47 hmm.... *scribbles note* star trek / harry potter crossover.

Then: Shut up Wesley

Now: Shut up Harry

then: scotty can fix anything
now: seamus accidentally blows up the warp core

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 06:35 PM (sGtp+)

70 Regarding the Russiagate 10th Anniversary from a couple threads back, here are three of the more interesting things that I remember. One, I don't watch TV, and something that really jumped out at me reading quotes from the Sunday talk shows was that the operatives they sent out were very careful to say "hacked the election" -- not "computer hacked the election" or "hacked election computers," so plausibly maybe just an Election Life Hack, like putting a folding sandwich bag on the end of your brick of cheese to keep it fresh. They let the LIVs just assume they meant computer hacking, and to this day, most Democrats believe (without evidence) that Russian computer hackers broke into election computers in 2016 and electronically changed election results.

Two, the Election Life Hack of buying ads on Facebook was, IIRC, not even done by the Russian gov't; it was just a few hundred thousand dollars, which is at the level of private individuals For The Lulz. Three, that is also true of the rallies they sponsored, with the bonus of sponsoring both extremes, and Michael Moore went to one of the far-left ones -- but the Leftstream Media only ambushed a right-wing normie in her front yard.

Posted by: SciVo at February 26, 2026 06:35 PM (Sy6m/)

71 As a Catholic, I've come to expect nothing but failure from church leadership.

Pray.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 26, 2026 06:36 PM (qIH9H)

72 All that US mae military equipment left behind and the poke-ee-stahn-ee's still give kabully a good pounding?

Allrighty now!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 26, 2026 06:36 PM (2H3yT)

73 most Democrats believe (without evidence) that Russian computer hackers broke into election computers in 2016 and electronically changed election results.

You can have fun with these guys. Let them tell you Russia altered the results in the 2016 election and then tell them you think the results in the 2020 election and they'll tell you its impossible to change election results via hacking a system

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:37 PM (sKqQm)

74 Gusmane Coulibaly was cuffed on Thursday in connection to the Monday afternoon mayhem that sent two uniformed cops to the hospital, authorities said.

Ask your doctor about prescribing Coulibaly. Side effects include headache, fever, rash, violent outbursts, Tourette's Syndrome, explosive diarrhea, ebonics, dreadlocks, implosive diarrhea, sudden-onset dance-offs, seizures other than aforementioned dance-offs, and, in some cases, death. By implosive diarrhea.

Do not take Coulibaly if you are alleric to Coulibaly or any of its components.

Posted by: mikeski at February 26, 2026 06:37 PM (VHUov)

75 I'm good, only television I watch is Bluey.

Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 06:38 PM (LHPAg)

76 ou're a good blogger everyday, Ace. The best!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 26, 2026 06:38 PM (0sNs1)

77 Pakistan has nukes. And the means to deliver them.

Posted by: mrp at February 26, 2026 06:39 PM (rj6Yv)

78 That is a pile of money to drive 25 minutes up the road.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:39 PM (dAq3u)

79 Do not take Coulibaly if you are alleric to Coulibaly or any of its components.
___

If you die after taking Coulibaly, call your doctor.

Posted by: Coulibaly Ear at February 26, 2026 06:39 PM (qUkBO)

80 TJM,
FWIW, a license to do business can be treated as a due process property interest so denial requires some degree of due process using the Mathews v. Eldridge balancing test to determine how much.

To get a temporary injunction, one must allege an irreparable harm if the license is denied until the case is litigated. Once it is litigated, the plaintiffs surely hope that judge will find grounds that the plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm due to unjust action by the government and prevent the revocation of the licenses.

As far as appellate courts go, it depends---issues of public highway safety, federal laws requiring English competence, possibility of CDL schools and authorities simply pencil whipping applicants for a fee, all come into play here.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:39 PM (E4rtv)

81 77 I still will not tip them.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:39 PM (dAq3u)

82 41 17 13 According to a cartel judge, the 20,000 unvetted, untrained illegals who were given CDL licenses will suffer "irreparable harm" if CA voids their CDLs and forces them to confirm their citizenship.

Too bad. Last time I got a DL I had to bring a passport to confirm mine.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 06:27 PM (hJH5n)

I care less if these ILLEGAL ALIENS do suffer irreparable harm. Plus which my dad was an OTR driver and I don't like illegals making truck drivers as a group look bad. Citizens do and will drive commercially, its not exactly picking lettuce in the hot sun.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 06:40 PM (Sokdp)

83 It doesn’t matter how many illegals get raped or murdered coming here or how many of us gets the same. The important thing is that shitlibs feel good about themselves.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 26, 2026 06:40 PM (j9Zac)

84 Huh...
So the MSN page that I was forced to accept with my new 'puter no longer lets me comment on their stories. Complete removal of the comment tag.
I wonder why?

(limp dick mutha fu*kas!)

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 06:41 PM (2WIwB)

85 Waiting to see what China's response is to the Pakistan Taliban thing.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 06:41 PM (+nEug)

86 The important thing is that shitlibs feel good about themselves.

==

HA! they never feel good about themselves ! win

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 06:41 PM (/M/4v)

87 73 most Democrats believe (without evidence) that Russian computer hackers broke into election computers in 2016 and electronically changed election results.

You can have fun with these guys. Let them tell you Russia altered the results in the 2016 election and then tell them you think the results in the 2020 election and they'll tell you its impossible to change election results via hacking a system
Posted by: 18-1
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Or you can just laugh at them and call them liars because of all the things that didn't happen, Russian hacking affecting elections in 2016 is one of them. The alleged issue in 2016 dealt with Fakebook ads by Russians, not hacking election machines.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:41 PM (E4rtv)

88 Remember when she was sprayed eith fluid and was a big hero?

Yeah, No one remembers.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 06:42 PM (zZu0s)

89 24 Ariva undelay undelay.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:24 PM (dAq3u)

***spock eyebrow***

You're not going to do with with our Mexican Overlords with that shit...

arriba, arriba; andele andele

Knowing that could save you a shanking

Posted by: Space Cockroach in an Edgar suit at February 26, 2026 06:42 PM (3sXRv)

90 Remember when she was sprayed eith fluid and was a big hero?

Yeah, No one remembers.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work

Kumala got where she is by being sprayed with fluid.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 26, 2026 06:42 PM (MGB5H)

91 Having taken a look at the media response to the Dems' stupidity at the SOTUA, I'd say that the dust still hasn't settled yet.

Posted by: mrp at February 26, 2026 06:43 PM (rj6Yv)

92 77 Pakistan has nukes. And the means to deliver them.
Posted by: mrp
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And yet like most of the Turd World, maintenance of nukes is critical to keep them working. Turd World does poorly on those standards.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:43 PM (E4rtv)

93 This pope is a shit stain.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 06:43 PM (snZF9)

94 Kasie Hunt immediately asked if it's all Donald Trump's fault that Ilhan and Rashida act like third-world savages.

Well, duh!! Obviously, yes!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Denizens of Democratic Underground at February 26, 2026 06:43 PM (0sNs1)

95 I've always enjoyed a good snowball fight, but I would never consider engaging with on-duty, active duty LEOs because that would be stupid.

If you mess with the bull you get the horns.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 06:44 PM (gVUi7)

96 >"I'm a lifelong Catholic, a still-practicing Catholic," he added. "The Catholic faith is always in support of law enforcement -- always has been. [Pope Leo] should be too."
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Hey, Oh

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 06:45 PM (Sh6IX)

97 If you mess with the bull you get the horns.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 06:44 PM

Well, *I'm* not the one who gets the horn.

Posted by: David F. at February 26, 2026 06:45 PM (0sNs1)

98 It doesn’t matter how many illegals get raped or murdered coming here or how many of us gets the same. The important thing is that shitlibs feel good about themselves.

You think too highly of them by far. Talk with a leftist and you'll get the real reason they want illegals

1) Cheap help
2) Cheap employees
3) Votes for leftist pols

You'll not note of those reasons relate to some sort of real welfare improvement for the illegals

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:45 PM (sKqQm)

99 CDL licenses
——

ATM Machine
VIN Number

Posted by: Think Before You Type! at February 26, 2026 06:45 PM (5119n)

100 Hang on, what's going on between Pakistan and the Taliban?

Posted by: Methos at February 26, 2026 06:45 PM (vSvIl)

101 Pakistan has nukes. And the means to deliver them.
Posted by: mrp
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And yet like most of the Turd World, maintenance of nukes is critical to keep them working. Turd World does poorly on those standards.
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:43 PM (E4rtv)

***

Well...it's been a while since I have been there but I can say without reservation, that the Pakis A) know how to build them; and B) know how to maintain them.
I actually trust their control processes.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 06:46 PM (2WIwB)

102 Guy on the radio today said that little warmongering unknown gender bitch Lindsey Graham was in the WH today.

For the loss of blood and death he has caused to date and the Armageddon he is obsessed with causing in the not too distant future Graham is a guy who the WH would do well to cancel.

MAGA wants accountability (ie prosecutions ) for seditionists and traitors here in the USA snd the SAVE America Act enacted by whatever means necessary. NO one in MAGA cares fuck all about Ms Lindsey’s bloodlust. Why Trump allows Graham in the WH is ……unknown.

Posted by: Voter theater. at February 26, 2026 06:47 PM (ZdMwZ)

103 so, what was MN Antifa's demands for Target?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 06:47 PM (rbvCR)

104 Counterpoint -- Paramount has destroyed one of its central IPs (Star Trek). Starfleet Academy is among the worst, most depraved television series ever produced.

What makes anyone think they'd treat Looney Tunes as worthy of respect?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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Star Dreck was already well developed by the time Paramount got bought. So the question was to cancel the series or not and as we have seen even with Disney and its Snow White debacle, at a certain point, it costs more to can it than to issue the dreck because losses can be written off at that point.

Netflix would have Bugs and Yosemite Sam as lovers.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:47 PM (E4rtv)

105 And Fetterman will vote with the Dems.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 06:47 PM (HYqoK)

106 And yet like most of the Turd World, maintenance of nukes is critical to keep them working. Turd World does poorly on those standards.
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:43 PM (E4rtv)
===

The Japanese would never attack Pearl Harbor - they haven't mastered at-sea refueling and the harbor waters are too shallow for air-dropped torps.

Posted by: mrp at February 26, 2026 06:47 PM (rj6Yv)

107 Breaking news: After her testimony today, Hillary! said the following about it:

"I don't know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein. I never went to his island. I never went to his homes,' Hillary said after her testimony on Thursday.

It then got, at the end, quite unusual because I started being asked about UFOs and a series of questions about Pizza-gate, one of the most vile bogus conspiracy theories that was propagated on the internet."

-- Hillary R. Clinton

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at February 26, 2026 06:47 PM (0sNs1)

108 Well, light one off on the Taliban.

I do feel like nukes are the good China/Silverware meant for important company that never arrives.*

*couple decades old Dennis Miller joke

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 06:48 PM (zZu0s)

109 Well...it's been a while since I have been there but I can say without reservation, that the Pakis A) know how to build them; and B) know how to maintain them.
I actually trust their control processes.
Posted by: Diogenes
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I'll defer to your specific expertise in the matter.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:48 PM (E4rtv)

110 95 I've always enjoyed a good snowball fight, but I would never consider engaging with on-duty, active duty LEOs because that would be stupid.

If you mess with the bull you get the horns.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Why did the cops enter the area? Was there a crime occurring? If I was a cop, I’d let the people have at it. Unless there was a crime being committed.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 06:48 PM (W2Pud)

111 >>Taliban's HQ is destroyed.

This close to Pride Month!?

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 06:48 PM (1Udfd)

112 All that US mae military equipment left behind and the poke-ee-stahn-ee's still give kabully a good pounding?

Allrighty now!!
Posted by: Will Robinson at February 26, 2026 06:36 PM (2H3yT)
----
It's basically the equivalent of handing over a Star Destroyer to Ewoks.

They have no clue how to use the technology as intended, nor can they maintain it.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 06:48 PM (ESVrU)

113 One possible explanation of pizza gate is that black hats working with the left pushed out a hoax just close enough to Epstein to claim all of it was hogwash.

And you'll notice before the leftist 180 on Epstein this past year their standard argument was to conflate Pizzagate and Epstein...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:49 PM (sKqQm)

114 The Japanese would never attack Pearl Harbor - they haven't mastered at-sea refueling and the harbor waters are too shallow for air-dropped torps.
Posted by: mrp at February 26, 2026 06:47 PM (rj6Yv)

They had a high tech solution for the shallow water problem. They used pieces of wood.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 26, 2026 06:49 PM (j9Zac)

115 I've always enjoyed a good snowball fight, but I would never consider engaging with on-duty, active duty LEOs because that would be stupid.

If you mess with the bull you get the horns.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 06:44 PM (gVUi7)
Gusmane Coulibaly was cuffed on Thursday in connection to the Monday afternoon mayhem that sent two uniformed cops to the hospital, authorities said.

I read that is was wet heavy snow, in NYC. But the thugs were not 'just throwing snowballs'. I didn't try to find out exactly what sent those cops to the hospital, so I don't know if they were struck by well aimed ice balls, or fell down or what. From the snippets it sounds like the cops had to retreat and then the city used the cameras to ID some thugs for later arrest.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 06:50 PM (Sokdp)

116 It's basically the equivalent of handing over a Star Destroyer to Ewoks.

They have no clue how to use the technology as intended, nor can they maintain it.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 06:48 PM

But it still has shelves.

Posted by: Jack "Ewok" Sparrow at February 26, 2026 06:50 PM (0sNs1)

117 111 >>Taliban's HQ is destroyed.

This close to Pride Month!?
Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 06:48 PM (1Udfd

Never gets old. I'm not even sure its a HIPAA violation.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 26, 2026 06:51 PM (YlWIZ)

118 I actually trust their control processes.
Posted by: Diogenes
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I'll defer to your specific expertise in the matter.
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:48 PM (E4rtv)

***

Well, trust is a big step. Better to just let us agree on that fact that they Pakis are reason...

WE INTURRUPT THIS POST AND ADVICE YOU TO TUNE INTO YOUR LOCLA EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEM

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 06:51 PM (2WIwB)

119 And you'll notice before the leftist 180 on Epstein this past year their standard argument was to conflate Pizzagate and Epstein...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:49 PM (sKqQm)

Or Adenochrome. There is a whole lot of stuff they try to equate with them being child molesters.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 06:51 PM (zZu0s)

120 The Japanese would never attack Pearl Harbor - they haven't mastered at-sea refueling and the harbor waters are too shallow for air-dropped torps.
Posted by: mrp
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That is more on the US Navy, they ignored the Battle of Taranto with the Brits attacking the Italian Navy base while the Japs studied it intently.

And In 1932, nearly a decade before the actual attack, the U.S. Navy conducted a war game that simulated a surprise aerial assault on Pearl Harbor—mirroring the real event of December 7, 1941. This exercise was led by Rear Admiral Harry Yarnel.

Lots of issues regarding nuke maintenance of warheads on a regular basis. Former buddy of mine used to do that for USAF at Nellis before he had to retire in the 90's due to disability.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:53 PM (E4rtv)

121 Take the credit! Somali Pirates is what they are, and someone on the Golden Scalp Weasle's team pays attention hete.

Posted by: ErikInTexas at February 26, 2026 06:53 PM (kGdxl)

122 Klara
@klara_sjo

Learn why C4 has the label "Do Not Eat" except in the form of white girl music

https://tinyurl.com/3eshmud4

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 06:54 PM (rbvCR)

123 Or Adenochrome. There is a whole lot of stuff they try to equate with them being child molesters.

Back in the 80s you'll notice there were a bunch of government friendly media sources pushing "see lights in the sky? MUST BE ALIENS!" And I firmly believe this was a way to try and hide people actually seeing stealth tech experiments.

Oh you saw a flying wing that didn't show up on radar and was way to quiet and maneuverable for an airplane that size? Totally not an advanced stealth bomber. Must be ALIENS!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 06:55 PM (sKqQm)

124 Taliban's HQ is destroyed.

Ahhh...OK.
Which one?
Where?
What clan.
What is the specific BDA?

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 06:55 PM (2WIwB)

125 >>Taliban's HQ is destroyed.

See, Protesters in MN should pay attention and lear!

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 06:55 PM (rbvCR)

126 And In 1932, nearly a decade before the actual attack, the U.S. Navy conducted a war game that simulated a surprise aerial assault on Pearl Harbor—mirroring the real event of December 7, 1941. This exercise was led by Rear Admiral Harry Yarnel.

Lots of issues regarding nuke maintenance of warheads on a regular basis. Former buddy of mine used to do that for USAF at Nellis before he had to retire in the 90's due to disability.
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:53 PM (E4rtv)

They didn't quite ignore it, they were on full alert for a few weeks based off information. The date was for late November. Japanese delayed for a week or so and got there on the next Sunday when the navy had stood down.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 26, 2026 06:56 PM (8avO+)

127 Did Target Lear its lesson?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:56 PM (dAq3u)

128 If you mess with the bull you get the horns.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 06:44 PM (gVUi7)

Or ass pregnant. Deliciously ass pregnant.

Posted by: David French at February 26, 2026 06:56 PM (44PAK)

129 Ahhh...OK.
Which one?
Where?
What clan.
What is the specific BDA?

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 06:55 PM (2WIwB)

In Kabul.

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 06:57 PM (/M/4v)

130 Why would you eat C-4?

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 06:57 PM (Ia/+0)

131 Javid marg bar!

*hat tip AH Loyd*

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 26, 2026 06:57 PM (2H3yT)

132 Tired of the debating fine points of the law.

Using the J6 precedent lock them ALL up until their cases are adjudicated sequentially.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 06:57 PM (Sh6IX)

133 The video details the Nov. 18, 1952 dogfight with seven Russian piloted MIGs the saw Navy Capt. Royce Williams awarded the Medal of Honor at the 2026 SOTU speech. The mission was classified to avoid escalating Cold War tensions, as Soviet involvement in Korea was not publicly acknowledged.

https://youtu.be/x03gRnZBJhc

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions at February 26, 2026 06:57 PM (BnDlA)

134 >>> He also invited the Pope to allow unlimited immigration into Vatican City...

Yes, this Pope is a hypocrit.
Number one of the unenumerated sins.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 06:57 PM (/lPRQ)

135 Marg bar Khomeini!

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 06:58 PM (/M/4v)

136 I remember when when one guy shouted "You lie!" during Obama's SotU speech and it was a Major Scandal and Proof That Republicans Are Racist. They talked about it for weeks and kept bringing it up for years.

And now these two nasties continually heckle Trump but the media doesn't seem to care.

So tell me more about how Our Precious Norms are being eroded and who's responsible.

Posted by: Martbell at February 26, 2026 06:59 PM (YPOSl)

137 93 This pope is a shit stain.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 06:
Only reason he was put under that hat was to be the anti-Trump.

Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 07:00 PM (LHPAg)

138 Joe Wilson.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 07:00 PM (dAq3u)

139 >>> I don't know if I can take credit, but I began calling them "Somali pirates" before I saw anyone else doing so.

Kind of obvious. Like calling Germans "Krauts" before they were known for fine engineering.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 07:00 PM (/lPRQ)

140 They had a high tech solution for the shallow water problem. They used pieces of wood.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 26, 2026 06:49 PM (j9Zac)
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The Japanese carefully studied the British attack against the Italian Regia Marina at Taranto November 11-12, 1940. Parts of the the RN's special wood-and-wire torpedo carriages were retrieved by the Germans and Italians and their findings were available to IJN attaches. In any case, the Japanese had been working on shallow water torpedo drops since 1939.

Posted by: mrp at February 26, 2026 07:01 PM (rj6Yv)

141 "Marg bar Khomeini!"

He's already marg. Time to shout "marg bar khamenie

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 26, 2026 07:02 PM (2H3yT)

142 Why would you eat C-4?
Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 06:57 PM (Ia/+0)

--------------

Pairs well with crayons.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 26, 2026 07:02 PM (2UnvF)

143 Javid Shah

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 07:03 PM (+nEug)

144 He's already marg. Time to shout "marg bar khamenie

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They all look alike!

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 07:03 PM (/M/4v)

145 Is somethong happening in Persia?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 07:05 PM (dAq3u)

146 somebody should blow up Khomeini's tomb and entertainment complex

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 07:05 PM (/M/4v)

147 Pope Leo seems to have the same approach on wrongdoing that blue-cities' law enforcement jas, crack down hard on petty offenses on the otherwise law abiding, and let the criminals slide on everything.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 07:05 PM (Dv3i1)

148 Rear Admiral Harry

Go on...

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at February 26, 2026 07:05 PM (wGerL)

149 They didn't quite ignore it, they were on full alert for a few weeks based off information. The date was for late November. Japanese delayed for a week or so and got there on the next Sunday when the navy had stood down.
Posted by: Oldcat
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FDR ignored warnings about risks at Pearl when he moved the bulk of the fleet there from San Diego but FDR wanted to make a political point. Democrats almost always in peacetime like to play with troops for 'signalling' bullshit. The truth is FDR was a POS that did not think the Japanese were a threat.

Then there was the internecine battle between DC and the crypto crew at Pearl over control and management of decrypts. Kelly Turner and his catspaws in the DC HQ were responsible for that dysfunction.

The greatest blame though should have been on MacArthur and his air commander letting most of the US aircraft get destroyed on the airfields well after Pearl got hit and they were notified.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 07:06 PM (E4rtv)

150 runner, number on on the free Iranians list.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 07:06 PM (+nEug)

151 Did Target Lear its lesson?
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Couldn't have happened to a nicer unrepentant woke company.

Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 07:06 PM (TN0g+)

152 Oh good, we can finally have the super gay Star Trek / DCU crossover movies a 0.001% of the population crave.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 26, 2026 07:07 PM (3uBP9)

153 somebody should blow up Khomeini's tomb and entertainment complex
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That stupid rock in Mecca should have been obliterated on September 12th, 2001.

Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 07:07 PM (TN0g+)

154 It became difficult to get guys to perform roving guard duty at night after December 7th

All over battleship row, one could hear the distinctive “tap tap tap” of metal on metal, trapped sailors in capsized ships. No way to get them out. This went on for weeks.

They raised one battleship and eventually discovered a calendar that was X’d off until December 23rd, a few guys had found refuge in a compartment.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 07:07 PM (TEI8e)

155 Tousi is playing a vid of what's going on in Kabul. With all that gun fire, sounds like a hot war is going on!!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 26, 2026 07:08 PM (2H3yT)

156 I see Politico is trying the help the dred-gopers by saying Cornyn losing in the primary will flip Texas.

Yo lib journos...our contempt for Cornyn matches our contempt for y'all. Keep tryin'.

Posted by: DanMan at February 26, 2026 07:08 PM (8uzBS)

157 That stupid rock in Mecca should have been obliterated on September 12th, 2001.

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Let's focus on the "now" shall we ?

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 07:08 PM (/M/4v)

158 Just listened to Fetterman.

It's like they pulled a random name from the phone book to serve in Congress.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 07:08 PM (/lPRQ)

159 Tousi is playing a vid of what's going on in Kabul. With all that gun fire, sounds like a hot war is going on!!!

==

Be funny if USS Lincoln is really there to put an end to the Taliban, no ?

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 07:09 PM (/M/4v)

160 I don't think so , but with Trump , you never know!

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 07:09 PM (/M/4v)

161 Kabuli Theatre.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 07:09 PM (dAq3u)

162 Losing a license is irreparable harm?
I'm gonna need a caselaw citation on that one.
Posted by: TJM's phone

The law means precisely dick. These fucking illegal aliens broke the law evem being here and the entire legal establishment is covering and fighting for them. We're stuck going through the bullshit process dragged out for years, and these fucking commie cocksucker "judges" rule by fiat. This. Cannot. Go. On.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 07:09 PM (osHWw)

163 It's like they pulled a random name from the phone book to serve in Congress.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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That would be preferable.

Posted by: WFB at February 26, 2026 07:11 PM (XeU6L)

164 These last few generations of Popes are no Thomas Aquinas. They're marxist dopes controlled by a global caliphate.

The Vatican is a money laundering christian mecca.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 07:11 PM (gVUi7)

165 Audit the Vatican !

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 07:12 PM (/M/4v)

166 The Pope may want to tend to his own flock. California Catholic Bishop resigns after it is found that he made numerous trips to Tijuana brothel known for human trafficking, etc. Also, he has had a years long relationship with woman who he moved to San Diego with him from out of state. Maybe he was just try to "Minister" to them.

https://tinyurl.com/444fmb3j

Posted by: Cheri at February 26, 2026 07:12 PM (oiNtH)

167 Don't most judges start out as lawyers? This seems to be a structural problem.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:13 PM (vFG9F)

168
Sorry, but I'm not whitepilled.

"steps to root out fraud and tighten oversight" is a fucking joke.

Minnesota can use ChatGPT to put together an outline in half an hour and the feds will rubber stamp it and make a plan to revisit the issue in 18 months.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 07:13 PM (5pERN)

169 158 Just listened to Fetterman.

It's like they pulled a random name from the phone book to serve in Congress.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 07:08 PM (/lPRQ)

Note, the Democrats only elected him when he was brain impaired.

Sadly for them, he got better, and now makes some sense, so Dems will NOT elect him again.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 07:13 PM (mP0Kj)

170 I always forget, could someone give me the section of the US Code that has DACA? Want to review the details.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 26, 2026 07:14 PM (U/Byj)

171
It's basically the equivalent of handing over a Star Destroyer to Ewoks.

Can you help us make it go?

Posted by: Pakleds at February 26, 2026 07:14 PM (Cqx++)

172 The greatest blame though should have been on MacArthur and his air commander letting most of the US aircraft get destroyed on the airfields well after Pearl got hit and they were notified.
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 07:06 PM (E4rtv)
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IIRC, MacArthur ordered all planes up for an expected Japanese attack at dawn. The Japanese attack was delayed by fog (I'm working from memory here) or some other reason, and by the time they showed up over Clark Field and the other USAAC bases, the US planes were being refueled. Of course, there were no radar nets operating in the PI and even coastal observation posts would have been of little use for detecting Japanese AF units based in Indochina and flying over water.

Posted by: mrp at February 26, 2026 07:14 PM (rj6Yv)

173 We be Hope's that US Milartory listins too that Seniter Kellerty guy from California about Trump givering a illegally ordoor if we be attacks that Irun place.

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 26, 2026 07:15 PM (jwBFW)

174 Did any bulls with tits kill anyone today?

Posted by: Earth: The Final Season at February 26, 2026 07:15 PM (qUkBO)

175 161 Kabuli Theatre.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 07:09 PM (dAq3u)

Is that the sequel after Kabuki Theatre?

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 07:15 PM (mP0Kj)

176 170 I always forget, could someone give me the section of the US Code that has DACA? Want to review the details.
Posted by: rhomboid at February 26, 2026 07:14 PM (U/Byj)

Uh... 18 USC 1324?

Oh... wait....

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 07:17 PM (mP0Kj)

177 Hillary Clinton is the worst liar ever. She is a worthless piece of sub-human flesh and should just go away.

She probably likes little girls also just like BJ Bill.

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 26, 2026 07:19 PM (xl8DV)

178 Also Pope Leo obviously gets his news from CNN, he can't be bothered to get the true story before spouting off.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 07:19 PM (Dv3i1)

179 165 Audit the Vatican !
Posted by: runner

Heh! We could send Ron Paul! If he is still alive.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 26, 2026 07:19 PM (yKhjs)

180 US Code is just a piece of paper.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 07:19 PM (dAq3u)

181 175 161 Kabuli Theatre.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 07:09 PM (dAq3u)

Is that the sequel after Kabuki Theatre?

then kaboomi theater

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 07:19 PM (sGtp+)

182
Ariva undelay undelay.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:24 PM (dAq3u)

***spock eyebrow***

You're not going to do with with our Mexican Overlords with that shit...

arriba, arriba; andele andele

Knowing that could save you a shanking
Posted by: Space Cockroach in an Edgar suit

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

***Blonde Morticia lip-curl***

Andale, andale.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 07:20 PM (5pERN)

183 Ya know... thinking about Fetterman and Democrats.

Are Democrats electing ANY smart Politicians?

Newsome... nope... Biden... brain Dead... AOC... Kamala...

Are there any actual smart Dem politicians beyond the Old School Pelosi's and Clinton types (who were evil, but semi intelligent IMO).

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 07:21 PM (mP0Kj)

184 167 Don't most judges start out as lawyers? This seems to be a structural problem.
Posted by: fd

All judges do except at the most junior level of magistrates and justices of the peace. Even there, a lot of them are now lawyers due to intense competition and oversupply of lawyers. Often those most junior judicial positions are part time so allow the lawyers to build their practices with a paycheck and benefits.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 07:21 PM (E4rtv)

185 179 165 Audit the Vatican !
Posted by: runner

Heh! We could send Ron Paul! If he is still alive.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at February 26, 2026 07:19 PM (yKhjs)

What ever happened to our audit of US Gold Reserves?

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 07:22 PM (mP0Kj)

186 184 167 Don't most judges start out as lawyers? This seems to be a structural problem.
Posted by: fd

All judges do except at the most junior level of magistrates and justices of the peace. Even there, a lot of them are now lawyers due to intense competition and oversupply of lawyers. Often those most junior judicial positions are part time so allow the lawyers to build their practices with a paycheck and benefits.
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 07:21 PM (E4rtv)

And 1/3rd of Congress were Lawyers, and all have them on Staff on speed dial.

Lawyers writing laws... its almost like ensuring Job security.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 07:24 PM (mP0Kj)

187 Many here would benefit from Alan Zimm's book on Pearl Harbor. He was at a conference last weekend here and got to talk with him a bit. He has a big bone to pick with Adm. King over the 1942 convoy situation, think there's more to it than he suggested. Will leave it there.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 26, 2026 07:24 PM (U/Byj)

188 What ever happened to our audit of US Gold Reserves?

==

Bessent probably told Musk to stay in his lane? Just guessing.

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 07:24 PM (/M/4v)

189 The reserve is audited every year. Sec of Treasury probably signs off on the audit.

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 07:25 PM (/M/4v)

190 I saw a funny thing today for the first time. No idea who authored it.

There's Patriots. Like Trump. Then there're HATE-riots. Like what we saw on Tuesday evening by the Pedocrats.

I think that's great.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 26, 2026 07:26 PM (cxFcK)

191 This Senator "Mr. Freeze" Kelly thinks he is MacArthur telling Harry Truman how to do his job...

Truman was quoted as saying:

I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the President. Sound familiar Senator Freeze ?????

Well Mr. Freeze you are no Gen. MacArther. You are an Clueless Errand Boy for incompetent Democrat Party Grocery Clerks ...

Posted by: Jackson K. at February 26, 2026 07:26 PM (YuOiR)

192 This is why we are so screwed. Lawyers and judges run everything.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:27 PM (vFG9F)

193 nood

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 07:28 PM (osHWw)

194 "She probably likes little girls also just like BJ Bill.
Posted by: Jackson K."

I think she likes them baked or maybe boiled in her cauldron.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:28 PM (vFG9F)

195 Well Mr. Freeze you are no Gen. MacArther. You are an Clueless Errand Boy for incompetent Democrat Party Grocery Clerks ...
Posted by: Jackson K.

And he looks like Nosferatu.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 26, 2026 07:32 PM (cxFcK)

196 I just woke from a very rare 2hr nap. Had some benign things zapped off my face & the dermatology esthetician went very wild for perfection. I was a complete idiot (which is also rare) & did not use the numbing cream to numb my entire face.

I endured pain for my craft, which I still haven't found. Whoa. High tolerance for pain but after the 30min mark I was very close to saying enough. Being tough I do not show pain, so it was exhausting.

That said, I could no more roll into a Goodyear Tire place for a tire silicone butt lift that wear a jetpack on the Interstate.

I once saw a woman in TJ Maxx in FL & felt sorry for her as her face was so severely burned and oozing. Thought, "Bless her heart." She was having a ball & foreign. Women would fly in from wherever for plastic surgery.

It is one thing to go through a windshield & need plastic surgery. Another to look like a burn victim & appear in public as it was revolting. I think it was from a CO2 laser. Or she was dragged under a car on asphalt.

I look like I have chickenpox & will not venture out of my cave for days. Maybe if my grands want to come mock me, that's fine. At least I don't look like my entire face is falling off.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 26, 2026 07:32 PM (WONhk)

197 Lawyers writing laws... its almost like ensuring Job security.
Posted by: Romeo13 a
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I hate to tell you but one of the reasons that laws, codes, regulations, are poorly written here is that it is a craft and writing statutes is seldom taught at law schools and certainly not a required ABA core class. The mythos of the US law emphasizes case study so the students presumably learn how to write statutes by reading of cases where it is applied.

Turns out it is a piss poor method to teach students. Euroland, because of civil law depends a lot more on teaching students how to craft statutes, codes, etc.

Our law students are taught common law applications via caselaw to statutory law instead.

And fwiw, no law school teaches writing judicial opinions either except as a special course on occasion. Last I checked, Judge Aldisert's textbook was about the only formal text out there on doing so.

And much of our Congressional law is now crafted by outside interests and presented to Congress critters to sponsor. They have become PR flacks for the laws they propose rather than they or their staffs actually writing the laws.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 07:33 PM (E4rtv)

198 23 According to a cartel judge, the 20,000 unvetted, untrained illegals who were given CDL licenses will suffer "irreparable harm" if CA voids their CDLs and forces them to confirm their citizenship.

Forcing citizens to get a poison shot = not harm

Taking away a criminal's license to drive a truck = harm

Hmm...that doesn't look like its quite right to me...

You're forgetting we live in upside down r*tard land right now. This kind of brain locking bullsh*t is what we have to look forward to for the foreseeable future.

Posted by: Minotaur Milking Farm Ambassodor at February 26, 2026 07:48 PM (7gpcF)

199 156 I see Politico is trying the help the dred-gopers by saying Cornyn losing in the primary will flip Texas.

Yo lib journos...our contempt for Cornyn matches our contempt for y'all. Keep tryin'.
Posted by: DanMan at February 26, 2026 07:08 PM (8uzBS)

Yeah, not if Crocked wins the primary.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 08:00 PM (hJH5n)

200 So tell me more about how Our Precious Norms are being eroded and who's responsible.

David French and Erik Erikson are both hot on explaining why you are racist because you noticed their psychotic episodes.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 08:05 PM (a4flb)

201 93 This pope is a shit stain.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 06:43 PM (snZF9)

I thought he was supposed to be better than Pope Commie the Red that recently passed?

Oh well. We here at the Minotaur Milking Farm look forward to providing steadfast service to the esteemed clergy of the Vatican.

Posted by: Minotaur Milking Farm Ambassodor at February 26, 2026 08:08 PM (7gpcF)

LA School Superintendent Raid Update: He's an "Undocumented Immigrant" and He's Being Investigated for Stealing School Funds

You may remember a post yesterday evening about the LA School Superintendent whose home and offices were raided by the FBI. People were guessing what the probe might be about.

Well, he's an illegal alien who has been working in the US for 20 years, and on top of that, he sure seems very, very rich for a public " " " servant " " ".

This article does not say he's being investigated for embezzlement of school funds but the facts sure do suggest that.

Embattled Alberto Carvalho's multi-million dollar real estate portfolio revealed as LAUSD corruption probe rumbles on

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has an extensive real estate portfolio, with more than $6.3 million in properties across California and Florida, The California Post learned.
The revelation comes as the embattled schools chief is dealing with federal officials raiding his office, Los Angeles home, and a Miami property tied to the investigation. The raids are tied to allegations of fraud and corruption, a source told The Post.

They're using the word "corruption," which can mean a lot of things, but I think it's clear they mean misappropriation of public funds and/or kickbacks from contractors. A high-ranking school official has a lot of juicy, rich contracts to spread around, you know.

Carvalho owns at least six homes in Florida's Broward County and one in Los Angeles along with his wife, Maria. The schools head used to be Miami-Dade County Public Schools' Superintendent for more than a decade before joining LAUSD in 2022.
His main 3-bed, 3-bath San Pedro home is worth about $1.6 million, according to Zillow. The multi-floor single-family home is around 2,000 square feet.
Carvalho's most valuable home, according to Zillow, is his 5-bed, 4-bath Miami Shores home. It's valued at $2.4 million and has 3,576 square feet of space. He also owns two Miami condos worth around $1.4 million combined, per Zillow.
The LAUSD schools head earns $440,000 per year, and signed a new four-year contract last year.
Three more homes in Fort Lauderdale come in at around $1.3 million combined.
...
The investigation is reportedly tied to a failed AI company called AllHere, which created a chatbot program for LAUSD with Carvalho at the helm, the program was later pulled.

Ah. So he diverted taxpayer funds to pay himself for a failed AI chatbot program.

Unbelievable. This is the kind of blatant self-dealing that Republicans almost never attempt, not because we're saints, but we know that we, unlike protected Democrats especially of the Oppressed Minority variety, would be instantly punished.

The home at the center of the Miami raid belongs to Debra Kerr, one of the leaders of AllHere.

More: He came here at age 17 as an illegal alien.

I don't know when, or if, he got his immigration status fixed.

Born in Portugal as one of six children, Carvalho was the only of his siblings to graduate high school. He came to the United States at age 17 as an undocumented immigrant.
...
While Carvalho keeps his personal life largely private, the Miami Herald reported that he was married to Maria Florio Borgia Carvalho and the couple has a daughter.
Carvalho has also been outspoken on immigration issues.
At a September 2025 news conference, he said students and families should be protected from "immoral, unethical and illegal actions" while referring to ICE raids in LA, describing an "unbearable lack of humanity."
In July 2025, he criticized ICE agents for allegedly urinating on the grounds of a Pico Rivera school, calling it a "new level of despicable insult."
Carvalho faced scrutiny before arriving in Los Angeles.
In 2020, while school superintendent in Miami, the district's Office of the Inspector General reviewed a $1.57 million donation made to a nonprofit he chaired, the Foundation for New Education Initiatives. The office questioned the timing and oversight of the contribution, asking that the donation be returned.

Weird how he keeps directing taxpayer money towards entities he controls or owns.

In 2008, Carvalho, then a senior Miami-Dade school official, was linked to a series of suggestive emails with Miami Herald reporter Tania deLuzuriaga while he was married. The emails included flirtatious messages such as "Will you be completely offended if I jump into your arms the next time I see you?" and expressions like "Love, love, love you. xoxoxo." The messages surfaced publicly after he was named superintendent, and he denied having an affair.
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In 2025, former LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner and several students sued the district, alleging that approximately $77 million in Proposition 28 funds intended for arts and music education were misused. The LAUSD denied wrongdoing and said it is clarifying compliance with state requirements.

🏫 LAUSD Supt Alberto Cavalho's $6.5 Million real estate portfolio

He and his wife own 6 homes, including 2 luxury waterfront condos in Miami.

🟢 95th St, Miami Shores = $2.4M
🟢 900 Biscayne #5008 = $925K
🟢 900 Biscayne #1905 = $560K
🟢 Royal Palm Way, Ft Lauderdale = $576K� pic.twitter.com/JQEkKaVaeH
— Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) February 25, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:10 PM

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1 Hmmmmm.

Posted by: Emmie at February 26, 2026 05:12 PM (FMtrg)

2 I read that he had become a citizen at some vague point in the past, but could never find confirmation of that. Now I know why.

Posted by: huerfano at February 26, 2026 05:13 PM (98kQX)

3 Florida or California?

I figured LAUSD was California.

Posted by: Emmie at February 26, 2026 05:13 PM (FMtrg)

4 I'm sure he didn't embezzle anything.

He just bet well on cattle futures.

Posted by: mikeski at February 26, 2026 05:14 PM (CUqCx)

5 Willowed:
Heh, leave it to the Japanese to make epic Trump animes:
Posted by: Thrawn

Not to shit on the parade but it's not Japanese. It's just a rando using AI.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 05:14 PM (diia5)

6 So close to Pride Month?!

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 05:14 PM (ZOv7s)

7 If on November 6 the Democratic Party makes the net gain of 24 seats needed to win control of the House of Representatives, former CIA agents, military commanders, and State Department officials will provide the margin of victory and hold the balance of power in Congress. The presence of so many representatives of the military-intelligence apparatus in the legislature is a situation without precedent in the history of the United States.

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 05:15 PM (RHGPo)

8 "Embattled" LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has an extensive real estate portfolio, with more than $6.3 million in properties across California and Florida

The LAUSD schools head earns $440,000 per year

Doing the jobs Americans won't do!

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 05:15 PM (pP3eq)

9 Lloyd wins. Go, Lloyd!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 26, 2026 05:16 PM (YlWIZ)

10 Undocumented=illegal.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:16 PM (c27kw)

11 "Embattled"

I hate that word.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 26, 2026 05:16 PM (06Hmj)

12 "He's an "Undocumented Immigrant"

I've heard this story before. I'll tell ya, every normal man...

Posted by: fd - "No" is a complete sentence at February 26, 2026 05:17 PM (vFG9F)

13 White man would go to prison for this shit.

He'll probably get a star on the walk of fame.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:17 PM (WcDsy)

14 10 Undocumented=illegal.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:16 PM (c27kw)

A "dreamer"

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 05:17 PM (VE6XX)

15 Well he was stealing. That must be illegal?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:18 PM (c27kw)

16 Not having the documents is itself the problem.

It's not a euphemism. It's not like you just misplaced some documents.

The documents don't exist.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 26, 2026 05:18 PM (06Hmj)

17 Corruption on a grand scale. No longer feel guilty about stealing the office pens.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 05:18 PM (ehY6c)

18 15 Well he was stealing. That must be illegal?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:18 PM (c27kw)

It's in FL so there's a chance

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 05:18 PM (VE6XX)

19 Unvisaed?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:19 PM (c27kw)

20 LAUSD is the most corrupt org I ever did projects for.

Nobody else even comes close. More layers of markup and beaks getting wet than anything I ever saw in 30 years.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:19 PM (WcDsy)

21 Making Somalians look legit

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 05:19 PM (Ia/+0)

22 Not to shit on the parade but it's not Japanese. It's just a rando using AI.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 05:14 PM (diia5)
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Parades used to just get rained on. When did we graduate to shit?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 26, 2026 05:19 PM (i1VVh)

23 21 Making Somalians look legit
Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 05:19 PM (Ia/+0)

I wouldn't go that far..

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 05:19 PM (VE6XX)

24 Well he was stealing. That must be illegal?
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What if stealing was part of his dreaming?

Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 05:20 PM (TN0g+)

25 Unified School District.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:20 PM (c27kw)

26 I’m in the wrong business. Do you think I could renounce my citizenship and then stay illegally?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 26, 2026 05:21 PM (j9Zac)

27 Why don't i just go around saying I'm the undocumented Mayor of Philadelphia?

Just roll in hot, start firing people, do some real Mister Mayor type shit, and say "what? I'm totally the mayor, guys. I'm just undocumented. No one is a fake mayor on stolen land."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 26, 2026 05:21 PM (06Hmj)

28 He was magically planted in LA by a flying gay unicorn riding a beam of light from Uranus.

Undocumented my ass. He's an illegal alien the same as the broad selling Chicklets at Otai Mesa.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:21 PM (WcDsy)

29 15 Well he was stealing. That must be illegal?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:18 PM (c27kw)

No theft is illegal on stolen land!

Posted by: Unless the thief is a white US citizen at February 26, 2026 05:21 PM (TbWk/)

30
Born in Portugal as one of six children, Carvalho was the only of his siblings to graduate high school. He came to the United States at age 17 as an undocumented immigrant.

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How inspiring! (sob)

Posted by: AWFL at February 26, 2026 05:21 PM (5pERN)

31 Parades used to just get rained on. When did we graduate to shit?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 26, 2026 05:19 PM (i1VVh)

It's what the pervert fetishists in the pride parades wanted.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 26, 2026 05:21 PM (CNl8/)

32 yay hordeminde

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 26, 2026 05:22 PM (06Hmj)

33 And how did he get to be LA Schools Superintendent ? My Niece is a Superintendent in the Sacramento area and she had to work really hard and rise through the ranks.. Of course she's white and American born

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 05:22 PM (VE6XX)

34 Horses shit on parades all the time.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 26, 2026 05:22 PM (j9Zac)

35 They must be peasants if they are covered in $hit.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:22 PM (c27kw)

36 30.

My heart bleeds for him.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:22 PM (WcDsy)

37 Parades used to just get rained on. When did we graduate to shit?
Posted by: Captain Obvious

Shitting on a parade would be tough, unless you had a good manure spreader like the French farmers use in protests.

Posted by: Honey Wagon Hank at February 26, 2026 05:23 PM (oftw2)

38 6 homes? And 5 of them in one state? And even on 440k/yr, how does he afford all those mortgages?

Speaking of, 440k/yr, wtf, how does a district superintendant make more than the President of the US?

Posted by: RandomDave at February 26, 2026 05:23 PM (aJQbY)

39 I read that he had become a citizen at some vague point in the past, but could never find confirmation of that. Now I know why.
Posted by: huerfano at February 26, 2026 05:13 PM (98kQX)
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I'm guessing that he told the district that he got it fixed and was legal and that absolutely no proof was demanded because that would be RAAAAACIST.

But he was illegal the whole time and didn't care, and California goes the extra mile not to notice.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 05:23 PM (ZOv7s)

40 Synchronicity, next door neighbor has Mex crew repairing siding with full radio mex music blaring. Wife naps, not bothered at all. She can't hear anything. Hearing is shot.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 05:24 PM (ehY6c)

41 I'm now declaring myself an undocumented doctor. I wonder how long I can practice medicine.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:24 PM (WcDsy)

42 I’m an undocumented gynecologist.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 26, 2026 05:24 PM (j9Zac)

43 33 And how did he get to be LA Schools Superintendent ? My Niece is a Superintendent in the Sacramento area and she had to work really hard and rise through the ranks.. Of course she's white and American born
Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 05:22 PM (VE6XX)

The education establishment protects its own, or people part of the clique.

Posted by: Thrawn at February 26, 2026 05:25 PM (9Ovst)

44 I hate the term "undocumented immigrant." It's illegal alien, AKA, a fucking criminal shitbag.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 26, 2026 05:25 PM (XMwZJ)

45 sniffy, and the wife appreciates your bedside manner, right?

Posted by: RandomDave at February 26, 2026 05:25 PM (aJQbY)

46 40.
Mariachi music blaring on a job site is the same thing as the call to prayer. It announces that it is a Mexican only site. All others will collect drywall screws in their tires.

We call it the Call to Bud Lite in the trades.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:25 PM (WcDsy)

47 Carvalho in his previous job as Miami Dade superintendent was also deeply involved in Obama's programs to end the school to prison pipeline. Instead of filing criminal charges for yutes involved in some pretty serious crimes on school grounds, they were diverted into programs like in school suspension, etc. One such graduate was one Trayvon Martin who FAFO later leading to his demise.

This program and its grants also influenced the neighboring district of Parkland, FL (Broward County) where a similar thug, Nicholas Cruz got diverted rather than charged in the criminal justice.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:26 PM (E4rtv)

48 Speaking of, 440k/yr, wtf, how does a district superintendant make more than the President of the US?
Posted by: RandomDave

It's so easy.

Posted by: Every Div. 1 Football Coach at February 26, 2026 05:26 PM (oftw2)

49 "More: He came here at age 17 as an illegal alien."

One of two things happened, either they did not check his background or they didn't care that he was an illegal. I am betting they didn't check because they didn't care that he was an illegal alien.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 26, 2026 05:27 PM (0N4FZ)

50 Horses shit on parades all the time.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 26, 2026 05:22 PM (j9Zac)
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If your parade has an equestrian component, the marching bands always want to be in front of them. If not, there are regular warnings from the front ranks and the files gently sway back and forth along the route.

I recall one Homecoming Parade where there was a particularly fetching equestrian cop and the killer joke was some guy who said he was insanely jealous of her saddle.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 05:27 PM (ZOv7s)

51 44 I hate the term "undocumented immigrant." It's illegal alien, AKA, a fucking criminal shitbag.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 26, 2026 05:25 PM (XMwZJ)

And it pisses me off when they say most of the "immigrants" ICE arrest have committed no crimes.. BS.. Coming here illegally is a crime... And I'm sure they get fake SS #'s and subsidies to boot...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 05:27 PM (VE6XX)

52 It's mind boggling how pervasive this shit is. Every dem run city/county/state appears to be chock-a-block full of illegals infiltrating themselves into government and leaching off the taxpayers.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 26, 2026 05:28 PM (XMwZJ)

53 I'm now declaring myself an undocumented doctor. I wonder how long I can practice medicine.
Posted by: sifty boones

Yeah, but did you grajuate the Quality Learing Center?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 05:28 PM (diia5)

54 Wife just woke up, comes into office; ask her how she slept thru the mex music; she says, " I don't hear much". Truth

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 05:28 PM (ehY6c)

55 I'm sure Carvalho is a legal immigrant now and sincerely cares about the education of every child. Right?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 05:28 PM (HYqoK)

56 Denaturalize, confiscate, execute, deport.

Posted by: Rob Crawford at February 26, 2026 05:28 PM (LqCKJ)

57 If that last allegation is true "In 2025, former LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner and several students sued the district, alleging that approximately $77 million in Proposition 28 funds intended for arts and music education were misused. The LAUSD denied wrongdoing and said it is clarifying compliance with state requirements." Carvalho must be spreading a lot of the money around, has a hookers and blow addiction or gambling addiction and loses way more than he wins.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 05:29 PM (Sokdp)

58 Good old fashioned corruption allegations! How refreshing to find a Democrat who isn't involved in a plot to overthrow our Republic.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 05:29 PM (4nevv)

59 Newsome recently praised him highly in a ceremony. Because, Newsome

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 26, 2026 05:29 PM (PYyV9)

60
But seriously, forget insurance fraud, drugs, prostitution. Public office is the new racket for these illegal alien scamsters, and also homegrown criminals. Someone has figured this out, including the Somali thieves.

One of the latest: A guy in Fresno who is LITERALLY A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER is openly running for the City Council!!!! "We need someone from outside the box," he says. The contenders for the seat are:

AJ Rassamni
Nav Gurm
Ariana Martinez
Rene Campos (registered sex offender)

wtf, are white people banned from public office in Fresno? Conservatives have GOT to start running for these low-level local offices. School boards, city councils, we need to get in.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 05:29 PM (5pERN)

61 > It's mind boggling how pervasive this shit is. Every dem run city/county/state appears to be chock-a-block full of illegals infiltrating themselves into government and leaching off the taxpayers.
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This is how you reach a $38 trillion dollar deficit.

And every goddamn taxpayer should be livid.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 05:29 PM (jtM2q)

62 I wouldn't put it past most school districts steal funds one way or another. Billions spent to teach ABCs andd 1,2,3?

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 05:29 PM (Ia/+0)

63 Speaking of, 440k/yr, wtf, how does a district superintendant make more than the President of the US?
Posted by: RandomDave

It's so easy.

Posted by: Every Div. 1 Football Coach at February 26, 2026 05:26 PM (oftw2)

The highest paid federal employees are the football coaches at the academies.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 26, 2026 05:30 PM (CNl8/)

64 I personally know a guy from Costa Rica who came to California after graduating HS in Costa Rica and was let BACK into a high school in Lancaster, CA so he would play on their soccer team.

I shit you not. He graduated twice. Whole family lived on welfare while doing it.

California is rotten to the core and top to bottom.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:30 PM (WcDsy)

65 Des Moines and LA seem to have a problem with hiring criminal, illegal alien superintendents. Huh.

Good job, people.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 26, 2026 05:30 PM (U/Byj)

66 Alberto Carvalho looks white. Can he be prosecuted?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:30 PM (dAq3u)

67 I'm sure Carvalho is a legal immigrant now and sincerely cares about the education of every child. Right?
Ummm...no. It is my experience that NO educrat gives a shit about educating children.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 26, 2026 05:30 PM (XMwZJ)

68 The former Des Moines superintendent is small potatoes compared to this guy.

Posted by: Turn 2 at February 26, 2026 05:31 PM (cpo0V)

69 He has a lot of stolen land.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 05:31 PM (n5tGW)

70 This guy must have the same stock broker as Pelosi.

Posted by: WisRich at February 26, 2026 05:31 PM (G0vdT)

71 58 Good old fashioned corruption allegations! How refreshing to find a Democrat who isn't involved in a plot to overthrow our Republic.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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See above, Carvalho conspired with Obama Democrats to keep young criminals out of jail. Project Promise.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:31 PM (E4rtv)

72 How refreshing to find a Democrat who isn't involved in a plot to overthrow our Republic.

Just an invader looting the country.

Posted by: Rob Crawford at February 26, 2026 05:31 PM (LqCKJ)

73
Every dem run city/county/state appears to be chock-a-block full of illegals infiltrating themselves into government and leaching off the taxpayers.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent

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And too many of them ARE run by dems, I'd bet even in conservative jurisdictions. I read somewhere that conservatives are falling behind in this.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 05:31 PM (5pERN)

74 This program and its grants also influenced the neighboring district of Parkland, FL (Broward County) where a similar thug, Nicholas Cruz got diverted rather than charged in the criminal justice.
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:26 PM (E4rtv)
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Yes, lots of magical thinking and white-knighting going on. Our school board president kicked the cop out of the high school because George Floyd overdosed, and the place went to shit, fighting, guns on campus, and the Karens went into full scale rebellion, resulting in mass expulsions and security officers being hired.

The board president - a lesbian who had a thing for adopting black boys - refused to put actual cops on campus less they go into a racist shooting rampage. She subsequently ran for city council against the guy she fired and got her ass thoroughly kicked. There is justice in the world.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 05:32 PM (ZOv7s)

75 "I can't wait to vote for more guys like this!!!"
--Californians

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 26, 2026 05:32 PM (PYyV9)

76 He probably votes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:32 PM (dAq3u)

77
Why don't i just go around saying I'm the undocumented Mayor of Philadelphia?

Baron of Arizona.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 05:32 PM (Cqx++)

78 "LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho has an extensive real estate portfolio, with more than $6.3 million in properties across California and Florida, The California Post learned."

What's the ratio of CA to FL deeds? 'Cause if it's mostly CA, it could be a zero lot outhouse and be valued pretty robustly.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 26, 2026 05:32 PM (gLikB)

79 wtf, are white people banned from public office in Fresno? Conservatives have GOT to start running for these low-level local offices. School boards, city councils, we need to get in.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 05:29 PM (5pERN)
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Wouldn't surprise me at all if applications to run for office by white folks were "misplaced" or found "invalid" for various reasons.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 05:32 PM (ESVrU)

80 Blonde Morticia, there is not a dem running for public office in my county.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 05:33 PM (+nEug)

81 Today I called the Social Security Administration on the phone and talked for several minutes to an actual person. I thought this could not happen.

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 05:33 PM (ZxPkt)

82 No, no! Portugees are not white!

Posted by: Haakon Gustavson at February 26, 2026 05:33 PM (oftw2)

83 Easier to land on the Moon than for a white guy to get a job at CalTRANS or LAUSD. Been that way since the 80's.

Thanks Reagan and Teddy Murderbubbles.

Heckuvajob.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:33 PM (WcDsy)

84 ...that should be leeching off taxpayers...though leaching sorta works there.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 26, 2026 05:34 PM (XMwZJ)

85 67 I'm sure Carvalho is a legal immigrant now and sincerely cares about the education of every child. Right?
Ummm...no. It is my experience that NO educrat gives a shit about educating children.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent
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No more than the DMV worker gives a shit about whether you can actually drive safely.

There was an interesting book in the 70's of workplace sociology called Street Level Bureaucracy.

Money quote from review, "The core dilemma of street-level bureaucrats is that they are supposed to help people or make decisions about them on the basis of individual cases, yet the structure of their jobs makes this impossible. Instead, they are forced to adopt practices such as rationing resources, screening applicants for qualities their organizations favor, "rubberstamping" applications, and routinizing client interactions by imposing the uniformities of mass processing on situations requiring human responsiveness. "

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:34 PM (E4rtv)

86 He's registered to vote in Florida. Prosecute him every time he voted.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:34 PM (dAq3u)

87 What's the ratio of CA to FL deeds? 'Cause if it's mostly CA, it could be a zero lot outhouse and be valued pretty robustly.
____

6 homes in FLA, one in CA. It's all information that is available in the post. You simply just have to read it.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 05:34 PM (Dv3i1)

88 Corruption
Corruption
Corruption
How much are we going to take???

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 05:34 PM (2WIwB)

89 "Carvalho owns at least six homes in Florida's Broward County and one in Los Angeles along with his wife, Maria."

So, 6:1 ratio.

Welp, that explains that. Yep, very sus.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 26, 2026 05:34 PM (gLikB)

90 81 Today I called the Social Security Administration on the phone and talked for several minutes to an actual person. I thought this could not happen.
Posted by: Don Black
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Trump forced through a major reshuffling on SSA call and work priorities through his HHS secretary.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:35 PM (E4rtv)

91 Urban school sup is a super sweet gig. They make a ton of money, don't have to do much, and there are mucho opportunidos for graft. Metro Nashville has been some doozies. Pedro Garcia came from Miami, hired for obvious reasons, no connection at all to the area. Flipped out the first time it snowed. Left for the West Coast after a couple of years. No obvious corruption, just completely incompetent.

He was replaced by race hustler from Baltimore. A real piece of work. Hateful, race-obsessed, and crooked as the day is long. Hired all his B'more cronies at outrageous salaries. Eventually, the stealing got too blatant - notably with corrupt kickback book purchase deal, and I think he was allowed to take cushy super position in some other poor city prior to be arrested.

Much to everyone's surprise, Metro seemed to learn their lesson, at least a little bit. They hired black woman (of course) from inside. At least she is quiet.

Posted by: Martin Tell at February 26, 2026 05:35 PM (sFNX2)

92
37

Shitting on a parade would be tough, unless you had a good manure spreader like the French farmers use in protests.
Posted by: Honey Wagon Hank at February 26, 2026 05:23 PM

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Use one of these new electric personal helicopters.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 05:35 PM (VWtfl)

93 Chuck Martel: "You simply just have to read it."

Surely you jest.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 26, 2026 05:36 PM (gLikB)

94 6 homes? And 5 of them in one state? And even on 440k/yr, how does he afford all those mortgages?

Speaking of, 440k/yr, wtf, how does a district superintendant make more than the President of the US?
Posted by: RandomDave at February 26, 2026 05:23 PM (aJQbY)

Well affording all those mortgages assumes that the extra properties are not rented out and paying for themselves. But still seems like a lot of property for him to have been able to acquire.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 05:36 PM (Sokdp)

95 Everyone stand back...come on ....clear out. Ok...thank you....HERE i GOOOOOOO!!!!!

* POUNCE *

Posted by: Orson at February 26, 2026 05:37 PM (dIske)

96 Surely you jest.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel

Correct. But don't call me Shirley.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 05:37 PM (Dv3i1)

97 🚨 HOLY CRAP! Secretary Noem just revealed @ElonMusk
helped find that a few DHS staffers installed SPYWARE on her phone and computer, as well as on the devices of of other political hires

These people need to be JAILED! There HAVE to be consequences, or they’ll keep doing it!

In addition, Noem and her team found "secret, secure rooms with hidden files that we turned over to attorneys."

I don't care what anyone says: the deep state is alive and well.

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 05:37 PM (RHGPo)

98 Sorry to hear he’s “embattled. “. How about we embattle his ass right back to whatever s—- hole he came from.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 26, 2026 05:37 PM (XqFM2)

99 wtf, are white people banned from public office in Fresno? Conservatives have GOT to start running for these low-level local offices. School boards, city councils, we need to get in.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 05:29 PM (5pERN)
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Wouldn't surprise me at all if applications to run for office by white folks were "misplaced" or found "invalid" for various reasons.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 05:32 PM

White people in california are too embarrassed from their white privilege to run for office. They never apply to run for anything unless they are white liberal lesbians, they automatically get elected.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 26, 2026 05:37 PM (0N4FZ)

100 > 20 LAUSD is the most corrupt org I ever did projects for.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:19 PM (WcDsy)

On the other hand, I don't recall any LAUSD school board members being found floating face down in the river after a dispute over who got the lunch contract.

People just don't realize how much money is involved in big school districts... CPS has over 300,000 students enrolled. Figure breakfasts and lunches at $10 per day (probably more, but let's be conservative), and that's three million bucks a day.

Yeah, more than enough to attract the attention of gentlemen with Sicilian last names.

Posted by: Chicago Public Schools FTW at February 26, 2026 05:37 PM (IG3/x)

101 He was Superintendetin in Florida first.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:37 PM (dAq3u)

102 Cartel needs schools to watch their young ones during the day.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:37 PM (WcDsy)

103 "Carvalho has also been outspoken on immigration issues."

***

You don't say.

Posted by: LASue at February 26, 2026 05:37 PM (qu4ub)

104 Did the "jump into your arms" and "xoxo" come from him or the chick? Because no straight dude talks like that.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 26, 2026 05:38 PM (3uBP9)

105 CPS has over 300,000 students enrolled.
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How many can read?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 05:38 PM (Dv3i1)

106 > These people need to be JAILED!

I'd say charged with treason.

Which is still a capital crime.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 26, 2026 05:38 PM (IG3/x)

107 Four?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:39 PM (dAq3u)

108 We've been enriched! Can't you feel it?

Posted by: Eeyore at February 26, 2026 05:39 PM (AlhUl)

109 I saw something recently -- don't recall details, but this is what I remember.

LA school district paid out something over $500 million in sex abuse settlements. This is kind of shocking. Even the congress only pays out something like $20 million a year.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 05:39 PM (zncNU)

110 > How many can read?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 05:38 PM (Dv3i1)

Very few. They can all chow down on "free" breakfasts, lunches, and (increasingly) dinners, though.

Posted by: Chicago Public Schools FTW at February 26, 2026 05:39 PM (IG3/x)

111 good deal

unrelated: nice weather we're having

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 05:39 PM (ZxPkt)

112 100.

Truth. Chicago will just flat out kill your ass. It's more honest.

California will just throw your job applications and trade bids away if you are not the right tribe and then give themselves an award for it.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:39 PM (WcDsy)

113 The shocking, jaw-dropping overt anti-white racism is LA public schools has been going on since the 1970s:

"In the 1970’s, the Predominantly Hispanic, Black, Asian, or Other Non-Anglo (PHBAO) program was implemented as a remedy to racism at LAUSD. Under the program, public schools with a student population of more than 70% “HBAO” qualify to have smaller class sizes, more chances for parent involvement, additional school staff, and more.

“In today’s Los Angeles, over 600 public schools qualify as PHBAO. Fewer than 100 do not. So, the non-PHBAO schools are a minority. And, for students who attend non-PHBAO schools, the District provides inferior treatment and calculated disadvantages.” "

it has been in place since the '70s, but in the last 10 years, and especially under this guy Carvalho, it has been massively weaponized, to physically target white students by allocating as little money as possible to "Anglo" (to use their term) schools, and basically funnel 99% pf district cash to ghetto schools. White students get no lunch program, no books, no food, no staff, no security, no pencils no computers, no nothing. the LAUsd is trying to kill them off.

Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 05:39 PM (Ys3Ta)

114 The board president - a lesbian who had a thing for adopting black boys - refused to put actual cops on campus less they go into a racist shooting rampage. She subsequently ran for city council against the guy she fired and got her ass thoroughly kicked. There is justice in the world.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd

Nutjobs, perverts, scamsters, etc. go to where the grifting is good and that is government employment, particularly in rotten blue political environments. GOP good buddy graft tends to be contracts driven, kickbacks, quid pro quo off the book agreements, etc. Dems just cut out the pretense and go directly to stealing, coddling disorder, etc.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:40 PM (E4rtv)

115 Gotta give him props for his will to become a superstar.

On the other hand, let's take his shit and kick him out of the country.

We don't need this kind of larceny and corruption disrupting our social order.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 05:40 PM (gVUi7)

116 I don't care what anyone says: the deep state is alive and well.
Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 05:37 PM (RHGPo)

Be a shame if a few bodies started showing up floating face down is the shit-soaked Potomac.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 05:41 PM (2WIwB)

117 >>>>No more than the DMV worker gives a shit about whether you can actually drive safely.

A few years ago when I got my license renewed the DMV lady told me to read a line from the eye chart behind her desk. She listened to me without even looking up and continued with the renewal. I asked her how long it took her to memorize all the lines on the chart she said she never did. If people breeze through it like they're not having a problem seeing it she passes them.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 26, 2026 05:42 PM (CNl8/)

118 >>> good deal

unrelated: nice weather we're having
Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 05:39 PM (ZxPkt)

I'm getting downpours, not too cold though, 60s.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 26, 2026 05:42 PM (3uBP9)

119 You all want a laugh?

Google (or DDG) "la school district sex abuse settlements"

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 05:42 PM (zncNU)

120 Has the frozen poop thawed in the Potomac?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:42 PM (dAq3u)

121 119.

I keep getting videos of Newsom and Scott Weiner in leather.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:43 PM (WcDsy)

122 @113 Zombie -- but I bet the non-HBAO schools outperform the HBAOs by a significant margin.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 26, 2026 05:43 PM (XMwZJ)

123 Nutjobs, perverts, scamsters, etc. go to where the grifting is good and that is government employment, particularly in rotten blue political environments. GOP good buddy graft tends to be contracts driven, kickbacks, quid pro quo off the book agreements, etc. Dems just cut out the pretense and go directly to stealing, coddling disorder, etc.
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:40 PM (E4rtv)
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Her flaming defeat by a straight white guy (who dominated the vote total in a multi-seat election) gave me hope for the future. A tax proposal also went down in flames. A good year for a liberal college town.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 05:43 PM (ZOv7s)

124 There was a guy from the Caribbean who came here in an athletic scholarship, never left and became dug into the education bureaucracy like an Alabama tick. He's pled guilty to various charges and is facing up to 20 years in prison. The education bureaucracy is probably a target rich environment

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 05:43 PM (HYqoK)

125 I hate touch screens.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:44 PM (dAq3u)

126 More: He came here at age 17 as an illegal alien.

==

eh, he was probably older, 20s. none of them have a legit BC. They don't keep track in those villages, they are registered whenever their relative decides to pay off the registration office. I've heard of some weird stuff. Children registered as son/daughter when they are brother or sister in actuality. Can't separate "mo" from "child", right ?

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 05:44 PM (/M/4v)

127 That reporter he theoretically had an affair with is about 20 years younger than him.

There are some other dirtier emails I saw,.

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 26, 2026 05:45 PM (NtVYv)

128 HOLY CRAP! Secretary Noem just revealed @ElonMusk
helped find that a few DHS staffers installed SPYWARE on her phone and computer, as well as on the devices of of other political hires
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This is specific and easy to investigate. Haul those mofos into a room, one to a room, and let them know the first guy to fess up and help convict the others will not be executed. See what happens.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 05:45 PM (Gj7Fw)

129 it's not too relevant , but interesting, no ?

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 05:45 PM (/M/4v)

130 @113 Zombie -- but I bet the non-HBAO schools outperform the HBAOs by a significant margin.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 26, 2026 05:43 PM (XMwZJ)
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And are also significantly safer. I wonder if teachers prefer to work there.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 05:45 PM (ZOv7s)

131 $4 Billion.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:45 PM (dAq3u)

132 Her flaming defeat by a straight white guy (who dominated the vote total in a multi-seat election) gave me hope for the future. A tax proposal also went down in flames. A good year for a liberal college town.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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Ah, college towns are often centers of dysfunction in the midst of rural areas. Glad your local environment is improving.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:45 PM (E4rtv)

133 I hate touch screens.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:44 PM (dAq3u)

HEY!
Watch it buster!!!

Posted by: Touch Screen at February 26, 2026 05:45 PM (2WIwB)

134 it has been in place since the '70s, but in the last 10 years, and especially under this guy Carvalho, it has been massively weaponized, to physically target white students by allocating as little money as possible to "Anglo" (to use their term) schools, and basically funnel 99% pf district cash to ghetto schools. White students get no lunch program, no books, no food, no staff, no security, no pencils no computers, no nothing. the LAUsd is trying to kill them off.
Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 05:39 PM (Ys3Ta)

It's not just LAUSD- Sacramento is at the heart of it. I was pta president at a very highly rated, very white (asians count as white, right?) school district and we got just a few pennies for every dollar Sacramento sent to neighboring LAUSD schools, even though our tax base was just a bit more 'robust.' Every year we had to make up the difference through our own organizations and fundraisers.

Posted by: LASue at February 26, 2026 05:46 PM (qu4ub)

135 The new Chrysler Learing minivan for Somali small businesses! Seating for 1,200 passengers for Government Reporting Purposes (7 actual passengers). In-console document shredder. Winterized pooping mats for after-meal convenience. On-roof luggage rack with room for two large suitcases containing up to $35 million in cash -- handy for weekly airport runs. With new IED Sport Mode for express trip to Paradise!

Posted by: Allahu Cashbar at February 26, 2026 05:47 PM (qUkBO)

136 So in 2019 CA extended the statute of limitations for abuse cases to the age of 40, or 5 years after psychological harm is identified (later or two)

This has resulted in LA school system having payouts of $750 Billion so far.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 05:48 PM (zncNU)

137 opps . I meant $750 Million, of course.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 05:48 PM (zncNU)

138 It looks more and more like illegals are here to commit crimes and corruption that Americans just won't do.

Posted by: Decaf at February 26, 2026 05:48 PM (OP9Gm)

139 $1.6 mil for a 2000 sq ft home?

Damn... wish mine was worth that much.

Hmmm... somehow after being homeless, he graduated from some Catholic College... with a Biology degree and somehow got a Job teaching.. without an education degree... odd...

And now makes $440K a year, to be a Bureaucrat...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 05:48 PM (mP0Kj)

140 Does LA have a plan for funding these?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:49 PM (dAq3u)

141 This has resulted in LA school system having payouts of $750 Billion so far.
____

The scale of the theft in this country is astounding.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 05:49 PM (Dv3i1)

142 I saw a wailing, angry report about how ICE is grabbing pregnant women and sending them the hell back to their home country before they give birth. Which while kinda expensive (plane ticket, doctor to go along), worth it.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 26, 2026 05:49 PM (PYyV9)

143 The scale of the theft in this country is astounding.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 05:49 PM (Dv3i1)
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We're going to end up running a budget surplus in a couple of years.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 05:49 PM (ZOv7s)

144 They are on the hook for $4 Billion.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:49 PM (dAq3u)

145 In 2002 during the Great Internet Rewire at LAUSD, what a grift shitshow that was, me and my crew had to hide inside a storage container during a gunfight in and around Garfield HS one night.

LAPD took 45 min to get on scene. Didn't get out of the car. Just sat in the paring lot with the lights on while we got to our trucks and went home.

However bad you think LA is, it's worse.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:50 PM (WcDsy)

146 122 @113 Zombie -- but I bet the non-HBAO schools outperform the HBAOs by a significant margin.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent

The stata are so shocking they keep tryng to devise ways not to even collect the data.

Basic literacy skills test pass rate in LAUSD by race:

Asian: 75%
White: 65%
Hispanic: 36%
Black: 29%

Additionally, "In CA, over 80% of black boys failed to meet state reading standards by fourth grade."

This is basicaly the same as stats as nationwide, aside from "Mississippi Miracle" states where they stopped race-based curriculum.

Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 05:50 PM (Ys3Ta)

147

Posted by: banana Dream
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I would take that
very mild and dry here
can't buy a snowflake
2 more days and Denver will have had a snow-free February

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 05:50 PM (ZxPkt)

148 Did you all read that after Thune said there just wasn't enough time for a vote on the SAVE act they scheduled a dog parade in the chamber instead?

A dog parade.

x.com/Breaking911/status/
2027034520344481991

Posted by: banana Dream at February 26, 2026 05:50 PM (3uBP9)

149 No surprise, only 10% of LAUSD students are white, 73% are Hispanic (or whatever the correct term is).

Posted by: Great Plains Drifter at February 26, 2026 05:50 PM (mDkOn)

150 Additionally, "In CA, over 80% of black boys failed to meet state reading standards by fourth grade."
____

Mission Accomplished!

Posted by: Democrat Party at February 26, 2026 05:51 PM (Dv3i1)

151 LAtinx.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:51 PM (dAq3u)

152 It's not just LAUSD- Sacramento is at the heart of it. I was pta president at a very highly rated, very white (asians count as white, right?) school district and we got just a few pennies for every dollar Sacramento sent to neighboring LAUSD schools, even though our tax base was just a bit more 'robust.' Every year we had to make up the difference through our own organizations and fundraisers.
Posted by: LASue at February 26, 2026 05:46 PM (qu4ub)

Yup, it's weird here though... I live in a Hispanic Majority County now... almost all the school age Kids are Hispanic... but... strangely we are a Conservative area (Central Valley)...

So yeah, we don't get State help for schools either.

And if you drive up 99 Highway? The LAST area they are going to widen to 3 lanes each way? Yeah... my little town.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 05:52 PM (mP0Kj)

153 It's mind boggling how pervasive this shit is. Every dem run city/county/state appears to be chock-a-block full of illegals infiltrating themselves into government and leaching off the taxpayers.
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This is how you reach a $38 trillion dollar deficit.

And every goddamn taxpayer should be livid.
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So long as they can abort their babies, women will continue to lean Democrat. Literally no other issue has the sway of that one.

Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 05:52 PM (TN0g+)

154 Doing what American won't do.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 26, 2026 05:52 PM (+kqf0)

155 150 Additionally, "In CA, over 80% of black boys failed to meet state reading standards by fourth grade."
____

Mission Accomplished!
Posted by: Democrat Party at February 26, 2026 05:51 PM (Dv3i1)

SEE!!!!! SCREEEECH!!! They won't be able to read well enough to get a State ID to VOTE!!!!

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 05:53 PM (mP0Kj)

156 Gawd that fucking lying sack of shit Hellary is lying about lying again. Please let her be strung up sometime soon.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 05:53 PM (l9pfV)

157 Did you all read that after Thune said there just wasn't enough time for a vote on the SAVE act they scheduled a dog parade in the chamber instead?

A dog parade.
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There should be a cost associated with such nonsense. What will Team Trump do to have Thune reverse course?

Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 05:53 PM (TN0g+)

158 Being able to off their bastards must be teally important to them.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:53 PM (dAq3u)

159 From the Grapevine to Fresno used to be a paradise. Every farmer's dream.

Now even the pistachio farmers can't get a nut.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:53 PM (WcDsy)

160 Asian: 75%

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Pakistani are Asians, Indonesians are Asians, Uzbekistanis are Asians....

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 05:53 PM (/M/4v)

161 I'm continually amazed at the number of non-citizens working in government positions and "non-profits" getting government money.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 26, 2026 05:53 PM (Vh9CX)

162 >>> I hate touch screens.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:44 PM (dAq3u)

>I hate them too. Some capacitive deficiency in my fingertips. They do not respond.

I generally have to fat-finger the screen and then shit happens that I didn't want to happen.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 05:54 PM (gVUi7)

163 Brown 25

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 26, 2026 05:54 PM (YlWIZ)

164 Every year we had to make up the difference through our own organizations and fundraisers.
Posted by: LASue

Yep -- exactly -- I've heard the same thing from many LA parents.n they baisclaly have to fund the schools themselves privately, through car washes, bake sales, fundraising drives, and just sheer generosity. All to get basic financiing from what is supposed to a a fully-funded public school paid for by local property taxes already.

Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 05:54 PM (Ys3Ta)

165 The Prisons will provide them with ID cards.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:54 PM (dAq3u)

166 Thune is just another thrall. Won't waste anymore time on hating the bean pole.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 05:55 PM (ehY6c)

167 from what is = for what is

Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 05:55 PM (Ys3Ta)

168
He probably votes.
Posted by: Boss Moss

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

Several times per election.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 05:55 PM (5pERN)

169 157.

I hope it involves pliers, a vice, and some rubber tubing.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:55 PM (WcDsy)

170 For a bit of comparative governmental incompetence,

"By the time it was over," Let's Data Science reported on Wednesday, "the attacker had stolen 150 gigabytes of sensitive data — including 195 million taxpayer records, voter registration files, government employee credentials, and civil registry data."

If you're thinking such a massive theft involved a team of hackers, years of planning involving a Stuxnet-like virus, or even physical access to Mexican government computer systems — think again.

The almost unprecedented hack was done by just one guy. Using Anthropic's Claude AI, despite all of Anthropic's safeguards against something exactly like this."

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:55 PM (E4rtv)

171 We are going to see how well the Deep State is going in the mid-terms

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 05:55 PM (Ia/+0)

172
Blonde Morticia, there is not a dem running for public office in my county.
Posted by: Ben Had

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Good to hear. I hope it stays that way.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 05:55 PM (5pERN)

173 There’s a special place in hell for people who make suckers of honest folks who work hard and follow the rules. Personally, I wish we could hasten their arrival.

Posted by: weew at February 26, 2026 05:56 PM (S4IL1)

174
He's registered to vote in Florida. Prosecute him every time he voted.
Posted by: Boss Moss

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Why does this never happen?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 05:56 PM (5pERN)

175
retweet by DataRepublican

The CIA takeover of the Democratic Party

https://tinyurl.com/4b6tzd8n

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 05:57 PM (Sh6IX)

176 How does a non citizen pay taxes on all that moolah?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:57 PM (dAq3u)

177
There’s a special place in hell for people who make suckers of honest folks who work hard and follow the rules.

Posted by: weew

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

There's also a special place on earth. It's called Public Office, and it's littered with mansions, luxury cars, vacation packages, and jewelry.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 05:57 PM (5pERN)

178 Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 05:54 PM (Ys3Ta)

All while Calif spends almost $26K per year for every kid in school. With an average class size of 24 students.

$624,000 per year, spent on an average classroom... with an average Teacher salary now at $103 K per year... for 9 months a year work.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 05:59 PM (mP0Kj)

179 Very few. They can all chow down on "free" breakfasts, lunches, and (increasingly) dinners, though.

Posted by: Chicago Public Schools FTW at February 26, 2026 05:39 PM (IG3/x)

Families should be forced to eat at the school cafeteria. If they do not show up, the State should demolish their kitchens, appliances and any cookware. But the best part is that the State, and only the State, should provide.

It worked in my country!

Posted by: Mao at February 26, 2026 05:59 PM (hJH5n)

180 From the Grapevine to Fresno used to be a paradise. Every farmer's dream.

Now even the pistachio farmers can't get a nut.
Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:53 PM (WcDsy)

I was on the AMTRAK one time and it stopped in Stockton, I was afraid for my life

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at February 26, 2026 06:00 PM (NtVYv)

181 Maybe if we had a Government Agency that enforced the tax code.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:00 PM (dAq3u)

182 How does a non citizen pay taxes on all that moolah?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:57 PM (dAq3u)

they use their stolen SSN generally. The honest ones file with their ITINs

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 06:00 PM (rbvCR)

183 177.

All incentive to be a US citizen has been stripped away.

It is a sucker's bet now to do what's right.

Tiresome.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 06:00 PM (WcDsy)

184 Not a fan of civil forfeiture as against citizens with full Constitutional protections. But illegals? Game on.*

If locals don't participate in immigration enforcement, then they forgo their share of the loot.

* Including immigration fraudsters like Omar.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 06:01 PM (dK+Kv)

185
Haul those mofos into a room, one to a room, and let them know the first guy to fess up and help convict the others will not be executed. See what happens.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

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

You know what's really going to happen. After all, this is a crime.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 06:02 PM (5pERN)

186 180.

Stockton is a war zone. And you can't even fight back.

Had my rental car busted into right in front of me in Ballsacramento in 2019.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 06:02 PM (WcDsy)

187 Alberto Carvalho turned Traycon Martin lose to later try to kill Zimmerman.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 26, 2026 06:02 PM (1kuYn)

188 And are also significantly safer. I wonder if teachers prefer to work there.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at February 26, 2026 05:45 PM (ZOv7s)

I will never teach in a Title I school ever again.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 06:02 PM (hJH5n)

189 $624,000 per year, spent on an average classroom... with an average Teacher salary now at $103 K per year... for 9 months a year work.
Posted by: Romeo13
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Notice that the cost of labor is about 16 percent of the funds expended. The real question is where the other $521,000 were spent. Hint, the money is spent in administration for salaries and ancillary departments like HR, Counseling, etc.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:03 PM (E4rtv)

190 Had my rental car busted into right in front of me in Ballsacramento in 2019.
Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 06:02 PM (WcDsy)

I visited Suckramento back in 2009. No desire to go back.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 06:03 PM (hJH5n)

191 184 Not a fan of civil forfeiture as against citizens with full Constitutional protections. But illegals? Game on.*

If locals don't participate in immigration enforcement, then they forgo their share of the loot.

* Including immigration fraudsters like Omar.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 06:01 PM (dK+Kv)

And yet somehow TSA let MILLIONS of US Dollars go to Somalia.. per week... in cash...

I note that whole story has gone down the memory hole.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 06:04 PM (mP0Kj)

192 187 Alberto Carvalho turned Traycon Martin lose to later try to kill Zimmerman.
Posted by: Operator Error

Project Promise. Trayvon apprenticed in crime at school until he was ready to become a full time criminal.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:04 PM (E4rtv)

193 Heh.
Most unfortunate name ever - Analisa Leasure
Girl at my boy's school.

Posted by: Operator Error at February 26, 2026 06:04 PM (1kuYn)

194 189.

Tons of money is spent just on feed for the cows in the school office. They sit and graze all day. It's disgusting to see.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 06:04 PM (WcDsy)

195 189 $624,000 per year, spent on an average classroom... with an average Teacher salary now at $103 K per year... for 9 months a year work.
Posted by: Romeo13
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Notice that the cost of labor is about 16 percent of the funds expended. The real question is where the other $521,000 were spent. Hint, the money is spent in administration for salaries and ancillary departments like HR, Counseling, etc.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:03 PM (E4rtv)

Teachers in rural TX earn about $44-50K a year. But I'd be willing to bet the admin and school intendents get paid a LOT more. Not to mention a lot of school districts now have their own PDs (why?).

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 06:05 PM (hJH5n)

196 Did you all read that after Thune said there just wasn't enough time for a vote on the SAVE act they scheduled a dog parade in the chamber instead?

Fu*k you Thune. Get it done.
We the People are getting real pissed off.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 06:05 PM (2WIwB)

197 I note that whole story has gone down the memory hole.
Posted by: Romeo13

Minnesota fraud stories have gone down the memory hole.

It’s all Epstein files and the Guthrie kidnapping.

Oh. And the weather.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 06:05 PM (W2Pud)

198 You kids play nice and be safe.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 06:06 PM (WcDsy)

199 MORALE MUTINY on our biggest carrier the Gerald Ford

The Ford was sent on its 2nd extended deployment to the Ned because Taco Trump was trying to frighten Iran into obedience. Crew is/was not happy cruisers. Rationed recreational drug prices skyrocketing
The high tech suction toilets poorly engineered were failing. Pissed off crew now sabotaging them by throwing socks and tshirts into them. 45 min lines to get a working shitter

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 26, 2026 06:06 PM (w8L5e)

200 Seems everyone of the governments is looting the country, or a large percentage of them

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 06:06 PM (Ia/+0)

201 Yep -- exactly -- I've heard the same thing from many LA parents.n they baisclaly have to fund the schools themselves privately, through car washes, bake sales, fundraising drives, and just sheer generosity. All to get basic financiing from what is supposed to a a fully-funded public school paid for by local property taxes already.
Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 05:54 PM (Ys3Ta)

Why should schools teach kids how to perform different trades and a variety of jobs? WE NEED SALESPEOPLE.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 06:07 PM (hJH5n)

202 199 The high tech suction toilets poorly engineered were failing. Pissed off crew

presumably also pissed on

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 06:07 PM (sGtp+)

203 Notice that the cost of labor is about 16 percent of the funds expended. The real question is where the other $521,000 were spent. Hint, the money is spent in administration for salaries and ancillary departments like HR, Counseling, etc.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:03 PM (E4rtv)

I'm about 1/2 mile from the High School I graduated from in 1977... back then? 1200 students... 10 Staff.

Now they list 12 Staff... which means all that mullah aint staying in the school at all.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 06:07 PM (mP0Kj)

204 And now for something completely different. Today would have been Johnny Cash's 94th birthday. I think he was a great musician and a fine man. Here is a little article about him:

https://tinyurl.com/y8bjhjrk

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 06:08 PM (lQ+/f)

205 Teachers in rural TX earn about $44-50K a year. But I'd be willing to bet the admin and school intendents get paid a LOT more. Not to mention a lot of school districts now have their own PDs (why?).
Posted by: Cow Demon
======
Schools got their own PDs often because regular cops wanted no part in putting their officers in schools due to political blowback and pressure.

Plus the dindu nuffin crowd of criminals in training at schools and their apologist parents. You have drug dealers, kids with a grudges, gangs, and the incessant smart phone videos to get clicks on TikTok for violent throwdowns.

Makes Blackboard Jungle movie in the 50's quaint compared with the shit most public schools go through today except in really rural areas.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:08 PM (E4rtv)

206 201 Why should schools teach kids how to perform different trades and a variety of jobs? WE NEED ~~SALESPEOPLE~~ AI PROMPT ENGINEERS.

fixed

Posted by: totally not chatgpt, honest at February 26, 2026 06:08 PM (sGtp+)

207 What's that? Something, something, yummy shit pebbles?

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 26, 2026 06:08 PM (44PAK)

208 Someone forgot their shit pebbles.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 06:09 PM (W2Pud)

209 "There's also a special place on earth. It's called Public Office, and it's littered with mansions, luxury cars, vacation packages, and jewelry."

The wicked prosper in this life. It has always been that way. What happens to the wicked after this life is another story best told by someone who can articulate it better than me but IMO they are already dead and in the land of fire.

Posted by: Will Robinson at February 26, 2026 06:10 PM (2H3yT)

210 Anchors away my boys.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:10 PM (dAq3u)

211 Now they list 12 Staff... which means all that mullah aint staying in the school at all.
Posted by: Romeo13

Look to central office, coaches stipends, and salaries. Depending on how ill run the district is, you may also have exhorbitant capital costs for niceties such as artificial turf stadiums, new schools, computer and software expenses, and so on.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:10 PM (E4rtv)

212 If your school needs its own police department, you're running a prison, not a school.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 26, 2026 06:11 PM (44PAK)

213 206 201 Why should schools teach kids how to perform different trades and a variety of jobs? WE NEED SALESPEOPLE AI PROMPT ENGINEERS.

fixed
Posted by: totally not chatgpt, honest at February 26, 2026 06:08 PM (sGtp+)

I'm still trying to figure out how they are going to FUND all the Equipment, Power, Water, and maintenance that will be needed for all this AI crap.

It aint gonna be free... the numbers don't work.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 06:11 PM (mP0Kj)

214 And another positive story: 89 year old man fell and couldn't get up, but a neighbors dog heard his cries and helped save his life. Sunny Skies site:

https://tinyurl.com/4r4p47hp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 06:12 PM (lQ+/f)

215 apropos of nothing, I think people who engage trolls and copy and paste their comments should be banned with the trolls.

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 06:12 PM (/M/4v)

216 156 Gawd that fucking lying sack of shit Hellary is lying about lying again. Please let her be strung up sometime soon.

it's not lying about lying if you believe you're lying

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 06:12 PM (sGtp+)

217 213 I'm still trying to figure out how they are going to FUND all the Equipment, Power, Water, and maintenance that will be needed for all this AI crap.

we'll borrow it from the chinese. duh!

Posted by: totally not chatgpt, honest at February 26, 2026 06:13 PM (sGtp+)

218 Look to central office, coaches stipends, and salaries. Depending on how ill run the district is, you may also have exhorbitant capital costs for niceties such as artificial turf stadiums, new schools, computer and software expenses, and so on.
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:10 PM (E4rtv)

No new buildings there, although a couple new parking lots. School was built in 1958, and never expanded... they built another new High School across town.

Really nice sports equip though...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 06:14 PM (mP0Kj)

219 apropos of nothing, I think people who engage trolls ....
Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 06:12 PM (/M/4v)
=====

But I have so little! Don't take this away from me.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 06:16 PM (RIvkX)

220 Schools got their own PDs often because regular cops wanted no part in putting their officers in schools due to political blowback and pressure.

Plus the dindu nuffin crowd of criminals in training at schools and their apologist parents. You have drug dealers, kids with a grudges, gangs, and the incessant smart phone videos to get clicks on TikTok for violent throwdowns.

Makes Blackboard Jungle movie in the 50's quaint compared with the shit most public schools go through today except in really rural areas.
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:08 PM (E4rtv)

Back in the day, in my school, we had San Antonio cops on patrol. Two of them. And it was not unusual for me to go down the hallway and see gangbangers getting busted and frisked. (Back then it was a normal run of the mill suburban school. Kinda nice in that it was about 30-30-30 white/black/hispanic and 10 percent everyone else (mostly kids from all over Asia).

I taught for one year thus far and do not get me started on those "didndo nothin" criminals and meth heads in training, their apologist parents, and apologist admins, who just wanted butts in seats to collect the sweet cash from Austin.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 06:17 PM (hJH5n)

221 nood quick hits

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 06:18 PM (sGtp+)

222 Wait until the rural schools from the 60s and 50s start to crumble. No title money to rebuild them.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 06:18 PM (dAq3u)

223 218 Look to central office, coaches stipends, and salaries. Depending on how ill run the district is, you may also have exhorbitant capital costs for niceties such as artificial turf stadiums, new schools, computer and software expenses, and so on.
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:10 PM (E4rtv)

No new buildings there, although a couple new parking lots. School was built in 1958, and never expanded... they built another new High School across town.

Really nice sports equip though...
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 06:14 PM (mP0Kj)

Don't forget interest from bond issues to pay for all that. It is not uncommon for TX ISDs to put up $1 billion bond issues.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 06:19 PM (hJH5n)

224 NOOD ALERT!!!

Posted by: Max Power at February 26, 2026 06:19 PM (q177U)

225 212 If your school needs its own police department, you're running a prison, not a school.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls
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No, you are trying to protect the good students/teachers from the bad ones and a cop on campus is better than a cop 15 minutes away. Even worse, the spree killings at public schools have to be put down in the first couple of minutes or you get really massive body counts. Schools need cops on campus in many places.

Due to Scotus decisions making school suspensions or kicking kids out of school permanently very difficult in the 70's and 80's, the jv criminals are IN the public schools and public pressure on school boards for suspending johnny dindu nuffin is extreme at times if they are of particular ethnic groups.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 06:19 PM (E4rtv)

226 >>> Rationed recreational drug prices skyrocketing...

They didnt have those when i was in military

Posted by: Operator Error at February 26, 2026 06:20 PM (1kuYn)

227 I'm still trying to figure out how they are going to FUND all the Equipment, Power, Water, and maintenance that will be needed for all this AI crap.

It aint gonna be free... the numbers don't work.
Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 06:11 PM
Umm, steal it from the taxpayers?

Posted by: Eromero at February 26, 2026 06:20 PM (LHPAg)

228 Robert Carradine, 71, died of . . . bipolar disorder?

Posted by: Unkaren at February 26, 2026 06:25 PM (duOzU)

229 Well, those high suction toilets will make plenty more yummy shit pebbles for your mouth

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 06:26 PM (+jhcF)

230 Boomers discovering Dem duplicity like it's the wheel... Newsflash: they've been hypocritical scum since forever. Ditch the hand-wringing performative shock face theater. The non-stop 'hypocrisy take' is so geriatric and female. Grow a spine.

Posted by: Jack Lemon at February 26, 2026 06:27 PM (gjmnd)

231 >>>apropos of nothing, I think people who engage trolls and copy and paste their comments should be banned with the trolls.

Posted by: runner

>Damn, lighten up. Trolls should be mocked and shamed for being ignorant imbeciles.

Trump is a gold medalist troll, and I love it.

I'm sure the cobs have a free ranging scope of the field to put down the nasty retards.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 06:27 PM (gVUi7)

232 I'm an undocumented gynecologist.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe

Otter. Is that you?

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 26, 2026 06:52 PM (m+uh6)

233 Ugh on the Miami reporter.
Guess we know why libs want to get into education.
Summers off and millions in real estate.

Posted by: Elect me because i'm dyslexic and racist at February 26, 2026 08:18 PM (nc2DJ)

Update: Kash Patel Fires 10 of the FBI Agents That Eagerly Acted as Joe Biden's Secret Police

The NY Post:

FBI fires 10 involved in Jack Smith's classified docs probe of Trump
By Josh Christenson
The FBI has dismissed 10 agents and analysts involved in former special counsel Jack Smith's classified documents prosecution of President Trump, a spokesperson for the bureau confirmed Thursday.
On Wednesday, it was revealed that subpoenas were sent to Kash Patel, who now serves as FBI director, and Susie Wiles, now Trump's White House chief of staff, during the 2024 campaign.
Patel told Reuters, which first reported on the subpoenas, that agents had sought his phone records "using flimsy pretexts and burying the entire process in prohibited case files designed to evade all oversight."

If you recall, these rogue agents previously claimed that their targets could not be warned by the phone company that they were being wiretapped, claiming that they were "flight risks" who would flee the country if they knew the feds were on to them.

Under questioning, various malefactors were forced to admit that no, they never really thought Republican Senators were "flight risks" at all.

An FBI official told The Post that it wasn't "just phone records and subpoenas -- but a massive targeting operation" that likely involved more than just the two Trump administration officials.
A spokesperson for the FBI Agents Association said in a statement that it "condemns today's unlawful termination of FBI Special Agents, which -- like other firings by Director Patel -- violates the due process rights of those who risk their lives to protect our country."

Fuck you. We should seize all of your retirement money.

Related: It's the Russiagate Plot's ten year anniversary.

Russiagate began 10 years ago today, documented in a Clinton campaign email discussing their Swiftboat project to smear Trump. So much evil was set in motion that day, and yet absolutely no one has been held accountable. pic.twitter.com/XVfT2VE8QK
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) February 26, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:10 PM

Comments

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1 ST.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:10 PM (c27kw)

2 Firings aren't nothing.

Even if they don't get prosecuted, at least they got fired.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 26, 2026 04:11 PM (a+4eV)

3 Prosecutions?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:12 PM (c27kw)

4 In before the ham and eggers comment

Posted by: Beartooth at February 26, 2026 04:12 PM (ggkmJ)

5 Good lord

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 26, 2026 04:12 PM (wBaIH)

6 Even if they don't get prosecuted, at least they got fired.

Indeed, they are no longer ham-and-egging. I'd like to also see them forced to listen to Kamala's speeches on a loop, but firings are a good start.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 04:13 PM (2ocoG)

7 >>>Fuck you. We should seize all of your retirement money.

Seize their phone records and see who put them up to it.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 04:13 PM (dK+Kv)

8 It's a start.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 04:13 PM (zjgNU)

9 Prosecutions?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:12 PM (c27kw)

But this is how it would actual prevent the next time.

So there's going to be a next time when the Democrats get power again.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 04:13 PM (zjgNU)

10 WTF

Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer

@ElonMusk
and his team were extremely helpful to me. They helped me identify that some of my own employees in my department had downloaded software on my phone and my laptop to spy on me to record our meetings. They had done that to several of the politicals."

Posted by: WisRich at February 26, 2026 04:14 PM (G0vdT)

11 Things seem to be starting to come out. Maybe these were teed up to start as a trickle and increase to a flood starting with SOTU and through to the mid-term election. I can hope anyway.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 04:14 PM (Dv3i1)

12 Who knew Elon Musk would go from being an interesting figure to being an amazingly important figure.

Posted by: Piper at February 26, 2026 04:15 PM (pZEOD)

13 Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer
[ . . . ]
Posted by: WisRich at February 26, 2026 04:14 PM (G0vdT)

The Resistance is burrowed in like a tick.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 04:16 PM (rbvCR)

14 Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer

Sounds like more firings inbound.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 04:16 PM (2ocoG)

15 Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer

Let's see if she fires people.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 26, 2026 04:16 PM (a+4eV)

16 WTF

Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer

@ElonMusk
and his team were extremely helpful to me. They helped me identify that some of my own employees in my department had downloaded software on my phone and my laptop to spy on me to record our meetings. They had done that to several of the politicals."
Posted by: WisRich at February 26, 2026 04:14 PM (G0vdT)

TREASON.

They should be dragged out onto Union Square and summarily executed.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 04:16 PM (zjgNU)

17 They helped me identify that some of my own employees in my department had downloaded software on my phone and my laptop to spy on me to record our meetings. They had done that to several of the politicals.
____

Will these employees get the gibbet, or be tossed into the oubliette?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 04:16 PM (Dv3i1)

18 I wonder how long Noem's team were watching the staffers suck up the information off her phone and noting who they were transmitting it to.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 04:18 PM (rbvCR)

19 Abolish the FBI.

Posted by: Ham N Egger at February 26, 2026 04:18 PM (hXJe5)

20 A spokesperson for the FBI Agents Association said in a statement that it "condemns today's unlawful termination of FBI Special Agents, which -- like other firings by Director Patel -- violates the due process rights of those who risk their lives to protect our country."

Good. Now we know that the FBI Agents Association is fine with its members participating in intelligence operations against the political leadership's enemies.

Had this organization been smart, it would have denounced the rogue agents or at the very least, kept its head down and its mouth shut.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 04:18 PM (COQGW)

21 violates the due process rights of those who risk their lives to protect our country."

OK, I'll bite. How exactly did these people risk their lives to protect our country? What did they do that protects our country?

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 26, 2026 04:19 PM (FMtrg)

22 Let's see if she fires people.

I mean, we know what she does to dogs...

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 04:21 PM (2ocoG)

23 How exactly did these people risk their lives to protect our country?
___

Same way Lt Col "Bearclaw" Vindman did.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 04:21 PM (Dv3i1)

24 "The Resistance is burrowed in like a tick." Posted by: Kindltot

yes, but ticks don't have foreign and domestic enemies supporting them.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 26, 2026 04:22 PM (vbXSk)

25 I wonder how long Noem's team were watching the staffers suck up the information off her phone and noting who they were transmitting it to

If Elon was involved, that means probably Big Balls and others were too, and I'm sure they probably did that.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 04:22 PM (2ocoG)

26 I worked for a large corporation. One of our founders died. The next day was business as usual. I retired; the company is still making money.

What makes these government drones think they are so important that the country can't go on without them?

Posted by: Wally at February 26, 2026 04:22 PM (pduCL)

27 Significantly worse than Watergate.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 04:22 PM (Dv3i1)

28 A Wall of Shame in the lobby might be a start.

Posted by: DaveA at February 26, 2026 04:22 PM (FhXTo)

29 Well they had her purse didn't they?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:22 PM (c27kw)

30
Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer

@ElonMusk
and his team were extremely helpful to me. They helped me identify that some of my own employees in my department had downloaded software on my phone and my laptop to spy on me to record our meetings. They had done that to several of the politicals."
Posted by: WisRich at February 26, 2026 04:14 PM (G0vdT)

WTF is right and what really galls me is their hubris that they'll never be found out.

They really think it's their birthright to rule over the rest of us.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 26, 2026 04:23 PM (ANQtD)

31 If Trump was really in the Epstein files in a bad way, there would have been no reason for the Dems to set up this Russia nonsense.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 26, 2026 04:23 PM (PoA2o)

32 You WANT heads on pikes.
You would settle for long prison terms.
You will get- - -

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 04:23 PM (pDt9x)

33 Biden's controllers' Secret Police.

Shouting and whispering Joe was just the front man.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 04:24 PM (NFX2v)

34 You're fired.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:24 PM (c27kw)

35 18 I wonder how long Noem's team were watching the staffers suck up the information off her phone and noting who they were transmitting it to.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 04:18 PM (rbvCR)
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Yep, that's what I'm wondering. I wonder if that story of her flying around in a luxury jet was part of the mole hunt.

Posted by: WisRich at February 26, 2026 04:24 PM (G0vdT)

36 Due process rights? Even though those agents violated the constitutional rights of others? I guess I’m not understanding what a fireable offense must entail when working for the FBI!
Giving a pass to the alphabet intelligence community solves misconduct, how? Does everyone who isn’t a republican get to pick and choose which laws to follow? If the democrats win the house and senate, there is no America. They’ll get the progressive utopia they want and deserve.
I’m glad that I’m on the back nine of life!

Posted by: Unkaren at February 26, 2026 04:24 PM (duOzU)

37 Things seem to be starting to come out. Maybe these were teed up to start as a trickle and increase to a flood starting with SOTU and through to the mid-term election. I can hope anyway.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 04:14 PM (Dv3i1)
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That's an interesting point...Didn't a whole lot of stuff start happening immediately after President Trump's initial address last year?

(It was technically not a SOTU, but close enough for government work...)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 04:25 PM (ESVrU)

38 Who is this Haman Egger fellow?

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 26, 2026 04:25 PM (JRP2U)

39 Can't SOME of these people face criminal charges?

Posted by: Eeyore at February 26, 2026 04:25 PM (AlhUl)

40 "We should seize all of your retirement money."

And hound them until they are lowered into the ground. I don't want them working even as a mall cop.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at February 26, 2026 04:26 PM (N39Ws)

41 They are not subject to the law.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:26 PM (c27kw)

42 38 Who is this Haman Egger fellow?
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 26, 2026 04:25 PM (JRP2U)

Haman? Yeah that guy. Worked for a Persian King who had a Jewish girlfriend. He was asshoe.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 04:27 PM (pDt9x)

43 So, the fibbies have a union. That’s good to know

Posted by: Accomac at February 26, 2026 04:27 PM (/Chlc)

44 Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer

--

Nice to see that Sec. Noem has never read the language that pops up on every government device prior to login, notifying you that you have no presumed right to privacy on this device.

Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at February 26, 2026 04:27 PM (qAuhB)

45 38 Who is this Haman Egger fellow?
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 26, 2026 04:25 PM (JRP2U)

Austrian bodybuilder, went on to make movies.

Posted by: I'll be back at February 26, 2026 04:27 PM (TbWk/)

46 36 Due process rights?
_____

Violate the law, get found out, get fired. Sounds like sufficient due process. Now if we were to move to gibbeting, then I may concede that additional due process is required, which would include a chance to confess to everything and humbly ask for mercy.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 04:28 PM (Dv3i1)

47 I have completely lost faith in all things official and political. I look forward to the next art thread.

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 04:28 PM (ZxPkt)

48 The Tarpian Rock is thirsty.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:29 PM (c27kw)

49 47 I have completely lost faith in all things official and political. I look forward to the next art thread.
Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 04:28 PM (ZxPkt)

Would you settle for afternoon Pet Cafe Thread?

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 04:29 PM (pDt9x)

50 32 You WANT heads on pikes.
You would settle for long prison terms.
You will get- - -
___

agita

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 04:30 PM (Dv3i1)

51 43 So, the fibbies have a union. That’s good to know
Posted by: Accomac at February 26, 2026 04:27 PM (/Chlc) on the back nine of life!
Posted by: Unkaren at February 26, 2026 04:24 PM (duOzU)

This is one of the reasons why bad cops are so hard to get rid of. Even when they've done something so unbelievably egregious that the police chief fires them outright instead of defending them to the death, the police union sweeps in and forces arbitration to get them reinstated.

Posted by: Enshittification ain't just for software at February 26, 2026 04:30 PM (TbWk/)

52 Looking forward to Andy McCarthy saying the brave men and women of the FBI are super, duper patriots...

Posted by: Jay in PA at February 26, 2026 04:30 PM (9mw3J)

53 "Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer"

They were just trying to be helpful by keeping good records.

Posted by: Ripley at February 26, 2026 04:30 PM (GUOwU)

54 Now fortified with giraffes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:30 PM (c27kw)

55 The Horde is - restive.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 04:31 PM (pDt9x)

56 Andy McCarthy reminds me of Mortimer Snerd.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 04:31 PM (ehY6c)

57 This shit has convinced millions of AWFLs that Trump is Putin's stooge and Russia fixed the 2016 election and they will NEVER be convinced otherwise

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 26, 2026 04:31 PM (REq0p)

58 Good I guess, but why did it take them a year to get to this?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 26, 2026 04:32 PM (PYyV9)

59 Yes, still like cafe thread with the funny animal videos.

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 04:32 PM (ZxPkt)

60 Well one glimmer of hope is that the AWFL base is not a reproductive powerhouse.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 04:33 PM (pDt9x)

61 I saw Hammond Eggar open for Trans Siberian Orchestra at Live Aid

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 26, 2026 04:33 PM (PYyV9)

62 Public hangings would likely deter some agents from future FAFO activities.

Low cost, high return. 👍

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 04:34 PM (jtM2q)

63 58 Good I guess, but why did it take them a year to get to this?
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They likely worked from this to determine where the others are and who is their sugar daddy. Fibbies don't do this shit without a golden parachute promise.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 04:34 PM (pZ64F)

64 Russia Russia Russia!

It was the weirdest thing, because it was turned on like a light switch. Couldn’t believe it. After 95 years of leftists being in bed with the Soviets, albeit well meaning perhaps in some instances, all of a sudden Russians were the bad guys, and the Donald in their employ. Beware The Red Menace!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 04:34 PM (1meqy)

65 Headline (The Hill IMPORTANT DATE TIMELINE 02/09/25)

"Noem defends Musk’s access to personal data"

Just more than a year ago, Noem had to defend Musk's access to DHS sensitive information.

The chickens are coming home to roost.

Excerpt:

"“But this, this audit needs to happen to make sure that we are going through a process that adds integrity back into these programs and people’s personal information has been out there in these case works that have been closed for a long time, that people are getting responses now that they haven’t had before,” she added."

Posted by: mrp at February 26, 2026 04:35 PM (rj6Yv)

66 44 Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer

--

Nice to see that Sec. Noem has never read the language that pops up on every government device prior to login, notifying you that you have no presumed right to privacy on this device.

Posted by: Kevin in ABQ

True. 'Spyware' is something else though. Now, who put it on, who authorized it, and what was it used for. That message that appears on every Government device isn't the same as 'spyware'. The FedGov watching everything going in and out on there machines isn't 'spyware'.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 26, 2026 04:35 PM (sAmhv)

67 Going to need to edit my X feed. No more news. Just football, funny animal videos, and photography from around the world. And space stuff.

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 04:35 PM (ZxPkt)

68
44

Nice to see that Sec. Noem has never read the language that pops up on every government device prior to login, notifying you that you have no presumed right to privacy on this device.
Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at February 26, 2026 04:27 PM

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"No presumed right to privacy" is not the same as underlings being allowed to plant unauthorized spyware on the boss's phone.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 04:36 PM (PbePe)

69 As usual, the question behind all this seems to be,

"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 04:36 PM (ESVrU)

70 Does everyone who isn’t a republican get to pick and choose which laws to follow?

There is a D get out of jail card for people high in the party or high level contributors until the crime bosses decide you are no longer useful to the party.

See Bill Cosby, he lent his name to a book decrying the uneducation of black youth "Come on People" I believe was the title; then he could be prosecuted.

Harvey Weinstein, I don't think prosecuted, but they turned on their donor when it suited them.

Eric Adams. I don't think he actually did anything wrong but he crossed the party by decrying the illegals as Mayor of NYC and they found something to charge him with.

Might be part of why Demonrats are so unhappy, they can get away wtih a lot, but the party might decide to throw them under the bus at any time.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 04:36 PM (Sokdp)

71 67 Going to need to edit my X feed. No more news. Just football, funny animal videos, and photography from around the world. And space stuff.
Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 04:35 PM (ZxPkt)

I read “ pornography” instead of “ photography” on initial glance. Oops, oopsie. Apologies I suppose.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 04:37 PM (pDt9x)

72 You WANT heads on pikes.
You would settle for long prison terms.
You will get- - -

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 04:23 PM (pDt9x)

Sternly worded letters.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 04:37 PM (fJci/)

73 28 A Wall of Shame in the lobby might be a start.
Posted by: DaveA at February 26, 2026 04:22 PM (FhXTo)

Walk of Shame …

Posted by: Head Sparrow at February 26, 2026 04:37 PM (pY+ea)

74 There's no such thing as "due process" for employment termination.

Posted by: Halfhand at February 26, 2026 04:37 PM (5slMQ)

75 Remember:
The same people that put out a very serious allegation that Trump hired whores to piss on the bed Obama slept in in Moscow ....

Somehow, for some reason, kept all the proof of Trump and Epstein secret.
For over 10 years.
While in their absolute sole custody and control.

"Whores pissing on beds?"
That they will release.
And repeat endlessly.

"Trump cavorting with pedos?"
Nope. Best keep that a secret.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 04:38 PM (HXT0k)

76 I am glad for a quantum of solace ...

Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at February 26, 2026 04:38 PM (3ZUWJ)

77 67 Going to need to edit my X feed. No more news. Just football, funny animal videos, and photography from around the world. And space stuff.

Also a great time to start gardening. Growing season approaches. I started a couple of seed trays last evening.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 26, 2026 04:38 PM (DgMqy)

78 Looking forward to Andy McCarthy saying the brave men and women of the FBI are super, duper patriots...

Posted by: Jay in PA at February 26, 2026 04:30 PM (9mw3J)

They must have video of him fellating a goat.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 26, 2026 04:38 PM (noKdt)

79 'Dismissed'?! Holy cow, we're as ruthless as Nazi Germany.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 04:39 PM (3s43i)

80 They must have video of him fellating a goat.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 26, 2026 04:38 PM (noKdt)

Goat(s).

Posted by: Thrawn at February 26, 2026 04:39 PM (9Ovst)

81 "FBI fires 10 involved in Jack Smith's classified docs probe of Trump"

Guaranteed that either MSPB or a federal judge will rule their firing unconstitutional and make them be rehired with back pay and promotions.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 26, 2026 04:39 PM (0N4FZ)

82 Burn it all down. Spring is coming and new life will take root and renew the natural order.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 04:39 PM (gVUi7)

83 And it's probably time to start working on my bucket list.

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 04:39 PM (ZxPkt)

84 If you read up on the FBI Agent's Association it is basically a union organization for FBI agents and like most unions, defends even the most corrupt of their lot.

Yes, what Ace said, Fuck them.

Posted by: Cheri at February 26, 2026 04:39 PM (oiNtH)

85 "Related: It's the Russiagate Plot's ten year anniversary."

I can kind of understand people thinking that nothing will happen.

Posted by: fd - "No" is a complete sentence at February 26, 2026 04:39 PM (vFG9F)

86 "Fuck you. We should seize all of your retirement money."

At this point we should harvest their organs. Recidivism rate 0.0. Otherwise they'll be back under the next donk that steals the election.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 04:40 PM (DWTpY)

87 Good I guess, but why did it take them a year to get to this?
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

The mill of the god grinds lowly ???

Posted by: Adriane the Lens Cap Covered Camera Photography Critic . . . at February 26, 2026 04:40 PM (3ZUWJ)

88 Guaranteed that either MSPB or a federal judge will rule their firing unconstitutional and make them be rehired with back pay and promotions.
____

FBI needs a base in Antarctica for the re-hired staff.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 04:41 PM (Dv3i1)

89 Plot twist.

>>
@MarcACaputo
·
24m
>>The lawyer representing Susie Wiles at the time of this incident categorically denies he allowed his client to be recorded by the FBI w/out her consent

>>I understand she believes him & that the Biden-era FBI may have lied about it

>>Here’s what the lawyer told me: “If I ever pulled a stunt like that I wouldn’t – and shouldn’t – have a license to practice law. I’m as shocked as Susie.”

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 04:41 PM (viF8m)

90 Am I missing something?
It looks like they are beginning to clean house. Hope so.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 04:42 PM (Sh6IX)

91 We should seize all of your retirement money.

“I’ll give you something to cry about!”

These guys need a serious spanking. And then have their allowance taken away.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 26, 2026 04:42 PM (1NuH7)

92 Judicial action will force the fbi gropers rehiring; so relocate their desks to the storage basement, bare lightbulb, one out of order phone. Let them do inventory of gov furniture. Every day.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 04:42 PM (ehY6c)

93 Under the Presidential Records Act (PRA) an incumbent President can grant "special access" to records for executive branch purposes, even if the former President claims executive privilege. In this case, President Biden, through the White House Counsel's Office, affirmed the DOJ's request, allowing NARA to provide the FBI access to the records.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), as the legal owner of presidential records, had facilitated the Department of Justice's (DOJ) access to the documents as part of a criminal investigation into potential violations of federal law.

Each and everyone at NARA involved, should have been thoroughly investigated and likely dismissed with appropriate charges. IIRC, all or most retired right around the raids on Mar-A-Lago.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 04:43 PM (NFX2v)

94 Related by Ed Morrissey
Today's Deep Question: Why Did Biden-Era DoJ Spy on Wiles' Call With Attorney?

https://is.gd/Q8QGrP

Posted by: No Name Today at February 26, 2026 04:43 PM (8mulE)

95 "I’m as shocked as Susie."

Hmmm... Maybe we'll find out who's lying here. But I doubt it. Dude's a lawyer. His mouth moved.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 26, 2026 04:44 PM (DgMqy)

96
89 Plot twist.

>>
@MarcACaputo
·
24m
>>The lawyer representing Susie Wiles at the time of this incident categorically denies he allowed his client to be recorded by the FBI w/out her consent

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 04:41 PM

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If that's true, it doesn't mean that the FBI didn't tap the phone. It means they lied about having consent.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 04:44 PM (PbePe)

97 You WANT heads on pikes.
You would settle for long prison terms.
You will get- - -
Posted by: tubal

A shake weight

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 04:44 PM (GgstE)

98 WTF

Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer
===

Straight up espionage

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 04:45 PM (/lPRQ)

99 For all of those who have been angry about lack of indictments and movement against the Deep State, these people as well as the crap done to spy on Noem, is the crap the Trump and reformers are facing. Rearguard actions all the way

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 04:45 PM (HYqoK)

100 24m
>>The lawyer representing Susie Wiles at the time of this incident categorically denies he allowed his client to be recorded by the FBI w/out her consent

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 04:41 PM

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If that's true, it doesn't mean that the FBI didn't tap the phone. It means they lied about having consent.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 04:44 PM (PbePe)
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Yep.

Posted by: WisRich at February 26, 2026 04:46 PM (G0vdT)

101 hahaha

"DHS tells @realDailyWire that ICE arrested Elmina Aghayeva, an illegal alien from Azerbaijan, at Columbia University after her student visa was terminated in 2016 under the Obama administration for failing to attend classes.

The officers were let into her apartment by the building manager and her roommate, DHS said.

Meanwhile, the school asserts that “federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person.’”"

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 26, 2026 04:46 PM (V6W16)

102 SHOCKING: Suzie Wiles lawyer complicit with the FBI.

The breadth and depth of the administrative state's desire to eliminate Trump's progress is frightening.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 04:46 PM (Sh6IX)

103 98 WTF

Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer
===

Straight up espionage
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 04:45 PM (/lPRQ)

Seems it really is, but unfortunately not being treated as such. Why is a question I do not have an answer for.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 04:47 PM (pDt9x)

104 7 >>>Fuck you. We should seize all of your retirement money.

Seize their phone records and see who put them up to it.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon
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And put them all in jail.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 04:48 PM (Sh6IX)

105 Meanwhile, the school asserts that “federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person.’”"
____

Azerbaijan was missing her, so technically true.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 04:48 PM (Dv3i1)

106 Judicial action will force the fbi gropers rehiring; so relocate their desks to the storage basement, bare lightbulb, one out of order phone. Let them do inventory of gov furniture. Every day.
Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 04:42 PM (ehY6c)
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And take away their red Swingline staplers!

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 04:48 PM (ESVrU)

107 The lawyer representing Susie Wiles at the time of this incident categorically denies he allowed his client to be recorded by the FBI w/out her consent

Posted by: JackStraw
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He pretty much has to otherwise he is cooked before the Bar Association and perhaps being impoverished by a lawsuit from Wiles. If he survived with his law license intact, it would still mean no other serious client would want to work with the guy nor that firm ever again.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 04:48 PM (E4rtv)

108 Straight up espionage
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 04:45 PM (/lPRQ)

Seems it really is, but unfortunately not being treated as such. Why is a question I do not have an answer for.
Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 04:47 PM (pDt9x)
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We'll see how serious based on whether noem/Patel fire people and/or press charges

Posted by: WisRich at February 26, 2026 04:49 PM (G0vdT)

109 >>Good I guess, but why did it take them a year to get to this?

Well for one thing the files were hidden, even from FBI employees, under a classification called Prohibited. It was done for express purpose of keeping this stuff from ever being uncovered.

But as I've been saying since last fall a grand jury was seated in Ft. Pierce Florida in January to start hearing evidence of a decade long conspiracy against Trump to deprive him of his rights. It potentially includes ever plot starting with spying on Trumps campaign back in early 2016 to Russia, to Ukraine, the Mar A Lago raid to everything in between. And the judge overseeing the GJ is Aileen Cannon, same judge who has been smacking Jack Smith around since she shutdown his illegal investigation of Trump last fall.

This week she ruled the report he developed from the investigation be permanently sealed because it never should have happened. Now this. Seems awful coincidental that some of this stuff is surfacing just as the GJ is hearing evidence.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 04:49 PM (viF8m)

110 uck you. We should seize all of your retirement money.

Seize their phone records and see who put them up to it.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon
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And put them all in jail.

You misspelled "firing squad".

Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 04:50 PM (Riz8t)

111 Due process rights?

Posted by: steevy at February 26, 2026 04:50 PM (YwEeS)

112 A spokesperson for the FBI Agents Association said in a statement that it "condemns today's unlawful termination of FBI Special Agents..."

That's nice. Now, please tell us more about your relationship with these traitorous co-conspirators. Be thorough and speak clearly into the mic.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 26, 2026 04:50 PM (625EN)

113 If the lawyer did consent, it was undoubtedly because the FBI threatened him with some kind of prosecution. Probably over some unrelated manner.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 26, 2026 04:51 PM (8mulE)

114 103 98 WTF

Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer
===
Straight up espionage
Posted by: It
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It's time to round them up and put them in jail.

By what law can we legally do this?

The J6 law authorizes their indeterminate detention until their crimes are adjudicated.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 04:51 PM (Sh6IX)

115 Seems it really is, but unfortunately not being treated as such. Why is a question I do not have an answer for.
Posted by: tubal
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My guess is some ostensible claim about records preservation or some other bullshit reason like computer security.

Assume all work computers are compromised always and the same goes for work phones.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 04:51 PM (E4rtv)

116 >>He pretty much has to otherwise he is cooked before the Bar Association and perhaps being impoverished by a lawsuit from Wiles. If he survived with his law license intact, it would still mean no other serious client would want to work with the guy nor that firm ever again.

Yep. But it should be fairly easy to prove one way or the other. I gotta believe a lawyer of that caliber wouldn't make a handshake deal on something like this with the FBI. There should be a paper trail.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 04:51 PM (viF8m)

117 Since we are talking FBI incompetence and chicanery, I wonder if we will ever get the straight story on the shootings at that concert in Las Vegas.

(No I don't)

Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 04:51 PM (cYBz/)

118 The evil and corruption in America is discouraging but God the Father spared President Trump at Butler to serve God's purpose. Have faith in His supremacy. God's never been defeated.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 04:52 PM (ehY6c)

119
Firings are an invitation to litigation in front of anti-Trump courts.

Reassign them to Injun reservations in the Black Hills, Flint, Michigan or resident FBI agents at McMurdo, to take immediate effect. They still have jobs, but there's nothing saying that they deserve to work in DC as opposed to other areas of the country which need competent FBI agents.

If they voluntarily quit, that's on them.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 26, 2026 04:53 PM (y9nCu)

120 THIS LEGISLATURE SENT A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE OIL AND
GAS PRODUCERS AND REFINERIES THAT MESSAGE WAS AND HAS BEEN YOU DON'T HAVE A FUTURE HERE.

THE MARKETS RESPONDED. CAPITAL LEFT. REINVESTMENT SLOWED. AND NOW WE'RE SEEING REFINERIES HAVE CLOSED DOWN IN 1982 THERE WERE 40 REFINERIES IN CALIFORNIA TODAY WE HAVE SEARCHING MEANWHILE DEMAND IS UP, CALIFORNIANS ARE PAYING ABOUT 50% MORE AT THE PUMP THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

WE PRODUCE ROUGHLY 20% OF THE CRUDE OIL THAT WE CONSUME. AND MORE THAN 65% OF THAT COMES FROM FOREIGN SOURCES. WE ARE ONE MORE REFINERY CLOSURE, ONE MORE PIPELINE FAILURE AND WE'LL BE STARING AT CATASTROPHIC INSTABILITY.

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 04:53 PM (RHGPo)

121 117 Since we are talking FBI incompetence and chicanery, I wonder if we will ever get the straight story on the shootings at that concert in Las Vegas.

(No I don't)
Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 04:51 PM (cYBz/)

That unpleasantness has been memory holed nearly completely, by nearly everyone.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 04:53 PM (pDt9x)

122 "DHS tells @realDailyWire that ICE arrested Elmina Aghayeva, an illegal alien from Azerbaijan, at Columbia University after her student visa was terminated in 2016 under the Obama administration for failing to attend classes.

The officers were let into her apartment by the building manager and her roommate, DHS said.

Meanwhile, the school asserts that “federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person.’”"

Visa terminated in 2016 for not attending class but she was still in a campus apartment 10 years later? Yank federal funding for Columbia, charge someone there for harboring an illegal.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 04:53 PM (Sokdp)

123 He pretty much has to otherwise he is cooked before the Bar Association and perhaps being impoverished by a lawsuit from Wiles. If he survived with his law license intact, it would still mean no other serious client would want to work with the guy nor that firm ever again.
Posted by: whig
__________

I'd like to believe it, but then there's Kevin Clinesmith.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 04:53 PM (XvL8K)

124 106 Judicial action will force the fbi gropers rehiring; so relocate their desks to the storage basement, bare lightbulb, one out of order phone. Let them do inventory of gov furniture. Every day.
Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 04:42 PM (ehY6c)
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And take away their red Swingline staplers!
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 04:48 PM (ESVrU)

Man, you watched the opening scenes of the Night Agent...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 04:54 PM (tOcjL)

125 117.

Curious myself. Day 1 the news said the loony recorded videos all through the Mandalay rampage and before.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 04:54 PM (WcDsy)

126 67 Going to need to edit my X feed. No more news. Just football, funny animal videos, and photography from around the world. And space stuff.
Posted by: Don Black
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Here's a hankie, pushes soft cotton kerchief through usb port to Don

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 04:54 PM (Sh6IX)

127 It was the weirdest thing, because it was turned on like a light switch. Couldn’t believe it. After 95 years of leftists being in bed with the Soviets, albeit well meaning perhaps in some instances, all of a sudden Russians were the bad guys, and the Donald in their employ. Beware The Red Menace!
Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 04:34 PM (1meqy)

Putin made the unforgivable error of telling his Oligarchs they couldn't steal things and sell them to the West for pennies.

Never tell your abuser "no" if you have no support

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 04:55 PM (rbvCR)

128 Man, you watched the opening scenes of the Night Agent...

S3 is apparently not doing the gangbuster numbers of the first season, but I'm not sure why. I think it's very well done.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 04:55 PM (Riz8t)

129 I bet I can point our a few families in Texas and Idaho who don't care one bit what the FBI Agent Assholeciation thinks.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 04:56 PM (WcDsy)

130 Prosecutions?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:12 PM (c27kw)

I suppose they could put the matter before a grand jury in DC. You know, the ones who refuse to indict leftists for anything.

Feel better now?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 04:57 PM (ExV1e)

131 114 103 98 WTF

Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer
===
Straight up espionage
Posted by: It
-----------------

It's time to round them up and put them in jail.

By what law can we legally do this?

The J6 law authorizes their indeterminate detention until their crimes are adjudicated.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 04:51 PM (Sh6IX)

If the spyware was directly installed, yes, espionage charges. But it's probably run of the mill "oops we missed that this app comes with this spylike program - our bad"...or at least, that will be the claim.

Seems like DHS has some techies to fire...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 04:57 PM (tOcjL)

132 Reassign them to Injun reservations in the Black Hills, Flint, Michigan or resident FBI agents at McMurdo, to take immediate effect. They still have jobs, but there's nothing saying that they deserve to work in DC as opposed to other areas of the country which need competent FBI agents.

If they voluntarily quit, that's on them.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 26, 2026 04:53 PM (y9nCu)
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Making employees miserable enough to quit is a time-honored tradition among employers who don't want to deal with potential legal hassles.

Believe me, I know.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 04:58 PM (ESVrU)

133 The Tarpian Rock is thirsty.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:29 PM (c27kw)

Hey, what about me? When's it my turn again??

Posted by: The Gladius, quite possibly the weapon with the highest body count in history at February 26, 2026 04:58 PM (i711p)

134 128 Man, you watched the opening scenes of the Night Agent...

S3 is apparently not doing the gangbuster numbers of the first season, but I'm not sure why. I think it's very well done.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 04:55 PM (Riz8t)

B/c people, like me, watched the Olympics and are catching up on other streaming, and have planned to watch it later this spring. I have heard it's good from others, and glad you think it is, too...may move up my watchlist!

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 04:58 PM (tOcjL)

135 111 Due process rights?
Posted by: steevy

Scotus in a 1978 case with far cruder technology allowed access to what is called toll records of incoming and outgoing calls for billing purposes. Goes to the third party doctrine where you can assert your own privacy but if you involve others, they can willfully disclose information about you upon being presented with an administrative subpoena. That has expanded to an panopticon where you can literally sit at a computer at LEO HQ and request subpoenas of existing banking, telephone, texts, emails, and billing information from vendors from a wide variety of sources with the person never even knows in a lot of cases that their records have been rifled through. Add in separate commercial databases of residences, names, aliases, credit history, cars, location data via cell phone towers, affinity programs, FLOC cameras, etc.

An analyst can rapidly create a dossier on anyone they please between coming in and the first coffee break.

Privacy is dead unless you want to live unplugged and as a hermit in the woods buying and selling nothing. Even there, open fields would allow surveillance by game wardens and their planted cameras/drones

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 04:58 PM (E4rtv)

136 I really look askance at anyone using "swiftboating" as a term. That was made derogatory by the left truing to discredit very legit attacks on Kerry.

Fun rabbit hole: Kerry most likely got in deep shit and UCMJ'ed and got his record rehabilitated by Carter.

Posted by: heya at February 26, 2026 04:58 PM (+RkG8)

137 131

If the spyware was directly installed, yes, espionage charges. But it's probably run of the mill "oops we missed that this app comes with this spylike program - our bad"...or at least, that will be the claim.

Seems like DHS has some techies to fire...
Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 04:57 PM (tOcjL)

If Noem et al roll for that weak tea blowoff that’s a tell that it’s all failure stuff that had best been left unspoken.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 04:59 PM (pDt9x)

138 This caught my eye earlier:
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DataRepublican (small r)
@DataRepublican
·
7h
I already generated a dossier on Spanberger, but the most interesting part of it is that she is part of a cohort of 50+ military-intelligence veterans that have been recruited to run as Democratic candidates starting in 2018.
@SomeBitchIIKnow
first hypothesized this, but my new dossier pipeline independently captured them.

A Democrat retires. A CIA member takes over.

Spanberger is part of a much deeper, much more disturbing story here.
========
Apologies if this has already been pointed out.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 04:59 PM (jtM2q)

139 "Sec. Kristi Noem just shockingly announced that Elon Musk helped her uncover SPYWARE installed by DHS STAFFERS onto her phone and computer"
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I think we now know how that Atlantic reporter was added to Hegseth's Signal chat.

It wasn't an accident.

Someone stole log-in credentials and logged in as one of the member of the chat and added him.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 04:59 PM (HXT0k)

140 136.

Only Jenjiss Khan knows for sure.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:00 PM (WcDsy)

141 Ace: "Fuck you. We should seize all of your retirement money."

Amen. They're fortunate that the entire agency wasn't eliminated. A not insignificant proportion of leadership should be in prison for the way they massaged illegality into legal and for selective, unjustifiable persecution.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 26, 2026 05:00 PM (gLikB)

142 I'd like to believe it, but then there's Kevin Clinesmith.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

He did it for the FBI and thus qualified immunity. In his case, it was not the spying but the lying to a court for a surveillance warrant that did him in.

A private law firm lawyer has a shitload to lose if it gets out he is consenting to law enforcement sitting in on calls with clients---no future clients, no money going forward. And that is if he kept his law license and was not sued into oblivion.

Plus, not all jurisdictions are as lawless as Democrat run DC.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:01 PM (E4rtv)

143 It wasn't an Swiftboat operation. Swiftboat allegations were true.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 26, 2026 05:01 PM (cntUY)

144 Ace been the Best Ace for months now.

Top Notch work for about a year running, Chief.

Must be the creatine.

Pardon me. I gotta go clean my nose now.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:02 PM (WcDsy)

145 Apologies if this has already been pointed out.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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I saw that earlier on X and you did well to point this out.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:02 PM (E4rtv)

146 Plants are your friends. You must not eat them.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:03 PM (c27kw)

147 Not seeing the problem here

@Breaking911 16m
Papa John's plans to close 300 of its restaurants by the end of 2027 as it moves to cut costs. -CBS

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 05:03 PM (diia5)

148 Remember the CIA ads that ran during the Biden years -- trying to lure all those rainbow-flag-waving malcontents into the fold? The ONE THING you need to be as an intelligence officer is coolly objective. Literally the opposite of what they were trying to draw from the swamp under Biden.

Posted by: red speck at February 26, 2026 05:03 PM (Ve/HL)

149 146 Plants are your friends. You must not eat them.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:03 PM (c27kw)

The old saying - plants are what my food eats.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 05:04 PM (pDt9x)

150 Plants are your friends. You must not eat them.
Posted by: Boss Moss

...Said the Fungi from Yuggoth

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 05:04 PM (diia5)

151 You know what would really cut costs? Closing all of them.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:04 PM (c27kw)

152 Not seeing the problem here

@Breaking911 16m
Papa John's plans to close 300 of its restaurants by the end of 2027 as it moves to cut costs. -CBS
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 05:03 PM (diia5)
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Well, we can say goodbye to "better ingredients, better pizza."

(I don't care much for Papa John's. I think their standard crust tastes like cardboard.)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 05:05 PM (ESVrU)

153 Thought y’all might want to know my ad is someone putting peanut butter on their knees. Someone, somewhere came up with this concept to entice people to click on it.

Posted by: Piper at February 26, 2026 05:05 PM (pZEOD)

154 A spokesperson for the FBI Agents Association said in a statement that it "condemns today's unlawful termination of FBI Special Agents, which -- like other firings by Director Patel -- violates the due process rights of those who risk their lives to protect our country."
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This fuckwad can suck the sweatiest area of my nutsack after a vigorous gym session and a five-mile run in the Texas summer heat, then eat the biggest pile of shit I can find, and wash it down with jizz.

Fuck you.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 05:05 PM (3BwY8)

155 153.

This will only encourage that one guy's Dachshund from yesterday.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:06 PM (WcDsy)

156 Fire the FBI agents association.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:06 PM (c27kw)

157 Piper: "Who knew Elon Musk would go from being an interesting figure to being an amazingly important figure."

I knew the instant he bought and reigned in Twitter. He still deserves a Medal of Freedom for that act alone. It was one of the most consequential acts preserving the country at the time (and perhaps still) given the lockstep marching of pretty much all of social media and Silicon Valley titans. I hope that "investment" by Musk is never memory-holed. The man is a patriot.

Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at February 26, 2026 05:06 PM (gLikB)

158 Thought y’all might want to know my ad is someone putting peanut butter on their knees. Someone, somewhere came up with this concept to entice people to click on it.
Posted by: Piper

For no obvious reason, I am strangely aroused by this.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 05:07 PM (cYBz/)

159
Making employees miserable enough to quit is a time-honored tradition among employers who don't want to deal with potential legal hassles.

Believe me, I know.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 04:58 PM (ESVrU)

The "Slow Horses" gambit.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 26, 2026 05:07 PM (y9nCu)

160 Useless statement but no government agency should have a union.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 05:07 PM (+nEug)

161
Plants are your friends. You must not eat them.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Crisco Kid
Was a friend of mine

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 26, 2026 05:07 PM (Cqx++)

162 Spanberger is part of a much deeper, much more disturbing story here.
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Apologies if this has already been pointed out.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026

While Kamala ponders a run, and Newsom practices his best angle, Spanburger is who they are going to run.

Posted by: Piper at February 26, 2026 05:08 PM (pZEOD)

163 Thought y’all might want to know my ad is someone putting peanut butter on their knees. Someone, somewhere came up with this concept to entice people to click on it.
Posted by: Piper at February 26, 2026 05:05 PM (pZEOD)
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Is it a sure-fired cure for knee fungus?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 05:08 PM (ESVrU)

164 Closing Papa Johns? Nein! Nein! Nein!

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:08 PM (c27kw)

165 I’m sure Spamburger’s puppet masters are eagerly gobbling up disgruntled spooks of all types now. Our very own SPECTRE

Posted by: banana Dream at February 26, 2026 05:08 PM (cO9Uq)

166 160 Useless statement but no government agency should have a union.
Posted by: Ben Had
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9th Circuit decision today allows the president to limit collective bargaining rights for agencies.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:08 PM (E4rtv)

167 FBI Probes Effort To Impersonate Top Trump Advisor Susie Wiles | 10 News First

3,111 views May 30, 2025
She’s one of the most important people within Donald Trump’s inner circle, but now the White House says someone is trying to impersonate White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
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Several months ago.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 05:08 PM (NFX2v)

168 I noted this AM that it's also dripping out that the J6 Committee was coordinating with the Biden WH, Fanni and Jack Smith.

They were issuing subpoenas for witnesses and evidence that the others couldn't legally obtain.

Then passing that along.

I'll bet Marc Elias is hip-deep as the hub for laundering communications among all them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 05:08 PM (HXT0k)

169 Good ridden
Bet they kept spying and spreading to Democrats Propaganda Ministry

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 05:09 PM (Ia/+0)

170 162 Spanberger is part of a much deeper, much more disturbing story here.
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Apologies if this has already been pointed out.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026

While Kamala ponders a run, and Newsom practices his best angle, Spanburger is who they are going to run.
Posted by: Piper at February 26, 2026 05:08 PM (pZEOD)

That's what I said on Tuesday...she's a blank wall, and Dems love to run them...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 05:09 PM (tOcjL)

171 Plants are your friends.

...with benefits!

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein at February 26, 2026 05:09 PM (S/IIZ)

172 Slow Horses may be back in the fall.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:10 PM (c27kw)

173 Making employees miserable enough to quit is a time-honored tradition among employers who don't want to deal with potential legal hassles.

Believe me, I know.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 04:58 PM (ESVrU)

The Japanese put managers they want gone in an empty office with just a desk with nothing to do.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 26, 2026 05:10 PM (cntUY)

174 While Kamala ponders a run, and Newsom practices his best angle, Spanburger is who they are going to run.
Posted by: Piper at February 26, 2026 05:08 PM (pZEOD)

She's making quite the name for herself in VA.. And it's not positive

Posted by: The Clintons at February 26, 2026 05:10 PM (VE6XX)

175
She's making quite the name for herself in VA.. And it's not positive
Posted by: The Clintons at February 26, 2026 05:10 PM (VE6XX)

Off sock/

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 05:10 PM (VE6XX)

176 SAT race to the bottom.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 26, 2026 05:11 PM (YlWIZ)

177 Heh, leave it to the Japanese to make epic Trump animes:

"BREAKING: President Trump’s State of the Union address has been turned into an anime-style animation and is going viral"

https://x.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/2027003864625672253

Posted by: Thrawn at February 26, 2026 05:11 PM (9Ovst)

178 Regarding 'spyware'. All depends on if it's work computer/phone or personal. Personal, there's a problem. Work-issue, for us mere peons at least it's... not nice, but not unusual for things like keyloggers to be installed and other such 'spy on everyone in the agency' stuff. If it's "only the political appointees", or they were insisting that the political appointees "just put this totally not suspicious software on your personal computer/phone so we can get you up and running faster", we're back to having a problem.

Posted by: RandomDave at February 26, 2026 05:11 PM (aJQbY)

179 Due process rights? Even though those agents violated the constitutional rights of others? I guess I’m not understanding what a fireable offense must entail when working for the FBI!

Very simple. They want their "due process" in Babylon DC where it is NEVER a crime to attack Republicans. What would normally be insubordination, sedition or even treason is perfectly acceptable before a DC judge and jury.

I would bet good money that if a Fed assassinated any Republican, that a DC jury would nullify the crime.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 05:11 PM (rgGn5)

180 Spanberger is part of a much deeper, much more disturbing story here.
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Apologies if this has already been pointed out.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 04:59 PM (jtM2q)

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Not trying to dismiss it, but this has been obvious. Elements in the Democrat party have figured out that the purple-hair noserings are a loser on a national basis, so they're trying to co-opt a section that has always been a strong point for the GOP, which is former military and intel folks.

Too bad that all the former mil and intel folks that are Democrats are just as fucking weird as the rest of the Democrats. The strategy will fool some people for a while though.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 05:11 PM (3BwY8)

181 >>>Making employees miserable enough to quit is a time-honored tradition among employers who don't want to deal with potential legal hassles.

Believe me, I know.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

>Simply attrition. Put 12 men in an office meant for 2 and let them smell each others' farts for several months. The vermin will take over and you'll have a 3rd world shithole.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 05:11 PM (gVUi7)

182 174 While Kamala ponders a run, and Newsom practices his best angle, Spanburger is who they are going to run.
Posted by: Piper at February 26, 2026 05:08 PM (pZEOD)

She's making quite the name for herself in VA.. And it's not positive
Posted by: The Clintons at February 26, 2026 05:10 PM (VE6XX)

Stasi. That’s the vibe I get from her.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 05:11 PM (pDt9x)

183 She could replace one of our fuckwit Senators in four years.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:11 PM (c27kw)

184 174 While Kamala ponders a run, and Newsom practices his best angle, Spanburger is who they are going to run.
Posted by: Piper at February 26, 2026 05:08 PM (pZEOD)

She's making quite the name for herself in VA.. And it's not positive
Posted by: The Clintons at February 26, 2026 05:10 PM (VE6XX)

She's just doing a disappearing act for most things...everything uber liberal is quiet...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 05:11 PM (tOcjL)

185 (I don't care much for Papa John's. I think their standard crust tastes like cardboard.)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Only remember buying it once. It had like 3 slices of pepp on the whole medium pie. Chintzi.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 05:11 PM (diia5)

186 Release the SAT and ACT scores. Neither a tax, nor a HIPAA violation.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 26, 2026 05:12 PM (YlWIZ)

187 Albinogale Skankberger looks like the unloved abandoned bloodless child of Paul Reubens and Nosferatu.

All wrapped up in a snug bag of CIA

Posted by: sifty boones at February 26, 2026 05:12 PM (WcDsy)

188
Thought y’all might want to know my ad is someone putting peanut butter on their knees. Someone, somewhere came up with this concept to entice people to click on it.
Posted by: Piper

For no obvious reason, I am strangely aroused by this.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 05:07 PM (cYBz/)

Woof Woof!

Posted by: Toby the Beagle at February 26, 2026 05:13 PM (y9nCu)

189 What was that all you can eat shitty pizza place?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:13 PM (c27kw)

190 f' Willowed again.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 05:13 PM (diia5)

191 I would bet good money that if a Fed assassinated any Republican, that a DC jury would nullify the crime.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 05:11 PM (rgGn5)
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Wouldn't even make it to trial.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 05:13 PM (3BwY8)

192 And now I realize the real reason the J6 Committee password-protected and deleted the entire Committee file:

It's not what they collected.

It's who they shared it with.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 05:13 PM (HXT0k)

193 Cici's?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:13 PM (c27kw)

194 Meanwhile Jesse Jackson's funeral has finally interrupted McCains.

Posted by: DaveA at February 26, 2026 05:14 PM (FhXTo)

195 Nood

Posted by: Emmie at February 26, 2026 05:14 PM (FMtrg)

196 189 What was that all you can eat shitty pizza place?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:13 PM (c27kw)

I think that's Cici's pizza.

Apparently if you go there you can get unlimited pizza and a show depending on the Cici's location.

Posted by: Thrawn at February 26, 2026 05:14 PM (9Ovst)

197 What was that all you can eat shitty pizza place?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 05:13 PM (c27kw)
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Pizza Inn?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 05:14 PM (ESVrU)

198 Yep. But it should be fairly easy to prove one way or the other. I gotta believe a lawyer of that caliber wouldn't make a handshake deal on something like this with the FBI. There should be a paper trail.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Depends on what his practice area was. A criminal attorney certainly would do that. A lot of other attorneys on issues like real estate, investments, elder care etc. might not. Law firms have their own cozy little networks of associated people and often lawyers often do quid pro quo trades off the books on a surprising number of areas.

Reason why you should be careful with lawyers in general and only deal with well established ones or ironically family associates if the matter and privacy is crucial.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 05:14 PM (E4rtv)

199 Wikipedia - John Hampton "Papa John" Schnatter is an American entrepreneur who founded the Papa John's pizza restaurant chain in 1984. Schnatter started the business in the back of his father's tavern after selling his car and using the proceeds to purchase used restaurant equipment. As of 2017, his net worth was more than $1 billion.

Schnatter stepped down as CEO on January 1, 2018, after controversy around his comments that the National Football League (NFL), who had a business affiliation with Papa John's, had not done enough to stop national anthem protests by NFL players, and that the protests had hurt his business. Before he stepped down, his comments had resulted in the NFL cancelling its association with Papa John's.

After stepping down as CEO, Schnatter remained chairman of the board of directors until July 2018, when it was revealed that he had used a racial slur during an internal sensitivity training May 2018 conference call, claiming without evidence that Colonel Sanders had used the same word without backlash. Schnatter resigned when the comment became public, but has since maintained that the board conspired against him and unfairly forced him out of his position.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 05:14 PM (Dv3i1)

200 194 Meanwhile Jesse Jackson's funeral has finally interrupted McCains.
Posted by: DaveA at February 26, 2026 05:14 PM (FhXTo)

I had forgotten that he died. Is that racist?

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 05:15 PM (pDt9x)

201 Meanwhile, the school asserts that “federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person.’”"
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I don't care if they executed a warrantless search, battered her as part of the arrest, and tossed her belongings into the street. She wasn't supposed to be here, period. Had she not been here, none of whatever took place would have taken place.

Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 05:16 PM (TN0g+)

202 162. While Kamala ponders a run, and Newsom practices his best angle, Spanburger is who they are going to run.
Posted by: Piper

Interesting. But AOC and several others would be leading a DEI riot at the DNC, so make her VP.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 05:16 PM (NFX2v)

203 Never ate Papa Johns, used to see their commercials, they had some cute ones. But I buy a lot of store brands cuz I figure I don't need to pay for the billion dollar ad campaigns. Sounds like Papa Johns was similar, spend more on advertising than pizza ingredients.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 05:17 PM (Sokdp)

204 Nood already?

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 05:18 PM (Ia/+0)

205 Well, we can say goodbye to "better ingredients, better pizza."

Better than what? Leprino Foods is one company that pretty much makes all cheese for every pizza chain, including the frozen pizza variety. 85% of all pizza uses their cheese - including Papa Johns.

That is why they all taste the same.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 05:18 PM (nCgQz)

206 Plants are your friends. You must not eat them.
Posted by: Boss Moss
......

I like bugs too. And I don't eat them either.

Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 05:20 PM (UjdFS)

207 Here's some more "news"
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BREAKING:
BlackRock is in major trouble 👇

Today, a seismic shift has happened in the antitrust case brought against the ESG asset manager cartel of
BlackRock, StateStreet, and Vanguard_Group.

Vanguard_Group is admitting defeat, agreeing to settle the lawsuit brought by a coalition of State Attorneys General, led by KenPaxtonTX.

As part of the settlement they will pay $30 million in fines, turn over all documents related to their coordinated ESG activism, and end all ESG activism for years to come.

This is a massive win. The reckoning is here.
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FWIW $30M for this group is nothing. The other stuff?
YMMV

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 05:21 PM (jtM2q)

208 The legal system is the very mechanism of the ratchet that drives the nation to doom and the left.

There is structural play built into the system, a requirement of anything human and fallible, that is always fully engaged and used to great advantage in one direction, but fully resisted in the other. And that is regardless of who is in charge.

Everyone knows how the ratchet works and cooperates with its operation. Because one side sees it as an obvious and direct route to power and the other rightly fears a world without legal mechanisms. It’s all understandable.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 26, 2026 05:22 PM (cO9Uq)

209 153 Thought y’all might want to know my ad is someone putting peanut butter on their knees. Someone, somewhere came up with this concept to entice people to click on it.

Posted by: Piper at February 26, 2026 05:05 PM (pZEOD)

Reminds me of that Jack Nicholson movie where he tells the waitress to put the chicken between her knees.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 26, 2026 05:32 PM (8mulE)

210 Visa terminated in 2016 for not attending class but she was still in a campus apartment 10 years later? Yank federal funding for Columbia, charge someone there for harboring an illegal.
Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 04:53 PM (Sokdp)

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Probably a couple hundred thousand in student loans.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 26, 2026 05:41 PM (Vh9CX)

211 retweet by DataRepublican

The CIA takeover of the Democratic Party

https://tinyurl.com/4b6tzd8n

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 05:54 PM (Sh6IX)

212 Jesus Christ, you fucking morons, you are not owed any "due process" for getting fired.

ALL employment in the US is entirely at the will of the employer and you can be fired FOR ANY REASON AT ANY TIME

Yes, that includes Democrat boot licking FBI agents

Posted by: deadrody at February 26, 2026 05:54 PM (vgB0v)

213 Russia Russia Russia!

It was the weirdest thing, because it was turned on like a light switch. Couldn’t believe it. After 95 years of leftists being in bed with the Soviets, albeit well meaning perhaps in some instances, all of a sudden Russians were the bad guys, and the Donald in their employ. Beware The Red Menace!
Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 04:34 PM (1meqy)

That flipped when the Russia turned out the Communists.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 26, 2026 06:00 PM (8avO+)

214 why does everyone insist on calling it "Russiagate"? The real name is Obamagate, anything else simply obscures the direct role that Obama played, and helps him avoid accountability

Posted by: Archer at February 26, 2026 09:35 PM (PwW/m)

When Congressmen Began Chanting "USA! USA!," Deportable Treasonous Jihadi Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib Began Shouting "KKK! KKK!"

The NY Post, again:

Vance blasts Omar, Tlaib for 'talking loudly' at State of Union: 'nails on a chalkboard'
By Steven Nelson
Vice President JD Vance blasted Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib for "talking loudly the entire time" during President Trump's Tuesday night State of the Union speech -- saying he had to restrain himself as he sat over the president's shoulder in the House chamber.
Omar (D-Minn.) and Tlaib (D-Mich.) heckled Trump throughout his annual address -- with Omar shouting her opposition to his mass-deportation drive in Minneapolis and Tlaib at one point turning to Omar and appearing to say "KKK! KKK! as other attendees chanted "USA! USA!"
"They're sitting next to each other, and they're talking loudly the entire time," Vance said during a stump speech in Wisconsin urging voters to re-elect incumbent Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden.
"It's just nails on a chalkboard. They're talking. They're interrupting. The president was completely unfazed by it," Vance said.

He also faulted the Queen of Government Graft Nancy Pelosi for not standing up to applaud Trump's call for the outlawing of insider trading by Congressmembers. You'd think that would be an obvious slam-dunk, but no, congresspeople love their graft and insider trading.

"My hope for all of you is that you find somebody who loves you as much as Nancy Pelosi loves insider trading, because then you will have a very good life indeed," Vance said.

Even Democrats are "uncomfortable" with Ilhan "Omar" Nur's and Rashida Tlaib's third-world behavior.

Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said there is frustration within the Democratic Party over the "unhinged way" some members protested Tuesday's State of the Union.
President Donald Trump called out Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Wednesday for their heckling during his speech, suggesting they "should either be institutionalized or deported." Following this annual speech, Bedford said there is "discomfort" within Democratic circles over how some members appeared as Trump spoke at the Capitol.
"That's not something the Democratic congressional leadership wanted to see from their members, there was a sort of admonition from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY] for just everyone to cool it, don't make us look dumb, and it feeds into the narrative that Donald Trump has about congressional Democrats when he stood there at the podium and called them crazy and said they're impossible to work with and they're irrational," Bedford said on the Hugh Hewitt Show, guest-hosted by Kurt Schlichter.
"Then in some ways, a few of them sort of proved Donald Trump right by screaming at him and refusing to stand for the notion that the government should support American citizens over illegal immigrants," Bedford said. "They sort of played right into Donald Trump's trap, so optically, it wasn't a very good night for Democrats."

In case you were unsure, a black female Democrat politician confirms that even asking Democrats to stand to show their support of American citizens is, in fact, racist.

I know that was weighing on many of you. At least now you have an answer, though I'm sure that answer is bitter to your racist brains.

Rep. Janelle Bynum (D., Ore.) described President Donald Trump's request that lawmakers stand if they believe the first duty of government is to protect American citizens as "racist" and said the moment made her "uncomfortable."
...
When asked what she thought about Trump's question, Bynum said, "I think you can agree with the 'what,' like standing up for American citizens. But I disagreed with the 'how.'"
"There's thinly veiled racist language, anti-immigrant language in what he was asking and that was uncomfortable," she continued.
Bynum wasn't the only Democrat to slam Trump's address. Rep. Robin Kelly (D., Ill.) made light of Trump's presentation of military awards, including the Medal of Honor, to veterans during his address. "It was like an award show, 'You get a medal! You get a medal! You get a medal!'"
Trump honored five military members with awards for their service, including two Medals of Honor. Army chief warrant officer Eric Slover, who was wounded as a helicopter pilot in the raid to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, received the nation's highest award for valor in action. So did 100-year-old retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams, who Trump said had a "legendary dogfight" with seven Soviet pilots during the Korean War. Trump also gave out two Purple Hearts and one Legion of Merit award.

The patriotism!

And a GOP-aligned group is already running video of the Democrats' disgraceful third-world conduct in campaign ads.

The television ad marks the GOP's first effort to use the moment to build momentum for Republicans campaigning across the country ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The 30-second video is set to play all year nationally as part of a seven-figure ad campaign focused on immigration, according to Politico. It will particularly target key states Michigan, North Carolina, and Georgia, where Republicans are defending vulnerable incumbents, and eying possible pickup opportunities to hold on to their narrow majority in the House and Senate.
"Democrats are for illegal immigrant criminals. Republicans are for you," the ad states.
The quote plays off a successful ad strategy during the 2024 election, when Republican Political Action Committees commissioned an ad that read "Kamala is for they/them. President Trump is for you."

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:10 PM

Comments

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1 Democrats are bad people.

Change my mind.

Posted by: Ann at February 26, 2026 03:12 PM (w9jrX)

2 I called the others

Posted by: Ann at February 26, 2026 03:13 PM (w9jrX)

3 She will just lie when someone confronts her about her "chant". And nothing will change.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 26, 2026 03:14 PM (0N4FZ)

4 Birth of a Nation.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:14 PM (c27kw)

5 NYC police officers participating in a Muslim prayer before a meal with Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

NYC is lost. Get out while you can.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 03:14 PM (abIsI)

6 "If it's not 1963, I have no purpose."
-the entire fucking Democrat Party 60+ years later

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:14 PM (GBKbO)

7 KKK?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 03:14 PM (Kt19C)

8 Obama's best friend was screaming about the US of KKK A

Just a guy in his neighborhood.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:14 PM (wIg5s)

9 I know nothing.

Posted by: Mike Johnson at February 26, 2026 03:15 PM (abIsI)

10 7 KKK?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 03:14 PM (Kt19C)

======

Three swinging strikeouts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:15 PM (GBKbO)

11 It's racist to be racist

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 03:15 PM (iFTx/)

12 Dumbkopf.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:15 PM (c27kw)

13 Great Ad ...

Unfortunately, it won't register with the brainwashed...

Posted by: Space Cockroach in an Edgar suit at February 26, 2026 03:15 PM (3sXRv)

14 And it was days after 9/11 when most people were in mourning but the libs were shucking and jiving on graves from the pulpit

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:16 PM (wIg5s)

15 Black like Me.

Posted by: Gavin Newsome at February 26, 2026 03:16 PM (c27kw)

16 Willowed and apropos:

139 Kei Bennett may just be the most beautiful black woman I've ever seen, and she's based.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_sVoKa1ayM

Here are two more of her posts.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2026451196756603250
https://is.gd/3XkhnV

Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 03:17 PM (Riz8t)

17 Everything is racist even Tourette's!

Posted by: steevy at February 26, 2026 03:17 PM (YwEeS)

18 I reassured a Jewish co-worker: the Klan in Oregon only hated republicans and Catholics. You will be fine.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 03:17 PM (rbvCR)

19 Pelosi passed out cold.

Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 03:18 PM (UjdFS)

20 Willowed, but seems trenchant if not ebullient.

@Breaking911 2m
🚨 Target has paid $110 million to terminate its lease in Minneapolis after months of sustained protests across Minnesota, during which protesters occupied stores and office spaces in an effort to pressure the company to meet their demands.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 03:18 PM (diia5)

21 Not only is she very mean spirited and a Muslim, but she's historically stupid. There were. A Whole lot of Democrats in the KKK. Who's she suggesting is in the KKK? Trump?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 03:18 PM (PFs9e)

22 When I was young, democrats were the party of Kennedy, optimistic, we had the best schools, low crime, we put a man on the moon

Now, they are just horrible treasonous anti American

Posted by: Gonzotx at February 26, 2026 03:19 PM (nGraA)

23 Terrorism works.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:19 PM (c27kw)

24 Damn, complaining about someone receiving the CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR, before the group who the Award is named after.... literally given in THEIR Name...

Wow.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 03:19 PM (mP0Kj)

25 I hope Trump invites Tourette's guy next year

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:19 PM (wIg5s)

26 Not only is she very mean spirited and a Muslim, but she's historically stupid. There were. A Whole lot of Democrats in the KKK. Who's she suggesting is in the KKK? Trump?

The parties flipped in the 60s!

JFK and FDR? Both saints I tell you, saints!

Posted by: Your average leftist at February 26, 2026 03:19 PM (sKqQm)

27 Trump could have said, "An insult or an endorsement? And if the former, why are you with the Democratic party?"

He'll stick it to them eventually.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 03:20 PM (NFX2v)

28 26
The parties flipped in the 60s!

JFK and FDR? Both saints I tell you, saints!

Posted by: Your average leftist at February 26, 2026 03:19 PM (sKqQm)

=======

I prefer the rare leftist who claims that the parties switched in the 80s.

The 1880s.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:20 PM (GBKbO)

29 He could introduce Green.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:20 PM (c27kw)

30 "There's thinly veiled racist language, anti-immigrant language in what he was asking and that was uncomfortable," she continued.

I like my racist language the way I like my women: thinly veiled.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 03:21 PM (COQGW)

31 Sad sacks of crap.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 26, 2026 03:21 PM (Q4PjO)

32 Rep. Janelle Bynum...
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Of circus fame?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 03:21 PM (plFPI)

33
the "unhinged way" some members protested Tuesday's State of the Union.

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Ilhan really did look unhinged. Usually she's smirking and above-it-all, but I think he's got her raging the same way he did to Hillary.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 03:21 PM (5pERN)

34 There were. A Whole lot of Democrats in the KKK.

The KKK was essentially a Democrat creation. They were the shock troops.

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was founded in late 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, by six former Confederate Army veterans as a social club, but it rapidly evolved into a violent white supremacist terrorist organization opposing the Republican Party's Reconstruction policies aimed at granting civil and political rights to newly freed Black Americans. These founders and early members were overwhelmingly affiliated with the Democratic Party, which at the time dominated the South and aligned with former Confederates in resisting federal efforts to enforce equality. The KKK functioned as a paramilitary arm to undermine Republican governments, suppress Black voters and officeholders, and restore white Democratic control through intimidation, lynchings, and murders.
While the Democratic Party as an institution did not formally "create" the KKK, the group's origins and activities were deeply intertwined with Democratic politics in the post-Civil War South, where it served to advance the party's interests against Republicans.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 03:21 PM (Riz8t)

35 We imported people who hate us and want to rule over us.

And the left will screech that we're racist if we want to send them back.

(I love how not wanting people from a totalitarian religion regardless of race makes you a racist.)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 03:22 PM (zjgNU)

36 Italics stuck?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:22 PM (c27kw)

37
Target has paid $110 million to terminate its lease in Minneapolis after months of sustained protests across Minnesota, during which protesters occupied stores and office spaces in an effort to pressure the company to meet their demands.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

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

My willowed response: that looks like lefties mad about rainbow flags and illegal aliens.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 03:22 PM (5pERN)

38 Democrats have always been lying racist commie shitbags.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:22 PM (wIg5s)

39 Find Omar's (D-Minn.) and Tlaib's (D-Mich.) undocumented relatives and deport them on one large plane.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 03:23 PM (NFX2v)

40 In 100 years they'll be calling Republicans antifa

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:23 PM (wIg5s)

41 Find Omar's (D-Minn.) and Tlaib's (D-Mich.) undocumented relatives and deport them on one large plane.

What's wrong with shorter trips in helicopters?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 03:24 PM (COQGW)

42 Th midwest must be a $hithole.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:24 PM (c27kw)

43 >>>President Donald Trump called out Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Wednesday for their heckling during his speech, suggesting they "should either be institutionalized or deported."

>In some countries, these outspoken, defiant women would be buried up to their necks and left for the wild dogs.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 03:24 PM (gVUi7)

44 43 >>>President Donald Trump called out Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) on Wednesday for their heckling during his speech, suggesting they "should either be institutionalized or deported."

>In some countries, these outspoken, defiant women would be buried up to their necks and left for the wild dogs.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 03:24 PM (gVUi7)

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The countries they come from?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:25 PM (GBKbO)

45 Wild dogs gotta eat.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:25 PM (c27kw)

46 Leftists want the USA destroyed and turned into Communists

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 03:25 PM (Ia/+0)

47 Dumbkopf.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:15 PM (c27kw)

Hey, I'm dyslexic man!

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at February 26, 2026 03:25 PM (COQGW)

48 >In some countries, these outspoken, defiant women would be buried up to their necks and left for the wild dogs.
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Or high tide. Arrgh.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 03:26 PM (pZ64F)

49 "Democrats are for illegal immigrant criminals. Republicans are for you," the ad states.

"Yes we're for you. Right up to the point we make sure only citizens are voting. That's a bridge too far."

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 26, 2026 03:26 PM (9C/Xw)

50 Remember Somalia is a beautiful wonderful place with an amazing culture AND that if you call to send her home you are a NAZI that wants her dead.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 03:26 PM (sKqQm)

51 The parties flipped in the 60s!

JFK and FDR? Both saints I tell you, saints!

Posted by: Your average leftist at February 26, 2026 03:19 PM (sKqQm)

And somehow we kept McCarthy too

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:26 PM (wIg5s)

52 41. What's wrong with shorter trips in helicopters?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

I'm supporting Affordability.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 03:26 PM (NFX2v)

53 51 The parties flipped in the 60s!

JFK and FDR? Both saints I tell you, saints!

Posted by: Your average leftist at February 26, 2026 03:19 PM (sKqQm)

And somehow we kept McCarthy too

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:26 PM (wIg5s)

======

I think that was a cash only trade.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:26 PM (GBKbO)

54 Wow, who thought Democrats would be chanting "KKK!" again?

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 26, 2026 03:27 PM (f1kZG)

55 54 Wow, who thought Democrats would be chanting "KKK!" again?

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 26, 2026 03:27 PM (f1kZG)

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I heard it and was convinced the Somali fraud is a creation of the right wing media machine.

I will now vote Democrat for the rest of my life.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:27 PM (GBKbO)

56 54 Wow, who thought Democrats would be chanting "KKK!" again?
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Biggest Klan rally was in NYC and NJ.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 03:27 PM (pZ64F)

57 Somalis ~~bilked~~ built this country.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 03:27 PM (COQGW)

58 The parties flipped in the 60s!

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Yeah? Well, they done flipped back!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 03:28 PM (FXNzP)

59 I prefer the rare leftist who claims that the parties switched in the 80s.

The 1880s.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Arguably Grover Cleveland was the last of the old rural Democrat elected presidents. By Wilson's time, the Solid South still voted for Dems at teh presidential level but the urban machines in the NE and Midwest had become the drivers of Democrat policies. That led to a bifurcated Democrat caucus split--Urban Dems and the rural South and Western Dems. This split became worse after FDR passed to the degree that Southern Democrats using the Committee system of seniority basically ran the House and Senate to the dismay of urban and minority Democrats. The massive influx of Democrats in 1974 elections from the North, Western urban areas, etc. then made the Democratic Caucus king via rules changes demoting seniority in both House and Senate and made the committee chairs subservient to the Caucus and party leadership.

Dave Rohde has an interesting book about it--and wrote about Conditional Party Government in the House.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 03:28 PM (E4rtv)

60 Why were they called Knights? Did they ever joust?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:29 PM (c27kw)

61 And the. D candidate is for they/them, R candidate is for you should be able to be re-used. Lot of Ds are still doubling down on "transgender rights" vs the rights of young women to not have to compete against young men on the girls BB, volleyboll, soccer etc teams.

I sure hope we can displace some of the GOPers in the primaries and then make the case to voters that voting for the D, no matter how moderate that D seems to be is voting for releasing the illegal alien rapists to prey on their daughters, nieces, sisters, wives etc.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 03:29 PM (Sokdp)

62 Rep. Janelle Bynum (D., Ore.) described President Donald Trump's request that lawmakers stand if they believe the first duty of government is to protect American citizens as "racist" and said the moment made her "uncomfortable."

Bynum, who represents suburban Portland, actually voted for ICE funding. The Portland Antifa and DSA-types has been savaging her ever since, so she's been overcorrecting.

She represents a very purple district, so hopefully the hard-core Leftist running against her in the primary wins, so the Republicans can regain the seat in November.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 26, 2026 03:29 PM (n1OCj)

63 Shame Congressman ard not required to be American born.

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 03:29 PM (Ia/+0)

64 The KKK took my baby away!

Posted by: Joey Ramone at February 26, 2026 03:29 PM (oftw2)

65 I think that was a cash only trade.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:26 PM (GBKbO)

Player to be named later

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:29 PM (wIg5s)

66 57. Somalis bilked built this country.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Yeah? No.

Only State and non-profit employment & benefits in MN and Maine.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 03:30 PM (NFX2v)

67 They hate you.

Trump's just in the way.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 03:30 PM (RIvkX)

68
"There's thinly veiled racist language, anti-immigrant language in what he was asking and that was uncomfortable,"

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

It's always "thinly veiled," "coded," "dogwhistled." So many Linguistics professors and discourse analysts among those clever Dems!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 03:31 PM (5pERN)

69 Dems should change their party name to Somalis.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 03:31 PM (pZ64F)

70 The Dems are the Party of Death is more ways than one.

In the vid they look like not-so-fresh corpses dumped into the seats.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 26, 2026 03:31 PM (DgMqy)

71
Vice President JD Vance blasted Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib for "talking loudly the entire time" during President Trump's Tuesday night State of the Union speech

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One pair of shrieking towel heads
Different as dirt and clay

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 03:31 PM (qsezt)

72 But the right and MAGA are the Nazis and crazy ones. Sure, Jan.

Posted by: turambar at February 26, 2026 03:32 PM (Q0yOR)

73 So good ol boy Clinton was an R from one of these "southern states" that renounced Democrats 20 years earlier, right?

And Al Gore Sr., a foremost opponent of Civil Rights had a kid that went Republican. Si?

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:33 PM (wIg5s)

74 I thought the parties flipped in & for Charlottesville.

What do I know?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 03:33 PM (NFX2v)

75 Bynum, who represents suburban Portland, actually voted for ICE funding. The Portland Antifa and DSA-types has been savaging her ever since, so she's been overcorrecting.

Zeva Rosenbaum, who is running against Bynum in the primary, is a hard-Left, anti-Israel Jew.

Perfect for Portland, but she'll get slaughtered in her suburban district in November if she wins the primary.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 26, 2026 03:33 PM (n1OCj)

76 73 So good ol boy Clinton was an R from one of these "southern states" that renounced Democrats 20 years earlier, right?

And Al Gore Sr., a foremost opponent of Civil Rights had a kid that went Republican. Si?

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:33 PM (wIg5s)

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Robert Byrd just said what he needed to in order to be elected. He didn't believe any of the racist stuff he said.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:33 PM (GBKbO)

77 It's always "thinly veiled," "coded," "dogwhistled." So many Linguistics professors and discourse analysts among those clever Dems!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 03:31 PM (5pERN)

For the billionth time: If you can hear the dogwhistle...

YOU'RE THE DOG!

Posted by: pookysgirl, getting out her megaphone at February 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Wt5PA)

78
Bynum wasn't the only Democrat to slam Trump's address. Rep. Robin Kelly (D., Ill.) made light of Trump's presentation of military awards, including the Medal of Honor, to veterans during his address. "It was like an award show, 'You get a medal! You get a medal! You get a medal!'"

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Believe it or not, a lot of these people aren't very smart.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 03:34 PM (qsezt)

79 Even Democrats are "uncomfortable" with Ilhan "Omar" Nur's and Rashida Tlaib's third-world behavior.
____

There are vids out there of third-world 'parliamentarians' acting in uncivil ways. Now we've imported them here.

Diversity!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 03:34 PM (Dv3i1)

80 Rep. Janelle Bynum (D., Ore.) described President Donald Trump's request that lawmakers stand if they believe the first duty of government is to protect American citizens as "racist"

America is so racist that Bynum got elected in a district which is about 0.5% black.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 26, 2026 03:34 PM (n1OCj)

81 Another Troon shooting at Border Patrol in NH

"🚨MORE TRANS VIOLENCE🚨

Blu Zeke Daly, 26, who identifies as trans, was ARRESTED in New Hampshire for allegedly opening fire on Border Patrol agents after being stopped near the Canadian border.

Daly reportedly tried to flee and crashed into a snow bank, where law enforcement… pic.twitter.com/BSjXYPHSjg

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 25, 2026

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 03:35 PM (E4rtv)

82 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 03:31 PM (5pERN)

Note they are the only ones who ever hear these dog whistles, which makes them the dogs.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:35 PM (wIg5s)

83 There were. A Whole lot of Democrats in the KKK.

The KKK was essentially a Democrat creation. They were the shock troops...

Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 03:21 PM

Same role that "Antifa" plays now.

They changed the color of the robes, but still the same violent thugs.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 03:35 PM (zjgNU)

84 Rashida Tlaib is like Narcan for viagra overdose

Posted by: Halfhand at February 26, 2026 03:35 PM (5slMQ)

85 84 Rashida Tlaib is like Narcan for viagra overdose
Posted by: Halfhand at February 26, 2026 03:35 PM (5slMQ)

Hey hey not cool.

Posted by: Rosa delauro at February 26, 2026 03:36 PM (i0Hi3)

86 It’s not the medal presentations but the patriotism that makes the Dems uncomfortable. Whether it be the hockey players or our boys overseas defending the free world, they could not stomach recognizing people acting out of love of country.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 03:37 PM (fYhK6)

87 Pretti Good Daly. Why no mag dump?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:38 PM (c27kw)

88 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Thanks for the prayers yesterday; just met with the oncologist, and he is not worried by anything that he saw on the PET Scan. Whew!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 03:38 PM (AeamU)

89 I always like how the liberals don't like to feel uncomfortable. Life is f'ing uncomfortable, buck up buttercup!

Not to mention any statement they don't agree with is thinly veiled or has undertones.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 03:38 PM (n5tGW)

90 Thanks for the prayers yesterday; just met with the oncologist, and he is not worried by anything that he saw on the PET Scan. Whew!
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 03:38 PM (AeamU)
====

Best news!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 03:39 PM (RIvkX)

91 Even Democrats are "uncomfortable" with Ilhan "Omar" Nur's and Rashida Tlaib's third-world behavior.

When they're willing to stand up and publicly rebuke these two harridans, I might take them a bit more seriously. But as JD pointed out from his vantage point during SOTU, they're cowards, and were looking around to see what was expected of them.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 03:39 PM (Riz8t)

92 The parties flipped in the 60s!
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Well, Sen John Curtis in Utah flipped from D to R recently. And he's one of the pricks preventing SAVE act from going forward with talking filibuster. Utah is the next one to drink the Flavor-Aide like Colorado. Shame.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 03:39 PM (Dv3i1)

93 Somalia isn't terrible by default, Somalians just make everywhere they are shitty.

Posted by: Zeno the Stoic at February 26, 2026 03:39 PM (sk8Gr)

94 Wish I knew what Omar was yelling. Any lip readings out?

Some congresswoman in front of her did turn around and scowl. Democrat?

Posted by: Random PJ at February 26, 2026 03:40 PM (+jscL)

95 Parties flipped! Republican Southern Strategy is the proof!!!

Posted by: JROD at February 26, 2026 03:40 PM (IlL6s)

96 The militant branch of the Democrat Party. Don't know much about history.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:40 PM (c27kw)

97 >>>>Blu Zeke Daly, 26, who identifies as trans, was ARRESTED in New Hampshire for allegedly opening fire on Border Patrol agents after being stopped near the Canadian border.
Daly reportedly tried to flee and crashed into a snow bank, where law enforcement… pic.twitter.com/BSjXYPHSjg
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 03:35 PM (E4rtv)
********
Blu Zeke is a great name, or names, for a dog, probably should have identified as a furry.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 26, 2026 03:40 PM (edK1B)

98 > There were. A Whole lot of Democrats in the KKK.

The KKK was essentially a Democrat creation. They were the shock troops...
Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 03:21 PM

Same role that "Antifa" plays now.

They changed the color of the robes, but still the same violent thugs.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 03:35 PM (zjgNU)
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Maybe the Republicans should get their own "shock troops" and even the playing field?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 03:40 PM (jtM2q)

99 The only true democrat in the Democratic Party is actually brain damaged. The rest are just communists.

Ayn Rand was right.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 26, 2026 03:41 PM (23/y9)

100 Yeah but Republicans want to send gays to death camps and force Women to have 7 babies each. So we have no choice but to vote for these people.

Posted by: 46-48% of voters at February 26, 2026 03:41 PM (WVjB9)

101 Thanks for the prayers yesterday; just met with the oncologist, and he is not worried by anything that he saw on the PET Scan. Whew!
Posted by: Teresa
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Fantastic news TiFW. Glad to hear it.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 03:41 PM (E4rtv)

102 Daly reportedly tried to flee and crashed into a snow bank, where law enforcement… pic.twitter.com/BSjXYPHSjg
___

where law enforcement... what? beat him to a bloody pulp I hope?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 03:41 PM (Dv3i1)

103 I'd like to see the math on that Target payout. How much lost due to theft that didnt happen offsetting the settlement amount etc.

But math

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 26, 2026 03:41 PM (cS1cw)

104 Robert Bryd. Exalted Cyclops of the KKK.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 03:42 PM (+nEug)

105 Wonderful news Teresa of Fort Worth.
And all things, whatsoever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. Matthew 21 : 22

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ehY6c)

106 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas

Thanks for letting us Know, Teresa, That is good news and prayers will continue.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 03:42 PM (8Xy/A)

107 The only response anytime Democrats and liberals state that something you say or do is "racist", should be abrupt dismissal, contempt, or derision - without a hint of hesitation or backpedaling.

It is way, way too old and doesn't even merit the courtesy of engagement anymore.

Posted by: RM at February 26, 2026 03:42 PM (n/1Oj)

108 Blu Zeke is a great name, or names, for a dog, probably should have identified as a furry.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly
=========
Would not be surprised if that trannie was involved in that trans cult that has already resulted in several murders including law enforcement.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 03:42 PM (E4rtv)

109 Amazing News Teresa ❤️

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:43 PM (wIg5s)

110 The bastard people have lost Target.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:43 PM (c27kw)

111 Let the pouncing and seizing commence!

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 26, 2026 03:43 PM (Qh10Q)

112 The militant branch of the Democrat Party. Don't know much about history.

To be fair, they don't know much about biology, science, French, geography, trigonometry, algebra, or what a slide rule is for. They don't know much about pretty much anything, other than that they should be in charge.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 03:43 PM (Riz8t)

113 Simultaneous phone call and all of them get off their hands.
Message from control central.

Much legal chatter on X regarding the deportation of
Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib. Condensed the chatter resolves to:

Hey, hey, ho, ho
Seditious bitches got to go

There are laws. Enforce them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Sh6IX)

114 where law enforcement... what? beat him to a bloody pulp I hope?

Posted by: Chuck Martel
=====
WMUR, "Daly was severely injured in the shooting and remains in the hospital at this point, said U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan. While investigators have not been able to speak with Daly yet, Creegan said they are speaking with “people associated with the defendant” to get a sense of why they might have acted in the way that they did."

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 03:44 PM (E4rtv)

115 Maybe Rashida was trying to organize a Congressional KKK group amongst the seated Democrats.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 03:44 PM (8Xy/A)

116 100 Yeah but Republicans want to send gays to death camps and force Women to have 7 babies each. So we have no choice but to vote for these people.
Posted by: 46-48% of voters

Republicans are just like Muslims!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Dv3i1)

117 How do the ranks work? Exalted Cyclops Grand Dragon Democrat Party Whip?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:45 PM (c27kw)

118 "Democrats are for illegal immigrant criminals. Republicans are for you,"

Probably should have been "criminal illegal aliens"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 26, 2026 03:45 PM (a+4eV)

119 Vance definitely has the right idea. If Trump isn't giving him the imagery ammo, then we are in good hands for 2028.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:46 PM (wIg5s)

120 Rep. Robin Kelly (D., Ill.) made light of Trump's presentation of military awards, including the Medal of Honor, to veterans during his address. "It was like an award show, 'You get a medal! You get a medal! You get a medal!'"

Sen. Chuck Schumer hasn't given a hoot about veterans. He focused on protecting Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) STAFF* and services in 2025-2026, opposing efforts to cut the workforce and reducing union rights.

(*Lots of Trump h8ers.)

Further, Chuck Schumer has not served in the U.S. military, but it's played that as a long-serving U.S. Senator and Leader, he heavily influences military policy, funding, and infrastructure.

Further, several of the Congressional democrats who've served seemed to try to lead the U.S. military into bad paths with the current administration.

Illinois. She can suck the Chicago mayor's .....

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 03:46 PM (NFX2v)

121 Some of the Republicans are a pretend controlled opposition.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:46 PM (c27kw)

122 to get a sense of why they might have acted in the way that they did."
Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 03:44 PM (E4rtv)

---------------

It's a mystery.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 26, 2026 03:47 PM (2UnvF)

123
The KKK was formed from the democrat party. So it isn't the first Democrat to chant "KKK" from their side of the aisle.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 26, 2026 03:47 PM (IifOV)

124 >>>he is not worried by anything that he saw on the PET Scan.
---

Teresa, wonderful news.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 03:47 PM (Sh6IX)

125 The victims of the KKK were almost entirely Republicans.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:48 PM (wIg5s)

126 Well the crowd was chanting USA USA to celebrate America, One can only assume that Rashid was shouting KKK to celebrate the Klu Klux Klan. Someone should ask her why she celebrates them.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 03:49 PM (Sokdp)

127 88 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Thanks for the prayers yesterday; just met with the oncologist, and he is not worried by anything that he saw on the PET Scan. Whew!
Posted: tifw

Super! 🙏 will continue.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 03:49 PM (NFX2v)

128 Secret Kleagle?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:49 PM (c27kw)

129 Wonderful news, Teresa!

Posted by: barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at February 26, 2026 03:50 PM (R3yzU)

130 TiFW - Wonderful news!

Posted by: Patches, mostly lurking at February 26, 2026 03:53 PM (BkZ3B)

131 @EYakoby

In the middle of Dearborn, Michigan an entire crowd chants “Death to America.”

Rashida Tlaib, when asked, refused to condemn it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 03:54 PM (Sh6IX)

132 At least it will be the last SOTU Steny Hoyer gets to see. It's way past his bedtime anyway.

Posted by: Early Bird Special Ed at February 26, 2026 03:55 PM (oftw2)

133 Ok! Death to Dearborn!

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 03:55 PM (+nEug)

134
Ilhan Omars's family were tribal aristocrats whose faction came out losers in a Somali inter-tribal conflict. Using immigration fraud, they fled to the USA, and brought their crooked tribal pirate bullshit here. And their infernal arrogance.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 03:56 PM (qsezt)

135 The KKK was the militant wing of the democratic party until that position was filled by Weather Underground types and Antifa

Posted by: Josephistan at February 26, 2026 03:56 PM (y9ksN)

136 "Shh. A women of color is speaking..."

"Yeah we know, we're trying to hear the movie..."

Posted by: old classic at February 26, 2026 03:56 PM (jGJov)

137 @LauraLoomer 3h
NEW:

Jihadist Reps. Ilhan Omar And Rashida Tlaib Attempted To Hijack Trump’s State Of The Union, Now He’s Telling Them To Self Deport

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 03:57 PM (Sh6IX)

138 That is awesome, Teresa!

My wife counseled me to try not to borrow trouble when I had a pet scan. Nevertheless, it was a great feeling when the oncologist gave me the same news you received. Enjoy!

Posted by: RM at February 26, 2026 03:57 PM (n/1Oj)

139 Very happy to hear the good news TiFW!

Posted by: Boswell at February 26, 2026 03:57 PM (V7158)

140 These people need to go. Clearly they hate America and they hate Americans. They want globalist, communist, open borders, sharia madness, and they need to be someplace else.

It's within their best interests to be elsewhere.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 03:58 PM (gVUi7)

141 Good news, Teresa, but shouldn't they be running you through the Human scanner, not the one they use on Pets?

Posted by: Fluffy the Cat at February 26, 2026 03:59 PM (oftw2)

142 Headline (Mirror-us):

"Hockey fans boo Democratic governor during ceremony honoring Olympic hero"

Excerpt:

"After Hughes finished speaking with the home crowd, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill appeared and joined Hughes and Olympic teammate Tage Thompson for a photo. But when she was introduced to the ice with her husband, the arena responded with loud boos. The reception came after a furious Heated Rivalry star slams Team USA's actions with Trump."

Posted by: mrp at February 26, 2026 04:00 PM (rj6Yv)

143 🥒

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:01 PM (c27kw)

144 "It's within their best interests to be elsewhere."

Well Ilhan and her gang have procured at least $8B for her Somali jihadist cause, so that is in their interest. She's loyal to Somalia, and is just here for the paycheck, as she stated. Of course the paycheck includes billions in frauds across the country, apparently.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 26, 2026 04:01 PM (vbXSk)

145 Ilhan Omar is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with her, I can prove it.

Posted by: Randolph Duke at February 26, 2026 04:02 PM (hXJe5)

146 Make Somalia Great Again.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:02 PM (c27kw)

147 I've always wondered how Congress exempting itself from insider trading laws isn't a violation of the 14th Amendment.

Posted by: Emmett Milbarge at February 26, 2026 04:05 PM (5IFb9)

148 >>>Yeah but Republicans want to send gays to death camps and force Women to have 7 babies each.

Is that wrong?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 04:05 PM (dK+Kv)

149 Is 7 enough?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:06 PM (c27kw)

150 Please spare a prayer for my mom. She just fell and she is in a ton of pain. Her leg and hip are hurting her. Dementia and no balance. No strength in legs. Getting her up is a chore in itself. Rescue squad coming.

Thank you.

Posted by: turambar at February 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Q0yOR)

151 turambar, prayers for you both.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 04:07 PM (+nEug)

152 Did Ace die? Cuz Imma thinking Ace has died.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 04:07 PM (pZ64F)

153 Posted by: turambar at February 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Q0yOR)

Of course.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 04:07 PM (8Xy/A)

154 Hi friends! Also, Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been allowed to walk free. When the Dems sat down when asked if they put Americans first, they did it knowing their constituents are fine with this - how are we supposed to move forward with this crowd when they are absolutely fine with letting human traffickers just go? We are shocked by the UK doing this - but it’s happening to us, too.

Posted by: Piper at February 26, 2026 04:07 PM (Wmg4n)

155 turambar

Ouch!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 04:08 PM (Kt19C)

156 I finally watched the SOTU address. Wow. Trump pounded the Democraps bigly.

He sure knows how to put on a show.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 26, 2026 04:09 PM (qFwJc)

157 Ace, everyone, have a look:

https://tinyurl.com/y9rrxxb6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 04:09 PM (plFPI)

158 Did Ace die? Cuz Imma thinking Ace has died.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 04:07 PM (pZ64F)

Shelf-inflicted head wound.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 04:09 PM (dK+Kv)

159 Bring put your dead.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:09 PM (c27kw)

160 154 Hi friends! Also, Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been allowed to walk free. When the Dems sat down when asked if they put Americans first, they did it knowing their constituents are fine with this - how are we supposed to move forward with this crowd when they are absolutely fine with letting human traffickers just go? We are shocked by the UK doing this - but it’s happening to us, too.

I havent heard a good explanation of why they brought this barbarian back to the states.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 26, 2026 04:10 PM (x8k2o)

161 In the perfect world, those two bints, Omar and Tlaib, would be stripped of their citizenship and shipped back to the cesspool countries they came from.

And no pension for either of them.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 26, 2026 04:10 PM (4q/mG)

162 Shotput your dead >>> Bring put your dead.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 04:10 PM (Dv3i1)

163 Even James Carville wants I. Omar out of the Dem Party.

When you've lost Serpent Head, it's a whole new ball game.

Posted by: mrp at February 26, 2026 04:11 PM (rj6Yv)

164 New thread.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 04:11 PM (c27kw)

165 >>>Ilhan Omar is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with her, I can prove it.

Posted by: Randolph Duke

>Strip them of all committee appointments, confine them to their constituency, and let's see that play out, when the gravy train runs dry. Make them work, write bills and present them for a vote.

I didn't vote for these cunts. Get them off of the federal teat.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 04:11 PM (gVUi7)

166 Please spare a prayer for my mom. She just fell and she is in a ton of pain. Her leg and hip are hurting her. Dementia and no balance. No strength in legs. Getting her up is a chore in itself. Rescue squad coming.

Thank you.
Posted by: turambar at February 26, 2026 04:06 PM (Q0yOR)

Blessings to you for helping your mom. It hurts terribly. My father was in much the same situation.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 04:12 PM (rbvCR)

167 150 Getting her up is a chore in itself. Rescue squad coming.

Thank you.
Posted by: turambar

I am so sorry, prayers said and keep us posted.

Posted by: Piper at February 26, 2026 04:13 PM (pZEOD)

168 Piper, Garcia is not being detained but he is still facing smuggling charges.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 04:14 PM (+nEug)

169 Foreigners are not American when they just get here

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:26 PM (Ia/+0)

170 a GOP-aligned group is already running video of the Democrats' disgraceful third-world conduct in campaign ads.

= =

STOP IT RIGHT NOW! You make us look like incompetent buffoons who could be doing lots of things to support American conservatism but instead sit on our hands and collect a paycheck while whinging about Trump.

Posted by: The Republican National Committee at February 26, 2026 04:34 PM (m0WlR)

171 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Thanks for the prayers yesterday; just met with the oncologist, and he is not worried by anything that he saw on the PET Scan. Whew!

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 03:38 PM (AeamU)
==
Hey - excellent news!!!

Posted by: Black JEM at February 26, 2026 04:53 PM (GZYu7)

172 Not a fan of civil forfeiture as against citizens with full Constitutional protections. But illegals? Game on.

If locals don't participate in immigration enforcement, then they forgo their share of the loot.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 05:42 PM (dK+Kv)

173 Tell sawdust for Brains Tlaib that the KKK was founded by the Democrats and the late Robert Byrd wore his Bedsheet

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 26, 2026 05:52 PM (wGqjj)

Another Harvard Professor Exposed as Friend of Epstein

As I mentioned earlier -- but which you might have missed because I added it as a late update -- the WEF's President and CEO resigned after the board began to investigate him for his "three dinners" (uh-huh) and extensive correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein. Despite kindling this friendship in 2018-2019 -- nine or ten years after Epstein's conviction for soliciting a teenager -- he claims he had absolutely no idea at all that Epstein was associated with any scandal.

On to the newest Harvard professor exposed.

We already knew that Harvard's Larry Summers, who was also Obama's chief economic advisor, was a close pal of Epstein's. He resigned from the school a few months back.

Now we find out aHarvard math professor was also a FoJ.

Harvard math professor Martin Nowak -- once dubbed Jeffrey Epstein's "inside man" at the university -- has been put on leave after college bosses learned "new information" about his links to the convicted pedophile.
University bosses' bombshell decision comes after ex-Harvard president Larry Summers, also scrutinized over his relationship with the financier, announced his resignation.
Nowak, who was gifted $6.5 million by Epstein to create the now-closed-down Program for Evolutionary Dynamics (PED), will be the subject of a fresh probe investigating whether he breached the university's conduct policies, according to a letter first revealed by the Harvard Crimson on Wednesday.
...
Nowak's links to Epstein are well-documented.
The ex-Wall Street financier visited PED offices at least 40 times between 2010 and 2018.
Nowak gave Epstein "unlimited access" to school grounds, supplying a keycard and a passcode, according to a 2020 review carried out by the university.

Huh. Giving a pedophile a backstage pass at a college. What could go wrong?

Damning Department of Justice-released emails revealed Nowak's plans to visit Epstein's infamous island.
One such correspondence from 2012 featured JetBlue flight arrangements between Boston and St. Thomas.
An email from February 2014 contained the subject: "Does JE want Martin Nowak to visit him on the island March 1?"
Nowak has denied having any knowledge of Epstein's crimes.

Boy that sure sounds familiar.

...
Summers and his wife, Elisa F. New, reportedly enjoyed their honeymoon on Epstein's private island -- and they flew on his infamous "Lolita Express" jet.
Also on board the flight was Epstein's madam, Ghislaine Maxwell.
"Mr. Summers and Ms. New spent their honeymoon in St. John and Jamaica in December 2005, which was long before Mr. Epstein was arrested for the first time," a spokesperson for Summers told the Crimson last November.

The spokesperson stressed that Summers and his wife were on Epstein's island "for less than a day."
Summers and Epstein also spoke about women, fundraising and politics in communications that have since been released.

You know, the "elite's" eagerness to break bread with this man could be explained away as something non-sexual. non-pedophilic if we had any claims that Epstein was just some kind of Svengali-like tornado of charisma and intellect.

But I never hear that. I just hear that he really liked jailbait.

And if no one can offer an innocent reason for seeking his company, I have to assume they just like jailbait too.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:30 PM

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1 FIRST WITH THE BLADE BEING FIRST AND ALL THAT SHIT

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 02:32 PM (iFTx/)

2 Are we sure it wasn't the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics Overseas (PEDO)?

Posted by: Steeldoc at February 26, 2026 02:32 PM (f4qjg)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 26, 2026 02:32 PM (LdBR/)

4 Call Big Lou. He's like you. He likes jaibait, too!

Posted by: B. Clinton at February 26, 2026 02:32 PM (Cqx++)

5 *Nods approvingly*
Yup, that's how you do it.

Posted by: Jimmy Savile at February 26, 2026 02:33 PM (f4qjg)

6
Huh. Giving a pedophile a backstage pass at a college. What could go wrong?

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Dude. He was looking for nuclear physicists.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 02:35 PM (5pERN)

7 Reading through the released emails, Epstein had a lot of friends in academia, because he was giving them money and perhaps girls.

But this wasn't a one way thing, one academic and unfortunately I forget which, had an email begging Epstein to come to an academic event he was hosting with the promise their would be young coeds...

Now of course that means the girls were off age, but offering access to your TAs/RAs in return for $$$ has to violate pretty much every college's rules right?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:35 PM (sKqQm)

8 []i]Nowak, who was gifted $6.5 million by Epstein to create the now-closed-down Program for Evolutionary Dynamics (PED), will be the subject of a fresh probe investigating whether he breached the university's conduct policies, according to a letter first revealed by the Harvard Crimson on Wednesday.

I heard he had two programs. One was PED, and the other, geared towards Obama, was the Program for Overseas Nontraditional Coital Exercises, or PONCE.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 02:35 PM (Riz8t)

9 Now we find out a Harvard math professor was also a FoJ.

Friends Of Carlotta > Friends of Jeffrey

Posted by: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid at February 26, 2026 02:36 PM (JCZqz)

10 You know, the "elite's" eagerness to break bread with this man could be explained away as something non-sexual. non-pedophilic if we had any claims that Epstein was just some kind of Svengali-like tornado of charisma and intellect.

But I never hear that. I just hear that he really liked jailbait.

For some of some of them it is pretty clear they wanted $$$ and access to other rich people to get more $$$. They didn't care what Epstein was doing as long as they got paid.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:36 PM (sKqQm)

11 Seems like all of our “Betters” are perverts and liars.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 02:36 PM (W2Pud)

12 Nowak, who was gifted $6.5 million by Epstein to create the now-closed-down Program for Evolutionary Dynamics (PED),

There's no way that wasn't an intentional troll on Epstein's part.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 26, 2026 02:37 PM (Fs0KI)

13 Huh. Giving a pedophile a backstage pass at a college. What could go wrong?

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Dude. He was looking for nuclear physicists.

That's ridiculous. The woman in question looks nothing like a nuclear physicist.

Posted by: Christmas Jones at February 26, 2026 02:37 PM (Riz8t)

14 And reportedly Hillary said she had no idea about Epstein and yet there is a Chelsea wedding that might say different.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 02:37 PM (n5tGW)

15 "And if no one can offer an innocent reason for seeking his company, I have to assume they just like jailbait too."

Money, Ace. Money.

Epstein was a very rich and powerful guy, had connections to even richer and more powerful guys, and surely threw his and their money around for the reasons all rich guys do: influence, prestige, leverage, and connections.

Sex too, of course, but that's often ancillary and used like currency to get the influence, prestige, etc.

The article you linked notes that this Nowak professor got $6.5 million from Epstein. That's all the reasons in the world to stay nice and chummy with the guy. Hell, with that kind of money, Nowak can go get his own girls.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 02:37 PM (iFTx/)

16 I saw an interview with Eric Weinstein about the time he met Epstein.

His argument was that he was forced into it by Harvard (who wanted Epstein's $$$) and that he had initially assumed as an investment banker Epstein wanted access to Weinstein for some of the mathematical modeling work he had done but that in person it was quickly clear that Epstein wasn't a financial guy at all...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:39 PM (sKqQm)

17
if no one can offer an innocent reason for seeking his company, I have to assume they just like jailbait too.

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Catch me up. HAS anyone offered an innocent reason for seeking Epstein's company?

I don't know if they liked jailbait, but they liked money. What exactly was Epstein doing for them in this regard? Yes, funding things like the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, but in exchange for what? $6.5 million seems like a high price to pay for access to the campus, which he could have gotten by getting one of his own agents hired to security (cf. Somali airport employees in Minnesota) or other, cheaper means.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 02:39 PM (5pERN)

18 Giving a pedophile a backstage pass at a college.

Yeah, but there's nothing for him there.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 26, 2026 02:39 PM (a+4eV)

19 Lots of Leftists getting caught ion Epstein Island
Who hasn't yet?

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 02:39 PM (Ia/+0)

20 Riiiiighhhht. Haaahhhhvaaahrd had NO idea those professors were involved with Epstein. The admin probably steered them to Epstein to tap into the potential Epstein money. They probably nudged a bunch of their professors to be friendly with Epstein but the more normal ones were repulsed.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 02:39 PM (Sokdp)

21 Dude. He was looking for nuclear physicists.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 02:35 PM (5pERN)

***Thumb and Pinky extended***

Call me ...

Posted by: Christmas Jones at February 26, 2026 02:40 PM (3sXRv)

22 I bet they regret that "release the files" drumbeat...

Posted by: steevy at February 26, 2026 02:40 PM (YwEeS)

23 I was on instagram and enjoying some pictures of Jakob Slavin of the Carolina Hurricanes sharing his gold medal with his teammates in Raleigh.
Then I read the comments and they were universal condemnation of Slavin for accepting the invite to the White House and partying it up with Kash. Amongst the accusations I saw leveled at Slavin is that he freely associated with a man who "willingly covered up for child sex trafficking."
What in the Epstein files would indicate that Trump covered up for Epstein? Are the basis of these accusations the wild unsubstantiated and unverified call-in accusations that were part of the file release that the DoJ warned about?

Posted by: Defenestratus at February 26, 2026 02:41 PM (WYStd)

24 One of the most interesting connections in the Epstein emails is the exchange between Edward Jay Epstein and Maxwell where this Epstein (no relation) invited Maxwell onto a "secret 9/11 commission".

Note, this is before Maxwell got her TerraMar grift, so she was publicly nothing more then a cut out for Jeffrey Epstein.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:41 PM (sKqQm)

25 Larry Sanders > Larry Summers

Posted by: Zombie Gary Shandling at February 26, 2026 02:41 PM (hXJe5)

26
offering access to your TAs/RAs in return for $$$ has to violate pretty much every college's rules right?
Posted by: 18-1

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

Violates a few rules of human decency, too.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 02:41 PM (5pERN)

27 "Nowak, who was gifted $6.5 million by Epstein to create the now-closed-down Program for Evolutionary Dynamics (PED)..."

There is absolutely no way that we are not living in a simulation.

Posted by: Croaker at February 26, 2026 02:42 PM (+BcZI)

28 >>Reading through the released emails, Epstein had a lot of friends in academia, because he was giving them money and perhaps girls.

You fish where the fish are.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 02:42 PM (1Udfd)

29 He was only there for less than a day? Molesting kids, but not for that long, you guys.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 26, 2026 02:43 PM (/H71T)

30 There is absolutely no way that we are not living in a simulation.
Posted by: Croaker at February 26, 2026 02:42 PM (+BcZI)

Told ya that years ago ...

Posted by: zombie Scott Addams at February 26, 2026 02:43 PM (3sXRv)

31 Here is the interview of Eric Weinstein on meeting Epstein: https://tinyurl.com/59rcu5fd

Not this interview is from a few years ago so before Trump released the Epstein files

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:44 PM (sKqQm)

32 TRUMP!!! curse!

Posted by: fd - I am happy because I am not that guy at February 26, 2026 02:44 PM (vFG9F)

33 "Nowak has denied having any knowledge of Epstein's crimes."

In 2018?? Two years into Trump 1.0 where every media outlet in the country was screaming about Epstein to try to get Trump??

It's not possible as of 2018 to not know about this guy, his guilty plea, and the endless sordid details of the allegations against him.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 02:44 PM (iFTx/)

34 Harvard math professor Martin Nowak -- once dubbed Jeffrey Epstein's "inside man"

That sounds unclean.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 02:44 PM (abIsI)

35 Larry Sanders > Larry Summers

Posted by: Zombie Gary Shandling at February 26, 2026 02:41 PM (hXJe5)

Larry Sanders > Larry Summers > Leisure Suit Larry

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 02:45 PM (plFPI)

36
What in the Epstein files would indicate that Trump covered up for Epstein? Are the basis of these accusations the wild unsubstantiated and unverified call-in accusations that were part of the file release that the DoJ warned about?
Posted by: Defenestratus

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

There are photographs of them together at social events predating Trump's discovery that Epstein was a sleaze. From this, every lefty knows that "Trump is all over the Epstein files" and "Trump raped children." I kid you not, I know of two lefties who say exactly that.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 02:46 PM (5pERN)

37 Haaavard professor is inside man?
What, sending co-ed students to Epstein Island?

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 02:46 PM (Ia/+0)

38 And nary a word about Trump.

Which was why all of the Dems wanted the files released in the first place, right? They were SO sure that a lot of dirty laundry was going to spill on him.

Well, the files have been opened now - it's just too bad for them that all of the revelations involve THEIR people and not Trump.

Keep reminding them that they wanted this....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 02:46 PM (OdA1E)

39 >> Harvard math professor Martin Nowak -- once dubbed Jeffrey Epstein's "inside man"

Bulg has one of those.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 02:46 PM (1Udfd)

40 It's not possible as of 2018 to not know about this guy, his guilty plea, and the endless sordid details of the allegations against him.

The FNM takes NYC party pictures from the early 2000s where Epstein and Trump are at the same parties and tells us that means Trump was an Epstein client but someone cavorting with Epstein in 2018? Well obviously he didn't know

Note: Epstein first hit the news in a big way in 2015 though he was originally convicted in FL in 2008. He wasn't convicted in NYS his main hunting ground...ever...because Cyrus Vance jr was protecting him.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:47 PM (sKqQm)

41 Remember, the left bookend to Epsteins life was being hired by Donald Barr to teach math at a private school, maybe their is a secret math cult running the world and not artistocrat pedophiles?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 02:48 PM (+N6ee)

42 hILLRY tried to sell Chelsea to Epstein but she was too ugly.

Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 02:48 PM (UjdFS)

43 14 And reportedly Hillary said she had no idea about Epstein and yet there is a Chelsea wedding that might say different.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 02:37 PM (n5tGW)

I'm sure that will be explained away as Epstein and Maxwell being part of the Groom's invitation list.

Never underestimate the Clinton's willingness to throw non family members under the bus or be put on the suicide list.

Remember, Webb Hubbell is the only member of the family to not get the Clinton treatment.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 02:48 PM (k1E2D)

44 Wasn't Reid Hoffman's excuse for visiting the island repeatedly that he was raising money for Harvard?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:48 PM (2ocoG)

45 Trump raped children." I kid you not, I know of two lefties who say exactly that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

And after he raped them, he ate them.

A patient told me that two weeks ago.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 02:49 PM (W2Pud)

46 Remember, the left bookend to Epsteins life was being hired by Donald Barr to teach math at a private school, maybe their is a secret math cult running the world and not artistocrat pedophiles?

This is the part that still amazes me. How did someone go from being a teacher to being one of the world's top investment bankers in a few years?

Obviously the answer is "someone gave him a ton of money for other reasons" but...this is the point that should be getting the most scrutiny...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:49 PM (sKqQm)

47 Larry, Darryl, and Darryl > Larry Sanders > Larry Summers > Leisure Suit Larry

Posted by: Moron Math at February 26, 2026 02:50 PM (JCZqz)

48 Larry Sanders > Larry Summers
Posted by: Zombie Gary Shandling at February 26, 2026 02:41 PM (hXJe5)

***

Larry The Cable Guy > Larry Sanders > Larry Summers

Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 26, 2026 02:50 PM (affD0)

49 43 "I'm sure that will be explained away as Epstein and Maxwell being part of the Groom's invitation list."
- - - - - - - -
Groom. Grooming. Close enough for government workers.

Posted by: Another Anon at February 26, 2026 02:50 PM (4h45B)

50 Trump raped children." I kid you not, I know of two lefties who say exactly that.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

And after he raped them, he ate them.

A patient told me that two weeks ago.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 02:49 PM (W2Pud)
_____

What did they taste like?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)

51 From this, every lefty knows that "Trump is all over the Epstein files" and "Trump raped children." I kid you not, I know of two lefties who say exactly that.

It's obfuscation by way of projection. I've heard lefty NPCs say Trump showered with his 13 year old daughter and it was in her diary.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:50 PM (2ocoG)

52 Democrats knew what was in the files. They believed they were going to get released anyway so they got out ahead and tried to hang it all on Trump and figured their screams will be enough to keep that going. Did Bondi help? Maybe...

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 02:51 PM (wIg5s)

53 And after he raped them, he ate them.

A patient told me that two weeks ago.

The craziest one I've heard so far is Trump impregnated a girl then performed an abortion on her on a boat on one of the Great Lakes and then threw the baby into the lake.

Now...isn't the left always telling us abortion is a sacrament?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:51 PM (sKqQm)

54
"Nowak has denied having any knowledge of Epstein's crimes."

In 2018?? Two years into Trump 1.0 where every media outlet in the country was screaming about Epstein to try to get Trump??

It's not possible as of 2018 to not know about this guy, his guilty plea, and the endless sordid details of the allegations against him.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

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

Let's not get carried away with any notions that Our Betters know a damned thing. I'm still shaking my head over the fact that Bill Ackman was shocked -- SHOCKED -- that racial discrimination was going on this establishment that he was donating $50million to! And this was when Harvard was the plaintiff in a landmark, earth-shaking ruling at fucking SCOTUS.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 02:51 PM (5pERN)

55 41 Remember, the left bookend to Epsteins life was being hired by Donald Barr to teach math at a private school, maybe their is a secret math cult running the world and not artistocrat pedophiles?

this is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: epstein-barr virus at February 26, 2026 02:51 PM (sGtp+)

56 What did they taste like?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)

Chicken of course ...

Posted by: zombie Scott Addams at February 26, 2026 02:52 PM (3sXRv)

57 This is the part that still amazes me. How did someone go from being a teacher to being one of the world's top investment bankers in a few years?

As Mike Benz told it on Rogan about a month ago, Epstein was hired at Bear Stearns, started dating the CEO's daughter, and was put on the BCCI (aka CIA) account and made partner basically out of sexually transmitted nepotism. From there it was relatively easy to make money.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:52 PM (2ocoG)

58 All of these people who are getting removed from their positions are in the twilight of there careers or older. This will help the younger crazier leftists in taking over the party. Keep yelling "Epstein" Dems, it's working out so well

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 02:53 PM (HYqoK)

59 What did they taste like?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)

***

Long Pig

Posted by: Truck Monkey at February 26, 2026 02:53 PM (affD0)

60 54 Let's not get carried away with any notions that Our Betters know a damned thing. I'm still shaking my head over the fact that Bill Ackman was shocked -- SHOCKED -- that racial discrimination was going on this establishment that he was donating $50million to! And this was when Harvard was the plaintiff in a landmark, earth-shaking ruling at fucking SCOTUS.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 02:51 PM (5pERN)

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People live in bubbles, no one more bubble bound than the rich and famous. Also academics.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 02:54 PM (GBKbO)

61 was put on the BCCI (aka CIA) account and made partner basically out of sexually transmitted nepotism.

I bet it takes a lot more than some antibiotics to cure that.

Posted by: Not a Doctor at February 26, 2026 02:54 PM (JCZqz)

62 57 This is the part that still amazes me. How did someone go from being a teacher to being one of the world's top investment bankers in a few years?

As Mike Benz told it on Rogan about a month ago, Epstein was hired at Bear Stearns, started dating the CEO's daughter, and was put on the BCCI (aka CIA) account and made partner basically out of sexually transmitted nepotism. From there it was relatively easy to make money.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:52 PM (2ocoG)

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I've seen this answer give like 4-5 times in the last couple of weeks.

And people still act like it's never been addressed before.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 02:54 PM (GBKbO)

63 I filmed for more than 4 hours.

And I'm only 2/3 of the way through the Oscar ranking video.

What's the Hammer ranking video going to be like?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 02:55 PM (GBKbO)

64 "Nowak has denied having any knowledge of Epstein's crimes."

In 2018?? Two years into Trump 1.0 where every media outlet in the country was screaming about Epstein to try to get Trump??

It's not possible as of 2018 to not know about this guy, his guilty plea, and the endless sordid details of the allegations against him.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

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

Let's not get carried away with any notions that Our Betters know a damned thing. I'm still shaking my head over the fact that Bill Ackman was shocked -- SHOCKED -- that racial discrimination was going on this establishment that he was donating $50million to! And this was when Harvard was the plaintiff in a landmark, earth-shaking ruling at fucking SCOTUS.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 02:51 PM (5pERN)
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Ackman definitely knew about the discrimination. He was OK with it. He was also OK with a little anti-Semitism at Harvard too. It was only when Harvard started acting like Nazi death camp executioners that he suddenly got concerned.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 02:55 PM (iFTx/)

65 13 That's ridiculous. The woman in question looks nothing like a nuclear physicist.

she doesn't have the healthy glow?

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 02:55 PM (sGtp+)

66
And after he raped them, he ate them.

A patient told me that two weeks ago.
Posted by: nurse ratched

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My God. I don't think anyone ever even accused Hitler of cannibalism.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 02:56 PM (5pERN)

67 It's clear to me now that the US Senate absolutely refuses to pass the SAVE Act.

It will not pass.

And Trump will not attack Iran.
And the Republicans are shuffling face first into a buzzsaw at the midterms.

Pass the Dammitol.

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 02:56 PM (ZxPkt)

68 “The issue here is not whether we broke a few rules, or took a few liberties with our female party guests—we did.”

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at February 26, 2026 02:56 PM (gUutX)

69 What's the Hammer ranking video going to be like?

I don't know, but the hammer is my penis.

Posted by: Nathan Fillion at February 26, 2026 02:56 PM (2ocoG)

70 66
And after he raped them, he ate them.

A patient told me that two weeks ago.
Posted by: nurse ratched

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"You should take this evidence to the police!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 02:56 PM (GBKbO)

71 Remember, ASS occasionally tries to troll us with the idea that Hillary takes endochronine (or whatever it is, first time I've ever tried to spell it).

But the left is out there peddling ideas that Trump literally eats babies.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 02:57 PM (GBKbO)

72 College girls? Wouldn't they be too old for these purposes?

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 26, 2026 02:57 PM (aYlkz)

73 Heh, you say Harvard has, how you say, a large endowment?

Posted by: THE Paolo at February 26, 2026 02:57 PM (oftw2)

74 Huh. Giving a pedophile a backstage pass at a college. What could go wrong?

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Many children attending college?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 02:58 PM (GBKbO)

75 Isn't raping and eating people literally what Jeffrey Dahmer did?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 02:58 PM (+N6ee)

76 I've seen this answer give like 4-5 times in the last couple of weeks.

And people still act like it's never been addressed before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 02:54 PM (GBKbO)

If it's not spoon fed to some folks ...

***shrugs***

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 02:58 PM (3sXRv)

77 A patient told me that two weeks ago.

The craziest one I've heard so far is Trump impregnated a girl then performed an abortion on her on a boat on one of the Great Lakes and then threw the baby into the lake.

Now...isn't the left always telling us abortion is a sacrament?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:51 PM (sKqQm)

That is weirdly specific. So which dem actually did this?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 26, 2026 02:58 PM (i0Hi3)

78 It seems a more descriptive alternate name for the Martin Nowak/Jeffery Epstein Harvard program could have been the Program for Erections Dynamic Outcomes (PEDO).

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 26, 2026 02:59 PM (BnDlA)

79 And after he raped them, he ate them.
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This guy sounds like a real jerk

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 02:59 PM (wIg5s)

80 "...will be the subject of a fresh probe."

What goes around comes around. Karma's a bitch.

Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 02:59 PM (Ys3Ta)

81
Ackman definitely knew about the discrimination. He was OK with it.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

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

Then he sure pretended good when he met with Steven Pinker and others.

As for tolerating a little anti-semitism, it seems unlikely given what a white knight he is for his Israeli wife (he always points out that she's Israeli when she's criticized).

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 02:59 PM (5pERN)

82 77 A patient told me that two weeks ago.

The craziest one I've heard so far is Trump impregnated a girl then performed an abortion on her on a boat on one of the Great Lakes and then threw the baby into the lake.

Now...isn't the left always telling us abortion is a sacrament?
Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:51 PM (sKqQm)

That is weirdly specific. So which dem actually did this?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 26, 2026 02:58 PM (i0Hi3)

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It's in the Epstein files. I've read the page.

Must mean it's true.

It's also in the Epstein files that Biden died in 2019 and that he's been a body double ever since.

Must mean it's true.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 02:59 PM (GBKbO)

83 unitalic, dammit.

Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 02:59 PM (Ys3Ta)

84 Isn't raping and eating people literally what Jeffrey Dahmer did?
Posted by: Thomas Bender
.......

Kemper only raped them after they were dead. Standards.

Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 02:59 PM (UjdFS)

85 Ooooops!
Ooooooopsie!!

How’d that happen?!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 03:00 PM (Hkcdp)

86 Epstein's heir and last girlfriend Karyna Shuliak was supposedly 20 when they met.

Presumably he didn't just like underaged girls.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 03:00 PM (sKqQm)

87 I guess Larry got Nudged.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 03:00 PM (pZ64F)

88 That is weirdly specific. So which dem actually did this?

Right? That *has* to be projection.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 03:01 PM (2ocoG)

89 86 Epstein's heir and last girlfriend Karyna Shuliak was supposedly 20 when they met.

Presumably he didn't just like underaged girls.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 03:00 PM (sKqQm)

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His pick up line was, "I run an international pedo sex ring and coerce people into doing the will of Mossad. Want in?"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:01 PM (GBKbO)

90 It's also in the Epstein files that Biden died in 2019 and that he's been a body double ever since.

Must mean it's true.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 02:59 PM (GBKbO)
__________

Well ... that one might actually be true

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 03:01 PM (iFTx/)

91 87 I guess Larry got Nudged.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 03:00 PM (pZ64F)

Don't blame this on me ...

Posted by: Cass Sunstein at February 26, 2026 03:01 PM (3sXRv)

92 90 It's also in the Epstein files that Biden died in 2019 and that he's been a body double ever since.

Must mean it's true.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 02:59 PM (GBKbO)
__________

Well ... that one might actually be true

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 03:01 PM (iFTx/)

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BECAUSE IT'S IN THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!!!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:01 PM (GBKbO)

93 Huh. Giving a pedophile a backstage pass at a college. What could go wrong? -Ace-

To be fair, college age girls are legal and therefore likely safe from JE's predations.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 26, 2026 03:02 PM (Hx0tZ)

94 Are ther videos of sex acts? Recorded by Epstein? Of famous, powerful, rich, connected people who would suffer riun in sacadal? As judge whats his name said in Caddyshack, "Well? We're waiting."

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 26, 2026 03:03 PM (YlWIZ)

95 Born in Vienna, Austria, on April 7, 1965.[3] He studied at the Albertus Magnus Gymnasium in Vienna [de] and the University of Vienna, where he earned a doctorate in biochemistry and mathematics in 1989. During his studies, he collaborated with Peter Schuster on quasispecies theory and with Karl Sigmund on the evolution of cooperation.[5] Nowak received the Sub auspiciis Praesidentis award upon completing his doctorate at the University of Vienna.[6][7]

Another with a glowing educational background, great talent and accomplishments so brought into the fold both for what he could do and contacts, including young women? (Transactional relationships.)

Mata Hari, WW1; Iva Toguri D’Aquino, WW2

Then men trusting men more than they trusted women? idk

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 03:03 PM (NFX2v)

96 Why does this Trump scandal keep taking down Democrats?!?!?!?

Posted by: Tom Tuppance, Middleborough, MA at February 26, 2026 03:03 PM (qUkBO)

97 My God. I don't think anyone ever even accused Hitler of cannibalism.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Interesting consideration. I've seen plenty of Lefties lie and say "Reagan/Bush were bad, but at least rational, and much better than Trump." I'd laugh my ass off if Hitler got the same treatment.

"Sure, Hitler murdered some groups and started a war, but he increased access to public Healthcare and believed in mass transit, and even made a "people's car."
Trump is genociding EVERYONE who isn't a straight white Christian, literally kidnapped a foreign leader, and is a pedo!"

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 26, 2026 03:03 PM (JCZqz)

98 His pick up line was, "I run an international pedo sex ring and coerce people into doing the will of Mossad. Want in?"

I suspect Trump was onto the source of this particular romance when he noted some women will do anything for a rich powerful man...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 03:03 PM (sKqQm)

99 94 Are ther videos of sex acts? Recorded by Epstein? Of famous, powerful, rich, connected people who would suffer riun in sacadal? As judge whats his name said in Caddyshack, "Well? We're waiting."

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 26, 2026 03:03 PM (YlWIZ)

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"It's a fact that there is 16K video of every powerful cultural, financial, and government person on the planet having sex with three year olds on Epstein Island that the CIA has in its vaults, and it's refusing to release it because it would destabilize the world."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:03 PM (GBKbO)

100 Were there dingoes on the island?

Posted by: Obligatory Seinfeld Reference at February 26, 2026 03:04 PM (Vb3xW)

101 The craziest one I've heard so far is Trump impregnated a girl then performed an abortion on her on a boat on one of the Great Lakes and then threw the baby into the lake.

I mean, it was done hygienically and all ...

There was a Sturgeon on board

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 03:04 PM (3sXRv)

102 "Giving a pedophile a backstage pass at a college. What could go wrong?"

Well, it is Harvard. I'm guessing there's not a whole lot of desirable underage mish that a middle-aged rich guy could get hold of there.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 26, 2026 03:04 PM (eStot)

103 If you were going to pick a body double for Biden why would you pick a guy with dementia?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 03:04 PM (sKqQm)

104 103 If you were going to pick a body double for Biden why would you pick a guy with dementia?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 03:04 PM (sKqQm)

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"For the implication."
-Dennis

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:05 PM (GBKbO)

105 There was a Sturgeon on board Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 03:04 PM (3sXRv)

Who had a porpoise.

Posted by: Caesar North of the Rubicon at February 26, 2026 03:05 PM (eStot)

106 sorry for the black pill
I don't know what else to think at the moment

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 03:05 PM (ZxPkt)

107 PED?

PED???????????

Good Lord, the fucking BALLS on these guys...

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 26, 2026 03:05 PM (wtvvX)

108 No, I'd pick his brother or another 'double."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 03:05 PM (NFX2v)

109 The craziest one I've heard so far is Trump impregnated a girl then performed an abortion on her on a boat on one of the Great Lakes and then threw the baby into the lake.

I mean, it was done hygienically and all ...

There was a Sturgeon on board
Posted by: browndog says woo

That smells like a bunch of carp.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 26, 2026 03:05 PM (BnDlA)

110 90 It's also in the Epstein files that Biden died in 2019 and that he's been a body double ever since.

Quit pickin' on me. I'm Stage 9.

Posted by: Joe Biteum at February 26, 2026 03:06 PM (oftw2)

111 Strictly speaking, everyone at a college should be of age in normal circumstances.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 03:06 PM (zZu0s)

112 TJM of course waiting for next video but it gets up when it grts up

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 03:06 PM (Ia/+0)

113 There was a Sturgeon on board
Posted by: browndog says woo

That smells like a bunch of carp.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at February 26, 2026 03:05 PM (BnDlA)
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These puns are pretty crappie.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 26, 2026 03:06 PM (i1VVh)

114 All I know is that if I were given top level access to query Sentinal, Trident or Echelon, my first quarry would be, MKultra, Cointelpro, Operation Northwoods, Black Budget, Roswell, Bigfoot, Jeffrey Epstein.

In that order.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 03:06 PM (+N6ee)

115 As judge whats his name said in Caddyshack, "Well? We're waiting."
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 26, 2026 03:03 PM (YlWIZ)

***blusterblusterbluster***

WHAT'S HIS NAME ...

Posted by: Judge Smails at February 26, 2026 03:07 PM (3sXRv)

116 106 sorry for the black pill
I don't know what else to think at the moment

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 03:05 PM (ZxPkt)

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1. Trump won 2024 without the SAVE Act and before the DOJ started using its power to sue blue states to clean up their voter rolls, which they are doing now.

2. Democrats taking the House will affect shockingly little. Oh, no! Impeachment! All while DOJ and ICE remain fully funded and operational.

3. A war in Iran would be a terrible political loser, so I don't know why you're acting like it's a terrible thing he's not doing it from a political point of view.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:07 PM (GBKbO)

117 That smells like a bunch of carp.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

Puhleese, not the time or plaice.

Posted by: Gadabout Gaddis at February 26, 2026 03:07 PM (oftw2)

118 112 TJM of course waiting for next video but it gets up when it grts up

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 03:06 PM (Ia/+0)

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Tomorrow.

I need to finish editing it, but I'm tired from filming.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:07 PM (GBKbO)

119 Epstein's heir and last girlfriend Karyna Shuliak was supposedly 20 when they met.

Presumably he didn't just like underaged girls.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 03:00 PM (sKqQm)

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His pick up line was, "I run an international pedo sex ring and coerce people into doing the will of Mossad. Want in?"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:01 PM (GBKbO)
_______

The youngest girl they've actually identified claimed to be 17 at the time. All the "victims" paraded around by the media are very vague as to exactly how old they were at the time.

So while Epstein's a creep and sleaze, I'm not getting where all the "underage" "pedo" stuff comes from. Actually, I do know: it's the FL plea deal. But the age of consent is 18 in FL. So 17 is technically illegal. But 17 is legal in most other states. Hell, Leonardo DiCaprio has dated girls a few months into their 18th year.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)

120 Ok, I guess if he's a pedophile, then hang him if you want.

But he's already slated for the rope, being a college professor, and all that. So you'll have to take sloppy seconds.

Posted by: Civilizational Tech Support at February 26, 2026 03:08 PM (BI5O2)

121 119 The youngest girl they've actually identified claimed to be 17 at the time. All the "victims" paraded around by the media are very vague as to exactly how old they were at the time.

So while Epstein's a creep and sleaze, I'm not getting where all the "underage" "pedo" stuff comes from. Actually, I do know: it's the FL plea deal. But the age of consent is 18 in FL. So 17 is technically illegal. But 17 is legal in most other states. Hell, Leonardo DiCaprio has dated girls a few months into their 18th year.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)

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I feel like I remember Maxwell testifying to the pedo things in her trial.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:09 PM (GBKbO)

122 Saw a YouTube vid of a “victim” who claims she was trafficked by Epstein.

How you might ask did it happen?

Well she met Epstein at an event. Then Epstein introduced her to some big wig in Hollywood. The bigwig said we’re casting for a movie come out Los Angeles and audition. She flew to LA, by herself with nobody forcing her to do so, as she admits. She then went to a party where the bigwig also was in attendance. Then she fucked the bigwig.

She ended up not getting the role.

But yeah she was totally trafficked dude!!!

Posted by: Not how it works at February 26, 2026 03:09 PM (Vb3xW)

123 3. A war in Iran would be a terrible political loser, so I don't know why you're acting like it's a terrible thing he's not doing it from a political point of view.
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My guess is the threat of war ties down Russia, China and Iran (also - the broader Mid East and NATO). I would expect him to flip the table and clean up Cuba and likely Mexico.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 03:10 PM (pZ64F)

124 3. A war in Iran would be a terrible political loser, so I don't know why you're acting like it's a terrible thing he's not doing it from a political point of view.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:07 PM (GBKbO)

Mark Levin is crushed, CRUSHED I say, by the implications in this final bullet point.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 03:10 PM (rbvCR)

125 You know who else was born in Austria?

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:10 PM (wIg5s)

126 103 If you were going to pick a body double for Biden why would you pick a guy with dementia?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 03:04 PM (sKqQm)

++++

I can and will believe a lot of things but this one I won't buy.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 26, 2026 03:10 PM (ycLNs)

127 How pathetic that is it that Carlos Danger, Barry Soetoro and Client #9 aren't mentioned in any of this?

The swamp is deep, but there are multiple pools off in the shallows.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 03:10 PM (gVUi7)

128 123 3. A war in Iran would be a terrible political loser, so I don't know why you're acting like it's a terrible thing he's not doing it from a political point of view.
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My guess is the threat of war ties down Russia, China and Iran (also - the broader Mid East and NATO). I would expect him to flip the table and clean up Cuba and likely Mexico.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 03:10 PM (pZ64F)

=======

We prepped for months to do the surgical strike on Venezuela, while the revolutionary efforts in Iran kind of just happened without the US prepping for it.

It seems obvious that Trump is using his foreign policy tools to continue heavy pressure on Iran right now, but people like Bonchie demanding troops on the ground for carpet bombings or whatever just seem bloodthirsty.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:11 PM (GBKbO)

129 So Biden wasn't a guy in a rubber skin suit?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:12 PM (c27kw)

130 125 You know who else was born in Austria?
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Julie Andrews?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 03:12 PM (pZ64F)

131 So while Epstein's a creep and sleaze, I'm not getting where all the "underage" "pedo" stuff comes from. Actually, I do know: it's the FL plea deal. But the age of consent is 18 in FL. So 17 is technically illegal. But 17 is legal in most other states. Hell, Leonardo DiCaprio has dated girls a few months into their 18th year.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)

It is like PDiddy getting time for trafficking to himself. It is the minimum charge that gets time, makes people stop thinking (because eww), and doesn't poke into any element of secrets that the powers that manage the world want to remain hidden.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 03:13 PM (rbvCR)

132 new thread up

Posted by: Ann at February 26, 2026 03:13 PM (w9jrX)

133 You know who else released videos?

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:13 PM (wIg5s)

134 129 So Biden wasn't a guy in a rubber skin suit?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:12 PM (c27kw)

I prefer a human ...

Posted by: Space Cockroach in an Edgar suit at February 26, 2026 03:13 PM (3sXRv)

135 Where did they lear this new information from?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 03:13 PM (c27kw)

136 114 All I know is that if I were given top level access to query Sentinal, Trident or Echelon, my first quarry would be, MKultra, Cointelpro, Operation Northwoods, Black Budget, Roswell, Bigfoot, Jeffrey Epstein.

In that order.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 03:06 PM (+N6ee)

don't forget Black Briar...

Posted by: Jason Bourne at February 26, 2026 03:13 PM (mP0Kj)

137 Big if true, and funny as hell

@Breaking911 2m
🚨 Target has paid $110 million to terminate its lease in Minneapolis after months of sustained protests across Minnesota, during which protesters occupied stores and office spaces in an effort to pressure the company to meet their demands.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 03:13 PM (diia5)

138
The youngest girl they've actually identified claimed to be 17 at the time. All the "victims" paraded around by the media are very vague as to exactly how old they were at the time.

I haven't seen conclusive evidence but I have seen it mentioned that some of the "Epstein victims" the FNM trots out not only were of age at the time they worked for Epstein but helped recruit over girls.

The FL investigation started over a claim that Epstein tried to get a "massage" from a 14 year old. There were two sisters that tried to get Epstein arrest in NY in '96 who were 16 at the time

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 03:13 PM (sKqQm)

139 Kei Bennett may just be the most beautiful black woman I've ever seen, and she's based.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_sVoKa1ayM

Here are two more of her posts.
https://twitter.com/i/status/2026451196756603250
https://is.gd/3XkhnV

Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 03:14 PM (Riz8t)

140 I don't think we will be the boots on the ground thing for a long time, we could take out Iran in roughly a day, the issue has always been, what do you get afterwards.

Trumps not a cowboy no matter what the left says.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 03:14 PM (+N6ee)

141 You know who else was born in Austria?
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 03:10 PM (wIg5s)

The guy who invented the Glock brand horse inseminator.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 03:14 PM (rbvCR)

142 Big if true, and funny as hell

@Breaking911 2m
🚨 Target has paid $110 million to terminate its lease in Minneapolis after months of sustained protests across Minnesota, during which protesters occupied stores and office spaces in an effort to pressure the company to meet their demands.

Good. They've earned it.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 26, 2026 03:15 PM (Riz8t)

143 Nood

Posted by: Space Cockroach in an Edgar suit at February 26, 2026 03:16 PM (3sXRv)

144
Target has paid $110 million to terminate its lease in Minneapolis after months of sustained protests across Minnesota, during which protesters occupied stores and office spaces in an effort to pressure the company to meet their demands.

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

This sounds like lefties insisting on rainbow flags and illegal aliens.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 03:17 PM (5pERN)

145 It seems obvious that Trump is using his foreign policy tools to continue heavy pressure on Iran right now, but people like Bonchie demanding troops on the ground for carpet bombings or whatever just seem bloodthirsty.
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It is obvious. It is obvious that China, Russia and Iran are immobilized and cannot aid Cuba or Mexico. China continues to lose influence while America establishes dominance over South and Central America. Taking out the Cartels is probably the goal but without China drugs the Cartels lose money and men daily. Its a blockade that kills them.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 03:17 PM (pZ64F)

146
What did they taste like?

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McDonald's

Posted by: Hannibal Trump at February 26, 2026 03:18 PM (PoA2o)

147 What’s become comical about all of this is that you know the media would love to claim Trump is doing this to go after his enemies - except Trump fought harder than anyone else to keep it under wraps.

So he’s not in the files, and he’s totally inoculated from blame or criticism of the consequences of releasing them. Nice place to be.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 03:19 PM (k/Sbk)

148 Why is it that non of these fuckers have been arrested? What is the whole point of releasing these files? Just to throw shade on a bunch of guys, have them leave their positions(jobs) then after a few years they can just step back out into the sunshine and keep on truckin' on??? WTF That's like -oh, let me declare bankruptcy, protect all that I have while other people get fucked in the process but in a year or two, I'll start up another business. I want to see some jail time for these abusers. I also want these women to start pointing fingers. If they can do that honestly. hum.

Posted by: sidney at February 26, 2026 03:20 PM (Uy/WF)

149 148 Why is it that non of these fuckers have been arrested? What is the whole point of releasing these files? Just to throw shade on a bunch of guys, have them leave their positions(jobs) then after a few years they can just step back out into the sunshine and keep on truckin' on??? WTF That's like -oh, let me declare bankruptcy, protect all that I have while other people get fucked in the process but in a year or two, I'll start up another business. I want to see some jail time for these abusers. I also want these women to start pointing fingers. If they can do that honestly. hum.

Posted by: sidney at February 26, 2026 03:20 PM (Uy/WF)

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What crimes are being revealed that the DOJ can act on?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 03:22 PM (GBKbO)

150 There's got to be more to this than hanky panky or patty cake.

SHOCKING is Suzie Wiles lawyer complicit with the FBI. The breadth and depth of their (administrative state) desire to eliminate Trump's progress is frightening.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 03:26 PM (Sh6IX)

151 What crimes are being revealed that the DOJ can act on?

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PEDO LOVER!

Posted by: Tommie Masshole at February 26, 2026 03:35 PM (PoA2o)

152 WEF

Whore
Employment
Foundation

Posted by: UncleJefe at February 26, 2026 04:25 PM (gAuAm)

153 >Huh. Giving a pedophile a backstage pass at a college. What could go wrong?

To be fair, even the incoming freshmen (freshwomen? I want to be sensitive) have aged out of Epstein's pull pool.

Posted by: malaking baboy at February 26, 2026 04:41 PM (HB1XT)

154 More Skeletons being found more to uncover

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 26, 2026 05:53 PM (wGqjj)

Biden's Corrupt and Soviet FBI Wiretapped Key Political Opponents Kash Patel and Suzie Wiles (Trump's Chief of Staff)

Weird how all of the targets of Biden's FBI just happened to be political opponents he wanted dirt on.

This is Nixon Squared. And the leftwing media insists this is all perfectly normal, and that Trump is The Real Authoritarian Here.

Phone records belonging to FBI Director Kash Patel and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles were subpoenaed by the bureau back in 2022 and 2023 as part of a "massive targeting operation" undertaken by the Biden administration, The Post has learned.
The subpoenas were issued when both Patel and Wiles were private citizens, as special counsel Jack Smith probed President Trump's handling of classified documents and his alleged efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
An FBI official told The Post that the information was contained in files found at the bureau's headquarters in Washington, DC -- similar to the "Arctic Frost" disclosures unearthed from apparent burn bags last year.
"It's not just phone records and subpoenas -- but a massive targeting operation," the official noted, indicating the use of both technical tools and human intelligence. Several FBI employees were fired Wednesday related to the discovery.
The existence of the subpoenas was first reported by Reuters.
Patel and Wiles' phone records were found in files labeled, "Prohibited," according to the outlet.
"It is outrageous and deeply alarming that the previous FBI leadership secretly subpoenaed my own phone records -- along with those of now White House chief of staff Susie Wiles -- using flimsy pretexts and burying the entire process in prohibited case files designed to evade all oversight," Patel said in a statement.
The FBI director noted that he recently barred bureau employees from labeling files "Prohibited."
Purported "burn bags" related to the "Crossfire Hurricane" probe -- the FBI's investigation into alleged links between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia -- were also discovered by the bureau last year.
In official parlance, "burn bags" refers to containers that hold sensitive documents that are meant to be destroyed after a certain period of time.

Will Chamberlain points out there's more to the story -- the FBI asked Suzie Wiles' lawyer to secretly tape record her calls, and he did.

@willchamberlain

Everyone's buried the lede here.

It's not just that the FBI subpoenaed Kash and Susie's phone records. The FBI surreptitiously recorded a phone call between Wiles AND HER LAWYER! Even worse, the lawyer KNEW the FBI recorded the conversation, and didn't tell Wiles!

Disbar him, charge Jack Smith and his seditious Soviet FBI agents, and wiretap Chris Wray.

Thanks to Chuck Martel.

The Biden FBI secretly obtained Susie Wiles's phone records, including from *when she was Trump's campaign manager,* and they even recorded a phone call she had with her lawyer. Wild story. pic.twitter.com/2qklc2Y3nI
— Sarah Bedford (@sarahcbedford) February 26, 2026

This is going to be another slow blogging day. My cold includes a fever, and I keep going from burning up to shivering with cold sweats.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:20 PM

Comments

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1 Ham and eggers.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:20 PM (ExV1e)

2 I have informed the previous thread.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:20 PM (ExV1e)

3 yay

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 26, 2026 01:21 PM (CWTWj)

4 Is that legal?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:21 PM (c27kw)

5 lies! biden would say that if he knew where he was

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 26, 2026 01:21 PM (CWTWj)

6 Should we not have done that?

Posted by: Democrats at February 26, 2026 01:21 PM (wIg5s)

7 4 Is that legal?
Posted by: Boss Moss

Depends on your connections.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 01:22 PM (+4yJ5)

8 Need rope.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 01:22 PM (plFPI)

9 At least he didn't watch a hockey game.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:22 PM (c27kw)

10 They impeached Trump because "he told the Ukrainians to investigate the Bidens"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 01:22 PM (RIvkX)

11 And nothing will happen

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 01:23 PM (NmE0/)

12 Ace a prayer for complete and immediate healing

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 01:23 PM (RIvkX)

13 Disbar him, charge Jack Smith and his seditious Soviet FBI agents, and wiretap Chris Wray.

Would be nice, not holding my breath.

But exactly right, Nixon did nothing even close to as bad as this.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 01:23 PM (n5tGW)

14 Something happened today in Hillary's deposition on Capitol Hill involving Lauren Boebert and Benny Johnson.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 26, 2026 01:23 PM (Y1sOo)

15 They impeached Trump because "he told the Ukrainians to investigate the Bidens"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 01:22 PM (RIvkX)

I believe they said "his opponent". In 2019. Before a single primary vote was "cast".

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:23 PM (wIg5s)

16 Is there going to be any accountability?

Magic 8-ball says; doubtful

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 01:23 PM (jtM2q)

17 So we go from tapping Russian Floozies to tapping phones, just like that?

Posted by: All Tapped Out at February 26, 2026 01:23 PM (oftw2)

18 . And the leftwing media insists this is all perfectly normal, and that Trump is The Real Authoritarian Here.
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DARVO

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:24 PM (wIg5s)

19 This is going to be another slow blogging day. My cold includes a fever, and I keep going from burning up to shivering with cold sweats.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:20 PM

You caught the flu bug... Make sure to hydrate

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 01:24 PM (NmE0/)

20 Watergate would be a nothing-burger today.

Posted by: 40 Miles North at February 26, 2026 01:24 PM (EaLNz)

21 wiretap Chris Wray

You misspelled beat with a barbwire wrapped bat.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:24 PM (ExV1e)

22 Oh. Ace. I'm sorry you're having such a hard time. Are you taking anything? Do you need to?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 01:25 PM (PFs9e)

23 Good thing we aren't a nation of laws.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:25 PM (c27kw)

24 Ace, it might be time to turn to Bourbon.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 01:25 PM (pZ64F)

25 You want surveillance? You ain't seen nothing yet.

Posted by: AI at February 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Q+gd/)

26 Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 01:23 PM (RIvkX)

Amen.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 01:25 PM (PFs9e)

27 Nicotine ftw.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:26 PM (c27kw)

28 Covid has been going around again. I had it in November. Mega chills.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:26 PM (wIg5s)

29 Why its almost like there are two Americas or something. One for connected Democrats and one for everyone else

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:26 PM (sKqQm)

30 I saw Nixon Squared open for The Narrative...

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 01:26 PM (aykVA)

31 Watergate would be a nothing-burger today.
Posted by: 40 Miles North at February 26, 2026 01:24 PM (EaLNz)

Not true. Nixon was a Republican. Watergate would still have been the greatest threat to democracy in the history of ever.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:26 PM (ExV1e)

32 We are so far away from a Representative Republic I don't know if it is recoverable.

Trump, as good as he's been in some areas, is a puppet; The Swamp remains deep and wide, there are elites and everybody else, taxation is theft and will only get worse, the lefties and isllaam are well fed and well organized and they will kill you.

The US is an unofficial matriarchy and has been since about 1980.

Are we ready for anything but "Please don't kill me", or "Retreat!"?

Posted by: Dan Patterson at February 26, 2026 01:26 PM (m0F9m)

33 20 Watergate would be a nothing-burger today.
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Watergate was all about a passed over FBI Deputy Director who was mad at Nixon cuz he was passed over for Director FBI.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 01:27 PM (pZ64F)

34 Get some rest, Ace. And some whiskey. But mostly some whiskey.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 01:27 PM (bFu5X)

35 Ace, there is no better sleep than what you get with a fever under a pile of blankets. And it's the best thing for you.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 26, 2026 01:27 PM (GPa4z)

36 You youngsters have no idea. The media treated Watergate like it was literally world-ending for 18 months while both the Middle east and Southeast Asia burned.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 01:28 PM (RIvkX)

37 But but boomcession

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:28 PM (wIg5s)

38 Conjure up the image of FJB, ranting in front of the mood lit ReichsLibertyHall, and ithis type of operation doesn't seem outrageous at all.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at February 26, 2026 01:28 PM (sfpgX)

39 I wonder if we will ever know how close we came to losing America? Or learning just how corrupt the Obama/Biden administrations were? And this disdain for the Constitution and for the country was reflected in the actions of the democrats in the SOTU.
They hate us.
They are not our opponents; they are the enemy.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 01:28 PM (2WIwB)

40 Tennessee Honey from JD.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:28 PM (c27kw)

41 28 Covid has been going around again. I had it in November. Mega chills.
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:26 PM (wIg5s)

Da fuq ellipses ? And I say this with love to a fellow Moron:

It's the goddam FLU

Stop with this COVID SHIT

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 01:28 PM (3sXRv)

42 I am sorry to announce that nothing will happen.

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at February 26, 2026 01:28 PM (vFG9F)

43 Who is this lawyer who allowed the feds to listen in on an attorney-client conversation? He should be flayed.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 01:29 PM (COQGW)

44 But but boomcession
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:28 PM (wIg5s)

The Dow has collapsed. It's down a whole third of a point.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:29 PM (ExV1e)

45 And Wiles should sue his ass and report him to the state bar.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 01:29 PM (COQGW)

46 Just put up open threads, Ace, and take care of yourself

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 01:29 PM (ix8EF)

47 Yeah, a fever means it's more than a cold.

Rest and fluids. I recommend Relenza for flu (not Tamiflu). Believe it or not, ivermectin is often helpful for respiratory illnesses, depending on the pathogen.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 26, 2026 01:30 PM (3twu3)

48 #42
Nothing?
Not anything?

Posted by: He who questions all of it at February 26, 2026 01:30 PM (m0F9m)

49 Bear market!

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:30 PM (c27kw)

50 Wiles lawyer should be disbarred. DC lawyers also cooperated with the 1/6 prosecutors. DC is one big incestous mess.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 01:31 PM (HYqoK)

51 ...all enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC...

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 01:31 PM (2WIwB)

52 "Something happened today in Hillary's deposition involving Lauren Boebert and Benny Johnson."

It's my first 3 way involving a Johnson.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 26, 2026 01:31 PM (pduCL)

53 Da fuq ellipses ? And I say this with love to a fellow Moron:

It's the goddam FLU

Stop with this COVID SHIT

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 01:28 PM (3sXRv)

Sorry bro I love you too, but I like to know when I have an engineered bioweapon inside me. Forewarned is forearmed.

BTW I had the flu ONCE. Covid three times now.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:31 PM (wIg5s)

54 'Nothing?
Not anything?
Posted by: He who questions all of it "

A whole lot of nothing.

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at February 26, 2026 01:31 PM (vFG9F)

55 49 Bear market!
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:30 PM (c27kw)

Bear one day bull the next.. Sort of a hybrid/low bred...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 01:31 PM (NmE0/)

56 39 I wonder if we will ever know how close we came to losing America?

The problem is that they aren't going to stop until the country is destroyed.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 01:32 PM (+4yJ5)

57 If I were Susie my lawyer would be hearing from my other lawyer.

Posted by: huerfano at February 26, 2026 01:32 PM (98kQX)

58 Bear one day bull the next.. Sort of a hybrid/low bred...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 01:31 PM (NmE0/)

Bearbullsion

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:32 PM (wIg5s)

59 fever then chills, sounds like covid, if able test, if not ok, take Tylenol and rest. True test of Covid is no taste, food taste like nothing. Peter RN

Posted by: Peter Seniuk at February 26, 2026 01:32 PM (6ol6c)

60 I like to know when I have an engineered bioweapon inside me.

That's what Melinda Gates said but Bill kept things on the down low.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:32 PM (ExV1e)

61 You know.... I think it's just standard practice anymore to spy on your political adversaries. Maybe it's really not such a "big deal." Especially if Trump's administration is doing it too.

I'm not saying they are... but if they're not they're being played big time.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 01:33 PM (jtM2q)

62 Da fuq ellipses ? And I say this with love to a fellow Moron:

It's the goddam FLU

Stop with this COVID SHIT

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 01:28 PM (3sXRv)

Sorry bro I love you too, but I like to know when I have an engineered bioweapon inside me. Forewarned is forearmed.

BTW I had the flu ONCE. Covid three times now.
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:31 PM (wIg5s)

*puts M-95 mask over the USB port*
*moves keyboard 6 feet away*

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 01:33 PM (2WIwB)

63 close enough to 100, allow me to repost my willowed prose.

There once was a fellow from Redmond
Who's bell end had started to redden.
He said with no glee, it burns when I pee!
Hey Melinda, drink this and ask me no questions.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 01:33 PM (zncNU)

64 This is so much worse than what the Clintons did with Filegate and Craig Livingstone getting raw background check material from the FBI and I don't know how they aren't in jail and any attorney that participated disbarred.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 26, 2026 01:34 PM (Pt3hn)

65 Also, while I can't make any claims about steam saunas or infrared saunas, I know from experience that using a dry sauna with temperatures between 185 and 200 degrees two or three times per week will prevent respiratory illnesses.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 26, 2026 01:34 PM (3twu3)

66 close enough to 100, allow me to repost my willowed prose.

100 post limit doesn't matter for Ace posts. We'd have to read the content for it to be an issue.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:34 PM (ExV1e)

67 Attacking a country with 6 times your population. You are landlocked.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:34 PM (c27kw)

68 Couldn't have that twice by the CIA and O & Joe related administrations. The FBI was 'it.'
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In 2014, the CIA was found to have secretly searched computers used by Senate Intelligence Committee staff investigating the agency’s detention and interrogation program. CIA personnel bypassed agreed-upon protocols to spy on committee staff, prompting accusations of constitutional violations and, ultimately, an apology from CIA Director John Brennan.

What else wasn't found? /r

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 01:35 PM (NFX2v)

69 This is so much worse than what the Clintons did with Filegate and Craig Livingstone getting raw background check material from the FBI and I don't know how they aren't in jail and any attorney that participated disbarred.

They scored big with that kind of stuff though - it allowed them take down Newt and Craig Livingstone.

Probably where they found out about Hastert to blackmail him as well

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:35 PM (sKqQm)

70 Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 01:33 PM (zncNU)

It was good

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:35 PM (wIg5s)

71 19 This is going to be another slow blogging day. My cold includes a fever, and I keep going from burning up to shivering with cold sweats.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:20 PM

You caught the flu bug... Make sure to hydrate
Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 01:24 PM (NmE0/)

Seconded! Can't hurt.
Pixy's been a bit under the weather, too, with a migraine.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 01:36 PM (+YA9H)

72 Leeches work every time they are tried, and maggots for open wounds.

Posted by: Flora N. Fauna at February 26, 2026 01:36 PM (oftw2)

73 Tylenol is no bueno with Covid. Aspirin is better.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 26, 2026 01:36 PM (3twu3)

74 Dang ace sorry to hear about your bug. I'm due, have luckily not been sick in ages. You know what to do. Gotta wait it out.

US institutions, many of them, are at Third World levels of corruption. Most importantly - this is entirely unimportant to 10s of millions of (mostly) Dem voters, of all ages, including older ones who lived much of their lives in a different country. Of course they largely didn't know, understand, or care, probably.

Now the full lawless totalitarian instincts of much of America are on display, have been since 2020. And the pipeline of dumbed-down brainwashed mis/uneducated youngers Americans is just beginning to disgorge its contents, implying much worse to come.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 26, 2026 01:37 PM (U/Byj)

75 We are just one dem president away from re-opening the border for 20 million more illegals, and susan rice letting us know we will all be punished for being collaborators for being white or conservative.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 01:37 PM (n5tGW)

76 Everyone criticizes all the illegal spying, but quite conveniently forgets p-wordgate. The greatest crime committed in history.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Qh10Q)

77 Hot Iron.

Posted by: davidt at February 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Q+gd/)

78 73 Tylenol is no bueno with Covid. Aspirin is better.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 26, 2026 01:36 PM (3twu3)

Tylenol sucks for everything.. Ibuprofen is better.. Unfortunately for me I'm on blood thinners and can't take Ibuprofen....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 01:37 PM (NmE0/)

79 Colds don't really have fevers higher than 100...Ace, if you are going above that, you should really think about flu and other illnesses that might benefit from a doctor's call to get antivirals...or to really confirm it's a cold only...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 01:38 PM (tOcjL)

80 OK, Judges are supposed to protect citizens against bad faith or illegal Search Warrants...

What Judge signed off on this crap?

THEY need to be held accountable, as they helped take away a Civil Right under cover of Law... this is EXACTYLY the type of situation that Law was created to fix... when the LEGAL system itself, is used to take away Rights.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 26, 2026 01:38 PM (mP0Kj)

81 Two years ago, I got Covid, and a month later the flu. I will take Covid every day over the flu.

Rest up Ace.

BTW, anyone starting to think that this Jack Smith fella is a bit of a sucker of cock?

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 01:38 PM (k1E2D)

82 "Something happened today in Hillary's deposition involving Lauren Boebert and Benny Johnson."

Perhaps Benny Thompson?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 01:38 PM (abIsI)

83 100 post limit doesn't matter for Ace posts. We'd have to read the content for it to be an issue.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Yes, I know. Ace says it often enough. But I think it is a courtesy to let others who have something related to current post to have priority.

(also that should have been *whose in the limerick )

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 01:38 PM (zncNU)

84 People still believe in covid?

The CDC has changed a bunch of its graphs to skip the 2020-2021 season.

"Estimates are not available for the 2020-2021 season due to minimal flu activity."

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (aykVA)

85 65 Also, while I can't make any claims about steam saunas or infrared saunas, I know from experience that using a dry sauna with temperatures between 185 and 200 degrees two or three times per week will prevent respiratory illnesses.

good advice, and I do the Japanese thing (proven effective!) of gargling with salt water at least nightly, often in winter whenever I return from pretty much anywhere. back of the throat is where these things start - hit them right away!

I also sometimes do the thing with iodine in water ... same basic idea but that probably is a better antiviral mix

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (j+aD2)

86 "Just put up open threads, Ace, and take care of yourself"

Can we do a open thread on daily affirmations? I've got some good ones.

Posted by: fd - I am allowed to take up space at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (vFG9F)

87 @67 the Taliban doesn't care. They're primitive and death means nothing to them. Plus there's a lot of Pashtuns on Pakistan who would fight alongside their Afghan Pashtun brothers

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (HYqoK)

88 Sorry to hear about you feeling poorly.
I recommend tea, honey, lemon and brandy. Lots of brandy. It won't cure you but you'll feel a lot better and not give a sh*t.
Did I mention brandy?

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (2WIwB)

89 Take Sominex tonight and sleep....
Safe and restful sleep, sleep, sleep....

Posted by: Dozing Off.... at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (oftw2)

90 Team Obama goes total Stasi and his useful idiots think it is limited to targeting Team Trump... and also believe they would never go as far as fortifying the election. Except those that chear it on.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (/lPRQ)

91 82 "Something happened today in Hillary's deposition involving Lauren Boebert and Benny Johnson."

Perhaps Benny Thompson?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 01:38 PM (abIsI)

Or MIke Johnson ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (NmE0/)

92 I saw an amusing meme.

Top part a scruffy looking guy saying, "Of course capitalism will collapse our society in a few years. We should all be planning for this!"

Bottom part: "Yes I live in a big city dependent on food imports, do white color work, and no I've never learned any survival skills...why do you ask?"

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (sKqQm)

93 Blood letting is the way to go.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 01:40 PM (abIsI)

94 What Judge signed off on this crap?

If I had to guess, gun to head, I would guess something that rhymes with Coasberg.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:40 PM (ExV1e)

95 there are lots of viruses that cause fevers. it doesn't have to be COVID or influenza

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 01:40 PM (j+aD2)

96
There once was a fellow from Redmond
Who's bell end had started to redden.
He said with no glee, it burns when I pee!
Hey Melinda, drink this and ask me no questions.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 01:33 PM

Nicely done.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 26, 2026 01:40 PM (Pt3hn)

97 14 Something happened today in Hillary's deposition on Capitol Hill involving Lauren Boebert and Benny Johnson.
__

Boebert took a (secret) photo of Hillary Rotten in the middle of the deposition today and emailed it to Benny Johnson, who promptly put it on the internet, and as a result the deposition has been suspended while everyone in the country wonders why Boebert is so fucking retarded.

Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at February 26, 2026 01:40 PM (qUkBO)

98 The flu disappeared as Covid was running rampant.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:40 PM (c27kw)

99 I recommend tea, honey, lemon and brandy

yes also this!

but whiskey

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 01:40 PM (j+aD2)

100 "Blood letting is the way to go.
Posted by: Maj. Healey "

Naw. Snort two packs of BC.

Posted by: fd - I am allowed to take up space at February 26, 2026 01:41 PM (vFG9F)

101 Yo, Ace. Be careful. When the fever, chills, and cold sweats appear with a cold, it could mean your immune system is actively fighting an infection.

Flu; bronchitis or sinus infections; bacterial infections: strep throat, pneumonia, severe dehydration.

A doctor & chicken soup is called for.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 01:41 PM (NFX2v)

102 Best think for a cold/sinus infection is warm salt air.

Of course 2/3s of the US are undergoing cold and snow so good luck with getting that...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:41 PM (sKqQm)

103 >> My cold includes a fever, and I keep going from burning up to shivering with cold sweats.

Hot Soup
Hot Shower
Warmest socks you own.
Sleep.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 01:41 PM (1Udfd)

104
Boebert took a (secret) photo of Hillary Rotten in the middle of the deposition today and emailed it to Benny Johnson, who promptly put it on the internet, and as a result the deposition has been suspended while everyone in the country wonders why Boebert is so fucking retarded.
Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at February 26, 2026 01:40 PM (qUkBO)

Did Hillary pay her off ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 01:41 PM (NmE0/)

105 Lol
That is not going to be a midterm winning point

After a brief 1 point gain in the odds polymarket is offering on the GOP keeping the majority in the House it again fell back to 14%

Totally corrupt Clinton's live most of the time in a suburb of NYC
That they bought 23 years ago for 1.5 million
They were never motivated by asking huge amounts of money. They chóse to live well but modestly. Neither need the hold toilets that Saddam and Trump feel they need

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 26, 2026 01:41 PM (jX/I6)

106 *yawns* Wake me when someone goes to trial and PITA prison.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 26, 2026 01:42 PM (g8Ew8)

107 Also, flush your sinuses with some mild peroxide while you are in the shower.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 01:42 PM (1Udfd)

108 Hope you feel better soon, Ace.

I've been really enjoying having a heating pad on my back and an electric shawl over my front for my latest cold.

Gives a nice targeted "fever" near the lungs and throat, rather than frying the brain as much, and relaxes the muscles so everything hurts less.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 26, 2026 01:42 PM (a+4eV)

109 Can we do a open thread on daily affirmations? I've got some good ones.

Posted by: fd - I am allowed to take up space at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (vFG9F)

I will not kill anybody... today.

Posted by: Daily Affirmation at February 26, 2026 01:42 PM (Q+gd/)

110 Boebert demonstrates that she's not ready for prime time and may be brain damaged

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 01:42 PM (HYqoK)

111 Midterms will be decided by how people think the economy is doing around the end of the summer start of the fall. Oh, and how much fraud Trump and co actually manage to stop

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:42 PM (sKqQm)

112 Something happened today in Hillary's deposition involving Lauren Boebert and Benny Johnson."

Were they in a movie theater?

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 01:42 PM (aykVA)

113 *yawns* Wake me when someone goes to trial and PITA prison.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons

People actually being fired is no small thing.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 26, 2026 01:43 PM (a+4eV)

114 Lauren, call me, I'll advise you on politics and we can go to the movies together

/wink

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:43 PM (sKqQm)

115 I heard that you were feeling ill
Headaches fever and a chill
I came to help restore your pluck
'Cause I'm the nurse who like to .

Posted by: Save Ferris! at February 26, 2026 01:43 PM (9C/Xw)

116 99 I recommend tea, honey, lemon and brandy

yes also this!

but whiskey
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 01:40 PM

This is the way.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 26, 2026 01:43 PM (Pt3hn)

117 I still think the fib does more harm than good. I still want to see the agency dismantled. I don't care that the "good guys" are now in control. I want states to take care of problems and to work together when needed.

Dismantle the FBI.

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 26, 2026 01:44 PM (RkOfE)

118 I keep going from burning up to shivering with cold sweats.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace

--------------

This sounds like malaria.
Or radiation poisoning.

Now if you were bittern by a radioactive mosquito, that might come with superpowers -- Have you noticed anything?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 01:44 PM (zncNU)

119 Yo, Ace. Be careful. When the fever, chills, and cold sweats appear with a cold, it could mean your immune system is actively fighting an infection.

Flu; bronchitis or sinus infections; bacterial infections: strep throat, pneumonia, severe dehydration.

A doctor & chicken soup is called for.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 01:41 PM (NFX2v)
-

Heavy on the chicken soup.

Plus 8000 units daily minimum of vitamin D, even when you've recovered.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 01:44 PM (plFPI)

120 Thanks, ASS!

Posted by: fd - I am happy because I am not that guy at February 26, 2026 01:44 PM (vFG9F)

121 The flu disappeared as Covid was running rampant.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:40 PM (c27kw)

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Bring back COVID!!

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 26, 2026 01:44 PM (g8Ew8)

122 PS - Ace, even if you started with a cold (say a few days ago), you can either develop a follow on bacterial infection OR catch a 2nd different virus b/c of your weakened immune system from the 1st illness...

TL/DR - call the doc for a telehealth appointment (or go to Urgent Care if it gets really bad today)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 01:44 PM (tOcjL)

123 Sorry you are not feeling well ace, may you feel better soon!

Posted by: AmericanKestrel at February 26, 2026 01:45 PM (RkOfE)

124 118 I keep going from burning up to shivering with cold sweats.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace

--------------

This sounds like malaria.
Or radiation poisoning.

Now if you were bittern by a radioactive mosquito, that might come with superpowers -- Have you noticed anything?
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus)

Could be Dengue fever.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 01:46 PM (abIsI)

125 Fever? One prescription: More Cowbell.

Posted by: Chriss Walken at February 26, 2026 01:46 PM (Q+gd/)

126 Ace do something unusual. Drink a fifth of bourbon and get laid. The eat some junk food.

You’ll be good or dead. Either way, the cold is gone.

Posted by: Vengeance at February 26, 2026 01:46 PM (AydIQ)

127 59 fever then chills, sounds like covid, if able test, if not ok, take Tylenol and rest. True test of Covid is no taste, food taste like nothing. Peter RN
Posted by: Peter Seniuk at February 26, 2026 01:32 PM (6ol6c)

Huh. Useful. Thank you!

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 01:46 PM (+YA9H)

128 I've been arguing for a while that there should be an independent agency charged with investigating corruption, funded separately by and answerable to the states collectively.

Call is the State Investigative Agency. The head gets a 2 year term and need the vote of 26 governors to stay another term.

This breaks the explicit conflict of interest in having the FBI be part of fedgov and yet the agency in charge of investigating fedgov.

Also, showing up to the governors meeting and telling them, "Nope didn't find any corruption at all!" will get you fired...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)

129 Ace, get under blankets and sweat it out.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 01:46 PM (HYqoK)

130 Did Hillary pay her off ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 01:41 PM (NmE0/)
-

Nah. Hillary just promised Boeboe that Boeboe wouldn't commit suicide.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 01:47 PM (plFPI)

131 It’s Lupus.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 01:47 PM (W2Pud)

132 Slap Hot Iron on it.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 01:47 PM (pZ64F)

133 Midterms will be decided by how people think the economy is doing around the end of the summer start of the fall. Oh, and how much fraud Trump and co actually manage to stop

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:42 PM (sKqQm)

If Republicans have their way it will be decided by a rash of mystery retirements or some rando with an R that announces in late September that "rape is God's plan".

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:47 PM (wIg5s)

134 >>fever then chills, sounds like covid

What a relief.

Glad it is nothing serious.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 01:47 PM (1Udfd)

135 COVID was in the top 5 flus I've had. But maybe #4.

Good thing we locked down the country over it.

And speaking of which, you could mostly stop the yearly influenza outbreaks by blockading China but for some reason that's beyond the pale.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:47 PM (sKqQm)

136 Healing crystals cure all. Be sure to check your horoscope first.

Posted by: Cray Cray at February 26, 2026 01:47 PM (Qh10Q)

137 Polymarket says that 99.9% of people refuse to visit your mom because they believe "she has hyperclap."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 01:48 PM (BI5O2)

138 Time to divvy up the Vespa yet? Shelving?

Posted by: Semper Paratus! at February 26, 2026 01:48 PM (oftw2)

139 Bad week for Jack Smith. On Monday, Judge Cannon permanently bars the release of the report he filed with Garland about his investigation of Trump for the idiotic documents case and now this. Interesting timing.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 01:48 PM (viF8m)

140 Telemedicine. Stay inside, resting.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 01:48 PM (NFX2v)

141 Stop eating plants.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:48 PM (c27kw)

142 "as special counsel Jack Smith probed President Trump's handling of classified documents and his alleged efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. "

By efforts interfere I think they mean trying to win.

Don't mess with the Dem machine. If they need you in office they will let you know.

Posted by: Ripley at February 26, 2026 01:49 PM (GUOwU)

143 The filthy scandi's would say, go for a 500 degree sauna and then jump in a freezing lake.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 01:49 PM (abIsI)

144
If Republicans have their way it will be decided by a rash of mystery retirements or some rando with an R that announces in late September that "rape is God's plan"./i]

It is amazing how like clockwork the FNM finds some random Republican nobody and makes him the face of the party when he says something stupid.

One of the positive side effects of Trump though is the FNM can't do that when Trump is on the ballot because he becomes the face of the R party.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:49 PM (sKqQm)

145 Chicken Soup.

Posted by: Mother at February 26, 2026 01:49 PM (Q+gd/)

146 Honestly, the best thing is to drink electrolytes. (with real sugar - gatorade, or Pocari Sweat when in Japan.)

A lot of fever complications come from dehydration. Your body needs a lot of energy, and a lot of liquids to keep a fever up and fight infection.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 01:49 PM (zncNU)

147 We can't simultaneously believe that covid was secretly engineered in a lab in China and funded by us to derail elections etc *and* that it's a giant made up nothingburger. I don't think that tracks.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:49 PM (wIg5s)

148 >>> the lawyer KNEW the FBI recorded the conversation, and didn't tell Wiles!

You need to understand that lawyers are paper pushers and not suited to the harsh climate of the Aleutian Archipeligo. He had to comply.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 01:49 PM (/lPRQ)

149 Administer 100 units of Ringers Lactate.

Posted by: Rampart Base at February 26, 2026 01:50 PM (abIsI)

150 Illness is nothing to trifle with. Ask all the Yellow Fever victims buried in our basement.

Posted by: Teddy Brewster at February 26, 2026 01:51 PM (oftw2)

151 Feel better, Ace!

Posted by: Browncoat formerly known as Mike at February 26, 2026 01:51 PM (eAAqq)

152 Viruses typically "crowd out" each other in any given season. So while there was likely vast over-detection of COVID infections in 2020, and sloppy/$ incentiveized mischaracterization of flu cases, there was also likely a crowding out happening.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 26, 2026 01:52 PM (U/Byj)

153 67 Attacking a country with 6 times your population. You are landlocked.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:34 PM (c27kw)

I'm sure Russia, China, and India will all be happy to supply them with weapons.

Remember when we were in Afghanistan, and Bush got Putin to allow us to transfer materials and heavy equipment through Russia to Afghanistan? And then Obama/Biden decided that Putin needed to be the enemy so they pissed him off and he cut off the land bridge to Afghanistan which meant that we had to leave all that equipment there instead of moving it back west. Good times from the smartest guys in the room.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 01:52 PM (k1E2D)

154 While young, Judge Cannon is 'schooled' and has recognized a government charlatan, and the bending of laws allowing one to run amok.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 01:52 PM (NFX2v)

155 Seems like a good candidate story for some "get this" verbiage.

Posted by: Guy who always enjoys a good Get This at February 26, 2026 01:52 PM (K9zfY)

156 Put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up.

Posted by: Harry Nilsson at February 26, 2026 01:52 PM (Q+gd/)

157 We can't simultaneously believe that covid was secretly engineered in a lab in China and funded by us to derail elections etc *and* that it's a giant made up nothingburger. I don't think that tracks.

My own take:

It was an accidental release that China spread intentionally after they realized it happened

It was fundamentally a bad flu (and we treat other coronavirus outbreaks like they were the flu you'll note)

The left did plan for this stuff, but what really got the ball rolling is when Fauci leaned on Pfizer/Moderna to save his ass and they lied to him about their clot shots being effective.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:53 PM (sKqQm)

158 Administer 100 units of Ringers Lactate.
Posted by: Rampart Base at February 26, 2026 01:50 PM (abIsI)

Bwando. It's got electrolytes.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 26, 2026 01:53 PM (g8Ew8)

159 Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 01:52 PM (k1E2D)

That can't be. He was in mirror sunglasses on the cover of Time.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:53 PM (wIg5s)

160 If Kash and Wiles object to being monitored, they are clearly hiding illegal activities.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 26, 2026 01:54 PM (9C/Xw)

161 It's never lupus.

Posted by: House at February 26, 2026 01:54 PM (K9zfY)

162 152 Viruses typically "crowd out" each other in any given season. So while there was likely vast over-detection of COVID infections in 2020, and sloppy/$ incentiveized mischaracterization of flu cases, there was also likely a crowding out happening.

Posted by: rhomboid
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What is more likely is that we have no idea since if you crank the cycles up high enough a moon rock will have covid and gov. wasn't paying for flu cases.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 01:54 PM (zncNU)

163 I got a URI at the end of January.

Fatigue, but no chills. Left me with a lingering cough that is just now finally ending.

Burned through a lot of cough drops.

Get well.
Get well soon.
We want you to get well!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 26, 2026 01:54 PM (DgMqy)

164 Coffee and Kruellers, stat.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:55 PM (c27kw)

165 Tomato soup and grilled cheese.

Posted by: Couldn't hurt at February 26, 2026 01:55 PM (K9zfY)

166 What is more likely is that we have no idea since if you crank the cycles up high enough a moon rock will have covid and gov. wasn't paying for flu cases.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 01:54 PM (zncNU)

The moon is a Jewish plot.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:55 PM (wIg5s)

167 The moon isn't even a solid object.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:56 PM (c27kw)

168 77 Hot Iron.
Posted by: davidt at February 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Q+gd/)

Like davidt said.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 01:56 PM (+YA9H)

169 I know its been said over 1000 times but Democrats don't just dream up things to accuse their opponents of doing. They draw from the list of illegal and/or immoral things they are doing themselves.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 01:57 PM (Sokdp)

170 Bear market!
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:30 PM (c27kw)

Bear one day bull the next.. Sort of a hybrid/low bred...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 01:31 PM (NmE0/)

It's a K-shaped market

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 26, 2026 01:57 PM (Hx0tZ)

171 125 Fever? One prescription: More Cowbell.
Posted by: Chriss Walken at February 26, 2026 01:46 PM

125 comments to reach cowbell?

It's like I don't even know you people anymore.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 01:57 PM (bFu5X)

172 *The moon is a Jewish plot.*
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We meet on the first Wednesday night at 7pm at the VFW. Come join us.

Posted by: The Flat Moon Society at February 26, 2026 01:57 PM (K9zfY)

173 The Biden Administration's actions are blatant and egregious, and perfectively reflective of the mentality of the Left's base voters.

Unfortunately, that's an advantage. Because any actions taken to punish the Biden Administrations actions are going to be called simple unfounded retribution by those same people on the Left, and some of those wafflers on the Right as well as a form of political expedience.

Having morals and supporting the actual law, unfortunately, creates its own limitations.

Posted by: Orson at February 26, 2026 01:58 PM (dIske)

174 Hillz should be happy she looks halfway decent in that photo

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 01:58 PM (j+aD2)

175 My own take:

It was an accidental release that China spread intentionally after they realized it happened

It was fundamentally a bad flu (and we treat other coronavirus outbreaks like they were the flu you'll note)

The left did plan for this stuff, but what really got the ball rolling is when Fauci leaned on Pfizer/Moderna to save his ass and they lied to him about their clot shots being effective.

Posted by: 18-1
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I concur, but I would add
- It was an accidental release of a bioweapon designed (poorly) to cause havoc. And which had been planned for by the commies for years

- It was only a "bad flu" because it was new and more people got it than a typical year where 2/3 of population has acquired immunity to circulating strains. ie, there is nothing special about it now that everyone has been exposed.

- the vaccine was a much bigger problem and I hope no one is still getting boosters of that crud.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 01:59 PM (zncNU)

176 Please, no one tell Candace that the moon is a Jewish plot. She'd go completely loony.
On second thought....

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 01:59 PM (HYqoK)

177 84 People still believe in covid?

The CDC has changed a bunch of its graphs to skip the 2020-2021 season.

"Estimates are not available for the 2020-2021 season due to minimal flu activity."
Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (aykVA)

"... due to we're still making it up as we go along."

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 01:59 PM (+YA9H)

178 Chicken Soup.
Posted by: Mother at February 26, 2026 01:49 PM (Q+gd/)

With a healthy tablespoon of Colemans prepared mustard in it...enough to rip the virus-infested lining off your sinuses. They'll grow back all shiny and new..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 26, 2026 01:59 PM (nbLIj)

179 Comer was among the GOPers who instantly folded and burbled some nonsense about ICE being nicer or something when the Mpls idiocy was raging and the two retards got themselves kilt.

Coming primaries might signal a change (2.3% chance), but very little has changed with the GOP. Like the (still mostly) corrupt institutions, they're waiting out Trump, nothing more. Enjoy!

Posted by: rhomboid at February 26, 2026 02:00 PM (U/Byj)

180 Illness is nothing to trifle with. Ask all the Yellow Fever victims buried in our basement.
Posted by: Teddy Brewster at February 26, 2026 01:51 PM (oftw2)

NO YELLOW!

Posted by: Hunter at February 26, 2026 02:00 PM (Hx0tZ)

181 that covid was secretly engineered in a lab in China and funded by us to derail elections etc *and* that it's a giant made up nothingburger. I don't think that tracks.

Are you afraid of covid and viruses in general? That fear is what was manufactured- by the TV. They didn't need to actually make a virus, just wait for the flu to come around.THEN they could suffocate grandma and push the engineered bioweapons into your arm.

Diabolically effective.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 02:00 PM (epmXU)

182 169 I know its been said over 1000 times but Democrats don't just dream up things to accuse their opponents of doing. They draw from the list of illegal and/or immoral things they are doing themselves.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 01:57 PM (Sokdp)

Preemptive Accusation. Like a naughty child. "HE did it!!"

Posted by: davidt at February 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Q+gd/)

183 We can't simultaneously believe that covid was secretly engineered in a lab in China and funded by us to derail elections etc *and* that it's a giant made up nothingburger. I don't think that tracks.
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:49 PM (wIg5s)

Of course we can:
1) engineered, sure.
2) fairly benign.
3) used as a pretext and I slated in importance to secure that pretext to secure wish list items from the statists world wide. China got to liquidate the growing resistance in Hong Kong (remember those protests) and the dems got to do their thing with the election.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 02:01 PM (zZu0s)

184 Eat boogers.
Moron homeopathy.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Kt19C)

185 Say what you will about the FBI, Patel and Wiles have not suicide bombed any skyscrapers since they were investigated.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 02:02 PM (FXNzP)

186 184 Eat boogers.
Moron homeopathy.
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This. We have fingers, people!

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 02:02 PM (pZ64F)

187 103

Hot Soup
Hot Shower
Warmest socks you own.
Sleep.
Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 01:41 PM (1Udfd)

This sounds heavenly in any event.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 02:03 PM (+YA9H)

188 @179, the funny part is that the GOPe thinks that things will go back to "normal" in DC after they get wait Trump out. If the Dems take over after Trump it will be a full scale assault on Republicans

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 02:03 PM (HYqoK)

189 We invented the moon as a ruse to hide our gold, and we faked the moon landing using Dispensationalist goy stooges to trick everyone into believing it was just a bunch of rocks.

We always store just enough gold in there keep the tides optimal for our Muslim-eating sharks, and to cause maximal problems for non-Israeli fisheries, of course.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 02:03 PM (BI5O2)

190 I need thicker lounge pants.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 02:03 PM (c27kw)

191
Hot Soup
Hot Shower
Warmest socks you own.
Sleep.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 01:41 PM (1Udfd)

+++

I second this. And will add - turn your back on this blog. You work harder and put more out there (which is stellar and superior) than anyone else We can manage without you, truly.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 26, 2026 02:04 PM (ycLNs)

192 Eat boogers.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Kt19C)
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I was told the opposite, that it's snot recommended.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 02:04 PM (plFPI)

193 >>I need thicker lounge pants.

Wading Socks.

Cabelas has Heavy Socks that go up to your knee for Winter Fishing.

The best investment you can make for staying warm in the winter.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 02:04 PM (1Udfd)

194 BREAKING: Hillary Clinton testified she has no information on Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and that she doesn't recall meeting him.

Clinton appeared before House lawmakers for a closed-door deposition as part of the congressional investigation into Epstein.

She shared her opening statement online, which reads, in part:

"I had no idea about [Jeffrey Epstein's and Ghislaine Maxwell's] criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that."

Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, is scheduled to testify tomorrow in the investigation.

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 02:05 PM (RHGPo)

195 *The moon is a Jewish plot.*
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We meet on the first Wednesday night at 7pm at the VFW. Come join us.
Posted by: The Flat Moon Society

Splitters!

Posted by: Selene Cheddar FanClub at February 26, 2026 02:05 PM (FhXTo)

196 This is still all just deck chairs on the titanic. Nobody will be held accountable until the republic dissolves, either due to the left kicking it off, or the left getting the WH again and pushing until the right kicks it off

There is no coexistence with these people.

Posted by: heya at February 26, 2026 02:05 PM (nH+RN)

197 Plus 8000 units daily minimum of vitamin D, even when you've recovered.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 01:44 PM (plFPI)

I highly recommend Vit D injections ...

Posted by: The Paolo at February 26, 2026 02:06 PM (3sXRv)

198 The problem is not necessarily that you can get the FBI to do shady underhanded sh*t, the problem is that a GOP administration will not be allowed to do it by the Deep State.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 02:06 PM (KkEUk)

199 The mirror didn’t lie. It never does when you’re this far gone. My face stared back—puffy, red, eyes like boiled eggs floating in blood. A small blister had formed right under my left eye, pulsing in time with my heartbeat.

It looked innocent enough at first. A zit. A shaving nick. But then it swelled. Christ, it swelled—like a balloon being inflated by a madman with a bicycle pump. The skin stretched thin, translucent, and I could see the shadow inside.

Something thick.

Something alive.

Moving...

Posted by: Doc at February 26, 2026 02:06 PM (+rKuc)

200 157 We can't simultaneously believe that covid was secretly engineered in a lab in China and funded by us to derail elections etc *and* that it's a giant made up nothingburger. I don't think that tracks.

My own take:

It was an accidental release that China spread intentionally after they realized it happened

It was fundamentally a bad flu (and we treat other coronavirus outbreaks like they were the flu you'll note)

The left did plan for this stuff, but what really got the ball rolling is when Fauci leaned on Pfizer/Moderna to save his ass and they lied to him about their clot shots being effective.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:53 PM (sKqQm)

I think it was kind of both. Wreck the economy for a few months, make the US pharmaceutical industry reliant on India and China, flood the US with cheap illegal drugs, flood the US with illegals, and then sit back and watch the US burn. All of those strengthen China and weaken the US, especially a US with a brain dead POTUS.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 02:07 PM (k1E2D)

201 Is it excessive vitamin C that makes you poop?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 02:07 PM (c27kw)

202 Please, no one tell Candace that the moon is a Jewish plot. She'd go completely loony.
On second thought....
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 01:59 PM

You're saying her response would be....lunatic?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 02:07 PM (bFu5X)

203 Could be Dengue fever.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 01:46 PM (abIsI)

Were that the case, ace would not be posting.

Ask me how I know ...

Posted by: browndog moving slowly at February 26, 2026 02:07 PM (3sXRv)

204 Pure as the driven snow.

BREAKING: Hillary Clinton testified she has no information on Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and that she doesn't recall meeting him.

Clinton appeared before House lawmakers for a closed-door deposition as part of the congressional investigation into Epstein.

She shared her opening statement online, which reads, in part:

"I had no idea about [Jeffrey Epstein's and Ghislaine Maxwell's] criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that."

Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, is scheduled to testify tomorrow in the investigation.

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Well, in fairness, Bill probably didn't want wet blanket Hillary along to harsh his mellow.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 02:07 PM (FXNzP)

205 We can't simultaneously believe that covid was secretly engineered in a lab in China and funded by us to derail elections etc *and* that it's a giant made up nothingburger. I don't think that tracks.

It was absolutely engineered, but to typical Chinese standards. So it's not nothing, but it's also not what Bill Gates wanted it to be.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:07 PM (2ocoG)

206 Screw worms?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 02:08 PM (c27kw)

207 Does Hillary remember Ghislaine being at Chelsea's wedding?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 02:08 PM (0nHVk)

208 COVID was real, it certainly looked from the outset like it was engineered (Furin cleavage), but almost the entirety of the "policy response" was absurd, destructive, and completely unscientific. "Mitigation" of prevailing highly contagious viruses doesn't work (duh). Mortality was highly focused in the usual demos (elderly, compromised), completely normal. "Vaccine"? More complicated, but no strong or clear evidence of benefit from decades of "flu shots", so this would be no different.

Compare excess deaths in Sweden (almost no "policies") with Peru or some other high-death country with all the stupid "mitigation", adjusted for demographics and especially "dry tinder", and you don't get a meaningful difference. Which is the bottom line. Everything in the end confirmed the basic outlines of epidemiologic common sense as evolved over a century - all of which was tossed out from the get-go (except in a few places like Sweden).

Posted by: rhomboid at February 26, 2026 02:08 PM (U/Byj)

209 >>Does Hillary remember Ghislaine being at Chelsea's wedding?

Who approved the Guest List?

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 02:08 PM (1Udfd)

210 Could a GOP administration conjure an investigation of say Susan Rice and start tapping her wires?

Obviously not because Deep State operatives would whistle blow so fast that Paul Lynne’s head would spin.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 02:09 PM (KkEUk)

211 Please, no one tell Candace that the moon is a Jewish plot. She'd go completely loony.

The Dindu Crew dug up and posted a bunch of old Candace stuff yesterday that she thought she had deleted, including a video where she says she has herpes. Her followers were not amused, but everyone else was.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:09 PM (2ocoG)

212 Of course we can:
1) engineered, sure.
2) fairly benign.
3) used as a pretext and I slated in importance to secure that pretext to secure wish list items from the statists world wide. China got to liquidate the growing resistance in Hong Kong (remember those protests) and the dems got to do their thing with the election.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 02:01 PM (zZu0s)

The plan for pandemic was a solid one, but the plotters forgot something absolutely crucial - that cheap chinese knock off crap never does everything it's supposed to, and it always breaks down after a couple of months.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 02:09 PM (/QdgR)

213 Don't know much about Epstein. Don't know much about wiping hard drives.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 02:09 PM (c27kw)

214 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 02:01 PM (zZu0s)

I suppose. The "fairly benign" thing is a leap but would indeed tie the two together.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 02:10 PM (wIg5s)

215 207 Does Hillary remember Ghislaine being at Chelsea's wedding?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 02:08 PM (0nHVk)

Probably never got to that question since her Lawyers cancelled the testimony after Boebert took a picture of Hillary and sent it out to an online blogger who posted it...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 02:10 PM (NmE0/)

216
Reminder: Shortly after the Covid pandemic began, the head of the Wuhan Virology Institute was hustled up to the roof of the place by "security," and thrown off to his death.

I always wondered why they didn't just quietly make him disappear.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 02:11 PM (VWtfl)

217 157 We can't simultaneously believe that covid was secretly engineered in a lab in China and funded by us to derail elections etc *and* that it's a giant made up nothingburger. I don't think that tracks.

My own take:

It was an accidental release that China spread intentionally after they realized it happened

It was fundamentally a bad flu (and we treat other coronavirus outbreaks like they were the flu you'll note)

The left did plan for this stuff, but what really got the ball rolling is when Fauci leaned on Pfizer/Moderna to save his ass and they lied to him about their clot shots being effective.

Posted by: 18-1

I think your hypothesis tracks. It is clear that the SARs-1 virus was hacked by CRISPR adding in genes that were not natively present. SARs-1 is the forgotten predecessor (from Chinese bats) to Covid and far more deadly (about 10 percent mortality) in an Guangdong outbreak from 2002-2004.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 02:11 PM (E4rtv)

218 Washington Free Beacon
@FreeBeacon

Nancy Pelosi complains that Trump’s State of the Union address had too much patriotism in it.

“You know, it‘s one thing to acknowledge patriotism and people getting well and everything when you have absolutely nothing to do with their courage or the rest, but you spend an hour and a half doing it?”

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 02:11 PM (RHGPo)

219 "I know its been said over 1000 times but Democrats don't just dream up things to accuse their opponents of doing. They draw from the list of illegal and/or immoral things they are doing themselves.
"

They probably use Grok.

Hey Grok, what can I accuse Trump and the Republicans of this week? It doesn't have to sound true.

Posted by: pawn at February 26, 2026 02:11 PM (+rKuc)

220 More People Hate Cuck Schumer Now Than at Any Time in His Over Quarter-Century Senate Career according to a Marist poll released today.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 02:13 PM (abIsI)

221 216
Reminder: Shortly after the Covid pandemic began, the head of the Wuhan Virology Institute was hustled up to the roof of the place by "security," and thrown off to his death.

I always wondered why they didn't just quietly make him disappear.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
=========
Covid hurt China badly and if the accidental release was his fault, his official death would have served as a warning to others. I think the realization that Covid-19 was going to seriously harm China going forward is why they chose to spread it at the worldwide military games in Wuhan fall of 2019.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 02:13 PM (E4rtv)

222 Nancy Pelosi complains that Trump’s State of the Union address had too much patriotism in it.

“You know, it‘s one thing to acknowledge patriotism and people getting well and everything when you have absolutely nothing to do with their courage or the rest, but you spend an hour and a half doing it?”
Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 02:11 PM (RHGPo)

Nacy.. It's called America First.. I know that concept is foreign to you

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 02:13 PM (NmE0/)

223 second this. And will add - turn your back on this blog. You work harder and put more out there (which is stellar and superior) than anyone else We can manage without you, truly.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 26, 2026 02:04 PM (ycLNs)

I thought you were saying this to garrett for a second and I was like "yeah he's a swell guy and all that but 'work harder?'"

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 02:13 PM (wIg5s)

224 Crisis!

Governor Josh Shapiro
@GovernorShapiro
Too many girls have to miss school because they don't have access to period products. It's unacceptable to me and to your First Lady.
Lori has been a major advocate in this space — and thanks to her work, we've secured funding for two years in a row that have helped more than 650,000 young women across PA access the period products they need.
My latest budget continues our commitment — let's get it to my desk.

-
Tampon politics worked out so well for Timpon Walz.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 02:13 PM (FXNzP)

225
Is that legal?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:21 PM (c27kw)

Of course it is, under the OrangeManBad Doctrine.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 26, 2026 02:14 PM (y9nCu)

226 The tape-recording of a call between a client and her lawyer is being cast as some kind of "consent to recording" issue. But the real story is that this was a record conversation between an attorney and client. It's privileged. It's insane that a lawyer would allow a privileged conversation to be recorded.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 02:14 PM (iFTx/)

227 The leftist media reports what they are told to report.
We all know that. Truth is not and will never be in their vocabulary.

Posted by: Case at February 26, 2026 02:14 PM (Z3Kkg)

228 195 Posted by: Selene Cheddar FanClub

tasted more like wensleydale to me.

Posted by: wallace at February 26, 2026 02:15 PM (sGtp+)

229
Screw worms?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 02:08 PM (c27kw)

Bring me.... the bore worms.

Posted by: Klytus at February 26, 2026 02:15 PM (y9nCu)

230 ...The blister ruptured with a wet pop that echoed like a starter pistol in my skull. And there it was—pushing through the hole in my cheek like a newborn demon from hell.

A hideous red worm, thick as a pencil, head waving blindly in the air like a tiny hooded cobra tasting the rot of the American Dream. It snapped left, right, dripping clear fluid that burned where it touched.

One inch. Two. Three. More kept coming, uncoiling from deep inside my face, sliding out between my teeth, brushing my tongue with its slick, muscular horror.

I could taste it—metallic, ancient, full of the mud and misery of some godforsaken Sudanese watering hole.

...

Posted by: Doc at February 26, 2026 02:15 PM (+rKuc)

231 >>Too many girls have to miss school because they don't have access to period products. It's unacceptable to me and to your First Lady.
Lori has been a major advocate in this space — and thanks to her work, we've secured funding for two years in a row that have helped more than 650,000 young women across PA access the period products they need.

I am sure those numbers are Padded.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 02:15 PM (1Udfd)

232 215 207 Does Hillary remember Ghislaine being at Chelsea's wedding?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 02:08 PM (0nHVk)

Probably never got to that question since her Lawyers cancelled the testimony after Boebert took a picture of Hillary and sent it out to an online blogger who posted it...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 02:10 PM (NmE0/)

Just a reminder, a big bra size doesn't equate to a big IQ number.

See Boebert, Lauren and Occassio-Cortez, Alexandria

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 02:15 PM (k1E2D)

233 OT: The new concept is that we're heading for a "Black recession" - yup, everyone does well but blacks...

It is a spin on the Boomcession...and all the typical DEI advocates are pushing it.

It's an article on my local news with the concept term, Black recession...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 02:15 PM (tOcjL)

234 It cannot be emphasized enough how big a breach of all ethics what her lawyer did was.
You'd get a lesser punishment for stealing from your client.
The fact that her lawyer agreed to it and didn't tell her not only should end his career and merit a lifetime ban, it likely should end the entire law firm he worked for.
Like a death penalty for allowing their attorney to do so with no oversight or prevention.

Wiles has a lawsuit against him and his firm.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 02:16 PM (HXT0k)

235 I see that in MN some of the umm..ICE protesters/rioters have applied for 12 weeks leave from govt work under an injury program because of tear gas or something. Good job MN taxpayers.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 02:17 PM (n5tGW)

236 224 Crisis!

Governor Josh Shapiro
@GovernorShapiro
Too many girls have to miss school because they don't have access to period products. It's unacceptable to me and to your First Lady.
Lori has been a major advocate in this space — and thanks to her work, we've secured funding for two years in a row that have helped more than 650,000 young women across PA access the period products they need.
My latest budget continues our commitment — let's get it to my desk.

-
Tampon politics worked out so well for Timpon Walz.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 02:13 PM (FXNzP)

The girls miss school b/c they can be sick during their periods (usually from the cramping), not b/c they don't have a pad. I'm betting there will be the same number of absences both before and after this initiative of taxpayer waste...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 02:17 PM (tOcjL)

237 Didn't some "judge" in NY (federal or state part of the Legal Cult's pernicious jalopy of a "system") approve penetrating Trump's attorney-client privilege in service of one of the absurd and vile trumped up prosecutions up there?

Hey, when a brand-new president's first phone call with a foreign leader (Australia, January 2017) is leaked within hours - something that had never happened before - what's a crude and outrageous violation of a sacred principle of the legal system? Meh.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 26, 2026 02:17 PM (U/Byj)

238 Would Lauren Boebert be considered a spinner?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 02:17 PM (abIsI)

239 Without severe consequences, this will just keep happening whenever Democrats get power.

And since there won't be any consequences, this is what we can expect whenever the Democrats get power.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 02:17 PM (zjgNU)

240 Wasn't there records set for all kinds of black and hispanic employment under Trump Uno?

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 02:17 PM (wIg5s)

241 224 Crisis!

Governor Josh Shapiro
@GovernorShapiro
Too many girls have to miss school because they don't have access to period products. It's unacceptable to me and to your First Lady.
Lori has been a major advocate in this space — and thanks to her work, we've secured funding for two years in a row that have helped more than 650,000 young women across PA access the period products they need.
My latest budget continues our commitment — let's get it to my desk.

-
Tampon politics worked out so well for Timpon Walz.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 02:13 PM (FXNzP)

Can't they buy these products with the ebt cards if they are that poor? Why some special tax fir them?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 26, 2026 02:17 PM (i0Hi3)

242 Governor Josh Shapiro
@GovernorShapiro
Too many girls have to miss school because they don't have access to period products. It's unacceptable to me and to your First Lady.
Lori has been a major advocate in this space — and thanks to her work, we've secured funding for two years in a row that have helped more than 650,000 young women across PA access the period products they need.
My latest budget continues our commitment — let's get it to my desk.

-
Tampon politics worked out so well for Timpon Walz.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
===

What has he done for the boys with blue balls?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 02:18 PM (/lPRQ)

243 161
It's never lupus.
Posted by: House

Quack.

Posted by: Doogie Howser, M.D. at February 26, 2026 02:18 PM (UjdFS)

244 Ace, you need a doctor visit and a chest X-ray from your description.

Posted by: epador at February 26, 2026 02:18 PM (TRnzq)

245 Now we have two male Dem governors talking about feminine hygiene products. That's just weird

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 02:18 PM (HYqoK)

246 Most people's lawyers in DC would or have done the same thing. The DoJ owns them all, one or way another.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 02:18 PM (BI5O2)

247 All a happenstance. The pure as snow demons would never do anything like this.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at February 26, 2026 02:19 PM (AQYBD)

248 240 Wasn't there records set for all kinds of black and hispanic employment under Trump Uno?
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 02:17 PM (wIg5s)

But now not in Trump Dos yet...Asian Americans have the lowest unemployment, followed by Whites, Hispanics...and then Blacks...there is a gap between the Blacks and the three (who are all surprisingly close together)...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 02:19 PM (tOcjL)

249 Shapiro is a midwit weasel

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 02:19 PM (j+aD2)

250 Can't they buy these products with the ebt cards if they are that poor? Why some special tax fir them?
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Vagina Lives Matter! H8TR

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 02:20 PM (pZ64F)

251 Crisis!

Governor Josh Shapiro
@GovernorShapiro
Too many girls have to miss school because they don't have access to period products. It's unacceptable to me and to your First Lady.
Lori has been a major advocate in this space — and thanks to her work, we've secured funding for two years in a row that have helped more than 650,000 young women across PA access the period products they need.
My latest budget continues our commitment — let's get it to my desk.

-
Tampon politics worked out so well for Timpon Walz.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 02:13 PM (FXNzP)
______

How did girls ever deal with their periods for the 100,000 years before this hero governor intervened?

This is 100% just graft. 99% of the money extracted from taxpayers for this program will be stolen.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 02:20 PM (iFTx/)

252 104 Boebert took a (secret) photo of Hillary Rotten in the middle of the deposition today and emailed it to Benny Johnson, who promptly put it on the internet, and as a result the deposition has been suspended while everyone in the country wonders why Boebert is so fucking retarded.
Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at February 26, 2026 01:40 PM (qUkBO)

Did Hillary pay her off ?

$20. same as downtown.

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 02:20 PM (sGtp+)

253 Can't they buy these products with the ebt cards if they are that poor? Why some special tax fir them?
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless

Their moms have other priorities. Nails, hair, lashes, etc. Those are cheap haters!!

Posted by: Cheri at February 26, 2026 02:20 PM (oiNtH)

254 You'd think that employment for all groups would go up as the illegals were shipped out.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 02:21 PM (zZu0s)

255 If his wife isn't Abby Shapiro then I don't care

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 02:21 PM (wIg5s)

256 "Black unemployment increased from 6.2% in January of last year to 7.5% in December, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Comparatively, in that final month of 2025, the unemployment rate for white people was 3.8%, for Asian Americans it was 3.6% and for Hispanics it was 4.9%."

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 02:21 PM (tOcjL)

257 244 Ace, you need a doctor visit and a chest X-ray from your description.
Posted by: epador at February 26, 2026 02:18 PM (TRnzq)

nahhhh

Ace needs a manservant. A Kato to his Clouseau ...

Posted by: browndog moving slowly at February 26, 2026 02:21 PM (3sXRv)

258 "208 COVID was real, it certainly looked from the outset like it was engineered (Furin cleavage"

It has patented COTS genetic elements in it that are marketed for engineering custom viruses. It's man made, period. Either Ecohealth made it under Ralph Baric, or Baric was tapped to run the alternative proposal. We don't know which yet because the paper trail we have stops after DARPA said "fuck no this is insane" and rejected it.

The amount of fraud involved in the hidden additions to the jab makes any reasonable person suspect the jab was the goal from the start

Note also that the really harmless strain that displaced the original ones seems obviously engineered as well, AFTER the pandemic started, with individual alterations tested in trial runs for ~2 years before being assembled all together. It's clearly visible in sequences collected all over the world.

Posted by: heya at February 26, 2026 02:21 PM (23NNO)

259 Their moms have other priorities. Nails, hair, lashes, etc. Those are cheap haters!!
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Then there are weaves.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 02:21 PM (pZ64F)

260 Maybe girls shouldn't go to school. That would solve it. Jus' sayin'.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 02:21 PM (BI5O2)

261 Maybe Pennsylvania girls can just get their supplies in the boy's bathroom.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 02:22 PM (0nHVk)

262 254 You'd think that employment for all groups would go up as the illegals were shipped out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 26, 2026 02:21 PM (zZu0s)

Blacks were disproportionately fed gov employees.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 02:22 PM (tOcjL)

263 Too many girls have to miss school because they don't have access to period products.

I grew up in a fairly poor area in a time before fedgov and the states had unlimited dollars to throw at welfare and somehow people were able to clothe and feed their kids, and I assume buy the girls "period products"

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:22 PM (sKqQm)

264 Probably never got to that question since her Lawyers cancelled the testimony after Boebert took a picture of Hillary and sent it out to an online blogger who posted it...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 02:10 PM

This is why we can't have nice things.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 02:22 PM (bFu5X)

265 >>It cannot be emphasized enough how big a breach of all ethics what her lawyer did was.

I'm curious to hear his excuse. Wouldn't surprise me if he claims he was threatened as a potential target if he didn't cooperate.

Doesn't excuse what he did but there must have been some reason he did something so stupid.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 02:22 PM (viF8m)

266 249 Shapiro is a midwit weasel
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 02:19 PM (j+aD2)

Are we sure he's not a capybara ???

Posted by: browndog moving slowly at February 26, 2026 02:22 PM (3sXRv)

267 Had to resort to the Urban dictionary.

Spinner.
A petite woman. Denoted as a joke, whereby the petite woman is so thin she is able to be mounted and spun in a circle on an erect penis.

I think Boebert is qualified.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 02:22 PM (abIsI)

268 Fedcession!!

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 02:22 PM (wIg5s)

269 147 We can't simultaneously believe that covid was secretly engineered in a lab in China and funded by us to derail elections etc *and* that it's a giant made up nothingburger. I don't think that tracks.

ctHILLARY leering down from her pedestal of cyclopian darkness find your lack of faith most disturbing.

why settle for the Lesser Evil?
ctHILLARY:: She *STILL* has such sights to show you!

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 26, 2026 02:23 PM (u8KYe)

270 This is Watergate level espionage. Nixon resigned for doing this shit.

Posted by: Indy Bill at February 26, 2026 02:23 PM (Oe2Ms)

271 media is burying the recording of attorney phone call aspect and emphasizing it as a "mere" subpoena of phone records

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 26, 2026 02:23 PM (V6W16)

272 What has he done for the boys with blue balls?

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He offered to cut them off and give them hormones.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 26, 2026 02:23 PM (aYlkz)

273 Blacks were disproportionately fed gov employees.

And I suspect cut backs from NGOs and state offices that were laundering federal dollars as I well.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:23 PM (sKqQm)

274 251 Crisis!

Governor Josh Shapiro
@GovernorShapiro
Too many girls have to miss school because they don't have access to period products. It's unacceptable to me and to your First Lady.
Lori has been a major advocate in this space — and thanks to her work, we've secured funding for two years in a row that have helped more than 650,000 young women across PA access the period products they need.
My latest budget continues our commitment — let's get it to my desk.

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Tampon politics worked out so well for Timpon Walz.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 02:13 PM (FXNzP)
______

How did girls ever deal with their periods for the 100,000 years before this hero governor intervened?

This is 100% just graft. 99% of the money extracted from taxpayers for this program will be stolen.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 02:20 PM (iFTx/)

Stronk empowered women who dont need no man except fir to buy her tampons and shit.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 26, 2026 02:23 PM (i0Hi3)

275 Doesn't excuse what he did but there must have been some reason he did something so stupid.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 02:22 PM (viF8m)

There might be a lot of reasons. Millions of them.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 02:24 PM (wIg5s)

276

Posted by: rhomboid

Basis was worry about the parent virus attributes--SARs-1 which was a much higher mortality event (about 10 percent). Covid was a novel aka new virus made from a high mortalityh virus (which makes sense because it was engineered) and thus no one really knew for months what the actual mortality rate would be. Depending on whether you give credence to an early examination of the virus furin cleavage by Indian scientists (first half of 2020), they found signs of similar attributes of the AIDs virus which allows rapid mutations compared to more fixed viruses.

Trump is risk averse and he was being played by Fauci, Collins, NIH funding Chicom research on the downlow, his own intelligence community, and the hysterics in DC. It wasn't his area of knowledge and he got took.

Truth is that the Swedes naively assumed the virus was natural and followed the do nothing approach except for hi risk populations. But their scientific medicine apparatus probably had little idea that the origin was an engineered virus.

It is unclear whether a engineered super respiratory virus that spreads fast, mutates a lot, and keeps being deadly is possible.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 02:24 PM (E4rtv)

277 It's not just that the FBI subpoenaed Kash and Susie's phone records. The FBI surreptitiously recorded a phone call between Wiles AND HER LAWYER! Even worse, the lawyer KNEW the FBI recorded the conversation, and didn't tell Wiles!

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WHOA!

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 02:24 PM (/M/4v)

278 273 Blacks were disproportionately fed gov employees.

And I suspect cut backs from NGOs and state offices that were laundering federal dollars as I well.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:23 PM (sKqQm)

100% - especially the make work ones...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 02:24 PM (tOcjL)

279 I think Boebert is qualified.

I think we need to test this.

For science!

Posted by: Some Moron Scientist at February 26, 2026 02:24 PM (sKqQm)

280 >>With a healthy tablespoon of Colemans prepared mustard in it...enough to rip the virus-infested lining off your sinuses. They'll grow back all shiny and new..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at February 26, 2026 01:59 PM

The other night I sneezed a mouthful of green chile stew juice through my nose. Probably a similar effect. Would not recommend.

Posted by: huerfano at February 26, 2026 02:24 PM (98kQX)

281 as a result the deposition has been suspended
.......

Nobody wants to see pictures of hILLRY o O.

Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 02:24 PM (UjdFS)

282 A beer for sports in special cups that hold two quarts!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 02:24 PM (Kt19C)

283 >>How did girls ever deal with their periods for the 100,000 years before this hero governor intervened?

Those were...not good times.

Posted by: Moss Covered Rock at February 26, 2026 02:25 PM (1Udfd)

284 Nancy Pelosi complains that Trump’s State of the Union address had too much patriotism in it.

“You know, it‘s one thing to acknowledge patriotism and people getting well and everything when you have absolutely nothing to do with their courage or the rest, but you spend an hour and a half doing it?”
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That chart going around of the polling of patriotism by party and the complete collapse by the Dems?

Apply that to the 250th Birthday Celebration of the USA.

Yeah, the Dems have no idea what's going to hit them--nobody they know is patriotic.
Why are all these stupid Americans getting upset at them for shitting on the Fourth of July?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 02:25 PM (HXT0k)

285 277 It's not just that the FBI subpoenaed Kash and Susie's phone records. The FBI surreptitiously recorded a phone call between Wiles AND HER LAWYER! Even worse, the lawyer KNEW the FBI recorded the conversation, and didn't tell Wiles!

===

WHOA!
Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 02:24 PM (/M/4v)

We should be posting the lawyer AND the firm's name everywhere. The firm will unpartner the lawyer so fast his head will spin.

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 02:25 PM (tOcjL)

286 There's no excuse for that kind of name calling!

Dr. Simon Goddek
@goddek
These are the people who were paid to call Candace Owens evil or a demon. Whatever you think of her, smearing someone for money is morally bankrupt.

https://is.gd/jUG1xI

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 02:25 PM (FXNzP)

287 265 >>It cannot be emphasized enough how big a breach of all ethics what her lawyer did was.

I'm curious to hear his excuse. Wouldn't surprise me if he claims he was threatened as a potential target if he didn't cooperate.

Doesn't excuse what he did but there must have been some reason he did something so stupid.
Posted by: JackStraw
========
CTH had Grok try to figure out who the lawyer was and he posted the name and its work on X. Will be interesting to see the fallout as the lawyer named was pretty connected.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 02:25 PM (E4rtv)

288 >>There might be a lot of reasons. Millions of them.

Maybe. But Jack Smith's style is usually more threats.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 02:25 PM (viF8m)

289 "The girls miss school b/c they can be sick during their periods (usually from the cramping), not b/c they don't have a pad. I'm betting there will be the same number of absences both before and after this initiative of taxpayer waste...
Posted by: Nova Local "

Which is why girls should all be granted three free days every month from school to deal with this issue. And to make it fair boy must be granted this time too or else girls might feel embarrassed/uncomfortable about their time off.

That is how equity works.

Posted by: Ripley at February 26, 2026 02:26 PM (GUOwU)

290 The other night I sneezed a mouthful of green chile stew juice through my nose. Probably a similar effect. Would not recommend.

Ah yes, hot spices in the nose will allow you identify what color the number seven sounds like

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:26 PM (sKqQm)

291 ace:

Call Me

Posted by: Iver Mectin at February 26, 2026 02:26 PM (TezPK)

292 224 Crisis!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

I swear we've done that before. The PA - and especially this SE county (Delco) - give aways & seizing land by eminent domain - just goes on the on.

AI - Delaware County, PA, actively combats period poverty through annual donation drives (Dec-Jan) in libraries and partnerships with the Delaware County Health Department. Free products are available at the 69th Street Transportation Center kiosk and via The Period Project at St. Katharine Drexel Food Pantry. State-wide initiatives also provide funding for school-based, free menstrual products.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 02:26 PM (NFX2v)

293 All jokes aside, I've spent more than enough $$$ on feminine products for my own women, it ain't gonna stop soon, and I don't want to buy anyone else's.

Go down to the laundromat, steal someone's sock, and stick that between your legs, honey.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 02:27 PM (BI5O2)

294 Watergate would be a nothing-burger today.
Posted by: 40 Miles North

If Watergate occurred today it would be as big a deal as back then, because it’s who, whom. LBJ did far worse things than Nixon, but LBJ was a Democrat, and so above reprimand. Nixon was a Republican, so guilty from the get-go.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 26, 2026 02:27 PM (DsDRo)

295 270 This is Watergate level espionage. Nixon resigned for doing this shit.

https://tinyurl.com/ForWARd-theOBAMANOMICON
OBAMA/as Dr McSocialism, is the New Nixon.

It was Obama who orchestrated the FBI and CIA to create what is now understood as the “Russia Collusion Hoax” and used it in attempts to destroy his political rival President Donald Trump. He set them like attack dogs on the American presidency, to rip it apart after the American people had elected Trump as their president. Once Obama’s cabal of Deep State secret intelligence chiefs were exposed, their methods opened to public scrutiny, the public began asking questions. The fall from grace is impossible for a political immortal.

https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-NotJustMistakenEvil

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at February 26, 2026 02:27 PM (u8KYe)

296 283 >>How did girls ever deal with their periods for the 100,000 years before this hero governor intervened?
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Those were...not good times.
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Women would wash clothes down by the river a lot.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 02:27 PM (pZ64F)

297 I guess stupidity would be the occam's razor choice for what Boebert did. But my brain leaves room for the cynical of its all planned and all a show.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 02:27 PM (n5tGW)

298 I thought you were saying this to garrett for a second and I was like "yeah he's a swell guy and all that but 'work harder?'"

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 02:13 PM (wIg5s)

++++

I wouldn't say anything like that to Garrett. It would give him a swell-head.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 26, 2026 02:28 PM (ycLNs)

299 ______

How did girls ever deal with their periods for the 100,000 years before this hero governor intervened?

This is 100% just graft. 99% of the money extracted from taxpayers for this program will be stolen.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade
=====

There was this one tribe where the women had a separate compound they had to go to and just sort of hang out, eat bon-bons, whatever. Men were forbidden to go there as it was certain death...
Oddly, the women claimed that periods lasted from two to three months. Wasn't until modern (~1900s) anthropologist visited that the men found out the truth.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 02:28 PM (/lPRQ)

300 sockOFF

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 02:28 PM (1Udfd)

301 Spinner.
A petite woman. Denoted as a joke, whereby the petite woman is so thin she is able to be mounted and spun in a circle on an erect penis.

-
Not to be confused with a helicopter mom.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 02:28 PM (FXNzP)

302 286 There's no excuse for that kind of name calling!

Dr. Simon Goddek
@goddek
These are the people who were paid to call Candace Owens evil or a demon. Whatever you think of her, smearing someone for money is morally bankrupt.

https://is.gd/jUG1xI
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
======
Whole shit show on X the last several days between the Candy Stripers and the MAGA influencer structure is going on. Goddek is apparently a groyper POS that has done similar crap before and his posts along with a fake AI generated list of alleged MAGA influencers like Cat Turd etc. secretly got paid to label Candace Ovens a demon. Loomer somehow is involved and as usual is engaged in several different fights almost simultaneously.

Reminds me of junior high crap.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 02:29 PM (E4rtv)

303 UNCLEAN

Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 02:29 PM (UjdFS)

304 Looks like the SAVE act is dead.. Thune won't do the talking filibuster...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 02:29 PM (NmE0/)

305 I wonder if Boebert's plan was to force the FNM to cover the Clintons talking about their good friend Epstein?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 02:29 PM (sKqQm)

306 It cannot be emphasized enough how big a breach of all ethics what her lawyer did was.

I'm curious to hear his excuse. Wouldn't surprise me if he claims he was threatened as a potential target if he didn't cooperate.

Doesn't excuse what he did but there must have been some reason he did something so stupid.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 02:22 PM (viF8m)
_______

I suspect he'll claim crime-fraud exception ....

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 02:29 PM (iFTx/)

307 Blacks were disproportionately fed gov employees.
Posted by: Nova Local

Yes and the stopping of DEI hiring in Fed.Gov has had a dramatic effect in a short time.

Posted by: Cheri at February 26, 2026 02:29 PM (oiNtH)

308 Boebert pointed out that Hillary had demanded the hearing be televised live so she can't complain about a still photo. The hearing then resumed.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:30 PM (2ocoG)

309 303 UNCLEAN
Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 02:29 PM (UjdFS)

SHAME

Posted by: High Sparrow at February 26, 2026 02:30 PM (3sXRv)

310 246 Most people's lawyers in DC would or have done the same thing. The DoJ owns them all, one or way another.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 02:18 PM (BI5O2)

They all want to be a judge, and you gotta believe that the DOJ vets them all for the Senate. Don't want to piss them off too much or they may find an ex[girlfriend/boyfriend that you pissed off that will accuse you of something.

Remember the Kavanaugh hearings when the Dems demanded the FBI investigate that crazy bint's fantasy? The FBI looked into it, found she was crazy, and said there was nothing going on. The Dems were shocked that it didn't take years to investigate her ramblings.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 02:30 PM (k1E2D)

311 308 Boebert pointed out that Hillary had demanded the hearing be televised live so she can't complain about a still photo. The hearing then resumed.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:30 PM (2ocoG)

Boebert was still an idiot

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 02:31 PM (NmE0/)

312 Lawyer bias but I think private suits could go a long way to get the facts before the wider public (that doesn't read AoS or Epoch Times etc).

But it may need a conservative Sugar Daddy to create a legal fund to incentivize this. I'm not looking for the biz but I think a few (dozen) suits for violation of civil rights (42 USC 1983) could yield some real damages, and would put these bastards on the record in depositions. The trickiest part would be to find a venue outside the DC swamp.

Posted by: Zek at February 26, 2026 02:31 PM (5FPX4)

313 Boebert is an attention whore and Benny Johnson is a fucking retard.

Of all the right-o-sphere I find that guy to be the most autistically infuriating of all. He is a dipshit.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 02:31 PM (5aZAZ)

314 @297

>> I guess stupidity would be the occam's razor choice for what Boebert did. But my brain leaves room for the cynical of its all planned and all a show.

If it’s true, she should be censured and an ethics investigation opened.

As mentioned up thread, this is why we can’t have nice things.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 02:31 PM (89HIl)

315 Eh, judging from what I hear about wasted school time these days, pretty sure girls and boys could skip a week of school and not be worse off. How terrible they should miss an ICE protest or gender class.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 02:31 PM (n5tGW)

316 >> Looks like the SAVE act is dead.. Thune won't do the talking filibuster...

Did they offer to put a chair in the corner and let him watch an actual man do the job for him?

Because, that might work.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 02:31 PM (1Udfd)

317
Did they offer to put a chair in the corner and let him watch an actual man do the job for him?

Because, that might work.
Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 02:31 PM (1Udfd)

Well... I'm not a fan but 4 "Republicans" will not vote for it.. The usual subjects I hear

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 02:32 PM (NmE0/)

318 So what is Thune's malfunction?

Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 02:32 PM (UjdFS)

319 It's not just that the FBI subpoenaed Kash and Susie's phone records. The FBI surreptitiously recorded a phone call between Wiles AND HER LAWYER!
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a phone call?

While, that is true if they recorded ALL the calls.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 02:33 PM (/lPRQ)

320 304 Looks like the SAVE act is dead.. Thune won't do the talking filibuster...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 02:29 PM (NmE0/)
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He doesn't have the votes to do it.

Tillis, McConnell, whats-his-nuts from Utah, and one other fucktard won't give him the votes to move to the bill and force a talking filibuster, because they're idiots and/or assholes.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 02:33 PM (5aZAZ)

321 Thune can’t act. There are four senators in opposition.

Murkowski
McConnell
Tillis
John Curtis, Utah

Without those four votes it doesn’t matter.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 26, 2026 02:33 PM (kIFVO)

322 318 So what is Thune's malfunction?
Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 02:32 PM (UjdFS)

Like I said not a fan of his but Murkowski and McConnell plus 2 others are not helping

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 02:34 PM (NmE0/)

323 300 sockOFF

sockON

Posted by: the socker at February 26, 2026 02:34 PM (sGtp+)

324 Well... I'm not a fan but 4 "Republicans" will not vote for it.. The usual subjects I hear

They have 50 sponsors, so if the vote is held JD can put it over the top. Thune is literally the Democrat Party's last hope, and he's sure acting like it.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:34 PM (2ocoG)

325 Bright spot - Seems the Afghans and a few other ethnic groups have so many babies in a row, they must be clear of the period poverty issues.

But then there's the Delco Family Village.

Meanwhile, the elderly are hanging in here on a thread thanks to rising taxes.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 02:34 PM (NFX2v)

326 The GOPe are all "Oh hurr durr I'm a cosponsor of the SAVE Act!" as a way to get their constituents to stop blowing up the office phones, but also won't give Thune the votes to move onto the debate and force the filibuster. Pure, unadulterated failure theater.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 02:35 PM (5aZAZ)

327 This is Watergate level espionage. Nixon resigned for doing this shit.

https://tinyurl.com/ForWARd-theOBAMANOMICON
OBAMA/as Dr McSocialism, is the New Nixon.

I'd say that this is far beyond Nixon and some fumbling "plumbers" going in to DNC headquarters, 30 minutes of missing tape, etc.

Watergate was a tiptoe through the tulips compared to this.

Posted by: Cheri at February 26, 2026 02:35 PM (oiNtH)

328 The GOPe are all "Oh hurr durr I'm a cosponsor of the SAVE Act!" as a way to get their constituents to stop blowing up the office phones, but also won't give Thune the votes to move onto the debate and force the filibuster. Pure, unadulterated failure theater.

Hold up. You have a list of cosponsors who have also said they won't vote for cloture?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:36 PM (2ocoG)

329 Oh, and I thought it was simple brain damage.

Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 02:36 PM (UjdFS)

330 They have 50 sponsors, so if the vote is held JD can put it over the top. Thune is literally the Democrat Party's last hope, and he's sure acting like it.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:34 PM (2ocoG)
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They have 50+1 votes, theoretically, for the SAVE Act itself, but not enough votes to move to the debate on the bill and force a talking filibuster, due to the aforementioned fuckheads.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 02:36 PM (5aZAZ)

331 >>There might be a lot of reasons. Millions of them.

Maybe. But Jack Smith's style is usually more threats.
Posted by: JackStraw

Threats like having MS-13 kill your favorite niece in their usual style.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 02:36 PM (/lPRQ)

332 272 What has he done for the boys with blue balls?

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He offered to cut them off and give them hormones.

that sounds like an awful lot of work

Posted by: canadian maid at February 26, 2026 02:37 PM (sGtp+)

333 Customer service.

https://is.gd/wflBAD

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 02:37 PM (FXNzP)

334 Thune reminds me of a gay chess player that thinks he's a tough guy.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 02:37 PM (abIsI)

335 A fuckheadocracy, if you can keep it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 02:37 PM (c27kw)

336 Hold up. You have a list of cosponsors who have also said they won't vote for cloture?
Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:36 PM (2ocoG)
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It's not cloture, its a vote to move the Senate onto the debate on the bill, which would force the talking filibuster.

And yes, there are four fuckheads who won't vote to do so.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 02:37 PM (5aZAZ)

337 326 The GOPe are all "Oh hurr durr I'm a cosponsor of the SAVE Act!" as a way to get their constituents to stop blowing up the office phones, but also won't give Thune the votes to move onto the debate and force the filibuster. Pure, unadulterated failure theater.

we need to chimp out on this front, as some on X say.

it's unacceptable

they acted like they'd vote for SAVE, but knew they'd block it with nonsense

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 02:38 PM (j+aD2)

338 What has he done for the boys with blue balls?

Liberal Science teaches us that boys are merely defective girls, so the defect can be resolved with gender affirming surgery.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:38 PM (2ocoG)

339 And yes, there are four fuckheads who won't vote to do so.

who are they - I know one is Tillis

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 02:38 PM (j+aD2)

340 Curtis used to be a Dem so his opposition is not surprising

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 02:38 PM (HYqoK)

341 The worm kept coming, looping over my chin, glistening under the buzzing light like fresh blog traffic on election night. I grabbed it—pure instinct, pure gonzo panic—and pulled. Pain detonated like a bad Art thread.

The mirror showed me the horror show: eyes bulging, mouth open in a silent howl, this obscene red rope dangling from my face like the blog itself was giving birth to its own demise.

Hallucinations swarmed in—CBD standing behind me in the reflection, grinning, holding a vial labeled “Special African Blend.” rendered in some bold, neo-grotesque sans-serif typeface.

Buck Throckmorton laughing in the corner wearing a crown. The entire commentariat chanting “CBD! CBD!” while lizards in blood dripping MAGA hats gnawed on the Wi-Fi router.

Posted by: Doc at February 26, 2026 02:38 PM (+rKuc)

342 And yes, there are four fuckheads who won't vote to do so.

Are the fuckheads also co-sponsors though?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:38 PM (2ocoG)

343 Well... I'm not a fan but 4 "Republicans" will not vote for it.. The usual subjects I hear

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 02:32 PM (NmE0/)

Donate today!

Posted by: Republicans at February 26, 2026 02:39 PM (wIg5s)

344 they acted like they'd vote for SAVE, but knew they'd block it with nonsense
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 02:38 PM (j+aD2)
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What's past is prologue.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 02:39 PM (5aZAZ)

345 333 Customer service.

https://is.gd/wflBAD
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!
LOL
Should have dumped the fry oil bucket on his head.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 02:39 PM (abIsI)

346 How is sawing off your tweeter gender affirming?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 02:39 PM (c27kw)

347 339 And yes, there are four fuckheads who won't vote to do so.

who are they - I know one is Tillis
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 02:38 PM (j+aD2)
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Murkowski
McConnell
Tillis
John Curtis, Utah

Posted by: Marcus T at February 26, 2026 02:33 PM (kIFVO)

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 02:40 PM (5aZAZ)

348 Remember the Kavanaugh hearings when the Dems demanded the FBI investigate that crazy bint's fantasy? The FBI looked into it, found she was crazy, and said there was nothing going on. The Dems were shocked that it didn't take years to investigate her ramblings.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper
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The left did not know that Kavanaugh kept a careful journal throughout their alleged crap op. That destroyed the vague it happened to a friend but I was there shit concocted by the beach friends conspiracy. Kavanaugh could account for events decades ago in enough precision as to make Blowzy (sp) Ford's recollections legally dangerous for her to spout her tales.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 02:40 PM (E4rtv)

349 They have 50 sponsors, so if the vote is held JD can put it over the top. Thune is literally the Democrat Party's last hope, and he's sure acting like it.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:34 PM (2ocoG)

So close again! What a coincidence!

Posted by: Republicans at February 26, 2026 02:40 PM (wIg5s)

350 A retardocracy, and it's here to stay.

Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 02:40 PM (UjdFS)

351 I hope McConnell is suffering

I hope he lives forever, in pain

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 02:41 PM (j+aD2)

352 Like water off of a turtles back.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 02:42 PM (c27kw)

353 I suspect he'll claim crime-fraud exception ....
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It only strips attorney client privilege for past communications.
Permits disclosure after-the-fact.

It does not allow the lawyer to record a client ever.
To try and gather evidence of a crime.

This lawyer burned down his entire career and reputation because he feared the feds.
Or hated his client.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 02:42 PM (HXT0k)

354 351
I hope he lives forever, in pain
Posted by: BlackOrchid

Should I stop stabbing my voodoo doll of him with Ukraine pins?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 26, 2026 02:42 PM (abIsI)

355 Kavanaugh could account for events decades ago in enough precision as to make Blowzy (sp) Ford's recollections legally dangerous for her to spout her tales.

BUT she had to install a second front door to get away from him!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 02:43 PM (/lPRQ)

356 You need to understand that lawyers are paper pushers and not suited to the harsh climate of the Aleutian Archipeligo. He had to comply.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 01:49 PM (/lPRQ)

Do NOT send that shit up here. Not again.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 26, 2026 02:45 PM (RQvuv)

357 The GOPe are all "Oh hurr durr I'm a cosponsor of the SAVE Act!" as a way to get their constituents to stop blowing up the office phones, but also won't give Thune the votes to move onto the debate and force the filibuster. Pure, unadulterated failure theater.
Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 02:35 PM (5aZAZ)

*goose meme* Are the 4 no votes also cosponsors?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:45 PM (2ocoG)

358 *goose meme* Are the 4 no votes also cosponsors?

just Tillis

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 02:46 PM (j+aD2)

359 344 they acted like they'd vote for SAVE, but knew they'd block it with nonsense
Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 02:38 PM (j+aD2)
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What's past is prologue.

what is, was. what was, will be. what will be *was*, but will be again.

Posted by: the wisdom of arnold horschack at February 26, 2026 02:49 PM (sGtp+)

360 342 And yes, there are four fuckheads who won't vote to do so.

Are the fuckheads also co-sponsors though?
Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 02:38 PM (2ocoG)

No, co-conspirators.

Lisa Murk is one. Every year, she looks more and more like a spawned out humpy. Every year, she acts more like one, too.

She represents nothing but her pocketbook, which she uses to buy Native votes. In face, I am beginning to believe she is something of a twat.

One dude up here on the main highway north has a huge sign on his front fence that says DUMP MURKOWSKI. Nobody likes her.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 26, 2026 02:50 PM (RQvuv)

361 346 How is sawing off your tweeter gender affirming?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 02:39 PM (c27kw)

I don't need my gender affirmed, because I don't have one.

I am an 'ette. That's all anyone needs to know.

Posted by: tcn in AK at February 26, 2026 02:51 PM (RQvuv)

362 Gender deniers.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 02:54 PM (c27kw)

363 So what is Thune's malfunction?
Posted by: wth at February 26, 2026 02:32 PM (UjdFS)

*searches logs*

Oh, yeah... this is definitely the problem. He's a Republican. As long as these guys around, it'll never work. Call a fumigation and gas them, and call me in the morning.

Posted by: Civilizational Tech Support at February 26, 2026 02:56 PM (BI5O2)

364 Maybe he mathed out that he didn't have the votes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 02:57 PM (c27kw)

365 Definitely take ivermectin. I had that flu for three weeks. Tried to turn into a sinus infection then. And the usuals, zinc, vitamins C and D. Oil of Oregano helps too

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 26, 2026 02:58 PM (gQ15S)

Bill Gates Is Very, Very, Very Sorry He Inadvertently Consorted With a Convicted Child Trafficker and Banged Russian "Dates" Procured by Jeffrey Epstein
UPDATE: President and CEO of the WEF Resigns Over Epstein Ties

You wouldn't believe how sorry he is about the "mistake" he made in becoming BFFs with a guy who just got convicted of soliciting a 14-year-old girl.

It's a real Oopsie Moment, all right, and he promises he'll #DoBetter now that Epstein is dead.

One of two Russian women Bill Gates admits having affairs with during his 27-year marriage was helped financially by Jeffrey Epstein -- who used the sordid secret to try to blackmail the billionaire Microsoft co-founder.

Gates tries to portray these women as, I josh you not, a "nuclear physicist" and a "bridge player."

But they were kept women, paid for by Jeffrey Epstein. I think the "nuclear physicist" was chiefly concerned with splitting the Nut Atom. (To borrow a joke from Empire of Jeff, I think.)

Gates' surprising mea culpa Tuesday was a questionable attempt to cleanse his image over his friendship with Epstein, which ex-wife Melinda French Gates largely blames for destroying their marriage.
"I did have affairs, one with a Russian bridge player ... and one with a Russian nuclear physicist," the billionaire told staff at a town hall for his Gates Foundation, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Gates admitted the affairs while maintaining that he did nothing "illicit" with his now-dead pedophile pal.
However, rumors of the fling with the bridge player, Mila Antonova, first emerged over her own ties to Epstein -- ones featured heavily in damning exchanges in the Epstein files.
Antonova was also an acquaintance of notorious Kremlin spy Anna Chapman, with a photo capturing them strolling near Wall Street before Chapman, the daughter of a former KGB officer, was booted out of the country.
Gates was 53 when he was first pictured with Antonova, who was in her 20s, at a national bridge event in Washington, DC...
However, one of Gates' main advisers and confidants, Boris Nikolic, introduced her to Epstein in 2013 -- when he'd already convicted of child-sex offenses -- as she sought help getting money to start an online business to teach people how to play bridge.
Epstein also paid Antonova so she could attend a programming camp as part of helping her pursue a career in software development, she told the Wall Street Journal in 2023, when she had initially refused to confirm the affair with Gates.

This sounds like he was paying money so that she could develop interests that could help her get close to Gates.

"Epstein agreed to pay, and he paid directly to the school," she explained at the time. "Nothing was exchanged. I don't know why he did that. When I asked, he said something like he was wealthy and wanted to help people when he could."
However, he appeared to have a far more sinister motive -- and try to force Gates to pay him that money and more under the threat of exposing his cheating to his then-wife.
A Gates spokesperson previously claimed that Epstein "tried unsuccessfully to leverage a past relationship to threaten Mr. Gates."
In a July 2017 email released by the Department of Justice, Epstein also made a string of allegations against Gates, branding his one-time friend "so cheap" for the way he'd treated his mistress.
"After I sent her that note she said she had little money, couldn't afford air conditioner, was living on a friends couch. Really needed money. I sent her some," he emailed Boris Nikolic.
"Your friend Bill is nuts," Epstein continued in the typo-filled rage. "His former girl. Can't afford air con. Can't afford to travel to bridge.The richest man in the world is so cheap, his former bridge girl and toy, lives on a friends sofa."
...
Gates, meanwhile, has repeatedly expressed regret at his involvement with the late pedophile, and insisted he had no involvement in any of his wrongdoings.
"I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit," Gates said in the town hall meeting Tuesday, according to the WSJ. "To be clear, I never spent any time with the victims, the women around him."

We'll see. Why would you purposely develop a friendship with a man just convicted of soliciting an underage girl, if not for a shared interest?

Do these billionaires just donate to left-wing causes like environmentalism so they have an excuse to ditch their wives, attend conferences, and score some Russian kept woman mish?

Answer: Mostly.

In some minor Epstein news, Epstein blamed then-Prince Charles for former Prince Andrew being stripped of his trade envoy job. Which he allegedly used to deliver UK state secrets to the pedophile financier.

Jeffrey Epstein blamed "Charles" on the day Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lost his UK trade envoy job.
On 21 July 2011, the day it was announced that the former prince would step down from the role, Epstein wrote: "I assume he knows that this is Charles doing."

Finally, Bill and Hillary Clinton will finally be questioned about their contacts with the known and notorious pedophile and whoremonger.

They will, as usual, blend perjury with strategic obfuscation.

It depends on what the definition of "underage" is.

House members are eyeing a new phase in their monthslong investigation into Jeffrey Epstein: A race to produce results that match the stunning Epstein fallout across the globe and satisfy an electorate clamoring for accountability.
This week's interviews of Bill and Hillary Clinton -- who are scheduled to testify to lawmakers under subpoena and behind closed doors about their relationships with Epstein and his convicted co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell -- could be a pivotal moment in this effort.
Bill Clinton has maintained that he was an acquaintance of Epstein's but stopped communicating with him at least a decade before his arrest in 2019, and he has not been accused of wrongdoing.
His spokesperson Angel Ureña posted on social media in 2019 that the former president traveled on Epstein's plane four times internationally in 2002 and 2003, but that Secret Service details were present "on every leg of the trip." Hillary Clinton has said she has no memory of meeting Epstein at all. A spokesperson for the Clintons did not respond to a request for comment.
But the Clintons' depositions before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee come as the recent arrests in Britain of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, and ex-ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson, have only intensified the pressure on Congress to produce similarly dramatic impacts closer to home.
That means both Clintons will be put under a microscope for any potential transgression, whether it relates to the late financier's sex trafficking conviction or not.
"Obviously, the committee wants to see some people be held accountable," said Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) in an interview in advance of the high-profile depositions. The former president will testify Friday, and the former secretary of state Thursday, both in Chappaqua, New York.
Roughly 19 committee members are expected to be on hand for the depositions, and Comer said he suspected questions to focus on what interactions the couple had with Epstein -- in the White House or elsewhere.
"I think what you're seeing in Britain is, the charges against Prince Andrew and the former ambassador weren't sex-related crimes. They were more with respect to treason and selling secrets and things like that," he explained. "We were just fascinated how Epstein was able to surround himself with so many high-profile government figures, not just in the United States, but in other countries, so I think there will be a lot of questions."

Good afternoon!

Update: Like I said, these people just arrange left-wing conferences to pork prostitutes.

Oops.
Another torpedo circled back and hit a globalist. Now we see why the deep state never "released the files". Lol. All Trump had to do was call it a hoax and Dems let their TDS override their protection racket. @TaraServatius @instapundit
— Ralph Cassitto (@RgCassi) February 26, 2026

Update: Boy, Epstein must have been a fantastic dinner guest to earn so many high-profile dining partners.

Brende has acknowledged he dined with Epstein three times between 2018 and 2019 and communicated with him by email and text, but said he was "completely unaware" of his past criminal activity.

Via Instapundit.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:13 PM

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1 Yeet!

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (W2Pud)

2
ESPONJA!!1!!1!!!

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (tljrc)

3 Good morning, ace.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (W2Pud)

4 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (NcvvS)

5 Epstein... that's a jooo name innit?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (Kt19C)

6 Billy Gates.... trying hard as he can to play his "man card" and spits out a Joker.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 12:14 PM (jtM2q)

7 He should bring in a note from his mom.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:15 PM (c27kw)

8 We did nothing.. But Trump's a pedophile

Posted by: The Clintons at February 26, 2026 12:15 PM (VE6XX)

9 As with everyone on the left, they are always VERY SORRY that they got caught.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 12:15 PM (zjgNU)

10 It depends on what the definition of "underage" is.

As a devout Muslim, I am bound by the timeless rules of the Quran and example of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Who am I to say sex with a 9 year old girl is wrong, when the epitome of man did it?

Posted by: Bill Clinton at February 26, 2026 12:15 PM (JCZqz)

11 My Varney & Co trivia question got willowed - #272 on Monkus Threadus

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 26, 2026 12:16 PM (QGaXH)

12 who used the sordid secret to try to blackmail the billionaire Microsoft co-founder.

Epstein should have blackmailed him into making a version of Windows that doesn't suck.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 12:16 PM (+4yJ5)

13 Afternoon, Ace!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 12:16 PM (bFu5X)

14 It depends on what the definition of "underage" is.
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I await suggestions from Clippy...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:17 PM (XeU6L)

15 Bill Gates Is Very, Very, Very Sorry He Inadvertently Consorted With a Convicted Child Trafficker and Banged Russian "Dates" Procured by Jeffrey Epstein

Billy boy, you don't have to tell us how sorry you are...we already know.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 12:17 PM (bFu5X)

16 I'm glad I've faded from memory enough that no one mentioned me in last threads discussion about Prius and funny alternate names...

Posted by: Reince Priebus at February 26, 2026 12:18 PM (JCZqz)

17 The Bills are both very sorry they got caught but nothing happened and nothing will.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 12:18 PM (vFG9F)

18 Epstein should have blackmailed him into making a version of Windows that doesn't suck.
Posted by: NR Pax
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[looks in rearview mirror, at Win 7]

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:18 PM (XeU6L)

19 It depends on what the definition of "underage" is.
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I await suggestions from Clippy...
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:17 PM

It looks like you're trying to bang a 12-yr-old...can I suggest some methods of self-deletion?

Posted by: Clippy at February 26, 2026 12:19 PM (bFu5X)

20 The SVR (Russian equivalent of the CIA) is very good at honeytrap operations.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 26, 2026 12:19 PM (n1OCj)

21 They made one after Windows 7?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:19 PM (c27kw)

22 Feeling any better today, ace?

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:20 PM (1Udfd)

23 Ooopsie 2.0

Still better than Windows 8.

Posted by: DaveA at February 26, 2026 12:20 PM (FhXTo)

24 Need more nicotine.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:20 PM (c27kw)

25 The untold story of Epstein is that this was also a visa fraud and illegal immigration scam.

There are many witness statements and hundreds of flights for girls from Russia, Poland, Belarus, Latvia, and ... you guess it ... Ukraine.

It was the usual: fake visas, phony asylum claims, and political fixers intervening to keep these yacht girls in the country.

https://tinyurl.com/37chvxmn

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:20 PM (iFTx/)

26 So how I understand this is to recognize that Elon Musk and countless others can spread their seed all around and no scandal.

The problem is that Ba'al Gates used the wrong pimp.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 12:21 PM (NzX/y)

27 Good afternoon Ace!

Really fun to watch Gates' evil FINALLY biting him in the ass. I swear he lived to destroy people.

and that's just with the Win os!

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 12:21 PM (j+aD2)

28 Gates tries to portray these women as, I josh you not, a "nuclear physicist" ..."

Bill was going out with Christmas Jones too?

That two timing bitch ...

Posted by: James Bond at February 26, 2026 12:21 PM (3sXRv)

29 The SVR (Russian equivalent of the CIA) is very good at honeytrap operations.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 26, 2026 12:19 PM (n1OCj)

Selling the prospect of pussy to a straight man isn't exactly hard work.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 26, 2026 12:22 PM (Hx0tZ)

30 L.O. freaking L. Attending a programming camp? 1. No way in hell she knew anything about computers. Completely male dominated in early 2000s Russia. Like not even close. There were no women in St Petersburg State Universitys Programming Department (they call it a Faculty over there) in 2004 to 2005. Sociology, philology, economics, and law...that's where the women went.

Posted by: mishdog at February 26, 2026 12:22 PM (3+j0o)

31 You mean like with a cloth?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:22 PM (c27kw)

32 Holy crap Mila Antonova looks like a 12 year old Greta Thunberg!
https://tinyurl.com/4nxxz25r

Posted by: anon2020 at February 26, 2026 12:23 PM (RqMDa)

33
Gates tries to portray these women as, I josh you not, a "nuclear physicist" ..."

Bill was going out with Christmas Jones too?

That two timing bitch ...

Posted by: James Bond at February 26, 2026 12:21 PM (3sXRv)

So I guess Christmas DID come more than once per year...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 26, 2026 12:23 PM (y9nCu)

34 Nobody seems to be asking the truly relevant question:

Did Bill Gates pay Russian hookers to pee in his bed?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 12:23 PM (ESVrU)

35 12 who used the sordid secret to try to blackmail the billionaire Microsoft co-founder.

Epstein should have blackmailed him into making a version of Windows that doesn't suck.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 12:16 PM (+4yJ5)

Windows 7 was the apex. Everything after that has been total ass.

Posted by: The enshittification continues apace at February 26, 2026 12:23 PM (TbWk/)

36 So his wife leaving him when these reports started to become public, what is his answer for that?

The depressing part of Epstein is this really was a 99% Democrat scandal, but somehow Trump got a part of the stink on him.

I know a guy that absolutely hated Biden and yet he's totally bought into "Trump is hiding things" with Epstein.

Posted by: Leupold at February 26, 2026 12:23 PM (CH8Rt)

37 Need more nicotine.
Posted by: Boss Moss
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I would suggest a caffiene/nicotine mix. Really gets the old thumper working.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:23 PM (XeU6L)

38 Members of the committee, I know she's only 14 in these photos of her with me, but just look at that ass. Like, damn. She was ready. Tell me you guys wouldn't...hell, I know several of you HAVE.

Posted by: Bill Clinton, knowing his audience and explaining why the hearing is closed at February 26, 2026 12:23 PM (JCZqz)

39
Gates either needed more swirlies as a kid, or fewer. Not sure which.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 12:23 PM (zncNU)

40 A decade ago, we had an even bigger idiot than Bill:

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force general who was fired from command of U.S. land-based nuclear missile forces had engaged in “inappropriate behavior” while on official business in Russia last summer, including heavy drinking, rudeness to his hosts and associating with “suspect” women, according to an investigation report released Thursday.

How was I to know that the Russians would target me, just because I commanded all the American ICBMs?

Posted by: World's Dumbest General! at February 26, 2026 12:24 PM (n1OCj)

41 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 12:24 PM (lddk3)

42 We're Russian hookers responsible for Windows ME?

Posted by: mishdog at February 26, 2026 12:24 PM (3+j0o)

43 Excuse me but who the hell cares about Bill Gates?

Really, he's just your standard sleezebag businessman who happens to be in the computer business.

Posted by: pawn at February 26, 2026 12:24 PM (+rKuc)

44 Problem is, dees ho's always run their damn yaps, that's why ya gotta keep a strong pimp hand on these ho's and let them know it ain't their money, it's yo money.

Knowwhatimsayin?

Posted by: Silky Johnson at February 26, 2026 12:25 PM (k1E2D)

45 Yeah - Gate is only sorry because he got caught and gave the clap to his wife, but mostly 'cause he got caught,.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at February 26, 2026 12:25 PM (NgqoH)

46 Did Bill Gates pay Russian hookers to pee in his bed?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

in a Moscow hotel room? (if I remember the story correcly)

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 12:25 PM (quOho)

47 Gates tries to portray these women as, I josh you not, a "nuclear physicist"

Who amongst us hasn't thought Denise Richards did not portray the very image of a nuclear physicist in The World is Not Enough? I'm incensed, incensed, that you would think otherwise~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 12:25 PM (diia5)

48 So is Gates trying to make it not look so sketch by telling us these weren't run of the mill hookers, these were high class hookers that have day jobs?

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 26, 2026 12:25 PM (Pt3hn)

49 Holy crap Mila Antonova looks like a 12 year old Greta Thunberg!
https://tinyurl.com/4nxxz25r
Posted by: anon2020 at February 26, 2026 12:23 PM

O_o

Now I can never unsee that.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 12:25 PM (bFu5X)

50 Bill Floodgates has got some 'splaining to do.

Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 12:25 PM (Ys3Ta)

51 Oh wait is this why the troll was going hard on the pedo trump thing this morning?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:25 PM (bss/y)

52 Of course, these limited disclosures are designed to deflect from Gates' frequent visits to Pedo Island.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 26, 2026 12:26 PM (n1OCj)

53 Who amongst us hasn't thought Denise Richards did not portray the very image of a nuclear physicist in The World is Not Enough? I'm incensed, incensed, that you would think otherwise~!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 12:25 PM

Yeah, but...Sophie Marceau...

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 12:26 PM (bFu5X)

54 Never met a high class hooker. What is that?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:26 PM (c27kw)

55 The main problem with a limited hangout is that you can only use it once.

This is about the 4th time for Gates, but here it is again -- OK, I cheated, and I knew Epstein. And I was at the Island. But I never met any "victims."

Sure Bill, sure.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 12:26 PM (zncNU)

56 So.

Who gave him the STD?

The Chess Player or the Physicist?

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:27 PM (1Udfd)

57 Oh wait is this why the troll was going hard on the pedo trump thing this morning?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:25 PM (bss/y)
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AI Copilot trying to divert attention?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 12:27 PM (ESVrU)

58 Epstein... that's a jooo name innit?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (Kt19C)

Puerto Rican. That's what "Welcome Back, Kotter" says anyways.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 26, 2026 12:27 PM (/HDaX)

59 Really, he's just your standard sleezebag businessman who happens to be in the computer business with enough money power and influence to effect policy decisions on a global level and thinks himself to be a god.
Posted by: pawn at February 26, 2026 12:24 PM (+rKuc)

fify

Posted by: OneEyedJack at February 26, 2026 12:27 PM (Hx0tZ)

60 Members of the committee, I know she's only 14 in these photos of her with me, but just look at that ass. Like, damn. She was ready. Tell me you guys wouldn't...hell, I know several of you HAVE.
Posted by: Bill Clinton
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"She was fifteen years old, going on thirty-five, Doc, and she told me she was eighteen, she was very willing..."

Posted by: McMurphy at February 26, 2026 12:27 PM (XeU6L)

61 >> Never met a high class hooker. What is that?

If you have to ask, you can't afford her.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:27 PM (1Udfd)

62 32 Holy crap Mila Antonova looks like a 12 year old Greta Thunberg!
https://tinyurl.com/4nxxz25r
Posted by: anon2020 at February 26, 2026 12:23 PM (RqMDa)

:::squirt:::

Posted by: Bill Gates at February 26, 2026 12:27 PM (k1E2D)

63 A lot people like Bill Gates needs to meet Pippa the Rippa's woodchipper.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 12:27 PM (utjax)

64 Who amongst us hasn't thought Denise Richards did not portray the very image of a nuclear physicist in The World is Not Enough? I'm incensed, incensed, that you would think otherwise~!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 12:25 PM (diia5)

'Busty Nuclear Physicist' does not return any results besides Atomic Heart porn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:27 PM (bss/y)

65 Of course, these limited disclosures are designed to deflect from Gates' frequent visits to Pedo Island.

"Haven't I suffered enough?", to steal a page from our playbook.

Posted by: Bill Gates at February 26, 2026 12:27 PM (quOho)

66 "Hey, I bought her a Schwinn Pixie bike, the pink one with those things on the handlebars. How was I to know?".

Bill Gates

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at February 26, 2026 12:28 PM (gm9Sb)

67 I will say, I still have the hots for Anna Chapman, or at least the version of her in that dedicated sit-down interview she did. You can say a lot of things about the KGB, but they really knew how to select the hottest possible honeypot traps.

Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 12:28 PM (Ys3Ta)

68 Nothing says class like selling your ass.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:28 PM (c27kw)

69 I am truly sorry for not having vaccinated all the african and indians! Yeah, and I am real sorry you have to see my large man boobs flip and flap with my erect nipples in the wind! Real sorry! I am also sorry Amy Conehead Barrett has collected all the african trophy children before I could! Fuck her!

Yeah! Oh Yeah!

Posted by: Bill Gates, Tech Weirdo with Man Boobs at February 26, 2026 12:29 PM (hXJe5)

70 > How was I to know that the Russians would target me, just because I commanded all the American ICBMs?
---------
How about the retired fighter pilot who was arrested for training Chinese pilots in air combat tactics?

Oh, and he was familiar with the F-35 too.

That fucker needs to swing...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 12:29 PM (jtM2q)

71 A goodly portion of the "Trump is a pedo" stuff, aside from being their final attempt to brand him with complete undisprovable bs, is "I just want to see the fucker deny it".

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:29 PM (wIg5s)

72 Puerto Rican. That's what "Welcome Back, Kotter" says anyways.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 26, 2026 12:27 PM

Dear AoSHQ,

Please leave Juan out of this discussion.

/s/ Epstein's Mother

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 12:29 PM (bFu5X)

73 Never met a high class hooker. What is that?
Posted by: Boss Moss

$8000 an hour. The moose out front should have told'ya.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 12:29 PM (diia5)

74 Microsoft was an amazing company. No culture, no products anyone liked, yet wildly successful.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 26, 2026 12:29 PM (GPa4z)

75 It is hard to believe trips to Epstein Island were just to paid full to pal around with your BFF.

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 12:29 PM (lddk3)

76
And she looks like she's about 15. OK, 14 then. In fact I know she's 14, because I was dating her a year ago.

Posted by: Roland T Flackfizer at February 26, 2026 12:29 PM (y9nCu)

77 The main problem with a limited hangout is that you can only use it once.

This is about the 4th time for Gates, but here it is again -- OK, I cheated, and I knew Epstein. And I was at the Island. But I never met any "victims."

Sure Bill, sure.
Posted by: bob
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Ah. You may be overlooking the 'I don't recall' gambit.

Posted by: McMurphy at February 26, 2026 12:29 PM (XeU6L)

78 I thought Greta von Thule always looked 12?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (utjax)

79 He got it from the toilet seat.
It jumped right up and grabbed his meat.

Posted by: Why does it hurt when I pee at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (+rKuc)

80 I for one support vaccinating all the indians and africans.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (c27kw)

81 Yeah, but...Sophie Marceau...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 12:26 PM (bFu5X)

:::squirt:::

Posted by: James Bond at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (k1E2D)

82 I guess all these billionaires were building bunkers to keep the FBI out, not nuclear fallout.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (quOho)

83 I think the "nuclear physicist" was chiefly concerned with splitting the Nut Atom. (To borrow a joke from Empire of Jeff, I think.)

hmmm.... *scribbles note* sequel to "young einstein" in which young marie curie splits the nut atom.

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (sGtp+)

84 >>Nothing says class like selling your ass.

Lease to Moan

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (1Udfd)

85 Yeah, but...Sophie Marceau...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 12:26 PM (bFu5X)

:::squirt:::

Posted by: William Wallace at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (k1E2D)

86 32 Holy crap Mila Antonova looks like a 12 year old Greta Thunberg!
https://tinyurl.com/4nxxz25r
Posted by: anon2020

That is seriously disturbing.

You have 50 billion dollars, and you choose to cheat with THAT?

Worse the John Lennon choosing Yoko One over every hot chick on Earth.

Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (Ys3Ta)

87 71 A goodly portion of the "Trump is a pedo" stuff, aside from being their final attempt to brand him with complete undisprovable bs, is "I just want to see the fucker deny it".
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:29 PM (wIg5s)

That too, but they also know it is one of the few taboos left. Which sidenote was one of the things that always made the tranny grooming kids thing so baffling to me.

So, repeat repeat repeat and you tar just by repetition.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (bss/y)

88 In too late to make the first Clippy joke...
Good morning, all.

Posted by: PabloD at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (uXs/5)

89 Worse the = Worse than

Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 12:31 PM (Ys3Ta)

90 Gates' "apology" was surely lawyer-written. It gives the impression of only two "affairs," but read carefully, he could have admitted to dozens or hundreds of bouts of adultery.

Posted by: Martin Tell at February 26, 2026 12:31 PM (sFNX2)

91 Bill Gates admitting something as bad as these hooker relations is an attempt to front-run that something from coming out. So I assume someone threatened him, and or he had some other knowledge these wee going to be revealed.

I assume there is more to learn, but it will only be revealed if he is forced to come clean. But does anyone think this is all the bad stuff there is in Gates-world?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 12:31 PM (DJGRv)

92 Yeah, but...Sophie Marceau...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 12:26 PM (bFu5X)

Ooof, gross.

Posted by: Prince Edward at February 26, 2026 12:31 PM (k1E2D)

93 54 Never met a high class hooker. What is that?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:26 PM (c27kw)
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One that charges $1000/hr

Posted by: anon2020 at February 26, 2026 12:31 PM (RqMDa)

94 Never met a high class hooker. What is that?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:26 PM (c27kw)
________

Not $20. $2000.

These are the ladies of the night you will find in very expensive hotel bars, at very exclusive VIP events, and in the contacts list of very rich men. Prices start at $5k a night.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:31 PM (iFTx/)

95 85 Yeah, but...Sophie Marceau...
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 12:26 PM (bFu5X)

:::squirt:::
Posted by: William Wallace at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (k1E2D)

***glgghrejf***

Posted by: Stroked out Edward Longshanks at February 26, 2026 12:31 PM (3sXRv)

96 Mila Antanova looks like a slightly less spergy Greta Thunberg. You sold your wife, life, and soul out for that? I guess money doesn't buy brains.

Posted by: DPICM at February 26, 2026 12:31 PM (zt2eU)

97 I imagine Gates "affair" to be similar to that Goebbels scene in Inglorious Bastards

Posted by: Halfhand at February 26, 2026 12:32 PM (5slMQ)

98 "I did nothing illicit. I saw nothing illicit," Gates said in the town hall meeting Tuesday,
____

He's stealing our schtick!

Posted by: Sgt. Schultz AND the Clintons at February 26, 2026 12:32 PM (Dv3i1)

99 A goodly portion of the "Trump is a pedo" stuff, aside from being their final attempt to brand him with complete undisprovable bs, is "I just want to see the fucker deny it".
Posted by: ...

==

Absolutely. I do think though it was a bad political miscalculation that Trump tried to change course on just not releasing everything.

The reality is, Trump had zero to do with Epstein, it was clear they hated each other, but it gave his opponents a narrative.

The Epstein people on the Left are far worse than QAnon. The media just openly pretends that Trump was on pedo island and these charges have legitimacy.

Posted by: Leupold at February 26, 2026 12:32 PM (eIzlH)

100 "How about the retired fighter pilot who was arrested for training Chinese pilots in air combat tactics?"

He's not the first one.

The Chicoms must be offering some serious cash to turn these guys.

Posted by: pawn at February 26, 2026 12:32 PM (+rKuc)

101 Money can't buy you ethics or class.

Exhibit A. Bill Gates.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 12:32 PM (utjax)

102 79 He got it from the toilet seat.
It jumped right up and grabbed his meat.
Posted by: Why does it hurt when I pee at February 26, 2026 12:30 PM (+rKu

Shoulda called Peterrooter right away.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 26, 2026 12:33 PM (i0Hi3)

103 18 [looks in rearview mirror, at Win 7]
Posted by: Mike Hammer

OK, a fair point.

(And before the ackshually crowd chimes in, I know Gates stepped down a while back. Turn off the autism and just enjoy the joke.)

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 12:33 PM (+4yJ5)

104
I will say, I still have the hots for Anna Chapman, or at least the version of her in that dedicated sit-down interview she did. You can say a lot of things about the KGB, but they really knew how to select the hottest possible honeypot traps.
Posted by: zombie at February 26, 2026 12:28 PM (Ys3Ta)

Y'know, I always thought that zombie was a hawt Asian chick. Please tell me I was right...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 26, 2026 12:33 PM (y9nCu)

105 I went home with a waitress the way I always do
How was I to know she was with the Russians, too?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:33 PM (iFTx/)

106 Microsoft was an amazing company. No culture, no products anyone liked, yet wildly successful.
Posted by: Oglebay
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Meh. I used, and still use MS Basic.

Posted by: McMurphy at February 26, 2026 12:33 PM (XeU6L)

107 "Bill Clinton has maintained that he was an acquaintance of Epstein's but stopped communicating with him at least a decade before his arrest in 2019, and he has not been accused of wrongdoing."

Oh yeah? Is that a fact? Well that's easily fixed: I hereby accuse Bill Clinton of wrongdoing.

Posted by: Masturbatin' Pete at February 26, 2026 12:34 PM (CKIwv)

108 Everyone who wanted this stuff buried is suspect.

Everyone.

Posted by: Release the Kraken! at February 26, 2026 12:34 PM (mgmW3)

109
but somehow Trump got a part of the stink on him
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Oh yeah - "somehow".

It's called another billion dollar intelligence operation. It's not "somehow".

The intent of the operation (among other things) was to divide MAGA and Republicans as close to down the middle as anyone could.

But Trump very smartly saw it coming, recognized it, and thoroughly defused it, which had everyone shaking their heads one sunny day last year.

And yes this is what the defused version of the Epstein Trump Op looks like.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:34 PM (wIg5s)

110 There hundreds of thousands of crippled indian women that got vaxxes from gates.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:34 PM (c27kw)

111 101 Money can't buy you ethics or class.

Posted by: Anna Puma

But it can buy you a capybara and enough land to raise it. Who doesn't like capybaras?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 12:34 PM (+4yJ5)

112 "She was fifteen years old, going on thirty-five, Doc, and she told me she was eighteen, she was very willing..."
Posted by: McMurphy

You are thirteen, going on old-man peen
Baby, it's time to think
Better beware, be canny and don't tell
Wash my cock in the sink

Posted by: The Sound Of Pedophile Music at February 26, 2026 12:34 PM (JCZqz)

113 #metoo

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 12:34 PM (RIvkX)

114 74 Microsoft was an amazing company. No culture, no products anyone liked, yet wildly successful.
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The power of the monopoly. They had infinite DOS money, which they used to destroy anybody who might imperil their infinite DOS money.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 26, 2026 12:34 PM (8/Qda)

115 105 I went home with a waitress the way I always do
How was I to know she was with the Russians, too?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:33 PM (iFTx/)

Might I suggest trying the Waffle House ...

Posted by: Eldrick Woods at February 26, 2026 12:34 PM (3sXRv)

116 Of all the events at which nothing will happen, nothing will happen the most in the depositions of Bill and Hillary.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 12:35 PM (5aZAZ)

117 Capybara remind me of Democrats on the dole.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 12:35 PM (utjax)

118 Ok, well Sorry makes it all better sweetheart, you can just sleep in this morning instead of sweatin' to the oldies on my obstacle course.

Posted by: Every DI, Ever at February 26, 2026 12:35 PM (7Q0e+)

119 My question for multimillionaire Gates: why does he need more than 640K?

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 26, 2026 12:36 PM (Y74bn)

120 This Mila chick has beady eyes and a perma-smirk. Might as well have just banged Boris Badenov and cut out the middlebroad.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 12:36 PM (BI5O2)

121 91 Bill Gates admitting something as bad as these hooker relations is an attempt to front-run that something from coming out. So I assume someone threatened him, and or he had some other knowledge these wee going to be revealed.

I assume there is more to learn, but it will only be revealed if he is forced to come clean. But does anyone think this is all the bad stuff there is in Gates-world?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 12:31 PM (DJGRv)

My money is on email about his plan to depoplate Africa via mosquito Bourne rna virus that makes you sterile.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 26, 2026 12:36 PM (i0Hi3)

122 I read a great book that was a guide to gambling by Edwin Silberstang. Interestingly enough he included a chapter on Bridge. He included a story from a very high level Bridge player who asserted that he taught his partners what he was looking for. He wasn't looking for a high-level Bridge player, just one who would follow his directions.

And those directions included reading and sending subtle signals regarding what each player had in terms of cards. Touching a nose meant something, adjusting one's glasses signaled something else, etc. Its fascinating to think that even a genteel game could include such shenanigans.

Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 12:36 PM (TN0g+)

123 They will, as usual, blend perjury with strategic obfuscation.

Ace, you are far too young to be so cynical.

Besides, what difference, at this point, does it make?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 26, 2026 12:36 PM (0sNs1)

124 She should have a hump with a face like that.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:36 PM (c27kw)

125 illicit

adjective

Breaking social norms
Unlawful

* was this helpful? *

Posted by: Clippy at February 26, 2026 12:36 PM (jtM2q)

126 Dang autocorrect - multi-billionaire.

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 26, 2026 12:36 PM (Y74bn)

127 These are the ladies of the night you will find in very expensive hotel bars, at very exclusive VIP events, and in the contacts list of very rich men. Prices start at $5k a night.

A banking consulting firm I worked with had several on staff to help close deals.

They were a lot of fun. I'll just leave it at that.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 12:37 PM (9s47C)

128 It's not that Bill Gates had to pay for Antonova for sex, it's that she had to be paid to have sex with Bill Gates.

Imagine having to pay big money to have a 4 have sex with you when as a billionaire you could have 8's, 9's and 10's lining up at your hotel door wanting to bang you. For free.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 12:37 PM (k1E2D)

129 Capybaras are the camels of Rodentia. They don't spit, which is a plus

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 12:37 PM (rbvCR)

130
Who hasn't banged a couple of Russian hookers and caught the clap at least a couple of time in one lifetime?

Posted by: Who wants to be a millionaire? at February 26, 2026 12:37 PM (IifOV)

131 Nancy Mace to force a House vote of sexual misconduct report and harassment by congress members and staff. The wood chipper is no respecter of persons. Do it.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 12:37 PM (ehY6c)

132 My money is on email about his plan to depoplate Africa via mosquito Bourne rna virus that makes you sterile.
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Gates wanted an airbourne Covid vax to be developed so that NOBODY could "opt out".

Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 12:37 PM (TN0g+)

133 Posted by: Leupold at February 26, 2026 12:32 PM (eIzlH)

Yeah I can't speak to the not releasing stuff stuff. Trump will have his reasons and they will be good ones. He won't release them against those good reasons just to clear his own name. But whatever has gone on was planned for quite some time. It was supposed to be the New Russia and ruin his third term. And they want to make it his legacy and wrap it around us forever.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:38 PM (wIg5s)

134 A goodly portion of the "Trump is a pedo" stuff, aside from being their final attempt to brand him with complete undisprovable bs, is "I just want to see the fucker deny it".
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:29 PM (wIg5s)

And the continuing hysteria over the name Epstein. OMG! This person was arrested, or resigned, over being associated with Epstein. Why haven't there been arrests and executions.

Well, because in most cases, there's exactly zero evidence of criminal activity. Seedy activity, yes, crimes, no. And, in the cases where crimes exist, they're financial.

But everyone sees Epstein and their brain goes pedo, pedo, pedo, pedo.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 12:38 PM (ExV1e)

135 I'm so sick of Gates and those like him. I want them finished. Will this finish Gates? I doubt it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 26, 2026 12:38 PM (fZiTB)

136 Imagine having to pay big money to have a 4 have sex with you when as a billionaire you could have 8's, 9's and 10's lining up at your hotel door wanting to bang you. For free.
____

Free?

Posted by: Paternity Suit at February 26, 2026 12:38 PM (Dv3i1)

137 "His former girl. Can't afford air con. Can't afford to travel to bridge.The richest man in the world is so cheap, his former bridge girl and toy, lives on a friends sofa."
Well, if she couldn't find someone else to take up the role of sugar daddy, she must not have been a very skilled whore.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2026 12:38 PM (0Htd1)

138 Imma surprised Bill didn't focus on Asian pussy. It would have made his dick look bigger.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 12:38 PM (pZ64F)

139 Donald Trump attracts attractive ladies.

Bill Gates attracts Eyegor in drag.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 12:38 PM (utjax)

140 So he's not all bad?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:39 PM (c27kw)

141 Do these billionaires just donate to left-wing causes like environmentalism so they have an excuse to ditch their wives, attend conferences, and score some Russian kept woman mish?

Answer: Mostly.
_________

Most people will be very surprised how common it is for business travelers -- all kinds of business travelers -- to bang whores in foreign cities. It's like a Big Thing. Just go to any hotel bar and you'll see the ladies hovering around. The ultra-rich have other ways of procuring their whores.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:39 PM (iFTx/)

142 Gates was doinking so many “chess grand masters” he caught an STD, gave it to his wife and then secretly dosed her with an antibiotic that Epstein got him.

But yeah, nothing was done with forethought, devious intent or malice.

*makes ok sign*

Posted by: Vengeance at February 26, 2026 12:39 PM (T7fic)

143
Bridge playing Russian hookers?

Right.............

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 26, 2026 12:39 PM (IifOV)

144 The power of the monopoly. They had infinite DOS money, which they used to destroy anybody who might imperil their infinite DOS money.

DR DOS was faster and better, compatible with everything that ran on MS-DOS

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 12:40 PM (9s47C)

145 Most people will be very surprised how common it is for business travelers -- all kinds of business travelers -- to bang whores in foreign cities. It's like a Big Thing.
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No way.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 12:40 PM (pZ64F)

146
Gates wanted an airbourne Covid vax to be developed so that NOBODY could "opt out".
Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 12:37 PM (TN0g+)

I think I've seen this zombie film before....

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 26, 2026 12:40 PM (y9nCu)

147 But everyone sees Epstein and their brain goes pedo, pedo, pedo, pedo.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 12:38 PM (ExV1e)

They chose this as the New Russia precisely because the name had all that power in it. The demented part is the name had all that power due to THEIR malfeasance and coverups. It's insanity but that's the mindfuck world we live in.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:40 PM (wIg5s)

148 They've read all of those sad sack russian poets.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:40 PM (c27kw)

149 131 Nancy Mace to force a House vote of sexual misconduct report and harassment by congress members and staff. The wood chipper is no respecter of persons. Do it.
____

Comity!

Posted by: Congress at February 26, 2026 12:40 PM (Dv3i1)

150 see update. WEF President and CEO resigns over Epstein ties.

Posted by: ace at February 26, 2026 12:40 PM (1wjle)

151 No yellow!

Posted by: Hunter B. at February 26, 2026 12:40 PM (0sNs1)

152 Occasionally the thought flits through my mind that society will one day pay a price for its casual "it's only sex" ethos.

Posted by: Oglebay at February 26, 2026 12:41 PM (GPa4z)

153 Resign?

Woodchipper

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 12:41 PM (utjax)

154 That is seriously disturbing.

You have 50 billion dollars, and you choose to cheat with THAT?

Worse the John Lennon choosing Yoko One over every hot chick on Earth.
Posted by: zombie

To be fair (God, how did I get here?), average looking girls are often targeted for these kinds of things. They don't get much male attention, have low self-esteem and self-worth, so they're often easier to manipulate. And, unlike really hot girls that may get a lot of other suitors (and maybe wise up, or learn to blackmail the man), average looking girls may stay "loyal" longer.

Super hot girls know it, have options, and may be a pain in the ass.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 26, 2026 12:41 PM (JCZqz)

155 Another torpedo circled back and hit a globalist.
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Nothing rhymes with torpedo.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:42 PM (wIg5s)

156 That is seriously disturbing.

You have 50 billion dollars, and you choose to cheat with THAT?

I only buy middle school yearbooks for the articles.

Posted by: Bill Gates at February 26, 2026 12:42 PM (/nX+B)

157 Sharknado?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:42 PM (c27kw)

158 The ultra-rich have other ways of procuring their whores.

Usually the local security teams on foreign travel certainly have an interesting Rolodex.

the ultra-rich always have a posse that includes someone who can arrange for local talent.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 12:43 PM (nCgQz)

159 Vile
Nasty
Scum
Debauched
Evil

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 12:43 PM (2WIwB)

160 Epstein, the gift that keeps on giving.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2026 12:43 PM (0Htd1)

161 Don't hate me just because I'm just another example amongst thousands that every girl loves a sharp-dressed man.

Posted by: billg@microsoft.com at February 26, 2026 12:43 PM (0sNs1)

162
Nothing rhymes with torpedo.
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:42 PM (wIg5s)

Speedo

For those of you who now have the unfortunate mental picture of Billy Gates at the beach wearing Speedos... you're welcome.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 26, 2026 12:43 PM (y9nCu)

163 Fredo the torpedo?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 12:43 PM (utjax)

164 Nevermind Bill Gates, Im hearing Hillary actually ate children

Any truth to this? because my inclination is to believe its true given shes a witch from hell

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (REq0p)

165 A goodly portion of the "Trump is a pedo" stuff, aside from being their final attempt to brand him with complete undisprovable bs, is "I just want to see the fucker deny it".

It’s also deflection from Ashley Biden. Half the lib NPCs conflate them to the point of saying “Trump showered with Ivanka when she was 13”.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (2xIZL)

166 This all just further proves Trump is protecting pedos!!
/s/ the entire left

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (HXT0k)

167 Imagine having to pay big money to have a 4 have sex with you when as a billionaire you could have 8's, 9's and 10's lining up at your hotel door wanting to bang you. For free.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper

Nothing's free when it comes to a 70 year old pud like that. Ask his ex.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (diia5)

168 Denise Richards did not convince me of her nuclear scientist bona fides.

Totally believe she piloted a giant starship to go fight bugs, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (6ydKt)

169 I thought herpes was the gift that keeps on giving?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (c27kw)

170
OUT: Word Economic Forum
IN: World Economic Foursome!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (wtvvX)

171 "This week's interviews of Bill and Hillary Clinton -- who are scheduled to testify to lawmakers under subpoena and behind closed doors about their relationships with Epstein and his convicted co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell -- could be a pivotal moment in this effort."

Does anybody actually believe that? LOL! They are naive fools.

Bill and Hillary will just lie, obfuscate and not be able to recall and that will be the end of that.

Posted by: Ripley at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (GUOwU)

172 Not sure what to make of this -

X @willchamberlain
Everyone's buried the lede here.

It's not just that the FBI subpoenaed Kash and Susie's phone records. The FBI surreptitiously recorded a phone call between Wiles AND HER LAWYER! Even worse, the lawyer KNEW the FBI recorded the conversation, and didn't tell Wiles!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (Dv3i1)

173 Nothing rhymes with torpedo.
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Libido, Speedo, Toledo...

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (pZ64F)

174 Nothing rhymes with torpedo.
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:42 PM

libido, lido and tuxedo.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (0sNs1)

175 So Alex Jones was more right than wrong about the world being run by Satanist pedophiles.

Posted by: Go figure at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (TbWk/)

176 Gates is a social retard. He should be allowing his lawyer(s) to speak for him. Instead, he spits out garbage that only makes him look worse, more stupid and evil.

But... yea, he's a certified genius for copying intellectual property from others and branding it as his own.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 12:45 PM (jtM2q)

177 155 Another torpedo circled back and hit a globalist.
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Nothing rhymes with torpedo.
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:42 PM (wIg5s)

Torpedoed by their own libido.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 26, 2026 12:45 PM (i0Hi3)

178 Holy Toledo!
Here comes a torpedo!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 12:45 PM (2WIwB)

179 "Update: Like I said, these people just arrange left-wing conferences to pork prostitutes."

I suspect the WEF slimefuck was involved with financial scams, and not sex, but we'll see. Eurotrash elites have their own local prostitution and sex-ring networks. They don't need Epstein for that.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:45 PM (iFTx/)

180 And the ghey frogs.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:45 PM (c27kw)

181 155 Another torpedo circled back and hit a globalist.
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Nothing rhymes with torpedo.
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:42 PM (wIg5s)

Your Speedo

Posted by: Which I'd rather not contemplate at February 26, 2026 12:45 PM (TbWk/)

182 Turned on the local channel to check the weather (nice, but windy thank you), and natch right after the bill and hillary story of course they had to give some stupid "people say" thing about Trump missing from the Epstein files.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 12:46 PM (n5tGW)

183 175 So Alex Jones was more right than wrong about the world being run by Satanist pedophiles.
Posted by: Go figure at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (TbWk/)

I know, right ...

Posted by: Cassandra at February 26, 2026 12:46 PM (3sXRv)

184 Most people will be very surprised how common it is for business travelers -- all kinds of business travelers -
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Hey, don't forget us!

US Secret Service Cartagena scandal 'involved 20 women'

Posted by: Obama's Secret Service at February 26, 2026 12:46 PM (XeU6L)

185 Torpedo?

The deck Lido.

Posted by: Cap'n Bill at February 26, 2026 12:46 PM (jhJkx)

186 Your Speedo

Posted by: Which I'd rather not contemplate at February 26, 2026 12:45 PM (TbWk/)

Wouldn't take long

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:47 PM (wIg5s)

187 "Another torpedo circled back and hit a globalist."
______________

My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo,
I love to sink her with my pink torpedo.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:47 PM (iFTx/)

188 179 "Update: Like I said, these people just arrange left-wing conferences to pork prostitutes."

I suspect the WEF slimefuck was involved with financial scams, and not sex, but we'll see. Eurotrash elites have their own local prostitution and sex-ring networks. They don't need Epstein for that.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:45 PM (iFTx/)

Don't care. They cavort in the muck, I don't much care which specific muck sticks to them.

Posted by: Hoist on their own petard at February 26, 2026 12:47 PM (TbWk/)

189 Borge Brende was hiding in plain sight. He has angry pedophile written all over his face.

Posted by: 40 Miles North at February 26, 2026 12:47 PM (EaLNz)

190 Everyone's buried the lede here.

It's not just that the FBI subpoenaed Kash and Susie's phone records. The FBI surreptitiously recorded a phone call between Wiles AND HER LAWYER! Even worse, the lawyer KNEW the FBI recorded the conversation, and didn't tell Wiles!
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (Dv3i1)

Is this the part of the movie where Harvey keitel says , "well someone's got to go to jail"?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 26, 2026 12:47 PM (i0Hi3)

191 "This week's interviews of Bill and Hillary Clinton -- who are scheduled to testify to lawmakers under subpoena and behind closed doors about their relationships with Epstein and his convicted co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell

To show photos, laugh and swap stories of their own romps with Epstein's stable.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 12:47 PM (9Hs2w)

192 More pedo

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:48 PM (wIg5s)

193 Borge is properly spelled Børge.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 26, 2026 12:48 PM (0sNs1)

194
Bill Gates consorted with many prostitutes. Despite his wealth, the women all called him things like "garden gnome" and "potato butt" when he was out of the room.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 12:48 PM (VWtfl)

195 My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo,
I love to sink her with my pink torpedo.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:47 PM (iFTx/)

Damnnn Blade ...

Though that should make comments of the week

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 12:48 PM (3sXRv)

196 Nothing rhymes with torpedo.

Speedo? Cheet-oh? Neat-o!

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 12:49 PM (aykVA)

197 But everyone sees Epstein and their brain goes pedo, pedo, pedo, pedo.

Sex sells. Epstein’s real businesses were arms trafficking and money laundering, with yacht girls to make deals go smoother (and probably goats for the Muslims). But we’re far less likely to get much detail on those things.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 26, 2026 12:49 PM (2xIZL)

198 Well, I cosplayed as a Republican this morning and voted in the primary. Hopefully, Lord willing, when Cornyn loses his seat he won't suddenly decide that he no longer supports the SAVE Act.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 12:50 PM (ExV1e)

199 This is the story where the lede was buried -

X - @FoxNews
NEW: The FBI subpoenaed Kash Patel's and Susie Wiles' phone records in 2022 and 2023, when both were private citizens and as part of a federal probe into President Trump, Fox News has confirmed.

In a statement to Fox News, Patel called the move "outrageous and deeply alarming."

"It is outrageous and deeply alarming that the previous FBI leadership secretly subpoenaed my own phone records – along with those of now White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles – using flimsy pretexts and burying the entire process in prohibited case files designed to evade all oversight," he said.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 12:50 PM (Dv3i1)

200 Wasn't it said that his house was wired for sound and video?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:50 PM (c27kw)

201 26 So how I understand this is to recognize that Elon Musk and countless others can spread their seed all around and no scandal.

Oh puhleeze, Elon Musk at least had the decency to get married 19 times, and have his 27 children be legitimate. Or however many times he's been married.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2026 12:50 PM (0Htd1)

202
The libs are throwing around the label "Pedo" so much they're diluting it to the point of what their accusations of"racist" is now.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 26, 2026 12:50 PM (IifOV)

203 Microsoft was an amazing company. No culture, no products anyone liked, yet wildly successful.
__________

I used a Windows phone until '22, long after support ended. Liked the interface way more than Android or Apple. No apps, but that was just one less reason to be tied to your phone. Also considered MS slightly less evil than Google and Apple.

And I still use my Zune HD.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 12:51 PM (XvL8K)

204 But everyone sees Epstein and their brain goes pedo, pedo, pedo, pedo.

It's the story that trained all our attention on the very mundane world of international government corruption.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 12:51 PM (aykVA)

205 Gates and Andrew, pouring pure ethanol on their own funeral pyres.

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 26, 2026 12:51 PM (wtvvX)

206 Laser disc player?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:51 PM (c27kw)

207 I'd wager that, before long, it will come out that he was banging underage girls.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 12:52 PM (dK+Kv)

208 My baby fits me like a flesh tuxedo,
I love to sink her with my pink torpedo.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:47 PM (iFTx/)

Damnnn Blade ...

Though that should make comments of the week
Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 12:48 PM (3sXRv)
______

I can't take credit for that. It's from Spinal Tap ("Big Bottom").

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:52 PM (iFTx/)

209 167 Imagine having to pay big money to have a 4 have sex with you when as a billionaire you could have 8's, 9's and 10's lining up at your hotel door wanting to bang you. For free.
Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper
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There is no pussy on this earth that's free.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 12:52 PM (5aZAZ)

210 The libs are throwing around the label "Pedo" so much they're diluting it to the point of what their accusations of"racist" is now.
____

Have you tried our new "Racist Pedo" label ?

Posted by: Libs at February 26, 2026 12:52 PM (Dv3i1)

211 The libs are throwing around the label "Pedo" so much they're diluting it to the point of what their accusations of"racist" is now.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 26, 2026 12:50 PM (IifOV)

You know who this benefits?

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 12:52 PM (wIg5s)

212 libs are throwing around the label "Pedo" so much they're diluting it to the point of what their accusations of"racist" is now.

Well, they did drive "nazi" into the ground.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 12:52 PM (HTa/G)

213 DR DOS was faster and better, compatible with everything that ran on MS-DOS
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Yup. And the Press all acknowledged this while saying "Still, you should stick with MS-DOS so you don't get fired."

The Tech Press in the '80s and '90s was just awful.

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at February 26, 2026 12:52 PM (8/Qda)

214 see update. WEF President and CEO resigns over Epstein ties.
Posted by: ace at February 26, 2026 12:40 PM (1wjle)

this is what amazes me, the richest of the administrative elite plot to control the world, control who spends and who buys, forcing any who oppose them to be slain or bound as prisoners are; trampling the nations of man beneath their economic and social sovereignty. Their creation will be the unending control of the future and understanding of the past making the eternal present captive to their whims and plans. They plot to say who lives and dies, to darken the heavens and chain the oceans, and then they resign and try to commit suicide when it was found they were playing patty-cakes with a guy who owns an island and ran massive shadow banking system.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 12:52 PM (rbvCR)

215 And I still use my Zune HD.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 12:51 PM

I loved Zune. So much better and easier to use than that damned Apple Itunes.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 26, 2026 12:52 PM (IifOV)

216 Gates wanted an airbourne Covid vax to be developed so that NOBODY could "opt out".
Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 12:37 PM (TN0g+)

There was a lot of that shit which is also getting forgotten. I remember I was in the breakroom and they had Colbert on. I was hustling through to avoid listening but caught him making a joke about using the military to catch, vaxx and release people like animals.

I really would have liked to have shot Colbert right then.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)

217 These are the ladies of the night you will find in very expensive hotel bars, at very exclusive VIP events, and in the contacts list of very rich men. Prices start at $5k a night.

==

they are just working their way through law school

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 12:53 PM (/M/4v)

218 Holy crap Mila Antonova looks like a 12 year old Greta Thunberg!

The heart wants what the heart wants.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2026 12:53 PM (0Htd1)

219 I was a pretty critical commander in an area heavily targeted for Russian collection activity. I was briefed about honeypots and other collection techniques. I was ready...

I never got my Anna Chapman 😢

Posted by: Military Moron at February 26, 2026 12:53 PM (JCZqz)

220 Bill Gates Is Very, Very, Very Sorry He ~~Inadvertently~~ Consorted With a Convicted Child Trafficker

I now rate this as 100% true.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 26, 2026 12:53 PM (8mulE)

221 I can't take credit for that. It's from Spinal Tap ("Big Bottom").
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade

The looser the waistband
The deeper the quicksand

Posted by: 'Nuff Said at February 26, 2026 12:53 PM (Dv3i1)

222 I was briefed about honeypots and other collection techniques.

As one co-worker put it. "I know how ugly I am. Any woman who starts flirting with me is more than likely a foreign agent."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 12:54 PM (+4yJ5)

223 There is no pussy on this earth that's free.

Except for trophy hunters who go after NBA types.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 12:55 PM (kHd4y)

224 The main problem with Bill Gates is the fact that he is so frigging rich. Many people are awe-struck over his billions, his huge success with Microsoft. His nerdy looks are a misconception, and it has allowed him to experiment with vaccines, attempting to "block out the sun", and other destructive notions because it is Bill Gates! Bill Gates!, the computer genius! He is just an ordinary person who has a junior-high sexual mentality who probably struck out with the girls in school and is making up for lost time.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 26, 2026 12:55 PM (ycLNs)

225 I think the "nuclear physicist" was chiefly concerned with splitting the Nut Atom. (To borrow a joke from Empire of Jeff, I think.)

Wouldn't that be "bust the nut atom"?

Posted by: Stu Podaso at February 26, 2026 12:55 PM (W6ZwL)

226 Doubt anything will come of it, but glad that it's causing the Clintons a modicum of distress. Goose, gander, assemblage.

And it can always be known that Bill and Hillary are part of the Pedo Cartel.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 12:55 PM (n5tGW)

227 This was a lot easier with background videos still playing.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:55 PM (c27kw)

228 OUT: Word Economic Forum
IN: World Economic Foursome!
Posted by: Tex Lovera

I'm in!!!

Posted by: Former Rep Katie Hill at February 26, 2026 12:56 PM (JCZqz)

229 Rupert Lowe sounds better than Trump.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:58 PM (c27kw)

230 The libs are throwing around the label "Pedo" so much they're diluting it to the point of what their accusations of"racist" is now.
Posted by: Frank Barone at February 26, 2026 12:50 PM (IifOV)

Racist used to mean "people who hate minorites"
Racist now means "people minorities hate"

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 12:58 PM (rbvCR)

231 > US Secret Service Cartagena scandal 'involved 20 women'

That never got the full attention it deserved. Everyone basically focused on USSS stupidly having sex with prostitutes. Nobody I saw paid attention to the fact that prostitution in Cartagena is run by the cartels. USSS handed some of the most dangerous people on the planet inside access and blackmail opportunity for ongoing access.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 26, 2026 12:58 PM (Yp6az)

232 223 There is no pussy on this earth that's free.

Except for trophy hunters who go after NBA types.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure

Yeah, no cost at all...

Posted by: Zombie Kobe Bryant at February 26, 2026 12:58 PM (JCZqz)

233 Flags ordered at half mast in Michigan today for The reverend Jackson.

Whitmer would pull down old glory if she had a bloody dump this morning.

Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 12:59 PM (5z+pZ)

234 I loved Zune. So much better and easier to use than that damned Apple Itunes.
Posted by: Frank Barone
__________

And the monthly subscription included five MP3s that were yours to keep even if the subscription was cancelled.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 12:59 PM (XvL8K)

235 And the continuing hysteria over the name Epstein. OMG! This person was arrested, or resigned, over being associated with Epstein. Why haven't there been arrests and executions.

Well, because in most cases, there's exactly zero evidence of criminal activity. Seedy activity, yes, crimes, no. And, in the cases where crimes exist, they're financial.

But everyone sees Epstein and their brain goes pedo, pedo, pedo, pedo.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 12:38 PM (ExV1e)

Epstein sold access and information, the girls were just the side business to gather the access and information.

Some of the people in the files had nothing to do with the pedo activities, they were just people that happened to have an interaction with Epstein/Maxwell. It would be like being accused of being a pedo because you are friends with someone on Facebook who was arrested for kiddie porn. You were only "friends" because you went to the same elementary school 35 years prior and hadn't seen the guy in 30 years.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 12:59 PM (k1E2D)

236 Is he still dead?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:00 PM (c27kw)

237 I was a pretty critical commander in an area heavily targeted for Russian collection activity. I was briefed about honeypots and other collection techniques. I was ready...

I never got my Anna Chapman 😢
Posted by: Military Moron
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I recall the security briefings where we were constantly reminded that breachs very often involved women and alcohol. After one such briefing I commented to the presenter that I most certainly had never compromised anything...but...on the other hand, I'd never been offered whiskey and women.

Turns out, not everyone appreciates my sense of humor.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 01:00 PM (XeU6L)

238 Stand by for media narrative change: Out - everything in the Epstein files is true. In - nothing in the Epstein files is true unless it smears Trump.

All these scum bags are now admitting everything because they know there is no chance of prosecuting anybody for any of this.

So, please let the inter-webs move on to something else.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at February 26, 2026 01:00 PM (9X60i)

239 138 Imma surprised Bill didn't focus on Asian pussy. It would have made his dick look bigger.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 12:38 PM (pZ64F)

Eric Fartwell - "That's my bag, baby - the Panda Express 5's are mine!".

Also, aren't their bottom teeth slanted? Might have been a turn off for Bill.

Posted by: Thrawn at February 26, 2026 01:00 PM (9Ovst)

240 Do Russki prostitutes reek of cheap perfume and borscht?

Posted by: The Sniffer at February 26, 2026 01:00 PM (oftw2)

241 Gates’s cheapness verified. My friend used to work as a limo driver at a very famous golf course in GA. He once said he drove Mr Gates from the airport to the course and back. Mr Gates did not offer a tip. The friend also said Mr Gates would not offer tips to the caddie either. It was also rumored that Mr Gates once made a hole in one and skipped out on buying drinks for everyone afterwards.

Posted by: Mark in SC at February 26, 2026 01:00 PM (Vvo0d)

242 The Epstein Op worked better than anyone thought.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 26, 2026 01:01 PM (IivNP)

243 So far the left's response on Epstein is...

All these leftwing people were tricked, scammed, and scapegoated...BY DRUMPF!!!!

Who is the only real Epstein client!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 01:02 PM (sKqQm)

244 Trafficking women to no one is highly proffitabe. How does that work?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:03 PM (c27kw)

245 I would have chased the rocket ship scientist.

Posted by: torabora at February 26, 2026 01:03 PM (VyHk9)

246 What a horrible man. I wonder if any of his kids think he's a weirdo with sociopathic tendencies or the money makes up for that?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 01:03 PM (PFs9e)

247 Gates’s cheapness verified. My friend used to work as a limo driver at a very famous golf course in GA. He once said he drove Mr Gates from the airport to the course and back. Mr Gates did not offer a tip. The friend also said Mr Gates would not offer tips to the caddie either. It was also rumored that Mr Gates once made a hole in one and skipped out on buying drinks for everyone afterwards.
Posted by: Mark in SC at February 26, 2026 01:00 PM (Vvo0d)

According to John Dvorak, Gates used to buy coach tickets on planes and then "allow" himself to be upgraded to 1st class by the airlines.
This ended after he got hit with a cream pie.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 01:03 PM (rbvCR)

248 Afternoon Ace.
Wonder if Hillary has killed any of the Republicans yet .

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 01:03 PM (HYqoK)

249 how good could the snatch have been? Alas Windows never dumped Solitaire for Bridge

Posted by: Rick in SK at February 26, 2026 01:04 PM (FZYNt)

250 so, just dining with Epstein a couple times, over the period of a year or so, is damning enough to make a person have to resign as the head of WEF? I would think it would take something big, something really important, to make someone let go of something as prestigious and powerful as being the President and CEO of this organization.

But all he did was have dinner a couple of times. Uh huh. I'm not sure I really want to know all the things these people did, with or because of, or in service to Epstein.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at February 26, 2026 01:05 PM (nz1sK)

251 Trafficking women to no one is highly proffitabe. How does that work?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:03 PM (c27kw)

Step 1: Do a lot of mission critical work for the CIA
Step 2: Know enough to seriously damage the CIA if brought to trial for anything.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 01:05 PM (rbvCR)

252 Whiskey and women almost wrecked my life.
If it wasn't for whiskey and women,
I'd have money today.

Posted by: Skid Row Stanley at February 26, 2026 01:05 PM (oftw2)

253 Everybody knows this is an admission of a Mann Act criminal violation, right?

Posted by: Nom de Blog at February 26, 2026 01:05 PM (pk0sF)

254 Those poor Russian hookers. Forced to touch Bill!

Posted by: RandomDave at February 26, 2026 01:05 PM (aJQbY)

255 how good could the snatch have been? Alas Windows never dumped Solitaire for Bridge
Posted by: Rick in SK at February 26, 2026 01:04 PM (FZYNt)

It must have been the elusive snapping pussy

Posted by: MAC V SOG at February 26, 2026 01:07 PM (G00x4)

256 Except for trophy hunters who go after NBA types.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 12:55 PM (kHd4y)
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Do you actually think even those women just put out and then go away? LMFAO

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 01:07 PM (5aZAZ)

257 Do you actually think even those women just put out and then go away? LMFAO
Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 01:07 PM (5aZAZ)

I thought one paid these broads to just go away?

Posted by: Thrawn at February 26, 2026 01:08 PM (9Ovst)

258 Mann Act? Is that the one with the stately lions and immortal porpoises?

Posted by: 101 Jokes For All Occasions at February 26, 2026 01:08 PM (oftw2)

259 Do you actually think even those women just put out and then go away? LMFAO
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You pay them to go away. Duh.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 01:09 PM (pZ64F)

260 I suspect the WEF slimefuck was involved with financial scams, and not sex, but we'll see. Eurotrash elites have their own local prostitution and sex-ring networks. They don't need Epstein for that.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:45 PM (iFTx/)

And I'm sure that you can still get underage stuff in Cuba, possibly other areas of South America, and most of Asia.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:09 PM (ExV1e)

261 George Best : I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars . The rest I squandered

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 01:10 PM (HYqoK)

262 Im not a fan of tipping either. But im not as rich as Bill Gates. Who is only super duper rich because IBM wouldn't pay Gates a lump sum for DOS and instead only paid per unit installation on what they thought would be a limited run of machines.
Boy were they wrong.
Now WE have to pay a yearly subscription or figure out work arounds while Gates figures out reach arounds.
It's disgusting.

Posted by: torabora at February 26, 2026 01:10 PM (VyHk9)

263 You pay them to go away. Duh.

==

that's what I thought!

Posted by: Hunter Biden at February 26, 2026 01:10 PM (/M/4v)

264 War breaking out between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 01:10 PM (+nEug)

265 The Chess Player or the Physicist?

So, that whole Chest Player thing, exactly what kind of boob action is that?

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 26, 2026 01:10 PM (0Htd1)

266 258 Mann Act? Is that the one with the stately lions and immortal porpoises?
Posted by: 101 Jokes For All Occasions at February 26, 2026 01:08 PM (oftw2)

The Mann Act is when you have scientific data that conflicts with your (alarmist) hypothesis and/or model and thus you "hide the decline" in order to make the nu-data "fit" your model.

Posted by: Thrawn at February 26, 2026 01:11 PM (9Ovst)

267 Do Russki prostitutes reek of cheap perfume and borscht?
Posted by: The Sniffer at February 26, 2026 01:00 PM (oftw2)
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They used to.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 01:11 PM (RIvkX)

268 259 Do you actually think even those women just put out and then go away? LMFAO
----------------
You pay them to go away. Duh.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 01:09 PM (pZ64F)
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Yes, hence my original comment that there is no pussy on earth that's free.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 01:11 PM (5aZAZ)

269 246 What a horrible man. I wonder if any of his kids think he's a weirdo with sociopathic tendencies or the money makes up for that?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Given that they will be inheriting about $1 billion each that probably makes up for it.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 01:11 PM (+4yJ5)

270 252 Whiskey and women almost wrecked my life.
If it wasn't for whiskey and women,
I'd have money today.
Posted by: Skid Row Stanley at February 26, 2026 01:05 PM (oftw2)

Birds, booze, and fast cars ...other than that I wasted my money

Posted by: zombie Georgie Best at February 26, 2026 01:11 PM (3sXRv)

271 234 I loved Zune. So much better and easier to use than that damned Apple Itunes.
Posted by: Frank Barone
__________

And the monthly subscription included five MP3s that were yours to keep even if the subscription was cancelled.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 12:59 PM (XvL8K)

Learned very quickly to burn everything to a physical CD wav file once all of my LEGAL Napster tunes all of a sudden stopped working when the DRM was removed from them. I haven't bought a song on Itunes in years and burn all my music from Youtube and the local library.

:::inserts .gif of black dude pointing at his head:::

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 01:11 PM (k1E2D)

272 I sure hope no one wins. Is India gonna put up with this lying down?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:11 PM (c27kw)

273 War breaking out between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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hmm...any chance Pakistan nukes Afghanistan ??

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 01:12 PM (/M/4v)

274 264 War breaking out between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 01:10 PM (+nEug)

Yup, and a lot of that military equipment the Taliban is sending to the Pakistani border looks awfully familiar.

https://x.com/RealestMercury/status/2027064582527713379

Gee, wonder where they got that US gear from?

Posted by: Thrawn at February 26, 2026 01:12 PM (9Ovst)

275 264 War breaking out between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Posted by: Ben Had

Rooting for huge casualties on both sides.

Posted by: Inshallah! at February 26, 2026 01:12 PM (oftw2)

276 Back in the day, I was stationed for 4 years at NAS Moffett Field in Mountain View, CA. There was a Russian consulate in San Francisco at the time. There were KGB all over the Bay Area looking for information. We were repeatedly warned about them. Never was approached by a honey pot, darn it.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 26, 2026 01:13 PM (Y1sOo)

277 275 264 War breaking out between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Posted by: Ben Had

Rooting for huge casualties on both sides.
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Hopefully, it lasts for years. Anyway....

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 01:13 PM (pZ64F)

278 hmm...any chance Pakistan nukes Afghanistan ??
Posted by: runner

Seems like a waste of money.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 01:13 PM (diia5)

279 Racist used to mean "people who hate minorites"
Racist now means "people minorities hate"

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 12:58 PM (rbvCR)

We would have also accepted people who disagree with the Left

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 01:13 PM (wIg5s)

280 261 George Best : I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars . The rest I squandered
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 01:10 PM (HYqoK)

That's what I get for stepping away for a moment.

Birds, booze, and fast cars ...other than that I wasted my money
Posted by: zombie Georgie Best at February 26, 2026 01:11 PM (3sXRv)

Posted by: zombie Georgie Best at February 26, 2026 01:13 PM (3sXRv)

281 War breaking out. Let them fight.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 01:14 PM (ehY6c)

282 240 Do Russki prostitutes reek of cheap perfume and borscht?

is trick question. cheap perfume is borshch.

Posted by: anastasiya at February 26, 2026 01:14 PM (sGtp+)

283 hmm...any chance Pakistan nukes Afghanistan ??
Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 01:12 PM (/M/4v)
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Bomb them forward to the Stone Age? I doubt they'd want to do them that much of a favor.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 01:14 PM (5aZAZ)

284 Those things look like MRAPs.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:15 PM (c27kw)

285 Yes, hence my original comment that there is no pussy on earth that's free.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 01:11 PM (5aZAZ)

Well I have a pretty open schedule

Posted by: Jonah G. at February 26, 2026 01:15 PM (wIg5s)

286
And I'm sure that you can still get underage stuff in Cuba, possibly other areas of South America, and most of Asia.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:09 PM (ExV1e)

You can go to LA where the prostitutes ply their trade on the street and there are underage girls there today, sadly.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 26, 2026 01:15 PM (Pt3hn)

287 Url shorteners are your friends.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:15 PM (c27kw)

288 You can go to LA where the prostitutes ply their trade on the street and there are underage girls there today, sadly.
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Yep. CA really, really, really sucks.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 01:16 PM (pZ64F)

289 Denise Richards did not convince me of her nuclear scientist bona fides.

Totally believe she piloted a giant starship to go fight bugs, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (6ydKt)
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Bring her back!

https://tinyurl.com/yrteb9wh

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 01:16 PM (plFPI)

290 Well I have a pretty open schedule
Posted by: Jonah G. at February 26, 2026 01:15 PM (wIg5s)
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I lol'd

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 01:16 PM (5aZAZ)

291 Pakistan has oblitered eastern Afghanistan, causing fives of dollars in damages.

Posted by: Wally at February 26, 2026 01:16 PM (pduCL)

292 Trafficking women to no one is highly proffitabe. How does that work?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:03 PM (c27kw)

'Prince' Andrew and Lord Mendelson weren't arrested for sex crimes. You know what's really, really profitable? Investing in something that the government will announce next week to be getting a huge amount of tax dollars.

No trafficking of girls required.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:16 PM (ExV1e)

293 You can go to LA where the prostitutes ply their trade on the street and there are underage girls there today, sadly.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 26, 2026 01:15 PM (Pt3hn)

But are they conversant in Thermo Nuclear Warhead design?

Posted by: zombie Georgie Best at February 26, 2026 01:17 PM (3sXRv)

294 War breaking out between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 01:10 PM

A plague on both their houses.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 01:17 PM (bFu5X)

295 I honestly believe that the public's overwhelming fascination with the "sex-capade" aspect of the Epstein matter is exactly what The Powers That Be are praying continues. As horrible as it is, the girls were just party favors for clients. The real story is about money. Epstein's business was about moving/hiding/washing large sums of money for his clients. That's the information that will bring down banks and governments. And that's the information they hope to distract attention form with lurid tales of sex.

Posted by: lxim at February 26, 2026 01:17 PM (rH8/3)

296 Do you actually think even those women just put out and then go away? LMFAO

Years ago, this one woman was interviewed by some sports oriented channel in response to several NBA players, trying to explain their infidelity, that there are indeed a number of 9's and 10's who seek out these high status players at away games who want to add to their sexual résumé high profile men.

And yes, there are some women who get knocked up by these guys and then seek paternity payoffs. (which is what kicked off the discussions on Side Line Hotties back in the 80s and 90s)

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 01:17 PM (kHd4y)

297 Can we haz panoramic view turdworldfuckstains?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:18 PM (c27kw)

298 Birds, booze, and fast cars ...other than that I wasted my money
Posted by: zombie Georgie Best
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Henry Manney, commenting on the E-type Jag: "The greatest crumpet-catcher known to man"

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 01:18 PM (XeU6L)

299

"All Trump had to do was call it a hoax and Dems let their TDS override their protection racket. "

It's a shame people think he's a moron. LOL.

"War breaking out between Pakistan and Afghanistan."

Can you imagine the body odor stank. Woof.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at February 26, 2026 01:18 PM (et1vG)

300 Now WE have to pay a yearly subscription or figure out work arounds while Gates figures out reach arounds.

L-I-N-U-X.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:18 PM (ExV1e)

301 Wait...is Itunes still a thing? Spotify is free.
And get off my lawn.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 26, 2026 01:18 PM (n5tGW)

302 War breaking out between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Just great. Roberts just took away Trump's ability to use tariffs to negotiate a cease fire.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 01:18 PM (Dv3i1)

303 272 I sure hope no one wins. Is India gonna put up with this lying down?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 01:11 PM (c27kw)

It would be nice to see a 3 Way Dance for the Shitbag World Championship belt.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 01:19 PM (k1E2D)

304 "A plague on both their houses"

Is that an order?

Posted by: Fauci's Chinese Bioweapons Lab at February 26, 2026 01:19 PM (pduCL)

305 The real story is about money. Epstein's business was about moving/hiding/washing large sums of money for his clients. That's the information that will bring down banks and governments. And that's the information they hope to distract attention form with lurid tales of sex.
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Bingo. Its like 'investigative journalists' don't want to investigate. I wonder why?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 01:19 PM (pZ64F)

306 There once was a fellow from Redmomd
Who's bell end had started to redden.
He said with no glee, it burns when I pee!
Hey Melinda, drink this and ask me no questions.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 26, 2026 01:19 PM (zncNU)

307 Henry Manney, commenting on the E-type Jag: "The greatest crumpet-catcher known to man"
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 01:18 PM (XeU6L)

He's not wrong ...

Posted by: zombie Georgie Best at February 26, 2026 01:19 PM (3sXRv)

308

There's a guy on X named Dave Collum, smart dude.

Don't scroll his feed before going to sleep.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at February 26, 2026 01:20 PM (et1vG)

309 200 Wasn't it said that his house was wired for sound and video?

these days he'd just use bluetooth

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 01:20 PM (sGtp+)

310 Nood

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 26, 2026 01:20 PM (Pt3hn)

311 Nood. FBI.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:20 PM (ExV1e)

312 Windows 7 was the apex. Everything after that has been total ass.
Posted by: The enshittification continues apace at February 26, 2026 12:23 PM (TbWk/)

I agree!

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 01:21 PM (fYhK6)

313 Apparently, war broke out between Lauren Boebert and Hillary Clinton today, as well, during that hag's testimony on Capitol Hill.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 26, 2026 01:21 PM (Y1sOo)

314 300 Now WE have to pay a yearly subscription or figure out work arounds while Gates figures out reach arounds.

L-I-N-U-X.

nothing bad could ever happen to that

Posted by: systemd is getting larger at February 26, 2026 01:21 PM (sGtp+)

315 Marjorie Wallace was Miss USA and later Miss World. While she was in London, she "dated" Tom Jones, George Best, and race car driver Peter Revson. Revson was married, so that caused a scandal and Marjorie became the first beauty queen to be dethroned, decrowned, or whatever it is that they do to pageant winners.

Posted by: Hot Blonde Follies. at February 26, 2026 01:21 PM (oftw2)

316 You don't say.

>>"I think what you're seeing in Britain is, the charges against Prince Andrew and the former ambassador weren't sex-related crimes. They were more with respect to treason and selling secrets and things like that," he explained.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 01:22 PM (viF8m)

317 289 Denise Richards did not convince me of her nuclear scientist bona fides.

Totally believe she piloted a giant starship to go fight bugs, though.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 12:44 PM (6ydKt)
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Bring her back!

https://tinyurl.com/yrteb9wh
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 01:16 PM (plFPI)

She was hot back in the day. She turned 54 on Feb 17.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 01:22 PM (fYhK6)

318 Good, everyone's running upstairs--

Help, Horde! I got a call this morning from (turns out to be) a medical transport company in S. Idaho-- missed the call--

I think BIL is on his way here! Aw, sh!t...

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:23 PM (rdVOm)

319 286
And I'm sure that you can still get underage stuff in Cuba, possibly other areas of South America, and most of Asia.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 01:09 PM (ExV1e)

You can go to LA where the prostitutes ply their trade on the street and there are underage girls there today, sadly.
Posted by: CaliGirl at February 26, 2026 01:15 PM (Pt3hn)

You can find that in every town in the US sadly. Plenty of illegals using the drug trade to finance the ho bidness.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at February 26, 2026 01:23 PM (k1E2D)

320 "Which is what kicked off the discussion of sideline hotties back in the 80s and 90s"

Well, not to brag, but I might have had a little to do with that discussion in the 90s.

Posted by: Magic Johnson at February 26, 2026 01:23 PM (pduCL)

321 "However, one of Gates' main advisers and confidants, Boris Nikolic, introduced her to Epstein in 2013..."

CKGSB, Cheung King Graduate School of Business,
Trans-Siberian to Startup: How Boris Nikolic Found His Path in Cleantech

Life at CKGSB
2014 Intake
Politics
Business

Fascinating. "In January 2011, he took up a job at the mayor' office in Belgrade."

(Note: Serbia became a Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) partner, receiving security assistance for peacekeeping, and, in July, aided the U.S. by resettling two former Guantanamo detainees in 2011.)

Then he traveled and finally decided to pursue an MBA in China, where he did research on wind and solar power.
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Database notion site
Boris Nikolic, Physician

"House Oversight emails show Nikolic was part of Jeffrey Epstein's social and networking circle from at least 2012 through 2019, serving as a bridge between Epstein, Bill Gates, European media elites, and global political networks.
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Sounds like a bunch of spies. 🤔

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 01:26 PM (NFX2v)

322 imho, Bill Gates deserves everything he gets after his malaria operations in other countries. (And the old lady isn't faultless either.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 01:30 PM (NFX2v)

323 Is it a secret that Davos is flooded with high-priced hookers every time the "World Economic Forum" comes around?
WEF...the Whore Employment Foundation.

Posted by: UncleJefe at February 26, 2026 01:39 PM (gAuAm)

324 Other than a pervert, Borge looks like a very mean man who would look comfortable in a SS uniform.

I still want to know how Gates was going to secretly give Melinda antibiotics. Empty capsule in her OJ? Sedate her and inject her hip?

Pretend they are love pills..."Honey, I got these pills which promise tantric sex. Sting recommends it! You can achieve this but without all the yoga."

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 26, 2026 01:56 PM (WONhk)

325 BREAKING: Hillary Clinton testified she has no information on Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and that she doesn't recall meeting him.

Clinton appeared before House lawmakers for a closed-door deposition as part of the congressional investigation into Epstein.

She shared her opening statement online, which reads, in part:

"I had no idea about [Jeffrey Epstein's and Ghislaine Maxwell's] criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein. I never flew on his plane or visited his island homes or offices. I have nothing to add to that."

Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, is scheduled to testify tomorrow in the investigation.

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 02:07 PM (RHGPo)

326 I was a pretty critical commander in an area heavily targeted for Russian collection activity. I was briefed about honeypots and other collection techniques. I was ready...

I never got my Anna Chapman 😢
Posted by: Military Moron
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I recall the security briefings where we were constantly reminded that breachs very often involved women and alcohol. After one such briefing I commented to the presenter that I most certainly had never compromised anything...but...on the other hand, I'd never been offered whiskey and women.

Turns out, not everyone appreciates my sense of humor.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 01:00 PM (XeU6L)

Read a memoir of a Soviet GRU spy who once had a car collision with someone in Austria and exchanged contact information found out the dude worked at a major NATO base in Italy. Sadly for the spy, they were forbidden by Moscow to continue with this one guy, but his boss told him that hitting his car on purpose would be a good way to make a contact and the agency would pay for the damages.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 26, 2026 02:39 PM (8avO+)

327 Boebert is better looking on her worst day than Hillary on her best ever day.

Posted by: torabora at February 26, 2026 03:09 PM (3IEWI)

328 Who did Gates bang other than Natasha Fatale? How about Boris or Fearless Leader?

Posted by: Bill been bad at February 26, 2026 03:42 PM (fKeBm)

329 Hillary can't remember anything except wiping Bill's hard drive

Posted by: Hal Dall MD at February 26, 2026 04:15 PM (BGV86)

330 Gates wants to control your child's future and Carrier

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 26, 2026 05:56 PM (wGqjj)

The Morning Rant: The Biggest Boondoggle In History?

The maniacal push for total conversion of our transportation network to EVs is part of the now-discredited and equally insane Global Warming/Climate Change power and money grab. At its heart it is two things: the first is raw, naked power. The elites want to control us, and transportation is a huge part of the modern world. The second is the degradation of our standard of living. EVs are inherently shorter range, more expensive, and more difficult to recharge on the go, so that will keep us closer to home...that mythical 15 minute city!

Sounds like socialism to me, because it is. And like socialism, it is failing because of that pesky little thing that guides civilizations' economic decisions....the market. Or Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand," which is merely the sum of all of the billions of individual decisions made by us for our own benefit.

But central planning, one of the tenets of power-mad socialists, ignores those individuals and instead decides what demand for goods should be. For economics geeks there is even a law -- Say's Law -- that suggests that supply can drive demand. But real-world evidence says that is mostly incorrect, and the socialists don't understand that law anyway.

So the mad push for EVs by automobile companies assumed that if they built those cars, no matter how expensive and inconvenient and dangerous (Lithium battery fires for the win!) they are, American consumers would buy them because...uh...reasons!

Those "reasons" can be distilled into one thing...worship at The Sustainable Organic Church Of The Carbon Apocalypse, which is Buck Throckmorton's brilliant term for the factless faith in EVs, renewable energy, a carbonless future, and unicorns!

Sadly, this hysterical conviction has spread to the C suites of our automobile manufacturers, and they fought the immutable laws of economics for years, until they simply ran out of other people's money...mainly their investors'!

Are EVs The Biggest Boondoggle In Human History?

hen Stellantis last week announced it was writing down $26 billion, the CEO of the car company that now owns Chrysler, Antonio Filosa, said it was “part of a decisive process we started in 2025 to once again make our customers and their preferences our guiding star.”
Which begs the question: What was Stellantis’ guiding star before if not its own customers?
For that matter, who or what has been guiding General Motors (which announced a $7.6 billion writedown last month), Ford ($19.5 billion), and other automakers that’ve written down a total of $140 billion in just the past three years?
Anyone who has followed the auto industry over the past decade knows the answer. All of these losses are the result of automakers chasing the phantom known as “zero emission” cars.

Those losses are staggering, and while I would suggest that the Soviet Union's grand experiment with socialism was a more comprehensive economic boondoggle, EVs are definitely in the conversation; the arrogance and stupidity of the automobile manufacturers' executives is certainly on par with the central committee of the Soviets!

There is some welcome news here. What the experience with the EV debacle shows is that consumers are still in the driver’s seat – no pun intended.

And now we find the crux of the problem. Consumers are ALWAYS in the driver's seat. Companies that provide what customers want are usually successful. Companies that lose sight of that axiomatic economic rule are rarely successful.

It's simple really. Free markets are successful for exactly that reason, and command economies will always fail because it is almost impossible to predict and guide demand through supply. I say "almost," because of course demand for EVs can be created by destroying the market for alternatives, but that is an economy-crushing behavior, and one that we see being played out in other countries.

Experimenting with people's economic lives rarely turns out well, and America's astounding economic success is a result of mostly avoiding that temptation!

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. If you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow us it would be much appreciated!

Posted by: CBD at 11:00 AM

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1 Primus

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:00 AM (zjgNU)

2 And: MONKEY!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:01 AM (zjgNU)

3
ESPONJA!11!11!!!

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 26, 2026 11:01 AM (tljrc)

4 ALrighty!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 11:02 AM (tj6OY)

5 > The second is the degradation of our standard of living. EVs are inherently shorter range, more expensive, and more difficult to recharge on the go, so that will keep us closer to home...that mythical 15 minute city!
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A mobile society is difficult to subjugate.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 11:02 AM (jtM2q)

6 Hard to say which is bigger.

Covid was a harder hysteria and insanity in a smaller timeframe.

The climate bullshit has been a more enduring and pervasive one.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:02 AM (bss/y)

7 "The Morning Rant: The Biggest Boondoggle In History?"
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I wouldn't say The Rant is that bad. It has its ups and downs, but still.

Posted by: Another Anon at February 26, 2026 11:02 AM (4h45B)

8 Boondoggle?
That's racist.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 11:02 AM (Kt19C)

9 EVs are the biggest boondoggle in human history SO FAR.

However, that's also because we have so much more money. It's like how every bad hurricane is the most destructive hurricane ever... because we have so much more stuff in the way for it to destroy.

If we get to a boondoggle that's so bad that it knocks us out of the industrial age... THEN it will be the biggest boondoggle in human history. Until then, it's always just the biggest so far.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:03 AM (zjgNU)

10 They put out another super secret podcast yesterday. Don't tell anyone.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:03 AM (c27kw)

11 Who was the fella that said "a sucker is born every minute"?

From the taxpayers to the customer to the chinese slave labor to the battery fires...

Posted by: EV's Are A Swindle at February 26, 2026 11:04 AM (hXJe5)

12 Booncession!

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

13 The Circus guy?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:04 AM (c27kw)

14 EVs suck balls.

The entire push to unseat the internal combustion engine when it's at the height of its efficacy curve was a retarded attempt at social engineering to better control the movements of the populace and nothing more.

It never made sense unless you think of the idea that the government would really love it if we weren't able to drive more than about 200 miles at a time and never really get far from home because it's too much of a pain in the ass to travel.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM (5aZAZ)

15 >9 EVs are the biggest boondoggle in human history SO FAR.

Hold my beer.

Posted by: Net Zero Retards at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM (NgqoH)

16 The Cybertruck is a really ugly, really heavy, really fast, really expensive...El Camino.

Posted by: Change my mind at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM (2Ez/1)

17 Companies that provide what customers want are usually successful. Companies that lose sight of that axiomatic economic rule are rarely successful.

The problem is that the companies keep hiring people who are certain that they can make reality bend to their will and make people buy the shiny new product.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM (+4yJ5)

18 P.T. Barnum.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM (c27kw)

19 I really wonder if in 50 or 75 years people will look back at our time and it will be commonly accepted that we lost our collective minds.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM (cxFcK)

20 Amusingly the same oligarchs that funded global warming now see the opportunity to get more wealth and power with AI and are dropping the push for global warming crap and this...THIS...is what might finally kill it.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 11:06 AM (sKqQm)

21 16 The Cybertruck is a really ugly, really heavy, really fast, really expensive...El Camino.
Posted by: Change my mind at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM (2Ez/1)

It really has grown on me though. Once you see it as a Halo warthog, it starts seeming a lot cooler.

It is something about the tires.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:06 AM (bss/y)

22 Of note, there are some frightening people who think that AI can alleviate the knowledge problem of socialism. (See: F. A. Hayek)

They think that with enough computing power, centralization of all decisions will be possible.

It's hubris, and hubris ALWAYS leads to nemesis. (Or, in more recent terms: The gods of the Copybook Headings)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:06 AM (zjgNU)

23 Now do recycling.

Posted by: It's a religion at February 26, 2026 11:06 AM (2Ez/1)

24 "Experimenting with people's economic lives rarely turns out well, and America's astounding economic success is a result of mostly avoiding that temptation!"

Big media and Madison Ave. would beg to differ.

Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 11:07 AM (Y8DZL)

25
The Cybertruck is a really ugly, really heavy, really fast, really expensive...El Camino.

Posted by: Change my mind at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM

how soon until we start seeing them up on cinder blocks in front of a double-wide?

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 26, 2026 11:08 AM (tljrc)

26 EVs suck balls.

The entire push to unseat the internal combustion engine when it's at the height of its efficacy curve was a retarded attempt at social engineering to better control the movements of the populace and nothing more.

It never made sense unless you think of the idea that the government would really love it if we weren't able to drive more than about 200 miles at a time and never really get far from home because it's too much of a pain in the ass to travel.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM (5aZAZ)

This.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 11:08 AM (snZF9)

27 In the middle, it's not fraud. It's a purposeful operation to kill the Western economies. The goal was and is to eliminate actual free markets and Republics. Those that are able to program this insanity want to be the world-striding aristocrats . Fraud -> revolution -> Fraud.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 11:08 AM (diia5)

28 If the cybertruck had the ability to generate its own power.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:09 AM (c27kw)

29 They think that with enough computing power, centralization of all decisions will be possible.

It's hubris, and hubris ALWAYS leads to nemesis. (Or, in more recent terms: The gods of the Copybook Headings)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:06 AM (zjgNU)
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This was the essence behind Isaac Asimov's "psychohistory."

While you couldn't predict a single individual's behavior, with a sufficiently large dataset, you could steer the masses of humanity in a desired direction.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 11:09 AM (ESVrU)

30 Those CEOs were fighting not only the laws of economics, but the laws of physics as well. That's always a losing proposition. Idiots.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 26, 2026 11:10 AM (U7oUJ)

31 The Cybertruck is a really ugly, really heavy, really fast, really expensive...El Camino.

Posted by: Change my mind at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM (2Ez/1)

Some dude put a Hemi in one. I'm thinking it probably weighed a hell of a lot less. The mods to do that must have been epic.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 11:10 AM (snZF9)

32 Or Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand," which is merely the sum of all of the billions of individual decisions made by us for our own benefit.

But central planning,...

Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand"- i.e. "Gosh! It's what the market wanted!" makes a lot more sense to me if you think of him as a group of Malthusian Luciferians.

There's a lot more money to be made from an abundant, thriving society of healthy citizens, food, medicine, etc., but the "free market" never seems to decide in our favor, does it? That's odd.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 11:10 AM (w4PfG)

33 I think in the larger sense, it is an inversion of World War II Strategic Bombing Survey towards Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Applied to America.

To deny the ability to wage war, or even more importantly to mount a defense - by destroying key “choke points” in an economy.

The attacks on coal, petroleum, gas & oil - energy. There is absolutely no viable alternative on the horizon. Nuclear energy held a lot of promise. But effectively neutered.

For all that, I doubt there is a single ball bearing manufacturer in the U.S.A. It’s all really just a little too convenient, ain’t it?

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 11:10 AM (yfFl/)

34 Now do recycling.
----

Yes, its another example of exerting *control* of people for the pure sake of power. It was never about the environment, and I believe that a LOT of the stories that say "We followed the recycle trucks after pickup and they just dump the recycle stuff at the same dump as the other trash" are TRUE.

Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 11:10 AM (TN0g+)

35 Here's an idle observation:

I (and many others here) have noted that we NEVER had the power generation to support a move to full EVs. (Among the multiple problems with EVs).

The foolish car makers didn't take note of the fact that ZERO governmental authorities (or quasi-governmental power companies) made any effort to increase power generation to support this "transition." IF they had smart people on their staff, the car makers could have realized their efforts were doomed.

HOWEVER, now that AI needs massive amounts of power for it's ~~server farms~~ err.. "data centers", governments are falling all over themselves to build more power generation.

Government REALLY wants the power of AI. For what purpose? (Hopefully they're just as wrong about the future potential of AI for their aims, but we're going to find out.)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:12 AM (zjgNU)

36 Say's law isn't about a given good creating demand for itself, but that the supply of one good is the source of purchasing power, ie demand, for another good. So universal oversupply isn't possible, while local/good-specific oversupply is.

Posted by: Red Turban Someguy at February 26, 2026 11:12 AM (okun6)

37 Some dude put a Hemi in one. I'm thinking it probably weighed a hell of a lot less. The mods to do that must have been epic.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

Twin smokestacks, I hope? That would be pretty awesome.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 11:12 AM (w4PfG)

38 For all that, I doubt there is a single ball bearing manufacturer in the U.S.A. It’s all really just a little too convenient, ain’t it?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 11:10 AM (yfFl/)

NAFTA hit about the same time as the genesis of the global warmening.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

39 I really wonder if in 50 or 75 years people will look back at our time and it will be commonly accepted that we lost our collective minds.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM

For humanity's sake, I hope so.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 11:12 AM (bFu5X)

40 After they sort the recycling the belt went to the trash can. Most of these sorters disappeared in these parts.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:12 AM (c27kw)

41 As for taking a laughably bad idea to its ultimate terrible absurdity, the adoption of EVs as SCHOOL BUSES takes the cake. Thankfully the Biden-era idea to take that one step further and adopt them for the battlefield has been scuttled...for now.

Posted by: Crusader at February 26, 2026 11:13 AM (TN0g+)

42 You are correct. And by the way, tariffs are also one of the tools of the central planner.

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at February 26, 2026 11:13 AM (+48wn)

43 I would never own an EV, but if I did, it would be a cyber truck.

But as noted, I’ll never own an EV.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 11:14 AM (vgwWi)

44 Meanwhile, fascism is unfolding in Kansas for the millions of transgender drivers in the state.

As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.

Of course isn’t just driving. It’s voting. Working. Travelling. Picking up a package. Applying for credit. Applying for a job. Renting a room. Filling prescriptions. Visiting loved ones in the hospital. Not expired either, but legally invalid.

The Kansas legislature passed a bill saying that your driver's license is invalid unless your actual sex is on the driver's license, not your made-up sex. The governor vetoed the bill, but the legislature overrode the veto.

Kansas DMV sent out letters to the trannies saying their driver's licenses are invalid, as of today, and that you have to get a new driver's license corresponding to your actual sex.

Literally Hitler.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 26, 2026 11:14 AM (n1OCj)

45 We can't advance until the sun comes out.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:14 AM (c27kw)

46 Whatever happened to the Moron who used to comment as "Adam Smith's Pimp Hand"?

Posted by: pookysgirl might be misremembering at February 26, 2026 11:15 AM (Wt5PA)

47 I recently bought a Honda Civic hybrid. It may be the best car I've ever driven. Fifty miles per gallon. Unbelievable tech that I'm still learning. Two hundred hp, zero to sixty in 6.4 sec.

Point being, this hybrid technology might be the only glimmer of a dividend I get from climate hysteria. Honestly, it wasn't worth it.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 26, 2026 11:15 AM (cxFcK)

48 I still say: Diesel generator, electric motors. Cybertruck platform might be the best to try it on. Generator just runs to top off battery (which can e smaller since it is fed.) You get all the benefits of the electric motors with the range of a diesel. Might have to figure out if the fuel tank has to go in the bed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:16 AM (bss/y)

49 A mobile society is difficult to subjugate.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

tee hee

Posted by: 2026 govt mandated kill switch at February 26, 2026 11:16 AM (L1v+w)

50 If the cybertruck had the ability to generate its own power.
Posted by: Boss Moss

So, whatchur sayin' is a mini nuke, right?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 11:16 AM (diia5)

51 Kansas DMV sent out letters to the trannies saying their driver's licenses are invalid, as of today, and that you have to get a new driver's license corresponding to your actual sex.
_____

Wow, millions of KS drivers suddenly not able to drive. That might make commutes a little easier though. I'm torn.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 11:16 AM (Dv3i1)

52 As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse

They should have kept their hands off of kids.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 11:17 AM (+4yJ5)

53 The Kansas legislature passed a bill saying that your driver's license is invalid unless your actual sex is on the driver's license, not your made-up sex. The governor vetoed the bill, but the legislature overrode the veto.

Somebody noted on X that for red states that are worried about blue state refugees moving to their states and continuing to vote for stupid blue state policies, that passing largely symbolic laws like this are important.

Hopefully these laws will serve as garlic to the blue state vampires considering a move.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 26, 2026 11:18 AM (n1OCj)

54 For all that, I doubt there is a single ball bearing manufacturer in the U.S.A. It’s all really just a little too convenient, ain’t it?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 11:10 AM (yfFl/)

I have to deal with shit tons of different bearings with the harley. Occasionally I still see USA bearings. Usually the timken company, but its getting scarcer over the years. We'll use japanese bearings if we can't get USA. China ones go straight into the trash.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 11:18 AM (snZF9)

55 Obligatory:

I saw Malthusian Luciferians open for MegaDeath at the Orpheum in 1984 ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 11:18 AM (3sXRv)

56 Kansa is a schizophrenic state.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:18 AM (pDt9x)

57 Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand"- i.e. "Gosh! It's what the market wanted!" makes a lot more sense to me if you think of him as a group of Malthusian Luciferians.

There's a lot more money to be made from an abundant, thriving society of healthy citizens, food, medicine, etc., but the "free market" never seems to decide in our favor, does it? That's odd.
Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 11:10 AM (w4PfG)

Can someone translate this for me?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:19 AM (zjgNU)

58 Kansas.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:19 AM (pDt9x)

59 Give up your car and use public transportation, they said. Your carbon footprint will be much better, and life will be so much better, they said. 15 Minute Cities are the Way of the Future!!

Uhhhhh. . .?

https://tinyurl.com/2wp64ap6

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 11:20 AM (tj6OY)

60 If the cybertruck had the ability to generate its own power.
Posted by: Boss Moss

The wind-powered clippertruck.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 11:20 AM (w4PfG)

61 56 Kansa is a schizophrenic state.
Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:18 AM (pDt9x)

Heh. Try Kentucky.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

62 >>I saw Malthusian Luciferians open for MegaDeath at the Orpheum in 1984 ...

Was that the one where Stabbing Westward was originally meant to open, but ended up touring with Catherine Wheel instead?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 11:21 AM (tj6OY)

63 I guess Buck’s going to need to do a movie review or something tomorrow since Punk Chimp bogarted his EV rant.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher, phoning it in at February 26, 2026 11:21 AM (2uFUy)

64 It is a pain in the ass to travel. Not very many of us have private jets. Or wide open roads. Or pockets full of money to dish out for car repairs and tickets.

Posted by: Case at February 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Z3Kkg)

65 I was thinking more along the lines of an internal combustion engine.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:21 AM (c27kw)

66 As for taking a laughably bad idea to its ultimate terrible absurdity, the adoption of EVs as SCHOOL BUSES takes the cake.
——

Re-chargeable snow plows!

Conventional school bus are expensive. Blue Bird. They don’t always take care of them the way they should. The Diesels have four (4) big batteries wired in series/parallel. About $200 a pop.

They park them in the summer, and the batteries discharge and sulfate up in the heat, and come Fall they need new batteries. It ain’t their money, they don’t care.

I’m sure quite a lot of effort is expended making rechargeables idiot-proof. They are fires waiting to happen, and require very careful monitoring for any sign of cell reversal. Every single one ideally is the same temperature, age, internal resistance, even the same production run and lot number, due to internal chemistry. One cell out of 3000 starts hogging current. Oops

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 11:21 AM (yfFl/)

67
The Cybertruck is a really ugly, really heavy, really fast, really expensive...El Camino.
Posted by: Change my mind

Put astro-turf in the back of that baby!

Posted by: B. Clinton at February 26, 2026 11:22 AM (Cqx++)

68 "Companies that provide what customers want are usually successful. Companies that lose sight of that axiomatic economic rule are rarely successful."

Childcare centers in Minnesota have found a better way.
They don't even need customers, they just fill out forms and the money rolls in.

Way too many have gotten filthy rich that way, including a lot of oligarchs and globalists. But yes, underlying all the fraud are real companies that play by the economic rules, and provide a "better mousetrap".

Posted by: illiniwek at February 26, 2026 11:22 AM (vbXSk)

69 If you want an EV that's fine, but trying to force them on us is a big no....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 11:22 AM (VE6XX)

70 EVs were always going to be a luxury item for those who could afford it, and who did not depend on it for their daily life or livelihood. IMHO. I've toyed with buying one because I could afford one and I don't need it.

I think the other shoe to drop that will eclipse the EV thing is the massive need for electricity for data centers. Our lords and masters have their priorities.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 26, 2026 11:23 AM (MZ+PY)

71 Trollop.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:23 AM (c27kw)

72 Was that the one where Stabbing Westward was originally meant to open, but ended up touring with Catherine Wheel instead?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 11:21 AM (tj6OY)

Why yes ... yes it was

Big mistake ... BIG!

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 11:23 AM (3sXRv)

73 Kansa is a schizophrenic state.
Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:18 AM

I told you! Did I not tell you?!

Posted by: Thomas Frank at February 26, 2026 11:23 AM (bFu5X)

74 Thune doing an all star job for the ages with SAVE ACT. We have never, ever seen a failure theater like this.

No time to pass it! ---Senate has time for dog parades.

Never mind him playing procedural failure chess the whole time.

Repeal the 17th so we can recall these sacks of shit eating cockroaches.

Posted by: GigantorX at February 26, 2026 11:24 AM (x8k2o)

75 if the fuel tank has to go in the bed.

Sleep on the wet spot?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 11:24 AM (Kt19C)

76 I'm gonna take a slightly contrary position here. I generally agree that some people push EVs for the reasons stated, but most don't. I think most people who are on the EV bandwagon sincerely and truly believe that they will solve all of the problems imagined without any of the downsides. The problem is not that they are insincere, it's that they are wrong. EVs are like Santa Clause - sure it would be awesome if there was a jolly fat guy who travels around the world on one night delivering presents to every kid on earth, but it just isn't true. People who push EVs don't have any idea what they actually are, how they work, what their disadvantages are, or how we will fix that. They want magic to be real, but it ain't.

Posted by: DPICM at February 26, 2026 11:24 AM (zt2eU)

77 I like em young. So incredibly young. The younger the better.
Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 11:22 AM (OXrVF)

HOW DOES BIDEN HAVE ACCESS TO THE PRESIDENT'S ACCOUNT!?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:24 AM (zjgNU)

78 They park them in the summer, and the batteries discharge and sulfate up in the heat, and come Fall they need new batteries. It ain’t their money, they don’t care.

See the private sector knows how to handle this. After one incidence like this you'd get a, "Your bonus/salary budget will be deducted by the cost of any batteries replaced in less then 5 years. "

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 11:24 AM (sKqQm)

79 >>> The maniacal push for total conversion of our transportation network...

Transportation made be a bigger chunk of the national economy than the medical industry.

It was always just commies statist authoritarians (whatever you want to call them) trying to take control.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 11:24 AM (/lPRQ)

80 Dumb ideas and beliefs will always remain one Democrat president away from being a brilliant plan.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 26, 2026 11:25 AM (9C/Xw)

81 Coal fired Cypertrucks ftw.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:25 AM (c27kw)

82 OXrVF

Gunner! Sabot! Troll!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 11:25 AM (bFu5X)

83 Anxiously waiting for a group of stockholders to sue these CEOs for failing to live up to their fiduciary responsibility.
Probably shouldn't hold my breath.

Posted by: Chemist at February 26, 2026 11:25 AM (DWkkI)

84 I'm gonna take a slightly contrary position here. I generally agree that some people push EVs for the reasons stated, but most don't. I think most people who are on the EV bandwagon sincerely and truly believe that they will solve all of the problems imagined without any of the downsides. The problem is not that they are insincere, it's that they are wrong. EVs are like Santa Clause - sure it would be awesome if there was a jolly fat guy who travels around the world on one night delivering presents to every kid on earth, but it just isn't true. People who push EVs don't have any idea what they actually are, how they work, what their disadvantages are, or how we will fix that. They want magic to be real, but it ain't.
Posted by: DPICM at February 26, 2026 11:24 AM (zt2eU)

We used to have an intelligent populace. American's were KNOWN for engineers.

Then Jimmy Carter created the Department of Education.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:26 AM (zjgNU)

85 >>Kansas DMV sent out letters to the trannies saying their driver's licenses are invalid, as of today, and that you have to get a new driver's license corresponding to your actual sex.

Here's a thought: By choosing to defy genetic sex you are putting so many things in the hands of other people to make your life possible - your license, your healthcare, your ability to engage in sports. If you don't want to be "erased," then don't make your gender reliant on validation from other people and institutions.

You are being *enslaved* not empowered by this.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 11:26 AM (tj6OY)

86 The corollary to the EV boondoggle is the continued fuel efficiency stupidity. Replacing reliable 6 or 8 cyl engines with scandalously self-grenading turbo 4 cyl shit still robs all but consumers of considerable means of any real choice. Either buy an older car, or bend over while the stealership breaks it off in your ass. The garbage built today will never make it to the used market. Cuba here we come...

Posted by: 2026 govt mandated kill switch at February 26, 2026 11:26 AM (L1v+w)

87 Awww...the troll thinks it's clever.

Here, have a cookie and fuck off.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 11:27 AM (bFu5X)

88 The left is in a really odd place with young women right now.

They'll tell you the only reason a younger woman would have a relationship with an older man like say Leo D, is that they are naive and easy to control

Then, since young women are their strongest demographic they'll tell you that young women are "the voice of the future" and the people we should get our ideas about politics from.

Well which is it? You can only pick one

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 11:27 AM (sKqQm)

89 Seems like a missed opportunity not mentioning Government mandates.

The car CEO's just drove off a cliff of their own accord.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 26, 2026 11:27 AM (cS1cw)

90 sock off, heh

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 26, 2026 11:27 AM (L1v+w)

91 The Accord is a Honda.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:28 AM (c27kw)

92 >>Why yes ... yes it was

Big mistake ... BIG!

It was torture!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 11:28 AM (tj6OY)

93 Ivanka in her teen years was the best. Mmmm daddy like.

Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 11:28 AM (vkUf8)

94 Well which is it? You can only pick one
____

Both, silly!

Posted by: Doublethink is my Superpower at February 26, 2026 11:28 AM (Dv3i1)

95 I find it funny that the left is going all in on the "TRUMP IS A PEDO" when their the ones that voted for Senile Grandpa Stranger Danger. (And then stole the election for him)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:29 AM (zjgNU)

96 It all makes ya wonder just how much lower our taxes would be if government didn't waste money on crap like this. And also the pure corruption.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 11:29 AM (2WIwB)

97 The Tesla cybertruck... IMHO, one of the most hideous atrocities on the road. I see a few around here; now since their owners wanted them, great! Have at it... but man do they look ugly on the road!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 11:29 AM (xT8gx)

98 Kansas DMV sent out letters to the trannies saying their driver's licenses are invalid, as of today, and that you have to get a new driver's license corresponding to your actual sex.

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University towns hardest hit.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 26, 2026 11:29 AM (g8Ew8)

99 Pink Shrinp is the best.

Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 11:30 AM (vkUf8)

100 They park them in the summer, and the batteries discharge and sulfate up in the heat, and come Fall they need new batteries. It ain’t their money, they don’t care.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 11:21 AM (yfFl/)

I went to a Christian high school that provides bus service for their local Christian grade school. The only time in the summer that the busses were not being used to ferry the baseball/softball teams around was the first two weeks of August... which was their annual tune-up. It worked out pretty well.

Posted by: pookysgirl is a fan of efficiency at February 26, 2026 11:30 AM (Wt5PA)

101 They can change hashes now.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:30 AM (c27kw)

102 Washington Free Beacon Staff
Rep. Janelle Bynum (D., Ore.) described President Donald Trump’s request that lawmakers stand if they believe the first duty of government is to protect American citizens as "racist" and said the moment made her "uncomfortable."

TBF, she does have a nice rack, as the yutes say.

https://tinyurl.com/23mv34kz

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 11:30 AM (Dv3i1)

103
Well which is it? You can only pick one
Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 11:27 AM (sKqQm)
“To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulness while telling carefully constructed lies, to hold simultaneously two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy, to forget whatever it was necessary to forget, then to draw it back into memory again at the moment when it was needed, and then promptly to forget it again: and above all, to apply the same process to the process itself -- that was the ultimate subtlety: consciously to induce unconsciousness, and then, once again, to become unconscious of the act of hypnosis you had just performed. Even to understand the word 'doublethink' involved the use of doublethink.”

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:31 AM (zjgNU)

104 I love the uneducated.
But I love young girls even more.

Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 11:31 AM (2Xqwd)

105 >>The Tesla cybertruck... IMHO, one of the most hideous atrocities on the road.

The other day I saw a Tesla sedan painted MaryKay/Barbie pink. Looked like a huge hunk of Bazooka bubblegum.

Now THAT was an atrocity!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 11:31 AM (tj6OY)

106 See the private sector knows how to handle this. After one incidence like this you'd get a, "Your bonus/salary budget will be deducted by the cost of any batteries replaced in less then 5 years. "
Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 11:24 AM (sKqQm)
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They expect results.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 26, 2026 11:31 AM (i1VVh)

107 The Tesla cybertruck... IMHO, one of the most hideous atrocities on the road. I see a few around here; now since their owners wanted them, great! Have at it... but man do they look ugly on the road!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 11:29 AM (xT8gx)

Frankfort School styling.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 26, 2026 11:31 AM (g8Ew8)

108 Kansas is a schizophrenic state.
Posted by: tubal

Tell me about it. One minute I'm just riding my bike to take that mangy little dog to the sheriff, the next, I'm riding a broom around the Emerald City skywriting "Surrender Dorothy."
-- Elmira Gulch

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 11:31 AM (77rzZ)

109 There's a guy around here with a Cyber Truck. Painted it black. Got graphics on it that kind of resemble an Imperial Tie Fighter from Star Wars.

It moves the needle a bit with me for coolness factor.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 11:31 AM (jtM2q)

110 I find it funny that the left is going all in on the "TRUMP IS A PEDO" when their the ones that voted for Senile Grandpa Stranger Danger. (And then stole the election for him)

Oh this is one of their dumber propaganda ops. The same people, literally the same people, that said for 4 years there were no Epstein clients and that you can't just call politicians you don't like pedos are saying Trump is a pedo because their are sekret unreleased Epstein documents saying he is.

AND!!! at the same time they are trying to legalize underage prostitution in CA and stop the right from banning pron being given to children.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 11:31 AM (sKqQm)

111 Most of the thinhs you learn in school aren't even true.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:32 AM (c27kw)

112 Younger
Fresher
Sweeter
Nice!

Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 11:32 AM (bg88N)

113 I wonder why they never noticed Trump was this big pedo back when they were complaining he was a Russian Agent and twenty other things. Might have been worth mentioning.

Or why they didn't investigate Epstein when they had the chance and instead chose to cover it up. So strange.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 11:32 AM (wIg5s)

114 >>Well which is it? You can only pick one

Schoedinger's Feminism
Are they a girlboss?
Are they a victim?
Will they try to claim they are both at the same time.

Yes.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 11:32 AM (tj6OY)

115 They can change hashes now.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:30 AM

They're evolving...mutating.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 11:32 AM (bFu5X)

116 26 Billion.

That's quite the write off.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:32 AM (1Udfd)

117 45 We can't advance until the sun comes out.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:14 AM (c27kw)

Gird your loins! We attack tomorrow!

Posted by: Annie at February 26, 2026 11:32 AM (w/O5Q)

118 We have a great many 20 and 30 somethings as members of my SBC church. What is noticeable is that the unmarrieds tend to pair off and marry after a time. Then they, get this, start having children!!! The moms stop working and the dads bust ass making money for them to live on. Weird, right? After the iids get old enough, moms start working again, some. Crazy place, my church.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:33 AM (pDt9x)

119 stand if they believe the first duty of government is to protect American citizens as "racist"

There are Americans of every ethnicity. Favoring American citizens over non-citizens cannot be racist.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 11:33 AM (sKqQm)

120 She’s 15?
Ewww too old.

Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 11:33 AM (wWWkd)

121 I find it funny that the left is going all in on the "TRUMP IS A PEDO" when their the ones that voted for Senile Grandpa Stranger Danger. (And then stole the election for him)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

Irritating spam.
Kind of like tossing green dildos onto basketball courts...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 11:33 AM (/lPRQ)

122 The Accord is a Honda.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:28 AM (c27kw)
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The Snark is a Boojum.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 26, 2026 11:33 AM (i1VVh)

123 Oddly, no one is trying to conquer Russia for their electrical grid. Oil and gas is another story.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 11:33 AM (pZ64F)

124 The farmers and ranchers already know this, of course, but having an actual truck that can do truck things is really fucking important for self-reliance.

I hope more people figure this out before something dumb happens like the Dems getting the WH again and continuing on with their plan to separate the peasants from their vehicles.

Personally, I'm never going without at least a 3/4 ton pickup again. Freedom tends to be heavy and sometimes needs moved long distances.

Posted by: heya at February 26, 2026 11:34 AM (NufQ3)

125
The Left: Trump is a pedo

Also the Left: We are coming to sexualize your children and if you object you are going to jail

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 11:34 AM (wIg5s)

126 >>The Tesla cybertruck... IMHO, one of the most hideous atrocities on the road. I see a few around here; now since their owners wanted them, great! Have at it... but man do they look ugly on the road!

There is a guy here with a purple one. Looks almost Anodized.

Nothing pegs the 'idiot' meter like a Cybertruck, for me.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:34 AM (1Udfd)

127 Ivanka was a naughty girl and I spanked her .

Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 11:35 AM (TtdNq)

128 Lucid widely misses earnings expectations, forecasts slowing EV growth in 2026.

Why aren’t large manufacturers licensing any of their technology, like their engine technology? Why aren’t Fords using Lucid engines?

I'm assuming Lucid is keeping it all close to the chest because without this highly efficient and elegant motor and other hardware designs they've done, they really have nothing to differentiate their EVs. Or, their hardware has been severely overhyped.

the hate in this sub for Lucid is always surprising to me. They make the best driving, roomiest, most efficient vehicles in their respective classes. And yet somehow they still catch so much hate.

I still have high hopes for this company. Not selling any of my stock and just recently added more to my portfolio. It's in the red but I'm comfortable with high risk.

It may look bad now but I'm betting in the next 2-5 years things are going to look a lot better...

Cheap EVs!!! That’s all customers want. But carmakers are busy dropping $60k plus cars with 200 mile real world range with unpolished battery management systems and overly complex infotainment buttonless systems.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 26, 2026 11:35 AM (JCZqz)

129 I hates whitey is such a uniting political statement.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:35 AM (c27kw)

130 78 They park them in the summer, and the batteries discharge and sulfate up in the heat, and come Fall they need new batteries. It ain’t their money, they don’t care.

Big Battery doles out the vig. Director of Transportation at school districts vacation in Aruba.

Posted by: Hundred-Dollar Handshake at February 26, 2026 11:35 AM (oftw2)

131 Oh look, someone has a VPN.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:35 AM (pDt9x)

132 Nothing pegs the 'idiot' meter like a Cybertruck, for me.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:34 AM (1Udfd)

Prius

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 11:35 AM (wIg5s)

133 >> I'm never going without at least a 3/4 ton pickup again.

Long Box. They are almost useless unless you have an 8 foot bed.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:35 AM (1Udfd)

134 It all makes ya wonder just how much lower our taxes would be if government didn't waste money
——-

Taxation isn’t really about revenue. Not since they went to an “elastic currency”. Beardsley Ruml was a former Macy’s account executive who went to work for FDR and implemented income witholding.

Prior to that individuals filed quarterly just like business. He gave a speech after the war, pointing out the federal government has a printing press, and no longer has a need for taxation as such, as was necessary when the money supply was relatively fixed or constrained.

It’s more about control, or “for other purposes”.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 11:35 AM (yfFl/)

135 Well which is it? You can only pick one
Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 11:27 AM (sKqQm)

I think it goes hand in hand, and makes perfect sense from the Left's perspective. Shut up and do what I tell you, and that will make the future yours. Well, ours, but you helped by doing what we told you. Now shut up. It's ours.

Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at February 26, 2026 11:35 AM (MZ+PY)

136 Okay.. Do we have a new troll or a disguised troll ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 11:35 AM (VE6XX)

137 >>AND!!! at the same time they are trying to legalize underage prostitution in CA and stop the right from banning pron being given to children.

They didn't say dick about Biden "losing" over 300,000 children who were sex trafficked into the US during his term and they are fighting ICE and BP who are trying to find them.

And the Clintons are giving depositions about their dealings with Epstein today. They know Bubba is guilty of everything they accuse Trump of doing and they don't care.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 11:36 AM (viF8m)

138 It is a pain in the ass to travel. Not very many of us have private jets. Or wide open roads. Or pockets full of money to dish out for car repairs and tickets.
Posted by: Case at February 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Z3Kkg)

Man it's easy I be collecting ebt and other freebies and I bees flying Spirit Air all them places on the weekends. It all comes from Obamas stash!

Posted by: Shameeka Johnson at February 26, 2026 11:36 AM (hXJe5)

139 AND!!! at the same time they are trying to legalize underage prostitution in CA and stop the right from banning pron being given to children.

The pervert-enabler in California, Scott Weiner, explained that he didn't want to criminalize a high school kid buying sex for $20 from another high school kid.

Knowing Scott's proclivities, it is far more likely that he didn't want to criminalize a 45-year-old homosexual buying sex from a high school kid.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 26, 2026 11:36 AM (n1OCj)

140 >>I wonder why they never noticed Trump was this big pedo back when they were complaining he was a Russian Agent and twenty other things. Might have been worth mentioning.

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE NYC GOSSIP COLUMNIST AJ BENZA SAID TRUMP WAS HIS BIGGEST SOURCE IN THE 80'S/90'S. DIDN'T EVEN ASK BENZA TO SUPPRESS STORIES ABOUT HIMSELF IN RETURN, ONLY ASKED HIM TO SPELL HIS CURRENT MODEL'S NAME AND GET HIS CURRENT NET WORTH RIGHT.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at February 26, 2026 11:36 AM (tj6OY)

141 Also the Left: We are coming to sexualize your children and if you object you are going to jail
Posted by: ...

Don't forget that they came up with the term "Minor Attracted Individuals" and insist that it's a beautiful lifestyle. So their hatred of Trump is a bit baffling.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 11:36 AM (+4yJ5)

142 Awww...the troll thinks it's clever.

The comment itself serves as a troll's hash, but, there are very few people here- one-and-done hashes could be flagged for inspection on the backend.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 11:37 AM (quOho)

143 >>Prius

Prius at least affords a benefit, mileage is a real concern for some. Of course, you have to throw safety out the window...but I can see being that frugal.

I can't find anything of benefit to Cybertruck ownership.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:37 AM (1Udfd)

144 "121 I find it funny that the left is going all in on the "TRUMP IS A PEDO" when their the ones that voted for Senile Grandpa Stranger Danger. (And then stole the election for him)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

Irritating spam.
Kind of like tossing green dildos onto basketball courts...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 11:33 AM (/lPRQ)

The Dems consist of two main groups, if you set aside who is calling the shots:
- the literally retarded, like sub-90 IQ, who aren't going to remember last week anyways
- those that know their talking points are full of shit and don't care because they're evil

That old saw about "the right thinks the left is stupid, the left thinks the right is evil" is exactly why we've been steadily losing ground for a century and a half. The stupid don't matter, and it's the rest of the left that IS evil that is the problem - along with the grifters and professional trough vacuums on the right.

Posted by: heya at February 26, 2026 11:37 AM (NufQ3)

145 All my hash is missing is the lace

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 11:37 AM (wIg5s)

146 At least off the top of my head, I can't think of a nothing burger topic that has been more shrieked about than "Epstein files!!!!"

And I'm one who thinks he was a creep and had lots of creepy (rich) friends. I'm just not buying any vast "control the world with kiddy diddling kompromat" conspiracy...

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 11:37 AM (xT8gx)

147 👍

>Stellantis
Profit sharing for Stellantis UAW workers drops to $0 for first time since 2011, Feb. 26, 2026

I tend to think where they - the alleged environmentalists AND big business - have us by the short hairs is electricity. Simply, the control of the electrical grid, investments, and ever rising prices.

EVs were present in California and other U.S. states over a century ago. Early, popular electric cars were widespread in the 1900s-1910s, with significant numbers in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. The 1970s oil crises spurred niche production, and California mandated early ZEVs in the 1990s.

Wind turbines gained significant popularity in the U.S. during the 1970s and 1980s; solar panels gained popularity and widespread adoption in the 2010s.

Ebb and flow.

Even now, wind turbines require power from the grid to operate internal components (motors, heaters, controllers) when not producing energy. Solar PV systems require inverters to convert DC to AC electricity. And, of course, EVs need electricity, too.

Electricity is essential.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 11:38 AM (NFX2v)

148 I do not, nor would, own a Prius. But they are time tested and work well. Their concept is sound.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:38 AM (pDt9x)

149
P.J. O'Rourke's last car review was for the Ford Flex, which people considered ugly and was discontinued. He correctly called it dad's station wagon; it was mercilessly mocked by Mel Gibson in "Daddy's Home 2".

It goes 450 miles on a tank of gas, gets at least 200,000 miles of use, and now costs about $10,000 if lightly used. 20 years of service. Unparalleled highway and snow condition driving.

Now do the math on your Tesla.

Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 11:38 AM (Y8DZL)

150 Young
Younger
Youngest

Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 11:39 AM (XnGdi)

151 Cheap EVs!!! That’s all customers want.
——-

Otherwise known as “Golf Carts”. Which would be perfect for certain folks in certain places. And probably don’t need 500 amp residential service and building new power generation capacity, and don’t cost $65000. But they aren’t “safe” you see

So that’ll never do.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 11:39 AM (yfFl/)

152 Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:37 AM (1Udfd)

The difference to me is a cybertruck person knows they look like an idiot where a Prius person thinks they look smart

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 11:39 AM (wIg5s)

153 "125
Also the Left: We are coming to sexualize your children and if you object you are going to jail
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 11:34 AM (wIg5s)"

Well, to get back on topic from the last thread;

"Dear moonbats:
I own an antitank rifle. Get fucked.

Thank your for your attention to this matter"

Posted by: heya at February 26, 2026 11:39 AM (NufQ3)

154 >>All my hash is missing is the lace

5 Wigs.

For the Bald and Smart.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:39 AM (1Udfd)

155 Irritating spam.
Kind of like tossing green dildos onto basketball courts...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 26, 2026 11:33 AM (/lPRQ)

Green dildos have comedic value. That's just pooping on the sidewalk. Oh, wait. makes sense now.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at February 26, 2026 11:40 AM (w/O5Q)

156 I want one. Does it have fake wood paneling?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:40 AM (c27kw)

157 The very best
The very youngest
It’s what Donnie Daddy likes

Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 11:40 AM (m+gHC)

158 For the Bald and Smart.
Posted by: garrett

The Bald and the Smart was my favorite soap opera.

Posted by: Confused Moron at February 26, 2026 11:40 AM (JCZqz)

159 I see Hillary "testified" today and said she knows nothing about Epstein...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 11:41 AM (VE6XX)

160 26 Billion.

That's quite the write off.
Posted by: garrett

You know about the write-off sizes, Jerry?

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 11:41 AM (77rzZ)

161 I keep seeing younger 'tards trying to use things like Rivians for outdoor adventuring.

Sooner or later one of them is going to die after being stranded in the desert, or stuck in the snow in winter, after running out of juice. There is a subset of the under-35 crowd that fundamentally doesn't understand how shit works, which is also why they drool over "green energy" and other such bullshit.

Posted by: heya at February 26, 2026 11:41 AM (NufQ3)

162 One of the top guys that has switched from "we need less power generation to save the earth, you proles are going to have to make sacrifices" to "AI is going to make us, and I mean me, richer, so sorry proles we need more power plants" is...Bill Gates.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 11:41 AM (sKqQm)

163 I see Hillary "testified" today and said she knows nothing about Epstein...

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 11:41 AM (VE6XX)

For the Most Qualified Person Ever she sure doesn't seem to know nothing about nothing.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 11:41 AM (wIg5s)

164 I can't find anything of benefit to Cybertruck ownership.
----------------
You can pretend you are part of the Star Fleet. Total Geek Machine.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 11:42 AM (pZ64F)

165 67 The Cybertruck is a really ugly, really heavy, really fast, really expensive...El Camino.
Posted by: Change my mind

Put astro-turf in the back of that baby!

organic, sustainable astro-turf?

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 11:42 AM (sGtp+)

166 Wait... so Prius people actually are smart? I'll be honest I had no idea.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 11:42 AM (wIg5s)

167 152
‘ The difference to me is a cybertruck person knows they look like an idiot where a Prius person thinks they look smart’

I looked smart both before and after owning a Prius.
It’s a good commute to work car.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 26, 2026 11:43 AM (jbnUc)

168 Can we do home sized modular coal reactors?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:43 AM (c27kw)

169 Is strongly suspect all these massive write-downs aren't just because of EV. Car companies didn't just fuck the pig with EV. They made some other terrible decisions over the last 5 years.

Usually, when a company has piles of steaming dogshit on its books, it purges all of the dogshit at once, and blames the most convenient thing.

Right now, the most convenient thing is EV. A few years ago, it was Covid, then before that the financial crisis, then before that ...

This practice is so common it has a name: the "Purge Quarter." A company chooses a quarter, dumps all of its dogshit, blames some external factor -- never company management! -- and starts "clean" (or at least "cleaner").

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 11:43 AM (iFTx/)

170 Apparently the LA Unified School District has needed *$5.4 BILLION* to settle recent sexual harassment suits. No details.

Making the rubble bounce in terms of the state of the country, like so many other eye-popping atrocities, and of course probably many pathologies nested in this: legit harassment cases, or shake-downs ("me too"), as extortion via the courts is now a significant % of the economy.

Anyway, even today, an astonishing number. And this is entirely separate (I think) from the apparent massive corruption scandal which has the superintendent in lock-up.

Posted by: rhomboid at February 26, 2026 11:43 AM (U/Byj)

171 I see Hillary "testified" today and said she knows nothing about Epstein...
Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 11:41 AM (VE6XX)
---------
Didn't Epstein have a painting of WJC in a dress in his apartment?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 26, 2026 11:43 AM (i1VVh)

172 Cybertruck is just the Delorean taken to its logical conclusion.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:44 AM (1Udfd)

173 My truck can crawl up the side of a rocky hill if need be. Where I live that can be useful. A cybertruck would just whimper and die. Usage. It determines so much.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:44 AM (pDt9x)

174 LOL. So they switched back to Epstein? I figured the one article 'Epstein files should never have been released' signaled they would swap to something else.

I guess the performance at the SOTU means they have to scramble.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:44 AM (bss/y)

175 Didn't Epstein have a painting of WJC in a dress in his apartment?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 26, 2026 11:43 AM (i1VVh)

Yes . And Maxwell was at Chelsea's wedding....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 11:44 AM (VE6XX)

176 Lolita

Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 11:44 AM (ArHOS)

177 168 Can we do home sized modular coal reactors?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:43 AM (c27kw)

Wasn't that a coal fired furnace?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

178 American auto manufacturers jettisonned the profit motive.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:45 AM (c27kw)

179 That old saw about "the right thinks the left is stupid, the left thinks the right is evil" is exactly why we've been steadily losing ground for a century and a half.
Posted by: heya at February 26, 2026 11:37 AM (NufQ3)

I used to think that.

I've come to realize the left is actually evil. Some of them serve evil from ignorance and foolishness, some of them enthusiastically serve evil, but they all serve evil.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:45 AM (zjgNU)

180 Well the auto execs thought the Dems would stay in power and the government would mandate EVs soon, and with the rising cafe standards people would choose an EV rather than some tiny engine ICE vehicle that could go more than 40 miles per hour.

But Trump beat the cheat twice, and the assassins twice (thank you God) and spared us from communism for at least a while.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 11:45 AM (Sokdp)

181 The difference to me is a cybertruck person knows they look like an idiot where a Prius person thinks they look smart
Posted by: ...

I owned a Prius. It was great. Enough room in the trunk to haul a deer during bow season, great mileage, I bought it used for a great price and got years of no-issue driving out of it you'd expect from a Toyota. Hit a deer on the interstate going 70 in it one night, smashing up the front passenger corner, but still able to drive the remaining 120 miles home with no issue.

Insurance decided it was cheaper to scrap than repair (it was like a 2009 with 250k miles on it....in 201

. Replaced it with an almost identical 2010 Prius, and my daughter still drives it today.

Posted by: Military Moron at February 26, 2026 11:45 AM (JCZqz)

182 178 American auto manufacturers jettisonned the profit motive.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:45 AM (c27kw)

Tbf a lot of businesses did.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

183 >>At least off the top of my head, I can't think of a nothing burger topic that has been more shrieked about than "Epstein files!!!!"

I think people are focusing on the real result because they are so focused on pedo trafficking. The president of the WEF just resigned over Epstein. A former Norweigan PM reportedly tried to commit suicide. Larry Summers just resigned from Harvard. Obama's top lawyer Ruemmler resigned from the top lawyer job at Goldman Sachs. And many more.

Epstein and Steve Bannon traded many emails about Trump. Reid Hoffman, who not only financed E Jean Carroll's bullshit lawsuit and a number of other election related interference projects, has gone to ground over Epstein.

There are a lot of people going down because of Epstein and most of it has nothing to do with pedo shit. Money and power.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 11:46 AM (viF8m)

184 For the Most Qualified Person Ever she sure doesn't seem to know nothing about nothing.
____

Stop stealing my schtick!

Posted by: Sgt. Schultz at February 26, 2026 11:46 AM (Dv3i1)

185 >>My truck can crawl up the side of a rocky hill if need be.

Rogue / Unsanctioned Boat Launching was a major factor in my Guiding Career.

My 3/4 Ton Longbox was integral in this. You could climb a tree in 4 Low in that thing, if you knew what you are doing.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:46 AM (1Udfd)

186 arghh. Coffee has not kicked in yet. meant to type COULD NOT go more than 40 mph.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 11:46 AM (Sokdp)

187 It’s a good commute to work car.
Posted by: Dr. Claw

A former co-worker of my wife's had to commute from Front Royal, Virginia to National Harbor, Maryland. She had a Prius and loved it.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 11:46 AM (77rzZ)

188 I see Hillary "testified" today and said she knows nothing about Epstein...

In front of Congress? She's among friends.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 11:47 AM (quOho)

189 In front of Congress? She's among friends.
Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 11:47 AM (quOho)

"Friends" ... no

Conspirators ... yes

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 26, 2026 11:48 AM (3sXRv)

190 If they find you to br lying there is contempt of Congress.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 11:48 AM (c27kw)

191 I've come to realize the left is actually evil. Some of them serve evil from ignorance and foolishness, some of them enthusiastically serve evil, but they all serve evil.
Posted by: Formerly Virginia

This.

Leftists are demonically possessed.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 11:48 AM (77rzZ)

192 Or Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand," which is merely the sum of all of the billions of individual decisions made by us for our own benefit.

**********

What better way to gather, collate, analyze and codify billions of individual data points than A.I.?

Adam's Invisible

Posted by: muldoon at February 26, 2026 11:48 AM (qgHp7)

193 Adam's Invisible

Posted by: muldoon at February 26, 2026 11:48 AM (qgHp7)

Aka Michelle Obama

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 11:49 AM (wIg5s)

194 192
Adam's Invisible

Posted by: muldoon at February 26, 2026 11:48 AM (qgHp7)

You left out “ Pimp Hand”.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:49 AM (pDt9x)

195 So it's "racist" to choose American Citizens over illegals ? Does she know Americans are not all white ?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 11:49 AM (VE6XX)

196 At least off the top of my head, I can't think of a nothing burger topic that has been more shrieked about than "Epstein files!!!!"

Follow the money. He facilitated huge global flows of illicit money.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 11:50 AM (quOho)

197 Lolita
Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 11:44 AM

You know nothing of my work, troll.

Posted by: Vladimir Nabokov at February 26, 2026 11:51 AM (bFu5X)

198 I do not, nor would, own a Prius. But they are time tested and work well. Their concept is sound.
Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:38 AM (pDt9x)

I would try to re-write this as a Dr. Seuss pastiche, but I have run out of rhymes for "torso"

Posted by: Kindltot at February 26, 2026 11:51 AM (rbvCR)

199 196 At least off the top of my head, I can't think of a nothing burger topic that has been more shrieked about than "Epstein files!!!!"

Follow the money. He facilitated huge global flows of illicit money.
Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 11:50 AM (quOho)

Yeah my take is that the Flesh Trade was just a rather minor side hustle in his criminal enterprise.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:51 AM (pDt9x)

200 Texas Tribune - "Dallas U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett has a double-digit lead over Austin state Rep. James Talarico in the final days of Texas’ Senate Democratic primary, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

In the survey, fielded from Feb. 2 to Feb. 16, Crockett garnered the support of 56% of voters, while Talarico got 44%. For the Democratic primary, pollsters from the University of Texas’ Texas Politics Project surveyed a sample of 369 voters, producing a margin of error of +/-5.1 points.

As in other polls, Crockett had a massive advantage with Black voters, drawing 87% support. The Dallas congresswoman also led among seniors and voters without a college degree."

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 26, 2026 11:51 AM (V6W16)

201 >>As in other polls, Crockett had a massive advantage with Black voters, drawing 87% support. The Dallas congresswoman also led among seniors and voters without a college degree."

Can you imagine voting to give this dumb cunt a 6 year term in the Senate?

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:52 AM (1Udfd)

202
MUNKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 26, 2026 11:52 AM (y9nCu)

203 >>Follow the money. He facilitated huge global flows of illicit money.

I get that the pedo thing grabs outrage and eyeballs but the question about where did Epstein get his seemingly endless amount of money never gets a fraction of the attention.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 11:52 AM (viF8m)

204 148 I do not, nor would, own a Prius. But they are time tested and work well. Their concept is sound.

i live in california, wear birkenstocks, and drive a prius, which is the nicest car i've ever owned. do i need to surrender my moron card?

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 11:52 AM (sGtp+)

205 Two guesses where the money for the right off came from.

Somewhat explains a truck for 75K+.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 26, 2026 11:53 AM (cS1cw)

206 To our troll:

Keep posting. Maybe your father will finally notice you.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 11:53 AM (+4yJ5)

207 >>I get that the pedo thing grabs outrage and eyeballs but the question about where did Epstein get his seemingly endless amount of money never gets a fraction of the attention.

Almost as if the CIA was the one pulling the strings from GO...

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:53 AM (1Udfd)

208 Talk about imposing supply over demand, I can only think of imposing requirements for something like insurance on folks private and corporate from cars to health, also creates a supply, not of insurance, for which there is a demand, but regulators, regulations, increased costs, fraudsters, etc. of which NO ONE WANTS.

Posted by: epador at February 26, 2026 11:54 AM (TRnzq)

209 Lot of Tesla "trucks' here in the Bay Area. Lot of Tesla everything here actually. Most of the trucks I see are business owners that use its a rolling billboard. They do a wrap with whatever business they own. Seems clever.
Some people have done wraps with a military themed wrap WWII plane/bomber or tank. Some of the things people do with them are pretty cool.

Posted by: JROD at February 26, 2026 11:55 AM (IlL6s)

210 >>i live in california, wear birkenstocks, and drive a prius, which is the nicest car i've ever owned. do i need to surrender my moron card?

NOFX - JEFF WEARS BIRKENSTOCKS :

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=1r39CH9N9qI

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:55 AM (1Udfd)

211 "I wonder why they never noticed Trump was this big pedo back when they were complaining he was a Russian Agent and twenty other things. Might have been worth mentioning.
Posted by: ..."

Actually you think they might have noticed before Trump entered politics and Dems sought his money and hanged with him at parties.

Posted by: Ripley at February 26, 2026 11:55 AM (GUOwU)

212 Epstein may be analogous to a Cartel money launderer. His sticky end kind of confirms my theory.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:55 AM (pDt9x)

213 i live in california, wear birkenstocks, and drive a prius, which is the nicest car i've ever owned. do i need to surrender my moron card?
Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 11:52 AM (sGtp+)
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No. But we've got our eye on you.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 26, 2026 11:55 AM (i1VVh)

214 201 >>As in other polls, Crockett had a massive advantage with Black voters, drawing 87% support. The Dallas congresswoman also led among seniors and voters without a college degree."

Can you imagine voting to give this dumb cunt a 6 year term in the Senate?
Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:52 AM (1Udfd)

The nazi sympathizer polling ahead of Collins in Maine is even worse, and far more dangerous.

Crockett is going to lose to Paxton by a wide margin. Black voters make up a large part of the Texas Dem primary voters, but only 12% of the general electorate in Texas.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 11:57 AM (/QdgR)

215 Wtf is this "you come to us" bullshit with Clintons?

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 26, 2026 11:57 AM (61TgR)

216 215 Wtf is this "you come to us" bullshit with Clintons?
Posted by: melodicmetal at February 26, 2026 11:57 AM (61TgR)

Hubris.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)

217 really wonder if in 50 or 75 years people will look back at our time and it will be commonly accepted that we lost our collective minds.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly

Yes, when they update that book of financial manias such as the tulip and south seas mania, this EV thing will take top billing.
It differs from previous in that it was imposed top down, and to a great degree was knowingly fraudulent from the start as opposed to a free over enthusiasm by the participants.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 26, 2026 11:58 AM (sl73Y)

218 Can you imagine voting to give this dumb cunt a 6 year term in the Senate?
Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 11:52 AM

Says a lot about the electorate, doesn't it?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 11:59 AM (Qse7a)

219 I looked into buying a Toyota Priapus. It could go all day but the price was too stiff.

Posted by: muldoon at February 26, 2026 11:59 AM (qgHp7)

220 I have to put my Ackbar hat on for this...while searching Reddit for Hillary testimony discussion, I stumbled across this article from 4 months ago:

Hillary Clinton draws Sydney Sweeney comparisons with 50th wedding anniversary throwback post: ‘I see the vision, Bill’
Story by Fabiana Buontempo

As the youngsters say, she was a baddie.

Hillary Clinton celebrated her and former President Bill Clinton‘s 50th wedding anniversary with a series of throwback pictures posted to X (formerly Twitter) — and people are losing their minds over it, many claiming actress Sydney Sweeney is her doppelganger.

- To be fair, they have one or two pics of her I don't recall ever seeing before, and she's kinda cute, but Sydney Sweeney?!?!?
https://tinyurl.com/y8rhm49z
(No, not a trap this time)

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 26, 2026 11:59 AM (JCZqz)

221 >>Almost as if the CIA was the one pulling the strings from GO...

And foreign intel groups. The Church Committee didn't reform the CIA, it drove it further underground and toward greater "cooperation" with foreign intel agencies.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 11:59 AM (viF8m)

222 29 They think that with enough computing power, centralization of all decisions will be possible.

It's hubris, and hubris ALWAYS leads to nemesis. (Or, in more recent terms: The gods of the Copybook Headings)
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 11:06 AM (zjgNU)
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This was the essence behind Isaac Asimov's "psychohistory."

While you couldn't predict a single individual's behavior, with a sufficiently large dataset, you could steer the masses of humanity in a desired direction.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 11:09 AM (ESVrU)

Trump is the Mule.

Posted by: a.moron at February 26, 2026 11:59 AM (X5Jzz)

223 It's amusing to me to see that people (especially the Democrat establishment) are surprised by Jasmine Crockett's ability to hijack their party out from under them. I've watched Texas Dem's for years, and I've been saying for almost a year now that Crockett was going to run away with the Dem nomination if she went for it.

When the Texas Lege redistricted her out of her congressional seat, they guaranteed that she would go for it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 12:00 PM (/QdgR)

224 Epstein may be analogous to a Cartel money launderer.

Speaking of which, Jeb Bush will eventually make the news, too.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 12:00 PM (quOho)

225 I looked into buying a Toyota Priapus. It could go all day but the price was too stiff.
Posted by: muldoon at February 26, 2026 11:59 AM (qgHp7)
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If you buy a Toyota Prepuce, you might get clipped.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 26, 2026 12:00 PM (i1VVh)

226 209 Some people have done wraps with a military themed wrap WWII plane/bomber or tank.

'round here, there's a mustang (ford) wrapped to look like a mustang (p-51).

Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 12:00 PM (sGtp+)

227 Amen. Thank you, brother.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at February 26, 2026 12:01 PM (SoQfb)

228 Eins zwei drei vier.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:01 PM (c27kw)

229 Says a lot about the electorate, doesn't it?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 11:59 AM (Qse7a)

Jasmine's voting base, even in her old south Dallas Congressional seat, was always pimps, ho's, crack dealers and their customers.

In today's Texas Dem Party, that's a majority. (plus the trannies, furries, and twinks)

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 12:02 PM (/QdgR)

230 > eally wonder if in 50 or 75 years people will look back at our time and it will be commonly accepted that we lost our collective minds.
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I think that will depend on "who wins."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 12:02 PM (jtM2q)

231 @204 anachronda-no you're good. Look at the new Chevrolet Corvette C8 ZR1X. Its the fastest production, do everything car on the planet.........it's a hybrid. I lantwait for the rumored Toyota hybrid super car. Basically a Prius on steroids.

Posted by: JROD at February 26, 2026 12:03 PM (IlL6s)

232 224 Epstein may be analogous to a Cartel money launderer.
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Look no further than Adam Schiff.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 12:03 PM (pZ64F)

233 I looked up # of cybertrucks in Colorado. To my surprise it was fairly low , I see them fairly often on my commute. But my commute is to Boulder, and Boulder + Denver are probably over 90% of them in the state.

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 12:04 PM (Sokdp)

234 i live in california, wear birkenstocks, and drive a prius, which is the nicest car i've ever owned. do i need to surrender my moron card?
Posted by: anachronda at February 26, 2026 11:52 AM (sGtp+)
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I dunno about your Moron card, but your Man card has suddenly become questionable...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 26, 2026 12:04 PM (ESVrU)

235 she's kinda cute, but Sydney Sweeney?!?!?
https://tinyurl.com/y8rhm49z
(No, not a trap this time)

That's a nice picture, they seem so fresh-faced and young.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 12:04 PM (quOho)

236 "I wonder why they never noticed Trump was this big pedo back when they were complaining he was a Russian Agent and twenty other things. Might have been worth mentioning.
Posted by: ..."

Actually you think they might have noticed before Trump entered politics and Dems sought his money and hanged with him at parties.

Posted by: Ripley at February 26, 2026 11:55 AM (GUOwU)

Dudes like trump never had to go pedo. Dudes like that with serious money can get the finest seasoned poon and wouldn't saddle themselves with underage chicks that would gag on their dick. Trump didn't look like the bridge troll harvey weinstein. He had his choice of legal exotic chicks.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 12:04 PM (snZF9)

237 230 > eally wonder if in 50 or 75 years people will look back at our time and it will be commonly accepted that we lost our collective minds.
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I think that will depend on "who wins."
Posted by: Martini Farmer

It all worked out great after Stalin, Mao, and Castro took over...right? And if not, they're weren't real communists, and we'll do it right.

Posted by: Retarded Leftist at February 26, 2026 12:04 PM (JCZqz)

238 What is California going to do in 2035?

Posted by: Darth Randall at February 26, 2026 12:05 PM (f1kZG)

239
I do not, nor would, own a Prius. But they are time tested and work well. Their concept is sound.
Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:38 AM (pDt9x)

If the tree-hugging Green Manalishis had just shut their traps and simply embraced the hybrids as a welcome alternative for some people, rather than getting all self-righteous about them, there wouldn't be nearly the pushback.

There's a reason that South Park got so much mileage out of the term "Smugmobile".

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 26, 2026 12:05 PM (y9nCu)

240 19 I really wonder if in 50 or 75 years people will look back at our time and it will be commonly accepted that we lost our collective minds.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at February 26, 2026 11:05 AM (cxFcK)

I would argue that humanity loses it's collective mind every third or fourth generation. At least (so far) we aren't burning half the world to the ground this time.
But it ain't over til its over.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 12:05 PM (/QdgR)

241 223 It's amusing to me to see that people (especially the Democrat establishment) are surprised by Jasmine Crockett's ability to hijack their party out from under them. I've watched Texas Dem's for years, and I've been saying for almost a year now that Crockett was going to run away with the Dem nomination if she went for it.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 12:00 PM (/QdgR)

rooting for Crockett in the primary just to stick it to Colbert

Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 26, 2026 12:05 PM (V6W16)

242 >>Look at the new Chevrolet Corvette C8 ZR1X. Its the fastest production, do everything car on the planet

Ever checked one out up close? Plastic. The bodies are reminiscent of the RC Car Bodies of my youth.

Like a Saturn. But, not as well built.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:05 PM (1Udfd)

243 Platner and Crocket are going to get blown out in the general.

Mills and Talarico had a bit of a shot but the heart wants what the heart wants. Nazis and fake ghetto bitches.

Posted by: MJ at February 26, 2026 12:06 PM (XOmY9)

244 The Clintons were dorks.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:06 PM (c27kw)

245 >>really wonder if in 50 or 75 years people will look back at our time and it will be commonly accepted that we lost our collective minds

Hopefully by then many more people will understand we've been subjected to the same type of color revolution our government had been orchestrating in countries around the world for years. Changing the trajectory of a population is a lot easier when you control the messaging then it is to control it with bullets.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 12:06 PM (viF8m)

246 China will become the EV dominant global player while the US fades away. All so maga could own the libs.

Posted by: Yeay at February 26, 2026 12:06 PM (wrRTB)

247 Since about 2000 Western Civilization has burned through over $16 Trillion on the BlowBull Warmering scam.

PS Using real world measurement there has been no measurable sea rise this millennium.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 12:06 PM (gbOdA)

248 244 The Clintons were dorks.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Their hair was luxurious and voluminous, as was the style of the time.

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at February 26, 2026 12:07 PM (JCZqz)

249 Calling EVs stupid is pretty US centric. They make a lot of sense in certain settings. Like China.

They are useful but have limits like anything. It's the one size-fits-all management fetish that took over. That and the US Government being addicted to picking winners and losers and only the anointed ones being allowed to feast on the masses of dummies.

Time to scale it back to where it works as part of a mix of transportation technologies. The same thing is going on with solar power. It works but it's not THE ANSWER.

The problem is that the government is fucking out of control.

Posted by: pawn at February 26, 2026 12:07 PM (+rKuc)

250 @204 anachronda-no you're good. Look at the new Chevrolet Corvette C8 ZR1X. Its the fastest production, do everything car on the planet.........it's a hybrid. I lantwait for the rumored Toyota hybrid super car. Basically a Prius on steroids.
Posted by: JROD at February 26, 2026 12:03 PM (IlL6s)
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All supercars are hybrid, or soon will be.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:07 PM (iFTx/)

251 EV is crashing and China is dominating the crashing technology.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:07 PM (c27kw)

252 If EVs were a rational alternative, the market for them would not have been forced.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:08 PM (1Udfd)

253 EVs are a boondoggle, but AI is probably going to be bigger when that bubble finally pops.

Posted by: Rick T at February 26, 2026 12:08 PM (xeXUW)

254 Don’t drunk tweet, Hillary!
You were never close to Sydney Sweeney, because Sydney is a happy gal who revels in her femininity, especially her generous rack.

You were always a strident, intentionally unfeminine lesbo.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 12:08 PM (Hkcdp)

255 They'll tell you the only reason a younger woman would have a relationship with an older man like say Leo D, is that they are naive and easy to control

Then, since young women are their strongest demographic they'll tell you that young women are "the voice of the future" and the people we should get our ideas about politics from.

Well which is it? You can only pick one
Posted by: 18-1

You only think it's "Pick one". It's actually "Listen to the voice of the future from these these naive and easily controlled (by us) young women whom we've told what to say about politics"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 26, 2026 12:09 PM (a+4eV)

256 rooting for Crockett in the primary just to stick it to Colbert
Posted by: Bitcoin Fixes Everything at February 26, 2026 12:05 PM (V6W16)

Believe it or not she's not as bad as the sad white twink Talerico, who's said in public that it would have been just fine if Mary would have chosen to abort Jesus. (Yes he said that in an interview)
He's a clever demon that playacts as some kind of perverse "pastor" of an anti-christian church.

I think it's quite comical that the Texas Dem Party went out of their way to find the two most loathsome people in the entire state and got them to run against each other for the Senate nomination.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 12:09 PM (/QdgR)

257 2025 global ev sales was 20% higher vs 2024. It’s not crashing.

Posted by: Yeay at February 26, 2026 12:09 PM (wrRTB)

258 Since about 2000 Western Civilization has burned through over $16 Trillion on the BlowBull Warmering scam.

PS Using real world measurement there has been no measurable sea rise this millennium.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 12:06 PM (gbOdA)

~~Yes, but we only have 12 years until Florida is underwater- 1990~~

~~Yes, but we only have 12 years until Florida is underwater- 2000~~

~~Yes, but we only have 12 years until Florida is underwater- 2010~~

Yes, but we only have 12 years until Florida is underwater- 2020

There we go, fixed it.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 12:09 PM (zjgNU)

259 Well to be fair to Texas Dems, Jasmine's D primary opponent is weirdo James Talarico. I wonder if the DNC was pushing James to try to protect Jasmine from defeat in the general or the DNC is so racist they think a weird white dude has a better chance of stealing the senate seat. You'd think after Beto O'Rourke the DNC would know better but perhaps they don't count Beto as 'white'

Posted by: PaleRider at February 26, 2026 12:09 PM (Sokdp)

260 I would argue that humanity loses it's collective mind every third or fourth generation. At least (so far) we aren't burning half the world to the ground this time.
But it ain't over til its over.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 12:05 PM

That would explain a few things, including the left's attempts to burn half the world to the ground.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 26, 2026 12:10 PM (e7ATA)

261 Short sell or buy puts on RIVN

Posted by: Lex at February 26, 2026 12:10 PM (l5xX+)

262 China will become the EV dominant global player while the US fades away. All so maga could own the libs.

Posted by: Yeay at February 26, 2026 12:06 PM (wrRTB)

OH NO!

... anyway

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 12:10 PM (zjgNU)

263 If you make data farms build their own powerplants, after they crash you still have the powerplants.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:10 PM (c27kw)

264 > China will become the EV dominant global player while the US fades away.
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Depends on the customer base. China is set to begin exporting ICE vehicles to North America (Canada) if things work out for them. If/when the left regains the levers of power I'd wager they'll outlaw any personal transportation and begin corralling us into their 15 minute camps for their own "final solution."

So... realistically... it's a moot point.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 12:10 PM (jtM2q)

265 The Toyota Precipice is too edgy.

Posted by: muldoon at February 26, 2026 12:11 PM (qgHp7)

266 Look at the new Chevrolet Corvette C8 ZR1X. Its the fastest production, do everything car on the planet

Ever checked one out up close? Plastic. The bodies are reminiscent of the RC Car Bodies of my youth.

Like a Saturn. But, not as well built.
Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:05 PM (1Udfd)
______

I drove one on track. Or at least the ZR1 (the non-hybrid version). A lot of car for the money. Performance to equal or even surpass cars costing 4x as much. But you get what you pay for. Pretty cheaply made. Not very reliable.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 26, 2026 12:11 PM (iFTx/)

267 "For economics geeks there is even a law -- Say�s Law -- "

Fix the broken character, please?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 26, 2026 12:11 PM (O7YUW)

268 2025 global ev sales was 20% higher vs 2024. It’s not crashing.
Posted by: Yeay at February 26, 2026 12:09 PM (wrRTB)

Source?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 12:12 PM (zjgNU)

269 Toyats Priaprism.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:12 PM (c27kw)

270 246 China will become the EV dominant global player while the US fades away. All so maga could own the libs.

Posted by: Yeay

So where does the infrastructure to power all these magical EVs that are going to save the world come from?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 12:12 PM (+4yJ5)

271 Y'all are cracking me up with the car model names

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 26, 2026 12:12 PM (e7ATA)

272 Good Morning Horde

Great rant CBD - We're still living under the threat of EV tyranny here in California - since PDJT won't be president forever.

Todays Varney & Co Trivia Q from Fox Biz - might be controversial - I don't entirely agree with the answer....

Who discovered that the Earth revolves around the sun?

Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Tycho Brahe
Nicolaus Copernicus

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 26, 2026 12:12 PM (QGaXH)

273
China will become the EV dominant global player while the US fades away. All so maga could own the libs.

China is already the big producer of EV and alternative power shit being sold to the West. But they're not stupid enough to use it themselves when it's a lot cheaper to build filthy coal power plants all over China.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 26, 2026 12:12 PM (y9nCu)

274 I think it's quite comical that the Texas Dem Party went out of their way to find the two most loathsome people in the entire state and got them to run against each other for the Senate nomination.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 12:09 PM

For those of us not on the ground in TX, how's Tony Gonzales doing these days? Cruising to victory? Controversial? Embattled?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 12:12 PM (bFu5X)

275 Like a Saturn. But, not as well built.
Posted by: garrett

I had a Saturn wagon back in 2002. It's engine blew up on the autobahn when I was driving at 120 mph downhill lol

Posted by: Military Moron at February 26, 2026 12:12 PM (JCZqz)

276 @242 Garrett-true but it's like that across the board with all the euro super/hypercars. Anymore to get something sporty/luxury you need to look at the Mercs, BMW, Audi........eh, gotta throw in Porsche but even they're suffering a bit. I have my 2020 Shelby GT 500. It's still "just a Mustang" and kinda plastic too. (but with the new motor I'm having built its going to be 1100rwhp instead of my last set up at 950rwhp) I can't wait.

Posted by: JROD at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (IlL6s)

277 I would argue that humanity loses it's collective mind every third or fourth generation. At least (so far) we aren't burning half the world to the ground this time.
But it ain't over til its over.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 12:05 PM

"Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times"

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (zjgNU)

278 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (NcvvS)

279
If EVs were a rational alternative, the market for them would not have been forced.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:08 PM

This.

had the market been allowed to run it's course, we'd be well in to the second (or third) generation of hybrids

hybrids are the next logical step from the internal combustion engine, not EVs

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (tljrc)

280 Ever checked one out up close? Plastic. The bodies are reminiscent of the RC Car Bodies of my youth.

Like a Saturn. But, not as well built.
Posted by: garrett
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Spied a Mustang Mach-E in a parking lot yesterday. My first thought was 'WTF?'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (XeU6L)

281
nood bill gates

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (tljrc)

282 Toyata should name their next model the Herro.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 12:13 PM (c27kw)

283 I honestly do not get the hatred of EVs. It’s an option among a bazillion car options. If you do not want one do not get one. I’d never buy a monster truck but I don’t care if anyone else does. If that’s your thing, have at it. find it bizarre that people go out of their way to hate on someone’s car purchase.

Posted by: Yeay at February 26, 2026 12:14 PM (wrRTB)

284 257 2025 global ev sales was 20% higher vs 2024. It’s not crashing.
Posted by: Yeay at February 26, 2026 12:09 PM (wrRTB)

"Global." Related?

>>>demand for EVs can be created by destroying the market for alternatives, but that is an economy-crushing behavior, and one that we see being played out in other countries

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 12:15 PM (+YA9H)

285 I’m just hoping Honda reintroduces the Honda Fit.

I regret selling that car.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 12:15 PM (EH7w1)

286 For those of us not on the ground in TX, how's Tony Gonzales doing these days? Cruising to victory? Controversial? Embattled?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 12:12 PM (bFu5X)

yeah, he's the one who's hot latina staffer girlfriend poured gasoline over herself and set herself aflame in her own backyard, while her mother watched. Bizarre.

I think he can probably stick it out. Most of the criticism of him seems to be coming from faux republicans like Massie, Boebert, and Nancy Mace. Of course they want Hakeem Jeffries to take over the house, which is why they are making noise.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 12:16 PM (/QdgR)

287 It wasn't just stupidity that drove automakers to embrace EVs.
The heavy hand of government regulators can't be ignored. The Big 3 thought their customers would buy EVs because they wouldn't have any other choice (other than keeping their old cars.)
If Kamala had won, new ICE-powered vehicles would have been all but outlawed by the end of her term.
Automakers chose to get on the crony-capitalism bandwagon and team up with government rather than try and fight it. At the time it was a very understandable position to take. Having a product line that is illegal to sell isn't a great business strategy either.

Posted by: Matt at February 26, 2026 12:17 PM (GggzH)

288 Great essay CBD.

I am forever amazed at the devotion to "climate science/change" among the worldwide secular elite. I see it here in my own community in spades; society ladies hold lunches and make speeches to each other about it, people buy electric cars and ostentatiously drive them around, and they talk about it at cocktail parties as common sense fact. But it's all silly make-believe, or most of it anyway.

Only the amazing strength of the capitalist economy prevents these people from suffering the effects of making these crazy decisions. The wealth created by American know-how and hard work has saved us all.

But will the ladies who lunch ever realize that fact? Don't bet on it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 12:17 PM (DJGRv)

289 I honestly do not get the hatred of EVs.

Posted by: Yeay at February 26, 2026 12:14 PM (wrRTB)

Because they have been subsidized to the tune of many billions of dollars of taxpayer money.

Read the post. It may help you understand.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at February 26, 2026 12:18 PM (rezCL)

290 I don't believe the EV effort was only those things you put up there CBD. It was deeper and more sinister than that.
What they wanted was to upend the entire petroleum infrastructure; if you look at those companies, they are mostly right- leaning. If you look at the green ones, they are of course left. By forcing everyone to green, they get control of the entire infrastructure, and the means to production, and the money involved. Removing a great heap from the right-leaning folks. Then all of the other situations fall in under that- the pretext was 'save the planet'.

Posted by: Mr Wolf at February 26, 2026 01:03 PM (L/m7v)

291 Tesla will sell about 2 million cars world wide

Lol you guys were also the people who bitched about Obama saving the American car industry by losing GM e4 billion

Do I t recall anyone ever admitting they were in error.

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 26, 2026 01:35 PM (Q1J0a)

292 Windmills, solar panels, EV's...
You fuckers just wait...
I still have my Pet Rocks, and I'm pretty sure they're pregnant, and will be having little Pet Rockies soon!!!
I'll be rich, rich I tells ya!
Mwahahahaha!

Posted by: UncleJefe at February 26, 2026 01:42 PM (gAuAm)

293 What if all the World Leaders decided to aid their own Country and quit telling us what to do that riding in those Firetraps called a EV

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 26, 2026 05:58 PM (wGqjj)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Lydia Crocheting in the Garden at Marly
Mary Cassatt

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

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1 ART

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)

2 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at February 26, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)

3 Lydia quietly tweaking .

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 09:31 AM (Kt19C)

4 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 26, 2026 09:31 AM (NcvvS)

5 nice hat.

Posted by: cmeat at February 26, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)

6 Lydia was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at February 26, 2026 09:31 AM (2Ez/1)

7 She has an interesting expression on her face.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 09:32 AM (bss/y)

8 picking at the tiny freckle. over and over.

Posted by: cmeat at February 26, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

9 It's OK. A little on the crudely rendered side, but not unpleasantly so.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 26, 2026 09:32 AM (DgMqy)

10 pick, pick, pick.

Posted by: cmeat at February 26, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

11 She looks bored.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 09:33 AM (jtM2q)

12 "Crocheting in the Garden."
Is that what you kids are calling it nowadays?

Posted by: Grandpa Simpson at February 26, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

13 She does not look happy!

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 09:34 AM (0nHVk)

14 Lydia at Marly is pale. Almost like she’s a ghost.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

15 A lot of detail on the sleeves of her dress and her lacy bonnet. I like it!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 09:34 AM (ix8EF)

16 Don't get on her bad side. She looks crotchety.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 09:34 AM (8zz6B)

17 Alternate Title: Lydia Dreams Wistfully of the Day She Will Have a New Sock

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 09:36 AM (+HNx/)

18 She's doing what with her croch?!?!?

Posted by: AoSHQ Art Critic at February 26, 2026 09:36 AM (tj6OY)

19 She's naked under those clothes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:36 AM (GBKbO)

20 I watched my mom crochet about a million miles of afghans, but never while wearing gloves.

Posted by: huerfano at February 26, 2026 09:37 AM (98kQX)

21 Hang on. Let me study it some more. I'm sure there's a phallic symbol in here somewhere.

Posted by: Sexually frustrated high school female art teacher at February 26, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

22 Always liked Cassatt. Like this one.
Would hang.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 09:37 AM (HYqoK)

23 It seems this was painted in a transitional period for Cassatt. She just started painting impressionistically, but the composition is quite conventional, not as bold as her mature work.

Sorry I couldn't think of anything funny to say, not even a dumb pun.

I like Cassatt.

Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 26, 2026 09:37 AM (BHrzb)

24 Irie, mon!

I and I welcome you!

Posted by: Lydia Meets Bob Marley at February 26, 2026 09:38 AM (IG3/x)

25 Show us your boobs, Lydia!

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

26 Comprehensive name. Meh picture.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 26, 2026 09:38 AM (sl73Y)

27 How does one get to crochet in the garden all day? Sure beats what I'm doing.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at February 26, 2026 09:38 AM (/XV1M)

28 Lydia is rolling a fattie

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 26, 2026 09:39 AM (9C/Xw)

29 Something something midget something thigh something something bean.

Posted by: Obligatory lewd comment at February 26, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

30 > 28 Lydia is rolling a fattie
Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 26, 2026 09:39 AM (9C/Xw)

Where you tink she got de ganja, mon?

Posted by: Lydia Meets Bob Marley at February 26, 2026 09:40 AM (IG3/x)

31 Aunt Lydia looks content.

"Oh sweet Mary, why would you want to paint me? Your lovely nieces are playing near the herb garden. Surely there are better subjects?"

"Well if you must, just let me keep working. I've got to finish this for your cousin's trousseau. . . "

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:40 AM (tj6OY)

32 I don't know enough about crocheting to critique her form. Would hang in my sewing/knitting/crocheting circle's room at church, though.

Posted by: pookysgirl wants to know what the project is at February 26, 2026 09:40 AM (Wt5PA)

33 full sleeve tats.

Posted by: cmeat at February 26, 2026 09:41 AM (R11M+)

34 Title checks out.

Posted by: Person who checks out titles at February 26, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

35 Getting old is not all fun and games.

Posted by: Case at February 26, 2026 09:41 AM (Z3Kkg)

36 >> How does one get to crochet in the garden all day? Sure beats what I'm doing.

THIS

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:41 AM (tj6OY)

37 Was this before or after Lydia’s sideshow gig as the tattooed lady?

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 09:42 AM (77rzZ)

38 Other titles in the series:

Lydia Baking a Baguette in the Kitchen

Lydia Changing the Sheets in the Guest Bedroom

Lydia Cleaning the Cat Box in the Garage

Lydia Driving the Automobile to the Cafe

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 09:43 AM (+HNx/)

39 chlamidyer, chlamidyer, i just can't get rid o' yer...

Posted by: cmeat at February 26, 2026 09:43 AM (R11M+)

40 30 Where you tink she got de ganja, mon?

Posted by: Lydia Meets Bob Marley at February 26, 2026 09:40 AM (IG3/x)

Bumboclaat, bwica bwica.

Posted by: XTC at February 26, 2026 09:43 AM (6Uni8)

41 She looks like Anne Heche.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 09:43 AM (pZ64F)

42 38 Other titles in the series:

Lydia Baking a Baguette in the Kitchen

Lydia Changing the Sheets in the Guest Bedroom

Lydia Cleaning the Cat Box in the Garage

Lydia Driving the Automobile to the Cafe

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 09:43 AM (+HNx/)

=====

Jumped the shark with Lydia Scissor Kicking Aliens like a Badass, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:43 AM (GBKbO)

43 "How does one get to crochet in the garden all day? Sure beats what I'm doing."
+++

Her leisurely lifestyle is underwritten by income from the Quality Learing Center.

Posted by: Nick Shirley at February 26, 2026 09:45 AM (2Ez/1)

44 38 Lydia Baking a Baguette in the Kitchen

Lydia Changing the Sheets in the Guest Bedroom

Lydia Cleaning the Cat Box in the Garage

Lydia Driving the Automobile to the Cafe

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 26, 2026 09:43 AM (+HNx/)

Lydia having a Grand Mal Seizure

Posted by: XTC at February 26, 2026 09:45 AM (6Uni8)

45 Mary Cassatt is an interesting artist. Her portraits, especially the faces, are more realistic than the backgrounds and landscapes. Her still life of lilacs is quite Impressionistic but still conveys the essence so strongly you can almost smell the bouquet in the vase. In today's example the woman's figure and face are realistic but the clothing, plants and reflections of color in the glass could have been done by Monet. It's a pleasant combination. After the sharp lines and dull colors of yesterday's art, this is lively and enjoyable.

Posted by: JTB at February 26, 2026 09:45 AM (yTvNw)

46 >>Other titles in the series:

Lydia Baking a Baguette in the Kitchen

Lydia Changing the Sheets in the Guest Bedroom

Lydia Cleaning the Cat Box in the Garage

Lydia Driving the Automobile to the Cafe
- - - -

Lydia reading by the fireside

Lydia cradling her granddaughter

Lydia gathering herbs from the garden

Lydia sipping tea at the cafe by the museum

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:45 AM (tj6OY)

47 39 chlamidyer, chlamidyer, i just can't get rid o' yer...
Posted by: cmeat

A shot of rocephin and a gram of azithromyacin.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 09:46 AM (A5RD0)

48 How does one get to crochet in the garden all day? Sure beats what I'm doing.

Really? Talk about boring.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 09:46 AM (77rzZ)

49 Beautiful painting.

And if you want to watch how something like this is made…

Here is a video of James Gurney painting a garden.

https://tinyurl.com/3yysfvmk

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 09:46 AM (ah1Rv)

50 Granny Guthrie...prostitute in the park.

Posted by: Cross Eyed Mary at February 26, 2026 09:47 AM (hXJe5)

51 Lydia lurking on AoSHQ

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

52 full sleeve tats.

Groucho sings:
Lydia, oh Lydia, oh have you met Lydia?
Lydia, the Tattooed Lady!
She has eyes that folks adore so,
And a torso, even moreso!

Posted by: Pete in Texas at February 26, 2026 09:47 AM (BHrzb)

53 Hobby thread!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 09:47 AM (vfth7)

54 Makes me think I've got eye googies.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)

55 I assume this is her most famous painting, only because I've seen it before.

https://tinyurl.com/4c79euzx

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 09:48 AM (XvL8K)

56 Two days, two woman artists whose production could not be more different. I caught the juxtaposition, CBD. Vastly different views of the world, and life.

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 09:48 AM (pDt9x)

57 Oddly, she isn't wearing stretch pants.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 09:48 AM (pZ64F)

58 Lydia: "I can't find my hat."
Martha: "Just tie this lampshade on your head. you'll be fine."

Posted by: red speck at February 26, 2026 09:48 AM (Ve/HL)

59 Lydia drinking a martini
Lydia blowing her nose
Lydia scratching where it itches

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 09:48 AM (A5RD0)

60 She has eyes that folks adore so,
And a torso, even moreso!
Posted by: Pete in Texas

Wait, I was told only yesterday that nothing rhymes with "torso."

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 09:48 AM (77rzZ)

61
Lydia getting treated for the clap at the free clinic.

Posted by: A painting you'll never see at February 26, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

62 Vitamin D3 deficient for sure.

Posted by: Knit Picker at February 26, 2026 09:48 AM (oftw2)

63 Lydia about to rip an earthshaking fart

Posted by: XTC at February 26, 2026 09:48 AM (6Uni8)

64 Lydia reminisces about the raging affair she had with her niece's art instructor before she was married. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:49 AM (tj6OY)

65 That outfit is SPF 25,000.

Posted by: red speck at February 26, 2026 09:49 AM (Ve/HL)

66 Lydia Crocheting in the Garden at Marly
Mary Cassatt

***************

A young girl named Lydia, from Marley
Had gluten intolerance, quite gnarly
She just could not eat
Pumpernickel, rye, or wheat
Only one grain she could stand...but just barley

Posted by: muldoon at February 26, 2026 09:49 AM (qgHp7)

67 9 It's OK. A little on the crudely rendered side, but not unpleasantly so.
Posted by: Bad Andrew

Give it time to fully download and render!!!

Posted by: Online porn experience circa 1999 on dial-up modem at February 26, 2026 09:50 AM (JCZqz)

68 Gregory Corso
Called her a whore so

Posted by: Lydia Meets Bob Marley at February 26, 2026 09:50 AM (IG3/x)

69 >>Wait, I was told only yesterday that nothing rhymes with "torso."

Not true -- or so we've been told

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:50 AM (tj6OY)

70 Day 26 of Granny Guthrie disappearance. And all this time, she's been crocheting in the garden.

Posted by: Good Work, Coppers! at February 26, 2026 09:50 AM (oftw2)

71 Why is she outside crocheting with her gloves on?

Posted by: dantesed at February 26, 2026 09:50 AM (Oy/m2)

72 I thought you played crochet by knocking balls through hoops with a mallet.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 09:50 AM (FXNzP)

73 MET

Title: Lydia Crocheting in the Garden at Marly
Artist: Mary Cassatt (American, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1844–1926 Le Mesnil-Théribus, Oise)
Date: 1880
Culture: American
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25 13/16 x 36 7/16 in. (65.6 x 92.6 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Gardner Cassatt, 1965
Object Number: 65.184

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 09:51 AM (gbOdA)

74 57 Oddly, she isn't wearing stretch pants.
Posted by: pudinhead

She could be wearing anything under that dress...or nothing at all...

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 26, 2026 09:51 AM (JCZqz)

75 71 Why is she outside crocheting with her gloves on?

Posted by: dantesed at February 26, 2026 09:50 AM (Oy/m2)

To hide her man-hands, and that she used to be Carl.

Posted by: XTC at February 26, 2026 09:51 AM (6Uni8)

76 Bravo muldoon!

Posted by: Limerick Lover at February 26, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

77 It one of those toilet paper holder thingys you see at the Great Aunts house.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 09:52 AM (gbOdA)

78 57 Oddly, she isn't wearing stretch pants.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 09:48 AM (pZ64F)

You know, it is interesting. When this was painted, the ladies would have been better flattered by yoga pants than today. They also would have been far less likely to wear them in public.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 09:52 AM (bss/y)

79 Totally focused, yet relaxed. You can tell that backpack leafblowers have not been invented yet.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 09:52 AM (w4PfG)

80 This reminds me of the great 2001 French romantic comedy film Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) which we need to re-watch.

[The Wifey and I have different senses of humor, so it's a delight when we both really enjoy a movie like that.]

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 09:52 AM (sTbTe)

81 71 >>>Why is she outside crocheting with her gloves on?

There's only one explanation: Lydia's a vampire.

Posted by: red speck at February 26, 2026 09:52 AM (Ve/HL)

82 How does Lydia butter her toast?

Posted by: Topic Of The Day at February 26, 2026 09:52 AM (oftw2)

83 Look at that human torso
being dragged by that Kane corso...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 09:53 AM (bss/y)

84 77 It one of those toilet paper holder thingys you see at the Great Aunts house.
Posted by: r hennigantx

If Lena Dunham is your Aunt, can you revert to German and call her your Groß Aunt?

Posted by: Moron Analyst at February 26, 2026 09:53 AM (JCZqz)

85 There are 2 scans of this at the MET.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 09:54 AM (gbOdA)

86 lydia, tickling a bean.

Posted by: cmeat at February 26, 2026 09:54 AM (R11M+)

87 Trying to crochet would drive me nuts. My big man hands and fingers would make a dog's breakfast out of it.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 09:54 AM (77rzZ)

88 80 This reminds me of the great 2001 French romantic comedy film Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) which we need to re-watch.

[The Wifey and I have different senses of humor, so it's a delight when we both really enjoy a movie like that.]

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 09:52 AM (sTbTe)

======

Jean Pierre Jeunet's follow up, The Very Long Engagement, is not quite as outright funny but is the same kind of film with a more deeply felt emotional core.

I actually prefer it over Amelie. Audrey Tautou also stars but this time as a crippled woman looking for her lover reported dead in WWI.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:55 AM (GBKbO)

89 First I'll crochet a cozy for the toaster. Then the electric can opener. Then the crock pot...

Posted by: Cozy Craze at February 26, 2026 09:55 AM (2Ez/1)

90 My daughter's name is Lydia. We told her she was named after Lydia, the faithful seller of purple in the Bible, but it was really after watching The Marx Brothers At The Circus. She has no tattoos, though.

Posted by: Wreck Of The Hesperus at February 26, 2026 09:55 AM (oftw2)

91 How does one get to crochet in the garden all day?
Posted by: She Hobbit

**********

Same way one gets to Carnegie Hall.

Practice, practice, practice

Posted by: muldoon at February 26, 2026 09:55 AM (qgHp7)

92 How does Lydia butter her toast?
Posted by: Topic Of The Day at February 26, 2026 09:52 AM (oftw2)
====

Lydia has people to butter her toast, she cannot be bothered with such petty details.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 09:55 AM (RIvkX)

93 79 Totally focused, yet relaxed. You can tell that backpack leafblowers have not been invented yet.
Posted by: t-bird

We had the leafblowers, but not the Mexicans to use them!!! (Sobs)

Posted by: Turn of the century upper middle class whites at February 26, 2026 09:56 AM (JCZqz)

94 87 that's why rosie greer did needlepoint.

Posted by: cmeat at February 26, 2026 09:56 AM (R11M+)

95 >>This reminds me of the great 2001 French romantic comedy film Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) which we need to re-watch.

LOVE that movie!!
Got the dvd and the extras are wonderful, including an interview with the writer/director who said almost everything is something he or someone close to him did/has done (e.g. collecting round stone to skip, being a fan or the artist whom he commissioned to make the pig lamp) except the garden gnome thing.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:56 AM (tj6OY)

96 Totally focused, yet relaxed. You can tell that backpack leafblowers have not been invented yet.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 09:52 AM (w4PfG)

--------------

Now I've got a Mexican accordion landscaper and leaf-blower music ear-worm -- thanks a lot!

/Thank God we escaped Califzuela 13 years ago where we were THE ONLY people in our neighborhood who cut our own grass and did our own landscaping.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 09:56 AM (sTbTe)

97 My daughter's name is Lydia. We told her she was named after Lydia, the faithful seller of purple in the Bible, but it was really after watching The Marx Brothers At The Circus. She has no tattoos, though.
Posted by: Wreck Of The Hesperus

Like yesterday's "Beulah," it's not a name you run across much anymore. Pretty, though.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 09:57 AM (77rzZ)

98 Crochet and knitting are both popular yarn crafts, but they use different tools and techniques. Crochet uses a single hook to create stitches, while knitting involves two needles and keeps multiple stitches open at once, resulting in different textures and patterns.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 09:57 AM (gbOdA)

99 Does she put on a stocking and a stocking or a stocking and a boot?

Posted by: A. Bunker at February 26, 2026 09:57 AM (2Ez/1)

100 100

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 09:58 AM (gbOdA)

101 >>Jean Pierre Jeunet's follow up, The Very Long Engagement, is not quite as outright funny but is the same kind of film with a more deeply felt emotional core.

I actually prefer it over Amelie. Audrey Tautou also stars but this time as a crippled woman looking for her lover reported dead in WWI.

Good movie, too, but "Amelie" is magical. The cast is perfection.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:58 AM (tj6OY)

102 I love Mary Cassatt. Thanks CBD.

Posted by: Tuna at February 26, 2026 09:58 AM (lJ0H4)

103 Here is another one from James Gurney..

If you want to see how a professional illustrator goes from idea to model, to studies to finished work, there are few better…

https://tinyurl.com/4fu7zeu4

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 09:58 AM (xnokb)

104 Raconteurs are good at yarn crafts.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 09:59 AM (77rzZ)

105 Aka me, in my retirement, hopefully.

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 09:59 AM (79pEw)

106 Had my annual review with my money person yesterday.
Beat S and P by almost 3 points.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 09:59 AM (gbOdA)

107 I had a bitchin' Cassatt Player in my Camaro.

Posted by: Motor Voter at February 26, 2026 10:00 AM (oftw2)

108 Backpack leafblowers are colloquially known as Mexican Bagpipes.

Posted by: Here in Upper Suburbia at February 26, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)

109 LOVE that movie!!
Got the dvd and the extras are wonderful, including an interview with the writer/director who said almost everything is something he or someone close to him did/has done (e.g. collecting round stone to skip, being a fan or the artist whom he commissioned to make the pig lamp) except the garden gnome thing.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:56 AM (tj6OY)

------------

Thanks for that info, Lizzy.

I rarely buy DVDs (not as rich as TJM, but The Wifey has a couple dozen of her faves) but really geek-out at all the extras and background information of films and anything else interesting, so will try to procure one of those.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 10:00 AM (sTbTe)

110 104 Raconteurs are good at yarn crafts.
Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 09:59 AM (77rzZ)

Raconteurs
Using poor defenseless raccoons for profit is just wrong

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 10:00 AM (gbOdA)

111 Aka me, in my retirement, hopefully.
Posted by: bluebell

Can you do croquet using a shiv?

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

112 I think she could conceal a crosdbow under that dress.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 10:01 AM (c27kw)

113 Just tie this lampshade on your head. you'll be fine.

********

Looks a bit like a vase. Would that make her a crochet-y old jarhead?

Posted by: muldoon at February 26, 2026 10:01 AM (qgHp7)

114 Had my annual review with my money person yesterday.
Beat S and P by almost 3 points.
Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 09:59 AM (gbOdA)
=====

Pffft.
--Nancy Pelosi

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 10:01 AM (RIvkX)

115 Resting crocheting face

Posted by: torabora at February 26, 2026 10:01 AM (CG8iT)

116 108 Backpack leafblowers are colloquially known as Mexican Bagpipes.
Posted by: Here in Upper Suburbia at February 26, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)

Gas powered leaf blowers illegal in LA County

but...

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 10:01 AM (gbOdA)

117 >>I had a bitchin' Cassatt Player in my Camaro.

My folks bought me a bitchin' Camaro
With no insurance to match
So if I happen to run you down
Please don't leave a scratch

Posted by: Dead Milkmen at February 26, 2026 10:01 AM (tj6OY)

118 Good morning bluebell

May we have a grammie update please.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 10:01 AM (A5RD0)

119 Is this about us?

Posted by: Trash Pandas at February 26, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)

120 Lydia is rehearsing in her head the top 17 ways to kill a man with a crochet hook.

Posted by: Theyjustwriteitoff at February 26, 2026 10:02 AM (sUTO1)

121 Monica Lewinsky’s ex-boyfriend’s wife is supposed to testify before Congress today?

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 10:02 AM (Z7bjG)

122 Jean Pierre Jeunet's follow up, The Very Long Engagement, is not quite as outright funny but is the same kind of film with a more deeply felt emotional core.

I actually prefer it over Amelie. Audrey Tautou also stars but this time as a crippled woman looking for her lover reported dead in WWI.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:55 AM (GBKbO)

-----------

Thanks for that enlightenment, TJM -- I feel some deja vu like we've had this same conversation some years ago but I never followed up on the follow up.

I'm writing it down this time and -- per Joe Bob -- will check it out!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 10:02 AM (sTbTe)

123 The billionaires and trillionaires...

Posted by: Bernie at February 26, 2026 10:02 AM (CG8iT)

124 Using poor defenseless raccoons for profit is just wrong
Posted by: r hennigantx

We agree! That's why we had to off him, to put him out of his misery!
-- NY State goons who took out Fred the Raccoon

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)

125 Cassatt has other lovely paintings where she seems to spend more time with faces: "Summertime" with a little red haired girl, Another one with Motherhood in the title-can't recall the official title- with another little girl, and one with a girl with a white hat and black clothes.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 10:03 AM (Nx5jP)

126 122 Thanks for that enlightenment, TJM -- I feel some deja vu like we've had this same conversation some years ago but I never followed up on the follow up.

I'm writing it down this time and -- per Joe Bob -- will check it out!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 10:02 AM (sTbTe)

====

Oh, and it's A Very Long Engagement, not The. Brain fart.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:03 AM (GBKbO)

127
Preview of Hillary Clinton's testimony this morning:

"I don't remember,
I don't recall,
I've got no memory
of anything at all"

Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 10:03 AM (Y8DZL)

128 We agree! That's why we had to off him, to put him out of his misery!
-- NY State goons who took out Fred the Raccoon
Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)

And Peanut too

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 10:03 AM (gbOdA)

129 I don't feel no ways tarred.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 10:03 AM (c27kw)

130 >>I rarely buy DVDs (not as rich as TJM, but The Wifey has a couple dozen of her faves) but really geek-out at all the extras and background information of films and anything else interesting, so will try to procure one of those.

It was totally by chance - bought it used from Thriftbooks. They also give details on the filming, particularly the location. The guy who played her love interest is an accomplished director, too.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 10:04 AM (tj6OY)

131 Lydia?

Not Katherine Hepburn?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 10:04 AM (plFPI)

132 127
Preview of Hillary Clinton's testimony this morning:

"I don't remember,
I don't recall,
I've got no memory
of anything at all"

Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 10:03 AM (Y8DZL)

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It's all she'll have time to say in between the speeches.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:04 AM (GBKbO)

133 121 Monica Lewinsky’s ex-boyfriend’s wife is supposed to testify before Congress today?
Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 10:02 AM

+++

What difference, at this point, does it make?

Posted by: Old Lady Rodham at February 26, 2026 10:04 AM (2Ez/1)

134 You mean like with a cloth?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 10:04 AM (c27kw)

135 please ban hash CLv3t

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 26, 2026 10:05 AM (j+aD2)

136 I hate the heartbreak of psoriasis. And trolls. But mostly trolls.

Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 10:06 AM (RIvkX)

137 One thing old school congress critters kept a tight leash on - it is your right (sadly) for government employees to plead the 5th amendment and refuse to comment or answer questions.

But that necessarily also precludes giving speeches or diatribes. One suspects Mrs. Clinton will try to test this.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 10:07 AM (Z7bjG)

138 Patel is under fire from the Left for carousing with hockey players on the government dime.

They're correct about that, but they didn't care about that sort of stuff when Wray did it all the time, and it's penny ante bullshit I don't particularly care about.

The problem I have is that CNN is running an article making that exact point.

I've remained neutral about Patel and Bondi so far, even though I'm not impressed by their performance. But if CNN is running interference for Kash Patel, that's a very, very bad indicator.

One of their deep state handlers told them to run an article defending this geek. Not good.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:07 AM (BI5O2)

139 And Peanut too
Posted by: r hennigantx

Yes, Peanut, too. But Peanut gets all the glory, and no one remembers poor Fred.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 10:08 AM (77rzZ)

140 >>Preview of Hillary Clinton's testimony this morning:

"I don't remember,
I don't recall,
I've got no memory
of anything at all"

"Old news"
"Vast right-wing conspiracy"
"With a cloth?"
"AT this point, what difference does it make?"

Honestly, this whole thing is performative nonsense.

We know she's lying. She knows we know she's lying. She's telling us to GFYS by lying with a smile. The people pretending to interrogate her know she's lying, buy will nonetheless take this all very seriously, then declare 'mission accomplished.'
MOVEON.ORG

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 10:08 AM (tj6OY)

141 Patel is under fire from the Left for carousing with hockey players on the government dime.

Are we sure the government paid for it, and not Kash himself?

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 10:09 AM (77rzZ)

142 May we have a grammie update please.
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 10:01 AM (A5RD0)
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I actually came here to do just that as I just received a note from her! Give me a minute to retype so I don't end up in the Barrel.

Preview: needs big prayers for the next few days.

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 10:09 AM (79pEw)

143 Has Lydia registered those dangerous knitting needles, they're pointy and sharp, with the local constabulary?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 10:10 AM (jjhQ/)

144 Must have been previous thread.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 10:10 AM (c27kw)

145 141 Patel is under fire from the Left for carousing with hockey players on the government dime.

Are we sure the government paid for it, and not Kash himself?

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 10:09 AM (77rzZ)

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Patel was in Italy for meetings with security, after action reports on security at the Olympics.

Then, the men's hockey team makes the gold medal game. It's held on a Sunday. Then, Sunday afternoon, they win, and he gets invited into the locker room to celebrate. He celebrates.

The story is stupid and should be ignored.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:10 AM (GBKbO)

146 The media is maliciously stupid and should be ignored.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 10:11 AM (jjhQ/)

147 Did Billy C already testify? Or, is it "ladies first?"

For some definition of "lady."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 10:11 AM (jtM2q)

148 Parasites of the Caribbean.

James Woods Torches “Somali Parasite” Ilhan Omar, “Insufferable Scum” Democrats Protesting Trump’s SOTU Speech

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 10:12 AM (FXNzP)

149 Lydia
Killing time until the football results are posted.

Posted by: Ries Gorthanes at February 26, 2026 10:13 AM (uNwvV)

150 Just received from grammie winger:

"Tomorrow (2/27) I go in for an all-day marathon of tests and consultations. Then Monday they will attempt the surgery, which is quite complex and they are not sure they can do it. If they can, it will be a 10-hour procedure. I confess to being slightly apprehensive. The Rev is a little overwhelmed, poor soul. Fortunately my kids have me covered, my daughter the nurse for the medical side, and my son for the spiritual side. He has been a rock."

She goes on to say she will contact me in the days following the surgery, and of course I will report here immediately when I hear anything. I'll be sending this to Annie for the Saturday morning prayer thread.

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 10:14 AM (79pEw)

151 Are we sure the government paid for it, and not Kash himself?
Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 10:09 AM (77rzZ)

They're pretending to be angry about the use of Wray's old G5 jet he'd fly around in for dumb vacations.

I just balk at regime media defending a Trump appointee - that tells me he's a regime figure more than a MAGA figure. If he could be trusted, CNN would be screaming about his corruption and demanding his head be nailed to the nose of the jet, not telling people to lay off of him, because this is normal protocol.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:14 AM (BI5O2)

152 I've remained neutral about Patel and Bondi so far, even though I'm not impressed by their performance. But if CNN is running interference for Kash Patel, that's a very, very bad indicator.

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"We will eventually have 15,000 indictments unsealed in Florida!"

/Wait, where have I heard this before?

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 10:14 AM (sTbTe)

153 66, Muldoon your limericks always make me laugh.

Posted by: Jen the original at February 26, 2026 10:14 AM (Rx8av)

154 Another of my favorite YouTube artists painting water Lillie’s..

https://tinyurl.com/3hzyvjcs

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 10:15 AM (1Ho02)

155 >>Patel is under fire from the Left for carousing with hockey players on the government dime.

I find all of this manufactured "scandal" surrounding the USA Hockey team win and subsequent phone call w/Trump and visit to the WH tedious.

There are some people who need to be offended, who seek outrage at every opportunity.

These guys did something wonderful at the Olympics and obsessing over every little thing immediately after winning sucks all the joy out of the moment, of their amazing victory.

Let's not take the killjoys' bait, eh?
Let them live in the H#ll of their own making, taking USA Hockey golds, pitting the men's and women's teams against each other, and picking it apart piece by piece to feed their need for rage.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 10:15 AM (tj6OY)

156 138 I've remained neutral about Patel and Bondi so far, even though I'm not impressed by their performance.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Yeah, the heads on pikes or hanging from lamp posts count seems to be under-achieved at this point.

Grand Jury nullification is a real issue; Democrats are fanatical in most jurisdictions. Bring a case and they'll shut it down.

Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 10:15 AM (Y8DZL)

157 She goes on to say she will contact me in the days following the surgery, and of course I will report here immediately when I hear anything. I'll be sending this to Annie for the Saturday morning prayer thread.
Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 10:14 AM (79pEw)

Thanks for the info.. I'll double up on the prayers

Posted by: Kamala at February 26, 2026 10:15 AM (VE6XX)

158 🥒

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 10:15 AM (c27kw)

159 157 She goes on to say she will contact me in the days following the surgery, and of course I will report here immediately when I hear anything. I'll be sending this to Annie for the Saturday morning prayer thread.
Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 10:14 AM (79pEw)

Thanks for the info.. I'll double up on the prayers
Posted by: Kamala at February 26, 2026 10:15 AM (VE6XX)

Off sock/

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 10:16 AM (VE6XX)

160 Bastards!

Stephen A. Smith Accuses the NBA of Trying to “Whiten” the Sport

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 10:16 AM (FXNzP)

161 150 ... bluebell,

Thanks so much for the Grammie update. Our prayers are going into overdrive for the next few days.

Posted by: JTB at February 26, 2026 10:17 AM (yTvNw)

162 Nice art. Lydia. I automatically think of Andy Griffith when Barney fixes him up with Lydia. "I hate to chit chat." "The sun gives me the herpes."

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 26, 2026 10:17 AM (qBdHI)

163 Patel was in Italy on the government dime to conference with the Italian security apparatus. Patel will be responsible for security at the World Cup here in the USA and was evaluating the Italian protocol for the Olympics. He said his side excursion to the hockey match would be on his dime.

Posted by: Jen the original at February 26, 2026 10:17 AM (Rx8av)

164 I did not have sex with that man, Bill Clinton.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 26, 2026 10:18 AM (0rT8y)

165 Thank you for the Grammie update, bluebell! Wow, she's got a lot on her plate, but I know her faith will give her the strength she needs. My prayers for her will continue.

Posted by: Lady in Black at February 26, 2026 10:18 AM (qBdHI)

166 Thanks, bluebell . Prayers for grammie!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 10:20 AM (Nx5jP)

167 You mean like with a cloth?

Hillary, being blasted drunk most of the time, wipes wrong and ends up getting all clogged up.

Posted by: Huma Abba Dabba Doo Abedin at February 26, 2026 10:20 AM (hXJe5)

168 Nice enough, but wish it had details

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 10:20 AM (lddk3)

169 [snip]

She [grammie winger] goes on to say she will contact me in the days following the surgery, and of course I will report here immediately when I hear anything. I'll be sending this to Annie for the Saturday morning prayer thread.

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 10:14 AM (79pEw)

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Thanks for that update, bluebell -- prayers ascending.

It's amazing that as late as the 19th century, the average lifespan was (around 35) less than half of what it is today -- much of it owing to infant mortality.

I've heard recent futurists predicting that, in the not-too-distant-future, age 120 will likely be the new 60.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 10:21 AM (sTbTe)

170 And yet, congress critters jet set all over the world on our dime, probably pay for hookers and blow with our money too.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 10:21 AM (WFPHN)

171 160 Stephen A. Smith Accuses the NBA of Trying to “Whiten” the Sport
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Your 2028 Democrat Presidential Nominee.

Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 10:21 AM (Y8DZL)

172 The NBA's use of conventional math, of starting games on time, and of cleaning needles off the court are all examples of the NBA trying to whiten the game.

Posted by: Wally at February 26, 2026 10:22 AM (0rT8y)

173 IIRC Patel is a hockey fan. Amateur player. No wonder he had interest in the game.

Beyond that.... what's the problem?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 10:22 AM (jtM2q)

174 Democrats make me sick.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 26, 2026 10:22 AM (2OJI2)

175 Thank you for all the prayers for grammie - as you know, they mean the world to her!

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 10:23 AM (79pEw)

176 I did not have sex with that man, Bill Clinton.

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 26, 2026 10:18 AM (0rT8y)

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Nobody puts The Bull in Hillary like Webster Hubbell.

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sTbTe)

177 @168

>>Nice enough, but wish it had details

I’m the opposite, the hallmark of a great artist is how much they can convey with as little detail as possible without falling into abstraction.

Look at some of JSS’s portraits, you will be surprised at how little detail is in them but his extraordinary techniques convey detail with literally nothing.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 10:25 AM (WFPHN)

178 Lydia Crocheting in the Garden at Marly, 1880
Mary Cassatt
Metropolitan Museum of Art

It's pretty and peaceful; I like it a great deal.
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Wikipedia, 'Lydia Crocheting in the Garden at Marly'

In part, "Mary Cassatt's family had come to visit her at Marly-le-Roi in the summer of 1880 where the painter was living with her sister Lydia. Lydia, who suffered from Bright's disease, had moved from Philadelphia to live with Cassatt, who had relocated to Paris. At the time, unmarried women did not live alone, and as Lydia's disease progressed, she was no longer able to travel. The remainder of the family joined the sisters in the summer of 1880 and Cassatt's work at that time shifted to images depicting home life. Lydia became a frequent subject of Cassatt's work until her death in 1882.[1] Although Cassatt usually avoided plein air painting, the vivid representation of sunlight in this work suggests that it was painted in the garden.[2]"

Ya'll know where some of you are heading. 🤨

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 10:25 AM (NFX2v)

179 The NBA's use of conventional math, of starting games on time, and of cleaning needles off the court are all examples of the NBA trying to whiten the game.

Posted by: Wally at February 26, 2026 10:22 AM (0rT8y)

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Have there been any green dildos tossed out onto the court at NBA games this year?

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 10:25 AM (sTbTe)

180 New tiny 90 million year old dinosaur discovered.

https://is.gd/bAXUA9

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 10:26 AM (FXNzP)

181 Should I have the bedroom ceiling painted taupe or fawn?

Posted by: Lydia at February 26, 2026 10:27 AM (0sNs1)

182 Everybody looked like that before glasses were invented.

Posted by: fd - I forgive myself for the mistakes I made at February 26, 2026 10:27 AM (vFG9F)

183 Prayers for grammie, and thank you bluebell.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 10:28 AM (0nHVk)

184 I would really like there to be something vaguely resembling justice for disgusting leftoids like the Clintons in this mortal life, but does anyone actually believe that is in the offing in any meaningful way?

She's going to sit in the committee room and lie her flabby ass off, everyone will know she's lying her flabby ass off, have no way to really prove that she's lying her flabby ass off, and she will walk her flabby ass out of the room, get on a private jet and fly back to Chappaqua to be with her box of cheap New Zealand Chardonnay and nobody will do a goddamn thing about it. Oh, there will probably be a mildly-sternly worded letter summarizing her flabby-assed lies.

I hate to be The Guy That Says Nothing Will Happen, but can someone put me a clue as to what the point of this dumb shit is?

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 10:28 AM (5aZAZ)

185 KTLA laid off Kacey Montoya? But kept the n***** fag?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 26, 2026 10:28 AM (Kt19C)

186 A little more unhinged than usual...

commondreams.org: Watched by Millions, ‘People’s State of the Union’ Counters Unhinged Trump.

If I had a magic wand, I would get rid of this idea of a president. I’m sick of queens and kings and gods and goddesses and these stupid figureheads that we’re supposed to worship.

Get rid of the presidency. I’m not a child. I don’t need some God taking care of me. Parliamentary solutions only, please.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told the crowd gathered blocks from the US Capitol that “these are not normal times, and Democrats have to stop behaving normally.”

It’s way too late for that.

And the proof was in how the Demonazis failed even to loudly denounce Mushroom Boy while he was at the podium.

The Demonazis are a dead and discredited letter in US politics. To defeat the fascists, a new party, one based on movement politics, not electoral quagmires, has to come into being.

I don't know if I can survive 3 more years of this, but neither can the Orange man. Slurring words, falling face, right side drooping. He’s not the healthiest person and they definitely have him juiced up on anything they can get their hands on.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 26, 2026 10:28 AM (JCZqz)

187 Impressionist or Myopic.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 10:28 AM (c27kw)

188 I thought HRC was just going to Zoom in.

Posted by: fd - I forgive myself for the mistakes I made at February 26, 2026 10:28 AM (vFG9F)

189 183 Prayers for grammie, and thank you bluebell.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

Absolutely. 🙏

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 10:29 AM (NFX2v)

190 Bastards!

Stephen A. Smith Accuses the NBA of Trying to “Whiten” the Sport

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 10:16 AM (FXNzP)

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Too many White Euros -- we're gonna need MOAR Muzzies!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 10:29 AM (sTbTe)

191 Praying for grammie, a truly lovely woman.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:29 AM (wIg5s)

192 Bill Gates Apologizes to Foundation Staff over Ties to Epstein, Says He Did “Nothing Illicit”

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How about illegal?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 10:29 AM (FXNzP)

193 Nice picture, would hang. Like the hat

Posted by: The Man from Athens at February 26, 2026 10:29 AM (hTSkD)

194 Stephen A. Smith Accuses the NBA of Trying to “Whiten” the Sport
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Your 2028 Democrat Presidential Nominee.
Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 10:21 AM (Y8DZL)

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DogEater 2: I'm A UNITER Boogaloo!

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 10:30 AM (sTbTe)

195 Nothing Will Happen.

Posted by: Someone has to say it at February 26, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)

196 The NBA is boring which is why ratings are cratering.

As with everything, the zenith of basketball was a 20 year period from 1975 to 1995.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 10:31 AM (WFPHN)

197 Prayers up for Grammie!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 10:31 AM (bFu5X)

198 New tiny 90 million year old dinosaur discovered.

https://is.gd/bAXUA9

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 10:26 AM (FXNzP)

I was in the pool!

Posted by: Zombie New tiny 90 million year old dinosaur at February 26, 2026 10:31 AM (dK+Kv)

199 There is no point to any investigation of any regime figure. This is America; these people are above the law. Our system isn't structured in a way that makes consequences possible. It was constructed to prevent that from ever happening. Literally every single one of its mechanisms would have to suffer a cascading failure for a powerful criminal to be punished.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:31 AM (BI5O2)

200 180. https://is.gd/bAXUA9
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks,

Neat, and like Jurassic Park!
thanks

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 10:32 AM (NFX2v)

201 If I had a magic wand, I would get rid of this idea of a president. I’m sick of queens and kings and gods and goddesses and these stupid figureheads that we’re supposed to worship.
____

They think MAGA voters worship Trump because they worshipped Obama.

They simply cannot think outside the tiny box of the Leftist way of thinking.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 10:32 AM (Dv3i1)

202 186 If I had a magic wand, I would get rid of this idea of a president. I’m sick of queens and kings and gods and goddesses and these stupid figureheads that we’re supposed to worship.

Get rid of the presidency. I’m not a child. I don’t need some God taking care of me. Parliamentary solutions only, please.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 26, 2026 10:28 AM (JCZqz)

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Dear lord, the idea that Legislatures should also Executive? You're just replacing a president installed for a set amount of time with a Prime Minister, who's deeply weaker institutionally.

Anyone who looks across the pond to England and says, "That's good governance" is insane.

Also, if you want an executive with less power, give the government less power. But that's not an option. Ever. "I want the government to be all powerful," is just a base assumption that they'll never question.

These people have never seriously considered what governance is. Ever.

It's kind of hilarious.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:32 AM (GBKbO)

203 Patel is under fire from the Left for carousing with hockey players on the government dime.

Boy, can you imagine their outrage over our government dimes if they discover states are committing Medicare fraud?

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 10:33 AM (w4PfG)

204 Have there been any green dildos tossed out onto the court at NBA games this year?
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 10:25 AM (sTbTe)

Do we have evidence that it was thrown and not dropped?

Posted by: A dude in MI at February 26, 2026 10:33 AM (/6GbT)

205 Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) told the crowd gathered blocks from the US Capitol that “these are not normal times, and Democrats have to stop behaving normally.”

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Otter: Dead! Bluto's right. Psychotic... but absolutely right. We gotta take these bastards. Now we could do it with conventional weapons, but that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part!
Bluto: We're just the guys to do it.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 10:33 AM (FXNzP)

206 190 Bastards!

Stephen A. Smith Accuses the NBA of Trying to “Whiten” the Sport

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 10:16 AM (FXNzP)

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I hear he's a moderate because he sometimes says that Democrats have bad tactics.

Also, he's black, so white progressives want him because they have no idea who he actually is.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:33 AM (GBKbO)

207 196 The NBA is boring which is why ratings are cratering.

As with everything, the zenith of basketball was a 20 year period from 1975 to 1995.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 10:31 AM (WFPHN)
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The NBA as a sports product sucks.

At best, it's a soap opera for middle-aged dudes.

Also, they can't shut the fuck up about the WNBA which is worse and which nobody watches because even women can't be bothered to watch women try to play basketball.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 10:34 AM (5aZAZ)

208 201 They think MAGA voters worship Trump because they worshipped Obama.

They simply cannot think outside the tiny box of the Leftist way of thinking.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 10:32 AM (Dv3i1)

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They're going to come down with coconut fever so hard in about 22 months.

It's gonna be great.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:34 AM (GBKbO)

209 If I had a magic wand, I would get rid of this idea of a president. I’m sick of queens and kings and gods and goddesses and these stupid figureheads that we’re supposed to worship.

Get rid of the presidency. I’m not a child. I don’t need some God taking care of me. Parliamentary solutions only, please.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

I can tell you're not a child because you wish you had a magic wand.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 10:34 AM (w4PfG)

210 I hear he's a moderate because he sometimes says that Democrats have bad tactics.

Also, he's black, so white progressives want him because they have no idea who he actually is.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:33 AM (GBKbO)
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He's also good friends with Mark Levin, like that somehow belongs in his asset column.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 10:34 AM (5aZAZ)

211 209
I can tell you're not a child because you wish you had a magic wand.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 10:34 AM (w4PfG)

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Also, the idea that the president is out there taking care of people?

He's chief executive of the federal government. Is that supposed to be a daddy?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:35 AM (GBKbO)

212 Dear lord, the idea that Legislatures should also Executive? You're just replacing a president installed for a set amount of time with a Prime Minister, who's deeply weaker institutionally.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:32 AM (GBKbO)

And no accountability for the actions of the group, versus actions of one replaceable executive. Retarded indeed.

Posted by: Zombie New tiny 90 million year old dinosaur at February 26, 2026 10:35 AM (dK+Kv)

213 194 Stephen A. Smith Accuses the NBA of Trying to “Whiten” the Sport
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Your 2028 Democrat Presidential Nominee.
Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 10:21 AM (Y8DZL)

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DogEater 2: I'm A UNITER Boogaloo!
Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 10:30 AM (sTbTe)

Its called diversity and equity and inclusion.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 26, 2026 10:36 AM (i0Hi3)

214 They think MAGA voters worship Trump because they worshipped Obama.
Posted by: Chuck Martel

They didn't even have our orange robes and matching fezzes. You call that worship??

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 10:36 AM (77rzZ)

215 212 And no accountability for the actions of the group, versus actions of one replaceable executive. Retarded indeed.

Posted by: Zombie New tiny 90 million year old dinosaur at February 26, 2026 10:35 AM (dK+Kv)

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Parliament is supreme and can do whatever the fuck it wants because it has no checks.

It's centralizing power even more into a largely unaccountable group that can let institutional corruption fester faster.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:36 AM (GBKbO)

216 These people have never seriously considered what governance is. Ever.

It's kind of hilarious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:32 AM (GBKbO)
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When you read the Reddit Intercepts, it's important to keep in mind that the Reddit userbase is HEAVILY non-American. Whoever posted that most likely lives under a shitty Euroweenie parliamentary system and is shilling for their stupid system of government that he knows quite well.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 10:36 AM (5aZAZ)

217 117 my parents drove it up from the bahamas.

Posted by: cmeat at February 26, 2026 10:37 AM (R11M+)

218 The more appropriate moniker is Screamin' A. Smith.

Posted by: Change my mind at February 26, 2026 10:38 AM (2Ez/1)

219 Aka me, in my retirement, hopefully.
Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 09:59 AM

bluebell's shivs will become even collectable. Stock up now!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 26, 2026 10:38 AM (0sNs1)

220 He's chief executive of the federal government. Is that supposed to be a daddy?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:35 AM (GBKbO)

They'd prefer a dreamy, gay mocha messiah, perhaps?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 10:38 AM (dK+Kv)

221 Nobody puts The Bull in Hillary like Webster Hubbell.
Posted by: ShainS

All Morons are well aware of 'The Power of the Pxxxx' but I mean, C'mon, somewhere you just have to draw the line!!

Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 10:38 AM (cYBz/)

222 The NBA as a sports product sucks.

At best, it's a soap opera for middle-aged dudes.

Also, they can't shut the fuck up about the WNBA which is worse and which nobody watches because even women can't be bothered to watch women try to play basketball.
Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 10:34 AM (5aZAZ)

If it were a soap opera for middle aged dudes, it would be an escape. It isn’t. I stopped watching when I was getting smacked on the head with politics, same as the NFL. And I was once a huge Spurs fan.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 10:38 AM (fYhK6)

223 1. Praying 🙏🏻 for grammie.
2. The NBA needs to teach the players basic English.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at February 26, 2026 10:38 AM (4opPK)

224 {bluebell} thanks for the update

grammie a prayer for her complete and immediate healing.

Posted by: Donald Trump at February 26, 2026 10:38 AM (RIvkX)

225 I can tell you're not a child because you wish you had a magic wand.
Posted by: t-bird

No, no, eets not, how you say, a childish idea!

Posted by: The Paolo at February 26, 2026 10:38 AM (oftw2)

226 216 When you read the Reddit Intercepts, it's important to keep in mind that the Reddit userbase is HEAVILY non-American. Whoever posted that most likely lives under a shitty Euroweenie parliamentary system and is shilling for their stupid system of government that he knows quite well.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 10:36 AM (5aZAZ)

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Probably English, yeah.

And the English despise their own Parliamentary government.

Limited government is just never an option.

Seriously, Trump is literally shrinking the size and scope of government (federal workforce reductions + regulatory pullbacks). It's making the government less of a caretaker. It's what they say they want!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:39 AM (GBKbO)

227 Reddit is bots.

Posted by: Just like Twitter at February 26, 2026 10:39 AM (2Ez/1)

228 /orange sock off

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 10:39 AM (RIvkX)

229 Basketball needs a pool.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 10:39 AM (c27kw)

230 Pure altruism and agape.

Nancy Pelosi says that she was never in Congress for the money: "Not that I was there for the money."

Pelosi’s net worth is over $400 MILLION since joining Congress.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 10:40 AM (FXNzP)

231 Good morning all!

Do you think that one day an objective and fair film will be made, or a book will be written about the life and political rise and fall and rise of DJT? He seems to be living, breathing proof of the saying "Comes the time, comes the man"?

Posted by: jmel at February 26, 2026 10:40 AM (RWHIh)

232 The NBA is boring which is why ratings are cratering.

As with everything, the zenith of basketball was a 20 year period from 1975 to 1995.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
__________

In the end, it's a stupid game. The definition of a foul is so subjective as to make it meaningless. The refs determine the outcome, not the players.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 10:40 AM (XvL8K)

233 f I had a magic wand, I would get rid of this idea of a president. I’m sick of queens and kings and gods and goddesses and these stupid figureheads that we’re supposed to worship.
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No you wouldn't and no you aren't. You would just make it someone who does all the shit you want and punish anyone who objected.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:40 AM (wIg5s)

234 And yes, I have a *genuine* (and limited edition) bluebell shiv. It is, perhaps, the most honored object in my collection of sharp pointy things.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 26, 2026 10:40 AM (0sNs1)

235 Parliament is supreme and can do whatever the fuck it wants because it has no checks.

It's centralizing power even more into a largely unaccountable group that can let institutional corruption fester faster.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:36 AM (GBKbO)

Americans would not like a parliamentary system (though ME and AK have embraced elements of it). Not only is it what you describe, but the change in parliament can be immediate. Changes in government can be so drastic as to make one’s head spin.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 10:40 AM (fYhK6)

236 The other thing to remember is that most systems have no checks on the overall power of the government. No powers enumerated in the constitution or bill of rights to set guard rails. They can literally do as they please. Often, even if they say they do, it is at the mercy of the government to decide what it can or can't do.

Civilization is just a very very thin facade on might makes right tribalism.

This is the thing the left both wants and really does not want, because they are not looking at the backside of things and realizing the document protects them as well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 10:40 AM (bss/y)

237 Something something crotchety.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 10:40 AM (diia5)

238 Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 10:36 AM (5aZAZ)

Nah, bet you anything they're just mad about Trump

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wIg5s)

239 Stephen A. Smith deals 3-card Monty in Bryant Park.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 10:41 AM (RIvkX)

240 Probably nothing will happen to them. Nevertheless, 'sins of the father' (or mother, too, in their case), the concept that the consequences, curses, or negative behaviors of parents (or ancestors) are passed down to and affect their children and subsequent generations.

Related - 'The Troubled In-Laws of the 2016 Race' If Clinton or Trump is elected, there’ll probably be a felonious father-in-law visiting the White House. April 2026

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 10:41 AM (NFX2v)

241 /orange sock off
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 10:39 AM (RIvkX)
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I knew it was you

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 10:41 AM (79pEw)

242 Seriously, Trump is literally shrinking the size and scope of government (federal workforce reductions + regulatory pullbacks). It's making the government less of a caretaker. It's what they say they want!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,

They want fascism? Ern Norman, coordinate!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 10:41 AM (Dv3i1)

243 238 Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 10:36 AM (5aZAZ)

Nah, bet you anything they're just mad about Trump

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wIg5s)

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"Newsom can be my daddy!"
-probably that one commenter's next comment

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:41 AM (GBKbO)

244 If I had a magic wand, I would wish everyone I don't like to the cornfield.

Posted by: What they really meant at February 26, 2026 10:42 AM (vFG9F)

245 Okay, that was supposed to be a wink but it seems to be a lovely little picture.

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 10:42 AM (79pEw)

246 Seriously, Trump is literally shrinking the size and scope of government (federal workforce reductions + regulatory pullbacks). It's making the government less of a caretaker. It's what they say they want!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:39 AM (GBKbO)

They said they wanted an outsider, a change agent. I told them "then, Trump was their guy." They countered that Hillary was their outsider change agent, because that's what programming the DNC delivered to their NPCs.

What are you gonna do with that?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 10:42 AM (dK+Kv)

247 "199 There is no point to any investigation of any regime figure. This is America; these people are above the law. Our system isn't structured in a way that makes consequences possible. It was constructed to prevent that from ever happening. Literally every single one of its mechanisms would have to suffer a cascading failure for a powerful criminal to be punished.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 10:31 AM (BI5O2)"

Look on the bright side, it could be worse. The shit going down in the UK would never fly here, and mostly likely will never fly

I own an antitank rifle, ffs. And and LMG. Suppressed sniper rifles and integrally suppressed subguns. Think of the poor fucks over ther that have to bow and scrape when the local fuzz comes to arrest them for mean tweets.

Posted by: heya at February 26, 2026 10:42 AM (+RkG8)

248 Parliament is supreme and can do whatever the fuck it wants because it has no checks.

It's centralizing power even more into a largely unaccountable group that can let institutional corruption fester faster.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Correct and incorrect. The UK is ruled by the civil service, not Parleilayement.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 10:42 AM (diia5)

249 Nah, bet you anything they're just mad about Trump
Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:41 AM (wIg5s)
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They're that, too, but odds are that about 3/5 of the Reddit Intercepts were posted by people not living in the US.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 10:42 AM (5aZAZ)

250 All Morons are well aware of 'The Power of the Pxxxx' but I mean, C'mon, somewhere you just have to draw the line!!

Posted by: Tonypete

=====

You're assuming it was consensual.

I'm assuming it was under duress.

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 26, 2026 10:43 AM (9C/Xw)

251 Dear lord, the idea that Legislatures should also Executive? You're just replacing a president installed for a set amount of time with a Prime Minister, who's deeply weaker institutionally.

Anyone who looks across the pond to England and says, "That's good governance" is insane.

Also, if you want an executive with less power, give the government less power. But that's not an option. Ever. "I want the government to be all powerful," is just a base assumption that they'll never question.

These people have never seriously considered what governance is. Ever.

It's kind of hilarious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:32 AM (GBKbO)

There’s always TX government. The governor here is among the weakest, if not THE weakest, governor in all 50 states. In some ways you can argue the Lt Gov has more power.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 10:43 AM (fYhK6)

252 Thoughts of revenge on a cheating partner.

Posted by: Unkaren at February 26, 2026 10:43 AM (duOzU)

253 Leftists hated football and basketball when it wasn’t politicized and woke and filled with AWFLs. It was a refuge so to speak, for normal males of all races, a place to forget about politics at least for a while.

That, of course, could not be allowed to stand. Either you get rid of the entire edifice altogether, or prancing tranny “cheerleaders” and the pink ribbons and the rest of it, or both.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 10:44 AM (yfFl/)

254 Thank you, bluebell. Appreciate the Grammie updates.

Prayers up for her, her loved ones, and those responsible for her medical care.

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at February 26, 2026 10:44 AM (wr21C)

255 I can tell you're not a child because you wish you had a magic wand.

Posted by: t-bird

You know, like free grocery stores.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 10:44 AM (FXNzP)

256 They're going to come down with coconut fever so hard in about 22 months.

It's gonna be great.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I had that once. Gave my brown-skinned cook a white, creamy filling. He even floated in the lake after his mysterious drowning "accident".

Posted by: Barack Obama at February 26, 2026 10:44 AM (JCZqz)

257 Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 10:41 AM (79pEw)

But I'm sure it it were Trump he'd like her too and wish her well with prayers.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 10:44 AM (PFs9e)

258 246 They said they wanted an outsider, a change agent. I told them "then, Trump was their guy." They countered that Hillary was their outsider change agent, because that's what programming the DNC delivered to their NPCs.

What are you gonna do with that?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 10:42 AM (dK+Kv)

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"Top of the political class of one party for 20 years and former Secretary of State under previous Democrat administration is more of an outsider than New York real estate mogul who's never held office before."

Partisanship makes one stupid.

But...Democrats are desperate for an actual outsider. They just reject all of them.

They want an outsider that says all the same things as insiders. But that's not what outsiders do. Outsiders challenge assumptions. Trump did it on several fronts (Iraq and immigration). Democrats need something like that.

But, their media ecosystem attacks and shuts down anyone who tries. Trump had the advantage that the media ecosystem propped him up because they thought it would hurt the GOP.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:45 AM (GBKbO)

259 Pelosi is not there for the money.
Neither is a crime boss. It’s the POWER, baby! Money is the side benefit.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 10:45 AM (yrDTz)

260 > I own an antitank rifle, ffs. And and LMG. Suppressed sniper rifles and integrally suppressed subguns. Think of the poor fucks over ther that have to bow and scrape when the local fuzz comes to arrest them for mean tweets.
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There's a state politician here in KY that wants to make machine guns legal for the public. He's introducing a bill this year to push it.

Not a chance in hell it'll pass.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 10:45 AM (jtM2q)

261 Okay, that was supposed to be a wink but it seems to be a lovely little picture.
Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 10:42 AM

A relatively recent (and unannounced/undocumented) change by Pixy has broken the traditional AoSHQ comment emoticons. Sad! :-(

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 26, 2026 10:45 AM (0sNs1)

262 When reading "The King's Peace" (run up to teh ECW), pretty much every other page in the first half I was sayng to Charles I, "You eediot!!". Then Parliament got the bit in its teeth and they were EVEN WORSE.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at February 26, 2026 10:45 AM (i1VVh)

263 And, lovely art for today, CBD. I do enjoy Cassat.

Posted by: Barkingmad59, wandering lurkette at February 26, 2026 10:45 AM (wr21C)

264 251 There’s always TX government. The governor here is among the weakest, if not THE weakest, governor in all 50 states. In some ways you can argue the Lt Gov has more power.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 10:43 AM (fYhK6)

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And the legislature only meets every other year.

And everyone is dead because Texas's government isn't passing bills all the time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:46 AM (GBKbO)

265 I hate Impressionism.

Posted by: front toward enemy at February 26, 2026 10:46 AM (TIizU)

266 What are you gonna do with that?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 10:42 AM (dK+Kv)

Nod and back away slowly.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:47 AM (wIg5s)

267 , Muldoon your limericks always make me laugh.
Posted by: Jen the original]/i]

************

Aw. Thanks. It has been a lot of fun through the years.

Posted by: muldoon at February 26, 2026 10:47 AM (qgHp7)

268 Obama probably appeared to be an outsider to the Dems. He knocked out the insider Hillary. Unless of course you think that the Clintons were outsiders.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 10:47 AM (Dv3i1)

269 These people have never seriously considered what governance is. Ever.
——-

“Consensus”, an end run around leadership. It’s a carefully crafted indoctrination into a widespread enforced mediocrity, as well as preventing anyone from being held responsible or accountable.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 10:47 AM (yfFl/)

270 It's centralizing power even more into a largely unaccountable group that can let institutional corruption fester faster.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Correct and incorrect. The UK is ruled by the civil service, not Parleilayement.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

It's funny that this is the same group that accuses you of being a Nazi bootlicker if you support ICE deporting people, and defending themselves against violent rioters, and yet they want the British nanny-state.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 26, 2026 10:47 AM (JCZqz)

271 268 Obama probably appeared to be an outsider to the Dems. He knocked out the insider Hillary. Unless of course you think that the Clintons were outsiders.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 10:47 AM (Dv3i1)

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On the surface, he was.

No real ties to any major national power structure. He was an upstart.

But his outsiderism brought racialism and Chicago corruption to the Democrat Party at a time when anyone could have won as a Democrat after post-W and with John McCain as the nominee.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:48 AM (GBKbO)

272 Trump had the advantage that the media ecosystem propped him up because they thought it would hurt the GOP.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:45 AM (GBKbO)

Maybe for about five minutes. They spent the rest of the time saying he was a Nazi and a joke and promoting John Kasich.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:49 AM (wIg5s)

273 Stephen A. Smith Accuses the NBA of Trying to “Whiten” the Sport

His job is being a loudmouth. If he can generate a controversy, all the better for him.

Posted by: t-bird at February 26, 2026 10:49 AM (w4PfG)

274 There’s always TX government. The governor here is among the weakest, if not THE weakest, governor in all 50 states.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 10:43 AM

In fairness, he does skip leg day.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 26, 2026 10:50 AM (0sNs1)

275 272 Maybe for about five minutes. They spent the rest of the time saying he was a Nazi and a joke and promoting John Kasich.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:49 AM (wIg5s)

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The very minor pivot to Kasich happened late in the primary. After Super Tuesday.

The year leading up to that was, "Look, the dummies are falling for this loudmouth's carnival of grotesqueries!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)

276 Tanned, rested and ready to deliver. Just like my dad, who was a postman!

Posted by: John Kasich, Unremarkable at February 26, 2026 10:50 AM (Dv3i1)

277 Thanks, bluebell, for the update on grammie!
Sending prayers

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 10:51 AM (tj6OY)

278 It's about time the Texas Governor got up off his ass.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 10:51 AM (c27kw)

279 268 Obama probably appeared to be an outsider to the Dems. He knocked out the insider Hillary. Unless of course you think that the Clintons were outsiders.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 26, 2026 10:47 AM (Dv3i1)
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The Democrat party carefully stage-managed Obama's political career so that he looked like an outsider. They ran him for President as soon as they could so that he didn't get the stank of being a Senator on him any more than he already had.

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 10:51 AM (5aZAZ)

280
The year leading up to that was, "Look, the dummies are falling for this loudmouth's carnival of grotesqueries!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)

I was an early Trump supporter. They tried to destroy him very early. And not just the main media but Fox too.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:52 AM (wIg5s)

281 Not only is it what you describe, but the change in parliament can be immediate. Changes in government can be so drastic as to make one’s head spin.
Posted by: Cow Demon

Look at how Churchill got replaced at Potsdam by Attlee. Yeah, you don't wanna be swapping out your head of government at an international summit at a moment's notice. Not that it made a lot of difference, I suppose, but it's a bad look.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 10:53 AM (77rzZ)

282 In the end, it's a stupid game. The definition of a foul is so subjective as to make it meaningless. The refs determine the outcome, not the players.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Concur. When there's two minutes left on the clock you know you've go 15 minutes of bullshit to get through before the final buzzer.

Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 10:53 AM (Y8DZL)

283 280
The year leading up to that was, "Look, the dummies are falling for this loudmouth's carnival of grotesqueries!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:50 AM (GBKbO)

I was an early Trump supporter. They tried to destroy him very early. And not just the main media but Fox too.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:52 AM (wIg5s)

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Note:

I do not say that they supported him. I say that let him occupy a central point in the media ecosystem.

They gave him oxygen.

They would never do that to a heterodox Democrat.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)

284 told the crowd gathered blocks from the US Capitol

The blocks are just laying there? Is the dome loose too?
Things may have gone more badly than we had heard.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at February 26, 2026 10:54 AM (zdLoL)

285 A no holds barred X deathmatch between Stephen Miller and Jon Favreau.

https://is.gd/EUOvKk

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 26, 2026 10:54 AM (FXNzP)

286 And you took my Kasich jibe literally. What actually happened was they tried to make every single person but Trump the front runner. It was silly.

Trump's true advantage was he had the support of the base - so called "evangelicals" latched on very early, took a boatload of shit for it, and he never abandoned them like other Republicans.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:54 AM (wIg5s)

287 >>Stephen A. Smith Accuses the NBA of Trying to “Whiten” the Sport

It has been quite enlightening watching the WNBA's reaction to Caitlyn Clark, and the NBA's reaction to Nikola Jokic, both fabulously talented players who happen to be white.

The rejection of this style of diversity has been quite a show. A very ugly show in the case of Clark, who has been openly targeted for assault every time she steps on the court.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 10:55 AM (tj6OY)

288 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Late again. It's becoming a habit.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 10:55 AM (2WIwB)

289 But I'm sure it it were Trump he'd like her too and wish her well with prayers.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 10:44 AM (PFs9e)

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Yes, indeed!

Posted by: bluebell at February 26, 2026 10:56 AM (79pEw)

290 The Narrative was ANY Republican other than Donald Trump could defeat Scankles.

When any sane person knew instinctively that the ONLY person who could beat that machine was The Donald. It was classic GOP failure theater.

I think the plan was to have Jeb! lose. Gracefully, natch. Suffer the slings and arrows and give Americans another lecture. “Bush vs. Clinton” Pick one, was finally a bridge too far after 20 years

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 10:57 AM (yfFl/)

291 Late again. It's becoming a habit.
Posted by: Diogenes

Lack of Geezer Golf messes with your internal clock. You'll be back on schedule in a few weeks.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 10:57 AM (77rzZ)

292 They gave him oxygen.

They would never do that to a heterodox Democrat.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 10:53 AM (GBKbO)

Your point about a Democrat is taken.

But any Republican getting the "oxygen" they gave him would have been obliterated a million times over. Trump turned the media to his advantage, as he has continued to do because he knows how to use them.

That's not the same as him having any actual advantage. There was a VERY early time where they thought he would be an easy opponent but at virtually no point did they do anything but try to eliminate him, because the higher up Democrats and Unparty knew, as I did, that he was the only person with a legitimate shot to beat The Hag.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:57 AM (wIg5s)

293 Where is the sun?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 10:58 AM (c27kw)

294 Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 10:55 AM (tj6OY)

Want to know what the Left really thinks about "minorities"? Look how they treat whites and Republicans when they are in the minority.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 10:59 AM (wIg5s)

295 Where is the sun?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 26, 2026 10:58 AM

*gestures vaguely*

That way.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 26, 2026 10:59 AM (bFu5X)

296 In the end, it's a stupid game. The definition of a foul is so subjective as to make it meaningless. The refs determine the outcome, not the players.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Concur. When there's two minutes left on the clock you know you've go 15 minutes of bullshit to get through before the final buzzer.
Posted by: Auspex
________

It's same problem in football with the subjective calls on pass interference and holding. But somehow I still like football.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 10:59 AM (XvL8K)

297 Where is the sun?
Posted by: Boss Moss

93,000,000 miles from Earth.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 10:59 AM (77rzZ)

298 293 Where is the sun?
Posted by: Boss Moss

blocked by the Hawaiian judge

Posted by: Rick in SK at February 26, 2026 11:00 AM (FZYNt)

299 >>But any Republican getting the "oxygen" they gave him would have been obliterated a million times over. Trump turned the media to his advantage, as he has continued to do because he knows how to use them.

I watch a lot of Morning Joe in 2016 to see how they thought. Mika and Joe marveled at how available Trump was - you called and you got him, not some assistant, and he always said yes to media requests. He was irresistible to them, even though they kinda hated it.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 11:00 AM (tj6OY)

300 Still with the crocheting!!! Always with the crocheting?? When are we gonna get naked???

Posted by: tubal at February 26, 2026 11:00 AM (pDt9x)

301 Mid Morning FART thread

Posted by: GigantorX at February 26, 2026 11:00 AM (x8k2o)

302 Godspeed, Grammie.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 26, 2026 11:00 AM (dK+Kv)

303 297 Where is the sun?
Posted by: Boss Moss
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It's always in the last place you look.

Posted by: Never changes at February 26, 2026 11:01 AM (2Ez/1)

304 >>Want to know what the Left really thinks about "minorities"? Look how they treat whites and Republicans when they are in the minority.

Yes. We've seen a lot of it lately.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 11:01 AM (tj6OY)

305 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

306 The rejection of this style of diversity has been quite a show. A very ugly show
———

Segregationists had a point, is all they’ve really managed to accomplish. One has to be retarded to watch these leftist clowns fuck everything up beyond belief and think this is a good thing.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 11:01 AM (yfFl/)

307
nood rant

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 26, 2026 11:01 AM (tljrc)

308 127 "I don't remember,
I don't recall,
I've got no memory
of anything at all"

Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 10:03 AM (Y8DZL)

Underrated song, but I still like "The Rhythm of the Heat" better.

Posted by: XTC at February 26, 2026 11:01 AM (6Uni8)

309 Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 11:00 AM (tj6OY)

Theres a gross early clip of Mika practically wetting herself over him. Gross because for once it was the truth coming from her lips.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 11:02 AM (wIg5s)

310 Nood primate

Posted by: ballistic at February 26, 2026 11:03 AM (5aZAZ)

311 Groucho Marx sang a song about her.

Posted by: ibid at February 26, 2026 11:18 AM (oFs3r)

312 "There's a state politician here in KY that wants to make machine guns legal for the public. He's introducing a bill this year to push it.

Not a chance in hell it'll pass.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 10:45 AM (jtM2q)"

A mostly well kept secret for you: KY is right, they do have the power to do that, whether or not they'll actually pass it.

There has always been a certain number of post-86 stamp approvals and agency-to-individual transfers going on, for those with connections. The law isn't just that the .gov is allowed to make these transfers at will; it's that they don't have to approve transfers outside of those. But "don't have to" isn't "can't" or "won't".

The ATF can, and does, approve post-86 mg's straight to individuals. Just not you.

Posted by: heya at February 26, 2026 11:27 AM (NufQ3)

313 “Consensus”, an end run around leadership. It’s a carefully crafted indoctrination into a widespread enforced mediocrity, as well as preventing anyone from being held responsible or accountable.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 26, 2026 10:47 AM (yfFl/)

Consensus is the absence of leadership (MHT, 1925-2013)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 01:01 PM (fYhK6)

314 Knitting for the Nitwits called Liberal Democrats

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 26, 2026 06:00 PM (wGqjj)

The Morning Report — 2/26/26

Good morning kids. Turning to the international scene, with the situation in Iran still fluid, if not volatile internally and with two American carrier battle groups now stationed within striking distance of the Mullahs, the big story is what happened right in our own backyard:

Four passengers of a Florida-registered speedboat killed by Cuban border guards were all born in the communist island nation but lived in the US, the Cuban Embassy said Wednesday night.
Cuba’s interior ministry claimed the country’s law enforcement opened fire on the boat after it entered their waters for an “armed infiltration” attempt.
The vessel was carrying a total of 10 “armed” people who Cuban officials claim “intended to carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes.”
The Interior Ministry alleged assault rifles, handguns, Molotov cocktails and other weapons were found onboard the speedboat.
Four of the passengers were gunned down by Cuban border troopers in a shootout. The six injured survivors were identified as Amijail Sánchez González, Leordan Enrique Cruz Gómez, Conrado Galindo Sariol, José Manuel Rodríguez Castelló, Cristian Ernesto Acosta Guevara, and Roberto Azcorra Consuegra, according to the embassy.
The embassy additionally identified one of the deceased as Michel Ortega Casanova.
An eleventh Cuban national, Duniel Hernández Santos, was also arrested “within national territory,” though it’s unclear if he was on the boat with the other purported infiltrators. . .
. . . When asked for comment about the citizenship of those aboard the speedboat, the State Department referred The Post to earlier comments made by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Rubio had vowed that the US would “find out exactly what happened” and “respond accordingly.”
He downplayed Cuba’s initial version of the attack, saying the US would find its “own information on this.”
“We’re not gonna base our conclusions on what they told us,” he said.
Rubio conceded “it is highly unusual to see shootouts in the open sea like that. That’s not something that happens every day.”

Now that the Maduro regime has been decapitated and Venezuela has at long last a chance to eradicate the cancer of socialism/communism and restore its society and economy once again to freedom and prosperity, thanks to President Trump's vigorous reassertion of the heretofore long moribund Monroe Doctrine now the DON-roe Doctrine, America's national security has been bolstered.

In any case, with Maduro gone and the red menace on the wane all over Latin America, Cuba itself at long last has a chance to throw off the nearly seven long decades of misery and oppression of the Castro regime, thanks to President Trump. They know it, we know it and for sure this President knows it.

Record U.S. oil and gas production lowered world prices at the expense of Russia and the Middle East. Interrupting embargoed oil shipments from Venezuela and Iran has weakened Chinese influence and nearly strangled Cuba. . .
. . . Efforts to strangle the Cuban and Iranian governments will starve their respective anti-Western surrogates and their own terrorist efforts in Latin America and the Middle East—once more to China’s chagrin.

So, are the Cubans merely lashing out due to the aforementioned analysis by lurker extraordinarie Victor Davis Hanson, owing to the President's focus now on Iran or can the Trump State and War Departments handle multiple situations simultaneously. And is what Havana is declaring bullshit or are we engaged in any covert activity in and around Cuba? Their economy and government are now in a very precarious situation now that their supply of oil has been effectively cut off with the collapse of the Maduro regime.

Cuba has been and remains a lynchpin for our rivals and enemies to attempt to destabilize us. How incredible would it be to see the statues of bas reliefs of Marx, Lenin and Castro sledgehammered and dynamited off of every Cuban government building, just so we can see Barack Obama weeping at the sight of it.

Speaking of the Bay of Pigs, we had and still have the braying of pigs, that is the Democrat/Leftists in reaction to President Trump's tremendous State of the Union Address on Tuesday night. And as CBD and I discussed on the latest episode of the podcast, linked here and in the sidebar as well as available on the usual outlets listed at the bottom of this post,

Their vile behavior might very well be their undoing come the November midterms and perhaps into 2028, please God.

Of course that remains to be seen but if they continue to elevate illegal aliens, thugs, grifters and other assorted vermin above the American people as no doubt they will, that alone could and must wipe them out electorally, not just in the next two election cycles but for all eternity. Yes, eradicating tyranny abroad is a good thing, but can we please eradicate it here at home first and forever?!

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The Interior Ministry alleged assault rifles, handguns, Molotov cocktails and other weapons were found onboard the speedboat. (Maybe it was Antifa! - jjs)
Four ‘armed’ speedboat passengers killed by Cuban border guards lived in the US, officials say
"On the morning of February 25, 2026, a violating speedboat was detected within Cuban territorial waters."
Deadly Gun Battle Off Cuba’s Coast — Florida-Registered Boat At Center Of Clash

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

Western globalists won’t last long.
The Clash of Civilizations Restarts History

"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
Legal immigration under Trump is plunging, net migration turns negative, and America’s workforce could shrink—reversing decades of mass immigration.
The Great Immigration Reversal: Trump’s Real Progress in Tackling Legal Immigration
On Feb. 5, Yordan Basilio Diaz Vera, a 34-year-old Lyft driver, was arrested by Louisville authorities and charged of first-degree sodomy and kidnapping a mother of four. Since his arrest, ICE has placed a detainer on Diaz Vera and is now pleading with the Louisville police to not release the suspect back onto the city streets.
EXCLUSIVE: ICE Urges Authorities Not To Free Cuban Illegal Charged With Sodomizing Mother
Meza-Ramirez, who turned out to be a Mexican national in the U.S. illegally and living in New York City, had been shot in the thigh, according to WCAU-TV.
Pennsylvania Cops Bust Alleged Migrant Sex-Trafficking Rings After Street Shooting
The ruling is paused for 15 days to allow for an appeal, potentially affecting deportation processes.
Biden Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Rapid Deportations to Third Countries.
Rahman was previously arrested last month after refusing lawful orders from federal immigration agents to move her vehicle in an apparent attempt to interfere with a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation.
Bro-Fo Omar’s Guest Was Arrested at Trump’s State of the Union, Here’s Why:
A residency requirement can be waived if a parent indicates the child is living in temporary housing.
Mam-zur-dani, Titty-Caca AOC Encourage Illegal Aliens To Enroll In NYC’s Free Childcare Program
The untold story behind a heroic DHS official’s suspicious - and unsolved - death.
Phil Haney Was Right; Barack Obama Is Wrong

THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
Vance called for state governments to take their "obligations seriously to stop the fraud that's being perpetrated against the American taxpayer."
Vance Takes First Major Action As Fraud Czar With Sights Set On Minnesota

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
One can only hope that justice is served, not just for the victims of these devastating fires, but for the communities left vulnerable by years of neglect and misplaced priorities.
Deluge of Wildfire Lawsuits Hits Los Angeles and California
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY
Veteran activists and ex-inmates Dhoruba bin Wahad, Jalil Muntaqim and Jihad Abdulmumit discussed how to navigate “extreme and revolutionary times” with anti-prison organization Believers Bail Out (BBO). Bin Wahad claimed their “struggle would be typified by” an Islamic passage containing a violent prophecy.
EXCLUSIVE: Anti-Prison Group Scrubs Activist’s Rant About Killing Jews
One parent alleged that a ninth-grade teacher organized a walkout that featured chants of ‘f— the Jews,’ while others said schools punished their children for reporting anti-Semitism
‘Jewish Students Are Segregated’: Parents Sue California State Education System in First-of-Its-Kind Complaint Over ‘Anti-Semitic Propaganda’ and Harassment
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
The only place Christians in the Middle East are thriving is guess where?
Leader of Christian Israelis Denounces Tucker Carlson
The app underscores America’s commitment to free speech amid rising global censorship, amid trade and legal issues with the EU over its restrictive online speech laws.
Trump Admin Launches GLOBAL Free Speech Platform to Counter Foreign Censorship.

* * * * *
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that “brand-name” companies have agreed to the program.
Trump Announces Deals to Have Tech Companies Shoulder Burden of AI Data Center Costs
A grassroots, anti-Big Tech movement is exploding across the country. AI and data centers have become a lightning rod political issue, and will likely play roles in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. Although Americans appear to be conflicted on whether the expansion of data centers will be a good thing or a bad thing, a very vocal and passionate slice of the population is racking up anti-tech wins and causing a big stir at the local level.
Data Center Issue Exploding Into Full View All Across America
AI is not merely another technological leap—it may be the moment machines begin to eclipse the very human talents that built our world.
Even the Best AI Scenario Is the End of Everything We’ve Ever Been

THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Trump should tout a series of amazing economic and financial accomplishments.
The Economic State of the Union Is Good — See For Yourself
The owner of a Sonoma County winery believes the industry is dying because Boomers are.. “A lot of people have a misconception that the Boomers are drinking less,” he said. “This cannot be emphasized enough: it’s not because the Boomers are drinking less, it’s because there are less Boomers.”
California winery owner gives hottest take yet on why industry is dying
DIVINE’s MADNESS — Ongoing Leftist Fueled Transgender Terrorism
Lloyd Billingsley: “Trans” murderer “Roberta” Esposito explains it all for you.
“Why We GO BERSERK”
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
In a scene that plays out like something from the end of western civilization, police in Maryland appear helpless in their squad cars as a dash cam captures a street takeover of cars doing doughnuts as masked hooligans taunt officers and vandalize their vehicles.
WATCH: Maryland Police Are Powerless as Street Takeover Rages Around Them
Of course it's in California.
Sex Offender Runs for City Council on “Youth Safety” Platform
Schaefer, now 32, beat his girlfriend’s mother to death and stuffed her body into luggage during a luxury vacation more than a decade ago. He now faces federal arraignment Thursday at Chicago’s Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on conspiracy charges tied to the killing. . .
Infamous Suitcase Murderer Returns To America Early After Indonesia Deports Him
RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
The trillions spent have lined the pockets of the politically connected but have produced none of the results that have been promised.
Enough Climate Action — Shut The Money Spigot
Dozens of similar climate lawsuits hang in the balance as SCOTUS weighs state power to sue energy companies nationwide.
How The Left-Wing Climate Crusade May Be Nearing Its Breaking Point
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
"Last year, he blasted federal immigration agents"
FBI Raids Illegal Alien LA School Boss It Gave Award To
An affidavit was filed in connection with the searches, but officials stated that the details remain under seal. Another search was executed at a Miami property also connected to Carvalho, who has been the head of the second-largest school district in the United States since 2022. Carvalho previously worked for 14 years as superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
FBI Raids Home And Office Of Los Angeles School Superintendent
THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH
. . .but Thune has still not committed to doing so. (he's a venal RINO saboteur- jjs)
Trump Calls on Senate Leader Thune to Get SAVE Act Passed at SOTU
L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN
Summers’ resignation follows scrutiny over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as revealed by documents from the Department of Justice.
Obama Advisor, Clinton Treasury Sec RESIGNS Over Epstein Links.
All they have are lies.
No, Hillary Clinton Isn’t the Victim in Epstein Case
Allegations made in FBI interview documents by a woman against President Donald Trump, as revealed by NPR and the New York Times, are coming under scrutiny.
Exclusive — ‘Non-Credible Accusations’: Epstein Files ‘Trump Accuser’ Claims Collapse Under Scrutiny
FURTHER TO TRUMP 2026 STATE of the UNION ADDRESS
While her speech was meant to represent her entire party’s dissenting voice against Trump, Spanberger treated it as a chance to talk about herself, appearing to campaign as a presidential hopeful.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger Calls Illegal Aliens ‘Aspiring Americans’ in Democrat SOTU Response
Rep. Janelle Bynum (D., Ore.) described President Donald Trump’s request that lawmakers stand if they believe the first duty of government is to protect American citizens as "racist" and said the moment made her "uncomfortable."
Democrat Lawmaker: Trump’s Request To Stand For American Citizens 'Racist'
Schumer said, “Bottom line is very simple, we agree we need to protect Americans. He’s not by his reckless ICE agency in Minnesota, two Americans were killed. Americans are being pulled out of their cars and beaten. Americans houses, the doors are being knocked down, you know, without a warrant. No other police departments in America run by Americans, has has done what ICE done. So, yes, we want to protect Americans. He’s not doing it. And that’s why the American people are against what ICE is doing. So that it was legitimate and right not to stand.”
Chuck Schemer: ‘Legitimate and Right’ Dems Didn’t Stand at SOTU for Protecting Americans
“But here in Virginia, I am working with our state legislature to lower costs and make the Commonwealth more affordable.”
Spanberger’s Rebuttal to SOTU Manages to Enrage People on Both Sides of the Aisle
Fortunately for Republicans, Donald Trump is very good at this. Democrats are not.
Trump Delivers A Show At State Of The Union
For anyone who believes the best is yet to come under Trump, it is perhaps his unshakeable belief in America's heritage and unquenchable faith in America’s future that keeps that dream alive.
Trump's State of the Union was a testament to American heroes and lasting greatness
The president neatly laid the groundwork to keep his party in power and his program for American renewal in place.
The Donald’s Brand-Building – And Bulldozing – State Of The Union Spectacular
At Tuesday’s State of the Union, Democrats set themselves up as angry foils to basic civics and feel-good American patriotism.
The Right’s Brand Is ‘America First.’ The Left’s Brand Is Getting Mad About That
POLITICS
The president and his executive power alone can’t secure Republicans re-election come November. The GOP will have to act fast.
7 Ways Republicans Can Capitalize On SOTU Momentum If They Want A Shot At Midterm Victory
“To join a union was to claim a place in America...The hunger for national belonging became readily evident to leftist labor organizers...Today’s college-educated left is disconnected from working-class voters.”
The Case for Working-Class Nationalism
Jonathan Turley: It now appears that profanity is viewed as an essential element of political speech on the left.
Newsom and foul-mouthed spokesman lead Democrats’ race to the bottom
The only good thing I can say about the ejectamenta-Americans on the left is that, despite the quotidian clown-slap of reality striking their grottily pierced faces, they puissantly push forward like the frenetic, blue-haired banzai toadies they were brainwashed to be.
Ooooh, That Smell: The Smell of Death Surrounds the Democrat Party
IRAN ON the BRINK?!
To hear leftists tell it, a Sharia state should be a paradise for religious minorities. Iran isn’t.
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s War Against Non-Muslims
China and Iran are rapidly finalizing an agreement for the Islamic regime to purchase CM-302 supersonic missiles, with an approximate range of 180 miles, three officials briefed by the Iranian government and three security officials told Reuters. The deal is near completion after at least two years of talks and sped up swiftly after the 12-day June 2025 war between Iran and Israel, the officials said. The short war culminated in President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Iran Reportedly Turns To Communist China To Checkmate Trump
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Victor Davis Hanson: Trump’s strategy prizes preemptive deterrence over drift or isolation, exploiting leverage to sap rivals, steady allies, and avert the cascading conflicts that metastasized under Obama and Biden.
Is There a Trump Great Game?
Modi tells Knesset: “India stands firmly with Israel, in this moment and beyond.”
‘Am Yisrael Chai’: India’s Modi Visits Israel Amid Thriving Trade, Defense Ties
The terrorist Organization Cartel Jalisco New Generation has established a hierarchical structure that allows the criminal organization to control its vast territories throughout Mexico. Similar to how a large-scale company operates, the structure allowed the cartel’s underbosses to run day-to-day operations without the constant need for supervision from the cartel’s supreme leader, the late Ruben Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes.
EXCLUSIVE: How CJNG’s Terrorist Leadership Structure Operates
Turned victory into leverage.
Azerbaijan’s Post-War Pivot
The real proof of progress in Venezuela and what our president wants for the world in general was not found in his rhetoric about Delcy Rodríguez. It was found in another moment, the moment when he reunited a newly released Venezuelan political prisoner with his niece, who thought she'd never see him again.
The SOTU Moment That Gave Hope to Millions Around the World
The shock troops of the Red-Green alliance.
France, Far-Left ‘Antifa’ Group Leaves Security Guard Brain-Dead
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
While NASA allowed this kind of medical research on ISS, it never allowed the companies to manufacture any products on ISS for later sale on Earth. The new private space stations are decidedly opposed to that government restriction, and thus they are attracting customers like LambdaVision because they will allow it to make money on what it produces.
Medical company making artificial retinas buys payload slots on Starlab
Cool image time! In my continuing exploration of the New Horizons’ image archive, I keep finding things that I do not remember ever seeing before.
The shoreline of Pluto’s frozen nitrogen sea
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
The transgender cultists are still with us, but there is mounting resistance.
Transitioning Away from Transgenderism
Diversity efforts and LGBTQ ideology are likely still quietly lurking in the depths of corporate America. That is what the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) argued in the 2026 edition of its annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) report, which rates corporations based on their “policies, practices, and benefits” pertaining to LGBTQ employees
LGBTQ Ideology Can’t Just Seem To Die In Corporate America No Matter How Hard People Try To Kill It
Although the story isn’t over, Trump’s address to Sage and Michelle was a redemption.
Trump brought parents' struggle over secret gender transitions to the State of the Union
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
By associating symbols of Western civilization with Nazism, leftists like Tom Nichols are carrying on the work of actual Nazi propaganda.
The Atlantic Says Dressing Sharply Makes You A Nazi, Just Like The Nazis Wanted You To Think
The 'looksmaxxing' primper signals a change in values, aspirations, and stability among Zoomers.
Gen Z Men are Creating an American Tragedy and Internet Influencer 'Clavicular' Shows Why
Christian Toto: KISS musician's case against Rock & Roll Hall of Fame confirmed this week
Shakira, Sade, Lauryn Hill … and No Monkees?
Freedom of association, not bureaucratic credentialism, built excellence—great work arises from judgment and responsibility, not committees, quotas, or networking rituals.
Two Cheers for the Old Boys
Lynton agrees with Obama, in 'orgy of self-blame' deemed 'pathetic' by readers
Movie Attacking North Korean Tyrant Was Big Mistake, Says Former Sony Executive

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 07:10 AM (plFPI)

2 Thirsty Thursday

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 07:10 AM (gbOdA)

3 Willowed:

Great headline opportunity:

SAD SACK SACKED!

https://tinyurl.com/yz3s7ncd

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 07:12 AM (plFPI)

4 Good morning dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 07:13 AM (RIvkX)

5
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 26, 2026 07:15 AM (tljrc)

6 Well, it looks like the agents in charge of the Mar-a-Lago raid got fired.

Of course nobody is being charged - they're Top Men, after all.

But, the cold comfort is that they all thought that banana republic stunt would be a big step up for their careers as loyal, ham-and-eggin' deep state Boy Scouts.

Oops! Oopsie!

They'll be ok, though. I'm sure Fusion GPS needs all the disgraced former spooks they can get. Trump is at the end of his career, and the FBI is going to need a whole new set of piss party dossiers and so forth soon enough.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 07:16 AM (BI5O2)

7 They all need summary trials and executions:

https://tinyurl.com/4jjefwu3

Yeh. I know. Not gonna happen.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 07:17 AM (plFPI)

8 too early in the stack to comment

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 07:19 AM (ZxPkt)

9 Good morning!

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

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 07:22 AM (u82oZ)

10 "WATCH: Maryland Police Are Powerless as Street Takeover Rages Around Them"

Don't the police have shotguns?

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:23 AM (vFG9F)

11 Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 26, 2026 07:19 AM (dQeQC)

Thanks ever so much . I always hang on every word betting markets predict

Posted by: AliasJohnsonJohnson at February 26, 2026 07:23 AM (rZCVI)

12 OK

>Trump Calls on Senate Leader Thune to Get SAVE Act Passed at SOTU
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has this Thune character offered a single credible explanation for not pushing SAVE to completion? One that makes sense? Because if so, I missed it.

The best I can glean from reading online is, 'it would be too difficult'.

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 07:23 AM (ZxPkt)

13 FBI Raids Home And Office Of Los Angeles School Superintendent
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Wait until they finally catch up with Richard Carranza.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 07:24 AM (RIvkX)

14 Thune can't find his birth certificate so he is afraid he won't be able to vote.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:24 AM (vFG9F)

15 Thune is yet one more reason why I despise the Senate of the United States

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 07:25 AM (ZxPkt)

16 "The owner of a Sonoma County winery believes the industry is dying because Boomers are.

Jon Phillips, the owner of Sonoma County winery Inspiration Vineyards and Winery, told The Post that the population decline of the industry’s top wine-consuming generation has led to a recent downturn in sales."

Good thing Omar made her nut before the wine industry goes flat.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:25 AM (vFG9F)

17 Mindful Worker has a great compilation of Amelia links: http://mindfulwebworks.com/ mindset/heap-o-amelia-links-2
mind the gap.

My favorite is the third video down on that link.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 07:26 AM (u82oZ)

18 "has this Thune character offered a single credible explanation for not pushing SAVE to completion?"

GOPe benefits from election fraud.

Posted by: davidt at February 26, 2026 07:28 AM (Q+gd/)

19 Communist China > ISIS > US Senate > the Taliban > France

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 07:28 AM (ZxPkt)

20 RINO Senate Leader John Thune Confirms He’s FORCING a Vote on the SAVE America Act

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 07:29 AM (IK0sI)

21 Don Black

Good thing for the Senate that President Trump has no Cromwell in him.

Their inaction and mal-action are clear and present dangers to America.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 07:30 AM (u82oZ)

22 20 RINO Senate Leader John Thune Confirms He’s FORCING a Vote on the SAVE America Act
Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 07:29 AM (IK0sI)

What's the catch?

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 26, 2026 07:30 AM (fZiTB)

23 https://tinyurl.com/4jjefwu3

Yeh. I know. Not gonna happen.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 07:17 AM (plFPI)
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I believe this also means Mayorkas can be referred for perjury in testimony to Congress.

Hahahahhaahahahahahha.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 07:31 AM (RIvkX)

24 Court records show that that poor, innocent Irishman, Seamus Culleton, who is in ICE lockup and claiming he's being tortured has a history of domestic violence against his first American wife. That's in addition to having arrest warrants on drug charges waiting for him upon his return to Ireland, whenever that may be.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 26, 2026 07:31 AM (Y1sOo)

25 "7 Ways Republicans Can Capitalize On SOTU Momentum If They Want A Shot At Midterm Victory"

Why would we want that?

Posted by: The GOP at February 26, 2026 07:31 AM (vFG9F)

26 20 RINO Senate Leader John Thune Confirms He’s FORCING a Vote on the SAVE America Act
Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 07:29 AM (IK0sI)

Talk is cheap, actions speak louder than words.

Posted by: davidt at February 26, 2026 07:32 AM (Q+gd/)

27 Garbage Congresstwat Ilhan Omar denies she ever said that Americans should be more fearful of white men across our country, yet she is on video saying exactly that, word for word.

Posted by: one hour sober at February 26, 2026 07:32 AM (Y1sOo)

28 the words 'senile' and 'Senate' share a common etymology

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 07:32 AM (ZxPkt)

29 "Court records show that that poor, innocent Irishman, Seamus Culleton, who is in ICE lockup and claiming he's being tortured has a history of domestic violence against his first American wife. That's in addition to having arrest warrants on drug charges waiting for him upon his return to Ireland, whenever that may be.
Posted by: one hour sober"

Pfft. How's his rap?

Posted by: Flavor Flav at February 26, 2026 07:33 AM (vFG9F)

30 If the SAVE Act passes, will it be in time to affect the midterms?

Posted by: davidt at February 26, 2026 07:33 AM (Q+gd/)

31
Leftist "Resistance" seems to come down to resisting arrest for sex crimes.

Posted by: Auspex at February 26, 2026 07:33 AM (Y8DZL)

32 Senator Mullins FIRED BACK after Bernie Sanders took a cheap shot, and it did NOT end well for the octogenarian socialist:

Markwayne: "God forbid we change and go after and try to fix our broken system. Anyways, I ranted too long."

Sanders: "Yes, you did."

Markwayne: "I'm sorry, I didn't ask your opinion on that. And if I cared about you, I would ask you, but I don't care about your opinion. Well, you're part of the system.

You're part of the problem. You've been sitting here longer than I've even been alive. This is your problem. You should have fixed this a long time ago."

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 07:34 AM (IK0sI)

33 We got the Big Bill last year. If we can get the Save Act this year we'll be doing about as well as can be expected.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 26, 2026 07:34 AM (fZiTB)

34 Good morning horde!
God bless America, and God bless President Trump and all his patriotic allies.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 07:34 AM (vfth7)

35 >If the SAVE Act passes, will it be in time to affect the midterms?

Posted by: davidt

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my feeling is, Democrats all over America will sue before Trump's signature on the bill is even dry

hoping to delay indefinitely thru lawfare

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 07:37 AM (ZxPkt)

36 President of WEF quitting because Epstein

Posted by: one hour sober at February 26, 2026 07:38 AM (Y1sOo)

37 Good morning!

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead...Wearing Pants and Working at February 26, 2026 07:39 AM (luW68)

38 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 07:40 AM (ExV1e)

39 >my feeling is, Democrats all over America will sue before Trump's signature on the bill is even dry
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and we already know how federal judges like to enjoin the President
so expect multiple rulings against SAVE, should it pass into law

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 07:40 AM (ZxPkt)

40 vmom deport deport deport

If I could, I would give your comment + 6.022 x 10²³ plus ups.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 07:42 AM (u82oZ)

41 @MOSSADil
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7m
REPORT: U.S.-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva end after three hours.

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 07:42 AM (ZxPkt)

42 Good morning. The March 3rd Texas Primary is right around the corner and the attack ad postcards are coming in now, fast and voluminous. I have a 6-page sample ballot to cycle through and figure out who gets my vote in the contested races.

Trying to weed out the Bushies, GOPe-s, Cornyn sycophant's, MAGA impersonators, TDS-afflicted, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 07:43 AM (wVcYX)

43 The goatrapers in NYC are getting uppity.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at February 26, 2026 07:44 AM (nESHF)

44 I got nothing... other than I remember an episode of George Lopez (sitcom) from 20+ years ago where George went out onto the high seas with his father-in-law to rescue FIL's brother from communist Cuba... kinda funny but even more amazing the episode treated communist Cuba as bad

I really have no idea, but if I had to guess the politics of the comedian and actor George Lopez I'd say he was a lefty....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 07:44 AM (xT8gx)

45
Cuba detected the hostile boat with state of the art equipment provided by Mexican drug cartels.

The boat was in international waters, but AI predicted it would cross the boundary and land.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 07:46 AM (VWtfl)

46 Good morning. The March 3rd Texas Primary is right around the corner and the attack ad postcards are coming in now, fast and voluminous. I have a 6-page sample ballot to cycle through and figure out who gets my vote in the contested races.

Trying to weed out the Bushies, GOPe-s, Cornyn sycophant's, MAGA impersonators, TDS-afflicted, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, halfwits, dimwits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, hornswogglers, horse thieves, bull dykes, train robbers, bank robbers, ass-kickers, shit-kickers and Methodists.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 07:43 AM (wVcYX)

What's your thought on the comptroller's race, GOP primary. I'm leaning Don Huffines but haven't yet done a ton of research. I think Abbott has endorsed the other guy, but even though he's been a pretty good governor this doesn't sway me... he might still be miffed that Huffines went after him pretty good in the last GOP gubernatorial primary....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 07:46 AM (xT8gx)

47 About Coast Guard members coming back after being discharged under Biden for refusing COVID shot. Also, I didn't watch the SOTU so I just learned that a Coast Guard swimmer was recognized for saving 165 people during TX flooding. Story from "Legal Insurrection " site;

https://tinyurl.com/43sy6nu7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 07:47 AM (rZCVI)

48 Joby's all-electric air taxi is being designed for up to four passengers, with comfortable seating, featuring large windows with panoramic views of the city below from every seat. Flown by a certified commercial pilot, the aircraft uses six tilting propellers to take off vertically before transitioning into forward flight. It can travel at speeds of up to 200 mph and has a range of up to 100 miles on a single charge.
====================
Uber announces that air taxi rides can be booked on its app in Dubai, beginning in the fall of 2026

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 07:47 AM (UpmsQ)

49 Don Black

Suppress the Iranian air defense - again.

Then fly C-17s, with EA- FA-18 Growlers and F-35 fighters in protection, high over major cities of Iran. Open the ramp, and send out pallets full of 45 caliber pistols, 6 rounds of ammo, in individual packages with a bright orange parachute.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 07:48 AM (u82oZ)

50 LinusVanPelt, Huffines gets my vote.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 07:48 AM (+nEug)

51 Good morning Horde, thx JJ.
So Borge Brenda the WEF president is going to resign because of Epstein ties. The Dems really didn't think the Epstein obsession through. Cue Nelson Muntz

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 07:48 AM (HYqoK)

52 Sid has just signed up for a defamation lawsuit. So sad.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 07:49 AM (UpmsQ)

53 LinusVanPelt, Huffines gets my vote.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 07:48 AM (+nEug)

Thank you, Ben Had! Then he gets my vote as well

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 07:50 AM (xT8gx)

54 One Iraianin helicopter and 2 more jets have crashed in training exercises. Iran may not have an airforce left before long.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 07:50 AM (+nEug)

55 That's in addition to having arrest warrants on drug charges waiting for him upon his return to Ireland, whenever that may be.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 26, 2026 07:31 AM (Y1sOo)
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From the discussion here last week on this subject, I think we learned he can volunteer to leave any time he wants, but he is fighting to stay with ICE, and avoid jail in Ireland.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 07:52 AM (9C7ml)

56 If I could, I would give your comment + 6.022 x 10²³ plus ups.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Let's toast to that - avogadro toast anyone?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 07:52 AM (vfth7)

57 Brilliant photoshop today, JJS.

"Bray of Pigs" indeed, even if it mixes donkey sounds and pigs.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 07:53 AM (9C7ml)

58 Biden showered with his daughter, sniffs little girls into his 80s, and withheld the Epstein files. Trump kicked Epstein out of Mar a Lago and released the Epstein files. Clearly Trump must be the "pedo." Makes sense.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 26, 2026 07:53 AM (fZiTB)

59 {{{Ben Had}}}

The exacting maintenance required for safe flight of highly complex aircraft may be too much for an Islamic "Gods Will" society.

Good morning.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 07:53 AM (u82oZ)

60 Although of course I don’t support Cuba’s government, the boat they shot up was probably involved in smuggling illegals from Cuba to Florida.

Who else would take a small fishing boat up to Cuba’s coastline? Why else were 10 people on a very small boat that would be expected to have 3 or 4 at most? And no, it was no speedboat - ordinary fishing boat. 40+ years old.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 07:54 AM (k/Sbk)

61 SAD SACK SACKED!

https://tinyurl.com/yz3s7ncd
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 07:12 AM (plFPI)

His mistake was not becoming a teacher.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 07:54 AM (ExV1e)

62 The Senate is a very annoying institution, somewhat intentionally so, but watching Mullin bitch slap Bernie verbally was nice

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 07:55 AM (HYqoK)

63 avogadro toast anyone?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

🥂

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 07:55 AM (u82oZ)

64 51 Good morning Horde, thx JJ.
So Borge Brenda the WEF president is going to resign because of Epstein ties. The Dems really didn't think the Epstein obsession through. Cue Nelson Muntz
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Turns out Western Euro elites have the same tastes as Muzzie invaders for screwing underage kids. Both deserve to be put on the trash heap of history.

And I see our trolls are now actively asking for libel suits incoming from PDT. Factual assertions with no proof regardless of what passes for such on social media means a de facto reckless disregard of the truth or actual malice. Both are not protected under NYT v. Sullivan.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 07:55 AM (E4rtv)

65 20 RINO Senate Leader John Thune Confirms He’s FORCING a Vote on the SAVE America Act
Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 07:29 AM (IK0sI)

What's the catch?
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 26, 2026 07:30 AM (fZiTB)
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The catch is Thune knows it won't get 60 votes. This is pure theater for the rubes (us).

He simply refuses to enforce Senate rules, and require Democrats to stand and speak for their filibuster.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 07:55 AM (9C7ml)

66 Thune absolutely sucks donkey balls.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 07:56 AM (9C7ml)

67 The shot Casanova!!

Pity, I hear he was popular with the ladies.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 07:56 AM (+N6ee)

68 LinusVanPelt, Huffines gets my vote.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 07:48 AM (+nEug)

Thank you, Ben Had! Then he gets my vote as well
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 07:50 AM (xT8gx)

Good to know. I have hate postcards from Hancock and Craddick and was leaning Huffines. Leaning also because Harris County is putting most of my favs in each race at or near the bottom of the ballot choices. That's a "tell", as they say.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 07:56 AM (wVcYX)

69 President of WEF quitting because Epstein
Posted by: one hour sober
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Wow... Pro-Wrestling won't be the same without him

Posted by: Flyin' Green Dildo at February 26, 2026 07:56 AM (DDJSl)

70 NaCly, it is to laugh. The air force combat instructor crashed and burned a little while back. One might think some sabotage might be going on.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 07:56 AM (+nEug)

71 Samuel P. Huntington was a prophet. Not that he foretold the future, but that he spoke the truth.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 26, 2026 07:56 AM (qFwJc)

72 Although of course I don’t support Cuba’s government, the boat they shot up was probably involved in smuggling illegals from Cuba to Florida.

Who else would take a small fishing boat up to Cuba’s coastline? Why else were 10 people on a very small boat that would be expected to have 3 or 4 at most? And no, it was no speedboat - ordinary fishing boat. 40+ years old.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 07:54 AM (k/Sbk)

The S.S. Minnow got blown off course in a storm again?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 07:58 AM (wVcYX)

73 The exacting maintenance required for safe flight of highly complex aircraft may be too much for an Islamic "Gods Will" society.

Same with bathing, being polite and having manners and not smelling and acting like ass.

Posted by: Somali Joe at February 26, 2026 07:58 AM (hXJe5)

74 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at February 26, 2026 07:58 AM (2Ez/1)

75 55 That's in addition to having arrest warrants on drug charges waiting for him upon his return to Ireland, whenever that may be.
Posted by: one hour sober at February 26, 2026 07:31 AM (Y1sOo)
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From the discussion here last week on this subject, I think we learned he can volunteer to leave any time he wants, but he is fighting to stay with ICE, and avoid jail in Ireland.
Posted by: Huck Follywood
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Yes. That is the truth of all deportations, if you leave voluntarily, you are better off than contesting it and losing. And agreeing and leaving means that you are no longer detained. Irish drug dealer dude simply figures US detainment with a chance of freedom is better than serving time in an Irish prison.

May Irish dude continue to be detained until Ireland imprisons him.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 07:58 AM (E4rtv)

76 Trump's SOTU speech will be ancient history by the midterms. At least two dozen new libelous narratives will have have been pumped out by the media by then. If we don't have an offensive attack plan against the media we're looking at same-old, same-old.

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 26, 2026 07:58 AM (fZiTB)

77 I'm currently reading my favorite senator John Kennedy's book in which he has some choice words about the Senate and Lindsey Graham in particular.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 07:59 AM (RIvkX)

78 @64 Whig, one of the best things that Trump could do would be to bring a lawsuit which reaches the SC giving them the opportunity to overrule Sullivan. Thomas has wanted to do that for years

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 07:59 AM (HYqoK)

79 74 Birdbath status?
Posted by: Just Wondering at February 26, 2026 07:58 AM (2Ez/1)

Our birdbath out back has been in two pieces for the past few years but our former koi pond is frozen over solid!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 26, 2026 07:59 AM (x0n13)

80 Ben Had

One truism is pilots need to take care of their maintenance team. That is a big issue in Islamic societies, (because their pilots look down on the common man) and why most aircraft maintenance is done by expats.

Their tragedy is my dry humor.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 07:59 AM (u82oZ)

81 71 Samuel P. Huntington was a prophet. Not that he foretold the future, but that he spoke the truth.
Posted by: no one of any consequence
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Yes he did and it upset the globaloney crowd. Had GHWB through Biden (excluding PDT) payed attention to Huntington, US foreign policy would have never been the stupid invade the world and invite the world that is causing the West so many deadly problems.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 08:01 AM (E4rtv)

82 72 Although of course I don’t support Cuba’s government, the boat they shot up was probably involved in smuggling illegals from Cuba to Florida.

Who else would take a small fishing boat up to Cuba’s coastline? Why else were 10 people on a very small boat that would be expected to have 3 or 4 at most? And no, it was no speedboat - ordinary fishing boat. 40+ years old.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 26, 2026 07:54 AM (k/Sbk)

The S.S. Minnow got blown off course in a storm again?
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 07:58 AM (wVcYX)

Same thought - it was doing illegal smuggling of some sort, so I can't feel too much sympathy...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 26, 2026 08:01 AM (tOcjL)

83 Senators were on a short leash before the 17th amendment. States legislatures had some power on their powdered wigs. Since the 17th , senators donned fishnet stockings, thigh high boots and a bright red light in the nethers. All of them are whores.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 08:01 AM (ehY6c)

84 Samuel P. Huntington was a prophet.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 26, 2026 07:56 AM (qFwJc)
-

Howard Johnson was also right!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 08:03 AM (plFPI)

85 Good morning, all. Thanks, J.J!

>Ex-Air Force pilot arrested for allegedly training Chinese military pilots without authorization
Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. allegedly violated Arms Export Control Act after 24-year Air Force career training American pilots on advanced combat aircraft
Greg Wehner, Fox News, Published Feb. 25, 2026

And a quarter century ago ...

Posted by: L -;No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 08:03 AM (NFX2v)

86 81 Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 08:01 AM (E4rtv)

Biggest mistake they made was stealing 2020. Trump might not have been so successful had that been his second term and we'd likely have two terms of Kamala.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 26, 2026 08:04 AM (x0n13)

87 Two Cheers for the Old Boys
_________
N A M Rodger makes a similar case about the 18th C RN. By later standards the system looks corrupt, yet it was extremely successful. For one thing, the nepotistic side was controlled by the fact that one was judged by the performance of one's proteges. Pure favoritism didn't work.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 26, 2026 08:04 AM (AlhUl)

88 kingsman

Back then, State Legislating bodies were so corrupt that the 17th amendment was regarded as an upgrade.

Constitution 2.0 needs to fix that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 08:04 AM (u82oZ)

89 Our birdbath out back has been in two pieces for the past few years but our former koi pond is frozen over solid!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 26, 2026 07:59 AM (x0n13)
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Ask CBD if he'll be nice and let you write a guest FWP column this coming Sunday.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 08:04 AM (plFPI)

90 @amuse
·
5h
SAVE ACT: Leader Thune explained that Senators don’t have time to debate and vote on the SAVE Act. For example, today would have been a problem since Sen Thom Tillis had to participate in a dog parade featuring the dogs of Congress.

video of Senators playing with dogs instead of passing SAVE

https://tinyurl.com/ykmcekar

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 08:06 AM (ZxPkt)

91 78 @64 Whig, one of the best things that Trump could do would be to bring a lawsuit which reaches the SC giving them the opportunity to overrule Sullivan. Thomas has wanted to do that for years
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Yes. NYT v. Sullivan's separate std. of public persons made a mess of the law and should be rolled back. The original facts in the case did not merit the legal remedy crafted by Scotus and was mainly a virtue signalling device.

The advertisement did not mention the Montgomery city commissioner by name nor would anyone actually much know that particular city commissioner would be in charge of the public services supervision.

This was simply another example of the Warren Court bloviating and making legislation rather than simply ruling on the basis that Sullivan (the city commissioner) was not libeled.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 08:07 AM (E4rtv)

92 LGBTQ Ideology Can’t Just Seem To Die In Corporate America No Matter How Hard People Try To Kill It
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The Karens in HR aren't going to be easy to get rid of. They're more tenacious than Japanese soldiers on the islands.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 26, 2026 08:07 AM (AlhUl)

93 Apropos of nothing, the weather here in north Texas has been absolutely fantastic, almost amazing for February... yesterday afternoon it was sunny and 78 degrees for my daily constitutional. Then took a walk with wife at 8pm and it was still 68 degrees....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 08:07 AM (xT8gx)

94 89 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 08:04 AM (plFPI)

I don't see this as a problem so much as the way it is!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 26, 2026 08:07 AM (x0n13)

95 The USS Gerald Ford has left Crete and is underway. I understand it will be positioned near Israel.

I guess PDT must have passed on the mullahs offering to let us "invest" in their oil and gas and mineral opportunities.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:08 AM (+nEug)

96 More Harris County Ballot shenanigans - turns out the sample ballot I printed directly from the voter website cutoff the 4th column of races. I had to download the danged file and print it from Adobe.

With a 6-page ballot, the voting machine and paper ballot miscues might be epic.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 08:08 AM (wVcYX)

97 The Atlantic Says Dressing Sharply Makes You A Nazi, Just Like The Nazis Wanted You To Think
________
To be fair, our side is just as likely to yell "Nazi" at the Dems.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 26, 2026 08:08 AM (AlhUl)

98 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 08:08 AM (jtM2q)

99 Thanks NaCly for the proper framing of political corruption. Virtue was long gone and everything was for sale.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 08:08 AM (ehY6c)

100 Getting older stinks, but it does beat the alternative.... but file under "stinks" the fact that it is obvious that I'm having issues with cataracts in my eyes. Starting to see halos when I look at lights.... almost alarming how quickly they're degrading. Gonna have to get in quick and have that surgery... not sure if it's one or both eyes sigh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 08:09 AM (xT8gx)

101 Hello again, everyone! Work has been accomplished, coffee has been consumed.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 08:11 AM (+4yJ5)

102 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

No baby yet.. D day +5 and counting.

Posted by: Inogame at February 26, 2026 08:11 AM (53oGX)

103 Just this week, JJS has brought us breaking news from Uranus (at last) and now a pretty picture of Pluto's frozen nitrogen sea. Waterfront property prices are through the roof here on Earth. Might there be a Del Webb development on Pluto within a few years? Is Global Warming a problem there? I have questions, but it sounds like a real opportunity for savvy, early investors.

Posted by: Aspiring Space Cadet at February 26, 2026 08:11 AM (oftw2)

104 RINO Senate Leader John Thune Confirms He’s FORCING a Vote on the SAVE America Act
Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 07:29 AM (IK0sI)

What's the catch?
Posted by: Ordinary American at February 26, 2026 07:30 AM (fZiTB)

Everyone will receive twice as many final calls about their car's extended warranty.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

105 Biggest mistake they made was stealing 2020. Trump might not have been so successful had that been his second term and we'd likely have two terms of Kamala.
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
======
The steal was all to protect the precious Obama and the evil Clintons along with their Nat Sec minions like Comey, Clapper, and Brennan and other high offices.

I personally think that Obama rates as the worst president of all time---James Buchanan used to hold that title due to incompetence but Obama's malicious and destructive two terms plus the incompetence makes him the clear winner so far.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 08:12 AM (E4rtv)

106 97 The Atlantic Says Dressing Sharply Makes You A Nazi, Just Like The Nazis Wanted You To Think
***

Add it to the list. Good grammar, punctuality, eating well, staying fit, haven't all of these been trashed as well?

Posted by: Ordinary American at February 26, 2026 08:12 AM (fZiTB)

107 >The USS Gerald Ford has left Crete and is underway. I understand it will be positioned near Israel.
----

sidenote: I've been to Crete

made out with a lovely Norwegian nurse on holiday, and drank locally sourced Ouzo

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 08:13 AM (ZxPkt)

108 Getting older. My 40 year old mind saw the sign for adult volleyball at the Y and said I would love to play. My 76 year old body said " who are you kidding?"

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:14 AM (+nEug)

109 No baby yet.. D day +5 and counting.
Posted by: Inogame at February 26, 2026 08:11 AM (53oGX)
=====

Has she tried jumping up and down? Drinking hot sauce? Hot bath?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 08:14 AM (RIvkX)

110 Starting to see halos when I look at lights.... almost alarming how quickly they're degrading. Gonna have to get in quick and have that surgery... not sure if it's one or both eyes sigh
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 08:09 AM (xT8gx)

Ask for the special "They Live" lenses. Or the X-Ray Vision lenses. Enjoy the sights!

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 08:14 AM (wVcYX)

111 Linus, the cataract surgery is effective, had both eyes with lens replacements in summer of 2020. I had the base lens replacement but wife paid out of pocket for trifocal lens replacements 14k not covered by ins. Perhaps less customer satisfaction with trifocal lens overall. Keep it simple.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 08:14 AM (ehY6c)

112 Democrats are so so so so retarded. So very very retarded. You’ve never seen such retards. It’s incredible. Yiuuuge even.

Posted by: PDT at February 26, 2026 08:15 AM (nwGCR)

113 Getting older. My 40 year old mind saw the sign for adult volleyball at the Y and said I would love to play. My 76 year old body said " who are you kidding?"
Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:14 AM (+nEug)
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I can get a bruise opening a jar of relish.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 08:15 AM (RIvkX)

114 The media has fixated on Trump’s tariffs and his provocative tweets. Meanwhile, he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have already done more to hinder China and its terrorist clients and proxies than any administration in memory.
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Good article from VDH.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 08:15 AM (odyr+)

115 What's your thought on the comptroller's race, GOP primary. I'm leaning Don Huffines but haven't yet done a ton of research. I think Abbott has endorsed the other guy, but even though he's been a pretty good governor this doesn't sway me... he might still be miffed that Huffines went after him pretty good in the last GOP gubernatorial primary....
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 07:46 AM (xT8gx)

I was thinking Christi Craddick but it crazy hard to find out anything about anyone other than an incumbent when it comes to primaries.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 08:15 AM (ExV1e)

116 Inogame, have you consider a long car ride down a bumpy road?

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:16 AM (+nEug)

117 school administrators were aware of anti-Semitic harassment but either recommended segregating Jewish students from the rest of the class or swept the reports under the rug.

"Have you guys considered having classes in the attic? There is a precedent for it."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 08:17 AM (+4yJ5)

118 Linus, the cataract surgery is effective, had both eyes with lens replacements in summer of 2020. I had the base lens replacement but wife paid out of pocket for trifocal lens replacements 14k not covered by ins. Perhaps less customer satisfaction with trifocal lens overall. Keep it simple.
Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 08:14 AM (ehY6c)

Thank you! That is very good to know....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 08:18 AM (xT8gx)

119 No baby yet.. D day +5 and counting.
Posted by: Inogame at February 26, 2026 08:11 AM (53oGX)

A rousing set of Ring-Around-The-Rosie and Duck, Duck, Goose games? Mix in some Hokey Pokey as needed.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 08:18 AM (wVcYX)

120 @100 Linus, my mother had the cataract surgeries in the early 2000s and had no problems at all . Good luck

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 08:19 AM (HYqoK)

121 No baby yet.. D day +5 and counting.
Posted by: Inogame

In the history of the human race, no baby has ever stayed inside mom forever.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 08:19 AM (vfth7)

122 So Borge Brenda the WEF president is going to resign because of Epstein ties. The Dems really didn't think the Epstein obsession through. Cue Nelson Muntz
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Turns out Western Euro elites have the same tastes as Muzzie invaders for screwing underage kids.

There are folks resigning for "ties to Epstein" who aren't implicated in pedo activities. In fact, almost no one has been implicated in pedo activities. It's all been financial shit.

And the people resigning have all been older and wealthy. Brenda is 60, Larry Summers is 71. They probably decided that it wasn't worth putting up with the BS and retired.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 08:20 AM (ExV1e)

123 Today is National Toast Day.🍞

Posted by: redridinghood at February 26, 2026 08:20 AM (NpAcC)

124 Leaning also because Harris County is putting most of my favs in each race at or near the bottom of the ballot choices. That's a "tell", as they say.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 07:56 AM (wVcYX)

I believe that the order is set randomly when the ballot is finalized. They put that into law a while back.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 08:21 AM (ExV1e)

125

"Dear Atlantic Mag, GFY!"

- - Joe Jackson https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=1FUvF04vzPE&list=RD1FUvF04vzPE&start_radio=1

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 26, 2026 08:22 AM (x0n13)

126 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 08:04 AM (plFPI)

I don't see this as a problem so much as the way it is!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at February 26, 2026 08:07 AM (x0n13)
-

That kind of thinking is a TWP.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 08:22 AM (plFPI)

127 88 kingsman

Back then, State Legislating bodies were so corrupt that the 17th amendment was regarded as an upgrade.

Constitution 2.0 needs to fix that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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By the time the 17th Amendment was ratified, most states used an election to seat their Senators. I think only a half dozen or slightly more still used state legislative votes. Sort of like how few states still used the poll tax by the time that a constitutional amendment banned the practice.

For better or worse, the 17th Amendment was and probably still is more popular than the sausage making that a return to state legislative picks would be. Corruption, extended vacancies in seats due to political reasons in the state, were all things that made the 17th a popular thing to do.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 08:23 AM (E4rtv)

128 > "WATCH: Maryland Police Are Powerless as Street Takeover Rages Around Them"
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This happened in Chevy Chase, MD. Once a very exclusive 'hood near the D.C. line. Not too far from where many former and present politicos live.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 08:23 AM (jtM2q)

129 >Today is National Toast Day.🍞

Posted by: redridinghood
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the drink, or the thing with the jam on it

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 08:23 AM (ZxPkt)

130 Linus, I too had cataract surgery in both eyes. It went swimmingly.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 08:23 AM (pZ64F)

131 More Harris County Ballot shenanigans - turns out the sample ballot I printed directly from the voter website cutoff the 4th column of races. I had to download the danged file and print it from Adobe.

With a 6-page ballot, the voting machine and paper ballot miscues might be epic.
Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 08:08 AM (wVcYX)
********
Filled out some Harris County sample ballots at the request of a few family members.
They took their ballots in and voted on the computer screen without any problems.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 26, 2026 08:24 AM (NpAcC)

132 Linus the observation about more trouble with trifocal lens replacement was stated by my optometrist, Dr Le whom I greatly respect ; his wealth of experience. I still wear glasses but not thick lens. Also can wear foster grant shades off the rack and see well enough to drive. Wife does not need glasses but has complaints about the lens. Ins. paid my surgery in full.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 08:25 AM (ehY6c)

133 >This happened in Chevy Chase, MD. Once a very exclusive 'hood near the D.C. line. Not too far from where many former and present politicos live.

Posted by: Martini Farmer
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this is gonna really shock the squares

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 08:25 AM (ZxPkt)

134 the drink, or the thing with the jam on it
Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 08:23 AM (ZxPkt)
******
The thing with the jam on it.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 26, 2026 08:25 AM (NpAcC)

135 In the history of the human race, no baby has ever stayed inside mom forever.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 08:19 AM (vfth7)
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The last days before Boy F. was born were awful. He was over 8 lbs and active, and she is tiny. It was very Alien.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 08:26 AM (RIvkX)

136 There are folks resigning for "ties to Epstein" who aren't implicated in pedo activities. In fact, almost no one has been implicated in pedo activities. It's all been financial shit.

And the people resigning have all been older and wealthy. Brenda is 60, Larry Summers is 71. They probably decided that it wasn't worth putting up with the BS and retired.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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True, I was being a bit sloppy. Probably because I was thinking of the Norwegian former PM. I think he did indulge. And Summers was wanting Epstein advice in wooing and screwing one of his students/advisees who was of age enough but this would get most tenured profs fired through normal HR practices. In Summers's case, it wasn't financial.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 08:26 AM (E4rtv)

137 For better or worse, the 17th Amendment was and probably still is more popular than the sausage making that a return to state legislative picks would be. Corruption, extended vacancies in seats due to political reasons in the state, were all things that made the 17th a popular thing to do.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 08:23 AM (E4rtv)

The 17th would probably be fine if it had a provision for recall.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 08:27 AM (ExV1e)

138 Even the Best AI Scenario Is the End of Everything We’ve Ever Been
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People are panicking for no reason. AI is no more a human agent than Penn and Teller were Gandalf. Calm down.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 26, 2026 08:27 AM (AlhUl)

139 cool
I like toast
FYI I butter my toast starting in the upper right corner, working down and to the left

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 08:27 AM (ZxPkt)

140 139 cool
I like toast
FYI I butter my toast starting in the upper right corner, working down and to the left
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I bet you cut your sandwiches in half before eating them, rite?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 26, 2026 08:29 AM (pZ64F)

141 The Missus says I put too much butter on my toast.

Is that even possible?

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 26, 2026 08:29 AM (DgMqy)

142 I believe that the order is set randomly when the ballot is finalized. They put that into law a while back.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 08:21 AM (ExV1e)

Filled out some Harris County sample ballots at the request of a few family members.
They took their ballots in and voted on the computer screen without any problems.
Posted by: redridinghood at February 26, 2026 08:24 AM (NpAcC)

You guys are harshing my conspiracy theories. Sigh.

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 08:29 AM (wVcYX)

143 FYI I butter my toast starting in the upper right corner, working down and to the left
Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 08:27 AM (ZxPkt)
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Listen Meathead, you put the butter in the center and spread to the corners.

Posted by: Archie Bunker at February 26, 2026 08:30 AM (RIvkX)

144 139 cool
I like toast
FYI I butter my toast starting in the upper right corner, working down and to the left
Posted by: Don Black

The owner of a Commie Red Toaster would do something like that. I'm not surprised.

Posted by: For Shame! at February 26, 2026 08:30 AM (oftw2)

145 Have a great day, everyone.

May Nature get you to say Oooh, Ah, not ouch.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at February 26, 2026 08:31 AM (u82oZ)

146 I am voting Mayes Middleton for AG

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:31 AM (+nEug)

147 The upper right has too much butter and the lower left has none.

Posted by: Archie Bunker at February 26, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

148 this is gonna really shock the squares

Nah, most folks in D.C. nowadays are gaycentric and favor things like illegal immigration, NAMBLA and Comet Pizza.

The only thing that would shocks them is normals.

Posted by: DC, America's Shithole at February 26, 2026 08:32 AM (hXJe5)

149 I bet some of these splitters cut their sandwiches diagonally. Heretics, you are denounced

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 08:33 AM (HYqoK)

150 Cuba has a history of murdering people trying to escape.
https://tinyurl.com/27bucusf

Posted by: Juan Paxety at February 26, 2026 08:33 AM (EwniN)

151 Huntington and Fukuyama formulated their theses in essays around the same time, before expanding them into books. Foreign Policy magazine published both in the same special issue when the USSR went tits up.

I found that issue in my dad's library a couple years later and read both. I couldn't have been more than 11 or 12, and it was a formative wake-up call for me.

It was clear right off the bat, even to a dumb kid, that Fukuyama was a fantasist and Huntington was much closer to right, insofar as nobody could tell the future. But he sounded plausible, and Fukuyama sounded stupid as hell - because even children understand human nature.

Problem was, his dumb book was out by then, and our President was praising it to the Heavens, and *basing his damn foreign policy on it.*

Watching that play out convinced me that we were in some real deep shit.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at February 26, 2026 08:33 AM (BI5O2)

152 Listen Meathead, you put the butter in the center and spread to the corners.
Posted by: Archie Bunker
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Start doing it tomorrow and do it that way for the rest of your life!

Posted by: And don't get me started on shoes and socks! at February 26, 2026 08:33 AM (2Ez/1)

153 Holy shit.

Susan Wiles' attorney consented to the FBI spying on his phone call with her.

There is no clearer case of disbarment.
That violates every ethical obligation there is between lawyer and client.

We're also learning that the J6 Committee were all coordinating along with Jack Smith, Fannie Willis and the Biden White House, using committee subpoenas to obtain evidence they'd otherwise be barred from getting.

Months back, the rumor was the grand jury in FL was for an "all of government" over-arching nationwide conspiracy.

Drip, drip, drip ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 08:34 AM (HXT0k)

154 People are panicking for no reason. AI is no more a human agent than Penn and Teller were Gandalf. Calm down.
Posted by: Eeyore
___________

We can't engineer life in a lab. Not even a single cell organism. Why do people think we can replicate a human brain with with wires and microchips?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 08:34 AM (XvL8K)

155 Every weekday, National Toast Day or not, Mr. Sefton is our Host while we eat our Toast!

Then CBD comes along and takes us off our feed.

Posted by: Arts and Farces at February 26, 2026 08:35 AM (oftw2)

156 Joking aside, if you don't both socks on first you are a psychopath.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 08:36 AM (RIvkX)

157 That is a terrible story about the anti semitism at California schools. . I hope the parents win their lawsuit and the teacher who yelled out " You Nazi f*** at a parent is fired. How awful for the Jewish students.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 08:37 AM (PFs9e)

158
Joking aside, if you don't both socks on first you are a psychopath.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 08:36 AM

Preach!!!

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 26, 2026 08:37 AM (tljrc)

159 For those who care to celebrate, it's also..
Black Lives Matter Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 26, 2026 08:38 AM (NpAcC)

160 That is a terrible story about the anti semitism at California schools. . I hope the parents win their lawsuit and the teacher who yelled out " You Nazi f*** at a parent is fired. How awful for the Jewish students.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 08:37 AM (PFs9e)
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Wait until you hear what happened here yesterday. Let me see if I can find a link, it may have been suppressed.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 08:38 AM (RIvkX)

161 I used to volunteer teach a computer class to poor old folks back in the day.

Andrew's Lesson 1 To Students was: YOU are in charge. The computer is not. You are not its servant. You don't have to believe whats on the screen and you don't have to do what it says.

Looks like that was taken out of the curriculum.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at February 26, 2026 08:39 AM (DgMqy)

162 Leader of Christian Israelis Denounces Tucker Carlson
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Misleading headline. Leave out that he's Maronite, which is a good think from my perspective, but not for many others.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 26, 2026 08:39 AM (AlhUl)

163 Here's the video link if needed:

https://youtu.be/keX9D-KhqRI

Posted by: Shoes and socks at February 26, 2026 08:39 AM (2Ez/1)

164 > this is gonna really shock the squares

Nah, most folks in D.C. nowadays are gaycentric and favor things like illegal immigration, NAMBLA and Comet Pizza.

The only thing that would shocks them is normals.
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Oh, they'd be annoyed by it. They may vote for that shit but it's something totally different to have to live with it.

Having a "side show" with the noise, smoke, vandalism that goes with it would be intolerable for those stuffed shirts. Especially when it's right outside their front door. They're nothing of not hypocrites.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 08:40 AM (jtM2q)

165 WATCH: Maryland Police Are Powerless as Street Takeover Rages Around Them

Have I ever clarified how much I don't like living here? Because I don't.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 08:40 AM (+4yJ5)

166 In Simulated War Games, Top AI Models Recommended Using Nukes 95% Of The Time

"They wrote roughly 780,000 words explaining why they did what they did..."

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 08:40 AM (RHGPo)

167 depends on the sandwich

a PBJ I would leave intact
cheese and baloney, I cut in half

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 08:40 AM (ZxPkt)

168 So far, the two leading defenses as to why they didn't stand for protecting American citizens over illegals is:
1) Of course we stand for Americans--but not when emperor Trump demands we stand.
2) It's racist to say you defend Americans citizens over illegals.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 08:41 AM (HXT0k)

169 I am voting Mayes Middleton for AG
Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:31 AM (+nEug)

I enjoy the "MAGA" Mayes Middleton radio commercials....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 08:41 AM (xT8gx)

170 In Simulated War Games, Top AI Models Recommended Using Nukes 95% Of The Time

AI lacks wisdom. Exhibit A

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 08:42 AM (a4flb)

171 If you can dream it, we can tax it.

Posted by: The People's Republic of Maryland at February 26, 2026 08:42 AM (2Ez/1)

172 Both Labour and the insurgent hard-left Greens have positioned themselves as the party best situated to prevent Farage getting another Parliamentary seat, and whether either will succeed or if they have only split the left wing vote will be revealed in the early hours of Friday morning after the votes are counted. The Associated Press reflects the three-way race between the Greens, Labour, and Reform is “too close to call”.

Indeed, the Green Party has accused Labour of being irresponsible for campaigning at all, such is the risk they perceive from a Reform win. Prime Minister Herr Starmer, meanwhile stepped into the bounds of the incendiary earlier this week when he predicted the Gorton and Denton area will “descend into hostility” if Reform wins.

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 08:43 AM (RHGPo)

173 In Simulated War Games, Top AI Models Recommended Using Nukes 95% Of The Time

"They wrote roughly 780,000 words explaining why they did what they did..."
Posted by: SMOD
_________

And every single bit of that is a direct and predictable function of the inputs, not the so-called "AI."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 08:44 AM (XvL8K)

174 @64 Whig, one of the best things that Trump could do would be to bring a lawsuit which reaches the SC giving them the opportunity to overrule Sullivan. Thomas has wanted to do that for years
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My favorite on the Thomas wish-list is his desire to over-turn the Slaughterhouse cases.

You think ending the Chevron Doctrine was huge?

Wait until every rule and regulation must survive justifying its impact on the Constitutional right to economic liberty and freedom.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 08:44 AM (HXT0k)

175 Computers and robots are the ultimate slaves...

...for now.

Posted by: pawn at February 26, 2026 08:44 AM (+rKuc)

176 @166 in simulated war games AI models recommend using nuke 95%,of the time.

How about a nice game of chess

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 08:45 AM (HYqoK)

177 Vile antisemitic chant breaks out at San Francisco press conference
By Annie Gaus
Published Feb. 25, 2026, 5:35 p.m. PT

https://tinyurl.com/4b5tt4b3

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 08:45 AM (RIvkX)

178 >>Months back, the rumor was the grand jury in FL was for an "all of government" over-arching nationwide conspiracy.

It's not a rumor. And the presiding judge is Aileen Cannon, same judge who shut down Jack Smith's investigation and just the other day permanently barred the release of his report.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 26, 2026 08:45 AM (viF8m)

179 sandwich

a PBJ I would leave intact
cheese and baloney, I cut in half
Posted by: Don Black

As Jim Cramer is to the investment field, Mr. Black is to the bread and sandwich world.

Posted by: Bad Advice, Beware! at February 26, 2026 08:46 AM (oftw2)

180 Semafor shared that security personnel directed Atlantic reporter Elaine Godfrey to leave a campaign rally for Rep. Jasmine Crockett in Texas on Monday. The outlet wrote that Godfrey has reported on Crockett in depth and that the coverage appeared to “frustrate” the congresswoman. Crockett had previously agreed to participate in a profile with the reporter last year, but later informed her that she was “shutting down the profile and revoking all provisions” before the story ran.

In a statement first shared with Semafor, Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg remarked, “In a democracy, elected officials answer questions from the press rather than hide from them. This is completely unacceptable behavior by Rep. Crockett and her team, and needs to be addressed immediately.”

Semafor further noted that earlier this month Crockett’s campaign contacted the U.S. Capitol Police regarding CNN reporter Edward-Isaac Dovere, asserting he may have trespassed while attempting to visit a campaign office location.

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RHGPo)

181 Cuba’s interior ministry claimed the country’s law enforcement opened fire on the boat after it entered their waters for an “armed infiltration” attempt.

Can't wait to see all the people that tell me foreigners have a right to come into the US to also tell me that as a sovereign nation Cuba has the right to shoot anyone trying to come into their country that doesn't have their approval

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 08:47 AM (sKqQm)

182 Rookie mistake: read voluminous content.
First two hundred!

Posted by: torabora at February 26, 2026 08:47 AM (QL4KZ)

183 In Simulated War Games, Top AI Models Recommended Using Nukes 95% Of The Time

WOPR and Skynet nod in approval.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 08:47 AM (ExV1e)

184 Democratic strategist James Carville expressed on the Politicon podcast that Crockett “violates the first rule of politics,” arguing that “in politics we always make it about the voters and never about yourself.” He added, “You listen to her talk. It’s a lot more about herself than it is to voters.” Carville further explained, “What wins elections is not sitting there talking about yourself,” and said winning elections is about “being part of framing issues and understanding where people are coming from,” concluding, “I don’t think Congressman Crockett is very good at that. I’ll be very frank.”

Meanwhile, President Trump, whom Crockett has urged to be impeached and has labeled an “enemy of the United States,” a “con man,” the “grim reaper,” and as “using Hitler’s playbook,” among other characterizations, maintains a record of public accountability.

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 08:48 AM (RHGPo)

185 Mornin’, All. Happy Thursday.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 08:48 AM (77rzZ)

186 AI is a closed universe. Humans are not.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 08:48 AM (XvL8K)

187 Brandon Johnson: Trump Wants to Divide by Whether People ‘Are Documented or Undocumented’

.. well, YES

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 08:49 AM (RHGPo)

188 Barbarians! Remove the crust , pinky in the air. Brew a cup of coffee and fire up a marlboro, morning sun framing the rising smoke.

Posted by: kingsman at February 26, 2026 08:49 AM (ehY6c)

189 In Simulated War Games, Top AI Models Recommended Using Nukes 95% Of The Time

Is the AI being tasked with winning an existential conflict with minimal losses of its own people? Because I mean, then yes you use nukes, like the US did in '45.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 08:49 AM (sKqQm)

190 181 Can't wait to see all the people that tell me foreigners have a right to come into the US to also tell me that as a sovereign nation Cuba has the right to shoot anyone trying to come into their country that doesn't have their approval
Posted by: 18-1

I'm waiting for "You were fine with the drug runner boats getting blown up, H8R!"

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 08:50 AM (+4yJ5)

191 Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 08:45 AM (RIvkX)

Wow; Very sorry to hear about that . I'm glad the Mayor spoke against it .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 08:50 AM (Nx5jP)

192 @184 Carville is about one step away from wandering the streets yelling about aliens eating his underwear

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 08:50 AM (HYqoK)

193 In a post on Truth Social, Trump also criticized Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for having “screamed uncontrollably” during his State of the Union address. Trump claimed they “had the bulging, bloodshot eyes of crazy people” and suggested that they should be sent “back from where they came.”

“They can only damage the United States of America, they can do nothing to help it,” Trump wrote. “They should actually get on a boat with Trump Deranged Robert De Niro, another sick and demented person with, I believe, an extremely Low IQ, who has absolutely no idea what he is doing or saying — some of which is seriously CRIMINAL!”

“When I watched him break down in tears last night, much like a child would do, I realized that he may be even sicker than Crazy Rosie O’Donnell, who is right now in Ireland trying to figure out how to come back into our beautiful United States,” Trump added.

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 08:52 AM (RHGPo)

194 I am voting Mayes Middleton for AG
Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:31 AM (+nEug)

I enjoy the "MAGA" Mayes Middleton radio commercials....
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 08:41 AM (xT8gx)
*********
Same.

Posted by: redridinghood at February 26, 2026 08:54 AM (NpAcC)

195 Holy smokes! Pritzkers involved in... toilet fraud!!!

https://tinyurl.com/7ssa55tm

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 08:54 AM (plFPI)

196 I am voting Mayes Middleton for AG
Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:31 AM (+nEug)

I enjoy the "MAGA" Mayes Middleton radio commercials....
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Are we Texans still on the Greg Abbot train?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 08:54 AM (a4flb)

197 When South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson yelled “You lie!” during a 2009 speech President Barack Obama delivered to Congress, the breach of decorum quickly became the evening’s most notable moment. Members of both parties condemned the outburst, which was a response to the President’s claim that his health care plan would not apply to undocumented immigrants. After being booed by his colleagues, Wilson issued an apology and expressed contrition to Obama’s chief of staff.

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 08:54 AM (RHGPo)

198 I would give me left kidney if Trump were to float a Cuban style border enforcement rule here - anyone illegally crossing gets shot.

The "BUT ITS DIFFERENT WHEN CUBA DOES IT" crowd would be hilarious

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 08:55 AM (sKqQm)

199 Sandwich wars begun, they have.

Posted by: Whole wheat vs White at February 26, 2026 08:55 AM (2Ez/1)

200 Members of both parties condemned the outburst, which was a response to the President’s claim that his health care plan would not apply to undocumented immigrants. After being booed by his colleagues, Wilson issued an apology and expressed contrition to Obama’s chief of staff.

And note, Obamacare is widely used by illegals, to such an extent that we've been told that if a citizenship check is required millions will go without health insurance

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 08:57 AM (sKqQm)

201 So Crockett is going to win, it looks like.

And she's going to run a South African racial purge style campaign with Trump, Republicans and conservatives as the target.

A high-profile, explicitly radical campaign that will be covered nationwide.
While the rest of the Party is trying to pretend to be moderates focused on "affordability."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 26, 2026 08:57 AM (HXT0k)

202 @184 Carville is about one step away from wandering the streets yelling about aliens eating his underwear
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 08:50 AM (HYqoK)

I'm convinced that dude IS an alien!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 08:58 AM (xT8gx)

203 Unknown Drip, I am because Dan Patrick will still be Lt. Governor

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 08:58 AM (+nEug)

204 In Simulated War Games, Top AI Models Recommended Using Nukes 95% Of The Time

Is the AI being tasked with winning an existential conflict with minimal losses of its own people? Because I mean, then yes you use nukes, like the US did in '45.

Then it doesn't consider second and third order effects.

Thought Experiment: blowing up Three Gorges Dam

Wipes out hundreds of millions of people, destroys manufacturing capacity one of the highest volume ports on Earth.

Yet somehow doesn't wreck supply chains around the globe. We had a hiccup with Covid, now imagine the fallout from instantly removing a quarter of global manufacturing capacity and a planet of nine billion people.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 08:58 AM (a4flb)

205 Wait until every rule and regulation must survive justifying its impact on the Constitutional right to economic liberty and freedom.

That would put the stake in the heart of a lot of these "but we have to do something! And by something I mean take more money from the taxpayers!" type regulations we have an endless number of

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 08:58 AM (sKqQm)

206 Holy smokes! Pritzkers involved in... toilet fraud!!!

https://tinyurl.com/7ssa55tm

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 08:54 AM (plFPI)
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Start here:

https://tinyurl.com/yc4ujuf3

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 08:58 AM (plFPI)

207 "Months back, the rumor was the grand jury in FL was for an "all of government" over-arching nationwide conspiracy."
"It's not a rumor."

Can you say RICO?

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 26, 2026 08:59 AM (dtajH)

208 Not that I trust the online betting markets, but Crockett is way behind in all them for the Dem primary nod

Posted by: Jonah at February 26, 2026 08:59 AM (YCxFk)

209 I rewatched "Tangled" a few weeks ago, so now I'm stuck with the warworm of "I've Got A Dream" thanks to JJ. The best part, in my opinion, is Flynn Rider's line of "Sorry, boys. I don't sing." I saw a meme once with that shot and the text that said something like "Flynn Rider, the only Disney character ever to wonder why everyone's singing."

Posted by: pookysgirl, humming at February 26, 2026 09:00 AM (Wt5PA)

210 G'morn, JJ, et alla y'all.

So, the first test was, can a force of ten take over Cuba? Might need twenty.

Figure Li'l Kim is going to get jealous of all the attention other folks are getting and will act up soon?

Coffee! and then on to the headlines.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Havana Gila at February 26, 2026 09:00 AM (rlEvI)

211 Brandon Johnson: Trump Wants to Divide by Whether People ‘Are Documented or Undocumented’

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and by whether they are Dead or Alive!

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 09:00 AM (/M/4v)

212 And note, Obamacare is widely used by illegals, to such an extent that we've been told that if a citizenship check is required millions will go without health insurance
Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 08:57 AM (sKqQm)

I am reminded of the video of the weeping woman who, with her 'partner', fled to Canada to escape fascist America and stated that she was locked out of the Canadian healthcare and benefits system - understandably, as she is not a citizen of Canada.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)

213 Here's a question - has Trump been sending ICE to Hospital ERs?

One of the biggest changes in my lifetime is ERs changing from, well emergency rooms, to somewhere you wait behind 20 people not speaking English that all seem to have a respitory illness...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm)

214 Obamacare: death and taxes in a single package.

Posted by: Government efficiency! at February 26, 2026 09:02 AM (2Ez/1)

215 The elite obsession with AI "Data Centers" is not merely money, but it is the foundation of what they see as their dream surveillance state. I don't think there's anything we can do about it but at least Trump is trying not to make us pay for the rope they're gonna hang us with. The elites want to create their Spy State with our capital.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 09:02 AM (wIg5s)

216 And note, Obamacare is widely used by illegals, to such an extent that we've been told that if a citizenship check is required millions will go without health insurance
Posted by: 18-1 at February 26, 2026 08:57 AM (sKqQm)
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I am reminded of the video of the weeping woman who, with her 'partner', fled to Canada to escape fascist America and stated that she was locked out of the Canadian healthcare and benefits system - understandably, as she is not a citizen of Canada.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)
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Yes, understandably.

Now lets play "Who is the racist?!"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 09:03 AM (WAZlG)

217 Data centers, mean no employees who get sick, or Strike, or demand raises, or need insurance

Posted by: Jonah at February 26, 2026 09:03 AM (YCxFk)

218 That "best case scenario AI" article is a load of hullabaloo. Humans have always found a way to create beyond the tools we make for ourselves. The idea that AI is the end of human creation and ingenuity is a bunch of hogwash scaremongering. Communism will be the end of all that stuff. Not AI.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 09:04 AM (wIg5s)

219 Liawatha CFPB heap big expensive

CEA finds that increased borrowing costs amount to at least $222-$350 billion[1]($160-253 per borrower) from the CFPB’s inception in 2011 through 2024.
Broken down by loan type, the CFPB’s rulemaking has cost consumers $116-$183 billion in higher mortgage costs ($1,100-$1,700 per originated loan), $32-$51 billion for auto loans ($91-$143 per loan), and $74-$116 billion for credit cards ($80-$126 per loan).

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 09:04 AM (gbOdA)

220 Data centers, mean no employees who get sick, or Strike, or demand raises, or need insurance
Posted by: Jonah at February 26, 2026 09:03 AM (YCxFk)

Say that to Pixy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 09:04 AM (ExV1e)

221 211- Good for Trump. It is heartbreaking to hear the stories of parents who children were raped. tortured and killed by illegals. Get them out!

From WH website:

https://tinyurl.com/4xry2f5k

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 09:05 AM (Nx5jP)

222 My favorite on the Thomas wish-list is his desire to over-turn the Slaughterhouse cases.

You think ending the Chevron Doctrine was huge?

Wait until every rule and regulation must survive justifying its impact on the Constitutional right to economic liberty and freedom.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

The privileges and immunities clause in both the Constitution and the 14th Amendment have been treated as pariahs by Scotus since they were included. The privileges and immunities clause was also in the Articles of Confederation.

I agree Slaughterhouse was a bad decision as was Cruikshank. In fact, most of the Reconstruction era Scotus cases involving the new amendments up to Plessy v. Ferguson had Scotus actively ignoring the words of the Constitution in reaching their decisions.

For the most part, courts do a poor job on protecting rights and far too often side with government power rather than individual rights.

Posted by: whig at February 26, 2026 09:05 AM (E4rtv)

223 Those damn plug-ugly data centers are everywhere here in NoVa. Can’t wait for this damn AI bubble to burst and for a lot of them to get torn down:

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 09:06 AM (77rzZ)

224 197 After being booed by his colleagues, Wilson issued an apology and expressed contrition to Obama’s chief of staff.
Posted by: SMOD

In the more ideal universe:

"I recognize that I violated the decorum of the moment. But it's an established fact that illegal aliens are able to access Obamacare. If you think I'm wrong about that, prove it."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 09:06 AM (+4yJ5)

225 214 Obamacare: death and taxes in a single package.
Posted by: Government efficiency! at February 26, 2026 09:02 AM (2Ez/1)

You got nothing on Snow Mexico as their Health Services MAID are the #4 killer in Canada.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 09:06 AM (gbOdA)

226 After being booed by his colleagues, Wilson issued an apology and expressed contrition to Obama’s chief of staff.
Posted by: SMOD

"And yet it moves"
- Galileo Galilei

For those out of the loop - Galileo was forced to recant his views publicly, kneeling before the Inquisition and declaring that the Earth does not move. As he stood up and left the room, he reportedly muttered under his breath, "Eppur si muove" ("And yet it moves"), referring to the Earth’s motion—showing he still believed the truth despite being compelled to deny it.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 09:06 AM (cYBz/)

227 The Problem With Feminising Society - Helen Andrews

That's right. That's right. And and one of the most consistent psychological differences between men and women is women have a strong uh impulse of caring, right? Which is exactly I mean I I'm not somebody who looks to evolutionary biology for the solutions to all human phenomena, but this particular one does seem glaringly Darwinian, right? that women see helpless things and they want to take care of them. That is definitely something that Darwin would find a pretty easy explanation for. But that's also something that wokeness can easily weaponize. It means that if you can frame your political issue as a way of caring for some helpless class, then you're golden. Right. You Minorities are babies. That's right. And but that is that is precisely what's going on at at a at a deeper level. And that's why it's been so effective.

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 09:07 AM (RHGPo)

228 197 After being booed by his colleagues, Wilson issued an apology and expressed contrition to Obama’s chief of staff.
Posted by: SMOD

In this day and age, it is ALWAYS a mistake to apologize.... good grief. If I farted on live TV (pulled a Swalwell) I would NOT apologize....

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at February 26, 2026 09:09 AM (xT8gx)

229 It has been reported by unnamed Trump sources that Granny Guthrie was a crew member on the boat with other MAGA terrorists trying to invade Cuba.

This is CNN.

Posted by: This is CNN at February 26, 2026 09:09 AM (hXJe5)

230 If I farted on live TV (pulled a Swalwell) I would NOT apologize....
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

The appropriate Moron response would be to challenge anyone to do better.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 26, 2026 09:10 AM (cYBz/)

231 The idea that AI is the end of human creation and ingenuity is a bunch of hogwash scaremongering. Communism will be the end of all that stuff. Not AI.
Posted by: ...
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In a sense, they're two sides of the same coin. According to both, we are meat puppets with scientifically determinable courses.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 26, 2026 09:11 AM (XvL8K)

232 Can you say RICO?

It was designed to deal with criminal enterprises that had 'lots of buffers.' It reaches beyond a simple conspiracy case because it covers bad people doing bad things without necessarily knowing the greater RICO scheme, just that they knew their part in it.

To bring a RICO case you need two or more RICO predicates. 'Murder for hire' is one, as you'd expect
But another is "Bringing in, aiding or assisting aliens in illegally entering the country (if the action was for financial gain);"

If you have the right facts, RICO is a killer. Especially coming out of Miami, where Pam Bondi knows the judges.

Pam Bondi will soon emerge as a star, and all her detractors will need to eat bags of dicks.T

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 26, 2026 09:12 AM (dtajH)

233 > Data centers, mean no employees who get sick, or Strike, or demand raises, or need insurance
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Maintenance men.

Someone will need to change the air filters, water filters and replace failed components. Until robots take over those chores, people will work in, and at those datacenters.

And on that note; any idea about the California datacenter in Silicon Valley that's been built, but has no power or water available?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 09:12 AM (jtM2q)

234 Trump admin says VA benefits claims backlog below 100K for first time in 6 years: 'Record levels of service'

Posted by: SMOD at February 26, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)

235 A 27 yr old man is the first arrest in the snowball attacks on NYC cops. He was arrested for burglary three weeks ago. Upstanding yute

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 09:13 AM (HYqoK)

236 And on that note; any idea about the California datacenter in Silicon Valley that's been built, but has no power or water available?
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 09:12 AM (jtM2q)

Who needs water? -- LAFD

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 26, 2026 09:14 AM (ExV1e)

237 228 In this day and age, it is ALWAYS a mistake to apologize
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

That is a pet peeve of mine. I'm old enough to remember that an apology was seen as a sign of contrition. You accept it and you move on.

Now it's like throwing chum into the ocean for sharks. And thus the reason any request for an apology is met with "Fuck you" and I move on.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 09:14 AM (+4yJ5)

238 George Lopez is asshoe

Posted by: Notta Fann at February 26, 2026 09:14 AM (bGbSt)

239 How incredible would it be to see the statues of bas reliefs of Marx, Lenin and Castro sledgehammered and dynamited off of every Cuban government building, just so we can see Barack Obama weeping at the sight of it.

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"My name is Obamandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 09:15 AM (wGSOc)

240 A squad of delta rangers could take over Cuba.

If we ever decided to Let Slip The Dogs of War on Cuber, it could be toppled in a day.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 09:16 AM (+N6ee)

241 Family member put on Fox News. Dana Perino, Bill Hemmer, and some uber Fox babe-looking guest are trying to figure out what needs to be done in Iran. They are brainstorming this thing.
I'm dead.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:16 AM (tj6OY)

242 "Privilege" is apologizing for being born.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 09:17 AM (wIg5s)

243 And on that note; any idea about the California datacenter in Silicon Valley that's been built, but has no power or water available?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 26, 2026 09:12 AM (jtM2q)

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The power and water will be delivered by high-speed rail.

In 2076. After spending another $1 trillion has been ~~spent~~ grifted ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 09:18 AM (wGSOc)

244 >>George Lopez is asshoe

Fr fr
Isn't he the guy who got an organ transplant from his wife and then divorced her?
(too lazy to look it up -- watching Fox News engineering world peace!)

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:19 AM (tj6OY)

245 I see AI in my day job. It's getting scarily powerful but it has limitations. It doesn't think like we do. At bottom you're applying math and raw computing power to deliver the 'best fit' for data. Much depends on your data and how you query. When it goes wrong it can go badly wrong,

Posted by: Ignoramus at February 26, 2026 09:19 AM (dtajH)

246 That is a pet peeve of mine. I'm old enough to remember that an apology was seen as a sign of contrition. You accept it and you move on.

Now it's like throwing chum into the ocean for sharks.

This is part of cultural devolution from a High Trust to a Low Trust society. Loss of any sense of empathy, gratitude, shame, community, altruism, or desire for human flourishing.

Its all Kill or Be Killed. Not, lets grow the pie, but I will lie, cheat and steal to grab more status and money from this dwindling pool. Totally consistent with Nihilism.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 26, 2026 09:20 AM (pUU4E)

247 240 A squad of delta rangers could take over Cuba.

Posted by: Thomas Bender

I like the notion of a Marine Platoon waking up from a massive party and being told that they were so drunk the night before that they took over Cuba.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 09:20 AM (+4yJ5)

248 Much depends on your data and how you query. When it goes wrong it can go badly wrong,
Posted by: Ignoramus at February 26, 2026 09:19 AM (dtajH)

Let's play Global Thermonuclear War

Posted by: Joshua at February 26, 2026 09:21 AM (NmE0/)

249 The betting markets were convinced Democrats were going to win the House in 2024 until 7pm on election day.

Betting markets have no failure records at all!

It's not like they're mostly white progressives and Europeans with gambling addictions and no real counter within the markets to make their fantasies come to earth before things are too late!

I am going to make thousands of dollars when Kamala wins the nomination because the betting markets have ignored 95% of all polling saying she's easily the frontrunner.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:21 AM (GBKbO)

250 >>hat is a pet peeve of mine. I'm old enough to remember that an apology was seen as a sign of contrition. You accept it and you move on.

Now it's like throwing chum into the ocean for sharks.
- - - -
>>This is part of cultural devolution from a High Trust to a Low Trust society. Loss of any sense of empathy, gratitude, shame, community, altruism, or desire for human flourishing. . .
- - - -

Izzat ever true!!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:21 AM (tj6OY)

251 Hopefully Thune doesn't let that dasterdly Parliamentarian threat the peoples will this time!

That Parliamentarian, what a stinker!

Posted by: GigantorX at February 26, 2026 09:21 AM (x8k2o)

252 251 Hopefully Thune doesn't let that dasterdly Parliamentarian threat the peoples will this time!

That Parliamentarian, what a stinker!

Posted by: GigantorX at February 26, 2026 09:21 AM (x8k2o)

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He beat that Parliamentarian like a rented mule over OBBB, by the way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:22 AM (GBKbO)

253 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:21 AM (GBKbO)

You could always bet more

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 09:22 AM (wIg5s)

254 "Privilege" is apologizing for being born.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 09:17 AM (wIg5s)

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DogEater should have entitled his ghost-written second book "The Audacity of Cope."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 09:23 AM (wGSOc)

255 253 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:21 AM (GBKbO)

You could always bet more

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 09:22 AM (wIg5s)

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If I had the cash. Losing a job has its effects.

Every penny I'm getting from little side hustles I've had for years is going into it, but each dollar is going to be less of a profit than the last because the markets are finally catching up with reality.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:23 AM (GBKbO)

256 I can see AI replacing family doctors, to an extent - you walk into a chamber, every x-ray and exam is done, then the results and prescriptions follow. Of course there is room for mistakes. so a second opinion might be needed.

Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 09:24 AM (/M/4v)

257 DogEater should have entitled his ghost-written second book "The Audacity of Cope."

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 26, 2026 09:23 AM (wGSOc)

I always thought The Audacity of Dope was a good one

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 09:24 AM (wIg5s)

258 A 27 yr old man is the first arrest in the snowball attacks on NYC cops.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 09:13 AM (HYqoK)
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The left will right away raise a slush fund for him.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 09:25 AM (plFPI)

259 >>A 27 yr old man is the first arrest in the snowball attacks on NYC cops. He was arrested for burglary three weeks ago. Upstanding yute

"No sh#t, seriously?! Who could have seen that?"
-- Rudi Giuliani

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:25 AM (tj6OY)

260 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:23 AM (GBKbO)

Be careful with it. No such thing as a sure thing.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 09:25 AM (wIg5s)

261 That Cuba story sounds … off. Wasn’t that the plot of a Michael Bay movie? My money’s on the truth being very different.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 26, 2026 09:25 AM (Pjo0m)

262 258 A 27 yr old man is the first arrest in the snowball attacks on NYC cops.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 09:13 AM (HYqoK)
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There's not a snowballs' chance in hell he'll be convicted

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 09:25 AM (NmE0/)

263 235 A 27 yr old man is the first arrest in the snowball attacks on NYC cops. He was arrested for burglary three weeks ago. Upstanding yute
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 09:13 AM
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Just turning his life around.
On his way to bible study.

Posted by: Local media at February 26, 2026 09:26 AM (2Ez/1)

264 260 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:23 AM (GBKbO)

Be careful with it. No such thing as a sure thing.

Posted by: ... at February 26, 2026 09:25 AM (wIg5s)

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Oh, I know. It's gambling through and through.

Still, if I sold right now, it'd be a 300% profit.

I was buying at $0.03 in the beginning.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 26, 2026 09:26 AM (GBKbO)

265 SOTU commercial #1:

https://tinyurl.com/35xnen25

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 09:27 AM (plFPI)

266 The left will right away raise a slush fund for him.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 09:25 AM (plFPI)
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and the charges will melt away!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 09:27 AM (MxloJ)

267 >>DogEater should have entitled his ghost-written second book "The Audacity of Cope."

>>I always thought The Audacity of Dope was a good one

Nowadays, it should be "A Paucity of Trope"

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:27 AM (tj6OY)

268 @235. The Mayor and his media say it was a "snowball" attack. The cops say different. Chunks of ice and rocks.

Posted by: Case at February 26, 2026 09:27 AM (Z3Kkg)

269 A 27 yr old man is the first arrest in the snowball attacks on NYC cops.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 26, 2026 09:13 AM (HYqoK)
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There's not a snowballs' chance in hell he'll be convicted

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 09:25 AM (NmE0/)
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Is he illegal? He seems ICE.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 09:28 AM (plFPI)

270 The Audacity of Taupe.

Posted by: Pantone color wheel at February 26, 2026 09:29 AM (2Ez/1)

271 268 @235. The Mayor and his media say it was a "snowball" attack. The cops say different. Chunks of ice and rocks.
Posted by: Case at February 26, 2026 09:27 AM (Z3Kkg)

And he said it was a bunch of "kids" having fun....

Posted by: It's me donna at February 26, 2026 09:29 AM (NmE0/)

272 The left will right away raise a slush fund for him.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 09:25 AM (plFPI)
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and the charges will melt away!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 09:27 AM (MxloJ)
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In a flurry of deflections.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 09:29 AM (plFPI)

273 The appropriate Moron response would be to challenge anyone to do better.
Posted by: Tonypete

Best warn the sound guy first.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 26, 2026 09:30 AM (diia5)

274 The left will right away raise a slush fund for him.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 09:25 AM (plFPI)
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and the charges will melt away!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 09:27 AM (MxloJ)
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In a flurry of deflections.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 09:29 AM (plFPI)
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If you get my drift.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 09:31 AM (plFPI)

275 121 In the history of the human race, no baby has ever stayed inside mom forever.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 26, 2026 08:19 AM (vfth7)

*Shinji Ikari has entered the chat*

Posted by: XTC at February 26, 2026 09:31 AM (6Uni8)

276 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at February 26, 2026 09:31 AM (NcvvS)

277
ART

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 26, 2026 09:31 AM (gbOdA)

278 271 And he said it was a bunch of "kids" having fun....
Posted by: It's me donna

We're probably borrowing from the UK Media with "Youths."

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 09:31 AM (+4yJ5)

279 I think what Mayor Mandami said was that it was a "snowball fight" as if cops were engaged in fun and games with young people . The cops were not throwing anything, and the snowballs were made up of ice and contained rocks. It was an attack in which officers were hurt, and Mamdani is a cop hating creep except for his private detail, I suppose.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 09:32 AM (ix8EF)

280 It has been reported by unnamed Trump sources that Granny Guthrie was a crew member on the boat with other MAGA terrorists trying to invade Cuba.

This is CNN.
Posted by: This is CNN at February 26, 2026 09:09 AM (hXJe5)

I wonder if this Cuba thing is a reverse Mariel boatlift? You know when Castro emptied his prisons and asylums, and sent all the misfits to Florida? Round up some Cuban-born thugs and criminals, give them arms and a speedboat, and send them on a suicide mission to Cuba.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 26, 2026 09:32 AM (8zz6B)

281 >>We're probably borrowing from the UK Media with "Youths."

I was reminded of the kids trained to throw rocks at IDF, trying to get them to overreact.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 26, 2026 09:33 AM (tj6OY)

282 That is a terrible story about the anti semitism at California schools. . I hope the parents win their lawsuit and the teacher who yelled out " You Nazi f*** at a parent is fired. How awful for the Jewish students.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 08:37 AM (PFs9e)

I hate to say this, but if that parent were me, that "teacher" would be eating lunch out of a straw for a very long time. With my temperament, I would be in jail, but that teacher would be in worse shape.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at February 26, 2026 10:06 AM (5xuJ/)

283 From above, 'Data Center Issue Exploding Into Full View All Across America'

The local (county, Philly, DRPA, DVPC) solution is, i.e., to get their pals with "interests" along the riverfront in Delaware County to protest for Environmental Justice.

Whether a Data Center; trash-to-steam plant with NO evidence of pollution; one of the few electrical generation stations (760-megawatt, oil and gas fired unit) now operating under fed. orders, or an LNG plant, Environment Justice is on it!!

Do they protest the port operation (which reportedly moved from New Jersey for environment reasons: Eagles nesting in Camden, NJ!) which clearly contributes to clouds of diesel exhaust - generally a toxic mixture of gases, vapors, liquid aerosols, and solid particulate matter (soot) - hanging in the air between Eddystone and Philly? Nope. (No protesting there 'cause it may be a substantial contributor to county & PA taxes?)

But what DO they really want? The Biden administration promised (indoor) cannabis farms with unionized workers!
After all, Pennsylvania state store employees are public sector workers employed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB), a state agency.

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 10:14 AM (NFX2v)

284 (Represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers, UFCW, Local 1776 Keystone State, which negotiates contracts covering wages, benefits, and working conditions.)

Seriously, those are the big ideas in PA. The local representatives & even the Governor's brightest ideas for "working families" seems to circle around legalized pot licenses & growing operations and gambling. (Won't work, now or ever; the street always wins.)

Large Growing Operations -
Total Usage: Indoor cannabis cultivation accounts for about 1% of total U.S. electricity consumption.
Intensity: While smaller in total, indoor growing is highly energy-intensive. Growing four pounds of indoor marijuana can consume as much electricity as an average American home uses in a year.
Regional Impact: In states with high legal production like California and Washington, cannabis can account for up to 3% of the state's total electricity usage. (Ref: Pullman & Comley, Putting the "Green" in Renewable Energy at Cannabis Grow Facilities, 2023; Cardinal News, Growing cannabis indoors requires a lot of electricity. Here’s what other states have found, 2024; Electricity Plan, 'Power

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 10:15 AM (NFX2v)

285 Consumption for Cannabis Growers' written by Rebecca Bridges, Chief Marketing Officer; Jumplights, 'Using High Light Levels: Yield and Energy Use of Indoor Grown Cannabis' 2025, and one other.) AI Overview

An average, local electric & gas bill has risen + $150 a month from 1 1/2 - 2 years ago. (Home phone (land line) another $6 in 4 months; a cable service like Comcast climbs every year along with the $30-$40 per customer franchise fees paid to each town/township its primary in, and so on. All plus climbing taxes.

The PJM Interconnection is a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) coordinating the electric grid for over 65 million people across 13 states—Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia—and the District of Columbia.

PJM, HQ in Valley Forge, PA, was the world's largest competitive wholesale electricity market until the development of the European Integrated Energy Market in the 2000s.[5] Wikipedia

"Facilitating decarbonization" remains one of its three strategic pillars. Wind turbine & solar panel farms across the US aren't a dead issue; Data Farms wound it.

🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 10:15 AM (NFX2v)

286 From personal experience - no, never had to deal with them on the Beltway - MD cops are too busy fundraising to worry about piffling things like streets taken over and overrun by gangs.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 10:32 AM (fYhK6)

287 256 I can see AI replacing family doctors, to an extent - you walk into a chamber, every x-ray and exam is done, then the results and prescriptions follow. Of course there is room for mistakes. so a second opinion might be needed.
Posted by: runner at February 26, 2026 09:24 AM (/M/4v)

Teachers were supposed to be obsolete and unneeded in 2000. AI is simply not intuitive, no matter the propaganda.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 26, 2026 10:34 AM (fYhK6)

288 256 I can see AI replacing family doctors, to an extent - you walk into a chamber, every x-ray and exam is done, then the results and prescriptions follow. Of course there is room for mistakes. so a second opinion might be needed.
Posted by: runner

Good point.

Could begin (testing) with annual Medicare physical evaluations and also the annual Medicare general evaluations to test cognitive functioning and if basic needs such as housing, transportation, etc. are available or needed. (Then possibly followed by decisions to place on palliative care or other care plans.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 26, 2026 10:53 AM (NFX2v)

289 All this talk about the behavior being bad for Dems and leading to mid-term losses assumes that the R's actually WANT to capitalize on it and WIN. That's a HUGE assumption given past behavior of the SQRL's (Status Quo Republican Liberals, a name I prefer over slandering that fine horned animal).

Posted by: Bruce at February 26, 2026 10:54 AM (21nJ/)

290 "If any member of your team is caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck, Jim."

Posted by: hadsil at February 26, 2026 12:03 PM (Xht4H)

291 "A grassroots, anti-Big Tech movement is exploding across the country."

"Grassroots" my ass. If China and others aren't at the other end of this string, I'll eat a well-done filet.

Posted by: MartynWW at February 26, 2026 12:12 PM (M9zxq)

Daily Tech News 26 February 2026

Top Story

The first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being pulled up after nearly forty years. (Tom's Hardware)

TAT-8 went into operation in 1988 and then failed in 2002 and was deemed uneconomic to repair. Which not surprising since it could only carry 280 megabits per second - 40,000 phone calls, and an aggregate speed about half that of my home internet.

As the name suggests there were seven prior TATs, with TAT-1 being provisioned in 1956 and carrying 35 simultaneous phone calls. Six subsequent TATs ended with TAT-14 which could handle 9.3 terabits per second - enough bandwidth for everyone in America to be on the phone to someone in Europe simultaneously.

Even that was not enough and it was retired in 2020. Total transatlantic bandwidth today is somewhere in the low petabits.

Tech News

DVD sales are seeing a recovery - or at least slowing their decline - as Gen Z discovers that waiting for your favourite show or movie to come back on TV sucks. (Yahoo)

The Criterion Collection in particular has seen sales increase thanks to the streaming services colluding to piss off absolutely everyone.
OpenClaw's creator tells AI builders to be more playful and sprinkle chaos everywhere. (Tech Crunch)

The disasters you leave in your wake aren't your fault.

The people they happen to fucked up.

They trusted you.
A hacker used a "jail break" on the Claude AI service to steal 150 gigabytes of data from Mexican government agencies. (Yahoo)

He (probably a he) made off with 195 million tax records and an unknown number of voter records but probably all of them.

That jail break?

He asked it twice.
Anthropic, the company behind Claude promised in 2023 that it wouldn't train an AI that it couldn't demonstrate was safe and refuse to do... Uh, exactly what it just did.

They just scratched off that "don't be evil" promise. (Time)

Well, that's alright then.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: And she was on a road to nowhere.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:00 AM

Comments

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1 Morgen.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 26, 2026 04:01 AM (/HDaX)

2 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 26, 2026 04:03 AM (sAmhv)

3 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:04 AM (Ia/+0)

4 Morninginging all.

Had a migraine earlier. Getting better now but still slightly blargh.

Posted by: Minx 0.8 beta at February 26, 2026 04:05 AM (BLOW1)

5 Even that was not enough and it was retired in 2020. Total transatlantic bandwidth today is somewhere in the low petabits.

Understandable.
We all know how much the Europeans love to run their mouths at Americans.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:06 AM (6ydKt)

6 That jail break?

He asked it twice.

Never underestimate the power of persistence.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:08 AM (6ydKt)

7 Disclaimer: And she was on a road to nowhere.

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:10 AM (6ydKt)

8 G'morning, all!

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:11 AM (iMotb)

9 57.9 degrees out.

Nice morning for a walk, if the rain holds off.

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:12 AM (iMotb)

10 Ohayo gozaimasu

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:13 AM (rdVOm)

11 BOING!

Busy.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 04:14 AM (plFPI)

12 Morning all

Posted by: Tuna at February 26, 2026 04:14 AM (lJ0H4)

13 Disclaimer: And she was on a road to nowhere.

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:10 AM (6ydKt)

She was not my Beautiful Wife!

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:20 AM (qlUA+)

14 That jail break?

He asked it twice.

I have it on good authority that the disasters I leave in my wake are not my fault.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:22 AM (qlUA+)

15 Well... How did I get here?

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)

16 Well... How did I get here?

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)
-

Jello shots.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 04:24 AM (plFPI)

17 Well... How did I get here?
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)

Watch Out! You might get what you’re after.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:25 AM (qlUA+)

18 I'm pretty sure if you took five random Talking Heads songs, and jumbled all of the lyrics together you could come up with a novella-length story that only David Byrne could understand.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:26 AM (6ydKt)

19 Jello shots! Yes! That's it!

This is not my beautiful house...

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:32 AM (rdVOm)

20 Speaking Of at….

It would also have a great beat and an infectious hook. And a snappy suit with really wide shoulders.

Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:36 AM (qlUA+)

21 https://youtu.be/aK7hC8p5DJ0

Dance!!!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:38 AM (rdVOm)

22 It would indeed seem that they are not sending their best, nor their brightest.

https://tinyurl.com/5n964ar2

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:38 AM (iMotb)

23 Fun stuff, Horde... but it's late here.

Good night. Sweet dreams to all.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:44 AM (rdVOm)

24 57.9 degrees out.

Nice morning for a walk, if the rain holds off.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice

Dress appropriately

Posted by: Lord Miklos Kelvin at February 26, 2026 04:45 AM (8i9Vv)

25 In the continuing saga of updating the home television system, the two 3.5 inch inserts are completed and installed, extending the width of the area on top of the central unit by 7 inches.

That gives me room for the 75" TV, with about 1 inch of clearance on either side from the side cabinets.

https://tinyurl.com/muvps3tb

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:45 AM (iMotb)

26 Mornin' Horde. Time for coffee...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 26, 2026 04:52 AM (O7YUW)

27 Stop making sense

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:52 AM (Ia/+0)

28 Morning all. I'd like an updating system. The Y is now having adult volleyball and I would love to play but the old knees just couldn't take it.
Waiting on my exoskeleton.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 26, 2026 04:54 AM (+nEug)

29 Looks like Cuba killed 4 civilian people in a boat
Maybe they thought they were ICE

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:57 AM (Ia/+0)

30 It would indeed seem that they are not sending their best, nor their brightest.

https://tinyurl.com/5n964ar2

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:38 AM (iMotb)
-

Beside the illegal animal, that might also be true for his victim.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 04:59 AM (plFPI)

31 Looks like Cuba killed 4 civilian people in a boat
Maybe they thought they were ICE

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:57 AM (Ia/+0)
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Saw earlier somewhere that Cuba claimed shots were fire from the Florida boat.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 05:00 AM (plFPI)

32 PSA: Virginia is under a norovirus attack.
There is no treatment.

Posted by: Accomac at February 26, 2026 05:05 AM (GbONR)

33 Singing mailman helps grieving grandma. "Faithpot" site:

https://tinyurl.com/m7cxv9zm

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 05:05 AM (rZCVI)

34 1956 the first fiber cable to Europe and that is how many royal family disputes per second. But the Queen was still around then, and all is well for a short time. Cold war was going, and the Beatles were about to make it big. And Elvis was on his way to stardom, but in the army soon.

Posted by: Colin at February 26, 2026 05:08 AM (e8qy3)

35 "All things for our good" Genesis 45:1-8
Upper Room devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/3pxd5ek6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 05:09 AM (rZCVI)

36
29 Looks like Cuba killed 4 civilian people in a boat
Maybe they thought they were ICE
Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:57 AM

--------

As a followup to the SOTU, communists continue demonstrating that there's only one thing they're really good at.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 05:10 AM (VWtfl)

37 What's the deal with the good citizens of NYC throwing crap at their police? Their Mayor said it was a snowball fight. The police say it was chunks of ice and rocks. Now the police union is pissed off. Maybe they should call a strike. Let the Mayor deal with the thugs for a while.

Posted by: Case at February 26, 2026 05:12 AM (Z3Kkg)

38 Farmer gives a life lesson using potatoes. Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/5pht2xwj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 05:12 AM (rZCVI)

39 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at February 26, 2026 05:14 AM (bQ4nt)

40
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 26, 2026 05:15 AM (tljrc)

41 BYU and friends sing cover of "Amazing Grace":

https://tinyurl.com/3b947x6w

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 05:19 AM (rZCVI)

42 Time for the morning walk.

BBIAB

Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 05:20 AM (iMotb)

43 As a kid of about 6 or so, living along a river (Delaware) its about time for the ice to break up and cause ice jams. You could hear the ice breaking up. Dynamite was used to break up the jams. One small town down the river always seemed to get flooded.

Posted by: Colin at February 26, 2026 05:31 AM (e8qy3)

44 Evening and morning, satellites of AoSHQ! Thor's Day comes round again.

65 F. now, high today about 80. I'm taking a risk with a prediction, really going out on a limb here, but my guess is . . . winter here is over. A few days earlier than the last few years, where "winter exit[ed] March the second on the dot." Gah.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:32 AM (wzUl9)

45 Yesterday I called around to some local moving services. One, the former veteran who employs veterans, called me back, and we talked a bit. He can have his guys load my furniture on his truck, then either store it or ship it right to my destination and unload it there. One company to hire, as opposed to several.

He sent me a link to record a video of my place, so he could see what kind of furniture he was dealing with. My phone's browser version was unsupported, said the phone. And when I tried to update, it insisted I sign in to Gorgle. I don't have a Gorgle mail account and don't want one. I recorded my own video -- but one minute, the living room only, ran 121 MB. Not sure that's gonna work to mail to him. I let him know, and we'll see.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9)

46 Right at freezing point, into 40s again hopefully
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 05:41 AM (Ia/+0)

47 "The disasters you leave in your wake aren't your fault.

The people they happen to fucked up.

They trusted you."

I don't know maybe flush next time or something then.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 26, 2026 05:44 AM (Vq1pX)

48 Greetings and good morning, everyone. Woke up feeling dizzy but I'm starting to settle. Spent part of last night on the phone with USAA trying to figure out how to get mom to upload her power of attorney and gain access to dad's accounts. I got lucky with the person I talked to and she was able to walk me through everything I needed.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 05:48 AM (+4yJ5)

49 Got to exercise this morning. This week I've been walking with Miss Linda, 45 min. or so each afternoon. Now I need to get back to an actual vigorous walk/trot workout. No need to bundle up today, so there's that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:49 AM (wzUl9)

50 The Criterion Collection in particular has seen sales increase thanks to the streaming services colluding to piss off absolutely everyone.

The streaming companies forget that there are pirate options out there and if you make it difficult for people to get what they want, they will go there.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 05:50 AM (+4yJ5)

51 Good morning! Wolfus, consider selling/donating all your stuff and starting fresh.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 26, 2026 05:52 AM (3Ope8)

52 And of course there are problems with the paperwork for that long-ago pension from a long-ago employer of mine. The address on it was incomplete, and they had the wrong month and day for my birthday. The investment place is looking into this, but I'm not gonna see that money for months, I'll bet. And then they will send me the check and *I* have to get it to my IRA people. When the instructions say in one paragraph "direct rollover,* and then in another that it'll be a check sent to me, that's annoying.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

53 Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 05:48

I am glad someone was able to help you, and may all rough places be made smooth. Also, prayers that your dizziness goes away.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 26, 2026 05:54 AM (rZCVI)

54 direct rollover,* and then in another that it'll be a check sent to me, that's annoying.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:53 AM (wzUl9)

Maybe they misspelled "bendover"?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 26, 2026 05:54 AM (Vq1pX)

55 The ads here were so impossible to deal with that I finally turned on the firefox adblock extension.

Ace needs to find better parasites; the current ones are close to killing the host.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 05:55 AM (J8ZaT)

56 Good morning! Wolfus, consider selling/donating all your stuff and starting fresh.
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at February 26, 2026

***
Some I may donate, but much of it could not be replaced easily. Where do you find bookcases nowadays, for instance? My desk has a sentimental connection for me. It was our family's dining table and my homework/model-building/writing table for many years. And where could I find a Mission-style armchair now for less than a fortune?

I could use a new box spring, I suppose, and if I go that far I could just buy a whole new bed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:57 AM (wzUl9)

57 USAA isn't what it used to be (like so many things). I've been a customer since 1979.

They haven't fired all the useful people so far. I doubt they are hiring new useful people, TBF.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 05:58 AM (J8ZaT)

58 All right, you lot.

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 05:59 AM (ZxPkt)

59 “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”

Matthew 26:28

Posted by: Marcus T at February 26, 2026 06:01 AM (EJWxb)

60 Do not get rid of your quality furniture and belongings. You will never be able to find that stuff at a quality level of days of yor.

Would you be happy with a partial board desk?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026 06:03 AM (+N6ee)

61 Very well said by Mostly Peaceful Memes:

https://tinyurl.com/ssbk9b96

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:03 AM (plFPI)

62 I recorded my own video -- but one minute, the living room only, ran 121 MB. Not sure that's gonna work to mail to him. I let him know, and we'll see.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:39 AM (wzUl9)
--------------
You're probably right about the size being too big. Maybe Dropbox?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:05 AM (/+1dw)

63 Wolfus, the best advice that I can give is for you to imagine moving that shit yourself.

Every time you move something around, the more chances something bad will happen.

Your best scenario is to have a final destination ready when you are leaving an old place. Shit gets boxed up at the old place, gets loaded in a truck, driven to the new place, unloaded, and unboxed/installed in the new place.

As soon as there is a delay, shit gets boxed up at old place, driven to warehouse, stored in warehouse, maybe moved around in warehouse several times, loaded from warehouse, driven to new place, blah blah.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:05 AM (J8ZaT)

64 USAA isn't what it used to be (like so many things). I've been a customer since 1979.

They haven't fired all the useful people so far. I doubt they are hiring new useful people, TBF.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 05:58 AM (J8ZaT)
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We're having a very confused (on their part) interaction with them right now. They keep saying or doing unpredictable odd things; English doesn't seem to be their preferred language and "organized" is not a priority.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:07 AM (/+1dw)

65
52

And then they will send me the check and *I* have to get it to my IRA people.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 05:53 AM

-------

About two years ago, I consolidated retirement accounts, and the money was transferred in the form of a paper check mailed to me, which I then hand-carried over for deposit, every single time. This is how they do it.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 06:09 AM (VWtfl)

66 53: Thanks, Fen. It's rough for mom even with getting people coming in to help out. She's dealing with the VA, insurance companies and investment companies while trying to keep an eye on dad (Old folks move faster than you think).

I doubt they are hiring new useful people, TBF.
Posted by: Richard Cranium

I've been with them for a while as well and have several accounts. My brother thinks the service started declining when they started letting enlisted people have accounts. -:-)

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 06:10 AM (+4yJ5)

67 Where do you find bookcases nowadays, for instance?
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My kids have had great success with Facebook Marketplace. Older people who are downsizing seem to use it to offload furniture, and so far its good stuff, cheap

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:10 AM (/+1dw)

68 "We're having a very confused (on their part) interaction with them right now. They keep saying or doing unpredictable odd things; English doesn't seem to be their preferred language and "organized" is not a priority."

Well, if you are actually speaking to them, try to pick up the accent. My bet is either Indian or Philippian support agents.

AFAICT, USAA went all in on DEI, with results that aren't surprising but wouldn't have been without a moronic HR department (which almost all of them are).

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:13 AM (J8ZaT)

69 Your best scenario is to have a final destination ready when you are leaving an old place. Shit gets boxed up at the old place, gets loaded in a truck, driven to the new place, unloaded, and unboxed/installed in the new place.

As soon as there is a delay, shit gets boxed up at old place, driven to warehouse, stored in warehouse, maybe moved around in warehouse several times, loaded from warehouse, driven to new place, blah blah.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026

***
Oh, I know. I'd like to have an apartment, if not *the* house, lined up. But the real estate agent I'm dealing with in KY says it might be tough to find a month-to-month apartment lease right away. What, does *every place* have waiting lists for *everything* now?

I'm ready to go, I can afford to move and buy a place . . . and yet I'm hitting one obstacle after another. Dammit.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)

70 AFAICT, USAA went all in on DEI, with results that aren't surprising but wouldn't have been without a moronic HR department (which almost all of them are).
Posted by: Richard Cranium

The problem is that finding an insurance company and bank that isn't infested is very difficult.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 06:16 AM (+4yJ5)

71 w00t

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 06:18 AM (+YA9H)

72
Would you be happy with a partial board desk?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 26, 2026

***
Do you mean particle board? The local place from whom I bought my TV stand has a slogan, "Friends don't let friends buy particle board."

My desk is a library table, and it disassembles into three large flat pieces. I've done it (and remember my father putting it together not long before I started school). So not bad.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 06:19 AM (wzUl9)

73 "My brother thinks the service started declining when they started letting enlisted people have accounts. -:-)"

While that probably had an impact on the "how likely is your customer lying to you" side of the equation, it's difficult to believe that more customers force you to hire almost entirely sub-par agents.

There's a discussion that perhaps should be made (not in this comment section) around how these really expensive military operations over time that don't require massive civilian attention result in a shitload of lying POS senior military officers.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:21 AM (J8ZaT)

74 Fibbies arrested a 65 year old former Air Force fighter pilot for the crime of teaching Chinese fighter pilots our standard tactics.

Teaching foreign adversaries to kill Americans, for money.... Unbelievable.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:22 AM (SxOcO)

75 74 Fibbies arrested a 65 year old former Air Force fighter pilot for the crime of teaching Chinese fighter pilots our standard tactics.

Teaching foreign adversaries to kill Americans, for money.... Unbelievable.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:22 AM (SxOcO)

Yikes.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 06:24 AM (+YA9H)

76 Read an article about Alysa Liu and the level of espionage West Taiwan used against her and her father. This part stuck out for me:

tracking down the duo’s Social Security numbers through a contact at the IRS.

I want that contact found and made an example of. Preferably outside the front doors of IRS headquarters.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 06:26 AM (+4yJ5)

77 US District Judge "President" Brian Murphy of Boston issued new instructions yesterday to the Executive Branch on deportation policies.

Whew...glad that's cleared up. Thanks President Murphy.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:26 AM (wUQJO)

78 mornin yall. Get them bitches outa here.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 06:26 AM (vFG9F)

79
What, does *every place* have waiting lists for *everything* now?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 26, 2026 06:15 AM

I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's aliens

Posted by: George Tsoukalos at February 26, 2026 06:26 AM (tljrc)

80 A(nother) Congressman needs to go to jail:

https://tinyurl.com/yknunczn

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:26 AM (plFPI)

81 Yikes.
Posted by: m

No kidding. I read up on the man's career and can't imagine what inspired this.

The three common reasons for this are sex, money and ideology. I look forward to hearing which one he chose.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 26, 2026 06:27 AM (+4yJ5)

82 Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Rob Taub
@RTaub_
11h
Classy, classy move by Jack Hughes to bring Tage Thompson on to the ice to also be honored by the fans for the gold medal victory.

Nice go, guys!

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 06:27 AM (+YA9H)

83 @27/Skip: "Stop making sense"

Are you quoting the various human rights tribunals in Canada? That seems to be their message to the populace lately.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 26, 2026 06:27 AM (O7YUW)

84 ... can't tell if he has teef yet.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 06:28 AM (+YA9H)

85 "Oh, I know. I'd like to have an apartment, if not *the* house, lined up. But the real estate agent I'm dealing with in KY says it might be tough to find a month-to-month apartment lease right away. What, does *every place* have waiting lists for *everything* now?"

Well, maybe get a storage facility in the new town and have your stuff delivered there. That (at least) reduces the amount of times your stuff is loaded/unloaded to a set number. Plus, you *could* move stuff yourself from the local storage facility to your new place as needed with the level of care that you require.

But, probably more money to do that.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:28 AM (J8ZaT)

86 Democrat Rep. Seth Moulton SMUGGLED IN an illegal alien to Trump's State of the Union address, then had his Chief of Staff HARBOR the illegal in Moulton's office to SHIELD him from police
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It'll be interesting to see what the scope of immunity for Congressmen is

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:30 AM (wUQJO)

87 One company.

I had everything loaded and stowed.

After getting to the new town and sorting things out, I called the movers. It was across country, so waiting 2 weeks seemed reasonable.

They showed up on time with nothing broken.

Btw, get multiple quotes. Bekins was substantially cheaper than the others.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 26, 2026 06:32 AM (qFwJc)

88 There are people who voted for this:

https://tinyurl.com/yx3wa583

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:37 AM (plFPI)

89 "Yikes."

That's why I couldn't really claim that commissioned officers were more honest than NCOs.

I think that seniors of the commissioned and non-commission ranks have had the middle of the bell curve carved out; either really straight or really corrupt. The former still believe they can change shit and the latter want to latch upon the teat.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:37 AM (J8ZaT)

90 I've only had one bad interaction with USAA and it was for an auto claim that took much longer than it should have because of the agent handling the claim. All others have been excellent, including the claim on my damaged roof caused by Hurricane Helene. I was able to get the roof replaced within two weeks of the storm because they were so quick in processing the claim and I was able to get an appointment with the roofers before the rush.

Posted by: farquad at February 26, 2026 06:38 AM (CFMhl)

91 Bad news for Omar's investments:

"The owner of a Sonoma County winery believes the industry is dying because Boomers are.

Jon Phillips, the owner of Sonoma County winery Inspiration Vineyards and Winery, told The Post that the population decline of the industry’s top wine-consuming generation has led to a recent downturn in sales."

Good thing Omar made her nut before the wine industry goes flat.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 06:39 AM (vFG9F)

92 There are people who voted for this:

https://tinyurl.com/yx3wa583
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:37 AM (plFPI)
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You have stepped into .., The Twilight Zone.

Where men are women, unless they are fish.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:40 AM (PDpni)

93 "Where men are women, unless they are fish.
Posted by: Huck Follywood"

This is nothing new. Remember when Madonna said she was "Like A Sturgeon"?

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 06:43 AM (vFG9F)

94 Looks like Trump will have to hand Cuba their ass...

Posted by: Diabeetus at February 26, 2026 06:44 AM (+9A0s)

95 I so want to read Pixy's snark on this article, maybe in tomorrow's Tech News if I'm really lucky:

(The Register):
Cloudflare experiment ports most of Next.js API 'in one week' with AI

https://tinyurl.com/5fx3ve8x

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at February 26, 2026 06:47 AM (O7YUW)

96 "Looks like Trump will have to hand Cuba their ass..."

Well, I think they've achieved net-zero carbon emissions.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 06:49 AM (J8ZaT)

97 I propose a toast to Dying Boomers.

My oldest friend died recently. Yup we are dying off.

I am consoled with the knowledge that my X-Gen children and their cohort brought Trump to the White House. But yikes, a lot of my generation were wasters.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 26, 2026 06:52 AM (qFwJc)

98 Faulkner said that although AI wrote the code, the human element was critical and he "had to course-correct regularly."
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hmmm...

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:53 AM (RC2c3)

99 Prediction: The SAVE Act will not pass.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:54 AM (plFPI)

100 @nypost
·
8h
US women's hockey team going to 'fully take advantage' of offer to celebrate with Flavor Flav https://trib.al/4YWo2cc

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 06:55 AM (ZxPkt)

101 I propose a toast to Dying Boomers.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 26, 2026 06:52 AM (qFwJc)
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/looks down at buttered toast being eaten right now and wonders what are the chances

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:56 AM (plFPI)

102 "The SAVE Act will not pass."

They have to SAVE their phony baloney jobs.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 06:56 AM (vFG9F)

103 Good morning all. Raining here, should have stayed in bed. Good sleeping weather.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at February 26, 2026 06:56 AM (XD1z7)

104 This is nothing new. Remember when Madonna said she was "Like A Sturgeon"?
Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 06:43 AM (vFG9F)
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I bet her boyfriend thought something about that song was a little fishy.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:57 AM (RC2c3)

105 Prediction: The SAVE Act will not pass.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 06:54 AM (plFPI)
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At least we will achieve good Senate GOPe theater!

Posted by: John Thune, Senate Scum at February 26, 2026 06:59 AM (RC2c3)

106 "US women's hockey team going to 'fully take advantage' of offer to celebrate with Flavor Flav "

They couldn't go to the WH but can go to celebrate with a rapper charged with domestic abuse and multiple drug and traffic charges, and has spent time in jail for some of those offenses.

Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:01 AM (vFG9F)

107 >>>The first transatlantic fiber-optic cable is being pulled up after nearly forty years. (Tom's Hardware)

That's a nice little article. The author's bio says:

Luke James is a freelance writer and journalist. Although his background is in legal, he has a personal interest in all things tech, especially hardware and microelectronics, and anything regulatory.

... which seems a good mix.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:02 AM (+YA9H)

108 They couldn't go to the WH but can go to celebrate with a rapper charged with domestic abuse and multiple drug and traffic charges, and has spent time in jail for some of those offenses.
Posted by: fd at February 26, 2026 07:01 AM (vFG9F)
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In his business, that's a resume

Posted by: John Thune, Senate Scum at February 26, 2026 07:03 AM (RC2c3)

109 Tempted to create an X account to just troll Matt Walsh about anime.

Why? Because I'm a fugitive cat-girl nyah.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:03 AM (2GVsD)

110

*hic*

Posted by: Hillary Clinton at February 26, 2026 07:04 AM (DDJSl)

111 The recovery operation is being carried out by the MV Maasvliet, a new diesel-electric vessel on only its fourth voyage since leaving drydock in January 2025. The crew has been contending with an early hurricane season, with storms Dexter and Erin having forced the ship off course, meaning it collected less cable than planned. The cable itself has to be coiled by hand in the ship's hold, as fiber-optic cable can't be machine-coiled without risking damage to the glass fibers inside.
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I'd have thought a cable that sat on the sea bed for 40 years would have all sorts of damage done to it just in the process of being plucked up, and coiling would be the least of one's problems.

Posted by: John Thune, Senate Scum at February 26, 2026 07:06 AM (RC2c3)

112 Great headline opportunity:

SAD SACK SACKED!

https://tinyurl.com/yz3s7ncd

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 07:07 AM (plFPI)

113 >Prediction: The SAVE Act will not pass.
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my theory: someone or some group is paying big money to the usual suspects to block a vote

Posted by: Don Black at February 26, 2026 07:07 AM (ZxPkt)

114 109 Tempted to create an X account to just troll Matt Walsh about anime.

Why? Because I'm a fugitive cat-girl nyah.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:03 AM (2GVsD)

He might ban you!

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:08 AM (+YA9H)

115 The recovery operation is being carried out by the MV Maasvliet, a new diesel-electric vessel on only its fourth voyage since leaving drydock in January 2025. The crew has been contending with an early hurricane season, with storms Dexter and Erin having forced the ship off course, meaning it collected less cable than planned. The cable itself has to be coiled by hand in the ship's hold, as fiber-optic cable can't be machine-coiled without risking damage to the glass fibers inside.
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I'd have thought a cable that sat on the sea bed for 40 years would have all sorts of damage done to it just in the process of being plucked up, and coiling would be the least of one's problems.
Posted by: John Thune, Senate Scum at February 26, 2026 07:06 AM (RC2c3)

They're gonna store the old cable in the attic or garage because they might need it some day?

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 07:09 AM (wVcYX)

116 He might ban you!

Thus proving he's a knee-jerk thin-skinned idiot.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:10 AM (2GVsD)

117 JJ. Get in there!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 07:11 AM (plFPI)

118 They want you alienated. They want you to take the black pill.

It's easier for them to continue the corruption if people just stop caring.

Don't Give Up.

Posted by: pawn at February 26, 2026 07:13 AM (+rKuc)

119 from the TAT-8 article, on maybe why they don't want to break the glass fiber:

TAT-8's cable still contains substantial amounts of high-quality copper used in its power and structural components ..., making thousands of kilometers of recovered cable a welcome source of the metal. The cable's steel will be repurposed as fencing, while its polyethylene sheathing will be sent to a facility in the Netherlands to be pelletized for non-food-grade plastics.

I'm thinking you don't want broken glass inside the plastic sheathing when you're going to try to recover the copper, steel, and plastic.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:17 AM (+YA9H)

120 116 He might ban you!

Thus proving he's a knee-jerk thin-skinned idiot.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 26, 2026 07:10 AM (2GVsD)

And you'd be signed up!

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:18 AM (+YA9H)

121
I would have thought the 40-year-old optical fiber is trash at this point. What are they going to do with it? The article says they're after the copper wire in the cable, but nothing about what the fiber will be used for.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 26, 2026 07:20 AM (VWtfl)

122 4 Morninginging all.

Had a migraine earlier. Getting better now but still slightly blargh.
Posted by: Minx 0.8 beta at February 26, 2026 04:05 AM (BLOW1)

Hydrate! Then hydrate more! Hoping it all clear up.

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:29 AM (+YA9H)

123 *clears

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:29 AM (+YA9H)

124 "The owner of a Sonoma County winery believes the industry is dying because Boomers are."

He operates a craft business dedicated to processing "small batch" wine grapes for an exclusive clientele. Award winning, of course. The industry loves bogus wine tasting panel competitions; at some point everyone gets an award.

Looking at his very fancy website - he spent a lot of money on stainless steel fermentation tanks and accoutrements.

He turned a money-losing garage hobby into a huge money pit.

Posted by: 13times at February 26, 2026 07:30 AM (zJ+I1)

125 Sell it to some third world shithole country for phone lines! Canada? Mexico?

Posted by: President Donald J. Trump, phone line sales executive at February 26, 2026 07:32 AM (bvwOM)

126 JJ is up

Posted by: Count de Monet at February 26, 2026 07:32 AM (wVcYX)

127 "Thus proving he's a knee-jerk thin-skinned idiot."

Or he knows that he has only so many seconds of life to live and using some of those precious seconds to argue with a troll aren't worth it.

I don't follow him and I don't know how much he complains about anime's influence on the US. Japan has been a mono-culture for a long time and ideas that they have a defense against may impact non-Japanese societies the same way disease pools interact. (Our ideas can do the same to them; you can argue that may have happened already.)

I guess my point is that he may believe that he has better things to do than argue with you. Don't you have better things to do than argue with him? If not, go for it.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at February 26, 2026 07:33 AM (J8ZaT)

128 Talking Heads - And She Was

I dunno, was that weird enough?

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 07:48 AM (+YA9H)

129 The Criterion Collection in particular has seen sales increase thanks to the streaming services colluding to piss off absolutely everyone.

At the local Barnes & Noble where my writers group meets, there are far more Criterion DVDs than non-Criterion. And probably more albums on vinyl than on CD.

Sadly, the Criterion DVDs are all Blu-Ray and the vinyl is all expensive. But it is nice to see.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 26, 2026 08:12 AM (1NuH7)

130 74 Fibbies arrested a 65 year old former Air Force fighter pilot for the crime of teaching Chinese fighter pilots our standard tactics.

Teaching foreign adversaries to kill Americans, for money.... Unbelievable.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 26, 2026 06:22 AM (SxOcO)

https://edition.cnn.com

https://tinyurl.com/y28uxbzd

Posted by: m at February 26, 2026 08:12 AM (+YA9H)

Wednesday Overnight Open Thread - February 25, 2026 [TRex]

Good evening Horde. The time has come for very random mid-week shenanigans of the post-cafe overnight variety.

Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. Good will offerings of amusing puns are happily accepted. Pants are optional. Giraffes are excused. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors.

[Top photo: Texas State Capitol Dome, Austin, Texas]

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VW Blackhawk?

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The F-4 seems to be a favorite of the Horde:

I know what you are going to say. What about the F-14? Ok. Here you go:

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Are you wise in the ways of the US Navy's Carderock facility in Maryland? They have a lot of water.

This tour of the indoor ocean involves a little math in the context of wave amplitude, but the scale of the place is impressive with or without math.

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This is remarkable - World War I on the western front - daily time lapse:

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There's a lot going on here:

pic.twitter.com/OHQtXB8rR6
— NO CONTEXT HUMANS (@HumansNoContext) December 23, 2025

Hat tip: Biden's Dog

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Computing the optimal road trip across the U.S.

What's the most efficient way to see the US?

Criteria:

- The trip must make at least one stop in all 48 states in the contiguous U.S.
- The trip only makes stops at National Natural Landmarks, National Historic Sites, National Parks, or National Monuments.
- The trip must be taken by car and never leave the U.S.

The author and his wife compiled a list of 50 major U.S. landmarks - one in each state excluding Alaska/Hawaii and including D.C., and two in California. The used a computer optimization tool to map it all out.

The complete trip around the U.S. takes 13,699 miles of driving. Assuming no traffic, this road trip will take about 224 hours (9.33 days) of driving in total. The author estimates the trip will take at least 2 to 3 months to complete. You can start anywhere on the route as long as you follow it from then on.

Click on the link for the 50 landmarks. The link also has the Python optimization code if you want to make your own trip with your own criteria. With AI, you probably don't even need to know how to work with Python code.

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The Pittsburgh police scanner keeps giving. Thank you people of Pittsburgh!

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Dos Gringos for the big ONT finish:

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Written correspondence can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Are you lurking ?? Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00 PM

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1 Howzabout this weather, eh?

Posted by: mindful webworker - moovin on at February 25, 2026 10:00 PM (rlEvI)

2 Didn't have time to write a more thoughtful comment.

Posted by: mindful webworker - moovin on at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (rlEvI)

3
Hello

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (3ek7K)

4 Top 5?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (2Ez/1)

5 Hallo, hallo!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (ZVgZ4)

6 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 10:02 PM (cYBz/)

7 th

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 25, 2026 10:02 PM (JRP2U)

8 USA USA
USA USA
USA USA
USA USA

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:02 PM (/lPRQ)

9 willowed:

Emerald Robinson @Emerald Robinson .6h

First, Trump took down Maduro in Venezuela.
Then he ordered a blockade on Cuba.
Then he canceled China's control of Panama Canal.
Then he hit the biggest drug poster in Mexico.
Trump's rolling up the entire network in our hemisphere.

Donroe
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Read that the Panamanian govt voted out the sale control of the canal to Blackrock and Maersk will take the agreement,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:02 PM (j9zxt)

10 Hello Everyone!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (QGaXH)

11 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then...

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx)

12 Yo Horde!!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (2WIwB)

13 Somebody needs to get up in that dome and change some lightbulbs

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (/lPRQ)

14 [Top photo: Texas State Capitol Dome, Austin, Texas]

Taller than the US White House.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:04 PM (j9zxt)

15 Great Toby Keith!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:04 PM (2WIwB)

16 Oh, THAT Burger King1

The fact that there is a BK in Pittsburgh that is recognized by the Police scanner folks is priceless.

Thanks T-Rex. You bring it every Wednesday!

Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 10:05 PM (wLjpr)

17 Nice content, thank you, TRex!

Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Wmg4n)

18 VW Blackhawk?
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Mexican Military

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (j9zxt)

19 Howzabout this weather, eh?
Posted by: mindful webworker - moovin on at February 25, 2026 10:00 PM (rlEvI)

Shhhiiii... it reached 80 today. Dang it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (uQesX)

20 Let us do the F-4 vote one more time!

-1.

Less than that. A real piece of crap to work on!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (7D3Aa)

21 16 Thanks T-Rex. You bring it every Wednesday!

Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 10:05 PM
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Awww, shucks... Thank you and thanks for being here!

Posted by: TRex - THAT dino at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (cCn4/)

22 Might need some prayers
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

You've got them.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (VHUov)

23 10 Hello Everyone!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (QGaXH)

Wow - a '10' for a guy who's a '10'....smile....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (QGaXH)

24 [Top photo: Texas State Capitol Dome, Austin, Texas]
Taller than the US White House.

Only when it’s wearing its hat.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (1NuH7)

25 Definitely, Teresa!

Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (Wmg4n)

26 How about visiting all 50 state capitols? (I have 36.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (hJH5n)

27 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s)

28 TiFW, prayers are up for you and the family. Always.

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (7D3Aa)

29 Praying for you, Teresa.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (ZVgZ4)

30 For those of us with discretionary cash to spend

https://tinyurl.com/4sk2rawd

Posted by: purely an academic question at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (F/35S)

31 Evening.

I need to borrow an 'Ette. Would one of you so kindly bash my brains in with a hammer until all that's left is a bloody paste? I'm having yet another massive gout flare up and I need one if you to end it all for me. I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.

Posted by: Robert at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (U17Kq)

32 28 TiFW, prayers are up for you and the family. Always.

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM
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This. From all of us.

Posted by: TRex - prayerful dino at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (cCn4/)

33 23 10 Hello Everyone!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (QGaXH)

Wow - a '10' for a guy who's a '10'....smile....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (QGaXH)

You two want to be alone?

Just wear a rubber dude, he looks greasy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s)

34 How about visiting all 50 state capitols? (I have 36.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (hJH5n)

How about the Capitol Records building?*

*Does it still even exist? Maybe senior housing?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (uQesX)

35 Road trip map barely shaves a corner of Tennessee. Almost nothing of Nevada and Michigan too.
Nothing to see in Kansas so just catching a corner of it isn't missing much.
Not much into Florida. Good. Yankee locusts.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:09 PM (/lPRQ)

36 Thanks for another entertaining Wednesday Night ONT, TRex!

Those folks in Pittsburgh must be getting stir crazy. Or maybe they are just getting their winter doldrums on. Whatever it is, it's hilarious to read about!

Thanks for the aircraft. Always good to see military aircraft.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 25, 2026 10:09 PM (kB9dk)

37 I don't comment often, but even less common lately -- I haven't been able to access comments on either Chrome or Edge because it's http and not https.

Is this just me?

I'm on Opera now. Seems to be working. This is the most appreciation I've felt for Opera since I first saw Little Ben Shapiro's sister's sweater puppies.

Posted by: Pastafarian at February 25, 2026 10:09 PM (sifs3)

38 Good luck, Teresa. We're all pulling for you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s)

39 Praying Teresa, for you and yours. God grant health and healing to our sister, Teresa, that she may have many more years in your service here.

Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (wLjpr)

40 Excellent content T-Rex - Thank You!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (QGaXH)

41 As soon as I saw that top picture, I knew exactly what it was! 🤗

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (VCgbV)

42 Love the Conor Hellebuyck memes!
How can you not love our USA Hockey team????

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (tj6OY)

43 Prayers for you, Teresa.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (zuIfz)

44 > Are you wise in the ways of the US Navy's Carderock facility in Maryland? They have a lot of water.
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High School field trip, circa 1977 or 78. Science class. Part science stuff, part Navy recruiting. Massive facility. Wasn't in operation tho' when we went.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (jtM2q)

45 Might need some prayers
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

You got it.
Hitting my knees.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:11 PM (2WIwB)

46 I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
Posted by: Robert

I see you've had experience with redheads. . .

Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 10:11 PM (cYBz/)

47 36 Those folks in Pittsburgh must be getting stir crazy.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 25, 2026 10:09 PM
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At least this week they kept their clothes on!

Posted by: TRex - spring is coming! at February 25, 2026 10:12 PM (cCn4/)

48 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 25, 2026 10:12 PM (sAmhv)

49 VW Blackhawk?
Me likey! I want one!

Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2026 10:12 PM (olkli)

50 Is that Thalidomide Rex on the drums?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (A3+q6)

51 I need to borrow an 'Ette. Would one of you so kindly bash my brains in with a hammer until all that's left is a bloody paste? I'm having yet another massive gout flare up and I need one if you to end it all for me. I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
Posted by: Robert

Prednisone

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (/lPRQ)

52 Teresa in Fort Worth
🙏🙏🙏

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (VCgbV)

53 I'm sitting right here.

Posted by: Ike's presidential library at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (2Ez/1)

54 Space Patrol had Muroc Lake test pilots on their advertising, allowing that they needed to be in good condition to fly the XF-88A, (top speed is a millitary secret, gang) and by golly, Wheat Chex and Rice Chex for breakfast are a great way to do that. You can stay in good condition too, kids, by doing the same. Be sure Mom picks up the Jumbo family size.

I guess the FCC cracked down on that. So we don’t get test pilots hawking their favorite breakfast cereals any longer. Fuckers.

Posted by: Common Tater at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (pV4LT)

55 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then...

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx)

Absolutely, coming your way.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (snZF9)

56 Good evening Mr. Rex🦖!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ttTv+)

57 Is that Thalidomide Rex on the drums?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (A3+q6)

Damn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (zZu0s)

58 I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.

Posted by: Robert at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (U17Kq)

I won't do that, but I highly encourage you to drink cherry juice, lay off red meat, seafood and gluten, and focus on chicken/fish, fruits, veggies and rice. That is the only way I got through my gout attack, and have prevented recurrent attacks without meds (I can't take them due to kidney issues.) Ice packs underneath the foot also help. God bless and may this run its course quickly.

Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (wLjpr)

59

Prednisone
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (/lPRQ)

Heroin?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s)

60 40 Excellent content T-Rex - Thank You!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM
***
Danke!

Posted by: TRex - calling the ball at February 25, 2026 10:15 PM (cCn4/)

61 Will do, Teresa!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:15 PM (tj6OY)

62 Pittsburgh Scanner
South Side. 1820 East Carson - Burger King. Yes, that one. Caller says a woman wearing cat ears is threatening to beat up and scratch employees. She has supposedly been kicked out once before.

~~Who neko this is?~~ Ano neko wa dare?

.....

Anna, get your bish under control!

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:16 PM (VHUov)

63 Re: see the USA route

My parents took me on a very similar route that took one month in the 60’s one Summer in a 1956 Chevy sedan - you know the two tone robin blue and white model with colors separated by a chrome stripe. Still have the pictures and most of memories (getting older has a few disadvantages but still preferred to alternative).

Posted by: epador at February 25, 2026 10:16 PM (TRnzq)

64 56 Good evening Mr. Rex🦖!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM
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Howdy COMM!

Posted by: TRex - capitol dino at February 25, 2026 10:16 PM (cCn4/)

65 Prayers continue, Teresa in Fort Worth! We hold you in our prayers and in our hearts.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 25, 2026 10:16 PM (kB9dk)

66 Robert, I'm with moki -- for me, dried cherries worked, like they're a damned cure for gout. Not instant but after a few days of pounding dried tart cherries, the pain and inflammation was gone.

For me, what set off attacks were peas, and liver.

Posted by: Pastafarian at February 25, 2026 10:17 PM (sifs3)

67 Thats a very cool 48 state road trip. In a car thats less than a set of tires, 4 oil changes and a shit ton of gas. On a motorcycle its 2 back tires, 5-6 oil changes, decent amount of gas, and god knows what else.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:17 PM (snZF9)

68 Secretary of Defense is a perfect seal for Connor! Way to go, Hegseth!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 25, 2026 10:17 PM (kB9dk)

69 33 23 10 Hello Everyone!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (QGaXH)

Wow - a '10' for a guy who's a '10'....smile....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (QGaXH)

You two want to be alone?

Just wear a rubber dude, he looks greasy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s)

Laughing!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:17 PM (QGaXH)

70 I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
Posted by: Robert

So you're the guy Mrs D has been seeing!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:18 PM (2WIwB)

71 11 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx)

You got it TiFW

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:18 PM (QGaXH)

72 My parents took me on a very similar route that took one month in the 60’s one Summer in a 1956 Chevy sedan - you know the two tone robin blue and white model with colors separated by a chrome stripe. Still have the pictures and most of memories (getting older has a few disadvantages but still preferred to alternative).

Posted by: epador at February 25, 2026 10:16 PM (TRnzq)

Thats some cool shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (snZF9)

73 Road trips are the best. Just get out and see this big, beautiful country of ours!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (tj6OY)

74 BTW
I'm guessing that 'no context human' photo was before you lost all that weight...🤪

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (ttTv+)

75 Is that Thalidomide Rex on the drums?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (A3+q6)

Thalidomide Rex the Kid. Fastest flippers in the West!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:20 PM (2WIwB)

76 Good evening morons en bedankt Dino

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX)

77 When I first looked at the top pic, I thought it was a roulette wheel.
Considering the quality of legislation that comes out of many states, perhaps we would be better off if it was.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 25, 2026 10:20 PM (bhZyo)

78 Oh, THAT Burger King!

The fact that there is a BK in Pittsburgh that is recognized by the Police scanner folks is priceless.
Posted by: moki

They've got a Wendy's they're calling "the Thunderdome Wendy's" too.

Ronald is missing out.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov)

79 > I'm having yet another massive gout flare up and I need one if you to end it all for me. I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
Posted by: Robert
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See a Doc and ask for Allopurinol. It's to reduce the uric acid that causes gout. As others have said, lay off the fatty meats and eat cherries or buy "cherry extract." It's a herbal supplement. Also lay off the booze. If possible.

*I'm not a doctor... there may be other meds, talk to yours first*

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 10:22 PM (jtM2q)

80 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8tANJu8gyc

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 25, 2026 10:22 PM (jrgJz)

81 Thats a very cool 48 state road trip. In a car thats less than a set of tires, 4 oil changes and a shit ton of gas. On a motorcycle its 2 back tires, 5-6 oil changes, decent amount of gas, and god knows what else.
Posted by: Berserker

Preparation H? Doan's?

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)

82 {TiFW}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 10:25 PM (RIvkX)

83 Branson ain't on the map.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 25, 2026 10:26 PM (Ezs10)

84 78 Ronald is missing out.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:21 PM
***
One of the under-reported parts of the visit to the White House by the Men's hockey team was that PDJT bought McDonalds double cheeseburgers for them to have lunch at the WH.

Posted by: TRex - grimace is not a dino at February 25, 2026 10:26 PM (cCn4/)

85 I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
Posted by: Robert
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So, you're asking for my #1.
I think she loved me more than any of my wives.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:26 PM (j9zxt)

86 Road trips are the best. Just get out and see this big, beautiful country of ours!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (tj6OY)

I'm really itching to do that one day. Take a few months and cruise around the country.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:27 PM (snZF9)

87 83 Branson ain't on the map.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 25, 2026 10:26 PM
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Neither is the Burger King or Wendy's in Pittsburgh. Guess we each have our own list...

Posted by: TRex - scanning dino at February 25, 2026 10:28 PM (cCn4/)

88 86 I'm really itching to do that one day. Take a few months and cruise around the country.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:27 PM
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Do it. Seriously. Lots of land of the free and home of the brave to see out there.

Posted by: TRex - road trip dino at February 25, 2026 10:29 PM (cCn4/)

89 {TiFW}

Praying for you & yours!

Posted by: JQ at February 25, 2026 10:30 PM (rdVOm)

90 My prayers for you Teresa in FW.

Posted by: Joemarine at February 25, 2026 10:30 PM (y171U)

91 Prayer sent for Theresa!

Posted by: jocon307 at February 25, 2026 10:31 PM (EuROc)

92 Robert, I'm with moki -- for me, dried cherries worked, like they're a damned cure for gout. Not instant but after a few days of pounding dried tart cherries, the pain and inflammation was gone.

For me, what set off attacks were peas, and liver.
Posted by: Pastafarian at February 25, 2026 10:17 PM (sifs3)

Phrasing? But then again, dried tart cherries are grateful.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2026 10:32 PM (uQesX)

93 Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
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You already got them just now. May the Lord keep you close.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 10:32 PM (E4rtv)

94 World War I on the western front - daily time lapse

That was brutal.

Unfortunate that the key is so tiny. Here's from the description on YouTube:

Red - Germans & German allies
Blue - French & colonial infantry
Cyan - French cavalry
Orange - British & colonials
Green - Belgians in the north; Russians, Italians, Portuguese elsewhere
Purple - US-Americans

Dark blue - reserve
Light blue - resting & training
Uneven brown - building defense works
Uneven grey - staging
Solid grey - sanitation

Posted by: mindful webworker - First act of The World War at February 25, 2026 10:32 PM (rlEvI)

95 Road trips are the best. Just get out and see this big, beautiful country of ours!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (tj6OY)

Route 66 is one hundred years old this year. Thinking about Flagstaff.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2026 10:33 PM (uQesX)

96 colchicine is the other anti-gout med, but for the future ID your triggers, and stay away from them. And stay hydrated and eat cherries drink cherry juice

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 10:34 PM (rbvCR)

97 Thats a very cool 48 state road trip. In a car thats less than a set of tires, 4 oil changes and a shit ton of gas. On a motorcycle its 2 back tires, 5-6 oil changes, decent amount of gas, and god knows what else.
Posted by: Berserker

Preparation H? Doan's?

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov)

Man, no shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:34 PM (snZF9)

98 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then...

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx)

You know we are all pulling for you, Teresa.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 10:34 PM (8zz6B)

99 optimal road trip - Y'miss a lot of the best of Oklahoma on those routes. I suppose it's about the same everywhere.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Okie by birth and choice at February 25, 2026 10:36 PM (rlEvI)

100 I have a couple of launches from a carrier (not as piot, bummer). But I never got a trap. I really want one. (Also, that's a funny song.)

Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2026 10:37 PM (olkli)

101 Yikes Robert. May your pain be soothed soon.

BIL has gout and he goes through terrible pain in an attack.

Too bad you can't be like Ben Franklin, during his attacks, as gov. of PA, he had state prisoners hauling him about in a hand carried cart. Minimized the effect of cobblestoned streets on movement using his two prisoner suspension. Was that way at the Constitutional Convention IIRC.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 10:37 PM (E4rtv)

102 I bought Toby Keith's CD with that song and a George Strait CD at the PX in Izmir Turkey in 2003. Even then I was dismayed that there were still muslims left alive on the planet.

Posted by: Cosda at February 25, 2026 10:37 PM (ENPvq)

103 What's with all the Pittsburg food fights?

Posted by: mindful webworker - don't throw the fries at February 25, 2026 10:39 PM (rlEvI)

104 Road trips are the best. Just get out and see this big, beautiful country of ours!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (tj6OY)

I'm really itching to do that one day. Take a few months and cruise around the country.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division **************
Absolutely do it...I've done 4 complete cross country trips and many half cross country drives, and I can be packed and ready in short order to go again. Just the best!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 25, 2026 10:40 PM (cCn4/)

105 Loosening lug nuts is not Kosher. Rocks in hubcaps or bananas in tail pipes is fair game, though.

Posted by: Auto Hijinks at February 25, 2026 10:41 PM (oftw2)

106 Road trips?
There are 119 bars between Pullman WA and Orafino ID. Load up a truck with fraternity bros...

We never even made it half way.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:41 PM (2WIwB)

107 88 Do it. Seriously. Lots of land of the free and home of the brave to see out there.

And! There's real people out here!🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♀️

Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 25, 2026 10:41 PM (ttTv+)

108 -----------
See a Doc and ask for Allopurinol. It's to reduce the uric acid that causes gout. As others have said, lay off the fatty meats and eat cherries or buy "cherry extract." It's a herbal supplement. Also lay off the booze. If possible.

*I'm not a doctor... there may be other meds, talk to yours first*
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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Red Cherries soaked in Gin.
_me either

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:41 PM (j9zxt)

109 What's with all the Pittsburg food fights?
Posted by: mindful webworker - don't throw the fries at February 25, 2026 10:39 PM (rlEvI)

Well, they have to do something with the Philly cheesesteak; they can't eat it, after all.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 10:42 PM (8zz6B)

110 31 Evening.

I need to borrow an 'Ette. Would one of you so kindly bash my brains in with a hammer until all that's left is a bloody paste? I'm having yet another massive gout flare up and I need one if you to end it all for me. I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.

Posted by: Robert at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (U17Kq)

I know the feeling (gout, not head bashing). I manage to control mine by avoiding food and drink that are known to trigger flareups. Do some online research, maybe that can help you. On the rare occasions I do get a flareup, prednisone helps greatly.

Posted by: a.moron at February 25, 2026 10:42 PM (X5Jzz)

111 So, TRex, how'd you do on tips with that busker act?

Posted by: mindful webworker - beat the bucket, don't kick it at February 25, 2026 10:42 PM (rlEvI)

112 So many great road trips. A few cross-country, a few to Florida, several to Dead shows. I think driving to Montreal in a freak January snowstorm might be the best one.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX)

113 37 I don't comment often, but even less common lately -- I haven't been able to access comments on either Chrome or Edge because it's http and not https.

Is this just me?

I'm on Opera now. Seems to be working. This is the most appreciation I've felt for Opera since I first saw Little Ben Shapiro's sister's sweater puppies.
Posted by: Pastafarian
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What OS combo are you using? If Windows, then Brave works, the former Opera makers after selling the Opera browser to a Chinese company, now make Vivaldi which might work as well.

ios and Mac OS all use Safari code under whatever browser name due to Apple security requirements. Android and Brave work fine on a phone and brave has decent privacy and security options.

What some people though are facing is that most browsers are no longer being updated for Windows versions prior to 10. And fewer still for 32 bit versions of old Windows programs.

Supermium which is a derivative of Chrome is one of the few that works and I keep a version on really old Windows machines that occasionally require an internet hookup (and yes, I know about security issues doing so).

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 10:43 PM (E4rtv)

114 I bought Toby Keith's CD with that song and a George Strait CD at the PX in Izmir Turkey in 2003. Even then I was dismayed that there were still muslims left alive on the planet.
Posted by: Cosda at February 25, 2026 10:37 PM (ENPvq)

It is kinda sad.
I was in Sinop in 84-85. The Turks there were wonderful folks.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

115 87 83 Branson ain't on the map.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
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Twitty City and Dollywood are also missing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:44 PM (j9zxt)

116
54 Space Patrol had Muroc Lake test pilots on their advertising, allowing that they needed to be in good condition to fly the XF-88A, (top speed is a millitary secret, gang) and by golly, Wheat Chex and Rice Chex for breakfast are a great way to do that. You can stay in good condition too, kids, by doing the same. Be sure Mom picks up the Jumbo family size.

I guess the FCC cracked down on that. So we don’t get test pilots hawking their favorite breakfast cereals any longer. Fuckers.
Posted by: Common Tater at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM

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Well, the various Chex are good healthy food. Highly salted, healthy food. From Ralston-Purina.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 10:45 PM (azNOR)

117 [Top photo: Texas State Capitol Dome, Austin, Texas]

Taller than the US White House.
Posted by: Braenyard

White House is basically a two story building. With an attic to keep your crazy voodoo mother in law in.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:45 PM (/lPRQ)

118 Shhhiiii... it reached 80 today. Dang it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Barely reached 70 today here in NE Okla. Almost froze to death.

Thinking a lot about the folks buried under globul warmening up in the NE. Okay, thought a little about 'em.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and we'll sing in the sunshine at February 25, 2026 10:45 PM (rlEvI)

119 Teresa, sending prayers and hugs.

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 25, 2026 10:46 PM (mNjzF)

120 Branson ain't on the map.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
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Twitty City and Dollywood are also missing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:44 PM (j9zxt)

So's Puyallup.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:46 PM (2WIwB)

121 Evening all,

My dad and a friend took a trip across the US in the 70's. He didn't hit all 48 States, but they had a great adventure.

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Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then...

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx)

Prayers for you. I hope the oncologist has better news for you. Hugs.

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My sister's friend and coworker has late stage cervical cancer and they are raising funds to help with bills. Please share the campaign if you can.

https://tinyurl.com/44a7v6bp

Posted by: Joyenz at February 25, 2026 10:46 PM (2F0/Y)

122 I can't comment on the totality of the optimal road trip but they did do the right thing in choosing 35W Fort Worth instead of 35E through Dallas.

I would have gone 281 but that's just me.

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at February 25, 2026 10:47 PM (jRqxY)

123 God protect our Teresa.

Teresa, count every precious day, as I know you have been.

Posted by: mindful webworker - still on this side of the turf at February 25, 2026 10:47 PM (rlEvI)

124 Twitty City and Dollywood are also missing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:44 PM (j9zxt)

This. National Parks, and National Landmarks, and National Historic Sites are not all created equal. Utah, for example, also has the John Moses Browning museum.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 10:48 PM (8zz6B)

125 The situation remains in place.

Posted by: Don Black at February 25, 2026 10:48 PM (ZxPkt)

126 When I have had gout in my fingers due to blood pressure medicine I found that wiggling my fingers (hurts like hell!) warms up the joints and helps dissolve the uric acid crystals. Whether you can do that in your foot, I don’t know. Also, I can swear by allopurinol. It keeps my symptoms in check.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:49 PM (ZVgZ4)

127 Posted by: Robert

Is the Allopurinol not working? I feel your pain, literally.

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at February 25, 2026 10:51 PM (jRqxY)

128 Secretary of Defense is a perfect seal for Connor! Way to go, Hegseth!
Posted by: Legally Sufficien

Hegseth wasn't using it anymore -
It is the Department of War now.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:52 PM (/lPRQ)

129 The Texas Capitol is taller than the United States Capitol.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:52 PM (ZVgZ4)

130 And pastafarian, some folks have had luck by rushing to hit the comment at the bottom first rather than clicking to read the rest of the post. Comments are on a second server than the main so you can see both comments and the rest of the post on that server without some of the ad malware problems that sometimes show up like Sonobi.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 10:53 PM (E4rtv)

131 Well, the various Chex are good healthy food. Highly salted, healthy food. From Ralston-Purina.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug
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Purina Human Chow you might say.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 10:54 PM (E4rtv)

132 In our 8 years of being fulltime rvers, we have been to most of those places. America is truly beautiful and I wish these people who hated it so much could get their head out of their ass and travel around and really talk to the people. Maybe it woukd change them, maybe not. My favorite place has been Monument Valley. It was the first place on my bucket list. Amazing that God created such a beautiful place.

Posted by: Megthered at February 25, 2026 10:55 PM (wwZQ5)

133 >>>>I bought Toby Keith's CD with that song and a George Strait CD at the PX in Izmir Turkey in 2003. Even then I was dismayed that there were still muslims left alive on the planet.
Posted by: Cosda at February 25, 2026 10:37 PM (ENPvq)

It is kinda sad.
I was in Sinop in 84-85. The Turks there were wonderful folks.
Posted by: Diogenes"
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Izmir wasn't bad. My ship would wait a week or so for US gov cargo which we transhiped through Suez to the PG. We'd carry wrecked equipment back out.

Posted by: Cosda at February 25, 2026 10:55 PM (ENPvq)

134 We have the Dragon undocking from the ISS in the morning.

SpaceX Cargo Dragon CRS-33
Undocking International Space Station ISS - Space Affairs Live
Date: February 26, 2026
Undocking: 12:05 p.m. EST (1705 UTC, 18:05 CET)

https://youtu.be/lqY-AZWhWew

Alternative stream if needed.

The Launch Pad

https://youtu.be/YOuaJpXOgSk

Posted by: Joyenz at February 25, 2026 10:55 PM (2F0/Y)

135 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:44 PM (j9zxt)

The list mentions Branson, but does not show it on tbe map. Maybe I misread something. I was trying to figure out what National Park is in Branson. Maybe one of the cave systems?

Or, again, maybe I misread the list! Trying to keep my mom from wandering outside, so I'm distracted!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 25, 2026 10:56 PM (Ezs10)

136 Robert I have had recurring gout but I started taking potassium citrate. No flare ups for several years. I can drink in moderation too.

Posted by: Muchas buchas at February 25, 2026 10:56 PM (CDX35)

137 110 31 Evening.

I need to borrow an 'Ette. Would one of you so kindly bash my brains in with a hammer until all that's left is a bloody paste? I'm having yet another massive gout flare up and I need one if you to end it all for me. I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.

Posted by: Robert at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (U17Kq)

Two other suggestions : (1) Stay hydrated, drink lots of water, (2) Keep your feet warm at night, maybe an extra blanket on the foot of the bed. Uric acid tends to come out of solution and deposit in joints, causing gout, at lower temperatures. Keeping your feet warm can help prevent this.

Posted by: a.moron at February 25, 2026 10:57 PM (X5Jzz)

138 February is the worst month for cabin fever for those living south of Lake Erie. They probably haven't seen the sun for more that two or three days since November and those days it was cold.

Everything is brown and dead and everyone is just sick of everything.

Posted by: pawn at February 25, 2026 10:57 PM (+rKuc)

139 Teresa, my prayers continue! Have you tried the f4ben/horse paste as adjunct therapy? They boost your immune system smd activate T cells.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 25, 2026 10:58 PM (Ezs10)

140 Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
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You've got them. Here's for a good plan to treat what ails you. God Bless.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 25, 2026 10:58 PM (UVyKP)

141 Good evening, ONT peeps! Thanks, Dino!

Posted by: Doof at February 25, 2026 10:58 PM (cn/q6)

142

Robert drives big rigs for a living.

Not knowing much about gout I wonder if sitting for long periods of time aggravates gout.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 10:59 PM (3ek7K)

143 I've done a couple of great road trips. In 2008, Laramie to southern California (for a library conference), with stops at Colorado National Monument, the Arches (didn't spend nearly enough time there), the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Drove back on on I-15 through Vegas (didn't stop) and north to Salt Lake then to I-80.

Even better was my 2021 trip: Laramie - Clark Fork/Sandpoint ID - Kalispell/Flathead Lake MT - Glacier - Cody (for the firearms museum) - Laramie

Someday, will do a road trip to AK with Cow Demon.

And now I gotta get some sleep and dream about road trips...

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 25, 2026 11:00 PM (mNjzF)

144 Kinda surprising how prevalent gout is among the horde.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 11:00 PM (RIvkX)

145 141 Good evening, ONT peeps! Thanks, Dino!

Posted by: Doof at February 25, 2026 10:58 PM
***
Howdy Disco! Hope the road is treating you well.

Posted by: TRex - DJ dino at February 25, 2026 11:01 PM (cCn4/)

146 Kinda surprising how prevalent gout is among the horde.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Red meat and dark spirits crowd.
Everything dark and tasty causes gout.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 11:02 PM (/lPRQ)

147 I did my share of road trips, but there's still so much left to see. I guess you would need a lifetime to see it all. I read the book Ghost Rider that was written by the late Rush drummer Neil Peart. He did a massive motorcycle tour of the US and some in S America after his wife and daughter died. I think he put something like 50,000 miles on the bike in like 18 months, and he took a break for a little bit. He was zigzagging all over the map. He mentioned a lot of cool things to see. Its not like he didn't have the money to do it, thats for sure.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 11:03 PM (snZF9)

148 re: Pittsburgh scanner Wendy's and Burger King calls. Manager of Paris TX Whataburger beat an unruly customer with a trash can. AFTER employees had beat him with the fry basket. We need to have a Waffle House-Whataburger Manager Cage Match

Posted by: Stacy0311 at February 25, 2026 11:04 PM (///6J)

149 22 Might need some prayers
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

You've got them.
Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (VHUov)

Prayers Teresa.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 11:04 PM (WONhk)

150 Last bad gout flare up was Tequila.

Just say no.

Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at February 25, 2026 11:05 PM (jRqxY)

151 Howdy Disco! Hope the road is treating you well.
Posted by: TRex - DJ dino at February 25, 2026 11:01 PM (cCn4/)

Kentucky always treats me well!

Looking at that road trip map. Wondering how many Hordelings are within a few mins off the actual route. If anyone was adventurous enough to actually take that trip, there might be Hordelings willing to open up guest rooms. Just a thought.

Posted by: Doof at February 25, 2026 11:05 PM (cn/q6)

152 Dearest Robert, do try the cherries. Up your Vitamin C. I'm so sorry you're hurting!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 25, 2026 11:05 PM (Ezs10)

153 Robert drives big rigs for a living.
Not knowing much about gout I wonder if sitting for long periods of time aggravates gout.
Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 10:59 PM (3ek7K)

So the Ben Franklin gout treatment of sitting in a hot bath while conducting business is right out?

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 25, 2026 11:06 PM (bhZyo)

154 Undocking: 12:05 p.m. EST (1705 UTC, 18:05 CET)

https://youtu.be/lqY-AZWhWew

Alternative stream if needed.

The Launch Pad

https://youtu.be/YOuaJpXOgSk
Posted by: Joyenz
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You fooled me. Thought they were getting ready to do it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:07 PM (j9zxt)

155 How about visiting all 50 state capitols? (I have 36.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (hJH5n)

I've been in all 50 states (and 3 territories) but I haven't been to all the capitols. I should have made my criteria a little more difficult, I guess.

Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2026 11:07 PM (olkli)

156 @PamphletsY . 22h
— 13 More Cartel Operatives Arrested in Jalisco Today

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (j9zxt)

157 While I'm thinking about it…

Tomorrow, MiladyJo is having surgery to fix a problem she's suffered from for a long time. Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartomak (REAH). Blocked up nose. Relatively rare. Took a while to find an ENT in whose diagnosis and surgical recommendation we have confidence. It's an outpatient procedure, and she should be mostly recovered in a week, maybe two. Should improve her life greatly.

Good news is, we didn't get scheduled for barely-light a.m. like past surgeries, but for a leisurely 11:30 check-in. Actual surgery at 1pm, after the doc has had his relaxing lunch, preferably without the three martinis.

Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband.

Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook? at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rlEvI)

158 MW, the lady and you have the prayers, along with the medics!

Posted by: LRob in OK at February 25, 2026 11:10 PM (7D3Aa)

159 Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband.
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook? at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rlEvI)
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A prayer for her complete and speedy recovery.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 11:10 PM (RIvkX)

160 F6F Hellcat FTW

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 25, 2026 11:11 PM (JkO4W)

161 Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband.
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook? at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rlEvI)

We shall all breathe more freely when Jo does, MW.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 11:11 PM (8zz6B)

162 @MagJorgeCastro . 10h
⚠️⚠️ They paint a sign for “Long live Mike Hammer”, on a building in Santiago de Cuba
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there ya go...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:12 PM (j9zxt)

163 FUN FACT: Gout is the Official Disease of English Royalty

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 25, 2026 11:12 PM (JkO4W)

164 F6F Hellcat FTW

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 25, 2026 11:11 PM (JkO4W)

That was a bad ass plane. A serious Zero hunter.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 11:13 PM (snZF9)

165 You fooled me. Thought they were getting ready to do it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:07 PM (j9zxt)

Haha, sorry! I did say it was in the morning :-P

Posted by: Joyenz at February 25, 2026 11:13 PM (2F0/Y)

166
F-14

Heh. Mixed with some Tomcat pilots down at Meridian. Lot egos at work there.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 11:14 PM (XeU6L)

167 For those of us with discretionary cash to spend

https://tinyurl.com/4sk2rawd
Posted by: purely an academic question at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (F/35S)

Do you work in marketing for the Powerball?

Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2026 11:14 PM (olkli)

168 Prayers Teresa

And Robert

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (vfth7)

169 Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook? at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rlEvI)

Prayers for all!

Posted by: Joyenz at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (2F0/Y)

170 >>> Trying to keep my mom from wandering outside, so I'm distracted!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor
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One of those Apple tags or something that warns you when she's approaching the door?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (j9zxt)

171 Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartomak

OK, I believe the diagnosis, but I don't believe the name of the disease. They just made that up on the spot to explain what was wrong.

Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband.
Posted by: mindful webworker

Of course!

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (VHUov)

172 You want some excitement in your life? Go to Pittsburgh fast food restaurants.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (0Htd1)

173 Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband.
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook? at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rlEvI)

Prayers for complete healing.

All will be well...and you are not hapless.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (WONhk)

174 The dino guy with stunted arms playing drums is pretty cool
I wonder if it's near a police station?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 25, 2026 11:16 PM (vfth7)

175 What's with all the Pittsburg food fights?
Posted by: mindful webworker - don't throw the fries at February 25, 2026 10:39 PM (rlEvI)

They're hoping to be discovered as the next John Belushi.

https://youtu.be/DZN4r8p6KbU

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 25, 2026 11:19 PM (S/Y4j)

176 >>> Actual surgery at 1pm, after the doc has had his relaxing lunch, preferably without the three martinis.

Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband.
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook?
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Prayers up, But you know, a couple of martinis might steady those hands a bit.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:19 PM (j9zxt)

177 Well, I am getting real snoozy. Going to get an early one, and I have an early start planned for the morning, too. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 11:21 PM (8zz6B)

178 Praying Teresa, for you and yours. God grant health and healing to our sister, Teresa, that she may have many more years in your service here.
Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (wLjpr)

Amen.

Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2026 11:22 PM (olkli)

179 Gout runs in my family, sorry to hear this Robert.

I'm on Allopurinol, I've cut my soda consumption down to view little and gout has gone away. But some people are triggered by different food, red meat or booze, so not sure what yours is.

I hope you get some good painkillers and a good hot bath in the short term.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 25, 2026 11:22 PM (xcxpd)

180 I am doing a road trip in May. Going to follow US Hwy 2 from Spokane to St. Ignace in Michigan. I am excite. I haven't really see northern Montana and have never been to North Dakota at all. Flying in to Detroit and driving back home from there along 2.

I am excite.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 25, 2026 11:26 PM (xcxpd)

181 One of the under-reported parts of the visit to the White House by the Men's hockey team was that PDJT bought McDonalds double cheeseburgers for them to have lunch at the WH.

Posted by: TRex - grimace is not a dino
He knows how to host. I don't eat at McD's, but the diner where I eat has double meat hamburgers and they are da bomb. Nice beef to bun ratio.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 25, 2026 11:29 PM (0Htd1)

182 Screw the Navy! Air Force all the way, baby!

The Thunderbirds will be performing in our area April 25-26 and we're ponying up for front-row seats on the flight line! Whoo!

-- Tankascribe, unabashed AF brat

Posted by: tankascribe at February 25, 2026 11:31 PM (NtoJk)

183 Doof, we are about 80 miles away from a section of that US tour and we have a guest room.

Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 11:32 PM (FMtrg)

184 The F-4 Phantom: Proof that with enough thrust, even a brick can fly.

Posted by: Tommy Shanks at February 25, 2026 11:38 PM (KDpmu)

185 Prayers for you, Theresa!

Tammy al-Thor, does your Mom suffer from dementia? The MIL had the same problem, so DH reversed the doorknobs on the front door and locked it from the inside so she couldn't throw open the latch to open it and go walking aimlessly about the neighborhood. Which was probably illegal or against the fire code or something, but it solved the problem... temporarily.

Posted by: tankascribe at February 25, 2026 11:38 PM (NtoJk)

186 Gouch is an excellent supplement for gout prevention. Amazon has it. I take 2 eveyday.

Posted by: Parametric at February 25, 2026 11:38 PM (TEyUo)

187 Imagine if you will if the US Navy Flight Demonstration Team had flown the F-14D Tomcat.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 11:39 PM (2GVsD)

188 A friend of mine with gout swears by cherry juice. Any time cherries are in season, I pit a bunch, freeze them and give them to her. I love cherries but DH doesn't, and I can't eat a big bag of them before they'd go bad, so the uneaten ones find a good home. Although maybe this year I will actually try my hand at making a cherry pie...

Posted by: tankascribe at February 25, 2026 11:41 PM (NtoJk)

189 I know there are many reasons , but that WW1 map sure does make a case that it was the USA that kept France from speaking German.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 11:42 PM (4hjRS)

190 Prayers up for Teresa, as well as the other Horde Folks who need them. We need all of you.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 25, 2026 11:44 PM (CHHv1)

191 Black cherry juice does seem to work wonders now and then.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 25, 2026 11:44 PM (CHHv1)

192 189 I know there are many reasons , but that WW1 map sure does make a case that it was the USA that kept France from speaking German.
Posted by: Opinion fact
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It wasn't difficult to see the color code of the Americans.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:46 PM (j9zxt)

193 In other news, the second highest developed parasitic lifeform has been discovered. It's called a "cat."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 25, 2026 11:47 PM (CHHv1)

194 Gold . 5193.40

Silver . 89.10

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:49 PM (j9zxt)

195 It's called a "cat."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 25, 2026 11:47 PM (CHHv1)

Judges would have accepted Daughter.

Posted by: r hennigantx at February 25, 2026 11:49 PM (gbOdA)

196 In other news, the second highest developed parasitic lifeform has been discovered. It's called a "cat."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 25, 2026 11:47 PM (CHHv1)
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We would craft your next comment with care.

Posted by: Big Kitteh at February 25, 2026 11:50 PM (RIvkX)

197 Tammy al-Thor-- I'm so sorry your mom has dementia. It's so hard so sleep with one eye open! I hope you've got some help, even besides Thor-- those "little old people" can sure move quickly when no one is watching!

Hubby would always wait until he thought I was asleep, before pulling his stunts. Ugh. I even switched my schedule around, to be awake all night... so, he started sleeping all night and again be pulling his stunts while I slept.

Do you have deadbolt locks? If so, consider switching to "double cylinder" style. Keep a key where you can get to it, in case of fire, but Mama can't wander.

Posted by: JQ at February 25, 2026 11:51 PM (rdVOm)

198 Great Road Trip Map - have seen much of the USA but thinking of incorporating it into future travels of those parts I haven't seen. Also - visiting the 48 contiguous state capitals isn't a bad idea - I've seen a lot of them already.

Spotted around town today - parked, with a 'For Sale - 11,000 obo' sign - '57 Buick Special - looked to be unrestored original. Blue on white with blue interior. Some minor surface rust on the chrome but otherwise solid and intact. Sign said 'Drive Anywhere'

Good Night Now

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 11:52 PM (QGaXH)

199 In other news, the second highest developed parasitic lifeform has been discovered. It's called a "cat."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

What's first?

I know "Somalian" is third.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 11:54 PM (VHUov)

200 Speaking of cats, Purr Pops has teamed up with Krispy Kreme to make doughnut shaped lollipops.

Posted by: Joyenz at February 25, 2026 11:54 PM (2F0/Y)

201
144 Kinda surprising how prevalent gout is among the horde.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 11:00 PM

------

By cracky.

I've never had it. I haven't worked at avoiding it, but I've never had it.

Like I'm living off my reserves, etc.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 11:54 PM (xHKWa)

202 I had kidney stones, but 'seem' to have left the worst of them behind in my early 40s.

I am happy about that as they sucked balls.

Glad I did not have the gout.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 25, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y)

203 he U.S. has sent F-22 Raptors to Ovda Air Base in Israel...
balance of article is speculation.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:00 AM (j9zxt)

204 Goodnight all.

Posted by: Joyenz at February 26, 2026 12:02 AM (2F0/Y)

205 I am happy to provide the horde with a complete list of ailments, aches, and chronic illnesses. First up, otolaryngological complaints, both seasonal and non-seasonal.

Posted by: Big Kitteh at February 26, 2026 12:03 AM (RIvkX)

206 Passed kidney stones once; enough of that passing.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:04 AM (j9zxt)

207 /paws off

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 12:04 AM (RIvkX)

208 Tits!

Just want to break the old people health fixation we seem to be on today.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:04 AM (bss/y)

209 I have very low tolerance for pain. Mrs. F. has very low tolerance for me complaining about pain.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 12:05 AM (RIvkX)

210 Kidney stones...ugh! Have been to ER for one of them (the first one, 7 years ago) and got scanned (MRI?) before it passed. Thought at first it was a UTI, but then was *unable* to urinate even though it felt like bladder was gonna burst. Drank a quart of water, thinking to flush the infection, oh boy was THAT fun! Ended up puking in the ER waiting room trash can.

Doc said "There are more in there but they may or may not ever be a problem, no way of knowing ahead."

Passed another 3 or 4 years ago. Actually, there were 2 about 12hrs apart, but only *caught* one for the dr. appt. Those were painful, but not like the first one. Analysis indicated "too much salt" in my diet. (There's such a thing?? LOL)

Knock wood-- none since then. Don't want to ever experience it again!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:06 AM (rdVOm)

211 209 I have very low tolerance for pain. Mrs. F. has very low tolerance for me complaining about pain.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 12:05 AM (RIvkX)

Heh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:06 AM (bss/y)

212 @199 I would mention but I'm already marked for murder by certain species. (Number 2, mentioned above.)

If I were to name number 1 I'd be dead within instants and I'd kind of like to finish this stupid animation thing before that.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 26, 2026 12:06 AM (CHHv1)

213 Nighttime, Israel, F-35s?, B&W, good pic.

https://tinyurl.com/bdecd5hd

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:06 AM (j9zxt)

214 Just want to break the old people health fixation we seem to be on today.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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[supresses inclination to report on my visit to gastroenterologist today]

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:07 AM (XeU6L)

215 Knock wood-- none since then. Don't want to ever experience it again!
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:06 AM (rdVOm)

Since the one that put me in the hospital (WONDERFUL drugs) about... 2010 or 11, I have thankfully not had one stop. I feel aches occasionally that seem like them, but they don't seem to go supercritical.

Again, knock on wood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:08 AM (bss/y)

216 Great links, TRex. Us landlocked landlubbers don't get to see much of that tech regularly so that was a nice distraction.

Good stuff. Are they hiring?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 12:09 AM (gVUi7)

217 [supresses inclination to report on my visit to gastroenterologist today]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:07 AM (XeU6L)

I wanted to say today 'You know how a colonoscopy is like your sex life?'

'It's nowhere NEAR as fascinating to other people as it is to you.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:09 AM (bss/y)

218 supresses inclination to report on my visit to gastroenterologist today]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:07 AM (XeU6L)

Suppresses urge to shout out Prometheus.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 12:12 AM (2WIwB)

219 If I'm gonna have any more medical issues, I sure hope they can wait until I'm on Medicare.

My current Zero-care plan costs a fortune, has a sky-high deductible, and is then 70/30. Of course I don't qualify for subsidy. Fkn demoncrats...

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:13 AM (rdVOm)

220 Suppresses urge to talk about "Tetsuo-The Iron Man" so we're good here.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 26, 2026 12:13 AM (CHHv1)

221 The ceiling of the rotunda is beautiful.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:14 AM (j9zxt)

222 Alrighty then...

I don't have time for a huge garden this year, but WILL grow tomatoes and hot peppers. And lots of petunias.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm)

223 Mrs. F.'s uncle is a dermatologist. In 35 years there hasn't been a family gathering without "what does this look like to you?"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 12:15 AM (RIvkX)

224 Mrs. F.'s uncle is a dermatologist. In 35 years there hasn't been a family gathering without "what does this look like to you?"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 12:15 AM (RIvkX)

Damned lucky he wasn't a proctologist!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 12:15 AM (2WIwB)

225 Thanks for the ONT TRex.

Prayers up for Teresa, you have many here who are praying and rooting for you.

I could use a couple also, biopsy coming up in a few days. Dentist says he found a couple of suspect spots. After having had prostate cancer anything like this really alarms me. Someone here the other night agreed as he had been in the same situation, wish I could remember who.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at February 26, 2026 12:17 AM (55Qr6)

226 Fkn demoncrats...
Posted by: JQ
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Consortium of greedy politicians, insurance cos, and big pharma. Only Trump can beat them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:18 AM (j9zxt)

227 >> I am doing a road trip in May. Going to follow US Hwy 2 from Spokane to St. Ignace in Michigan. I am excite. I haven't really see northern Montana and have never been to North Dakota at all. Flying in to Detroit and driving back home from there along 2.

That's a great drive. Beware the Deer. Holy shit, they get thick along that route.
Sunup...Sundown...and any random part of the night.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:21 AM (1Udfd)

228 >>Consortium of greedy politicians, insurance cos, and big pharma.
--------

I lay the blame squarely upon the demoncrats. THEY are the ones who shoved the 0care shit sandwich down our throats.

My ignorant BIL said to me, after I told him how shitty my plan was & how I despised 0bastard for it: "It's not his fault!"

"Bullshit! He SIGNED it into law!"

(This may have something to do with why I don't feel an obligation to bail him out of whatever problem he's gotten into.)

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:25 AM (rdVOm)

229 It is not just that he signed it into law, but that they INTENDED it to be shit and to cause the whole system to collapse.

To force the socialized medicine they really wanted.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:27 AM (bss/y)

230 >>"Bullshit! He SIGNED it into law!"

The law was bad enough.

The negotiated raping of the Self-Insured in the ramp-up to implementation was downright criminal.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:28 AM (1Udfd)

231 @Robert, my hubs also has gout flare-ups, and takes an effective supplement we get on Amazon, called Uric Go. Highly recommended. I also give him Quercetin w/bromelain and NAC every couple of days. Bromelain is an effective anti-inflammatory, but getting it from pineapple can be a huge sugar overload.

Watch your sugar intake and test for trigger foods. Fatty meats are not always a problem, nor alcohol. As noted above, they can be all over the map. HFCS is specifically to be avoided.

Posted by: Effie Perrine at February 26, 2026 12:28 AM (1auMZ)

232 U.S. military to deploy an additional 6 F-22 fighter jets to Israel, raising the total number to 18. The Israeli Air Force Commander also met with the pilots of the U.S. F-22 fighter jets already present in Israel
_X rumor

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:29 AM (j9zxt)

233 Hola, Hall.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 12:31 AM (77rzZ)

234 Howdy, Bulg!

How ya doing?

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:32 AM (rdVOm)

235 I worked with an ornery, old cuss who was the crew chief for the F4 back in the Vietnam war days. He loved that jet. That thing was a flying brick, but McDonnell Douglas gave it enough horsepower to make it formidable. A beast.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 12:33 AM (gVUi7)

236
"Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT (...) Pants are optional. "

Ha! You should know better to wear pants when there are cats around. Those furry dangly things are irresistible cat toys, just batted around if you are lucky, but also great to sink claws into. Your screaming is part of the fun... ;-)

Posted by: Pavlov's cat at February 26, 2026 12:36 AM (+s52M)

237
I don't have time for a huge garden this year, but WILL grow tomatoes and hot peppers. And lots of petunias.
Posted by: JQ

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I would love to get some -- as I call them -- real tomatoes. REAL tomatoes, not the ones I get in stores.

I'm lucky here in California to get real citrus, which grows in stupid amounts. I have enough frozen Meyer lemon juice for a decade of cocktails.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 12:38 AM (5pERN)

238 I don’t think they actually were ever in Kansas.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 26, 2026 12:38 AM (cO9Uq)

239 Hi, Blondie!

You *can* get real tomatoes if you grow your own, or know somebody who does.

Do you have a "brown thumb?"

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

240 I've had gout 2-3 times last year. It sucks. Ice, aspirin or ibuprofen, more ice. Just rode it out. Cut back beer intake, try to cut back sugar (that's hard), and try to lose weight (slow going). So far, no gout flare up's this year.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 26, 2026 12:40 AM (sAmhv)

241 JQ, I’m doing great! Thanks for asking.

After the misery of the prep for my 2d colonoscopy (have I mentioned that yet?/), I felt the best yesterday that I’d felt in a long time. Almost like I was in my twenties again.

Here’s to good thoughts for the future.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 12:41 AM (77rzZ)

242 Here’s to good thoughts for the future.
Posted by: Bulg
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Yay!

*cheers*

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm)

243 Tits!

Just want to break the old people health fixation we seem to be on today.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:04 AM (bss/y)

No shit man. I stumbled into the geriatrics cafe. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 12:45 AM (snZF9)

244 Cheers, JQ! *clinks glass*

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 12:45 AM (77rzZ)

245 Missing FBI Epstein files of interview of 13 year old girl forced to have oral sex and bit it so its deformed. DOJ says interviews can't be released because of on going investigation into someone. Ghislane Maxwell's attorneys got copies of interviews under discovery and still had them when she was interviewed by Todd Blanche. She was then mover to club fed.

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at February 26, 2026 12:46 AM (wiCe2)

246 No shit man. I stumbled into the geriatrics cafe. lol
Posted by: Berserker
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Just in time for the organ recital.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:50 AM (XeU6L)

247 Blondie, if you try tomatoes in the ground: mix in a lot of compost (or even used potting soil) to fluff the soil. Water regularly and deeply-- slow drip over longer time-- to soak down to deep roots.

If growing in pots, use fresh potting soil and water thoroughly ~every other day, whenever soil is dry at an inch deep.

Tomatoes don't like their roots to get hot! Use a large container-- minimum 20 inch diameter x 2 ft deep, and shade the container with other potted stuff, or place it inside another, with a couple inches gap for heat to escape.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm)

248 Is that Thalidomide Rex on the drums?

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (A3+q6)
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Mention of Thalidomide may have younger Horde members stumped.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 12:52 AM (plFPI)

249 245 oral sex
246 organ recital
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Timing is everything.

Posted by: clarence at February 26, 2026 12:53 AM (iIAkP)

250 may have younger Horde members stumped.
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ISWYDT.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:54 AM (XeU6L)

251 Hey Horde, late to the party as always. Great content TRex, I got lost in it. First and foremost, my prayers for you and your family, Teresa. Horde prayer is powerful prayer.

I got gout frequently, and kidney stones, it was treated with Indomethacin, now I have been told that the bone strengthener that I have been on for close to 30 years causes both of these things to occur. Now I am on a different bone strengthener and they told me if I have another gout attack to call them for some Prednisone.

I am still kinda happy after the SOTU last night. I appreciate DJT every day, the European and Latin American conservatives are being taught by a master, the whole world really, they are all infested with the the same parasitic governments.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 12:55 AM (0nHVk)

252 Huh. Just looked it up. For some reason I thought Thalidomide was used to treat some other malady and then was found to cause birth defects. Not Morning sickness.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:56 AM (bss/y)

253 Good night to the best folks on the planet. With luck we get to keep it.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 26, 2026 12:58 AM (CHHv1)

254 'Night, BC! Give a rubby to Robert the Cat..

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm)

255 Hey, TRex. Sorry that I didn’t acknowledge our host before commenting:

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 12:59 AM (77rzZ)

256 Thalidomide is still in use for treatment of some cancers and skin conditions.

Posted by: clarence at February 26, 2026 01:00 AM (iIAkP)

257
Blondie, if you try tomatoes in the ground: mix in a lot of compost (or even used potting soil) to fluff the soil. Water regularly and deeply-- slow drip over longer time-- to soak down to deep roots.

If growing in pots, use fresh potting soil and water thoroughly ~every other day, whenever soil is dry at an inch deep.

Tomatoes don't like their roots to get hot! Use a large container-- minimum 20 inch diameter x 2 ft deep, and shade the container with other potted stuff, or place it inside another, with a couple inches gap for heat to escape.
Posted by: JQ

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Thank you thank you!! I just know you'd come out to my garden and cast your eye over the whole chaotic mess and tidy it all up. Make my pumpkins grow and such.

Yes, "real" produce is home-grown. I was amazed the first time someone came to a picnic with a huge basket of real cherries. I had a chergy all afternoon.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 01:00 AM (5pERN)

258 Speaking of capitals, I was forced to visit Trenton, NJ recently for job purposes. What a dump.

Posted by: Midnight Rambler at February 26, 2026 01:01 AM (xverI)

259 251 Hey, DDS. Be well.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 01:02 AM (77rzZ)

260 Ah, yes... Blondie's pumpkin patch!

You know, you could put a tomato plant or two out there where the pumpkin vines would cover the soil around their roots. Just be sure to step carefully when harvesting.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:03 AM (rdVOm)

261 PDJT bought McDonalds double cheeseburgers for them

Sounds great, but, did he buy them fries as well? (Asking the important questions.)

Clocking out for the night. 🕛 Tomorrow will be busy.

I've been thinking of re-writing all songs that have "groovy" in them. What else rhymes with "movie"?

https://youtu.be/Qpo9KZYJ4sA

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - do they still have those molten cherry pies? at February 26, 2026 01:05 AM (rlEvI)

262 Hi, Debby!

*serves Chivas*

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:05 AM (rdVOm)

263 >>PDJT bought McDonalds double cheeseburgers for them
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>>Sounds great, but, did he buy them fries as well? (Asking the important questions.)
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Are you kidding? He might've cooked those fries himself! He's got experience at that, after all...

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm)

264 G’nite, Mindful WW. Sleep well.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 01:08 AM (77rzZ)

265 Sorry I’m late, but good night, Beckoning Chasm. Sleep well.

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 01:13 AM (77rzZ)

266 Have you gotten 'dug out' from the snow, Debby?

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)

267 Hmm, time to crack open the new bottle of woodford. I finished the old bottle last night after the SOTU. I got lit. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:16 AM (snZF9)

268 Damn, now that I’m awake, where the heck is everybody?

Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 01:17 AM (77rzZ)

269 Haha, saw that you were having a Bourbon Night last night, Bers...

Hope this morning wasn't too rough.

I couldn't stay awake much after the speech. Loved what you said about PDJT "breaking it off" in the dem's backside!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)

270 *Triscuits with cream cheese & olives for Bulg*

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm)

271 Hmm. Pickled asparagus. Garlic triscuits. Jalapeno/Jack cheese...

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm)

272
you could put a tomato plant or two out there where the pumpkin vines would cover the soil around their roots. Just be sure to step carefully when harvesting.
Posted by: JQ

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Once again, I stand amazed at the casual intuitiveness people have about matters that might as well be quantum micro-pseudo-hyper physics for all I know.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 01:23 AM (5pERN)

273 Haha, saw that you were having a Bourbon Night last night, Bers...

Hope this morning wasn't too rough.

I couldn't stay awake much after the speech. Loved what you said about PDJT "breaking it off" in the dem's backside!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm)

Well I was never a big drinker, so I limit myself to one decently large shot glass at night if I do one at all, and I just sip it. Last night was special. I had 2, then looked in the bottle, looked like maybe 2 were left, and started drinking from the bottle, so I'm not sure how much was actually left, lol. I don't get hangovers. I actually slept good and woke up fine. I don't drink much, but I *can* drink.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:25 AM (snZF9)

274 Blondie, it's all a matter of practice and FUN! Gardening is all about trial and error. Good years and bad years. Try, try again & all that.

There IS no right/wrong in gardening-- it's "whatever works" in your yard.

Any given neighborhood has a dozen or more *micro-climates* ya know?

Something that grows gangbusters in your front yard, may fail miserably in the back yard. Sun/shade, wet/dry soil are the biggies.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:29 AM (rdVOm)

275 An easy way to keep Pepper and Tomato plants from getting too cold is to place a 1/3 buried, black 5 Gal bucket of water in the bed. (W/Tops)
Fill it with water, and it will grab heat all day and radiate it back all night.
Also handy for making Compost Teas or Leaf Treatment Teas in place.

Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 01:30 AM (1Udfd)

276 Hmm. Pickled asparagus. Garlic triscuits. Jalapeno/Jack cheese...

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm)

Good god woman..lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:30 AM (snZF9)

277 F4 Phantom (feel good) story from 1986 I had only recently "Leared" about. A heart from a deceased infant was available for a 5 month old in need but it required a high speed flight from Fargo to Los Angeles. The civilian jet tasked with taking it to LA, apparently was unable to start its engines due to the bitter cold front that had moved in to ND. Enter the ND Air National Guard Cold War Phantoms. They were designed for the extreme temps and one was greenlighted by the Governor for the flight. I looked into the background of the story and the recipient received the heart in time and is living a normal healthy life nearly 40 years later.

https://youtube.com/shorts/z_ewKQl3yMA?

Posted by: Rex B at February 26, 2026 01:31 AM (GI9/m)

278 Good god woman..lol
Posted by: Berserker

What? Hahahahaha

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:32 AM (rdVOm)

279 Something that grows gangbusters in your front yard, may fail miserably in the back yard. Sun/shade, wet/dry soil are the biggies.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:29 AM (rdVOm)

This. My front lawn looks good. Back lawn looks like a radiation victim .

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:32 AM (snZF9)

280 We had some decent melting of snow today. I think we had about 20-21 inches. It looks like maybe a foot left. I got a text from the terminex dude today, who comes 4 times a year. I highly recommend it. Nothing lives here, I don't even see a house spider. But tomorrow? Really? What the hell are you going to spray? You can't even get to the frigging house.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:38 AM (snZF9)

281 Was surprised to see a dusting of snow yesterday morning. Weather-guessers had said nothing about the possibility, but it rained most of the day & then got cold enough overnight... It was pretty for a few hours and then remained damp/chilly all day.

Today started out overcast & then broke for sun. Should be mostly clear for a few more days, which is nice. Helps the attitude.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:42 AM (rdVOm)

282 Freaking house spiders, ugh! I've seen a few this winter, like always.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:49 AM (rdVOm)

283 We had an inch of snow overnight. It pretty much vanished by morning. Seems like winter just refuses to retire.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:52 AM (snZF9)

284 I hate all of this fucking snow, I am too old for this, we got a wee bit more today just enough to cover the ice which is just lying in wait for a misstep.

Thanks JQ for the Chivas, I hope that you are feeling better than last night.

Bers, I am seeking maximum insect prevention, I pay a local guy a couple hundred a year to keep the place bug free. He is a good guy and grateful for the business. I really prefer to deal in cash at local venues for food, gas, and booze. My favorite local sub shop gives me a discount for paying in cash. They have got a great grilled steak tip sub. It is the last place I stop before a major snowstorm is forecast.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 01:55 AM (0nHVk)

285 We never really got much winter here-- not that I'm complaining, except for the lack of mountain snowpack-- but I'm afraid to prune the Dogwood trees now.

Not sure they're dormant like usual at this time of year. Oh well, it can wait another year I guess.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm)

286 The F-4 Phantom: Proof that with enough thrust, even a brick can fly.
Posted by: Tommy Shanks
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The F-104 Starfighter was proof of that concept. The first plane that could literally stand on its tail and accelerate.
They were also a maintenance nightmare, with a terrible crash record. The US Air Force got rid of them quickly because of all the problems. The Germans kept theirs; evidently Teutonic anal retentiveness was required to keep them in the air.
I had a fighter pilot in some of my classes in the mid 60s who the AF was paying for his BSEE. In a BS session he said, in answer to a question, that he wanted the F-106 in shitty weather or at night, but if it was clear, he'd take the 104.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 26, 2026 01:58 AM (qNwbf)

287 Thanks, Debby. I'm feeling pretty good tonight. Think last night was just one of those *one-off* things, thankfully!

I hesitate to scatter insecticides here, due to the neighborhood pets. I can smash a few spiders and Cat (and his pals) can catch the mice... he enjoys the chase, anyway.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:00 AM (rdVOm)

288 Bers, I am seeking maximum insect prevention, I pay a local guy a couple hundred a year to keep the place bug free. He is a good guy and grateful for the business. I really prefer to deal in cash at local venues for food, gas, and booze. My favorite local sub shop gives me a discount for paying in cash. They have got a great grilled steak tip sub. It is the last place I stop before a major snowstorm is forecast.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 01:55 AM (0nHVk)

I have no clue what we pay. Mrs B is a fanatic with that. Regular bug stuff, then the mosquito thing, then the tick thing. The yard is probably dead as hiroshima in 1945. It seems to work.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:18 AM (snZF9)

289 1 of 2------

Feels like I'm the asshoe... a couple more calls came in while I was out of the house today. (Landline, which is not 'unlisted') From AZ area code, same number each time. Probably BIL, who tends to call multiple times in a row-- check! according to caller ID-- and now I really don't want to answer.

Why? Because every time he *shows up* it's because money is needed for this or that. Hubby paid for his mom's and then his dad's cremation, after BIL had stayed with each of them until 'the end' and then called because he needed "help."

Then he showed up last Spring, with a broken POS trailer and needed "help"-- which I provided. But he wanted to see hubby & try to talk him into 'telling me' to let him stay here. Thank goodness hubby had enough wits left to leave it up to me: NO!

Now, these phone calls. No, the only thing it could be is pleas for more money....

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:21 AM (rdVOm)

290 Thank you for all of the prayers, everybody! Will let you all know what the doctor says tomorrow.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 02:22 AM (SRRAx)

291 2 of 2---

So, I know that BIL has: ditched his POS 5th wheel trailer in S. Idaho in mid-December. Ditched his truck and phone somewhere in Cali in mid-January. Was picked up hitchhiking and taken to hospital in Cali late-January. Released from hospital in Cali.

Truck (according to State Police) has been impounded. Trailer no doubt has also been impounded by now. Then... nothing until last Saturday. 2 calls from AZ (BIL's home area) on Saturday. 2 calls today, also from AZ but different # than Saturday.

I. Don't. Want. To. Be. His. nurse, cook, maid, landlord, cna, *anything*

Hardly even know the guy!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:27 AM (rdVOm)

292 Hang in there, TiFW-- hope the results are better than you suspect!

*deep breaths*

You've come so far! We're all praying and pulling for ya!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm)

293 >>>Hardly even know the guy!

Posted by: JQ

>Your burden is now our burden.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 02:35 AM (gVUi7)

294 >Your burden is now our burden.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Uh.. Sorry? Thanks...

This whole thing is so crazy.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm)

295 Then he showed up last Spring, with a broken POS trailer and needed "help"-- which I provided. But he wanted to see hubby & try to talk him into 'telling me' to let him stay here. Thank goodness hubby had enough wits left to leave it up to me: NO!

Now, these phone calls. No, the only thing it could be is pleas for more money....

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:21 AM (rdVOm)

Whats with this dude and this pos 5th wheel trailer? Is it like a moble home/rv thing?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:36 AM (snZF9)

296 Yes, Bers. Like-- a 26?ft trailer. With slide-outs. It's made for living in. He & (late) wife lived in it, and did the "snow bird" thing for several years. Both deaf, both on SSI or whatever until she died in 2024.

BIL isn't playing with a full deck, imo. I cannot, will not, become responsible for him.

I suspect that he's been re-hospitalized ("Phoenix Patient" said called ID on Saturday, and some other name on both of today's calls) and they're looking for a place for him to stay or somebody to take over his care.

No.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm)

297 Yes, Bers. Like-- a 26?ft trailer. With slide-outs. It's made for living in. He & (late) wife lived in it, and did the "snow bird" thing for several years. Both deaf, both on SSI or whatever until she died in 2024.

BIL isn't playing with a full deck, imo. I cannot, will not, become responsible for him.

I suspect that he's been re-hospitalized ("Phoenix Patient" said called ID on Saturday, and some other name on both of today's calls) and they're looking for a place for him to stay or somebody to take over his care.

No.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm)

What a mess. How is he your BIL?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:43 AM (snZF9)

298 What a mess. How is he your BIL?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:43 AM (snZF9)
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By marriage.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 02:44 AM (plFPI)

299 What a mess. How is he your BIL?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:43 AM (snZF9)
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By marriage.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 02:44 AM (plFPI)

Ya think? lol. I'm wondering if he married into JQ's family or JQ's husbands family

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:47 AM (snZF9)

300 My husband's bro, Bers.

Hubby doesn't want to support him either. He's *that* aware of things.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:50 AM (rdVOm)

301 >>>Uh.. Sorry? Thanks...

This whole thing is so crazy.

Posted by: JQ

>Tell him to 'fuck off.' He's a mooch.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 02:51 AM (gVUi7)

302 Hubby has always bailed him out before, it seems. Their older sister was a junkie, and died 20 years ago. I guess she had some kids, but I don't even know their names or where they might live. (don't wanna know)

And that's it. All other relatives, to my knowledge, are deceased.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)

303 He's a mooch.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 02:51 AM (gVUi7)
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He's a social case. JQ, it's very sad but you need to watch over yourself and totally disconnect, as hard as that may be.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 02:53 AM (plFPI)

304 Yes, he's a mooch. I won't be answering the phone. Landline will be disconnected soon anyway.

He lost my cell # when he ditched his own cell phone. Whatever.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:55 AM (rdVOm)

305 Needs to hang:

Grok @grok
3h

Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., 65, ex-USAF combat pilot & F-35 instructor (24 yrs, call sign “Runner”, arrested Feb 25 in Indiana.

DOJ charges: Conspiring to provide unauthorized defense services (combat aircraft training) to China’s PLAAF pilots, violating Arms Export Control Act. No State Dept license.

Details: Arrived China Dec 2023 after contract via Stephen Su Bin (ex-con for hacking US defense data). Stayed till Feb 2026. His message: “Now…. I have the chance to fly and instruct fighter pilots again!”

Initial court appearance today. Public evidence shows knowing violation—no exoneration apparent. Full complaint outlines it.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 02:56 AM (plFPI)

306 Hubby has always bailed him out before, it seems. Their older sister was a junkie, and died 20 years ago. I guess she had some kids, but I don't even know their names or where they might live. (don't wanna know)

And that's it. All other relatives, to my knowledge, are deceased.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)

Sounds like a real shit storm.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:57 AM (snZF9)

307 Bedtime for Bonzo here, I am ever so tired my Horde. Sweet dreams to all of you.

JQ, hold the line, I have red lines myself with family, I love them but it is a matter of self-preservation, and at the end, I guess that I am looking out for me. Selfish, I know.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 02:57 AM (0nHVk)

308 He's a social case. JQ, it's very sad but you need to watch over yourself and totally disconnect, as hard as that may be.
Posted by: Biden's Dog
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Yes. Exactly. A social case. He voted for Zero-- let the State take care of him!

But also: I just don't even *know* the guy. He's having medical issues I guess... and I have enough going on *right here* already. My plate is FULL.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)

309 Yes. Exactly. A social case. He voted for Zero-- let the State take care of him!

But also: I just don't even *know* the guy. He's having medical issues I guess... and I have enough going on *right here* already. My plate is FULL.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)

Yeah that makes it rough. If it was close family it would be one thing, but this is like some way distant relative you know jack shit about.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 03:01 AM (snZF9)

310 Good night, Debby!

Don't ever apologize for taking care of yourself. It's not "being selfish" it's SURVIVAL!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:02 AM (rdVOm)

311 I pray for, but do not understand, people with family member problem people.

If there is a Black Sheep in my extended fambly, it is probably me.

Everybody I am told I am related to are Good People

Posted by: Miklos of the Dozen Cousins at February 26, 2026 03:06 AM (8i9Vv)

312 Would be one thing, if BIL ever showed up to help when hubby first got sick... but noooooooo. Not a peep.

I did what I could for him, last Spring. Fixed some stuff, gave him food & clothes & supplies & money...

That's all I could do. He wanted to park (for free!) in the yard, inviting himself to do so. NOPE!

The hospital(?) is probably trying to discharge him(?) somewhere, anywhere, and he likely hasn't even an apartment to go to. Nope! Not coming here!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:07 AM (rdVOm)

313 Initial court appearance today. Public evidence shows knowing violation—no exoneration apparent. Full complaint outlines it.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

There are days when I wish I had pursued the Law thing enough to be a Judge.

Posted by: no good lawyer wants to go before his Honor Miklos who would order the convict to tie his own knot at February 26, 2026 03:11 AM (8i9Vv)

314 COURT ADJOURNED

Jello shots in Chambers

Posted by: Judge Miklos relieves himself of those hot sweaty robes at February 26, 2026 03:13 AM (8i9Vv)

315 You can drive to Alaska. My brother had been to all but four states. Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. He and his family were going to the Northwest, he was telling me he would like to go to Alaska but they would have to fly or go on a cruise ship and that would cost too much. I showed him in an atlas how he could drive there if he just wanted to say he had been there. That would be all 50 states he had been to. They took that route through Canada to the border with Alaska to a town called Hyder, Alaska. Brought me back pictures of the little town. They came back happy with the good time they had.

Posted by: Case at February 26, 2026 03:16 AM (Z3Kkg)

316 What does a Scots judge wear under his robes?

Posted by: Miklos thinks it is like those Russian dolls at February 26, 2026 03:16 AM (8i9Vv)

317 COURT ADJOURNED

Jello shots in Chambers

Posted by: Judge Miklos
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Wooot!!

Thanks, yer honner!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:18 AM (rdVOm)

318 I showed him in an atlas how he could drive there if he just wanted to say he had been there.
Posted by: Case

I went to Ljubljana once just to say I had been there.

The locals taught me how to pronounce it too

So BONUS

Posted by: Miklos' bucket list is pretty weak these days at February 26, 2026 03:19 AM (8i9Vv)

319 Thanks, yer honner!
Posted by: JQ

Set yo sef right down

Jury done gone home

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

Posted by: Miklos' bucket list is pretty weak these days at February 26, 2026 03:22 AM (8i9Vv)

320 I need a new bucket
Lawd I need new Bucket
Don't get a new bucket
What I'm gonna do

*steel guitar*

Posted by: Blind Miklos Muddy Lemon Jefferson at February 26, 2026 03:28 AM (8i9Vv)

321 It almost the Drouth of March, people

Get wending

Tales can't be told unless you done 'em

Posted by: Geoffrey Miklos-Chaucer at February 26, 2026 03:32 AM (8i9Vv)

322 I pray for, but do not understand, people with family member problem people.

If there is a Black Sheep in my extended fambly, it is probably me.

Everybody I am told I am related to are Good People

Posted by: Miklos of the Dozen Cousins at February 26, 2026 03:06 AM (8i9Vv)

Not sure I'm a black sheep, but I'm definitely the most unconventional. I'm pretty sure most of my cousins have done better than me money wise, most have pensions, some are very comfortable. The one thing I can say though, none of them are worth a shit when it comes to mechanical things, or doing anything construction, or home improvement wise. I do have one filthy rich cousin who is worth some millions, and he told me that if he goes to start a lawn mower and it don't start and has gas in it it goes out to the curb. He would be baffled. Then again with his money does it even matter. Both me and my brother are the only ones that could build an entire house start to finish including the electrical and plumbing, and none of them know what end of a hammer to hold. I'm the unconventional one though, the crazy metal guitar player. I did have more fun than any of them though, thats for damn sure.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 03:33 AM (snZF9)

323 LOL, Miklos! Hahahaha...

Here come de judge, here come de judge-- I loved Laugh In!

Thanks!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:33 AM (rdVOm)

324 You people know the rules

Do not push this

I got Bourbon and three cigarettes

Posted by: Miklos undrestans the legal concept of Adverse Possession at February 26, 2026 03:34 AM (8i9Vv)

325 JQ has saved you all

Be appropriately appreciative

Even you tee-totalers

Posted by: Miklos declines running this place until the Ozzie buzzes in at February 26, 2026 03:37 AM (8i9Vv)

326 Bers, I was the blacksheep-- the one what dropped out of skool.

Older bro & I both got factory jobs-- he, a machinist, so... almost as good as college & got a *pass* for that, despite not going to college.

Me? Fk me, just a lowly assembler. Had good pay and bennies! But... still no HS diploma. (GED not good enough for da fambly, but got me da job!)

Younger bro & sis: HS diplomas, but no decent jobs. That's OK! They gots they diplomas! Pffft......

And yet, I was *the one* what got (stuck with!) the Powers of Attorney and Executor of Estate. Yeah, thanks.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:40 AM (rdVOm)

327 I don't know much about framing although I build a few structures, but I do know plumbing and electrical. I could build a house, but I admit it would be a hack job with the drywall and cabinetry and roofiing. Flooring is simple enough. Windows and doors, lots of shimming.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 03:48 AM (gVUi7)

328 Cheers, Miklos!

*Kamikazes for us!*

Bottoms up.........

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:48 AM (rdVOm)

329 I'm the unconventional one though, the crazy metal guitar player. I did have more fun than any of them though, thats for damn sure.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

I learned Hungarian

Not sure where that stands on the metal guitar comparable skill level

Posted by: Miklos also has an accordion and is not afraid to use it, mes chers amis at February 26, 2026 03:48 AM (8i9Vv)

330 *Kamikazes for us!*

*does simulation of wrapping cloth around head*

BANZAI!!!!

BANZAI!!!

*consumes according to Protocol*

Posted by: Miklosmet a former kamikaze pilot (no joke) at February 26, 2026 03:51 AM (8i9Vv)

331 *BANZAI!*

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:52 AM (rdVOm)

332 Somebody said "Zembu?" (sp?)

*sets up round for the bar*

KANPAI!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:54 AM (rdVOm)

333 The best thing would be to hire my nephew to build the house for me.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 03:56 AM (gVUi7)

334 Please pray for BIL-- I cannot help him.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:56 AM (rdVOm)

335 KANPAI!
Posted by: JQ

Gambei in Cantonese

Posted by: Miklos lookin at you funny eyed at February 26, 2026 03:57 AM (8i9Vv)

336 The best thing would be to hire my nephew to build the house for me.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

Me first

Posted by: Miklos needs a mere cabin on a lousy quarter acre at February 26, 2026 03:59 AM (8i9Vv)

337 Posted by: Miklos lookin at you funny eyed
-------

Whatchoo lookin at...

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:59 AM (rdVOm)

338 Please pray for BIL-- I cannot help him.
Posted by: JQ

On my knees Done

Posted by: Miklos at February 26, 2026 04:00 AM (8i9Vv)

339 Thank you, Miklos.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:03 AM (rdVOm)

340 Whatchoo lookin at...
Posted by: JQ

Willis

You fergot the Willis part

Posted by: Miklos was never short, OK but I got bigger at February 26, 2026 04:03 AM (8i9Vv)

341 --Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Willis??--

It was funny, watching "Diff'rent Strokes" on Japanese tv---

Kid had a deeeeeep voice, in the nipponese overdub. LOL

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:06 AM (rdVOm)

342 Kid had a deeeeeep voice, in the nipponese overdub. LOL
Posted by: JQ

It was fun how they translated South Park into Hungarian
Cartman in particular

Posted by: Miklos just laughed at February 26, 2026 04:10 AM (8i9Vv)

343 The Japanese and Koreans I met who had a good level of English learned it from AFRTN

Posted by: Miklos-san at February 26, 2026 04:14 AM (8i9Vv)

344 I have absolutely *no clue* about Hungarian, Miklos. Or Polish, or...

Wish I did, though.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:16 AM (rdVOm)

345 I have absolutely *no clue* about Hungarian, Miklos. Or Polish, or...

Wish I did, though.
Posted by: JQ

First prize-One Day in Cleveland!

Second prize-One Week in Cleveland!

Posted by: Coach Mike Mikloszczewski at February 26, 2026 04:19 AM (8i9Vv)

346 Left Japan in early '85.

In my next life, I will just live there the whole time. Nice place. Beautiful scenery. Strong traditions. Polite people. Little crime.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:21 AM (rdVOm)

347 In my next life, I will just live there the whole time. Nice place. Beautiful scenery. Strong traditions. Polite people. Little crime.
Posted by: JQ

I might choose Okinawa

Japanese do not consider Okinawans Japanese, nor would they ever consider me

Posted by: Miklos has those strange blue eyes, which makes me a distinct minority at February 26, 2026 04:26 AM (8i9Vv)

348 https://youtu.be/Ho01BfHnG80

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:27 AM (rdVOm)

349 It the Time of Abide

*distributes individual foil wrapped packets of Nite-All*

Posted by: Miklos has to leave so I can come back at February 26, 2026 04:28 AM (8i9Vv)

350 >>Japanese do not consider Okinawans Japanese,
-----------

I understand this is true.

Never been to Oki. Lived on Honshu. It's beautiful!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:29 AM (rdVOm)

351 https://youtu.be/Ho01BfHnG80
Posted by: JQ

Neil Young?

I am Disappoint

A Southern man don't need him around anyhow

Posted by: Miklos knows we all make mistakes at February 26, 2026 04:31 AM (8i9Vv)

352 Aw, c'mon... "Why do I keep fkin up?" has got to be the soundtrack of Neil's life!

And I like the song. Sue me...

I like Skynyrd's stuff too!

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:36 AM (rdVOm)

353 I like Skynyrd's stuff too!
Posted by: JQ

!!!!FREEBIRD!!!!!

Posted by: and....one...again...almost...what the hell MIKLOS WINS THE GOLD at February 26, 2026 04:39 AM (8i9Vv)

354 Gots Talking Heads on the Tech Thread...

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:40 AM (rdVOm)

355 I just realized the best put down of the Commie Snow Mexican Neil Young fans

"Yeah, I liked Neil Young too...when I was NINE"

Posted by: Kindly Uncle Miklos at February 26, 2026 04:42 AM (8i9Vv)

356 Awww... guess I'm not welcome here, either. Pfft.

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:44 AM (rdVOm)

357 'Night, Miklos. And whoever is left...

Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:45 AM (rdVOm)

Giraffe MMA Cafe

Not giraffes

This cold has me flat on my back.

Smol. Also smol.

Not smol.

Cat is 20 years young. Joe Scarborough just emailed me to call this "the most cogent, most aware, best version of this cat, ever, and f*** you if you disagree."

Bear and cub.

Puppy needs to calm the hell down.

Fetch the stick.

Sheep does not go easy on the baby. Head-butts will be given freely to all.

On to the giraffe MMA.

Sparring by male giraffes has been commonly reported since its first description in 1958 and is believed to play a role in establishing male dominance hierarchies. However, despite being often documented, quantitative investigations of sparring behaviour are currently lacking. Here, we investigate the factors affecting the frequency, duration and intensity of sparring bouts in a population of giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa living on a private fenced reserve in Limpopo, South Africa. We show that sparring bouts were most frequently observed in young adults, and between males that were more evenly matched in size. Sparring bouts between males of similar body size were also characterised by being of high intensity and of short duration. Taken together, these results support the suggestion that sparring functions principally to provide maturing males a means of testing their competitive ability without escalating to full-scale fights. Additionally, mature bulls intervened on young adults possibly to disable any winner effect achieved by the latter, with the most dominant bull being responsible for the majority of interventions. For the first time, we also show that individuals displayed strong laterality when engaged in sparring: individuals consistently preferred delivering blows from either their left or right side, and these preferences dictated the orientation of sparring bouts (whether head-to-head or head-to-tail).

First, some low-intensity neck wrestling, or "necking."

Giraffes will engage in wrestling bouts known as "necking," which is when a giraffe will swing their necks wildly, trying to batter each other with their heavy heads. But this isn't them actually fighting, it's just a measure of strength & fitness. 🏋️‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/5vKqBiPe52
— Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) March 22, 2020

Below, giraffes "sparring" by using their heads like weighted whips to pound each other.

I did not know this.

When giraffes spar they show a huge level of mutual respect and fair play

Like boxers grouped by weight, they duel with similar sized opponents. The direction of swing preferences are also taken into account so neither has an unfair advantage 1/2 pic.twitter.com/EGhsaSkWNr
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) February 2, 2023

Another giraffe fight:

Male Giraffe, neck to neck combat.
In every species, the male is the same, there is always a power struggle. 😂

pic.twitter.com/f11K1xAmOH
— The Figen (@TheFigen_) April 9, 2023

Two people on twitter confirmed that giraffes do fight by using their heads a flails.

Another great giraffe combat.

This giraffe fight is narrated by National Geographic. The fight ends with a knockout. One giraffe clocks the other so hard on the head to give him a concussion and drop him.

Giraffe rescue:

When a giraffe was spotted with wire around his neck, people got him down to the ground very, very carefully so they could set him free 💗 pic.twitter.com/zM2wad7VPt
— UberFacts (@UberFacts) February 18, 2018

Just so you don't think giraffes are bloodthirsty monsters:

Man encounters curious giraffe pic.twitter.com/q7sBjfhJVc
— Crypto Solutions 🕊️ (@creptosolutions) February 25, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:10 PM

Comments

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1 * squak *

Posted by: Penguins of the World at February 25, 2026 07:09 PM (0sNs1)

2 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM (ESVrU)

3 Top pic would make a nice pic on a t-shirt. Or painted on the side of a van.

Posted by: Street Entrepreneurs at February 25, 2026 07:11 PM (q2NNn)

4 After the Wolven, it's all giraffes, all the way down.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:11 PM (gtcuf)

5 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM

Yes, but the photogenic one, or the Book-Thread-pants one?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:12 PM (0sNs1)

6 That top pic... Are they watching giraffes?

Posted by: davidt at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (Q+gd/)

7 Allie Cat.

Good one!

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (gtcuf)

8 They're the world's tallest (Africa's grooviest)
With spotted coats and cute little manes
It's the giraffe, the giraffe
The giraffe, the giraffe

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (nDXEV)

9 Yes, but the photogenic one, or the Book-Thread-pants one?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:12 PM (0sNs1)
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Let's just say it won't be sporting a purple pimp hat any time soon.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (ESVrU)

10 Quinnipiac released a poll of Pennsylvania today. Fetterman's approval is 46/40 which isn't surprising. Where it goes nuts is his approval by party.

Republicans: 73-18 (+55)
Democrats: 22-62 (-40)
Independents: 48-37 (+11)

If this is even close to the truth he will never win another Democrat primary.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (CNl8/)

11 When all you have is a neck, everything is a neck hammer.

amirite?

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (aTgV0)

12 Thanks for learning about giraffes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (RIvkX)

13 Allie Cat.

Good one!
Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (gtcuf)
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Believe it or not I didn't name her that. She came that way.

Tough name, but really a sweet kitty when she gets to know you.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (ESVrU)

14 Can't the male giraffes just have dick measuring contests, like civilized folks?

Posted by: Unclear On The Concept at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (q2NNn)

15 Lots of giraffees.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (QScRl)

16 Hey mister tangerine man

Posted by: Lefty giraffe at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (Cqx++)

17 What did the giraffe say when he walked up to the bar?

"Barkeep! The highballs are on me!"

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:16 PM (0sNs1)

18 I was pretty sure the top pic wasn't giraffes, but thanks for the caption anyway.

Posted by: #1-The Larch at February 25, 2026 07:16 PM (oftw2)

19 When giraffes spar...

I've never seen that before! They are smacking the crap out of each other. The impact would knock a human twenty feet.

Posted by: t-bird at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (o2432)

20 Yes, my name is Jeanine. No joke.

Posted by: Giraffe at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (Q+gd/)

21 Giant herbivores are just weird.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (aTgV0)

22 2 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Ummmm. Put on some pants?

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 25, 2026 07:18 PM (W2Pud)

23 There are toy poodles. Are there any toy giraffes?

Posted by: Kay-Bee at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (oftw2)

24 Knee status: knobby.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (8zz6B)

25 I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Ummmm. Put on some pants?
Posted by: nurse ratched at February 25, 2026 07:18 PM (W2Pud)
----
What? On a Wednesday? That's crazy talk...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (ESVrU)

26 21 Giant herbivores are just weird.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (aTgV0)

Plus they're snobs, always looking down on us.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (nDXEV)

27 Sparring by male giraffes has been commonly reported since its first description in 1958...

I keep puzzling over that oddly written sentence. Giraffes have been around for 8 million years and nobody ever described this behavior until 1958? Did they not start this behavior until the 1950s? Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (gtcuf)

28 First game drive I went on we left the lodge early, about 6 am before the sun was up. They gave us blankets because it was chilly. We're driving along his trail and the trail takes a left and heads down a little hill with a bunch of brush in front of us.

Driver stops and just as the sun is coming up a giraffe head chewing on some leaves appears from behind the brush. Then another, and another .. about 7 of them in all. Just staring us and chewing on leaves while we are staring at them. Very cool animals and very chill.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 07:20 PM (viF8m)

29 I can see your house from up here.

Posted by: Funny Giraffe at February 25, 2026 07:20 PM (Q+gd/)

30 Not much streaming coming.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (QScRl)

31 Veterinary chiropractors usually make a killing at zoos that have giraffes.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (nDXEV)

32 Pants are for closers.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (aTgV0)

33 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (Ia/+0)

34 I've seen lions attack all sorts of animals but not giraffes. Does any species attack and eat giraffes?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (wUQJO)

35 If you get age-restricted on "Not smol" you can switch to xcancel. It's a sweetheart pit bull with a head the size of a mini-fridge.

Posted by: t-bird at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (o2432)

36 AOPrediction: the Donks run Fetterman in '28, as the only Democrat who might hoover up votes from the undecided.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (8zz6B)

37 Those giraffes flailing on each other just need to be gulping down a few beers between hits...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (ESVrU)

38 Fetterman is positioning himself to join the Republicans and Mitch’s back stabbers club. He is a Democrat, at best a Reagan/Trump Democrat.

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:23 PM (77Bgk)

39 Pants are for closers.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM

So, skirts and kilts are for openers?

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 25, 2026 07:23 PM (0sNs1)

40 Giant herbivores are just weird.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (aTgV0)

Scary, too. Why I wear loud checked suits to scare them off.

Posted by: Herb Tarleck at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (8zz6B)

41
Years ago I took the kids to a drive through safari park in Georgia.

I stopped at the giraffe enclosure and a giraffe stuck his head in the window and laid his head on my shoulder. He nuzzled for a few seconds and let me rub his head.

It was awesome.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (3ek7K)

42 Fetch the stick has me cracking up

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (Ia/+0)

43 "Plus they're snobs, always looking down on us.
Posted by: Dr. Varno"

My favorite is the giant sloth.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (aTgV0)

44 Mitch has two seats to fill, Collins’ and his. Fetterman can fill Collins’

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (77Bgk)

45 Surprised there's no one talking shit about giraffes smelling bad in here. There are a few haters who make up all kinds of tall tales. We are tired of it.

Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at February 25, 2026 07:25 PM (oftw2)

46
That dude in the giraffe suit at the Democrat shit show has aroused Ace.

Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (Y8DZL)

47 Cat is 20 years young.

Sweet. I miss my cat.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (4NO2D)

48 "Does any species attack and eat giraffes?"

The flesh of the young giraffe is said to be good eating. The Hottentots hunt the animal principally on account of its marrow, which, as a delicacy, they set a high value on.

The Hottentots have a curious mode of cooking their antelope venison, which renders it, however, exceedingly palatable. After stewing the meat in a very small quantity of water, they take it out of the pot and pound it between two stones until reduced to the consistency of pap, when they mix it with a considerable quantity of sheep’s fat, and then stew it for a short time longer.

Posted by: Giraffe Recipes at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (vFG9F)

49 Chalking giraffes off the no show on the Cafe list
Sea stacks is still on it

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0)

50 I've seen lions attack all sorts of animals but not giraffes. Does any species attack and eat giraffes?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM

Man.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 07:27 PM (4NO2D)

51 I'm sure a Giraffe could whomp a lion with a pretty painful rib crack.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0)

52 >>>My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE HE MEANS HIS PENIS!!!

Posted by: BEN ROTHESBURGEMEISTER at February 25, 2026 07:29 PM (q177U)

53 >>I stopped at the giraffe enclosure and a giraffe stuck his head in the window and laid his head on my shoulder. He nuzzled for a few seconds and let me rub his head.

It was awesome.

What a cool experience!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:30 PM (tj6OY)

54 Now I want a pet giraffe but I can't figure out how to get him through the front door.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 07:30 PM (6ydKt)

55 Surprised there's no one talking shit about giraffes smelling bad in here. There are a few haters who make up all kinds of tall tales. We are tired of it.
Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at February 25, 2026 07:25 PM

What we talk about is penguins' sh*t smelling bad in here.

That's a fact. You could look it up.

Their polymorphic perversity is both legendary and factual. You could look that up, too.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1)

56 Giant herbivores weird us out. Plus, they smell bad.

Posted by: The Lions at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (gtcuf)

57
Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions.
Posted by: Delurker

The day after Elvis went on the Sullivan show.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (Cqx++)

58 Not much streaming coming.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (QScRl)

Try some SuperBeets!

Posted by: Unclear On The Concept at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (q2NNn)

59 Democrats are PAGAN

Some dimbulb of a Democrat, yeah I know redundancy, is complaining that age verification is preventing 'trans-kids' from accessing 'sex education' material aka pr0n.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (2GVsD)

60 Sea stacks is still on it
Posted by: Skip

We oppose Sea Stacks. All should be dynamited and made into reefs that attract fish. It's in our 5-Year Plan. Gannets and Puffins roost on Sea Stacks and they compete with us for food. Especially as we migrate ever Northward. On ward To Greenland! Excelsior!

Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (oftw2)

61 43 My favorite is the giant sloth.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (aTgV0)

There's a giant sloth skeleton at the science library here. It's dying, sinking pose usually makes the grad students uncomfortable.

https://tinyurl.com/e6nwt4u8

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (nDXEV)

62 Giraffes have to have trick to breathe through those long necks. I imagine that brontosauri had the same problem.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (4NO2D)

63 >>Puppy needs to calm the hell down.

Dang, that cat is patient!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (tj6OY)

64 6 That top pic... Are they watching giraffes?
Posted by: davidt at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (Q+gd/)

No, detectives.

https://youtu.be/oqSIux0jKOg

Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 07:33 PM (Sy6m/)

65 10 Quinnipiac released a poll of Pennsylvania today. Fetterman's approval is 46/40 which isn't surprising. Where it goes nuts is his approval by party.

Republicans: 73-18 (+55)
Democrats: 22-62 (-40)
Independents: 48-37 (+11)

If this is even close to the truth he will never win another Democrat primary.
Posted by: Mark1971
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Pretty much. The old style Dems in NY, PA, IL, etc. are losing out to the hard core lefties now running the Dems. And braying AWFULs are at the head of the pack. So Cuomo, defenestrated, Shapiro, got denied VP position becuz too Jewish, now Fetterman, too masculine, and so on.

And now Gavin trying on his oppressed dyslexia bit and his idiotic statements in Atlanta about being lower than average on SATs.

As AWFULs and their POC allies proclaim males as the worst people on Earf, particular white males, very difficult environment for males to run now statewide or on national level offices as Democrats unless Trans, Gay POC, or some other reason.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 07:33 PM (E4rtv)

66 Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.

Posted by: Backflow Prevention at February 25, 2026 07:36 PM (oftw2)

67 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE HE MEANS HIS PENIS!!!
Posted by: BEN ROTHESBURGEMEISTER at February 25, 2026 07:29 PM (q177U)
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What's funnier is that no, I didn't....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:37 PM (ESVrU)

68 Golly.

Posted by: Linda Lovelace at February 25, 2026 07:38 PM (Q+gd/)

69 I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:38 PM (nLdZ2)

70 36 AOPrediction: the Donks run Fetterman in '28, as the only Democrat who might hoover up votes from the undecided.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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If the Dems had gotten totally wiped out in 2024 like Reagan stomped Mondale in 1984, I might agree but I think the Dems are now female dominated and if not an AWFUL or a POC, then they are not interested in them for the top job. And they hate anyone taking the side of Israel or Jews because of their newcomers from the Middle East like Tlaib, Omar, etc.

Their positions are increasingly more like performance art and virtue signalling than actual campaigning. Then again, that is what the whole protest culture is about--hectoring, bullying, threatening by force of numbers, etc. And not persuasion.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 07:38 PM (E4rtv)

71 69 I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again
Posted by: Accomack
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Heh. I was slowly trying to type that out myself. You said it in far fewer words than I. But without substantial change in the party base, I would agree.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 07:39 PM (E4rtv)

72 We had a large, overweight, female classmate with the charm and energy of a Giant Sloth. Another girl we nicknamed "The Buffalo". Teens can be cruel.

Posted by: The Possum at February 25, 2026 07:40 PM (oftw2)

73 Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 07:33 PM (Sy6m/)

Killer tune! And what fantastic lyrics.

"You snatch a chill and you match a cigarette
She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet
I don't know how much more of this I can take
She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake."

That's how it's done, son.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:40 PM (gtcuf)

74 Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention at February 25, 2026 07:36 PM (oftw2)

The Paolo is, how you say, equipped with similar biological technology.

Posted by: The Paolo at February 25, 2026 07:40 PM (q2NNn)

75 I have a couple of 17-18 year old cats.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 07:41 PM (rbvCR)

76 Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:37 PM (ESVrU)

Don't you have a Biscuit Blanket to protect your stash of nuts from kitty claws?

Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (Sy6m/)

77 They are bigger when you stand next to them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (j9zxt)

78 From Grok for the Penguin Promotion Board:

"Penguin poop earns its reputation for being seriously pungent, especially from species like Adélie penguins that chow down on krill and fish. The high nitrogen content breaks down into ammonia gas, giving it that classic sharp, fishy-ammonia stench (one vivid comparison likens it to old cigarette tobacco soaked in ammonia, mixed with rotten shrimp, and left in the sun). In dense colonies, where penguins poop every 5–15 minutes and the stuff piles up (sometimes visible from space as pinkish-brown stains on the ice), the smell hits you before you even spot the birds. Researchers who've handled it in labs have called it "the most vile thing you can imagine," and it repels krill too—the tiny crustaceans zigzag away and lose their appetite when they catch a whiff."

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

79 I think there is a pussy on my penis joke in there. Somewhere

Posted by: Biggest Alfredo at February 25, 2026 07:43 PM (E4CFW)

80 >>"(one vivid comparison likens it to old cigarette tobacco soaked in ammonia, mixed with rotten shrimp, and left in the sun"

So, like our local Captain D's rest room.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:44 PM (nDXEV)

81 Who doesn't like old cigarette tobacco mixed with ammonia? Do your farts smell like Roses? Violets?

Posted by: Penguin Pete at February 25, 2026 07:45 PM (oftw2)

82 66 Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention at February 25, 2026 07:36 PM
I have trouble with a bit over 6'2".

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 07:45 PM (LHPAg)

83 and it repels krill too—the tiny crustaceans zigzag away and lose their appetite when they catch a whiff."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

Krill, the Robert Reich of marine crustaceans.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:46 PM (8zz6B)

84 According to Zork Lore, Duncanthrax is an ancestor to Lord Dimwit Flathead, which is nothing to be proud of.

Posted by: Penguin Pete. at February 25, 2026 07:49 PM (oftw2)

85 >>> I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again

I 100% disagree. They will run the Virginia playbook and run "moderate" white people, then turn around and unleash a progressive hellscape when they finally get back in power. That will be the last election.

Posted by: Max Power at February 25, 2026 07:49 PM (q177U)

86 OK, so now my fears are:

Flying
Falling
Speaking in public

And now I can add giraffes to the list.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at February 25, 2026 07:50 PM (k9OZB)

87 I have a couple of 17-18 year old cats.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 07:41 PM (rbvCR)
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Nice!

I'm struggling with the fact that two of my kitties (Penny and Jasmine) will be 14 this year.

And Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat of them all) will be 12!

How did that happen?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:50 PM (ESVrU)

88 "It's little-known fact, Norm, but carnivorous giraffes were once a plague upon the earth, until primitive man domesticated penguins and wiped the murderous giraffe packs out.

Why yes, I'll have another beer, Sam."

Posted by: Cliff Clavin at February 25, 2026 07:51 PM (bhZyo)

89 Comparisons like "an old cigarette tobacco soaked in ammonia, mixed with rotten shrimp, and left in the sun" are frequently uttered by unfortunate passersby, just before passing out.

Posted by: Penguin Facts at February 25, 2026 07:51 PM (vFG9F)

90 Researchers who've handled it in labs have called it "the most vile thing you can imagine,

I'm watching out my window as two tree removal guys take down a ginormous blue spruce, and I'm thinking, chainsaw-wielding tree climbers beat researching pengun shit by a country mile, as far as jobs go.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:52 PM (gtcuf)

91 "They are bigger when you stand next to them.
Posted by: Braenyard"

Meow!

Posted by: That's what the cat said at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (vFG9F)

92

Perfessor,

I wonder how my oldest son is 51, lol.

Time flies.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (3ek7K)

93 I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again
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Well, they might, but by accident. They're not biologists.

Posted by: screaming in digital at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (mNjzF)

94 Glad I finished my Jumbo Shrimp before reading the lies on here.

Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority. at February 25, 2026 07:54 PM (oftw2)

95 I think that Virginia play is why Spanberger has stalled out. The Left has seen that anything Cali adjacent is toast, so, Little Miss Spook has to chill. If she was a Hochul horror, Virginia would be toast by now.

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:55 PM (8jVAy)

96 Glad I finished my Jumbo Shrimp before reading the lies on here.
Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority. at February 25, 2026 07:54 PM

The Democrats are saying that President Trump's SOTU speech was full of lies, too.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)

97 Glad I finished my Jumbo Shrimp before reading the lies on here.
Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority. at February 25, 2026 07:54 PM (oftw2)

The only Communist Stooge was Trumbo Shemp.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:56 PM (8zz6B)

98 So the idiots are bike riding through the veldt without firearms. At least the guy on camera didn't appear to have anything to ward off a hungry lion or hyenas.

Posted by: Beartooth at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ggkmJ)

99 Not to be confused with Fake Shemp.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (nDXEV)

100 Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention

I have trouble with a bit over 6'2".
Posted by: Eromero

🎵 Hello darkness, my old friend
It seems I've stood up too quickly once again 🎶

Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (LROu2)

101 >>>This cold has me flat on my back.

You did see that the cat was laying on its stomach, right?

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (syz1S)

102 Perfessor,

I wonder how my oldest son is 51, lol.

Time flies.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (3ek7K)
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heh. That's my age as well! (until August)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ESVrU)

103 What is a man?
A man is what he says he is.
I am not a man.
I have transcended gender.
I am The Rainbow. The Rainbow Man!

Posted by: Gavin Newsome at February 25, 2026 07:58 PM (8jVAy)

104 Are we not men?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:58 PM (nDXEV)

105 So the idiots are bike riding through the veldt without firearms. At least the guy on camera didn't appear to have anything to ward off a hungry lion or hyenas.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ggkmJ)
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Maybe the giraffe was wondering, "How are these guys still alive?"

And decided to let them go to meet their fate.

Meanwhile a hungry lioness is lurking off screen in the bushes...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:59 PM (ESVrU)

106 Never back up. It encourages them.

Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 07:59 PM (8jVAy)

107 So the idiots are bike riding through the veldt without firearms. At least the guy on camera didn't appear to have anything to ward off a hungry lion or hyenas.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ggkmJ)

They are not allowed weapons on a game preserve. They each carry pepper spray scented to smell like Texas Barbecue, and if threatened, they spray it on their fellow bikers, then pedal like mad.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:59 PM (8zz6B)

108 "Are we not men?"

Do we look like biologists?

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2026 08:00 PM (vFG9F)

109
LMAO AOP!

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:00 PM (3ek7K)

110 I think that Virginia play is why Spanberger has stalled out. The Left has seen that anything Cali adjacent is toast, so, Little Miss Spook has to chill. If she was a Hochul horror, Virginia would be toast by now.
Posted by: Accomack

The only reason Hochul allowed Mayor Jihadi to promise all the shit he did and not stop him? She needs him to fail so he doesn't come after her job.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 08:00 PM (LROu2)

111 Governor Newsome, are you a man?
I am not a geologist.

Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (8jVAy)

112 I know how my daughter got to be 57. The same way I got to be 77, that's how.

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (LHPAg)

113

With good reason the SOTU speech has dominated the news.

I can't find anything about the violence in Mexico. Does anyone have an update?

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (3ek7K)

114 Dem candidates. I saw a clip of Mark Kelley, last night, while he was following their orders to keep sitting down. He had a tortured look on his face, as if he could see his last chance to be President being crushed.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 25, 2026 08:02 PM (bhZyo)

115 It seems Hochul is suing Trump to get the tariff fees sent to Albany now that tariffs are illegal.

Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:02 PM (8jVAy)

116 Gavin Newsom is the slickest liar the Dems have had since The Clenis himself, all the better to fool the LIV's, and he has the most big money donors in his pocket, which is extra important in the party of superdelegates.

I would not be surprised to see them run a straight white male. They'll have to give him the looniest DEI running mate imagineable though, of course. My money's on AOC.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 08:02 PM (gtcuf)

117 Twenty years old, this calico --! When she was born, Bush the Younger was president, 9/11 was only a few years back in the rear view mirror, and the Internet was still kind of fun.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2026 08:03 PM (wzUl9)

118 I have trouble with a bit over 6'2".
Posted by: Eromero

🎵 Hello darkness, my old friend
It seems I've stood up too quickly once again 🎶
Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (LROu2)

ah yes, orthostatic hypotension ... eet's no bueno.

Posted by: browndog seeing stars at February 25, 2026 08:03 PM (3sXRv)

119 Gavin Newsom definitely likes Huey Lewis and the News.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:04 PM (nDXEV)

120 Democrats: 10 dollar gas, 8% unemployment and runaway inflation is an economic miracle

Also Democrats: 2 dollar gas, jobs and low inflation is a recession

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 08:05 PM (j1LdG)

121 Dem candidates. I saw a clip of Mark Kelley, last night, while he was following their orders to keep sitting down. He had a tortured look on his face, as if he could see his last chance to be President being crushed.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

That was a master stroke last night.
Trump: Everyone stand up who thinks it's government's job to promote and protect American citizens.

No dem moves. THAT should be Republican's midterm election campaign slogan.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 08:05 PM (LROu2)

122 I can't find anything about the violence in Mexico. Does anyone have an update?

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (3ek7K)

There are some reports of MX national guard engaging with cartels, and requests to "shelter in place" in that area
Pres Scheinbaum has made some comments on her talks with Trump. I think it is in a shake out phase before they really get to figuring out who each side is fighting.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 08:05 PM (rbvCR)

123 Cuando el destino nos alcance.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:08 PM (nDXEV)

124 Damn. Now I can’t find the article

Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:08 PM (8jVAy)

125 Way past my bedtime
Have a good night everyone

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

126 The cat I had the longest, from age six weeks to his passing at sixteen and a half years, was Arizona the big red tabby longhair. Chekov D. Siberian came close at fourteen and a half.

I have no idea how old little Oreo was when she passed away in '08. I was told when I adopted her at a cat show in '02 that she was five, but at least one vet opined in the next two years that she have been as much as eight or ten. At the outside, then, she might have been fourteen or fifteen. Sixteen would have been pushing it, given her various health issues. But who knows.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2026 08:10 PM (wzUl9)

127 I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM (ESVrU)

Right on the old groanads, eh?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 25, 2026 08:10 PM (/HDaX)

128 Everyone around the planet has the idea only the US has tariffs

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0)

129 Here we go:
https://tinyurl.com/2pjab5uj
NY Post today

Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:11 PM (8jVAy)

130
Thank you Kindltot

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:12 PM (3ek7K)

131 Didn't see too many leg sweeps with the giraffe combatants. Or ground and pound. I'd bet they could stomp a mudhole in you if they wanted to.

I wonder if giraffe steaks taste like antelope. Probably very lean.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:13 PM (gVUi7)

132
Babylon Bee says this is a great time to buy tickets to Puerto Vallerto.

Nothing said about return tickets, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K)

133 79% of "refugees" in Sweden have vacationed in the country they're supposedly "refugees" from.

Checks out. I remember how during WWII all the Jews were taking vacations in Nazi Germany.

Oh, wait: I don't remember that. Because that didn't happen.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 25, 2026 08:15 PM (IG3/x)

134 Giraffes have to have trick to breathe through those long necks. I imagine that brontosauri had the same problem.
Posted by: toby928

Huge lung volume, to overcome the "snorkel problem," I guess.

If you try to use a snorkel whose volume is comparable to your lung volume, you're really just breathing the same air over and over, so it doesn't work. For very long, anyway.

.....

Related: What did the elephant say to the nudist?

"How do you breathe through that thing?"

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 08:15 PM (VHUov)

135 132
Babylon Bee says this is a great time to buy tickets to Puerto Vallerto.
Nothing said about return tickets, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K)

Set a course for adventure, your mind on a new romance.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:16 PM (nDXEV)

136 Did they find that monkey's mom yet?

Posted by: A monkey's uncle at February 25, 2026 08:16 PM (vFG9F)

137 There are toy poodles. Are there any toy giraffes?
Posted by: Kay-Bee at February 25, 2026

***
Actually, yes! I've seen one, a Steiff toy I think or something like it, in the window of a children's boutique in the big mall here.

Oh. You meant live ones. Uh, no.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2026 08:19 PM (wzUl9)

138 2 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.

I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM (ESVrU)

Pussy sits on junk.
It's a story as old as humankind.

Posted by: HQ After Dark at February 25, 2026 08:21 PM (AS4GF)

139 I once spent the night in a hotel that featured a 7' tall giraffe puppet in the room. It was in France, Cluny to be exact.

Posted by: javems at February 25, 2026 08:25 PM (zFsEm)

140 Trump blindsided the Democrats with the Stand Up challenge.

Doesn't an Administration usually hand out copies of the SoTU speech beforehand? Like the one Pelosi tore up. I'll bet Trump left out the Stand Up part.

Posted by: davidt at February 25, 2026 08:25 PM (Q+gd/)

141 Jalisco: @dk1250 . 10h

Working as a team, citizens and the Mexican Army collaborate to remove charred remains from cars and trucks on the highway from Tuito to Puerto Vallarta. Work clears roads after blockades and fires in the coastal area of Jalisco
---

Everything appears in the past tense. The cartels have suspended violence in the region.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 08:26 PM (j9zxt)

142 Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention

Look at all the giraffe knowledge getting thrown around here!

.....

Compared to a human, how many more neck bones does a giraffe have?

.....

Posted by: none. none more neck bones. at February 25, 2026 08:28 PM (VHUov)

143 AI wolves!

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:28 PM (/M/4v)

144 Re:

Baby getting gently butted by the kid.

Dog chewing on cat like a toy.

Me: awwwwww.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:28 PM (zZu0s)

145 I once spent the night in a hotel that featured a 7' tall giraffe puppet in the room. It was in France, Cluny to be exact.
Posted by: javems at February 25, 2026 08:25 PM (zFsEm)

Kinky.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:29 PM (zZu0s)

146 One giraffe could feed two whole villages, unless a lion or hyenas show up and steal your meat.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:30 PM (gVUi7)

147 Great were the herds of giraffe before the white man came.

Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (Q+gd/)

148 Chalking giraffes off the no show on the Cafe list
Sea stacks is still on it
Posted by: Skip

Dwarf hamsters and bushbabies get marked off with the "smol" links. Pretty sure we haven't had a bushbaby yet this year, not as sure about dwarf hammies.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (VHUov)

149 https://youtu.be/jENapQxK6bc?
si=NLxG74mKYps1UB62

Its strange. I never watched Carson that much when he was on. Mammaw and Pappaw were big fans, but i don't think dad was. I could almost put these shows on a loop 24/7 going back to the 60s and be happy

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)

150 Can't eat giraffe, just weird.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (/M/4v)

151 Babylon Bee says this is a great time to buy tickets to Puerto Vallerto.
Nothing said about return tickets, lol.
Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K)

There are vacation rental commercials already! The Brits are looking for any deal going.

https://tinyurl.com/3w9jxffh

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 08:33 PM (rbvCR)

152 93 I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again
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Well, they might, but by accident. They're not biologists.
Posted by: screaming in digital
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Ah yes, the Mrs. Doubtfire gambit.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:34 PM (E4rtv)

153 If you can't figure out that vacationing, or buying property in a failed narco state, it is your problem.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (/M/4v)

154 146 One giraffe could feed two whole villages, unless a lion or hyenas show up and steal your meat.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:30 PM (gVUi7)
Takes two villages to braise a giraffe.

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (LHPAg)

155 Its strange. I never watched Carson that much when he was on. Mammaw and Pappaw were big fans, but i don't think dad was. I could almost put these shows on a loop 24/7 going back to the 60s and be happy
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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Try the various clips with Robin Williams on Carson. He was a singular talent. Some of the really old Dick Cavett interviews with people like Julie Andrews or David Niven are also great.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (E4rtv)

156 Exspecially a state that abused its proximity to the US for decades.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (/M/4v)

157 The French refer to wasting time as "combing the giraffe."

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:36 PM (nDXEV)

158 140 Trump blindsided the Democrats with the Stand Up challenge.

Doesn't an Administration usually hand out copies of the SoTU speech beforehand? Like the one Pelosi tore up. I'll bet Trump left out the Stand Up part.
Posted by: davidt
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Next Dem impeachment will mention failure to complete the stage management directions in the SOTU. Course Mr. Rep. Green is busy trying to rent apes apparently from his sign but I am sure he will return to his quest soon enough.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:37 PM (E4rtv)

159 Another girl we nicknamed "The Buffalo". Teens can be cruel.
Posted by: The Possum

Ah, 'The Whale' comes to mind. College guys are brutal too.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 08:37 PM (cYBz/)

160 ASS says what?

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:38 PM (E4rtv)

161 Its strange. I never watched Carson that much when he was on. Mammaw and Pappaw were big fans, but i don't think dad was. I could almost put these shows on a loop 24/7 going back to the 60s and be happy
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s)

Many have noted that NBC, which of course owns the rights, could Carson reruns on for its late night broadcasts and get far more viewers than with any of the crap they’re pumping out now.
And at zero cost.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 08:38 PM (k/Sbk)

162 Many have noted that NBC, which of course owns the rights, could Carson reruns on for its late night broadcasts and get far more viewers than with any of the crap they’re pumping out now.
And at zero cost.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 08:38 PM (k/Sbk)

I did not know that.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:39 PM (nDXEV)

163 The French refer to wasting time as "combing the giraffe."
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:36 PM (nDXEV)

Is that like buffing the German Helmet?

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 08:39 PM (0aYVJ)

164 I spent all day on campus for a change--normally I work from home now.

When I came home, I discovered my cats had been having all sorts of fun while I was out.

Lots of cat puke to clean up.

And Jasmine and Penny had stolen my office chair.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 08:39 PM (ESVrU)

165
Many years ago hubby and I took our teenage son to Puerto Vallerta.
We had such a great time.
The only thing scary was riding in the taxis. Those people can't drive.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (3ek7K)

166 160 Another girl we nicknamed "The Buffalo". Teens can be cruel.
Posted by: The Possum

One thing I feel really bad about was one girl whose name was Ivana, but she had a bad accent and pronounced it Ih-wanna.
Of course we all called her Iguana.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (k/Sbk)

167 Giraffe in hotel room Cluny, France

https://tinyurl.com/mr6uvph2

Posted by: javems at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (zFsEm)

168 One of the free streaming services runs a Johnny Carson/Tonight Show channel 24/7.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (6ydKt)

169 >>@AlphaNews
·
48m
>>WATCH: US Attorney Daniel Rosen says "the pace of prosecutions in fraud will increase at a considerable margin" in Minnesota.

>>"We have been reinforced in dramatic numbers by the Department of Justice ... fraud prosecutions you will see are going to be dramatically increasing in pace."

>>Rosen also says the number of assistant US attorneys in the office decreased by 17 in the months before he took over, and by 11 since he assumed office.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (viF8m)

170 The only thing scary was riding in the taxis. Those people can't drive.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (3ek7K)

When I was a kid we took a day-trip to Matamoros (Aunt and Uncle lived in Harlingen). First thing we saw after crossing the border was a taxi driver plow into a guy crossing the street. What I remember most was that the shopping areas smelled like meat.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 08:44 PM (0aYVJ)

171 Mexico is pretty low on my list of exotic places to visit.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 08:44 PM (0aYVJ)

172 In a press release Wednesday, the DOJ said 65-year-old Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. had been arrested in Jeffersonville, Ind., that day. The department said Brown, a former Air Force officer and pilot, had been charged “for providing and conspiring to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots without authorization, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).”

“The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 08:48 PM (CNl8/)

173 “The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release.
Posted by: Mark1971

I wonder how the good Major feels about helicopter rides?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 08:50 PM (cYBz/)

174 You don't see too many shaman and witch doctors jumping around in giraffe skins. Why is that. No magic? No intrigue?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:50 PM (gVUi7)

175 175 You don't see too many shaman and witch doctors jumping around in giraffe skins. Why is that. No magic? No intrigue?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:50 PM (gVUi7)
Takes three shamans to crew the giraffe.

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:52 PM (LHPAg)

176 From the 'net:
A giraffes tongue can measure 20 inches in length
This allows it to wrap around branches and pull leaves from trees to eat. They are also purple in color, and they can use it to pick their noses!

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 08:53 PM (XeU6L)

177 The FBI has arrested former U.S. Air Force pilot Maj. Gerald Brown for training the Chinese.

Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 08:54 PM (Wmg4n)

178 Schiffs are known to fight like that as well, but their huge bobbly head is known to get in the way and crack like an overripe melon

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 08:54 PM (PYyV9)

179 Never mind. Old news. lol.

Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (Wmg4n)

180 177 From the 'net:
A giraffes tongue can measure 20 inches in length
This allows it to wrap around branches and pull leaves from trees to eat. They are also purple in color, and they can use it to pick their noses!
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 08:53 PM (XeU6L)
I could hear Barry White in the background.

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (LHPAg)

181
One of the free streaming services runs a Johnny Carson/Tonight Show channel 24/7.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

https://t.ly/Sr3za

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (Cqx++)

182 Carla Angola TV@carlaangola . 3h

Marco Rubio, Blunt!
Stop hearing the noise for a moment and let's focus on this.
Delcy and her cartel are NOT the legitimate authorities.
Venezuela will have legitimate authorities and will be able to be a reliable partner of the US and the Caribbean, after passing the stabilization stage, the reconstruction stage and then the transition stage.

Delcy Eloína has a peremptory role, in case we have any doubts.
-------
>no cross reference
https://tinyurl.com/ms4x3x4s

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (j9zxt)

183 172 Mexico is pretty low on my list of exotic places to visit.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

What? You don't want to experience the Sam Peckinpah vacation package?

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 25, 2026 08:56 PM (sAmhv)

184 The Trojan Horse had nothing on the Kenyan Giraffe in the war on Somalia.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:57 PM (gVUi7)

185 A giraffes tongue can measure 20 inches in length
This allows it to wrap around branches and pull leaves from trees to eat. They are also purple in color, and they can use it to pick their noses!
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 08:53 PM

The Paolo is, how you say, impressed.

Posted by: Paolo at February 25, 2026 08:57 PM (0sNs1)

186 I already have plenty of experience with Mexico here in the US, I don't need to pay extra to go and experience it there.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:58 PM (/M/4v)

187 Our local zoo has giraffes, and has a viewing station at their head level. Sometimes they let the kids by hunks of leaf lettuce for a dollar and feed it to the giraffes - those tongues are amazing! Not just the color, but the way they can wrap them around whatever they want and pull it out of your hand.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:00 PM (k/Sbk)

188 “The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release.
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 08:48 PM (CNl8/)

I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.

It's possible the Major has committed a crime, related to his military service. But I'm gonna need something more than just the Feebers saying he did.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:01 PM (cMwHA)

189 Major Brown should be shot. After a tribunal of course.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:02 PM (/M/4v)

190 selling out to the Chicoms is worse than selling out to the Russians, Chicoms is the real and credible threat.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:04 PM (/M/4v)

191 This is Ground Control to Major Brown
You’ve really made the grade

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 09:04 PM (nDXEV)

192 I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.

Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:05 PM (PYyV9)

193 Chicoms probably pay better than the Russians. Maybe it was the hookers.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:07 PM (/M/4v)

194 I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.
---------
Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:05 PM (PYyV9)

I really have no idea what the law is, regarding former military personnel, and foreign governments. The guy retired in 1996 though. If he broke a law, how much damage can he have done though, training Chinese pilots?

If he's giving them training on 1996 planes, maybe it's a good thing he was teaching the Chinamen on old skill sets and tactics.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:08 PM (gczS8)

195 I’ve been to Mexico before the cartels took over everything and it was a pretty amazing place, some things there I liked better than here. We think of Mexico as leaning socialist because the government always sucks; but in many ways that was the most free market / libertarian society I’ve ever been in.

I’d say that the marvel of Mexico, and also the curse of Mexico, is that they have a lot of rules - but nobody in that society, from top to bottom, gives a shit about following any rules.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (k/Sbk)

196 “The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release.
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 08:48 PM (CNl8/)

I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.

It's possible the Major has committed a crime, related to his military service. But I'm gonna need something more than just the Feebers saying he did.
Posted by: BurtTC
===

Congress has not declared war against Chyna so there can be no crime.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (/lPRQ)

197 >>Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports

The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m)

198 I don't know the laws but I would not be surprised if there were some kind of nondisclosure type rule when you retire from at least some jobs in the military and you cannot go train a hostile nation in your specialty.

I know for certain intel stuff is blacked out, my friend worked in Air Force intel still can't talk about a lot of what he did.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:12 PM (PYyV9)

199 Mexico is pretty low on my list of exotic places to visit.
Posted by: Pug Mahon

What? You don't want to experience the Sam Peckinpah vacation package?
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 25, 2026 08:56 PM (sAmhv)

Nonsense. Everyone should beheading down to Mexico.

Posted by: Gamers at February 25, 2026 09:12 PM (sn5xH)

200 I really have no idea what the law is, regarding former military personnel, and foreign governments. The guy retired in 1996 though. If he broke a law, how much damage can he have done though, training Chinese pilots?

If he's giving them training on 1996 planes, maybe it's a good thing he was teaching the Chinamen on old skill sets and tactics.
Posted by: BurtTC

Maybe acting as a Flight Instructor without a proper license?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (/lPRQ)

201 Major Brown should be shot. After a tribunal of course.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:02 PM (/M/4v)

Strapped to a drone and blasted by an A-10.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (snZF9)

202 The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m)

It took them a year to get around to doing that?

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (k/Sbk)

203 Doesn't the USAF have its own intel?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (j9zxt)

204 Sparring by male giraffes has been commonly reported since its first description in 1958...

I keep puzzling over that oddly written sentence. Giraffes have been around for 8 million years and nobody ever described this behavior until 1958? Did they not start this behavior until the 1950s? Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (gtcuf)

Modern scientists think everything is in some journal. Male mammals establishing a pecking order is universal.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (8avO+)

205 I’m glad I went to Mexico before the cartels went crazy . They used to be low profile so not to get heat.

Cabo and Cancun were both a great vacation.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:14 PM (4hjRS)

206 People are stupid going to Mexico.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:14 PM (/M/4v)

207 >>It took them a year to get around to doing that?

Well it might have taken a little time to find out. I doubt the agents who did the spying rushed to tell Kash that had been spying on him. Illegally.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:15 PM (viF8m)

208 >>>I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.
---------
Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports

>Best encounter I ever had with the FBI is when an agent thought he could trespass on our property to get around to the back door of our neighbor. The resident heeler put a canine stamp on his calf and the dude cried like a little bitch. He threatened to shoot my dog.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 09:15 PM (gVUi7)

209 Congress has not declared war against Chyna so there can be no crime.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (/lPRQ)

I'm wondering if a guy who retired in 1996, could possibly cause more damage than all the scientists and military personnel who were sharing germ warfare research and tech with Chi Nah, only to have all that stuff leak (Oops!) out of a Chi Nah lab, causing a worldwide pandemic.

The latter seems a lot worse.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (gczS8)

210 75
'I have a couple of 17-18 year old cats.'

I have a 19 year old cat and she only shows her age a little. I'm partial to her because I'm her favorite of our family.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (fd80v)

211 The only way I would go to mexico is in a Deathstar. Fuck that place.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (snZF9)

212 Muhammad liked cats and hated dogs. Just saying.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:17 PM (/M/4v)

213 The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify.
Posted by: JackStraw

I think the 'case' they were investigating was Trump stealing 'secret mumble mumble stuff' stuff when he was President but was not cleared to look at....
Whatever, FBI was spying on a bunch of people that were not affiliated with Trump then but just happened to be working with him afterwards on the campaign.
Yet again, Watergate on steroids.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:17 PM (/lPRQ)

214 I keep puzzling over that oddly written sentence. Giraffes have been around for 8 million years and nobody ever described this behavior until 1958? Did they not start this behavior until the 1950s? Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (gtcuf)

It had been described, but nobody here knew how to translate “Ooga! Oogo Mbongo buka buka!”

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:17 PM (k/Sbk)

215 The only way I would go to mexico is in a Deathstar. Fuck that place.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (snZF9)

I hear you.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (/M/4v)

216 81
'Who doesn't like old cigarette tobacco mixed with ammonia? Do your farts smell like Roses? Violets?'

My farts don't. But I feel a certain grim pride when they smell particularly bad.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (fd80v)

217 Maybe acting as a Flight Instructor without a proper license?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (/lPRQ)

I got a speeding ticket the other day.

I can pay the fine or do defensive driving school.

Maybe they can send him to "Don't Train Chi Nah Pilots" School.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (gczS8)

218 New York Post@nypost . 40m

FIFA president fully confident Mexico will still be World Cup host dismiss cartel chaos

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (j9zxt)

219 The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m)

It took them a year to get around to doing that?
Posted by: Tom Servo

File was left on Blondie's desk.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (/lPRQ)

220 Fucking Mexico.

Posted by: Jesse Pinkman at February 25, 2026 09:19 PM (Q+gd/)

221 What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk)

222 >>I think the 'case' they were investigating was Trump stealing 'secret mumble mumble stuff' stuff when he was President but was not cleared to look at....

The claim is the FBI was investigating as part of Jack Smith's corrupt investigation. Lot of new about Jack Smith lately.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (viF8m)

223 FIFA president fully confident Mexico will still be World Cup host dismiss cartel chaos

FIFA will do whatever they get paid to. its not about the game, its not about the players, its about the Euros.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (PYyV9)

224 Doesn't the USAF have its own intel?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (j9zxt)

Everybody has their own intel service.

I'm sure the National Forest Service has spies. In case someone tries to steal a tree.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (gczS8)

225 FIFA president fully confident Mexico will still be World Cup host dismiss cartel chaos
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (j9zxt)

But a professional German soccer team cancelled exhibition matches in Minneapolis because of the ICE protests.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (4hjRS)

226 What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk)

arabs suck at everything, including piloting; getting "trained" in the US is a badge of some sort, like getting the most expensive falcon or a horse. but they can't really fly.

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:22 PM (/M/4v)

227 So the giraffes are now out of control as well as the bears. Great. We might not live through this.

Posted by: Extermination delivered in longnecks at February 25, 2026 09:22 PM (TbWk/)

228 What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk

When you sell them the airplanes it’s kind of necessary.

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (4hjRS)

229 What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk)

We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (gczS8)

230 When you sell them the airplanes it’s kind of necessary.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (4hjRS)

We also tend to give them 1996 era tech.

None of the good stuff.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:24 PM (gczS8)

231 We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (gczS

What the hell are you talking about?

Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:24 PM (4hjRS)

232 We also tend to give them 1996 era tech.

Yeah but then that means that our guys have to shoot down F-15s

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:28 PM (PYyV9)

233 Cat is almost 14yo. Still rough n tough but stays indoors more often when it's really cold out. The big lump...

Posted by: JQ at February 25, 2026 09:28 PM (rdVOm)

234 FBI Raids Home of Alberto Carvalho

Unlike other FBI actions, this one is solid.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:29 PM (/lPRQ)

235 232
'We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know.'

'What the hell are you talking about?'

Sometimes he just blurts out whatever sounds good in his head.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (fd80v)

236 My farts don't. But I feel a certain grim pride when they smell particularly bad.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM

Who among us doesn't?

Posted by: Eric Swalwell, the next Governor of California at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (0sNs1)

237

Oldest son runs the US Forest Service office here.

Stealing a tree, lol, would be the least thing they are concerned about.

I'm sure lots of ya'll have seen stuff people do in our forest.

He has horror stories. The worst thing is people starting fires when it is dry.

Last year they had to close down a favorite lake for visitors because people were shitting in it and it reached hazardous health limits.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (3ek7K)

238 We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (gczS

What the hell are you talking about?
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:24 PM (4hjRS)

There's this really good documentary.

Called Rambo 3. You should watch it.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:32 PM (nha4a)

239 Yeah but then that means that our guys have to shoot down F-15s
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:28 PM (PYyV9)

I'm sure we know how.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:33 PM (nha4a)

240 Extermination delivered in longnecks
****

Budweiser's new motto.

Posted by: clarence at February 25, 2026 09:34 PM (iIAkP)

241 Oldest son runs the US Forest Service office here.

Stealing a tree, lol, would be the least thing they are concerned about.

I'm sure lots of ya'll have seen stuff people do in our forest.

He has horror stories. The worst thing is people starting fires when it is dry.

Last year they had to close down a favorite lake for visitors because people were shitting in it and it reached hazardous health limits.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (3ek7K)

I know folks who own rural property in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri.

Met labs are... a problem.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a)

242 I know folks who own rural property in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri.

Met labs are... a problem.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a)

Heh, not Met labs. The Mets could probably benefit from more meth.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a)

243 'What the hell are you talking about?'

Sometimes he just blurts out whatever sounds good in his head.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (fd80v)

Al Queda ran the poppy fields in Afghanistan. The US Institute of Peace decided it would be to destabilizing to destroy the crops in the fields.
They were using the income from the opium to buy weapons.
How do you think they got the opium out of country to market, and do you ever wonder who paid them?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (rbvCR)

244
BurtTC,

Yessir, those and people growing pot.

It's not an easy job for Forest Service employees. They don't walk around with Smokey the Bear hats, lol.

I never knew how much was involved with trying to keep our forests safe until son started working for the Forest Service.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (3ek7K)

245 >>He has horror stories. The worst thing is people starting fires when it is dry.

Last year they had to close down a favorite lake for visitors because people were shitting in it and it reached hazardous health limits.

Ugh, awful!
In Denver we had a DA (through last year) whose husband is a known firebug. Alleged to have started many fires, but he's always manages to escape any serious punishment.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 09:38 PM (tj6OY)

246 233 We also tend to give them 1996 era tech.

Yeah but then that means that our guys have to shoot down F-15s
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

In a lot of Middle East countries, US techs service the planes and maintain stores for them as well. Middle Eastern countries, aside from Israel, usually have a problem with NCOs and enlisted being treated like crap, even the technical jobs, and officers mainly viewing their roles as political and social leaders far above their enlisted. They lack force cohesion as a result.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 09:38 PM (E4rtv)

247
Lizzy,

yep, it is difficult so catch the firebugs. They start the fires and escape before the fire is obvious.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:40 PM (3ek7K)

248 >>Yessir, those and people growing pot.

Saw a Game Warden, Tony Latham, interviewed by Joe Rogan years ago - a lot of stories!! He wrote a book: Behind the Thin Green Line.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 09:41 PM (tj6OY)

249 It's not an easy job for Forest Service employees. They don't walk around with Smokey the Bear hats, lol.

I never knew how much was involved with trying to keep our forests safe until son started working for the Forest Service.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (3ek7K)

Yeah, you are right. I just said Forest Service because I thought it sounded funny to say they have their own intel unit.

They should! There are other departments in the gov though, that probably have no damn good reason, and still do.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:41 PM (nha4a)

250

So, when you see something going on in a forest you are visiting don't hesitate to report it to the employees.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:42 PM (3ek7K)

251 235 FBI Raids Home of Alberto Carvalho

Unlike other FBI actions, this one is solid.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Guy was previously over Miami Dade and his initiative was to stop the 'school to prison' pipeline and restorative justice crap. Young Trayvon went through that program and the Stoneman school shootup occurred under his watch as well involved in the same damn program.

Thorough piece of crap 'educator' and typical of how these pieces of shit float from one disaster at a major school system to another with no consequences but increased salaries.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 09:42 PM (E4rtv)

252 yep, it is difficult so catch the firebugs. They start the fires and escape before the fire is obvious.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:40 PM (3ek7K)

then you got the assholes who toss cigarette butts out the window when driving. I see a lot of small brush fires where you can spot the point of ignition, right on the side of the road. idiots.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 09:43 PM (0aYVJ)

253 Al Queda ran the poppy fields in Afghanistan. The US Institute of Peace decided it would be to destabilizing to destroy the crops in the fields.
They were using the income from the opium to buy weapons.
How do you think they got the opium out of country to market, and do you ever wonder who paid them?
Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (rbvCR)

Even when the American government has the best of intentions, their efforts have a tendency to backfire.

One of the more common occurrences is training "insurgents" in lands where we think they'll be good at picking off our enemies at the time.

Eventually they turn their tactics on us. Al Qaeda is just one of our more embarrassing examples.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:43 PM (nha4a)

254
BurtTC,

My comment wasn't a slam against you for bringing that up. I'm glad you did because people need reminding of the dangers out there, not just wildlife but crazy mfers.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:44 PM (3ek7K)

255 So, when you see something going on in a forest you are visiting don't hesitate to report it to the employees.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:42 PM (3ek7K)

Indeed. And probably best not to get too close, investigating it yourself.

People can and do disappear that way.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:45 PM (nha4a)

256 If I were the King of the forest, there wouldn't be no meth labs or fire bugs. No way, no how. No fucking giraffes either.

Posted by: The Cowardly Lion at February 25, 2026 09:46 PM (Q+gd/)

257 BurtTC,

My comment wasn't a slam against you for bringing that up. I'm glad you did because people need reminding of the dangers out there, not just wildlife but crazy mfers.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:44 PM (3ek7K)

Of course! I understand completely. I was just being silly about the whole "intel" service for fed agencies, and couldn't think of anyone else.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:46 PM (nha4a)

258 No fucking giraffes either.
Posted by: The Cowardly Lion at February 25, 2026 09:46 PM (Q+gd/)

How are we supposed to get new giraffes then?

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:47 PM (nha4a)

259 I know folks who own rural property in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri.

Met labs are... a problem.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a)

I know, right??

Posted by: Nerdeen Kiswani, Islam >>> NYC dogs at February 25, 2026 09:49 PM (Sy6m/)

260 >>If I were the King of the forest, there wouldn't be no meth labs or fire bugs. No way, no how. No fucking giraffes either.

Arson is one of those things that should have the harshest punishment available. The destruction can be unbelievable (as we've seen throughout the West), and it has been a known form of terrorism in the ME.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 09:50 PM (tj6OY)

261
One of the coolest jobs one of my son's employees have is going up into the hills to feed the horses.

Last summer some family opened a gate to enter where the horses were and failed to close the gate when they left.

One of the horses exited the gate and hot a hoof caught in the animal grid. Son was heartbroken because he had to go up there and shot the horse. There was no way to save the horse.

Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:50 PM (3ek7K)

262 How are we supposed to get new giraffes then?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:47 PM (nha4a)

The usual way is mitosis. It is messy, but it far more successful than budding.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 09:51 PM (rbvCR)

263 How are we supposed to get new giraffes then?
Posted by: BurtTC

The usual way is mitosis. It is messy, but it far more successful than budding.
Posted by: Kindltot

I thought those were really small horns. They're actually giraffe buds?

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 09:54 PM (VHUov)

264 It's about that time again. Pay your cafe tab and be ready to move on.

Posted by: mindful webworker - moovin on at February 25, 2026 09:59 PM (rlEvI)

265 Really tall turkey basters.

Posted by: Just the punchline at February 25, 2026 10:00 PM (2Ez/1)

266 The usual way is mitosis. It is messy, but it far more successful than budding.
Posted by: Kindltot

I thought those were really small horns. They're actually giraffe buds?
Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 09:54 PM (VHUov)

That probably works better than the usual way.

Baby giraffes have to fall about 8' at birth. I'm sure the casualty rate is very high. Even if there weren't lions and hyaenas everywhere waiting for them to bloom.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 10:00 PM (WjwD7)

267 then you got the assholes who toss cigarette butts out the window when driving. I see a lot of small brush fires where you can spot the point of ignition, right on the side of the road. idiots.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 09:43 PM (0aYVJ)

----------

We frequently find cigarette butts on our property off a relatively busy neighborhood thoroughfare -- which is really annoying as we live in an area susceptible to wildfires.

The most frequent cause of wildfires in Northern AZ are idiots pulling trailers and dragging their chains. They will start a chain of several wildfires along the major roads up here ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (wGSOc)

268 Emerald Robinson @Emerald Robinson .6h

First, Trump took down Maduro in Venezuela.
Then he ordered a blockade on Cuba.
Then he canceled China's control of Panama Canal.
Then he hit the biggest drug poster in Mexico.
Trump's rolling up the entire network in our hemisphere.

Donroe
---

Read that the Panamanian govt voted out the sale control of the canal to Blackrock and Maersk will take the agreement,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (j9zxt)

269 Mood - the stars at night, are big and bright…

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:05 PM (ZVgZ4)

270 TRex ONT up!

Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Sy6m/)

271 Mood?! NOOD!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (ZVgZ4)

272 But I feel a certain grim pride when they smell particularly bad.
Posted by: Dr. Claw

A healthy dose of Tabasco Scorpion sauce, shall we say, yields a bouquet more underworldly than floral.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (A3+q6)

Quick Hits

Outstanding: One of the women who was terrorized, along with her children, by Don Lemon and his femcel/incel antifa pals is suing him for intentional infliction of emotional distress.

And unlike the last time he committed Gay Crotch Battery on an innocent victim, he doesn't have CNN's malpractice insurance backing him up and paying the victim off.

[TMZ:] A woman who claims to have been attending service during the Minnesota church protest covered by Don Lemon last month is now suing Lemon and other protesters, saying she suffered severe emotional distress as a result of the incident.
In court documents, obtained by TMZ, Ann Doucette claims she was attending a worship service at The Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 18 ... when she alleges Don and others "unlawfully interfered" with her ability to "freely exercise her religion in a private place of worship." ...
Doucette is suing for an unspecified amount, claiming she suffered "severe emotional distress, fear, anxiety, and trauma" as a result of the protesters' conduct.
Doucette claims Don acted with the group of protesters, and that one protester admitted on social media to assisting Don with "logistics and local contacts in support of the operation."

Gay communist Jihadi Theater Kid Zohran Mamdani's "low-cost state-run grocery stores" got a try-out as a private communist party gave the concept a test-run by opening a "free grocery store" pop-up.

The "free grocery store" was exactly as you'd expect it to be.

It wasn't a Mamdani Mart, but it was a good indication of what the socialist grocery stores that Comrade Mayor promised to bestow upon New York City will be like. Last week, the cryptocurrency outfit Polymarket opened, for five days only, what it billed as "New York's First Free Grocery Store." And so the triumph of socialism was on full display in the Big Apple, right? Well, socialism certainly was, but "triumph" wasn't exactly the word.
Fox News reported Thursday that "in a busy stretch of restaurants and boutiques in the West Village, hundreds of New Yorkers queued up outside a pop-up shop offering free groceries."
That's right: the first glory of socialism that New York's First Free Grocery Store brought to Gotham was long lines. As one of the last sclerotic rulers of the declining Soviet Union, Konstantin U. Chernenko told the Politburo in 1985: "Comrades, it is not unusual for one type of merchandise or another to disappear from shop counters, goods that are often the easiest to make and the most needed on a daily basis."
...
And so in New York's First Free Grocery Store, the demand far outstripped the supply, and the lines were Soviet-length....
New York's First Free Grocery Store hit the wall of reality quite early in the day. One woman recounted: "I literally got here at 9:00 ... and basically what they said is that they ran out of tickets." A man said: "They told me that they ran out of tickets. I couldn't get no more food.... I couldn't get access to the store." A beleaguered security guard shouted just after 9 a.m.: "Let's go people, let's go. Go home. Do not linger, do not look, do not watch. Please go home." But ultimately, they will not. Aside from the gulags, the line is the most distinguishing feature of socialist life.
If Mamdani holds true to his promise and opens his low-cost grocery stores, we will see all this again, and likely with greater intensity and hotter tempers. Socialism is beautiful, comrade!

Democrats literally want no illegal aliens deported, ever.

"A Tough Immigration Case," Byron York (a good reporter) writes.

But is it? Democrats think so. York points out they're leaving out most of the story.

A TOUGH IMMIGRATION CASE. Two U.S. senators and two members of the House from Arizona are pressing the Trump administration to intervene in the deportation case of a restaurant owner in the Phoenix area. As sometimes happens in these stories, there has been a lot of heart-tugging rhetoric. But sometimes a heart-tugging story is not exactly what it seems.
...
Now she is fighting deportation. She has on her side Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Reps. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ). Last September, when she was in detention, the lawmakers wrote to President Donald Trump asking that he release her.
...
So why was Yu held? She was held because there is more to her story than the Democratic lawmakers said. The following is from a number of news reports on Yu's case.
After entering illegally with the aid of a human smuggler in 2004, Yu applied for asylum in the U.S. on the basis of her desire to escape China's one-child policy. In 2005, she was denied asylum and given a final order of removal by an immigration judge. That indicates that Yu was given full due process and should have left the country voluntarily or been deported at that time.
But Yu did not leave, and she was not deported. The news reports say that Yu appealed her order of removal several years later, in 2013, and lost. She appealed the order again in 2016 and lost again. Still, more legal process did not change her status.
In October 2024, when Joe Biden, not Donald Trump, was president, ICE arrested Yu and sent her to a detention center in Prairieland, Texas. In January 2025, Yu, still in detention, married U.S. citizen Aldo Urquiza, with whom she worked at her restaurant...
So what to make of all this? First of all, U.S. authorities should have deported Yu two decades ago, when her asylum claim was denied and she received a final order of removal. Failing that, they should have deported her 10 years ago, when she lost two appeals of that order of removal. But the authorities did not act on either occasion.
...
On the other hand, can anyone deny that Yu has treated U.S. immigration law with contempt for more than twenty years? First, she crossed illegally into the U.S. Then, having been denied asylum, she defied a final order of removal. Then, in 2013, she defied the loss of her appeal of that removal order. Then, in 2016, she defied another loss in another appeal of that removal order. Finally, in custody and with removal looming, she married a U.S. citizen, who immediately began petitioning authorities that his immigrant wife should not be deported.
...

So Yu has options. They are not the options she wants right now, but if nothing else, her case proves there can be a price for defying American law for more than two decades.

Illegally crossed southern border into US in 2004 at age 18. Applied for asylum. Denied. Issued final order of removal in 2005. Lost appeals in 2013 and 2016. First detained by ICE in 2024. https://t.co/18IG6Pe70H https://t.co/aoPi3P21ev
— Byron York (@ByronYork) February 23, 2026

Watch Ilhan Omar get caught LYING, claiming that she never said "Our country should be more fearful of White men."

Omar: "I've never said that."

Reporter: "You're on video saying it."

-Plays video

Omar: (laughs) "I did not."pic.twitter.com/RB7a0pxhI1
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 24, 2026

Hey @IlhanMN, this you?? https://t.co/a31rgxTQhc pic.twitter.com/oN3NThkk5W
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 25, 2026

Notice how both the Washington Post and New York Times use the same stupid Democrat talking point to downplay crimes committed by illegal aliens: pic.twitter.com/MiY2lalPQY
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 24, 2026

Stephen Miller
@StephenM

The most debunked Dem lie. According to the WaP/NYT, Martha's Vineyard would be more idyllic if they mass absorbed illegals from failed, violent nations. Third world migration bring third world crime & third world conditions. There's a reason no reporters live in migrant housing.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:00 PM

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1 Hiyo

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 06:02 PM (T8bqm)

2 I never said that is a lib's favorite lie.

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 06:03 PM (E0p3T)

3

oyih

Posted by: fourseasons at February 25, 2026 06:03 PM (3ek7K)

4 But Yu did not leave, and she was not deported
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Yu go now!

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 06:04 PM (E0p3T)

5 You cross the border without authorization, you commit a crime. Done.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 06:06 PM (hJH5n)

6 I never said that is a lib's favorite lie.
Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 06:03 PM (E0p3T)
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Too bad for them we live in a panopticon where there every utterance is captured for posterity.

Now with AI, deep fakes can show them saying anything.

Who are we to believe? Them or lying AI?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (ESVrU)

7 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (SRRAx)

8
Where did she get the money to open restaurants?

Our tax money?

Show up and demand free meals since I'm sure you paid for them.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (3ek7K)

9 Democrats literally want no illegal aliens deported, ever.
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Unless they vote Republican.

Republicans they either want deported, in prison, or dead. Preferably all three.

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (E0p3T)

10 Another favorite Dem lie is 'due diligence' for these illegals. If they have an order to deport, they already received their due diligence. Leave already, and don't come back.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 25, 2026 06:08 PM (Dv3i1)

11 Ironic that a ‘free’ grocery store was sponsored by a company in a predatory gambling industry that hurts the poor far more than the rich. ‘Here’s your free bag of cheap groceries. Now place your $500 loser bets now!’

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 25, 2026 06:08 PM (s32T4)

12 It's telling that the Rep and Sen from AZ will not lift a finger for US citizens, but they will FIGHT and they will DIE for literally any other nation's citizens when they come here in violation of our laws.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 06:08 PM (hJH5n)

13 Deport her. We have enough chinese chefs turning out general tso chicken.

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 06:08 PM (LHPAg)

14 Shaka, when the walls fell.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (nDXEV)

15 From the Fox News article:
Another local, Michael, told Fox News Digital: "I've seen a mix of things, like security needs to work on their presentation, dealing with the customers who are of florid backgrounds… because they don't have the customer service expertise."

Michael set up a chair outside the grocery store, and watched shoppers file in and out of the shop all morning, but was not positioned in line. He told Fox News Digital that he only had three cups of soup left in his cupboard but was doubtful there would be enough groceries left at The Polymarket at the end of the day for him to stock up his pantry.

They deserve the socialism they wanted good and hard.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (6ydKt)

16 Not a defense of Mamdani but I don't think he proposed opening " free" grocery stores. Just city run shit holes staffed by Somolies, bleeding graft money from the tax payer wallets.

Posted by: Max Power at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (Hucnr)

17
Full name:

Yu No Go

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (E0p3T)

18 New York's First Free Grocery Store hit the wall of reality quite early in the day. One woman recounted: "I literally got here at 9:00 ... and basically what they said is that they ran out of tickets." A man said: "They told me that they ran out of tickets. I couldn't get no more food.... I couldn't get access to the store." A beleaguered security guard shouted just after 9 a.m.: "Let's go people, let's go. Go home. Do not linger, do not look, do not watch. Please go home." But ultimately, they will not. Aside from the gulags, the line is the most distinguishing feature of socialist life.

LOL. LMAO, even.

Gosh, if only schools taught history, they would have know that this is way it would be.

Posted by: Idaho at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (a+4eV)

19 10 Another favorite Dem lie is 'due diligence' for these illegals. If they have an order to deport, they already received their due diligence. Leave already, and don't come back.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 25, 2026 06:08 PM (Dv3i1)

Well, due process anyway. If you cross the border illegally you don't care about due process, which you get at the PoE.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 06:10 PM (hJH5n)

20 What has Dollar Tree Lex Luthor (D-AZ) and his ilk done to warrant any goodwill from Trump over this asylum case? Uh, nothing.

Eff off, chromedome!

And my suggestion to Yu: you should have opened your restaurant in California, where you would probably still be living the good, illegal life.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at February 25, 2026 06:11 PM (5yDGQ)

21 Yu's off first.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 06:13 PM (Cqx++)

22 I’ll bet there’s even more to Yu’s case. There always is.

Note she claimed asylum on the basis of China’s one-child policy. A basis that would apply to almost anyone in China. Well over a billion people.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 25, 2026 06:14 PM (s32T4)

23 We have lots of church run food banks. The lines are long. Tickets are common. I have my doubts about the churches buying the food from tithes.

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 06:14 PM (T8bqm)

24 I'm so tired of this stupid game. The only reason Democrats care about illegals is for census and voting reasons. That's it, that's the entire issue and we all know it.

I have no sympathy for any of them. If you came here illegally get the fuck out. You are not welcome here and I don't give a damn about your sob story nor do I care about mentally ill leftists protesting against ICE.

So many of our problems could be solved or greatly reduced if we weren't overrun with illegals including much fewer Democrat politicians in places of power.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 06:15 PM (viF8m)

25 I hope thecwoman wins but it will go through a Marxist Judge

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 06:16 PM (Ia/+0)

26 Oh, so cute! Always nice smiling pics of illegals hugging their fake spouses. That Irish lout did the same thing.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 25, 2026 06:16 PM (s32T4)

27 Send Kelly Yu to Detroit!

Posted by: Dr. Klahn at February 25, 2026 06:16 PM (Ksqrb)

28
Well Bondie didn't bust her, we'll see if Vance does.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 06:16 PM (j9zxt)

29 A Boy Scout troop converted one of those free newspaper stands - the kind you can open to get a free local paper back when print ads where a thing - into a mini free pantry.
People put food in, others take food.
No lines
Doesn't run out

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 25, 2026 06:17 PM (vfth7)

30 What I want to know is, Who is the redhead reporter in the red dress?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2026 06:17 PM (wzUl9)

31 @23 re: church food banks-- the episcopal church I left was involved in the episcopal migrant ministry thing, with 95% of it being federal funds, and giving out massive amounts of food delivered in large trucks. "Partnering with the government," the priest proudly called it. I strongly suspect the church was also paying its bills with some of that federal money, since the congregation had dwindled so badly.

Posted by: skywch at February 25, 2026 06:19 PM (uqhmb)

32 "Comrades, it is not unusual for one type of merchandise or another to disappear from shop counters, goods that are often the easiest to make and the most needed on a daily basis."

Yeah, that's why they call them bread lines.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 06:19 PM (j9zxt)

33 OK, so she fled China over their one child policy...

Which was rescinded 11 years ago. How many Kids does she have?

I bet the answer is... none...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 25, 2026 06:20 PM (mP0Kj)

34
Why is the Yu woman back home, instead of deported?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 06:21 PM (VWtfl)

35 Gosh, if only schools taught history, they would have know that this is way it would be.
Posted by: Idaho
>>>

Big Three News burned all their 1958 Soviet footage of the empty shelves and bread lines.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 06:22 PM (j9zxt)

36 14 Shaka, when the walls fell.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (nDXEV)

Jack Nicholson nodding and smiling

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 25, 2026 06:22 PM (xcxpd)

37 The US shouldn't recognize her marriage as legal either. Send her Hispanic "husband" along with her to China. If it's true love, he'll be happy about that, right?

Posted by: pookysgirl wants the law to be enforced at February 25, 2026 06:23 PM (Wt5PA)

38 If Yu had married this convenient husband of hers three or four years ago the Biden admin proabably would have rubber-stamped her papers and she'd be good as gold.

Instead the woman said "Fuck that." around a half-dozen times over two decades and just thinks she's entitled to live here.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:25 PM (6ydKt)

39 Finally, in custody and with removal looming, she married a U.S. citizen . . .

So, you're saying there's a chance?

Posted by: Desperate Incel, asking for a friend at February 25, 2026 06:26 PM (q2NNn)

40 What is a pop-up shop? Is that like a kiosk?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:26 PM (4NO2D)

41 Its Karl Marx No Borders, workers of the world unite

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 06:27 PM (Ia/+0)

42 Well Omar is a dolt so she probably couldn't remember what she said. And she too stupid, or arrogant, to not realize that people might have a recording

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (HYqoK)

43 What is a pop-up shop? Is that like a kiosk?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:26 PM (4NO2D)

A type of bodega, I think.

Posted by: Not From There at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (q2NNn)

44 The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.

Posted by: dantesed at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (Oy/m2)

45 Got to love it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (zZu0s)

46 She said it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:29 PM (QScRl)

47 How in the hell does an illegal own apparently multiple restaurants? Does ANY city, state, or county actually *regulate* anything anymore these days?

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:29 PM (TN0g+)

48 Free groceries paid for by a private company as charity. Yeah, is that Mandami's plan?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 06:29 PM (n5tGW)

49 40 What is a pop-up shop? Is that like a kiosk?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:26 PM (4NO2D)

Temporary establishment, usually some kind of promotional/marketing tool.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:30 PM (6ydKt)

50 Yu's off first.
-----

Who?

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:30 PM (TN0g+)

51 I really want to know.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:31 PM (QScRl)

52 What is a pop-up shop? Is that like a kiosk?
Posted by: toby928(c)

Can be. It's just a temporary store/food stall mostly to promote a company or restaurant. It's an attempt to capture some media attention.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 25, 2026 06:31 PM (diia5)

53 I am hopeful that these stories infuriate people, as I am, rather than the intended garnering of sympathy.

I hope American citizens are seeing the effort, the above-and-beyond, these illegals are getting from the Dems at the same time as they are shitting on Americans.

When is the last time they fought this hard for an American citizen?
When have they ever fought this hard to get Americans out of jail?
When have they flown halfway around the world to visit Americans in prison?

This is what they will do for them--but not for you.
They could do that for you--they don't want to.

Democrats are for them, not you.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 25, 2026 06:31 PM (HXT0k)

54 Yu go home now. Yu been here 21 year!!

Posted by: Bang! Ding! Ow! at February 25, 2026 06:31 PM (oftw2)

55 THIRD BASE!

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:31 PM (4NO2D)

56 I bet she got covid PP money too.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 06:32 PM (n5tGW)

57 26 Oh, so cute! Always nice smiling pics of illegals hugging their fake spouses. That Irish lout did the same thing.
Posted by: Elric the Blade
========
No difference between these and the typical defense lawyer tricks that give photos to the media. And the lying media laps the lies up because lies are their stock in trade for narratives.

Dindu nuffin my ass.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:32 PM (E4rtv)

58 >>> Does ANY city, state, or county actually *regulate* anything anymore these days?
Posted by: Crusader
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They regulate everything. Regulate is another form of taxation. People from corrupt countries are more adept at dealing with regulators than the average Joe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 06:32 PM (j9zxt)

59 47 How in the hell does an illegal own apparently multiple restaurants? Does ANY city, state, or county actually *regulate* anything anymore these days?
Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:29 PM (TN0g+)

Some enterprising Young IRS agent should look into her tax records.

Has to be using a fake Soc Sec Number...

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 25, 2026 06:32 PM (mP0Kj)

60 I will personally consider it a failure of the Trump administration if Ilhan Omar isn't deported. Along with her "extended family."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 06:32 PM (jtM2q)

61 >>Well Omar is a dolt so she probably couldn't remember what she said. And she too stupid, or arrogant, to not realize that people might have a recording

"It's like Bananas and Rice".

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 06:33 PM (1Udfd)

62 Reporter chick is kinda hot.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 25, 2026 06:33 PM (g8Ew8)

63 Democrats are for them, not you.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Always have been historically. GOP types are for themselves mostly historically. Trump is trying the fix the GOP, the Dems just keep getting worse in their love of criminals.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:33 PM (E4rtv)

64 I think Tourettes dude is full of $hit.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:34 PM (QScRl)

65 42 Well Omar is a dolt so she probably couldn't remember what she said. And she too stupid, or arrogant, to not realize that people might have a recording

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (HYqoK)

She's gotten away with some crazy stuff coming out of her mouth for a decade because she's A) Black B) Immigrant C) Female D) Part of the Squad E) A Democrat pushed by Democrat Media.

She ain't worried a bit about facts, evidence or proof when CNN, MSNOW, NYT & WP will always cover for her and any criticism of her is always labeled 'racist misogyny'.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:34 PM (6ydKt)

66 Reporter chick is kinda hot.
-----

She really is.

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:35 PM (TN0g+)

67 Pop-Up Store? Like when we click Continue Reading?

Posted by: davidt at February 25, 2026 06:35 PM (Q+gd/)

68 Who is King Harv?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:37 PM (QScRl)

69 Who'd have thought there'd be long lines at a "free grocery store?"

People be stupid.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 06:37 PM (jtM2q)

70 We never miss a meal 'cause we love our cereal.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:37 PM (nDXEV)

71 How have Chinese in the last 10 years or so all allowed to leave China by the millions? People died trying decades ago, now everyone gets to walk out?

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 06:38 PM (Ia/+0)

72 They probably never have sales.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:38 PM (QScRl)

73 >>Some enterprising Young IRS agent should look into her tax records.

>>Has to be using a fake Soc Sec Number...

In 2024 the Biden administration gave out 2 million social security numbers to "non-citizens". That was just 1 year.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 06:38 PM (viF8m)

74 We are the Freakies.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:39 PM (QScRl)

75 Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: LaQuisha at February 25, 2026 06:39 PM (2Ez/1)

76 Aetius451AD, increasing batch size generally decreases throughput.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 06:39 PM (0sNs1)

77 Yu been heya two decade - not all Yu can steal. Yu go now!

Posted by: Boswell at February 25, 2026 06:39 PM (j10i6)

78 We are the priests of the temples of Syrinx.

Posted by: The Priests of the Temples of Syrinx at February 25, 2026 06:40 PM (2DV5Q)

79 I am so happy that chinawoman Yu is allowed here! I and my girlfriends love to go there and she gives us so much food for so little as the slave labor in her kitchen sleeps in the back on the floor when not dodging the Nazi ICE patrols and help her keep her costs down, plus she gets EBT and other bennies to help pay for her restaurant's bills.

We love you Yu!

Posted by: Karen Muddlumps, Local democrat scold and busybody at February 25, 2026 06:40 PM (Ksqrb)

80 A man who sells coffee. But that's not important right now.

Posted by: Airplane! at February 25, 2026 06:40 PM (2Ez/1)

81
Something needs to be done about churches getting tax money.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 25, 2026 06:41 PM (3ek7K)

82 Or is there something more?
Atomized, at the core.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:41 PM (nDXEV)

83 The free grocery store is really just advertising for Polymarket. I'm assuming a lot of the people actually don't need to be in the line however greed is a thing. Doesn't appear to be any homeless people standing in line from first glance.

>Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a folding chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open.

"I just think this is a quintessential New York experience,” he said. “Everyone out here in the cold together. There’s a camaraderie to it.”

Tell me your a transplant without telling me you're a transplant

You got a tiny bag you were allowed to fill. Most people only walked away with three maybe four items at the most oh and all of those people at the back of the line that waited hours? They got told too fuck off.

A gambling company gives .00000000001 percent of their earnings back to the community they’re raping and calling it “giving back”. I’m not pessimistic person by any means, but we live in the fucking end times.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 25, 2026 06:41 PM (ycI94)

84 Nobody leaves China without making an understanding with the CCP.

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 06:42 PM (77Bgk)

85 42 Well Omar is a dolt so she probably couldn't remember what she said. And she too stupid, or arrogant, to not realize that people might have a recording

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (HYqoK)

++++

She is a dolt. She is also an eely, slimy, shiftless person who very breezily sloughs off inquiries into her "winery" business.
Doesn't care that it has no address, does not care that it doesn't exist. She acts like she is just going to continue on with the fraud, and how do you like that? It is infuriating.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 06:42 PM (rkWQ6)

86 I think Ilhan Omar should shut her brotherly cockhole and hunker down with her constituency and never be allowed to be on any federal level committee where she speaks for no one.

We don't want you.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 06:42 PM (gVUi7)

87 I've got a pop-up shop in my pants! Ashley, wanna shower?

Posted by: Joe from DE at February 25, 2026 06:43 PM (oftw2)

88 Yu go now!

Posted by: fd - I Grow And Lear Every Day. at February 25, 2026 06:43 PM (vFG9F)

89 What if a mime had Tourette's?

Posted by: Things that make you go 'hmmmm' at February 25, 2026 06:43 PM (0sNs1)

90 >>So Yu has options. They are not the options she wants right now, but if nothing else, her case proves there can be a price for defying American law for more than two decades

Her options are: LEAVE NOW.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:43 PM (tj6OY)

91 Is there Tourettes screening?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:43 PM (QScRl)

92 >>Kelly isn't a criminal — she's a mom & small business owner who donates meals to feed the less fortunate.

Embrace the power of "and" - she is a criminal and a mom blah blah blah.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:44 PM (tj6OY)

93 The church hasn't separated so far from the state that they would ever give up tax dollars

Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 06:44 PM (+nEug)

94 73 >>Some enterprising Young IRS agent should look into her tax records.

>>Has to be using a fake Soc Sec Number...

In 2024 the Biden administration gave out 2 million social security numbers to "non-citizens". That was just 1 year.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 06:38 PM (viF8m)

Yeah, but they are supposed to show they are here legally and have a work permit, before getting a number.

So, if'n she said she was here legally on the application for the card... it's fraud, and falsifying a Federal Document.

Posted by: Romeo13 at February 25, 2026 06:45 PM (mP0Kj)

95 73 >>Some enterprising Young IRS agent should look into her tax records.

>>Has to be using a fake Soc Sec Number...

In 2024 the Biden administration gave out 2 million social security numbers to "non-citizens". That was just 1 year.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 06:38 PM (viF8m)

IRS has been giving out the 'Individual Taxpayer Identification Number' to illegals and non-residents for awhile now.
It's basically a SS# for people not eligible for SS.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:45 PM (6ydKt)

96 Semis and shrink wrapped pallets of food. Yeah, parishioners.

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 06:45 PM (77Bgk)

97 South Park makes fun of the beautiful and charming Ihlan Omar.

https://is.gd/67tHYC

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 06:46 PM (FXNzP)

98 I saw a mime on the campus bus and he fcking told me he was a mime (like I couldn't tell) -- thus violating the number one rule of Mime Club.
And of course y'all already know that rule, as morons are avid fans of the Pantomimical Arts.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:46 PM (nDXEV)

99 Yu has to have a bank account or two.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 06:46 PM (+nEug)

100 The church hasn't separated so far from the state that they would ever give up tax dollars
-----

I'm not sure what's driving these couple of comments in this topic (sincerely)--is there a church involved in the current news cycle?

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:47 PM (TN0g+)

101 She has Kelley helping? DEPORTED! He's burnt all his bridges with this Executive Branch.

Posted by: Prickly Pete Salmonella at February 25, 2026 06:47 PM (dFG8E)

102 But doctor, I am Pagliacci.

Posted by: Just the Punchline at February 25, 2026 06:47 PM (4NO2D)

103 >>I will personally consider it a failure of the Trump administration if Ilhan Omar isn't deported. Along with her "extended family."

THIS

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM (tj6OY)

104 In 2024 the Biden administration gave out 2 million social security numbers to "non-citizens". That was just 1 year.

And yet a dozen activist "judges" will come out of the woodwork to file TROs against Trump having a second scoop of ice cream.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM (a4flb)

105 >>I will personally consider it a failure of the Trump administration if Ilhan Omar isn't deported. Along with her "extended family."

THIS
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM

No one is above the law, they intoned.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM (4NO2D)

106 @23 re: church food banks-- the episcopal church I left was involved in the episcopal migrant ministry thing, with 95% of it being federal funds, and giving out massive amounts of food delivered in large trucks. "Partnering with the government," the priest proudly called it. I strongly suspect the church was also paying its bills with some of that federal money, since the congregation had dwindled so badly.
Posted by: skywch at February 25, 2026 06:19 PM (uqhmb)

A protestant bishop in DC was boasting of sheltering illegals with her charity funds.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 06:49 PM (8avO+)

107 Democraps: ‘we really need a good fake sob story about a non-criminal criminal being deported. But it can’t be a swarthy guy.”

‘How about a pasty white drunken Irish mick?’

‘Excellent.”

[Irish story blows up in their faces]

Democraps: ‘Fuck. Mel Brooks was right about the Irish. Get me a chink.’

Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 25, 2026 06:49 PM (s32T4)

108 >>I will personally consider it a failure of the Trump administration if Ilhan Omar isn't deported. Along with her "extended family."

THIS
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM

No one is above the law, they intoned.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM

Nothing will happen.

Posted by: That Guy who intones, sonorously, "Nothing will happen." at February 25, 2026 06:50 PM (0sNs1)

109 Crusader, churches of all denominations have been using taxpayer money to fund illegals with housing, cash and medical assistance.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (+nEug)

110 Illegals are the primary source of the enshittification of these United States: destroying Rule of Law, violent, dirty, diseased, literally shitting on sidewalks.

Time to take out the trash.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (wBaIH)

111 I have something like tourette syndrome except it's where I'm in a meeting and for the eleventy billionth time the person running it says something like, "do we have any overs?", "anything else?" "anyone have any questions?" and some one does indeed say yes, yes they have something very important to drone on about now in this never ending time loop of doom. Then I suddenly blurt out "fuck!" and slam my head into the meeting desk repeatedly until the nice stars and birdies come.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (3uBP9)

112 >>She's gotten away with some crazy stuff coming out of her mouth for a decade because she's A) Black B) Immigrant C) Female D) Part of the Squad E) A Democrat pushed by Democrat Media.

Exactly. She lies as easily as she breaths and she counts on the protection from her allies, the media, and the power of smearing anyone who calls her out as being a racist. She thinks she is superior to all of us, so she will not admit to nor apologize for lying to us. This is her culture.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (tj6OY)

113 I think the Baseball Furies are today's logical evolution of the mime archetype faced with the current existential uncertainty of Street Life.

But the Baseball Furies are not where they are needed the most -- ironically the Homeland of the Mime -- modern-day France.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:52 PM (nDXEV)

114 The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.
———

But, still - if they had anything on the shelf, it would have been free. It’s the thought that counts. H8r!!

Posted by: Common Tater at February 25, 2026 06:52 PM (pZq2R)

115 >>Yeah, but they are supposed to show they are here legally and have a work permit, before getting a number.

This is Joe Biden we are talking about. They expanded the law to give SS numbers to all kinds of people, asylum seekers being just one category. And millions who poured over the border just said the magic word "asylum" as they were told to say by the Biden administration, NGOs, the UN, etc..

The Great Replacement Theory is absolutely real and Democrats have been doing whatever it takes to bring in millions and use them for census and voting reasons. They didn't just give them billions in handouts they made it easier to get jobs. Look at the nightmare going on with illegals who can't speak English getting CDLs. They bent, broke or just wholesale changed rules laws to make it happen because if they had been successful, if Trump hadn't won in 2024, we probably wouldn't have seen a candidate like Trump ever win again. That's how close we came to losing the whole thing and it's still a touch and go thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 06:53 PM (viF8m)

116 Breaking News: Oliver ‘Power’ Grant, a founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, has died at the age of 52.

Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at February 25, 2026 06:53 PM (0sNs1)

117 111 I have something like tourette syndrome except it's where I'm in a meeting and for the eleventy billionth time the person running it says something like, "do we have any overs?", "anything else?" "anyone have any questions?" and some one does indeed say yes, yes they have something very important to drone on about now in this never ending time loop of doom. Then I suddenly blurt out "fuck!" and slam my head into the meeting desk repeatedly until the nice stars and birdies come.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (3uBP9)

+++

LOL

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 06:54 PM (rkWQ6)

118 The churches in my town feed the homeless bums once a week. Attracts them like flies. I told one of the preachers that Jesus never said set up a food bank/feeding trough down main street and feed the worthless. I told the preacher man to take the bums home with him and feed them there. He gave me the stink eye so fuck him.

Posted by: Joe Ghetto at February 25, 2026 06:55 PM (Ksqrb)

119 The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.
Posted by: dantesed at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM

But it does have shelves.

Posted by: Jack "Ewok" Sparrow at February 25, 2026 06:55 PM (0sNs1)

120 There is word floating around that the Feds will start requiring banks to verify citizenship before opening bank accounts.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (rbvCR)

121 Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a folding chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open

Because if anyone needs free food, it's (checks notes) techies.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (gtcuf)

122 She thinks she is superior to all of us, so she will not admit to nor apologize for lying to us. This is her culture.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (tj6OY)

She's the Queen Somalian of America, and she acts like it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (6ydKt)

123 I saw a mime on the campus bus and he fcking told me he was a mime (like I couldn't tell) -- thus violating the number one rule of Mime Club.
And of course y'all already know that rule, as morons are avid fans of the Pantomimical Arts.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:46 PM (nDXEV)

If we don't come down hard on these clowns, we are going to be up to our *balls* in jugglers! And mimes!!

Posted by: Sandford N.W.A. at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (q2NNn)

124 Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 06:53 PM (viF8m)

++++

I know it.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (rkWQ6)

125 "[TMZ:] A woman who claims to have been attending service during the Minnesota church protest covered by Don Lemon last month is now suing Lemon and other protesters, saying she suffered severe emotional distress as a result of the incident."

Can you say "class action"?

I knew that you could.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (aTgV0)

126 "You been here 20+ years, you go now"

(shadows of Chinese all you can eat restaurant lady).

Posted by: illiniwek at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (vbXSk)

127 Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a folding chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open

Because if anyone needs free food, it's (checks notes) techies.
Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM

He was there for the vibe.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:57 PM (4NO2D)

128

The Cuban Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that a Cuban Coast Guard vessel fired on a U.S.-registered speedboat, killing four men aboard and wounding six other passengers.

https://t.ly/TkgCw

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 06:57 PM (Cqx++)

129 Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a folding chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open

Because if anyone needs free food, it's (checks notes) techies.
Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM

Need's got nothing to do with it.

Posted by: Luke "Javascript" McI at February 25, 2026 06:57 PM (0sNs1)

130 Yu go now!

Yu here 20 years.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 06:57 PM (2GVsD)

131 Trump's getting the Dems to refuse to acknowledge their job is to protect citizens rather than illegal immigrants is going to be this cycle's "Trump is for yiu, Harris is for They/Them" commercial.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (qSk+K)

132 Sum Ting Wong with Yu.

Posted by: Max Power at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (q177U)

133 119 The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.
Posted by: dantesed at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM

But it does have shelves.
Posted by: Jack "Ewok" Sparrow

Proof of the superiority of Scientific Socialism!

Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (Y8DZL)

134 " I couldn't get no more food...."

Jewish guy, I'm assuming.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (aTgV0)

135 "The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.

But it does have shelves."

And all the food they don't have is FREE.

Posted by: illiniwek at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (vbXSk)

136 134 " I couldn't get no more food...."

Jewish guy, I'm assuming.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (aTgV0)

Possibly Amish.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:59 PM (6ydKt)

137 Maybe next time I'll read the comments.

Nah.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 06:59 PM (2GVsD)

138
Paul White Gold Eagle
@PaulGoldEagle
🚨🚨 BREAKING: Venezuela’s former intelligence leader Hugo Carvajal has CONFIRMED that Democrat Senator Adam Schiff and Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell, both of California, are two of the top names on the VENEZUELA LIST of US politicians that are receiving MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN KICKBACKS AND LAVISH GIFTS from the Maduro regime and Venezuelan drug trafficking organizations in exchange for using their official power as a means of undermining the Trump administration’s ongoing war

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:59 PM (TN0g+)

139 Food Deserts.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 07:00 PM (QScRl)

140 "The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.

But it does have shelves."
------

Ace hardest hit.

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 07:00 PM (TN0g+)

141 Maybe next time I'll read the comments.

Nah.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 06:59 PM

We can send you links of us line dancing.

Posted by: Bronie Bros at February 25, 2026 07:00 PM (0sNs1)

142 Ho Lee Fuk, Yu... Sum Ting Wong.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 07:01 PM (6ydKt)

143 Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a folding chair and surfed porn on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open

Posted by: The Real Story at February 25, 2026 07:01 PM (vFG9F)

144 "He was there for the vibe.
Posted by: toby928(c) "

Tik Tok-cracy.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:01 PM (aTgV0)

145 Total lack of historical awareness would have been if Mahdami had named the store GUM

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 07:01 PM (2GVsD)

146 128

The Cuban Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that a Cuban Coast Guard vessel fired on a U.S.-registered speedboat, killing four men aboard and wounding six other passengers.

https://t.ly/TkgCw

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 06:57 PM (Cqx++)

++++

Think I'll just stay off of speed boats for a while. They seem to have a lot of bad luck recently.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 07:01 PM (rkWQ6)

147 I can hear Don Lemon whining " you can't sue me I'm a journalist. And black. And gay. And retarded"
. Hawaiian judge: case dismissed with costs

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (HYqoK)

148 I have occasional contact with a Somali young lady (college student). She is very imperious in her manner and completely inconsiderate of others. I do not see any indication that she is benefiting from her educational opportunities.

It's interesting watching her behavior.

Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (FMtrg)

149 KAREN Update: More women buy wine from labels indicating a woman winemaker.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (abIsI)

150 Breaking News: Oliver ‘Power’ Grant, a founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, has died at the age of 52.
-----

Could have added this to the Tourettes' thread.

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (TN0g+)

151 Then I suddenly blurt out "fuck!" and slam my head into the meeting desk repeatedly until the nice stars and birdies come.

Posted by: banana Dream

Where were you when I needed you in my meetings?

Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (cYBz/)

152 Those church invaders belong in jail for awhile and need to pay restitution.

Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (FMtrg)

153 Doesn't appear to be any homeless people standing in line from first glance.

The homeless tend to not be good at standing in line. Unless they're on tranq, but in that case they're bent over at the waist and motionless. Lying on sidewalks or benches, that they are very good at. Standing in the middle of the street screaming obscenities at nobody in particular, they're stellar. Walking up and down the sidewalk holding their "Anything helps (me to buy meth), have a blessed day" signs, top of the class. Standing in line, not so much.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (gtcuf)

154 The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.
Posted by: dantesed at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM

But it does have shelves.
Posted by: Jack "Ewok" Sparrow at February 25, 2026 06:55 PM (0sNs1)
---
Yes, but they ran out of rum hours ago...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (ESVrU)

155 148 I have occasional contact with a Somali young lady (college student). She is very imperious in her manner and completely inconsiderate of others. I do not see any indication that she is benefiting from her educational opportunities.

It's interesting watching her behavior.
Posted by: Emmie

Does she have buck teeth and a head shaped like a lightbulb? Also, does she present an offending odor?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (abIsI)

156 Also, does she present an offending odor?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Posted by: Penguins of the World at February 25, 2026 07:05 PM (0sNs1)

157 >>Yes, but they ran out of rum hours ago...

What does this even mean?

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 07:05 PM (viF8m)

158 It's interesting watching her behavior.

Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (FMtrg)

Somalia is a totally clan-based, Islamic, culture.
They didn't leave that behind when they landed here.

It's no wonder so many can't adjust to an alien culture that doesn't run on tribal law and hierarchies.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 07:06 PM (6ydKt)

159 64 I think Tourettes dude is full of $hit.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:34 PM (QScRl)

I thought Michael B Jordan was the HOF basketball player. Yes I know it was stupid of me.... haha

Posted by: Joemarine at February 25, 2026 07:06 PM (y171U)

160 Ilhan Omar

https://tinyurl.com/3k8zuhep

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 07:06 PM (j9zxt)

161 UConn vs St John’s on Peacock
Should be a good game.

Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:07 PM (77Bgk)

162 I have occasional contact with a Somali young lady (college student). She is very imperious in her manner and completely inconsiderate of others. I do not see any indication that she is benefiting from her educational opportunities.

It's interesting watching her behavior.
Posted by: Emmie
---
I saw that a lot at the Walmart I worked at in Greeley years ago. Snooty, cold, condescending. Good thing I worked in the back room. Minimal contact.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 07:07 PM (0aYVJ)

163 157 >>Yes, but they ran out of rum hours ago...

What does this even mean?
Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 07:05 PM (viF8m)
Just reminded me I have an unopened bottle of Kraken.

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 07:07 PM (LHPAg)

164 Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:59 PM (TN0g+)
-------
Big, if true. But ai am skeptical.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 07:07 PM (OhBRn)

165 Michael set up a chair outside the grocery store, and watched shoppers file in and out of the shop all morning, but was not positioned in line. He told Fox News Digital that he only had three cups of soup left in his cupboard but was doubtful there would be enough groceries left at The Polymarket at the end of the day for him to stock up his pantry.

Learn to squeegee.

Posted by: Street Entrepreneurs at February 25, 2026 07:07 PM (q2NNn)

166 re: Tourette's Guy - I just keep thinking of Cartman pretending he had Tourette's so he could yell racist and offensive shit without getting punished for it.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:08 PM (gtcuf)

167 Robert Dorgan, murderer, killed his ex-wife who was also a cousin of his.

And those snooty Yankees about people in the South?

BTW Dorgan's oldest son is in the slammer for being a white supremacist criminal.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 07:08 PM (2GVsD)

168
I thought Michael B Jordan was the HOF basketball player. Yes I know it was stupid of me.... haha
Posted by: Joemarine

He sells shoes by the seashore.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 07:08 PM (Cqx++)

169 The life expectancy in Somalia is 56-58 yrs old. I guess we can hope that doesn't improve here

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 07:08 PM (HYqoK)

170 Does she have buck teeth and a head shaped like a lightbulb? Also, does she present an offending odor?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (abIsI)

I prefer to criticize her for something she has control over, like her bad attitude.

Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 07:09 PM (FMtrg)

171 The Café is open.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:09 PM (0sNs1)

172 re: Tourette's Guy - I just keep thinking of Cartman pretending he had Tourette's so he could yell racist and offensive shit without getting punished for it.
Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:08 PM (gtcuf)
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That backfired on him, as I recall, because he found out he couldn't turn it off.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:09 PM (ESVrU)

173 >>. . . It's interesting watching her behavior.

May I suggest you check out Ayan Hirsi Ali's "Infidel?"
Their culture is wholly incompatible with ours.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:11 PM (tj6OY)

174 The homeless tend to not be good at standing in line. Unless they're on tranq, but in that case they're bent over at the waist and motionless. Lying on sidewalks or benches, that they are very good at. Standing in the middle of the street screaming obscenities at nobody in particular, they're stellar. Walking up and down the sidewalk holding their "Anything helps (me to buy meth), have a blessed day" signs, top of the class. Standing in line, not so much.

Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (gtcuf)

++++

There is one man I see occasionally who has a sign which is pretty lengthy, detailing the circumstances which brought him to this point, I suppose. I cannot read it as the print is so small, plus I have no time since he sits at a traffic signal.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 07:12 PM (rkWQ6)

175 >>I prefer to criticize her for something she has control over, like her bad attitude.

That's a 'Yes'.

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (1Udfd)

176 It does get worse with YU - from a response to the linked tweet:

@empire_sentry
She owns three businesses
Here are two that got PPP for free
while the rest of us lost our jobs, homes, cars, savings

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (tj6OY)

177 Federal and national level special committees should require 100% approval from the opposing party or they're off the billet.

There are too many halfwits and whackjobs making decisions for the entire country who never voted for them.

Also, disband the committees on a case by case basis. There's no tenure requirement to be granted to these fucks.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (gVUi7)

178 Interesting. Leaders in the Somali community have issued an apology to Americans for their misconduct. While I don't really trust them when they promise to address these evil acts, I wonder if this video would be helpful for the 'Ron whose daughter doesn't believe the Somali fraud happened. (Don't remember which 'Ron.)

I'm referring to the link at 160.

Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (FMtrg)

179 Anyone check to see if Yu has voted?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:18 PM (tj6OY)

180 @AmyMek

ENEMY WITHIN: CAIR Brags: 50,000+ Radicals to Take Over Congress – Omar & Tlaib Are Proof!

Take a HARD LOOK at these two Jihadis with their big, fat anti-American mouths: Reps. Ilhan Omar & Rashida Tlaib!

This is EXACTLY the GOAL of the Muslim Brotherhood's "Civilizational Jihad" plan - to PENETRATE our institutions & DESTROY America from WITHIN

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 07:20 PM (j9zxt)

181 @Rightanglenews
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3h
BREAKING - Sources close to high-ranking Democrats have revealed growing internal panic following the party’s response to President Trump’s SOTU address, describing their counter-protests and boycott events as a “disaster” that left them appearing “childish” and disorganized.

Posted by: Don Black at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (ZxPkt)

182 >>Interesting. Leaders in the Somali community have issued an apology to Americans for their misconduct.

Huh, other Somalis have demanded reparations for the trauma from ICE raids.

https://tinyurl.com/yck8um3a

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (tj6OY)

183 “The store worked out better than expected! “ They’ll say “The demand for such a store was far greater than we anticipated!”

Posted by: CTHillary at February 25, 2026 07:47 PM (Vpqw1)

Arrest in Terrorist Attack on Boise ICE Office: It's an AWFUL
Plus: FBI Raids LA School Superintendent's Home, School District Offices

They say it's a woman but they talk a lot of horse-shit about sex now.

Federal prosecutors are calling an Idaho woman's alleged decision to steal an ambulance and crash it into a Meridian building leasing office space to immigration officials a "brazen, dangerous, unprovoked, premeditated attack," according to newly released court records.
In a 15-page affidavit, investigators outlined the evidence that local and federal law enforcement agencies collected against Sarah George, 43, of Boise, before arresting her Monday. Over the course of five days, officers located surveillance footage, financial records and social media posts that they say prove George purchased gasoline cans and lighter fluid, filled them with fuel and stole a Canyon County ambulance before crashing it into the Portico North building with the intention of setting it on fire. T
he building, owned by St. Luke's Health System, included office space that was being leased to the Department of Homeland Security, which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Posts on George's Facebook page had "adverse political positions" against the agencies, the affidavit alleged.

Oh really, this ugly AWFUL has a FaceBook page where she shares her deranged mentally-ill political opinions? I never would have guessed.

Assistant United States Attorney David Robins, in the District of Idaho, said the attack wasn't random. He wrote in a motion arguing that George should be held "in custody" that based on the woman's social media posts, the attack was over her "perceived grievances" of law enforcement.
...
"The defendant's devil-may-care attitude towards the extreme public risk can hardly be overstated," Robins wrote in his motion. "She stole an ambulance -- a tool by which first responders save lives -- and damaged it while trying to destroy it. By attempting to burn the building, she showed no regard for the potential occupants (e.g., night workers, janitors, first responders) and the mortal risks she inflicted.
She then approached the parked ambulance and drove off wearing a dark beanie and face covering, according to the affidavit.

You can't hide ugly.

Gee, I wonder what her husband thinks about all this.

Just kidding. She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of.

That photo is, I believe, from a cop's bodycam camera as he pulled her over for a traffic stop. He realized "Holy shit, this looks like Ace's 'not my bad side' ball! Must be the terrorist!"

I need to stop sending that to everybody. Especially family members.

He recognized her from a store's surveillance camera video, showing her buying the gas cans used in the attack.

She's a real gem:

According to the affidavit, investigators found a social media post allegedly made by George the morning of Feb. 18 depicting an AI-generated image of the White House on fire with the caption, "If it can be destroyed by truth then it should be destroyed; it was built in lies anyways."

No but seriously what's her husband think?

God spare us the wrath of ugly, unfuckable femcels who have nothing to contribute to the world except for deranged social media posts about Trump.

Breaking: Federal and local authorities have arrested the suspect accused of attempting to carry out an arson terror attack on the DHS/ICE office in Idaho.

Sarah Elizabeth George, 43, of Boise, allegedly staged gas cans, stole an ambulance, and intentionally crashed through the� pic.twitter.com/zCDK7hZVNd
— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) February 24, 2026

Also: The FBI raided the home and offices of the LA Unified School District Superintendent.

I'm sure it's because he was following the law too closely and also not taking too many bribes or not grooming too many children.

John Sexton writes that the left -- including the NYT, of course -- has immediately jumped to claiming this man was raided because he... spoke out against ICE.

Um, that doesn't happen, except in your insane AWFUL mentally-ill minds.

Sexton presents an alternative explanation which actually makes sense: He continues openly discriminating against white students despite the Supreme Court ruling that all such discrimination must end.

Alternatively, LAist notes that there is a lawsuit filed against the school district which claims the district discriminates against white students.

A lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Unified School District for allegedly discriminating against white students could move forward, given the current political climate. But critics say it is troubling and lacks merit.
The suit by the 1776 Project Foundation takes aim at the district's Predominantly Hispanic, Black, Asian, or other Non-Anglo, or PHBAO, program and claims that "for students who attend non-PHBAO schools, the District provides inferior treatment and calculated disadvantages." Roughly 70% of LAUSD schools are part of the PHABO program...
The suit, filed this week in federal court, also calls out the program for allegedly maintaining a more robust staff and receiving extra points on applications to prestigious magnet schools.
"Students attending non-PHBAO schools are denied and directly blocked from these benefits because of the racial composition of their school attendance zone, which detrimentally impacts the quality of the educational experience and directly damages these students," the lawsuit alleges.

As of last week, the Trump DOJ is looking to join that lawsuit.
...
Could the FBI raid have something to do with that? Again, we don't know but the timing seems more reasonable than the issue involving DHS visits to schools a year ago.

He presents a third possibility: The school is using funds appropriated (by ballot initiative) for expanding school programs to instead pay staff. That would be misuse of public funds, but that seems to me a matter of state concern, not the business of the feds.

Hit the link to read about that.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:00 PM

Comments

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1 first.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 25, 2026 05:02 PM (0N4FZ)

2 How long was the foot chase?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:04 PM (QScRl)

3 How many gasoline cans did she get?? Four?

Posted by: dantesed at February 25, 2026 05:05 PM (Oy/m2)

4 Which one does she resemble ace, goose or slider?

Posted by: banana Dream at February 25, 2026 05:05 PM (qLtZW)

5 "She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of."

This made me laugh out loud. I needed that.

Posted by: goddessoftheclassroom at February 25, 2026 05:05 PM (USyCi)

6 Why do they all look and dress like the Skipper?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:05 PM (QScRl)

7 "God spare us the wrath of ugly, unfuckable femcels who have nothing to contribute to the world except for deranged social media posts about Trump."

Oh, really? Without them, who would take care of all the cats?

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at February 25, 2026 05:05 PM (0K8Uv)

8 I could fix her. With a two by four

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 05:05 PM (HYqoK)

9 She's big in Australian break dancing circles.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:06 PM (Vq1pX)

10 She's has a neck & chin in there somewhere.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 25, 2026 05:06 PM (IifOV)

11 is it wearing a Detroit Lions hat in that gas can pic?

Posted by: Jay in CDA at February 25, 2026 05:06 PM (F1XbI)

12 She's so ugly that her parents used to feed her with a slingshot

Posted by: ballistic at February 25, 2026 05:07 PM (3BwY8)

13 … Just kidding. She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of.

You’re killin’ me here ace

Just spit Gatorade all over the floor at the gym

Posted by: browndog barking at February 25, 2026 05:07 PM (pY+ea)

14 If I had a dog with a face like that, I'd shave its ass and teach it to walk backward.

Posted by: ballistic at February 25, 2026 05:07 PM (3BwY8)

15 NYTimes: Medical Associations Trusted Belief Over Science on Youth Gender Care

American advocates for youth gender medicine have insisted for years that overwhelming evidence favors providing gender dysphoric youth with puberty blockers, hormones and, in the case of biological females, surgery to remove their breasts. It didn’t matter that the number of kids showing up at gender clinics had soared and that they were more likely to have complex mental health conditions than those who had come to clinics in years earlier, complicating diagnosis.

Posted by: SMOD at February 25, 2026 05:07 PM (RHGPo)

16 Just kidding. She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of.

That photo is, I believe, from a cop's bodycam camera as he pulled her over for a traffic stop. He realized "Holy shit, this looks like Ace's 'not my bad side' ball! Must be the terrorist!"

I need to stop sending that to everybody. Especially family members.

Good thing I wasn't drinking anything just then

Posted by: never change, ace at February 25, 2026 05:07 PM (TbWk/)

17 I looked at the convenience store video clip, and all I could think was "nice cans!".

Posted by: mrp at February 25, 2026 05:07 PM (rj6Yv)

18 Could be Detoilet Lions.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:07 PM (QScRl)

19 They complain about incels being violent but the most violent I’ve seen an incel was to throw a Rockstar at the wall because they lost a permadeath match in ARC Raiders

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 05:07 PM (REq0p)

20 is it wearing a Detroit Lions hat in that gas can pic?
Posted by: Jay in CDA at February 25, 2026 05:06 PM (F1XbI)

Boise State Broncos

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 25, 2026 05:08 PM (PSEDc)

21 She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of.

Maybe you sat on some gum.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 25, 2026 05:08 PM (Kt19C)

22 She looks like Kathy Bates in that first picture.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 05:08 PM (Yp6az)

23 Always the short hair

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at February 25, 2026 05:08 PM (t/Eo5)

24 Harness her and do some plowing.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 05:08 PM (pZ64F)

25 I think. Now I'm not sure. Belay last transmission.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 25, 2026 05:08 PM (PSEDc)

26 Does she participate in the men's shot put competition?

Posted by: dantesed at February 25, 2026 05:08 PM (Oy/m2)

27 And I will name it George.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:09 PM (QScRl)

28 Could the FBI raid have something to do with that? Again, we don't know but the timing seems more reasonable than the issue involving DHS visits to schools a year ago.

I assume some grifty embezzlement.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 05:09 PM (4NO2D)

29 Probably couldn't get the gas to pour out properly because of those stupid spouts they have now. Can almost sympathise with her there.

Posted by: From about That Time at February 25, 2026 05:09 PM (sl73Y)

30 I could fix her. With a two by four

*******

You’re gonna need a bigger 2x4

Posted by: Chief Brody at February 25, 2026 05:10 PM (REq0p)

31 29 Probably couldn't get the gas to pour out properly because of those stupid spouts they have now. Can almost sympathise with her there.
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Snort.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 05:10 PM (pZ64F)

32 I love mug shots. They bring out the essence of a person.

Posted by: fd, My Inner Beauty Stinks at February 25, 2026 05:10 PM (vFG9F)

33 Half a can of gas>a full can of gas.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:10 PM (QScRl)

34 I'm pretty tired of if ICE focusing its operations on leftist, blue sh*tholes.

They didn't vote for you, Donald. We in red states did.

We deserve the benefit of deportation and not only will we not protest, we will assist you in the process.

Remove every last stinking illegal alien from the prisons to the little lady making homemade tortillas at the Mexican restaurant. We will cheer you on, give rental discounts to the government for detainment facilities and hotel rooms for your officers.

If the left wants to live in immigrant infested sh*t holes and compete against illegals for work and housing, let them. You can get to them last.

Posted by: Diss Topian at February 25, 2026 05:10 PM (O6Whv)

35
She does look happy in the booking picture.

Maybe she's out of jail by noon tomorrow.

Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 05:11 PM (Y8DZL)

36 She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of.

Her wispy beard sells it.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 05:11 PM (4NO2D)

37 She's so stupid, the cops arriving promptly, before she could flick her Bic, saved her life.

Posted by: mrp at February 25, 2026 05:11 PM (rj6Yv)

38 When last we checked in on Maverick’s intrepid wingman goose was hitting level flight ceiling while slider was getting audible “pull up, … pull up”. One testing their density altitude and the other doing a little (NoE) terrain following

Posted by: banana Dream at February 25, 2026 05:12 PM (qLtZW)

39 How dare our president call these people crazy.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:12 PM (Vq1pX)

40 This is actually a little crazy to see. I've met Sarah, a couple times. She has the personality type for it, but definitely surreal.

Most of the queer community in Boise knows her or has met her. If I had to sum her up in two words, it would be "militantly lesbian". She was not a fan of men. Not even men who were allies. I admire her conviction, but not her methods. It was sloppy and poorly thought out. I will say though, if there's anybody that would thrive in prison, I bet she would. I hope she will be okay.

I'm afraid we're going to see more of this kind of thing. Resistance is good, hell, historically, even violence has its place, but, this was just clumsy, stupid, and she ruined her own life just to help the other side's cause.

If you get jury duty, please familiarize yourself of with Jury Nullification. Good juries can help deal with bad government.

The woman who did this single handedly made things worse for both the immigrant and LGBTQ residents of Boise with her actions. Mark Fitzpatrick is using her for advertising in his campaign for governor. MAGA had already been using this as an excuse for ramping up ICE reports on POC...

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 25, 2026 05:13 PM (ycI94)

41 She must be quite inept. Anne Heche managed to cause an inferno by accident. Butch here, can't do it with gallons of gasoline and a stolen ambulance.

Posted by: Hard To Find Good Help at February 25, 2026 05:13 PM (oftw2)

42 Well, one thing for sure. She's got a birth control face.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 05:13 PM (FXNzP)

43 ace had it right all along, it’s ball pics I should be sending my matches online, not dic pics

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (REq0p)

44 41 She must be quite inept. Anne Heche managed to cause an inferno by accident. Butch here, can't do it with gallons of gasoline and a stolen ambulance.
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No shit. Bet she can't do a sit-up on a stretcher, either.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (pZ64F)

45 She looks Pretti Good.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (IifOV)

46 I remember when refusing to wear a mask or questioning if in fact the clot shot "stopped the spread of COVID" were literal terrorism and the left was arguing anyone doing so should be placed in a concentration camp...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (sKqQm)

47 She looks like my less-attractive testicle.

Horribly, terribly cruel.

And hilarious.

Posted by: Tex Lovear at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (wtvvX)

48 I liked the theory proposed by someone here (can't remember who, sorry): The reason for the incompetence in terror attacks we've seen lately is that the Left's funding is getting cut off and targeted, and the FBI isn't focusing on enabling terrorists as much as they used to.

Posted by: pookysgirl, just theorizing at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (Wt5PA)

49 I wonder if the UK will allow a party that isn't controlled opposition to win.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (QScRl)

50 I'd bet my activist troon neighbors know her.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (PSEDc)

51 Ok people, seriously, search the sidebar archive section for goose and slider. Read. Then come back.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (qLtZW)

52 >>>She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of.

Dude, get that shit removed.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:15 PM (2bC92)

53 >>>>She does look happy in the booking picture.

She's thinking about all the pussy she will get in prison.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 05:15 PM (CNl8/)

54 You’re gonna need a bigger 2x4
Posted by: Chief Brody at February 25, 2026 05:10 PM (REq0p)
====

4x4 Ford F-350

Posted by: mrp at February 25, 2026 05:15 PM (rj6Yv)

55 21 She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of.

Maybe you sat on some gum.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 25, 2026 05:08 PM (Kt19C)

If that's not helping, I don't know what is.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 25, 2026 05:15 PM (YlWIZ)

56 Sarah's plan had a lot of moving parts. The only one she got right was not burning to death.

Posted by: huerfano at February 25, 2026 05:15 PM (98kQX)

57 35
She does look happy in the booking picture.

Maybe she's out of jail by noon tomorrow.
Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 05:11 PM (Y8DZL)

Perhaps she's looking forward to some meeting some potential girlfriends in jail?

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at February 25, 2026 05:15 PM (0K8Uv)

58 Chick used her loyalty card to buy gas. Smollettesque.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:15 PM (2bC92)

59 I will say though, if there's anybody that would thrive in prison, I bet she would.

Now there's the kind of thing you want to hear your friends say about you.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 25, 2026 05:16 PM (Fs0KI)

60 Shit.

Fucked up my own nic!!!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 25, 2026 05:16 PM (wtvvX)

61 35
She does look happy in the booking picture.

Maybe she's out of jail by noon tomorrow.

Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 05:11 PM (Y8DZL)

+++++

The perverse smiles on these idiots when they get caught is just incredible. Trump said it best - "These people are CRAZY".

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 05:16 PM (rkWQ6)

62 Now there's the kind of thing you want to hear your friends say about you.
Posted by: Oddbob at February 25, 2026 05:16 PM (Fs0KI)

Most Likely To Succeed In A Penal Colony

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:16 PM (Vq1pX)

63 Given that this idiot couldn't figure out how to light a can full of gasoline I'll say it again: THE REVOLUTION WILL BE INCOMPETENT

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 05:16 PM (HYqoK)

64
The Camera adds 10 pounds, so she's got 4 cameras on her.

Posted by: Fat joke Guy at February 25, 2026 05:17 PM (IifOV)

65 "Harness her and do some plowing."

I know "I can fix that" is a trope, but let's not get hasty

Posted by: barbarausa at February 25, 2026 05:17 PM (enw9G)

66 THE FACE OF TESTICULAR TORSION

Posted by: Tex Lovera at February 25, 2026 05:17 PM (wtvvX)

67 The woman who did this single handedly made things worse for both the immigrant and LGBTQ residents of Boise with her actions. Mark Fitzpatrick is using her for advertising in his campaign for governor. MAGA had already been using this as an excuse for ramping up ICE reports on POC...

Who knew normies might be bothered by militant lesbians trying to murder people so that Somalis can still come to America to steal welfare money

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 05:17 PM (sKqQm)

68 Harness her and do some plowing.
Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 05:08 PM (pZ64F)

She most have removed the nose ring before attacking the building

Posted by: Beartooth at February 25, 2026 05:17 PM (ggkmJ)

69 The perverse smiles on these idiots when they get caught is just incredible. Trump said it best - "These people are CRAZY".
Posted by: washrivergal

With the right wig and clothes, she could do a perfect Annie Wilkes cosplay.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at February 25, 2026 05:18 PM (ycI94)

70 I wonder how deep her voice is.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 05:18 PM (jtM2q)

71 42 Well, one thing for sure. She's got a birth control face.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 05:13 PM (FXNzP)

+++++

LOL

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 05:18 PM (rkWQ6)

72 > Given that this idiot couldn't figure out how to light a can full of gasoline

Half-full can is easier to light, just sayin'.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 05:18 PM (Yp6az)

73 Deport her to Somalia.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:18 PM (QScRl)

74 DYKE!
BITCH!
NOT WITH YOUR DICK!

Posted by: Tourettes activist John Davidson at February 25, 2026 05:19 PM (Y1sOo)

75 She looks like a thumb with a hairy mole. Some guys might be into that, no judgment.

Posted by: Lincolntf at February 25, 2026 05:19 PM (vV6n9)

76 Grok, can you write a short country song from the following prompt: They say it’s a woman, but they talk a lot of horse-shit about sex now

Title:
They Say It's a Woman(slow, lonesome acoustic strum, maybe a little steel guitar weepin’ in the background)

Verse 1
They say it’s a woman, but the barstool philosophers disagree
Sippin’ warm beer and spittin’ wisdom only drunks can see
They got opinions thicker than the smoke above the pool table light
Talkin’ loud ‘bout what a real one does between the sheets at night

Chorus
They say it’s a woman, but they talk a lot of horse-shit about sex now
Throwin’ around big words like they ever knew how
They never held a heart that could actually break in two
Just swingin’ their mouths like six-guns, shootin’ bullshit at the moon

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 05:19 PM (AoT6J)

77 🥒

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:19 PM (QScRl)

78
I'm sure her GoFundMe will supply he with enough money for her to make another run at it.

How big of a failure are you to not be able to Arson. It's literally gas and a match.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 25, 2026 05:19 PM (IifOV)

79 The Conservative Treehouse has a post up about the Los Angeles Unified School District guy's (NAME: Alberto Carvalho) history in Miami.

https://is.gd/BeErUv

Posted by: No Name Today at February 25, 2026 05:20 PM (8mulE)

80 The lawsuit about discrimination can move forward "given the current political climate. But critics say it is troubling and lacks merit."

I was not informed about the "current political climate" factor used to determine whether a lawsuit can "move forward."

Posted by: AMartel at February 25, 2026 05:20 PM (otvi3)

81 Not Grok's best effort, but the ending is better

Bridge
I tipped my hat and left a twenty underneath her glass
Didn’t need to ask her nothin’, didn’t need to make a pass
Some folks talk to feel important, some folks live to feel alive
She just smiled like she’d heard it all… and still chose to survive

Final Chorus
Yeah they say it’s a woman, but they talk a lot of horse-shit about sex now
Yellin’ over jukebox heartache like they ever took a vow
I’ll raise my bottle to the ones who don’t explain themselves to fools
She’s a woman, plain and simple—
and that’s the only gospel truth.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 05:20 PM (AoT6J)

82 The Left has weaponized the Unmet Maternal Instinct.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 25, 2026 05:20 PM (0MjtC)

83 ace had it right all along, it’s ball pics I should be sending my matches online, not dic pics

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (REq0p)

Wallet pics catch more flies.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:21 PM (2bC92)

84 **examines testicles**

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 05:21 PM (aTgV0)

85 34 I'm pretty tired of if ICE focusing its operations on leftist, blue sh*tholes.

They didn't vote for you, Donald. We in red states did.

We deserve the benefit of deportation and not only will we not protest, we will assist you in the process.

Remove every last stinking illegal alien from the prisons to the little lady making homemade tortillas at the Mexican restaurant. We will cheer you on, give rental discounts to the government for detainment facilities and hotel rooms for your officers.

If the left wants to live in immigrant infested sh*t holes and compete against illegals for work and housing, let them. You can get to them last.
Posted by: Diss Topian at February 25, 2026 05:10 PM (O6Whv)

ICE is removing illegal criminals in red communities. You just don't hear about it in the media because it's low-drama due to appropriate cooperation. Also, the worst offenders tend to congregate in blue beepholes due to lax enforcement and enabling judicial systems, so they're going to get some extra attention from ICE.

Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 05:21 PM (FMtrg)

86 "Just kidding. She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of."

There are times I am not all that disappointed that Ace doesn't consider me "people."

Posted by: tankdemon at February 25, 2026 05:22 PM (qSk+K)

87 The genius of Schmuckie Tumor!

Schumer: “Of course we support Americans. We’re not going to be a prop in Donald Trump’s little show.”

*********

So your response was to… willfully become a prop in Donny’s show then?
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos

Trump set him up like a bowling pin which is appropriate because Schmuckie is smart as a bowling pin.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 05:23 PM (FXNzP)

88
My nuts photograph well from any angle.

Posted by: Michelle Obama at February 25, 2026 05:23 PM (IifOV)

89 How big of a failure are you to not be able to Arson. It's literally gas and a match.
Posted by: Frank Barone at February 25, 2026 05:19 PM (IifOV)

Dunning Krueger.

Any idiot can light a can of gas on fire. It's gas. It's scary splodey gas that practically is begging to be on fire. Surely *I* can make it happen. I've seen movies. I'm smart.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:23 PM (Vq1pX)

90 ACE the ads and popups are annoying AF.

Posted by: Eric at February 25, 2026 05:23 PM (a2F+C)

91 I was under the (mistaken?) impression that Idaho did not allow crazy.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 05:24 PM (6ydKt)

92 See? Sience:

82 The Left has weaponized the Unmet Maternal Instinct.
Posted by: 29Victor at February 25, 2026 05:20 PM (0MjtC)

AI slop? You be the judge.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 25, 2026 05:24 PM (YlWIZ)

93 What ads?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:24 PM (QScRl)

94 a posts that they say prove George purchased gasoline cans and lighter fluid,

Yeah, I mean, how else are you going to light the gasoline?

Posted by: t-bird at February 25, 2026 05:24 PM (o2432)

95 Get a new look for Spring!

Now booking appointments for your testicle glow up.

Posted by: Your Local MediSpa at February 25, 2026 05:24 PM (q2NNn)

96 How dare our president call these people crazy.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
......

So divisive and mean.

Posted by: wth at February 25, 2026 05:24 PM (UjdFS)

97 If you have two cans of gasoline, the fumes of which are extremely flammable, why do you need lighter fluid?

Posted by: huerfano at February 25, 2026 05:25 PM (98kQX)

98 84 **examines testicles**
Posted by: eleven

Need help?

Posted by: David Hogg at February 25, 2026 05:25 PM (Y1sOo)

99 ICE is removing illegal criminals in red communities. You just don't hear about it in the media because it's low-drama due to appropriate cooperation. Also, the worst offenders tend to congregate in blue beepholes due to lax enforcement and enabling judicial systems, so they're going to get some extra attention from ICE.
Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 05:21 PM (FMtrg)

Also, ICE likely doesn't have to do as much in red areas because the illegals there probably took the "here's a couple bucks, go home now, wait in line like you ought to" route.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:25 PM (Vq1pX)

100 ICE is removing illegal criminals in red communities. You just don't hear about it in the media because it's low-drama due to appropriate cooperation. Also, the worst offenders tend to congregate in blue beepholes due to lax enforcement and enabling judicial systems, so they're going to get some extra attention from ICE.
Posted by: Emmie

Agreed. I'm in a very red state. We've had a handful of national guard troops on orders since December assisting ICE operations in the state. No drama, no headlines, but a steady stream of clean, targeted arrests in coordination with local law enforcement agencies. A few blue areas tried to resist, but were smacked down by the state.

Posted by: Military Moron at February 25, 2026 05:25 PM (ycI94)

101
I think most of the whiners about the ads are trying a new way to troll Ace.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 25, 2026 05:25 PM (3ek7K)

102 Un cigarette por favour.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:25 PM (QScRl)

103 There is not enough alcohol in the world for that to ever have sex

So why bother gracing it with any gender at all?

Posted by: Alternative point of view at February 25, 2026 05:26 PM (C07d8)

104 Dammit Ace,

You made me LOL with your cruelty and my sutures did not like it one bit.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 05:26 PM (E4rtv)

105 If you have two cans of gasoline, the fumes of which are extremely flammable, why do you need lighter fluid?

Posted by: huerfano at February 25, 2026 05:25 PM (98kQX)

Because that's the essential problem here?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:26 PM (2bC92)

106 How big of a failure are you to not be able to Arson. It's literally gas and a match.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 25, 2026 05:19 PM (IifOV)

++++

I am comforted with the fact that these nuts are indeed inept.
However, they are also fiercely determined, so I expect one of these times they may succeed.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 05:26 PM (rkWQ6)

107 ICE is removing illegal criminals in red communities. You just don't hear about it in the media because it's low-drama due to appropriate cooperation. Also, the worst offenders tend to congregate in blue beepholes due to lax enforcement and enabling judicial systems, so they're going to get some extra attention from ICE.
Posted by: Emmie

-------------

Non-progressive states turn over anyone "justice system involved" to ICE without requiring much effort. The shitholes are protecting them and that requires hunting them down.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 05:26 PM (AoT6J)

108 In my two day arsonist phase when I was 13, I discovered gasoline actually isn't that flammable.

But spray cans really are!

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 05:26 PM (aTgV0)

109 I think most of the whiners about the ads are trying a new way to troll Ace.

I think so too

they're always these weird new nics and I wonder if the text somehow gets picked up and hurts the ad revenue (such as it is)?

but yeah whatever go to Twitchy if you want to see annoying freaking ads

Posted by: BlackOrchid at February 25, 2026 05:27 PM (j+aD2)

110 How was it taken alive? It could have had a deadman's switch.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:27 PM (QScRl)

111 "Just kidding. She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of."
.......

So you only shave one?

Posted by: wth at February 25, 2026 05:27 PM (UjdFS)

112 Ads? Ace esta haciendo dinero mucho, pobrecitos. I think he's worth it.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at February 25, 2026 05:27 PM (YlWIZ)

113 At leas they caught this gal (?).

The girl who tried to set the warehouse on fire in Kansas City, MO, is still walking around free.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 05:28 PM (6ydKt)

114 Because that's the essential problem here?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:26 PM (2bC92)

Just because she is a monster doesn't mean we can't rag on her technique.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:28 PM (Vq1pX)

115 I was under the (mistaken?) impression that Idaho did not allow crazy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 05:24 PM (6ydKt)

I'm new here, but the crazy seems to be a fairly small area around Boise. College town, state capital, etc.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 25, 2026 05:28 PM (PSEDc)

116 "I am comforted with the fact that these nuts are indeed inept.
However, they are also fiercely determined, so I expect one of these times they may succeed.
Posted by: washrivergal "

I think the nuttiness and the stupidity are a nearly circular Venn diagram.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 05:28 PM (aTgV0)

117
They Say It's a Woman
And not a cow
Though maybe she could be
Hitched to a plow

Posted by: fd, My Inner Beauty Stinks at February 25, 2026 05:28 PM (vFG9F)

118 The ads come in handy. I never would have treated my toenail fungus properly without them. Also would never have known there were hot 25 year old women only two miles away who want to date codgers like me. Win-Win!

Posted by: Old Fossil at February 25, 2026 05:28 PM (oftw2)

119 people pictures of."
.......

So you only shave one?
==
These days he is going hippie chic. He gre his hair out and went with corn rows....

Posted by: Alternative point of view at February 25, 2026 05:29 PM (C07d8)

120 Chick used loyalty card to buy gas, in the gas cans she purchased on cam and placed in her personal vehicle she used to get gas , also on cam, and steal the ambulance, also on cam.

The biggest surprise here is that she managed to not self-immolate.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:29 PM (2bC92)

121 > Schumer: “Of course we support Americans. We’re not going to be a prop in Donald Trump’s little show.”

1. Liar
2. Trump invited you to stand for the statement, "The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens." That's not generic, "support." It's a prioritization of Americans over illegals, which you refuse to do.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 05:29 PM (Yp6az)

122 Dammit Ace,

You made me LOL with your cruelty and my sutures did not like it one bit.
Posted by: whig
.......

Me too. My gall bladder removal holes are glued shut but can't take much more of this.

Posted by: wth at February 25, 2026 05:30 PM (UjdFS)

123 I'm new here, but the crazy seems to be a fairly small area around Boise. College town, state capital, etc.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 25, 2026 05:28 PM (PSEDc)

Invasion by California, I'm guessing.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 05:30 PM (6ydKt)

124 The woman who did this single handedly made things worse for both the immigrant and LGBTQ residents of Boise with her actions. Mark Fitzpatrick is using her for advertising in his campaign for governor. MAGA had already been using this as an excuse for ramping up ICE reports on POC...
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

Gosh, is the light maybe dawning on these pinheads, even a little bit?

I bet returning arson to being a capital crime would drive the point home.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 25, 2026 05:30 PM (a+4eV)

125 >>> ace had it right all along, it’s ball pics I should be sending my matches online, not dic pics

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (REq0p)

Wallet pics catch more flies.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:21 PM (2bC92)

I'm out of the dating rotation, but maybe these modern days it's all git commit count and your collection of painted minis that pulls the gals.

Posted by: banana Dream - Revenge of the Nerds? at February 25, 2026 05:30 PM (3uBP9)

126 The biggest surprise here is that she managed to not self-immolate.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:29 PM (2bC92)

She may have honestly not intended to survive the attack.

What's the Ungulate for "Aloha Snackbar"?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:30 PM (Vq1pX)

127
I think the nuttiness and the stupidity are a nearly circular Venn diagram.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 05:28 PM (aTgV0)

++++

LOL

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 05:30 PM (rkWQ6)

128 >>Because that's the essential problem here?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:26 PM

It was unhelpful and it seems like an unnecessary expense.

Posted by: huerfano at February 25, 2026 05:31 PM (98kQX)

129 118 The ads come in handy. I never would have treated my toenail fungus properly without them. Also would never have known there were hot 25 year old women only two miles away who want to date codgers like me. Win-Win!
Posted by: Old Fossil

--------

I had toenail fungus once - I clipped it real short and soaked it in a mild bleach solution for 20 min or so a night for a few days. Solved.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 05:31 PM (AoT6J)

130 Just because she is a monster doesn't mean we can't rag on her technique.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:28 PM (Vq1pX)

There are bigger rags, here, is the point. See @ 120.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:31 PM (2bC92)

131 How big of a failure are you to not be able to Arson. It's literally gas and a match.

To repeat myself from a few days ago, I'm 90% certain that she thought just crashing the car with the gas cans inside would create a scene out of a Die Hard movie. Needing to light anything never occurred to her.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 25, 2026 05:31 PM (Fs0KI)

132 "The ads come in handy. I never would have treated my toenail fungus properly without them. Also would never have known there were hot 25 year old women only two miles away who want to date codgers like me. Win-Win!
Posted by: Old Fossil"

Just wait until the flood of cute Canadian chicks get here from Canada.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 05:31 PM (aTgV0)

133 27 And I will name it George.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:09 PM (QScRl)

Ace's less-attractive testicle?

Posted by: No Name Today at February 25, 2026 05:31 PM (8mulE)

134 Government buildings should only offer parallel parking.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:32 PM (QScRl)

135 It’s a tax.
Case dismissed

Posted by: SCOTUS at February 25, 2026 05:32 PM (fLwMa)

136
The hot girls only want to "date" old codgers with lots of money, lol.

Posted by: fourseasons at February 25, 2026 05:32 PM (3ek7K)

137 Boise's mayor is an AWFL born in Boston. Lauren McClean. that certainly does not help matters.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at February 25, 2026 05:32 PM (PSEDc)

138 It's nice to see that the perp shaved for the mug shot.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 05:32 PM (gVUi7)

139 I'm out of the dating rotation, but maybe these modern days it's all git commit count and your collection of painted minis that pulls the gals.

Posted by: banana Dream - Revenge of the Nerds? at February 25, 2026 05:30 PM (3uBP9)

In Ace's zoological category, it's shelfies.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:32 PM (2bC92)

140 >>> In my two day arsonist phase when I was 13, I discovered gasoline actually isn't that flammable.

But spray cans really are!
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 05:26 PM (aTgV0)

Depends on the temp / vapor pressure.

Posted by: banana Dream at February 25, 2026 05:33 PM (3uBP9)

141 You refuse to stand with your president on a blatantly non-controversial statement. Because Trump.

You are the ones playing games. You are the ones not being serious.

Never let the words "comity" or "unity" ooze or of your face again, Monster. We know who you are. We know what you are.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:33 PM (Vq1pX)

142 "Just kidding. She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of."

Pure poetry, Ace.

Posted by: Toni at February 25, 2026 05:33 PM (Rmcin)

143 The FBI raided the home and offices of the LA Unified School District Superintendent.
-------
WTF is it with school superintendents? Wait,wait...I think I've got it. They're hired by shool boards.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 05:33 PM (XeU6L)

144 Fuel Oxygen and a spark. Man figured this out long ago.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:33 PM (QScRl)

145 I'm new here, but the crazy seems to be a fairly small area around Boise. College town, state capital, etc.

Posted by: Pug Mahon

Boise, Sun Valley, Moscow especially, with a bit of Coeur d'Alene in the last few years. Maybe some wherever they imported a bunch of Muslim foreigners to work in the Chobani factory.

Big cities, university towns, and wherever the Hollywood elite have their vacation homes.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 25, 2026 05:33 PM (a+4eV)

146 101
I think most of the whiners about the ads are trying a new way to troll Ace.

Posted by: fourseasons

A fair number of them use Crapple products and Safari is a shit browser (all apple browsers use Safari underlying code becuz Apple makes them so any other 'browser' is simply a skin over the underlying crappy browser. There is a reason taht I refused to use Macs anymore at work and it was becuz of Safari. Second, a lot of people do not know how to lock down a browser, nor simply go to comments at the bottom of the post.

Pixy does fix the rare severe glitch and I have rarely had any problems with linux and any of its browsers here which ironically can be an issue elsewhere on sites that want all sorts of intrusive bullshit.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 05:34 PM (E4rtv)

147 Schumer: “Of course we support Americans. We’re not going to be a prop in Donald Trump’s little show.”

Boy, is he going to pissed when he finds out they were a prop in Donald Trump's little show.

Posted by: t-bird at February 25, 2026 05:34 PM (o2432)

148 Guys, I'm not sure this "terrorist arrest" thing is real. I just checked Bing's U.S. news page and there's no mention of it.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at February 25, 2026 05:34 PM (0K8Uv)

149 Fuel Oxygen and a spark. Man figured this out long ago.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:33 PM (QScRl)

Wait until women discover the wheel.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:34 PM (2bC92)

150 I love this.

At a Toronto city building, an AWFL did a smug, "land acknowledgment."

A member of the public used his comment time to provide some balance with a, "taxpayer acknowledgment."

http://tiny.cc/m9hz001

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 05:34 PM (Yp6az)

151 I think a couple of teen age boys with a lighter and a fart would be more successful that whatever that thing is.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 05:34 PM (jtM2q)

152 Just wait until the flood of cute Canadian chicks get here from Canada.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 05:31 PM (aTgV0)

Rachel McAdams is already here so I think they're all out.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 05:34 PM (6ydKt)

153 Boise is the Austin of Madisons.

Posted by: SCOTUS at February 25, 2026 05:35 PM (fLwMa)

154 In my two day arsonist phase when I was 13, I discovered gasoline actually isn't that flammable.

But spray cans really are!
Posted by: eleven
_______

We'd build a fire in the woods when I was a little delinquent about that age and throw in a can of spray paint. Then run. It's amazing more of us 70s kids didn't make it to the 80s.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 25, 2026 05:35 PM (XvL8K)

155 She'll be hailed as a hero for caring about the community and its local tax base. (For the children as Nan says. 💖

---
Allegedly, when the federal government buys a warehouse, the local community generally loses the property tax revenue that the private owner was previously paying.

That is the first line of BS up in Berks County (PA) where ICE recently purchased a huge (new) warehouse for its operations:

The Department of Homeland Security and ICE finalized the $87.4 million purchase of a 518,000-square-foot warehouse at 3501 Mountain Road in Upper Bern Township, Berks County.

“Our immediate concerns include the potential loss of property tax revenue for the host municipality, county, and school district, as well as security and perimeter considerations,” the lawmakers said in a joint statement.

Further action is never out of question.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 25, 2026 05:36 PM (NFX2v)

156 Whatever happened to the woman who tried arson to prevent a building from being sold to ICE, I believe in Kansas City. Did the coppers ever find her?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 05:36 PM (BIg7z)

157 I meant to say city meeting, not city building. Though it did happen at a city building.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 05:36 PM (Yp6az)

158 I kind of feel sorry for these guys, but also not. These are the same guys who would be staffing the camps and making lamp shades out of Chud skin.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 05:36 PM (zZu0s)

159 There are bigger rags, here, is the point. See @ 120.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:31 PM (2bC92)

I know, i know, but I'm the kind of guy who, if i were ever involved in organizing a firing line, I'd be the one handing out full magazines. None of this "only one of you doesn't have a blank" silliness.

Fire for effect, guys. That's why we got a pressure washer set up.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:36 PM (Vq1pX)

160 Just wait until the flood of cute Canadian chicks get here from Canada.
Posted by: eleven

Cute at sixteen, add 30 pounds at 18, fat and dumpy by 21. It's the cold winters and subsidized dairy products.

Posted by: Sits AROUND the House at February 25, 2026 05:37 PM (oftw2)

161 "Wait until women discover the wheel.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder"

Christ.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 05:37 PM (aTgV0)

162 We'd build a fire in the wood

I once rubbed two fires together to make a stick.

Posted by: Chuck Norris at February 25, 2026 05:37 PM (O6Whv)

163 105 If you have two cans of gasoline, the fumes of which are extremely flammable, why do you need lighter fluid?

Posted by: huerfano at February 25, 2026 05:25 PM (98kQX)

Because that's the essential problem here?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder
=======
Maybe it gets her excited and high sniffing the lighter fluid first.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 05:37 PM (E4rtv)

164 97 If you have two cans of gasoline, the fumes of which are extremely flammable, why do you need lighter fluid?

Posted by: huerfano at February 25, 2026 05:25 PM (98kQX)

To light the gas, duh. It's right there in the name. How else you gonna do it?

Posted by: Fugly Karen who failed at arson at February 25, 2026 05:37 PM (X5Jzz)

165 I saw a clip.of some guys trying to burn down a gas station. They pumped gas out around the pumps and lit it. The spilled gas burnt and went out

That gas station must have had a high ratio of water to gas in their tanks. Would not buy gas there.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 05:38 PM (+nEug)

166 The "PrinciPal", w/o looking, he was not showing enough gay pron to the kids?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 05:39 PM (/lPRQ)

167 I know, i know, but I'm the kind of guy who, if i were ever involved in organizing a firing line, I'd be the one handing out full magazines. None of this "only one of you doesn't have a blank" silliness.

Fire for effect, guys. That's why we got a pressure washer set up.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
=====
If that is the case, buckshot or cable shot out of twelve gauge shotguns @ 10 yards works a bit better if you want slicing and dicing.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 05:39 PM (E4rtv)

168
What was the specific reason for stealing an ambulance to do this? I know the general
reason is "deranged and low IQ" but was there something else?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 05:40 PM (VWtfl)

169 If you light the lighter fluid it becomes lighter than the rest of the lighter fluid which means that's now all the heavier fluid so you can't use it as lighter fluid anymore.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:40 PM (Vq1pX)

170 Class and sophistication from our neighbors to the north.

The Globe and Mail
@globeandmail
The State of the Union was a zoo – and Team USA the monkeys

-
Now for that, Schumer would stand.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 05:40 PM (FXNzP)

171 For the lighter.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 25, 2026 05:40 PM (NFX2v)

172 I was under the (mistaken?) impression that Idaho did not allow crazy.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Look, as long about you don't make it other people's problem or wreck other people's stuff, you can be as crazy as you want.

Posted by: Idaho at February 25, 2026 05:40 PM (a+4eV)

173 Sargon of Akkad is the Lotus Eater Guy.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:40 PM (QScRl)

174 Did they ever try a group guillotine? I.e. one with multiple slots?

Now I have to look it up.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 05:41 PM (zZu0s)

175 If you ever want to see a nukular level fire, take half an old VW air-cooled engine case and toss it in the fire. Magnesium burns incredibly white-hot. Nothing will grow on that spot for a generation.

Posted by: VW Trends at February 25, 2026 05:41 PM (oftw2)

176 That would be misuse of public funds, but that seems to me a matter of state concern, not the business of the feds.

If they're using any tax-payer money, fraud is still fraud.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 25, 2026 05:41 PM (diia5)

177 The Globe and Mail
@globeandmail
The State of the Union was a zoo – and Team USA the monkeys

I am sorry, I don't make the rules. I just mercilessly enforce them. And the rules state that comment is raycisss

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 05:41 PM (rbvCR)

178 I wonder if it had to do with boys in girls lockerrooms.

And Ace should get that testicle looked at, that photo is horrid.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 05:41 PM (n5tGW)

179 "No but seriously what's her husband think?"

Apparently they have no children.

I suspect the husband's sperm at least thought, "Swim away, swim away!" like the Knights seeking the Holy Grail when they faced the deadly foul beastie of a rabbit.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at February 25, 2026 05:42 PM (HlyYF)

180 168
What was the specific reason for stealing an ambulance to do this? I know the general
reason is "deranged and low IQ" but was there something else?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 05:40 PM (VWtfl)

Guessing here but she may have thought driving the ambulance would allow her to get closer to the building without raising alarm or something.

I read in an article earlier that when she hijacked the ambulance from the hospital there was a patient in it that had to be forced out along with the EMTs.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 05:42 PM (6ydKt)

181 The crack Kansas City arson squad still hasn't arrested the woman they have on video trying to burn a building rumored to be sold to ICE. She must have even alerted TV crews she was going to burn the building in advance, since they were there filming the arson attack.

And, yet, no arrest. Weird.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 05:42 PM (BIg7z)

182 Remember those STD pics in the Health books?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:42 PM (QScRl)

183 Everyone knows that you arson a pool of gasoline with a zippo, not a bic lighter.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 05:42 PM (4NO2D)

184 If that is the case, buckshot or cable shot out of twelve gauge shotguns @ 10 yards works a bit better if you want slicing and dicing.
Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 05:39 PM (E4rtv)

Well lookee here at Mr. I Wanna Be President Waraiotoko's Secretary of Civic Rectification and Light Entertainment.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:42 PM (Vq1pX)

185 "What was the specific reason for stealing an ambulance to do this? I know the general
reason is "deranged and low IQ" but was there something else?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug "

These people are crazy.

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2026 05:43 PM (vFG9F)

186 If that is the case, buckshot or cable shot out of twelve gauge shotguns @ 10 yards works a bit better if you want slicing and dicing.
Posted by: whig

Rac-Em-Bac in .357.

With a longbow.

Posted by: Kratwurst at February 25, 2026 05:43 PM (djUq5)

187 169 If you light the lighter fluid it becomes lighter than the rest of the lighter fluid which means that's now all the heavier fluid so you can't use it as lighter fluid anymore.
Posted by: Warai-otoko
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Your post made my head hurt.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 05:43 PM (E4rtv)

188 Schumer: “Of course we support Americans...”

Evidence?

Because there is a wealth of evidence that proves that you hate Americans.

But its Schumer, a pathological liar.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 05:43 PM (pawvM)

189 >>>If that is the case, buckshot or cable shot out of twelve gauge shotguns @ 10 yards works a bit better if you want slicing and dicing.

Posted by: whig

>We need to think of the taxpayers. Gravity is free.

Bring back the guillotine and the gallows.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 05:43 PM (gVUi7)

190 Rac-Em-Bac in .357.

With a longbow.
Posted by: Kratwurst
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Now you done done it. Some medieval freak is going to shout crossbow and Cry Havoc now.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 05:44 PM (E4rtv)

191 She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of. - ace

We're here for you, ace.

Posted by: Glamour Shots at February 25, 2026 05:44 PM (q2NNn)

192 Ropes are made of hemp.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:44 PM (QScRl)

193 If you light the lighter fluid it becomes lighter than the rest of the lighter fluid which means that's now all the heavier fluid so you can't use it as lighter fluid anymore.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:40 PM (Vq1pX)
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That's what I said!

Posted by: Kamala's Word Salad at February 25, 2026 05:44 PM (BIg7z)

194 Ace, you're a funny guy. Don't let your testicle tell you otherwise

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 25, 2026 05:44 PM (xcxpd)

195 And Ace should get that testicle looked at

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 05:41 PM

I think that is the point of texting it.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 05:44 PM (4NO2D)

196 I read in an article earlier that when she hijacked the ambulance from the hospital there was a patient in it that had to be forced out along with the EMTs.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 05:42 PM (6ydKt)

That was my initial conception, due to poor writing. I believe medics were transporting patient inside, left ambulance running and unintended, and that's when Ace's Unfortunate Testicle sprung into action.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:44 PM (2bC92)

197 Guessing here but she may have thought driving the ambulance would allow her to get closer to the building without raising alarm or something.

I read in an article earlier that when she hijacked the ambulance from the hospital there was a patient in it that had to be forced out along with the EMTs.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 05:42 PM (6ydKt)
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People generally don't question emergency vehicles screaming down the road. In fact, the rules of the road dictate that non-emergency vehicles get out of their way.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 05:45 PM (ESVrU)

198 To repeat myself from a few days ago, I'm 90% certain that she thought just crashing the car with the gas cans inside would create a scene out of a Die Hard movie. Needing to light anything never occurred to her.

Posted by: Oddbob at February 25, 2026 05:31 PM (Fs0KI)

+++++

This is awfully funny.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 05:45 PM (rkWQ6)

199 In urban areas, some ambulances are left running (idling) for long periods. At the very least, the keys are left in the ignition. It's also a heavy vehicle to crash into somewhere, but not beyond the ability of most people to drive it.

Posted by: Crime Of Opportunity at February 25, 2026 05:45 PM (oftw2)

200
"Holy shit, this looks like Ace's 'not my bad side' ball! Must be the terrorist!"

I need to stop sending that to everybody. Especially family members.

Teh Ewok uses his mouth prettier than a twenty dollar whore.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 25, 2026 05:45 PM (y9nCu)

201 Why not steal a tanker truck?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:46 PM (QScRl)

202 Did they ever try a group guillotine? I.e. one with multiple slots?

Now I have to look it up.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

A crazy Russian built one.
Claims it is a 'fully automatic log splitter'.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 05:46 PM (/lPRQ)

203 The crack Kansas City arson squad still hasn't arrested the woman they have on video trying to burn a building rumored to be sold to ICE. She must have even alerted TV crews she was going to burn the building in advance, since they were there filming the arson attack.

And, yet, no arrest. Weird.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 05:42 PM (BIg7z)

Listen buddy. Just cuz there is video evidence of crimes being committed by anti-ice antifa thugs, doesn’t it make it easy to find and arrest people. Ok??

Posted by: Minneapolis Police at February 25, 2026 05:46 PM (fLwMa)

204 And Ace should get that testicle looked at

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 05:41 PM

I think that is the point of texting it.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 05:44 PM (4NO2D)

Don't make Ace testy.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:46 PM (2bC92)

205 Ambulances also have oxygen on board to add to the mayhem.

Posted by: Inogen Ira at February 25, 2026 05:46 PM (oftw2)

206 That was my initial conception, due to poor writing. I believe medics were transporting patient inside, left ambulance running and unintended, and that's when Ace's Unfortunate Testicle sprung into action.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 05:44 PM (2bC92)
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I can't decide if "Ace's Unfortunate Testicle" is the best or worst supervillain name...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 05:46 PM (ESVrU)

207 Everyone knows that you arson a pool of gasoline with a zippo, not a bic lighter.

Sigh...

I have seen enough movies to know that you just stand there in front of a huge puddle of gasoline and with that poker face and a 1000 yard stare just flick a lit cigarette butt forward to land in the puddle and the resulting explosion can be seen from space.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 05:46 PM (a6PrB)

208 The crack Kansas City arson squad still hasn't arrested the woman they have on video trying to burn a building rumored to be sold to ICE. She must have even alerted TV crews she was going to burn the building in advance, since they were there filming the arson attack.

And, yet, no arrest. Weird.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 05:42 PM (BIg7z)

They're just dancing around.

Posted by: Taggart at February 25, 2026 05:46 PM (q2NNn)

209 If you ever want to see a nukular level fire, take half an old VW air-cooled engine case and toss it in the fire. Magnesium burns incredibly white-hot. Nothing will grow on that spot for a generation.
Posted by: VW Trends at February 25, 2026 05:41 PM (oftw2)

Wait a min. I have questions...

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 05:46 PM (zZu0s)

210 Like I said - The cops saved her life.

Posted by: mrp at February 25, 2026 05:47 PM (rj6Yv)

211 >>>Everyone knows that you arson a pool of gasoline with a zippo, not a bic lighter.

Posted by: toby928(c)

>Only if you are cool and wearing a bomber jacket.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 05:47 PM (gVUi7)

212
Bring back the guillotine and the gallows.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Gibbets. I want their suffering to be public.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 05:47 PM (XeU6L)

213 Listen buddy. Just cuz there is video evidence of crimes being committed by anti-ice antifa thugs, doesn’t it make it easy to find and arrest people. Ok??
Posted by: Minneapolis Police at February 25, 2026 05:46 PM (fLwMa)

Right?

Posted by: Portland PD at February 25, 2026 05:47 PM (b7qhf)

214 175 If you ever want to see a nukular level fire, take half an old VW air-cooled engine case and toss it in the fire. Magnesium burns incredibly white-hot. Nothing will grow on that spot for a generation.
Posted by: VW Trends at February 25, 2026 05:41 PM (oftw2)
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Use the burning Magnesium to light some powder, half of which is iron oxide and the other half Aluminum...

Posted by: ballistic at February 25, 2026 05:47 PM (3BwY8)

215
Newsweek continues to have the vapors over the men's hockey gold medal game:

Sunday's gold medal game between the United States and Canada was expected to receive heavy viewership, but in the end just 8.7 million Canadians tuned into the event, which sparked major concerns about the state of hockey in Canada.

That'll teach 'em to schedule a game before Tim Horton's opens in the morning!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 05:47 PM (xG4kz)

216 Mark Warner (Senator- Intelligence Community Deep State) left the SOTU speech early, claiming the President was lying about something. He didn't specify what. It makes me wonder what shenanigans the IC is planning next in their color revolution effort.

Posted by: Kamala's Word Salad at February 25, 2026 05:47 PM (BIg7z)

217 The Globe and Mail
@globeandmail
The State of the Union was a zoo – and Team USA the monkeys

I am sorry, I don't make the rules. I just mercilessly enforce them. And the rules state that comment is raycisss
Posted by: Kindltot

Ice Monkeys.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (/lPRQ)

218 Use the burning Magnesium to light some powder, half of which is iron oxide and the other half Aluminum...
Posted by: ballistic at February 25, 2026 05:47 PM (3BwY

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Isn't that thermite?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (ESVrU)

219 >>The Globe and Mail
@globeandmail
The State of the Union was a zoo – and Team USA the monkeys

Gold Medal Monkeys

SUFFAH, Canada

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (1Udfd)

220 ""Just kidding. She looks like my less-attractive testicle.""

""God spare us the wrath of ugly, unfuckable femcels who have nothing to contribute to the world except for deranged social media posts about Trump.''"

*snicker*...*giggle*....lololololololololololol...
*wheeze*..lolololololololololol...ahahahahahahahah *wheeeeeze* lolololol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (snZF9)

221 Lumpy Ace plays both sides of the aisle.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (gVUi7)

222 189 >>>If that is the case, buckshot or cable shot out of twelve gauge shotguns @ 10 yards works a bit better if you want slicing and dicing.

Posted by: whig

>We need to think of the taxpayers. Gravity is free.

Bring back the guillotine and the gallows.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Well those are carbon neutral and ecologically sustainable. I would suggest using hemp as slightly more friendly as you can also sell the CBD oils from the production of hemp rope at the same time.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (E4rtv)

223
Arson with a presto log is for pussies.

Posted by: Local Arsonist Union #117 at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (IifOV)

224 Immolation. Let the punishment fit the crime.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (QScRl)

225 Did they ever try a group guillotine? I.e. one with multiple slots?

Now I have to look it up.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

You may want to jot that down and date it. For your patent application.

Posted by: t-bird at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (o2432)

226
I saw Ace's Unfortunate Testicle open for King Missile at the Cow Palace back in '89.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (y9nCu)

227 Just kidding. She looks like my less-attractive testicle. Not the one I send people pictures of.

At least people won't compare you to me.

Posted by: zombie Adolf H. at February 25, 2026 05:49 PM (0sNs1)

228 Gibbets. I want their suffering to be public.
Posted by: Mike Hammer

Eh, if you are going to go medieval, then pressing or dunking might be more entertaining.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 05:49 PM (E4rtv)

229 Isn't that thermite?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (ESVrU)

219 >>The Globe and Mail
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*Nods slyly and taps temple*

Posted by: ballistic at February 25, 2026 05:50 PM (3BwY8)

230 Not to be confused with me. Back in the day I was something to look at.

Posted by: Susan George at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (hJH5n)

231 You may want to jot that down and date it. For your patent application.
Posted by: t-bird at February 25, 2026 05:48 PM (o2432)

Top to bottom? Take bets on which neck it stops at?

Or, like... side to side, like one of them old school paper cutters the sub would always somehow nick his hand on?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (Vq1pX)

232
It might have been mentioned upthread, but the FBI raid on the LAUSD might be because the FUCKING SUPERINTENDENT IS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN WHO'S BEEN IN THE COUNTRY FOR 40 FUCKING YEARS.

Excuse my Tourette's.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (5pERN)

233 Sweet Nvidia made my ... err .. nut today, all by itself.

Honestly, it has been the best day trading stock I have ever witnessed. This year it has cycled twice a month between about 175-180 to over 200. Four freaking times.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (4NO2D)

234 Couldn't they just douse her with gasoline and apply a tiki torch?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (QScRl)

235 JD Vance and Mehmet Oz have announced they are (temporarily) withholding $260 MILLION in Medicaid funds from the State of Minnesota due to FRAUD

Link to video on X:

https://tinyurl.com/3wdxu78x

Posted by: Ann at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (w9jrX)

236 Cow Demon, stop reading ahead. You'll be bored when we eventually get to it.

Posted by: Mrs. George, third grade reading teacher at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (hJH5n)

237 I and three friends will volunteer for the draw and quarter duty.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (+nEug)

238 Did they ever try a group guillotine? I.e. one with multiple slots?

Now I have to look it up.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

You may want to jot that down and date it. For your patent application.

Why? Just sharpen the blades of a helicopter, and have a raiseable deck for industrial grade Justice.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (a6PrB)

239 204 And Ace should get that testicle looked at

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 05:41 PM
________________________

For some reason, I'm remembering an old SouthPark where Randy Marsh is walking through town with his gigantic testicles in a wheelbarrow.

Posted by: Orson at February 25, 2026 05:52 PM (dIske)

240 Why? Just sharpen the blades of a helicopter, and have a raiseable deck for industrial grade Justice.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (a6PrB)

Plays hell on the motor, it has to be recertified to fly again

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 05:53 PM (rbvCR)

241 Well, I was thinking like the multiple noose gallows, just with four guillotines melted together. For when you have to execute a lot of people publicly, but want to be thrifty with time.

Think how insulting it would be for *types* *deletes* hmmm. That might be a bit over the line.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)

242 I and three friends will volunteer for the draw and quarter duty.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (+nEug)

Oooh can we use harleys too?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 05:53 PM (snZF9)

243 Hemp is both reusable, and Earth friendly.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 05:54 PM (4NO2D)

244 For some reason, I'm remembering an old SouthPark where Randy Marsh is walking through town with his gigantic testicles in a wheelbarrow.
Posted by: Orson at February 25, 2026 05:52 PM (dIske)
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Not just Randy. Eventually a bunch of dudes give themselves testicular cancer (via microwave ovens) so they can smoke weed all day.

They "hop" around town on their giant balls.

Disturbing yet hilarious.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 05:54 PM (ESVrU)

245 JD Vance and Mehmet Oz have announced they are (temporarily) withholding $260 MILLION in Medicaid funds from the State of Minnesota due to FRAUD
Posted by: Ann

Vance leading the nation-wide crackdown on fraud is the only policy thing I took from the SotU. I hope he takes all the DOGE efforts to heart and runs with it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 25, 2026 05:54 PM (diia5)

246 Oooh can we use harleys too?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 05:53 PM (snZF9)

Bikers can't do fractions. Everyone knows that.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:54 PM (Vq1pX)

247 I and three friends will volunteer for the draw and quarter duty.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (+

Dont you need four horses?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 05:54 PM (zZu0s)

248 It occurs to me that a lack of successful prosecutions has led people to believe they can get away with arson, murder and so on.

This thing probably thought she'd not be caught and/or charged.

The left is (or has) weaponized their base.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 05:55 PM (jtM2q)

249 Only if you are cool and wearing a bomber jacket.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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Now, me, I've got a light...

Posted by: Eastwood, 'Grand Torino' at February 25, 2026 05:56 PM (XeU6L)

250 "Plays hell on the motor, it has to be recertified to fly again
Posted by: Kindltot "

It doesn't need to fly. It could be a permanent installation.
Use an old Chinook and get two rotors!

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2026 05:56 PM (vFG9F)

251 The left is (or has) weaponized their base.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Radioactive stupidity.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 05:57 PM (FXNzP)

252 Hear me out.

Aircraft carrier.

Catapult.

Big ass sled full of smellies.

....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:58 PM (Vq1pX)

253 I and three friends will volunteer for the draw and quarter duty.
Posted by: Ben Had
--
I went out to Charing Cross, to see Major-general Harrison hanged, drawn, and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could do in that condition.

Posted by: Samuel Pepys at February 25, 2026 05:58 PM (XeU6L)

254 Some Commissar Judge will reapply those hundreds of millions to Minnesota

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 05:59 PM (Ia/+0)

255 Hear me out.

Aircraft carrier.

Catapult.

Big ass sled full of smellies.

....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:58 PM (Vq1pX)

Aircraft carrier skeet. I like it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 05:59 PM (snZF9)

256
Pixy does fix the rare severe glitch and I have rarely had any problems with linux and any of its browsers here which ironically can be an issue elsewhere on sites that want all sorts of intrusive bullshit.
Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 05:34 PM (E4rtv)

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I have the same problem other commenters are describing and I use Chrome. If I hit the comments link quickly then the problem is avoided.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 25, 2026 06:00 PM (Vh9CX)

257 Didn't they launch cars from aircraft carriers?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:00 PM (QScRl)

258 Make MN a territory again

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 06:01 PM (hJH5n)

259 Why? Just sharpen the blades of a helicopter, and have a raiseable deck for industrial grade Justice.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 05:51 PM (a6PrB)

Plays hell on the motor, it has to be recertified to fly again

Hmm.. Need to get more efficiency to better amortize the recertification costs.

Version 2.0: instead of the deck that raises, use an escalator for a Conveyor Belt of Justice.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 06:01 PM (9s47C)

260 204 And Ace should get that testicle looked at

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 05:41 PM
________________________
He's offering to send pictures of it right there in the post.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 06:01 PM (+zBf9)

261 The inventor of the Squatty Potty has been arrested for child porn. I am not making this up.

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2026 06:01 PM (vFG9F)

262 > Did they ever try a group guillotine? I.e. one with multiple slots?

Fun fact: The guillotine was invented to be a more humane and egalitarian method of execution. Sanson was the chief executioner of France. He noted that nobles got more experienced headsman who carefully maintained their sword and were better at cleanly beheading people in one stroke. Commoners were often treated much more carelessly and often had to endure multiple sword slashes before death.

Dr Guillotin took up the argument in the National Assembly. He proposed a method that would be more accurately repeatable and would take off heads more cleanly. Sanson gave input and Dr Louis and engineer Schmidt built the machine.

Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood!

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 06:02 PM (Yp6az)

263 Oh yeah, he's gay and he and his husband have 4 kids.

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2026 06:02 PM (vFG9F)

264 Eh, if you are going to go medieval, then pressing or dunking might be more entertaining.
Posted by: whig
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But, gibbets provide an ongoing reminder.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 06:02 PM (XeU6L)

265 But, gibbets provide an ongoing reminder.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Fair enough. Though occasionally the fat ones lose their heads.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:04 PM (E4rtv)

266 Blue Oyster Cult: " She's as beautiful as a foot". Lizzie could use a long timeout at the state hospital.

Posted by: kingsman at February 25, 2026 06:05 PM (ehY6c)

267 Public hangings need to make a comeback. Some of these nutters might think twice about acting out their cosplay fantasies.

Or not. But hang the ones caught anyway.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 06:05 PM (jtM2q)

268 "Version 2.0: instead of the deck that raises, use an escalator for a Conveyor Belt of Justice.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure"

And loudspeakers that play that lick from "Powerhouse".

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2026 06:05 PM (vFG9F)

269
I am sorry, I don't make the rules. I just mercilessly enforce them. And the rules state that comment is raycisss
Posted by: Kindltot

Have Al Green carry a sign about it.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 06:06 PM (Cqx++)

270 The less attractive testicle is always the one that hangs lower than the other. Polls suggest that high and tight is what social media expects and deserves.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 06:06 PM (gVUi7)

271 259 Why? Just sharpen the blades of a helicopter, and have a raiseable deck for industrial grade Justice.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
======
Well you could sharpen fiberglass windmill blades and use windmills. It is the most fitting that they get pureed that way rather than some poor bird.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (E4rtv)

272 The inventor of the Squatty Potty has been arrested for child porn. I am not making this up.
Posted by: fd
------
Ads were ghey as f*ck.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (XeU6L)

273 Heads on Pikes are decorative as well.

Posted by: London Bridge at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (q2NNn)

274 A helicopter training exercise in Iran came to an abrupt end when it crash landed in a fruit and vegetable market.

2 more jets have crashed and burned. At this rate there may not be an IRGC air force left.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (+nEug)

275 263 Oh yeah, he's gay and he and his husband have 4 kids.

Posted by: fd at February 25, 2026 06:02 PM (vFG9F)

++++

FFS. Whenever I hear about queers having custody of kids it makes me sick. i feel like the children are doomed and ruined forever.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (rkWQ6)

276 Are there any NYC morons who can confirm electricity bills have skyrocketed under Mamdami?

http://tiny.cc/2bhz001

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 06:08 PM (Yp6az)

277 267 Public hangings need to make a comeback. Some of these nutters might think twice about acting out their cosplay fantasies.

Or not. But hang the ones caught anyway.
Posted by: Martini Farmer
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There is always what the Brits did in the Sepoy Rebellion, strap the miscreants across the barrel of cannons and fire. Don't even need a cannon ball as just the powder charge and wadding will do. Instant cannonized martyrs for the cause. I also understand drawing and quartering was also something the Brits liked to do.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (E4rtv)

278 Ads were ghey as f*ck.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (XeU6L)

The unicorns pooping rainbows were a giveaway.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (zZu0s)

279 ------
Fair enough. Though occasionally the fat ones lose their heads.
Posted by: whig
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Iintend the cage type.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (XeU6L)

280 She looks dumb enough to set herself on fire. Cops should have waited awhile before they tried to arrest her/him. Now we have to feed her.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 25, 2026 06:10 PM (g8Ew8)

281 > Public hangings need to make a comeback. Some of these nutters might think twice about acting out their cosplay fantasies.

One of the defining characteristics of 98% of street criminals is an inability to delay gratification or understand the most likely second order consequences of their actions. I believe there would be reduction in crime, but mostly because most of the crime is done by the same small percentage of people.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 06:10 PM (Yp6az)

282 So many of the execution methods assume the operators have lots of time on their hands.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 06:10 PM (zZu0s)

283 Just salads for you.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:10 PM (QScRl)

284 I prefer the disappearance technique.

Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 06:11 PM (+nEug)

285 because the FUCKING SUPERINTENDENT IS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN WHO'S BEEN IN THE COUNTRY FOR 40 FUCKING YEARS.

Excuse my Tourette's.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

It's just a tic! Could happen to anyone.

Posted by: t-bird at February 25, 2026 06:11 PM (o2432)

286 There is always what the Brits did in the Sepoy Rebellion, strap the miscreants across the barrel of cannons and fire. Don't even need a cannon ball as just the powder charge and wadding will do.
Posted by: whig
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'Rent Asunder'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 06:11 PM (XeU6L)

287 Might I be of some assistance?

Posted by: Vlad the Impaler at February 25, 2026 06:12 PM (q2NNn)

288 You've heard of death by chocolate? Well, this is death by arugula.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 06:14 PM (zZu0s)

289 I have the same problem other commenters are describing and I use Chrome. If I hit the comments link quickly then the problem is avoided.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken
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Try Brave. Brave is a slightly modified Chrome variant designed for privacy. Android version or Linux version too.

Chromium might work too for you as it is a de Googled Chrome with the spyware shit stripped.

If on an Apple or IOS, Safari and whatever skin you put on it usually has problems here with AOS.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:15 PM (E4rtv)

290 Iintend the cage type.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Ah, a true historian and medievalist.

The nautical sorts might think though of keel hauling. Those barnacles get pretty sharp over time and ships are pretty long nowadays.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:16 PM (E4rtv)

291 Keel hauling is end to end and not side to side?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:18 PM (QScRl)

292 The thing about public punishment for criminal acts is the fact it's public. People, the ones that are thinking about committing crimes are exposed to the consequences. For some it might force a rethinking, others.... well they get to be examples.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 06:18 PM (jtM2q)

293 > So many of the execution methods assume the operators have lots of time on their hands.

I honestly don't understand why the gas chamber uses super dangerous gasses that have to be vented hundreds of feet in the air.

Why don't we just use helium? Your body doesn't realize you aren't inhaling air and you just go to sleep, eventually dying. Then the gas is easily dealt with.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 06:18 PM (Yp6az)

294 Try Brave. Brave is a slightly modified Chrome variant designed for privacy. Android version or Linux version too.

Chromium might work too for you as it is a de Googled Chrome with the spyware shit stripped.

If on an Apple or IOS, Safari and whatever skin you put on it usually has problems here with AOS.
Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:15 PM (E4rtv)

Either that or fill up some gas cans, steal an ambulance, and go burn down the nearest server farm.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 25, 2026 06:19 PM (g8Ew8)

295 > People, the ones that are thinking about committing crimes are exposed to the consequences.

See my comment #281.

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 06:19 PM (Yp6az)

296 Keel hauling is end to end and not side to side?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:18 PM

If Hollywood's Mutiny on the Bounty is to be believe, it was from stem to stern.

Unless the sharks get them first.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:19 PM (4NO2D)

297 One of the defining characteristics of 98% of street criminals is an inability to delay gratification or understand the most likely second order consequences of their actions. I believe there would be reduction in crime, but mostly because most of the crime is done by the same small percentage of people.
Posted by: bonhomme
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The Bloody Codes of England are probably why England between the Victorian era and WWII had a remarkably low crime rate historically for the Island. Violent miscreants did not get to breed much.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:20 PM (E4rtv)

298 As has been noted, pickpockets plied their trade at hangings for other pickpockets back in old England.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:20 PM (4NO2D)

299 I honestly don't understand why the gas chamber uses super dangerous gasses that have to be vented hundreds of feet in the air.

Why don't we just use helium? Your body doesn't realize you aren't inhaling air and you just go to sleep, eventually dying. Then the gas is easily dealt with.
Posted by: bonhomme
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They just recently used plain nitrogen in some state, Alabama?. Problem is you have to have it certified as not cruel to avoid constitutional challenges of cruel and unusual.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:21 PM (E4rtv)

300 Keelhauling could be either apparently. The Dutch.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:22 PM (QScRl)

301 The squatty potty pedo was on Shark Tank. Barbara Corcoran spotted that he was "off." She said she didn't trust him.

http://tiny.cc/0chz001

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 06:22 PM (Yp6az)

302 291 Keel hauling is end to end and not side to side?
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Yep. And ships almost started accumulating barnacles as soon as they hit the sea. Those barnacles made the bottoms of ships like a giant human skin grater. Which bleeding attracted the various nasties of the ocean for prey.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:23 PM (E4rtv)

303 nood

Quickies

Posted by: banana Dream at February 25, 2026 06:23 PM (3uBP9)

304 Public executions fail as deterrence, but succeed in lowering recidivism.

Plus, a lively time is had by all.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:23 PM (4NO2D)

305 282 So many of the execution methods assume the operators have lots of time on their hands.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Executions of criminals was usually meant to make a point for deterring future crime and to demonstrate to the public that government was doing its duty to protect the public. So, it did take time depending on the spectacle desired.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:26 PM (E4rtv)

306 bitch has more chins than the chinese phone book

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 06:33 PM (OgL9F)

307 Why don't we just use helium? Your body doesn't realize you aren't inhaling air and you just go to sleep, eventually dying. Then the gas is easily dealt with.
Posted by: bonhomme
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Why spent the money on helium? Nitrogen already makes up 79% of what you're breathing, works exactly the same, and is a hell of a lot cheaper.

Posted by: buddhaha at February 25, 2026 07:55 PM (qNwbf)

308 That "woman" is FUGLY. They all have that same look. Between these ugly bitches, trannies, and muzzies, we have what... 80 percent of the political violence easily identified. Complete with intentions posted for all to see.

Law enforcement should just comb blue sky and Reddit.

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 25, 2026 08:24 PM (XLfSN)

309 Fat and ugly woman gathering gas cans like that... She should have never made it to her car. What more of red flag do ya need?

It hilarious but really sad.

Posted by: melodicmetal at February 25, 2026 08:27 PM (XLfSN)

310 I wonder if Sarah Elizabeth George is REALLY from Boise or if she is one of those nasty transplants who've moved there in recent years.

Posted by: Lee Also at February 25, 2026 08:42 PM (IrqeV)

311 Perhaps these lunatics who write such things should be designated as people of special interest - and haul the ones advocating for murder into jail for a long while.

Posted by: Happy at February 25, 2026 08:45 PM (J9hl8)

BAFTA Tourettes Incident Pits the People Who Cancel Over #Racism Against the People Who Cancel Over "Abelism"

The BAFTAs are a low-rent knock-off of the Golden Globes for the UK only.

A film had been nominated for an award, called I Swear. It's about a Tourette's syndrome advocate, who happens to be afflicted with Tourette's himself. The movie shows him being beaten up and otherwise suffering because the Tourette's causes him involuntarily to curse or otherwise say inappropriate, offensive things.

(I think he may be a commenter here.)

Two Americans, Michael B. Jordan and Deroy Lindo, were presenters at the awards show. They had to import two Americans because Britain only has like six "stars" and they were all busy filming Poroit episodes or Doctor Who.

These two Americans are black. Black people were presenting awards in front of man suffering from Tourette's. A man who frequently gets beaten up because his brain unconsciously decides what would be the worst possible thing he could say in a situation, and then makes him say it.

So what do you think he shouted at the black men?

Answer below, but it's not bleeped out at all, so have a care about playing it. The text headline tells you the answer, though.

Tourettes activist John Davidson shouts n*gger and b*tch at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the Bafta Awards in London. pic.twitter.com/mrS95IrW41
— Anthony Brian Logan (ABL) 🇺🇸 (@ANTHONYBLOGAN) February 23, 2026

For his part, the man explained that he has Tourette's -- you know, the whole reason he was there, the whole reason they made a movie about him, which shows him frequently getting beaten up because he says inappropriate things, involuntarily -- and that he feels terrible about the whole thing.

Oli London
@OliLondonTV
Feb 23
Tourette Syndrome activist John Davidson who yelled the N Word at two black actors during the BAFTA's issues statement saying he is "mortified."
"I am and always have been deeply mortified if anyone considers my involuntary tics to be intentional or to carry any meaning...
I have spent my life trying to support and empower the Tourette's community and to teach empathy, kindness and understanding from others and I will continue to do so.
I chose to leave the auditorium early into the ceremony as I was aware of the distress my tics were causing."

This mortification was not enough for Woke Lefties, who really want you to know that they know that you should never yell the n-word under any circumstances, except if you're berating a black ICE officer.

Woke Retard Film Critic Grace Randolf just kept not understanding what Tourette's "involuntary verbal tics" meant. No matter how many times it was explained to her, no matter how many times she was Community Noted, she kept not grasping the meaning of "involuntary" and kept insisting the man should not have said the n-word.

Eventually she conceded that the tics are involuntary but then insisted he should have voluntarily restrained his involuntary tics anyway. Because #RacismBad!!!

No, seriously. She kept attempting to #Cancel the guy until the thousandth time she was told that Tourette's is a real condition whose main symptom is completely involuntary tics.

She eventually acknowledged, Okay, they're "involuntary" and "uncontrollable."

And then insisted: But he should have controlled himself!

Back to Mr Davidson, considering he knew this was a horrible word he shouted out uncontrollably, he should�ve done everything he could to keep this from happening.

And it�s telling he voluntarily left the event after this, as he - on his own accord - could tell what he had�
— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) February 24, 2026

About John Davidson re Michael B Jordan & Delroy Lindo: I�ve been thinking about it, and listening to your responses

& while Mr Davidson shouldn�t be bullied, a lot of you are acting as if he not only can�t control his offensive tics but as if he has no idea he even has them.�
— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) February 24, 2026

After a day of this, she offered a compromise: I will acknowledge his tics are uncontrollable if he apologizes for the harm he did by not controlling his uncontrollable tics.

I�m honored to have lead a constructive conversation about

John Davidson, Michael B Jordan, Delroy Lindo and BAFTA on today�s livestream

Thanks to all who helped contribute to the conversation the last 48 hours - it�s been an important process https://t.co/7puDnnJLTY
— Grace Randolph (@GraceRandolph) February 24, 2026

What you "contributed to the conversation" was ignorance, hared, immaturity, stupidity, bull-headedness, reflexivity and fixedness, and a mean girls determination to virtue signal and cancel no matter what the circumstances. The "conversation" was ten million people repeatedly explaining the definitions of "involuntary" and "uncontrollable' to you, and the meanings of these words continuing, somehow, to elude you.

Critical Drinker:

By the way, Grace found The Real Villains here:

It turns out the real ignorant ones were people like Nerdrotic and other "racists" who kept trying, unsuccessfully, to explain the meaning of the term "involuntary" to her.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:50 PM

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Posted by: Rex B at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (17kmc)

2 Too good to check.

Posted by: Turn 2 at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (CyFyf)

3 yay

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (CWTWj)

4 Fuck Tourettes.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 03:52 PM (VHUov)

5 Not entirely off topic, I miss the poetic musings of Chavez the Hugo.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 25, 2026 03:52 PM (guGkK)

6 I don’t have Tourette’s but people being the stupidest useless fucks of worthless creation that they are always seem to think I do for some odd reason

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 03:53 PM (REq0p)

7 What do you think he shouted at the brothers?
960 SAT jus like you, 960!

Posted by: kingsman at February 25, 2026 03:53 PM (ehY6c)

8 'quincy' did an episode about this in like 1980

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 25, 2026 03:54 PM (CWTWj)

9 No idea what BAFTA is

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (Ia/+0)

10 The gentleman said that the show place a mic in front of him, even though he asked they not do that because he can't control his tics. They did it anyway. This was a forced error on Bafta's part to humiliate the man. The Brits are vile.

Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (wLjpr)

11 Chrissie Mayr's Grace Randolph imitation on Friday Night Tights should be good this week.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (CNl8/)

12 I knew a guy with Tourettes and when I first met him it was the oddest thing.

It didn't take long though before you could tell the things he had no control over saying.

Now, in this BAFTA thing hasn't the left argued that every disability, even frankly fake ones, should be completely mitigated by law, government funds and social changes?

Tourette's is a real thing that we've had records of for a long time how is this not one of those disabilities that need to be mitigated

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (sKqQm)

13 What you "contributed to the conversation" was ignorance, hared, immaturity, stupidity, bull-headedness, reflexivity and fixedness, and a mean girls determination to virtue signal and cancel no matter what the circumstances.
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Standing right here

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (RIvkX)

14 Maybe that Jordan guy should've stuck to selling sneakers.

Posted by: Kinda clueless at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (2Ez/1)

15 Obviously, dude is thinking 'Don't say X...Don't say X...Daon't say X'

...and his Tourette's is like, 'Hold on to your hat, man!'.

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (1Udfd)

16 >>>the Tourette's causes him involuntarily to curse or otherwise say inappropriate, offensive things.
(I think he may be a commenter here.)

lol. yes, that's it. Please put my excuse on file.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (8mulE)

17 I don’t get it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (W2Pud)

18 No idea what BAFTA is

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (Kt19C)

19 Crap! Read the content first.

Posted by: Thanatopsis at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (LdBR/)

20 So he should have voluntary stopped his involuntary outbursts?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (qW/vZ)

21 If this guy really wanted to have fun, he could say "Hey, that wasn't me! Who was that guy?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (Vq1pX)

22 No idea what BAFTA is
Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (Ia/+0)

Think Temu Oscars

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (guGkK)

23 If someone told me there was a thing called "BAFTA," with no context, I'd assume it was NAFTA but only for Black-owned businesses.

So TIL the Brits make enough films to give themselves awards for them.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (VHUov)

24 there's also a 'south park' episode where cartman thinks pretending he has tourette's will let him get away with stuff until he finds he can't control himself

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (CWTWj)

25 Now they will have to make a movie about how this guy was bullied at the BAFTAs this year so they can give it an award next year.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (RIvkX)

26 I like that Jordan and Lindo just kept going as if nothing was happening. Which was their job: pros.

I mean the BAFTA awards is like Temo Golden Globes so this is the first 90% of the planet has ever heard of this thing but LOL all this over a word.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:57 PM (PYyV9)

27 brtitish arts films trash academy

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 25, 2026 03:57 PM (CWTWj)

28 I dealt with a customer at on old job once who interjected a really quick "n*gger" at the end of sentences. It was really weird. He would speak totally normal and then it would come out of nowhere. No black people were around.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 03:57 PM (CNl8/)

29 The South Park episode where Cartman pretended to have Tourette’s was hysterical.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 25, 2026 03:57 PM (W2Pud)

30 the Tourette's causes him involuntarily to curse or otherwise say inappropriate, offensive things.

Alcohol is my go-to excuse. YMMV

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 25, 2026 03:57 PM (guGkK)

31 He should just identify as a Stochastic BIPOC. Problem solved. BIPOCs can say the Forbidden Word with impunity.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 25, 2026 03:58 PM (ZJT0I)

32 28 I dealt with a customer at on old job once who interjected a really quick "n*gger" at the end of sentences. It was really weird. He would speak totally normal and then it would come out of nowhere. No black people were around.
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 03:57 PM (CNl8/)

He wasn't Chinese, was he?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:58 PM (Vq1pX)

33 Grace Randolph is the profoundly retarded version of Barbara Walters.

This might possibly end her.

In a non-retarded world.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:58 PM (aTgV0)

34 Our celebrities are really in a league of their own vs other countries celebrities. I was on a flight from Moscow to New York 20 years ago, and the Russian pop group Ума Турман was on my flight. They were the top band in Russia for a few years beginning in 2004..... They were flying coach.

Posted by: mishdog at February 25, 2026 03:58 PM (v8DuT)

35 He just as easily could have shouted "While you were a very talented player, there's no doubt the refs also gave you preferential treatment. "

Posted by: 2009Refugee at February 25, 2026 03:58 PM (8AONa)

36 Poor guy. They set him up.

It seems being called racist is the most mortifying thing for a Brit. Not being overrun by Muzzies and having your wives and daughters being pimped out by goatfuckers.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (zuIfz)

37 White female liberals really are becoming an intolerable menace to society and they’re only getting worse

I blame the clot shot, social media, simps, soys and all the ghey boys

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (REq0p)

38 This was such a perfect woke story.

Chef's kiss.

No notes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (GBKbO)

39 So what do you think he shouted at the black men?

Filthy ice back scandi pillagers...?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (/lPRQ)

40 8 'quincy' did an episode about this in like 1980
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 25, 2026 03:54 PM (CWTWj)

I never watched Quincy, but LA Law did one. I laughed my ass off the whole way through.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (8mulE)

41 Any "outrage" should have lasted three heartbeats max.

It's all phony and gay and retarded.

Posted by: connected and litigious at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (cS1cw)

42 Sounds like he already apologized.

But that's not good enough for the virtue signalers.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (FMtrg)

43 No idea what BAFTA is
Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (Ia/+0)

Well, it sure as hell doesn't rhyme with torso.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (2WIwB)

44 I think the racism industry hit rock bottom this time.

Posted by: steevy at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (YwEeS)

45
Tourette's is a real thing that we've had records of for a long time how is this not one of those disabilities that need to be mitigated

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (sKqQm)

Unlike men who dress in fishnet hose and mini skirts and demand access to women and girl's bathrooms,changing areas, prisons, abuse shelters. That must be defended at ALL costs because these men ... er, Wymen... are delicate and fragile at 220 and bench pressing at least that.

Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (wLjpr)

46 Don't believe the Tourette's guy and I'm also a Helen Keller Skeptic. Not falling for the Malarkey.

Posted by: Senile President Joe at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (oftw2)

47 So ... over-under on when the lunatic left claims John Davidson doesn't really have Tourette's and is just faking it to say mean things to black people?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (iFTx/)

48 If this guy really wanted to have fun, he could say "Hey, that wasn't me! Who was that guy?"

Always having a sockpuppet at the ready is a valuable strategy for dealing with Tourette's.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 25, 2026 04:00 PM (guGkK)

49 It turns out the real ignorant ones were people like Nerdrotic and other "racists" who kept trying, unsuccessfully, to explain the meaning of the term "involuntary" to her.

=====

When she's right, she's right.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:00 PM (GBKbO)

50 I feel like ace just said we all have Tourettes.

Or possibly that was directed at me personally.

I think it was me.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 04:00 PM (aTgV0)

51 The only one who could solve this for them is a paraplegic black lesbian transvestite with Tourettes with a heavy scottish accent.

Posted by: Frank Barone at February 25, 2026 04:00 PM (IifOV)

52 but also made me think of walz bringing his son on stage during the dem convention, a reminder there's something wrong with walz

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 25, 2026 04:00 PM (CWTWj)

53 So wait a minute, these two actors had someone scream the N word at them and went on with their job...but I remember when a Congresscretin was selling Obamacare to the public and he claimed someone yelled the N word at him and that was like the end of the world.

Note: We eventually got audio of the event and no one yells the word

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 04:00 PM (sKqQm)

54 "Fuck Tourettes.
Posted by: mikeski"

FAGGOTT!

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 04:01 PM (aTgV0)

55 Funny how yet again a liberal white women latches onto a "racism" and makes it all about it her. Doesn't seem like Jordan or Lindo were upset by it either, who were the only people to have any standing whatsoever to be bothered or offended. Probably because they understand what Tourette's is and aren't completely retarded like Grace Randolph.

Posted by: World ends, AWFLs hardest hit at February 25, 2026 04:01 PM (TbWk/)

56 Tourettes activist John Davidson shouts n*gger and b*tch at Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo at the Bafta Awards in London.

===

😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 04:01 PM (/M/4v)

57 "You have said the word that the knights of Ni cannot hear!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:01 PM (GBKbO)

58 Grace Randolph should watch Sweet Anita present an award at The Streamer Awards if she really wants to see Tourette’s in action.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 04:01 PM (6ydKt)

59 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 04:01 PM (/M/4v)

60 Jamie Foxx also Tweeted out an epically retarded take.

Posted by: steevy at February 25, 2026 04:01 PM (YwEeS)

61 Speaking of great debates . . .

Cornel West
@CornelWest
Brother Newsom could’ve taken a humanistic approach! He could’ve said, “I’m just like you. I was born of a woman. I’ll face loss, pain, and death just like anyone else.” But instead, when he thinks of Black people, he brings up low SAT scores. That mindset sits at the core of white supremacy—the belief that Black people are less beautiful, less moral, less intelligent! Don’t play with us like that @CAgovernor !!
#TruthJusticeLove

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 04:01 PM (FXNzP)

62 Sounds like he already apologized.

But that's not good enough for the virtue signalers.
Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous!

Of course not. Apologizing to them only confirms you as a weak target who can be tormented with impunity.

They're psychopaths.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 25, 2026 04:01 PM (a+4eV)

63 Someone I read pointed out that this is a brutal conflict for the woke:

On the one hand, the ultimate evil, saying the forbidden word to a protected oppressed class.

On the other hand, the ultimate victim, a disabled person who cannot help themselves.

The left has twisted themselves into Gordian knots trying to work out the oppression stack on this one.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:01 PM (PYyV9)

64 We've finally found the one disability or mental disorder that the left won't allow to be used as an excuse.

Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 04:02 PM (CNl8/)

65 What's that bit, something like:

Leftist just pretend not to understand something so as to prevent any reasonable discourse.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 25, 2026 04:02 PM (HXT0k)

66 I have Tourettes, and dyslexia too.

Posted by: Gav Newsom at February 25, 2026 04:02 PM (UjdFS)

67 This is a guy btw who was given an award by the Queen and yelled Fuck the Queen at her.

Posted by: steevy at February 25, 2026 04:02 PM (YwEeS)

68 So? My entire social media team has Tourette's.

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at February 25, 2026 04:03 PM (guGkK)

69 I have Tourettes, and dyslexia too.
Posted by: Gav Newsom at February 25, 2026 04:02 PM (UjdFS)

No, no. Tourettes is when you can't stop calling someone a b*tch, not when you can't stop being one

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 04:03 PM (sKqQm)

70
(I think he may be a commenter here.)

We are Legion, asshole!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 04:03 PM (xG4kz)

71 20 So he should have voluntary stopped his involuntary outbursts?

Posted by: It's me donna at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (qW/vZ)

This is the state of education today. People don't learn the meaning of words.

Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 04:03 PM (wLjpr)

72 Randolph is either a bone deep idiot, or plays one on TV.

The people who produced this travesty are the ones to blame for anything there is even blame for.

"Dude with Tourettes shouts shit". Well, fuckin'... yeah. Isn't that the whole damned point of bringing it up? It's a disorder that can't be controlled, and we should stop making a big deal about it because the people who have this disorder feel like shit when we do? And what did fucking falafel on toast over there do? Make a big deal about it.

Absolute bastards, all of them.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:03 PM (Vq1pX)

73 Jamie Foxx also Tweeted out an epically retarded take.

Yeah well he kind of has a history of this.

Meanwhile the same people condemning this poor guy are rushing to defend Newsome's blatant racism. "why, I'm just like you stupid N----s, I can't read either!"

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:03 PM (PYyV9)

74 "Chrissie Mayr's Grace Randolph imitation on Friday Night Tights should be good this week.
Posted by: Mark1971"

Holy shit bro. Chrissy is priceless.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 04:03 PM (aTgV0)

75 68 So? My entire social media team has Tourette's.

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at February 25, 2026 04:03 PM (guGkK)

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"Balding faggot!"
-his social media team every time he walks by

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:03 PM (GBKbO)

76 The movie shows him being beaten up and otherwise suffering because the Tourette's causes him involuntarily to curse or otherwise say inappropriate, offensive things.

(I think he may be a commenter here.)
______
Commenter? More like a COB.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 25, 2026 04:03 PM (AlhUl)

77 Always having a sockpuppet at the ready is a valuable strategy for dealing with Tourette's.
Posted by: Cicero

And now I'm envisioning Shari Lewis cussing her head off and blaming it on Lamb Chop.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 04:03 PM (VHUov)

78 Jamie Foxx also Tweeted out an epically retarded take.

*******

To be fair, a black guy being named Jamie was guaranteed to doom him to brain damage from all the beatings he got in junior high

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:04 PM (REq0p)

79 This is a guy btw who was given an award by the Queen and yelled Fuck the Queen at her.

"Yeah? Well who hasn't wanted to do that, ey"
--The Sex Pistols

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:04 PM (PYyV9)

80 Hopefully, when the moslems take over they will eliminate the BAFTA, folks with tourette's and all the fags except me.

Posted by: Keir Starmer at February 25, 2026 04:04 PM (hXJe5)

81 And I still say that when Joe Biden told Chuck Graham who was crippled to stand up, he should have done it anyways!

Posted by: Grace Randolph at February 25, 2026 04:04 PM (17kmc)

82 I dealt with a customer at on old job once who interjected a really quick "n*gger" at the end of sentences. It was really weird. He would speak totally normal and then it would come out of nowhere. No black people were around.
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 03:57 PM (CNl8/)

He wasn't Chinese, was he?
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Mr. Wu only knew "cocksucka" but he could weave an entire conversation with it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 25, 2026 04:04 PM (HXT0k)

83 Shouldn't people with Tourette's be celebrated? Maybe praised for their oratory skills?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 04:04 PM (/lPRQ)

84 >>@CornelWest
Brother Newsom could’ve taken a humanistic approach! He could’ve said, “I’m just like you. I was born of a woman. I’ll face loss, pain, and death just like anyone else.” But instead, when he thinks of Black people, he brings up low SAT scores. That mindset sits at the core of white supremacy—the belief that Black people are less beautiful, less moral, less intelligent! Don’t play with us like that

Congratulations, you've just realized who the real racists are: Democrats.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:05 PM (tj6OY)

85 Chrissie Mayr's Grace Randolph imitation on Friday Night Tights should be good this week.

She all but announced she will be doing one so... yeah tune in for that. She's kinda hit and miss on the show but sometimes she really knocks one out of the park.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:05 PM (PYyV9)

86 Caution! Fine hair splitting.

Florida Democrat says Charlie Kirk "was not assassinated" but died “by gun violence”

https://is.gd/ptHZEQ

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 04:05 PM (FXNzP)

87 Is there a drug regimen available so I can transition to Tourettes?

I got a bone to pick with my family, friends and neighbors.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 04:05 PM (gVUi7)

88 Ryan Kinel said he has reverse Tourette's , he always wants to yell slurs but doesn't

Posted by: steevy at February 25, 2026 04:05 PM (YwEeS)

89 9 No idea what BAFTA is
Posted by: Skip

Black American Free Trade Agreement.
Clinton signed it into law.
Now traffic on I-35 through Austin is horrible.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at February 25, 2026 04:05 PM (w9Wax)

90 How come people with Tourettes never shout out fun stuff like TITTIES! or BOOBIES! or PROMETHEUS! ???

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 04:05 PM (2WIwB)

91 This is a guy btw who was given an award by the Queen and yelled Fuck the Queen at her.
Posted by: steevy at February 25, 2026 04:02 PM (YwEeS)

At some point, given the laser guided targeting of the dude's tics, one might be forgiven for beginning to suspect he isn't quite being honest...

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:05 PM (Vq1pX)

92 Grace had a blonde moment.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 04:05 PM (cWLG3)

93 (I think he may be a commenter here.) LOL

When I was a very little girl I was told the n word was not nice. Mother said only trashy people said this. So I never did, not being trashy and being nice.

My brother and I learned new words when my mother was taking our gardenner home (he came now and then from the city), and our maid who raised us from babies. Before mother would get in the car Janie painted the sky red calling him the n word A LOT, and probably worse. That he stunk, did he ever bathe? (he did stink and my brother had to sit by him).

Exciting times and the worst word I knew before 5th grade when I was taught cuss words. He was deaf so he just grinned at her, which made her further enraged from the front seat. Then silence once my mother got in the car.

Willis was a "preacher" who lived near the city dump, where he was let out of the car. We never knew where he lived. He had a burlap bag and was one of the first to recycle bottles.

To keep us out of our grandmother's detached garage, he'd tell us the "Sack Man" lived there. We thought HE was the sack man, so that was enough. He probably had a moonshine operation going.

All this to say I led a colorful childhood.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (WONhk)

94 80 Hopefully, when the moslems take over they will eliminate the BAFTA, folks with tourette's and all the fags except me.
Posted by: Keir Starmer at February 25, 2026 04:04 PM (hXJe5)

Keep thinking that, guv.

Posted by: Abdullah Mohammad Mohammad Abdullah at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (ZJT0I)

95 TJM liking this new Oscar series

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

96 This is a guy btw who was given an award by the Queen and yelled Fuck the Queen at her.

That was Prince Philip, wasn't it? He gets a pass since he did, in fact, fuck the Queen.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (guGkK)

97 Maybe elevating people with serious issues and putting them in public spaces has down sides?

I dunno. Just spit-ballin' here.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (GBKbO)

98 Woke Retard Film Critic Grace Randolf just kept not understanding what Tourette's "involuntary verbal tics" meant.

I'm on company resources waiting for an AI Agent to do its thing, so I can't see any videos (nor would I want to)

Does Grace keep involuntarily using bird hands when she keep not understanding with more emphasis?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (U4c/V)

99 Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Posted by: Just the punchline at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (2Ez/1)

100 I would love to get drunk with a guy with Tourettes.

That would be hilarious.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (aTgV0)

101 @48 a ventriloquist with Tourette's could be a hit.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (cWLG3)

102 Someone I read pointed out that this is a brutal conflict for the woke:

On the one hand, the ultimate evil, saying the forbidden word to a protected oppressed class.

On the other hand, the ultimate victim, a disabled person who cannot help themselves.

The left has twisted themselves into Gordian knots trying to work out the oppression stack on this one.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Woke has created a rock so heavy that a 105-pound girlboss can't lift it?

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (VHUov)

103 Mr. Wu had the best fed hogs in Deadwood.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 04:07 PM (6ydKt)

104 95 TJM liking this new Oscar series

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

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Yeah...but did you really like it?

Like, really like it?

With a click?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:07 PM (GBKbO)

105 He was there because the actor playing him was nominated and won in fact.

Posted by: steevy at February 25, 2026 04:07 PM (YwEeS)

106 What you "contributed to the conversation" was ignorance, hared, immaturity, stupidity, bull-headedness, reflexivity and fixedness, and a mean girls determination to virtue signal and cancel no matter what the circumstances.
_______
What else does she have to contribute? Maybe she'd say all those are involuntary.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 25, 2026 04:07 PM (AlhUl)

107 102 Woke has created a rock so heavy that a 105-pound girlboss can't lift it?

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (VHUov)

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The coalitions internal contradictions are held together by "Republicans are racist," brand tape.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:07 PM (GBKbO)

108 Shorter take: Tourette's sufferer offends professional victims who then refuse to rise above victimhood.

Why can't they resolve this with, like, a dance-off?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:08 PM (tj6OY)

109 Anne Heche did a role on Alley McBeal as a person with Tourettes. It was actually pretty good, and I didn't really like that show.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 04:08 PM (2WIwB)

110 Woke has created a rock so heavy that a 105-pound girlboss can't lift it?

My job description says able to lift UP TO 25 pounds you h8ter

Posted by: Some Girlboss at February 25, 2026 04:08 PM (sKqQm)

111 I have Lesbian Tourette's:

I'm forced to yell out "show me your tits!" at pretty women.

You can't object because that's both homophobic and ableist.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 25, 2026 04:08 PM (HXT0k)

112 Grace may be a leftist tool, but she's also a POA.

Love the Raccoon eyes.

She also styles herself like Old School Kirby Sue Storm.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 25, 2026 04:08 PM (XV/Pl)

113 105 He was there because the actor playing him was nominated and won in fact.

Posted by: steevy at February 25, 2026 04:07 PM (YwEeS)

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Does the actor actually have Tourette's? Because the new rules of representation mean that actors aren't allowed to play anything that they're not already.

The actor should be canceled if he doesn't have Tourette's himself.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:08 PM (GBKbO)

114 Is Gav losing his hair? Oh, that will be hilarious if it's gone before 2028. Nothing says "president" like a bad toupee.

Posted by: wth at February 25, 2026 04:08 PM (UjdFS)

115 Whatever you do, don't talk about the war.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 04:08 PM (pZ64F)

116 (I think he may be a commenter here.)

Garrett?

Posted by: Xipe Totec at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (pohLc)

117 Grace retard represents the woke left so very well.

Posted by: Jay in PA at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (9mw3J)

118 114 Is Gav losing his hair? Oh, that will be hilarious if it's gone before 2028. Nothing says "president" like a bad toupee.

Posted by: wth at February 25, 2026 04:08 PM (UjdFS)

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He pretty obviously has hair plugs.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (GBKbO)

119 >>Maybe elevating people with serious issues and putting them in public spaces has down sides?

I dunno. Just spit-ballin' here.

And maybe this is why they invented time delays in broadcasting?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (tj6OY)

120 Ettes on Tour.

The Tour-Ettes.

All your favorite female Morons travel the country together and call random strangers everything they deserve to be called, violently, loudly, and very much without any discernible context.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (Vq1pX)

121
Ab, the moral certitude of Ms. Randolph is boundless and in that respect it matches her capacity to run her fat mouth.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (xG4kz)

122 109 Anne Heche did a role on Alley McBeal as a person with Tourettes. It was actually pretty good, and I didn't really like that show.
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Didn't Anne Heche kill herself?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (pZ64F)

123 He should just claim he's a tranny. Whole thing would instantly go away.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 25, 2026 04:10 PM (XvL8K)

124 "All this to say I led a colorful childhood."

Kind of a long walk on a windy beach to a restaurant that was closed.

Posted by: But that's okay at February 25, 2026 04:10 PM (2Ez/1)

125 Black American Free Trade Agreement.
Clinton signed it into law.
Now traffic on I-35 through Austin is horrible.
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks

I thought I heard someone else here in the Hordemind.....

Posted by: mikeski points back to #23 at February 25, 2026 04:10 PM (VHUov)

126 It’s just a word and black rappers use it all the time.

We need to seriously grow up and stop being so dang sensitive. It’s all performative outrage.

Posted by: Czech Chick at February 25, 2026 04:10 PM (vK/Ja)

127 113 Hilariously he is the guy who plays Elrond in the awful Rings of Power series

Posted by: steevy at February 25, 2026 04:10 PM (YwEeS)

128 Didn't DDL already deliver the ultimate performance as an handicapped individual?

What is even the point?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 25, 2026 04:11 PM (XV/Pl)

129 8 'quincy' did an episode about this in like 1980
Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 25, 2026 03:54 PM (CWTWj)

I never watched Quincy, but LA Law did one. I laughed my ass off the whole way through.
Posted by: No Name Today at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (8mulE)

That LA Law episode was hysterical.

Posted by: Count de Monet's Remote Location at February 25, 2026 04:11 PM (q2NNn)

130 119 >>Maybe elevating people with serious issues and putting them in public spaces has down sides?

I dunno. Just spit-ballin' here.

And maybe this is why they invented time delays in broadcasting?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (tj6OY)

Supposedly part of the controversy is they time-delay-dumped some other stuff but not Mr. Davidson's outbursts which, if true, is really really shitty.

Posted by: Punish the disabled guy for great justice at February 25, 2026 04:11 PM (TbWk/)

131 Leftards use the n word when they think no one but their own are listening. That's the true madness here.

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 04:11 PM (tKWMU)

132 Oh, there's other European movie news.

The management of the Berlinale, the Berlin Film Festival, is in complete chaos.

Actors were refusing to say anything political until the final night when actors receiving awards started going in hard on pro-Gaza stuff, going so far as to blame Germany for the genocide in Gaza.

The Germany government is not an insignificant funder of the Berlinale.

They forced a meeting with the woman in charge, 2 years into a 5 year contract, and rumors are they're going to just outright fire her.

It entertains me.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:11 PM (GBKbO)

133 @115...one of the best of all the best of Fawlty Towers.

Our crazy mother had us watching that show and Mr. Bean when we'd visit on vacations.

I now will goose step walk into the kitchen.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:11 PM (WONhk)

134 Caution! Fine hair splitting.

Florida Democrat says Charlie Kirk "was not assassinated" but died “by gun violence”

https://is.gd/ptHZEQ
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 04:05 PM (FXNzP)

Next thing you know those assholes will claim it was Kirk's fault for interrupting a perfectly normal while in flight.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 04:11 PM (2WIwB)

135 Grace Randolph is still a thing?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 04:11 PM (cMdij)

136 >>Didn't Anne Heche kill herself?

Even Anne Heche can't kill Anne Heche.

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 04:11 PM (1Udfd)

137 Critical Drinker had a marvelous take, calling Grace someone who

Can’t
Understand
Neuro-divergent
Thinking

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:12 PM (REq0p)

138 The big reason for the story...and why BAFTA has been desperately trying to deflect...is b/c in their 1st delayed showing of the show, they left the slurs in vs bleeping them out, thereby showing the PRODUCERS of the show were racist as f&ck...so now the blame on the disabled guy b/c it's only b/c of the telecast that the news went anywhere...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 25, 2026 04:12 PM (tOcjL)

139 TJM I click every show on my subscriptions

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 04:12 PM (Ia/+0)

140 137 Critical Drinker had a marvelous take, calling Grace someone who

Can’t
Understand
Neuro-divergent
Thinking

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:12 PM (REq0p)

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I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:12 PM (GBKbO)

141 139 TJM I click every show on my subscriptions

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 04:12 PM (Ia/+0)

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LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE, Y'ALL!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:12 PM (GBKbO)

142 I would love to get drunk with a guy with Tourettes.

That would be hilarious.
Posted by: eleven

Bartender in Boondock Saints

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (/lPRQ)

143 Shouldn't "Against the People Who Cancel Over "Abelism"" be "Against the People Who Cancel Over "Ableism""?

Posted by: Pain the Ass Grammarian at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (FYjWV)

144 LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE, Y'ALL!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:12 PM (GBKbO)

It doesn't work if you don't smash it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (Vq1pX)

145 It is also very rude that none of the cripples took a knee for the anthem!

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (AoT6J)

146 I was watching "The Reall B.B.C." with Nerdrotic, Az and Mauler were discussing this and tweeting at the Retard Grace Randolph.

I was dying of laughter (as were they) at how stupid and retarded that stuping bint is.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (4q/mG)

147 >>It’s just a word and black rappers use it all the time.

It's a power word.
They can say it, you can't.

They can claim you said as a get-out-of-jail-free card after they've assaulted you. They can claim you said it to ruin your life.

This just shows that they will never let go of this power. If they let this guy off the hook, then they've opened the door for more exceptions. There are no exceptions.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (tj6OY)

148 @135

>>Grace Randolph is still a thing?

I like her Sunday Movie Math episodes, and she's generally entertaining, it's just she's also a whackadoodle leftist, and I find it interesting to see how these people think.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (XV/Pl)

149 144 LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE, Y'ALL!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:12 PM (GBKbO)

It doesn't work if you don't smash it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (Vq1pX)

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And ring the bell.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (GBKbO)

150 I think I bafted once into the toilet

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (iFTx/)

151 The AWFLS insisting he can 'just control it' say that because every one of them cosplays as an 'oppressed' person of some sort. Whether its autism, ADD, OCD, bisexuality, trans, its all performative.

She's effectively admitting that they all are just putting on a show for the cameras to get sympathy and clicks, and that they 'turn it off' the second the cameras are off.

When confronted with an ACTUAL REAL PERSON with the condition they are literally unable to function.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (AjL/0)

152 Wow Anne Heche picked quite a way to die.

She drove her car into a house which started a fire which took 45 minutes to get her out of...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 04:14 PM (sKqQm)

153 'The movie shows him being beaten up and otherwise suffering because the Tourette's causes him involuntarily to curse or otherwise say inappropriate, offensive things.
(I think he may be a commenter here.)'
-ace

*shifty eyes*

Was that comment hard to write with Garrett's dick in your ass?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 04:14 PM (zZu0s)

154 Maybe elevating people with serious issues and putting them in public spaces has down sides?
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Where's the downside?

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 04:14 PM (tKWMU)

155 142 I would love to get drunk with a guy with Tourettes.

That would be hilarious.
Posted by: eleven

Bartender in Boondock Saints
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (/lPRQ)

FUCK! ASS!

I have to confess it shocked me to see Doc from Fraggle Rock dropping f-bombs.

Posted by: Another FUCKING postcard for Gobo! ASS! FUCK! at February 25, 2026 04:14 PM (TbWk/)

156 Shouldn't people with Tourette's be celebrated? Maybe praised for their oratory skills?
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I'd rather watch someone with Tourette's address an audience than Kamala Harris or the walking corpse still referred to as "Joe Biden".

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 04:14 PM (TN0g+)

157 I've always wondered, if someone with Tourettes were taught that "beautiful" and "kind" and "love" and similar words were "bad" words and also was completely shielded from racial slurs and swear words, would their condition manifest in randomly yelling "Beautiful"! and the like?

Posted by: LASue at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM (qu4ub)

158 (I think he may be a commenter here.)

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The Blade?

j/k

Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM (vV8zi)

159 Electroshock Therapy ever time the guy spurts out something stupid should work. At least a shocking dog-collar.

Posted by: Wired ForSound at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM (oftw2)

160 >>She drove her car into a house which started a fire which took 45 minutes to get her out of...

Stick with the video.

It's got a great twist.

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM (1Udfd)

161 looks disappointed, shakes head: oscar, oscar, oscar

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM (CWTWj)

162 >>is b/c in their 1st delayed showing of the show, they left the slurs in vs bleeping them out, thereby showing the PRODUCERS of the show were racist as f&ck.

They kept it in?????

They wanted this scandal.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM (tj6OY)

163 Maybe elevating people with serious issues and putting them in public spaces has down sides?
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Agreed. Leftards should not be able to present at award ceremonies.

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM (tKWMU)

164 That's what we need, another asshole Democrat president with hair plugs.

Posted by: wth at February 25, 2026 04:16 PM (UjdFS)

165 Shouldn't "Against the People Who Cancel Over "Abelism"" be "Against the People Who Cancel Over "Ableism""?
Posted by: Pain the Ass Grammarian at February 25, 2026 04:13 PM (FYjWV)

Their jackfuckery is all commutative. Racist fuckwits fuck wit disabled fuckwit. Disabled fuckwit fucks wit racist fuckwits.

Completely Abelian shitbirdery.

Grammar checks out.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:16 PM (Vq1pX)

166 Hats off the the two gentlemen who could have been offended, but chose poise and professionalism.

I especially enjoy Mr. Lindo as an actor.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 25, 2026 04:16 PM (wBaIH)

167 They kept it in?????

They wanted this scandal.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM (tj6OY)

That's a plausible explaination.

The BBC gets moar ratings and the AWFULs get a prime opportunity to pontificate and feign moral outrage.

Posted by: Thrawn at February 25, 2026 04:16 PM (9Ovst)

168 154 Maybe elevating people with serious issues and putting them in public spaces has down sides?
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Isn't this the secret for the show Survivor?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 04:16 PM (pZ64F)

169 Is there a Tourettes convention?, because I would like to go.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 04:16 PM (n5tGW)

170 Didn't Anne Heche kill herself?

All I can remember of her is that she was suddenly a lesbian trying to get jobs, then dropped it when it wasn't working.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:17 PM (PYyV9)

171 They kept it in?????

They wanted this scandal.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM

He took...it out.

Posted by: Elaine at February 25, 2026 04:17 PM (2Ez/1)

172 167 They kept it in?????

They wanted this scandal.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM (tj6OY)

That's a plausible explaination.

The BBC gets moar ratings and the AWFULs get a prime opportunity to pontificate and feign moral outrage.
Posted by: Thrawn at February 25, 2026 04:16 PM (9Ovst)

And white Brits can get further repressed and eliminated...turned into the image that the invaders want them to be...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 25, 2026 04:17 PM (tOcjL)

173 My daughter got me watching 'Baylan Out Loud' on Hulu about a girl in her 20's with Tourette's. It is a reality series about her life with her boyfriend, and her family and all of the challenges she and those around her face with her disability. It really takes people aback as she is very pretty and it is startling when she suddenly yells out something really vile.

It is frankly, often hilarious as she is in public and randomly yells her obscenities but it also shows plenty of downsides of living life with these tics, OCD, and numerous other ramifications that comes with this. My favorite episode is when she and her mother are in Dulles airport in the TSA line on their way to a Tourette's Syndrome Conference and she starts yelling about having a gun and bombs Her mother explains to TSA/Police what is going on and has paperwork to show them as proof. At the conference are many people of all colors, backgrounds, etc. Yes, many blacks were there as well. It is definitely not an easy life.

This Grace Randolph bitch understood exactly what this was but had to play act this out for attention and the outrage factor.

Posted by: Cheri at February 25, 2026 04:17 PM (oiNtH)

174 All I can remember of her is that she was suddenly a lesbian trying to get jobs, then dropped it when it wasn't working.

I suspect getting on the casting couch for Ellen D wasn't that different from getting on the casting couch for any other Hollywood power broker...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 04:17 PM (sKqQm)

175 The AWFLS insisting he can 'just control it' say that because every one of them cosplays as an 'oppressed' person of some sort. Whether its autism, ADD, OCD, bisexuality, trans, its all performative.

She's effectively admitting that they all are just putting on a show for the cameras to get sympathy and clicks, and that they 'turn it off' the second the cameras are off.

When confronted with an ACTUAL REAL PERSON with the condition they are literally unable to function.

As a person who has struggled with dyslexia since before I came out of the womb, I am deeply offended.

Posted by: Gavin Newsom at February 25, 2026 04:18 PM (Riz8t)

176 Tourette’s is a medical condition characterized by uncontrollable tics. Coprolalia, observed in approximately 10-30% of individuals with Tourette’s, refers to tics that produce socially unacceptable words. Tics are involuntary and do not reflect an individual's beliefs.

This be bull pucky. It is, IMHO, a type of Freudian slip.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at February 25, 2026 04:18 PM (pohLc)

177 The BBC gets moar ratings and the AWFULs get a prime opportunity to pontificate and feign moral outrage.

You ask 100 people, and 10 will have even ever heard of BAFTA, 5 will know what it is, and 1 will know what it stands for. This is publicity like the Chris Rock/Will Smith slap.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:18 PM (PYyV9)

178 Isn't this the secret for the show Survivor?
Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 04:16 PM (pZ64F)

Survivor
Local Weather
State level republican primary races

Once you see it....

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:18 PM (Vq1pX)

179 Please. There's a show on TLC (The Learning Center), one of the channels that seems to often make (or show) certain individuals as freaks for public viewing. It's mostly sad as a whole, and watching can be unbearable.

However, the point here is that a current, popular TV show features a cute young woman with severe Tourette Syndrome and the rare coprolalia, her fiancée & her family. It looks like a difficult life for all.

Reportedly, it alone has 10 million viewers. (So not counting the TikTok account, etc.)

I think most adults in this country would be aware of the Syndrome. Whether or not they thought they were being put on, 🤷‍♀️

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 25, 2026 04:18 PM (NFX2v)

180 God instructs who the winner and loser in this situation should be, and exactly how it would go. No need for any complicated "intersectional" calculation.

And that's the difference between what leftards preach - "tolerance" - and what Christians preach - "compassion"

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 04:18 PM (tKWMU)

181 >>>Woke has created a rock so heavy that a 105-pound girlboss can't lift it?

My job description says able to lift UP TO 25 pounds you h8ter

Posted by: Some Girlboss

>I could throw a 120lbs girlboss like a bale of hay. This after carrying your ass up a 100ft slope.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 04:19 PM (gVUi7)

182 howard stern once years played a clip of a piece by some 'rapper' - won't say who he was but it was like every third or fourth word would be bleeped out these days. i mentioned this to a black fellow i worked with and he knew who it was

Posted by: gnats local 678 at February 25, 2026 04:19 PM (CWTWj)

183 Electroshock Therapy ever time the guy spurts out something stupid should work. At least a shocking dog-collar.
Posted by: Wired ForSound

Bollocks! Bollocks!

BOLLOCKS!!!

Posted by: Brit with the shock collar placed elsewhere at February 25, 2026 04:19 PM (VHUov)

184 Has the "stop punching down" guy checked in yet?

I have no idea who grace randolf is. But based upon merely this exchange, she seems to stupid to manage activities of daily living on her own. Or even breathing.

Posted by: Obvs. at February 25, 2026 04:19 PM (C07d8)

185 Leftism causes people to move into emotional framing immediately. It's a religious imperative fueled by worship of the ego. They have to demonstrate their 'morality' wherever and whenever then can.

When confronted with fact or logic, they take it as an attack on their narcissistic religion.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 25, 2026 04:19 PM (diia5)

186 CD says something about how "harmful" the word can be.

Someone's gonna have to explain that to me. I thought "names will never harm me" was kind of a truism. How does it harm anyone?

Can we just admit that the only harm is that it shows them up to be entitled woosies?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 04:19 PM (AoT6J)

187 Hasan Piker needs a viewer controlled shock collar.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 04:19 PM (cMdij)

188 Walmart sucks.

Posted by: Rainman at February 25, 2026 04:19 PM (2Ez/1)

189
He was there because the actor playing him was nominated and won in fact.
Posted by: steevy

Did that actor point at the guy and exclaim, "What he said!"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 04:20 PM (xG4kz)

190 All I can remember of her is that she was suddenly a lesbian trying to get jobs, then dropped it when it wasn't working.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:17 PM (PYyV9)

I only remember two moobies of hers - Volcano and Wild Side, which while there's chick-teeth on teeth action in the latter, you have to go through some vile stuff to get too. But it also has Christopher Walken doing his thing, so...YMMV.

Posted by: Thrawn at February 25, 2026 04:20 PM (9Ovst)

191 Coprolalia.

"Shit talk".

Love it.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:20 PM (Vq1pX)

192 179 Please. There's a show on TLC (The Learning Center), one of the channels that seems to often make (or show) certain individuals as freaks for public viewing. It's mostly sad as a whole, and watching can be unbearable.
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I can't watch Hoarder shows. Too depressing. This is why I watch Antiques Roadshow repeats.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 04:20 PM (pZ64F)

193 Yes, Tourette syndrome (TS) affects males more than females.
Reliable sources, including the CDC, Mayo Clinic, and multiple research studies, consistently show that TS is diagnosed in males about 3 to 4 times more often than in females, particularly in children and adolescents.

This is such typical gender bias. We need more females with Tourette's.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 25, 2026 04:20 PM (Riz8t)

194 Randolph is doing the meme where lefties shut down the conversation by pretending not to understand things. And she really commits to the bit, too.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 04:20 PM (3cXfB)

195 A cute girl with Tourettes is not a deal breaker.

Posted by: Josephistan at February 25, 2026 04:21 PM (y9ksN)

196 Years ago, I had a roommate who was a speech pathologist who treated people with aphasia. These were stroke victims who had the part of their brain that helps you to control what you say, damaged. So, it was a similar situation where they would call out a lot of profanity. For treatment she would record their talking and then later calculate what percentage of the words were swear words. Then she'd take them on a "field trip" to the grocery store to see if they could get through it without swearing up a storm.

Posted by: nerdygirl at February 25, 2026 04:21 PM (0Htd1)

197 186
Someone's gonna have to explain that to me. I thought "names will never harm me" was kind of a truism. How
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 04:19 PM (AoT6J)

Ended with Gen X - no gen later learned "sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me"...needed playground and unobserved time for that to trickle in to the child mindset...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 25, 2026 04:21 PM (tOcjL)

198 >>All I can remember of her is that she was suddenly a lesbian trying to get jobs, then dropped it when it wasn't working.

The video of her trying to jump off the stretcher, after they declared her dead at the scene is the only video I have ever seen of her.

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 04:21 PM (1Udfd)

199 152 Wow Anne Heche picked quite a way to die.

She drove her car into a house which started a fire which took 45 minutes to get her out of...
Posted by: 18-1

Classic Clintoncide. Obviously she had information leading to the conviction of Hillary Clinton. Whatever you say about ole Killary, she is like the Terminator on steroids in removing witnesses and evidentiary problems from her life.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 04:21 PM (E4rtv)

200 Is there a Tourettes convention?, because I would like to go.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 04:16 PM (n5tGW)

GFY

Posted by: The International Tourette's Convention Welcoming Committee at February 25, 2026 04:21 PM (guGkK)

201 Accidentally posted this to the previous story, but:

The Critical Drinker sells plush dolls of himself to middle-aged men.

Posted by: Jim at February 25, 2026 04:21 PM (D7MKZ)

202 TLC also had a series about Jazz

TLC can die in a fire.

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 04:21 PM (cMdij)

203 >> A cute girl with Tourettes is not a deal breaker.

Depends on her 'Tic'.

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 04:22 PM (1Udfd)

204 I find it interesting that we as a society have adapted to being insulted which is evident by what people like Grace find offensive. Why not object to all the other insults?

I wonder if Grace has ever insulted half of the population that doesn't ascribe to her political views and expected us to just take it.

Posted by: Decaf at February 25, 2026 04:22 PM (OP9Gm)

205 no word is harmful. One of the best lessons Al-Anon teaches is that you take offense, they do not give it. That anything that upsets you is on you. Even the most outrageously offensive thing someone says, can be ignored or laughed at, because all it is, are sounds. They have done you no actual harm or damage.

You may take offense or have your feelings hurt by it, but that is because of your reaction, not anything innate in the words. Its like the difference between someone random walking by saying "I hate you" and your sweetheart saying it.

Its not that there are no terms or words that are not more likely to cause offense than others, its just that all of it still lands on the person taking offense.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:22 PM (PYyV9)

206 John is featured in a y/tube video in 2009. It's got 10m views now. Very uncontrollable disease. Quite animated I grabbed the link, but had to hear the part where he accuses a fellow tourettes afflicted of "dying his pubes ginger." Probably a common Brit slogan at one point.

https://youtu.be/KtCG0wG-5E0?

Posted by: Bastard at February 25, 2026 04:22 PM (X1Jq6)

207 I was wishing Trump could have had him at the State of the Union

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 04:22 PM (tKWMU)

208 CD mentioned it, but the two black hosts handled the situation like real pros. Kudos to them.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 25, 2026 04:22 PM (Riz8t)

209
They wanted this scandal.
Posted by: Lizzy

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I know tourettes is real -- I had a football coach with a (non-verbal) twitch as a kid.
But I still think 90% of the media tourettes is just attention whoring.

I happen to have my own form of socially unacceptable behavior -- I don't suffer fools gladly -- and I mostly keep away from people to avoid any problems from it.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 04:22 PM (AoT6J)

210 A cute girl with Tourettes is not a deal breaker.

***********

I can fix her

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:22 PM (REq0p)

211 Next year Trump. Next year.

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 04:22 PM (tKWMU)

212 Quincy, ME was good at times, but then was often just a disease of the week feature. Also, the coincidence of every time Quincy went on vacation or to a conference a contagious, mystery disease broke out. Seemed a bit incredible. Sam Ito is still with us. Hasn't fallen to a Mystery Malady yet.

Posted by: Mortuary Flies at February 25, 2026 04:22 PM (oftw2)

213 However, the point here is that a current, popular TV show features a cute young woman with severe Tourette Syndrome and the rare coprolalia, her fiancée & her family. It looks like a difficult life for all.
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She's short and stubby but I'd fuck her just to hear her curse. I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 04:23 PM (pZ64F)

214
However, the point here is that a current, popular TV show features a cute young woman with severe Tourette Syndrome and the rare coprolalia, her fiancée & her family. It looks like a difficult life for all.

The missus watches it. I sat in for about twenty minutes of viewing it before striking out to find something useful to do.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 04:23 PM (xG4kz)

215 From Brianna Morello:

Ever wondered how TSA was allowing illegal aliens to board commercial flights without IDs under the Biden regime?

Well I sued TSA to find out and learned that Biden’s DHS allowed CONVICTED sex offenders on to flights by showing their sex offender paperwork.

Predators were allowed into the country if they promised to take sexual deviancy counseling and register as a sex offender.

After suing TSA, I won and now the agency is covering my legal fees.

Currently, TSA says they can’t pay my lawyer right now due to the shut down.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 25, 2026 04:23 PM (0U5gm)

216 201 Accidentally posted this to the previous story, but:

The Critical Drinker sells plush dolls of himself to middle-aged men.
Posted by: Jim at February 25, 2026 04:21 PM (D7MKZ)

As long as they're not Funko Pops...

Posted by: Thrawn at February 25, 2026 04:23 PM (9Ovst)

217 Years ago, I had a roommate who was a speech pathologist who treated people with aphasia. These were stroke victims who had the part of their brain that helps you to control what you say, damaged. So, it was a similar situation where they would call out a lot of profanity. For treatment she would record their talking and then later calculate what percentage of the words were swear words. Then she'd take them on a "field trip" to the grocery store to see if they could get through it without swearing up a storm.

So you're saying Rashida Tlaib has aphasia?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 25, 2026 04:24 PM (Riz8t)

218 Grace Randolph is whiter than Casper fucking Frosty in a river of milk. Yet she took it upon herself to be the Great White Savior of black people by policing the involuntary outbursts of a guy with Tourette's.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 04:24 PM (iFTx/)

219 Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

exactly.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 04:24 PM (AoT6J)

220 There's a show on TLC (The Learning Center), one of the channels that seems to often make (or show) certain individuals as freaks for public viewing.

Its presented as educational and sympathetic but in the end, its the same as people paying money to see the loonies in Bedlam Asylum in the Victorian era.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:24 PM (PYyV9)

221 If Gavin Newsom has hair plugs, has it made his dyslexia worse?

Posted by: Wenda at February 25, 2026 04:24 PM (trw8t)

222 HE WAS BORN THAT WAY!

At least that is what the Left says about all their perverts.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 25, 2026 04:24 PM (Vh9CX)

223 (I think he may be a commenter here.)

Ace, please don't be coy. If so, tell us the most important thing for us to know.

Has he ever disappointed you?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 04:24 PM (0sNs1)

224 >>TLC can die in a fire.

It is the modern day equivalent of the circus sideshow freaks.

Used to watch "Say Yes to the Dress" (guilty pleasure) but the ads for other shows was so very grim - 1000lb people! little people! women who are 7ft tall! I AM JAZZ! Weirdos marrying weirdo strangers who want a green card!

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:25 PM (tj6OY)

225 218 Grace Randolph is whiter than Casper fucking Frosty in a river of milk. Yet she took it upon herself to be the Great White Savior of black people by policing the involuntary outbursts of a guy with Tourette's.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 04:24 PM (iFTx/)

======

She's going to be on the vanguard of calling you a racist for thinking Kamala isn't ready for the presidency in 2028.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:25 PM (GBKbO)

226 Headline (FOX News):

"NY Times' 'The Athletic' celebrates China-competing Eileen Gu while scolding US hockey team over Trump visit"

Posted by: mrp at February 25, 2026 04:25 PM (rj6Yv)

227 BAFTA is British.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 04:25 PM (QScRl)

228 Amelia? Yes.

Critical Drinker? Does it come with a bottle of good booze?

Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 04:25 PM (cMdij)

229 Its not that there are no terms or words that are not more likely to cause offense than others, its just that all of it still lands on the person taking offense.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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The original Roadhouse movie has Swayze instructing the bouncers exactly that lesson. Never gets old.

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

230 227 BAFTA is British.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 04:25 PM (QScRl)

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It's right there in the name!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:25 PM (GBKbO)

231 All your favorite female Morons travel the country together and call random strangers everything they deserve to be called, violently, loudly, and very much without any discernible context.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (Vq1pX)

That is an accurate description of me driving on 101.

Posted by: Kathysaysso at February 25, 2026 04:26 PM (7OVtU)

232 They wanted this scandal.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM

My first thought was publicity for the film

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 04:26 PM (tKWMU)

233 Mercy! Y'all can be so bad. 😬

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 25, 2026 04:26 PM (NFX2v)

234
Also, the coincidence of every time Quincy went on vacation or to a conference a contagious, mystery disease broke out. Seemed a bit incredible.

And that is why they never did a two part mash up of that show with "Murder, She Wrote!"

Dogs sleeping with cats! Mass hysteria!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 04:26 PM (xG4kz)

235 Grace Randolph is whiter than Casper fucking Frosty in a river of milk. Yet she took it upon herself to be the Great White Savior of black people by policing the involuntary outbursts of a guy with Tourette's.

That's what they do. I wish someone would ask her why she assumes blacks are too stupid to speak for themselves.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 25, 2026 04:26 PM (Riz8t)

236 Amy Poehler doing Tourettes Syndrome in Deuce Bigelow was a hoot

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 04:26 PM (HYqoK)

237 "I think he may be a commenter here."

"He"? How do you know it ain't a "she"?

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 04:26 PM (iFTx/)

238 She's short and stubby but I'd fuck her just to hear her curse. I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.
Posted by: pudinhead

Freaky Styley

Posted by: Red Hot Chili Peppers at February 25, 2026 04:26 PM (AoT6J)

239 I had one girlfriend, and I was convinced she had Tourettes, because every time I did something wrong I was given the riot act.

Put the toilet seat down, you *^&%&*!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 04:27 PM (gVUi7)

240 YouTube is sticking with not allowing passive listening.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 04:27 PM (QScRl)

241 Oh, and the BAFTAs shouldn't award American movies.

The Cesars don't award American movies.

The Oscars should also not award non-American movies.

They are industry focused awards, and the industries they represent are national in origin. Hollywood has nothing to do with movies made in Korea. What business does Korea have to competing against American movies in an American industry awards competition?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:27 PM (GBKbO)

242 The Critical Drinker sells plush dolls of himself to middle-aged men.

Yeah its one of those annoying "isn't this ironic" millennial affectations, like collecting "action figures." He's a good movie ad game critic most of the time, though. Good analysis of why its worked or didn't.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:27 PM (PYyV9)

243 The only one who could solve this for them is a paraplegic black lesbian transvestite with Tourettes with a heavy scottish accent.
Posted by: Frank Barone at February 25, 2026 04:00 PM

Just having Tourettes with a heavy scottish accent is funny enough.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:27 PM (4NO2D)

244 A cute girl with Tourettes is not a deal breaker.
Posted by: Josephistan at February 25, 2026 04:21 PM (y9ksN)
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It would be if she talks in her sleep.

Posted by: mrp at February 25, 2026 04:27 PM (rj6Yv)

245 The video of her trying to jump off the stretcher, after they declared her dead at the scene is the only video I have ever seen of her.
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I wasn't even aware than Anne Heche died. Is there more to the "jump off the stretcher" story?

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 04:28 PM (TN0g+)

246 Congratulations, you've just realized who the real racists are: Democrats.
Posted by: Lizzy

Watch him not retain this lesson

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 25, 2026 04:28 PM (a+4eV)

247 I wish someone would ask her why she assumes blacks are too stupid to speak for themselves.

Every white leftist woman imagines herself as that Game of Thrones girl being carried by a sea of brown people.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:29 PM (PYyV9)

248 246 Congratulations, you've just realized who the real racists are: Democrats.
Posted by: Lizzy

Watch him not retain this lesson

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 25, 2026 04:28 PM (a+4eV)

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Well, it's Cornel West.

His primary concern is the advancement of communism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:29 PM (GBKbO)

249 "I think he may be a commenter here."

"He"? How do you know it ain't a "she"?
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 04:26 PM

That reminds me, Her Grace hasn't commented in quite a while.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:29 PM (4NO2D)

250 Well, it's Cornel West.

His primary concern is the advancement of communism.

==

I think it's working!

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 04:29 PM (/M/4v)

251 They are industry focused awards, and the industries they represent are national in origin. Hollywood has nothing to do with movies made in Korea. What business does Korea have to competing against American movies in an American industry awards competition?

But then how would the industry's virtue signalers communicate that their tastes are more cosmopolitan and sophisticated than the common herd?

*cough*Parasite*cough*

Posted by: Archimedes at February 25, 2026 04:29 PM (Riz8t)

252 >>My first thought was publicity for the film

Yup.

The "n" word has been off-limits for so long, there's no way it was left in by mistake.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 04:29 PM (tj6OY)

253 249
That reminds me, Her Grace hasn't commented in quite a while.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:29 PM (4NO2D)

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She doesn't like the gay jokes here. So she stays on X.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:29 PM (GBKbO)

254 Speaking of Trump, I'm in deep blue insane Seattle (home of the $22 / per hour MINIMUM wage) and just learned from some one I've known for years that he's a secret Trump supporter (although he dislikes him personally, whatever that means) and then saw a Trump Flag proudly flying high at our neighborhood entrance.

Posted by: LASue at February 25, 2026 04:29 PM (qu4ub)

255 And that is why they never did a two part mash up of that show with "Murder, She Wrote!"

Dogs sleeping with cats! Mass hysteria!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot:
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There is the whole Jessica Fletcher is a secret serial killer discussion out there. Trick is to watch each episode and figure out how Jessica or one of her accomplices could have committed the murder instead and allowed her to pin on some patsy in the recap.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 04:30 PM (E4rtv)

256 YouTube is sticking with not allowing passive listening.
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I'm not sure what that means?

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 04:30 PM (TN0g+)

257 >>I wasn't even aware than Anne Heche died. Is there more to the "jump off the stretcher" story?

Video of it is on youtube.

It's really bizarre to see. Helo footage of them wheeling her into the amberlamps...and she just sits right up and starts flailing.

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 04:30 PM (1Udfd)

258 When a leftist accuses you of offending them the only correct answer is “fuck off.”

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 25, 2026 04:30 PM (W2Pud)

259 If this wasn't real I'd think I'd was a Norm MacDonald or Dave Chappelle skit.

Posted by: Rbastid at February 25, 2026 04:30 PM (t5hMG)

260 Every white leftist woman imagines herself as that Game of Thrones girl being carried by a sea of brown people.

Carried? Sure, let's call it that.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 25, 2026 04:30 PM (Riz8t)

261 To be fair, Michael B Jordan does come across as a bitch.

Posted by: Rbastid at February 25, 2026 04:30 PM (t5hMG)

262 I'm not dead. I'm feeling better.

Posted by: Anne Heche at February 25, 2026 04:31 PM (q2NNn)

263 251 But then how would the industry's virtue signalers communicate that their tastes are more cosmopolitan and sophisticated than the common herd?

*cough*Parasite*cough*

Posted by: Archimedes at February 25, 2026 04:29 PM (Riz8t)

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The French industry has it right.

Sure, their modern movies kind of...suck, but the industry understands that its awards are for French films.

I also think the Academy should bar independent films from competing. It's a studio organization first and foremost.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:31 PM (GBKbO)

264
I’m honored to have lead a constructive conversation about...

You smug, arrogant and self-satisfied beeyotch

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 04:31 PM (xG4kz)

265 For the record, I am not the activist shouting the racial epithet at the awards.

I am merely the one person heard quietly stifling a chuckle immediately after.

Posted by: Diss Topian at February 25, 2026 04:31 PM (O6Whv)

266 A cute girl with Tourettes is not a deal breaker.
Posted by: Josephistan

Depends on her 'Tic'.
Posted by: garrett

You need to know, I yell random stuff in bed. Right up front, "F***! A**!" is an expression of my verbal tics. It is not a request.

Posted by: the cute girl with Tourettes, setting boundaries at February 25, 2026 04:31 PM (VHUov)

267 A cute girl with Tourettes is not a deal breaker.

***********

I can fix her
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:22 PM (REq0p)

***

One of Doc Diogenes' famous injections ought to do it!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 04:31 PM (2WIwB)

268 I'm offended on behalf of this black guy who's too stupid to be offended by something that it would be incredibly crass and graceless for him to be offended by.

....

I don't even know what to call this.

You're walking down the street. You see a guy bump in to another guy. They both laugh and say "oh, sorry man, you're good, all good!", and as they part ways smiling you fly in and deck one of them shrieking "How dare you!"

Trump is right. These people are crazy.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:31 PM (Vq1pX)

269 My grandfather had a really bad stroke and he had problems with speech and wouldn't be able to get the words out but boy he could cuss at the drop of a hat with zero stutter.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 25, 2026 04:32 PM (K885Z)

270 CD mentioned it, but the two black hosts handled the situation like real pros. Kudos to them.
Posted by: Archimedes

Not like Jamie Fox who was soooo offended and believes that Davidson saying this is his real beliefs and has nothing to do with a disability and is just a nasty racist. Okay Fox, go get your fainting couch.

Posted by: Cheri at February 25, 2026 04:32 PM (oiNtH)

271
Delroy Lindo was great in "Get Shorty".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 04:32 PM (xG4kz)

272
I laughed out loud at this. Where were the limey cops with their arrests for speech?

What. The. Fuck. Did they expect from a person suffering tourettes?

Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 25, 2026 04:32 PM (QVmho)

273 OT- anyone else having big trouble going to theinternet after the latest iphone update?

Posted by: free tibet with purchase of equal or greater value tibet at February 25, 2026 04:32 PM (iNp3L)

274 245 The video of her trying to jump off the stretcher, after they declared her dead at the scene is the only video I have ever seen of her.
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I wasn't even aware than Anne Heche died. Is there more to the "jump off the stretcher" story?

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 04:28 PM (TN0g+)

+++++

She was very drunk and high. Lost control of her car and hit a house. Then everything burst into flames. After the emergency crew were able to get her out, they had her on a stretcher and for a brief moment she was able to sit up and turn, looking around. She was 90% dead at that point. It is an image that I try to force out of my mind when I think of it, but my brain goes ahead and makes me think about it.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 04:33 PM (rkWQ6)

275 I have to confess it shocked me to see Doc from Fraggle Rock dropping f-bombs.

I can already see the face Sprocket is making.

Now that Tourette's is suddenly the Disability of the Week, want to bet that there is a sudden uptick of people claiming to have it?

Posted by: Oddbob at February 25, 2026 04:33 PM (Fs0KI)

276 wasn't even aware than Anne Heche died. Is there more to the "jump off the stretcher" story

************

She drove a literal 80-100 miles per hour down a residential street before crashing out, she was not impaired according to autopsy but coroner rules it an accident

Okie dokie nothing to see here

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:33 PM (REq0p)

277 She doesn't like the gay jokes here. So she stays on X.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I also think for awhile one or two individuals made it their point to make all sorts of comments to try to get her goat. That being said, ATC gets wider appreciation at X which might mean something to her.

I think Fenelon used to have a stalker too awhile back, forget the nic, who had a thing about women in the the pulpit. Stupid and creepy.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 04:33 PM (E4rtv)

278 Thank God Strong Woman saved Jordan and Lindo. Hey, this would make a great Marvel movie!
And by "great," i mean "box office poison"

Posted by: Wally at February 25, 2026 04:33 PM (6zGg2)

279 My grandfather had a really bad stroke and he had problems with speech and wouldn't be able to get the words out but boy he could cuss at the drop of a hat with zero stutter.

There's a scene with that exact situation in The King's Speech. Apparently stuttering is counteracted by profanity, so I guess there are lots of people here who stutter.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM (Riz8t)

280 Whoa. Must have been good news from Nvdia. It went vertical and blew out all my sell orders.

I though I was being bold selling at 198. It's at 201 now.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM (4NO2D)

281 Someone's gonna have to explain that to me. I thought "names will never harm me" was kind of a truism. How does it harm anyone?

Can we just admit that the only harm is that it shows them up to be entitled woosies?
Posted by: bob

It's "words shall never hurt me" which, grammatically speaking, is more a statement of resolve than a statement of fact.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM (a+4eV)

282 Background play is the correct term. Listening to videos while looking at something else.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM (QScRl)

283 I hope they invite the guy to the Oscars.

Posted by: nckate at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM (uQzkA)

284 Delroy Lindo was great in "Get Shorty".

He's great in everything, I'd hire him for every movie I made as a director. There is a handfull of guys out there, all getting quite old by this point, but still. Reliable stand by actors you can always get great performances from.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM (PYyV9)

285 202

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM (4NO2D)

286 It's really bizarre to see. Helo footage of them wheeling her into the amberlamps...and she just sits right up and starts flailing.
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I never saw that. Fuck.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM (pZ64F)

287 Actors were refusing to say anything political until the final night when actors receiving awards started going in hard on pro-Gaza stuff, going so far as to blame Germany for the genocide in Gaza.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:11 PM (GBKbO)

Well without the German Holocaust the UN could never have needed the creation of Israel after WWII. They had to since Europe couldn't be trusted with them any more.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:35 PM (8avO+)

288 There's a scene with that exact situation in The King's Speech. Apparently stuttering is counteracted by profanity, so I guess there are lots of people here who stutter.

One of my favorite movies. And yeah what he was trying to do is get him to get over his shyness and what prompted him to stutter by yelling outrageous stuff (which shocked his family LOL) and realizing he could control it if he had to.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:35 PM (PYyV9)

289 "A cute girl with Tourettes is not a deal breaker.
Posted by: Josephistan "

She would keep yelling that you had a small dick.

But if she's hot....hey.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 04:35 PM (aTgV0)

290 203

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:35 PM (4NO2D)

291 Back when I played softball I'd sometimes coach third base. There was a third baseman on a team with Tourettes. He be in position saying "n**get, c*nt", and making low growling sounds. Both of the umpires were black guys, but they had been told about the problem. Still odd to hear

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 04:36 PM (HYqoK)

292
There's a scene with that exact situation in The King's Speech. Apparently stuttering is counteracted by profanity, so I guess there are lots of people here who stutter.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM

I'm going to use that as an excuse for bad language going forward.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 25, 2026 04:36 PM (K885Z)

293 I'm not gonna chase a bottle rocket though.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:36 PM (4NO2D)

294
Jamie Foxx also Tweeted out an epically retarded take.

Unless your name is Robert Downey Jr. Then you get a pass on being a white guy doing blackface and playing up a bunch of black stereotypes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 25, 2026 04:36 PM (y9nCu)

295 If this wasn't real I'd think I'd was a Norm MacDonald or Dave Chappelle skit.
Posted by: Rbastid

One of my favorite Chappelle skits back in the day was when he played a blind, black KKK member. He arrives in town, steps of a bus with his cane wearing his KKK garb and demands threateningly "Where are all the N's at?"

Posted by: Cheri at February 25, 2026 04:37 PM (oiNtH)

296 283 I hope they invite the guy to the Oscars.
Posted by: nckate at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM (uQzkA)

As if they don't already have enough meaningless fucks and shits hanging around there.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:37 PM (Vq1pX)

297 275 like newsome?

Posted by: cmeat at February 25, 2026 04:37 PM (R11M+)

298 295 One of my favorite Chappelle skits back in the day was when he played a blind, black KKK member. He arrives in town, steps of a bus with his cane wearing his KKK garb and demands threateningly "Where are all the N's at?"

Posted by: Cheri at February 25, 2026 04:37 PM (oiNtH)

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Episode 1 of Season 1.

Came out swingin'.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:37 PM (GBKbO)

299 Baylen Dupree has a nice set of Tourette's.
https://x.com/caramelcolored/status/2026369386609529292?s=20

Posted by: dlsada at February 25, 2026 04:37 PM (QTrRT)

300 After the emergency crew were able to get her out, they had her on a stretcher and for a brief moment she was able to sit up and turn, looking around. She was 90% dead at that point. It is an image that I try to force out of my mind when I think of it, but my brain goes ahead and makes me think about it.
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100% dead. But the demon hadnt realized yet. Oops...

Posted by: Alternative point of view at February 25, 2026 04:37 PM (C07d8)

301 As I understand it, most of the time people with tourettes don't swear, but will make odd noises like barking, growling grunting, squeaking etc. The words are often stuff you aren't supposed to say in public because forbidden and shameful, so you'll hear some really off color stuff once in a while too.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:37 PM (PYyV9)

302 I'm not sure what that means?
Posted by: Crusader

The keep stopping your videos and asking if you're still watching if you've got the window behind another one

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 25, 2026 04:37 PM (a+4eV)

303 She was very drunk and high

**********

the toxicology report showed no evidence of active impairment by illicit substances or alcohol which is why I’m like WTF?

The theory is that her gas pedal got stuck

Sure Jan

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:38 PM (REq0p)

304 Damn. That person actually yelled the N word. Let's see. Yesterday I thought that dude was Michael Moore and the reel about "we should kill children" was AI. Then the frog thing in an earlier post. Now some dude yells N word at black dudes giving an award.

Gotta apologize to ace........I've been fact checking to make sure he's not pulling our leg with some of this shit. If the left wasn't so damn evil they'd be hilarious.

Posted by: JROD at February 25, 2026 04:38 PM (IlL6s)

305 Oddbob,
South Park already did it. Cartman saw a kid with Tourrette's having an outburst. His parents calmed him/distracted him by getting him a toy. Cartman saw a kid swear AND get a toy, and he was off to the races.

Posted by: Wally at February 25, 2026 04:38 PM (6zGg2)

306 I feel happy! I feel happy!

Posted by: Anne Heche at February 25, 2026 04:38 PM (q2NNn)

307 277 She doesn't like the gay jokes here. So she stays on X.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=======
I also think for awhile one or two individuals made it their point to make all sorts of comments to try to get her goat. That being said, ATC gets wider appreciation at X which might mean something to her.

I think Fenelon used to have a stalker too awhile back, forget the nic, who had a thing about women in the the pulpit. Stupid and creepy.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 04:33 PM (E4rtv)
...................................
I have one now and then that I ignore. I do note his hash, however.

Figure he's so ugly and pitiful he can't leave his mother's basement.

On his dating profile, his "hobbies" are popping zits and a bulletin board of booger collections with little colored pins.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:38 PM (WONhk)

308 Grace Randolph's problem is that she Can't Understand Neurodivergent Thinking.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 04:38 PM (QScRl)

309 Unless your name is Robert Downey Jr. Then you get a pass on being a white guy doing blackface and playing up a bunch of black stereotypes.

Or your name is Tarantino, then you can say the N word as much as you want, as long as you have a job for him.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:39 PM (PYyV9)

310 Jamie Foxx also Tweeted out an epically retarded take.

Unless your name is Robert Downey Jr. Then you get a pass on being a white guy doing blackface and playing up a bunch of black stereotypes.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 25, 2026 04:36 PM (y9nCu)

Most leftists thought he was really black.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:39 PM (8avO+)

311 Bigger bridge?

Posted by: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at February 25, 2026 04:39 PM (7Q0e+)

312 I laughed out loud at this. Where were the limey cops with their arrests for speech?

What. The. Fuck. Did they expect from a person suffering tourettes?
Posted by: BifBewalski - at February 25, 2026 04:32 PM (QVmho)

RAGHEAD!!!
GOAT FU*KER!!!

Come get me bobbies!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 04:39 PM (2WIwB)

313 307 I have one now and then that I ignore. I do note his hash, however.

Figure he's so ugly and pitiful he can't leave his mother's basement.

On his dating profile, his "hobbies" are popping zits and a bulletin board of booger collections with little colored pins.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:38 PM (WONhk)

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I feel seen.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:40 PM (GBKbO)

314 the toxicology report showed no evidence of active impairment by illicit substances or alcohol which is why I’m like WTF?

The theory is that her gas pedal got stuck

Sure Jan
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:38 PM (REq0p)

She have an Audi 5000 or something

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:40 PM (8avO+)

315
Delroy Lindo was great in "Get Shorty".

He's great in everything, I'd hire him for every movie I made as a director. There is a handfull of guys out there, all getting quite old by this point, but still. Reliable stand by actors you can always get great performances from.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM (PYyV9)

The corrupt African colonel in Congo.

"STOP EATING MY SESEME CAKE!"

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 25, 2026 04:40 PM (y9nCu)

316 Robert Downey Jr in blackface saying "you never go full retard" gets him a pass for the blackface

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 04:40 PM (HYqoK)

317 She doesn't like the gay jokes here. So she stays on X.
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I dont think its the jokes.

Posted by: Alternative point of view at February 25, 2026 04:41 PM (C07d8)

318 291 Back when I played softball I'd sometimes coach third base. There was a third baseman on a team with Tourettes. He be in position saying "n**get, c*nt", and making low growling sounds. Both of the umpires were black guys, but they had been told about the problem. Still odd to hear
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 04:36 PM (HYqoK)

How did you play without falling over laughing or were you an adult? I don't see kids being able to hear that and not laugh.

Posted by: CaliGirl at February 25, 2026 04:41 PM (K885Z)

319 >>>your name is Robert Downey Jr. Then you get a pass on being a white guy doing blackface and playing up a bunch of black stereotypes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur

>I thought that movie was hilarious. A little campy, but then Jack Black is always a reach with his foolishness.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 04:41 PM (gVUi7)

320 cue cartman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xe1kCwf4-w

Posted by: DaveA at February 25, 2026 04:42 PM (FhXTo)

321 If you don't have a stalker, you ain't posting right

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 04:42 PM (E0p3T)

322 298 295 One of my favorite Chappelle skits back in the day was when he played a blind, black KKK member. He arrives in town, steps of a bus with his cane wearing his KKK garb and demands threateningly "Where are all the N's at?"

Posted by: Cheri at February 25, 2026 04:37 PM (oiNtH)
............................

Did you see the one set in the 60's of an all white public restrooms? He had diarrhea and had to use the loo. The noises from the stall were all it took for me to fall out of my chair laughing.

I love him.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:42 PM (WONhk)

323 I think Fenelon used to have a stalker too awhile back, forget the nic, who had a thing about women in the the pulpit. Stupid and creepy.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 04:33 PM (E4rtv)
...................................
I have one now and then that I ignore. I do note his hash, however.

Wait...if it's only now and then that's not really much of a stalker then is it? More like an occasional nuisance.

Posted by: No work ethic anymore at February 25, 2026 04:42 PM (TbWk/)

324 So what do you think he shouted at the black men?

One would have a heart made of stone not to laugh.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls - my foul language is all voluntary at February 25, 2026 04:42 PM (4/BuS)

325 South Park already did it. Cartman saw a kid with Tourrette's having an outburst. His parents calmed him/distracted him by getting him a toy. Cartman saw a kid swear AND get a toy, and he was off to the races.
Posted by: Wally at February 25, 2026 04:38 PM (6zGg2)

Huh.
Doesn't work on a golf course.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 04:42 PM (2WIwB)

326 getting quite old by this point, but still. Reliable stand by actors you can always get great performances from.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM

This. Is. About me. Isn't. It?

Posted by: William Shatner at February 25, 2026 04:43 PM (0sNs1)

327
Amy Pohler did a bit in Deuce Bigalow as a Tourette's sufferer who he takes to a ballgame, where she becomes a hero.

Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 04:43 PM (Y8DZL)

328 321 If you don't have a stalker, you ain't posting right
Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 04:42 PM (E0p3T)

Is it still "stalking" if they're getting paid handsomely by a three letter agency to do it?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:43 PM (Vq1pX)

329 >>I think he may be a commenter here.

C'mon, we all know who it is.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 04:43 PM (viF8m)

330 Eric Cartman>>Jack Black

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 04:44 PM (gVUi7)

331
One of my favorite Chappelle skits back in the day was when he played a blind, black KKK member. He arrives in town, steps of a bus with his cane wearing his KKK garb and demands threateningly "Where are all the N's at?"

Clayton Bigsby

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 04:44 PM (xG4kz)

332 She have an Audi 5000 or something

******

Mini Cooper I think, on second thought maybe the pedal did get stuck

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:44 PM (REq0p)

333 I feel seen.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:40 PM (GBKbO)

Not you. Altho now I am adding to my list in my little spiral notebook.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:44 PM (WONhk)

334 THIS IS NOT FUNNY!!

Posted by: Sally Jenkins, Sports Harpy at February 25, 2026 04:44 PM (sAmhv)

335 Willowed:

Umm ... NYC is booming by any economic metric. Incomes way up. Wealth way up. More millionaires created in the last 10 years than ever before. Richest city in the world, and only getting richer. The reason the taxes are so high is that people can afford them.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 12:59 PM
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Um, yeah, only it's not. Yes, the millionaire class is growing. But everyone else is leaving, and they have a serious revenue shortfall. "Massive Income Loss: From 2013 to 2022, New York State lost an estimated $517.5 billion in resident income due to migration, with a significant portion of this originating from New York City."

Posted by: Black JEM at February 25, 2026 04:44 PM (GZYu7)

336 333 I feel seen.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:40 PM (GBKbO)

Not you. Altho now I am adding to my list in my little spiral notebook.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:44 PM (WONhk)

=====

I know. We never really interact.

I just went for the lulz.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:45 PM (GBKbO)

337 307 I have one now and then that I ignore. I do note his hash, however.

Figure he's so ugly and pitiful he can't leave his mother's basement.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:38 PM (WONhk)

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I'm closer to the attic, but it's my own attic.

I slipped on the steps in Jan and strained and bruised one leg kinda bad so have had to hole up upstairs much of the time these last 7 weeks.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:45 PM (8avO+)

338 327
Amy Pohler did a bit in Deuce Bigalow as a Tourette's sufferer who he takes to a ballgame, where she becomes a hero.
Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 04:43 PM (Y8DZL)

That was a clever bit of writing, I thought

Posted by: YEAH! The pitcher's a cockfartburger! at February 25, 2026 04:45 PM (TbWk/)

339 On his dating profile, his "hobbies" are popping zits and a bulletin board of booger collections with little colored pins.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

Yup. I got yellow boogers, brown boogers, bloody boogers, even black boogers. Quite proud of my collection!

Posted by: Lance McBoyle, Esq. at February 25, 2026 04:45 PM (oftw2)

340 If you don't have a stalker, you ain't posting right
Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 04:42 PM (E0p3T)

*sad face*

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 25, 2026 04:45 PM (2bC92)

341 Headline (Washington Examiner):

"Minnesota woman pleads guilty to stealing millions through Feeding Our Future fraud"

Excerpts:

"Authorities said her husband, Said Ereg, transferred funds from business accounts into personal accounts held by himself and Ahmed, who knew the money represented proceeds of illegal activity. Ahmed then moved at least $1,147,348 to foreign textile and trading companies, including Shaoxing Aifan Textile Co., and spent additional funds on personal luxury purchases from brands such as Burberry, Louis Vuitton, and Canada Goose."

"There are still 27 pending cases remaining from the wider slate of 70 Feeding Our Future fraud defendants, and more than 35 have pleaded guilty, five have been found guilty at trial, and two have been found not guilty. Most of the defendants are from the Somali community in Minneapolis."

Posted by: mrp at February 25, 2026 04:45 PM (rj6Yv)

342 Not you. Altho now I am adding to my list in my little spiral notebook.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:44 PM

It's black, isn't it?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 04:45 PM (0sNs1)

343 I actually got yelled at by Grace Randolph on this. She said

"a lot of you are acting as if he not only can’t control his offensive tics but as if he has no idea he even has them."

and I responded "... tourettes literally means that they cannot control their offensive tics."

And she replied to me "As I said here"

Which I thought was really telling because I am nobody, with few followers, and no blue check because I won't pay for that crap. But she was so touchy about it she felt like she had to reply LOL

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:46 PM (PYyV9)

344 Ahhh the left. Champions of the neurodivergent, except that guy.

Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 04:46 PM (OoFl2)

345 @318 CaliGirl, I was playing adult softball. Did it for thirty years. But if I was still playing Babe Ruth ball it would probably cause laughter

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 04:46 PM (HYqoK)

346 It's "words shall never hurt me" which, grammatically speaking, is more a statement of resolve than a statement of fact.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

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Thank you for that correction!

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 04:47 PM (AoT6J)

347 323 I think Fenelon used to have a stalker too awhile back, forget the nic, who had a thing about women in the the pulpit. Stupid and creepy.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 04:33 PM (E4rtv)
...................................
I have one now and then that I ignore. I do note his hash, however.

Wait...if it's only now and then that's not really much of a stalker then is it? More like an occasional nuisance.
Posted by: No work ethic anymore at February 25, 2026 04:42 PM (TbWk/)
..........................
Never said he was a stellar stalker. However, he pops up now and then. I ignore him vs feeding his feeble ego. Probably fragile and in a furry suit just waiting in the bushes. The furry suit covers his zits and he has a pocket to collect boogers.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:47 PM (WONhk)

348 Minnesota woman pleads guilty to stealing millions through Feeding Our Future fraud

**********

I fear no matter how much fraud is uncovered Minnesotans will never lear

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:47 PM (REq0p)

349 Yeah its one of those annoying "isn't this ironic" millennial affectations, like collecting "action figures." He's a good movie ad game critic most of the time, though. Good analysis of why its worked or didn't.

>>>>

Disagree. He can be entertaining, but he appears not even to have watched most of the stuff he critiques. His opinions are almost word-for-word the same as the rest of the "anti-woke" YouTube crowd.

Posted by: Jim at February 25, 2026 04:47 PM (D7MKZ)

350
Keto Cheetos

LOL

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 04:47 PM (xG4kz)

351 This situation reminds me of a YT skit were a couple of guys would heckle women on the street by shouting complements through a bullhorn.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:47 PM (8avO+)

352 Ahhh the left. Champions of the neurodivergent, except that guy.
Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 04:46 PM (OoFl2)

Only the fake performative TikTok neurodivergents, not the real ones.

Posted by: Obsessive Clout Disorder at February 25, 2026 04:48 PM (TbWk/)

353
the toxicology report showed no evidence of active impairment by illicit substances or alcohol which is why I’m like WTF?

The theory is that her gas pedal got stuck

Sure Jan

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:38 PM (REq0p)

++++

Well I thought initially that an empty vodka bottle was found in her car and that they also discovered drugs in her system during the autopsy. Was the autopsy report changed? Or maybe I am misremembering. It seems she lost control of her car going great speeds. I can't imagine that she was not impaired.

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 04:48 PM (rkWQ6)

354 Back when I played softball I'd sometimes coach third base. There was a third baseman on a team with Tourettes. He be in position saying "n**get, c*nt", and making low growling sounds. Both of the umpires were black guys, but they had been told about the problem. Still odd to hear
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 04:36 PM (HYqoK)

When I was a platoon leader in Germany (waaaaay back) I had a couple Samoans in the platoon. They were on the Post softball team and we were playing Nurnberg. One of the umps was Samoan. The guys taught the platoon a bunch of Samoan cuss words. Ump was pissed. Hilarious.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 04:48 PM (2WIwB)

355 Motherfuckers shouldn't be allowed to spell the name Said that way in English.

Like a damn lexical pothole.

Stick a "y" in there or something, dickhead. You know exactly what you're doing.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:48 PM (Vq1pX)

356 My grandfather had a really bad stroke and he had problems with speech and wouldn't be able to get the words out but boy he could cuss at the drop of a hat with zero stutter.
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My grandmother spent the last years of her life suffering from alzheimers/dementia and couldn't really "speak" in response to anything that was said around her or to her--the best she could usually offer was a small smile. But one time a visiting preacher visited her with my mom in the room. The preacher spoke for a minute or two, and then told my grandmother "I'm going to sing a hymn you might like" (my grandmother had always been in the church choir). He started singing "Shall we gather at the River" and my mom said my grandmother joined in almost instantly.

The human mind does some interesting things.

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 04:48 PM (TN0g+)

357 I wish I had a stalker with Tourettes.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 04:48 PM (aTgV0)

358 For Tourette's Awareness Week, I'm going to buy out the lower level of a WNBA game and give out free tickets to Tourette's sufferers.

Posted by: Diss Topian at February 25, 2026 04:48 PM (O6Whv)

359 🥒

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 04:49 PM (QScRl)

360 Willowed:

Umm ... NYC is booming by any economic metric. Incomes way up. Wealth way up. More millionaires created in the last 10 years than ever before. Richest city in the world, and only getting richer. The reason the taxes are so high is that people can afford them.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 12:59 PM
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Um, yeah, only it's not. Yes, the millionaire class is growing. But everyone else is leaving, and they have a serious revenue shortfall. "Massive Income Loss: From 2013 to 2022, New York State lost an estimated $517.5 billion in resident income due to migration, with a significant portion of this originating from New York City."
Posted by: Black JEM at February 25, 2026 04:44 PM (GZYu7)
____

That covers the Covid years. Extend to 2025 and it reverses. Almost every metric is up. Even population, at a time when illegals are leaving or being deported. The city is booming, no matter how much some people wish that it wasn't.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 04:49 PM (iFTx/)

361 People with Tourettes are fucking assholes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 04:50 PM (QScRl)

362 Never said he was a stellar stalker.

T'were I a stalker, I would be.

Posted by: Neil DeGrasse Tyson at February 25, 2026 04:50 PM (0sNs1)

363 His opinions are almost word-for-word the same as the rest of the "anti-woke" YouTube crowd.

ThHey all watch him LOL. But if you like woke, I can see why you would have concern with his commentary

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:50 PM (PYyV9)

364 Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 04:48 PM (TN0g+)

That's such a nice story. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at February 25, 2026 04:50 PM (rZCVI)

365
I fear no matter how much fraud is uncovered Minnesotans will never lear
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:47 PM (REq0p)

I see what you did there.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 04:50 PM (2WIwB)

366 It's black, isn't it?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 04:45 PM (0sNs1)

Nope! Red. From 4th grade when I wrote down "foreign" car tags in our neighborhood. And drew women with cone boobies like Madonna's. Sort of futuristic Barbies with beehive hairdos.

In this notebook I also have the entire lyrics to My Old Kentucky home. I do not know why, but when I found it I considered this to be a priceless artifact.

Now has nics of stalkers.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:50 PM (WONhk)

367 I wish I had a stalker with Tourettes.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 04:48 PM

At least they couldn't sneak up on you.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:50 PM (4NO2D)

368 I was getting ready for work the other morning and Sanford and Son was on. Lamont (The Big Dummy) had Julio over and Fred told him to stop inviting his friends who were wet backs over the border in to America. I did a double take. Never, never could have that dialogue written today and surprised they even showed this episode. I love it!

Posted by: Cheri at February 25, 2026 04:51 PM (oiNtH)

369 "a lot of you are acting as if he not only can’t control his offensive tics but as if he has no idea he even has them."

and I responded "... tourettes literally means that they cannot control their offensive tics."
————
And many times have zero memories of what they said. Not always, but sometimes. The people giving the award should have taken that opportunity to explain that this is not offensive because it’s not on purpose, and the more stress there is, the worse it gets. But that would require them to not be ridiculous prima Donna victims of the world.

Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 04:51 PM (Wmg4n)

370 363 His opinions are almost word-for-word the same as the rest of the "anti-woke" YouTube crowd.

ThHey all watch him LOL. But if you like woke, I can see why you would have concern with his commentary

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 04:50 PM (PYyV9)

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I don't like his taste in movies and I don't think he's very good at explaining why he does.

He's wildly inconsistent in what he says he values from a structural storytelling perspective.

But his invective is amusing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:51 PM (GBKbO)

371 She have an Audi 5000 or something

******

Mini Cooper I think, on second thought maybe the pedal did get stuck
-----

Wouldn't have happened if she had owned a Jaguar.

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 04:52 PM (TN0g+)

372 AtC isn’t here anymore because some of you are assholes. Not “jokes.” If you were making jokes, they would be funny. There’s more than a few homophobic assholes here and she got tired of it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 25, 2026 04:52 PM (W2Pud)

373 Wouldn't have happened if she had owned a Jaguar.
Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 04:52 PM

Yeah, hard to crash when your car is in the shop.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:53 PM (4NO2D)

374 I learned everything I know, and everything I need to know, about Tourettes from Eric Cartman.

Posted by: a.moron at February 25, 2026 04:53 PM (X5Jzz)

375 The most often cause of "unintended acceleration" is a floor mat or other detritus jamming the pedal. Why the driver can't shift to neutral and shut the engine off is beyond me. I heard a recording of a 911 call from someone who's accelerator got stuck and was flying down the road at 120 MPH. Crashed at a T in the road, killing four people in the car. The brakes were flaming hot and useless from stomping on them, yet he never thought to shift to neutral. The car was a dealer loaner and the cause was the floor mat being stuck.

Posted by: Use Your Head, People at February 25, 2026 04:53 PM (oftw2)

376 It seems she lost control of her car going great speeds. I can't imagine that she was not impaired

**********

So the toxicology found she had traces from past drug use but not anything that would actively impair her during the time of the car crash, yet she

hit a garage door at an apartment complex, people tried to help but she apparently reverses car and veers off, sped 100 mph down a residential street before crashing through a front yard and into a house

Yet it’s ruled an accident and she had no impairment at all

Mkay

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:53 PM (REq0p)

377 In this notebook I also have the entire lyrics to My Old Kentucky home. I do not know why, but when I found it I considered this to be a priceless artifact.

Now has nics of stalkers.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:50 PM (WONhk)

That means when they do the biopic on you they will write parts for all the stalkers.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:53 PM (8avO+)

378 I miss AtC.

She has a wit.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 04:53 PM (aTgV0)

379 Grace Randolph's problem is that she Can't Understand Neurodivergent Thinking.

*slow clap*

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 04:53 PM (2ocoG)

380 At least they couldn't sneak up on you.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:50 PM (4NO2D)

"Fuck!"

"FUCK!!!!"

"AHHHH!"

"AHHHHH!!!!!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 04:54 PM (Vq1pX)

381 I fear no matter how much fraud is uncovered Minnesotans will never lear
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger

Would have been cool if last night when Trump brought up MN fraud and Omar and Tlaib started yapping, he would have said "And there ladies and gentlemen, are two graduates of the Learing Daytime Academy".

Posted by: Cheri at February 25, 2026 04:54 PM (oiNtH)

382 That floor mat thing is real. Sometimes you have to pry the accelerator up with your foot.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 04:54 PM (QScRl)

383 I miss AtC.

She has a wit.

Now that a lot of them have returned from BlueCry, lefties trying to convince her that she's a man is pretty funny.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 04:54 PM (2ocoG)

384 I miss AtC.

She has a wit.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 04:53 PM

She has a twitter account. Like and Subscribe, err, Follow.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:54 PM (4NO2D)

385 384 She has a twitter account. Like and Subscribe, err, Follow.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:54 PM (4NO2D)

======

Those words are only for me!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at February 25, 2026 04:55 PM (GBKbO)

386 https://x.com/alexthechick

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:55 PM (4NO2D)

387 Well I thought initially that an empty vodka bottle was found in her car

Posted by: washrivergal
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Well there you go. She wasn't imparied, the bottle probably fell on the floor and got stuck under the brake pedal.

could happen to anyone.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 04:55 PM (AoT6J)

388 368 I was getting ready for work the other morning and Sanford and Son was on. Lamont (The Big Dummy) had Julio over and Fred told him to stop inviting his friends who were wet backs over the border in to America. I did a double take. Never, never could have that dialogue written today and surprised they even showed this episode. I love it!
Posted by: Cheri at February 25, 2026 04:51 PM (oiNtH)

You used to be able to air the "N word" on prime time TV. In a famous episode of Archie Bunker's Place a lodge brother or something uses that to refer to his housekeeper, for which Archie punches him in the face. Nobody freaked the fuck out. Now there would be rioting and burning for days, even though the guy is clearly portrayed as being a racist asshole and getting his comeuppance.

Posted by: How times have changed at February 25, 2026 04:55 PM (TbWk/)

389 brown boogers

Those're eating boogers!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 25, 2026 04:55 PM (Kt19C)

390 it a garage door at an apartment complex, people tried to help but she apparently reverses car and veers off, sped 100 mph down a residential street before crashing through a front yard and into a house

Yet it’s ruled an accident and she had no impairment at all

Mkay
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:53 PM (REq0p)

Accident in that she wasn't trying to hit the things she hit. Maybe trying to avoid the paparazzi

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:56 PM (8avO+)

391 372 AtC isn’t here anymore because some of you are assholes. Not “jokes.” If you were making jokes, they would be funny. There’s more than a few homophobic assholes here and she got tired of it.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 25, 2026 04:52 PM (W2Pud)

Oh no. Please come back. Oh well.

Posted by: Diss Topian at February 25, 2026 04:56 PM (O6Whv)

392 Now has nics of stalkers.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 04:50 PM (WONhk)

Stalk of knickers > nics of stalkers

Posted by: I don't even know what means at February 25, 2026 04:57 PM (TbWk/)

393 Thank you toby.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 04:57 PM (aTgV0)

394 brown boogers

Those're eating boogers!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 25, 2026 04:55 PM (Kt19C)

+1

Posted by: Spaulding Smails at February 25, 2026 04:57 PM (q2NNn)

395 I saw Stalk of Knickers open for Blood, Sweat, and Tears.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 04:58 PM (4NO2D)

396 Yet it’s ruled an accident and she had no impairment at all

Mkay

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:53 PM (REq0p)

++++

I had forgotten that she had hit another house before she blasted into a second one. How could she not be drunk?

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 04:59 PM (rkWQ6)

397 Here in Missouri tic season is nearly upon us.

Posted by: tubal at February 25, 2026 04:59 PM (pDt9x)

398 Not much of a driver.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 04:59 PM (QScRl)

399 I had forgotten that she had hit another house before she blasted into a second one. How could she not be drunk?
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Wait, you haven't watched women drive?

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 04:59 PM (TN0g+)

400 How the hell did "tourettes guy at the BAFTA awards" become an Anne Heche thread?

...

(Counts on fingers)....

(Measures with hands)....

There aren't even boobs involved!?!?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:00 PM (Vq1pX)

401 Not much of a driver.
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John Denver, great singer, not much of a pilot.

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 05:00 PM (TN0g+)

402 Julio, Lamont the Big Dummy's friend on Sanford and Son, was Puerto Rican and so had the right to be in Los Angeles just like Fred, who was an immigrant from St. Louis.

Posted by: Rollo, Grady, and Skillet at February 25, 2026 05:01 PM (oftw2)

403 Was Hechie a Brit?

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:01 PM (QScRl)

404 Schmuckie explains it all.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
NEW: I just asked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) why Democrats didn’t stand when President Trump asked Congress to stand for Americans over illegal immigrants, and if it was a political mistake to stay seated?

Schumer: “Of course we support Americans. We’re not going to be a prop in Donald Trump’s little show.”

-
Gonna stick with being the cheeseburger cooking poster boy?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 05:01 PM (FXNzP)

405 Anne Heche. Now that’s a sad story right there.

Posted by: tubal at February 25, 2026 05:01 PM (pDt9x)

406 Accident in that she wasn't trying to hit the things she hit. Maybe trying to avoid the paparazzi

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:56 PM (8avO+)

+++++

Was the paparazzi even interested in her at that point in her career where they would be tailing her?

Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 05:01 PM (rkWQ6)

407 How could she not be drunk?

**********

I swear it seems like every month you hear a Californian coroner release yet another report that makes absolutely no sense given the context

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 05:01 PM (REq0p)

408 nood

Lum

Posted by: banana Dream at February 25, 2026 05:02 PM (3uBP9)

409 ===
100% dead. But the demon hadnt realized yet. Oops...
Posted by: Alternative point of view
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Probably was looking for a herd of swine.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 05:02 PM (XeU6L)

410 The center of the Venn Diagram of Shit I Couldn't Possibly Care Less About has GOT to be the intersection of
1) British poofter bullshit
and
2) Movie/TV shit

My god who the fuck cares?! Sorry, Ace.

Posted by: ballistic at February 25, 2026 05:02 PM (3BwY8)

411 I bet an Anne Heche movie would beat Bonnie and Clyde.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 05:02 PM (pZ64F)

412 Heche’s talent shone in Six Days, Seven Nights but she was never given too much to work with.

Posted by: tubal at February 25, 2026 05:02 PM (pDt9x)

413 If she had lived, she would have soon hit the wall.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 05:02 PM (QScRl)

414 Lol.

The SOTU address, an American Institution which has been a retarded joke since my grandparents were children, is now "Donald Trump's little show".

Ok, Chuck.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 05:03 PM (Vq1pX)

415 Years ago we had a boy with Tourette in our neighborhood. I guess he was about 16 or so. Sweet kid. He was on drugs to moderate the symptoms so his outbursts weren't too bad. He mostly just twitched a lot.

Considering he was a big strong kid at 16, I bet that he and his affliction got pretty scary later.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 05:03 PM (4NO2D)

416 Schumer: “Of course we support Americans. We’re not going to be a prop in Donald Trump’s little show.”

*********

So your response was to… willfully become a prop in Donny’s show then?

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 05:03 PM (REq0p)

417 396 Yet it’s ruled an accident and she had no impairment at all
I had forgotten that she had hit another house before she blasted into a second one. How could she not be drunk?
Posted by: washrivergal

At the time speculation was Thelma & Louise syndrome.

Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 05:04 PM (Y8DZL)

418 In 2011, Ryan Dunn, 34-year-old Jackass and Viva La Bam star, was driving his 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 at a high rate of speed (estimated between 132-140 mph) when it left the road, went through a guardrail, flew over an embankment into the woods (into a tree), and burst into flames.

A passage died too.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at February 25, 2026 05:04 PM (NFX2v)

419 Sumbitch is too radical for the Democrat party.

BREAKING: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) says he was one of the Democrats to stand up for Iryna Zarutska and Erika Kirk at Trump's State of the Union

"Even Erika Kirk. Can't we just be more kind to a WIDOW? How can't we acknowledge that?"

"I clapped for the family that lost the Ukrainian girl...the Venezuelan political prisoner...the veterans."

"I'll always clap for things I agree with, like striking the Iranian sites."

"And if I don't agree, I certainly won't yell, scream and disrupt the whole thing."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 05:04 PM (FXNzP)

420 AWFL being awful. IOW, a day ending in Y.

Bitch. Sorry, that was involuntary, but required.

Posted by: Joe Mama at February 25, 2026 05:05 PM (TezPK)

421 Shummy is a fking Deep Stater

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 05:05 PM (Ia/+0)

422 If she had lived, she would have soon hit the wall.
-----

So she hit the house instead.

Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 05:05 PM (TN0g+)

423
It would have been better if he didn't attend. Given the moral and cognitive shortcomings of many people in show business, it wasn't going to end well. Envoys are dispatched to award shows to take the place of recipients all the time.

I don't mind that the incident exposes the hypocrisy and dumbassery of people in the industry, but sheesh --- he's an actual human being. Fuck shit bitch (written in solidarity)

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 05:06 PM (azNOR)

424 There is a program on one of the cable channels of a young lady with Tourettes, who often blirts out .. "penis"

Posted by: SMOD at February 25, 2026 05:07 PM (RHGPo)

425 Schumer: “Of course we support Americans. We’re not going to be a prop in Donald Trump’s little show.”

*********

So your response was to… willfully become a prop in Donny’s show then?
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos

Trump set him up like a bowling pin which is appropriate because Schmuckie is smart as a bowling pin.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 05:08 PM (FXNzP)

426 Grace Randolph looks like she smells like pee

/Gilbert Gottfried

Posted by: Seagrams and sprite at February 25, 2026 05:09 PM (Iwv3U)

427 This Grace woman may be stupider than me.

Posted by: Senator Patti Murray (D-WA) at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (fLwMa)

428 That covers the Covid years. Extend to 2025 and it reverses. Almost every metric is up. Even population, at a time when illegals are leaving or being deported. The city is booming, no matter how much some people wish that it wasn't.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 04:49 PM (iFTx/)

I looked for recent data but can't find anything past 2024, which seems ancient considering post covid changes. Also, how can we measure movement and tax revenue changes just 2 months into Mamdani's term--- Can you point me to anything current?

Posted by: LASue at February 25, 2026 05:15 PM (qu4ub)

429 132-140km is about 80-85 mph. That’s cruising speed on interstates out west, where the speed limit it 80.

Posted by: Senator Patti Murray (D-WA) at February 25, 2026 05:16 PM (fLwMa)

430 "Abelism" means belonging to the group of people who enjoyed the 2021 Super Bowl halftime show, which starred Abel "The Weeknd" Makkonen Tesfaye.

Posted by: TR at February 25, 2026 05:21 PM (hazdd)

431 Accident in that she wasn't trying to hit the things she hit. Maybe trying to avoid the paparazzi

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:56 PM (8avO+)

+++++

Was the paparazzi even interested in her at that point in her career where they would be tailing her?
Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 05:01 PM (rkWQ6)

They would when she piles into 5 houses at 100 mph

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 05:24 PM (8avO+)

432 Yet it’s ruled an accident and she had no impairment at all

Mkay
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - Where Are My Keto Cheetos at February 25, 2026 04:53 PM (REq0p)

Accident in that she wasn't trying to hit the things she hit. Maybe trying to avoid the paparazzi
Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:56 PM (8avO+)

Maybe she was just stupid.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 25, 2026 05:34 PM (g8Ew8)

433 I'm dyslexic like Gavin and also recently diagnosed with Tourette's.
Gavin can duck sick!
Bad combination when you are spelling.
I can shout it every time his name comes up.
It's contagious. Help spread the Tourette's when Gavin is around.

Posted by: Elect me because i'm dyslexic and racist at February 25, 2026 08:28 PM (nc2DJ)

CNN: The Economy Is Doing Pretty Well, Just as Trump Claims.
Too Bad It's a Boomcession That Is Leaving So, So Many People Behind.

I suppose a grudging admission with lots of defensive Democrat Talking Point caveats is still an admission.

CNN Fact Check: Trump told the truth when he said the economy is solid. (But sad about the boomcession!)

President Donald Trump made a passionate defense of the US economy during his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
"Inflation is plummeting, incomes are rising fast. The roaring economy is roaring like never before."
Hyperbole aside, he's right: America's economy is strong. But Trump is missing the point.

Ah, he says the economy is strong, but he's... missing the point.

What?

Affordability, not economic strength, drives voters to the polls. Most Americans don't care a lick about GDP, CPI, PCE or any of the other acronyms or data points that show the economy is on the right track. They care about their job security and those financial fears that keep folks up at night: figuring out how to to pay for groceries, housing, health care, car payments, college and child care -- all of which keep getting more expensive.

But inflation has fallen from Biden's 10+% to 1.7% over the past three months.

As for "worrying about job security:" Americans have felt insecure about their jobs since the seventies. This is not a Trump thing. This is a secular shift in the economy that happened after the 1960s boom and continues to happen.

This hack then compares Trump to Biden -- without revealing that CNN vigorously echoed Biden's false claims of presiding over a strong economy.

"I inherited an economy that was on the brink. Now our economy is literally the envy of the world."
There's a problem with that strategy, though.
Want proof? That last quote wasn't from Tuesday's speech. That was from the 2024 State of the Union, delivered by former President Joe Biden, whose party lost the election eight months later.

Yeah but who caused the inflation? Is Trump lying that that is a hangover from Biden?

Trump's message, at least on paper, is largely correct. Jobs, wage growth, consumer spending and inflation under Trump look pretty decent or have been mostly stable. The stock market is near a record high.

"On paper," he's right. I mean, if you look at the facts.

But if you look at liberals' feeeeeeelings -- the true determinant of Truth -- then it's a different story.

The US economy grew 2.2% in 2025, very much in line with the last three years of robust economic growth. The economy slowed down more than expected at the end of the year, but the longest-ever government shutdown stymied growth that should be made back this quarter.
Last year wasn't a great year for the labor market by any stretch. But unemployment remains low, and stronger-than-expected hiring in January suggests 2026 could be a much better year for job creation.
...
Trump on Tuesday blamed Democrats for the inflation crisis that sent prices surging more than 20% during Biden's term, a shock that Americans are still adjusting to.

Oh, so Biden did cause the rampant, remorseless inflation.

But still, Trump is lying or something.

The left has another way to denigrate the strong economy, aka "the boomcession" -- it's K-shaped economy, CNN's Democrat whisperers tell them. Meaning, some are going up, like the top stroke on the K, and some are going down.

Let's ignore the fact that most see their fortunes rising -- that's what a strong economy means -- and focus on those who are remaining flat.

In fact, CNN wants you to become Junior Reporters and write to them explaining your own Tales of Boomcession Woe so that they can put those quotes together and write a downer economic story.

They're literally blegging internet randos to send them quotes they can knit together for a pre-fab story.

Where do you land in the K-shaped economy? Do you think that will change in 2026?

By Alicia Wallace
Feb 18, 2026

How do you anticipate your household financial situation will fare in 2026 and beyond? We'd like to hear from you.
There's a widening gap between the haves and the have-nots in the United States, and economists are increasingly sounding the alarm. Income inequality has expanded in a short timeframe, and various economic indicators -- including rising delinquency rates -- are flashing a warning sign.
The "K-shaped" economic recovery may be working for some Americans, but not all.

LOL.

The boomcession, don't you know.

Despite solid economic growth, booming stock values, cooling inflation and a stable unemployment rate, the economic gains have been uneven.

Economic gains are, like career trajectories, incomes, and all other individual economic situations, literally always "uneven."

Including under the Democrats' preferred economic system, communism.

Economic readings are aggregate measures of all economic activity. It's like taking the temperature of a room, defined (scientifically) as "the average kinetic energy of all molecules in a system." Some molecules will have a great deal more kinetic energy and some a great deal less -- but that doesn't change what the actual temperature is. The average remains the average.

CNN now argues "let's stop talking about the average, like we've always talked about with regard to economics, and just focus on the left-wingers who can't get a job in pretty much any economy because they're stupid and mentally ill."

What spur of the "K" do you feel like you're on, and do you see that changing as this year progresses?
As you reflect on how you're navigating this economy, how do you anticipate your household financial situation will fare in 2026 and beyond? If you'd be willing to share your experience with a CNN reporter for possible inclusion in an upcoming story, we'd like to hear from you.

It's like they're school teachers asking you for an essay about your Sad Stories of Economic Failure.

Fuck you.

Meanwhile, Politico also bemoans the very good economic news. Or, at least, they refuse to credit it as good economic news.

Byron York
@ByronYork
Speaking of tariffs, this is very good news, isn't it? From Politico: "President Trump's tariffs...remade trade in 2025, and no country experienced as big a shift as China. Thanks in large part to US tariffs...[China's] share of the overall US import market fell to 9% in 2025, compared to 13.4 % in 2024...That is China's lowest market share since the early 2000s. Less than a decade ago, China accounted for one-fifth of annual US imports."

'China is falling across the board': How the US is moving away from Chinese imports
Chinese goods now comprise less than 10 percent of U.S. imports.

By Doug Palmer and Paroma Soni0
President Donald Trump's historic tariffs, some of which the Supreme Court struck down Friday, remade trade in 2025 -- and no country experienced as big a shift as China.
Thanks in large part to U.S. tariffs that at one point reached triple digits, the Asian manufacturing powerhouse's share of the overall U.S. import market fell to 9 percent in 2025, compared to 13.4 percent in 2024, according to the Commerce Department's trade report for December released Thursday.
That is China's lowest market share since the early 2000s. Less than a decade ago, China accounted for one-fifth of annual U.S. imports.
U.S. imports from China fell to $308 billion in 2025, their lowest level since 2009 and a drop of more than 42 percent from the record high of $539 billion in 2018.
Factoring all the tariffs Trump announced last year, as well as the rollbacks he granted, Chinese goods faced an "effective" U.S. tariff rate of 30.9 percent in November, according to Olu Sonola, head of U.S. economic research at Fitch Ratings in New York, and his colleague Sarah Repucci. This included, but was not limited to, Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down.
Comparatively, the effective tariff rate was 19.7 percent for India, 12.7 percent for Vietnam, 8.1 percent for the European Union, 4.2 percent for Mexico, 3.7 percent for Canada and 3.5 percent for Taiwan, according to Fitch Ratings' calculations.
"Basically what's happening is as China is falling across the board, many Asian countries are increasing their share of U.S. imports," Sonola told POLITICO, adding that Vietnam, Taiwan, Mexico and India were among the biggest beneficiaries.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:42 PM

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1 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 25, 2026 02:43 PM (bFu5X)

2 *sheathes blade*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 25, 2026 02:44 PM (bFu5X)

3 The Others have been summoned.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 25, 2026 02:45 PM (bFu5X)

4 And those many are illegal aliens, former government workers, and tech folk who sadly haven't gotten the government to stop the H1B bullshit yet.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2026 02:45 PM (ExV1e)

5 *sheathes blade*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 25, 2026 02:44 PM (bFu5X)

What you two do in the privacy of your own room is your business.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2026 02:46 PM (ExV1e)

6 Parsley is green

Spinach is moreso

Kidneys and spleen

Are inside your torso.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 02:46 PM (aTgV0)

7 President Trump cures cancer. Tumors hurt most, face extinction and discrimination, label Trump a hater.

This is CNN.

Posted by: CNN at February 25, 2026 02:46 PM (hXJe5)

8 Yeah but who caused the inflation?
Yknow who else fought inflation?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 25, 2026 02:47 PM (Kt19C)

9 What's a CNN?

Posted by: Most people at February 25, 2026 02:47 PM (2Ez/1)

10 what the F is "K shaped"???

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 02:48 PM (PYyV9)

11 Parsley is green

Spinach is moreso

Kidneys and spleen

Are inside your torso.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 02:46 PM

Burma Shave?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at February 25, 2026 02:48 PM (bFu5X)

12
What's a CNN?

Posted by: Most people at February 25, 2026 02:47 PM

$20, same as in town

Posted by: AltonJackson at February 25, 2026 02:48 PM (tljrc)

13 Boomcession?
Another made up media word to allow them to sound smart but say nothing at all.
Idiots.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 02:48 PM (YbYyH)

14 > The "K-shaped" economic recovery may be working for some Americans, but not all.

They trot out this BS every time there's a good economy and a Republican is in office. Sure YOU'RE doing OK, but all of your neighbors are suffering. We swear. It's a slaughterhouse out there. Pay no attention to all of the people around you with shiny new cars and such. Don't you feel guilty for doing so well economically while everyone else is starving to death?

Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 02:49 PM (Yp6az)

15 But inflation has fallen from Biden's 10+% to 1.7% over the past three months.
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That just means it isn't getting worse as fast.

If you were having trouble making ends meet 3 months ago, you're still having trouble now.

Low inflation *for a long time* might allow pay increases to catch up (as the inflation gets passed to your employer and his customers). But you'd need actual deflation for the pain of Biden's inflation to actually go away. Which is to say, if consumers are unhappy, it's because they're still feeling Biden's inflation and, fairly or not, are going to blame Trump because he's in office right now.

Posted by: Methos at February 25, 2026 02:49 PM (vSvIl)

16 Eleven, I am going to make pilaf. Do you prefer cous-cous or orzo?

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 02:49 PM (rbvCR)

17 But will the broke ass kids be able to afford that 4,000 sq ft McMansion now? If not, Trump failed!

Posted by: nckate at February 25, 2026 02:49 PM (uQzkA)

18 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Nobody told me I was going to have to do a barium swallow with this PET scan. They also didn't get orders from my doctor to use my mediport access for the radioactive dye.

Needless to say, I called my doctor in a panic. They are now negotiating the use of the mediport; don't know about the barium part....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 02:50 PM (fV+di)

19 what the F is "K shaped"???

I don't get that either. The text is describing a graph that's a less-than sign "<" but I don't understand why there's a third line to make it a "K".

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 02:50 PM (2ocoG)

20 And now, for fairness and balance, a view from DU:

Trump showed how desperate he was tonight

At 9 pm, Donald J. Trump began what would become the longest State of the Union address in American history. For one hour and forty-eight minutes, he stood in front of the country and delivered a speech that was not about the state of our union at all, but about the state of his own power, and how desperate he is to hold onto it as it slips further and further out of his control. It was full of deliberate lies from start to finish, packed with racist talking points, made-up statistics, twisted grievances, and the kind of unhinged rhetoric that made clear just how afraid he is, not only that the truth about his ties to Epstein will finally come out, but that the full impact of what he’s done to our economy, to our international alliances, to the rule of law, and to the basic systems that hold this country together will finally catch up to him. (Pt. 1)

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 02:50 PM (0sNs1)

21 DU, Pt. 2:

And if there was still any doubt about what this night was really about, he erased it himself with this: “These people are crazy. I’m telling you, they’re crazy. Amazing. We’re lucky we have a country. With people like this, Democrats are destroying our country, but we’ve stopped it just in the nick of time, didn’t we?” That’s what the President of the United States said tonight, into the microphone, on national television, in between demands for applause and pauses to catch his breath.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 02:50 PM (0sNs1)

22 Isnt the economy supposed to be awesome because Biden set it all up and now it is paying off?

Posted by: Operator Error at February 25, 2026 02:50 PM (SlPS9)

23 boom shaka laka > boomcession

Posted by: anachronda at February 25, 2026 02:51 PM (sGtp+)

24 How is a graph < shaped? I am trying to envision a line that goes side to side and somehow makes that shape?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 02:51 PM (PYyV9)

25 Wishcasting: The Motion Picture

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 02:51 PM (zZu0s)

26 How's Biden's bone cancer? Dittos for NANZI's hip?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 02:51 PM (pZ64F)

27 the only ones left behind are the deranged, the foolish, the criminal and the insane

as it has always been and will continue to be so

I both love and hate what it's done to gold though

Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 25, 2026 02:52 PM (jrgJz)

28 As I have no heath for which to care, I pay nothing for health care. That was easy.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 02:52 PM (MNYwX)

29 How is a graph

The line for you is the top part that goes up, the line for everyone else that's suffering is the bottom part that goes down, and they meet in the middle at the Biden economy? At least, I think that's what they're claiming.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 02:52 PM (2ocoG)

30 20 . It was full of deliberate lies from start to finish, packed with racist talking points, made-up statistics, twisted grievances, and the kind of unhinged rhetoric that made clear just how afraid he is,

[citation needed]

Posted by: anachronda at February 25, 2026 02:53 PM (sGtp+)

31 Is a "boomcession" better or worse than a "Kaboom! session?"

Posted by: Bulg at February 25, 2026 02:53 PM (77rzZ)

32 The core economic problem is that Biden doubled costs through Bidenflation over his 4 years.

Trump brought inflation back to normal levels but that 50% loss in the value of the dollar is permanent.

The US made a bad decision in allowing Biden to assume the presidency and it costs us half our wealth. Trump can't make that disappear.

In time, with no more Bidens, purchasing power will return and eventually exceed the levels under Trump's first term. But that will be a while.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 02:53 PM (sKqQm)

33 Pilaf is rice

Or you could have orzo

Cous cous is nice

Inside your torso

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 02:53 PM (aTgV0)

34 The boomcession, don't you know.

Is that like boom... boom... out go the lights??

Posted by: dantesed at February 25, 2026 02:53 PM (Oy/m2)

35 Wow, new way to break Minx 0.8 beta unlocked. Something to do with the <.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 02:53 PM (2ocoG)

36 In fact, CNN wants you to become Junior Reporters and write to them explaining your own Tales of Boomcession Woe so that they can put those quotes together and write a downer economic story.

Under Biden I had a career. A six figure salary. My - personal -economic situation was fine.

Under Trump I am unemployed. Well, technically I'm retired but that's still a sort of unemployed. And all this happened to me because I believed that things would be, at least, okay during Trump.

Woe is me.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2026 02:54 PM (ExV1e)

37
A recession is when your neighbor loses his job,
~~a depression is when you lose your job.~~

A "boomcession" is when things are good but a Republican is in office.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 02:54 PM (AoT6J)

38 I don't get that either. The text is describing a graph that's a less-than sign "

Posted by: Ian S.

The Y axis I assume.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 25, 2026 02:54 PM (0U5gm)

39 ...it's like they're school teachers asking you for an essay about your Sad Stories of Economic Failure.

This morning when I was making my espresso and unwrapping my breakfast Luna bar, my two year old daughter turned to me with tears in her eyes and asked, "how can we survive another stagflation when Trump is destroying all the social contracts between the producers and the government that guarantees minimum labor standards and subsidizes health care for the laboring class we depend on for generating this economy's wealth?
Oh my child, what future is being stripped from her. I held her and cried. I have no answers, perhaps there are none.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 02:54 PM (rbvCR)

40 And if there was still any doubt about what this night was really about, he erased it himself with this: “These people are crazy. I’m telling you, they’re crazy. Amazing. We’re lucky we have a country. With people like this, Democrats are destroying our country, but we’ve stopped it just in the nick of time, didn’t we?”
___

No lies detected.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 25, 2026 02:54 PM (Dv3i1)

41 A "K" shaped graph is not a function.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 02:54 PM (aTgV0)

42 Affordability, not economic strength, drives voters to the polls. Most Americans don't care a lick about GDP, CPI, PCE or any of the other acronyms or data points that show the economy is on the right track. They care about their job security and those financial fears that keep folks up at night: figuring out how to to pay for groceries, housing, health care, car payments, college and child care -- all of which keep getting more expensive.
====

Maybe someone should explain this to Gavin Newsom.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 02:55 PM (RIvkX)

43 "K-shaped economy"

This is a terrible talking point for the Dums. So of course it's the New Thing to be downloaded to all the frothing NPCs.

"K-shaped" is meaningless, makes no sense unless it's explained to you (and even then it's sus), and is awkward to say.

It's also stupid. In any economy, no matter how good, there will be winners and losers. It is impossible to improve every single person's life.

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 02:55 PM (iFTx/)

44 And another point, globalization and immigration directly produces the sort of winners vs losers break down the FNM is complaining about here since it dramatically increases the supply of workers, and as with anything else if you increase supply you reduce costs - here of labor.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 02:55 PM (sKqQm)

45 31 Is a "boomcession" better or worse than a "Kaboom! session?"

*mysterious noises* .... yes

Posted by: kosh at February 25, 2026 02:56 PM (sGtp+)

46 The Y axis I assume.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 25, 2026 02:54 PM

Who the eff includes the axis lines when describing the shape of a graph? If that's true, it's a K with an underline.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 02:56 PM (2ocoG)

47 Think of the vertical line as a starting point. Then half the people go up while the other half go down, so K.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 02:56 PM (n5tGW)

48 what the F is "K shaped"???

I don't get that either. The text is describing a graph that's a less-than sign "

Posted by: Ian S.

Well, that didn't paste correctly. The vertical line in the K shape is presumably the Y axis.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 25, 2026 02:56 PM (0U5gm)

49 What about the price of ~~eggs~~ beef?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 02:57 PM (4NO2D)

50 it seems like "boomcession" is an outgrowth of climate change "logic", and I guess anyone who still firmly believes a boiling planet causes blizzards and increased arctic ice will nod right along with it.

Posted by: barbarausa at February 25, 2026 02:57 PM (enw9G)

51 But the tariffs are horrible!! Why do you hate cheap imported Chinese junk!?!?!? FREE TRADE NOW!

Posted by: Chamber of Commerce at February 25, 2026 02:57 PM (car93)

52 43 "K-shaped economy"

This is a terrible talking point for the Dums. So of course it's the New Thing to be downloaded to all the frothing NPCs.

"K-shaped" is meaningless, makes no sense unless it's explained to you (and even then it's sus), and is awkward to say.

It's also stupid. In any economy, no matter how good, there will be winners and losers. It is impossible to improve every single person's life.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 02:55 PM (iFTx/)

I guess saying " divergent economy" isn't catchy enough.

Like a joke, if you have to explain your "graph" ... it doesn't work

Posted by: browndog says woof at February 25, 2026 02:58 PM (3sXRv)

53 Mmmmm...

Just had an idea for my next invention.

Eggbeef.

amirite?

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 02:58 PM (aTgV0)

54 Watching Trump roast SCOTUS to their faces was pretty funny. "I do what I want!"
John Roberts did so much damage to that institution with the foolish Obamacare decision and by refusing to rein in the insubordinate lower courts. I wonder if he would ever admit it?

Posted by: jmel at February 25, 2026 02:58 PM (RWHIh)

55 I got a hotrod Ford and a two dollar bill.

Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 02:58 PM (u43wW)

56 As for "worrying about job security:" Americans have felt insecure about their jobs since the seventies. This is not a Trump thing. This is a secular shift in the economy that happened after the 1960s boom and continues to happen.

The older corporate world, and its very old at this point, had some notion of responsibility to its workers. Modern globo-corps solely exist to make money.

So in the 60s that corporate leader might feel social pressure lay off a bunch of people if he didn't absolutely need to, his 2026 peer will feel a similar sort of pressure if he can lower costs by laying off people and doesn't.

On a maximal scale this is probably more efficient, but yeah it means no one's job is really all that safe.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 02:58 PM (sKqQm)

57 "K-shaped economy"

This is a terrible talking point for the Dums. So of course it's the New Thing to be downloaded to all the frothing NPCs.

"K-shaped" is meaningless, makes no sense unless it's explained to you (and even then it's sus), and is awkward to say.

It's worse than that. For blacks, who as we have been told cannot read, it means nothing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2026 02:59 PM (ExV1e)

58 They need to be consistent. If we're going to include the axes, it's a "less-than sign overlayed on an L-shaped graph".

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 02:59 PM (2ocoG)

59
Trump on Tuesday blamed Democrats for the inflation crisis that sent prices surging more than 20% during Biden's term, a shock that Americans are still adjusting to.

--------

It was at least 50%. Which actually is more than 20%

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 02:59 PM (azNOR)

60 Trump brought inflation back to normal levels but that 50% loss in the value of the dollar is permanent.
-
It doesn't need to be. We only always have inflation because we deliberately choose to pursue inflation rather than stable currency (which would involve roughly equal periods of inflation and deflation).

Posted by: Methos at February 25, 2026 02:59 PM (vSvIl)

61 Who run Boomcession Town?

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 02:59 PM (4NO2D)

62 so they mean its a V shaped graph??

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 02:59 PM (PYyV9)

63
We are right next door to a country that has been ruled by the socialists for 10 years, doing the things Dems would do with government employment, social spending and the environment, and we see the Canadian agony daily here. They're collapsing.

The media is just peddling 100% bullshit news content now.

Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 02:59 PM (Y8DZL)

64 What has been missed from Trump’s speech is the offer to extend federal retirement accounts to every eligible American with matching funds.

That pulls in a lot of the people who don’t have 401k’s and gives them an option they don’t have before.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (Py+sj)

65 This just reminds me of the "funemployment" stuff they trotted out under Obama.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (PYyV9)

66 But the tariffs are horrible!! Why do you hate cheap imported Chinese junk!?!?!? FREE TRADE NOW!

Prior to Trump it was a very common leftist talking point to trash Americans for buying Chinese crap they didn't actually need.

Hell, you can still occasionally find lefties making the argument which is hilarious because the obvious way to reduce that is to tax it.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (sKqQm)

67 It's worse than that. For blacks, who as we have been told cannot read, it means nothing.

Blacks also don't know the word "computer". Kathy Hocul said so, her word as a Biden.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (2ocoG)

68 It's also stupid. In any economy, no matter how good, there will be winners and losers. It is impossible to improve every single person's life.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25

Now just hang on a minute there, Judge. Are you telling me that in communist utopias there are haves and have nots? That not everyone is equal and living in peaceful harmony?

Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (OoFl2)

69 During the mid 2000s, Rush would talk about how surveys showed that most Americans felt that they were doing really well financially, but that they believed that their neighbors were struggling.

The economy was doing pretty well at that time, and people felt it, but the MSM did such a great job convincing people that everything was horrible that people just assumed that their lives were anomalies and their neighbors must be suffering.

They're trying to do the same thing here. It's all they can do during an obviously great economy like this one.

Posted by: 29Victor at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (0MjtC)

70 55 I got a hotrod Ford and a two dollar bill.
Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 02:58 PM (u43wW)

Heeyyyy, goodlookin' ...

Posted by: zombie Hank Williams Jr. at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (3sXRv)

71 The Italian alphabet doesn't have a "k"

And Meloni is hot.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (aTgV0)

72 It was at least 50%. Which actually is more than 20%
--------------
This! It was also created by a Bio Bomb made in Chy Nah!

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (pZ64F)

73 62 so they mean its a V shaped graph??
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 02:59 PM (PYyV9)

Like a Venn diagram ? I love Venn diagrams

Posted by: Kamala at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (VE6XX)

74 As for "worrying about job security:" Americans have felt insecure about their jobs since the seventies. This is not a Trump thing. This is a secular shift in the economy that happened after the 1960s boom and continues to happen.

-

I think it happened right after the 1980s tax cuts and changes to tax deductability of business expenses. Corporate tax payments shot up, policies changed, expense reports became an ordeal, and pensions went out the window.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 25, 2026 03:01 PM (0U5gm)

75 I'm sure none of the employment or hardship issues have anything to do with 20M illegals let in under Biden!

We need to turn this around and blame all hardship on Biden's border.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 03:01 PM (AoT6J)

76 Modern globo-corps solely exist to make money.

I wonder how much of that is due to the changes Clinton made in the tax system to executive pay. That was when they all started getting paid in stock rather than cash.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2026 03:01 PM (ExV1e)

77 It doesn't need to be. We only always have inflation because we deliberately choose to pursue inflation rather than stable currency (which would involve roughly equal periods of inflation and deflation).

I would agree moderate levels of deflation are no worse then moderate levels of inflation BUT both parties currently believe deflation would mean economic destruction.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:01 PM (sKqQm)

78 > It is impossible to improve every single person's life.

Let me teach you about my lord and savior, Karl Marx.

Posted by: A College Freshman at February 25, 2026 03:01 PM (Yp6az)

79 DJT could shit a gold brick large enough to pay off the national debt and these dildo gobblers would find a way to tell their audience why it's bad and why they should be mad at him for doing it.

Posted by: ballistic at February 25, 2026 03:01 PM (3BwY8)

80 In general, grocery inflation was about 100% for me during the Biden administration. I literally spend twice as much for groceries as I did five years ago.

I have the Quicken to prove it.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 03:01 PM (4NO2D)

81 A "K" shaped graph is not a function.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 02:54 PM (aTgV0)

Plenty of graphs aren't functions, that's not particularly relevant.

The backwards bending supply curve for luxury goods isn't a function either.

Posted by: Sjg at February 25, 2026 03:01 PM (aqZN1)

82 Eggbeef.

amirite?
Posted by: eleven

What kind of soupwich would that go with?

Posted by: Bulg at February 25, 2026 03:01 PM (77rzZ)

83 This just reminds me of the "funemployment" stuff they trotted out under Obama.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (PYyV9)

Funemployment means we can do those things we had no time to do when we were being productive members of society. Things like smoking heroin and meth, or maybe dying of fentanyl

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 03:02 PM (rbvCR)

84 The "K-shaped" economic recovery may be working for some Americans, but not all.
________
Just what they said under Reagan. The "K-shaped" term wasn't in use; but they'd say "not all boats are being lifted", which is the same BS.

Posted by: Eeyore at February 25, 2026 03:02 PM (AlhUl)

85 So all those cute Canadian chicks will be fleeing to my house soon?

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:02 PM (aTgV0)

86 I would agree moderate levels of deflation are no worse then moderate levels of inflation BUT both parties currently believe deflation would mean economic destruction.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:01 PM (sKqQm)

Of course, these would be the same parties who believed that tariffs would cause the instant collapse of the economy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 25, 2026 03:03 PM (ExV1e)

87 Funemployment means we can do those things we had no time to do when we were being productive members of society. Things like smoking heroin and meth, or maybe dying of fentanyl
Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 03:02 PM (rbvCR)

FUNtanyl!

Posted by: 29Victor at February 25, 2026 03:03 PM (0MjtC)

88 lol, CNN.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 03:04 PM (Hkcdp)

89 The Fed is a failure. Even if we averaged their target rate of inflation, prices would quintuple in the average lifetime.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 03:04 PM (4NO2D)

90 Funemployment means we can do those things we had no time to do when we were being productive members of society. Things like smoking heroin and meth, or maybe dying of fentanyl

I will say as someone gainfully employed in the dread private sector for some time there is a significant difference in the amount of free time I have versus the average government bureaucrat. Odd how that works isn't it?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:04 PM (sKqQm)

91 The Italian alphabet doesn't have a "k"

And Meloni is hot.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (aTgV0)

Technically, in Italian it is called the "ch" economy

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 03:05 PM (rbvCR)

92 Boomsession >> Kaboom! session >>>>>> Jeff Sessions

Posted by: Yeppers at February 25, 2026 03:05 PM (q2NNn)

93 DJT mentioned that the price of eggs has dropped by 60% since his inauguration.

He also mentioned that Mamdani's NYC is requiring snow removal shock worker applicants to produce two valid IDs before employment.

Posted by: mrp at February 25, 2026 03:05 PM (rj6Yv)

94 They ought to be careful with this new "k-shaped" woobie they just found in their cribs to rattle around and throw at people.

It's all about haves and have nots, right?

And which faction is trying to take all the shit from anyone who has even a little to be taken?

It ain't Trump's faction.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:06 PM (Vq1pX)

95 The rhetoric on tariffs are confusing and contradictory. I'm told that tariffs are only on consumers, but companies are suing to "recover money" that they were charged with tariffs. We're told that ALL they do is raise prices and hurt the buyers, but every nation on earth has huge tariffs on the US to control what and how products enter their nation. If its just passed on to the buyer why would that control anything?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:06 PM (PYyV9)

96 They trot out this BS every time there's a good economy and a Republican is in office. Sure YOU'RE doing OK, but all of your neighbors are suffering. We swear. It's a slaughterhouse out there. Pay no attention to all of the people around you with shiny new cars and such. Don't you feel guilty for doing so well economically while everyone else is starving to death?
Posted by: bonhomme

Funny how they never do those stories when bad economic policies don't affect them but hurt everyone else when Dems are president.

If they had any self awareness they would.

But somehow the shoe pinching when it's on their foot is suddenly a tragedy.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at February 25, 2026 03:06 PM (a+4eV)

97 It's also stupid. In any economy, no matter how good, there will be winners and losers. It is impossible to improve every single person's life.
Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25

Now just hang on a minute there, Judge. Are you telling me that in communist utopias there are haves and have nots? That not everyone is equal and living in peaceful harmony?
Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (OoFl2)
_______

I find your lack of faith disturbing, comrade

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 03:07 PM (iFTx/)

98 The older corporate world, and its very old at this point, had some notion of responsibility to its workers. Modern globo-corps solely exist to make money.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 02:58 PM (sKqQm)
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Modern corporate governance where there is a relative handful of people who all horse-trade board seats at each others' companies and who then basically collude to maximize profit at the expense of literally anything else, sucks.

There was a time when the shareholders of public corporations included a lot of people local to that company, including employees, family members, and other tangentially-related people that had a stake in yes, making a profit on their holdings, but also in the stewardship of the company so that it stayed around as an employer in the local economy, and the shareholders would show up in person to the annual meeting. That time is long fucking gone. Giant holding companies like BlackRock and Vanguard have elbowed ma and pa out of the way.

Then don't get me started on private equity.

Posted by: ballistic at February 25, 2026 03:07 PM (3BwY8)

99 Wage growth has been steady prior to the plandemic. Then Biden and Democrats pushed a whole bunch of .gov jobs and funny money into the economy to launch it into great heights, only to watch it predictably drop through the floor. Trump initially got it to rise. But it’s faltered as we try to readjust the economy. It’s now on a steady upward trend.

I’m looking at the end of 2Q into 3Q as the time things start to take off.

Posted by: Marcus T at February 25, 2026 03:07 PM (Py+sj)

100 People that live in the blue states on the coasts can't afford the cost of living. And they are unwilling to move to areas with a cheaper cost of living. There's not much the President can do to fix it.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 25, 2026 03:07 PM (gQ15S)

101 Roll that prosperity montage!

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 03:07 PM (4NO2D)

102 >>This just reminds me of the "funemployment" stuff they trotted out under Obama.

Has anybody checked in with Nancy Pelosi to see how the Poets are doing?

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 03:08 PM (1Udfd)

103 not all boats are being lifted", which is the same BS.
Posted by: Eeyore at February 25, 2026 03:02 PM (AlhUl)

I don't think I want to live in the kind of rising tide that can lift *any* boat, no matter how seaworthy.

Fix your damn boat and wait for the wind like everyone else has to.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:08 PM (Vq1pX)

104 what the F is "K shaped"???

I don't get that either. The text is describing a graph that's a less-than sign "
Posted by: Ian S.

It has to be a letter so that it sounds all economist-like. Like the "V-shaped" and "U-shaped" recoveries.

I don't make the rules, I just observe them.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 03:08 PM (VHUov)

105 85 So all those cute Canadian chicks will be fleeing to my house soon?
Posted by: eleven

The French / Indian une femme 'du Quebec are goddesses.

Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 03:08 PM (Y8DZL)

106 People that live in the blue states on the coasts can't afford the cost of living. And they are unwilling to move to areas with a cheaper cost of living. There's not much the President can do to fix it.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 25, 2026 03:07 PM

I was informed this very day that the denizens of NYC are doing better than ever in history.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 03:09 PM (4NO2D)

107 Trump's BOOMcession > FDR's GREAT Depression

Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at February 25, 2026 03:09 PM (qUkBO)

108 I guess the 99% vs 1% argument didn't poll well

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:09 PM (tKWMU)

109 The US Hockey gold medal has been an endless source of fun for me since it happened. I have a few Canadian acquaintances, they really got pissed off when I said that we won our 3 golds against Communist countries.....

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at February 25, 2026 03:09 PM (car93)

110 I guess I'll send CNN my story.

AI has been poaching a lot of talent from my field for quite awhile. The normies are now paying premiums to replace the people they lost. Visa fraud crackdowns means they can't hire minimum wage third world coders to fill in the gaps. My skills are now in high demand and opportunities are available much earlier in my career than I had planned. I'm a single millennial and was resigned to waiting for people to get out of my way, but nope.

As for uncertainty I guess that's always going to be there, but when the AI bubble pops I don't think there will be enough jobs to go around. For now though, life is good.

Posted by: Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:09 PM (q2dV7)

111 The Fed is a failure. Even if we averaged their target rate of inflation, prices would quintuple in the average lifetime.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 03:04 PM (4NO2D)

What is fantastic is that Bessant seems to think this also, and the new Fed chair Warsh seems to think this also.
The money geeks are thinking the Fed will go back to being the backstop for the regional banks and let the Treasury go back to managing money and banking regulations, and doing the sort of high value electronic funds transfers that FedWire does now.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 03:09 PM (rbvCR)

112 McJobs redux

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:09 PM (tKWMU)

113 82 Eggbeef.

amirite?
Posted by: eleven

What kind of soupwich would that go with?

beer

Posted by: dave lister at February 25, 2026 03:10 PM (sGtp+)

114 I would agree moderate levels of deflation are no worse then moderate levels of inflation BUT both parties currently believe deflation would mean economic destruction.
Posted by: 18-1
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You sound like someone who is not $35 Trillion in debt.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at February 25, 2026 03:10 PM (AoT6J)

115 101 Roll that prosperity montage!
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 03:07 PM (4NO2D)

TURN THOSE MACHINES BACK ON !!!

Posted by: Mortimer Duke at February 25, 2026 03:10 PM (3sXRv)

116 Eggbeef.

amirite?
Posted by: eleven

What kind of soupwich would that go with?
Posted by: Bulg
__________

I used to regularly get a beef, sliced egg and bacon triple decker, but dammit, the place went out of business. Nobody makes a decent triple decker anymore. Turkey clubs don't cut it.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 25, 2026 03:11 PM (XvL8K)

117 4 And those many are illegal aliens, former government workers, and tech folk who sadly haven't gotten the government to stop the H1B bullshit yet.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Actually on the H1B front, the new rules are hitting pretty hard on companies, H1B recipients are complaining about slow rolling their petitions, etc.

Granted lottery winners is down from 188k in the last Biden year to 120k and likely to be lower in 2026 due to increases in H1B fees and severely limiting multiple lottery applications by the same persons.https://tinyurl.com/2w3w33ew

Link goes to immigration law reporting service.

The new rule as of Dec 25 also requires much higher salaries to qualify jobs for H1B and $100,000 fee now for new applications and certain change of status for existing H1B holders.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 03:11 PM (E4rtv)

118 Bickering about economists terms is like bickering about if a hotdog is a sandwich. Silly.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 03:11 PM (n5tGW)

119 >>>Boomcession

We were going to call it a Boomfart, but we were afraid that people wouldn't take us seriously.

--CNN

Posted by: No Name Today at February 25, 2026 03:11 PM (8mulE)

120 People that live in the blue states on the coasts can't afford the cost of living. And they are unwilling to move to areas with a cheaper cost of living. There's not much the President can do to fix it.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 25, 2026 03:07 PM
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I have been scolded numerous times here at the HQ that telling people who don't want to be ruled by commies and pay through the nose for basic necessities to move to a place where neither of those things are the case is rude and insensitive because reasons.

Posted by: ballistic at February 25, 2026 03:11 PM (3BwY8)

121 The rhetoric on tariffs are confusing and contradictory.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Some people: Tariffs are a tax on consumers! You can't tax foreign companies; they'll just increase prices!

The same people: American companies don't pay their fair share! Raise corporate taxes!

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 03:11 PM (VHUov)

122
There was a time when the shareholders of public corporations included a lot of people local to that company, including employees, family members, and other tangentially-related people that had a stake in yes, making a profit on their holdings, but also in the stewardship of the company so that it stayed around as an employer in the local economy, and the shareholders would show up in person to the annual meeting. That time is long fucking gone. Giant holding companies like BlackRock and Vanguard have elbowed ma and pa out of the way./i]

One change I don't see people talking about but would seem a slam dunk - take away voting rights from companies that hold stock for individuals.

Have 100 shares of Google in your 401k? Why don't YOU get to vote those shares?

This might get a bit complex with index funds I suppose and auto-trading systems, but I don't think that problem is unsolvable...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:12 PM (sKqQm)

123 Sure YOU'RE doing OK, but all of your neighbors are suffering. We swear. It's a slaughterhouse out there. Pay no attention to all of the people around you with shiny new cars and such. Don't you feel guilty for doing so well economically while everyone else is starving to death?
Posted by: bonhomme at February 25, 2026 02:49 PM (Yp6az)
========

Lenin and Stalin both denounced the 'kulaks'. Standard Commie procedure. That's why the Dems set up their J6 informant hotline. Straight to the FBI.

Posted by: mrp at February 25, 2026 03:12 PM (rj6Yv)

124 >> I would agree moderate levels of deflation are no worse then moderate levels of inflation BUT both parties currently believe deflation would mean economic destruction.

Courting Deflation would be retarded.

It would be much smarter to fight the effects of inflation with Tax Rebates.

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 03:12 PM (1Udfd)

125 . . . rolling down hill like a snowball headed for Hell . . .

Posted by: Merle Haggard at February 25, 2026 03:12 PM (q2NNn)

126 The French / Indian une femme 'du Quebec are goddesses.

So you're saying they have pointy ears, blue skin, or a fish tail?

Posted by: Archimedes at February 25, 2026 03:12 PM (Riz8t)

127 Boomcession.

Even amidst an economic boom, there are people who still can't get their shit together they're so firmly welded to Uncle Sam's rancid udder.

That's the real problem. You will never fix a permanent, artificial underclass that was created on purpose using liberal free market capitalism.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:13 PM (Vq1pX)

128 As for uncertainty I guess that's always going to be there, but when the AI bubble pops I don't think there will be enough jobs to go around. For now though, life is good.
Posted by: Taylor
======
Look into AI security, that is going to be one helluva nightmare given the massive increases in breaches by hackers using AI tools worldwide. Security will be in high demand accordingly.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 03:13 PM (E4rtv)

129 You sound like someone who is not $35 Trillion in debt.

At some point we are going to have to talk about clawing back handouts to illegals and connected leftist corps but we aren't there quite yet.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:13 PM (sKqQm)

130 100 People that live in the blue states on the coasts can't afford the cost of living. And they are unwilling to move to areas with a cheaper cost of living. There's not much the President can do to fix it.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 25, 2026 03:07 PM (gQ15S

Interesting point there, Notsothoreau. Our media betters live in those unaffordable blue areas and probably can't see past their surroundings (not that they'd want to).

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 25, 2026 03:13 PM (FMtrg)

131 Courting Deflation would be retarded.

It would be much smarter to fight the effects of inflation with Tax Rebates.
Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 03:12 PM

Any money that passes through the government's hands gets cut by the vigorish.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 03:13 PM (4NO2D)

132 Now just hang on a minute there, Judge. Are you telling me that in communist utopias there are haves and have nots? That not everyone is equal and living in peaceful harmony?
Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 03:00 PM (OoFl2)

You have the right of it, Piper. Remember, under Capitalism, Dog Eats Dog, however under Socialism the opposite occurs.

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 03:14 PM (rbvCR)

133 Don't count on that AI bubble popping anytime soon, bro.

Posted by: pawn at February 25, 2026 03:14 PM (+rKuc)

134 Boomcession Boogie

Boom shaka-laka
Boom shaka-laka

Jobs go boom!
Stocks go boom!
Inflation gone
Economy zoom!

Boom shaka-laka
Boom shaka-laka

Boomcession's here
Trump is clear:
Nothing to fear
we're in gear!

Boom shaka-laka
Boom shaka-laka

Boom!

Posted by: zombie at February 25, 2026 03:14 PM (Ys3Ta)

135 We were going to call it a Boomfart, but we were afraid that people wouldn't take us seriously.

--CNN
Posted by: No Name Today at February 25, 2026 03:11 PM (8mulE)

South Africans would think you were going to drive around looking at trees.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:14 PM (Vq1pX)

136
A rising tide
raises all boats
Trump new plan
is the GOAT!

Boom shaka-laka
Boom shaka-laka

Boom!

Posted by: zombie at February 25, 2026 03:14 PM (Ys3Ta)

137 Well, if your income comes from USAID I guess it looks dire. Maybe get a real job?

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 03:14 PM (pZ64F)

138 If the commies spent half the energy they put toward their cute little terms and slogans being even remotely decent people, the world would be a far better place.

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:15 PM (tKWMU)

139
what the F is "K shaped"???

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A graph plotting average income over time, that has two diverging lines, one rising, one falling, which originate at a single point on the left side of the graph. The rising line is for economic winners who e.g. present news on TV, and the falling line is for economic losers who shop at K-Mart.

The two economic groups are obtained by dividing the data between two classifications; defined as needed to produce winners and losers.Whatever criteria get the job done, it's not easy.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 03:15 PM (azNOR)

140 Stupid Pixy wouldn't let me post the whole song.

Posted by: zombie at February 25, 2026 03:15 PM (Ys3Ta)

141 I live in a blue area primarily due to family obligations.

I would love to move somewhere sane but its just not an option.

The people I live among complain about high costs then vote for the politicians that cause the high costs. It is intensely frustrating.

When you point this out you'll get told they voted for the "good people" so anything not good happening is just bad luck or Trump's fault.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:15 PM (sKqQm)

142
A rising tide
raises all boats
Trump new plan
is the GOAT!

Burma shave!

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 03:15 PM (4NO2D)

143 50 it seems like "boomcession" is an outgrowth of climate change "logic", and I guess anyone who still firmly believes a boiling planet causes blizzards and increased arctic ice will nod right along with it.
Posted by: barbarausa at February 25, 2026 02:57 PM (enw9G)

You see there is a hidden layer in all the oceas where this excess heat is being stored and one day its going to boil to the surface. That heat is somewhere, we just have to find it. The models say the science is settled.

Posted by: Climate scientists at February 25, 2026 03:16 PM (i0Hi3)

144 It is impossible to improve every single person's life.
This is especially true when those persons are Democrats, who can always be depended on to make poor life choices: from tattoos, piercings, odd colored hair, to drug abuse, to huge college debt for worthless degrees, and on and on.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at February 25, 2026 03:16 PM (XMwZJ)

145 Roll that prosperity montage!

Odd that I haven't even heard of anyone using one since Clinton was in office. Maybe they run it every day on network news, I haven't seen it for... honestly I cannot remember the last time. Its been more than half my life since I have last watched anything on network TV.

Don't count on that AI bubble popping anytime soon, bro.

Five years, tops, probably closer to 2.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:16 PM (PYyV9)

146 100 People that live in the blue states on the coasts can't afford the cost of living. And they are unwilling to move to areas with a cheaper cost of living. There's not much the President can do to fix it.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 25, 2026 03:07 PM (gQ15S)

At least two West Coast states upped their gas taxes after Trump got elected. I'm assuming that it was largely to prevent Trumps' economic victories from affecting state residents. They will wreck their own economies just to keep Trump from getting a win.
Someone in WA can hear Trump talking about the low price of gas and thing "What's that guy talking about? Gas is as high as its ever been."

Posted by: 29Victor at February 25, 2026 03:16 PM (0MjtC)

147 I love how a bunch of millennial twats playing with spreadsheets all seem to think they just invented bucketing.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:16 PM (Vq1pX)

148 One change I don't see people talking about but would seem a slam dunk - take away voting rights from companies that hold stock for individuals.

Have 100 shares of Google in your 401k? Why don't YOU get to vote those shares?

This might get a bit complex with index funds I suppose and auto-trading systems, but I don't think that problem is unsolvable...
Posted by: 18-1
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I agree. Essentially 'ownership' means nothing because corporate staff and the investment houses actually control how much 'earnings' you will get as owner.

It would be as if you had a manager over a store you owned and your store manager and banker decided outside of your presence, how much they would manage your store and how much you could make.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 03:16 PM (E4rtv)

149 The people who want to stop you from saying certain things can make up any word any time without fear of reprisal.

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:16 PM (tKWMU)

150 The thing I like most about climate change is the margaritas.

Posted by: zombie at February 25, 2026 03:17 PM (Ys3Ta)

151 Don't count on that AI bubble popping anytime soon, bro.

Nvidia earnings call after the close today.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 03:17 PM (4NO2D)

152 A "K" shaped graph is not a function.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 02:54 PM (aTgV0)

Well, it could be

Y=X

And

-X= Y

Right? Graphed together?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 03:17 PM (zZu0s)

153 Gas was going below $3 but seems to be creeping up .
Other things are cheaper. But everything seems stocked and available

Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 03:17 PM (Ia/+0)

154 It is impossible to improve every single person's life.

"The poor you will always have with you"
--GOD INCARNATE

No system is perfect, as I said last thread. You use the best system you can that benefits the most people in the greatest measure, and overall the arc of history is positive.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:18 PM (PYyV9)

155 139
what the F is "K shaped"???

------

A graph plotting average income over time, that has two diverging lines, one rising, one falling, which originate at a single point on the left side of the graph. The rising line is for economic winners who e.g. present news on TV, and the falling line is for economic losers who shop at K-Mart.

Economic losers? Like investors in Omar's winery or consulting firm?

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 25, 2026 03:18 PM (i0Hi3)

156 One change I don't see people talking about but would seem a slam dunk - take away voting rights from companies that hold stock for individuals.

Have 100 shares of Google in your 401k? Why don't YOU get to vote those shares?

This might get a bit complex with index funds I suppose and auto-trading systems, but I don't think that problem is unsolvable...
Posted by: 18-1

what ?

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 03:18 PM (/M/4v)

157 So you're saying they have pointy ears, blue skin, or a fish tail?
Posted by: Archimedes

Ha, you've been watching Avatar again, eh?

Real communism could work, like Prometheus, if they put back in the deleted scenes and used the director's cut.

Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 03:18 PM (Y8DZL)

158 "The US Hockey gold medal has been an endless source of fun for me since it happened. I have a few Canadian acquaintances, they really got pissed off when I said that we won our 3 golds against Communist countries.....
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat"

Excellent.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:18 PM (aTgV0)

159 While during the Biden years, the left was haranguing Americans for daring bemoan the economy and inflation by refutation via endless citation to ... official statistics.

LOL

"how dare you claim Bidenomics isn't working? The unemployment rate is low! The inflation rate is falling!"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 25, 2026 03:18 PM (HXT0k)

160 I didn't watch the SOTU address. No need. I agree with Trump on 95% of everything he is doing. And I really didn't want to watch the democrats shit in their hands and throw it in all directions. I've seen it before and the monkeys at the zoo are more entertaining.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at February 25, 2026 03:19 PM (pohLc)

161 We be alls thinks that Presdent Obana shoolds has been invited to t he SOTU stuff last nite.

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at February 25, 2026 03:19 PM (jwBFW)

162 If you'd be willing to share your experience with a CNN reporter for possible inclusion in an upcoming story, we'd like to hear from you.

I was a GS-15 Diversity Officer for the Department of Education.

I made $150,000 a year, had gold-plated health and retirement benefits, and have worked from home for the last five years.

Once a week, I'd write a memo denouncing "whiteness", and a couple of times a week I'd participate in a Zoom meeting, where I'd denounce the Department of Education for still having too many white employees.

Life was good.

Then I was laid off, and obviously given my experience and skills, I'm not going to work for less than $150,000, but this racist society that oppresses Black women has yet to provide me with an adequate replacement job.

Posted by: Opressed Black Woman! at February 25, 2026 03:19 PM (n1OCj)

163 I want a graph that is ampersand-shaped. Do it!

Posted by: zombie at February 25, 2026 03:19 PM (Ys3Ta)

164 Boomcession.

Yeah. No.

That's like complaining that Scarlett Johansson keeps showing up every night wanting to have sex and it is really cutting into your Diablo 4 playing time.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 25, 2026 03:19 PM (bwOhD)

165 And don't forget....some Federal workers took the buyout and some were laid off. Those are the workers they care about.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 25, 2026 03:20 PM (gQ15S)

166 Oligachy!

Posted by: BernieGPT at February 25, 2026 03:20 PM (ZJT0I)

167 Funcession!

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at February 25, 2026 03:20 PM (gUutX)

168 No system is perfect, as I said last thread. You use the best system you can that benefits the most people in the greatest measure, and overall the arc of history is positive.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:18 PM (PYyV9)

Self governance can never be fully autonomous.

If you leave the system to govern itself, you're no longer self governing.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:20 PM (Vq1pX)

169 AI is writing checks it simply can't cash. And no one in my corner of the world takes it seriously anyway. It's a buzzword being used by execs and marketing.

Posted by: Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:20 PM (q2dV7)

170 One change I don't see people talking about but would seem a slam dunk - take away voting rights from companies that hold stock for individuals.

Have 100 shares of Google in your 401k? Why don't YOU get to vote those shares?
__________

Do we sign proxies as part of the deal? I've never really looked at what I'm signing on that shit.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 25, 2026 03:20 PM (XvL8K)

171 Boobcession!

Posted by: AosHQ Commentator at February 25, 2026 03:21 PM (q2NNn)

172 I've seen it before and the monkeys at the zoo are more entertaining.

I went to the San Diego Zoo with some buddies (great place), and the chimpanzee pen was okay. One of the most gorgeous girls I have ever seen was kind of walking near us as we went to various places and when we got there, the monkeys did this acrobatic roll into a sex position I have never seen in my life and went to it like a pair of animals.

That was kind of embarrassing, we all walked away without looking at each other.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:21 PM (PYyV9)

173 My Welfare, Food Stamps, Section 8 Housing Assistance have not kept up with inflation.

Trump lied ....

Posted by: LaQuisha Largeass at February 25, 2026 03:21 PM (YuOiR)

174 what ?
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 03:18 PM (/M/4v)

Go set up an account with a stock trading firm and buy 100 shares of Google (or whatever company). You'll get to vote at the Google shareholders events - these are done in a way you don't have to physically be there.

Now instead, and this is much more common, get a 401k from whatever company you work for and select an option from say Vanguard that includes 100 shares of Google.

You do NOT get to vote the shares in your 401k like you would if you set up your own investment account.

This is weird and allows companies like Vanguard to rubber stamp whatever Google or other companies are doing.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:21 PM (sKqQm)

175 163 I want a graph that is ampersand-shaped. Do it!
Posted by: zombie at February 25, 2026 03:19 PM (Ys3Ta)

Would you settle for a limaçon?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:21 PM (Vq1pX)

176 OT, so.eone mentioned Vanna white being on Price is Right as a contestant.

https://youtu.be/-4lwNLFOpFA?
si=pVna3w4ZgfCYe4so

I actually think she looks hotter here as a dirty blonde.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 03:22 PM (zZu0s)

177 Under Dem administrations the Media is full blown Pollyanna, Under Trump they are evangelical Eeyore.
"Sour Grapes make the best Whine"

Posted by: birddog at February 25, 2026 03:22 PM (s5LY2)

178 That's like complaining that Scarlett Johansson keeps showing up every night wanting to have sex and it is really cutting into your Diablo 4 playing time.

You mean like Scarlett Johannsen Iron Man 2 or today?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:22 PM (PYyV9)

179 169 AI is writing checks it simply can't cash. And no one in my corner of the world takes it seriously anyway. It's a buzzword being used by execs and marketing.
Posted by: Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:20 PM (q2dV7)
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I work for a company that is heavily investing in AI. Not to replace individual workers/coders/anything else, but to weave it into the background of the internet as we know it.

It's far more than a marketing buzzword for us at this point and I would bet serious money that it's here to stay. The hype will die down as with everything else, but AI isn't going anywhere.

Posted by: ballistic at February 25, 2026 03:22 PM (3BwY8)

180 If you'd be willing to share your experience with a CNN reporter for possible inclusion in an upcoming story, we'd like to hear from you.

It's tax time, and i just calculated how much my investments went up last year. Holy Mother of God -- never before have my dividends, capital gains and stock values gone up so much. i just moved up to Easy Street. Thank you President Trump!

(* This is actually true.)

Posted by: zombie at February 25, 2026 03:22 PM (Ys3Ta)

181 Then I was laid off, and obviously given my experience and skills, I'm not going to work for less than $150,000, but this racist society that oppresses Black women has yet to provide me with an adequate replacement job.

Most college-educated black women work for the government - it has functioned as a huge jobs program for them for many years.

Any shift in the economy that reduces government jobs, while increasing private sector jobs, is going to harm college-educated black women.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 25, 2026 03:22 PM (n1OCj)

182 169 AI is writing checks it simply can't cash. And no one in my corner of the world takes it seriously anyway. It's a buzzword being used by execs and marketing.
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The wife uses it and it has brought in new business. She markets a shopping center and its tenants. She creates a Teddy Bear that shows up in a shop each month. The ladies like it and the kids like it. The shop owners love it.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 03:22 PM (pZ64F)

183 Real communism could work, like Prometheus

PROMETHEUS !!!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 25, 2026 03:22 PM (Kt19C)

184 Do we sign proxies as part of the deal? I've never really looked at what I'm signing on that shit.

Proxyvote is very commonly used. But again for shares you directly own not something through a 401k, ETF, or the like

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:23 PM (sKqQm)

185 oh, I see, you were talking specifically about 401k

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 03:23 PM (/M/4v)

186 If you put back the deleted scenes in Prometheus it would be 5 hours long and suck even more.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:23 PM (aTgV0)

187 >>>The US Hockey gold medal has been an endless source of fun for me since it happened. I have a few Canadian acquaintances, they really got pissed off when I said that we won our 3 golds against Communist countries.....

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat

>I'm with the Babylon Bee, have Hughes tell the hosers he melted down his medal for a new grill, after that cheap shot high stick knocked out his teeth (tooth).

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 03:23 PM (gVUi7)

188 Yep, used to fill my 30 gallon gas tank in WA state. It's been half the price here in KS

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 25, 2026 03:23 PM (gQ15S)

189 (* This is actually true.)
Posted by: zombie at February 25, 2026 03:22 PM (Ys3Ta)

Tell me about your Silver shares!

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 03:23 PM (rbvCR)

190 That was kind of embarrassing, we all walked away without looking at each other.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:21 PM (PYyV9)

You think thats embarrassing? My mini-Dachshund thinks every bare leg is his sex partner.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at February 25, 2026 03:24 PM (pohLc)

191 Hot Take: inflation is happening in large part because our culture will not push back on pricing. Digital money and no ability for delayed gratification.

Posted by: Sharpie at February 25, 2026 03:24 PM (glvF4)

192 178.

Iron Man 2 ideally. But I'm not gonna lie, even today if her shadow ever got cast on the same wall as mine I'd probably need a saline drip and zinc tablets for three weeks.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 25, 2026 03:24 PM (bwOhD)

193 Boob-shaped graph, please!

X-axis is cup size, Y axis is bust circumference.

Under Trump, we're now at 44-D.

Posted by: zombie at February 25, 2026 03:24 PM (Ys3Ta)

194 countries.....

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat

>I'm with the Babylon Bee, have Hughes tell the hosers he melted down his medal for a new grill, after that cheap shot high stick knocked out his teeth (tooth).
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 03:23 PM (gVUi7)

Watching the replay a few times and that stick to the face looked intentional.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at February 25, 2026 03:24 PM (i0Hi3)

195 My mini-Dachshund thinks every bare leg is his sex partner.
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Weiner Dogs are voracious sex partners.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 03:25 PM (pZ64F)

196 173 My Welfare, Food Stamps, Section 8 Housing Assistance have not kept up with inflation.

Trump lied ....
Posted by: LaQuisha Largeass at February 25, 2026 03:21 PM (YuOiR)

Inflation is determined by various metrics related to the money supply and the availability of interbank credit, not the first derivative with respect to time of the circumference of your steatopygian ass fat, you gross bastard.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:25 PM (Vq1pX)

197 I actually think she looks hotter here as a dirty blonde.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 03:22 PM (zZu0s)

A dirty blonde will always be hotter than a regular blonde

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:26 PM (tKWMU)

198 It's far more than a marketing buzzword for us at this point and I would bet serious money that it's here to stay. The hype will die down as with everything else, but AI isn't going anywhere.
Posted by: ballistic

"computers are a fad"
computers are everywhere
"the internet is a fad"
the internet is everywhere
"cell phones are a fad"
cell phones are everywhere
AI is a fad <--- YOU ARE HERE

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 03:26 PM (VHUov)

199 inflation is happening in large part because our culture will not push back on pricing

I agree. The proper mechanism against corporate greed is consumer opposition. I recall when I was a little kid shopping with mom and all the shelves were jammed with sugar. Some idiot tried to corner the market on sugar and jacked the price way up and... everyone just stopped buying sugar.

These days people buy it, go into debt, and shrug while they scroll on their phone.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:26 PM (PYyV9)

200 My very good beef vegetable soup at mom and pop's cafe was $15. ; doubled price past 36 months. Still in my torso with the cornbread. Don't believe prices will come down. Vote against every democrat always.

Posted by: kingsman at February 25, 2026 03:27 PM (ehY6c)

201 "Boomcession" sounds like a Nikki Minaj rap from 2015

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 03:27 PM (iFTx/)

202 SLV and SILJ up today.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at February 25, 2026 03:27 PM (gQ15S)

203 don't forget....some Federal workers took the buyout and some were laid off. Those are the workers they care about.

Federal workers....hahahahaha....federal workers....stop it...hahahaha

Posted by: Oxymoron at February 25, 2026 03:27 PM (hXJe5)

204 You think thats embarrassing? My mini-Dachshund thinks every bare leg is his sex partner.
Posted by: Xipe Totec at February 25, 2026 03:24 PM (pohLc)

Maybe you should put on your pants, pervert.

Posted by: No Name Today at February 25, 2026 03:27 PM (8mulE)

205 AI is in fact the future. I already cautiously find it quite useful. Like whiskey, you don't just up and swallow the whole bottle.

Posted by: Xipe Totec at February 25, 2026 03:27 PM (pohLc)

206 Here is an article on how proxyvoting for companies works https://tinyurl.com/rp3m5b38

Now, I don't think this would be a panacea because Joe Average isn't necessarily going to know the full implications of voting for Board Member X or Initiative Y but this is a power people should have for both their directly AND indirectly held stock

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:28 PM (sKqQm)

207 Boomcession: parts of the country are doing incredibly well, but the Dem run parts are dying.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 03:28 PM (k/Sbk)

208 Blum, I'm wearing a cardboard belt! A cardboard belt!

Posted by: Max Bialystock at February 25, 2026 03:28 PM (oftw2)

209
"AI is garbage" is on par with the Krugman Theory of the Web.

"No one will use it! Everyone loves to go to the store to buy their stuff and read the paper on the train!"

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:28 PM (tKWMU)

210 mmm...dirty blonde.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:28 PM (aTgV0)

211 I saw BoomSession open for English Beat at the Fry's Electronics in Burbank in 2007.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 25, 2026 03:28 PM (bwOhD)

212 even today if her shadow ever got cast on the same wall as mine

Old TV guide cover had the shadow of a black man's jazz hand fall on a white woman's crotch. Showed it to a coworker, quick double take and he LOL'd.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at February 25, 2026 03:29 PM (Kt19C)

213 189 (* This is actually true.)
Posted by: zombie at February 25, 2026 03:22 PM (Ys3Ta)

Tell me about your Silver shares!
Posted by: Kindltot

Sorry, no precious metals, unfortunately. I devised my own system, which I later learned is known as the "Kelly Criteria" - spread out assets from most-conservative/lowest return to most risky/highest-return, according to confidence level. For me, it;s approximately 1/3 of assets in FDIC-insured CDs (always shofting to highest promotional rate), 1.3 of assets in nrock-solid long-term low-riskbut-decent-avergae return investments, and 1/3 of assets in volitile high-risk investments. (Approximately.) It has paid off handsomely.

Posted by: zombie at February 25, 2026 03:29 PM (Ys3Ta)

214 I use AI at work. It helps with many tasks but it will often make mistakes no human would so you have to carefully view its output

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:29 PM (sKqQm)

215 I went to the San Diego Zoo with some buddies (great place), and the chimpanzee pen was okay. One of the most gorgeous girls I have ever seen was kind of walking near us as we went to various places and when we got there, the monkeys did this acrobatic roll into a sex position I have never seen in my life and went to it like a pair of animals.

That was kind of embarrassing, we all walked away without looking at each other.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:21 PM (PYyV9)

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What...you didn't invite the gorgeous girl to your place to replicate what you just saw?

Posted by: Bigsmith at February 25, 2026 03:29 PM (1Au9i)

216 "cell phones are a fad"
cell phones are everywhere
AI is a fad

Who said cell phones are a fad? In any case, its not about being a fad, its about being overblown and over hyped. For example, when the internet started to be big there was this thing called the "dot com boom" that you might have heard of.

Nobody was saying the Internet is a fad other than Paul Krugman to his eternal mockery. But smart people were saying "this boom will not last" because it was a boom and they never last, especially because this one was a boom. Overhyped, overpromised, over valued.

AI will follow the same curve: it won't go away any more than the internet did after the DotCom boom burst.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:29 PM (PYyV9)

217 Nvidia is sitting right at the intersection of fear and greed @197 with a half hour left in the trading day.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 03:30 PM (4NO2D)

218 Just took a drop into fear territory.

Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 03:30 PM (4NO2D)

219 207 Boomcession: parts of the country are doing incredibly well, but the Dem run parts are dying.
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Why do you think the Yankees decided they needed to launch a Coup? They've been dying for some time. The Yankee Exodus started in 1969. At some point they passed the tipping point.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 03:30 PM (pZ64F)

220 The rhetoric on tariffs are confusing and contradictory.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:06 PM (PYyV9)

This sounds like when the Dems willfully feign ignorance and pretend not to understand the issue.

Tariffs are a tax. Businesses don't just eat tax costs and accept lower margins, if they face higher taxes they increase prices to consumers. Businesses were the ones literally transferring the money to the government so after the SC decision they want to sue to get themselves more money, they aren't going to send out rebates to consumers who paid higher prices unless they are forced to or see some other value (PR, advertising).

Other countries are restricting what options their own consumers have with their own tariffs because it limits competition from American companies in their markets.

Tariffs can have value in modifying consumer behavior (buying cheap Chinese crap that breaks and impoverishes consumers) or subsidizing important local businesses (making sure of your industrial base come ww3 or just providing job security), but they do distort the supply and demand curves meaning overall people have to pay more or go without the things they would buy.

Posted by: Sjg at February 25, 2026 03:30 PM (aqZN1)

221 Who is going to lug a computer monitor onto a train to get their news??

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:30 PM (tKWMU)

222 191 Hot Take: inflation is happening in large part because our culture will not push back on pricing. Digital money and no ability for delayed gratification.
Posted by: Sharpie at February 25, 2026 03:24 PM (glvF4)

To curb inflation, spend money on the greatest extent possible on 1) a good or 2) a service. Government is neither. Keep government spending minimal.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 03:30 PM (fYhK6)

223 A suspicious number of em dashes in this one.

Don't tell me Ace has been replaced by AI!

AI of Spades HQ?

Posted by: TITP at February 25, 2026 03:30 PM (6Q9y6)

224
146

At least two West Coast states upped their gas taxes after Trump got elected. I'm assuming that it was largely to prevent Trumps' economic victories from affecting state residents. They will wreck their own economies just to keep Trump from getting a win.
Someone in WA can hear Trump talking about the low price of gas and thing "What's that guy talking about? Gas is as high as its ever been."
Posted by: 29Victor at February 25, 2026 03:16 PM

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CA did even better -- they finished the process of driving two refineries out of the state. I think they celebrated with a ceremony and a parade.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 03:31 PM (azNOR)

225 AI is quite avoidable on Linux.

You can use it or not.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:31 PM (aTgV0)

226 AI is a fad
Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 03:26 PM (VHUov)

In each of those steps, remember the world that was promised, and the world that resulted. We won't get AI taking everyone's job any more than we got the entire work force replaced by Amigas or welding robots.

Faddish hype can be ridiculous and duly ridiculed while also recognizing that something good will probably still come from it all.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:31 PM (Vq1pX)

227 I've seen it before and the monkeys at the zoo are more entertaining.

I went to the San Diego Zoo with some buddies (great place), and the chimpanzee pen was okay. One of the most gorgeous girls I have ever seen was kind of walking near us as we went to various places and when we got there, the monkeys did this acrobatic roll into a sex position I have never seen in my life and went to it like a pair of animals.

That was kind of embarrassing, we all walked away without looking at each other.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:21 PM (PYyV9)
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Bro, the pick-up lines write themselves!

Posted by: Judge Elric The Blade at February 25, 2026 03:31 PM (iFTx/)

228 200 My very good beef vegetable soup at mom and pop's cafe was $15. ; doubled price past 36 months. Still in my torso with the cornbread. Don't believe prices will come down. Vote against every democrat always.
Posted by: kingsman

Heh. You think that's beef?

Posted by: Rat In A Drain Ditch at February 25, 2026 03:31 PM (oftw2)

229 227.

Bloodhound Gang had a whole song about it.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 25, 2026 03:31 PM (bwOhD)

230 BBC: US economy slows in final months after turbulent year

Trump is expelling workers from the United States and imposing tariffs on imports. Americans will end up with empty stores. His trade war against the rest of the world will destroy the United States.

The Commerce Department estimated that losses from the suspension of federal government services had subtracted one percentage point from GDP in the fourth quarter, while noting that the full impact was likely larger.

it's a direct result of the deranged policy of the Trump government and the inability of republicans in congress to make any compromises, so it will definitely happen again and is a good measure for how well this government is handling the economy.

Q4 growth is anemic. December inflation rose. Outside of healthcare and education, no jobs are being created. Largest post-war tax hike due to tariffs. Ruined regional and global alliances. Upended decades of prosperity inducing trade deals. Essentially has used his platform for negative supply shocks; none effective in reaching any stated goal.

Not sure how Trump can sell it as good. It'd be better if he'd done nothing all year.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 25, 2026 03:31 PM (ycI94)

231 In a properly functioning economy, inflation is normal and expected, it's why we are not paying 5000 dollars for houses and a weekly paycheck isn't 25 bucks.

The only thing that can be done is unleashing energy, stop hamstringing industry, and for G-d's, stop the suicidal government spending, that's the real villain in this psychodrama.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 25, 2026 03:32 PM (XV/Pl)

232 AI will follow the same curve: it won't go away any more than the internet did after the DotCom boom burst.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:29 PM (PYyV9)

When the AI bubble bursts we will see after the smoke clears the true value and uses of AI.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 03:32 PM (fYhK6)

233 Tariffs are a tax. Businesses don't just eat tax costs and accept lower margins, if they face higher taxes they increase prices to consumers.

How can anyone owe a business money for a tax they didn't pay because they passed it on to the consumers?

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:32 PM (PYyV9)

234 186 If you put back the deleted scenes in Prometheus it would be 5 hours long and suck even more.
Posted by: eleven

But then IT WOULD MAKE SENSE!

We're just going to have to wait till the remake with the diverse rainbow cast to bring life to the story.

Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 03:32 PM (Y8DZL)

235 Ace has been Taylor Swift for like three years now.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:32 PM (aTgV0)

236 >>>"As for "worrying about job security:" Americans have felt insecure about their jobs since the seventies. This is not a Trump thing. This is a secular shift in the economy that happened after the 1960s boom and continues to happen."

=====

My wife, the breadwinner, just survived a RIF of 2000 employees. I guarantee she doesn't feel safe.

Posted by: Turn 2 at February 25, 2026 03:33 PM (CyFyf)

237 AI is writing checks it simply can't cash. And no one in my corner of the world takes it seriously anyway. It's a buzzword being used by execs and marketing.

There's a lot of C-suite cluelessness about it, like anything new. But there's also a lot of substance. I'm not saying it's made me the mythical 10X coder, but it's a measurable boost.

One other correct use of AI: mocking Minnesota Communists. I think this is why lefty NPCs universally hate AI but can't say why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72p07_NKv20

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 03:33 PM (2ocoG)

238 146

At least two West Coast states upped their gas taxes after Trump got elected. I'm assuming that it was largely to prevent Trumps' economic victories from affecting state residents. They will wreck their own economies just to keep Trump from getting a win.
Someone in WA can hear Trump talking about the low price of gas and thing "What's that guy talking about? Gas is as high as its ever been."
Posted by: 29Victor at February 25, 2026 03:16 PM

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CA did even better -- they finished the process of driving two refineries out of the state. I think they celebrated with a ceremony and a parade.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 03:31 PM (azNOR)

In the meantime, TX gas taxes have not gone up since 1991.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 03:33 PM (fYhK6)

239 >>Tariffs are a tax. Businesses don't just eat tax costs and accept lower margins, if they face higher taxes they increase prices to consumers.

Except they DO eat costs.

They renegotiate with suppliers and labor.

Nobody is selling product for less than they believe they can sell products for.
They price at the top of range and when something like Tariffs hits, there is nowhere for them to go via pricing.

Raise prices and lose customers or trim profits and maintain market share.

Not a tough choice.

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 03:34 PM (1Udfd)

240 When the AI bubble bursts we will see after the smoke clears the true value and uses of AI.

Exactly, same as the DotCom boom. They were making promises and building businesses on things the internet could not then and maybe never will be able to do. AI is being built up as something it cannot and probably never will do, but its useful for some stuff, and once we get past this we can actually get to work on making it do stuff it can do well,

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:34 PM (PYyV9)

241 CNN: it's a booming economy yeah, but where are the handouts?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 03:34 PM (cWLG3)

242 You think that's beef? Now just a sec my good man, I am preparing for the future, protein is protein.

Posted by: kingsman at February 25, 2026 03:34 PM (ehY6c)

243 163 I want a graph that is ampersand-shaped. Do it!
Posted by: zombie

Sorry, the closest is the cobweb theory graphs

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 03:34 PM (E4rtv)

244 "That heat is somewhere, we just have to find it. The models say the science is settled."

That's how I figured.

Posted by: barbarausa at February 25, 2026 03:34 PM (enw9G)

245 "Ace has been Taylor Swift for like 3 years now."

He's using Travis Kelce to make himself look straight? I'm confused.

Posted by: Wally at February 25, 2026 03:35 PM (6zGg2)

246 For the companies that may be requesting refunds for tarrifs, did you pass on the costs to the customers or absorb reductions to profit margins? If the former, are you going to pass the refunds on to customers? Maybe, but more likely not. So leftists are celebrating a Supreme Court decision that puts "profits over people". Interesting dynamic there.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 25, 2026 03:35 PM (Dv3i1)

247 Weren't there some blue states that enacted policies designed to counteract Trump's efforts to improve people's economic situations? Like taxes on tips and other things I can't recall at the moment?

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 25, 2026 03:35 PM (FMtrg)

248 Where is my MILF sexbot?

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:35 PM (aTgV0)

249 >>Where is my MILF sexbot?

Out in your Flying Car with her AI BF.

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 03:36 PM (1Udfd)

250 Raise prices and lose customers or trim profits and maintain market share.

Except as we noted above, people are eating the price increases. Stuff is going up and people aren't reducing their consumption like they should or in the past would. That is my genuine concern with chip prices. They are super inflated right now because of low supply and huge demand... but will they ever go down? Nobody is reducing their buying gadgets.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:36 PM (PYyV9)

251 He's using Travis Kelce to make himself look straight? I'm confused.
Posted by: Wally at February 25, 2026 03:35 PM (6zGg2)

garrett is Travis Kelce?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:36 PM (Vq1pX)

252 An ampersand graph would have to parametric.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:36 PM (aTgV0)

253 When the AI bubble bursts we will see after the smoke clears the true value and uses of AI.

I wonder how much of the AI Boom is companies making huge claims to massive build-outs and securing contracts to purchase memory and energy capacity, only for the purpose of re-selling the memory and energy to those who didn't get the contracts?

Think of it as ticket scalpers of the '80s who would get bums to buy up all of the tickets ahead of the retail customers and then sell the "Good Seats" at a huge mark-up.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 03:37 PM (a6PrB)

254 In each of those steps, remember the world that was promised, and the world that resulted. We won't get AI taking everyone's job any more than we got the entire work force replaced by Amigas or welding robots.

Faddish hype can be ridiculous and duly ridiculed while also recognizing that something good will probably still come from it all.

To the extent it takes any jobs, it will also create new kinds of jobs and companies, the same as every big new technology in the last 150 years.

Europe is fucked because they thought the original industrial revolution would take everyone's jobs so they might as well go socialist. And then they never course-corrected when that was shown to be obviously stupid, so they've largely missed out on the jobs and companies created by computers and the Internet.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 03:37 PM (2ocoG)

255 >>>Ace has been Taylor Swift for like three years now.

Posted by: eleven

>Next you'll be telling me Garrett Kelce will be riding in on a white horse.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 03:37 PM (gVUi7)

256 252 An ampersand graph would have to parametric.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:36 PM (aTgV0)

Well i *wasn't* dyslexic, until i tried to read that sentence.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:37 PM (Vq1pX)

257 237 AI is writing checks it simply can't cash. And no one in my corner of the world takes it seriously anyway. It's a buzzword being used by execs and marketing.

There's a lot of C-suite cluelessness about it, like anything new. But there's also a lot of substance. I'm not saying it's made me the mythical 10X coder, but it's a measurable boost.

One other correct use of AI: mocking Minnesota Communists. I think this is why lefty NPCs universally hate AI but can't say why.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72p07_NKv20
Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 03:33 PM (2ocoG)
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All the lefties at my workplace just love the AI, and are super excited at the prospect of a doing less actual work for the same pay. So excited you will be denied pay increases if you don't demonstrate how it's improving your work (who cares if it's irrelevant).

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 03:37 PM (cWLG3)

258 In a properly functioning economy, inflation is normal and expected, it's why we are not paying 5000 dollars for houses and a weekly paycheck isn't 25 bucks.

The only thing that can be done is unleashing energy, stop hamstringing industry, and for G-d's, stop the suicidal government spending, that's the real villain in this psychodrama.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 25, 2026 03:32 PM

Yep, inflation is not inevitable unless the government has the ability to "coin" more money than they bring in from tax revenues. The Roman empire intentionally devalued their currency just like we are doing and they paid for it at the end just like we will.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at February 25, 2026 03:38 PM (0N4FZ)

259
AI is magic is the much smarter bet than AI is garbage.

But one is a more fun opinion to have because it makes you kind of emo.

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:38 PM (tKWMU)

260 Where is my MILF sexbot?
Posted by: eleven

If it's a mother, I think it's got more features than just "sexbot."

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 03:38 PM (VHUov)

261 Except they DO eat costs.

They renegotiate with suppliers and labor.

Nobody is selling product for less than they believe they can sell products for.
They price at the top of range and when something like Tariffs hits, there is nowhere for them to go via pricing.

Raise prices and lose customers or trim profits and maintain market share.

Not a tough choice.
Posted by: garrett

Yep. You have to work in elasticity of demand and elasticity of supply into any real life discussion as well as currency fluctuations of both trading partners. Whole host of real life variables like Rodney Dangerfield discussing actual construction and manufacturing factors in the movie Back to School.

For the most part, tariffs theory was ill taught in the US since before WWII because quite simply, Democrats (and thus academia) blamed the 1930 Smoot Hawley tariff for the Depression when it have very little to do with GDP decreases. Most of the blame should have went toward the Treaty of Paris and the resultant new monetary order where reparations paid by Germany to France and UK were repaid then to the US for war loans which then extended credit to the Germans. Crappy system.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 03:39 PM (E4rtv)

262 Saw an article yesterday about COL in Massachusetts and a Democrat (obviously, since he said Trump is responsible for high inflation and tariffs are killing us LOL) said he couldn't afford to live in Massachusetts anymore and was planning to move to ... North Carolina. He votes for Democrats. He wants the policies Democrat politicians say they'll institute. But he doesn't want to live in a blue state because of the consequences of those policies ... which he voted for. And he'll undoubtedly continue voting for Democrats after he moves to the Research Triangle.

Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at February 25, 2026 03:39 PM (qUkBO)

263 Can't wait for chopsticks made in Texas USA

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 03:39 PM (abIsI)

264 >>Except as we noted above, people are eating the price increases.

Some people.

Others are not buying.

Is the Balance sufficient to achieve the effect you desire? Apparently, not. Or, not yet.

This will never change, though. Some will continue to buy out of necessity. Others, out of desire.

Still others will boycott.

Same as always.

Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 03:39 PM (1Udfd)

265 As for "worrying about job security:" Americans have felt insecure about their jobs since the seventies. This is not a Trump thing. This is a secular shift in the economy that happened after the 1960s boom and continues to happen.

Who could have predicted such a totally secular thing like this?

Posted by: Henry Kissinger at February 25, 2026 03:40 PM (o2432)

266 Tariffs can have value in modifying consumer behavior (buying cheap Chinese crap that breaks and impoverishes consumers) or subsidizing important local businesses (making sure of your industrial base come ww3 or just providing job security), but they do distort the supply and demand curves meaning overall people have to pay more or go without the things they would buy.
Posted by: Sjg at February 25, 2026 03:30 PM (aqZN1)

It also modifies the manufacturers' behavior, especially the prime producers. Due to the tariffs it is becoming cheaper for the quality steel to manufacture it in country, and it has the benefit of still being less flawed and contaminated than Chinese sourced steel. The same goes for Aluminum
That has the added benefit that the production uses American workers, who get paid here, and spend their wages here, instead of it going to China where it does the US economy little good.

Think of it as buying from the corner store instead of buying from Amazon

Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 03:40 PM (rbvCR)

267 By all means AI is most definitely magic.

But just how useful is magic?

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:40 PM (aTgV0)

268 By the time they figure it out, we'll be on a beach earning 20%.
-ace, standing with garret and throwing the power lever on AceAI

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 03:41 PM (zZu0s)

269 In five years AI is going to be the new frustrating hot garbage we have to wade through all damn morning once in a while just to be able to even start doing our actual jobs.

It'll be like the new two factor authentication except the second factor is your mother in law.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:41 PM (Vq1pX)

270 260 Where is my MILF sexbot?
Posted by: eleven

Waiting on the SweeneyBot.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 03:41 PM (abIsI)

271 To sum: Temu is not doing so good?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 03:42 PM (WONhk)

272 Where is my MILF sexbot?
Posted by: eleven

If it's a mother, I think it's got more features than just "sexbot."

As an interesting aside, there has been a lot of ink spilled on the discussion of sexbots, but I imagine the feminist fury over some sort of artificial womb/robot will dwarf their anger over sexbots...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:42 PM (sKqQm)

273 @271 Temu is Temu-Amazon.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 03:43 PM (cWLG3)

274 In each of those steps, remember the world that was promised, and the world that resulted. We won't get AI taking everyone's job any more than we got the entire work force replaced by Amigas or welding robots.

Aren't you moving about on your Segway?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 03:43 PM (a6PrB)

275 But just how useful is magic?

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:40 PM (aTgV0)

How useful is any of the technology you use? It all seemed like magic at one time.

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:43 PM (tKWMU)

276 As an interesting aside, there has been a lot of ink spilled on the discussion of sexbots, but I imagine the feminist fury over some sort of artificial womb/robot will dwarf their anger over sexbots...

The feminists will fall in line when they get their own combination bear/minotaur sexbots.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 03:43 PM (2ocoG)

277 As an interesting aside, there has been a lot of ink spilled on the discussion of sexbots, but I imagine the feminist fury over some sort of artificial womb/robot will dwarf their anger over sexbots...
Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:42 PM (sKqQm)

Nah. I figure many women will be all for it (the rest will have their pick of men.) Then they will realize they have further priced themselves out of the market.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 03:44 PM (zZu0s)

278 Once we get High Speed Train everything will be better.

Posted by: pudinhead at February 25, 2026 03:44 PM (pZ64F)

279 -ace, standing with garret and throwing the power lever

"The power lever"? Is *that* what garrett calls it?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 03:44 PM (2ocoG)

280 My Doctorate in Gender and Wymen's Studies has put me at the very top of the K. Others should follow my lead.

Posted by: Dr. Sigmoid at February 25, 2026 03:44 PM (oftw2)

281 As an interesting aside, there has been a lot of ink spilled on the discussion of sexbots,
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Not just ink

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:44 PM (tKWMU)

282 20 y/o grandson working out for basic tng going to air force for computer stuff. So G. your headed to Lackland in San Antonio. Best start basic in the winter rotation I responded. He does have computer skills. It's a good move with our current C in C. Proud of him.

Posted by: kingsman at February 25, 2026 03:44 PM (ehY6c)

283 I trust you will agree that in a loitering munition having to switch to autonomous behavior when it loses its control signal that AI in its current or foreseeable state is not an ideal solution in a battlefield environment.

Posted by: Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:44 PM (DJPFk)

284 Aren't you moving about on your Segway?

That is still the oddest media moment in my life. We were told there was a new invention that would change everyone's life and it was the damn segway.

I've still never ridden one. Its too slow to get places like work, too small too transport groceries, and too open and unstable enough to use half the year where I live.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:45 PM (sKqQm)

285

By the time they figure it out, we'll be on a beach earning 20%.
-ace, standing with garret and throwing the power lever on AceAI

Which one of them is Hans Gruber and which is Karl?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 03:45 PM (xG4kz)

286 275 But just how useful is magic?

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:40 PM (aTgV0)

How useful is any of the technology you use? It all seemed like magic at one time.
Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:43 PM (tKWMU)
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Hate it when the party poopers show up to explain away the magic as science. Boo!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 03:45 PM (cWLG3)

287 I don't want a sexbot, I want a maidbot. Clean, cook, help me stay on schedule, remind me of important things, do my laundry, etc.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:45 PM (PYyV9)

288 The feminists will fall in line when they get their own combination bear/minotaur sexbots.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 25, 2026 03:43 PM (2ocoG)

Bulls make money.
Bears make money.
Bull-bears write stories about their hogs getting fluffed by sone AWFL, and make money.

It's a win-win-win situation.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:45 PM (Vq1pX)

289 That has the added benefit that the production uses American workers, who get paid here, and spend their wages here, instead of it going to China where it does the US economy little good.

Think of it as buying from the corner store instead of buying from Amazon
Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 03:40 PM (rbvCR)

Because they never buy US made products.

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 03:45 PM (fYhK6)

290 That is my genuine concern with chip prices. They are super inflated right now because of low supply and huge demand... but will they ever go down? Nobody is reducing their buying gadgets.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Yes computer memory prices will go down eventually--right now, the issue is three companies, an oligopoly control RAM production and due to the normal commodification of that, it was a low margin business for decades. Now, because AI, it suddenly becomes in demand but the high capital costs make the big three very wary of increasing production lines simply because if they do, and AI investment slumps, then the new plants can't pay for themselves.

FWIW, DDR5 memory prices are already beginning to subside as demand drops off, people keep existing computers longer, etc. Same with the crypto craze and video cards--eventually teh crypto craze receded which reduced video card prices and demand.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 03:46 PM (E4rtv)

291 I don't want a sexbot, I want a maidbot. Clean, cook, help me stay on schedule, remind me of important things, do my laundry, etc.

Didn't Megan Fox make a movie along these lines recently?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:46 PM (sKqQm)

292 281 As an interesting aside, there has been a lot of ink spilled on the discussion of sexbots,
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Not just ink

thanks. saved me from having to check urban dictionary.

Posted by: anachronda at February 25, 2026 03:46 PM (sGtp+)

293 That is still the oddest media moment in my life. We were told there was a new invention that would change everyone's life and it was the damn segway.

Yeah the fawning over the top publicity for that, all the news reports, all the claims THIS WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.

And then they revealed it and people went "that's it??" and went back to reading a book or whatever.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:46 PM (PYyV9)

294 The rhetoric on tariffs are confusing and contradictory.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

Think of it as buying from the corner store instead of buying from Amazon
Posted by: Kindltot

Some people: Think local! 15-minute cities! Farm-to-table!

The same people: Tariffs are evil badorangeman awfulness!

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 03:46 PM (VHUov)

295 Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:45 PM (sKqQm)

If I ever want to make my wife cry laughing I simply remind her that the Segway guy drove himself off a cliff. It really tickles her.

Or I take off my pants.

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:47 PM (tKWMU)

296 282 20 y/o grandson working out for basic tng going to air force for computer stuff. So G. your headed to Lackland in San Antonio. Best start basic in the winter rotation I responded. He does have computer skills. It's a good move with our current C in C. Proud of him.
Posted by: kingsman

You should be and yes, he is entering service at the right point in time.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 03:47 PM (E4rtv)

297
I've still never ridden one. Its too slow to get places like work, too small too transport groceries, and too open and unstable enough to use half the year where I live.
Posted by: 18-1

But it is your golden pass to take part in the annual Dork Parade!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 03:47 PM (xG4kz)

298 I asked AI why my ankle hurt and it gave me a list of 15 reasons why my ankle hurt.

You want to bank on that knock yourself out.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:47 PM (aTgV0)

299 287 I don't want a sexbot, I want a maidbot. Clean, cook, help me stay on schedule, remind me of important things, do my laundry, etc.

make sammiches?

Posted by: anachronda at February 25, 2026 03:47 PM (sGtp+)

300 Didn't Megan Fox make a movie along these lines recently?

Well she looks plastic enough to be a bot

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:47 PM (PYyV9)

301 There's a lot of C-suite cluelessness about it, like anything new.

Oh, you mean the Charlie level DEI post turtles installed over the past decade by BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard recommended board members?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 03:48 PM (pawvM)

302 287 I don't want a sexbot, I want a maidbot. Clean, cook, help me stay on schedule, remind me of important things, do my laundry, etc.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
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Might be about ten years or so with current trends that are affordable for most of us.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 03:48 PM (E4rtv)

303 I'd be so terrified of another way to get rejected that I'd probably be too shy to ask out my sexbot.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 25, 2026 03:48 PM (WcDsy)

304 "But it is your golden pass to take part in the annual Dork Parade!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: "

Dorkwad Hall of Fame.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:48 PM (aTgV0)

305 OT: Gonna say Trump or someone leaning on private health insurance companies and especially pharmaceuticals, is having a positive effect. My meds went down from $20/3 months to $3.45/3 months...my other meds got added to the approved schedule for $350/month (from $800/month) - this 2nd one, I have a grant for, but it's nice to see even if I'm not paying. And I'll take the extra $68 on the 1st script. Now I'm wondering if my Epi will also be lower when I renew it next month...

Posted by: Nova Local at February 25, 2026 03:48 PM (tOcjL)

306 I do think AI will change the world, just in a slow, boring, plodding sort of way punctuated by various hucksters and charlatans making a buck along the way, and occasionally losing their shirts or going to jail.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:48 PM (Vq1pX)

307 293 That is still the oddest media moment in my life. We were told there was a new invention that would change everyone's life and it was the damn segway.

Yeah the fawning over the top publicity for that, all the news reports, all the claims THIS WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.

And then they revealed it and people went "that's it??" and went back to reading a book or whatever.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:46 PM (PYyV9)
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We have them to thank for "Paul Blart: Mall Cop."

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 03:49 PM (cWLG3)

308 Or I take off my pants.
Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:47 PM (tKWMU)

Watch out for Xipe Totec's dog.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at February 25, 2026 03:49 PM (ZJT0I)

309 There really isn't going to be an AI bubble burst, unlike the dot com bust, AI is largely concentrated in a small number of companies that are already large and established companies.

What's going to happen and is already happening is a correction.

For instance, Microsoft hit a high of 550 dollars a share and has pulled back to 380 dollars.

Similar clawbacks have been happening to other ai companies.

At the end of the day, big money players want to make a dollar and a cent, so there is no incentive to emanitizing another dot com bust.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 25, 2026 03:49 PM (XV/Pl)

310 287 I don't want a sexbot, I want a maidbot. Clean, cook, help me stay on schedule, remind me of important things, do my laundry, etc.
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor

You need a batman.

(British military version, not the superhero.)

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 25, 2026 03:49 PM (Dv3i1)

311 I don't want a sexbot, I want a maidbot. Clean, cook, help me stay on schedule, remind me of important things, do my laundry, etc.

You can name her Hazel or Alice.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 03:49 PM (abIsI)

312 Well for me once my IRAs hit $1M total I decided to retire at 56. No fancy living of course but good enough for me.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 25, 2026 03:49 PM (Vh9CX)

313 Sub-prime AI dot com tech bubble palooza 2027

Posted by: sifty boones at February 25, 2026 03:49 PM (WcDsy)

314 I'd be so terrified of another way to get rejected that I'd probably be too shy to ask out my sexbot.

"Not tonight, I have a chip ache"
--sifty's sexbot

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:49 PM (PYyV9)

315 I'd be so terrified of another way to get rejected that I'd probably be too shy to ask out my sexbot.

I saw one feminist proposal that sex bots should be programmed to respond that they aren't in the mood.

Which is pretty much the perfect feminist view on this.

And, TBH, sexbots are almost certainly not good for society but after 60 years of feminism saying that people shouldn't have to do what is good for society that well has run dry...

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:50 PM (sKqQm)

316 "I'd be so terrified of another way to get rejected that I'd probably be too shy to ask out my sexbot.
Posted by: sifty boones"

You could get a nerdy, low confidence sex-bot.

I would.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:50 PM (aTgV0)

317 Oldest trick in the book. Flood the news and social media with anecdotal crap about how awful it is trying to make ends meet, and the average person thinks "well, my life is pretty good, but obviously nobody else's is. The economy sucks!"

Posted by: MartynWW at February 25, 2026 03:50 PM (M9zxq)

318 David French writing "The Conservative Case for Why a Strong Economy Weakens the Country"

Posted by: You know he wants to at February 25, 2026 03:50 PM (TbWk/)

319 The economy has to be awesome. 100%+ employment.
Why else would they need all those Somali daycare centers*?

* My adult girl just asserted that the Somali daycare fraud is fake and never happened.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 03:50 PM (/lPRQ)

320 You need a batman.

Yeah. Just can't afford one, or a maidbot, for that matter. I could just get so much more writing done then

Maybe one of my books will get optioned by Prime or something and I will make a zillion bucks. Maybe Kathy Ireland will dump her husband to become my sweet baboo, too.

Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (PYyV9)

321 >>It'll be like the new two factor authentication except the second factor is your mother in law.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:41 PM (Vq1pX)

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I am so stealing that....pure gold.

Posted by: Bigsmith at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (1Au9i)

322 316.

Imagine having to listen to your sexbot talk about her boyfriend while you sit in the friend zone.

That must be like life for Bill Kristol.

Posted by: sifty boones at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (WcDsy)

323 Yes computer memory prices will go down eventually--right now, the issue is three companies, an oligopoly control RAM production and due to the normal commodification of that, it was a low margin business for decades. Now, because AI, it suddenly becomes in demand but the high capital costs make the big three very wary of increasing production lines simply because if they do, and AI investment slumps, then the new plants can't pay for themselves.
Posted by: whig

There's also the lead time to respond to those types of bubble-market pressures.

It takes 9+ months (3rd world shithole) to 3+ years (overregulated blue state) to get a new chip or memory fab up and running. Even if they knew AI would not slump, we wouldn't see the supply/demand level out for a couple of years.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (VHUov)

324 You could get a nerdy, low confidence sex-bot.
____

That's hot!

Posted by: Sam Bankman-Fried at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (Dv3i1)

325 Nood

Posted by: Rex B at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (17kmc)

326 I'd be so terrified of another way to get rejected that I'd probably be too shy to ask out my sexbot.

"Not tonight, I have a chip ache"
--sifty's sexbot
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 03:49 PM (PYyV9)

However this can be overcome with a simple app transaction.

Posted by: They would totally do this at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (TbWk/)

327 My adult girl just asserted that the Somali daycare fraud is fake and never happened.

Aren't their a number of ongoing trials right now about this?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)

328 there is no question the economy is better now than under Biden; they are nitpicking to deflect from how awful life always is under the Democrats

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 03:51 PM (/M/4v)

329 Someone in WA can hear Trump talking about the low price of gas and thing "What's that guy talking about? Gas is as high as its ever been."
Posted by: 29Victor at February 25, 2026 03:16 PM

We know. The fault here isn't in DC, it's in Olympia.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 03:52 PM (2WIwB)

330 I want a sex bot shaped like AOC so i can tell it to go fuck itself.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 25, 2026 03:52 PM (Vq1pX)

331 313 Sub-prime AI dot com tech bubble palooza 2027
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Replace sub-prime loans with circular multi-billion dollar business deals.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 03:52 PM (cWLG3)

332 I asked AI why my ankle hurt and it gave me a list of 15 reasons why my ankle hurt.

You want to bank on that knock yourself out.

Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 03:47 PM (aTgV0)

Ok.

Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 03:52 PM (tKWMU)

333 329 Someone in WA can hear Trump talking about the low price of gas and thing "What's that guy talking about? Gas is as high as its ever been."
Posted by: 29Victor at February 25, 2026 03:16 PM

We know. The fault here isn't in DC, it's in Olympia.
Posted by: Diogenes

$4.19 for diesel yesterday. On the rez.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 03:53 PM (abIsI)

334 FWIW, DDR5 memory prices are already beginning to subside as demand drops off, people keep existing computers longer,

How much of the demand was forced by Windows 11?

I was thinking of getting the AMD 395 AI Max and 128GB so I could run Claud without having the world have access to the code. But the cost of memory and the promise of the next generation of processors put that decision on hold.

Now because Windows 11 sucks so much, I'm rethinking ditching the whole x86 thing and going Apple Silicon.

Those price hikes get me to think of going in different directions.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 03:53 PM (pawvM)

335 Nood! ****ing **** the **** movie awards.

Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 03:53 PM (VHUov)

336 Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 03:34 PM (1Udfd)

If we want to get more technical, how much of the tax can be effectively passed on to consumer prices initially varies based on the elasticity of demand. If gas gets taxed an extra 5% it almost entirely goes directly to the consumer because most people can't just stop going to work because gas got more expensive. But a Chinese refrigerator may not be able to pass on the higher cost as easily because it just got more expensive relative to the American brand so people will stop buying it entirely.

Over a longer term a new equilibrium develops as the tariff is factored into the cost of the product and suppliers decide how much they are willing to provide and consumes decide how much they are willing to pay. That does mean that some suppliers may exit the market and some consumers now choose to go without.

This does mean that there are people that will be worse off as they would have bought a good but are no longer willing or able. And by reducing competition a product may get more monopolized and extract even more value from the remaining consumers.

Point is: there are trade-offs at play, it's not just a "free win".

Posted by: Sjg at February 25, 2026 03:53 PM (aqZN1)

337 Once we get High Speed Train everything will be better.
Posted by: pudinhead
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Yep. Everybody in Bakersfield can go shopping in Fresno.

Posted by: wth at February 25, 2026 03:53 PM (UjdFS)

338 My adult girl just asserted that the Somali daycare fraud is fake and never happened.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 03:50 PM (/lPRQ)

Ok, so you daughter is suffering from propaganda poisoning; do not fear and attack that propaganda, do not fear to conflict with your kid, she is are suffering! help her see the light!

Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 03:53 PM (/M/4v)

339 Reminds me of a PhD I know who sometimes moonlights as a university lecturer. He was telling me how rough it was for his students who were going to have trouble finding a job in the Trump economy.

Although, to be fair, a good portion of his students might have been grievance studies majors. So maybe he has a point.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at February 25, 2026 03:54 PM (FMtrg)

340 It IS a boomcession in places like California, where due to California Democrat policies and taxes, gas is still around $5/gallon, rents are unaffordable, companies are fleeing the state and people are being laid off, food prices are high due to policies that mandate egg-laying chickens, hogs, and cattle have "liveable space", dairies are shutting down due to taxes on cow flatulence causing "greenhouse gases" (methane)...
And guess where most of CNN's viewership resides?

Posted by: UncleJefe at February 25, 2026 03:54 PM (gAuAm)

341 there is no question the economy is better now than under Biden; they are nitpicking to deflect from how awful life always is under the Democrats

They went from the objective measure to the subjective measure so that they can replace facts with narrative.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 03:54 PM (NzX/y)

342 Who made the Boomcession in my pants?

Posted by: Senile President Emeritus at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (oftw2)

343
It'll be like the new two factor authentication except the second factor is your mother in law.
Posted by: Warai-otoko

Welp, that rules out any rapid response from this kid. It takes my sweet MiL five or six tries in eight or nine minutes to rock and hoist herself out of her favorite recliner chair.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (xG4kz)

344 y adult girl just asserted that the Somali daycare fraud is fake and never happened.

Aren't their a number of ongoing trials right now about this?
Posted by: 18-1

Yup but if you Google "Somali daycare fraud..." one of the first suggestions is "fake story". The link has one source and ignores the 90+ individuals charged (mostly Somalis)

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (/lPRQ)

345 Now because Windows 11 sucks so much, I'm rethinking ditching the whole x86 thing and going Apple Silicon.

Those price hikes get me to think of going in different directions.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 03:53 PM (pawvM)

Linux is free and has plenty of easy to use distros like mint or ubuntu. Just sayin'

Posted by: Sjg at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (aqZN1)

346 It takes 9+ months (3rd world shithole) to 3+ years (overregulated blue state) to get a new chip or memory fab up and running. Even if they knew AI would not slump, we wouldn't see the supply/demand level out for a couple of years.
Posted by: mikeski
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Japan is getting back into the IC business including memory and cpus and China (Kingbank and Gloway) is looking to export older tech DRAM as well that will take some of the top off the market. And the big three are keeping ddr4 factories rolling when they planned to shut them down.

Right now, it is Crucial/Micron (which has just exited the consumer market), SK Hynix, and Samsung.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (E4rtv)

347 That Zac V2 guy on Youtube only talks about how crappy the economy is. There are some points that are true (insane new car prices) but also there are a lot of people how there that just aren't good with money. Thankfully he hits on those people too.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (Vh9CX)

348 And guess where most of CNN's viewership resides?

In pots full of dirt in near empty reception areas? House pets where the TV is left on to act like someone is home?

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 03:56 PM (9Hs2w)

349 Cat fight!

Cornel West
@CornelWest
Brother Newsom could’ve taken a humanistic approach! He could’ve said, “I’m just like you. I was born of a woman. I’ll face loss, pain, and death just like anyone else.” But instead, when he thinks of Black people, he brings up low SAT scores. That mindset sits at the core of white supremacy—the belief that Black people are less beautiful, less moral, less intelligent! Don’t play with us like that @CAgovernor !!
#TruthJusticeLove

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 03:57 PM (FXNzP)

350 345 Now because Windows 11 sucks so much, I'm rethinking ditching the whole x86 thing and going Apple Silicon.

Those price hikes get me to think of going in different directions.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 03:53 PM (pawvM)

Linux is free and has plenty of easy to use distros like mint or ubuntu. Just sayin'
Posted by: Sjg at February 25, 2026 03:55 PM (aqZN1)
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If one is going to unlearn Windows, seems like a good time to switch to Linux. I couldn't even count on Windows to shutdown and power off reliably.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 03:58 PM (cWLG3)

351 345 Now because Windows 11 sucks so much, I'm rethinking ditching the whole x86 thing and going Apple Silicon.

Those price hikes get me to think of going in different directions.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 03:53 PM (pawvM)

Linux is free and has plenty of easy to use distros like mint or ubuntu. Just sayin'
Posted by: Sjg
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If people need microsux programs or specific creator programs like Adobe, Autocad, etc, then Apple is your best bet as it runs office plus those other creator programs. If not, linux is your best bet as it runs better than windows on older software. For a lot of other needs, linux programs are just fine albeit often require adjusting to the vast differences in display managers and distros.

Mint is probably close to the most bombproof and easiest transition. Ubuntu/Debian would be up there as well. Arch based linux is the other strain and a bit more unfriendly for desktop usage.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (E4rtv)

352 Linux is free and has plenty of easy to use distros like mint or ubuntu. Just sayin'

All my containers are Linux since it really is a better server platform. The LLM for running local Claude would be happy on Linux.

Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 03:59 PM (9Hs2w)

353
You forgot to flay him for the "can't read" portion of his put down of your people, Cornel.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at February 25, 2026 04:00 PM (xG4kz)

354 @349 And he's still extending an olive branch to Newsom by offering this as constructive criticism.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 04:00 PM (cWLG3)

355 FWIW, last summer, as a project, I cleared out a bunch of old computers. I got Debian 32 bit Trixie (circa 2025 dated OS) to run on a truly ancient Intel BX2 Seattle motherboard with a Pentium III processor. Did it so I could check data and remove if necessary to backup media what was on a very old hard drive.

Debian ran slow but it did work on a mere 512k ram with a 30 gb hard drive on truly ancient hardware.

That is how well Linux runs on old systems. Sometimes better than brand new computers unless you purposefully select manufacturers like Lenovo or Dell. The biggest hurdle in Linux still are mundane issues like drivers for printers, scanners, cameras, sound cards, etc. for various hardware add ins. If you pay attention when building a system, you can avoid that issue but on old ones, you may have to track down a driver for old hardware.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 04:06 PM (E4rtv)

356 Eggbeef.

amirite?
Posted by: eleven

What kind of soupwich would that go with?
Posted by: Bulg
__________

I used to regularly get a beef, sliced egg and bacon triple decker, but dammit, the place went out of business. Nobody makes a decent triple decker anymore. Turkey clubs don't cut it.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at February 25, 2026 03:11 PM (XvL8K)

Used to be a place in Cincinnati. The sandwich was nearly cubical, you could hardly bite it.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:07 PM (8avO+)

357 If one is going to unlearn Windows, seems like a good time to switch to Linux. I couldn't even count on Windows to shutdown and power off reliably.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 03:58 PM (cWLG3)

There's even a Windows emulator under Linux, and it can read your files off the Windows hard drives.

Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (8avO+)

358 "The US economy grew 2.2% in 2025, very much in line with the last three years of robust economic growth. "

Robust? Thats their new definition?

Second, 800K jobs got wiped out due to " recalibration" of Biden's BS. BLS estimates.

The only reason job growth was somewhat respectful in Q3 & 4 of 2024 was the hiring of gov't workers.

There are jobs out there. It may take some time. You may have to move. But they are out there and hopefully will continue to grow.

Yes. Job growth was weak. But in part, that was attributable to government job losses.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (m+uh6)

359 All my containers are Linux since it really is a better server platform. The LLM for running local Claude would be happy on Linux.
Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure
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My next system was going to be using containers so I could get rid of hardware as I have some really old but expensive software on old hardware in the basement (stats, graphics, etc. ). Hardware costs went up too fast to do a new build right now so I refurbed all the old systems downstairs and maximized them running from Win95, OS/2, Win 2k, XP-SP3, Win 7, Win 8.1, to Windows 10 scanning media station.

My main everyday computers dual boot Linux and windows upstairs but are still stuck in DDR4 but with maxxed out memory and oddities like Bluray drives, etc. Use them for media creation now mostly instead of stats/etc. as I am retired.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 04:11 PM (E4rtv)

360 There's even a Windows emulator under Linux, and it can read your files off the Windows hard drives.
Posted by: Oldcat

Linux now has native reading of ntfs3 built into the kernel nowadyas. "Since Linux kernel 5.15, the native ntfs3 driver provides full read/write access to NTFS file systems, including support for features like compression and journal replay, replacing the older, limited kernel driver. "

Major issue is don't use bitlocker on your ntfs drives if you plan to mess with Linux and Windows. Bitlocker has issues to begin with and putting linux on top of that mess of a compressed encrypted drive risks losing data.

Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 04:14 PM (E4rtv)

361 357 If one is going to unlearn Windows, seems like a good time to switch to Linux. I couldn't even count on Windows to shutdown and power off reliably.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 03:58 PM (cWLG3)

There's even a Windows emulator under Linux, and it can read your files off the Windows hard drives.
Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 04:09 PM (8avO+)
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With WINE and Proton you can run moat any windows app that doesn't have DRM or isn't tightly integrated with the Windows OS (like MS Office). I can play all the Windows PC games in my Steam library just fine in Linux, no containers, hypervisors, or dual-boot configs required.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at February 25, 2026 04:15 PM (cWLG3)

362 The Critical Drinker sells plush dolls of himself to middle-aged men.

Posted by: Jim at February 25, 2026 04:20 PM (D7MKZ)

363 362 The Critical Drinker sells plush dolls of himself to whoever wants them and res tantum valet quantum vendi potest.
Posted by: Jim at February 25, 2026 04:20 PM (D7MKZ)

FIFY

Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 04:34 PM (fYhK6)

364 Trump's biggest disapproval ratings are in the economy. Walmart CFO called it a job recession
We need about 2 million new jobs per year. Last year we got 120000.
The economy is why the mid terms will be a trump disaster

Posted by: Aliassmithsmith at February 25, 2026 05:05 PM (zKyFQ)

365 The boomcession, don't you know.

The most hit by the boomcession .. Somalis in Minnesota

Posted by: SMOD at February 25, 2026 05:14 PM (RHGPo)

366 But I will say, Bill, something that I saw that probably most TV viewers didn’t see was really the cowardice, because there were a few Democrats who sort of politely clapped. They didn’t want to stand up. I guess maybe they were worried about being primaried by the far-left fringe of their party. But they were all looking around. They weren’t actually saying, you know what, I’m going to stand and support this because this is a common-sense, obvious statement. They were all looking around for cues from their colleagues, because they didn’t have the courage to stand on their own.

Posted by: SMOD at February 25, 2026 05:16 PM (RHGPo)

367 In a stunning display of red-pilling, Zakaria directly called out the newly minted communist NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani for being the poster child for radical Dems steering their cities into economic brick walls: “Zohran Mamdani ran on a promise to make New York affordable.” However, rebuked Zakaria, “Last week, he unveiled a budget that is — in a word — unaffordable.”

Posted by: SMOD at February 25, 2026 05:16 PM (RHGPo)

368 The boomcession, don't you know.

The most hit by the boomcession .. Somalis in Minnesota
but in reality, it is a bummer for all criminals

Posted by: SMOD at February 25, 2026 05:17 PM (RHGPo)

369 So who bothers to watch the Fake News from the China News Network(CNN) anymore?

Posted by: Tamaa the Drongo Bird at February 25, 2026 05:32 PM (wGqjj)

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