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Sunday Morning Book Thread - 6-14-2026 ["Perfessor" Squirrel]
Welcome to the prestigious, internationally acclaimed, stately, and illustrious Sunday Morning Book Thread! The place where all readers are welcome, regardless of whatever guilty pleasure we feel like reading (from the pages of DRAGON® magazine!). Here is where we can discuss, argue, bicker, quibble, consider, debate, confabulate, converse, and jaw about our latest fancy in reading material. As always, pants are required, unless you are wearing these pants...
So relax, find yourself a warm kitty (or warm puppy--I won't judge) to curl up in your lap, and dive into a new book. What are YOU reading this fine morning?
PIC NOTE
St. Augustine's City of God has been mentioned quite a bit around here lately. I vaguely remember reading parts of it way back in college during my Western Civilization I course. I had a great professor for that course. We didn't have a textbook, just a variety of primary texts translated into English for our convenience. City of God was just one of them. I've hung on to it for all these decades. I finally decided to dig it up. Turns out it was super easy to find, barely an inconvenience. It was stashed in an open box of books in my garage. As I bought it USED, it's filled with annotations from the previous student(s). Maybe one day I'll get around to reading it with purpose.
WHY WE NEED VIRTUOUS CHARACTERS
Although the YouTuber above focuses on Hollywood storytelling in movies and televisions, I'd argue that her points are relevant to the modern state of literature right now as well.
For NerdWord (the YouTuber), virtuous characters are necessary for the following reasons:
Narrative Expansion -- The best stories involve continuous struggle by the main characters to reconcile their virtuous nature with the chaos and darkness that confronts them. In many cases, they always have an easy way out, but their refusal to take the easy way is what drives the narrative and gives the conflict in the story the depth we enjoy as readers. That choice demonstrates the strength of their virtue. They may suffer terrible short-term consequences as a result, but in the end, we as readers are rewarded in the long term when we see the characters develop over time into people worthy of respect and admiration.
Values -- Virtuous characters have values that define them. Honor, honesty, compassion, sacrifice, and so forth. The challenge for the character is to uphold these virtues despite the cost or difficulties of holding on to those virtues. One defining characteristic of a virtuous character is their selflessness. They are prepared to give up even their lives to save their friends and loved ones. They do not lust after riches and power, though those may come to them through their actions as a reward for their efforts. If they are already rich and powerful, they will gladly give it all up to achieve a more important goal, such as saving a loved one from tragedy or death. They also seek out and encourage others to embrace virtues for their own sake.
Inspiration -- Above all, a virtuous character is meant to be INSPIRING to the reader. One of the reasons why I love epic fantasy so much is because traditional epic fantasy has abundant examples of characters that I admire and respect and who possess those qualities that I seek to develop within myself. I don't always succeed, of course, but that's the point. Journey before destination.
Virtuous characters are important for a thriving, vibrant civilization. I think we've lost quite a bit of that here in America in recent decades. We only have to look to the Left and see what THEY celebrate to understand just how far we have fallen as a society.
Never lose sight of virtue. It matters far more on a personal level than many people realize.
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THE MAN BEHIND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOKS IN THE WORLD
A lot of artistry goes into designing a quality font. It's clear that this man cares about the products he creates, because they are used in texts that deeply matter to their readers.
Out of curiosity, I looked at my own bible to see if I could find any information about the font used in it. Sure enough, on the copyright page, I found this notice:
This Bible was set in the Zondervan NIV Typeface, created at the 2K/DENMARK type foundry.
I'd be curious to know if any of you have books that are set in typeface created at 2K/DENMARK...
MORON RECOMMENDATIONS
I read The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt. The generation which matured using flip phones are mentally much healthier than Gen Z which matured using smart phones and social media apps. Haidt gives an overview of the many studies in this area and how almost constant screen time affects pre-teen and teens. Finally, he suggests actions that parents, schools, and various levels of government can do to restore sound mental health in our children.
Posted by: Zoltan at June 07, 2026 09:10 AM (VOrDg)
Comment: There does seem to be a psychological epidemic affecting younger people these days. Children are growing up with technology practically glued to their fingers as soon as they are born. There's a tendency to think of them as "digital natives" as though they have a better understanding of the technology than us old codgers. I'm not sure that's true, though. They may be able to USE the technology, but that doesn't mean they have a clue how it actually works.
I can also understand how depriving them of technology could induce withdrawal symptoms. Yesterday the power at my house went out for an hour or so. Within minutes, I could feel myself getting anxious because the comforting familiar sounds of technology were no longer humming around me. I even left the house and drove around town because I didn't want to be surrounded by the silence and darkness (OK, it was early afternoon, but quite cloudy).
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I purchased Caroline Glick's book, Shackled Warrior: Israel and the Global Jihad, when it came out in 2008. I somehow let it slip off of my to-read pile and gather dust on a shelf until about a month ago. 18 years. But maybe there's good in the delay.
The book compiles many of Glick's media columns published worldwide between around 2003 and 2007. The material covers the post-9/11 world, including the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions and Israel's 2nd Lebanon War - and Iran's nuclear threat to the world. It points out the obvious failures of most everyone but especially of Israel, especially Prime Ministers Barak and more so Olmert (yuk!).
It's deja vu all over again. You could lightly edit some of these essays and republish them now. In 2026, it's practically an entire book of unintended I Told You Sos.
The last section of the book contains some of Glick's essays written as she travelled during battle in Iraq with US troops.
Whether it's Bush, Powell, Rice, Olmert, Netanyahu or US military brass and personnel - or to Glick herself, for that matter - the one thing everyone got wrong and still doesn't get is that you can't fix Islam.
Regards from northern Israel.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 07, 2026 09:33 AM (5UTWB)
Comment: Fixing Islam is one of those thorny problems that really only has one solution, but nobody wants to talk about it. Nobody even wants to *think* about it because it will require a solution so drastic that normal minds are horrified by the implications. As it should be. Going down that road will stain our souls for generations, no matter how necessary it might be to end the threat of Islam once and for all.
The Dragonrealm - The Horse King by Richard A. Knaak
The human kings are asserting their power and authority now that the Dragon Kings are waning. King Lanith of Zuu is launching a war of conquest against his neighbors. He's gathered an array of sorcerers to assist him. He's also discovered another entity that possesses incredible power, but may have its own hidden agenda. Cabe Bedlam's son is kidnapped and enslaved, so Cabe and his friend Darkhorse embark on a quest to rescue Aurim Bedlam, stop King Lanith from his mad plans, and uncover the truth behind Lanith's agenda. Darkhorse will be forced to confront his greatest fear.
Journeys to the Twilight Zone edited by Carol Serling
You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just journeyed into the Twilight Zone.
Rod Serling's wife edited this anthology of Twilight Zone style stories long after Rod Serling passed away. As with most speculative fiction, some of the stories are really good, some are OK, and some are just "meh." But the entire anthology is less than 300 pages long and they are all an easy read. The last story, "Suggestion," was written by Rod Serling himself and is a great way to end the anthology. Disturbing implications arise when an amateur hypnotist uses his skills at a cocktail party that results in a horrible tragedy.
Star Trek - The Next Generation #16 - Contamination by John Vornholt
She's a sexy empathic Betazoid counselor. He's a tough-as-nails Klingon security officer. Together, they must overcome their differences and solve a murder mystery...IN SPACE!
Counselor Deanna Troi and Security Chief Worf are assigned by Captain Jean-Luc Picard to find whomever murdered one of the leading scientists of the Federation aboard the starship Enterprise. It's one part buddy-cop movie, one part Agatha Christie murder mysters, and one part Perry Mason courtroom drama. Yet, somehow it all works (more or less). Just to make things more complicated, the Federation is in delicate negotiations between the Krell and the Klingons, who hate each other.
The Quorum by Kim Newman
Kids...Don't make a deal with the Devil.
This is NOT part of Kim Newman's Anno Dracula series. It's a stand-alone novel of loosely connected stories. The main characters made a deal with the enigmatic media mogul Derek Leech for wealth, but he demands a terrible price.
With a name like "Leech" you just know he's up to no good. Apparently he just appeared at the bottom of the Thames River and walked out of the muck. A leech in human form, existing and profiting off the misery and chaos of others' lives.
Tips, suggestions, recommendations, etc., can all be directed to perfessor -dot- squirrel -at- gmail -dot- com.
(Huggy Squirrel takes a side trip to...the Twilight Zone!
Disclaimer: I mean it! Don't make a deal with the Devil!
Posted by: Eromero at June 14, 2026 09:03 AM (LHPAg)
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mnw mentioned "Say Nothing" by Keefe this week. I found it at the library and I'm up to page 18. I know nothing about The Troubles, so it's all news to me.
A new and very nice house has popped up on Realtor. Has everything ready to go . . . but no garage. And a clawfoot tub instead of a real shower? Puh-leeze.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:59 AM (wzUl9)
I don't have a garage. And you can buy an antique shower conversion kit for the clawfoot tub, as I have.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:04 AM (qRla/)
10Going down that road will stain our souls for generations, no matter how necessary it might be to end the threat of Islam once and for all.
Islam itself came out of a Christian crusade to end the threat of Zoroastrianism once and for all.
Kind of like in "Dune", you don't always get the result you want.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 14, 2026 09:05 AM (3+qA1)
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I don't know what bothers me most about the 'these pants' example: that someone thought of them ON PURPOSE or that someone was willing to wear them. Either doesn't bode well for the future of mankind. Or maybe someone just lost a bet.
Posted by: JTB at June 14, 2026 09:05 AM (yTvNw)
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Read this! What does it say?
Posted by: Eromero at June 14, 2026 09:03 AM (LHPAg)
Eat at Joe's.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 09:06 AM (1Ff7Z)
All those antifa characters and people protesting ICE see themselves as the Virtuous Character. It's too bad they've chosen to fight for American demise.
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I've finished S.M. Stirling's econd volume in his "Lords of Creation" series, In the Courts of the Crimson Kings. This is set in an alternate Solar System in which Venus is habitable and has been seeded by pure humans, Neanderthals, dinosaurs, and big mammals like sabertooths; and a Mars which, though dry and dying, is home to a highly developed hominid species. Both books have a lot of that classic Burroughs flavor to the background and some of the events, but are not written in ERB's rather elaborate style.
The Martians in Kings are humanoid, though taller and thinner than humans, but their culture and way of thinking is quite alien to Earth visitors. You really get the feeling that you are not on this planet any more. I'll have to pick up the third one at my library.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:07 AM (wzUl9)
Rather than take another run at Bleak House right now, or start another series, have decided to try another Dostoevsky instead. Finally got around to Crime & Punishment a few years ago, so it'll be Karamazov, The Idiot, or The Possessed. Decisions, decisions...
Of course, I might get sidetracked by another Simenon.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 14, 2026 09:09 AM (q3u5l)
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I'm about to finish the first trade collection of the "Rip Kirby" comic strip of the late 1940s by Alex Raymond. It started as average but pickrd up. Still, the comic strip "Steve Canyon" started in the same era, and it hit high gear much earlier in its run.
Final tally: Glad I own the first two decades of "Steve Canyon" (in different collection formats). "Rip Kirby" draws my interest, but I won't start a campaign to get all of the Raymond strips. They'll be targets of opportunity. And at prices of $150 per collection, even if they contain two years' worth of strips per volume, the opportunity is unlikely to knock.
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 14, 2026 09:09 AM (p/isN)
23All those antifa characters and people protesting ICE see themselves as the Virtuous Character.
Jonathan Haidt calls it "The Righteous Mind". Add to this, Peter Turchin's End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration.
We (the West, and the Islamic world) have chosen to raise up a generation of holy warriors whose only prospect in life is to win the holy war.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 14, 2026 09:10 AM (3+qA1)
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Has anyone read "American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed" by Isaac Fitzgerald? Wondering if I should recommend this to my hiking sister.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at June 14, 2026 09:10 AM (3AwA+)
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Thanks Perfesser. Still reading Sowell's Wealth, Poverty, and Politics.
Also reading a pre-publication novel written by a friend. All the quotation marks are misplaced so I can't distinguish dialog from exposition.
I dislike fiction in any case.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 14, 2026 09:10 AM (RIvkX)
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I've been reading Anthony Horowitz' A Deadly Episode, the latest in his Hawthorne and Horowitz series. The series is surreal in that the author himself is a character and he skillfully mixes fiction and fact. The premise is that Horowitz is drafted into chronicling disgraced and rather disagreeable detective Hawthorne's investigation despite preferring to do almost anything else. The latest book takes it one step further in that the murder occurs during the production of a movie about the first H&H book so there's real Horowitz, the character Horowitz, the movie Horowitz, and the actor Horowitz and, of course, there are similar Hawthornes. It's like Into the Spider-Verse.
It's interesting that Horowitz, in this and other books and series, does not present writers, including himself, in a very good light. The character Horowitz allows himself to be bullied into into Watsoning to Hawthorne's Sherlock, has his book butchered by a woke young radical feminist vegan global warmist (who's friends with Greta Thunberg) screenwriter, and is treated by everyone as Hawthorne's servant, and is again bullied into shadowing Hawthorne's investigation of the murder of the actor portraying Hawt
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 14, 2026 09:11 AM (ndZc7)
Posted by: The SnarfQuest book cover at June 14, 2026 09:11 AM (rpara)
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Currently I'm on nonfiction: Mark Seal's Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli, a chronicle of how Puzo's The Godfather came to be written and then made into the famous film. Good stuff so far. I'm up to the point in late 1970 when the mob boss Joseph Colombo organized an Italian American Civil Rights League, and the League was objecting to the making of the movie and threatening via a Teamsters strike to shut it down.
There are also neat details on how the casting came to be -- the studio, Paramount, wanted Robert Redford to play Michael Corleone, for example; and there was talk of Laurence Olivier (!) playing the Don.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:12 AM (wzUl9)
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20 "Say Nothing" is about the Protestant/Catholic, English/Irish fracases in Ireland. True story about a political murder.
Posted by: gp at June 14, 2026 09:12 AM (Jr5Lq)
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Skip, the real moral of the story is that you need another tablet in the house.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 14, 2026 09:12 AM (q3u5l)
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It's been really too hot and humid to be comfortable reading or writing. I'm hoping I can do both next week, as the weather is supposed to be dropping down to the mid 70s.
Speaking of writing - as I was editing a chapter, I suddenly realized that two characters whom I have meeting for the first time actually were friends in real life. Now I'm wondering whether to rewrite to recognize that fact or go ahead as before. It means revamping a lot of the first seven chapters, so I don't know whether or not to put in all that work.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:12 AM (qRla/)
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Jar Jar Binks. The early years.
Posted by: The SnarfQuest book cover at June 14, 2026 09:11 AM (rpara)
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Heh. I had a similar thought!
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Good Morning Perfedder, Horde.
I'm crossing the streams this morning. Books, movies and guns. Needing some light reading to prevent rage stroking I picked up an old favorite by Dorothy M Johnsomn. The Bedside Book of Bastards. Described as a counter irritant to the news of the day. I have what she described as her favorite book, The Boody Bozeman. Her book on the Bozeman Trail, which was indeed bloody. Three of her short stories have been made into movies. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, A Man called Horse and, The Hanging Tree. All are great reads. After Liberty Valance was finished John Wayne sent her a note, "Thanks Dorothy, got anybody else you need me to shoot?" Her own comment on writing was, "There's something about a Colt .44 beside the typewriter that inspires me." She hated the sequel to Horse so much that she made the producers remove her name from it.
Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at June 14, 2026 09:13 AM (+iIfu)
35It's interesting that Horowitz, in this and other books and series, does not present writers, including himself, in a very good light. The character Horowitz allows himself to be bullied into into Watsoning to Hawthorne's Sherlock, has his book butchered by a woke young radical feminist vegan global warmist (who's friends with Greta Thunberg) screenwriter, and is treated by everyone as Hawthorne's servant, and is again bullied into shadowing Hawthorne's investigation of the murder of the actor portraying Hawt
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 14, 2026
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I've read the first or second of those and liked it, and his first Sherlock Holmes pastiche The House of Silk. He is good. He really ought to try doing an Ellery Queen pastiche set in the 1930s or 1940s.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:14 AM (wzUl9)
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All those antifa characters and people protesting ICE see themselves as the Virtuous Character.
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Hitler, Himmler, Heydrich and the guys considered themselves to be the good guys.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 14, 2026 09:14 AM (ndZc7)
37Has anyone read "American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed" by Isaac Fitzgerald? Wondering if I should recommend this to my hiking sister.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at June 14, 2026 09:10 AM (3AwA+)
That sounds like something I would be interested in.
With the caveat that it's Bill Bryson, you might recommend his A Walk in the Woods to her. It's his tale of walking the Appalachian Trail.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:15 AM (qRla/)
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Good morning!
I just finished Three Bags Full, by Leonna Swann. The recent movie The Sheep Detectives was based on it, and it was a rare instance of the movie being more coherent, charming and enjoyable than the book. Writer is a German academic writing about shepherding in an Irish village, and the English copy is a translation. Bless the translator's heart, I'm sure she did her best, but meandering gobbledygook is the best description I can come up for this mess, unless the author meant for it to be a tone poem of men as sheep.
Posted by: Moki at June 14, 2026 09:15 AM (wLjpr)
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Hearda few podcasts recently on England's problems with religion in 1700s
Posted by: Skip at June 14, 2026 09:16 AM (Ia/+0)
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I've started several books this week, and can't get interested in any of them. I have some non-fiction selections I'd like to read, but I've been tired all week. Don't know what my problem is. I think I just need to get outside more.
41Speaking of writing - as I was editing a chapter, I suddenly realized that two characters whom I have meeting for the first time actually were friends in real life. Now I'm wondering whether to rewrite to recognize that fact or go ahead as before. It means revamping a lot of the first seven chapters, so I don't know whether or not to put in all that work.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026
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Will it affect your subsequent plot in any major way, and will it disturb you? You can always mention in a foreword that you've taken liberties with some of the real-life people, and give this as an example.
Or perhaps this can be their first meeting.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:17 AM (wzUl9)
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This week's pants look more than appropriate for Pride Month.
Posted by: Person who always checks the pants at June 14, 2026 09:18 AM (rpara)
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Actually, I did read a book last week: America 1908 by Jim Rasenberger. It's a look at that year and its people, framed by the story of the New York to Paris race, which was later the inspiration for the movie The Great Race.
It's OK. I'll probably dip into it again from time to time, but it's not an irreplaceable addition to my library.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:18 AM (qRla/)
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 14, 2026 09:18 AM (p/isN)
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Ordered Eric Metaxas' "Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World". Won't be receiving it until the end of the month, beginning of July. There must be a high demand.
Posted by: Tuna at June 14, 2026 09:18 AM (lJ0H4)
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Moving through my recent acquired custom bound omnibuses, I re-read the first half of "Meridian," a comic book from the early 00's. At one point, I considered this my favorite comic book ever. Upon re-read, that may have been an overstatement. There's still a lot about it I love, but there are also significant segments that I skip over...
Meridian is a girl's story. A magical princess gets usurped by her evil uncle, then has to rally allies to her cause to banish her uncle, reclaim her realm, and make the world a better place. The early issues are terrible. The writing is sappy, cheesy, saccharine, sanitized...just bad. Lots of first person narration from someone that's very young and naive. The art is even worse. Every character looks soft, ill-defined, fragile, and kinda bubbly-looking. The handful of action sequences look even stiffer and more awkward than they would if I had drawn them. Luckily, it does get better....
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 14, 2026 09:19 AM (3v7ra)
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Didn't get much read this week. Guilty confession: I've been playing Europa IV.
Posted by: Trimegistus at June 14, 2026 09:19 AM (78a2H)
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Thanks for the Book Thread, Perfessor! A bright spot every Sunday morning.
And yes, we do need virtuous characters. Virtue gives meaning to our lives.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 14, 2026 09:21 AM (D/6p1)
Good God. The first three minutes of that video is one smug DEI movie character after another. A string of a hundred of them.... Like watching some Amber Heard challenge of showing your 'proud' / 'I am sooooo awesome' face after doing your most impressive action scene, which is nothing more than dropping a deuce on some WASP guy's pillow.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 14, 2026 09:21 AM (/lPRQ)
50Will it affect your subsequent plot in any major way, and will it disturb you? You can always mention in a foreword that you've taken liberties with some of the real-life people, and give this as an example.
Or perhaps this can be their first meeting.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:17 AM (wzUl9)
It won't affect the plot, it would just make the scene between them a bit more intense. And I've already mentioned in my author's note that my 1922 Hollywood isn't the real 1922 Hollywood so far as architecture and geography is concerned.
I need to think about it.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:21 AM (qRla/)
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Thanks, MP4. I think she read that one. What is the deal with Bryson?
Posted by: Brunnhilde at June 14, 2026 09:21 AM (3AwA+)
A new and very nice house has popped up on Realtor. Has everything ready to go . . . but no garage. And a clawfoot tub instead of a real shower? Puh-leeze.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026
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I don't have a garage. And you can buy an antique shower conversion kit for the clawfoot tub, as I have.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026
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Ah, but I dream of having a garage. I want to keep my car free of hail, sun, and storm damage, as well as snow. The conversion kit is a good thing to keep in mind, though, MP4; I'll remember that if a future property has such a tub.
I personally would love one of those Jacuzzi modern shower stalls, but I think you need a bigger bathroom for those.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:22 AM (wzUl9)
After livestreaming all day and night trying to see Trump’s name being removed from the Kennedy Center building, Jim Acosta exclaims:
“This is very much like watching the Berlin Wall coming down."
"It is a sign that humankind can stand up against tyranny."
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In future decades we'll ask each other, "Where were you when Trump's name came off?"
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 14, 2026 09:24 AM (ndZc7)
54 It won't affect the plot, it would just make the scene between them a bit more intense. And I've already mentioned in my author's note that my 1922 Hollywood isn't the real 1922 Hollywood so far as architecture and geography is concerned.
I need to think about it.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026
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That's all good, then. If I read a novel where Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley meet for the first time in 1935 instead of ca. 1920, I'd be a bit disturbed, but only a bit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:25 AM (wzUl9)
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Yay book thread! I'm finally finishing Mao's Army Goes to Sea. What a slog. It's like the author took an interesting but obscure campaign and decided to package it in the dullest military briefing imaginable. First the briefer gives an outline, then spends a whole chapter on organization then methodology, then nothing but minutae about Communist org charts, then finally we get into the action but it is peppered with repetition as well as needless foreshadowing to remove any dramatic effect.
And now we're going through everything that just happened to summarize before making totally obvious conclusions that have already been discussed. I'm sure the last chapter will be a restatement.
A must-read only for incurable China nerds. Everyone else should avoid. It could have been edited down to an Osprey book.
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Hadn't seen that comment from Acosta re Trump's name on the Kennedy Center. Jeez, what a dimbulb.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 14, 2026 09:30 AM (q3u5l)
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A couple of months ago, I got a message from Amazon saying they were discontinuing the ability to download new books to my old Kindle Fire, which is 14 years old. Three days ago, I found that I couldn't download a new book, so I needed to replace the Kindle. I evaluated my options, and went for a Samsang Galaxy Tab 11+, which is more expensive, but has many superior attributes compared to the newer Kindles. I was concerned about being able to transfer my old Kindle library, but it was absolute duck soup with the Kindle app I downloaded from Google Play.
This is not to say there aren't problems with the Tab, primarily centering on privacy, but I suspect the newer Kindles are no different.
I'd have continued using the old Kindle reader indefinitely, but now am out of that ecosystem. Smooth move, Amazon.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 14, 2026 09:30 AM (Riz8t)
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The best stories involve continuous struggle by the main characters to reconcile their virtuous nature with the chaos and darkness that confronts them.
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Flashman excepted.
Posted by: Boswell's Johnson at June 14, 2026 09:30 AM (XvL8K)
59The villain is the hero of his own story.
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 14, 2026
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Yes. In melodrama, the villain loves being a villain and sets out to do evil just for the sake of doing evil. In real drama, he thinks he is the hero. Even Steinbeck's Cathy the psychopath is securing her future, even as she murders her parents and later her benefactor, the madam she works for.
In soap opera, too, people ("evil twin" stories, for example) set out to do bad things just for the sake of bad things. In drama, people are just doing the best they can with what they have.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:30 AM (wzUl9)
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56 Hadn't seen that comment from Acosta re Trump's name on the Kennedy Center. Jeez, what a dimbulb.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 14, 2026 09:30 AM (q3u5l)
Acosta definitely has Virtuous Character Syndrome.
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Flashman excepted.
Posted by: Boswell's Johnson at June 14, 2026 09:30 AM (XvL8K)
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Well, yes. He's an antihero. Those can be quite amusing. Evelyn Waugh's version was Basil Seal.
Th reason I actually like the "Meridan" comic book is that while it started terribly, it was really neat watching it evolve into something great. First, the writer (Barbara Kessel) was playing the long game. The tone of the story slowly became more serious over time. Small elements in the early issues grew logically into major events later on. There were a lot of supporting character that didn't do much, but did make the world feel real and consistent. And most importantly, the main character actually grew. She started out sheltered and naive, but then had to confront the harsh realities of the world. And unlike too many current storytellers, the writer was not above slapping the hero in the face with problems, nor of letting her react poorly to them.
Secondly, the original (terrible) artist was fired, and replaced with a guy name Steve McNiven. Right from the start, the new artist's style looked more appropriate to the story and the world than the original's. Then we got to watch Steve grow from an absolute rookie to a veritable master. A year or two after he left this book, McNiven was headlining major Marvel titles...
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 14, 2026 09:32 AM (3v7ra)
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 14, 2026 09:32 AM (YlWIZ)
64Ordered Eric Metaxas' "Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World". Won't be receiving it until the end of the month, beginning of July. There must be a high demand.
Wow. The Kindle version is $30, while the hard copy is $37. There is absolutely no way to justify that. It's a pity, because that could be an excellent book.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 14, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)
65It won't affect the plot, it would just make the scene between them a bit more intense. And I've already mentioned in my author's note that my 1922 Hollywood isn't the real 1922 Hollywood so far as architecture and geography is concerned.
I need to think about it.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026
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Which two real people are they?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)
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I just finished Remembrance of Things Paris: Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet. Amazing collection of essays chronicling the downfall of French culture.
Not sure that’s what it was meant to be, though.
“Ah, France is a rich country,” sighs Monsieur Alex. “Only the French do not realize what they have.”—from Naomi Barry’s essay on the Lucas-Carton, 1966
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I know my fantasy stories would make good comic books. My imagination is visual (though I include sensory details such as how things feel and smell too), and I love having action scenes with real suspense.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:34 AM (wzUl9)
68After livestreaming all day and night trying to see Trump’s name being removed from the Kennedy Center building, Jim Acosta exclaims:
“This is very much like watching the Berlin Wall coming down."
"It is a sign that humankind can stand up against tyranny."
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In future decades we'll ask each other, "Where were you when Trump's name came off?"After livestreaming all day and night trying to see Trump’s name being removed from the Kennedy Center building, Jim Acosta exclaims:
“This is very much like watching the Berlin Wall coming down."
"It is a sign that humankind can stand up against tyranny."
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In future decades we'll ask each other, "Where were you when Trump's name came off?"
He's just trying to juice his podcast viewership, so he says outrageous things that will get people riled up and talking about him. Otherwise, he's as interesting as watching paint dry.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 14, 2026 09:35 AM (Riz8t)
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Westlake's Parker isn't what you could call virtuous. But he does operate from a set of principles applicable to his chosen way of life.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 14, 2026 09:35 AM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 14, 2026 09:35 AM (Riz8t)
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Acosta definitely has Virtuous Character Syndrome.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 14, 2026 09:31 AM (h7ZuX)
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Main Character Syndrome. It's interesting how the points the Perfessor outlines are completely missing or inverted in the woke mind. Whereas the classical virtuous hero works continuously for self-improvement, the woke is already perfect, has no need for further effort. "You are enough" is pretty much their belief.
This is why the stories with them suck. It's just the girlboss winning all the time. Instead of relying on friends, she has fans who admire and applaud her. Some wag on twitter/x had a great take on Woke Star Wars.
"The original Star Wars was a D&D module and required lots of different characters to work together for the quest to succeed. A wizard, a knight, a pilot, mechanic, etc. and each brought their own skills and helped in their own way. When the quest succeeded, everyone celebrated because they did it together.
"The sequels basically ran through the module a second time only this time the DM's girfriend was playing."
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I just finished "Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus" by Nabeel Qureshi. I recommend it to anyone who's interested in watching the progression of a very devout Muslim who starts to -- over a period of years -- unravel the lies he was brought up to believe about the Bible, Jesus, his Koran, and Mohammed. An extremely intelligent man who used to relish taking on anyone of the Christian faith in a test of historical facts and the entire basis for Christianity. He did so not combatively, but was so firm in his belief in Islam that he welcomed the challenge to "debunk the lies" of the Bible. He became true friends with a few notable Christians who ultimately pushed back and gave him a vastly different view of Jesus, as well as the Old and New Testaments. As a true truth seeker, he spent years trying to come to terms with what he started seeing as problematic with all he'd been taught to believe. He accepted Christ as his savior and became a minister for Christianity. His transformation was profound, and he suffered deeply when his family was torn apart from his decision. He died in 2017 at age 34 from cancer. You can find him on YouTube and hear his testimony.
Posted by: Lady in Black at June 14, 2026 09:36 AM (qBdHI)
73Thanks, MP4. I think she read that one. What is the deal with Bryson?
Most of his books eventually take a swipe at Thatcher, Reagan or (as Mencken would say) boobus Americanus.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:36 AM (qRla/)
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Brunnhilde, I have in my to-be-read list "Grandma Gatewood's Walk, by Ben Montgomery. Emma Gatewood decided, in her mid-60's that she wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail. This was sometime in the 1950s.
I haven't read it yet. Maybe I should try that one this week.
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If'n you want a fake Sherlock, look up the Dr. Thorndyke stories, by R. Austin Freeman. It's free on the Gutenberg site. The prose is a bit stilted but it's contemporary to Doyle's.
His venue is 'medio-jurisprudence' - as apparently the term forensic science hadn't been in common use at the time.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 14, 2026 09:37 AM (diia5)
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19 Ok, I'll ask: is "foundary" a real word or a typo?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 14, 2026 09:08 AM
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typo.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 14, 2026 09:08 AM
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Interesting that there's a typo in a sentence about typeface.
It's eyeronic.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 14, 2026 09:38 AM (rpara)
77After livestreaming all day and night trying to see Trump’s name being removed from the Kennedy Center building, Jim Acosta exclaims:
“This is very much like watching the Berlin Wall coming down."
"It is a sign that humankind can stand up against tyranny."
Screw that nickelfucker in particular. Honestly, I wish Trump really were the tyrant these wannabe White Rose cosplayers pretend he is. Watching Acosta get his jaw laid open from a baton strike at the hands of a camp kapo would warm my heart.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:39 AM (qRla/)
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Booken morgen horden
I hope all you book nerds are well.
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Parker kills, but he's not a psychopath. He does so for logical reasons, such as to keep himself safe from likely retribution.
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 14, 2026 09:39 AM (p/isN)
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I will admit, though, that Steinbeck's Cathy (in East of Eden) does manipulate some people just for the fun of it and to exercise her sexual power. As a teen she gets a young schoolmaster to fall in love with her, and then rejects him so that he commits suicide. And earlier she leads several boys into illicit sex, then leaves them to be severely punished despite their denials.
She probably thinks of these exploits as necessary practice runs for manipulation of humans.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:40 AM (wzUl9)
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After A H Lloyd mentioned City of God a few weeks ago I realized I hadn't read it. With a bit of research on the translations I got the Dods edition on Kindle and the Bettenson version on paper. Dods is the older translation, 1870s, and is regarded as more academically accurate. The Bettenson version came almost a century later. It is considered easier to read than Dods, a bit less stilted, but still accurate. Comparing the two was surprising. Some of the phrasing is different but the tone is the same.
I assumed Augustine would come across like Moses with the burning bush. Instead it is like a lecture from a pleasant professor: persuasive, patient, and not assuming the audience already knows most of the information. Augustine isn't just making declarations, he is teaching. It's not casual reading at over a thousand pages but the approach makes me want to keep reading and think about matters.
It will take me months, maybe longer, to read all of it, partly for the length and partly because it makes me think about the arguments and tracing how it has influenced so much over nearly two thousand years.
Posted by: JTB at June 14, 2026 09:41 AM (yTvNw)
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City of God, when I read that I got the feeling that St. Augy was getting really frustrated over arguments. The way a parent has explained something a hundred times and knows every rejoinder that's coming and has planned for it. Some of it is bright and inspirational, from the point of view of someone who has experienced dark times, multiple invasions and war, collapse of order and civilization. It's an apologetic discourse so you expect the form it takes, but I detect some extra frustration. I bet he could write a good rant.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 14, 2026 09:41 AM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:41 AM (qRla/)
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He did so not combatively, but was so firm in his belief in Islam that he welcomed the challenge to "debunk the lies" of the Bible.
Posted by: Lady in Black at June 14, 2026 09:36 AM (qBdHI)
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I wonder if we will ever see a world where scholars of Islam's origins will be able to write using their real names and offer public lectures.
87If'n you want a fake Sherlock, look up the Dr. Thorndyke stories, by R. Austin Freeman. It's free on the Gutenberg site. The prose is a bit stilted but it's contemporary to Doyle's.
His venue is 'medio-jurisprudence' - as apparently the term forensic science hadn't been in common use at the time.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 14, 2026
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I think a Freeman Dr. Thorndyke story was one of the first, if not the first, to use the technique we call a "Columbo" story: showing the murder as it is committed, then showing the detection of it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:42 AM (wzUl9)
88 It will take me months, maybe longer, to read all of it, partly for the length and partly because it makes me think about the arguments and tracing how it has influenced so much over nearly two thousand years.
Posted by: JTB at June 14, 2026 09:41 AM (yTvNw)
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I am trying to do a book each week. Trying. Didn't make it last week, but it is not something I can binge on. A couple of chapters a day is about the most I can handle. Very good stuff. Having a sense of Rome's history is very helpful.
His mockery of pagan gods - both their quantity (there is a god for literally everything) and their behavior is pretty awesome.
89If'n you want a fake Sherlock, look up the Dr. Thorndyke stories, by R. Austin Freeman. It's free on the Gutenberg site. The prose is a bit stilted but it's contemporary to Doyle's.
I don't know if they are on Gutenberg, but I would recommend Lady Mary of Scotland Yard and The Old Man in the Corner, both by Baroness Orczy, the creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
The former is told from the viewpoint of Lady Mary's female assistant and is very much in the Holmes and Watson mold. The latter is told from the viewpoint of a lady reporter who is badgered by a know-it-all in a coffee shop who, without leaving his chair, solves what are to her impossible mysteries.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:45 AM (qRla/)
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Ann Coulter had a solution to Islam on 9/11 but nobody wanted to listen to her. Instead, we imported infinity asylum seeker migrant future decapitators to breed infinity more infidels. Thanks W!
When I was in the Air Force, I proposed overflying these areas with C-130s equipped with aerosolizers filled with phencyclidine (PCP) or a more persistent substrate. We would overfly Muslim regions, saturate them with aerosolized PCP thus inducing mass psychosis. In their persistent psychotic state, we would flood them with images of Jesus Christ. They would thus receive Jesus Christ as Savior and renounce Islam. There was a bit more involving neurolinguistic programming and compromising their leaders. They would constitute a militant arm of Christianity which would be used to annihilate China.
Would have saved us a lot of lives not to mention money, but the military opted to waste their resources on other crap instead.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at June 14, 2026 09:46 AM (qwx/I)
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74 Brunnhilde, I have in my to-be-read list "Grandma Gatewood's Walk, by Ben Montgomery. Emma Gatewood decided, in her mid-60's that she wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail. This was sometime in the 1950s.
I haven't read it yet. Maybe I should try that one this week.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 14, 2026 09:37 AM
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Jessica Mills (trail name: Dixie) did an excellent video and reenactment of the story on her Homemade Wanderlust YT channel. It's worth a half hour of your time.
https://youtu.be/rpxVRCCxWco
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 14, 2026 09:46 AM (rpara)
I wonder if we will ever see a world where scholars of Islam's origins will be able to write using their real names and offer public lectures.
May I introduce Robert Spencer.
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 14, 2026 09:46 AM (p/isN)
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OK, I am off to take what I expect will be the first of several showers and am going to ponder what to do about my book.
Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:47 AM (qRla/)
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Even price of ebooks sometimes makes me stop. Have paid a bit more than I wanted for a few I have.
These history books can't have a large volume of sells
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 14, 2026 09:48 AM (Zz0t1)
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Also reading a pre-publication novel written by a friend. All the quotation marks are misplaced so I can't distinguish dialog from exposition.
I dislike fiction in any case.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 14, 2026 09:10 AM (RIvkX)
How does this happen?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 09:49 AM (1Ff7Z)
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May I introduce Robert Spencer.
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 14, 2026 09:46 AM (p/isN)
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I've got a couple of his books. But he is very much the exception. Not a lot of academics have the resources for bodyguards. Professional bomb-throwers are their own thing.
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A contemporary writer to Freeman (I think; maybe he was later) was Melville Davisson Post. His "Uncle Abner" detective stories are set in 1840s West Virginia, and have a spare, almost Hemingway-esque style. Uncle Abner uses his knowledge of human nature and actions to solve local mysteries, including at least one locked-room tale.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 09:50 AM (wzUl9)
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>>> This is not to say there aren't problems with the Tab, primarily centering on privacy, but I suspect the newer Kindles are no different.
I'd have continued using the old Kindle reader indefinitely, but now am out of that ecosystem. Smooth move, Amazon.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 14, 2026 09:30 AM (Riz8t)
I bypass amazon entirely now too. So yeah I'm out of their ecosystem. I still use my paperwhite. But even my amazon books I will strip drm before loading them myself. I get a lot now in regular ebook format like mobi anyway. The other companies try this like kobo who use adobi's drm but I strip that too. I buy all my books, but I'll use them myself any damn way I want.
I use calibre for everything now.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 14, 2026 09:50 AM (3uBP9)
101I don't know if they are on Gutenberg, but I would recommend Lady Mary of Scotland Yard and The Old Man in the Corner, both by Baroness Orczy, the creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Posted by: Mary Poppins'
The stories are on the Australian Gutenberg site which has a slightly bigger selection of 'free' stuff because of the copyright laws.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 14, 2026 09:50 AM (diia5)
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MP4: I doubt my sister would have a problem with an author who was a red. She used to be one, though we haven't talked politics in so long that she may have since moderated a bit. She is very interested in the American Revolution now (though I do not know why, and it could be for less than patriotic reasons).
Dash: My sister has read that one and she really liked it.
Posted by: Brunnhilde at June 14, 2026 09:51 AM (3AwA+)
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Re-reading the Chronicles of Narnia for the first time in many, many years. Currently on Prince Caspian and I'm finding myself enjoying these as much as I did as a kid. Last year I did a re-read of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books and enjoyed them as well.
I also just finished the second book in James S.A. Corey's The Captive's War series. I think I liked the first one a bit better, but I'm finding them a good (and quite interesting) read when I want to get my sci-fi on.
Posted by: DangerGirl - what SanityProd??? at June 14, 2026 09:51 AM (4+lhO)
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Ann Coulter had a solution to Islam on 9/11 but nobody wanted to listen to her. Instead, we imported infinity asylum seeker migrant future decapitators to breed infinity more infidels. Thanks W!
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at June 14, 2026 09:46 AM (qwx/I)
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It was a stupid solution. What we should have done is launched a punitive expedition to Afghanistan, overthrow the Taliban, back a strongman and leave.
Same with Iraq. Bounce Saddam, install new, compliant general, and leave.
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Speaking of writing - as I was editing a chapter, I suddenly realized that two characters whom I have meeting for the first time actually were friends in real life. Now I'm wondering whether to rewrite to recognize that fact or go ahead as before. It means revamping a lot of the first seven chapters, so I don't know whether or not to put in all that work.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:12 AM (qRla/)
Surely no reader would be so petty and pedantic as to call it out in a book review!
(looks at various online book reviews)
Uh, MP....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 09:52 AM (1Ff7Z)
Can we remove the Kennedy name from the arts center, too? The man did not deserve all these accolades.
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 14, 2026 09:54 AM (p/isN)
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I sometimes wish I was into reading. Just never developed the bug for it. My mother was an avid reader. She used to turn books to a cinder she'd read them so fast.
That trait didn't pass down.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 14, 2026 09:55 AM (Zz0t1)
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Can we remove the Kennedy name from the arts center, too? The man did not deserve all these accolades.
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 14, 2026 09:54 AM
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Sitting right here, boss.
Posted by: The Woodrow Wilson Bridge at June 14, 2026 09:55 AM (rpara)
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Speaking of writing - as I was editing a chapter, I suddenly realized that two characters whom I have meeting for the first time actually were friends in real life. Now I'm wondering whether to rewrite to recognize that fact or go ahead as before. It means revamping a lot of the first seven chapters, so I don't know whether or not to put in all that work.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 09:12 AM (qRla/)
Surely no reader would be so petty and pedantic as to call it out in a book review!
(looks at various online book reviews)
Uh, MP....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 09:52 AM (1Ff7Z)
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The challenge of historical fiction is getting the details correct, so I would change it. This need to get everything just right is why I avoid that genre for writing. If I want to deal with history, writing nonfiction is much easier.
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22 Final tally: Glad I own the first two decades of "Steve Canyon" (in different collection formats). "Rip Kirby" draws my interest, but I won't start a campaign to get all of the Raymond strips. They'll be targets of opportunity. And at prices of $150 per collection, even if they contain two years' worth of strips per volume, the opportunity is unlikely to knock.
Posted by: Weak Geek at June 14, 2026 09:09 AM (p/isN)
Ouch. $150 feels really steep for newspaper strips. Even two years worth wouldn't make for a particularly thick book. Pricing for out-of-print books can be painful...
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 14, 2026 09:55 AM (3v7ra)
111There are also neat details on how the casting came to be -- the studio, Paramount, wanted Robert Redford to play Michael Corleone, for example; and there was talk of Laurence Olivier (!) playing the Don.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
There's a fictional version of the production of the GF was produced a few years ago called The Offer . It's over the top and probably covers some of that book's material. Worth checking out if you like the GF.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 14, 2026 09:56 AM (diia5)
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>>> Would have saved us a lot of lives not to mention money, but the military opted to waste their resources on other crap instead.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at June 14, 2026 09:46 AM (qwx/I)
I believe that a good bit of islam, its very early history, is a result of Christian proselytization of their nomadic very tribal pagan culture. However that went, this is what we were left with. Of course I'm not saying it can't be done, the Spirit is infinite in power. But whatever has been done in the past, and hokey half measures, seems to have had an even worse result on these people. They just go psycho.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 14, 2026 09:56 AM (3uBP9)
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Phone addiction - KTE is working on breaking hers. She bought an old style alarm clock so she can leave her phone outside her room as step 1.
It seems to be helping.
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I've read most of the Robert E. Howard adventure and horror stories but didn't know he wrote westerns as well. I read the first of his Breckinridge Elkins stories, "A Gent From Bear Creek" and was shocked. This is a light-hearted, absolutely hilarious piece. I was laughing out loud at the antics and perspective of Breckinridge, a huge but naive teen from the hills, going to a town for the first time. If a young Conan had joined the Stooges or Marx Brothers, this would be his story. The discovery was a complete delight.
My respect for Robert E. Howard's writing, already sky high, went up a few notches at how effective he was at comedy.
Posted by: JTB at June 14, 2026 09:57 AM (yTvNw)
115Phone addiction - KTE is working on breaking hers. She bought an old style alarm clock so she can leave her phone outside her room as step 1.
It seems to be helping.
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 14, 2026 09:56 AM (GrXrw)
Good for her. I pray for her to gain the strength to defeat the evil beast.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 14, 2026 09:57 AM (Zz0t1)
This whole story is dumb but at the same time it's amusing to watch Anthropic's continuing push towards regulatory capture leave them stuck like a rat in a trap.
To mix my metaphors, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei cried "risk" one too many times and ended up being devoured by it.
This leaves SpaceX, by the way, pulling in $2 billion a month renting out its datacenters to its capacity-limited competition.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman blames this trend on Chinese influence, and while Altman absolutely is a compulsive liar, that probably is a large factor. Chinese datacenter rollouts are not facing the same headwinds.
Raptor Lake was the codename for most of Intel's 13th and 14th generation chips; power-hungry but capable, and most importantly and just like the 5800X3D, still supporting DDR4 memory. (Though Raptor Lake can also work with DDR5.)
This market opportunity opened up with the AI companies consuming all the world's DRAM, so CPU makers are looking to sell upgrades to consumers wanting to keep their DRAM and upgrade their system around it.
(I own 384GB worth of DDR4 modules, bought at a small fraction of today's prices. You can bet I am interested.)
"The officer involved has been removed from frontline duties, pending the outcome of the investigation. No arrests have been made."
It comes in the same week that a new national centre for AI in policing, called PoliceAI, was established.
At the launch on Wednesday, PoliceAI interim director Alex Murray said: "Crime and technology are evolving rapidly.
"Policing must keep pace by adopting AI responsibly to catch criminals and keep people safe."We're sorry we got caught. We'll make sure that never happens again.
It's not as bad as it seems: The packages are not in the core of the distribution, but in a secondary user-contributed repository that has long been viewed as "use at your own risk".
The report on the use of AI was AI-generated. Only 5 of 45 citations actually matched the material being cited.
Speaking of which, I've been using Grok recently to dig into the background of a science fiction story I am working on involving highly speculative physics.
It is extremely helpful at sniffing out related real-world speculative papers on the topics I am interested in, since the papers themselves are most often locked behind paywalls.
But it is also very clear when it reaches its limits. LLMs cannot "clump" without careful management. Grok has "projects" limiting conceptual bleed between answers, but it doesn't have nested subprojects; I can't easily keep it from inserting irrelevant details into a question, unless I create a new project with every question and then merge the answer into the whole afterwards.
(If you try it for a while you'll notice this happen as soon as you venture beyond simple question-and-answer use.)
The stock photography company has embraced the inevitability of AI as its market implodes.
Musical Interlude
Song is I Like That by insert name here. Before You Exit Anime is Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, one of the best anime romantic comedies of recent memory. At 12 episodes and no sign of a sequel it never reaches a conclusion but never outlives its welcome.
397 Australia wins 2-0.
US-AUS on Friday in Seattle
US-Turk next Thursday in El Lay.
Posted by: World Cup Update at June 14, 2026 02:09 AM (uONGz)
Posted by: m at June 14, 2026 04:39 AM (6wpGE)
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7 interesting facts about flag day. From "Christian Post" site:
https://tinyurl.com/yc58wjbb
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 14, 2026 04:40 AM (PFs9e)
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I deleted 300 million files totalling 230TB this morning, after a very, very careful check that they had all been migrated to two separate datacenters 600 miles apart.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 14, 2026 04:46 AM (BLOW1)
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Anthropic was playing fast and loose. Amazon is a big investor 3 ways and, in my opinion, didn't want to be left holding the bag.
DavidSacks: A highly credible trusted partner of both Anthropic and the USG who was testing Fable came forward with a jailbreak of those guardrails. The Admin asked Dario to fix the jailbreak or de-deploy the model. Dario refused.
Amazon (CEO Andy Jassy) who reportedly helped trigger the Claude shutdown. Via The Information
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reportedly warned senior Trump administration officials about security risks in Anthropic’s newest Claude models
Anthropic’s own mega-backer may have played a key role in pushing the government to freeze access to its most advanced models
www.wsj.
Amazon CEO’s Talks With U.S. Officials Triggered Crackdown on Anthropic
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 04:46 AM (7X7ea)
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London's Docklands Light Railway is still running on Windows XP.
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Hello, Microsoft, GFU.
Thanks for your attention to this message.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 04:57 AM (7X7ea)
I got 25,000 words in before it became unwieldy; too many strange changes to physics. I tweak quantum flavourdynamics (actually a real thing if a rarely used term) to allow for certain advanced technologies, but it turns out that means uranium stops existing within the fictional universe. I could just run with it but I really like it when that every objection to the logic of a story already has an answer.
Grok is helping a lot there.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 14, 2026 05:16 AM (BLOW1)
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This is both a very sad and a touching story. Teen commits suicide. Her family throws a graduation party which she never got to attend for all the people her organs went to. help. Sunny Skyz site:
https://tinyurl.com/4hctah8u
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 14, 2026 05:17 AM (PFs9e)
Im going to take the rest of the day off from the net so I don't have to read any angry, irrational comments about President Trump from the
sky ( Bluesky) X , etc leftists .
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 14, 2026 05:24 AM (PFs9e)
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Stephen L. Miller retweeted
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@barstoolsports
12h
Travis Pastrana doing backflips in front of the White House.
America, fuck yeah.
Posted by: m at June 14, 2026 05:35 AM (6wpGE)
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We've all heard about the massively expensive theatrical failures of recent years but the the billions thrown into completely forgettable streaming content is just as amazing.
This video has the rundown and discusses the underlying problem. Several of the movies mentioned were stunningly expensive but this was the first time I was hearing the title, like 'Fountain of Youth'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6YvkbqAhAY
In a few years, we're going to start seeing comparable movies but made for mere millions because they have no stars (except aging ones who've sold the right to use their much younger self's likeness) and were generated entirely within a server farm under the supervision of few enough people to comfortably fit in a typical conference room.
Posted by: Epobirs at June 14, 2026 05:44 AM (/0z9K)
25We're sorry we got caught. We'll make sure that never happens again.
ALWAYS trust Gov't and police when they investigate themselves. ALWAYS. /sarc
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 14, 2026 05:45 AM (l3cgK)
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Something like 'The Electric State' was intended to draw so much interest it would significantly spike subscriptions to Netflix and nearly pay for itself in the process. Instead, only a small fraction of the existing subscribers bothered to watch it.
Posted by: Epobirs at June 14, 2026 05:46 AM (/0z9K)
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That @FreddyLA7 account is getting better and better!
Freddy🇩🇪
@FreddyLA7
16h
We decided late night yesterday to go to Bourbon street, so today was a late start on our way to Houston. And yeah that place was a little crazy. I honestly don’t even know how to describe it. Why are people throwing beads at each other everywhere?😭😭
Posted by: m at June 14, 2026 05:56 AM (6wpGE)
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- Pixy, I don't know what kind of "facts" you're getting from grok but beware.
There are things that, unless given specific parameters, grok will give you what the "scientific concensus" is.
Posted by: TeeJ at June 14, 2026 05:57 AM (XZCs7)
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From the ONT: I'd commented that we'd never seen Batman go undercover or spring a trap on his criminal quarry. SciVo, however, said:
"I thought there was an episode of Batman: The Animated Series where the villains have all gotten together, bragging about their plans to bring Batman down. Some are elaborate enough they might defeat themselves, others nefarious enough to possibly work. Some are just dumb, like a crocodile whose big plan is, 'I'd throw a rock at him!' Everyone just looks. 'It.. would be a very *big* rock.'
"Then at the end (spoiler), Batman throws off his crocodile man costume, knocks some heads together, and leaves knowing how to defeat all the worst plans against him."
SciVo, I'd forgotten about that excellent series, and have never seen that episode. Yes; that's exactly what I'd want to see!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 05:57 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 14, 2026 06:06 AM (l3cgK)
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I'm up, sipping coffee, with big black Stirling (who kicked me this morning, but only ten minutes before I planned to get up) sprawled on the floor nearby. Dunno where little Dagny is; I've checked the closets. Oh, well, she'll show up in a bit.
I need to go work out this morning and am dreading it. Last evening's rain left the air soggy and unbreathable -- and that was seven hours ago, *before* the nightly humidity rose to its usual dizzying and nauseating levels. I dare not look at the heat index.
I'll have to step out of the Book Thread for a little bit, while I video-tour a new house candidate. A 2BR/1ba bungalow, it has an enclosed front porch, a basement and garage, and looks (pre-inspection) to need very little work.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 06:08 AM (wzUl9)
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36 I'm up, sipping coffee, with big black Stirling (who kicked me this morning, but only ten minutes before I planned to get up) sprawled on the floor nearby. Dunno where little Dagny is; I've checked the closets. Oh, well, she'll show up in a bit.
I need to go work out this morning and am dreading it. Last evening's rain left the air soggy and unbreathable -- and that was seven hours ago, *before* the nightly humidity rose to its usual dizzying and nauseating levels. I dare not look at the heat index.
I'll have to step out of the Book Thread for a little bit, while I video-tour a new house candidate. A 2BR/1ba bungalow, it has an enclosed front porch, a basement and garage, and looks (pre-inspection) to need very little work.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 06:08 AM (wzUl9)
I bet Stirling has quite the engine...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 14, 2026 06:08 AM (l3cgK)
38I bet Stirling has quite the engine...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 14, 2026
***
After I named him -- partly for a pipe tobacco I liked the name of, partly for Stirling Moss the race driver -- I read about the Stirling engine. He certainly seemed like a powerhouse as a kitten, zooming and leaping as if on kitty crack. And he has not slowed down too much as a four-year-old, either.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 06:12 AM (wzUl9)
39
A lot like Meth, one more time, I can beat it then quit
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 14, 2026 06:17 AM (amcLV)
41 Rejoinder: The man with the plan.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 14, 2026
***
You rang?
( -- Dan Briggs, Impossible Missions Force)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 06:21 AM (wzUl9)
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Mornin', Horde. 71 degrees temp with 71 degrees dew point in Kentuckiana. They're saying showers for a bit later this morning, thunderstorms this afternoon, then a little cooler & a lot drier for a few days.
Posted by: Nazdar at June 14, 2026 06:22 AM (NcvvS)
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69° and comfortable on the island. More rain expected.
Posted by: Accomack at June 14, 2026 06:24 AM (T8bqm)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 14, 2026 06:25 AM (RIvkX)
4524 In a few years, we're going to start seeing comparable movies but made for mere millions because they have no stars (except aging ones who've sold the right to use their much younger self's likeness) and were generated entirely within a server farm under the supervision of few enough people to comfortably fit in a typical conference room.
Posted by: Epobirs
Already happening (though not yet entirely in AI). The latest Star Wars film was rapidly eclipsed at the box office by not one but two low-budget films made by Youtubers.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 14, 2026 06:48 AM (BLOW1)
Posted by: olddog in mo at June 14, 2026 06:54 AM (Hbeqj)
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Good morning. Soft rain this morning in Ohio, but had a gorgeous Saturday. Blue skies and low humidity.
Of course, the linked story about Elon to The Fake Media Tool The Verge would lead with the "It Was So A Nazi Salute!!!" infamous pic that was not a Nazi salute.
Posted by: Biergood at June 14, 2026 07:02 AM (PwgSL)
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>>>I own 384GB worth of DDR4 modules, bought at a small fraction of today's prices. You can bet I am interested.
52
This was a week ago, but I noticed it only yesterday. At hackernews: "AI Agent Uncovers 21 Zero-Days in FFmpeg"
https://tinyurl.com/432b3eaa
FFmpeg is ubiquitous.
Posted by: gp at June 14, 2026 07:11 AM (Jr5Lq)
5351 mornin yall. I see the Kicks won the soccer game so the fans starting burning stuff.
Posted by: fd at June 14, 2026 07:09 AM (vFG9F)
We prefer the term "mostly non-incendiary celebratory activities."
Posted by: This. Is. CNN at June 14, 2026 07:11 AM (nHXB4)
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I don't remember any time in the past where computer performance went backwards. It might turn out that box of DDR100 memory I've had on a top shelf for years will be a gold mine.
Posted by: Nazdar at June 14, 2026 07:27 AM (NcvvS)
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That is one ugly ass building. It's perfect for the dog eating son of a commie bitch. I hope I live long enough to see some soccer fans burn it down.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 14, 2026 07:29 AM (VyBeY)
65
Anthropic killed Fable to everyone. Not just outside the US. Thankfully I had it fully developed my android app in about 15 minutes before it went byebye.
Posted by: Defenestratus at June 14, 2026 07:31 AM (WYStd)
66
Today is the 290th birthday of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Last night I watched a low, dark, angry cell, with rotation, move CBDR to the house. Took cover, and that's when I found out my safe room is a Faraday cage.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 14, 2026 07:39 AM (u82oZ)
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Today is the 290th birthday of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Posted by: gp at June 14, 2026 07:23 AM (Jr5Lq)
Who's in charge of his party?
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon
What is the capacitance of the party room?
Less than a coulomb would be a jolt.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 14, 2026 07:42 AM (u82oZ)
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I'm back from the morning Bataan Death March, cleaned up, and having another coffee before starting breakfast. Happy birthday to President Trump!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 07:42 AM (wzUl9)
71
Let's smile and be happy and remove the hearts of killjoy leftists with obsidian knives on pillars of stone and then give the hearts to Tlactoplactilizotocli.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 14, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)
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Just think: if it weren't for the Laws passed by Coulomb, Ohm, Ampere, etc, electricity would do whatever it wants, leading to utter chaos.
Stay in your lane, electricity! Obey the Laws, or else.
Hmmm, if electrons were the size of protons, Life As We Know It would be impossible.
Neon signs would not work.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 14, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)
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Gov Shapiro invited a bunch of dara centers to be built in PA. I cheer whenever one of them gets blocked.l nearby.
They literally offer no benefit to locals and threaten bird habitats and mugration routes.
Build them in Antarctica or in space instead. Full on NIMBY
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Let's smile and be happy and remove the hearts of killjoy leftists with obsidian knives on pillars of stone and then give the hearts to Tlactoplactilizotocli.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 14, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)
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Your exile inside the Faraday cage seems to have altered your personality a bit....
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71 Let's smile and be happy and remove the hearts of killjoy leftists with obsidian knives on pillars of stone and then give the hearts to Tlactoplactilizotocli.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 14, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)
Haggis, blood sausage, and other revolting cuisine.
Posted by: Nazdar at June 14, 2026 07:57 AM (NcvvS)
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Didn't the Hawaiian judges tell us we couldn't put our flags up today?
Posted by: Case at June 14, 2026 07:58 AM (+zXtV)
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60 Today is the 290th birthday of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Posted by: gp at June 14, 2026 07:23 AM (Jr5Lq)
de Coulomb(us) Day
Posted by: m at June 14, 2026 07:58 AM (6wpGE)
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AI data centers have no legitimate role in civilization except as a means of control.
Ban them all by any means and burn any existing ones.
Nexi of evil.
Posted by: Accomack at June 14, 2026 07:58 AM (T8bqm)
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In Coulomb's time, the battery hadn't been invented yet, so if experimenters needed electricity to play with, they had to pet a cat, rub a balloon on their shirts, or go fishing for it with a kite. It was rough back then.
Posted by: gp at June 14, 2026 07:58 AM (Jr5Lq)
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Sitting on the patio, tempting blue manx feral kitty within five feet with tuna. He's been around for a couple of years but will not let me pet.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 14, 2026 07:59 AM (XvL8K)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 14, 2026 08:00 AM (u82oZ)
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Morning, 'rons and 'ronettes. Already 84 humid degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor, with a high of 90 predicted. Fortunately, the weather is supposed to break tonight and next week be a series of more comfortable 70-ish days.
Hoping to get a couple of chapters of the book edited today.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 08:04 AM (qRla/)
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95 Sitting on the patio, tempting blue manx feral kitty within five feet with tuna. He's been around for a couple of years but will not let me pet.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at June 14, 2026 07:59 AM (XvL8K)
Maybe some warm milk?
Posted by: m at June 14, 2026 08:04 AM (6wpGE)
99
In other news, 13 A-10s landed in England from the Middle East. They have a lot of mission complete and kill stencils on the nose.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 14, 2026 08:04 AM (u82oZ)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 14, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)
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Hoping to get a couple of chapters of the book edited today.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 08:04 AM (qRla/)
Better than me. Can't seem to do anything bookish for the last few weeks.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 08:09 AM (1Ff7Z)
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I say, Boswell, I think I will cancel that trip to Scotland after all!
Posted by: Dr. Johnson
________
But there's a comely lass I was eyeing.
Posted by: Boswell's Johnson at June 14, 2026 08:09 AM (XvL8K)
106
Speaking of price bumps, all raspberry pi models are wildly expensive now.
The RPI 5 is now over 300 dollars, the other models like the pi zero are completely sold out everywhere and are being sold at scalpers prices.
Even alt boards like OrangePi and Rdaxa have seen price bumps and zero supply for consumers as industrial users get preferential order fulfillment and scalpers scraping up what’s available.
The tinker space is completely f****d right now.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 14, 2026 08:09 AM (XV/Pl)
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Everyone have a splendid day, full of frolic, fun, and high energy.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 14, 2026 08:10 AM (u82oZ)
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What’s going to kill Hollywood movies is the ridiculous cost. Every time I see the topic I think “how can you possibly spend $300 million on a 2 hour show?”
And going forward, the question for movie financers is going to be “why would you spend $300 million for something you could get for $10 million?”
I do expect the insiders who are skimming $290 million off the budget of every picture will be upset by that.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 14, 2026 08:10 AM (cx1bp)
My 8GB RPi 5, which is now my main desktop workstation, cost only $88 when I bought it in October. If I knew the price would skyrocket like this, I would have bought ten of them.
Posted by: gp at June 14, 2026 08:12 AM (Jr5Lq)
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and were generated entirely within a server farm under the supervision of few enough people to comfortably fit in a typical conference room.
Posted by: Epobirs at June 14, 2026 05:44 AM (/0z9K)
We are confused again here today. This is embarrassing. It's embarrassing to misplace things. Hmmm. The whole of the 13th century. Misplaced the computers, several conventional computers. We can't find them. We're always moving things around, getting organized, my assistants and I. This this is Zero's fault Zero, he's the world's file cabinet. Pity, poor old 13th century.
Posted by: The Librarian at June 14, 2026 08:12 AM (z20w/)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 14, 2026 08:15 AM (VyBeY)
112
I read somewhere that doggy old RPi 3's are still selling a million units a year.
Posted by: gp at June 14, 2026 08:15 AM (Jr5Lq)
113SciVo, I'd forgotten about that excellent series, and have never seen that episode. Yes; that's exactly what I'd want to see!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 05:57 AM (wzUl9)
It turns out I misremembered key details. The Brave AI summary:
"The episode where Batman goes undercover as Killer Croc is "Almost Got 'Im" from Batman: The Animated Series (Season 2, Episode 46).
"In this widely acclaimed episode, Batman disguises himself as Killer Croc to infiltrate a villains' poker game at the Stacked Deck Club. He sits in on stories from the Joker, Penguin, Two-Face, and Poison Ivy about how they "almost got" Batman. The disguise allows Batman to identify the location where the Joker is holding Catwoman before revealing himself as the undercover operative to the rest of the bar (filled with Gotham police)."
To be fair to me, that aired Nov. 10, 1992, and a lot has happened since. Also, the AI, which is much younger, got the episode wrong; it's Season 1, Episode 35:
www.imdb.com/title/tt0519566/
Posted by: SciVo at June 14, 2026 08:15 AM (Sy6m/)
>> If I knew the price would skyrocket like this, I would have bought ten of them.
That price is obscene for what it is.
The tinker space has been completely frau schizered by the ai apocalypse.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 14, 2026 08:16 AM (XV/Pl)
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Today is the 290th birthday of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Posted by: gp at June 14, 2026 07:23
+++
Are you positive?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 14, 2026 08:19 AM (rpara)
116"In this widely acclaimed episode, Batman disguises himself as Killer Croc to infiltrate a villains' poker game at the Stacked Deck Club. He sits in on stories from the Joker, Penguin, Two-Face, and Poison Ivy about how they "almost got" Batman. The disguise allows Batman to identify the location where the Joker is holding Catwoman before revealing himself as the undercover operative to the rest of the bar (filled with Gotham police)."
To be fair to me, that aired Nov. 10, 1992, and a lot has happened since. Also, the AI, which is much younger, got the episode wrong; it's Season 1, Episode 35:
www.imdb.com/title/tt0519566/
Posted by: SciVo at June 14, 2026
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The essence is very much the way you described it earlier: undercover Batman! If he was supposed to be a brilliant detective, he should indeed have gone in disguise or undercover as Sherlock Holmes often did.
Posted by: Dr. Johnson, Sensibly at June 14, 2026 08:21 AM (wzUl9)
Regarding Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei; recall he got into a major pissing contest with the DoW over the use of his AI, Claude that was reportedly used to facilitate the mission planning to snatch Maduro.
He got pissed on.
TL ; DR was that he wanted to dictate how the AI was used under "fair use" provisions. Provisions he dictated.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 14, 2026 08:21 AM (jehhT)
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I gotta say, though, I would never play cards for money at a place called the Stacked Deck Club. Especially if some weirdo with a white face and green hair was sitting at the next table.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:24 AM (wzUl9)
120Hoping to get a couple of chapters of the book edited today.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 08:04 AM (qRla/)
Better than me. Can't seem to do anything bookish for the last few weeks.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 08:09 AM (1Ff7Z)
I've lost a lot of my mojo lately, too. It's the heat and humidity more than anything else. And I promised CBD a Fourth of July book thread, which I have not even begun to draft.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 08:27 AM (qRla/)
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The famous 1932 prison flick 20,000 Years in Sing Sing with Spencer Tracy is on Movies! tonight at 7 Central. I don't think I've ever seen all of it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:27 AM (wzUl9)
122I gotta say, though, I would never play cards for money at a place called the Stacked Deck Club.
Sounds like a Jessica Rabbit joint.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 08:27 AM (qRla/)
123I gotta say, though, I would never play cards for money at a place called the Stacked Deck Club.
*
Sounds like a Jessica Rabbit joint.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026
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"I'm not cheating. The cards are just dealt that way."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:29 AM (wzUl9)
124
Today is the 290th birthday of Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Posted by: gp at June 14, 2026 07:23
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Are you positive?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 14, 2026 08:19 AM (rpara)
125
I've lost a lot of my mojo lately, too. It's the heat and humidity more than anything else. And I promised CBD a Fourth of July book thread, which I have not even begun to draft.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 08:27 AM (qRla/)
Yeah, I think I'm more productive in the cooler months. During the summer I have to find ways to keep the kid entertained.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 08:35 AM (1Ff7Z)
126
I've lost a lot of my mojo lately, too. It's the heat and humidity more than anything else. And I promised CBD a Fourth of July book thread, which I have not even begun to draft.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 14, 2026 08:27 AM (qRla/)
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You'll get it done.
I usually don't draft the Sunday Morning Book Threads until the Saturday Afternoon Pet Thread the day before.
Though I might collect assets throughout the week and I reflect on the topic(s) I want to cover.
127
Fortunately for me I'm mostly interesting in the lowest end of the Raspberry Pi space, and the Pico is insulated from DRAM price increases because it literally doesn't have any.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 14, 2026 08:37 AM (BLOW1)
128
>>> During the summer I have to find ways to keep the kid entertained.
Are there no workhouses?
Posted by: fluffy at June 14, 2026 08:38 AM (V0/Sp)
129
Coffee and apple strudel and a book for awhile
Posted by: Skip at June 14, 2026 08:39 AM (Ia/+0)
130
I have an nvme ssd on this RPi5, and it scoots. Plenty of ooomph for all the things I do, but I'm not a gamer. I suppose the mini-PCs have seen wild price hikes too.
Posted by: gp at June 14, 2026 08:41 AM (Jr5Lq)
131
They won't do that again - get caught or be sorry they got caught?
Posted by: Dark L at June 14, 2026 08:42 AM (DZ9Lv)
132
Though I might collect assets throughout the week and I reflect on the topic(s) I want to cover.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 14, 2026 08:37 AM (gnNyN)
An email from Amazon provided a topic for you. I'll send the info and maybe my thoughts about it for a future book thread.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 08:42 AM (1Ff7Z)
133
*ahem*
If I might...we don't need a Fourth of July book thread.
We need an Independence Day book thread.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 14, 2026 08:43 AM (rpara)
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I have a couple Pico 2 W's. Handy tools for the e-bench. They were $6 each when I got them. Made in Kenya, IIRC.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 14, 2026 08:19 AM (rpara)
Negative.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon
>These substandard puns just might get you a swift kick in the family joules.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 14, 2026 08:44 AM (SRceu)
136
My post-workout breakfast: two strips of well-cooked bacon and a scrambled seasoned egg, plus a slice of sourdough bread with peanut butter and honey.
The last of the coffee I made this am is in my cup. I'm ready for the Book Thread!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:44 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: runner at June 14, 2026 08:44 AM (GD0B3)
138
If I might...we don't need a Fourth of July book thread.
We need an Independence Day book thread.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 14, 2026 08:43 AM (rpara)
Considering the book thread is on the fifth of July, I'd say you're right.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 08:45 AM (1Ff7Z)
139
If I might...we don't need a Fourth of July book thread.
We need an Independence Day book thread.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 14, 2026 08:43 AM (rpara)
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And we shall no longer refer to books and stories as such. Instead, they are "Freedom Fables."
140
When i was younger, i imagined protons were dark purple, neutrons were medium gray, and electrons were medium green. I still do. Dunno why
Posted by: Dark L at June 14, 2026 08:45 AM (DZ9Lv)
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And we shall no longer refer to books and stories as such. Instead, they are "Freedom Fables."
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 14, 2026 08:45 AM (gnNyN)
And the readers are now "Freeders"!
Posted by: runner at June 14, 2026 08:46 AM (GD0B3)
142
JJ Watt heard Freddy was coming to Houston and got him a five star hotel suite stuffed with signed jerseys and other gifts.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 14, 2026 08:46 AM (l26NL)
143
I think you mean Subatomic Particles of Color.
Posted by: Karen McAwfl at June 14, 2026 08:47 AM (rpara)
Using higher-energy accelerators, physicists have since narrowed that one down to 'seafoam' with seven-sigma precision.
Posted by: gp at June 14, 2026 08:50 AM (Jr5Lq)
145When i was younger, i imagined protons were dark purple, neutrons were medium gray, and electrons were medium green. I still do. Dunno why
Posted by: Dark L at June 14, 2026
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Why not? I imagined the days of the week having colors assigned to them. Sunday was red, Monday was blue, Tuesday was one shade of brown, Wednesday yellow, Thursday black. Friday and Saturday were a second and third shade of brown or tan.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:51 AM (wzUl9)
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Though I'd picture electrons being yellow, protons blue, and neutrons gray as well.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:52 AM (wzUl9)
"The IAEA announced this month that it has effectively lost track of approximately 200 kg of enriched uranium. Not only that — it is unable to calculate how much additional uranium has been enriched since the cameras were disconnected. Any agreement with Iran, even if partial dilution of the uranium in Isfahan is carried out, will still leave Iran with enough material for a bomb."
but, but...Iran will never have a nukkelar weapon! they signed a MOU!!
Posted by: runner at June 14, 2026 08:52 AM (GD0B3)
148
"...I imagined protons were dark purple, neutrons were medium gray, and electrons were medium green."
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Illustrated with a diorama of Skittles.
Posted by: Your Middle School science teacher at June 14, 2026 08:53 AM (rpara)
149
Synesthesia
Neurological condition
Synesthesia or synaesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in other sensory or cognitive pathways. Synesthesia can manifest as a bridge between the five traditional senses.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 14, 2026 08:55 AM (RIvkX)
150
>Sunday was red, Monday was blue, Tuesday was one shade of brown, Wednesday yellow, Thursday black. Friday and Saturday were a second and third shade of brown or tan.
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Sitting right here, boss.
Posted by: Roy G.Biv at June 14, 2026 08:55 AM (rpara)
151"The IAEA announced this month that it has effectively lost track of approximately 200 kg of enriched uranium. Not only that — it is unable to calculate how much additional uranium has been enriched since the cameras were disconnected. Any agreement with Iran, even if partial dilution of the uranium in Isfahan is carried out, will still leave Iran with enough material for a bomb."
Posted by: runner at June 14, 2026
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Sounds like a job for U.N.C.L.E.'s Cairo station. Solo and Illya could never pass as Iranian; you'd need a team who looks native and speaks Farsi.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:56 AM (wzUl9)
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Don't take Synesthesia, if you're...oh, never mind.
Posted by: Big Phat Pharma at June 14, 2026 08:56 AM (rpara)
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Here is what I think, if that alleged deal, or whatever they are allegedly imminently signing in Geneva is above board good and hits all the right points, it would have been released to the world. It's done and being signed, it's not like they are negotiating. Why not show it, clever people. Because it's like obamacare, ain't it.
Posted by: runner at June 14, 2026 08:57 AM (GD0B3)
155Sunday was red, Monday was blue, Tuesday was one shade of brown, Wednesday yellow, Thursday black. Friday and Saturday were a second and third shade of brown or tan.
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Sitting right here, boss.
Posted by: Roy G.Biv at June 14, 2026
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Yeah, my scheme does neglect red, orange, and violet as well as indigo.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:57 AM (wzUl9)
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Sounds like a job for U.N.C.L.E.'s Cairo station. Solo and Illya could never pass as Iranian; you'd need a team who looks native and speaks Farsi.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:56 AM (wzUl9)
Israeli’s.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 14, 2026 08:58 AM (cx1bp)
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Get your reading glasses and head upstairs
BOOK NOOD
Posted by: Skip at June 14, 2026 08:59 AM (Ia/+0)
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A new and very nice house has popped up on Realtor. Has everything ready to go . . . but no garage. And a clawfoot tub instead of a real shower? Puh-leeze.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:59 AM (wzUl9)
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runner, please go spend 30 minutes watching the latest Tousi segment
Posted by: Ben Had at June 14, 2026 08:59 AM (5P5DO)
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Why not show it, clever people. Because it's like obamacare, ain't it.
Posted by: runner at June 14, 2026 08:57 AM (GD0B3)
You have to trust President Trump to not sign something that's not beneficial. Again, he may be going along with it until he's ready to strike. I'd hope all this time that appropriate targets are being identified and located.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 08:59 AM (1Ff7Z)
161Sounds like a job for U.N.C.L.E.'s Cairo station. Solo and Illya could never pass as Iranian; you'd need a team who looks native and speaks Farsi.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026
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Israeli’s.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 14, 2026
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No doubt there's a Tel Aviv station too!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 14, 2026 08:59 AM (wzUl9)
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You have to trust President Trump to not sign something that's not beneficial. Again, he may be going along with it until he's ready to strike. I'd hope all this time that appropriate targets are being identified and located.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 08:59 AM (1Ff7Z)
so? show it to us, that super beneficial deal; maybe some of us are more shrewd than the clowns and and weasels negotiating
Posted by: runner at June 14, 2026 09:01 AM (GD0B3)
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Israel is focused on Hezbollah, because Israel knows that particular head of the snake needs to be cut off for any peace in the Levant (that both Israel, Lebanon and even Syria agree on) to happen.
Posted by: runner at June 14, 2026 09:03 AM (GD0B3)
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so? show it to us, that super beneficial deal; maybe some of us are more shrewd than the clowns and and weasels negotiating
Posted by: runner at June 14, 2026 09:01 AM (GD0B3)
It could be a ploy for time. The terms don't really matter if it's to cover an attack at the time of our choosing.
Anyway, time for the book thread.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 09:05 AM (1Ff7Z)
165 162 You have to trust President Trump to not sign something that's not beneficial. Again, he may be going along with it until he's ready to strike. I'd hope all this time that appropriate targets are being identified and located.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 08:59 AM (1Ff7Z)
Assets are already being stood down and pulled out of theater. There will be no attack by the US.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 14, 2026 09:07 AM (cx1bp)
Saturday Night Club ONT - June 13, 2026 [D&D]
Welcome to Club ONT - a collaboration of The Disco and The Dino. We built this place for you so you can have some fun. Come in in, grab a drink or 3. Keep it light and friendly. Jerks need not enter the premises (the moose out front is keeping watch).
[Top photo: Old First Church, Bennington, Vermont]
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The flag out front of Club ONT is at half staff in honor of the late Mom of Doof. Please keep Doof and the friends and family of Mom of Doof in your prayers. The disco ball may turn a little more slowly this evening. Thank you for your patience.
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Club ONT Department of Travel
In case you have missed it, the best account on X (Twitter) right now is from a German guy visiting the US for the first time and planning to take in World Cup games. He keeps finding the best of America and the people of America keep embracing him.
He's covering more of America than many Americans and showing the world that there is more to America than New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers may have uncovered new clues about a longstanding mystery in galaxy evolution: why so many massive galaxies in the early universe appear to have died far sooner than expected.
Using ALMA and JWST observations of a distant galaxy, researchers have detected a "galaxy-killing" wind - an enormous, high-speed outflow of gas - that is powerful enough to strip a galaxy of the raw material needed to make new stars. The discovery could help explain the puzzling population of massive "dead" galaxies found throughout the young cosmos, according to a statement from the Royal Astronomical Society.
Curious visitors are flocking to a New Zealand produce store to catch a glimpse of a rare chimera apple that is half red and half yellow.
The apple, with colors split almost perfectly down the middle, was found in a mid-May delivery of Red Braeburn apples at the Sunshine Corner Market in the Christchurch suburb of Mairehau.
Chimera apples, believed to occur in less than one in a million fruits, result from a genetic mutation that causes the apple to form from cells from two different genetic backgrounds.
The store's owner, Heather, said the apple has become something of a local celebrity.
A popular tourist attraction in a New Zealand town has been temporarily closed by officials after multiple incidents involving human feces.
The Masterton District Council said in a since-deleted Facebook post that the Fernery, a building that houses more than 60 varieties of fern at Queen Elizabeth Park in Masterton, had to be closed for cleaning Wednesday due to the presence of poop.
"This kind of behavior is completely unacceptable - and disrespectful to other park users. It is thankfully rare. There are excellent public toilets literally two minutes from the Fernery in Queen Elizabeth Park, and regularly-praised toilets a few minutes away in the [Central Business District]," the spokesperson told 1News.
Club ONT has regularly-praised toilets nearby, so please do not engage in unsanctioned pooping while in Club ONT.
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Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 10:02 PM (G3T/K)
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Galaxies that lived fast and died young? The James Dean Galaxy, or the Amy Winehouse Star Cluster?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:03 PM (wzUl9)
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Using ALMA and JWST observations of a distant galaxy, researchers have detected a "galaxy-killing" wind - an enormous, high-speed outflow of gas - that is powerful enough to strip a galaxy of the raw material needed to make new stars. The discovery could help explain the puzzling population of massive "dead" galaxies found throughout the young cosmos, according to a statement from the Royal Astronomical Society.
Fukkin' cosmic cows!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 10:04 PM (1Ff7Z)
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The Club ONT bar has been freshly stocked with alcohol, cheetos, wheat thins and Mountain Dew. Help yourself.
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Ah, Wheat Thins.
When you absolutely, positively have no desire to taste your food.
I've been marathoning all the social media posts of Europeans coming to America for the World Cup, and losing their minds over stuff we take for granted. Like Taco Bell and Costco and buying a gallon of milk at the store. Heartwarming, white pill stuff.
The German tourist that went viral loves Ella Langley music because she's big on the country stations, and someone got him tickets to see her in concert! Love my country.
Posted by: LizLem at June 13, 2026 10:04 PM (gWBY1)
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I wonder if Robert the Cat (TM) is this nice to people.
https://youtube.com/shorts/uYOCRFNaqqM
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 10:05 PM (qx7Zg)
Doof, please accept my condolences for the passing of your mother.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 10:08 PM (1z8ji)
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I seem to recall a comic bit in Playboylong ago, supposedly written by a hipper Jimmy Olsen, in which he remarks that he's known Superman was disguising himself as Clark Kent all along. "I can see that red 'S' under those cheap thin shirts he wears. Who does he think he's fooling?"
Jimmy in the comics was no dullwit; he often solved mysteries and got himself out of trouble without having to call in Superman. I'd think a modern retelling would have him know that Clark is Superman, but he admires the Kryptonian (perhaps for saving Jimmy's life once) and his moral code, and swears to himself he will never let on that he knows.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:08 PM (wzUl9)
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Ok, making my way to the wobbly table...hey! My ass print is still in the chair!
Posted by: Some Rat at June 13, 2026 10:09 PM (BJzO2)
Posted by: RandomDave at June 13, 2026 10:12 PM (770hQ)
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Sorry for your loss Doof. Been through it myself.
Posted by: Case at June 13, 2026 10:12 PM (+zXtV)
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3...2...1...Democrats sue The Donald in federal court because he cleaned all the DC fountains and got them working. Hawaiian judge agrees and orders Trump to make all fountains in DC filthy again and to break them.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 13, 2026 10:12 PM (glnUu)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:13 PM (wzUl9)
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Speaking of Superman reminds me of Batman and Gotham City - to wit: Is Gotham City so backward that they have to use the Bat-Signal to notify Batman when he is needed?
Radios were in wide use in what, the mid '30s? Batman came into being in the 40's.
What if it was a cloudless night? Then what? Or Batman was needed during the day? What then?
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 10:14 PM (SKC9R)
no twist
no watusi
no mashed potato
and no one shook their tailfeathers
Posted by: Don Black at June 13, 2026 10:14 PM (ZxPkt)
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Years ago I went to London to stay with some hashers and then go to the Woking beer festival (real ale FTW). It was also some international rugby tourny and the pub near the house I was staying at on the outskirts was destroyed by the losing team's fans. Anyways, on the way back from Woking, two Brits were talking about why Americans only speak English (those Americans) and the girl driving said that she had spent several months in the U.S. once and drove for days without needing to use any other language. (It's not like we have a lot of Scots.)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 13, 2026 10:14 PM (DZ9Lv)
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My first non-sock Comment of the Week in a long time. I look forward to getting my key to the AoSHQ executive porta-potty.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 13, 2026 10:15 PM (rv0XX)
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The Euro's experience in seeing America reminds me of the Cold War days when we'd get defectors who, after their complete debriefing, would venture out across America, and after awhile, would want to go home. They couldn't handle it. To many decisions they had to make each day.
What to wear.
Where to go.
What to eat.
Too many selections at the store.
It was really sad to see.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 10:15 PM (2WIwB)
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Doof, I'm sorry to hear about your Mom. You're a good man; I'm sure she was proud of you.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 13, 2026 10:15 PM (DZ9Lv)
Indiana State Police took another opportunity to remind Hoosiers that any vehicles traveling below the speed limit in the left lane must move over to the right lane so other vehicles can pass.
ISP Sgt. Stephen Wheeles announced that he issued citations to a vehicle on Thursday for traveling below the speed limit in the left lane of I-65 southbound in Bartholomew County. Instead of moving over to the other lanes to allow other vehicles behind them to pass, Wheeles said the vehicle “remained in the left lane for miles.”
Wheeles noted that a small child and another passenger were unrestrained after the vehicle came to a stop. He subsequently issued citations following the incident.
“Reminder: You must at least travel the speed limit in the left lane of a multi-lane highway AND you must move back to the right lane if there are vehicles behind you that are waiting to pass,” said Wheeles in a post on Facebook. “This is meant to keep traffic flowing and to reduce crashes.”
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 10:16 PM (Cqx++)
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Democrats and Hawaiian judges are the reason we can't have nice things.
Posted by: Case at June 13, 2026 10:16 PM (+zXtV)
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Half-red, half-yellow chimera apple draws crowds at New Zealand store
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Nature's answer to the the "Black and White Cookie". But, instead of working towards bringing races together, the New Zealand apple is bringing together cowards, and people with really bad sunburn.
Posted by: Orson at June 13, 2026 10:16 PM (dIske)
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I never actually noticed that Green Chartreuse is 110 proof. (checks bottle). Well, that explains some things.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 13, 2026 10:17 PM (QaH55)
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>Hawaiian judge agrees and orders Trump to make all fountains in DC filthy again and to break them.
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a judge DID order Trump's name stricken from the Kennedy Center
another judge ordered Dept of Interior to put all the climate change/gay shit that had been removed from NPS displays, back in place
Posted by: Don Black at June 13, 2026 10:17 PM (ZxPkt)
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My first non-sock Comment of the Week in a long time. I look forward to getting my key to the AoSHQ executive porta-potty.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 13, 2026 10:15 PM (rv0XX)
Good luck with that. After a year I still cannot find the flush handle in it.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 10:18 PM (2WIwB)
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Radios were in wide use in what, the mid '30s? Batman came into being in the 40's.
What if it was a cloudless night? Then what? Or Batman was needed during the day? What then?
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 10:14 PM (SKC9R)
Two-way radios for police cars were introduced in the early '30's.
One might also think Batman could be more effective if his arrival on the scene were unannounced.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 10:18 PM (1z8ji)
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Wheat thins belong to the same thing as cheez-its- bland as hell. They have spruce them up of late with Xtreme flavor but blah.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
Wheat thins and aerosol cheese are one of my more happy memories of my misspent youth...
Posted by: Some Rat at June 13, 2026 10:18 PM (BJzO2)
45Speaking of Superman reminds me of Batman and Gotham City - to wit: Is Gotham City so backward that they have to use the Bat-Signal to notify Batman when he is needed?
Radios were in wide use in what, the mid '30s? Batman came into being in the 40's.
What if it was a cloudless night? Then what? Or Batman was needed during the day? What then?
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026
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Maybe it was a true emergency, last-ditch method.
Or maybe it was designed also to scare Gotham's criminal element. "Cheezit! Batman's gonna be on our case!"
In the Silver Age comics, Batman and Robin were frequently out and about during the day. Batman was shown as a kind of Sherlock Holmes in a cape and mask, and sometimes they had to question business people who were at work during daylight hours. I know that sounds pretty pedestrian and more like Dragnet than Batman. But it worked. (con't.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:18 PM (wzUl9)
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"Half-red, half-yellow chimera apple draws crowds at New Zealand store."
Wow. And I thought my life was on the dull and unexciting side.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 13, 2026 10:19 PM (rv0XX)
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Half-red, half-yellow chimera apple draws crowds at New Zealand store
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Nature's answer to the the "Black and White Cookie".
Posted by: Orson
Like Batman's villain Two-Face?
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 10:20 PM (SKC9R)
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Thanks for the special Saturday Night ONT, D & D!
Sincere condolences to Doof on the loss of his sweet mother. She rests in God's arms now and is at peace. May your happy memories of times together sustain you in the days ahead.
Lovely photo of the church up top!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 13, 2026 10:21 PM (D/6p1)
Right. A state patrolman named Wheels. (Or Wheeles)
His brother is named Geery?
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 10:22 PM (2WIwB)
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(cont.) I recall one Batman comic in which a criminal has come to town, offering not only facial plastic surgery to gangsters and other crooks, but also a complete change of fingerprints! It looks bad for law enforcement. So Batman, get this, goes undercover as a robber looking for a new identity. He finds the guy is running a scam on his clients: The "changed" fingerprints are fake and will slough off soon, but by then the mastermind will be long gone.
The point is, we have never seen Batman go undercover to trap a criminal in any of the modern movies or TV shows. I want to see him be proactive, not just reactive. Set a trap for your quarry, whether he is the Joker or a Bugsy Malone type (which we also never see), and spring it on him.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:22 PM (wzUl9)
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Or maybe it was designed also to scare Gotham's criminal element. "Cheezit! Batman's gonna be on our case!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:18 PM (wzUl9)
That seems to be the reason. That's why he uses the bat. To scare criminals.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 10:23 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 13, 2026 10:23 PM (uTEOj)
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On X I read the Whitehouse announced Trump is heading for France tomorrow. He'll meet with a number of heads of state but I think the real reason is to receive the Iranian terms of surrender. On his 80th birthday.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 10:24 PM (l26NL)
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meteorologists have detected a "galaxy-killing" wind - an enormous, high-speed outflow of gas - that is powerful enough to strip a galaxy of the raw material needed to make new stars.
Forecast tonight: Extremely high winds with high temperatures. Not to worry, it will be quick.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 10:24 PM (7X7ea)
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another judge ordered Dept of Interior to put all the climate change/gay shit that had been removed from NPS displays, back in place
Posted by: Don Black at June 13, 2026 10:17 PM (ZxPkt)
Suggest malicious compliance: post the BS back, but make all the text upside-down. Along with a little sign: "Some deranged Democrat judge ordered us to put this gay-fag climate change BS back up on our signage, so we did. Stand on your head if you want to read it, but it's all bullshit, anyway."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 10:24 PM (1z8ji)
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Very sorry to hear Doof's mom passed away. Praying for Doof's family.
Thanks for another (otherwise) excellent ONT!
Posted by: JQ at June 13, 2026 10:25 PM (rdVOm)
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Prayers up for you and your family, Doof. Always have fond memories of your mom!
Posted by: LRob in OK at June 13, 2026 10:25 PM (Jr+re)
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Suggest malicious compliance: post the BS back, but make all the text upside-down. Along with a little sign: "Some deranged Democrat judge ordered us to put this gay-fag climate change BS back up on our signage, so we did. Stand on your head if you want to read it, but it's all bullshit, anyway."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 10:24 PM (1z8ji)
Why on earth is this in their purview?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: LRob in OK at June 13, 2026 10:27 PM (Jr+re)
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Lovely photo of the church up top!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient
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Vermont is a strange state. Almost everything there looks like it's at least a hundred years old. And you don't see many chain restaurants or hotels.
Seems like most of the businesses are mom and pop places.
If only they would stop voting the way they do, I could like it there.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at June 13, 2026 10:28 PM (Lo97M)
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I liked Bartles & Jaymes wine coolers. Too bad they're not around now! Seagrams made good ones, too.
Hard cider isn't too bad, but wine coolers were so much better, IMO.
Posted by: JQ at June 13, 2026 10:28 PM (rdVOm)
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Thing is, Good German Guy, there's gun ranges in a lot of our stores. At least in some places.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 10:30 PM (Cqx++)
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48 Life must be pretty slow in New Zealand.
Posted by: huerfano at June 13, 2026 10:19 PM (VJX5o)
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Last I heard, Matt Lauer moved there to raise sheep and they were trying to kick him out of the country due to his sexual harrassment hijinx.
Posted by: Orson at June 13, 2026 10:30 PM (dIske)
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As for Lois Lane . . . I guess the modern versions of her in the Christopher Reeve movies and on TV and the later movies are pretty good. The first actress (not Noel Neill) who played Lois in the George Reeves series impressed me as a no-nonsense reporter. Of course in the comics she was always doing two things, trying to get a "scoop" to impress Perry White (which, to be fair, Jimmy Olsen was doing as well), and trying to prove that Clark was actually Superman.
Oh, and hoping someday Superman would ask her to marry him.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:31 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Your new black Professor Snape at June 13, 2026 10:32 PM (BJzO2)
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3...2...1...Democrats sue The Donald in federal court because he cleaned all the DC fountains and got them working. Hawaiian judge agrees and orders Trump to make all fountains in DC filthy again and to break them.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions.
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Not too far off...
Biden Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Slavery, Climate Change Displays at National Parks
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OK...
Display showing the African origin of the slave trade, john casor and anthony johnson, demoscrat historical support for slavery, dredd Scott, civil war, and Jim Crow. Choice quotes from infamous politicians, etc.
Display of all the previous "sky is falling" bs - global cooling, acid rain, ozone hole, population bomb...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 10:33 PM (/lPRQ)
1) I mentioned last night that his father went on the CBS Morning show & complained about the "all white jury." There were in fact 3 Asian Americans on the trial jury, i.e., not alternates; on the actual jury. No-one at CBS attempted to correct the mistake.
"All white jury" is so much more... persuasive. "9 whites and 3 Asian Americans" lacks the same rhetorical force.
2) Soon-to-be ex-Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) took to the internet today to explain that "Karmelo didn't even have a deadly weapon! He had a knife with a one inch blade, like a Swiss Army knife with the little scissors and things."
The murder weapon was in fact a hunting knife (branded as such) with a 3 & 1/2 inch, serrated blade.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 10:33 PM (RCjYY)
84 Another interesting thing JWST discovered are the "little red dots", that existed in the very early universe.
Most galaxies have YUGE, supermassive black holes in the center. A question is what came first, the galaxies or the black holes. Some theories about primordial black holes aside, they thought the only way to make them in the large numbers was mergers after star deaths. Big stars go supernova, leave stellar mass black holes behind, and then they merge into the big boys.
But it turns out those little red dots, at least one now proved, are big black holes surrounded by gas clouds. So it looks like the big black holes may have formed first, becoming the seeds around which galaxies formed.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 10:33 PM (w6EFb)
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Already got yer chair at the wobbly table?
Posted by: LRob in OK
Oh hells ya! Kinda impressed I left an ass print in a wooden chair....
Posted by: Your new black Professor Snape at June 13, 2026 10:34 PM (BJzO2)
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NOTHING is beyond their purview, worm! They could have you executed with a wave of their hand!
I am actually surprised one has not tried to order Trumps arrest.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 10:29 PM (G3T/K)
Aye. That's the thing about the military unconstitutionally barring deviants. It's none of the courts' business how the military is run. The President is commander in chief. The courts have no standing to rule in military matters.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 10:36 PM (1Ff7Z)
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So sorry to hear of your mother's passing, Doof. May perpetual light shine upon her.
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 13, 2026 10:37 PM (kOluj)
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{{{Marie}}} So good to see you, now sit your butt right down here!
Posted by: Your new black Professor Snape at June 13, 2026 10:37 PM (BJzO2)
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DOOF! Much love and prayers. You're a good man. Thanks for being here tonight.💔💕.
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 13, 2026 10:38 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: Steck at June 13, 2026 10:39 PM (LlRQB)
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Indiana State Police took another opportunity to remind Hoosiers that any vehicles traveling below the speed limit in the left lane must move over to the right lane so other vehicles can pass.
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Is it illegal to "pass on the right" in Indiana?
It may be illegal to "pass on the right" in some places, but it is largely a myth.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 10:39 PM (/lPRQ)
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I look forward to getting my key to the AoSHQ executive porta-potty.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy
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It's porcelain.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 10:39 PM (7X7ea)
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There are those who say that Batman was a rip off of The Shadow.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 10:39 PM (rbvCR)
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The first actress (not Noel Neill) who played Lois in the George Reeves series impressed me as a no-nonsense reporter.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:31 PM (wzUl9)
Phyllis Coates. I liked her more than Noel Neill. Phyllis just died last year or this year.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 10:39 PM (1Ff7Z)
95OK...
Display showing the African origin of the slave trade, john casor and anthony johnson, demoscrat historical support for slavery, dredd Scott, civil war, and Jim Crow. Choice quotes from infamous politicians, etc.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Choice Quotes to include the one by LBJ about having n----rs voting Democrat for 200 years.
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 10:39 PM (VHUov)
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Wolfus Aurelius: I'd think a modern retelling would have him [Jimmy Olson] know that Clark is Superman…
Toward the end of the last season of Superman and Lois TV series, we learn Jimmy had it figured out long ago, but resented Clark lying and denying it.
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42 >Hawaiian judge agrees and orders Trump to make all fountains in DC filthy again and to break them.
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a judge DID order Trump's name stricken from the Kennedy Center
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Another judge ordered the Trump Las Vegas to immediately change its name to Motel 6 Las Vegas.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 10:40 PM (u/oMr)
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My first non-sock Comment of the Week in a long time. I look forward to getting my key to the AoSHQ executive porta-potty.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 13, 2026 10:15 PM (rv0XX)
Good luck with that. After a year I still cannot find the flush handle in it.
Posted by: Diogenes
The "executive porta-potty" is the alley out back.
Workers use the street out front.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 10:40 PM (/lPRQ)
99
The batman image in the signal was a shadow encircled by the light. No clouds necessary.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 10:41 PM (7X7ea)
100
Wheat thins belong to the same thing as cheez-its- bland as hell. They have spruce them up of late with Xtreme flavor but blah.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
Takis have so much flavor they have been known to cause kidney failure.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 10:43 PM (/lPRQ)
101
The batman image in the signal was a shadow encircled by the light. No clouds necessary.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 10:41 PM (7X7ea)
The light beam needs to fall on something in order for the image to be seen.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 10:44 PM (1z8ji)
102
>>Vermont is a strange state. Almost everything there looks like it's at least a hundred years old. And you don't see many chain restaurants or hotels.
Seems like most of the businesses are mom and pop places.
If only they would stop voting the way they do, I could like it there.
My parents bailed on MA and bought a farm on the side of a mountain Vermont. Great view of Mt Washington. Beautiful state
New England isn't nearly as liberal as it seems. Vermont is no weirder than Texas giving an entire city over to muslims.
You can't run from communists.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 10:45 PM (viF8m)
103
Funnily enough, Noel Neill was the first Lois Lane in live action Kirk Alyn movies.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 10:45 PM (1Ff7Z)
104
The Lynyrd Skynyrd concert above was in England & they opened for the Rolling Stones. No one knew what to expect & they blew their bloody minds they were so good.
Ronnie was told by Mick Jagger to NOT walk out on the red tongue portion of the stage. Guess what Ronnie and all the guitarists did? Jagger was po'd & they never opened for them again.
I LOVED THIS SO MUCH! I love them so much! I am this many Lynyrd Skynyrd years old!
Tonight I was kidding that I have a hard life, need a chef, maids, etc while making a big salad because I did not want the chicken he thawed for dinner. I said I am going to Canada to find one of those suicide pods. He said he could help me for free & save the travel expenses.
I have never & will never be suicidal & he knows it. But this is what I put up with because he's a moron. A good looking one, but still a moron.
I don't know why he doesn't realize I will win every argument. I wanted big ceramic urns for plants for our patio a couple of months ago. He didn't due to watering crap. We had a few words then I stopped. Guess who is getting the urns for the patio? He gave in.*
*I still got it!
Prayers for Doof & family.Y'all have a great night!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 13, 2026 10:45 PM (WONhk)
105
Smog. Gotham has a terrible Smog problem from all the coal smoke.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 10:46 PM (rbvCR)
106
So it looks like the big black holes may have formed first, becoming the seeds around which galaxies formed.
Posted by: publius
Monsanto announces patented galaxy seeds.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 13, 2026 10:46 PM (glnUu)
107
Freddy is the German tourist, who posts about his cross country journey, through the south. Now in New Orleans, last I heard.
He posted about Fairfield, AL, "I could live there."
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 10:47 PM (RCjYY)
108
The light beam needs to fall on something in order for the image to be seen.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Not in my comic book.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 10:47 PM (7X7ea)
109
Suggest malicious compliance: post the BS back, but make all the text upside-down. Along with a little sign: "Some deranged Democrat judge ordered us to put this gay-fag climate change BS back up on our signage, so we did. Stand on your head if you want to read it, but it's all bullshit, anyway."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 10:24 PM (1z8ji)
Why on earth is this in their purview?
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Also post their 'order' - This display courtesy of Judge Dickheads (Democrat) edict...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 10:47 PM (/lPRQ)
110
3...2...1...Democrats sue The Donald in federal court because he cleaned all the DC fountains and got them working. Hawaiian judge agrees and orders Trump to make all fountains in DC filthy again and to break them.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions.
The same saboteurs who burned 8647 into the reflecting pool lawn are suspected of also dosing the pool to make an algae bloom. It worked.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 10:47 PM (l26NL)
111Phyllis Coates. I liked her more than Noel Neill. Phyllis just died last year or this year.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026
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That's it. Couldn't think of her name. She seemed much tougher than Neill's Lois, which is the one nearly everybody remembers.
I recall someone saying, maybe here, that Lois was based by Shuster and Siegel on Rosalind Russell's tough lady reporter in His Girl Friday. But that movie didn't show up until two years after the first Superman comic. The play and first movie version of The Front Page had been around for quite a while; they might have seen that. But "Hildy" Johnson in the earlier versions was a man. Not until HGF was the role taken by a woman. So, color me confused.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:48 PM (wzUl9)
Green Chartreuse is actually starting to reappear on the store shelves for the common folk.
Since it's made by Carthusian monks in France, the supply is limited, and the "mixology" craze of the last couple decades sucked up the whole supply at the professional level.
And the best thing to do with Green Chartreuse is make a Last Word cocktail.
Gin
Green Chartreuse
Maraschino liqueur
Fresh lime juice
.....in equal parts. So squeeze the lime, and use as much of the other 3 as you get in lime juice.
Ice, shake, strain into a martini/cocktail glass.
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 10:49 PM (VHUov)
113Freddy is the German tourist, who posts about his cross country journey, through the south. Now in New Orleans, last I heard.
He posted about Fairfield, AL, "I could live there."
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026
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God help you, Freddy. Stay away from the "diverse" areas. Which is nearly everywhere here.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:49 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 13, 2026 10:49 PM (46TUD)
115
another judge ordered Dept of Interior to put all the climate change/gay shit that had been removed from NPS displays, back in place
Posted by: Don Black at June 13, 2026 10:17 PM (ZxPkt)
Suggest malicious compliance: post the BS back, but make all the text upside-down. Along with a little sign: "Some deranged Democrat judge ordered us to put this gay-fag climate change BS back up on our signage, so we did. Stand on your head if you want to read it, but it's all bullshit, anyway."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 10:24 PM (1z8ji)
Remember, kids, 4 point text is your friend when required to print stupid shit.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 10:50 PM (qx7Zg)
116
Freddy is the German tourist, who posts about his cross country journey, through the south. Now in New Orleans, last I heard.
He posted about Fairfield, AL, "I could live there."
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026
He's in Texas now and is smitten.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 10:50 PM (l26NL)
117
Freddy is the German tourist, who posts about his cross country journey, through the south. Now in New Orleans, last I heard.
He posted about Fairfield, AL, "I could live there."
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 10:47 PM (RCjYY)
He is now in Texas. Germany is playing Curacao in Houston at noon central time tomorrow.
Posted by: Vendette at June 13, 2026 10:51 PM (GZXat)
118
The same saboteurs who burned 8647 into the reflecting pool lawn are suspected of also dosing the pool to make an algae bloom. It worked.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
How pathetic and petty.
Just think-- if they would work that hard to *improve* something, anything, what a better world we'd all have..
Posted by: JQ at June 13, 2026 10:51 PM (rdVOm)
119
Trump should order these judges to shove their gavels up their ass.
Posted by: Case at June 13, 2026 10:51 PM (+zXtV)
120
I doubt this will happen; but perhaps he and others visiting the United States of America will take this home and tell others, with bated breath, let's make Germany America!
What will most likely happen, is his friends will remind him that America sucks. Snap out of it. And air conditioning is evil!
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 10:52 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Vendette at June 13, 2026 10:52 PM (GZXat)
122
I recall someone saying, maybe here, that Lois was based by Shuster and Siegel on Rosalind Russell's tough lady reporter in His Girl Friday. But that movie didn't show up until two years after the first Superman comic.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:48 PM (wzUl9)
Could have been based on Nellie Bly.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 10:52 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Some Rat at June 13, 2026 10:53 PM (BJzO2)
126
Freddy is the German tourist, who posts about his cross country journey, through the south. Now in New Orleans, last I heard.
He posted about Fairfield, AL, "I could live there."
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 10:47 PM (RCjYY)
He is now in Texas. Germany is playing Curacao in Houston at noon central time tomorrow.
Posted by: Vendette at June 13, 2026 10:51 PM (GZXat)
I've seen some tweets saying we should name Freddy an American citizen. I'm not sure about that; awe at the US isn't necessarily a good indicator.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 10:53 PM (qx7Zg)
127 The same saboteurs who burned 8647 into the reflecting pool lawn are suspected of also dosing the pool to make an algae bloom. It worked.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
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That's a total mis-statement of fact.
They were not saboteurs they were exerimenting
their RIGHT of free speech.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 10:54 PM (7X7ea)
128
64 Suggest malicious compliance: post the BS back, but make all the text upside-down. Along with a little sign: "Some deranged Democrat judge ordered us to put this gay-fag climate change BS back up on our signage, so we did. Stand on your head if you want to read it, but it's all bullshit, anyway."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 10:24 PM (1z8ji)
Why on earth is this in their purview?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)
In order to gain standing to sue, you have to be able to show you are somehow damaged by what they did.
Who even had standing to sue on this?
Same with Kennedy Center crap. Same with Whitehouse Ballroom crap.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 13, 2026 10:54 PM (mP0Kj)
Posted by: LRob in OK at June 13, 2026 10:54 PM (Jr+re)
130
JQ! Bring this guy a Shirley Temple! Ok...kidding...
Posted by: COMountainMarie
How about a Zima? LOL
Posted by: JQ at June 13, 2026 10:54 PM (rdVOm)
131
The German blogger did find that one of the chain outdoor store had a shooting range while he was still in shock that they sold rifles
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 10:54 PM (rbvCR)
132
Hello everyone. Appreciate the prayers and kind words. Tough day for sure - yet I am thankful that Mom was able to say goodbye to my sister and me a little over a week ago and then faced her last days without any fear, secure in her salvation and the legacy she leaves behind.
Raise a glass in her honor tonight.
Posted by: Doof at June 13, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf)
133
Scotland is not impressing me tonight. I hope they hold on but it's against Haiti. Yes, that Haiti.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 10:55 PM (l26NL)
134 This display courtesy of Judge Dickheads (Democrat) edict...
Be sure to add his address and other pertinent information.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 10:55 PM (Cqx++)
135
129
The same saboteurs who burned 8647 into the reflecting pool lawn are suspected of also dosing the pool to make an algae bloom. It worked.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
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That's a total mis-statement of fact.
They were not saboteurs they were exerimenting
their RIGHT of free speech.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 10:54 PM (7X7ea)
I find it interesting that there are no security cameras on those sites?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 13, 2026 10:55 PM (mP0Kj)
136
Remember, kids, 4 point text is your friend when required to print stupid shit.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 10:50 PM (qx7Zg)
Or 32 point Comic Sans, in a pale gray, with the important text in solid black overprinted.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 10:56 PM (1z8ji)
137
The Las Cruces police kicked off the 4th of July celebration last night by setting up a DUI checkpoint right next to Whataburger which is where all the drunks go to get food. Creatively cruel.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 13, 2026 10:56 PM (glnUu)
138
Raise a glass in her honor tonight.
Posted by: Doof at June 13, 2026 10:54 PM (QMAsf)
Prayers, Doof. *raises glass*
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 10:56 PM (0aYVJ)
140
I think it was Outdoor World or some place like that. The Japanese are discovering free chips and salsa.the euros have always been amazed by free refiĺls
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 10:57 PM (rbvCR)
143
Yea, I dunno. Even the nicest Germans I know are not very enthusiastic.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 13, 2026 10:58 PM (Vvh2V)
144
New Zealand gets half-and-half chimerical apples.
America gets half-and-half chimerical lobsters.
Advantage: USA.
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)
145
A few weeks ago I got sidetracked by a couple traveling with youtube the USA from the UK. Gorgeous blonde woman and her husband who has a lot of muscles. James and Siana.
Much like Freddy they loved it here, were amazed at the difference of the states and accents, even the size of pick up trucks. Buckees blew their minds as well as barbeque, etc.
They'd heard stories about how horrible we are, how dangerous it is here, yada, etc. Found out the rumors were completely wrong. A Southern family invited them into their home for Thanksgiving.
They want to move to the states and are working on it. These are the people we need, not invaders who hate us.
Seeing it through their eyes made me even prouder to be American, and I was never not proud.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 13, 2026 10:58 PM (WONhk)
146
Scotland is not impressing me tonight. I hope they hold on but it's against Haiti. Yes, that Haiti.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 10:55 PM (l26NL)
Likely had too much to drink.
Or not enough.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 10:58 PM (0aYVJ)
147Could have been based on Nellie Bly.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026
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More likely, I guess. Almost certainly the name came from actress Lola Lane, who with her sister Priscilla was starring in movies then.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:58 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 10:58 PM (viF8m)
149
I braved wallyworld today, and bought a nice poster frame. It's a bit too large, but options didn't include the exact size I wanted. (Neither did Am'zon)
Anyway, I'm not sure how to mat the poster, so guess I'll just get it flattened/framed and take a picture.
Posted by: JQ at June 13, 2026 10:59 PM (rdVOm)
150
On X I read the Whitehouse announced Trump is heading for France tomorrow. He'll meet with a number of heads of state but I think the real reason is to receive the Iranian terms of surrender. On his 80th birthday.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 10:24 PM (l26NL)
The irony. Iran is surrendering.
DURING PRIDE MONTH???
Posted by: NC Ref at June 13, 2026 10:59 PM (G+Rn4)
151
109 Freddy is the German tourist, who posts about his cross country journey, through the south. Now in New Orleans, last I heard.
See, these are the immigrants we need. Unfortunately not the ones we get 😐...
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 13, 2026 10:59 PM (uTEOj)
152Hey, Everyone! Who’s up for boob talk?
Posted by: Bulg
I'm 29; I really only get up for the real thing. Maybe for a particularly invigorating photo.
Posted by: TMI mikeski at June 13, 2026 10:59 PM (VHUov)
153
148 Scotland is not impressing me tonight. I hope they hold on but it's against Haiti. Yes, that Haiti.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 10:55 PM (l26NL)
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FRREEEEEEDOMMMMM
Posted by: Wm. Wallace at June 13, 2026 10:59 PM (6/7Fs)
154Raise a glass in her honor tonight.
Posted by: Doof
You got prayers this morning, you get a toast tonight.
(And more prayers.)
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 11:01 PM (VHUov)
155
Raise a glass in her honor tonight.
Posted by: Doof
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 13, 2026 11:01 PM (snZF9)
157
Doof, because of various circumstances in my life when my mother passed on, it really didn't hit me that she was gone until one night a few months later. I actually had my hand on the phone to call her about something when I realized I *couldn't* call her.
So if you feel numb right now, I venture to say, that's normal. The time will come.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 11:01 PM (wzUl9)
The Lane Sisters were a family of American singers and actresses. The sisters were Leota Lane, Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane and Priscilla Lane.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 11:01 PM (Cqx++)
159The same saboteurs who burned 8647 into the reflecting pool lawn are suspected of also dosing the pool to make an algae bloom. It worked.
My only disappointment with Trump is that he isn't a tyrannical king. A tyrannical king would take these fools, and do what Vlad the Impaler did to the Turks. Alas, Trump is not that.
Posted by: Puddleglum, Back in Babylon DC at June 13, 2026 11:02 PM (sAmhv)
160
94 I look forward to getting my key to the AoSHQ executive porta-potty. ~said Graham Platner
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 13, 2026 11:02 PM (uTEOj)
Posted by: browndog says woof at June 13, 2026 11:03 PM (3sXRv)
162
The Lane Sisters were a family of American singers and actresses. The sisters were Leota Lane, Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane and Priscilla Lane.
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I guess Penny Lane was too busy blowing the Beatles to get into show business.
Posted by: Wm. Wallace at June 13, 2026 11:03 PM (6/7Fs)
163
I think it was Outdoor World or some place like that. The Japanese are discovering free chips and salsa.the euros have always been amazed by free refiĺls
Posted by: Kindltot
Wait until they discover that all the little craft wineries, beer, and whiskey makers have free tasting tours.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 11:03 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 11:03 PM (Cqx++)
165
Knicks versus Spurs. This is one dirty new basketball game. We're down to about 5 minutes left. Could go either way. Could end up in a brawl with everybody hauled off to jail.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 13, 2026 11:03 PM (glnUu)
166
My mom passed 24 years ago yesterday-- the pain isn't as sharp, but it's still there.
{{{Doof}}}
Posted by: JQ at June 13, 2026 11:04 PM (rdVOm)
167
Scotland beats Haiti 1-0 (could have been 3-0 if they hadn't hit the post twice). Their next game is in the same stadium next Friday. Unless they all decide to explore the rest of the country, the Tartan Army is definitely going to put a bigger dent in the Boston metro area's alcohol supply in the interim.
Posted by: Vendette at June 13, 2026 11:04 PM (GZXat)
168
Freddy has made us aware of good things we take for granted and hardly notice.
Even in America, it's easy to watch the media, & subconsciously form an image of the U.S. as one yuuge, violent, raysiss sh*thole. I can imagine the stereotype of America portrayed in European media-- even worse.
Freddy has a snowballing audience on the internet because he reminds us that it ain't all exactly like that... yet.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 13, 2026 11:05 PM (CHHv1)
172
My only disappointment with Trump is that he isn't a tyrannical king. A tyrannical king would take these fools, and do what Vlad the Impaler did to the Turks. Alas, Trump is not that.
Posted by: Puddleglum, Back in Babylon DC at June 13, 2026 11:02 PM (sAmhv)
If I was running things we would be playing machine gun pinata with these assholes.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 13, 2026 11:05 PM (snZF9)
173
I find it interesting that there are no security cameras on those sites?
Posted by: Romeo13
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This free expression is destroying our country and killing our people. How long are they going allow it to continue? Trump's people are smart enough to, within the law, put these libertine judges in jail.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 11:05 PM (7X7ea)
174
I was in Germany during the 1990 World Cup. Our battalion took a getaway trip to Portoroz, in what was then Yugoslavia. The Scots had just lost to the Yugoslavian team in Trieste (not far from Portoroz) during one of the preliminary rounds.
Buddies and I were in a club, and suddenly beer bottles were flying all around. Music cut off, lights came up, and the crowd poured out of the club. We saw a dude being chased across the road and he runs right into a barricade. Falls flat. Buddy and I were medics, so we go to see if we could help. He had been stabbed in the back. We began first aid, but then the sergeant who was our babysitter grabbed us by the collars, and told us to run the fuck away. Yugoslavian police were arriving, and the would arrest everyone.
We washed the blood off in a fountain, then went to the beach to watch the sun rise.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 11:05 PM (0aYVJ)
175
To Doof and Mama Doof, may this parting be but temporary. It's where our future, Our Hope lies.
Posted by: Rex B at June 13, 2026 11:05 PM (rgnea)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 11:05 PM (0aYVJ)
177
I braved wallyworld today, and bought a nice poster frame. It's a bit too large, but options didn't include the exact size I wanted. (Neither did Am'zon)
Anyway, I'm not sure how to mat the poster, so guess I'll just get it flattened/framed and take a picture.
Posted by: JQ
Try Michaels or Hobby Lobby.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 11:06 PM (/lPRQ)
178
113 I recall someone saying, maybe here, that Lois was based by Shuster and Siegel on Rosalind Russell's tough lady reporter in His Girl Friday. But that movie didn't show up until two years after the first Superman comic. The play and first movie version of The Front Page had been around for quite a while; they might have seen that. But "Hildy" Johnson in the earlier versions was a man. Not until HGF was the role taken by a woman. So, color me confused.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:48 PM (wzUl9)
I thought the Lois Lane character was based on the Torchy Blane movies and the name was from the actress Lola Lane.
Posted by: Joemarine at June 13, 2026 11:06 PM (y171U)
179
I think it was Outdoor World or some place like that. The Japanese are discovering free chips and salsa.the euros have always been amazed by free refiĺls
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 10:57 PM (rbvCR)
Someone from Sweden went viral for discovering ranch dressing while in Indiana.
Posted by: Vendette at June 13, 2026 11:06 PM (GZXat)
180Germany is playing Curacao in Houston at noon central time tomorrow.
Posted by: Vendette
Curaçao has a population of 150 thousand.
They have a World Cup team?
Does Fargo, North Dakota, get a team too? Fargo's about that big.
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 11:07 PM (VHUov)
181
152 On X I read the Whitehouse announced Trump is heading for France tomorrow. He'll meet with a number of heads of state but I think the real reason is to receive the Iranian terms of surrender. On his 80th birthday.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 10:24 PM (l26NL)
The irony. Iran is surrendering.
DURING PRIDE MONTH???
Posted by: NC Ref at June 13, 2026 10:59 PM (G+Rn4)
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I think G7. I hope he knocks Startled Suttering Starmer and Macron's heads together...but that would probably turn them on and they would declare a recess. I can't stand those mewling twits.
Iran may sign something but it's for 60 days and if they do anything Kharg Island is gone.
On the other hand, Tousi claims no one is in charge and this is a big smokescreen. I am not worried as all will be well.
Doof, very sorry about your mother and thankful you got to say goodbye and that she was ready. Take care.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 13, 2026 11:07 PM (WONhk)
182
Doof, I am glad you are doing things today, but take care of you, too.
Figured I would nag you here, too. 😉
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 11:07 PM (p4NUW)
183
So many wonderful words and prayers. Thank you. And so good to see some names I don't see very often. Ain't no people like Horde people.
Posted by: Doof at June 13, 2026 11:07 PM (QMAsf)
184
We washed the blood off in a fountain, then went to the beach to watch the sun rise.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 11:05 PM (0aYVJ)
So.
A Tuesday.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 11:09 PM (2WIwB)
185The Lane Sisters were a family of American singers and actresses. The sisters were Leota Lane, Lola Lane, Rosemary Lane and Priscilla Lane.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026
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That's it. Priscilla is best remembered, I think, because she went on to solo roles in The Roaring Twenties with Cagney & Bogart, and Arsenic and Old Lace with Cary Grant.
The actress who did the funny horselaugh-giggle on Seinfeld looked very much like her.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 11:09 PM (wzUl9)
186
The dancing kids was cute, but why didn’t they give them music? That would have brought a little more energy out. And maybe a tiny bit of rhythm.
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 11:09 PM (p4NUW)
Michaels has a better selection of pre-sized frames and they often run really great sales on their framing service.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 13, 2026 11:09 PM (glnUu)
189 Doof, I am glad you are doing things today, but take care of you, too.
Figured I would nag you here, too. 😉
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 11:07 PM (p4NUW)
Nagging accepted and appreciated. I wouldn't expect anything otherwise from you!
Posted by: Doof at June 13, 2026 11:09 PM (QMAsf)
190I thought the Lois Lane character was based on the Torchy Blane movies and the name was from the actress Lola Lane.
Posted by: Joemarine at June 13, 2026
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Yes, I think that was it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 11:10 PM (wzUl9)
191
Green Chartreuse is actually starting to reappear on the store shelves for the common folk.
Now, if we could just get the 'Green Fairy' (Absinthe)...😜
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 13, 2026 11:11 PM (uTEOj)
Her values and stories live on in you and your children. May your line remain strong.
May healing sharpen the appreciation, and how you got to say goodby. Not all of us got to do that.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 11:11 PM (u82oZ)
193
Spent most of my life in VT. It's pretty damn liberal.
Posted by: 496 at June 13, 2026 11:11 PM (sOtuf)
194
All this chat about the Lane sisters got me thinking about Franke Laine (phonetically the same in spite of the I). Not only did he record Rawhide, but also sang the theme in Blazing Saddles!
Posted by: LRob in OK at June 13, 2026 11:12 PM (Jr+re)
195
They want to move to the states and are working on it. These are the people we need, not invaders who hate us.
Seeing it through their eyes made me even prouder to be American, and I was never not proud.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 13, 2026 10:58 PM (WONhk)
Yeah. Emma Robinson and her family want to stay, Mr. H and Friends need to come here. Maybe even L3wis.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 11:12 PM (1Ff7Z)
200
More likely, I guess. Almost certainly the name came from actress Lola Lane, who with her sister Priscilla was starring in movies then.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:58 PM (wzUl9)
I worked with someone named Lois Lane. Real cutie...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 13, 2026 11:14 PM (nbLIj)
201
Anyway, I'm not sure how to mat the poster, so guess I'll just get it flattened/framed and take a picture.
Posted by: JQ at June 13, 2026 10:59 PM (rdVOm)
Try Hobby Lobby, Aaron Brothers (if they still exist) or Michael's. Used to be you could find put together frame pieces to make a non-standard size. The three could easily mat it for you.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 11:14 PM (1Ff7Z)
There's a Hobby Lobby near here. Nearest Michael's is an hour's drive... never heard of Aaron Brothers.
Posted by: JQ at June 13, 2026 11:16 PM (rdVOm)
207
Curazao is a colony of Holland. I was wondering why the Dutch got multiple teams.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 11:16 PM (rbvCR)
208
Youtube is loaded with vids of europeans coming to America and losing their shit. This one dude from the UK was only here a few hours somewhere in the south and met some locals. He got invited onto a house boat, shot guns, saw alligators, got drunk, all in a few hours. Dude lost his shit. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 13, 2026 11:16 PM (snZF9)
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201 172 Hi, Piper! How’s the Afterlife?
Posted by: Bulg at June 13, 2026 11:14 PM (77rzZ
Pretty good, sad for my friend today, of course. But I did go to tea with my kiddo, we had a great time. She even said so before we went upstairs tonight. I had a honeysuckle pear oolong that was very good.
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 11:16 PM (p4NUW)
210
Time I headed off to the pillow, I guess. Tomorrow, an early morning workout, then the Book Thread for a bit, and a video tour of a new Terre Haute property. Busy morning!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 11:16 PM (wzUl9)
211
You would think there would be surveillance cameras on the reflecting pool and other such things.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 13, 2026 11:16 PM (DZ9Lv)
212
200 The Fargo Bickering Scandis.
Posted by: Vendette at June 13, 2026 11:13 PM (GZXat)
They were looking real chipper last time i seen 'em.
Posted by: Rex B at June 13, 2026 11:15 PM (rgnea)
https://www.fargowoodchippers.com/
Posted by: Vendette at June 13, 2026 11:17 PM (GZXat)
Does Fargo, North Dakota, get a team too? Fargo's about that big.
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I wondered about this too. Soccer is the main sport I referee. Yeah I know…. I hate FIFA hate the diving etc…..
But anyways, Curacao is a colony of the Netherlands and they convinced the guys that couldn’t make the Dutch national team to come play in the Caribbean.
So basically Netherlands Team B.
Posted by: NC Ref at June 13, 2026 11:17 PM (xOqcp)
Does Fargo, North Dakota, get a team too? Fargo's about that big.
Posted by: mikeski
I think the Faroe Islands and Malta have fielded WC teams.
Posted by: Puddleglum, Back in Babylon DC at June 13, 2026 11:18 PM (sAmhv)
215
Try Hobby Lobby, Aaron Brothers (if they still exist) or Michael's. Used to be you could find put together frame pieces to make a non-standard size. The three could easily mat it for you.
Posted by: OrangeEn
Michaels ate Aaron Brothers. My experience with framing is custom is by far the best but you have to mortgage your house. Next is Michaels. They have lots of framing options and their processes are pretty good. Prices are excellent. Hobby lobby is fine but it's down to food chain in my experience.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 13, 2026 11:18 PM (glnUu)
216
I'm here to raise a glass in honor of Doof's mother, welcome Some Rat back to the ONT and announce that the AoS "prophet token" is now available to be awarded to the best prognosticators on the Morning Report.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 11:18 PM (5P5DO)
217The Club ONT bar has been freshly stocked with alcohol, cheetos, wheat thins and Mountain Dew. Help yourself.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 11:15 PM (viF8m
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You're right about that. But they did pass a state law that all firearm purchases - even between two private parties) must go through an FFL.
Posted by: 496 at June 13, 2026 11:19 PM (sOtuf)
219
Yeah. Emma Robinson and her family want to stay, Mr. H and Friends need to come here. Maybe even L3wis.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 11:12 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Maybe we could trade them for the liberals like Gerbil Gere and DiSmearo. If I were in charge I think I could talk President Trump into this idea.
I think lesbos Ellen and Rosie have sadly returned to the USA.
I guess no one gave a hoot who they were over there (or here). Rosie even had a facelift but I can't tell as she's still as ugly as if a steam roller smushed her face like a Pekingese.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 13, 2026 11:19 PM (WONhk)
220
The Club ONT bar has been freshly stocked with alcohol, cheetos, wheat thins and Mountain Dew. Help yourself.
I hope they didn't grow in the toilet.
Posted by: GWB at June 13, 2026 11:18 PM (kU0PQ)
There are two avenues that can be used to check the executive, either the thing is explicitly defined in statutory language, or the thing is subject to the administrative procedures act.
Presidents aren't kings who can rule by fiat.
No having said that, Republicans are usually held to a higher more stringent standard.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 13, 2026 11:19 PM (XV/Pl)
222
You would think there would be surveillance cameras on the reflecting pool and other such things.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 13, 2026 11:16 PM (DZ9Lv)
There should be Secret Service snipers.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 11:20 PM (1z8ji)
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224 You would think there would be surveillance cameras on the reflecting pool and other such things.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 13, 2026 11:16 PM (DZ9Lv
I thought there was a live shot camera across from the reflecting pool.
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 11:21 PM (p4NUW)
224
I loved the Bartles & James ads. Watching them makes me smile. "Thank you for your support" was a meme before the internet.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 13, 2026 11:21 PM (XV/Pl)
226
You would think there would be surveillance cameras on the reflecting pool and other such things.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
If they could track down some grandmother who ignored the missing sign "Do Not Walk On Grass" on J6 they already know who all these miscreants are and are choosing to pretend they don't.
Vandalizing national monuments probably has steeper penalties than walking on grass. especially given that the repair cost probably exceeds the average Democrats annual wages.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 11:22 PM (/lPRQ)
227
https://www.fargowoodchippers.com/
Posted by: Vendette at June 13, 2026 11:17 PM (GZXat)
Ha ha!!! That's awesome.
Posted by: Rex B at June 13, 2026 11:22 PM (rgnea)
228
No having said that, Republicans are usually held to a higher more stringent standard.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
I'm pretty sure you meant to say Republicans are subject to the whims of Democrat Hawaiian judges.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 13, 2026 11:22 PM (glnUu)
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I think lesbos Ellen and Rosie have sadly returned to the USA.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 13, 2026 11:19 PM (WONhk)
We should send them back for the ones I mentioned above.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 11:22 PM (1Ff7Z)
231
Sorry for you loss Doof, godspeed to your mother.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 13, 2026 11:23 PM (PV+Zw)
232Now, if we could just get the 'Green Fairy' (Absinthe)...😜
Posted by: COMountainMarie
Then I have good news! [/professorfarnsworth]
Real absinthe has been available again in the USA since 2007.
.....
Too much thujone does dull the senses in the same way alcohol does, and more will cause muscle spasms, and eventually death, but it's never been proven to be hallucinogenic. That likely came from other crap added to 19th-century absinthe.
Even then, American absinthe is limited to about 1/3 as much thujone as European absinthe.
If you drink enough American absinthe to get enough thujone to have a noticeable effect, your BAC will be about 1.4%, and you'd have died of alcohol poisoning quite a while ago. European? Your BAC will be about 0.4% and you'd be somewhat-more-recently dead.
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 11:25 PM (VHUov)
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I loved the Bartles & James ads. Watching them makes me smile. "Thank you for your support" was a meme before the internet.
Posted by: GWB at June 13, 2026 11:21 PM (kU0PQ)
B&J was a E&J Gallo product. You know, like Thunderbird.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 11:25 PM (1Ff7Z)
234
https://www.fargowoodchippers.com/
Posted by: Vendette at June 13, 2026 11:17 PM (GZXat)
Ha ha!!! That's awesome.
Posted by: Rex B at June 13, 2026 11:22 PM (rgnea)
It's the 30th anniversary of the movie, so marketing genius on the baseball team's part.
Posted by: Vendette at June 13, 2026 11:26 PM (GZXat)
>>I'm pretty sure you meant to say Republicans are subject to the whims of Democrat Hawaiian judges.
This is true.
The thing about the Kennedy Center Naming thing is that Trump didn't remove Kennedy's name, he added his own as a joint designation.
The statute creating the Center establishes the name of the center, so, in this case, Trump really does not have a leg to stand on.
I mean it's still pure TDS but this is what is to be expected.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 13, 2026 11:27 PM (XV/Pl)
236
"You would think there would be surveillance cameras...'
I think the people who run the surveillance cameras are the same people who are pissing in the pool.
Posted by: Case at June 13, 2026 11:27 PM (+zXtV)
237
I loved the Bartles & James ads. Watching them makes me smile. "Thank you for your support" was a meme before the internet.
Yes!
Posted by: Martini & Rossi at June 13, 2026 11:28 PM (rgnea)
238
>>>On the other hand, Tousi claims no one is in charge and this is a big smokescreen. I am not worried as all will be well.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat
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I'm more worried about here than the stupid Iranians. They don't understand, he owned casinos and they are playing their favorite game in his house. It's the fucking judges that are killing us.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 11:28 PM (7X7ea)
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221 I guess no one gave a hoot who they were over there (or here). Rosie even had a facelift but I can't tell as she's still as ugly as if a steam roller smushed her face like a Pekingese.
Soooo....how does one tell the difference between Rosie and Stephen King (mister old lesbo)😮??!!!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 13, 2026 11:29 PM (uTEOj)
240
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 11:25 PM (1Ff7Z).
Huh, I thought wine coolers, were like today's hard seltzers. Clear alcohol mixed with fruity flavors. I cannot drink wine, my normally cast iron stomach feels like I got punched when I try but wine coolers never did that to me.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 13, 2026 11:29 PM (PV+Zw)
241
B&J was a E&J Gallo product. You know, like Thunderbird.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
Maybe so, but sure tasted better than T-bird! (Not a high bar, but still...MUCH better)
Posted by: JQ at June 13, 2026 11:29 PM (rdVOm)
242Hi, Piper! How’s the Afterlife?
Posted by: Bulg
Pretty good, sad for my friend today, of course. But I did go to tea with my kiddo, we had a great time. She even said so before we went upstairs tonight. I had a honeysuckle pear oolong that was very good.
Posted by: Piper
I saw Honeysuckle Pear Oolong open for…
Posted by: Bulg
.....The Tea Party, of course.
https://youtu.be/eIBpcM2Y2fQ
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 11:30 PM (VHUov)
243
The statute creating the Center establishes the name of the center, so, in this case, Trump really does not have a leg to stand on.
I mean it's still pure TDS but this is what is to be expected.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 13, 2026 11:27 PM (XV/Pl)
So have the EPA and OSHA go through the Kennedy Center with a fine-tooth comb, and have them find asbestos, or radon, or outgassing formaldehyde. "Remediation of this old building will be too expensive. Best to raze it to the ground, and build Trump Center in its place."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 11:31 PM (1z8ji)
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Summer after high school (1985) was when I began drinking (mostly because my parents wouldn't be on me for drinking while in high school). This was FFx Co., Va, and while we drank a lot of beer, we drank a LOT of orange California Cooler (OCC). That stuff was fantastic.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 13, 2026 11:31 PM (DZ9Lv)
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231 I think lesbos Ellen and Rosie have sadly returned to the USA.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 13, 2026 11:19 PM (WONhk)
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We could send them bags of chocolate dicks welcoming them back.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 11:31 PM (7X7ea)
246
I don't understand (or care) why Curacao, which is a Dutch colony, gets a World Cup team. Seems like it would be treated as part of the Netherlands.
As I say, they can give Florissant, MO its own team too, for all I care.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 11:31 PM (RCjYY)
247
Videos of Eurpeens shooting guns for the first time and using soccer balls as targets would rather perfect.
Posted by: Miklos kicks around ideas at June 13, 2026 11:33 PM (6VErX)
Just got word on the passing of a great lady, the proud trophy wife (I would call her that and she would beam) of my dear friend John. Cancer took her at 63. They deserved many more years together..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 13, 2026 11:33 PM (nbLIj)
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 11:35 PM (p4NUW)
252
When I met the girl who became my wife, she was drinking Bartles and James coolers. E-Club at Fort Sam. Buddies and I had split a fifth of Bacardi 151 in the parking lot before going in. I am amazed I was even upright, but, hell I was at my physical peak. I was good to go.
Aw man, now I'm all misty with the nostalgia. Were we ever so young?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 11:35 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 11:41 PM (viF8m)
259
>>>Knicks versus Spurs. This is one dirty new basketball game. We're down to about 5 minutes left. Could go either way. Could end up in a brawl with everybody hauled off to jail.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions
>I don't like either one of them but NY earned that. Scrappy dudes. It helps if you try to play a little team ball.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 11:44 PM (SRceu)
260
Wasn't one of our retards troll babbling something about OrangeManBad having jinxed the Knicks?
I didn't realize it was the finals... let alone that they just won the series 4-1. HA HA!
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 13, 2026 11:44 PM (R+iUD)
Quantas, a respected pollster, has Platner only leading Collins by one point, according to a new poll.
Ten days ago, another had Platner up by 10. Platner's internal poll has him up by 4, apparently. In any event, he's falling.
I think any DEM but Platner could've beaten Collins. Nominating Platner was a real gift to the GOP. They probably won't have to spend a ton of money in ME now.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 11:44 PM (RCjYY)
262
It's the 30th anniversary of the movie, so marketing genius on the baseball team's part.
Posted by: Vendette at June 13,
Definitely!
I used to have a guy helping me who had fam in ND. They were mostly Twins fans. But so was he. Anyway, this kid had lots of trouble with the Law out my way- petty crime stuff. And when he had outstanding warrants, he'd always wait to turn himself in til October, when hopefully, the Twins were in a pennant race- (God Bless Kirby Puckett). But in general, he hated baseball, along with every pro sport.
Posted by: Rex B at June 13, 2026 11:44 PM (rgnea)
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196 All this chat about the Lane sisters got me thinking about Franke Laine (phonetically the same in spite of the I). Not only did he record Rawhide, but also sang the theme in Blazing Saddles!
Posted by: LRob in OK at June 13, 2026 11:12 PM (Jr+re)
Mel Brooks told the story that Laine didn't realize the movie was a comedy- he thought it was a real Western and that was why he was singing his heart out, perfectly serious, in the title.
Posted by: COMountainMarie at June 13, 2026 11:53 PM (uTEOj)
268
My condolences to Doof as well. My own mother, 96 now, is in the twilight. Her ticker is giving out, it appears.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
Please know and tell her, perhaps, if she remembers me or Dixie, that I am thinking and praying about MR.
Posted by: Miklos at June 13, 2026 11:53 PM (6VErX)
Gene Shalit, former ‘Today’ show movie critic, dies at 100
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 14, 2026 12:11 AM (Cqx++)
285
Well, here is one for the books: friend trailered a '68 Buick Wildcat to my place today, to have me fix the brakes. He had hired a guy to do it, a "mechanic with 40 years' experience". He had placed the new brake shoes and new wheel cylinders on the seats of the car.
Well, "mechanic" changed out the brake shoes, but never installed the new wheel cylinders. Brake drums would not go on over new shoes, because old wheel cylinders were stuck in partially-applied position. So what does dillweed do? He shortened up the adjusting screw and sleeve to make the bottoms of the shoes come closer together, and jams the brake drums on. Buddy comes home, tries the brakes. Real hard pedal, car does not stop. Wheel cylinders all seized. Doh!
I just checked Rock Auto. The Wildcat and my '65 Olds Delta 88 use the same adjuster screw, so I can rob those parts from the Olds if I don't have any loose ones in the parts bin.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:14 AM (1z8ji)
286
Huh, Gene Shalit died yesterday. Thought he'd gone a few years ago....
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 12:15 AM (1Ff7Z)
I like a number of Brooks' films in which Gene Wilder did not appear, including but not limited to High Anxiety; Spaceballs and History of the World, Part 1.
She started in the secretarial pool at the IRS in 1959.
Didn't stay long, because stuff happened and I came along, she never worked after.
But I told her I could get her a job with the CIA, because she knew the Sekrit Code that all had forgotten.
A rarer skill by the 80s than deciphering Mayan hieroglyphs.
Posted by: Miklos makes notes at June 14, 2026 12:21 AM (6VErX)
291
smells like lutefisk in here
Posted by: the nose always knows at June 14, 2026 12:18 AM (qobL1)
(checks sole of shoe)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:21 AM (1z8ji)
292
>>>I just checked Rock Auto. The Wildcat and my '65 Olds Delta 88 use the same adjuster screw, so I can rob those parts from the Olds if I don't have any loose ones in the parts bin.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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40 yrs. experience, lot of cars still had shoes.
Rule on those slave cylinders is to to rebuild them all if you do one.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 12:22 AM (7X7ea)
293 But I do agree that Wilder was in Brooks' 3 best.
Posted by: mnw
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Wasn't speaking of him as an actor but as a co-writer/contributor. Brooks humor was rather unrestrained and crude; Wilder modified that.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 12:24 AM (7X7ea)
294
287 ...I just checked Rock Auto. The Wildcat and my '65 Olds Delta 88 use the same adjuster screw, so I can rob those parts from the Olds if I don't have any loose ones in the parts bin.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:14 AM (1z8ji)
"...'65 Olds Delta 88.."
My second car was a '68 Olds Delmont 88. I bought it from a used car lot in 1976 for $400. It had almost 90,000 miles on the odometer. Even in its dotage it was a cool, beautiful to me car. The timing chain went out at 125000 and I had to junk it.
It was my favorite of the cars I'd owned until my 2015 Grand Cherokee knocked it out of 1st place.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 12:25 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 12:25 AM (7X7ea)
296
What do you call a dinosaur that takes care of its teeth?
A flossiraptor
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 14, 2026 12:25 AM (qx7Zg)
297
40 yrs. experience, lot of cars still had shoes.
Rule on those slave cylinders is to to rebuild them all if you do one.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 12:22 AM (7X7ea)
My friend had 4 brand new wheel cylinders in boxes on the seat. No need to rebuild the old ones. Now, just maybe, the new parts are wrong for the car, and Bubba tried a workaround. In which case he should have quit right there and gotten on the phone.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:26 AM (1z8ji)
298
The U.S. deported 24 illegal aliens to the Central African Republic today-- mostly Middle Easterners.
The U.S. gives the CAR money to accept illegals who can't be deported to their home country, for various reasons.
I'm surprised that some Hawaiian judge didn't block these deportations.
Posted by: mnw at June 14, 2026 12:27 AM (RCjYY)
299
(checks sole of shoe)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
Might be a trace of poutine on there
Posted by: Mikleuse, noting that Cajuns think Quebecois talk funny at June 14, 2026 12:28 AM (6VErX)
300
Imagine where we would be right now if Harris had won.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 14, 2026 12:28 AM (viF8m)
Haiti outplays Scotland but loses 1-0, Scotland’s first appearance in 24 years.
Australia up 1-0 in first half.
Posted by: World Cup Update at June 14, 2026 12:28 AM (uONGz)
302
My second car was a '68 Olds Delmont 88. I bought it from a used car lot in 1976 for $400. It had almost 90,000 miles on the odometer. Even in its dotage it was a cool, beautiful to me car. The timing chain went out at 125000 and I had to junk it.
It was my favorite of the cars I'd owned until my 2015 Grand Cherokee knocked it out of 1st place.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 12:25 AM (QGaXH)
This one has about 103000 miles on it. Body very rusty, Windshield destroyed by hail (and it was a NEW one I had had installed, dammit!). Interior fabric all crisp and falling apart. The 425 engine and TH400 transmission are the only real good parts it has. Its time has come. Part it out.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:30 AM (1z8ji)
303
That happens a lot with very elderly celebrities. Esquire magazine used to run a "Dead or Alive?" feature.
It was surprisingly difficult.
Posted by: mnw at June 14, 2026 12:19 AM (RCjYY)
Once he retired and I stopped watching tv and movie reviews, he left my consciousness. Quite a few people do, for sure. Wouldn't know unless finding an obit or post about it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 12:30 AM (1Ff7Z)
304
302 Imagine where we would be right now if Harris had won.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 14, 2026 12:28 AM (viF8m)
Pfft...b***h would jus be sittin there eating crackers....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 12:31 AM (QGaXH)
305
4-1 win vs Paraguay by US greatest goal difference win since 1930 (first World Cup) against, weirdly enough also Paraguay.
Posted by: World Cup Update at June 14, 2026 12:31 AM (uONGz)
306
4-1 win vs Paraguay by US greatest goal difference win since 1930 (first World Cup) against, weirdly enough also Paraguay.
Posted by: World Cup Update at June 14, 2026 12:31 AM (uONGz)
If you have just one guay, is it Monoguay?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:33 AM (1z8ji)
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Just got Yoko Ono's Music of the Mind. A great CD and I recommend everyone buy it.
This handsome volume traces Ono’s career across continents, beginning with the artist’s early work in Tokyo. Ono’s time in 1960s London is also centered, and the survey looks critically at the development of her work in that period against the more public specter of her relationship with John Lennon and The Beatles. The book then focuses a wider lens on Ono’s transnational networks, including her impact on continental Europe and her extended residency in New York. Throughout her career in each of these places.
Harris lost the popular vote, as well as the Electoral College.
I didn't think she was ever really a threat to win.
Representatives Jasmine Crockett and Al Green won't be returning to Congress*, but... the DEMs now have to defend and promote Platner.
*Thanks, Texas!
Posted by: mnw at June 14, 2026 12:34 AM (RCjYY)
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Cackle ...... Cackle .............. Cackle .........
Posted by: Kami Harris at June 14, 2026 12:33 AM (xl8DV)
That sounds eerily plausible. (touches wood)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:35 AM (1z8ji)
310My favorite cocktail is the Last Word. I will keep my eyes peeled!
Here in Oregon we have a website that shows what is in stock at the state-run stores. I can't even find a page for the product anymore.
Posted by: frammish
I got myself a bottle for Christmas in 2024. I just happened to see it on the shelf. A store employee said they just got an allocation of six bottles, for the first time in a while. I've only seen it once since then, but I don't always walk down the liqueur aisle.
They're leaving the price tag on the shelf and the slot open, which they hadn't been for years, so they're expecting it to show up at least once in a while.....
Posted by: mikeski at June 14, 2026 12:35 AM (VHUov)
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Belated prayers ascending for Doof and his family.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at June 14, 2026 12:36 AM (ceJ0R)
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They're leaving the price tag on the shelf and the slot open, which they hadn't been for years, so they're expecting it to show up at least once in a while.....
Posted by: mikeski at June 14, 2026 12:35 AM (VHUov)
A guy could make a buck putting Prestone into green Chartreuse bottles.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:37 AM (1z8ji)
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Many leftists cheering against US due to Orange Cheeto Man bad.
Many tears shed last night.
Posted by: World Cup Update at June 14, 2026 12:37 AM (uONGz)
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Paraguay scored an own goal, I think I read. Not sure the U.S. beat a real futball powerhouse.
Posted by: mnw at June 14, 2026 12:38 AM (RCjYY)
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Doof, Mr. JTB and I send prayers and good thoughts to you and your family on the passing of your Mother.
Posted by: Mrs JTB at June 14, 2026 12:38 AM (yTvNw)
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Many leftists cheering against US due to Orange Cheeto Man bad.
Many tears shed last night.
Posted by: World Cup Update at June 14, 2026 12:37 AM (uONGz)
Yeah, I no longer care about sports, but the USA must win the cup to drive the leftists crazy.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 12:39 AM (1Ff7Z)
3174-1 win vs Paraguay by US greatest goal difference win since 1930 (first World Cup) against, weirdly enough also Paraguay.
Posted by: World Cup Update
If you have just one guay, is it Monoguay?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I think it's like "normal" and "paranormal." So Uruguay fields a team of humans, and Paraguay has werewolves or some such.
So that 4-1 win was really something!
Posted by: mikeski at June 14, 2026 12:39 AM (VHUov)
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We need to reign the judiciary in, the way Bukele did in El Salvador.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 14, 2026 12:41 AM (ZVgZ4)
Scotsman on the streets of LA "look at that truck! it's beautiful! (Gasping) ... (Polished stainless steel fuel tanker/Kenwood). Then.. look at that! (It was pretty good looking/clean concrete truck
Posted by: 13times at June 14, 2026 12:41 AM (rbzge)
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304 This one has about 103000 miles on it. Body very rusty, Windshield destroyed by hail (and it was a NEW one I had had installed, dammit!). Interior fabric all crisp and falling apart. The 425 engine and TH400 transmission are the only real good parts it has. Its time has come. Part it out.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:30 AM (1z8ji)
Mine had the 350 engine. Nothing special, I just liked the look of the car.
Timing chain went out a few weeks before I was to go back to NY for fall semester. Repair shop replaced the chain but I couldn't afford to have the bent valves fixed so the car sat at my parents house in Florida until I came home at Christmas. I attempted to do the valves myself as I was home for about four weeks but on reassembly kept getting water in the oil. I don't know how a cylinder could have cracked. I think it came back ok from the repair shop except for the valves. I've always suspected I somehow misaligned either a head gasket or the intake manifold gasket on two or three reassembly tries.
I didn't have anybody knowledgeable to help me then.
It remains one of the mysteries of my life.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 12:42 AM (QGaXH)
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I think it's like "normal" and "paranormal." So Uruguay fields a team of humans, and Paraguay has werewolves or some such.
So that 4-1 win was really something!
Posted by: mikeski at June 14, 2026 12:39 AM (VHUov)
Hah! You know, I was reading a website about potential places for Americans (or Canadians) to live expat, and Paraguay is pretty high on the list. Quite stable, not extravagantly corrupt, decent climate, and moderate cost of living. And so rarely in the news, it must be pretty safe.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:42 AM (1z8ji)
322 Before I forget, a correction. I erred big time last night about Mercury viewing in the Southern vs northern hemisphere. Low and behold, Mercury is a little bit higher at sunset at given N latitude than south. I was thinking about last time, on the morning side, when there was a huge difference, much better in the south.
In Stellarium, at first blush it looked better in the south (and that was because, being upside-down(ish), things were flipped a bit.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 12:43 AM (w6EFb)
I have been looking (no success) on finding Richard Pryor's routine on why the Japanese effed up by attacking Pearl Harbor.
Posted by: Mikleuse, noting that Cajuns think Quebecois talk funny at June 14, 2026 12:45 AM (6VErX)
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Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:14 AM (1z8ji)
You would have ate a gun barrel if you had to deal with the clusterfuck of an engine I had to deal with all week. Pretend harley mechanics need to be castrated so they can't create more like them.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 14, 2026 12:46 AM (snZF9)
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Every conservative soccer fan I know was all into the US team in 2010 and 2014. Didn’t matter that Obama was president. Cheer for the country not the president.
Leftists are scumbags who only support their country if one of theirs is in office.
Posted by: World Cup Update at June 14, 2026 12:46 AM (uONGz)
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I didn't have anybody knowledgeable to help me then.
It remains one of the mysteries of my life.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 12:42 AM (QGaXH)
I don't know if the Olds 350 is an "interference engine", as many modern engines are now. Many older engines, the valves were so situated that even at full lift, they would fall short of clashing with the pistons should the timing chain break at high RPMs.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:46 AM (1z8ji)
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A guy could make a buck putting Prestone into green Chartreuse bottles.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:37 AM (1z8ji)
Don't encourage this crowd. They are quite susceptible.
Posted by: Pete Bog at June 14, 2026 12:48 AM (evNCU)
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322 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 12:43 AM (w6EFb)
Always enjoy your posts. The other night I replied to one but I copied the wrong post so it didn't make sense. It was about sunrise and 40 N latitude and the sun rising later each day now.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 12:50 AM (QGaXH)
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I wonder if Ace has ever considered a separate "Stars and Rockets" thread. Like The Food Thread and The Hobby Thread.
Posted by: mnw at June 14, 2026 12:54 AM (RCjYY)
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Woot! Saw 2 planets tonight; sky very clear. One quite bright, and one very dim, about 1.5 Thumbs closer to the Sun. Venus and Mercury?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:54 AM (1z8ji)
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Paraguay is clearly the inferior of the guays. Doesn't even have a coast. Sad ass guay.
Posted by: and don't even get me started on south america in general it's barely even an america at June 14, 2026 12:54 AM (qobL1)
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326 I don't know if the Olds 350 is an "interference engine", as many modern engines are now. Many older engines, the valves were so situated that even at full lift, they would fall short of clashing with the pistons should the timing chain break at high RPMs.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 12:46 AM (1z8ji)
Oh yeah, it bent the valves up big time. I sent both heads to a machine shop to have the valves replaced and the mating gasket surfaces planed flat. On reassembly kept getting water in oil even after three tries. Then I had to go back to school so the car sat until summer when my dad made me junk it.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 12:54 AM (QGaXH)
Slide 2: A map created by ODNI using U.S. government data to show [40] lab locations, biosafety levels at each location, the type of research being conducted, and if biological weapons were being stored.
Slide 4: Data compiled from open source information that was corroborated with U.S. government information including U.S. Embassy in Ukraine data, showing connections to the defense industry and research project data on U.S. funded highly pathogenic avian flu and other highly infectious viruses in biocontainment labs in Ukraine.
https://x.com/ODNIgov
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 12:57 AM (7X7ea)
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320 It's because upon reassembly you didn't put sealant on the head bolts and the coolant got into the oil that way.
The head bolt threads go into the water jacket on that engine
Posted by: MAxIE at June 14, 2026 12:57 AM (9DOTQ)
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334 >> It was about sunrise and 40 N latitude and the sun rising later each day now.
Tomorrow will be earliest sunrise for Seattle, so that just wraps it up for the lower 48. Latest sunset for me about 35N will be June 29.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 12:57 AM (w6EFb)
I think my reply was that I'm at 33.6539 per goggle maps
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 12:59 AM (QGaXH)
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320 By the way we should make a list of Cali morons as it has changed significantly
No more Beebs or Steve or Peaches
*MAxIE abides*
Posted by: MAxIE at June 14, 2026 01:00 AM (9DOTQ)
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>> about 1.5 Thumbs closer to the Sun. Venus and Mercury?
I put 51N in Stellarium again. Venus is now pretty above Jupiter, so I'm guessing that's what you were seeing. Mercury is pretty damn low when the Sun gets far enough below the horizon to see it.
When it gets dark enough to start seeing stars, it you see two stars (Pollux and Castor) off to the right in between those planets, that will confirm it's Venus and Jupiter.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 01:04 AM (w6EFb)
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>> I think my reply was that I'm at 33.6539 per goggle maps
That will put in about the same window as me for those earliest/latest sunrise/sunset dates.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 01:05 AM (w6EFb)
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336 320 It's because upon reassembly you didn't put sealant on the head bolts and the coolant got into the oil that way.
The head bolt threads go into the water jacket on that engine
Posted by: MAxIE at June 14, 2026 12:57 AM (9DOTQ)
You could very well be right. Later in life I did the same repair on a 190e Mercedes with a straight 6 engine and it worked out ok. Don't recall sealing the head bolts on that one either.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 01:05 AM (QGaXH)
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I got pulled over by the cops on the bike today, and mrs B was on the back. Out of nowhere 4 cop cars surround me. One cop comes up and asks for my paper work, and asks, "were you just involved in a road rage incident? " I said no, we were having a nice ride. He talks into his radio and says I need the description of the harley again. I hear over the radio, it was black with bags, meaning saddle bags. The bike I was on is white, no bags. I said to the cop, well you can see the bike is white and there's no bags, well, just her as I pointed to Mrs B. At that point I would have been better off getting shot by the cops, lol. He laughed, got on his radio and said we're done here, and apologized.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 14, 2026 01:08 AM (snZF9)
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I put 51N in Stellarium again. Venus is now pretty above Jupiter, so I'm guessing that's what you were seeing. Mercury is pretty damn low when the Sun gets far enough below the horizon to see it.
When it gets dark enough to start seeing stars, it you see two stars (Pollux and Castor) off to the right in between those planets, that will confirm it's Venus and Jupiter.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 01:04 AM (w6EFb)
OK, Venus and Jupiter. That makes sense. If the dim one were Mercury, there should be two brighter ones, and there are not.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 01:08 AM (1z8ji)
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I have been looking (no success) on finding Richard Pryor's routine on why the Japanese effed up by attacking Pearl Harbor.
Posted by: Mikleuse,
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GoogleTube hides things or makes things they don't want public very difficult to gather. San Franpsycho helped me find, "There's an old (I can't find it) music segment from SNL featuring the song, Cold As Ice, a beautiful blonde woman in a white dress, a shot gun, and a fellow",
- SNL – March 25, 1978: “Cold As Ice” Sketch -
but it can only be found inside the complete show which is behind a paywall.
If you could find the specs - The album name and date it appeared in you may be able to retrieve it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 01:09 AM (7X7ea)
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and there's no bags, well, just her as I pointed to Mrs B. At that point I would have been better off getting shot by the cops, lol. He laughed, got on his radio and said we're done here, and apologized.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 14, 2026 01:08 AM (snZF9)
Oh man, you are in trouble now, LOL.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 01:10 AM (1z8ji)
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>>...I said to the cop, well you can see the bike is white and there's no bags, well, just her as I pointed to Mrs B. At that point I would have been better off getting shot by the cops, lol...
Posted by: Berserker
Dood. Hahahaha, I see that you *lived* and posted here. LOL.
You've got that AoS aura, you're a menace to the new way.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 01:11 AM (7X7ea)
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336 320 It's because upon reassembly you didn't put sealant on the head bolts and the coolant got into the oil that way.
The head bolt threads go into the water jacket on that engine
Posted by: MAxIE at June 14, 2026 12:57 AM (9DOTQ)
That would explain it. Too bad the internet wasn't around in 1978 to tell me these things.
Looking back, I wonder if I'd dropped into one or two engine shops and asked somebody would have explained that to me...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 01:11 AM (QGaXH)
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I see in Britain a jihadi got 2.5 years for molesting a 7 year old whereas a protestor just got...2 years.
Funny how that works isn't it?
Can we get the people that rant about the "Epstein class" to tell us why the two crimes are apparently about the same level of severity in Britain?
Posted by: 18-1 at June 14, 2026 01:12 AM (sKqQm)
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GoogleTube hides things or makes things they don't want public very difficult to gather. San Franpsycho helped me find, "There's an old (I can't find it) music segment from SNL featuring the song, Cold As Ice, a beautiful blonde woman in a white dress, a shot gun, and a fellow",
- SNL – March 25, 1978: “Cold As Ice” Sketch -
but it can only be found inside the complete show which is behind a paywall.
If you could find the specs - The album name and date it appeared in you may be able to retrieve it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 01:09 AM (7X7ea)
IIRC, "Cold As Ice" is a Foreigner song.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 01:12 AM (1z8ji)
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Oh and I just ran across a video of a group of Muslims on a beach in Britain dressed in all black shooting off fire works yelling Alluh Akbar.
I suspect they will not only not get 2 years in prison, but won't be charged
Posted by: 18-1 at June 14, 2026 01:14 AM (sKqQm)
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Oh and I just ran across a video of a group of Muslims on a beach in Britain dressed in all black shooting off fire works yelling Alluh Akbar.
I suspect they will not only not get 2 years in prison, but won't be charged
Posted by: 18-1 at June 14, 2026 01:14 AM (sKqQm)
Well, if one is going to shoot off fireworks, a beach is pretty safe place to do it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 01:17 AM (1z8ji)
354 The way this earliest/latest sunrise/set thing works is due to the Equation of Time, the difference between mean solar time and apparent (true solar time). If you were reckoning time by apparent solar time, the earliest and latest would occur on the solstices as expected.
Anyway, in summer, earliest sunrise occurs before latest sunset in a window around the solstice. The window gets narrower with increasing latitude. In winter, earliest sunset occurs before latest sunrise. And that's the same in both hemispheres, but which solstice is which flips.
So, earliest sunrise in the north corresponds to earliest sunset in the south for a given latitude N vs S.
That window is wider around the Dec. solstice than it is the June solstice, however, and that's due to the eccentricity of the Erf's orbit with perihelion in early Jan and aphelion in early July.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 01:17 AM (w6EFb)
355The point is, we have never seen Batman go undercover to trap a criminal in any of the modern movies or TV shows. I want to see him be proactive, not just reactive. Set a trap for your quarry, whether he is the Joker or a Bugsy Malone type (which we also never see), and spring it on him.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:22 PM (wzUl9)
I thought there was an episode of Batman: The Animated Series where the villains have all gotten together, bragging about their plans to bring Batman down. Some are elaborate enough they might defeat themselves, others nefarious enough to possibly work. Some are just dumb, like a crocodile whose big plan is, "I'd throw a rock at him!" Everyone just looks. "It.. would be a very *big* rock."
Then at the end (spoiler), Batman throws off his crocodile man costume, knocks some heads together, and leaves knowing how to defeat all the worst plans against him.
Posted by: SciVo at June 14, 2026 01:19 AM (Sy6m/)
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John 14:2 - In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.✝️
Heavy but brief storm just rolled over us. Spring continues.🌩️
We finished watching Safety Not Guaranteed. Kept me guessing until the end. Satisfying in a strange way. Free on YouTube.⏳
https://youtu.be/6-67gid4HXg
Daughter and SonInLaw are moving into the old house (not the old, old house) here at Webworker Acres. While there is much work to be done before they can really move, they did spend last night (their 6th anniversary) and are spending tonight down there.
Their handsome setter Chowie decided tonight he'd come by our place and visit, on his own. That was funny. After a while, he went to the door, ready to go back to his new home. Our Daisy Dog excitedly barked and nudged until we hooked them both back up and walked them back. It's a different life here now.🐕
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Oh, I was reading about some British pols on Wikipedia and of course Wikipedia has a page on the "genocide in Gaza". And they defend calling it a genocide because a group called "International Association of Genocide Scholars" says so.
Who is IAGS? Well some of their members are currently: emperor palpatine, cookie monster, and...Hitler.
I was invited to Paraguay in the late 90s by the then Presidente named Wasmossy.
Wasmossy is an odd transliteration from the Hungarian family name Vamosi, so Hungarian-Paraguayan
So he invited some people from Hungary to visit.
I didn't go
But those who did said he knew maybe four words in Hungarian.
Posted by: Maybe Miklos made a mistake there at June 14, 2026 01:20 AM (6VErX)
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Then at the end (spoiler), Batman throws off his crocodile man costume, knocks some heads together, and leaves knowing how to defeat all the worst plans against him.
Posted by: SciVo at June 14, 2026 01:19 AM (Sy6m/)
Never watched many of the cartoon Batmans, but I did see that one.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 14, 2026 01:21 AM (1Ff7Z)
360 "Old bag" always makes me think of Ethel Merman in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Mad World. When they were arguing over the shares of the money under the big W at the beginning, Mickey Rooney asked "Why are we listening to this old bag?"
Then when they couldn't agree on the shares and the division of them, one of them said, "Well, it's every man, including the old bag, for himself!"
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 01:23 AM (w6EFb)
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OK, Venus and Jupiter. That makes sense. If the dim one were Mercury, there should be two brighter ones, and there are not.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
When Venus and Jupiter align with Mars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjxSCAalsBE
Posted by: Miklos survived the 70s, just barely at June 14, 2026 01:23 AM (6VErX)
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For anyone interested...Fox Bidness is running Season 1 of My Dream Car all night until the weather comes on at 3AM Pacific.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 01:24 AM (QGaXH)
363 Ethel Merman's character there was the Mother-in-law from Hell. They said all she had to do was just play herself.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 01:26 AM (w6EFb)
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354 ...That window is wider around the Dec. solstice than it is the June solstice, however, and that's due to the eccentricity of the Erf's orbit with perihelion in early Jan and aphelion in early July.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 01:17 AM (w6EFb)
This is fascinating. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 14, 2026 01:26 AM (QGaXH)
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 14, 2026 01:28 AM (pKv0r)
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IIRC, "Cold As Ice" is a Foreigner song.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Yes, that's the song they did the video. Franpsyco said they caught flack because it was close to the time of Lennon's killing.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 01:28 AM (7X7ea)
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Well, sleepiness is overtaking me. Time for a snooze. Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 01:30 AM (1z8ji)
368 In June here at 35N, that window is about #two weeks wide, 16 days. In Dec. it's a month wide. Earliest sunset is on Dec 4/5th depending, and latest sunrise is around Jan 7.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 01:31 AM (w6EFb)
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357 Oh, I was reading about some British pols on Wikipedia
Posted by: 18-1
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burn it down
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 01:32 AM (7X7ea)
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If you could find the specs - The album name and date it appeared in you may be able to retrieve it.
Posted by: Braenyard
I remember the gist-
"Them Japanese studied in America...Harvard...Yale...went back and said we can take them pussies...
They did not know that America got big plantations where they raise big-ass white boys gon' kill yo ass....
They call 'em Alabama, Georgia....Big ass white boys and they MEAN
If they studied down there, not Harvard or that, they would gone back to Tokyo and said AIN'T NO WAY"
Posted by: Miklos somewht recalls at June 14, 2026 01:32 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 14, 2026 01:10 AM (1z8ji)
She laughed it off. She knows it can be a pain in the ass to ride her around. She needs to get back on her own bike. She got some custom prescription riding glasses that do that whole dark in the sun thing and clear at night. She wanted those for distance, and she just got them, so shes slowly moving to her own bike again.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 14, 2026 01:33 AM (snZF9)
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Tried Grokpedia, put in a query and receive 40 questions. No, I want an answer.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 01:33 AM (7X7ea)
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_ 2h
Air raid sirens activated in Jordan: State TV
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Where is Biden's Dog?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 01:36 AM (7X7ea)
374Paraguay scored an own goal, I think I read. Not sure the U.S. beat a real futball powerhouse.
Posted by: mnw at June 14, 2026 12:38 AM (RCjYY)
No they didn’t. USA is ranked 17th in the world, Paraguay 40th. That being said, the US controlled play the entire game and all 4 goals came from strong attacks that strung together a bunch of good passes.
Good for confidence going forward against stronger Australia (22nd) and Turkey (27th). Also good last second goal getting the full 3 points goal differential bonus.
Even the own goal which was the first was just bad luck defensive play trying to deflect a pass across the goal mouth towards a USA attacker that probably would have put it in anyway.
Hopefully that defender is safe after his return home….same thing happened in I think the 1994 cup USA game vs Columbia, a Columbian defender scored an own goal leading to losing the game 2-1. Poor guy was murdered after he got back to home to Medellin.
Posted by: NC Ref at June 14, 2026 01:36 AM (rnjYT)
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"Old bag" always makes me think of Ethel Merman in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Mad World. When they were arguing over the shares of the money under the big W at the beginning, Mickey Rooney asked "Why are we listening to this old bag?"
Then when they couldn't agree on the shares and the division of them, one of them said, "Well, it's every man, including the old bag, for himself!"
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 01:23 AM (w6EFb)
I always think of young frankenstein when Gene wilder tells marty feldman to help him with the bags and feldman says, ok you take the blond and I'll take the one in the turban.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 14, 2026 01:37 AM (snZF9)
Grass has slowed its growth, so won't mow for another couple of days (by then it'll be nearly 100*) but did manage to water the yard this afternoon. Cat was happy to stay near me while I set up & moved sprinkler... he's my lil buddy.
I sat down in the shade, on the grass, and he came right up & gave me a bonk and then flopped down next to me, belly up. Amazing that he didn't slice my hand to ribbons as I rubbed his belly fur back & forth, LOL.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 01:51 AM (7X7ea)
384 Per the official IAU constellation boundaries, the vernal equinox won't enter Aquarius until the year 2587. So, the Age of Aquarius is still a ways off. It entered Pisces in 68 BC.
And per the official IAU definitions, there are 13 constellations, not 12 along the ecliptic. Now, with the astrologers, they like to divide the ecliptic into 12 sections of equal angular width, 360/12 = 30. Now, the only problem is where do you count the 0 point there. Where does Aries in this scheme actually begin.
So, you get all sorts of different answers when the Age of Aquarius began or will begin.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 01:51 AM (w6EFb)
Thanks-Grok got me this transcript of one version-
What were Japanese people thinking in 1941 , huh?
What was they– What was on their mind to be bombing Pearl Harbor? They sat around and said, ”We bomb Pearl Harbor. They never fuck with us again.” Right? What they say? ”We going to California, then we bomb– No need. Pearl Harbor is enough.” ‘Cause they’d been to the University of California… and saw white people laid back. They hadn’t been to the University of Alabama or Mississippi. Right? I mean– I’m not lyin’, man. They got white folks down there… they keep on a leash in the basement.
Posted by: all Miklos wants is refeshed beverage of my choosing at June 14, 2026 02:01 AM (6VErX)
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Though she can match her ear gauges to the song; she's got fish ones for "Pisces." 🤪
Posted by: mikeski
There are similar fishing lures with shiny bits
Posted by: Miklos likes smoking and eating fish other people catch at June 14, 2026 02:03 AM (6VErX)
394When it gets dark enough to start seeing stars, it you see two stars (Pollux and Castor) off to the right in between those planets, that will confirm it's Venus and Jupiter.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb)
How many times do I need to tell you people ... Venus and Mars are all right, tonight ...
Posted by: Paul McC. . . at June 14, 2026 02:05 AM (3ZUWJ)
395
>>>Miklos likes smoking and eating fish other people catch
Flag on the play!
Miklos likes smoking
and
[Miklos likes] eating fish other people catch
or
Miklos likes
smoking [fish other people catch]
and
eating fish other people catch
397
Australia wins 2-0.
US-AUS on Friday in Seattle
US-Turk next Thursday in El Lay.
Posted by: World Cup Update at June 14, 2026 02:09 AM (uONGz)
398 This is where Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn comes from. The current Zodiac wheel was probably finalized we can say by the Babylonians around 400 BC. Back, then the equinox aligned, being in Aries.
The June solstice was thus in Cancer, and the winter solstice in Capricon (Autumnal equinox in Libra). And there you go.
Due to precession, they've all shifted one sign over. And when you factor in the actual variable width of the IAU boundaries, it gets even more variable. The sun will cross that official boundary into Gemini on the 15th.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 02:09 AM (w6EFb)
399
Here we go again: _ Copilot Search
Richard Pryor’s “Here and Now” — Japanese Americans in WWII
The Richard Pryor stand-up you’re recalling comes from his 1983 special, Richard Pryor: Here and Now.
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once more, into the breach
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 02:11 AM (7X7ea)
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Saturday on the ONT on Flag Day/Trump's Bdy Eve. Let's par-taaay.
Posted by: mindful webworker - aw, who cares anyway at June 13, 2026
I forgot tomorrow was Trump's 80th. I suppose in celebration the fascist dictator will execute 80 trans people of color and bury them under the foundation of the fascist new ballroom.
How is he a fascist? I've yet to hear anyone explain that.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 14, 2026 02:11 AM (GtSmV)
402 An interesting coincidence: The equinox entered Pisces around 1 AD give or take. Pisces is the fish. And what is the early Christian symbol?
So, Age of Pisces = Christian age?
Historically, the two fish symbols have nothing to do with each other. The early Christians chose that based on and acronym constructed for the Greek word for "fish".
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 14, 2026 02:14 AM (w6EFb)
Also, you know what's great about living with a cat? Being bitten all the time. No, wait, not "great," that's not the right word. Damn it, can't think of the word.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 14, 2026 02:15 AM (CHHv1)
405
That window is wider around the Dec. solstice than it is the June solstice, however, and that's due to the eccentricity of the Erf's orbit with perihelion in early Jan and aphelion in early July.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
We go through this every year and yet no one pays attention so here we are again, Publius teaching us orbital meteorology.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 14, 2026 02:17 AM (DZ9Lv)
406
acronym constructed for the Greek word for "fish"
ΙΧΘΥΣ
Posted by: m at June 14, 2026 02:20 AM (6wpGE)
407
Confirmed: GPT-5 AI will throw ship up against the wall and swear it's true. That's three times, oh, wait, trial three was Bing's CoPilot, it was also Wrong.
Don't believe anything off that crap.
Damn.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 02:24 AM (7X7ea)
409We go through this every year and yet no one pays attention so here we are again, Publius teaching us orbital meteorology.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
What goes around, comes around.
Posted by: mikeski at June 14, 2026 02:26 AM (VHUov)
Posted by: Maynard G. Miklos-Krebs at June 14, 2026 02:26 AM (6VErX)
411
What goes around, comes around.
Posted by: mikeski
I hear that every year
Posted by: Miklos in his Birthday suit at June 14, 2026 02:28 AM (6VErX)
412Posted by: all Miklos wanted was a Pepsi but she wouldn't give me one at June 14, 2026 01:52 AM (6VErX)
I am sorry to hear you've been institutionalized. You may see Piper's ghost, but if you try to talk to her, don't be surprised if they just give you extra thorazine.
youtube.com/watch?v=LoF_a0-7xVQ
"‘Cause they’d been to the University of California… and saw white people laid back. They hadn’t been to the University of Alabama or Mississippi. Right? I mean– I’m not lyin’, man. They got white folks down there… they keep on a leash in the basement."
Posted by: all Miklos wants is refeshed beverage of my choosing at June 14, 2026 02:01 AM (6VErX)
Well. My dad was a hippy, working his way through college in San Fran as a window washer, and the things he saw... gave him a very low opinion of the gay BDSM scene. "On a leash in the basement" is just where Pryor's audience could maybe not be shocked into disbelief. A performer has to calibrate these things.
Posted by: SciVo at June 14, 2026 02:28 AM (Sy6m/)
413 copacetic (also copasetic)
adjective North American English informal
in excellent order: he said to tell you everything is copacetic.
origin
early 20th century: of unknown origin.
Posted by: m at June 14, 2026 02:32 AM (6wpGE)
414
Condolences Doof. I'm currently up in WI trying to get my Dad's estate dealt with. Going through the house is a weird, bittersweet experience.
Prayers up for you and your family.
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at June 14, 2026 02:33 AM (GtSmV)
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409 We go through this every year and yet no one pays attention so here we are again, Publius teaching us orbital meteorology.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal
What goes around, comes around.
Posted by: mikeski at June 14, 2026 02:26 AM (VHUov)
That's for diarrhea. Ask your doctor if Copacetic is right for you.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at June 14, 2026 02:35 AM (Oj3Pf)
heh and now the actual brand name goes pffft completely out of my brain
Posted by: m at June 14, 2026 02:41 AM (6wpGE)
420
That's for diarrhea. Ask your doctor if Copacetic is right for you.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs
Your reference perhaps Kaopectate
Was common from days of yore
Posted by: Prof. Dr Chikoinanda Wnankpa, with CDC approved Remedies for all Instances at June 14, 2026 02:42 AM (6VErX)
421What goes around, comes around.
Posted by: mikeski
there's a mulberry bush involved somehow !!!
Posted by: Adriane the Botanical Critic . . . at June 14, 2026 02:43 AM (3ZUWJ)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 02:59 AM (7X7ea)
427
Bonchie retweeted
Shaiel Ben-Ephraim
@academic_la
10h
Netanyahu has decided to accept the Iranian deal. Security officials are despondent and see it as a disaster. Ynet brings some high level quotes from them
Posted by: m at June 14, 2026 03:00 AM (6wpGE)
428
@RealJamesWoods
2h
In the late seventies I crossed the Atlantic on the QE2. I went First Class, which I paid for with my first real paycheck. We had a mandatory dress code for dinner. Black Tie and commensurate formal wear for the ladies. It was one of my favorite memories
https://tinyurl.com/hrcunb3s
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 03:10 AM (7X7ea)
429
10h
Netanyahu has decided to accept the Iranian deal. Security officials are despondent and see it as a disaster. Ynet brings some high level quotes from them
Posted by: m
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They've been fired upon from Jordan and Lebanon since that time.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 03:13 AM (7X7ea)
430
United States Pardon Attorney confirms the ONLY pardon that was physically signed, not by autopen, was Hunter Biden’s pardon.
Posted by: 13times at June 14, 2026 03:30 AM (VvFH1)
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Posted by: 13times at June 14, 2026 03:30 AM (VvFH1)
We've heard this before, though as appearance rather than the official confirmation here. So I've had time to wonder. We can only guess, but which do you think is more likely:
1. Joe or Jill Biden knew enough to not take any chances on the ultimate validity of an autopen pardon; or
2. The Autopen Committee's interests did not include protecting Hunter, so Joe was forced to sign it the old-fashioned way.
Posted by: SciVo at June 14, 2026 03:44 AM (Sy6m/)
433
Jill and Hunter, I've read, had great dislike for each other but leaving him out to dry would have created problems between her and the Biden family. She wouldn't want that.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 14, 2026 03:53 AM (7X7ea)
I wonder how that would be pronounced if it were read as Russian cyrillic. Kaorestate?
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 14, 2026 03:54 AM (DZ9Lv)
435
Saturday on the ONT on Flag Day/Trump's Bdy Eve. Let's par-taaay.
Posted by: mindful webworker - aw, who cares anyway at June 13, 2026
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251st birthday of the US Army, too.
Established by the Continental Congress on June 14th, 1775, when it authorized 1year enlistment of rifleman to serve the United Colonies.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 14, 2026 04:02 AM (uyNHw)
The IAEA announced this month that it has effectively lost track of approximately 200 kg of enriched uranium. Not only that — it is unable to calculate how much additional uranium has been enriched since the cameras were disconnected. Any agreement with Iran, even if partial dilution of the uranium in Isfahan is carried out, will still leave Iran with enough material for a bomb.
Saturday Evening Movie Post [moviegique]: Backrooms
Another good and in some ways significant film—twelve out of twelve new films in a row, for those counting—has crossed our paths, being yet another trampler of a once undefeatable franchise.
The origins of Backrooms go back to a 2019—ancient history!—creepypasta about an eerie interdimensional space that looks like a very ordinary but empty office building or, in fact, a furniture store. Although much of the concept (which I don't know, honestly) was developed collectively on the Internet, 16-year-old writer/director Kane Parsons created, wrote, directed and starred in a YouTube series based on his take on the story and, now, at the ripe old age of 20, has directed a movie that's easily smashed the $100M barrier, made 20x its budget back already and trounced the flagging Mandalorian.
Of course, only 20x its budget (so far) makes it a big compared to Obsession, which had now made over 220x it's budget, but I doubt anyone's going to complain. And Backrooms may have even better legs, because while it's not a better film, it does have a massive trove of Easter Eggs for fans.
"Backrooms" looking at "Obsession"s legs in the distance.
The Boy was quite pleased, more than I, but I liked it and I could sense the layers of lore there.
I would call it a "funhouse horror," which is what I call scary movies that prioritize effects over narrative consistency—but the best funhouse flicks have an aesthetic or dream logic which pulls everything together. Phantasm, for example, doesn't make narrative sense, but it convinces you (in the way of a dream or nightmare) that it's perfectly rational by its own rules.
Its rules, not ours. Why is there a tiny door with three doorknobs there? What is that menacing human-like shadow? Where'd that seagull come from? Despite not making sense, the movie derives a clear set of rules from the first scene and sticks to it. The weird stuff is in the Backrooms, it's all gonna happen there, and while anyone can get it, nothing from inside gets out.
There is even a kind of rationale, which I think shares something in common with the last movie I saw Chiwetel Ejiofor (nope, 20 years later and I still don't know how to pronounce his name): The Life of Chuck. (No spoilers, but TLoC actually makes less sense as it goes and is kind of a cheat.)
Our star! Well, one of them. Probably. Might just be the key grip.
Ejiofor does a great job as Clark, the rage-filled loser who owns his own (constantly empty) furniture store, which he sleeps in, and can't decide whether he's a pirate or a sultan (as the store mascot). Lukita Maxwell and Finn Bennet do a good job supporting Ejiofor as he's looking for confirmation of how the Backrooms are laid out. Mark Duplass (Baghead) fits perfectly as the man who knows something about the Backrooms, which is worse than knowing nothing.
The other pivotal character in the story is Mary, Ejiofor's therapist, who's a fraud and mess in her own way. Played by Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve, who is perfect for the part, I kept wondering what I knew her from. (The Worst Person In The World and Sentimental Value.)
The movie starts off with a fair amount of backstory. We learn a lot about Clark from his sessions with Mary. We learn a lot about Mary because she's hung up on some childhood trauma. I thought this part was a little slow, but it all pays off.
We have another movie, in other words, where the makers cared about it. Nobody trying to pad the runtime. Nobody trying to check boxes on some list.
"!evol fo eman eht ni..."
We've thankfully seen more films pulling away from the 2010s "color coding", with recent filmmakers not constraining themselves to blue, gray, black and red. Backrooms is yellow. A not-quite-healthy yellow. And it mostly hews to that kind of a palette without shifting to blue/blacks as a crutch.
Also, the use of "analogue" video, as the kids might or might not be calling it, is very effective. It's basically grainy '90s video—the movie takes place pre-cell phones and old media formats abound. As I noted years ago, both in Cloverfield and Chronicle, using lower res video can actually sell CGI better, at least to my eyes.
Unlike Furiosa, for example, where the action is compromised by a seemingly elastic space, and despite the Backrooms being an irrational, dreamlike space, the topology is very anchored. The backrooms can be and are mapped. This doesn't mean there aren't disruptions in the reality. It means that the disruptions are intentional and not a lazy out. Again, somebody cared about this map.
I don't know that I'd rank it as highly as Obsession or Hokum, but it is very different from both and very layered. One of my tweeps has seen it three times, and it's the sort of thing that sparks fan theories.
It has one jump scare in the opening sequence that I saw coming a mile away and it still got me. There's not a lot of blood. If the movie can go for weird/unsettling over gory, it picks the former every time. I'm sure some will dislike that aspect but on the other hand it makes it easier to recommend to even the squeamish.
Big props to Parsons here. Not just for directing it, but for working with Will Soodik, a more seasoned screenwriter, to adapt his series. And for getting excellent actors rather than insisting on being the lead. (Might've been trouble for the 20-year-old to be a divorced, middle-aged man with a furniture store.)
Man, that one episode of "The Twilight Zone" gets a lot of mileage.
MOVIEGIQUE NEWS:
Light fortnight-and-a-half as we saw only four (?) movies but all were new and all were good! Tuner (heist/musical/romcom?), Python Hunt (doc about Burmese Python hunt in Florida), Backrooms and Pressure (Brendan Fraser IS Dwight D. Eisenhaur ON D-Day).
ALSO: I moved my site from Wordpress to...nothing. The new moviegique.com is a static site, so it loads blazingly fast and the search function is also much improved. I do all my editing locally, so it's a million times slicker than WP, and also has none of the security risks. I was getting something like 8,000 visitors a week, 90% of which were hackers and bots. I had taken away the membership registration just to keep down the spam only to discover WP has an API for registration which was on and causing my site to send out login information--probably a thousand emails this year.
The commenting system is crude, since that's trickier from a static website perspective, and we'll see how long I can keep it completely open. (Probably not long.) Also cool, I have a special "Ace of Spades" button on my local editor that makes it do all the things I used to have to do manually. It takes about two minutes to upload a review now. I only wish OregonMuse were here to see it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 07:33 PM (Cqx++)
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Oh, man. I do not know if I want to see this one. I have a helluva lot of dreams that match what seems to be going on here. Very frustrating.
Still, I may check it out some time.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 07:34 PM (0aYVJ)
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They got the Backroom idea from The Cube. Also possibly The Catacombs. Horror is usually derivative.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:34 PM (GseMx)
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They got the Backroom idea from The Cube. Also possibly The Catacombs. Horror is usually derivative.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:34 PM (GseMx)
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Yeah, it's not a terribly original premise.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:37 PM (zZu0s)
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Dreams of hidden or discovered rooms are about untapped or unrealized abilities and talents.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 07:38 PM (rbvCR)
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It's not particularly original in the scope of All Things Ever Done.
However, it doesn't look or feel like "Cube" at all. Cube is a puzzle, more like "Saw", where you're dealing with traps. It's ruthlessly materialistic, you could call it.
"Backrooms" is more a materialized subconscious. In that sense it resembles "The Cell" more than anything.
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This week on Tubi watched
6 Days, Iranian terrorists took over the Iranian embassy in London in 1980. I was in England at time, barely remember it.
Goebbles and Hitler a movie starting whete it ends the last days of May 1945.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 07:38 PM (Ia/+0)
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I watched Weapons again last week. It made a lot more sense to me. I think the first time I watched I was puttering around and didn't pay enough attention.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 07:39 PM (l26NL)
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The Cube was far more horror and slice and dice, I think, than what they have with Backrooms.
The empty space (rooms) that seem to have no rhyme or reason show up in a lot of fiction.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:39 PM (zZu0s)
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8 I don't understand your comment on Furiosa?
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Furiosa's big set pieces don't feel like real space to me. There were times I felt like the topology was being violated to try to create cool imagery--really in direct opposition to what was done with "Fury Road".
"Backrooms" relies heavily on the physicality of the space. The characters walk into these imaginary (essentially) rooms, but you begin to know what is down that hall, and what is up that shaft and so on.
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Back when I was a facility engineer for Sony, the plant I worked at was about a million square feet. Over time as production left there was a lot of empty space that I used to walk around in.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at June 13, 2026 07:43 PM (Q6WZq)
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Light fortnight-and-a-half as we saw only four (?) movies but all were new and all were good! Tuner (heist/musical/romcom?), Python Hunt (doc about Burmese Python hunt in Florida), Backrooms and Pressure (Brendan Fraser IS Dwight D. Eisenhaur ON D-Day).
Brendan Fraser was very good as Eisenhower but I was more impressed with the English actor, Andrew Scott, who played the meteorologist, James Stagg. He was excellent.
Posted by: Tuna at June 13, 2026 07:45 PM (lJ0H4)
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So, I finished plowing through all the Rocky movies over the last week or so.
A good time. I recommend it.
I had some surprises in the rewatch, so I'll just give you how I would now rank them:
The top 4 all had very clean, clear, organic, mostly linear stories.
The top three are also feel good movies which is nice.
Rocky 5 is a feel bad movie and really not worthy of the final Rocky movie, which is was intended to be. Rocky winds up poor, brain-damaged, and he wins a street fight, soooo back to being a street bum. What were they thinking. That said it's a very well-written, well-directed and acted movie. It doesn't deserve its lousy reputation.
Rocky 2 and 4 start off with a great concept and nuthin' else. The plotting and characters are all over the place as they try to fill out enough time to make it a movie. They feel very fake even though you like how they end.
That's it. Check them out. They're all streaming on netflix.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 13, 2026 07:45 PM (iJfKG)
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14 I watched Weapons again last week. It made a lot more sense to me. I think the first time I watched I was puttering around and didn't pay enough attention.
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This is why I go to the movies. It's just so hard to concentrate otherwise.
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Speaking of Obsession, the movie's art director has once again proven Shakespeare adage "how sharper than a serpent's tooth is that of an ungrateful child."
Choi hired on for a fixed salary, something like $7,000 which is not a bad deal for someone iwth only one credit to their name and no photo on IMBD. Now that the movie has grossed millions and millions of dollars, Choi now wants more money.
Congratulations, you no longer have a career in Hollywood or in the entertainment industry itself.
But look on the bright side, there is probably a scriptwriter using your meteoric rise and cataclysmic crash as inspiration for a story of their own.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 07:46 PM (2GVsD)
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"We've thankfully seen more films pulling away from the 2010s "color coding", with recent filmmakers not constraining themselves to blue, gray, black and red. Backrooms is yellow. A not-quite-healthy yellow. And it mostly hews to that kind of a palette without shifting to blue/blacks as a crutch. "
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Good way to describe it, M. This dull, washed-out palette in films now, where you can barely see what is going on or who is doing it, is damned annoying. Compare the 1969 True Grit and its vibrant color to the washed-out look of the Jeff Bridges remake.
Normally I will watch any Nicole Kidman film at least once. But one drama she did set in then-modern Australia was so greyish and dimly lit, combined with the unpleasant characters around me, that it sent me away.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 07:46 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 07:46 PM (2GVsD)
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Id walk down these long hallways and enter the central rooms with a lot filledcl with old equipment, or I would go to the equipment rooms with the HVAC and electrical gear.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at June 13, 2026 07:47 PM (Q6WZq)
Posted by: Easy the Elder at June 13, 2026 07:48 PM (CKRkE)
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I liked "Rocky 2" but it wasn't -- you know, the movie didn't really need a sequel. lol
It was so '70s. I took the kids to see the original "Rocky" a few years ago and was shocked at how gritty it was. Rocky is a dunce and low class...I mean, in Rocky 2, it's revealed he's illiterate.
Then I think of Tony Danza on "Taxi" when "Rocky 3" came out and he's all "It's the best Rocky since Rocky 1!"
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Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at June 13, 2026 07:43 PM (K40fF)
I know what you mean. It seems to occur sometimes where there is a mix of practical foregrou d and CG background and takes you out of it. Like the colors don't match just right or the perspective is off.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:48 PM (zZu0s)
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"The Purge" (2013)
No sir. I don't like it.
youtube.com/watch?v=cDGlN6mluGA
Posted by: Mister Horse at June 13, 2026 07:49 PM (Jr5Lq)
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> Now that the movie has grossed millions and millions of dollars, Choi now wants more money.
What a dummy. The actress, who is tremendous, got $20K. I don't know what the director got but it wasn't much.
But what probably everyone got for working on it was a WHOLE LOT OF OPPORTUNITY.
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We watched Hunt for Red October on streaming last week. It still works, all the way down the line.
Also I finally have seen Top Gun: Maverick. Since I have never seen the original, I don't know how it compares, but it was very entertaining and solidly filmed. Say what you want about Tom Cruise, but he delivers 100% when he is on screen.
I need to see Eyes Wide Shut again.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 07:50 PM (wzUl9)
Concern is mounting that taxpayers could be left holding the bag if the Obama Presidential Center runs into financial trouble, as the foundation behind it has yet to establish a promised $470 million safety net to guard against a public bailout.
The scrutiny comes as a Fox News Digital investigation found multiple contractors and subcontractors claiming losses ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions on the project, with some alleging they remain locked in payment disputes and face financial ruin just days before the center's grand opening.
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 13, 2026 07:50 PM (Bnw/D)
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I know what you mean. It seems to occur sometimes where there is a mix of practical foregrou d and CG background and takes you out of it. Like the colors don't match just right or the perspective is off.
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In the worst cases, space is literally compressed or telescoped because it's too hard to make the CGI work. It is irritating to those of us who notice.
Like when superheroes punch each other and the physics are all wrong. That has bothered me since I was nearly 12, nearly 17 near years ago.
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The lead actress for Obsession is a bit smarter. She did a gaming stream where she played like Last of Us and got something like 250k views. On her first video. (Thats a shitload.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:54 PM (zZu0s)
38The second pic is vaguely sexual.
Posted by: Easy the Elder
Required:
One (1) Randy Johnson.
One (1) hot dog.
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 07:55 PM (VHUov)
That is one of the things that turned me off from watching the latest Gundam movie Hathaway. The colors in the trailer were not popping, they were muted.
And the level of detail for an anime movie budget was also underwhelming. It was like the animators decided to ape the style from the original Mobile Suit Gundam TV series.
When compared to more modern stories in the UC timeline like Unicorn or Thunderbolt, both choices are a jarring step backwards.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 07:56 PM (2GVsD)
40 "Concern is mounting that taxpayers could be left holding the bag if the Obama Presidential Center runs into financial trouble"
Someone should make a movie about it.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 07:56 PM (Cqx++)
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Like when superheroes punch each other and the physics are all wrong. That has bothered me since I was nearly 12, nearly 17 near years ago.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at June 13, 2026 07:51 PM (K40fF)
The snaps, I call it. No conservation of momentum. The bodies have physics in the engine, but it does not look right and the forms do not have weight.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:56 PM (zZu0s)
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Top pic looks like an "antique" store.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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That pic is ~ mid century stuff.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 07:56 PM (xhuRr)
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Fellowship is outstanding in mixing practical and CG. Two towers, the biggest problem is the final scene with the rider going down the hill.
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields in Return is just awful. Mixing bigatures, CG and human actors is too much.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:58 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: edited for Morons of other generations at June 13, 2026 08:00 PM (VHUov)
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I got an interesting ad on YouTube this past week. A movie trailer. A trailer that I watched all the way through, and that actually made me want to see the movie...
The movie is "The Call of the Hatchet." No, wait, sorry, it's "Heart of the Beast." It appears to star a K-9 soldier, who is retired, but still has bad dreams. His owner (who probably has the same nightmares) wants to get away from it all, so the two take a bush-plane up into the great northern forests. But on the way, they have a Hatchet moment (the pilot has a heart attack and crashed the plane) and the two are marooned in the wilderness, hundreds of miles from help. They (probably led by the dog) must then make a harrowing journey back to civilization.
It sounds awesome, and I hope the actual is as good as the premise suggests.
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 13, 2026 08:00 PM (3v7ra)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 08:01 PM (RIvkX)
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I think Brendan Fraser's physiognomy is too different from Ike's to be very convincing. He also doesn't have a military bearing. Like, I never saw Ike where he wasn't ramrod striaght.
But I'm not an expert and I didn't go to see a documentary and I like Fraser generally so...'s fine.
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48 I got an interesting ad on YouTube this past week. A movie trailer. A trailer that I watched all the way through, and that actually made me want to see the movie...
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Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:05 PM (2GVsD)
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It sounds awesome, and I hope the actual is as good as the premise suggests.
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 13, 2026 08:00 PM (3v7ra)
That does sound interesting.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 08:05 PM (zZu0s)
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54 There's an old (I can't find it) music segment from SNL featuring the song, Cold As Ice, a beautiful blonde woman in a white dress, a shot gun, and a fellow.
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It was not a skit it was a short film and iirc it caused a stir because they broadcast it not long after John Lennon was murdered.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 06:13 AM
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I’ve thrown that line out before, anticipating a more complete rebuttal such as a link?
By the way, I did not call it a skit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 08:06 PM (xhuRr)
"The son, Charlie, is played by Max Burkholder ..."
A terrible child actor, IMHO, and Lord knows there have been awful ones.
I watched it with Mister Horse, and I always let him handle my zero stars reviews. Movies so bad that I won't even spend the effort to do my typical forty word capsule snark.
Website looks good! Well done. AI rulez!
Posted by: gp at June 13, 2026 08:06 PM (Jr5Lq)
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The son, Charlie, is played by Max Burkholder ...
Klink!
Vas isn't dis man doing here!!??
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 08:07 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:08 PM (2GVsD)
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Fun to pronounce during a yuge beer belch: "Dwight David Eisenhower." Try it! You'll laff. It not, drink more and try again.
Posted by: gp at June 13, 2026 08:09 PM (Jr5Lq)
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I’ve thrown that line out before, anticipating a more complete rebuttal such as a link?
By the way, I did not call it a skit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 08:06 PM (xhuRr)
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Didn't mean to make it a rebuttal just sharing what I remembered.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 08:10 PM (RIvkX)
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Watched the trailer. If the dog dies, I am going to burn down the theater.
Hypothetically.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 08:10 PM (zZu0s)
66Mikeski
Should Moviegique watch Paprika?
https://youtu.be/anu2IrsUlVs
Posted by: Anna Puma
[edited for autocorrect failure]
Everyone should watch Satoshi Kon's (RIP) movies!
I still like Perfect Blue a bit more, though he was only the director and not also the writer for that one.
He's the right guy to bring up in a thread about another mindscrew of a movie, though.
Posted by: mikeski's mind has been screwed at June 13, 2026 08:11 PM (VHUov)
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My 14 year old grandson saw this with his friends and they all swear it’s the Best Movie Ever! And now they’re all playing net games versions and take offs from it , which abound.
With that, I can say with certainty that this is laser sited on the current teen crowd. So we’re going to be hearing about it for a while, I think.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 08:11 PM (cx1bp)
Old guy pointing at the K-9, "what's with the teeth?"
Guy, "He was shot in the face." Doggie has gleaming steel fangs.
Old guy, "bet that pissed you off. What you do?"
Guy, "I shot him in the head."
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:13 PM (2GVsD)
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The origins of Backrooms go back to a 2019—ancient history!—creepypasta about an eerie interdimensional space that looks like a very ordinary but empty office building or, in fact, a furniture store.
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So like Stranger Things, but instead of upside down world we have never ending going out of business sale.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 08:13 PM (/lPRQ)
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I saw a double-feature once: "Parika" and "Tahari!"
Posted by: gp at June 13, 2026 08:14 PM (Jr5Lq)
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Mrs. Wrecks wanted to watch Marty Supreme. What a horrible movie!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 08:14 PM (ndZc7)
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Trailer Castle Guy mentioned for Heart of the Beast:
https://youtu.be/JFQcDFhNh4o?
si=Zd9k6thELjjizEg7
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 08:14 PM (zZu0s)
75 This is a great trailer. Definitely will put butts in seats.
"Whalefall"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Iz4vudW7I
The downside here is that I read the novel and it's not very good.
When we're not "inside the whale" it's all about the main character whining about his Daddy complex. You know, why didn't Daddy love meeeee? Why was he so tough?
Anywho, if they can handle that aspect better, it's a great high concept. It just needs a decent story to fill out the 30 or so minutes of whale time.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 13, 2026 08:15 PM (iJfKG)
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Which episode of Saturday Night Live includes the short film based on the Foreigner song "Cold as Ice?"
The short film set to Foreigner's "Cold as Ice" appeared in the episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Christopher Lee with musical guest Meat Loaf. The episode originally aired on March 25, 1978.
-ChatGPT
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 08:15 PM (RIvkX)
And the movie isn't about the rotting of a whale corpse? But a guy with daddy issues?
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:17 PM (2GVsD)
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The movie is "The Call of the Hatchet." No, wait, sorry, it's "Heart of the Beast." It appears to star a K-9 soldier, who is retired, but still has bad dreams. His owner (who probably has the same nightmares) wants to get away from it all, so the two take a bush-plane up into the great northern forests. But on the way, they have a Hatchet moment (the pilot has a heart attack and crashed the plane) and the two are marooned in the wilderness, hundreds of miles from help. They (probably led by the dog) must then make a harrowing journey back to civilization.
It sounds awesome, and I hope the actual is as good as the premise suggests.
Posted by: Castle Guy
Looked up the trailer on IMDB. It stars Brad Pitt and it does look good.
Posted by: Tuna at June 13, 2026 08:17 PM (lJ0H4)
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Lucky Strikes begins in theaters in like 10 days, probably only movie I would go to this year
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 08:17 PM (Ia/+0)
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"Mrs. Wrecks wanted to watch Marty Supreme. What a horrible movie!"
Safdie movies are an acquired taste. Holy cow there were a lot of classic character actors cast in "Marty Supreme." If you hated that one, you might hate "Uncut Gems" even more.
Posted by: gp at June 13, 2026 08:17 PM (Jr5Lq)
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If you are going full Satoshi Kon, then add the 13-episode series Paranoia Agent.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:18 PM (2GVsD)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 08:18 PM (ndZc7)
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v65 Watched the trailer. If the dog dies, I am going to burn down the theater.
Hypothetically.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 08:10 PM (zZu0s)
Who would be stupid enough to kill the dog in movie like this? (Remembers reading Where The Red Fern Grows. Remembers every bit of Hollywood hero-hating deconstructionism from the past 15 years) ...Okay, yeah, I'll have some matches ready just in case.
...Hypothetically.
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 13, 2026 08:18 PM (3v7ra)
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The short film set to Foreigner's "Cold as Ice" appeared in the episode of Saturday Night Live hosted by Christopher Lee with musical guest Meat Loaf. The episode originally aired on March 25, 1978.
-ChatGPT
Posted by: San Franpsycho
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Going to check it out. Thanks, been looking for years.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 08:18 PM (xhuRr)
Before going to watch that movie, read some Jack London to get into the mood.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:19 PM (2GVsD)
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> I still like Perfect Blue a bit more, though he was only the director and not also the writer for that one.
Satoshi Kon directed Perfect Blue, and is listed as an uncredited writer for it on IMDB.
> So like Stranger Things, but instead of upside down world we have never ending going out of business sale.
I bailed on ST after season one--might be the last modern Western TV show I watched--but this doesn't have anything like the ST feel. I guess it's retro, in that it's set in the '90s, but this...you know, this feels a bit more like "Stalker".
It's a thing that is. It's nobody's weapon or scientific-experiment-gone-wrong or preface to an invasion or anything. I got the strongest sense it was the main character's subconscious, but it might also have been using him.
To me, the interesting thing is, you could just leave it alone. It was those who couldn't who got into trouble.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 08:21 PM (l26NL)
93The guy finds himself accidentally trapped inside a sperm whale.
How? *pauses* Never mind, I don't care.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:21 PM (2GVsD)
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Backrooms just leaves me indifferent. The trailer was boring. Guy finds rooms behind his place. Okay? Ooh empty hallways! Maybe someone in the distance!
Maybe there's some psychological thing here that isn't connecting with me because there's no fear here, there's not even interest. This is like "I explored the empty office building, the movie"
95The guy finds himself accidentally trapped inside a sperm whale.
How? *pauses* Never mind, I don't care.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:21 PM (2GVsD)
Watch the trailer and you'll see how.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 13, 2026 08:22 PM (iJfKG)
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"This is like "I explored the empty office building, the movie""
But try it in IMAX!
Posted by: gp at June 13, 2026 08:22 PM (Jr5Lq)
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I was waffling on "Marty Supreme" but I really didn't like "Uncut Gems" much and a friend of mine said everyone was awful in it. Not my bag, probably.
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Brendan Fraser was very good as Eisenhower but I was more impressed with the English actor, Andrew Scott, who played the meteorologist, James Stagg. He was excellent.
Posted by: Tuna at June 13, 2026 07:45 PM (lJ0H4)
Andrew Scott had a very memorable appearance in 1917.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 13, 2026 08:24 PM (T6aVk)
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Mrs. Wrecks wanted to watch Marty Supreme. What a horrible movie!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 08:14 PM
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I thought it was a good movie about a supremely annoying person. The Safdies like to make films about hustlers trying to outrun their bad decisions (see "Uncut Gems") and it can be exhausting.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026 08:25 PM (kpS4V)
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97 The Safdie's find the ugly guts hidden inside of despicable people. They do it well.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 08:18 PM (ndZc7)
I've heard good things about that show. And I am a comic book/superhero fan....But I'm not paying for Disney+. Also, I've gotten kind of sick of alternate-versions of Superheroes. I don't want a dozen different Spider-Men. I just want the real one, done right. but, since that won't be happening anytime soon...
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 13, 2026 08:25 PM (3v7ra)
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Sometimes just evoking a sense of dread is sufficient.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Those are the ones I like. Like the original Haunting.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 08:25 PM (l26NL)
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101 Phantasm was a wonderful movie in its day.
A horror movie doesn't always need to be about bloodletting, slashing and shock.
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While not disagreeing, Phantasm has a literal scene of complete exsanguination.
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99 Oh wow, now imagine if it was Brad Pitt as Odysseus in Nolan's film.
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Wait, wasn't he in "Troy"? As...Achilles?
110Should Moviegique watch Paprika?
Posted by: Anna Puma
I was raised on Walt Disney animation. Anything less leaves me flat.
Posted by: Braenyard
Disney was the only company (pre-digital-composition) to animate "on the ones," right? Most American animation was "on the twos."
Movies were shot at 24 frames per second. "On the ones" meant you drew all 24 frames for a second of animation. "On the twos" meant you drew 12, and projected each twice. "On the threes," 8 frames and each used thrice. etc.
Anime typically used higher "on the" numbers. Threes or Fours, or even Sixes, which looks really choppy.
There's a short movie on youtube that showcases the difference..... the tap shoes are American-style animation, and the ghost is Japanese style. The shoes look smoother, even with youtube's compression.
https://youtu.be/byAfC5yW_hw
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 08:26 PM (VHUov)
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Who would be stupid enough to kill the dog in movie like this? (Remembers reading Where The Red Fern Grows. Remembers every bit of Hollywood hero-hating deconstructionism from the past 15 years) ...Okay, yeah, I'll have some matches ready just in case.
...Hypothetically.
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 13, 2026 08:18 PM (3v7ra)
Where the red fern grows - Since the title of the story is a reference to the dogs grave, you shoulda seen that one coming.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 08:28 PM (cx1bp)
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I just want the real one, done right. but, since that won't be happening anytime soon...
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 13, 2026 08:25 PM (3v7ra)
Its not Disney marvel. Sony owns the rights to Spiderman. Its on Amazon prime for free.
Watchbitbin black and white. Its meant to be watched in black and white.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 08:28 PM (zZu0s)
117
Watch a movie called “Caught Stealing”. Two thumps up. It reminds me of an Elmore Leonard book. It was on Netflix.
Posted by: Pudinhead at June 13, 2026 08:28 PM (1D2Ie)
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Now if there was a huge office complex inside the sperm whale, I'd watch that.
Posted by: the whale at June 13, 2026 08:28 PM (vFG9F)
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That is why the movie Akira still looks amazing, it was animated a full 24 frames a second.
Choppy animation? I give you Clutch Cargo or Johnny Quest.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:28 PM (2GVsD)
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I think this Irish guy who did "Oddity" and "Hokum" has that suspense/scare/implied-gore thing down.
Damian McCarthy.
And he does it on the cheap without leaving his home base in Ireland.
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I intend to see "Backrooms". Does it need to be seen on the big screen, with an audience? That really heightened the experience with "Weapons", but that was a batshit crazy flick.
The only creepypasta story I am semi-familiar with is "Channel Zero", which was a really unsettling show. Frikkin' puppets, man...they're always evil.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026 08:29 PM (kpS4V)
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121 Brad Pitt is among our finest actors, IMHO.
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 08:30 PM (bXbFr)
127Now if there was a huge office complex inside the sperm whale, I'd watch that.
Aren't you a bowl of petunias? Oh, that was the other missile.
Whalefall is sounding dumber and dumber the more it is explained.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:30 PM (2GVsD)
128 I was waffling on "Marty Supreme" but I really didn't like "Uncut Gems" much and a friend of mine said everyone was awful in it. Not my bag, probably.
https://moviegique.com/reviews/uncut-gems/
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at June 13, 2026 08:23 PM (K40fF)
It was one of those movies that I didn't hate and I kinda sorta liked.
It's a character movie that falls apart at the end because-
originally his backer was supposed to be a malevolent vampire who would bite Marty and doom him to a horrible "life" forever.
I am not kidding. His backer goes into this monologue basically about how he's a vampire.
And then nuthin'.
Odd movie with Plotus interruptus.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 13, 2026 08:31 PM (iJfKG)
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Just checking in. The Doppler Radar indicated Tornado Watch is over.
I saw low, dark, angry clouds with rotation pass right overhead. Did not see any tornadoes drop down to the ground.
After than, a very brief hit of hail (did not see it, but it hit the roof in an unmistakable sound), heavy rain and a strong electrical storm passed close aboard. When I went back upstairs, the rain was falling in bright sunshine.
Did not find damage in my initial look. Now for a more thorough check.
Have a great night, everyone. Hug it out with someone close.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 08:31 PM (u82oZ)
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Sometimes just evoking a sense of dread is sufficient.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Those are the ones I like. Like the original Haunting.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 08:25 PM (l26NL)
This.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 08:31 PM (zZu0s)
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Watch a movie called “Caught Stealing”. Two thumps up. It reminds me of an Elmore Leonard book. It was on Netflix.
Posted by: Pudinhead at June 13, 2026 08:28 PM (1D2Ie)
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I really liked that one, and it did disappointing box office. I loved the Hasidic hit men who took a break to have dinner with Mom.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026 08:32 PM (kpS4V)
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 13, 2026 08:35 PM (TTUKx)
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124 I intend to see "Backrooms". Does it need to be seen on the big screen, with an audience? That really heightened the experience with "Weapons", but that was a batshit crazy flick.
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Horror movies are generally better on the big screen, IMO. I think it's probably especially true here because there are a lot of details that contribute to the atmosphere you might not pick up at home.
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I was vaguely annoyed with ridiculously pretty Brad Pitt until I saw him in Meet Joe Black with the ridiculously pretty Claire Forliani.
It should have been slow and dull but he was so good it just worked, the guy was subtle and really good. He just holds your attention on screen. Twelve Monkeys sealed the deal.
140
A book that really needs a remake is The Keep. And if anyone mentions a musical number, make sure an MP-40 is ready for a Rust 'accident.'
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:36 PM (2GVsD)
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I'd like to see Ripley At The Bridge made into a movie, if they stick to the story. It's about Captain John Ripley single-handedly blowing up the Dong Ha bridge April second 1972. It's a hell of a story. Ripley was awarded the Navy Cross at the time, and President Trump signed off on the Medal Of Honor in March of this year.
Posted by: Eromero at June 13, 2026 08:36 PM (LHPAg)
142
Akira is grand scale anime i dont think they could ever do a live version justice (then again they did that livd action starblazer yesrs agi
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 08:36 PM (bXbFr)
143Like when superheroes punch each other and the physics are all wrong. That has bothered me since I was nearly 12, nearly 17 near years ago.
Posted by: moviegique
You want wrong physics check out what happens to the woman in Django Unchained when she gets shot in a doorway LOL
CINEMATIC GENIUS!
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor
Everyone remembers the MST3K "Space Mutiny" episode for all the names they gave the leading man..... Slab Bulkhead, Big McLargeHuge, etc.
But the other running joke was actors standing behind a railing. And getting shot in the chest, and pitching forward over the railing.
Momentum, how does it work?
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 08:37 PM (VHUov)
144
Just watched a stupid movie on Prime - The Pickup , but...
Some of the best car stunts since Blues Brothers.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 13, 2026 08:37 PM (uyNHw)
You and Ex-Ex are one state away! So glad you two lovebirds moved.
In calm air. Now gtg.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 08:37 PM (u82oZ)
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The Whalefall teaser looks horrifying. Neat idea, but not my thing.
Might be interesting to see how they can actually film something like that. Is there no dialog at all when he's trapped in the whale? Is there air in the whale's stomach, so he can take off his scuba gear and speak? That would seem kind of silly in such an otherwise serious situation... Guess people will find out when they watch it...
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 13, 2026 08:37 PM (3v7ra)
Akira is any Democrat run city where Bill Gates and Fauci have a lab.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 08:38 PM (2GVsD)
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CoPilot
SNL – March 25, 1978: “Cold As Ice” Sketch
On March 25, 1978, Saturday Night Live aired its Season 3, Episode 15
...If you’re looking for the original “Cold as Ice” sketch, it’s part of the full episode available on Peacock and in SNL archives, where you can [buy it]
Drat the luck, foiled again.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 08:38 PM (7X7ea)
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The movie I saw last week was "Talk To Me". Because Curry Barker (who directed "Obsession") recommended it.
There's a plaster-cast hand that acts as a Ouija Board, and if you grasp it and say the words, it lets in an Odic from the Companion Set (basically). Jews might call this undead spirit a dybbuk.
That, as Barker's channel would say, is a bad idea. Aboriginal 20/f talks a 15 year old boy [who probably is crushing on her] to let in the odic. The odic then causes the boy to crack his own skull. Aboriginette is then scrambling around trying to break the curse.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 13, 2026 08:39 PM (gKWVE)
151
I binged the TV series "For All Mankind" (2019-?). Ultra-DEI reimagining of the space race from the 1970's onward. I got a kick out of it, despite the Girl Bosses, etc. I made it to S4E2 before bailing. Now there's a spinoff, "Star City," that tells the same story, but from the Russian POV.
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 08:40 PM (bXbFr)
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The back story to Backrooms reminds me of how the Coen brothers made their first film Blood Simple.
They made a trailer, showed it to their parents' wealthy friends in Minneapolis, and the rest is history.
M. Emmet Walsh (the VW-driving private investigator) took one look at the Coens and their sets, and said, "You know guys, I do this for a living. I can't just donate my time to a student film project!"
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 08:40 PM (RCjYY)
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144 Just watched a stupid movie on Prime - The Pickup , but...
Some of the best car stunts since Blues Brothers.
Posted by: buddhaha
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On the big screen, Against All Odds, the car chase between Jeff Bridges and James Woods was very realistic.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 08:42 PM (7X7ea)
155 JK Simmons plays the pilot who kicks it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026
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Hope he had Farmer's Insurance!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 08:43 PM (wzUl9)
In part because he showed all the parts from the sonoran desert to roys close encounter
Things we had never seen before
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 08:43 PM (bXbFr)
157Watched the trailer. If the dog dies, I am going to burn down the theater.
Hypothetically.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
The director has already said the dog doesn't die,
but in all honesty, I don't get the silly emotionalism about a dog dying in a movie, cuz-
You know dogs die. It's a fact of life.
The late great Stormy died a couple of years ago at the age of 17. And I shed some tears cuz she'd been part of the family for so long.
But a movie dog? Well, the theater might get dusty. But, I'd forget about it 3 minutes after I left the movie.
Not a big trauma.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 13, 2026 08:43 PM (iJfKG)
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Blood Simple was a damn fine movie, though and Frances McDormand was really pretty in it.
About horror movies I have heard that being in an audience in the theater helps build tension and creates more drama, makes it scarier as other people react around you. Not a genre I care for but it works for comedy, so it should with horror, too.
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Like alien really took you through the dread of a landscape foreign to our exoerience then blam
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 08:46 PM (bXbFr)
162
Movies this week were The Thing (1951 and 1982), The Legend of Hell House, Night and the City (with Widmark, not deNiro), and The Haunting (1963). Also, I know not why, Judge Dredd; it seemed like a good idea at the time, and anything with Diane Lane can't be all bad, can it? The Val Lewton box set beckons from my shelf, demanding a revisit. Soon.
Obsession and Backrooms are at the theatre here. Haven't decided whether to pop for theatre tickets or rent the eventual streamers. Will toss a coin this week.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026 08:46 PM (q3u5l)
Brad Pitt is VERY good also in "Jesse James and the Coward Robert Ford."
Pitt gives excellent Jesse.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 08:47 PM (RCjYY)
164
F-1 was pretty good, lots of unlikely events going on but thats movies
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 08:47 PM (Ia/+0)
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140 A book that really needs a remake is The Keep. And if anyone mentions a musical number, make sure an MP-40 is ready for a Rust 'accident.'
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I saw that movie. It seemed full of promise. Nazis versus a Demon. It would be the first of many times Michael Mann disappointed me. Can't say I remember a musical number.
I read the book after and it was...I don't know if it was good, but it was probably better.
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I like the idea of Spielberg making a "Disclosure Day" movie, but nothing in the trailer looks compelling. It's an anti-trailer, for me at least.
(OT: Speaking of which, the latest 'tranche' of UFO docs released from the govt is an embarrassing nothingburger.)
Posted by: gp at June 13, 2026 08:48 PM (Jr5Lq)
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The original M*A*S*H film is showing on Movies! I turned it off the previous time I tried it. It seemed random and unfocused, which was probably what director Altman was saying about the Korean War effort and war in general, but if you make your film *too* unfocused your message gets lost. I could barely understand the actors, too, even with the closed-captioning, which on Movies! lags a half-second behind the actual sound dialog.
Many here hate the TV series (I loved it and still do), but even if you do you'd almost certainly prefer it to the film.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 08:48 PM (wzUl9)
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Many here hate the TV series (I loved it and still do), but even if you do you'd almost certainly prefer it to the film.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 08:48 PM (wzUl9)
I loved the series as the driving force behind the humor was sarcasm and a fair bit of gallows humor.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 13, 2026 08:50 PM (gfO9L)
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That seems strange about Obsession versus Backrooms is that Obsession was written by someone OLDER than the one who did Backrooms.
Obsession is the one that speaks to late-teen / early-twenties simps (assuming the parents aren't around). Backrooms is about a middle aged loser (although arguably the protagonist is his shrink).
Posted by: gKWVE at June 13, 2026 08:50 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 08:51 PM (bXbFr)
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The snaps, I call it. No conservation of momentum. The bodies have physics in the engine, but it does not look right and the forms do not have weight.
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Yup. CGI made it possible for Pixar to give weight to animated 3D models, and for Marvel take weight away from real actors.
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Until the dumb one went off and started making lesbian movies with his dumb wife, and lesbian sex is just too beautiful to be mocked.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at June 13, 2026 08:49 PM (K40fF)
Scissor Me Timbers
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 13, 2026 08:51 PM (gfO9L)
well it's not like any of that would ever get posted on THIS site
Posted by: gKWVE at June 13, 2026 08:52 PM (gKWVE)
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I haven't seen a ton of Pitt's work, but thought he was the best thing about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026 08:53 PM (q3u5l)
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172 That seems strange about Obsession versus Backrooms is that Obsession was written by someone OLDER than the one who did Backrooms.
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Yes, I noticed that, too. My guess is "Obsession" was meant to be a kinda throwaway teen slasher-type flick--think something like "Evil Dead"--where the kid who directed Backrooms had been living it his entire adolescence, so he had the lore to draw on.
I mean, there's more there than you could ever film, I think. He picked a slice and ran it with it.
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Watched some movies lately that I shamefully confess to watching. Silly things not aimed at my aging age group. YooToob suggestions I had never heard of. Won't find these on your Highbrow film posts and sites. Most importantly, they were free.
It's A Boy Girl Thing (2006)
https://youtu.be/LSZQaK6IvRM
Prim scholarly girl and rough jock boy switch bodies. Certainly the expected cringes, exploring genitalia, hanging in locker rooms, passing as each other with friends, parents, and teachers. Keeps it light. Some good if simplistic growth for the main characters.
The To-Do List (2013)
https://youtu.be/u3XBzME6nPg
Virgin gal makes a list of sexual acts she wants to try, culminating in coitus. As raunchy as it sounds. Cavalier about sex. Cutie Aubrey Plaza puts in an interesting performance. Or puts out, whatever. Clark Gregg slums as her dad; has some funny moments. MiladyJo checked out half-way in, but I persevered to the climax.😁
Aubrey Plaza - led me to another film of hers
Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
https://youtu.be/6-67gid4HXg
Only about half-way through this. Guy advertises for a time-traveling partner. Is he crazy or just weird? Not sure yet. Amusing.
182 . . . I loved the [M*A*S*H] series as the driving force behind the humor was sarcasm and a fair bit of gallows humor.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 13, 2026
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And sharp wordplay as well as effective drama. It was not a McHale's Navy kind of war comedy. (Hogan's Heroes at least had the underpinning that Hogan and his men were Allied agents, not just clowning around the Germans to line their own pockets or something.)
M*A*S*H the series had solid characterizations, especially in the later years, and memorable dialog.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 08:55 PM (wzUl9)
183well it's not like any of that would ever get posted on THIS site
It isn't, that's the real sin.
Posted by: moviegique
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE ACE WILL NEVER LIVE DOWN THE "POSTING BUSTY LESBIAN PR0N" THING.
Posted by: BEN ROFLCOPTER at June 13, 2026 08:55 PM (VHUov)
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175 Until the dumb one went off and started making lesbian movies with his dumb wife, and lesbian sex is just too beautiful to be mocked.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at June 13, 2026 08:49 PM (K40fF)
Scissor Me Timbers
Posted by: Cow Demon
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Lesbian movie genre, very interesting.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 08:55 PM (7X7ea)
He made every film he was ever in better. The Coens understood that.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 08:56 PM (RCjYY)
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Tried "Roswell" the other day. Got maybe 15 minutes into it before a couple of homos started sucking on each others faces. (DELETE)
I thought most series that la more than a couple years wait until season three before going LGBTXYZ....
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 08:56 PM (/lPRQ)
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It isn't, that's the real sin.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at June 13, 2026 08:54 PM (K40fF)
It was, once. Angela White and Chloe B if anyone is interested in the ace backstory.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 08:57 PM (G3T/K)
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Also I finally have seen Top Gun: Maverick. Since I have never seen the original, I don't know how it compares, but it was very entertaining and solidly filmed. Say what you want about Tom Cruise, but he delivers 100% when he is on screen.
I need to see Eyes Wide Shut again.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 07:50 PM (wzUl9)
Stop what you are doing and watch the original.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 13, 2026 08:57 PM (T6aVk)
He made every film he was ever in better. The Coens understood that.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026
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Walsh was born to play Mack, the leader of the homeless guys on "the Row," in Cannery Row. I can't think of another actor who could come close.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 08:57 PM (wzUl9)
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160 If this is the moovie thread, I can report that some of my daughters went to see the new "Masters of the Universe" flick this afternoon. They said it was okay dumb fun, but they wouldn't want to see it again.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 13, 2026 08:46 PM (fBXgl)
I'm just a tiny bit too young to be a Masters of the Universe fan. (And I'm a little embarrassed to call it He-Man.) But I am a big fan of the Sword and Sorcery stories that inspired the franchise. And I did watch the 2002 re-boot cartoon, and found it enjoyable enough. I should have been excited for this...but saw too much Earth-stuff in the story, and all the reviews (both positive and negative) agree that the movie doesn't take itself seriously. That last bit killed any interest I had in the movie.
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 13, 2026 08:58 PM (3v7ra)
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Like with the old tales from the darkside series which deserved a good adaptation
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 08:59 PM (bXbFr)
192If the movie can go for weird/unsettling over gory, it picks the former every time.
I prefer weird/unsettling over gore. Depends on the movie. I loved RoboCop and it was gory as hell. The Wicker Man (1973) was weird/unsettling and I love that movie.
Posted by: Puddleglum, Back in Babylon DC at June 13, 2026 08:59 PM (sAmhv)
That is pretty much the definition of a Robert Altman movie. It can kinda work sometimes but overall i find it annoying and pretentious, like French movies. Look, its like real life, its chaotic and people talk over each other, there's no story! I'm going to follow this one random woman who just walked by for no reason! There's no story!
Yeah. There's no story, which is the purpose of storytelling.
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I'm one of the people who liked both MASH the movie and the series. Go figure. But then I also liked Harlan Ellison's original script for Star Trek's "City on the Edge of Forever" and the version that showed up on screen. Go figure.
I dimly remember a reviewer or two talking about Altman having people talking over each other in the film and how original of him to have the characters doing that. They'd clearly forgotten Hawks/Nyby doing that 20 years earlier in The Thing.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026 08:59 PM (q3u5l)
196Stop what you are doing and watch the original.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 13, 2026
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I can probably get Top Gun from the library. Maybe Eyes Wide Shut too, though I suppose it'll be the expurgated version I saw before.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:00 PM (wzUl9)
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Lesbian movie genre, very interesting.
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No, really, guys. It's not.
> Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Relatively early Duplass brothers movie. (One of whom is in Backrooms.) This is probably my favorite work of theirs.
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And sharp wordplay as well as effective drama. It was not a McHale's Navy kind of war comedy. (Hogan's Heroes at least had the underpinning that Hogan and his men were Allied agents, not just clowning around the Germans to line their own pockets or something.)
M*A*S*H the series had solid characterizations, especially in the later years, and memorable dialog.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
Speaking of lining one's pockets in war,
Catch-22
If they respliced that movie into chronological order it would be less than a half hour. Flashback in a flashback in a flashback...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 09:00 PM (/lPRQ)
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I am literally playing Backrooms with my kiddo right now! He loves it. Excited to see the movie. I love that horror is having a new big wave in the zeitgeist. Hope it helps other genres find their own paths forward.
Also, it's fascinating that the rise of these indie horror films, with fresh new directors with new ideas, is happening when the new Spielberg film coming out, a retread of other alien films he's done, isn't great and is going to probably tank. The Spielbergs and Lucases were also once fresh faced young upstarts turning over moviemaking as we knew it. Hollywood needs to humble themselves and let a new generation find their feet. Stop greenlighting warmed over sequels stifling creativity. Get a life, and let the youngins with actual fresh creative ideas have a chance.
Posted by: LizLem at June 13, 2026 09:00 PM (gWBY1)
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Walsh was born to play Mack, the leader of the homeless guys on "the Row," in Cannery Row. I can't think of another actor who could come close.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
He had one of the funniest lines to me anyway ever. He's talking to Nolte's character who was some kind of academic researching something in the are and he mentioned how difficult it was.
Walsh said, "Why don't you just give up?"
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 09:01 PM (l26NL)
201. . . They'd clearly forgotten Hawks/Nyby doing that 20 years earlier in The Thing.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026
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Hawks had that in a lot of his films. Didn't he direct His Girl Friday? That had a lot of cross-chatter. And Bringing Up Baby too, I think.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:01 PM (wzUl9)
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I haven't seen a ton of Pitt's work, but thought he was the best thing about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026 08:53 PM (q3u5l)
Over the years I have become more and more convinced that Brad Pitt is one of the greats. His range is huge. Started out as the pretty boy, but then he did 12 Monkeys with Bruce Willis. Bad hair, bad teeth.
He does comedy as well: see Burn After Reading.
But his Jesse James is powerful.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 09:02 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:02 PM (bXbFr)
204Walsh was born to play Mack, the leader of the homeless guys on "the Row," in Cannery Row. I can't think of another actor who could come close.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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He had one of the funniest lines to me anyway ever. He's talking to Nolte's character who was some kind of academic researching something in the are and he mentioned how difficult it was.
Walsh said, "Why don't you just give up?"
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026
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That movie is a gem, melding as it does elements from both of Steinbeck's stories about Cannery Row.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:03 PM (wzUl9)
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>>> I'm one of the people who liked both MASH the movie and the series. Go figure.
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Nice final episode - Pretentious peacenic prick Hawkeye makes a Korean woman kill her baby.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 09:03 PM (/lPRQ)
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> They'd clearly forgotten Hawks/Nyby doing that 20 years earlier in The Thing.
"The Thing From Another World"...Hawks often gets credit for it, like Spielberg does for "Poltergeist". The Hawks influence is super-strong for sure, and Nyby never made another film as good or anything like it, AFAIK.
But Hawks was famous for the talking-over-each-other thing when he released "His Girl Friday" in 1940.
The difference between Hawks and Altman I think is that Hawks scripted his talking-over stuff and Altman let the actors improvise it.
207Speaking of lining one's pockets in war,
Catch-22
If they respliced that movie into chronological order it would be less than a half hour. Flashback in a flashback in a flashback...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026
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Never seen the film, but I was expected to read the novel in college. The same event, or bunch of events, kept being told to us over and over again. I get it, Joe H., war is pointless and the same horrors happen over and over again, but Jeez it got tiresome.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:04 PM (wzUl9)
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MASH got more tedious as it went on. It got less about being a comedy and became more and more about 'a very special episode'.
Two or three seasons of Gary Coleman getting molested by the bicycle shop owner wears thin, real quick.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 09:05 PM (G3T/K)
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Pitt was really good in Se7en and appropriately charismatic in Fight Club.
He's just good. If he's in a bad movie that's the fault of the movie.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 13, 2026 09:06 PM (gKWVE)
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MASH got more tedious as it went on. It got less about being a comedy and became more and more about 'a very special episode'.
Two or three seasons of Gary Coleman getting molested by the bicycle shop owner wears thin, real quick.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone
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Gary Coleman getting molested by the bicycle shop owner?
I missed that episode of MASH.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 09:06 PM (/lPRQ)
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"Hawks had that in a lot of his films. Didn't he direct His Girl Friday? That had a lot of cross-chatter. And Bringing Up Baby too, I think."
I think he did. So long since I've seen those I remember just about zip-a-dee-doo-dah about 'em. But I do remember that you could get lost in MASH's cross-chatter, and I don't think that's the case with The Thing. YMMV.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026 09:06 PM (q3u5l)
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Once upon a time youre the wunderking then youre not
Even if polanski had not been such a beast his career would have run out of steam althougj ghost writer and the dreyfus tale suggest otherwide
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:06 PM (bXbFr)
He made a very un-Altman psychological horror movie in 1972. IIRC. - titled-
"Images"
Very artsy, very slow burn, but I think very good as well.
BONUS! It has the lovely Susannah York.
She plays a children's author suffering from hallucinations. And she goes with her husband to the Irish country side.
I haven't seen it in decades. I'll probably check it out again and see how it holds up.
Check it out if it sounds like your kind of thing.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 13, 2026 09:08 PM (iJfKG)
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Brad Pitt is very good in "Snatch" also, in which he plays a Gypsy prizefighter.
The man is an actor-- not just a movie star.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 09:08 PM (RCjYY)
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Huh. Got fireworks going off over at the National Harbor (MD). I can kind of, sort of, see them, through the trees. Not a great view. Kind of like going to see a baseball game at one of those old stadiums and you're stuck behind a pillar. If you lean over, you can see some of the game.
Posted by: Puddleglum, Back in Babylon DC at June 13, 2026 09:08 PM (sAmhv)
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> Also, it's fascinating that the rise of these indie horror films, with fresh new directors with new ideas,
Yeah, horror is relatively safe: It's cheap so you can allow for some freedom, and you're not just trying to shoehorn all the new talent into doing the "human" scenes in a superhero movie.
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Gary Coleman getting molested by the bicycle shop owner?
I missed that episode of MASH.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 09:06 PM (/lPRQ)
You know what I mean. 'A very special episode' quickly became the foreword of doom.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 09:09 PM (G3T/K)
Posted by: Don Black at June 13, 2026 09:12 PM (ZxPkt)
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Yeah they are competing at chewing thd scene stathham skarbadja farina et al
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:13 PM (bXbFr)
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Think my favorite moment in MASH was when Alda and Farrell were trying to keep Korean intelligence officers from taking one of their patients, a Korean woman presumably working for the north and had already tried to kill another patient. I thought Mako reading them the riot act (with other Korean officers ready to blow them away if they interfered) was one of the high points of the series.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026 09:13 PM (q3u5l)
224 You know what I mean. 'A very special episode' quickly became the foreword of doom.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026
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If you mean the M*A*S*H episodes like the real-time countdown as they try to keep a patient alive for the twenty minutes it will take to get him operated on, or the Alan Alda star turn where Hawkeye does not dare fall asleep in an enemy hut, those were all well done. I thought of those as expanding what TV comedy could do, incorporating drama while also being amusing in the right places.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:13 PM (wzUl9)
Ian McShane in "Sexy Beast."
Tom Hardy in "Legend."
Posted by: gp at June 13, 2026 09:14 PM (Jr5Lq)
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Gary Coleman getting molested by the bicycle shop owner?
I missed that episode of MASH.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 09:06 PM (/lPRQ)
You know what I mean. 'A very special episode' quickly became the foreword of doom.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
True, but I could see a later MASH episode with Coleman guest starring...
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 09:14 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:15 PM (bXbFr)
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Scotland is playing Haiti (Haiti?) in its first cup game. They're wearing red jerseys which I don't think I've seen. But I pay very little attention.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 09:16 PM (l26NL)
They're like unicorns or rational Democrats*! They don't exist!
* My topical humor of the day.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books)
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Pretty play like is entirely acceptable.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 09:18 PM (7X7ea)
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MASH really became hit-and-miss after McClean Stevenson left. I liked Harry Morgan and David Ogden Stiers, but I hate Mike Farrell. it got so friggin' preachy. I saw that even as a teenager.
the first three and a half seasons were good. I have them on DVD, and it has the feature that allows one to turn off the laugh track. And they are complete, before TV and syndication lopped off minutes of each episode. One of my favorite scenes is when Klinger told the story of how he got drafted. the MPS chased him into a restroom in a bus station. It took them five dollars in nickels to extract him from the stall. Now that's funny.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 09:19 PM (0aYVJ)
239 Think my favorite moment in MASH was when Alda and Farrell were trying to keep Korean intelligence officers from taking one of their patients, a Korean woman presumably working for the north and had already tried to kill another patient. I thought Mako reading them the riot act (with other Korean officers ready to blow them away if they interfered) was one of the high points of the series.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026
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The stories with the "spook," Capt. Flagg, were insanely funny -- except for one scene. Hawkeye and B.J. are trying to keep an NK defector on their side, while Flagg wants to to take him in as a spy. Hawkeye and BJ are doing one of their patented comic babble things, hoping to confuse the issue . . . until Flagg, normally a buffoon to us, pulls his .45 and racks the slide. Suddenly he is no longer a buffoon but a dangerously insane man with a gun. It changes the entire tone of the scene and the episode.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:19 PM (wzUl9)
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219 Brad Pitt is very good in "Snatch" also, in which he plays a Gypsy prizefighter.
The man is an actor-- not just a movie star.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 09:08 PM (RCjYY)
He should have won an Oscar for Kalifornia.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:19 PM (GseMx)
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I thought of those as expanding what TV comedy could do, incorporating drama while also being amusing in the right places.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of
Ok, follow your premise. You have episodes which work well where comedy actors do drama and it works because of the contrast. Then the show becomes about the hits of the drama- not the comedy. It starts to Flounder. The finale is a perfect example of this.
Ok, flip this. Leslie Nielson in Airplane or the Early Naked Gun shows was great- because he was a dramatic actor, playing it completely deadpan straight.
Then go to something like Dracula: Dead and Loving it. Same thing, but in reverse and it ALSO loses its effectiveness.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 09:19 PM (G3T/K)
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They're like unicorns or rational Democrats*! They don't exist!
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Good thing SMH is not here.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 09:20 PM (7X7ea)
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If you want to direct action set pieces ritchie is the guy
(Although you can have flops like robin hood)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:20 PM (bXbFr)
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But a movie dog? Well, the theater might get dusty. But, I'd forget about it 3 minutes after I left the movie.
Not a big trauma.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 13, 2026 08:43 PM (iJfKG)
Well, it fits into the same category as THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO KILL OFF WASH! I expect.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 13, 2026 09:20 PM (+JAGA)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:23 PM (bXbFr)
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Edward Winter as Col Flagg was a favorite of mine. Thought he got some of the series' best absurdly comic lines. "O'Reilly, I've got enough on you to have you executed for the rest of your life." "Don't play dumb with me because you're not as good at it as I am."
Wonder how many times he had to rehearse some of that dialog until he could do it with a straight face. Or just how many drinks he had to put away before shooting started.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026 09:23 PM (q3u5l)
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Good luck to the Scots. I hope cannibalism on the field at least merits a yellow card.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 13, 2026 09:24 PM (gKWVE)
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 13, 2026 09:24 PM (ZVgZ4)
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I watched Palm Springs again. It's another Groundhog Day type movie. I enjoyed it as much as Groundhog Day. I'm definitely in the minority. You like what you like.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:24 PM (GseMx)
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There's an episode of Due South (buddy cop drama from the early 90s) where Nielson guest stars as a Mountie who is being pursued by an escaped killer. In that episode he plays it completely straight. And he is damn effective. You keep expecting him to break into a fart joke or something, but he holds character. THAT worked extremely well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 09:24 PM (G3T/K)
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That was the colonel that shipping thd whole supply shack to tokyo
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:25 PM (bXbFr)
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I agree, more tedious as MASH went on. Still mostly watched to end.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:25 PM (Ia/+0)
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Oh, and it had a long line of honeys as nurses. Wonderfully exploitative while being "sensitive": Classic liberal stuff.
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I didn't get to see all of the famous M*A*S*H finale! I was working that night, and didn't get home until it was more than half over. The show has been in syndication ever since, but I've never caught the finale, if they've even aired it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:26 PM (wzUl9)
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Way past my bedtime
Have a good night everyone
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:27 PM (Ia/+0)
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I remember winter from project blue book one of the first series that dealt with ufos straight one
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:27 PM (bXbFr)
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I think the movie MASH was the very first time in American cinema that the F word was uttered. During the football game. Your head's coming right the F off.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 09:28 PM (l26NL)
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My favorite MASH nurses were Marsha Strassman and Susan St. James.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 09:28 PM (0aYVJ)
265* My topical humor of the day.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at June 13, 2026 09:16 PM (K40fF)
Must be special, being able to just rub humor on like that.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 09:28 PM (rbvCR)
Posted by: Don Black at June 13, 2026 09:28 PM (ZxPkt)
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I have K-Pax on my schedule to watch tonight. Haven't seen it in years but remember liking it a lot.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:29 PM (GseMx)
268Edward Winter as Col Flagg was a favorite of mine. Thought he got some of the series' best absurdly comic lines. "O'Reilly, I've got enough on you to have you executed for the rest of your life." "Don't play dumb with me because you're not as good at it as I am."
Wonder how many times he had to rehearse some of that dialog until he could do it with a straight face. Or just how many drinks he had to put away before shooting started.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026
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Colonel Flagg; that was it. I always thought Winter was underappreciated. The Flagg character was new when I was reading King's The Stand in the '70s. So I pictured King's Walkin Dude, Randall Flagg, as looking like Edward Winter. The guy that had the role in the excellent '90s miniseries was good -- but I wonder if Winter could have done even better.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:29 PM (wzUl9)
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Edward Winter as Col Flagg was a favorite of mine. Thought he got some of the series' best absurdly comic lines. "O'Reilly, I've got enough on you to have you executed for the rest of your life." "Don't play dumb with me because you're not as good at it as I am."
Wonder how many times he had to rehearse some of that dialog until he could do it with a straight face. Or just how many drinks he had to put away before shooting started.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026 09:23 PM (q3u5l)
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He was a favorite of the Army's Intelligence School (Ft Huachuca) when I was there.
" I keep myself in a permanent state of confusion so that if I am ever captured by the enemy, I'll be of no use to them."
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 09:30 PM (2WIwB)
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Yeah catch 22 was tedious (besides being a lie heller told about his war service
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:30 PM (bXbFr)
There is a famous story about Queen Victoria, probably apocryphal:
She supposedly ran across the word "lesbian" somewhere, and asked one of her ladies-in-waiting what the word meant. After it was explained to her, she commented, "Women do not do such things."
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 09:31 PM (RCjYY)
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Naw winter is too deadpan to do what jamie sheridan did in the series
We pretend the revamp never happened
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:32 PM (bXbFr)
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I watched Backrooms. First movie I've seen in a while in theaters.
I didn't like the POV scenes, but when the camera was bolted down, I thought it worked very well.
Good acting. Creepy feeling. It uses the Backrooms lore well, minimal info dumps. It feels strange and unnatural like it was a bunch of rooms made by AI slop. Rooms and....more. Largely practical sets, I dig that too.
It is a horror story and does not have a happy ending though, be warned.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 09:32 PM (l26NL)
277Oh, and it had a long line of honeys as nurses. Wonderfully exploitative while being "sensitive": Classic liberal stuff.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at June 13, 2026
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True at first, but that lessened as time went on. And recall that Major Houlihan, originally known far and wide as "Hot Lips," gradually became "Margaret" to everyone.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:32 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 09:32 PM (G3T/K)
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I seem to dimly recall Arlene Golonka's name (Star Trek episode, maybe?) but can't recall a face.
Marcia Strassman from MASH -- don't know why she didn't get bigger parts. MASH didn't give her a lot to do, and she never had a lot to do in Welcome Back, Kotter either if memory serves. Think she was a regular in Tremors: the Series too. Oh, well.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026 09:32 PM (q3u5l)
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>I do; usually played a waifish or ditzy blonde of the type Teri Garr did so well later.
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she was a MASH nurse and she was in Hang 'em High
Posted by: Don Black at June 13, 2026 09:33 PM (ZxPkt)
281
Astrodome flight scene, they used a Piper Cub to tow Brewster creating the illusion that he was flying. No CGI. They flew a Piper Cub in circles inside the Astrodome.
https://youtu.be/5kc1klkNZpQ
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 09:33 PM (7X7ea)
282 True, but I could see a later MASH episode with Coleman guest starring...
Son of Spearchucker
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 09:33 PM (Cqx++)
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Its interesting, but it feels like Hollywood is shrinking. You think of all of the actors from the 70s, 80s and 90s and a million of them are recognizable. Now it seems like the same 10 people are in every movie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 09:34 PM (G3T/K)
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Seeing how army intelligence seems to be carried out one wonders if the portrayal was too kind
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:35 PM (bXbFr)
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Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 13, 2026 09:32 PM (xcxpd)
Catacombs is good. Its streams for free on tubi and Pluto.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:35 PM (GseMx)
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One thing about MASH, is that Alan Alda really wanted the show runners to develop Frank Burns as a character, but they refused. He said Larry Linville was one of the best people he ever knew. He hated that they kept his character so one-dimensional.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 09:35 PM (0aYVJ)
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Scotland have scored. 1-nil.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 09:32 PM (l26NL)
Nil?
NIL???
So. Europhile are ya?
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 09:36 PM (2WIwB)
290There's an episode of Due South (buddy cop drama from the early 90s) where Nielson guest stars as a Mountie who is being pursued by an escaped killer. In that episode he plays it completely straight. And he is damn effective. You keep expecting him to break into a fart joke or something, but he holds character. THAT worked extremely well.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026
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Nielsen began as a dramatic actor and did it for several decades. Recall him as the forerunner of Capt. Kirk as the starship commander in Forbidden Planet.
I had the same problem with The Spanish Prisoner film. Not with the movie; a good David Mamet script, I think it was. But Steve Martin was in it. I know he's capable of dramatic turns, and have seen and enjoyed them. But in this film I kept expecting him to do something comic, and he never did.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:36 PM (wzUl9)
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FWIW, Robert Altman's film MASH is based on a novel by Richard Hooker, which I own. Hooker's description of life in his unit is very chaotic and haphazard, which Altman correctly captures, but without much politickal commentary: they were too busy to think about anything except the job at hand.
To me, Altman's greatest sin was to blend two characters into one in Frank Burns, and then to politicize him as a right-wing, sky-pilot idjut.
The other curious thing is the transmogrification of Dago Red, the highly competent RC chaplain of Hooker's book, into the anodyne non-entity of the movie and teevee series.
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noted! I'll check it out
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at June 13, 2026 09:36 PM (xcxpd)
Rotten tomatoes only gives it 22% but it has the same psychological horror of Backrooms.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:38 PM (GseMx)
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Its interesting, but it feels like Hollywood is shrinking. You think of all of the actors from the 70s, 80s and 90s and a million of them are recognizable. Now it seems like the same 10 people are in every movie.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 09:34 PM (G3T/K)
Try watching the BBC.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 09:38 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:38 PM (bXbFr)
295One thing about MASH, is that Alan Alda really wanted the show runners to develop Frank Burns as a character, but they refused. He said Larry Linville was one of the best people he ever knew. He hated that they kept his character so one-dimensional.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026
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They did. Frank was the show's major antagonist and conflict point in the first few years. When he left, I thought the series would go downhill without him to play against. Wrong; Maj. Winchester proved to be a superb replacement, and I date the show's real maturity from that point.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:39 PM (wzUl9)
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Mrs Some Guy watches more British mystery series than I do; occasionally she'll comment on someone appearing in an episode who happens to be a regular in some other series. I've told her there are only half a dozen people working in UK television and they just bounce from one series to the next.
Yeah, maybe it's all shrinking. Or maybe I'm just not paying much attention any more. I see cast listings and realize I've never heard of most of them. Ditto the names in the Hugo and Nebula awards nominees lists.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026 09:39 PM (q3u5l)
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He hated that they kept his character so one-dimensional.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America
I saw Linville in an episode of Night Gallery. His character stood out as just not right for the place, but that was the point.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 09:41 PM (l26NL)
300 The other curious thing is the transmogrification of Dago Red, the highly competent RC chaplain of Hooker's book, into the anodyne non-entity of the movie and teevee series.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 13, 2026
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It was either Hawkeye in a letter home to his father, or Col. Potter writing to his wife, who described Father Mulcahy as a "cockeyed optimist who sounds like Dennis Day."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:41 PM (wzUl9)
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True at first, but that lessened as time went on. And recall that Major Houlihan, originally known far and wide as "Hot Lips," gradually became "Margaret" to everyone.
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One of the things the show did very well, and why Larry Linville left, was flesh out the cartoonish characters Altman gifted them with. And when they couldn't be fleshed out they were removed. Frank had no future.
Hot Lips, on the other hand, did.
However, Hawkeye was ruthlessly womanizing to the end, IIRC.
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Trapper John: Colonel, if I punch Hawkeye can I go home too?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 09:43 PM (0aYVJ)
305 Nielsen began as a dramatic actor and did it for several decades. Recall him as the forerunner of Capt. Kirk as the starship commander in Forbidden Planet.
He was a steamship commander in The Poseidon Adventure.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 09:43 PM (Cqx++)
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I had the same problem with The Spanish Prisoner film. Not with the movie; a good David Mamet script, I think it was. But Steve Martin was in it. I know he's capable of dramatic turns, and have seen and enjoyed them. But in this film I kept expecting him to do something comic, and he never did.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:36 PM (wzUl9)
I kinda liked that aspect. Steve Martin is an interesting, complex cat.
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Leslie Nielsen did quite a bit of straight drama tv work. I remember episodes of Route 66, The Fugitive, and a pretty decent Hitchcock hour adaptation of Wells' "The Magic Shop."
After Police Squad and Airplane, mostly comedy.
Posted by: Just Some Guy at June 13, 2026 09:44 PM (q3u5l)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:44 PM (bXbFr)
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So did ba baa blacksheep
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:38 PM (bXbFr)
I was a yuge fan of that series in my yoot, but I have to admit that watching it in my more mature years I find it rather awful.
The Corsairs are still cool, though.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 13, 2026 09:42 PM (fBXgl)
The show was pretty cheesy fare, but yeah, the Corsairs were friggin' cool. Dad and I watched it regularly. he was a Marine.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 09:44 PM (0aYVJ)
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Seeing how army intelligence seems to be carried out one wonders if the portrayal was too kind
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:35 PM (bXbFr)
Well.
As a twenty year Army intelligence officer, I can tell you that while we all enjoyed MASH, we did not confuse it with reality. In the real world we did some very successful shit that nobody will ever hear about. Nor should they. America is still here.
That's good enough.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 09:45 PM (2WIwB)
311Ace mentioned Disney's Meconium & Fondue was being killed by the Obsession movie, but it's funny some need shit a kudos made for $36 also beat it.
LOL.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026
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I have a dim idea of what a "menconiium" is, and I don't want to make it any clearer. Something tells me I am never going to see this particular movie.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:45 PM (wzUl9)
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Tomorrow is 290th birthday of Coulomb. Trivia: one coulomb of electrons weighs 5.7 nanograms. One coulomb of protons weighs 10 micrograms. That's why your capacitors start to lean over after a while. Imbalance.
316 The internet says Leslie Nielsen's first comedy role was Airplane! (he may have done some bit comedic roles before then), but he was a serious dramatic actor for 30 years before then.
And his comedic character was so good that indeed in any of those 30 years of previous roles, you imagine he's Frank Drebin, and they're just funny as hell. You imagine he's going to set the place on fire at any moment.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 09:47 PM (w6EFb)
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I think M. Emmett Walsh was in like 500 movies.
Kind of like James Hong.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 09:47 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:49 PM (bXbFr)
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Watched Clerks today. The dialogue and acting is a bit stiff at times but it doesn't matter cuz it's funny and has a beautiful sincerity around it.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 13, 2026 09:49 PM (glnUu)
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M*A*S*H is probably the first mainstream movie to use the F-word. (I forget what we're allowed to say in the comments. I know vulgarity has been a problem for Ace in the past.)
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Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 09:45 PM (2WIwB)
Same with my Dad when he watched Mash. I think he just liked the camaraderie and occasional absurdity you see in the military and war.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:49 PM (GseMx)
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Leslie Nielson was a ring-knocker colonel in an episode of MASH, where the guys were trying to convince him he was unfit for duty.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 09:49 PM (0aYVJ)
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And his comedic character was so good that indeed in any of those 30 years of previous roles, you imagine he's Frank Drebin, and they're just funny as hell. You imagine he's going to set the place on fire at any moment.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 09:47 PM (w6EFb)
Yarp. He was in Forbidden Planet and the original Poseidon Adventure, to name a few. You can't look back anymore.
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Yeah hong was an engineer for the water deoartment before films (chinatown was probably his first)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:50 PM (bXbFr)
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I used to see Leslie Nielsen's name in the TV Guide cast lists, and imagined he was related to the Nielsen ratings people. That if you included Leslie in your show, your show would get good ratings.
Whaddaya want, I was eight.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:51 PM (wzUl9)
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Great Leslie Nielsen role that he played absolutely straight and may be the funniest thing he ever did: Day of the Animals. Some kind of weird...phenomenon...is driving the animals crazy in this national park, making them super-aggressive, and eventually it starts affecting Nielsen, who runs around with his shirt off wrasslin' bears.
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"Johnson, Navin R. Sounds like a typical bastard. Die, Navin R. Johnson. Bastard! Random son of a bitch, typical run-of-the-mill bastard."
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books)
He hates these cans!
Steve Martin is a terrible actor unless he's doing slapstick.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 09:52 PM (l26NL)
Posted by: Miguel cervantes at June 13, 2026 09:52 PM (bXbFr)
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Due South was fun! I had a friend obsessed with Mounties, so we marathoned the whole thing. The modern woke Mounties could pull a page from that show to remember how it's done.
Did I see this here or somewhere else? But There was a great tiktok of a guy deadpanning the plots of all the episodes of The Pit, to show how modern Hollywood sticks propaganda into plots without having to screech it's a Very Special Episode. The Mash treatment but subtler. (Other shows like SVU have also done this for years too.)
Posted by: LizLem at June 13, 2026 09:52 PM (gWBY1)
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Steve Martin is a terrible actor unless he's doing slapstick.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 09:52 PM (l26NL)
Bill Murray can do serious.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:54 PM (GseMx)
335
Kinicks - Spurs. There's a chance a basketball game will break out in the second half.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at June 13, 2026 09:54 PM (glnUu)
336 Steve Martin is a terrible actor unless he's doing slapstick.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026
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He's one of the few modern actors who, when he plays a vintage role, looks really *right* in a fedora. His private eye in Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid may be a goofball, but he dresses well.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:54 PM (wzUl9)
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Same with my Dad when he watched Mash. I think he just liked the camaraderie and occasional absurdity you see in the military and war.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:49 PM (GseMx)
My dad had to do some AMC basic at Camp Bullis. He sometimes suggested that he was, or could have been, in the same shoes as the MASH folks. If only.
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Steve Martin is a terrible actor unless he's doing slapstick.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 09:52 PM (l26NL)
I would not say terrible, but yeah, his range is limited. I liked him in Parenthood.
Robin Williams was more successful in the dramatic roles.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 09:55 PM (0aYVJ)
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What was the drama with music from 1981 or so with Steve Martin? Pennies From Heaven, that was it. I was sitting with the future Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 when the lead actress came on screen, and I jumped. Mrs. W. No. 2: "What's wrong?"
"How did that woman get Mrs. Wolfus No. 1's body grafted onto her neck?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 09:56 PM (wzUl9)
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>>> I kinda liked that aspect. Steve Martin is an interesting, complex cat.
He gets to do both in Only Murders in the Building, and he's great. Finding out exactly why he makes a Denver omelet every day and then throws it in the trash was heartbreaking. He plays that perfectly.
Also loved him in Roxanne. Longing and hilarious.
Posted by: LizLem at June 13, 2026 09:56 PM (gWBY1)
Occasionally and it's usually in a ~home made production that the actors portray themselves in a natural way. Run of the mill 20 minute reels are so synthetic I don't know how they make money.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 09:58 PM (7X7ea)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 10:00 PM (wzUl9)
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>>> Mrs Some Guy watches more British mystery series than I do; occasionally she'll comment on someone appearing in an episode who happens to be a regular in some other series. I've told her there are only half a dozen people working in UK television and they just bounce from one series to the next.
Haha, true.
Has she seen Sheep Detective? It's so good!
Posted by: LizLem at June 13, 2026 10:01 PM (gWBY1)
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Thankee, fellow Morons, I'm done for the night.
358
On the topic of Leslie Neilson back when he was a 'serious actor, he starred in a really dumb RiffTrax movie (but I repeat myself) called "Day of the Animals." It's been a while since I watched it, but I'm pretty sure there were a few jokes about waiting for Neilson to do something absurd, and it never happening...
The movie was dumb in a uniquely 70's sort of way. The hole in the ozone layer caused a bunch of forest animals to go rabid and randomly attack people. Dumb. But now that I think about it, no more inherently dumb than the premise of "The Happening."
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 13, 2026 10:09 PM (3v7ra)
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329 Great Leslie Nielsen role that he played absolutely straight and may be the funniest thing he ever did: Day of the Animals. Some kind of weird...phenomenon...is driving the animals crazy in this national park, making them super-aggressive, and eventually it starts affecting Nielsen, who runs around with his shirt off wrasslin' bears.
Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at June 13, 2026 09:52 PM (K40fF)
Dude, I was literally typing my own "Day of the Animals" comment while you posted that! I'm pretty sure the 'phenomenon' was the hole in the ozone layer. Movie-makers have a very tenuous grasp of science...
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 13, 2026 10:11 PM (3v7ra)
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Tomorrow is 290th birthday of Coulomb. Trivia: one coulomb of electrons weighs 5.7 nanograms. One coulomb of protons weighs 10 micrograms. That's why your capacitors start to lean over after a while. Imbalance.
Posted by: gp
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Tomorrow is the 251st birthday of the US Army, shared with Flag Day.
4 months older than the Squids and 5 months older than the Misguided Children.
Posted by: buddhaha at June 14, 2026 12:44 AM (uyNHw)
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Saw Disclosure Day. Basically, it is a sequel to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but Spielberg forgot everything about that movie and didn’t both to rewatch it. If you like the kind of magical movie that Spielberg is known for, this is NOT it.
Posted by: Eric at June 14, 2026 08:19 AM (6VHHP)
Hobby Thread - June 13, 2026 [TRex]
Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread.
This is the second anniversary of TRex assuming the Hobby Thread helm. Hooray! That makes this my 105th Hobby Thread (not counting a few previous oddball contributions through MisHum). Thank you all for being here and participating. None of this works without you (even the lurkers).
In honor of the occasion, the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) took the night off and left a note that said "all of the above." What does that mean? Read on hobbyists...
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We all started somewhere. We found our hobbies and interests because someone showed us or we stumbled into it. As kids, we don't know what we don't know. We try things (sometimes voluntarily and sometimes less so). We get exposed to different things and sometimes we light up, even if we had no idea it would resonate until we tried it.
How many hobbies and interests started as childhood sparks? Even better, what childhood sparks blossomed into life-long hobbies? School, summer camp, YMCA, scouts, church groups, parents, relatives, neighbors, etc.
The archery theme last week was a great example of an activity many kids would not get the chance to try unless an adult took the time to make it happen.
What adult hobbies were ignited in your childhood? What hobbies did you try and HATE? What hobbies do you wish you would have tinkered with more as a child?
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What are you hobbying?
As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. All (legal) hobbying is welcome. We have a theme, but no need to stick with the theme. Even if the theme does not speak to you, find something else or offer something else relating to hobbying. Leave politics and religion to threads elsewhere (unless your hobby is building or restoring churches). Pants are optional. As always, puns are welcome and encouraged.
Play nice and do not be rude. Do not be a troll and do not feed the trolls.
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Random scouting merit badges:
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Not getting lost is an activity:
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Bird calls:
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Young rex's adventures with watercolor painting were not fruitful.
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When do kids learn robotics?
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Get into the water!
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Adorable:
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Friendship bracelets are a camp craft type thing:
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Leatherworking for beginners:
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How to make a massive backyard zipline:
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Is your hobby motorsports? Hope you're enjoying the 24 Hours of LeMans. Have you been to the race in person?
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Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did an archery theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.
Notable comments from last week that are, in part, responsible for the theme this week:
Notable hobbying comment from the Friday ONT comments:
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Words of wisdom:
"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).
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If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute your own. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 05:32 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Of all the water-related sports that I took on, water skiing was the easiest to master.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 05:34 PM (XjKiU)
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My wife makes candles every once in awhile
Bought her supplies for her birthday last year but she still hasn't used them.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 05:35 PM (Ia/+0)
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Of all the water-related sports that I took on, water skiing was the easiest to master.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 05:34 PM (XjKiU)
Every time I tried watersports, some big white balloon chased me.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 05:35 PM (1Ff7Z)
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5 My wife makes candles every once in awhile
Bought her supplies for her birthday last year but she still hasn't used them.
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Might I suggest an Amazon gift card for next year?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 05:36 PM (XjKiU)
And congratulations on achieving your second anniversary of hosting this thread!
*carefully hands a large piece of cake to T Rex*
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 13, 2026 05:36 PM (D/6p1)
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8 Thanks for another mighty Hobby Thread, T Rex!
And congratulations on achieving your second anniversary of hosting this thread!
*carefully hands a large piece of cake to T Rex*
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Soon.
Posted by: The Chicxulub Meteor at June 13, 2026 05:38 PM (XjKiU)
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Had a very successful morning taking in some metal scrap, aluminum cans and copper clean and with joints.
Still working on my truck tailgate I crushed weeks ago
And the Russian medallion for a cartridge box is basically carved out, its air dry clay so want to let it dry as much as possible when calling it done before pouring hot metal into it.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 05:39 PM (Ia/+0)
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*carefully hands a large piece of cake to T Rex*
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 13, 2026 05:36 PM
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YUM! Thanks!
Maybe we should do a cake decorating or baking hobby thread theme at some point...
My major hobbies as a kid were reading, and building plastic assembly kit models from Aurora and AMT, later Revell, and at last the big guys, Tamiya. I began with the snap-together Animals/Birds of the World from Bachmann (who I think are still around making model train layout accessories). Those came with a palette of paints, a brush, and a bottle of thinner, all for .98 to 1.49 (the big kits like the Parrot).
Later came the Aurora monster models; AMT's model cars (I never could get spray painting to work well for me); Revell's sailing ships; and at the last, Tamiya's German tanks in 1/35 scale.
There was story writing, true, and it morphed into an adult hobby that has yet to pay much money, but has been enormous fun.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 05:40 PM (wzUl9)
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Ihave a mountain of aluminum, some brass snd a few hundred pounds of lead I want to get rid of in next few months
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 05:41 PM (Ia/+0)
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We were so poor our hobby was collecting dirt. But at least we had arms to do it.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 05:42 PM (SRceu)
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Ihave a mountain of aluminum, some brass snd a few hundred pounds of lead I want to get rid of in next few months
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 05:41 PM (Ia/+0)
Repost this tomorrow on the Gun Thread.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 05:43 PM (1Ff7Z)
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"What adult hobbies were ignited in your childhood? "
As a child I collected rocks and coins. Now I collect a lot more other things too.
Posted by: fd at June 13, 2026 05:44 PM (vFG9F)
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TRex,
Congrats on your anniversary. The hobby thread is one of my favorites and anchors my Saturday evenings.
Posted by: HappyFun at June 13, 2026 05:45 PM (CoQfd)
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Congrats, T Rex, and thanks for picking up the mantle of the beloved and belated Oregon Muse. His chess threads coaxed me out of my years-long lurker state, and your presence here has been a godsend...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 13, 2026 05:45 PM (nbLIj)
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I don't really have any hobbies anymore. I guess you could say writing is a hobby because I've never gotten paid for it.
Too much money to get back into painting, and no time to do photography - taking people back and forth to work and school takes up most of my time.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 13, 2026 05:46 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Now that I think of it, I did try those paint-by-number paintings; Dracula and the Wolf Man were two I completed. I didn't think they looked all that impressive, and the oil paints were very slow-drying compared to the enamels I used on plastic kits. Though I didn't waste the oil paints and tried them on some of the plastic kits. They still took forever to dry and I moved on.
Speaking of paint, if you recall, AMT offered its own line of spray lacquers for their model cars. Those dried very swiftly, and if I managed an even coat on the car bodies, looked darn good. Testor's and Pactra ("Pactra 'Namel") had spray paints too. The Testor's were basic colors you'd use on a stock auto kit like a '32 Ford, while Pactra offered a range of metalflake and candy colors for use on custom jobs. It was good training for me to judge what color suited the lines of a particular car -- dark blue for a Lincoln Continental, say, or emerald green for a '56 Chevy -- and what interior color would go with that.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 05:49 PM (wzUl9)
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Maybe we should do a cake decorating or baking hobby thread theme at some point...
Posted by: TRex - terrible two dino at June 13, 2026 05:39 PM (IQ6Gq)
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And cross the streams with the Food Thread?
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Pretty much the only hobby I actually do any more is gaming and commenting on aoshq. Work takes up a heck of a lot of time and both things can fit in either the late night hours or the wee hours of the morning.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 05:50 PM (G3T/K)
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One of my big hobbies is/was Lego. Haven't bought any big sets for a while though, since I'm running out of room. (And I'm a bit concerned about future finances.) However, I just got notified that I have a lot of 'points' at the Lego store, that are set to expire soon. The points can translate directly into cash-discount on purchases, so there's no way I'm letting them expire without using them.
So, I have a dilemma of what to buy. The new Minas Tirith set? No, actually that's out of stock. The Rivendell set? the Barad-dur set? Both are tempting. But...Over on Bricklink, you can pre-order (for the next few days) a set called Dustmark Keep. It's a fan-designed set, and it's basically a huge, expert-level version of the Castles we got back in the 90's! Like a scaled-up King's Castle or Black Falcon's Fortress. It's wall on all sides, fully-playable, with 20 minifigs of new factions. ...Yeah, as much as I love LotR, I think I know how I'm spending my points...
Posted by: Castle Guy at June 13, 2026 05:50 PM (3v7ra)
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22 Are you TRYING to tear a hole in the universe?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 13, 2026 05:49 PM
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The ways of the Wheel of Hobbies (TM) are strange and mysterious.
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Currently, of course, I have my briar pipe hobby. On my trip to Kansas in April I picked up a new one at a real tobacconist, a "basket pipe" -- i.e., less expensive, but if you pick a good brand you can often get a good smoker -- a Rigoletto straight apple in dark sandblast texture.
And running has been a hobby. I started with the original Aerobics book in '73, running in place at home, and lost twenty stubborn pounds and gained enormous energy over the spring that year. Later I worked myself into real shape running outdoors. My knees began to give me a little trouble about two decades back, and I shifted for a while to the elliptical machine at a nearby gym. That place closed. Now I do 1-2 miles 3-4 x a week, half trotting and half walking, 12-25 minutes depending on the distance.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 05:55 PM (wzUl9)
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I started up a new game of Satisfactory recently.
I've finally unlocked the technology tier that allows for oil power instead of coal.
It's a game changer, but takes a lot of work to set it up.
Nuclear power is technically better, but it takes ENORMOUS effort to get all the components running at the right speed in the right order to make it all work.
I remember being 5 and watching Olga Korbut in the 1972 Olympics. My love for gymnastics started then and ended with me being a D 1 scholarship gymnast at a top 5 school.
It was my life, my love, my heartbreak and saving grace. I learned tenacity and honesty and that sometimes, no matter how hard you try and practice and prepare, sometimes you fail anyway. But never give up.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 13, 2026 05:57 PM (A5RD0)
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Lego is the modern successor to the model kits that were everywhere in the '60s and '70s. Though much more expensive, they don't have to be painted and just snap together instead of requiring glue. (True? Or do you have to screw some parts together?) They have come a *long* way since I first saw them in Woolworth's, not much more than red, black, white, and clear cubes and rectangles.
In the local mall store I spotted some bonsai tree models that Lego offered a while back. Those looked darn good. Do they still sell those?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 05:58 PM (wzUl9)
Now I do 1-2 miles 3-4 x a week, half trotting and half walking, 12-25 minutes depending on the distance.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 05:55 PM
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Outstanding! Wonder how many among the horde are or have been joggers. The pounding on my knees is too much, so I stick the the elliptical.
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Ha, ha! The scouting vid was a reminder of just how old I've become. Take your compass and get off my lawn.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 05:59 PM (SRceu)
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Model trains. If I had the space I'd be all over that shit. Building the landscape, buildings, doing a layout. Maybe not even something based on reality, but just, something cool and interesting.
I was in the model train club in jr. high. But I didn't get to see the final results. Graduated to HS.
Posted by: CA High Speed Rail at June 13, 2026 05:59 PM (jehhT)
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Hubley offered a series of metal model kits in the Sixties also. The car bodies were metal, so I guess you could have used real auto paint on them. (The scale might have been off, though.) The chassis, I think, was metal, but the engine, windshield, and interior pieces were plastic, and the tires rubber or plastic. You had to screw the metal pieces together. Since I never built one, I don't know how the plastic parts attached, unless it was with plastic cement.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:00 PM (wzUl9)
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Might I suggest an Amazon gift card for next year?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 05:36 PM (XjKiU)
I laughed. Mr Dmlw! and I have a closet full of hobby stuff we've bought for or with each other, that have been unused. We've just gotten so busy!
He got me some flint knapping tools, and shortly after that we got the puppies, and I don't have a good place to do that where their curious selves won't be nosing in there and getting cut on shards. I should take this to Mom's where I spend most of my week and re-visit the hobby there.
39Now I do 1-2 miles 3-4 x a week, half trotting and half walking, 12-25 minutes depending on the distance.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 05:55 PM
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Outstanding! Wonder how many among the horde are or have been joggers. The pounding on my knees is too much, so I stick the the elliptical.
Posted by: TRex - running in circles dino at June 13, 2026
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Once I move and get settled, I plan to find a gym for elliptical and weight work, especially during the winter.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:01 PM (wzUl9)
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All my life my favorite hobbies have been oriented around the ocean. It fascinates me the way space does for others. I don't even like being away from it for more than a couple days.
Today was day 2 of the annual New York Yacht Club Regatta. It culminates next Friday with the start of the Newport - Bermuda Race. Elvis and I watched some of the "action" today which was pretty lame because not much breeze.
Any day you can tip your toe in the ocean is a very good day.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 06:02 PM (viF8m)
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Happy anniversary TRex - thanks for all the great subjects these past two years! Just perusing those have almost turned into a hobby. In the meantime, train layout construction competes with the model building - my life has so many tough choices to make these days . . .
Posted by: Patches at June 13, 2026 06:02 PM (338iJ)
42An unsponsored car show happens at the Avon Indiana Lowes on Saturday afternoon. Very nice cars there
Posted by: The Ballots at June 13, 2026
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Where is Avon within the state? Close to Indianapolis, I'd guess?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:03 PM (wzUl9)
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The spark for three of my adult hobbies happened in childhood.
Target shooting, specifically with black powder guns. My hometown was established twenty years after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth and had a rich history for the colonial (the frontier was central New England and New York) and Revolutionary War periods. Don't know if it's still done but in the 50s we were taught that history in grade school. Combine those stories, a youngster's imagination, and a Daisy BB gun and a spark ignited that persists. I didn't get my first BP gun until about thirty but the desire began a lot earlier.
Posted by: JTB at June 13, 2026 06:05 PM (yTvNw)
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41 In the meantime, train layout construction competes with the model building - my life has so many tough choices to make these days . . .
Posted by: Patches at June 13, 2026 06:02 PM
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Thanks! Any room for a race track in your train layout?
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Never really got into model trains. Never had the space, I guess. Trains were the big fascination with the generation or two before mine -- a way to travel and see new places. With me it was cars.
Odd that I never learned to drive until I was almost 23. (My father refused to teach me, let alone help me buy a car, and my mother never learned to drive.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:06 PM (wzUl9)
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I did a lot of troubleshooting on my tractor lately. Some mechanical issues earlier, then a drained battery yesterday. I think the grandkids might have been messing around with it. The key's always in the ignition, but they lack the weight to start it with the safety switch built into the seat.
More like a FWP honestly.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 13, 2026 06:09 PM (jehhT)
47 An unsponsored car show happens at the Avon Indiana Lowes on Saturday afternoon. Very nice cars there
Posted by: The Ballots
Every Saturday? Haven't seen it mentioned on Nextdoor.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 06:10 PM (Cqx++)
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What adult hobbies were ignited in your childhood? What hobbies did you try and HATE? What hobbies do you wish you would have tinkered with more as a child?
1. drinking
2. jigsaw puzzles
3. automotive shop
Posted by: Eromero at June 13, 2026 06:10 PM (LHPAg)
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I started collecting dolls when I was a girl because my mother had dolls before me. The oldest dolls are from the 1800's from my grandmother. One of my favorites is Queen Elizabeth I from an actual portrait , I think, and she has little fake pearls sewn all over her outfits I also treasure one of a little Jewish boy in a yarmulke lighting candles and a Red Riding Hood Doll which you flip over to get a doll of grandma, and then when you move her head kerchief you get the wolf. It's a very clever idea.
I would like someone else to take some of them now because I have no little girls to give them to.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 06:10 PM (ZeH0U)
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Any day you can tip your toe in the ocean is a very good day.
Posted by: JackStraw
Agreed. I do it several times a week. Well, Puget Sound. Not quite the ocean, but it’s salty and cold. And there’s whales swimming around.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 13, 2026 06:10 PM (A5RD0)
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My mother was a poor cook--my daughter claims the only thing she was comfortable making was jello. When I was in 7th grate, I told her if she did the shopping I would cook. And I would try anything! I made my own pasta.
There was one wonderful moment when my grandparents and my older sister and her 3-year-old son were visiting, and I made lasagna with spinach noodles I had made myself.
Everyone sat and stared. Finally someone said, see if Steve will eat it. Well, one bite, and he was shoveling with both hands! So everyone decided they liked it and it went into the rotation.
Certainly something that's given me pleasure all my life. I even worked in a cooking school for a couple of years.
Posted by: Wenda at June 13, 2026 06:11 PM (UIfeN)
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Was just thinking about a drum kit I got as a Christmas present when I was maybe 4. Pretty much a toy, but it had a kick, snare, a tom and a cymbal. Maybe tried it out a handful of times, but the folks were not exactly nurturing in that arena...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 13, 2026 06:11 PM (nbLIj)
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I was a Girl Scout back in the day, and still have my sash with patches on the front and half of the back. The work for those instilled some interests, increased my enthusiasm for others, and definitely ruled out others. I can't remember a time I wasn't making something: art, music, textiles, ornaments, etc. and that eventually led into cooking and baking. But I definitely recall that big box of crayola crayons and just being so excited about all the different colors.
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For a brief time in the '80s I had a couple of guns; a Ruger Single-Six convertible Peacemaker clone, .22LR/.22 short/.22 Magnum, and a Remington Nylon 66 .22LR rifle. We would drive out to a wilderness area in southern MS and fire away down into a big sandy pit at bottles and (if we could afford them and ammo too) clay targets. Once we brought a half-dozen honeydew melons. Those exploded nicely, but attracted wasps!
In '86 I sold them both, not sure why, and have been thinking about getting back into target and self-defense shooting in recent years. Now and then I drop in on the Gun Thread. But so many of you are so much more knowledgeable about weapons that I feel outclassed!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:11 PM (wzUl9)
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Maybe tried it out a handful of times, but the folks were not exactly nurturing in that arena...
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 13, 2026 06:11 PM (nbLIj)
Oh! I wanted to play drums, when we were all being sorted for band in 5th grade. I had the best rhythm score of all my classmates.
Mom said no way. I guess with five kids, the house was noisy enough.
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>>Agreed. I do it several times a week. Well, Puget Sound. Not quite the ocean, but it’s salty and cold. And there’s whales swimming around.
Any body of water that has whales qualifies.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)
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I would like someone else to take some of them now because I have no little girls to give them to.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
Please don’t give them away. Your son is young and may get married someday. And perhaps
You have a granddaughter.
I have a collection of original Madame Alexander dolls. They are in a box. I am hoping someday to give them to a granddaughter. Or they will get donated when I go.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 13, 2026 06:15 PM (/+SQR)
58I started collecting dolls when I was a girl because my mother had dolls before me. The oldest dolls are from the 1800's from my grandmother. One of my favorites is Queen Elizabeth I from an actual portrait , I think, and she has little fake pearls sewn all over her outfits I also treasure one of a little Jewish boy in a yarmulke lighting candles and a Red Riding Hood Doll which you flip over to get a doll of grandma, and then when you move her head kerchief you get the wolf. It's a very clever idea.
I would like someone else to take some of them now because I have no little girls to give them to.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026
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My mother owned a big doll she'd been given as a girl, in the early 1920s. It spoke when it was new -- it once had a little disk inside, like a record player, that would play a couple of recorded lines. The doll's face was not plastic, but a kind of china that had cracked a little over the decades.
I saw it more than once as a kid and young man, but I didn't find it when I cleared her place out after she passed. Perhaps she had given it away earlier.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:15 PM (wzUl9)
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The best advice I learned about water skiing was from a high school boyfriend's dad. He said to "follow the boat".
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at June 13, 2026 06:17 PM (dyL4B)
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My main hobby/obsession is reading and that interest began early. The desire to understand those squiggly marks next to the pictures in my story books combined a child's curiosity, encouragement from the adults in my life, and a desire to seem older. Reading was seen as an adult activity and, like most little boys, I wanted to do grown up things.
Posted by: JTB at June 13, 2026 06:18 PM (yTvNw)
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>>>Odd that I never learned to drive until I was almost 23. (My father refused to teach me, let alone help me buy a car, and my mother never learned to drive.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
>I learned to drive when I was 6 years old on my great uncle's farm. He had me driving the tractor while he followed behind. He was a little off because he had been struck by lightning twice, but the big rule was to stay away from the PTO.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 06:18 PM (SRceu)
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:15 PM (wzUl9
That's really interesting. I have not heard of a doll with a disc inside from that long ago.
I also have a hand made dollhouse with lots of furniture but I don't think girls even play with dollhouses anymore . They're mostly on their cell phones, I suspect.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 06:19 PM (ix8EF)
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Fen my aunt had a big doll collection, Ithink she unloaded many but still has a few. Some were very old.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 06:19 PM (Ia/+0)
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Outstanding! Wonder how many among the horde are or have been joggers. The pounding on my knees is too much, so I stick the the elliptical.
Posted by: TRex - running in circles dino at June 13, 2026 05:59 PM (IQ6Gq)
I was a very good runner as a kid and in the Army. I've always liked it, but I haven't jogged for quite some time. On the plus side, I have no chronic joint pain, weird since I am 60. I can jog a bit, like when I am trying to catch the traffic light before it changes. i need to pepper my walks with a bit of light jogging.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 06:20 PM (0aYVJ)
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Oh! Another thing I collected as a boy was the series of Hartland TV Western figurines. They'd be called "action figures" today, though the mounted ones like Cheyenne, the Lone Ranger, Tonto, and Roy Rogers were rigid figures. Their "Gunfighters" series were the standing figures with swiveling arms -- the chest was hollow, and a rubber band fitted around hooks at the arms and allowed them to move. Those included Bret Maverick, Bat Masterson (complete with cane and derby hat), Paladin, and more.
They were all about eight inches tall, beautifully painted, and sometimes even resembled the actors in the face.
I had a great number of them. My mother kept them in storage in our apartment, and it's one of the great regrets of my life that I didn't take at least some of them with me when I cleaned her place out. Not only are they nostalgic, they are worth some dough on eBay now!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:20 PM (wzUl9)
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Odd that I never learned to drive until I was almost 23. (My father refused to teach me, let alone help me buy a car, and my mother never learned to drive.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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Eh...I didn't learn to drive until I was 23 either. I didn't own a car until I was 26.
67That's really interesting. I have not heard of a doll with a disc inside from that long ago.
I also have a hand made dollhouse with lots of furniture but I don't think girls even play with dollhouses anymore . They're mostly on their cell phones, I suspect.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026
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I'm pretty sure it was that old, Fen. Mom was born in 1916, and this was the kind of doll you'd give a girl age 12 or younger, I suppose. Her family was not wealthy, so I guess it was a major outlay of cash, or someone gave it to her as a birthday or Christmas present.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:23 PM (wzUl9)
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Slot cars are making a bit of a comeback. Mostly with older dudes who haven't the room at home to setup a track... and have a wife who's not into a bunch of drunks living vicariously through a toy car.
But... some of the tracks that are setup in VFW's or the like are pretty impressive.
Then, there's the people who build scale model racetracks like Road America down to the smallest detail.
The hobby has passed me by.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 13, 2026 06:24 PM (jehhT)
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Every time I tried water-skiing I was pulled up, over, and dragged behind the boat. I was never able to get my feet under me to stand up and after nearly being drowned three times, gave it up and never looked back. Did macrame while in middle school when that was the coming thing, also making belts and vests out of discarded soda/beer pull-tabs. The folks paid for piano lessons while I was young but found it too expensive and dropped it, which was a shame. And I've always drawn and painted and been into reading since I can remember...
Posted by: tankascribe at June 13, 2026 06:25 PM (NtoJk)
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My sister had a Mrs. Beasley doll, as seen in Family Affair. I was always vaguely creeped out by it.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 06:25 PM (0aYVJ)
I have some Madame Alexander dolls as well. One of my happiest memories was going
to a big doll museum at an Old Victorian House in a town nearby which had several floors of dolls. The woman who owned it became a friend of my mother and me. She liked Madame Alexander dolls.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 06:25 PM (ix8EF)
72Odd that I never learned to drive until I was almost 23. (My father refused to teach me, let alone help me buy a car, and my mother never learned to drive.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
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Eh...I didn't learn to drive until I was 23 either. I didn't own a car until I was 26.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 13, 2026
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When I think of all the dating opportunities I missed, esp. in college, I could throw a rock at something. Cute girls were everywhere on campus, and they *wanted* to meet boys (unlike today) -- but they didn't want to ride on buses. My parents grew up in the era when you met and married somebody in your neighborhood and didn't need a car. But, as I told them in exasperation, it wasn't like that any more.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:26 PM (wzUl9)
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>I learned to drive when I was 6 years old on my great uncle's farm. He had me driving the tractor while he followed behind. He was a little off because he had been struck by lightning twice, but the big rule was to stay away from the PTO.
Ha! I was a bit older than 6 when dad told me to get the tractor, no explanation or instruction, just go get it.
The only rule was stay away from the PTO.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 06:26 PM (viF8m)
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Thank you TRex for two years of wonderful topics to explore.
I would have to say my youthful hobby of horses turned into a lifelong profession. Learning to use the forge for horseshoeing turned into creative metalwork.
The woodworking and sculpting are my hobbies now. I saw a beautiful piece of wood from a cut down tree in town that I am lusting after to be a base for a cat tree.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 06:27 PM (5P5DO)
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Happy Anniversary, TRex! Grateful for all that you do!
Posted by: tankascribe at June 13, 2026 06:27 PM (NtoJk)
76I was a very good runner as a kid and in the Army. I've always liked it, but I haven't jogged for quite some time. On the plus side, I have no chronic joint pain, weird since I am 60. I can jog a bit, like when I am trying to catch the traffic light before it changes. i need to pepper my walks with a bit of light jogging.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026
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In the savage heat here, I call my early early morning workout the "Bataan Death March."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:28 PM (wzUl9)
77 My sister had a Mrs. Beasley doll, as seen in Family Affair. I was always vaguely creeped out by it.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
Must have been the glasses.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 06:29 PM (Cqx++)
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Thanks, TRex for all your work over the past two years. The picture was cute as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 06:29 PM (ix8EF)
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I learned to drive while helping my father peddle milk (yes, he was a milkman). The truck was a standard shift and once, while parked on an uphill incline, I started rolling backwards - slammed on the brakes and broke about 20 glass quart bottles of milk (the good old days when milk was in glass bottles) For some strange reason, Dad didn't kill me.
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at June 13, 2026 06:33 PM (/enuJ)
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Fenelon, my childhood doll house furniture was how I discovered eBay. I bought it as a child with nickels and dimes, and one day I typed in the brand, Renwal, and that led me to eBay, and pages and pages of my furniture. Still for only a few dollars.
So we set up my dollhouse plus furniture in a niche off the living room, and my grandkids played with it from babyhood on. When something breaks, I replace it. They're mostly college now, but when they visit, they arrange and rearrange the furniture.
Posted by: Wenda at June 13, 2026 06:34 PM (UIfeN)
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Rex you do put up great threads every week, can't be easy
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 06:34 PM (Ia/+0)
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44 Any room for a race track in your train layout?
Hmm, interesting idea. The layout is 1968 Germany, so at a minimum I could have a rally scene - I have the proper 1/87 scale cars . . . .
Did jog for decades, but have switched to daily walking as the main activity, unfortunately - do miss the running. Being 29 isn't what it used to be.
Posted by: Patches at June 13, 2026 06:35 PM (338iJ)
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74 Thank you TRex for two years of wonderful topics to explore.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 06:27 PM
75 Happy Anniversary, TRex! Grateful for all that you do!
Posted by: tankascribe at June 13, 2026 06:27 PM
78 Thanks, TRex for all your work over the past two years.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 06:29 PM
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Thanks all! Much appreciated. Thanks for being here!
87
"slammed on the brakes and broke about 20 glass quart bottles of milk (the good old days when milk was in glass bottles) For some strange reason, Dad didn't kill me.
Posted by: Admirale's Mate"
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Steady 10-knot winds with gusts to 18, not to mention wild swells from the northwest and bright sunshine.
It was a day made for sailing, and the little ship handled it marvelously without a single hardware hiccup.
Now it's drinking time!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 06:38 PM (XjKiU)
89Fenelon, my childhood doll house furniture was how I discovered eBay. I bought it as a child with nickels and dimes, and one day I typed in the brand, Renwal, and that led me to eBay, and pages and pages of my furniture. Still for only a few dollars. . . .
Posted by: Wenda at June 13, 2026
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Renwal? They used to make plastic model kits in the Sixties too. Their specialty was kits with a cutaway or visible pane. They had a ballistic missile sub kit with half the hull cut away so that you could see the interior parts you'd painted and assembled, the decks, reactor, missiles tubes, and everything. And I believe they were the ones with the Visible Man and Visible Woman kits, the clear plastic outer shells with the human organs in different colors inside.
Interesting to think they made, or make, dollhouse furniture.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:38 PM (wzUl9)
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Historicon war game convention in a month, can't wait.
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In Linda's research into my genealogy, we found that my father had a small crackup in a Model T Ford when he was a young man (ca. 1925). He flipped it over and landed in a ditch. The event was mentioned in the local paper, though he apparently wasn't charged. No wonder he disliked driving over 35 mph.
My fiancee, later Mrs. Wolfus No. 1, taught me to drive. She inherited a tiny bit of money and bought a car, a new Ford Maverick sedan, and I learned on that. Not two years later I was driving an Econoline van for the Purolator Courier people. When I think back, I'm amazed.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:44 PM (wzUl9)
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Oh, eBay has the guy Renwal stuff, too. If you want to know the difference between how girls and boys play, the dollhouse furniture is a few dollars because there's lots of it. The boys trucks are usually over $50 because so few of them survived!
Posted by: Wenda at June 13, 2026 06:45 PM (UIfeN)
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When I was in sixth grade, in Sacramento CA, the guy that taught us science, just out of the blue, gave me the visible V-8 kit to put together and bring back. I did, with help from dad, and showed it to the class and then he gave it back to me. That was a cool teacher.
Then I got a Wankle kit and did that. Since then I have assembled many real motors.
My parents were sailors. My early years were on Long Island Sound and they took me and my sister sailing before we could walk. It took with me.
My mom was a bit of anomaly for her time. Very smart but an even better athlete. I was her co-conspirator when it came to bending rules and doing things we loved. And she loved the ocean.
I have a very cool mom.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 06:47 PM (viF8m)
99When I was in sixth grade, in Sacramento CA, the guy that taught us science, just out of the blue, gave me the visible V-8 kit to put together and bring back. I did, with help from dad, and showed it to the class and then he gave it back to me. That was a cool teacher.
Then I got a Wankle kit and did that. Since then I have assembled many real motors.
Posted by: fd at June 13, 2026
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Right, the Visible V-8! I remember that one.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:47 PM (wzUl9)
Good to know that your grandkids are still enjoying it!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 06:48 PM (PFs9e)
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I make candles out of old stained wine glasses. Not because it is fun, but because I do not like the scent of most candles, and I think the wine glass shape looks great.
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I have a real hard time saying "no" to my youngest, but I might be able to muster it up for drums.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 06:49 PM (BI5O2)
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Cicero, same question to you. What made you choose sailing?
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 06:43 PM (5P5DO)
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I was a committed surfer in my teens and early college years. I took up sailing on small boats (lasers and sabots) in my late teens, which was just riding waves of air instead of water. I had a nice Ericson sailboat in my early professional years.
Then I moved away from the water, raised a family, and didn't return to sailing until a few years ago. I bought a beautiful little boat last year and I'm smitten all over again.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 06:50 PM (XjKiU)
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53 I was a Girl Scout back in the day, and still have my sash with patches on the front and half of the back. The work for those instilled some interests, increased my enthusiasm for others, and definitely ruled out others.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at June 13, 2026 06:11 PM (IQ6Gq)
I was never a girl scout, but I was in 4-H, and that gave me opportunities to explore lots of different things. Sewing, of course, but also photography, floral arrangement (which helped me pay my way through college), baking, gardening, painting, lotsa stuff.
108I was never a girl scout, but I was in 4-H, and that gave me opportunities to explore lots of different things. Sewing, of course, but also photography, floral arrangement (which helped me pay my way through college), baking, gardening, painting, lotsa stuff.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 13, 2026
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As has often been said, I was many things, but I was never a Boy Scout.
Posted by: Adm. J.T. Kirk, Ret., Star Fleet at June 13, 2026 06:52 PM (wzUl9)
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I started coin collecting when I was a kid and continued off and on through adulthood. Also collected trapper pocketknives as a kid.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 06:52 PM (GseMx)
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I did a SOTA hike this morning, before it got too hot. Got a few contacts on 20m and 30m, as well as a few locals on 2m. Came back to town and had a burger for lunch; it was good but very salty and now I'm carrying about 5 lbs of water weight.
Posted by: PabloD at June 13, 2026 06:52 PM (K1RVP)
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Wolfus when you get moved, make a trip to the Austik, Cord and Deusenberg museum in Austin Indiana.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 06:53 PM (zZu0s)
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>>JackStraw, your mom loves horses too so she is super cool in my book.
You two would have gotten along very well.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 06:54 PM (viF8m)
Auburn, Cord and Deusenberg Museum in Auburn, IN.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026
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Definitely. I consider the Cord 812 to be one of the most beautiful cars of any era. In '65 I built AMT's 1/12 scale model of an 812 roadster. I wish I'd kept it.
Posted by: Adm. J.T. Kirk, Ret., Star Fleet at June 13, 2026 06:56 PM (wzUl9)
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>>Rye, Rowayton, New Rochelle...anywhere we could rent something fun!
Home port was New Rochelle.
We should do a northeast meet up on Block Island. That would be a hoot.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 06:57 PM (viF8m)
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The rain has finally stopped here. Maybe we'll go out to eat, though I can't think of a place that won't require me to take out a personal loan.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:57 PM (wzUl9)
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I got my atlas of imaginary places off the shelf (started it in 7th grade) and I'm adding another map to it. I'm not fussy about scale or accuracy -- who's to say how it should be?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026 06:58 PM (kpS4V)
Auburn, Cord and Deusenberg Museum in Auburn, IN.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026
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Definitely. I consider the Cord 812 to be one of the most beautiful cars of any era. In '65 I built AMT's 1/12 scale model of an 812 roadster. I wish I'd kept it.
Posted by: Adm. J.T. Kirk, Ret., Star Fleet at June 13, 2026 06:56 PM (wzUl9)
American Pickers have come across all three.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 06:58 PM (GseMx)
122"Homebuyers priced out of America's most expensive housing markets are increasingly setting their sights on an unlikely Midwest destination.
Topeka in Kansas has emerged as one of the nation's most affordable housing markets"
Posted by: fd at June 13, 2026
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Salina's homes were affordable. The property taxes and home insurance were not.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:58 PM (wzUl9)
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My main hobby is model railroading. The family Lionel train under the Christmas tree was the spark. Thanks to Dad who built a train table, bought an HO scale train set, laid the track and wired it and turned me loose at the age of 6. Fishing is the other big interest - bass, panfish, and some trout fishing. There was a park with a pond about 3/4 mile from our house where I first lived so I'd ride my bike there to fish for bluegill. (Who let's a 7 year old ride that far today to hang out in a park near water where they could fall in?). Also picked up the guitar when I was about 10, thanks to a future brother-in-law who gave me a guitar he's bought in Mexico. He also gave me a copy of a book and LP record "Folksinger's Guitar Guide" by Pete Seeger. Yes, an unrepentant commie, but I learned guitar basics from him.
Posted by: George V at June 13, 2026 06:59 PM (HUbHH)
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Topeka in Kansas has emerged as one of the nation's most affordable housing markets"
Posted by: fd at June 13, 2026
I would like a ranking list of the most livable capital cities.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:01 PM (GseMx)
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Baton Rouge has to be close to the bottom of the list.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:02 PM (GseMx)
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My grandfather whom I never met was a railroader. My dad had some and me as well when I was a kid. Always thought if I didn't get into war gaming it would have been railroads
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 07:03 PM (Ia/+0)
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I'll always remember Topeka for one thing: a horrible diner called The Roost, under the interstate. I was maybe 8 or 9. The food was awful, so I picked at it for awhile. The waitress became nasty and tried demanding I finish it. My parents hustled us out, and then we had to dodge giant cockroaches in the parking lot.
I'm sure there's more to Topeka than that, but I made it a point to never learn about it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 07:03 PM (BI5O2)
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Congratulations and a mighty thank you for two years of hostink the hobby thread.
Reaches out to shake hands....thinks better of it...,
I enjoyed the merit badges. I still have most of my scout stuff including a largeish collection of patches and mugs from the early '70s and prior mostly Gulf Stream Council, Florida
Need to figure out what to do with the mugs....send them to a MoMeet for target practice? I doubt any of the patches or mugs has any real value...
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 13, 2026 07:03 PM (QGaXH)
129
Probably need to go with smaller cities. Wolfus, have you looked at Lancaster, Ohio? Though, with the growth of Columbus, Lancaster might be getting priced out soon. Maybe Newark, or Circleville.
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I would like a ranking list of the most livable capital cities.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:01 PM (GseMx)
I am pretty happy in Boise. Is it perfect? Hell no. But it beats the hell out of where we moved from (Front Range, Colorado). The city government is the biggest problem, not county or state level. The mayor is a Karen transplant from Massachusetts. Never bothered to remember her name.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 07:04 PM (0aYVJ)
131 "Salina's homes were affordable. The property taxes and home insurance were not.
The article goes on to say:
"Kansas homeowners pay some of the highest insurance premiums in the country because of the state's elevated storm risk, according to Bankrate.
Meanwhile, NerdWallet estimates annual homeowners insurance costs can exceed $5,000 depending on the property and coverage levels"
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Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 07:04 PM (0aYVJ)
What college is in Boise?
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:07 PM (GseMx)
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Muncie indiana is where mammaw and pappaw lived up until I was about 20. I did love that house. They lived on the edge of town and where farmland began. I am pretty sure I do not want to look on Google street view and look at it now.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:07 PM (zZu0s)
Scouting - killed off and worn like a skinsuit by the left. Looking at you Rex Tillerson.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 07:07 PM (RIvkX)
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I did a SOTA hike this morning, before it got too hot. Got a few contacts on 20m and 30m, as well as a few locals on 2m.
Posted by: PabloD at June 13, 2026 06:52 PM (K1RVP)
You never heard of Boise University of the Barren Frozen Wastelands?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 07:08 PM (XjKiU)
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Posted by: TRex - relocation dino at June 13, 2026 07:05 PM (IQ6Gq)
Hmm. I might have to disagree with Grok on a couple of those.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:08 PM (GseMx)
141 Probably need to go with smaller cities. Wolfus, have you looked at Lancaster, Ohio? Though, with the growth of Columbus, Lancaster might be getting priced out soon. Maybe Newark, or Circleville.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
Van Wert
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 07:08 PM (Cqx++)
Topeka has some good spots, but best to live outside the city.
I kept my insurance down by bundling my two car insurance into the house insurance, and having a high deductible for the house. Before I got the new roof from hail damage, I had half of my high deductible for hail. I asked the underwriters what the big hazard was in Kansas.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 07:09 PM (u82oZ)
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You never heard of Boise University of the Barren Frozen Wastelands?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 07:08 PM (XjKiU)
Now that I think of it they have the blue football field right?
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:09 PM (GseMx)
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Van Wert
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 07:08 PM (Cqx++)
Gnaw Bone, Indiana. Look it up.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:10 PM (zZu0s)
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Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:07 PM (zZu0s)
I visited my childhood town near Pittsburgh after 20 years away, for a funeral.
It was crazy. It got so bad all I could do was laugh.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 07:10 PM (BI5O2)
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I've got merit badges in both sailing and canoeing. So I've got that going for me.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 07:10 PM (RIvkX)
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What college is in Boise?
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:07 PM (GseMx)
Boise State U. I work a few blocks from the campus. Good school, I suppose, but, well it's a university, so, yeah, plenty of woke-waves emanating outward, but far less than CSU in Fort Collins. There is a pretty good science and engineering thing going on.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 07:11 PM (0aYVJ)
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I guess reading is a hobby. I managed to borrow a copy of Madam Foreman , Armanda Copley's book about her experience as a juror on the OJ trial. I had to get it from the Orange County (CA) library inter library loan program and the actual physical book came from the University of Miami Law library in Coral Gables, Florida.
They shipped it across the country to me. Free!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 13, 2026 07:12 PM (QGaXH)
I regard any relocation list with an Illinois city or town to be very suspect. Ask SMH how glad they were to leave rural IL for rural MO.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 07:12 PM (u82oZ)
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It was crazy. It got so bad all I could do was laugh.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 07:10 PM (BI5O2)
There were three huge trees in front of their house. An Oak, an Ash and a Hickory. Supposedly the new owners immediately cut down the oak and hickory (the nuts could be a pain.)
But it would kind of ruin it. The whole front yard was shaded by this cathedral of limbs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:13 PM (zZu0s)
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Hobby but not theme related. CBD had a couple of paintings on the art thread this week that used the Pointillist technique. I found the process interesting and looked at some instructional videos. Turns out it can be done with anything that leaves a mark: graphite, ink, pastels, any kind of paint. Tried some pencils, just experimenting to see how it went. I was surprised at the way texture and highlights could be done only with dots. The effect, in the hands of an artist (which I'm not), would be different and effective, especially in monotone. But it is slow and a LOT of effort.
Posted by: JTB at June 13, 2026 07:13 PM (yTvNw)
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>>Boise State U. I work a few blocks from the campus. Good school, I suppose, but, well it's a university, so, yeah, plenty of woke-waves emanating outward, but far less than CSU in Fort Collins. There is a pretty good science and engineering thing going on.
Boise State has a blue football field. At first I was opposed. Now I love it. And I have idea why.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 07:14 PM (viF8m)
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They shipped it across the country to me. Free!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 13, 2026 07:12 PM (QGaXH)
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You do have to write a book report, right?
Minimum three pages, single-spaced.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 07:14 PM (XjKiU)
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Van Wert
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 07:08 PM (Cqx++)
Yeah! Or Van Wert!
A lot of these smaller cities still feel small-town, but have nice coffee shops and museums and festivals. I don't personally want to live in town, anywhere, anymore, but Lancaster is a lovely town.
157
Been through Gnaw Bone many times over the years.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 07:16 PM (Cqx++)
158Baton Rouge has to be close to the bottom of the list.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026
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It used to be a rather dull college town. Then Katrina happened, and the dregs of the Swamp -- criminals and wannabes, plus their hangers-on -- fled and infested BR.
As if that weren't enough, the streets are poorly paved and choked with traffic. I can't wait to not go there ever again.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 07:16 PM (wzUl9)
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Phoenix is a good state capital. Carson City isn't bad. I've never been to Juneau but I hear good things. Both Juneau and Carson City are hard to get to.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 07:17 PM (RIvkX)
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Now that I think of it they have the blue football field right?
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:09 PM (GseMx)
Yup. Sometimes referred to as Smurf Turf. The Broncos usually have pretty decent football team, as well as basketball. Kellen Moore was the QB, and broke the wins-record for BSU. He's an NFL coach now. And, of course, he has car dealerships in the Treasure Valley.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 07:17 PM (0aYVJ)
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Dash, I am so spoiled by sitting on 60 acres with no neighbors.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 07:17 PM (5P5DO)
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151 I regard any relocation list with an Illinois city or town to be very suspect. Ask SMH how glad they were to leave rural IL for rural MO.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 07:12 PM
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Agreed, but Grok is just comparing cost of living index and median home prices to other US capital cities. It isn't assessing Illinois more broadly or using other criteria.
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My hobby is finding cool stuff. I had a huge cowboy collection - toys, bedding, clothes, dishes, and books with all the early tv cowboys. I sold it so I had a down payment for a house. I used to collect antique and vintage linens and have about 20 totes full.
I now have a booth in an antiques and collectibles mall so I can slowly divest of my own stuff plus fun things I pick up here and there. In itself a fun hobby that keeps me busy.
Posted by: SnailRacer at June 13, 2026 07:18 PM (Z2BHt)
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I was at a college debate tourney circa 1990 and one of my judges was from McNeese state. As i recall, the round devolved into when the Sun would go nova. Anyways, McNeese is in Lake Chuck and she sounded like she was native.
Posted by: Dark L at June 13, 2026 07:18 PM (DZ9Lv)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 07:19 PM (5P5DO)
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161 Dash, I am so spoiled by sitting on 60 acres with no neighbors.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 07:17 PM (5P5DO)
Oh, for sure. I grew up on about that (well, we had neighbors, but lots of hiking wooded acres for me. As soon as I was 18, I was out of there! To the big city! Now, I want nothing more than a similar 60 acres.
Before I entered the Service, I flew into Heathrow. Was next to some very knowledgeable and obsessive plane watchers.
A PAO friend at a Naval Airstation in the US regaled me with stories of plane watchers tracking USN aircraft.
Later, I learned Intel agencies reached out to the community.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 07:19 PM (u82oZ)
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Helena Montana is a nice capital city, but my son, who lives there, says it's really hard to find a good steak dinner. He goes to Townsend to get a good steak dinner. Helena is kind of weird.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 07:20 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:20 PM (GseMx)
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163 I now have a booth in an antiques and collectibles mall so I can slowly divest of my own stuff plus fun things I pick up here and there. In itself a fun hobby that keeps me busy.
Posted by: SnailRacer at June 13, 2026 07:18 PM
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Very fun!
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Back in the day when I was scouting, our scout master, who also happened to be the commanding officer of national guard depot, would take us down to the river with miles of islands and deer bush, and he would set up a navigation course with a series of waypoints that you had to go thru to get your merit badge. We didn't have fancy compasses like they make today. Some scouts never made it due to weather and other conditions.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 07:20 PM (SRceu)
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87 "slammed on the brakes and broke about 20 glass quart bottles of milk (the good old days when milk was in glass bottles) For some strange reason, Dad didn't kill me.
Posted by: Admirale's Mate"
What do you want to bet Dad did it ONCE too?
Posted by: fd at June 13, 2026 06:38 PM (vFG9F)
: -) maybe, but, dad was a lot smarter than I. My grandfather also helped me learn to drive in his 54 Buick in a field in his farm. When I asked why I couldn't drive it on a road, he said, "because he didn't want it buggered up" : -)
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at June 13, 2026 07:21 PM (/enuJ)
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I now have a booth in an antiques and collectibles mall so I can slowly divest of my own stuff plus fun things I pick up here and there. In itself a fun hobby that keeps me busy.
Posted by: SnailRacer at June 13, 2026 07:18 PM (Z2BHt)
*waves at SnailRacer, because we keep different hours here. Also, I didn't know that about you!
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I've never been to Juneau but I hear good things. Both Juneau and Carson City are hard to get to.
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Since it became a staple of cruise ship itineraries, Juneau is a conglomeration of Alaska tchotchke shops and helicopter glacier tours.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 07:21 PM (XjKiU)
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In the Shell collecting Hobby three I shard how my father's hobby of capturing live4 shells and displaying them after the snail was removed snapped my life.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 07:21 PM (u82oZ)
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Helena Montana is a nice capital city, but my son, who lives there, says it's really hard to find a good steak dinner. He goes to Townsend to get a good steak dinner. Helena is kind of weird.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 13, 2026 07:20 PM (0aYVJ)
Legends of the Fall.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:21 PM (GseMx)
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I wish I still had my Boy Scout sash with all the merit badges. It was impressive and I was proud of it. Lost it somewhere with all the moves over the years, dammit.
Posted by: JTB at June 13, 2026 07:22 PM (yTvNw)
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Been through Gnaw Bone many times over the years.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 07:16 PM (Cqx++)
*fistbump*
I would every time I went to school in Bloomington if I went all the way up to Columbus. I started going through Uniontown as it was a lot quicker.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:22 PM (zZu0s)
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Funny how there is no lake in Lake Charles, Lousy-ana, or at least no big one, and none called Lake Charles.
The last time I was through there on I-10, the road was horrible. Again this chance to visit a different Lousy-ana city must slip by me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 07:22 PM (wzUl9)
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"Some scouts never made it due to weather and other conditions.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone"
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I hated anything arts & crafts, because I have no talent. I did pick up an interest in photography at about age 12 at camp. My dad got me a secondhand Canon 35mm that I still have (but I think it is broken). I took it to Russia in 1996 and came back with a few absolutely brilliant (IMO) photos, and many mediocre-to-awful photos.
The hobby I didn't pick up til college is hiking. My parents both loved the mountains but were not hikers. In those days we stuck to scenic driving and picnicking.
Today I love to hike, but rarely get to because I'm always mowing my yard, and I share my hiking photos as calendars or framed prints. My family seems to like them.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 13, 2026 07:23 PM (lOlUK)
I no longer go to antique stores. The last one would not let me leave. Had to fight my way out.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 07:23 PM (u82oZ)
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Time to say thanks before the next act takes the Ace of Spades stage. Thanks for being here tonight and for the last two years. Guess we'll keep it going...
You're welcome to hang here for a while but don't forget to check in at Club ONT later.
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You're welcome to hang here for a while but don't forget to check in at Club ONT later.
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Pfft. I can never get past the big dude at the door.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 07:25 PM (XjKiU)
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Time to say thanks before the next act takes the Ace of Spades stage. Thanks for being here tonight and for the last two years. Guess we'll keep it going...
You're welcome to hang here for a while but don't forget to check in at Club ONT later.
Posted by: TRex - be prepared dino at June 13, 2026 07:24 PM (IQ6Gq)
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Thanks for being such a gracious host!
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I no longer go to antique stores. The last one would not let me leave. Had to fight my way out.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 07:23 PM (u82oZ)
Seems like they've all gotten that way, for me. Bastages.
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Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 07:22 PM (wzUl9)
I-10 has been re-paved. The lake you see from I-10 is Lake Charles. A connecting lake is Prien Lake. I actually did a painting of Prien Lake with a view of the I2-10 Bridge.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 07:26 PM (GseMx)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 07:27 PM (zZu0s)
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184 Pfft. I can never get past the big dude at the door.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 07:25 PM
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Try giving him a Club ONT restroom token. That usually works. If not, ask the Moose for the spare key for the door around back.
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and now I have to go finish mowing, but will come back to read all the comments during the movie thread.
Congrats on 2 years of hobby threading, TRex! Many weeks I've opened the hobby thread, read the theme, and thought, "I'm not at all interested in THAT" only to find myself engrossed just moments later. Thank you!
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 13, 2026 07:27 PM (lOlUK)
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190 Many weeks I've opened the hobby thread, read the theme, and thought, "I'm not at all interested in THAT" only to find myself engrossed just moments later. Thank you!
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 13, 2026 07:27 PM
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What a marvelous comment. Thank you.
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Thank you for the hobby thread, T Rex. It’s always a fun read, even if I have nothing to contribute.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 13, 2026 07:32 PM (A5RD0)
197I-10 has been re-paved. The lake you see from I-10 is Lake Charles. A connecting lake is Prien Lake. I actually did a painting of Prien Lake with a view of the I2-10 Bridge.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026
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I recall being told in jr. high that there was no "Lake Charles." Either my teacher was wrong, or I am misremembering.
I'm glad I-1o has been repaved, but I wonder how long it will last before the inevitable potholes, worn patches, cracks, and fault blocks appear.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 07:33 PM (wzUl9)
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A tip of the chapeau to TRex, and a hearty "Stay safe!" to Salty.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 07:34 PM (wzUl9)
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Thanks all! And best wishes for Salty. Guess dodging tornadoes counts as a hobby...
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Hobby that is probably not on the Hobby Wheel is
Anime garage kits. When fans would sculpt and cast kits of their favorite anime just to build and paint them. Then folks like GP* started to actually market in fan magazines their kits for other fans to buy.
As the detail in anime has increased due to computer animation, so to has the detail and complexity of the figure kits. Back in the 1980s there might be four parts in a 1/8th scale figure, now a 1/8th scale figure might have thirty or more parts.
The summer show if the semi-annual Wonder Festival in Japan is focused just on figure kits.
*GP was named after Larry Niven's General Products. Some serious science fiction otakus. (Watche Otaku no Video to learn more.) GP would eventually become Studio Gainax which would redefine anime, over the following decades Gainax would crash and burn several times before finally shutting down.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 07:36 PM (2GVsD)
I no longer go to antique stores. The last one would not let me leave. Had to fight my way out.
Posted by: NaCly Dog
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I simply adore antique stores...wish I knew the history of items, where they came from, etc. Only things that bum me out are the old photos...but I guess that's what may happen to ours down the road....
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 07:52 PM (SRceu)
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Evening, TRex and Hobby Horde!. Late to the party, but no real interest in movies.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 08:40 PM (1z8ji)
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Let me see. Did I do any hobby-type stuff today? Well, yes. Fired up the riding mower, and did the top half of the lower yard. Maybe an acre. The part most visible from the house, at any rate.
Decided it was time to fire up and move the '65 Olds Delta 88. One, to mow under it, and two, because I might have to rob some parts off it. Aired up the tires from my carry-air tank, put a battery in it, and brought my bottle of primer fuel. Took a lot of effort to get it started, and I had to bring out a booster battery and cables. The right rear tire went flat again while I was messing with the engine, so once I got it running, I drove on the flat over to the shop so I could replace the tire. Big rip in sidewall. 1/2
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 09:11 PM (1z8ji)
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Model cars and planes. Decoupage. Latch hook rugs. Macrame. No tie dye, we were not leftist hippies.
3 channels and lots of snow gave us plenty of free time to do boring things. I still have a decoupage Christmas tree from over 50 years ago. Mom was very encouraging.
Posted by: Enola Gay Pride at June 13, 2026 09:12 PM (Ajx/b)
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As I was looking for a suitable used tire, a friend came by with a Buick Wildcat that needs brake work. He got it off the trailer, and I guided him onto the hoist in the shop. I may have to rob brake adjuster sleeves from the Olds to make the Buick good. Anyway, we had a couple of beers and visited, so all is good.
Changed out the tire on the Olds, took for a 4-mile spin on the grid road. Yay! the brakes work well. Parked it for now. I think the axe is going to fall on that one, though. Body really rusty, windshield smashed by hail, and the interior fabric is all decayed. Only value in it is that sweet 425 engine and TH400 transmission.
Put a battery in the International tractor, and got it fired up, and made an effort to air up the tires. Going to need new valve inserts for the rear.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 09:18 PM (1z8ji)
Ace of Spades Pet Thread, June 13
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Good afternoon and welcome to the almost world famous Ace of Spades Pet Thread. Thanks for stopping by. Kick back and enjoy the world of animals.
Would you like a treat?
Let's relax a little with the animals and leave the world of politics and current events outside today.
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Meet The PetMorons
Hi KT:
FYI I sometimes comment on Ace of Spades as Geoff Shotts.
Anyway, here is Dini, enjoying the shade.
She just turned 11 and is a Lab/Basset mix. Super sweet, loves kids. She's not as spry as she used to be, but still loves walks and trips to the local creek.
Thank you
Awww, love Dini. She looks like a wonderful dog.
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We have heard rumors of a couple of new pets for which we have not received photos. In the meantime, here's another photo of Saijo:
PetMoron Adjacent Animals
Encountered by Members of The Horde
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Hey Katy,
Just thought the horde would appreciate my garden friend this morning. It is a screech owl, we get a pair that nests here every year. I have a lot of water about, bird baths and a fountain and a fish pond. I think they appreciate the water. I got pretty close to him before I even noticed him. He was right where I turn on the water. Made my day.
Weekreekfarmgirl
That's a bold owl - out so near to you during daylight hours! Such a great surprise to find him looking at you!
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Greetings lovers of all things pets and pet adjacent,
Just a few pics from over the last few weeks or so showcasing why I absolutely love living in the country. Featured are the deer who have slowly started trusting us enough to come within 25 yards of the house. Of course it probably helps putting out some snacks for them now and again. Our two Peacocks, the male is the one with the bright turquoise neck, a few wild turkey's and a little frog who has decided to make his home under our evening coffee table.
Love seeing all the contributions to The Pet Thread and look forward to it every week.
v/r Sua Sponte
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Wonderful! Love the frog.
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Thank you for sharing your pets and animal photos and stories with us today.
If you would like to send pet and/or animal stories, links, etc. for the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, the address is:
petmorons at protonmail dot com
If you start feeling nostalgic, here a link to last week's Pet Thread, the Ace of Spades Pet Thread, June 6
I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 03:46 PM (u82oZ)
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At the church working at in City, co-worker found a stray cat on lot. It's a fenced in area and large. Anyway was told the female cat was quite malnourished when found. So some guys been feeding and making sure has water. She is quite friendly
We have owls in our trees. No idea what kind as we only hear them, never see them. I have only seen an owl once and that was back around 2006-2009.
I have done a small update on our cats. Some cute pictures included.
https://tinyurl.com/dg65258
Posted by: Joyenz at June 13, 2026 03:47 PM (2F0/Y)
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In any case! The furry thugs here at Casa Wolfus are well. Big black Stirling was sleeping with me just now. He passed his fourth anniversary of living with me on Thursday. He got some kitty treats, the semi-liquid "squeeze out of a tube" brand -- tuna and anchovy, I think -- and a new paper bag to play with.
Little gray Dagny sits most days in her personal sauna, the bedroom window, which gets sun from about 1 to 6 pm every day right now. She's still somewhat aloof with me, but climbs up to the sofa arm next to Miss Linda every so often now for petting -- and, we suspect, for combing. She seems to like the sensation of having the teeth pull up from the roots of her thick fur.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 03:47 PM (wzUl9)
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Reef was odd today. Just insane when we first got up, frantic (more than normal zoomies) was insane outside. Whining constantly. Then like a flipped switch, he went completely silent and was calm and restrained. Very loving all of a sudden.
I sometimes wonder if the dog is just insane or can see dead people.
Ill allow it and then some. This is the end of three weeks straight without a day off and it will at least be one more.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 03:47 PM (zZu0s)
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That frog is a great picture. You've got a good eye.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 03:48 PM (zZu0s)
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Today is Minnifer the cat's third birfday. Please wish her a meow.
Posted by: Eromero at June 13, 2026 03:45 PM (LHPAg)
Awww, lots of birthday kisses blown for Minnifer.
Posted by: Joyenz at June 13, 2026 03:48 PM (2F0/Y)
Posted by: Mamas and Papas at June 13, 2026 03:51 PM (0GWtO)
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Dini is my kind of pup, just relaxing in the shade. Love the owl!!! Haven't been able to snap any pics of the ones out here, but I sure do hear 'em at night.
Posted by: Sua Sponte at June 13, 2026 03:52 PM (GTw+O)
19That frog is a great picture. You've got a good eye.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026
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I can never spot the little devils in their habitats at Petco. I'm expecting them to move like hamsters or rats, but they sit there utterly still like tiny rocks. Suddenly they shift a fraction, and I see the movement. "There they are!"
Speaking of hamsters, I saw a golden brown one for sale at Petco this week. It was almost the same toasted brown color as the "golden Syrian" hamsters I had as a boy, with white undersides and dark gray ears.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 03:59 PM (wzUl9)
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If I ask Minnifer if she remembers when she was a kitten, she says 'damn right I do. You made me wear those checkerboard overalls!'
Posted by: Eromero at June 13, 2026 04:00 PM (LHPAg)
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People don't believe me (though I'm sure some of you recall) when I say that Woolworth's downtown used to sell pets in the early '60s: hamsters, white mice, turtles, mynah birds and parakeets, and -- for a time -- baby alligators. I was never tempted by them, thank goodness. And there used to be a pet store in the Quarter on Dauphine St., on a corner so that people could peer into the windows on two sides. They sold kittens and puppies as well as small pets. The place was clean and well kept.
There was another shop nearby on Burgundy which had a parrot -- maybe as the shopkeeper's pet, maybe for sale. He made me a little nervous when I was young, with the way he fixed me with that reptilian eye and moved back and forth along his perch.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:02 PM (wzUl9)
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We live in the country and enjoy the deer as well but they do require some accommodations. We are in the middle of fawn season and we have to be mindful when we let our dog out of the fenced part of the yard. We've got two enormous live oaks on either side of our front yard. Each one has a landscape island around it where the deer love to park their fawns while feeding nearby. They fawns are invisible and you (or your dog) can almost step on them without seeing them.
If humans or dogs get too close to the hidden fawn the mom deer will suddenly pop up out of nowhere and can be very threatening. They can do a lot of damage with their hooves. We have had to make a hasty retreat with the dog a couple of times this year.
Posted by: Art Rondelet of Malmsey at June 13, 2026 04:04 PM (TrISa)
23Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat of them) all always responds when I ask her that question.
If I ask her if she wants food or breakfast or dinner, she just looks at me.
If I ask her if she wants a treat, she emphatically meows, "Yes." (and then I give her some, of course)
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 13, 2026
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Dagny is practically mute unless you disturb her seriously. She just follows me into the kitchen and looks up at me with that beseeching stare. About the only time Stirling chirps is for water; he jumps up on the bathroom or the kitchen counter and gives little piteous cries. You'd think he just crossed the desert on a horse with no name. They have their fountain, and I see Dagny use it, but Stirling rarely does.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:06 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 04:07 PM (looXz)
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That owl looks baked. I think someone left some gummies out for him next door.
Or he's just squinting because it's daytime and he's an owl.
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 04:08 PM (VHUov)
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And I liked seeing all the pictures. Owls are lovely.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 04:09 PM (looXz)
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About the only wildlife I see here are opossums, not often, and now and then a wading bird, a small storklike species, that must wander in from the grass-lined canal a couple of blocks away. There used to be a pair that stalked around the main street of the complex, and then one day there was only one. A male who'd lost his mate, perhaps.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:09 PM (wzUl9)
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Look at that b**** deer....just standing there, eating crackers.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 13, 2026 04:11 PM (QGaXH)
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Wolfus, I put a bowl of water out that has a pinch of salt in it. The cats don't much like the plain tap water but they do drink a lot of the water with salt.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 04:13 PM (rbvCR)
30That owl looks baked. I think someone left some gummies out for him next door.
Or he's just squinting because it's daytime and he's an owl.
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026
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What was that OTC medicine that used to have an animated owl as its spokesbird? Oh, yes: "Be wise, all, take Xyzal!" I imagine an advertising copywriter wrestling with an ad campaign to make a weirdly-named allergy medicine memorable, tossing and turning . . . until one night, possibly baked himself, he came up with the rhyme "wise all/Xyzal."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:14 PM (wzUl9)
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Chicago may be losing the Bears and stuck with the Obama Library, but on the bright side they still have Big Mike !!!!
And that Ain't bad !!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 13, 2026 04:16 PM (Bnw/D)
32Wolfus, I put a bowl of water out that has a pinch of salt in it. The cats don't much like the plain tap water but they do drink a lot of the water with salt.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026
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For all I know our lousy tap water has salt, and maybe other salts I don't want to know about. I think it's the running water that attracts my two. Dagny likes her morning session with the tap, too, as I brush my teeth.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:16 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Puddleglum, Back in Babylon DC at June 13, 2026 04:17 PM (sAmhv)
34 I think it's the running water that attracts my two.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Leftover wild instincts. Cats don't have a scavenger's constitution like dogs do, so they don't like to drink standing/stagnant water.
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 04:19 PM (VHUov)
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31 Chicago may be losing the Bears and stuck with the Obama Library, but on the bright side they still have Big Mike !!!!
And that Ain't bad !!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 13, 2026 04:16 PM (Bnw/D)
Will da Bears go to an out-of-control city?
Posted by: Eromero at June 13, 2026 04:20 PM (LHPAg)
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My cats are getting jaded by paper bags. This morning I brought some stuff from Whole Foods (Linda had a coupon), and left the bag out on the floor. Stirling romped on it for a while, but he's lost interest now.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:20 PM (wzUl9)
37I think it's the running water that attracts my two.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
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Leftover wild instincts. Cats don't have a scavenger's constitution like dogs do, so they don't like to drink standing/stagnant water.
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026
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The late big black Wolf would not go near the fountain; his brother Chekov drank from it, but he preferred his bowl (refreshed twice a day at their meals), and the tap water, of course. My previous cats were fine with their fresh water arriving in bowls.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:23 PM (wzUl9)
38 Deckard, "Is the owl real?"
Rachael, "Of course it is."
Posted by: 13times at June 13, 2026 04:25 PM (+Pxm2)
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The late big black Wolf would not go near the fountain; his brother Chekov drank from it, but he preferred his bowl (refreshed twice a day at their meals), and the tap water, of course. My previous cats were fine with their fresh water arriving in bowls.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:23 PM (wzUl9)\
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Allie and Penny each have a fountain.
Kaylee and Hexie *could* drink from the fountains, but they seem to prefer to drink from their water bowls (changed daily, of course)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 04:26 PM (RIvkX)
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I was hoping we'd get a chance to see the crows that are taking care of Ace - or is it the other way around - this week.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 04:30 PM (qx7Zg)
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Weekreekfarmgirl, did you color wash the exterior walls or is it natural sun and weathered fade? Because I love the sandy-stucco Tuscan-terracotta finish.
Posted by: 13times at June 13, 2026 04:32 PM (+Pxm2)
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My roly-poly cat Scout and I have developed a routine in the past week or so that I hope she enjoys as much as I do. She can't quite make the leap to my lap when I'm at the computer. Last week as she sat with accusing eyes, I said, "Do you want to get up? Give me the bat signal."
Not sure why she decided that meant pushing her head against my leg, but I took it as so and picked her up for a cuddle.
It was an instant routine. She sits. I ask her for the bat signal. She thinks it over and pushes her head against me. I pick her up. Yum.
One of us is well-trained.
Posted by: Wenda at June 13, 2026 04:34 PM (UIfeN)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 13, 2026 04:34 PM (Cqx++)
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I saw a video of a caracal making their squeeky little sound, and realized my own cat makes that noise often.
I'm about to watch Cherry 2000, what am I in for?
Posted by: BourbonChicken at June 13, 2026 04:35 PM (lhenN)
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And as if to prove me wrong, Stirling has gone back to sit on the new bag.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:37 PM (wzUl9)
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Came home from the family reunion and brushed Bruno. And brushed. And brushed. And there's still more but we were both tired of it. We go thru this every year. I don't know why he waits until June when it's 95 degrees out there though.
Posted by: fd at June 13, 2026 04:37 PM (vFG9F)
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One of us is well-trained.
Posted by: Wenda at June 13, 2026 04:34 PM (UIfeN)
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If you are wondering who, I have some bad news for you.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 04:38 PM (RIvkX)
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Today is Minnifer the cat's third birfday. Please wish her a meow.
Posted by: Eromero at June 13, 2026 03:45 PM (LHPAg)
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Happy third b-day, Minnie! Have your staff give you extra cheek skritches and belly rubz.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026 04:40 PM (kpS4V)
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I never see Lily drink out of either her water bowl or her fountain, but she seems extravagantly healthy and fluffacious, so she must lap in private.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026 04:43 PM (kpS4V)
51I never see Lily drink out of either her water bowl or her fountain, but she seems extravagantly healthy and fluffacious, so she must lap in private.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026
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Cats are secret drinkers.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:45 PM (wzUl9)
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Doggo The Additional, after 9 months, has settled in. She has decided that there is at least one male human, moi, that she can relax around. Yesterday, she progressed to rolling over and showing me her belly - which promptly got rubs and gentle pats.
Only bad news is that she has early kidney disease, so she's on a special diet now.
We don't know how long she'll be with us, but we're doing our best to give her a calm and warm retirement home.
Posted by: Jim Harbaugh, Asshole at June 13, 2026 04:47 PM (gpQ8/)
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And Stirling is on my lap. As if he knows it's the Pet Thread.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:48 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 13, 2026 04:48 PM (gpQ8/)
5551 I never see Lily drink out of either her water bowl or her fountain, but she seems extravagantly healthy and fluffacious, so she must lap in private.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026
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Cats are secret drinkers.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 04:45 PM (wzUl9)
Let he who has nothing embarrassing on his phone cast the first stone. {shifty eyes}
Posted by: Crack Hunter B. at June 13, 2026 04:55 PM (Sy6m/)
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All I have are photos of reef and Ajax, sunsets. Flowers. Cars in parking lots. And photos of me cutting my own hair. Need to delete those.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 04:58 PM (zZu0s)
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We went on vacay a week ago, put the dogs in the Pet Resort for the week. When we got back, the contractor had dismantled to deck, and the dogs were extremely put out. You see, if they had been here and on patrol, then those nasty squirrels would not have eaten the damned deck. Ruby in particular has been pacing in circles around the house in despair. She went into the back yard and dug a moose trap next to the septic tank, out of frustration I believe.
They really think that we don't understand how much they do for us. I mean, a little gratitude would be nice.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 13, 2026 04:59 PM (bl07w)
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We don't know how long she'll be with us, but we're doing our best to give her a calm and warm retirement home.
Posted by: Jim Harbaugh, Asshole at June 13, 2026 04:47 PM (gpQ8/)
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That's all any of us can do.
5956 All I have are photos of reef and Ajax, sunsets. Flowers. Cars in parking lots. And photos of me cutting my own hair. Need to delete those.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 04:58 PM (zZu0s)
Hunter is a walking stereotype of that moral degenerate who thinks everyone else secretly does the same: the liar who thinks everyone lies, the supply thief who thinks everyone steals, etc. His reaction to the Maine Psychopath is to imagine that *neither* party would even have politicians if the contents of their phones could be used against them.
He can't accept that Brett Kavanaugh lived a life of such scrupulous rectitude that he could actually prove he was not even at the same parties as his accuser. This is a thing on the Right: live your life like God is watching, because guess what, he is.
If everyone's data got dumped in a giant breach, it might actually be true of the Democrats that they would have to either accept vile depravity or just not field candidates, with perhaps a few exceptions. But I'm fairly confident that Republicans could gently (but firmly) nudge out the ones beyond the pale, maybe forgive some mild peccadillos, and field a full slate.
Posted by: SciVo at June 13, 2026 05:15 PM (Sy6m/)
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Weekreekfarmgirl, did you color wash the exterior walls or is it natural sun and weathered fade? Because I love the sandy-stucco Tuscan-terracotta finish.
Hi 13 times, I color washed the walls, but they are also a little sun baked as well. I start with a butter yellow base coat, let that cure and then go over it with a rust colored wash. If it starts to fade too much another layer of the rust wash revives it.
Posted by: Weekreekfarmgirl at June 13, 2026 05:17 PM (jepcO)
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So late to read/post on any of the forums today because I had to work (yes, in the office) today.
Needed to share something on the pet thread. The Missus passed in 2023. The dog (her protector) started going down afterwards. Last week at the ripe old (dog) age of 17 years, we said goodbye to him.
Oh, and whoever came up with that "rainbow bridge" thing, needs to stop sending me cards when a loved companion passes. (Too many frigging onions in the house.....)
-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at June 13, 2026 09:08 PM (7kJyR)
Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, June 13
Penstemon cobaea close-up, showing the "bearded tongue" characteristic of the genus
Don in Kansas has a fine summary on his experiences growing penstemons, back on May 9: Tongues with Beards. Here are three of several he is growing. Click on the link for photos and description of others, along with growing tips:
One of my long-term projects is to find out which penstemons will do well in Kansas. I've got around twenty species planted in various parts of the yard, many of which are coming into bloom now. The Kansas natives such as Penstemon cobaea, above, have done very well. In general, most species I've tried have been easy and haven't needed attention beyond weeding and occasional watering during dry spells. . .
Penstemon wrightii
P. wrightii is native to west Texas, a place much drier than Kansas. Surprisingly, all the rain from last year's freakishly wet summer didn't bother it at all, nor did 0℉ in January or 12℉ in March. It's been blooming for three weeks now, and it should continue for at least one and possibly two weeks more. Although the individual flowers aren't large, there are a lot of them, and the color is vivid.
Penstemon Strictus
P. strictus, the “Rocky Mountain Penstemon,” grows throughout the Rocky Mountain states. It’s easy and tough, and will likely grow anywhere that the climate isn’t too extreme.
Interesting variety of beautiful flowers from different parts of the country at the link above, with helpful growing tips from Don.
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Edible Gardening/Putting Things ByBy-Tor has a big update on his container garden with some good tips:
Tomatoes are going great guns. The plants are getting huge. No reds yet but they’re coming.
Peppers are the same. Zucchini and squash as well.
Dill is maxed out; I may have to dry them and store, then plant more. Or maybe trim the tops and see if it grows out.
Long hot days on the horizon, with lots of water, portend a successful harvest.
Most of these are in containers or grow bags; I’m a little surprised at how well they are doing.
The veggies and strawberries look great! You might think about freezing some dill, depending on how you intend to use it (maybe as immature seed heads for pickles?)
Keep the zucchini and summer squash picked small, since you are growing the plants in containers.
Next week, maybe we'll post By-Tor's instructions for making Fried Green Tomatoes.
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Protecting your holiday celebrations from yellow Jackets
This week, a yellow jacket stung me while I was feeding the garden kitties. WOW. Haven't felt pain like that in a while!
Later that day, we found a nest set up in a torch that was not far from one of the kitty-feeding locations, a few inches from the ground. Those insects were buzzing around in an erratic fashion that was really unnerving. Glad that this didn't happen to me:
Stung by dozens of yellow jackets. There was no sense of where exactly the pain was coming from because there was no sense of where the pain wasn’t. https://t.co/meu5XqucPr
A lovely yellow jacket queen skulking on the ground to find a suitable nesting site to establish a new colony. She can sting but is quite docile. Yellow jackets have a bad rap for obvious reasons, but they do serve a purpose in the woods by preying on pests and consuming carrion. pic.twitter.com/XGRmXueJPt
This is Magnolia figo, common name banana shrub. My plant buying got a little over enthusiatic last fall but managed to get it through the winter under lights. I finally put it outside 10 days or so ago and the buds are opening. It's only hardy to Zone 8 so I'm ooing to keep it pruned to container size and cross my fingers this coming winter again.
It is fragrant but to me the fragrance is more floral than banana like. It does have the magnolia fuzzy buds.
I like this plant and its fragrance. Probably attracts yellow jackets.
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Hope everyone has a nice weekend. If you would like to send photos, stories, links, etc. for the Saturday Gardening Thread, the address is:
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Week in Review
What has changed since last week's thread? Gardening, Home and Nature Thread, June 6
I closed the comments on that post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.
Upside down coffee cup in a 5 gal bucket water up to an inch below bottom. Put a chunk of burger on it.
The wasps will eat until full and then they'll be unable gain enough height to get out of the bucket. They drown in the water.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 13, 2026 01:44 PM (+EHgv)
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Our voodoo lily opened today. Plenty of flies buzzing 💩 around.
Posted by: Rex B at June 13, 2026 01:45 PM (rgnea)
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2 Is it too late to maybe put in cucumbers or something that grows fast?
Depends on where you are. Your local extension agency may have a schedule.
Posted by: KT at June 13, 2026 01:46 PM (rdeQO)
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Twice, long ago, got jjmped and stung a dozen times eachbyYellkw Jackets. One was by my compost bin.
First coll morning hit them with extreme prejudice
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 01:50 PM (Ia/+0)
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Been working on my truck but everything is getting very hot, so giving that a break.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 01:51 PM (Ia/+0)
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Plant stuff anyway. If it grows, great! If not, you know not to bother.
I have a pecan tree to plant. I have one asian pear that has never broken dormacy. I think I will pull it from that spot and try the pecan. The asian pears are hanging on but kinda pathetic growth. I have a rose bush to plant too
Posted by: Notsothoreau at June 13, 2026 01:56 PM (7T8ei)
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Red wasps lit me up good last summer. Reached inside a storage box for a shovel or something. By the time I realized how stupid I am my hand was on fire. Whole hand was red and swollen for days.
Posted by: Billythesquid at June 13, 2026 02:07 PM (ijc3Q)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 02:07 PM (qx7Zg)
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Hairy Beardtongue is the most Middle Earth plant name ever.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026 02:11 PM (kpS4V)
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5 Yellow jackets?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty
Upside down coffee cup in a 5 gal bucket water up to an inch below bottom. Put a chunk of burger on it.
The wasps will eat until full and then they'll be unable gain enough height to get out of the bucket. They drown in the water.
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Might want to add a few drops of fruity-smelling liquid dishwashing detergent to the water to break the surface tension, maybe also a teaspoon of vegetable oil.
Posted by: KT at June 13, 2026 02:12 PM (rdeQO)
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Vegetable plot is doing very well after consistent rains. Tomatoes and peppers are doing nicely and the coneflowers are exuberantly sprouty with flower heads.
This is the ideal time when everything is lush and fecund; soon mold will hit and then temps will climb.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026 02:19 PM (kpS4V)
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I hit them with a can. Might have been 2 of wasp spray, emptied them and had a bucket to place over the hole.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 13, 2026 02:32 PM (Kt19C)
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the hairy tongue appears to have a little pearl on the end.
Now that's eatin pussy
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 13, 2026 02:33 PM (Kt19C)
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Yellow jackets? They're very friendly until there's about fifty of them, then they get aggressive. Also, stop using aftershave and cologne if you don't want to be targeted like a flower.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 02:34 PM (SRceu)
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once while snag fishing for zombie chinook, i adjusted my (greek fisherman's) cap and trapped a yeller jacquet which proceeded to sting my scalp. cursing, i drew the attention of an old railbird adjacent. he told me to take a little of the redman t'backy i was chewing and place it directly on the wound. amazing, killed the pain almost instant.
Posted by: cmeat at June 13, 2026 02:50 PM (R11M+)
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Years ago I was taking my labs out for a constitutional and to go poop. One of them started getting real interested in something on the ground and was acting weird, biting the ground. I reached down to get her and instant pain. This dummy dog was attacking a yellow jacket nest in the ground. Instantly the dogs and I were swarmed.
I ran back to the house, up the deck and in through the kitchen. Bad, idea the f'ers were still on us an still stinging and now they were in the house. So I started smacking myself. And I wanted to get them off the dogs but I didn't want to just slap them.
In my panicked delusion I grabbed a loaf of bread, because it's soft, and started absolutely flailing away at the dogs to smash the bugs. It was then that my wife walked in to the kitchen.
Posted by: banana Dream - Not again! at June 13, 2026 02:51 PM (3uBP9)
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Yellow jackets? They're very friendly until there's about fifty of them, then they get aggressive. Also, stop using aftershave and cologne if you don't want to be targeted like a flower.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 02:34 PM (SRceu)
Very islamic behavior, eh?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 02:53 PM (1z8ji)
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i have wandered up and down rural routes looking for discarded tobacco butts after trapping wasps in my bikey jacket. first, crush the damn thing. then locate the pain lump and mix the discarded tobacco with spit to form a paste (unguent, polstice, salve, balm, ointment?) and apply directly. it helps.
Posted by: cmeat at June 13, 2026 02:55 PM (R11M+)
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>It was then that my wife walked in to the kitchen.
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Hey, honey. Whatcha cooking?
Posted by: Just the punchline at June 13, 2026 02:55 PM (29OPJ)
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In my panicked delusion I grabbed a loaf of bread, because it's soft, and started absolutely flailing away at the dogs to smash the bugs. It was then that my wife walked in to the kitchen.
Posted by: banana Dream - Not again! at June 13, 2026 02:51 PM (3uBP9)
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Do you smoke the banana peals before dreaming?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026 02:58 PM (kpS4V)
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Sitting at a baseball game in 100 degree weather and a yellow jacket stung me on the web of my thumb. It hurt, of course, but my whole body went icy for a few seconds. It was fast but scary.
Posted by: huerfano at June 13, 2026 02:59 PM (VJX5o)
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as a nine year meter reader (just like the mailman's screed, except i had to go in the back yard with the dog) i would often become aware of an invisible wasp/hornet flight path. this then required observing until determining the exit/ entry hole of the hive. never once used on a canine (i had a thousand pooches, but only maybe three that i believed meant it) i was required to carry capsicum dog spray as part of my ppe. when sprayed into the lair, first they all wobble out falling and dying and second the oily peppery residue hangs tough for years, preventing reoccupation.
Posted by: cmeat at June 13, 2026 03:00 PM (R11M+)
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canoeing on the allagash (needs limerick), the bears had foraged the easy raspberies near the trails so my sister and i ventured into the thicket. old growth everywhere i soon stepped on a holler log which promptly collapsed, drawing the ire of it's inhabitants... bald faced mean f'in hairnets. i distinctly remember staring them eye to eye before they attacked (think mickey's malt liquor wasp, or that thing that zaps you in mario cart). so now i'm back peddling- almost literally doing the backstroke- getting shredded by the brambles and screaming at the top of my lungs. naturally, being opportunistic, this provided them with an oppo to fly into my mouth as i sprinted down the path to the river, big cartoon swarm in hot pursuit. it was minutes until i could surface with no threat, just a couple straggler guards. my siblings still laugh.
Posted by: cmeat at June 13, 2026 03:12 PM (R11M+)
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>>> Do you smoke the banana peals before dreaming?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026 02:58 PM (kpS4V)
It was just the name of a banana flavored vending machine pastry years ago. I had gotten one at work in the 90s and for whatever reason pinned it to my cube wall. It hung up for 5-10 years until around 2000 my group was relocated and I took it down to examine it. Still looked the same but was hard as a rock with a mystery liquid inside. No, I didn't try it.
I've searched the name and seen it reappear in the past five years or so as a variety of commercially grown pot.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 13, 2026 03:15 PM (3uBP9)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 13, 2026 03:16 PM (Kt19C)
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Here's a picture of me #16 between Hostess PB Totally Nutty and donettes:
tinyurl.com/d3znap46
Posted by: banana Dream at June 13, 2026 03:26 PM (3uBP9)
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1) yellow jackets and wasps are evil. They should be destroyed wherever they are found.
2) I do NOT, in fact, trust Google.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 13, 2026 03:30 PM (zZu0s)
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I forgot about Crocodiles, pies were my favorites
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 03:34 PM (Ia/+0)
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I set up a shop vac with the nozzle near the yellow jacket entry. Turn on the vac near sundown. The little b*stards return home and get sucked into the vac.
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at June 13, 2026 03:36 PM (/enuJ)
Posted by: SciVo at June 13, 2026 03:49 PM (Sy6m/)
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I started off this year as a noob gardener with 2 grow bags planted with basil and one bag for parsley. The basil is growing like crazy and parsley is catching up. Now I'm making compound butter. Miracle Gro is wonderful stuff.
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From Boise area; Lows 45-55 F, highs 66-81. A cool spring so far, but the heat is coming soon. I finished picking wild rose petals or the year - instead, it's lavender harvest time! - the plants got huge in just one year. I've been trying to keep up on the weeding, as we'll be traveling on and off this summer, and if I don't stay ahead of the weeds in my garden at all times, they go crazy.
I picked a lot of strawberries - have to cut and freeze a bunch later tonight. The 3 midget blueberry bushes have plenty of fruit, but each time we get a sudden heat wave, they get scorched, so we have to hope the heat comes on gradually this summer.
I added compost to all our potato bags. Lots of purple larkspur blooming out back. The native blue penstemon in the new stone bed is still blooming, but all bearded irises are done. A few tomatoes forming on the Genuwine Beefsteak plant. Have to go back out and harvest the radishes I forgot...
Posted by: Pat* at June 13, 2026 05:46 PM (UflwG)
Getting close to that big anniversary: What and whom do you appreciate?
Some of us have come a long way. Others may not have come a long way. What makes the difference?
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Reading for the Big Anniversary
Planning on reading any books in preparation for the Big Day?
How about essays? Looking at the sidebar here at AoSHQ?
250 inspired essays on what we love about America, from The Wizard of Oz to Zippo lighters, from The 1st Amendment to Vicks VapoRub, Waffle House, and...
It was another busy week in the news, highlighted by the election for Mayor of Los Angeles, in which Democrats snatched victory from the ballot box of defeat with the now-familiar flood of post-election votes. As in the past, many were suspicious.
Graham Platner was in the news again. In any past era, his escapades would have led to a hasty substitution of a more plausible candidate. But the Democrats, as we have observed over the years, don’t embarrass easy.
An attempted decapitation in Ireland and a successful stabbing murder in Texas riled the public but elicited perverse reactions from the Left.
War hero Scott Pelley made a graceful, low-key exit from CBS, bringing his ignominious career to an end. And, speaking of the press, President Trump had a close encounter with NBC’s Kristen Welker, which meme-makers enjoyed. There was much more besides. . .
197 Air conditioning is the single reason I would never want to live in any other time period. Its my consistent answer when somebody says "yeah it would be cool to live in the roman days" Uh..no. "wow ancient egypt would be cool" Uh...no. Viking times would be killer, long houses and mead and.." Uh..no, I can buy mead and sit in my long house with the AC.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 06, 2026 01:11 PM
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Appreciate?
Being born here, though the Marxists are ruining that quickly
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 11:37 AM (Ia/+0)
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"Do you have a favorite American composer or musical genre?"
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I'm rather partial to Scott Joplin and John Phillip Sousa.
Posted by: mrp at June 13, 2026 11:41 AM (rj6Yv)
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Success in both sides of my tailgate will catch the lock, now to work on bolting it back together
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 11:42 AM (Ia/+0)
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Hey y’all, sorry to break in. Doof’s mom passed away this morning. I am sure prayers would be appreciated.
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 11:46 AM (Wmg4n)
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Newsmax took some still pictures of Kristen Welker when she interviewed Trump. Not very flattering pics either. She looked like a insane witch. I laughed and laughed.
Posted by: Case at June 13, 2026 11:47 AM (+zXtV)
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Thx K.T.
A major theme that for me runs through all modern thought is the absolute lack of historical knowledge by 90% of the people you speak with. Racists, slavery and oppression are taught, but nothing else is taught or understood. Leads to bad results
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 13, 2026 11:51 AM (IiEl1)
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Since KT has quoted Sowell, here are a couple more:
"Ours may become the first civilization destroyed, not by the power of our enemies, but by the ignorance of our teachers and the dangerous nonsense they are teaching our children. In an age of artificial intelligence, they are creating artificial stupidity." ~ Thomas Sowell
"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." ~ Thomas Sowell
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 13, 2026 11:52 AM (XeU6L)
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My problem with living in any other timeline would be the lack of toilet paper. I would just have to find a way to stop pooping. I mean, if you could invent time travel I almost think nopoop would be easier. Maybe a colon based singularity or something.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 13, 2026 11:52 AM (3uBP9)
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Piper didn't see that, thanks for the notification on Doof
Had a busy morning
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 13, 2026 11:53 AM (XeU6L)
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2 For our 250th the 17th should be repealed.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron
We will have to play with the current Constitution rules because amending it is now impossible. There is simply little that our ruling class agrees with the populace over. Term limits, voter id, mass immigration, putting criminals into prison or executing them, cutting back the role of federal judges, the Fed, these are all things that the ruling class has determined the population cannot have despite having the requisite 2/3rd's majority among the people or higher.
Our uniparty ruling class is the problem and until the GOP purges the Cornyn's, Cassidy's, Massies, etc. and agree to implement what We the People want, we are stuck without needed reforms.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 11:54 AM (E4rtv)
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The economic problem America faces isn't that we have rich people.
The problem we face is that cost of living has exploded instead of decreasing as it did in the past.
And why has cost of living increased? Because of government, though for many interlaced reasons:
1) Bidenflation - government spending not backed by dollars stolen via taxation instead steal wealth as inflation
2) Regulations, endless regulations - Every regulation makes things cost more
3) Immigration - Every immigrant, legal or otherwise, raises the cost of housing. Every immigrant, legal or otherwise, lowers the cost of labor. And ALL of the illegals are on welfare.
Posted by: 18-1 at June 13, 2026 11:54 AM (sKqQm)
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Maybe a colon based singularity or something.
Posted by: banana Dream
A black hole?
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 11:55 AM (E4rtv)
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And why has cost of living increased? Because of government, though for many interlaced reasons:
1) Bidenflation - government spending not backed by dollars stolen via taxation instead steal wealth as inflation
2) Regulations, endless regulations - Every regulation makes things cost more
3) Immigration - Every immigrant, legal or otherwise, raises the cost of housing. Every immigrant, legal or otherwise, lowers the cost of labor. And ALL of the illegals are on welfare.
Posted by: 18-1
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Pretty much.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 11:55 AM (E4rtv)
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>>> A black hole?
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 11:55 AM (E4rtv)
brown
Posted by: banana Dream at June 13, 2026 11:56 AM (3uBP9)
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My problem with living in any other timeline would be the lack of toilet paper. I would just have to find a way to stop pooping. I mean, if you could invent time travel I almost think nopoop would be easier. Maybe a colon based singularity or something.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 13, 2026 11:52 AM (3uBP9)
Use a rabbit. Works for me.
Posted by: The Bear at June 13, 2026 11:57 AM (1z8ji)
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Doof’s mom passed away this morning. I am sure prayers would be appreciated.
Posted by: Piper
Additional prayers for Doof and family.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 13, 2026 11:57 AM (+EHgv)
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Valet? Looks like the brother is about to whack him.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
I remember when I read about Obama's body double (I think that was the term). I didn't know what that mean but came to find out it's a manservant, a valet.
That's the exact moment I knew that nothing about the Dogeater added up. Still doesn't.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 11:57 AM (l26NL)
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"Do you have a favorite American composer or musical genre?"
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I'm rather partial to Scott Joplin and John Phillip Sousa.
Posted by: mrp at June 13, 2026 11:41 AM (rj6Yv)
Agree. But don't forget more modern influences like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, and the whole blackman's blues genre of music. America changed the world's music.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 13, 2026 11:59 AM (g8Ew8)
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>>> I remember when I read about Obama's body double (I think that was the term). I didn't know what that mean but came to find out it's a manservant, a valet.
That's the exact moment I knew that nothing about the Dogeater added up. Still doesn't.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 11:57 AM (l26NL)
They referred to him as a "body man" which sounds appropriately gay for JEF.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 13, 2026 12:00 PM (3uBP9)
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My problem with living in any other timeline would be the lack of toilet paper. I would just have to find a way to stop pooping. I mean, if you could invent time travel I almost think nopoop would be easier. Maybe a colon based singularity or something.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 13, 2026 11:52 AM (3uBP9)
It's the reason Sears and Roebucks catalogs were invented.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 13, 2026 12:01 PM (g8Ew8)
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Condolences to Doof and his family on their loss
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 13, 2026 12:02 PM (IiEl1)
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16 Thx K.T.
A major theme that for me runs through all modern thought is the absolute lack of historical knowledge by 90% of the people you speak with. Racists, slavery and oppression are taught, but nothing else is taught or understood. Leads to bad results
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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And that is why when I taught my law classes, a heaping dose was historical development of the law--otherwise decisions simply don't make sense to students--they can memorize a decision rule from a court case but don't understand how and why the courts did what they did.
E.g., why the Dred Scott decision was an activist decision that was so bad, so unethical, and so horrible in its effects from judicial supremacy, that it took three constitutional amendments and a Civil War to fix. Most ignorant people assume that Dred Scott was a 'conservative' decision because GOP was racist.
Most never realize that all the Justices voting against Dred Scott's freedom were Democrats and that the decision itself was so activist that it essentially made slavery into super property that could not be regulated or limited by any governing body.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:02 PM (E4rtv)
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American composer Samuel Barber and his Adagio for Strings.
Try to listen to that without getting emotional.
Posted by: banana Dream - I double dog dare you at June 13, 2026 12:03 PM (3uBP9)
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brown
Posted by: banana Dream
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Welp, an internal singularity would solve both the weight problem and waste disposal issues.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:03 PM (E4rtv)
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Just because envy is all hip amongst the socialists these days, doesn’t mean envy is now off the Seven Deadlies list. It will still ruin one’s soul as we see every day with the crazy lunatic behavior of the lefties.
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at June 13, 2026 12:04 PM (BiRHZ)
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 12:05 PM (2WIwB)
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I'm rather partial to Scott Joplin and John Phillip Sousa.
Posted by: mrp
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Solace is one of my favorite Joplin songs. FWIW, you tube has the US Marine Corp band videos playing most of Sousa's famous marches.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:06 PM (E4rtv)
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Doof's mom, Doof, and their family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at June 13, 2026 12:07 PM (aTy4b)
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My problem with living in any other timeline would be the lack of toilet paper.
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Just live near a geyser.
Old Faithful Bidet™
Posted by: muldoon, okay, I guess I'll grow up now at June 13, 2026 12:08 PM (qgHp7)
“SpaceX’s IPO created 4,400 millionaires, according to the New York Times. Critics like Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Elizabeth Warren have created one each — themselves.”
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 13, 2026 12:08 PM (mPXxA)
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22 The economic problem America faces isn't that we have rich people.
The problem we face is that cost of living has exploded instead of decreasing as it did in the past.
And why has cost of living increased? Because of government, though for many interlaced reasons:
Posted by: 18-1 at June 13, 2026 11:54 AM (sKqQm)
I'd also add that these aren't necessarily apples to apples comparisons. The we car bought in 1980 likely didn't have 147 airbags, six cameras, and wifi. ISPs are an entire new Utility Bill monthly. That working class lifestyle of '26 has amenities that would have been wildly expensive a generation or two ago.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at June 13, 2026 12:08 PM (w/O5Q)
InfantryDort
@infantrydort
(Remarking on a AI image of a imaginary GWOT monument)
A giant restraint stretched across open ground, another buckle fastened by people convinced that every problem can be solved by tightening the strap one more notch.
Those of us who fought that war were not fragile. We crossed oceans, climbed mountains, walked through cities filled with bombs, and carried burdens that would break most people. Yet somewhere along the way an entire generation of leaders became convinced that the greatest threat to those men was not the enemy, but risk itself.
What followed was twenty years of wrapping warriors in procedures, approvals, permissions, reviews, assessments, oversight mechanisms, and legal opinions until the institution slowly forgot the difference between protecting a force and restraining it.
Every buckle arrived with good intentions. Every layer was justified. Every restriction was sold to us as profound wisdom. Nobody noticed that the accumulation of caution was producing its own form of recklessness. We became so obsessed with preventing small failures that we lost the ability to achieve great successes.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:13 PM (E4rtv)
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47 Muldoon,
Please don't grow up.
Posted by: Wenda at June 13, 2026 12:12 PM (UIfeN)
He's a Toys 'R Us kid.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 13, 2026 12:13 PM (mPXxA)
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@33 whig , definitely. Studying and practicing law taught me very clearly that bad facts in a case make bad law. If you know what to look for historically you could see a Dred Scott train wreck coming from miles away . That's one of the reasons I try to explain to my liberal friends that I see signs and actions toward a leftist revolt that their nice liberal selves won't like. Falls on deaf ears or gets responses of "but Trump" or "Epstein".
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 13, 2026 12:14 PM (IiEl1)
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 12:16 PM (VHUov)
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I just appreciate being born in America and having lived the life I have.
I've met famous people, earned a good education, travelled the country and the world. I have fought in wars, and lived in peace. I know Jesus and worship as I please. I can go where I want, when I want, and how I want, without first seeking permission. And I can dare to be.
Being an American is just friggin' awesome!
And I will reread the declaration of independence.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 12:16 PM (2WIwB)
53 That's the exact moment I knew that nothing about the Dogeater added up. Still doesn't.
Posted by: Blutarski
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Sorry to be tedious re Sowell quotes, but here's another:
"Whether Barack Obama is simply incompetent as president or has some hidden agenda to undermine this country, at home and abroad, he has nearly everything he needs to ruin America, including a fool for a vice president" ~ Thomas Sowell
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 13, 2026 12:17 PM (XeU6L)
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We should look into allowing the states to step in when it comes to certain issues.
For instance, if a state has acted terribly when it comes to managing its fiscal matters (California, and others), and that state's situation becomes so bad that it needs a bailout from the feds, then the other states should be able to vote on a compact that strips that irresponsible state of its statehood and places the state in a territorial status with the provisions of that compact being enforced with the territorial status remaining until that state corrects its mess.
I also wouldn't mind allowing the states to have a veto power over regulations. If a regulation has been passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, and if this regulation is word-for-word in agreement with the language found in this bill that was signed into law, then it would require a two-thirds vote by the state legislatures to veto it at any time the regulation is in effect.
If the regulation cannot be found in any law, then only one state would be required to veto it.
Something like this would encourage Congress and the President to do their jobs correctly when it comes to creating regulations.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at June 13, 2026 12:18 PM (aTy4b)
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Every moment spent envying others is a wasted moment. It never makes the situation better and worse it causes you to forget how lucky you are.
I've been very fortunate to travel extensively around the world in my life and seen some beautiful places and met some great people. But there is absolutely no place on earth like the United States of America. If you were fortunate enough to be born here you've already won life's lottery. The line to get in this country is a lot longer than the one to get out.
I've been more than blessed in my life and I'm genuinely happy when I see what I consider good people doing well and achieving their goals.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 13, 2026 12:19 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Ernest T. Bass at June 13, 2026 12:19 PM (jrgJz)
57Something like this would encourage Congress and the President to do their jobs correctly when it comes to creating regulations.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie
BWAHAHAHAHAHA.....
Oh, wait, you were serious?
Posted by: Congress at June 13, 2026 12:20 PM (VHUov)
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50 @33 whig , definitely. Studying and practicing law taught me very clearly that bad facts in a case make bad law. If you know what to look for historically you could see a Dred Scott train wreck coming from miles away . That's one of the reasons I try to explain to my liberal friends that I see signs and actions toward a leftist revolt that their nice liberal selves won't like. Falls on deaf ears or gets responses of "but Trump" or "Epstein".
Posted by: Smell the Glove
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Mastery of multiple choice tests is part of the reason for an inability to think in our ruling classes. To them, there must always be the consensus and teacher approved 'correct' answer. I required essay exams for students to tell me what they did know rather than what they didn't. And they had to explain why they knew what they did using the essay format.
And I made students read original sources--I used complete court decisions for teaching rather than textbooks/hornbooks. Fortunately the internet was around along with lexis to do that. One can learn a lot about the law by reading all of a court opinion rather than just the highlights and excerpts.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:23 PM (E4rtv)
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Valet? Looks like the brother is about to whack him.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
I remember when I read about Obama's body double (I think that was the term). I didn't know what that mean but came to find out it's a manservant, a valet.
That's the exact moment I knew that nothing about the Dogeater added up. Still doesn't.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly
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Body man.
In case Obama needs a man's body right now!
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 12:24 PM (/lPRQ)
60"...and that state's situation becomes so bad that it needs a bailout from the feds, then the other states should be able to vote on a compact that strips that irresponsible state of its statehood and places the state in a territorial status..."
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Receivership
Posted by: muldoon, okay, I guess I'll grow up now at June 13, 2026 12:25 PM (qgHp7)
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Aaron Burr showed us how to treat central bankers.
Posted by: Oglebay at June 13, 2026 12:26 PM (w8dnx)
Oh, wait, you were serious?
Posted by: Congress at June 13, 2026 12:20 PM (VHUov)
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We, the State Legislature of Wyoming, have listed here 99.86% of the CFR that do not have a corresponding match in any enacted law, so we hereby vacate these rules.
Have a nice day, DC!
Posted by: Wyoming State House and Senate at June 13, 2026 12:27 PM (aTy4b)
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An example of going back to original sources is that Taney, in Dred Scott, deliberately misread the Declaration of Independence and ignored something like 80 years of US history after that to reach his conclusion that blacks could not be citizens of the United States whether they were 'free' or not, whether they were a citizen of a state and voted, or even whether they were in the Revolutionary War and granted land, etc. by a grateful Congress.
Any knowledge of history quickly indicates that Taney was a fraud citing non-existent history in order to reach his objective--denying the courts of the US jurisdiction from slavery cases because blacks were 'property' not citizens or even humans. A dog or a shed cannot bring action in court against its owner. And that is where the chain of logic in Dred Scott led. And was simply one example--there are others equally inexcusable judicial activist points in that decision.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:28 PM (E4rtv)
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Like, are all manservants like y'know, men? Like do they totally fer sure, not have any valet girls?
Posted by: muldoon, all grown up at June 13, 2026 12:29 PM (qgHp7)
Gone w/o both at times when it would be nice to have it.
No AC? Oh, no AC. Not that big a deal.
No TP? Shit Shit Shit....
During the Kung Flu TP Shortage and Freakout the stores where already stripped bare before I heard there was a run on TP.
All paper products gone.
So I got myself a few packs of the Wally world cheap cotton dish clothes. Just in case everybody else found out cotton makes a good asswipe.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 13, 2026 12:29 PM (/lPRQ)
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I also wouldn't mind allowing the states to have a veto power over regulations. If a regulation has been passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, and if this regulation is word-for-word in agreement with the language found in this bill that was signed into law, then it would require a two-thirds vote by the state legislatures to veto it at any time the regulation is in effect.
If the regulation cannot be found in any law, then only one state would be required to veto it.
Something like this would encourage Congress and the President to do their jobs correctly when it comes to creating regulations.
Posted by: Sasquatch
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To do such things, we will have to break the uniparty ruling class. They are the barriers to good government and they want to rule over ruins if that is the only way for them to rule over us.
Cornyn's sour comments after losing are a perfect encapsulation of the Uniparty mind. They have a right to rule over us.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:32 PM (E4rtv)
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Receivership
Posted by: muldoon, okay, I guess I'll grow up now at June 13, 2026 12:25 PM (qgHp7)
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This is a topic which I know almost nothing about, outside of the fact that Georgia was forced back into territorial status in 1868, I think. I don't know how it is done to a state, but if only Congress can do it, I'd expand this to the states having the power to do it as well, since Congress isn't up to the task anymore.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Transwookie at June 13, 2026 12:32 PM (aTy4b)
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Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:28 PM (E4rtv)
Every damn post is a gem ...
The things I learn (things I should have learned way back when).
Thanks for taking the time to illuminate the back stories whig.
Posted by: browndog says woof at June 13, 2026 12:32 PM (3sXRv)
From the moment Alexander burned Persepolis and disposed of the Achaemenids, Iran has enjoyed a geologically slow decline. And I mean *enjoyed,* not suffered.
From the Seleucids and Parthians, to the Safavids through the Pahlavis, they made an orderly, stately march to irrelevance spanning more than 2300 years, and only in 1979 suffered the imposition of Islamic Law, and the degringolade.
By contrast, the British Empire went from the beginning of its decline to its conquest by Islam in fewer than 150 years, and we are currently watching its degringolade.
The Iranians had a good run, but it's time to end it. Along with the British.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 12:33 PM (BI5O2)
Finished rereading the Journals of Lewis and Clark (abridged)
Why abridged? Reuben Thwaites compiled and edited eight ~700 page volumes. It's a heck of a lot of reading.
Savory food was in rare supply. Elk and deer were generally too lean to satisfy. Bear provided gallons and gallons of lard which they rendered, kegged and portaged.
They found beaver tail and buffalo tongue/hump the tastiest and most savory of all game food. All of them but Lewis thought dog meat savory. The Columbia River Indians sold the dogs - I think the dogs got fat eating spent spawn salmon and guts. The Indians generally thought it vile to eat dog meat.
archive.org >
Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Volumes 1-8
Posted by: 13times at June 13, 2026 12:33 PM (H/DrZ)
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To do such things, we will have to break the uniparty ruling class. They are the barriers to good government and they want to rule over ruins if that is the only way for them to rule over us.
Cornyn's sour comments after losing are a perfect encapsulation of the Uniparty mind. They have a right to rule over us.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:32 PM (E4rtv)
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Dead center on target. One of the reasons why I support Trump.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Transwookie at June 13, 2026 12:33 PM (aTy4b)
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Cornyn's sour comments after losing are a perfect encapsulation of the Uniparty mind. They have a right to rule over us.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:32 PM (E4rtv)
The hilarious thing about Cornyn is that he perfectly revealed WHY people wanted him out in the first place. He could have said, I will continue to serve the people as they wish- I am their representative. But nah, I can now do whatever I want to do- which is oppose the people tooth and claw.
Dude. People show you who they are.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 13, 2026 12:34 PM (mPXxA)
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Receivership
Posted by: muldoon
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I think it is going to take a new Reconstruction of recalcitrant states. Fixing most of them will take about a dozen years or so. Expelling the illegals, putting state officials in prison and removing them from office, fixing fraudulent election procedures, and sending those involved in fraud against the state and federal government to PMITA prisons as well. And it will take about a dozen years for students in a fixed public school system to reach maturity as well.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:35 PM (E4rtv)
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Leave to live by no man's leave.
Forget by whom
Posted by: MkY at June 13, 2026 12:35 PM (IMZev)
76 If the regulation cannot be found in any law, then only one state would be required to veto it.
Posted by: Sasquatch
Enabling California, new York and Illinois is not IMO a good idea.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 13, 2026 12:35 PM (+EHgv)
whig's erudition makes up for having to sift through all the boob and fart jokes.
Posted by: muldoon, all grown up at June 13, 2026 12:35 PM (qgHp7)
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The hilarious thing about Cornyn is that he perfectly revealed WHY people wanted him out in the first place. He could have said, I will continue to serve the people as they wish- I am their representative. But nah, I can now do whatever I want to do- which is oppose the people tooth and claw.
Dude. People show you who they are.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
I want that douchebag to keep talking smack. His latest was that Trump would have a miserable time after the midterms (indicating uniparty plans for the GOP to throw congressional elections if they are able). I don't think these unfunny clowns ever realize they are who are hated by the people, not Trump. And it is because of their thwarting of 80/20 legislation like the SAVE act.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:37 PM (E4rtv)
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Enabling California, new York and Illinois is not IMO a good idea.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 13, 2026 12:35 PM (+EHgv)
It is insane when you think about this: for 50 years ONE state has set car capabilities and regulation, which cars get built and which designs get shelved. How cars look (due to gas mileage requirements and pedestrian crash worthiness.) It is depressing as hell.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 13, 2026 12:38 PM (mPXxA)
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Doof, my condolences to you and your family on your loss. I pray you and your family find peace, in time.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 12:40 PM (qx7Zg)
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Is that because all the legal arguments eventually come down to a "he-shed, she-shed" situation?
Posted by: muldoon
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Don't ever change Muldoon, your easy work of puns into comments always make me laugh.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:41 PM (E4rtv)
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So very sorry to hear about your mom, Doof. My deepest condolences.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 13, 2026 12:42 PM (mPXxA)
83It is insane when you think about this: for 50 years ONE state has set car capabilities and regulation, which cars get built and which designs get shelved.
"California emissions" was a separate option on most cars well into the 80s. And that was back when it was actually different parts. Now it's flipping a bit in the ECU but they have it enabled for everywhere because FedGov and the EU both follow California-like regulations.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 13, 2026 12:43 PM (QZThv)
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And it is because of their thwarting of 80/20 legislation like the SAVE act.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:37 PM (E4rtv)
They have continually pursued the same line: wait out or coopt X, Y, Or Z. Tea Party, opposition to Obamacare, Trump.
They have been doing this for almost 20 years at this point.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 13, 2026 12:44 PM (mPXxA)
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Problem being, (using Medicaid as one example) that all 50 states accept federal matching funds (and by federal I mean from the other 49 states) which by their very nature create incentives for waste, fraud and abuse. Being complicit in that particular grift then undercuts the moral basis for the relatively sane states to hold the grossly mismanaged states accountable.
Posted by: muldoon, all grown up at June 13, 2026 12:44 PM (qgHp7)
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OBama's man servant was a Pitcher, or Catcher sometimes
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 12:45 PM (Ia/+0)
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85 Problem being, (using Medicaid as one example) that all 50 states accept federal matching funds (and by federal I mean from the other 49 states) which by their very nature create incentives for waste, fraud and abuse. Being complicit in that particular grift then undercuts the moral basis for the relatively sane states to hold the grossly mismanaged states accountable.
Posted by: muldoon, all grown up at June 13, 2026 12:44 PM (qgHp7)
But you know, we would be nothing without california. I'd like to try it for 20 years. See what happens.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 13, 2026 12:46 PM (mPXxA)
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I remember when Susan Collins The Maine Witch ran for the first time. She said she would serve two terms than retire.
Hahahaha...she is such a card. How would the US get along without her?
Posted by: Astroglide Is Your Friend at June 13, 2026 12:46 PM (z20w/)
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This is a topic which I know almost nothing about, outside of the fact that Georgia was forced back into territorial status in 1868, I think. I don't know how it is done to a state, but if only Congress can do it, I'd expand this to the states having the power to do it as well, since Congress isn't up to the task anymore.
Posted by: Sasquatch
It was a fandango after the Civil War. Basically, southern states ratified the 13th Amendment pretty quickly but balked at the 14th and 15th. So the Radical Republicans simply refused to seat Congress members from the South and the fact that the South was militarily occupied meant Edwin Stanton had all the dominant power needed to enforce the removal of Southern governments until they were Reconstructed. And that meant a quasi territorial status until former Confederates were purged from all state offices, the 14th and 15th amendments were ratified, and state constitutions came up to Congressional approval.
At the same time, the Scotus via Texas v. White (1869) indicated that all of the seceding states never left the Union which left them in a quasi territorial state.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:48 PM (E4rtv)
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If Cornyn wants to throw a tantrum, fine. But he has no divisions. For the brief remainder of his term, the senate will continue doing exactly what it has been doing: nothing. And after that, he'll be gone and no one will think of him at all before his obituary runs. Good riddance.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 13, 2026 12:49 PM (+n72I)
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 12:49 PM (J4Dwc)
92Aaron Burr showed us how to treat central bankers.
Posted by: Oglebay at June 13, 2026 12:26 PM (w8dnx)
Get shot by one?
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 12:50 PM (rbvCR)
93I remember when Susan Collins The Maine Witch ran for the first time. She said she would serve two terms than retire.
Hahahaha...she is such a card. How would the US get along without her?
I just really enjoy the Democrats screeching that she's even more literally Hitler than Trump. Like, what? 30 years ago there were actual Democrats who voted with the Democrats as much as her.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 13, 2026 12:50 PM (QZThv)
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OBama's man servant was a Pitcher, or Catcher sometimes
Posted by: Skip
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Power Forward
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 13, 2026 12:51 PM (XeU6L)
95OBama's man servant was a Pitcher, or Catcher sometimes
Obama's alleged to be a believer in the Islamic principle that you aren't gay if you're pitching.
Posted by: Ian S. at June 13, 2026 12:53 PM (QZThv)
Pro Tip: 30 minutes or longer during which you have 5 or more comments in a row is strong presumptive evidence that there has been a new post.
(PS- Some of my best conversations on this site have occurred during those intervals.)
Posted by: muldoon, all grown up at June 13, 2026 12:54 PM (qgHp7)
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To continue the boring subject to some,
The Northwest Ordnance, one of the few enduring acts by the Articles Congress and repassed during the First Congress, set the guidelines for new states to enter the Union. And to that end, the principle was Congress had plenary control over territories until they met the qualifications, including state constitutions protecting rights mentioned in the Northwest Ordnance. Over time, Congress put quite a few demands on states for particular inclusions in state constitutions until and during the ACW. After that, seceded states were treated as a) not leaving the union, but b) no longer recognized state regimes by Fedgov. Legally they were occupied military districts under martial law and thus could only regain statehood by substantial changes in state constitutions, removal of Confederates from state offices, and repudiating Confederate debt among other things.
They were not treated as territories in fact, but more like conquered provinces. That is why the South's backlash when the North got tired of Reconstruction efforts was so severe. And the 1876 Compromise by Republicans to get Rutherford B. Hayes in as president ended it essentially
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:54 PM (E4rtv)
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The Sowell quote above is perfect for the reaction the day after Musk became a trillionaire on paper. Bernie , Chief Liz, AOC, Platner etc are all turning the sin of envy into an ideology, aka Marxism
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 13, 2026 12:56 PM (IiEl1)
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They have continually pursued the same line: wait out or coopt X, Y, Or Z. Tea Party, opposition to Obamacare, Trump.
They have been doing this for almost 20 years at this point.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
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And trying to keep stasis is why both party establishments are imploding. The Commies are taking over the Dems and the Right is taking over the GOP.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 12:58 PM (E4rtv)
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I don't see Bulg here so I probably shouldn't point out that he would probably say that boob and fart jokes. make up for having to sift through all of whig's erudition.
Posted by: muldoon, all grown up at June 13, 2026 12:58 PM (qgHp7)
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>>Pro Tip: 30 minutes or longer during which you have 5 or more comments in a row is strong presumptive evidence that there has been a new post.
Ha, I'm doing housework (because the house isn't going to clean itself). Every so often I'd hit refresh and there would be only one or two more posts each time. I figured all the Catholics got bored and found better things to do.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 01:00 PM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: muldoon, all grown up at June 13, 2026 01:01 PM (qgHp7)
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19 Piper didn't see that, thanks for the notification on Doof
Had a busy morning
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 11:53 AM (Ia/+0)
He just told me this morning, I am trying to lift things off of his plate. He loves this group, y’all know that. And I know everyone has been worried about his mom. I knew everyone would also want to send some support over the intertubes.
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 01:02 PM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: muldoon at June 13, 2026 01:02 PM (qgHp7)
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I was telling my sisters-in-law how much I was learning by reading Sowell's Basic Economics and my leftist SIL countered by telling us what an intellectual treasure Neil deGrasse Tyson is.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 01:02 PM (FMtrg)
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He just told me this morning, I am trying to lift things off of his plate. He loves this group, y’all know that. And I know everyone has been worried about his mom. I knew everyone would also want to send some support over the intertubes.
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 01:02 PM (Wmg4n)
I just sent TRex, CBD, and MisHum a possible ONT for tomorrow night. It even has a spot for your content.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 01:04 PM (qx7Zg)
107
Willis Carrier for the win. His face should be on monuments everywhere, but particularly in the deep south. Every now and then a storm knocks the electricity out, as a subtle reminder of the way things used to be.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 13, 2026 01:05 PM (QaH55)
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100 I don't see Bulg here so I probably shouldn't point out that he would probably say that boob and fart jokes. make up for having to sift through all of whig's erudition.
Posted by: muldoon
Unfortunately, I am no longer a polished writer on first drafts--I learned long ago to simply throw the mud on the potter's wheel and start refining it from that point. And that is because I had to churn out a line of articles, etc. that were in fact often boring and pedantic in order to get published. Also work product for academia--reports, and other such minutiae. To do that, I had to conquer the fear of being mocked for trivialities, which makes it far easier to conquer writer's block.
Ironically, during the age of typewriters, I could do a polished draft but only by writing out longhand my first one. With computers, it often results in my trying to redraft my comments while in the midst of making them. Havoc on grammar as singular and possessives appear and disappear. And trying to fit comment limits means mashing and squashing.
And for whatever reason, after having covid multiple times, I can no longer count on my spelling anymore which was never a problem prior to that.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)
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898 moves, but I beat it
Spider solitaire is evil
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 01:07 PM (Ia/+0)
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leftist SIL countered by telling us what an intellectual treasure Neil deGrasse Tyson is.
Posted by: Emmie,
A true legend in his own mind.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 13, 2026 01:08 PM (+EHgv)
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Hey y’all, sorry to break in. Doof’s mom passed away this morning. I am sure prayers would be appreciated.
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 11:46 AM (Wmg4n)
So sad to hear this, will be praying for him. She is full of joy now, God bless her.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at June 13, 2026 01:09 PM (w6EFb)
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107 Willis Carrier for the win. His face should be on monuments everywhere, but particularly in the deep south. Every now and then a storm knocks the electricity out, as a subtle reminder of the way things used to be.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder
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Yep. But Southern architecture had to change as well, the old designs were drafty to create air movement by design, the new ones are sealed as best as you can to preserve the colder air interiors.
AC also does the Southerners one other favor, it removes the oppressive interior humidity in the South which is often what makes the heat there so much worse than in low humidity but 'hot' states.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:10 PM (E4rtv)
113 I just sent TRex, CBD, and MisHum a possible ONT for tomorrow night. It even has a spot for your content.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13,
Oh my gosh, thank you. I was trying to pull one together but I am not trusted to bring content that goes beyond what I like. 😉
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 01:10 PM (OoFl2)
The book, "A River Runs Through It" reminded me of our son who moved back to FL two years ago with his Florida bride. He loved fly fishing out here and I will get that book for part of his Christmas gifts. Thanks for the reminder! Yes I often Christmas shop in the summer and have done this forever.
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 13, 2026 01:10 PM (WONhk)
115
Nazi Platner still a 2 to 1 fav over Trump/Collins.
Maine has one of the highest rates of vets. They stepped up fast to or the marine having the bad tattoo.
Posted by: Paul at June 13, 2026 01:12 PM (OTeo3)
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Piper, thank you for updating us on Doof's mom. He and his family are in my prayers.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 01:13 PM (FMtrg)
117
Emmie, for you today on X
"Here is a story about a group of students who fundraised and worked for an entire year to bring Neil de Grasse Tyson to speak at an event:
"We were a small college club with around 10 members and on a whim one of our members emailed tyson's agent to see if we could book him. We found out it would cost 40k (it raised to 50k in December of that year where I think it still might be) for his speaking fee plus expenses to have him come to our college for 1 day where he'd host a small lecture, a press meeting, dinner with up to 6 people, and the main lecture and a book signing time permitting. We decided to go for it, and spent a year where our club exclusively worked on bringing him in.
When he arrived, myself and others introduced ourselves and our fields of study. He went after first of us in humanities or soft sciences pretty much relentlessly from the get go. We're all used to the philosophy major working at McDonald's joke, but he wasn't trying to be funny, and spent the ride from the airport making repeated comments about the uselessness of our majors.
/more
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:13 PM (E4rtv)
118I was telling my sisters-in-law how much I was learning by reading Sowell's Basic Economics and my leftist SIL countered by telling us what an intellectual treasure Neil deGrasse Tyson is.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 01:02 PM (FMtrg)
A treasure like that is best preserved by burying it somewhere and hiding the map.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 01:13 PM (rbvCR)
119
/Additionally he spent about 5 minutes trying to show that logic was stupid but he was citing logical rules and Occam's razor.
The small lecture was him bragging about how famous he was, and how easy it is to pull yourself out of poverty or etc. The dinner was for leaders of other clubs so helped us raise money. He took the piss out of how one student held her fork, and was impossibly smug when giving advice to physics students.
The main event was a terribly boring lecture consisting of fart jokes and fan service; teasing the upcoming TV series he was in and not much else. He spent a quarter of the time reading Sagan's blue dot, which is nice but shouldn't have cost us because it wasn't his material.
He left at about 2am, and we were all exhausted because we had spent the day busy setting up and tearing down. The whole affair cost nearly 85k. The additional money being for locations, personnel, air fare, Tyson's hotel, catering, etc.
We all decided he was an ass hole. I'd never want to spend 16 hours with a celebrity again."
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:14 PM (E4rtv)
120 Newsweek is frantically shoveling as much shit as possible on the US hosting the World Cup.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 13, 2026 01:15 PM (rqNGS)
121
And from a different student,
From another member of the same group:
"Neil deGrasse Tyson, who came to our university, gave a crappy speech rife with lame fart jokes, was rude and disrespectful with the people who organized the event (there were a couple campus clubs working on it for about a year). He equated one of the group's member's philosophy major as a degree in mental masturbation.
We were so pumped to hear a talk about the universe, astrophysics, black holes and dark matter, and instead he gave a speech on debunking lame pop media science misconceptions such as the "supermoon" because the organizing club is known as a skeptic/secular humanist society. He then basically said he did us a favor and that we "owed him one" for that.
He delivered a private lecture to our group and members of the campus physics club in which he realized he had said something witty, whipped out hsi iphone, and spent the next fifteen minutes trying to come up with the perfect wording for it to post it to his twitter. In the middle of a lecture we spent a year's work and $55k total to organize."
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:15 PM (E4rtv)
122
And to flog a topic to death, this,
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Stephen Fleming
@StephenFleming
Neil de Grasse Tyson is a horrible human being.
But he provides a useful service. If someone is a huge fan of his, I know that I can safely dismiss anything that person says. Quite the timesaver.
My only interaction with Tyson was when I was testifying in front of the Aldridge Commission in 2004, and he angrily challenged my claims that the private sector would lead the way in exploring the Moon and Mars. NdGT loudly stated that only government employees would ever go to space. Any role for the private sector other than as contractors for NASA or the DOD was just foolishness.
(Note that this was in March 2004. Charlie Walker flew to space as an employee of McDonnell Douglas in 1985, and Dennis Tito visited the ISS in 2001 as a paying tourist. Spaceship One would complete its first suborbital flight in June 2004.)"
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:16 PM (E4rtv)
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I just sent TRex, CBD, and MisHum a possible ONT for tomorrow night. It even has a spot for your content.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13,
Oh my gosh, thank you. I was trying to pull one together but I am not trusted to bring content that goes beyond what I like. 😉
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 01:10 PM (OoFl2)
An ONT filled with good looking women, dogs, and cats. What could go wrong?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 01:16 PM (qx7Zg)
124
Newsweek is frantically shoveling as much shit as possible on the US hosting the World Cup.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Ah yes, the bankrupt moribund Graham family property sold for $1 and that has went through several hands since then as a clickbait site reminiscent of Buzzfeed or Slate.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:18 PM (E4rtv)
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111 Hey y’all, sorry to break in. Doof’s mom passed away this morning. I am sure prayers would be appreciated.
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 11:46 AM (Wmg4n)
Thank you. I will add him and his family to my prayers.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 13, 2026 01:21 PM (WONhk)
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 01:21 PM (J4Dwc)
127
Whig, this sister-in-law also says that Nancy Pelosi "is such a nice lady." (She used to work in Congress as a spokeswoman for a Dem senator, so she had plenty of opportunities to observe exactly what kind of person Pelosi was.)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 01:21 PM (FMtrg)
128
God bless Thomas Sowell. He is a National Treasure.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 13, 2026 01:21 PM (bg6IZ)
JOE ROGAN: “As much as people hate Trump, and hate his decisions, and hate what he’s doing, and hate how he talks...”
“My experiences with him personally, have always been fun, unfortunately. Unfortunately for everybody else.”
“If he likes you and you’re on his good side, he’s a fun guy to be around. He says a lot of fun sh*t.”
“The f*cking man loves America. He genuinely does.”
“He really does. Like he wants to make the White House look better. He wants to build this ballroom because he wants...”
“Like he has good intentions in terms of America.”
“It’s just, there is not a single f*cking person that’s ever taken the job of the president of the United States that’s loved by everybody.”
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:22 PM (E4rtv)
130 I always tell my wife that Sowell and Thomas confound me. But that's not really accurate. It's black people who confound me.
As a white guy, or a Jew, I can't think of a living American public intellectual in the fields of law, polemics, or economics from my own race who exceeds the work and legacy of Sowell or Thomas. They're rare talents with intergenerational achievements.
Musk, perhaps - but he's not really an intellectual by trade. He reminds me more of an Andrew Carnegie or a Teddy Roosevelt.
My problem is that these guys are historical, standout minds, they are nationally famous and respected and admired as role models by whites - and utterly ignored by blacks, a community that historically idolized black public intellectuals.
People who venerated Douglass and King and Washington and Hurston and Carver suddenly started enthusiastically elevating retards like Kendi and Sharpton and even impostors like White and Dolezal in the space of two generations. It's confounding.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 01:22 PM (BI5O2)
131
It does not surprise me to hear that Tyson might not be a terribly classy person. I've seen him say the kinds of things that show he serves a destructive narrative rather than productive truth.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 01:25 PM (FMtrg)
Posted by: Billythesquid at June 13, 2026 01:25 PM (ijc3Q)
133 Reckon the Europeans coming here for the WC will find things in the US are often quite different. If you come here looking for something to dislike you'll find it. But if you come here to see, taste and try something great, you'll find that too.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 13, 2026 01:26 PM (rqNGS)
The schmuck runs a planetarium.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at June 13, 2026 01:28 PM (qFwJc)
I thought he was a boxer with a lisp.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 01:29 PM (qx7Zg)
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127 Whig, this sister-in-law also says that Nancy Pelosi "is such a nice lady." (She used to work in Congress as a spokeswoman for a Dem senator, so she had plenty of opportunities to observe exactly what kind of person Pelosi was.)
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That is just the old Team D garbage where they hear no evil, speak no evil, and see no evil from anything that a Dem or Dem associated leftist does or says. You outta gig her with Fetterman's comments and watch the spittle flow.
I'd imagine she sees him as a traitor to all that is good. I worked in the House on the floor back in the day but never worshiped politicians (and celebutards) nor power over others.
In fact, you find a much nicer and more intelligent set of people in churches pretty much anywhere in the US. Or even here as disreputable as we try to be sometimes.
My grandmother and her husband were federal bureaucrats and lived in the DC area for decades. And the sad truth is that the political process up close always ends up viewing most politicians and their upper staffs as reptiles in human skin. Unless, of course, you worship power over others as a virtue.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:30 PM (E4rtv)
137
Clarence Thomas - one of my all time favorite Americans and I don't have many. Nine of him for the last 35 years would have solved 1/3 of our problems if not more. Which is beyond unreal if you think about it. If he's had a big enough misstep somewhere to matter, I'm not sure what it is.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 13, 2026 01:31 PM (lOlUK)
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131 It does not surprise me to hear that Tyson might not be a terribly classy person. I've seen him say the kinds of things that show he serves a destructive narrative rather than productive truth.
Posted by: Emmie
Ironically that story was posted yesterday and I had to dig it up on X to find it. People were sharing multiple stories about how much of a self absorbed hot air balloon that Tyson is.
It's akshully a plantarium he runs. It's got lots of flowers and other green stuff in it. Heh.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 13, 2026 01:32 PM (bg6IZ)
141
Doof, JTB and I send you and your family our prayers and thoughts. Your beloved mother suffers no more.
Posted by: Mrs JTB at June 13, 2026 01:33 PM (yTvNw)
142Unless, of course, you worship power over others as a virtue.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:30 PM (E4rtv)
That's it, right there.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 01:33 PM (FMtrg)
143
In Maine the Communists and Nazis are back together again
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 01:33 PM (Ia/+0)
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Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:30 PM (E4rtv)
And it's not just they can do no wrong. A lot of it is "talking past the sale". All the "Joe Biden is this great family man and amazing patriotic strong touch and NICE guy"... was all talking past the sale of a deranged corrupt arrogant dumbfuck malicious gross sexpest kiddy fiddling narcissist scumbag.
The moment they tell you how "nice" he is, it's like packaging every question or comment you could ever make about him and burying it in a landfill so you couldn't even begin to access it, let alone actually bring it into open public debate. Anyone who would dare bring any of it up is already under scrutiny because he's so "nice".
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137 Clarence Thomas - one of my all time favorite Americans and I don't have many. Nine of him for the last 35 years would have solved 1/3 of our problems if not more. Which is beyond unreal if you think about it. If he's had a big enough misstep somewhere to matter, I'm not sure what it is.
Posted by: ...
Thomas starts with a grounding in American history that his flashier colleague, Scalia, largely ignored. Scalia's intellectual fireworks and quotable lines in his opinions often obscured the fact that Thomas and Alito for that matter are far more grounded justices despite their more sober and less flashy opinions. Scalia's self regard led him into authoring several really bad decisions over the years primarily due I think to ego. And I think Ruth Bader Ginsburg knew this and kept Scalia buttered up just for this reason until he died. Her post death comments about Scalia are pretty lacking sympathy or any sense of loss for her 'friend'.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:36 PM (E4rtv)
148
I remember Tyson claiming that science was about consensus rather than testing new ideas and making new discoveries. He thinks it is wrong to challenge the consensus.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 01:37 PM (FMtrg)
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143 In Maine the Communists and Nazis are back together again
Posted by: Skip
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And Tucker and Buckley are just slobbering over Platner recently. Tells us how principled they are.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:38 PM (E4rtv)
150
I remember Tyson claiming that science was about consensus rather than testing new ideas and making new discoveries. He thinks it is wrong to challenge the consensus.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 01:37 PM (FMtrg)
Anything that's about consensus is automatically not trustworthy. Science isn't about consensus. Social control is about consensus.
Posted by: ... at June 13, 2026 01:38 PM (vE0+H)
151
Thanks for letting us know Piper. I was wondering about Doof and his mother through parts of the week.
God bless them all.
I did come here to announce a 'Peace Deal' will be signed with Iran Sunday. President Trump is no idiot. Stories at GatewayPundit and zerohedge...
152
Condolences from both of us for the loss of your mom, Doof.
May her memory be eternal.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 13, 2026 01:39 PM (zC76q)
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148 I remember Tyson claiming that science was about consensus rather than testing new ideas and making new discoveries. He thinks it is wrong to challenge the consensus.
Posted by: Emmie
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And thereby indicating a total ignorance of Thomas Kuhn. Kuhn famously divides scientific progress into revolutionary eras and status quo periods. It is the scientists that challenge the status quo that advance science, the consensus people are there merely to fill in the blanks until the current theory collapses to be replaced by a newer, better one.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:40 PM (E4rtv)
154
I said all along if I know Trump that he would want Iran wrapped by the 250th.
I personally put that as June 1 at the latest, but he pushed it to two weeks before which is honestly about as close as you can get to the edge without going over.
If this "peace" goes through and the war as we know it is done (still a big if), I will take my cookie.
Posted by: ... at June 13, 2026 01:42 PM (vE0+H)
155Thx K.T.
A major theme that for me runs through all modern thought is the absolute lack of historical knowledge by 90% of the people you speak with. Racists, slavery and oppression are taught, but nothing else is taught or understood. Leads to bad results
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 13, 2026 11:51 AM (IiEl1)
Absolutely. And the most glaring omission is the lack of historical context to all those things. Fine, teach about all of them but then put them in context of everywhere else in the world and teach kids that blemishes and all this is the finest, most just country in human history. But of course that would spoil their poisonous narrative. When the country finally collapses, go out and thank a teacher. Good and hard.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 13, 2026 01:42 PM (bg6IZ)
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142 Unless, of course, you worship power over others as a virtue.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:30 PM (E4rtv)
That's it, right there.
Posted by: Emmie
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I seek mastery over myself, not others. That is far more important to me. I regard seeking power over others as hideous but also why I will never make a great leader.
I have no desire whatsoever to lead others but a great desire to be left alone by 'leaders'.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:43 PM (E4rtv)
157
I was telling my sisters-in-law how much I was learning by reading Sowell's Basic Economics and my leftist SIL countered by telling us what an intellectual treasure Neil deGrasse Tyson is.
Posted by: Emmie
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Recently had an AWFL that lives down the street tell me rapturously about taking her nephew to a Tyson 'lecture'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 13, 2026 01:44 PM (XeU6L)
158
"Nine of him for the last 35 years would have solved 1/3 of our problems if not more."
Nine of him and the federal government could not regulate marijuana so long as it doesn't cross state lines.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 13, 2026 01:44 PM (DZ9Lv)
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The moment they tell you how "nice" he is, it's like packaging every question or comment you could ever make about him and burying it in a landfill so you couldn't even begin to access it, let alone actually bring it into open public debate. Anyone who would dare bring any of it up is already under scrutiny because he's so "nice".
Posted by: ...
My colleagues on the Senate side regarding Biden as a pig in human form even back in the early 80's. He was obnoxious, self centered, egotistical, and a chicken thief even then. A grinning evil buffoon that the Dems found useful because he kept tricking the people of Delaware to return him to office.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:45 PM (E4rtv)
160
Just saw that Doof's mom passed. I'm very sorry to hear that, Doof. Rest in peace, Doof's mom.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 13, 2026 01:46 PM (DZ9Lv)
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Recently had an AWFL that lives down the street tell me rapturously about taking her nephew to a Tyson 'lecture'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer
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Shows herself to be both shallow and stupid. A dedicated follower of fashion.
Well, he did say "rate" not "count". Alaska and Wyoming have higher rates of vets, but that's about it from my quick spot check. If you take your graph and use the 2024 numbers from https://tinyurl.com/4ku2t2pm (www.census.gov webpage), you can find out the detail.
Not sure what his point was supposed to be. The number of vets in Texas is almost the same as the entire population of Maine.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 13, 2026 01:51 PM (tlZH3)
163 I did come here to announce a 'Peace Deal' will be signed with Iran Sunday. President Trump is no idiot. Stories at GatewayPundit and zerohedge...
But still.
Good luck with that....
Posted by: Stateless
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Eh, Iran either gives up its nukes or gets hammered at a slightly later date. Trump is tenacious on getting what he wants as notice the border wall being completed and actual drop in US population from self deporting and formal deportations.
The people that inevitably will be the most disappointed are those that wanted regime change--Trump always focused like a laser on Iran being deprived of nukes as the most important object--regime change was simply one option to do so.
Ultimately, if the people in Iran get tired of the IRGC, it is largely upon them to remove them, not us.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:52 PM (E4rtv)
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157 I was telling my sisters-in-law how much I was learning by reading Sowell's Basic Economics and my leftist SIL countered by telling us what an intellectual treasure Neil deGrasse Tyson is.
Posted by: Emmie
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Thanks for giving me a laugh out loud moment.
I imagine you broke out laughing too.
Posted by: Richard Cranium at June 13, 2026 01:55 PM (tlZH3)
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Brandon Gill is a treasure. Goes from telling off Omar in a committee meeting to this observation.
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RedWave Press
@RedWavePress
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HILARIOUS: Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX): “I think of James Talarico as a barely straight version of Pete Buttigieg. People in Washington love him, but he doesn’t work with the rest of the country.”
“This is somebody that has talked about having a meatless campaign. Somebody who is really obsessed with children. Somebody who I don’t think is normal or connects with the people of Texas in any way.”
Picking up the enriched rubble PDT turned ?Fordlow" into is going to change a lot of them into cancer patients.
Posted by: DaveA at June 13, 2026 02:07 PM (PMJuY)
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Neil deGrasse Tyson is qualified to run a planetarium, as long as you overlook his gaffes and pomposity. Whatever he amounts to today is the result of unmerited promotion and not his own abilities.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 13, 2026 02:09 PM (ZVgZ4)
170
Legalinsurrection.com
Two woman 20 something clerks used their positions to make Illegals avoid ICE have been arrested.
Dump Leftist Bitches
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 02:10 PM (Ia/+0)
171
Piper, if you're here. I heard from Doof about tomorrow's ONT. He has it covered.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 02:14 PM (qx7Zg)
172
A favorite American composer ... there are so many. I I love classical music, so here's a few off the top of my head:
George Gershwin
Aaron Copland
Leonard Bernstein
William Grant Still
Duke Ellington
Samuel Barber
Scott Joplin
And some of our finest classical music has been written for the movies:
James Horner
Bernard Herrmann
John Williams
Alfred Newman
Carl Stalling
Danny Elfman
And many more.
Posted by: Nemo at June 13, 2026 02:17 PM (4RPgu)
173...Ultimately, if the people in Iran get tired of the IRGC, it is largely upon them to remove them, not us.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:52 PM (E4rtv)
Wise words. From a wise poster. And I'm not sucking up, just acknowledging what you add to this site whig.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at June 13, 2026 02:29 PM (bg6IZ)
And anything with an electric guitar... that is an American sound.
Posted by: Rex B at June 13, 2026 02:37 PM (rgnea)
175
My pool pick for Iran breaking the treaty was 26 hours after signing
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 03:07 PM (Ia/+0)
176Getting close to that big anniversary: What and whom do you appreciate?
I appreciate our national anthem done right:
https://x.com/PapiTrumpo/status/2065869806776013259
That's how you do it!
Posted by: t-bird at June 13, 2026 03:18 PM (P5C/E)
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173 ...Ultimately, if the people in Iran get tired of the IRGC, it is largely upon them to remove them, not us.
Posted by: whig at June 13, 2026 01:52 PM (E4rtv)
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I have decided with President Trump's odd statements of "working towards a treaty" is his version of a boomerang, flip their own taqiyya trick.
There is no leader for him to make deals with according to Tousi. I have wondered and this makes the most sense to me. He's jacking them around as he knows he can't deal with terrorists or the gay and maimed comatose aye a tolla.
Totally agree, whig.
The MSM puts freak out in people with lies of what Pakistan (Pokesthann or how Obungo says it) says about a treaty/not truce treaty.
No one knows unless you are in the Situation Room.
I'll wait.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 13, 2026 03:37 PM (WONhk)
178
Araghchi and Ghalibaf are now being called traitors by the hardliners of the regime. Time will tell if the chants for their death turn into action.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 03:44 PM (5P5DO)
179
A couple of hidden nuggets have slipped out in the reporting. Removal of the nuclear dust may happen at a later stage because we bombed the sites so effectively they cannot be reached at this point.
Nabavian of the regime security council said the text of the deal would restrict enrichment to the current levels which are....zero.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 04:05 PM (5P5DO)
180
Nabavian of the regime security council said the text of the deal would restrict enrichment to the current levels which are....zero.
Posted by: Ben Had
What are are?
Posted by: Hill's husband at June 13, 2026 04:23 PM (DZ9Lv)
181
There is NO enrichment happening. Which means there is no enrichment capability left.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 04:29 PM (5P5DO)
182
To A Wild Rose. That song means a lot to me. I collect old records. As a teenager, I found a recording of this song and fell in love with it. Decades later, I inherited all the archives of my family; looking through it, I found a newspaper mention of the wedding of my maternal grandparents. It noted that as part of the ceremony, at the bride's desire, they played "To A Wild Rose."
Grandma Kesling and I never, ever discussed music, but it's a nice feeling that we nevertheless had a connection there.
The Classical Saturday Coffee Break & Prayer Revival
[Black & bitter as my soul.]
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Good morning boys and girls and everything in between. Before we enter the Prayer Revival there are just a few house keeping matters to go over. (Rulz for those of you in Omro)
1) This is an open thread. Feel free to lurk, opine and/or bloviate.
2) Be kind. Be nice. Let's keep that permanent record clean, shall we?
3) Running with sharp objects is a No-No.
4) Have a great weekend!
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AoSHQ Weekly Prayer List
Please submit any prayer requests to me, “Annie’s Stew” at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks unless we receive an update.
Prayer Requests:
3/28 – Hrothgar asked for prayers for a dear and long time close friend and former neighbor, Daniel, who is scheduled for open heart surgery in mid-April. Prayers for his wife would be appreciated as well, as she will be carrying a heavy load for the next few months.
5/16 Update – Hrothgar sends thanks for the prayers for Dan. Thanks to his attitude and the miracles of modern heart surgery, Daniel is back home and in good spirits and mobile. He still has a lot of rehab ahead, but it sounds like a pretty good recovery to be home only 20 days after being on the table!
3/28 – Jordan61 posted that Mr. Jordan61 is back in the hospital. His sepsis has returned and gotten into where his compression fracture is, and he has vertebral osteomyelitis. The doctor is supposed to come in today and let them know the plan.
5/26 Update – Mr. Jordan61 had his last antibiotic infusion on 5/24 and his PICC line was removed on 5/26. He will have follow-up blood work in 2 weeks but for now, all looks good!
4/3 – Teresa in Fort Worth posted an update. Her chemo seems to be holding things steady for now. Unfortunately, as she is receiving a steroid, she has gained about 25 pounds. Her blood sugar has also jumped up about 40 points (which only happens when she is on steroids).
6/1 Update – Teresa had a CT scan and has seen the surgeon. Everything looks good/stable. There are no new tumors and the ones that are there have pretty much stayed the same or shrunk. No metastises seen. Additional good news is that she can stay on the current medication, and just alternate it with other meds. She continues to respond extremely well to the protocols. She sends her gratitude for each and every prayer.
4/18 – Smell the Glove could use some prayers as therapy and rehab occur after gout/sepsis.
5/2 Update – The gout has cleared and the infection in the lower back is healing.
5/18 Update – Smell the Glove may be out of rehab this week, but still would need wound care at home. Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes!
5/11 – rez986 asked if anyone had an update on Neidermeyer’s Dead Horse’s health. The last info Annie’s Stew has was from January, 2026, that he’d been given 6 months to live due to heart failure and was being treated and waiting for a transplant at Mayo.
5/16 Update – Dash my lace wings! posted that NDH is recovering well. IrishEi posted that NDH did receive a heart transplant and that she is doing well. She also posted a link to NDH’s X account, and her fundraising page.
5/23 – rez986 sent thanks for the updates on NDH. It is much appreciated.
5/15 – Toad-O requested prayers for his second ex-wife, the mother of his two children. They were divorced 25 years ago, and 3 years later, she was diagnosed with schizophrenia, and the children came to live with Toad-O. The ex-wife is now suffering from advanced Alzheimer’s, and has been living with Toad-O’s daughter and her husband. The ex-wife fell last month and and cracked 2 vertebrae, and just was taken to ER with a rapid heartbeat and low blood pressure due to dehydration. Prayers are appreciated for her and also for the daughter who has sacrificed a lot to care for her.
5/16 – Anna Puma requested prayers for the family of Dan Fordice, who was killed when the aircraft he was flying crashed. He leaves behind a wife, 3 children, and many friends. He was a Warbird flyer, a CEO, and a veteran of the 2/20th SFG.
5/16 – Tonypete asked for prayers for Jane who is dying of breast cancer, and for Cheri who is in jail (again) for drug related crimes.
5/20 – D gave an update on his wife Susan and her continued battle with cancer. Her cancer markers are still headed in the right direction. She is on a new antibiotic, and it is causing some side effects, but it is keeping her out of another surgery, so that is a win. Thanks again to everyone for their prayers. May 1 marked one year since they found out about the cancer, and Susan is doing so well.
5/20 – E gave an update. She and her family were having financial struggles a few months ago, and asked for prayers. E sends her thanks for the prayers, and wanted to let people know that things are getting better, thanks to the Horde’s prayers and their church family. They have resolved their mortgage issue and her husband has resumed his side gig making deliveries. They are also cutting monthly expenses. They would like continued prayers as they deal with the insurance company of the person who crashed into (and totaled) E’s vehicle. Insurance only offered half the replacement value, so that struggle is still going on.
5/23 – San Franpsycho sent a praise report. His prayer to become a grandad has been answered, and Girl F will have a baby in December. Girl F still plans to attend grad school, but will delay a year, which means they will depend on them for child care. This pleases San Franpsycho to the nth degree!
5/23 – Vmom deport deport deport would appreciate prayers. She has been freaking out about her eyesight. Her eye doctor says she has myopic macular degeneration.
5/23 – I used to have a Different Nic could use some prayers as he waits for the results of a biopsy of a mass on his prostate.
6/2 Update – I used to have a Different Nic sent in an update. He has been diagnosed with risk group 2 prostate cancer. It appears to be localized to the prostate but this will be verified via another scan. He has doctor appointments lined up for the next month or so before he starts treatment.
5/23 – George V sends his thanks for the prayers on behalf of his wife, when she had a heart valve replacement. The procedure went very well and she is doing great in the rehab program. But prayers are still needed. There are indications of problems in her lymph nodes that showed up in the scans checking her heart. She will have a biopsy in June, as well as a biopsy on a skin lesion that is looking suspicious. Thank you for all prayers.
5/26 – Doof posted a request for prayers for his mom. She is back in the hospital. She is very weak from one or more infections, and is sleeping a lot. She isn’t really talking when she is alert for a few minutes.
5/27 – Grannysaurus Rex asked for prayers for Sherry, a co-worker, who is being tested for possible cancer of the blood.
5/29 – Bulg requested prayers for his sister, her husband, their four children, and the rest of the family as his sister is dying. She is in palliative care in the hospital, with a lot of blood clots, and is not expected to last long.
6/5 Update – Bulg asks for continued prayers for his sister and the family. He visited, and her condition had improved a lot. She was conscious and lucid. Bulg and his brother had a nice visit with their sister, and also got to visit with her family (husband, kids, grandkids). Bulg is grateful for the reconciliation with his sister and prays that she may be with them for a long while.
5/29 – huerfano requested prayers for her brother, R, whose appendix “got hot”. Luckily he was with his daughter, who got him to ER quickly, and surgery was scheduled for 5/29.
6/6 Update – R had surgery, but his appendix was already leaking, so the surgery was more complicated and required lavage of his internals. He has been back at his daughter’s house since 6/1, and is thinking he’s ready to go home. Unfortunately, that’s 500 miles.
5/29 – Beltway Elite posted that s/he had just signed forms for her/his mom to enter hospice. Mom’s quality of life has been declining since she had a stroke several years ago, and she hasn’t been able to speak or swallow solid food recently.
5/30 – RandomDave posted that he would appreciate prayers as he searches for work. He has had some good job prospects/interviews over the past week.
6/2 – Ellipsis (… sent in an update. We had prayed for a friend of hers who was going through cancer treatment. It’s been a little over a year, and her port is out now and her hell is over. She is battered and bruised, but clear. Thank you to the Horde for prayers, and praise to Jesus.
6/4 – Teresa in Fort Worth’s niece (Amanda) received a heart transplant a few months ago. One of the complications of that was that her kidneys started failing, and she needed a kidney transplant. On 6/3, she received a new kidney and it appears to be working. Hallelujah! The family is so grateful for the gift from the donor’s family.
6/6 – Skip requested prayers for his boss and wife. Their oldest daughter passed away the day before her 30th birthday. They had also lost a son some years ago unexpectedly. They still have 2 daughters.
6/9 – “A” requested prayers for a long-time friend now suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, who just fell and broke his hip. He came out of the anesthetic really confused. His wife and family also need prayers of support and strength to help him.
For submission guidelines and other relevant info, please contact Annie's Stew, who is managing the prayer list. You can contact her at apaslo at-sign hotmail dot com. If you see a prayer request posted in a thread comment, feel free to copy and paste it and e-mail it to Annie's Stew. She tries to keep up with the requests in the threads, but she's not here all of the time, so she may not see it unless you e-mail it to her. Please note: Prayer requests are generally removed after four weeks or so unless we receive an update.
2 Corinthians 4:8-9
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at June 13, 2026 07:54 AM (kpS4V)
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Your soul is not black and bitter, MisHum. Thanks for the work you do here and thanks to Annie's Stew for collecting and sending in the prayer requests.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 07:55 AM (Nx5jP)
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Why is it that the Bialetti Moka Express pot that I use to make my coffee in is claimed to be their 6 cup model but it only fills my coffee mug once?
These are the things that keep me up at night. No, not the expresso - the question.
Prayers for all Hordian intentions - those requested and those known but to God.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 07:55 AM (SKC9R)
I didn't get this to annie's stew this week, but humbly request prayers for a friend. She has been diagnosed with liver duct cancer. She's been in the hospital for almost two weeks, beginning with an ER situation, and fears she's never getting out of it.
If you can spare a prayer to lift Lisa up for healing and hope, I would appreciate it.
Thanks so much to Teresa in FW for her advice and encouragement.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 13, 2026 07:56 AM (jehhT)
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If you can spare a prayer to lift Lisa up for healing and hope, I would appreciate it.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!
Prayers up for Lisa.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 07:57 AM (SKC9R)
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Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 13, 2026 07:56 AM (h7ZuX
Of course.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 08:00 AM (Nx5jP)
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Good morning horde. We are in the middle of some beautiful hot weather. Keeps my yard work to reasonable bursts of activity.
Posted by: From about That Time at June 13, 2026 08:00 AM (sl73Y)
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Mornin' Horde. Recovering from a challenging week and praying for a positive transformation in my status quo next week. Thanks again to all those who have helped!
Posted by: Brother Tim sez at June 13, 2026 08:04 AM (p//5d)
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During a recent call with my BIL, it came to pass that the HS at which he teaches made allowances for citizen challenged students to remain at home to avoid detention during a crackdown by ICE. It will surprise no one that he teaches at a Jesuit affiliated HS.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 08:04 AM (SKC9R)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 13, 2026 08:11 AM (NFX2v)
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Good morning Horde.
Thanks to Annie and MisHum.
Up early, MrT got called in to work.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 08:11 AM (nz1sK)
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I also humbly request prayers for an acquaintance (B) whom, by my diagnosis, is a psychopath. No, really. She's destroyed every relationship she has ever been a part of and continues to spread hate and discontent to everyone she touches. It's sad really but she appears possessed and tormented and thus, is given to torment all around her.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 08:12 AM (SKC9R)
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Up early, MrT got called in to work.
Posted by: TecumsehTea
I would have expected him to pity the fool . . .
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 08:12 AM (SKC9R)
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4 Why is it that the Bialetti Moka Express pot that I use to make my coffee in is claimed to be their 6 cup model but it only fills my coffee mug once?
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 07:55 AM (SKC9R)
Weeelllll...because it's espresso?
*mirthfully imagines the path of destruction in Tonypete's wake, after he's had six coffee mugs full of espresso
If a car is moving at 60 mph, how could another car moving at 60 mph ever catch it and cause an accident with it?
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 08:14 AM (cx1bp)
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It's sad really but she appears possessed and tormented and thus, is given to torment all around her.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 08:12 AM (SKC9R)
Prayers for B, and all those who are so afflicted.
25Why is it that the Bialetti Moka Express pot that I use to make my coffee in is claimed to be their 6 cup model but it only fills my coffee mug once?
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Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 07:55 AM (SKC9R)
That's because it's measured in Euroweenie "cups." The Moka pot brews a very strong coffee. Apparently the cup size is related to Espresso cups.
My 3 cup Moka yields roughly a 4 oz. pour of coffee. I froth-up 4 oz of heated whole milk to get an extra 4 oz of froth, and make a decent Cappuccino. Mrs. Cop likes a Cafe Americano (hot water instead of milk) instead.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 08:23 AM (ksbjf)
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That's because it's measured in Euroweenie "cups." The Moka pot brews a very strong coffee. Apparently the cup size is related to Espresso cups.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop
There has to be a George Costanza cup size joke in there somewhere. . . .
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 08:25 AM (SKC9R)
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Just catching up on the Tech Thread. It never ceases to amaze me how greedy and selfish people are. Elon Musk, as far as I know, has never taken money out of anyone's pocket. He didn't take anything from these people.
When our kids were toddlers, and not into sharing their toys, my MIL used to say "What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine, too," when they argued over the toy.
Pretty sad that lots of people never got past that stage.
I love that Elon has made cafeteria workers and welders and lots of other average people wealthy.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 08:26 AM (nz1sK)
28It will surprise no one that he teaches at a Jesuit affiliated HS.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 08:04 AM (SKC9R)
That is a religious order that has lost its way. It is past time for the Jesuits to be suppressed again.
Contrast that to the Dominican order. They also have a charism of Study. But the Dominicans search for Truth, while the Jesuits seem to search for cleverness.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 08:27 AM (ksbjf)
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@25 Socialists are not your friends if you are a working person. Find a low tax state to live in.
Posted by: Case at June 13, 2026 08:28 AM (+zXtV)
30 Contrast that to the Dominican order. They also have a charism of Study. But the Dominicans search for Truth, while the Jesuits seem to search for cleverness.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 08:27 AM (ksbjf)
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"The Jesuits profit from the exaggerations of their enemies. Accused of murdering ten man and a dog, they triumphantly produce the dog."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 13, 2026 08:30 AM (rqNGS)
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I love that Elon has made cafeteria workers and welders and lots of other average people wealthy.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 08:26 AM (nz1sK)
Yes! Imagine them looking at their stock balances!
How do people not understand the many things Elon Musk gave the world? I've never had the ambition to create a damned usable thing in the world, and I'm grateful to those who do.
If a car is moving at 60 mph, how could another car moving at 60 mph ever catch it and cause an accident with it?
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 08:14 AM (cx1bp)
I forgot to pray for no math homework today
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 13, 2026 08:31 AM (DxoB5)
If a car is moving at 60 mph, how could another car moving at 60 mph ever catch it and cause an accident with it?
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 08:14 AM (cx1bp)
It all depends upon what is called the Attack Aspect. I assume the drone came from the side or front of the helicopter. I've heard that it rammed into the helicopter.
Not a particularly sophisticated attack mode, but apparently the warhead didn't detonate.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 08:34 AM (ksbjf)
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25 Bernie Sanders is the kind of guy who would demand half ownership in a lemonade stand and then ban lemons.
Posted by: fd at June 13, 2026 08:17 AM (vFG9F)
More likely he would have a Big Govt rule to inspect lemons and then somehow only his lemons could be used to make lemonaids and the rest would be sold as cattle feed.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 08:35 AM (/+uur)
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I gather leftists are complaining about Musk's trillionaire status? What jealous and envious fools. One has to wonder why they never come crashing down on all the multitudes of $billionaires that are leftists. I love that they seethe from his successes. A seething that would be absent if he was another leftist robot who could engineer the world to their leftist likings.
Posted by: Lady in Black at June 13, 2026 08:36 AM (qBdHI)
Posted by: Frank Costanza at June 13, 2026 08:37 AM (rpara)
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Good morning again dear morons with thanks to annie, mh, and the horde for praying.
{grammie}
Hiya JT
Where are you IG?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 08:38 AM (RIvkX)
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Thanks Fen. But, it's Annie who does the hard work.
Perhaps my soul is Prussian blue instead of ivory black
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 13, 2026 08:38 AM (DxoB5)
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Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen
St. Anthony of Padua, pray for us.
***
I have prayed Rosaries for the Horde's intentions, both stated and unstated.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 08:39 AM (ksbjf)
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Gas price has fallen to $2.64 a gallon around here.
So some prayers have been answered.
Posted by: Case at June 13, 2026 08:40 AM (+zXtV)
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Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forever. Amen.
Oh my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.
Posted by: Speak plainly at June 13, 2026 08:41 AM (rpara)
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I count about 16 to 20 Socialist States in history.
I think 3 remain, China, Norks, and Cuba.
400,000 men died in Civil and WWII.
100,000,000 men, women, and children died from Socialism.
The 3 most well know Socialist, Bernie, Liawatha, and AoC, have created 3 millionaires.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 08:41 AM (/+uur)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 13, 2026 08:41 AM (wVcYX)
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"The Jesuits profit from the exaggerations of their enemies. Accused of murdering ten man and a dog, they triumphantly produce the dog."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 13, 2026 08:30 AM (rqNGS)
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We regret to inform you that it is time to suppress the Jesuits. Again.
I think a major factor in Catholics falling away over the past few decades was not the Novus Ordo so much as the total hypocrisy of the leadership. When abortion was made legal, we were told to accept child murder out of respect for civil authority, which we are commanded to obey.
However, illegal immigrants are under no such requirement, and now we have bishops offering dispensations from the Mass so that they can more effectively avoid just punishment. The Catholics facing death in Africa receive no such dispensation.
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29 BuckeyeCop>>>Contrast that to the Dominican order.
The Dominicans that I knew, through Siena Heights University in Adrian, were very far left and into a lot of new-age beliefs. The university is now closing. They seemed to have lost their way a long time ago.
The Catholic parishes in that whole county are struggling -- many have closed and merged with the larger ones.
When I talk to an RC friend from there and say what I read on here, about the growth and excitement going on in the RC church, she just sighs and says she wishes that were happening there.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 08:42 AM (nz1sK)
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The kids called from NYC yesterday to inform they are giving us a grandson b"h! They have been busily spreading the good news and my phone has been lit up with congratulations.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)
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36. Posted by: Lady in Black at June 13, 2026 08:36 AM (qBdHI)
Well stated.
It's ok for millionaires like Styer & Bloomberg to make $$$$ and run for office.
But oh no to Elon, such covetous fools
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at June 13, 2026 08:43 AM (DxoB5)
49 I gather leftists are complaining about Musk's trillionaire status? What jealous and envious fools. One has to wonder why they never come crashing down on all the multitudes of $billionaires that are leftists. I love that they seethe from his successes. A seething that would be absent if he was another leftist robot who could engineer the world to their leftist likings.
Posted by: Lady in Black at June 13, 2026 08:36 AM (qBdHI)
Collectivism as an economic model is an inversion of Christianity. While Collectivism purports to have compassion for poor, it requires the commission of the Sins of Pride, Wrath, Envy and Theft.
Since it is materialistic, the spirit of agape' is absent -- viewing people as things to be used or discarded as necessary in pursuit of Heaven-on-Earth(tm). Thus, the mass-murder is a feature, not a bug.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 08:44 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: Don Black at June 13, 2026 08:44 AM (ZxPkt)
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It's mildly entertaining to watch the internal squabbling of the mackerel snappers.
Posted by: From a distance at June 13, 2026 08:44 AM (rpara)
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San Franpsycho, wonderful!! Congratulations to all.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 08:45 AM (SKC9R)
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I count about 16 to 20 Socialist States in history.
I think 3 remain, China, Norks, and Cuba.
400,000 men died in Civil and WWII.
100,000,000 men, women, and children died from Socialism.
The 3 most well know Socialist, Bernie, Liawatha, and AoC, have created 3 millionaires.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 08:41 AM (/+uur)
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Marxism ceased being an economic theory in 1991. Prior to that time, the numbers were fudged enough that it was not possible to definitively dispute growth/quality of life figures. Afterwards, the magnitude of failure was impossible to deny.
It is now clear that a major component of Marxism is its appeal to the mortal sins of Wrath, Greed, Envy and Pride. The people embrace it want to take your things and kill you. That's it. That's the entire plan. If the economy collapses, they're fine with it. There is no promised land other than they get theirs. They want to be Sauron ruling a desolation.
They will of course be the orcs slaving in the mines, but that's part of the deception.
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We have a battle going on between the AI weather models (Euro AI, Google Deep Mind) and the traditional weather models (GFS/Euro ensembles) as to whether or not a tropical system is going to form off the Texas coast early next week and moving inland over Louisiana.
The AI models say yes, the tradition models aren't seeing it.
May the best model win.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 08:47 AM (J4Dwc)
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Morning Horde. Thank you to everyone that included Devyn in their prayers. The mass on her esophagus was benign and has actually shrunk a bit.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at June 13, 2026 08:48 AM (2NHgQ)
57 The Dominicans that I knew, through Siena Heights University in Adrian, were very far left and into a lot of new-age beliefs. The university is now closing. They seemed to have lost their way a long time ago.
The Catholic parishes in that whole county are struggling -- many have closed and merged with the larger ones.
When I talk to an RC friend from there and say what I read on here, about the growth and excitement going on in the RC church, she just sighs and says she wishes that were happening there.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 08:42 AM (nz1sK)
What state is this? The Dominican priory in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is doing pretty well. The friars are orthodox, and the pews are full.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 08:48 AM (ksbjf)
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my phone has been lit up with congratulations.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)
Add mine to the pile! Joyful news!
I reserve some of my greatest pity for people who think they shouldn't have children, because of the environment, or overpopulation, or why would I bring a child into this terrible world, etc., etc. They'll never know real joy.
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Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)
Congratulations! May the Lord bless them and the growing baby boy!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 08:48 AM (f0M3O)
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Mornin', Horde. Prayers up for all requested and contemplated.
Earlier this week, Little was contacted by a county sheriff, advising that she had dropped his mom off at a homeless shelter near Death Valley. She had been living out of her car for the last few years, but by this account she was on foot.
I often mention her during my Sunday prayers, but my well of emotion has for years been as arid as the desert she's wandering. My son shares this sentiment, and is grateful for the past several years of being free of her narcissism. My current prayer is that many more years pass until the next inevitable call. We've long ago accepted who she is..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 13, 2026 08:50 AM (nbLIj)
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Since it is materialistic, the spirit of agape' is absent -- viewing people as things to be used or discarded as necessary in pursuit of Heaven-on-Earth(tm). Thus, the mass-murder is a feature, not a bug.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 08:44 AM (ksbjf)
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Pope Leo's encyclical actually denounces government welfare and calls instead for true charity within the community. A lot of people (including nominal Catholics) are confused by actual social teachings but yes, being super-rich while people around you starve, is not being a good Christian. It's right there in the book.
He also restates that work brings dignity, and that denying people the opportunity work is a sin. No handouts, work. If you want to help the poor, find work for them to do. This is a lot out there. Really quite based.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 08:53 AM (nz1sK)
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"...if anyone will not work, neither let him eat."
Posted by: 2 Thessalonians 3:10 at June 13, 2026 08:54 AM (rpara)
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Buckeye Cop, it is Michigan.
She's in the same diocese as Lloyd, I believe.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 08:54 AM (nz1sK)
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When I talk to an RC friend from there and say what I read on here, about the growth and excitement going on in the RC church, she just sighs and says she wishes that were happening there.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 08:42 AM (nz1sK)
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Local leadership matters. The Archbishop of Detroit is not producing good fruit, and seems more interested in persecuting the TLM than saving souls.
Our diocese, just up the road, is thriving. Record numbers of vocations, and Mass attendance at the "student location" is huge. Even though we don't offer the TLM, there is increased use of older forms, like singing the gospel readings and the Mass, lots of devotions coming back, and its all driven by the newly-ordained priests. Veils are now coming back and I'd say half the people now kneel to receive the host (I am one of them).
Posted by: Tonypete at June 13, 2026 08:55 AM (SKC9R)
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Bernie Sanders is the kind of guy who would demand half ownership in a lemonade stand and then ban lemons.
Posted by: fd at June 13, 2026 08:17 AM (vFG9F)
More likely he would have a Big Govt rule to inspect lemons and then somehow only his lemons could be used to make lemonaids and the rest would be sold as cattle feed.
Bernie would have the government confiscate all the lemons and sell them overseas for profit. He would then sell his own Ersatz "worker's lemonade" for sale at twice the original price. Enjoy comrades!
Posted by: Bernie's Lemonade at June 13, 2026 08:55 AM (z20w/)
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They will of course be the orcs slaving in the mines, but that's part of the deception.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 13, 2026 08:47 AM (ZOv7s)
Better than Eloi and Morlocks.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 08:56 AM (/+uur)
75Pope Leo's encyclical actually denounces government welfare and calls instead for true charity within the community. A lot of people (including nominal Catholics) are confused by actual social teachings but yes, being super-rich while people around you starve, is not being a good Christian. It's right there in the book.
He also restates that work brings dignity, and that denying people the opportunity work is a sin. No handouts, work. If you want to help the poor, find work for them to do. This is a lot out there. Really quite based.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 13, 2026 08:50 AM (ZOv7s)
One of the things that Pres. Trump (and those within his administration) has exposed is the corruption and grifting of the self-professed "compassionate" Lefties. They have stolen hundreds of billions of dollars to enrich themselves, families, patrons and lackeys.
Money just disappears, and the actual poor see pennies on the dollar.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 08:57 AM (ksbjf)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 08:57 AM (RIvkX)
77 54 I count about 16 to 20 Socialist States in history.
I think 3 remain, China, Norks, and Cuba.”
I would go so far as to argue that none of them are actually socialist, if they ever were. China has gone back to it’s old imperial ways - in small things, some free market action is allowed, but friends and supporters of the Emperor and his armies control all major means of production, and the Emperor himself can demand anything from anyone at any time, on pain of death.
The Norks have become a weird sci-fi story, with a wannabe god-king and his minions ruling over a nation of pathetic, starving slaves.
And Cuba isn’t anything anymore, except something that’s pathetically dying. There are no means of production left, not socialist, capitalist, or other.
The island was better off in 1491.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 08:58 AM (cx1bp)
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I'm no canon lawyer, but I'm pretty sure the various orders are not under the authority of the territorial bishop. So renegade Dominicans would be able to do pretty much whatever they want.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:00 AM (GseMx)
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Money just disappears, and the actual poor see pennies on the dollar.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 08:57 AM (ksbjf)
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The shamelessness of it is really shocking. Not even fake outrage. Just "how dare you look!"
Even hard-core liberals are flinching at this. It won't stop the core, but it will cause the less committed to fall away.
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We are into our 91st year of SS, 41st year of Medicare and 38th year of Medicad.
SS will pay around 70 cents on the dollar in 2032.
Medicare is broke and spends about 3x what it takes in.
Medicaid will kill 15 state budgets within the next 4 years.
The Greatest Country in the history of the World failed at the 3 greatest socialist experiments.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:03 AM (/+uur)
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Hello all. Just stopped by to report that prayers have been said. That is all.
Posted by: Pod Hamp at June 13, 2026 09:04 AM (juHPR)
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 09:04 AM (J4Dwc)
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Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 08:58 AM (cx1bp)
You mean commie level dictatorial socialist states right?
Because the Scandis are all socialist and Israel started pure socialist. I call them socialist capitalists instead of socialists communists.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:05 AM (GseMx)
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I've got a big chore list today, so I'm sure everyone will be sad to see me leave before engaging in Boomer baiting and stirring sectarian divisions. So sad.
Before I go, please offer prayers for my father, who has been in the hospital since Tuesday dealing with cardiac issues. He's downplaying it, keeps saying he should be home any day, but he's still there. I told him that with his wife in hospice, it's time for him to get his affairs in order, and that I need a key to the house, access to his accounts, and to be added to all his medical notifications. He agreed.
He's otherwise in good health, based on his parents he probably has another decade in him, but things happen. I'm old enough to remember when 83 was considered really old, and it still is.
88I stand corrected, Adrian is in my diocese. Well, local leadership counts, too.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 13, 2026 08:57 AM (ZOv7s)
Over a year ago, we got Archbishop Robert Casey to replace Arbp. Dennis Schnurr after he had to retire due to cancer. We have 3 TLM parishes within the Archdiocese.
I was concerned that Arbp. Casey would suppress the TLM because he came from Chicago after being an Auxiliary Bishop there. So far, Arbp. Casey seems to be guiding with a light hand and doesn't seem to be trying to undo what Arbp. Schnurr had accomplished.
The Archdiocese had 9 men ordained into the priesthood this year.
Our Family of Parishes (we have 5 churches) is growing: we had over 30 catechumins this year. We have so many people coming into the Church that we now have a full-time coordinator that works only on that.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 09:06 AM (ksbjf)
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SanFranpsycho, I rarely am on a live thead, but I am a regular lurker. You are such a kind man, always offering prayers, congratulations or sympathy. You take such good care of your Tylenol-American son, and I love to hear of his activities.
You are a positive voice on this blog, and you are loved and appreciated.
May this grandbaby bring joy and many blessings to your family.
Our mentally impaired adult son loves, loves, loves his nieces and nephews, and they have enriched his life as well. I am sure your son will love being an uncle.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 09:07 AM (nz1sK)
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We are into our 91st year of SS, 41st year of Medicare and 38th year of Medicad.
SS will pay around 70 cents on the dollar in 2032.
Medicare is broke and spends about 3x what it takes in.
Medicaid will kill 15 state budgets within the next 4 years.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:03 AM (/+uur)
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Counterpoint: how much of that is being outright stolen? A quarter? Half?
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Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:03 AM (/+uur)
Just transfer the NGO funds to SS to prop it up while trying to reform it.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:08 AM (GseMx)
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Saved a cup of coffee, but when its hot outside not much need for it.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:08 AM (Ia/+0)
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Mornin' Horde and prayers up for all y'all and your loved ones.
Congrats to San Franpsycho!!
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 13, 2026 09:08 AM (lOlUK)
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I used to work with a bunch of socialists at NOAA, in California about 20 years ago. The feds started to offer retirement funds that weren't based off of bond returns. They were basically 401K's. Management setup a seminar for anyone who wanted to know how these new funds worked.
About a half hour into the session the presenter started to explain in detail the actual makeup of these funds; stocks like IBM, GM, Exxon, Microsoft, etc. A couple people gasped at the mention of stocks like GM and Exxon and wanted to know how they could avoid them. Principles, you see.
They were told they couldn't. For the next 30 minutes of a 1 hour presentation they pissed and moaned about "their rights to invest" in animal and homeless shelters, food pantries, political causes on the left, and so on.
Socialists have zero concept of how investing works. But they'll gladly take your money and "invest" it in themselves.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 13, 2026 09:09 AM (jehhT)
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Counterpoint: how much of that is being outright stolen? A quarter? Half?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 13, 2026 09:07 AM (ZOv7s)
There are fraud dollar numbers but I don't know the percentage.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:09 AM (GseMx)
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Even hard-core liberals are flinching at this. It won't stop the core, but it will cause the less committed to fall away.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 13, 2026 09:01 AM (ZOv7s)
Bill Maher has some interesting conversations. One put up this week has him talking to a dedicated leftist who walked near a homeless camp and was badly bitten on the leg by one of the homeless persons dogs.
When the man told this story online, *every one* of his leftist “friends” criticized him for bothering the nice homeless people, not one said they shouldn’t let their dogs run loose and bite people.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 09:09 AM (cx1bp)
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>how much of that is being outright stolen? A quarter? Half?
It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.
Posted by: Kramer at June 13, 2026 09:09 AM (rpara)
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Pixy earlier: Amazon datacenters "used" 2.5 billion gallons of water last year. (The Register)
The water came out of the process untouched and slightly warmer. A bit like beer.
More like Bud Light.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 13, 2026 09:10 AM (E6ouU)
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Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 13, 2026 09:09 AM (jehhT)
They believe in money trees.
Posted by: polynikes at June 13, 2026 09:10 AM (GseMx)
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rhennigantx sure seems a high percentage is looted of those.
You see what is loted from Medicare, bet SS is in same situation
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:11 AM (Ia/+0)
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Mornin', Horde. Coffee happening, and prayers ascending for the Horde and those Horde-adjacent.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 13, 2026 09:11 AM (Wnv9h)
102
Boomer bashing to commence in 5...4...3...
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 09:04 AM (J4Dwc)
I is a boomer. And we killed a real chance to fixed it in 2005 by voting in a (D) congress for W in 2006.
22 YOs coming out of college would now have 20 years of investments in S&P.
If you invested $100 in the S&P 500 at the beginning of 2005, you would have about $824.94 at the end of 2026, assuming you reinvested all dividends. This is a return on investment of 724.94%, or 10.44% per year.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:11 AM (/+uur)
103
Article at American Thinker how Colorado might take over Medicare Fraud for #1 place
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:12 AM (Ia/+0)
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Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Posted by: Mick at June 13, 2026 09:12 AM (HFx9z)
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The Archdiocese had 9 men ordained into the priesthood this year.
Our Family of Parishes (we have 5 churches) is growing: we had over 30 catechumins this year. We have so many people coming into the Church that we now have a full-time coordinator that works only on that.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 09:06 AM (ksbjf)
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Great to hear! Based on his encyclical and the amazing reception he got in Spain, I am becoming ever more impressed by Pope Leo. The smear campaign of distortions around him is really working overtime and pumping out easily disprovable lie after lie. They are afraid.
There are so many things that get to me about him, but I think his American savvy combined with true faith puts him in a very unique position. People also forget his missionary work in Peru, where they had to deal with the Shining Path and Liberation Theology.
He is using the deftest of touches, working on unity rather than confrontation. Very subtle, very effective.
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You see what is loted from Medicare, bet SS is in same situation
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:11 AM (Ia/+0)
Hidden down in the fine print (Search for Cleveland Clinic) is that fake Medicaid codes were used to cuts dicks off young men and cut tits off young women.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:13 AM (/+uur)
It is laughable to imagine any of his critics trying to run even one of his companies. They would crash and burn in weeks. They couldn't even maintain what he has created, let alone build it themselves. They are truly bugmen, with no comprehension of how people work.
Posted by: SciVo
All you need do is go back to the self-absorbed and empty activities of Twitter employees nattering on videos about their abundant time to goof off while in the office and produce nothing. That was B.E.: before Elon bought the company.
Elon buys Twitter and then, in A.E., poof you're fired! "Oh my, whatever will I do now? Who will hire me to engage in activities and not expect me to have accomplishments?"
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 13, 2026 09:14 AM (ixS3i)
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104 Article at American Thinker how Colorado might take over Medicare Fraud for #1 place
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:12 AM (Ia/+0)
I did not know it was a race.
My idea is that any conviction of SS, Medicaid, or Medicare fraud
means no social services for life.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:14 AM (/+uur)
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One of the houses in the town the church I serve is had a mass of leftist signs out. I don't read them anymore. What I do appreciate is that they also have a whole bunch of cornflower plants now blooming which I think grew naturally . I am thankful that they didn't cut them down because they are lovely!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 09:14 AM (6jy2V)
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Don't take Catechumin if you're allergic to Catechumin.
Posted by: Big Phat Pharma at June 13, 2026 09:15 AM (rpara)
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I am sure your son will love being an uncle.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 09:07 AM (nz1sK)
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Wow thank you I am a little overwhelmed and embarrassed but thankful.
Girl F. has always had a very close almost telepathic connection with Boy F. and he is so gentle he will make a super uncle.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 09:15 AM (RIvkX)
112I'm no canon lawyer, but I'm pretty sure the various orders are not under the authority of the territorial bishop. So renegade Dominicans would be able to do pretty much whatever they want.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 13, 2026 08:59 AM (ZOv7s)
Michigan is within the Dominican Province of St. Joseph. The state falls within the governance of the Prior Provincial, and then the Master of the Order, and then the Pope.
I know that our Prior Provincial, Fr. Allen Moran, OP, is well-regarded by Dominican friars that I know. He may have decided that the easiest way to deal with a renegade Dominican University was to close it and scatter the staff.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 09:16 AM (ksbjf)
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Socialists have zero concept of how investing works. But they'll gladly take your money and "invest" it in themselves.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 13, 2026 09:09 AM (jehhT)
AoC, Bernie, and Liawatha have created 3 millionaires in total.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:16 AM (/+uur)
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Final comment: the Coptic Church has restarted conversations about renewing communion with Rome. This was moving forward rapidly under Francis, but then one of his minions (Cardinal Fernandez) decided to be both gay and retarded and push out Fiducia Supplicans. That killed the discussion.
But with Pope Leo, things are moving forward once more, and I think it wholly appropriate that Francis' vices denied him such an important achievement.
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Well, I have to go. I need to help Mrs. Cop with some yard work
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 09:19 AM (ksbjf)
120Counterpoint: how much of that is being outright stolen? A quarter? Half?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 13, 2026 09:07 AM (ZOv7s)
I always use the H Bai-Den Esq. Rule of Thumb that 10% graft is the minimum allowable for any government program!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at June 13, 2026 09:20 AM (hOUT3)
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I always use the H Bai-Den Esq. Rule of Thumb that 10% graft is the minimum allowable for any government program!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at June 13, 2026 09:20 AM (hOUT3)
Quality Learing Center used the 100% rule.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:22 AM (/+uur)
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We've been away from Michigan for 6 years now, but before Covid Siena Hts was building like crazy -- student apartments, new athletic facilities, I don't know what all. And then suddenly I hear they are closing, and they screwed a bunch of their students over with that, too. I don't know what happened. I asked my friend about it but she didn't know, either.
The best thing the Dominicans do, I believe, in Lenawee County, is provide wonderful elder care to all the Sisters. Their nursing home, on the grounds of the University, is a great place to work and they take very good care of the residents there.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 09:22 AM (nz1sK)
123 Historical break points that would be interesting to nail down:
When did Bernie Sanders switch from railing against millionaires to railing against billionaires? What happened to Bernie at about that time?
When did the press, and Biden himself, begin to assert that he had long had a stuttering problem? I'd lay serious money that there had been no mention of that affliction in all his press coverage prior to, say, 2016.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 13, 2026 09:22 AM (ixS3i)
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117 We are traveling and I haven't had coffee yet 😭
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 13, 2026 09:18 AM (ubRVs)
What??? You left the house without making any, or you were already away from home overnight, and have to find coffee?
125
I'm happy to report my house has been snake-free (as far as I know) for 2 weeks! This doesn't need to go on the list, but I'd appreciate a prayer or two for my ongoing crawl space travails. New ductwork is scheduled for this week, but I'm uncertain of next steps to resolve the water issues. Need wisdom.
Posted by: screaming in digital at June 13, 2026 09:24 AM (lOlUK)
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 13, 2026 09:25 AM (Kt19C)
127The Archdiocese had 9 men ordained into the priesthood this year.
Our Family of Parishes (we have 5 churches) is growing: we had over 30 catechumins this year. We have so many people coming into the Church that we now have a full-time coordinator that works only on that.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at June 13, 2026 09:06 AM
Nice. A good friend's son was just ordained to the priesthood a week or so ago.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 13, 2026 09:25 AM (kgE5c)
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Quality Learing Center used the 100% rule.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:22 AM (/+uur)
The Somalis have taken it to the 300-600% level, with their stacking of benefits and grants. SNAP, buying food with SNAP and selling it in their corner stores, which is then purchased with someone else's SNAP, while they're receiving money for child care even while providing that care to their own children, getting disability, spouse getting paid to the their caregiver, while designating their own home an assisted living center, and on and on and on...
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When did the press, and Biden himself, begin to assert that he had long had a stuttering problem? I'd lay serious money that there had been no mention of that affliction in all his press coverage prior to, say, 2016.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 13, 2026 09:22 AM (ixS3i)
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I recall it came up in 1988 canpaign
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 09:28 AM (RIvkX)
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Socialists have zero concept of how investing works.
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They have zero concept of how *anything* works.
Remember, it's a holistic worldview like a philosophy, but it has no internal logic. Everything is based on assumed hypotheses that have never been demonstrated as working theories, because they can't be. The fundamental Marxist principles are simply accepted as fact, sui generis, and everything flows from those.
It's just a form of psychosis.
Even a cursory glance at socialism shows it's insane. If I say "listen brother, I have secret knowledge about the nature of the world... frogs are actually cats, and once their tails grow out, the masses of sheeple will awaken to the lies of the frogs, and the Sun can finally rise in the North as it was always meant to," you'd call the men in white coats.
But I can say some equally nonsensical shit, and as long as I make sure to prey upon basic, atavistic urges, I can get millions to not just agree with me, but make my ravings the core of their identities.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 09:28 AM (BI5O2)
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24hr of Le Mans i guess starts today, shame probably not on any channel Ihave
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:28 AM (Ia/+0)
132126 I'm happy to report my house has been snake-free (as far as I know) for 2 weeks!
Sweet! PLAY BALL
Posted by: the mice at June 13, 2026 09:28 AM (E6ouU)
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We could start a coffee system like this except all the boob cups would be gone.
https://tinyurl.com/5efnd6mv
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 09:29 AM (ndZc7)
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Sweet! PLAY BALL
Posted by: the mice
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Bring it, bitchez.
Posted by: Bingley the cat at June 13, 2026 09:30 AM (lOlUK)
I do have a prayer request: Lift up my dad. He’s had some physical struggles recently with disautonomia (plunging blood pressure upon standing) and this caused him to fall and hit his head hard last week. Two days in the hospital resulted… they adjusted his blood pressure medication and though it’s a delicate balance he can now stand and walk around fine. The topper though is he mentioned to the doctor yesterday that his back’s been hurting since the fall; so X-ray done and he has a crushed vertebrae in his lumbar spine from the fall. I pray he can avoid spinal surgery and it seems he might as it could stabilize on its own. His faith is amazing… he told me he prayed while in hospital “Lord I’m in your hands whatever you want for me”… He’s a great man in my book and I’d like him around for as many more years as the Lord wills
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 09:30 AM (YXvTV)
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SanFranpsycho, may G-d make your grandson like Ephriam and Menashe.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 09:30 AM (5P5DO)
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24hr of Le Mans i guess starts today, shame probably not on any channel Ihave
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:28 AM (Ia/+0)
There's no SpeedChannel?
Posted by: dantesed at June 13, 2026 09:30 AM (Oy/m2)
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24hr of Le Mans I guess starts today, shame probably not on any channel Ihave
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:28 AM
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Sitting right here, boss.
Posted by: The MotorTrend App at June 13, 2026 09:34 AM (rpara)
Be sure to rule out orthostatic hypotension which is also quite common among elders
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 09:35 AM (RIvkX)
146Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at June 13, 2026 09:27 AM (h7ZuX)
The Somalis could have probably gotten with their scam for decades if they had only listened to Hunter and stayed in the 10% range!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at June 13, 2026 09:35 AM (hOUT3)
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The Greatest Country in the history of the World failed at the 3 greatest socialist experiments.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:03 AM (/+uur)
Good.
Posted by: It's A Swindle, A Swindle at June 13, 2026 09:35 AM (z20w/)
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You can find great stuff on YouTube. Yesterday I watched Thomas Sowell get “interviewed” by a panel of “journalists” on Meet the Press in 1981… Reagan was newly inaugurated and these toadies kept trying to get Sowell to say how Reagan must hate black people because his policies are so obviously bad for blacks etc etc… Sowell was brilliant as usual always going back to facts and data. One of the toadies was Marvin Kalb…. Remember him? They really wanted Sowell to be another Jesse Jackson
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 09:35 AM (nkHgN)
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Racing isn't on my tv schedule anymore
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:33 AM (Ia/+0)
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You used to be a big fan, what happened?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 09:36 AM (RIvkX)
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Good morning! Prayers said for all who asked and all who didn’t.
Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 09:37 AM (Wmg4n)
Posted by: Thus it has ever been at June 13, 2026 09:37 AM (rpara)
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Don Lemon claims the Karmelo Anthony trial had “an all white jury.”
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And a black hole.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 09:37 AM (ndZc7)
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Bernie Sanders is saying ‘millionaires’ less often, one way his 2020 message has changed
Published Thu, Feb 13 202010:48 AM ESTUpdated Thu, Feb 13 202012:32 PM EST
Right after a $300 lunch on day before Valentines Day 2020.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:38 AM (/+uur)
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My week, by the numbers:
YouTube Watch Later queue depth: down to 2182.
lichess puzzle score: up to 2306.
HF QSOs: 0. (Too much lightning.)
Posted by: gp at June 13, 2026 09:39 AM (Jr5Lq)
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All those prayers for my dad are so appreciated!
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 09:40 AM (Jehr5)
156
24hr of Le Mans I guess starts today, shame probably not on any channel Ihave
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:28 AM
It is better in the original French.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:40 AM (/+uur)
157
All health insurance is a rip off. Public or private.
I paid in all my working life to Medicare. I'm now retired and still pay $2400. a year to Medicare. It comes out of my Social Security check. I go to the doctor twice a year for my meds.That is $100.00 a visit, so $200.00 a year. Medicare pays that and part of my meds. So what about the $2100.00 I did not use? It's the same with private insurance companies. You pay out the nose for it but unless you have something really bad happen, you paid in lots of money for nothing. And you still are out the deductable too.
Posted by: Case at June 13, 2026 09:40 AM (+zXtV)
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I'm reading Sowell's Wealth, Poverty, and Politics and his writing is so fluid but I hear it in my head in his voice, complete with Harlem accent.
Savage, Bongino, Bartiromo, I talk gud like dem too.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 09:40 AM (RIvkX)
161Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 09:30 AM (YXvTV)
Prayers up!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at June 13, 2026 09:41 AM (hOUT3)
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LeMans can be streamed though TruTV (but I think you need a subscription) or have it through your streaming/cable service. Or do a trial for FIAWEC+
Find out if it's on an international (free) stream, perhaps not in English, and use a VPN to stream it from a supported (free) country.
I've had mixed results with the VPN route. And TruTV is part of our streaming service. So, I'm set.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 13, 2026 09:41 AM (jehhT)
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The Somalis could have probably gotten with their scam for decades if they had only listened to Hunter and stayed in the 10% range!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at June 13, 2026 09:35 AM (hOUT3)
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Ironically, the Somalis might only be getting 10%.
The remaining 90% is being skimmed higher up the chain.
FATHER, may my efforts on this day you have given me be worthy.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 09:41 AM (5P5DO)
THIS!
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at June 13, 2026 09:43 AM (hOUT3)
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Commissar Hrothgar, a very special hug for your, dear.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 09:44 AM (5P5DO)
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I watched Thomas Sowell get “interviewed” by a panel of “journalists” on Meet the Press in 1981…
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It's little wonder to me that intelligent people quit participating in public life. I imagine they must have walked around perpetually feeling like this:
https://youtu.be/f-4nVSV1LeU?is=gnc5AYRc3jaR49w1
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 09:45 AM (BI5O2)
167Ironically, the Somalis might only be getting 10%.
The remaining 90% is being skimmed higher up the chain.
The Somalis are last.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 13, 2026 09:42 AM (gnNyN)
"Come on man, that's like crazy talk!" ~ T. Walz
Posted by: Commissar Hrothgar (hOUT3) ~ THIS NoVA MoMe in Virginia! ~ at June 13, 2026 09:45 AM (hOUT3)
Posted by: And his hot wife at June 13, 2026 09:48 AM (rpara)
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I must be getting used to the Florida humidity… I only lost 5 lbs from sweating on my run this morning instead of 8… heh. I’m kidding of course I constantly hear Kramer saying: It’s like a sauna! I’m not sure whether I was jogging or swimming…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 09:48 AM (2mApq)
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All health insurance is a rip off. Public or private.
I paid in all my working life to Medicare. I'm now retired and still pay $2400. a year to Medicare. It comes out of my Social Security check.
The trick is to go out on SS disability. You'll get an extra $400-500 a month and this will cover the medicare fees with a little extra left over to blow on hookers and booze.
Posted by: DOGE at June 13, 2026 09:49 AM (z20w/)
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Mornin, Hordelings. Time to slug down a second cup of coffee and head out for a hike before it gets too hot. We're supposed to hit 100 tomorrow and 102 on Monday, and that's about 25 degrees above my preferred maximum.
Posted by: PabloD at June 13, 2026 09:49 AM (K1RVP)
180 ...The island was better off in 1491.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 08:58 AM (cx1bp)
I've been thinking for a while that the endgame of socialism/communism isn't some bright, shining future of total freedom and all desires granted, but-
something very much like the agricultural societies of old with a king and royalty. More or less like medieval society.
The equality of the poverty-stricken peasantry is very easy to achieve and would seem to be the endpoint of battling "the rich" because someone has more than you.
But, the King and the royalty, well!, they were ordained by God, Satan, Moloch whoever because they are the best!
There you go. Everything, every single thing, including saving Mammy Gaia from dread carbon emissions, has been achieved, or-
rather reborn in medieval monarchy.
Bowl of turnip and weed stew, anyone?
Posted by: naturalfake at June 13, 2026 09:49 AM (iJfKG)
181
> I'm waiting to go to a family reunion. In the meantime, can someone tell me what made JFK so great?
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snazzy neckties
Posted by: Don Black at June 13, 2026 09:49 AM (ZxPkt)
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"His youth and looks.
Posted by: And his hot wife"
Millions of people can do that. Got anything else?
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 09:53 AM (/+uur)
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Compared to today’s Dems JFK was fantastic. He was actually a patriot and anti-communist. Did large tax cuts IIRC. He’d be shunned by today’s Dem party
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 09:53 AM (TqDYN)
Newsom-Biden 2028? Hunter Tells Gavin He’s Ready to Be His VP
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 09:53 AM (ndZc7)
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All we pay intaxes and insurance and a big percentage is frauded out.
Shame I wasn't making $100G from.taxpayers
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 09:53 AM (Ia/+0)
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Good morning all
Hot and humid here. Been feeling kind of directionless lately. Wondering if I need to change things up somehow. Routine has become boring, but boring is something that can be fixed. I just haven't figured out how or what yet. Suggestions welcome.
Good to see all,of you here. Life is Good.
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Article at American Thinker how Colorado might take over Medicare Fraud for #1 place
Posted by: Skip
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Hi Skip, not to defend CO, but the American Thinker piece refers to an article in the Colorado Sun from over a year ago concerning Medicaid fraud, not Medicare. The writer draws a sweeping conclusion citing just the one incident.
The Colorado Sun is a fairly even-handed source for news in the state.
https://tinyurl.com/5n7fjkr6
American Thinker is sometimes a little loose editorially speaking.
Posted by: muldoon at June 13, 2026 09:54 AM (qgHp7)
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@178. Yeah, I guess it's my own fault for trying to be honest and play by the rules. But never the less it's a rip off.
Posted by: Case at June 13, 2026 09:55 AM (+zXtV)
195
JFK was also a reckless womanizer… he made BJ Clinton look tame. Recklessness like that was very poor judgement for a prez; opened him up to blackmail
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 09:56 AM (ALKK0)
196
Medicaid fraud is "baked in the cake" in all states due to the federal matching funding system.
Posted by: muldoon at June 13, 2026 09:56 AM (qgHp7)
“Hanoi Jane” Fonda Plans Alternative Event in Response to Trump’s White House UFC Freedom 250 Celebration
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 09:57 AM (ndZc7)
198Socialists have zero concept of how investing works. But they'll gladly take your money and "invest" it in themselves.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 13, 2026 09:09 AM (jehhT)
This reminds me of a complaint one of my math professors had about capitalism. He said capitalism is bad because it prevents people with good ideas, but no money or influence, from being able to get funding to make their ideas a reality. I'm pretty sure that's the opposite.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 09:58 AM (FMtrg)
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Tim Allen Reveals Toy Story 5 Features a Buzz Lightyear With an Edge
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Well, OK, as long as it's not Buzzette Lightyear.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 10:00 AM (ndZc7)
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193 Good morning all
Hot and humid here. Been feeling kind of directionless lately. Wondering if I need to change things up somehow. Routine has become boring, but boring is something that can be fixed. I just haven't figured out how or what yet. Suggestions welcome.
Good to see all,of you here. Life is Good.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at June 13, 2026 09:53 AM (kJmSS)
I've been feeling stressed, and that's unusual for laid-back me. Combination of frustrations at work, moving back and forth between Mom's home and my own, internets full of vitriol...I think I just need to stay away from X for a while and get out and walk more.
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Let's smile and be happy and remove the hearts of killjoy leftists with obsidian knives on pillars of stone and then give the hearts to Tlactoplactilizotocli.
For Native American Pride.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 10:01 AM (u82oZ)
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This reminds me of a complaint one of my math professors had about capitalism. He said capitalism is bad because it prevents people with good ideas, but no money or influence, from being able to get funding to make their ideas a reality. I'm pretty sure that's the opposite.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 09:58 AM (FMtrg)
Your prof never heard of venture capitalists apparently… money finds good ideas
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 10:01 AM (qpCPq)
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Re: "Hanoi Jane" - one interesting fact is that there is no statute of limitations on treason. Just throwing that out there in case you're lurking, Mr. President.
Posted by: PabloD at June 13, 2026 10:01 AM (K1RVP)
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The whole idea of insurance is basically unfair unless you need to use it. You should thank your lucky stars that you haven't needed it because the one time that you do, makes up for all,the time that you didn't. However, if the government dealt with all the fraud, stopped paying for illegals and their children and their elderly relatives, our rates would plummet.
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 10:02 AM (qpCPq)
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The kids called from NYC yesterday to inform they are giving us a grandson b"h! They have been busily spreading the good news and my phone has been lit up with congratulations.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)
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Congratulations! My grandson is now almost a month and thriving. His big sister is adjusting to not having 100% of the limelight.
I have spent more of my life being a grump than I care to admit, but seeing or thinking about my grandkids never fails to paint a big, goofy grin across my mug. NaCly is spot-on when he says grandchildren are true wealth!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 13, 2026 10:02 AM (kOluj)
207 Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at June 13, 2026 09:50 AM
That's wonderful you bring communion . What a grace filled and important service for your parish. May. The the Lord bless you and the people you visit.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 10:03 AM (1Vo6X)
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{{{Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace }}}
Are you doing better in your transportation struggles?
BTW, that picture of you and creeper at Julie's Celebration of Life is very popular when I share it with friends. They ask me about the on-line gang I hang out with. Then I show that picture.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 10:03 AM (u82oZ)
190 Compared to today’s Dems JFK was fantastic. He was actually a patriot and anti-communist. Did large tax cuts IIRC. He’d be shunned by today’s Dem party
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 09:53 AM (TqDYN)
Well he was killed by yesterday’s Dem party.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 10:07 AM (cx1bp)
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Of the $8.5 million Talarico raised between February 12 and March 31, a period where he saw a significant uptick in donations owing to his growing national profile, approximately $4 million came from states other than Texas.
Translation: All of the 8.5 came from out of state.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 10:07 AM (/+uur)
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>>Did some light gardens but it's already muggy. Enough of that for the day.
I hear you. I procrastinated in cleaning the outside of my windows, normally doing it in the coolish spring weather (and again in the coolish fall). Now that the heat and humidity have set in, I go up and down the ladder cleaning two windows and I'm done. Should have all the windows cleaned by...August.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 10:08 AM (J4Dwc)
Trump Admin Investigates CAIR Chapters in California and Washington Over Alleged Terror Links
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 10:08 AM (ndZc7)
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TT, yes retired for a while now. When I first moved here, my grandkids were babies and I got to spends lot of time with them. Gave me purpose. Now they are in school and busy with all the activities and birthday parties. When did that become such a big thing? I live in a blue area where one needs to keep political opinions to oneself. I keep fit, get to see hirdemfriends IRL, but it just feels,like something is missing.
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Trump Admin Investigates CAIR Chapters in California and Washington Over Alleged Terror Links
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I am socked and saddened that ...this has not been done long ago.
Posted by: runner at June 13, 2026 10:11 AM (GD0B3)
220Sharon, a volunteer group that is for children.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 10:05 AM
Agreed. The RMBS Mom volunteers at a local children's museum. Loves it.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 13, 2026 10:12 AM (kgE5c)
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Found a fascinating article about Onias IV: Todd Hibbard, "Isaiah 19:18: A Textual Variant in Light of the Temple of Onias in Egypt"
Apparently this guy fled the Maccabean / Seleucid mess in [Greek] Judaea. He built his own Temple over there with blackjack and hookers.
But that's where Isaiah got translated into Greek (and Coptic). It is full of translation-choices (i.e., lies) saying that Isaiah was predicting that the Temple should be rebuilt there.
Naturally the proto-Rabbis thought it was a dumb thing to do so the Talmud mocks it, as does Josephus. It also goes (in my opinion) some distance in explaining how come later Jews thought the Greek Isaiah in-particular was bogus and needed new editions.
And why Jews today dislike when, oh, Christians refer to the Greek of Isaiah. NOT because of the parthenos thing; parthenos could mean non-virgin in the Greek Septuagint Torah. But because the Greek Isaiah was just bad overall.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 13, 2026 10:13 AM (E6ouU)
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Do you have a faith-based group you belong to?
What do you do for just fun, that gives you enjoyment and that you look forward to doing?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at June 13, 2026 10:14 AM (nz1sK)
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Hot and humid here. Been feeling kind of directionless lately. Wondering if I need to change things up somehow. Routine has become boring, but boring is something that can be fixed. I just haven't figured out how or what yet. Suggestions welcome.
Good to see all,of you here. Life is Good.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at June 13, 2026 09:53 AM (kJmSS)
Go back to work, someplace that you would love and don't care if they pay you or not. Part time, full time, whatever.
Posted by: runner at June 13, 2026 10:14 AM (GD0B3)
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170 I'm waiting to go to a family reunion. In the meantime, can someone tell me what made JFK so great?
Posted by: fd at June 13, 2026 09:46 AM (vFG9F)
He was so Dreamy!
Posted by: The 19th Amendment at June 13, 2026 10:14 AM (Q+gd/)
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RMBS, your mom is an inspiration to all that meet her.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 13, 2026 10:15 AM (5P5DO)
NaCly, the insurance company's 45 days of ignoring us between each communication comes up next week. I plan to lodge a complaint with the state insurance commission if they don't present a decent response.
We are still leasing a vehicle from a friend, who kind of needs his car back soon, but he understands our situation with the insurance. Actually, it would help out our friend if we could find someone who wants to take over his payments on his Chevy Traverse. It's a business vehicle that he doesn't need now and his business is in a contraction so he's trying to shed expenses.
I'm glad your photo evidence helps prove our existence :-)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 10:15 AM (FMtrg)
227“Hanoi Jane” Fonda Plans Alternative Event in Response to Trump’s White House UFC Freedom 250 Celebration
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 09:57 AM (ndZc7)
It is gonna smell like Ben Gay, Patchouli, pot and cat pee.
Body paint on formerly hot hippie chicks who now have hip replacements.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 10:16 AM (rbvCR)
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It is gonna smell like Ben Gay, Patchouli, pot and cat pee.
Body paint on formerly hot hippie chicks who now have hip replacements.
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You ever try to paint peace daisies on crepey skin?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 10:18 AM (6/7Fs)
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Posted by: Piper at June 13, 2026 09:37 AM (Wmg4n)
Freddy was in your town the other day with a video while driving by the pier. He's from Germany and is in country for the World Cup doing a travel log on X. He's gained quite the following. He was quite impressed with the beauty of Fairhope.
https://tinyurl.com/d7jkw3ty
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 10:18 AM (J4Dwc)
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Speaking of Kennedy, the Trump name is being chiseled off the Kennedy Center building this morning.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 10:21 AM (J4Dwc)
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Thanks for the Coffee Thread and Prayer Revival, Mis Hum and Annie!
May God's mercy and goodness rain down on His children this fine day.
And may God continue to bless the U.S.A. and Israel.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at June 13, 2026 10:22 AM (D/6p1)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 10:24 AM (RIvkX)
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I swim, I walk. I live two blocks from an 8 mile trail in a beautiful city. I have a little garden on my terrace. Although feel my Jewish identity very strongly, I am not religious. I should be content. But I'm not.
I have thought about volunteering but worried about making a commitment.
RMBS, is Mom coming next week? Would really like to chat with her about this.
234Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 10:18 AM (J4Dwc)
I don't know if it's my YouTube algorithm or if there's an actual uptick in foreigners visiting the US and saying our people and places are great. It's very sweet. I also like foreign YouTubers who tell everyone what makes their country special without putting other countries down. Every place has its charms.
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 10:25 AM (FMtrg)
235 231 Speaking of Kennedy, the Trump name is being chiseled off the Kennedy Center building this morning.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 10:21 AM (J4Dwc)
Trump should now turn it into an ICE detention facility.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 10:25 AM (cx1bp)
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Helping church friend move from town to farm. Hot and sweaty work today.
Posted by: Eromero at June 13, 2026 10:25 AM (9tUJK)
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Fraud in Medicare is in Medicare Advantage programs.
Along with the usual syspects, Nebraska & Vermont will be 'examined for Medicaid fraud, too.
I think Hunter befriending Newsom is O & Co. way of letting him (N) know he can run but Pres will not be happening.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 13, 2026 10:27 AM (NFX2v)
Posted by: naturalfake at June 13, 2026 10:27 AM (iJfKG)
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Translation: All of the 8.5 came from out of state.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 13, 2026 10:07 AM (/+uur)
In recent polls, California voters say they would vote for Talarico by a 2-1 margin.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 10:28 AM (cx1bp)
240 Speaking of Kennedy, the Trump name is being chiseled off the Kennedy Center building this morning.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 10:21 AM (J4Dwc)
Is this yet another Hawaiian Judge sort of thing?
Posted by: naturalfake at June 13, 2026 10:29 AM (iJfKG)
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"I don't believe in nuthin' no more. I'm goin' to law school."
Posted by: Jimbo Jones at June 13, 2026 10:29 AM (K1RVP)
Posted by: Emmie, celebrating 250 years of God's grace at June 13, 2026 10:32 AM (FMtrg)
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Hello, NaCly. I stopped in Salina for lunch on my way to Wichita Wednesday, was amazed by the branches down everywhere and related outages caused by 100+ mph winds on Tuesday night. I hope that storm steered clear of your vicinity...
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 13, 2026 10:32 AM (kOluj)
Margaret Kelly who was the model for Tinker Bell has passed away at the age of 97.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 13, 2026 10:31 AM (AOguU)
I'm pretty sure that all we need to do is clap and we get her back.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 13, 2026 10:33 AM (iJfKG)
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>>>Is this yet another Hawaiian Judge sort of thing?
District Judge Christopher Cooper. The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board lost an 11th hour appeal last night.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 10:34 AM (J4Dwc)
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Robert Smith of the Cure says: “I’ve never regretted not having children. I objected to being born, and I refuse to impose life on someone else.”
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Childless people usually regret it. A few genuinely are just happier that way. The rest build a house cards for their grief.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 10:35 AM (BI5O2)
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Maher has some interesting conversations. One put up this week has him talking to a dedicated leftist who walked near a homeless camp and was badly bitten on the leg by one of the homeless persons dogs.
When the man told this story online, *every one* of his leftist “friends” criticized him for bothering the nice homeless people, not one said they shouldn’t let their dogs run loose and bite people.
Posted by: Tom Servo
And then on Friday Maher did a monologue saying Platner is a messed up dude but Maine should still elect him as a counter to Trump.
Posted by: Heroq at June 13, 2026 10:36 AM (uONGz)
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This was a really interesting article, IMO, from "The Federalist" and by a Roman Catholic guy who writes on aliens and "Disclosure Day". It doesn't seem to threaten his faith. J.J, had it is his links several days ago for those that have an interest and didn't see it:
https://tinyurl.com/5n7rynua
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 10:37 AM (ix8EF)
I lost internet for 3 days. My broadband tower power was wreaked.
Had two close calls (in one, tornado warning box 5 miles to the north) but no damage.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 10:37 AM (u82oZ)
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Trump responded appropriately to the Kennedy Center thing. He had everything lined up to repair the place which has deteriorated significantly like other things in DC. It required shutting it down in order to do this and he had significant private funds lined up just like the ballroom. When they complained, he said fine. I wash my hands of this. Now let the board figure it out which because they are total idiots will not accomplish anything.
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Speaking of Kennedy, the Trump name is being chiseled off the Kennedy Center building this morning.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 10:21 AM (J4Dwc)
Is this yet another Hawaiian Judge sort of thing?
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Yep, and you should see the ideas he has for the new proscenium lighting.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 10:41 AM (6/7Fs)
May your example of Joie de vivre lift people from the mire.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 13, 2026 10:41 AM (u82oZ)
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Finding purpose in life is very important, and you know this.
You can only drink and screw so much.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 13, 2026 10:41 AM (Kt19C)
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May your example of Joie de vivre lift people from the mire.
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Or at least send your Leftard acquaintances into a seething tizzy.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 13, 2026 10:43 AM (6/7Fs)
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One thing you'll note is that you will often hear people express regret at not having kids. You almost never hear the opposite.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 10:45 AM (BI5O2)
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Remember that televised trial of a Kennedy for rape that obscured the victim with a circle over her head? Was she related to Jack in the Box?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 13, 2026 10:46 AM (Kt19C)
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That's wonderful you bring communion . What a grace filled and important service for your parish. May. The the Lord bless you and the people you visit.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 10:03 AM (1Vo6X)
Thanks Fen-it is a great honor to be able to visit the hospital patients. I had some wonderful conversations with those I visited yesterday. I am very blessed to be part of this ministry.
Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at June 13, 2026 10:47 AM (dyL4B)
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"[CO] State Medicaid officials told The Sun...that they would not pay the federal government back for alleged payments for deceased members and disputed that all the Medicaid members tallied in the federal audit are actually dead. "
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1.) Affirmative action (DIE) doctors
2.) Pining for the fjords
3.) Didn't want to get on the cart
4.) On the MAID wait list
5.) Long-term hospice patients
6.) All of the above
Posted by: muldoon at June 13, 2026 10:48 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 10:49 AM (1z8ji)
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Posted by: Mrs. Leggy at June 13, 2026 10:47 AM
Glad to hear your witness, Mrs. Leggy.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 10:50 AM (IYIYn)
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NaCly - sorry to hear about the interwebs going down, but glad it was nothing more serious.
Have an amazing and blessed day!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at June 13, 2026 10:50 AM (kOluj)
275"[CO] State Medicaid officials told The Sun...that they would not pay the federal government back for alleged payments for deceased members and disputed that all the Medicaid members tallied in the federal audit are actually dead. "
That's fine. We'll just subtract what you owe us from any other Federal transfer payments. Better yet, let's just halt ALL future payments until you pay up.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 13, 2026 10:51 AM (Riz8t)
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For her, it's just indicative of a deeply disordered personality. She should probably be in an institution.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 10:48 AM (BI5O2)
She should go sign up for Canada’s MAID program, and put us all out of her misery.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 10:52 AM (cx1bp)
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Polynikes, the scandies pulled back from socialism when they ran out of money. Theye are more corporate state mode now with the EU forcing socialism on them. Even Finland and Sweden are looking for market economies.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 10:54 AM (rbvCR)
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One thing you'll note is that you will often hear people express regret at not having kids. You almost never hear the opposite.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 10:45 AM (BI5O2)
People who run out on their families have regret. Or ones who beat the shit out of their kids or generally abuse them.
Lots of people out there who have no business being parents.
Posted by: Heroq at June 13, 2026 10:54 AM (uONGz)
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Paul takes cream in his coffee... from a bull.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 13, 2026 10:54 AM (E6ouU)
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Michelle Obama is pathetic… how can you say in public you regret motherhood? I mean she knows her daughters will hear this right? Even if you actually feel that way do the decent thing and keep your big mouth shut
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 10:55 AM (YXvTV)
Posted by: muldoon, who doesn't want to grow up at June 13, 2026 10:55 AM (qgHp7)
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Well, I think I'd better go and do something productive before I end up on the frequent poster's wall for this week. Have a blessed day, folks!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 10:55 AM (ix8EF)
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State Medicaid officials told The Sun...that they would not pay the federal government back for alleged payments for deceased members and disputed that all the Medicaid members tallied in the federal audit are actually dead. "
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"Nice infrastructure you have here, it would be shame if..."
Posted by: runner at June 13, 2026 10:57 AM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 10:57 AM (ndZc7)
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Michelle Obama is a big whiner who wants everyone to feel sorry for her. There are millions of American women who want to be her (they shouldn't want to, but leave that aside) and this is how she behaves.
If Barack wasn't gay before he met her, I can understand why he might swing that way now.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 13, 2026 10:57 AM (E6ouU)
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Lots of people out there who have no business being parents.
Posted by: Heroq at June 13, 2026 10:54 AM (uONGz)
Sure. But I'm talking about the broad mass of humanity, here, not the dregs of it in particular.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 10:58 AM (BI5O2)
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Michelle Obama is pathetic… how can you say in public you regret motherhood? I mean she knows her daughters will hear this right? Even if you actually feel that way do the decent thing and keep your big mouth shut
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 13, 2026 10:55 AM (YXvTV)
She hates her kids so much she wants to humiliate them this way in public.
Posted by: Heroq at June 13, 2026 10:58 AM (uONGz)
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Michelle Obama never earned a single thing in her life. She was handed e erything on a silver platter, college, jobs, First Lady and yet she is a whiny b_ch about it all. I laughed when she is proposed as a Pesidential candidate. Why that would take actual work on her part so will never happen.
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Lot of people regret having kids. But most of them don’t say it publicly since it’s socially not cool to say it. And even if there is regret most people have at least the self awareness to not want to make their kids feel like shit by saying it.
Mooch is just a piece of shit all around.
Posted by: Heroq at June 13, 2026 11:00 AM (uONGz)
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The feds just have no idea how expensive it is to continue CPR for two, two-and-a-half years. We've got overhead, employee salaries, Ambu bags and other medical sounding stuff.
/CO Medicaid officials.
Posted by: muldoon, who doesn't want to grow up at June 13, 2026 11:00 AM (qgHp7)
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You can only drink and screw so much.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at June 13, 2026 10:41 AM (Kt19C)
Let's play chess!
Posted by: Sheriff Bart at June 13, 2026 11:03 AM (E6ouU)
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It's a real challenge at the grocery store when you have young children.
You know, what with helping people get stuff off the upper shelf all the time.
/M.
Posted by: muldoon, who doesn't want to grow up at June 13, 2026 11:03 AM (qgHp7)
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In fairness to Michelle, her kids are also Obamas and inherently suck.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 13, 2026 11:04 AM (2z+OF)
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Michelle Obama is a big whiner who wants everyone to feel sorry for her. There are millions of American women who want to be her (they shouldn't want to, but leave that aside) and this is how she behaves.
If Barack wasn't gay before he met her, I can understand why he might swing that way now.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 13, 2026 10:57 AM (E6ouU)
All true.
One of the things about black women I like is that they have a much lower incidence of the dour joylessness that afflicts so many white women. They tend to be fun and have fun.
But when you get one who comes down with the -itis like Big Mike, WATCH OUT - it's even worse. You get all the loudness and boisterousness of black culture, but it's the opposite of fun. It's just amplified moroseness.
If I had kids with her, I wouldn't go gay, but I might consider shooting myself the moment the girls were married off. Only so much a man can bear in one lifetime.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 13, 2026 11:05 AM (BI5O2)
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Well, it was just taking up space in the closet.
Florida thrift store finds human skull among donations
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 11:06 AM (ndZc7)
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Well, it was just taking up space in the closet.
Florida thrift store finds human skull among donations
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 13, 2026 11:06 AM (ndZc7)
Man, someone is missing a skull! Give it back!
Posted by: runner at June 13, 2026 11:08 AM (GD0B3)
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Florida thrift store finds human skull among donations
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
Probably a Jacksonville Jaguars fan still waiting for that Super Bowl
Posted by: gKWVE at June 13, 2026 11:08 AM (E6ouU)
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at June 13, 2026 11:08 AM (+EHgv)
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Spoiled Brat + Racist Grievance = Michelle Obama.
Posted by: davidt at June 13, 2026 11:09 AM (Q+gd/)
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Florida thrift store finds human skull among donations
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Clean it up, mount it on a pole out front, and hang a "shoplifter" sign underneath it.
301Well, it was just taking up space in the closet.
Florida thrift store finds human skull among donations
It was a Florida-based staging of Hamlet.
"Alas, poor Yorick, you were quite a dude."
Posted by: Archimedes at June 13, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)
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It's been three months since my M-I-L died at age 93. Yesterday we got a notice from her Medicare Advantage provider that she was due for a medication review. Not only had that part of "The System" not yet taken note of the fact she was dead, but the medication list had three duplicate entries, three omitted meds and one med she hadn't been taking for almost two years. I suspect "The System" has issues.
Posted by: muldoon, who doesn't want to grow up at June 13, 2026 11:15 AM (qgHp7)
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I watched a three year old and his slightly older sister who was clearly minding him in the store trying to reach a 2 liter bottle of soda that was above her reach. She made two reaches for it, and then picked her brother up by the waist and held him up so he could grab it for her.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 11:16 AM (rbvCR)
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Phone was overheating on my tailgate
Trying to straighten it out more
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 11:16 AM (Ia/+0)
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Phone was overheating on my tailgate
Trying to straighten it out more
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 11:16 AM (Ia/+0)
I have a perfectly good white tailgate for a '98 Chevy pickup, if it's any use to you. Free for the asking.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 11:19 AM (1z8ji)
Florida GOP is trying to coronate Byron Donalds as the Republican nominee for governor. So, too, it Donalds himself. DeSantis says they nee to stop it.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 11:29 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 11:29 AM (J4Dwc)
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Ford 2013, doubt it would fit
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 11:27 AM (Ia/+0)
No, would not be close at all.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 11:33 AM (1z8ji)
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>>Not only had that part of "The System" not yet taken note of the fact she was dead
You want to know when the federal government acts really fast? When a funeral home reports the death of a SS recipient. Wife died last August. She'd received her monthly SS benefit as a direct deposit into our bank account only a few days prior. SSA took back that payment really, really fast. I mean, lightening fast.
Posted by: one hour sober at June 13, 2026 11:39 AM (J4Dwc)
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Thank you for calling Medicaid customer seervice. We are currently experiencing an unusual volume of calls. In order to keep phone queue wait times within federally mandated limits we are now hanging up on you.
Click
Posted by: muldoon, okay, I guess I'll grow up now at June 13, 2026 11:42 AM (qgHp7)
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Have a good day all.
Appreciate the advice.
Hugs.
With eight Arm A720 cores backed by four lower power A520 cores (it's not a Qualcomm chip so it tells you that up front) it's no speed demon. It delivers about half the performance in both single and multi-threaded tasks of AMD's entry level laptop 5600U chip from 2021.
Not only have Nintendo's patents faced unwelcome re-examination, but even if Nintendo should win, damages are capped at $30,000. No, I didn't lose a few zeroes there.
Despite facing headwinds from Nintendo's legal team, Palworld has sold around 25 million copies in early access, on a development budget of around $7 million.
Company PocketPair raised the money in-house, leaving the once struggling developer awash with cash.
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Stephen L. Miller retweeted
tetsuo
@tetsuoai
9h
History's first trillionaire is a guy who catches rockets out of the sky with chopsticks and beams internet to every dead zone on the planet.
Same guy ships cars that drive themselves, humanoid robots for the factory floor, brain chips that let paralyzed people move a cursor with pure thought, and an AI running on a supercomputer his team stood up in months instead of years.
And the people crashing out about his net worth are doing it on the app he owns. The same app governments spent years trying to censor.
You cannot legislate a rocket into orbit.
[in reply to Bernie Sanders]
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 13, 2026 04:36 AM (ZVgZ4)
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He also cars ships that drive themselves. (The two recovery ships for the boosters are also autonomous.)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 13, 2026 04:36 AM (BLOW1)
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If he's not careful with AI, he'll invent a company that runs itself and be forced to retire.
Posted by: mikeski at June 13, 2026 04:38 AM (VHUov)
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4 He also cars ships that drive themselves. (The two recovery ships for the boosters are also autonomous.)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at June 13, 2026 04:36 AM (BLOW1)
Elon is a remarkable guy. That tweet captures the difference between our age’s Edison and the yahoos who have accomplished nothing but seize the microphone to tell everyone else what to do. Atlas shrugged.
Posted by: Pete Bog at June 13, 2026 04:45 AM (XtojG)
LB
@beyondreasdoubt
Jun 8
Shout out to my parents for not raising a habitual complainer 😂
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 04:53 AM (6wpGE)
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I really don't care if Elon Musk is a trillionaire. I don't see much difference between being whatever is the amount below a trillionaire and that. Also, for being a space nerd and having a non traditional family life, he seems less weird to me than Bill Gates who thinks himself as some sort of "god" in wanting to "save the planet " in various weird ways.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 04:53 AM (7RYym)
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"We're told Microsoft provided Darcy with a Surface laptop as a show of appreciation."
Which burned up, fell over , *and* sank into the swamp.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at June 13, 2026 04:53 AM (/HDaX)
Elon just created 4,400 millionaires in a single day.
400 of them are now worth over $100 million.
These aren't VCs. They're SpaceX employees, and the list includes welders, technicians, and cafeteria staff, because for two decades the company paid every level of the workforce in stock instead of higher salaries.
Juan Hernandez ... took a $28 an hour contractor welding job in 2015. He says he didn't even know what SpaceX was. The company gave him a $10,000 equity grant and let him buy more shares through payroll deductions. That stake is now worth $880,000.
Trevor Hise's parents wanted him to take a ... job at General Electric. He picked SpaceX ..., stayed 12 years, and accumulated over 100,000 shares. At the $135 listing price that's $13.5 million. He's 37 and semiretired. ... "The magnitude of this has been ridiculous."
The most telling detail came before the listing. Over 100 employees quietly banded together & negotiated group wealth management deal ... up to $5 billion, because none of them had ever needed a wealth manager before.
Software IPOs have minted millionaires for 30 years. This is the first one where the money went to the factory floor.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 04:54 AM (P4ocI)
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>>>May I say how delightful it is to watch the wailing of the worst people on the planet at your good fortune?
for example!
Gavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom
15h
Americans are struggling to pay for groceries and gas while Elon Musk becomes a TRILLIONAIRE.
When the federal government is for sale, the rich get richer and everyone else gets shafted.
The system is rigged.
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 04:55 AM (6wpGE)
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"The system is rigged." Kinda like the massive voter fraud in California, eh, Gavin?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 04:57 AM (IEV/x)
Software IPOs have minted millionaires for 30 years. This is the first one where the money went to the factory floor.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 04:54 AM (P4ocI)
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"My grave is succulent for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
2nd Corinthians 12:7
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 04:59 AM (IEV/x)
21 Nikita Bier retweeted
High
@Hightv
Jun 12
Wait a second, you can now trade $SPCX on 𝕏?!
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)
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There's an old (I can't find it) music segment from SNL featuring the song, Cold As Ice, a beautiful blonde woman in a white dress, a shot gun, and a fellow.
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 05:01 AM (P4ocI)
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I liked this devotional from "Our Daily Bread" by a man writing on 2nd Corinthians 11:23-25 and being dependent on God's strength. The devotional is followed by a prayer and some additional insights:
https://tinyurl.com/3nzc8xxa
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 05:07 AM (IEV/x)
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There's something ghastly about politicians who actively work to make things unaffordable using the fact that things are unaffordable to try to shame someone who is successful enough to not have to worry about how unaffordable things are.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 13, 2026 05:10 AM (Ot/FD)
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Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 13, 2026 05:10 AM (Ot/FD)
Well stated.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 05:12 AM (IEV/x)
"My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness."
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 05:23 AM (IYIYn)
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If we are serious about rebuilding our manufacturing industry we will produce rising middle class wealth and incomes. The biggest challenge for this is that the education system is so badly broken that we are producing illiteracy.
Posted by: Pete Bog at June 13, 2026 05:23 AM (XtojG)
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AI is consistently great at editing photos. For everything else at the consumer level I've found it seriously sucky, like at getting basic easily researched facts. Great to hear more quadtrillions are getting dumped into it. MOAR MONEY!!!!! The screech of all great industries that suck at what they do.
Posted by: Tony Tune at June 13, 2026 05:27 AM (hyQrc)
She absolutely loves and adores the cats.
And nobody takes better care of them than she does.
And it gets her out of the Baltimore area for a while several times per year, and away from the constant fear of violent crime against the elderly. If/when she can no longer stay there, our home is open to her, but for now she is firm in her desire to continue to live there. So, frequent visits to South Carolina give her a break from the drudgery of surviving day to day in that formerly beautiful area.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 05:36 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 05:40 AM (iMotb)
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Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 05:36 AM (iMotb)
She sounds like a nice woman.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 05:41 AM (lQ+/f)
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Insty has a nice article about the leader of TdA retiring yesterday.
During the World Cup, and PRIDE month, no less
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 05:43 AM (iMotb)
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36 @32/Village Idiot's Apprentice: " ... so that she could watch the two fur-balls while we were on vacation.
And today we ship her back home to Baltimore. "
All her outfits will be complete! (No outfit is complete without cat fur.)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 13, 2026 05:35 AM (O7YUW)
; )
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 05:48 AM (6wpGE)
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@37/Village Idiot's Apprentice: "but for now she is firm in her desire to continue to live there"
What is it that gives her this strong desire to stay there? Friends? Familiarity of surroundings? Memories?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 13, 2026 05:48 AM (O7YUW)
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I'm not saying someone should buy it to spite Europe, just that if someone did it would be funny.
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A certain newly-minted trillionaire may have that much stashed away in his couch cushions....
Familiar surroundings, fear of the unknown, familiar medical support, habit.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 05:56 AM (iMotb)
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International fellowship of Christians and Jews . Proverbs 12:25 and about kind words:
https://tinyurl.com/yr2fase9
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 06:00 AM (Nx5jP)
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>>>Welcome to Earth Delos D. Harriman, our new-minted trillionaire!
Haha! I hadn't read this Heinlein:
wikipedia:
Delos David "D. D." Harriman, "the last of the Robber Barons", is obsessed with being the first to travel to—and possess—the Moon. He asks his business partner, George Strong, and other tycoons to invest in the venture.
That sounds like great fun.
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 06:03 AM (6wpGE)
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Maryland leaders display their commitment to the belief that no-one is above the law.
https://tinyurl.com/3ypa5fct
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 06:05 AM (iMotb)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 06:07 AM (RIvkX)
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Congratulations to Elon. An interview I saw with him brought forth a detail I hadn't realized about him, but it makes sense upon hearing it: His mind never shuts up. He's constantly having ideas about how to change, fix, or create things.
You know those nights when you can't get your mind to shut up, and you're laying there in bed trying to get some sleep? You know you have important stuff to do the next day, and you know you'll be completely bagged if you don't manage to get enough sleep, but your mind won't cooperate?
That's Elon's world constantly. The man knows no peace. He's driven to try out these ideas to see what can be done with them, and in doing so, he's become a massive success, repeatedly. The money was never the goal, it's just a resource to use to try out the ideas.
Most people would go mad. Elon hasn't.
That's why he has that level of money, because it was never the main focus. It's just a byproduct.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 13, 2026 06:09 AM (O7YUW)
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Teacher carries student through rugged park so she won't miss another field trip. Sunny Skyz site:
https://tinyurl.com/mwabzsf8
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 06:09 AM (rZCVI)
That's why he has that level of money, because it was never the main focus. It's just a byproduct.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 13, 2026 06:09 AM (O7YUW)
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Elon IS mad...but it's a very particular form of madness.
. . . Delos David "D. D." Harriman, "the last of the Robber Barons", is obsessed with being the first to travel to—and possess—the Moon. He asks his business partner, George Strong, and other tycoons to invest in the venture.
That sounds like great fun.
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026
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The Man Who Sold the Moon, one of the "Future History" stories. I read it at nineteen, liked it, but didn't understand all the business moves; I might like it even better now. As an opening gambit, DDH asks, "Who owns the Moon?" The Moon travels over a certain band of the Earth, north and south of the equator. How far up do those countries' airspace rights go? Can they be said to have ownership rights to the Moon?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:12 AM (wzUl9)
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There's an old (I can't find it) music segment from SNL featuring the song, Cold As Ice, a beautiful blonde woman in a white dress, a shot gun, and a fellow.
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 05:01 AM (P4ocI)
==
It was not a skit it was a short film and iirc it caused a stir because they broadcast it not long after John Lennon was murdered.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 06:13 AM (RIvkX)
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So, on the topic on Elon Musk: How much cost savings did we actually get from DOGE, long term? Looks like there was a substantial gain by identifying fraud, but then there was this big, beautiful bill thing that increased the budget overall. When do we do anything about that(decreasing spending, I mean)? Or do we have to keep the excess spending going until the whole system comes crashing down due to interest payments in order to keep the dollar going a little while longer?
Kinda feels like the whole country is being looted.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at June 13, 2026 06:15 AM (cONmN)
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Anyway! I slept about enough. Today will be busy, with a haircut and stopping at Whole Foods to pick up one of Linda's endless coupon freebies -- Almond Malk, if it matters.
Tomorrow morning I have another video tour of an Indiana house, too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)
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56 Almond Malk
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)
milk + chalk
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 06:17 AM (6wpGE)
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https://tinyurl.com/3ypa5fct
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 06:05 AM (iMotb)
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Even includes the mandatory, "but the chirruns!"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 06:18 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 13, 2026 06:19 AM (amcLV)
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Who in their right mind would believe that they would see the movement succeed.
The movement to get folks to believe that almonds could actually lactate.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 06:19 AM (iMotb)
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My son is reading a biography ( by Troy Senik) about Grover
Cleveland. He was from a family of nine kids and his father was a Presbyterian minister and who died at age 46. Cleveland, who became a lawyer, lived frugally , regularly sent money to his widowed mother to help support she an and siblings. I always think of him as a big guy but her he is as a young man:
:https://tinyurl.com/bdeyakpw
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 06:19 AM (rZCVI)
62 Almond Malk
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)
*
milk + chalk
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026
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It's not bad in small sips. I put a teaspoon in my first coffee of the morning (though, oddly, not in succeeding cups).
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:20 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 06:20 AM (RIvkX)
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Elon Musk retweeted
Yun-Ta Tsai
@yunta_tsai
6h
When most companies' opening remarks during their IPOs were about profit, today it hits something different.
It is hope.
The once-inspiring future that excited us when we were young but that we dropped after growing up—we have found it again.
[accompanied by a photoshopped Obama-era HOPE poster]
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>>>You can't make everybody happy, but with some effort you can make everybody miserable.
Misery is Wasted on the Miserable ("Louie")
https://tinyurl.com/32p2kn8e
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 06:25 AM (6wpGE)
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71 mornin yall. Has Bernie Sanders demanded half of SpaceX yet?
Posted by: fd at June 13, 2026 06:23 AM (vFG9F)
Pretty much!
https://xcancel.com/BernieSanders
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 06:27 AM (6wpGE)
74Book says he would be the final Democratic president to believe in the classical liberal policies of the parties founder, Jefferson.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026
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Right, I think after Cleveland we had Repubs McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft, and then came Wilson (arrgh). Or was there someone between Cleveland and McKinley?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:27 AM (wzUl9)
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">>>You can't make everybody happy, but with some effort you can make everybody miserable."
Remember...we're not happy till you're not happy.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 06:27 AM (iMotb)
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My wife gets almond milk weekly, its horrible.
Tried it in coffee once, that didn't go well.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 06:28 AM (Ia/+0)
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Right, I think after Cleveland we had Repubs McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft, and then came Wilson (arrgh)
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Yes, that's correct.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 13, 2026 06:28 AM (amcLV)
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 13, 2026 06:31 AM (O7YUW)
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Multiple SF Giants pitchers appear to be protesting team’s Pride Night
By Alex Simon,
Sports Editor
June 12, 2026
The San Francisco Giants have worn rainbow-colored hats on their annual celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community since 2021. But when "Pride Night" came to Oracle Park for 2026 on Friday, four of the five pitchers the Giants used in the game doctored their uniforms in what has been become an increasingly common form of protest from MLB players.
While it wasn't perfectly legible on the NBC Sports Bay Area broadcast, Roupp and Brubaker each appeared to have written "Genesis 9:13-15" on their hats. The New International Version of the Bible says that a rainbow represents the "sign of the covenant" between God and the earth. Other Bible translations have that specific quote in slightly different parts of the ninth chapter of the book of Genesis. But the words that are referenced in that portion of the Bible have been used by leaders in the Christian community to "reclaim" the rainbow's symbolism from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 06:32 AM (RIvkX)
82Village Idiot's Apprentice: "but for now she is firm in her desire to continue to live there"
*
What is it that gives her this strong desire to stay there? Friends? Familiarity of surroundings? Memories?
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at June 13, 2026
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Miss Linda is the same way about Da Swamp. She didn't grow up here -- I did. But I'm the one who wants to flee, having seen clearly what it has devolved into. She has some friends from church here, but no family. Maybe it's the familiarity. She's lived in her condo since 2002.
In contrast, I've lived in my apartment since then too, and I can't wait to get my parole and walk outside the walls.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:32 AM (wzUl9)
83
I sometimes wonder if the average mind can grasp the enormity of Elon Musk's personal wealth.
And I sometimes wonder if Elon even cares about the amount, after a certain point.
Either way, he has contributed more to the human race, concerning both technological advances and the improvement of life on earth than any politician ever has.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 06:33 AM (iMotb)
84Right, I think after Cleveland we had Repubs McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft, and then came Wilson (arrgh)
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Yes, that's correct.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 13, 2026
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So Cleveland was also the last Dem president of the 19th Century.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:34 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 13, 2026 06:34 AM (RIvkX)
86My wife gets almond milk weekly, its horrible.
Tried it in coffee once, that didn't go well.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026
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As I said, it's okay for me. The horrifying thing is the price *without* Linda's coupons. $7.00 at Whole Paycheck for a quart of the stuff -- not even a half gallon or gallon, but a quart!
Of course their regular milk is horrifyingly priced too. When I go there I might buy one of their small "Under $5" loaves of bread -- half a loaf, one might say -- for the novelty. But we have a discount bakery outlet that sells the Dave's Killer Bread products, which run $5 or more even at Walmart, for $2.00, so I get my bread there.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:38 AM (wzUl9)
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Back in the '80s I met Sam Walton. He was a billionaire when there wasn't a lot of billionaires around. I met him and his wife. And let me tell you they were good, down to earth people Mr. Sam did not make a big deal about his money. He said that it was all on paper. (In other words he did not have billionaires of dollars laying around that he could jump into, it was all on paper). On his farm he drove around in his ten year old pick-up truck. And his favorite pass time was getting his dogs and going hunting. They were really very nice people.
Posted by: Case at June 13, 2026 06:38 AM (+zXtV)
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I never thought to be asking such a question . . . but how much does Tesla or SpaceX stock go for?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:41 AM (wzUl9)
89
The very first episode of Disney's Zorro from 1959 or so is on Grit!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:43 AM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 13, 2026 06:44 AM (l26NL)
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Almond butter is tasty stuff. Almond milk is the best tasting of all the various non-dairy milk products.
Some of those fake milk products are unpleasant tasting, others are vile. Bamnut is unpleasant. A certain brand sesame milk is vile and should be outlawed.
Posted by: 13times at June 13, 2026 06:44 AM (8TAz2)
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Bernie Sanders is creepier than all of them. I've seen centipedes with less creep.
96Tesla 406
SpaceX 166
Posted by: Don in SoCo at June 13, 2026
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So it might be possible for the slightly-above-average person to buy, say, 10 shares, if they sold them in such small lots.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:45 AM (wzUl9)
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83 I sometimes wonder if the average mind can grasp the enormity of Elon Musk's personal wealth.
And I sometimes wonder if Elon even cares about the amount, after a certain point.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 06:33 AM (iMotb)
It can fund more of his dreams.
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 06:48 AM (6wpGE)
98 While it wasn't perfectly legible on the NBC Sports Bay Area broadcast, Roupp and Brubaker each appeared to have written "Genesis 9:13-15" on their hats.
__________
Clayton Kershaw I think started it. And good for them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 13, 2026 06:48 AM (rqNGS)
101While it wasn't perfectly legible on the NBC Sports Bay Area broadcast, Roupp and Brubaker each appeared to have written "Genesis 9:13-15" on their hats.
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I had to look it up: God's promise to his people about the rainbow, and how He would never again send a flood to destroy all life.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:52 AM (wzUl9)
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Time to get dressed and have some breakfast, and feed the furry thugs too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 06:53 AM (wzUl9)
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I loved Zorro when I was invery early elementary school.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 06:55 AM (Ia/+0)
104You can't make everybody happy, but with some effort you can make everybody miserable.
The definition of socialism and communism...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 06:55 AM (l3cgK)
105
SPENCER PRATT SAYS HE HAS RECORDING WOULD MAKE EITHER BASS OR RAMAN ‘RESIGN IN SHAME’"
106
So it might be possible for the slightly-above-average person to buy, say, 10 shares, if they sold them in such small lots.
_-_
Yep. Just need an online trading account with cash in it, and you can enter the order yourself.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at June 13, 2026 06:57 AM (cONmN)
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55 So, on the topic on Elon Musk: How much cost savings did we actually get from DOGE, long term? Looks like there was a substantial gain by identifying fraud....
Kinda feels like the whole country is being looted.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at June 13, 2026 06:15 AM (cONmN)
Fraud, and rumors of fraud.
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 06:57 AM (6wpGE)
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106 So it might be possible for the slightly-above-average person to buy, say, 10 shares, if they sold them in such small lots.
_-_
Yep. Just need an online trading account with cash in it, and you can enter the order yourself.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at June 13, 2026 06:57 AM (cONmN)
21
Nikita Bier retweeted
High
@Hightv
Jun 12
Wait a second, you can now trade $SPCX on 𝕏?!
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 06:58 AM (6wpGE)
109
Elon Musk retweeted
Nic Cruz Patane
@niccruzpatane
19h
Very inspiring words from Elon Musk today:
"I always think about this. There are always problems on earth. There’s always things that we wish to be better, that we want to solve on Earth, and we should solve them. But there there also has to be things that get you excited about the future — that make you glad to wake up in the morning, because you can’t wait to see what happens next.
That’s the future @SpaceX wants to bring to you."
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 07:01 AM (6wpGE)
110
Same self serving pap about SpaceX from Musk as any Democrat commie crap weasel.
Posted by: Accomack at June 13, 2026 07:03 AM (8jVAy)
111I loved Zorro when I was invery early elementary school.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026
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As did I. Marx had one of their multi-piece playsets, and they or another company sold a mounted Zorro figure with his black cape molded to flow out behind him.
Looking at the shows now, they are well done. Guy Williams had charisma to burn. And they were half-hour shows; so the production did them like old-time serials, with the same antagonist and storyline carried over several episodes. Each storyline thus had a chance to be developed.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 07:10 AM (wzUl9)
112
I just saw a bluebird while on my walk. How pretty!
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 07:20 AM (6jy2V)
113So it might be possible for the slightly-above-average person to buy, say, 10 shares, if they sold them in such small lots.
_-_
Yep. Just need an online trading account with cash in it, and you can enter the order yourself.
Posted by: Don in SoCo at June 13, 2026
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Once I move and get settled, that might be a fun thing to do.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 13, 2026 07:23 AM (wzUl9)
114
"That’s the future @SpaceX wants to bring to you."
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 07:01 AM (6wpGE)
Will there be hot chicks in shiny, metallic bodysuits?
115
"Will there be hot chicks in shiny, metallic bodysuits?"
Don't forget the purple hair!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at June 13, 2026 07:28 AM (iMotb)
116
Determine to start getting rid of scrap metal here.
See how 1st round goes soon.
Posted by: Skip at June 13, 2026 07:34 AM (Ia/+0)
117
Policeman prays with couple he had pulled over Faithpot site:
https://tinyurl.com/5n7rynua
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 07:39 AM (rZCVI)
118 At least 4 large trees down on the road to the cabin, plus neighbor's.
Chainsaw weekend.
Posted by: Auspex at June 13, 2026 07:40 AM (Y8DZL)
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117 Policeman prays with couple he had pulled over Faithpot site:
https://tinyurl.com/5n7rynua
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 13, 2026 07:39 AM (rZCVI)
This is Dallas...I hope the cop doesn't get punished for it.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 07:40 AM (l3cgK)
120
118
At least 4 large trees down on the road to the cabin, plus neighbor's.
Chainsaw weekend.
Posted by: Auspex at June 13, 2026 07:40 AM (Y8DZL)
If this was in Texas, it could be a Texas Chainsaw Massacre...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 07:41 AM (l3cgK)
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This note is to WeirdDave from the ONT. I thought I was the only person on earth to know the Rodeo Song. Funny story. We played it at our redneck wedding and sang it to each other. Good times 40 years ago next month. Loved your thread title.
Posted by: Jaimo at June 13, 2026 07:42 AM (sOA7y)
Posted by: Just Wondering at June 13, 2026 07:42 AM (rpara)
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I was able to buy 5 shares of SpaceX yesterday on the Schwab app. Of course not at ipo. I managed to lose $3 so far.
Posted by: blaster at June 13, 2026 07:43 AM (NlEaG)
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If a successful business person takes you aside and tells you to invest in a company you might want to listen to them. You may not have a lot of money at the time but you have to start somewhere. This is how I bought my retirement home. Paid cash for it. Let your money work for you.
We were rather entertained by a recent blog post on "Delphi Nightmares" mourning the passing of the online store for the dBase website: dBase: 1979-2026. When the post went up, the online shop at store.dbase.com was still online, but since the post was shared on Hacker News yesterday, even that has gone. One could say that after 47 years, dBase has finally been debased.
Posted by: SMOD at June 13, 2026 01:52 PM (O7XEN)
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Elon sure isn't into the trapping of wealth and opulence and all that like so many other billionaires. He just sees money as the means to an end, and that's gettting humanity untied from this third rock.
His ambition may be to be god-emperor of Mars one day, but that would just be sort of trophy.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (
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We are blessed to have him and Trump at the same time.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 10:00 PM (P4ocI)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:48 PM
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You rang?
Posted by: TRex - OG dino at June 12, 2026 09:50 PM (cCn4/)
I heard a rumor that you took one of those online tests to find your spirit animal. Is it true that it came back "extinct"?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 09:58 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 10:04 PM (qx7Zg)
It's like Sidney Crosby and LeBron James had 22 babies that whined and flopped continuously
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 12, 2026 10:07 PM (gpQ8/)
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MiladyJo says, well, I'm already a master pizza chef. And I've already got twenty dollars. And I can talk with cats. If you don't need to sleep, does sleep still feel good or are you just not able to sleep?
And the yellow pill to give to my chosen blue-pill girl.
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:09 PM (VHUov)
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The World Cup needs a touch of Florida. At a random point in each game, 10 alligators and 10 crocodiles are released onto the field. All 20 are hungry.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 10:09 PM (qx7Zg)
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I would pick:
don't have to sleep (as long as sleep is still permitted, just no longer required)
master pizza chef
water tastes and feels like your favorite drink
Posted by: RandomDave at June 12, 2026 10:10 PM (TcMLU)
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 12, 2026 10:10 PM (u/oMr)
31The World Cup needs a touch of Florida. At a random point in each game, 10 alligators and 10 crocodiles are released onto the field. All 20 are hungry.
Make it sporting. Put them on ATVs.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 10:11 PM (Riz8t)
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Elon sure isn't into the trapping of wealth and opulence and all that like so many other billionaires. He just sees money as the means to an end, and that's gettting humanity untied from this third rock.
His ambition may be to be god-emperor of Mars one day, but that would just be sort of trophy.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
I give him credit. If I was worth a trillion every friday would be "spend a million and act like a fucking retard" day.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 10:11 PM (snZF9)
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I finally finished the stocking that I started making for Grandson the Younger last night. I had to put it away for a whole year because the previous chemo meds that I was on made my hands shake and adversely affected my vision.
Thankfully the protocol that I am currently on doesn't cause those side effects.
The shop where I send my pieces to be finished has a cut-off date for stocking finishing of September 1st, so Niko's stock8ng will be ready to hang with the rest of the family's stockings this Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄
It's not quite as elaborate as the ones that I made for other family members, but when I got my initial diagnosis I didn't think I would be around/able to make a complicated stocking in time for him.
Several of the other combinations seem counterproductive.
Posted by: Methos at June 12, 2026 10:13 PM (vSvIl)
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The U.S. military has killed the leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced tonight. Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero.
Posted by: Joemarine at June 12, 2026 10:13 PM (y171U)
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How many cars are each of us allowed to vandalize after the USA gets done beating up Paraguay? Goals ahead? Paris Hilton sightings? Number of times Paraguay scores on its own goal?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 12, 2026 10:14 PM (glnUu)
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16 So that World Suck Cocker (whatever) is still going on?
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 10:06 PM (IG3/x)
Yeah, I guess. It's okay so long as they keep it in the Lower 48.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:14 PM (bl07w)
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Tren de Aragua has a new competitor in the El Salvador gang wars. They aren't as wealthy, but try to be healthier. They primarily raid produce sections and farmer's markets. They call themselves Tren de Arugula.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 10:14 PM (qx7Zg)
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Make it sporting. Put them on ATVs.
Posted by: Archimedes
Bisons.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 12, 2026 10:15 PM (glnUu)
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It's not quite as elaborate as the ones that I made for other family members, but when I got my initial diagnosis I didn't think I would be around/able to make a complicated stocking in time for him.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 12, 2026 10:11 PM (Ocvdq)
That reminds me I need to start working on knitting a stocking for the grandboy.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:15 PM (bl07w)
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1-water tastes like my favorite drink
2- master pizza chef
3- don't need to sleep
I'll be too busy making killer pizza and drinking bourbon to frigging sleep.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 10:16 PM (snZF9)
44His ambition may be to be god-emperor of Mars one day, but that would just be sort of trophy.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
I give him credit. If I was worth a trillion every friday would be "spend a million and act like a fucking retard" day.
Posted by: Berserker
I'm halfway there!
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:16 PM (VHUov)
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I give him credit. If I was worth a trillion every friday would be "spend a million and act like a fucking retard" day.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 10:11 PM (snZF9)
Well, we already have the retard part figured out...
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:16 PM (bl07w)
I take $20 three times. Everything else is just deceit wrapped up with a bow.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 10:18 PM (dIske)
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We are blessed to have him (Elon) and Trump at the same time.
Posted by: Braenyard
This story shall the good man teach his son,
And Elon and Donald shall ne’er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be rememberèd—
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in America now abed
Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon the Elon-Donald era.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 12, 2026 10:19 PM (SKC9R)
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The U.S. military has killed the leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced tonight. Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero.
Posted by: Joemarine at June 12, 2026 10:13 PM (y171U)
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Wait, you mean we could have killed drug lords and cartel bosses this whole time?
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Btw, it's totally unfair that Alaska is grayed out on the map. They suffer the same 'most annoying thing', right? tcn, is there a different 'most' annoying for Alaska?
Posted by: RandomDave at June 12, 2026 10:19 PM (TcMLU)
Went on CBS Morning today and said his son Carmelo was tried "by an all white jury."
This is known to lawyers by the technical term "Bullzh*t!!!"
There was 1 Asian on the trial jury (i.e., not alternates), and 2 other jurors of Indian background (i.e., from India).*
I'm pretty sure that none of those 3 jurors identify as "white." Carmelo's Dad RE-ASSIGNED them to an ethnic/racial background that supported his argument .
I know you're as shocked as I that Carmelo's Dad lied, i.e., I'm not shocked at all. You?
* (I realize that India is in Asia, but that's how Breitbart described the jury.)
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:19 PM (VHUov)
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Sunny and 67 degrees. Watering the very dry garden currently. Pulled weeds all afternoon, but there are plenty left for tomorrow. The herbs in the greenhouse smell delightful. DH is nearly back from Anchorage. Since baseball is done for the day, I think we will have drinks in the back yard this fine evening.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:19 PM (bl07w)
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That orca is my spirit animal.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 10:17 PM (viF8m)
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He does look baked.
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Given that SIL#1 didn't think enough of the piece that I made for them for their wedding - and DD#1 told us that he left the afghans that I made for her and grandson #1 at their house after they sold it - I have already told DD#3 that when I am gone she will be given full custody of ALL of the stitched and crocheted pieces made by me. Including all of the stockings (which are still in our possession).
I spent too much time, love, and money on all of those to have them go to someone who apparently doesn't possess the sentimentality gene.
SIL#1 is a dear man, but he is a little bit on the spectrum....
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Okay, Horde, Ol' Robbo is going to try this staying up late thing, at least until my extra glass of wine runs out.
Back in HS, I was a Latin Nerd and participated in our local, regional, state, and national competitions. In one of them, I was talked into submitting an entry for the art competition.
I did a sketch of the Greek fleet on its way to Troy.
I got dinged because the experts, while appreciating my compositional talent, balked at my renditions of masted and sailed ships. Said they were historickally inaccurate.
Feh.
I spent the rest of the competition trying to pick up hot, nerdy chicks, of whom there were not a few.
62Btw, it's totally unfair that Alaska is grayed out on the map. They suffer the same 'most annoying thing', right? tcn, is there a different 'most' annoying for Alaska?
Posted by: RandomDave
Tourists looking for the penguins?
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:20 PM (VHUov)
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40 Tren de Aragua has a new competitor in the El Salvador gang wars. They aren't as wealthy, but try to be healthier. They primarily raid produce sections and farmer's markets. They call themselves Tren de Arugula.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 10:14 PM (qx7Zg)
They run the Arugula rackets.
Posted by: Joemarine at June 12, 2026 10:20 PM (y171U)
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Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at June 12, 2026 10:11 PM
Glad you got that stocking done! Tomorrow, Cheesecake, maybe!
Posted by: KT at June 12, 2026 10:20 PM (rdeQO)
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47 That orca is my spirit animal.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 10:17 PM (viF8m)
That looked kinda like the rotating sushi bar for the orca, if you ask me.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:20 PM (bl07w)
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The U.S. military has killed the leader of Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua, President Trump announced tonight. Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero.
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So the weathermen were wrong.
No El Nino this year after all.
Posted by: Methos at June 12, 2026 10:21 PM (vSvIl)
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55 Btw, it's totally unfair that Alaska is grayed out on the map. They suffer the same 'most annoying thing', right? tcn, is there a different 'most' annoying for Alaska?
Posted by: RandomDave at June 12, 2026 10:19 PM (TcMLU)
Mosquitos, biting black flies, and old tourists driving rented Winnebagos on the highways.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:21 PM (bl07w)
68I spent the rest of the competition trying to pick up hot, nerdy chicks, of whom there were not a few.
Hot, nerdy girls are the best, especially when they pull their glasses down and say "molecules".
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 10:22 PM (Riz8t)
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I spent the rest of the competition trying to pick up hot, nerdy chicks, of whom there were not a few.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 10:20 PM (fBXgl)
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I would have spent the entirety of the competition doing that.
Posted by: RandomDave at June 12, 2026 10:22 PM (TcMLU)
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Apologies to WeirdDave for confusing him with Weasel the other night. In my defense, both screen names start with "WE" and those are the only two letters I know.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 12, 2026 10:23 PM (CHHv1)
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I need to get Lil Pooky in contact with Leona, he can be her accompanist. The entire planet would die from cuteness overload!
Posted by: pookysgirl has many toy pianos at June 12, 2026 10:23 PM (Wt5PA)
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71 Are they more annoying than Liberals, though?
Posted by: RandomDave at June 12, 2026 10:22 PM (TcMLU)
So long as you aren't in Anchorage, most folks look at liberals and then point and laugh.
We do still have stinky hippies up here, but they stay pretty much in Homer or Girdwood, and they are easily spotted from a distance and avoided.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:24 PM (bl07w)
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Son 2 named his computer Theseus. We bought him and his brother computers when they were teenagers. Over the years, Son 2 began replacing things like sound cards, video doodads, mother boards and whatnot. then he had to get a bigger tower to hold all of the stuff he was doing.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte America at June 12, 2026 10:24 PM (0aYVJ)
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That looked kinda like the rotating sushi bar for the orca, if you ask me.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:20 PM (bl07w)
It was obviously saying, "I'll take that one, and that one, and that one... oooh! That one for sure!"
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 10:24 PM (1Ff7Z)
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72 Apologies to WeirdDave for confusing him with Weasel the other night. In my defense, both screen names start with "WE" and those are the only two letters I know.
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They're both very useful letters,
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 12, 2026 10:24 PM (u/oMr)
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Didn't Calvin and Hobbes discuss the paradox of The Ship of Theseus?
Or maybe just Hobbes. Dunno.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 12, 2026 10:25 PM (SKC9R)
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>>That looked kinda like the rotating sushi bar for the orca, if you ask me.
One of my favorite animals. I envy you getting to see them all the time.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 10:25 PM (viF8m)
Posted by: Eromero at June 12, 2026 10:26 PM (LHPAg)
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Son 2 named his computer Theseus. We bought him and his brother computers when they were teenagers. Over the years, Son 2 began replacing things like sound cards, video doodads, mother boards and whatnot. then he had to get a bigger tower to hold all of the stuff he was doing.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte America at June 12, 2026 10:24 PM (0aYVJ)
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My kids said I had the grill of Theseus. I bought it 20 years ago and had to replace the grill and the burners, both more than once. Also the hose assembly. The only original part was the shell and finally that rusted through. They were sad.
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77 72 Apologies to WeirdDave for confusing him with Weasel the other night. In my defense, both screen names start with "WE" and those are the only two letters I know.
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They're both very useful letters,
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 12, 2026 10:24 PM (u/oMr)
Well, without W, waffles would be just awful.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:27 PM (bl07w)
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60 I have already told DD#3 that when I am gone she will be given full custody of ALL of the stitched and crocheted pieces made by me. Including all of the stockings (which are still in our possession).
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - at June 12, 2026 10:20 PM (Ocvdq)
Hand made quilts, afgans, etc. should be cherished by those who receive them as gifts.
Posted by: Joemarine at June 12, 2026 10:27 PM (y171U)
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> Yeah, I guess. It's okay so long as they keep it in the Lower 48.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:14 PM (bl07w)
Right. And as long as it's over by hockey season.
Hockey is another low-scoring game, but the players occasionally beating the shit out of each other makes it less boring than soccer.
Soccer only gets exciting when the fans riot.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 10:27 PM (IG3/x)
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Apologies to WeirdDave for confusing him with Weasel the other night. In my defense, both screen names start with "WE" and those are the only two letters I know.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 12, 2026 10:23 PM (CHHv1)
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Purely by chance, the Sunday Morning Book Thread is brought to you by the letters "W" and "E."
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I would have spent the entirety of the competition doing that.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 10:22 PM (ZOv7s)
Well, on that particular trip, when we stopped over in NYC, my teacher had cause to heave my bag over into a corner. He said, "Damn, Robbo, that thing's heavy! Got your booze in there or something?"
Went on CBS Morning today and said his son Carmelo was tried "by an all white jury."
Well, if no black people show up to be picked for a jury, that's what you get. McKinney isn't exactly a bastion of black people.
If your son hadn't brought a knife to a track meet and then decided to use it to prove what a "man" he was, he wouldn't be in jail for the next 35 years.
94Well, if no black people show up to be picked for a jury, that's what you get. McKinney isn't exactly a bastion of black people.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
I thought there was black peepo, but they all got out of it by saying things like "I couldn't bear to put a brother behind bars."
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)
Posted by: davidt at June 12, 2026 10:29 PM (Q+gd/)
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Hand made quilts, afgans, etc. should be cherished by those who receive them as gifts.
Posted by: Joemarine at June 12, 2026 10:27 PM (y171U)
Spent months sewing and quilting a king size quilt for my mom and dad for their 50th anniversary. Mom immediately put it on a shelf in the linen closet, from whence it did not emerge until we cleaned out the house after they died.
I have it on the bed in the camper now.
No accounting for taste, or even gratitude, I suppose.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:30 PM (bl07w)
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That's creepy as hell. FOUR cats?!
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 10:27 PM (ZOv7s)
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Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat in the world) must be the mastermind who has sent forth her minions to distract me with these three cuddly cuties and keep me from interfering with her plans for world domination.
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If your son hadn't brought a knife to a track meet and then decided to use it to prove what a "man" he was, he wouldn't be in jail for the next 35 years.
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Another tragic tale of the murder-to-prison pipeline that so disproportionately traps black males.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 12, 2026 10:31 PM (u/oMr)
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I thought there was black peepo, but they all got out of it by saying things like "I couldn't bear to put a brother behind bars."
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)
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Dave Barry: "Our constitution also gives us the right to a trial by a jury of 12 people too stupid to get out of jury duty."
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Evening, WD, and ONT Horde folken! Some fun memes tonight!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 10:31 PM (1z8ji)
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94 Well, if no black people show up to be picked for a jury, that's what you get. McKinney isn't exactly a bastion of black people.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
I thought there was black peepo, but they all got out of it by saying things like "I couldn't bear to put a brother behind bars."
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:29 PM (VHUov)
I suspect no black person wanted to be on that jury, since they all knew he was guilty as fuck and they didn't want to be ostracized or maybe snuffed out when the rest of their brethren determined they did the right thing.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:32 PM (bl07w)
102On a completely different note, picked up an Orbea Hermanos revolver today. Exquisite, Smith and Wesson clone in .32 long. Previous owner even put S&W grips on it for me.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
FWIW I have an Orbea in 8mm Lebel and two Euskaro revolvers built by Trocaola Aranzabal y Cia (who took up the Euskaro patent after Orbea Hermanos renounced it). One in .44 Russian, the Spanish service revolver round, and the other in .455 made for the British in WWI.
Check your Orbea in .32 Long since the French ordered a metric buttload of those in 8mm Lebel revolver and Orbea was pretty negligent in labeling them. Mine I bought in .32 long that is actually an 8mm Lebel.
Wolff Gunsprings has replacement springs if you find your Spanish springs are brittle by the way.
The Spanish revolvers are a lot of fun. They simplified the S&W design, and handfitted everything so they need a competent gunsmith, but no one understands the cartridge designation and there is a lot of fear of the soft steel.
I can get you some online sources for Spanish pistols if you are interested.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 10:32 PM (rbvCR)
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Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat in the world) must be the mastermind who has sent forth her minions to distract me with these three cuddly cuties and keep me from interfering with her plans for world domination.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 12, 2026 10:30 PM (gnNyN)
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Do you scoop the litter boxes with a front-end loader? Just use a gravel pit?
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So long as you aren't in Anchorage, most folks look at liberals and then point and laugh.
We do still have stinky hippies up here, but they stay pretty much in Homer or Girdwood, and they are easily spotted from a distance and avoided.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:24 PM (bl07w)
TCN, years ago I did some fishing in Katmai Park. Local staff seemed to be of the opinion that so long as there was weed, all was well.
That made me get interested in the Falcon Heavy's payload. It can get about 70 tons to LEO in the fully expendable configuration down to 55 tons in the fully reusable config, where boosters and core come back home.
In the fully expendable config, it can throw 18.5 tons to Mars.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 12, 2026 10:33 PM (w6EFb)
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Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat in the world) must be the mastermind who has sent forth her minions to distract me with these three cuddly cuties and keep me from interfering with her plans for world domination.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 12, 2026 10:30 PM (gnNyN)
Or, she's hacking up a hairball in yours slippers.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 10:33 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Tom cruise and David Beckham hangin’
Paris Hilton looking good,
Posted by: World Cup Report at June 12, 2026 10:33 PM (/CkK4)
No accounting for taste, or even gratitude, I suppose.
Posted by: tcn in AK
My Mom was a prolific quilter - along with many others, she made one for each of her eight kids. When she passed we all brought them to her funeral service and placed them on her casket in such a fashion that all had a part displayed. I like to think she was happy we did that.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 12, 2026 10:35 PM (SKC9R)
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 10:36 PM (wVcYX)
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108 Tom cruise and David Beckham hangin’
Paris Hilton looking good,
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Ben Stiller would have gone but he didn't want to have to navigate around all the passed-out homeless people.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 12, 2026 10:36 PM (u/oMr)
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> Another tragic tale of the murder-to-prison pipeline that so disproportionately traps black males.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 12, 2026 10:31 PM (u/oMr)
Especially if your mother gives you a fuckwitted pseudoname like "Karmelo". One strike against you at the moment of birth does not augur well for a long and productive life.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 10:36 PM (IG3/x)
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TCN, years ago I did some fishing in Katmai Park. Local staff seemed to be of the opinion that so long as there was weed, all was well.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 10:33 PM (fBXgl)
I gotta say, since they legalized that skunk shit, driving has become an adventure.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:37 PM (bl07w)
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Watching "Sesame Street" for me was like watching Swedish television.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 12, 2026 10:34 PM (CHHv1)
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So what was watching the Swedish Chef on the Muppet Show like?
Posted by: World Cup Report at June 12, 2026 10:38 PM (/CkK4)
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>>Hand made quilts, afgans, etc. should be cherished by those who receive them as gifts.
Posted by: Joemarine at June 12, 2026 10:27 PM
The afghan my mom made me for my HS graduation present is still on my bed every winter. I graduated from HS in 1974.
Posted by: huerfano at June 12, 2026 10:38 PM (VJX5o)
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Dave Barry: "Our constitution also gives us the right to a trial by a jury of 12 people too stupid to get out of jury duty."
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I've thought about what to say that would stir up the court and get me out of jury duty. It would be: "You need to convict someone to make the crime go away and this guy looks the part. He will do."
Posted by: clarence at June 12, 2026 10:38 PM (quqLE)
Went on CBS Morning today and said his son Carmelo was tried "by an all white jury."
This is known to lawyers by the technical term "Bullzh*t!!!"
There was 1 Asian on the trial jury (i.e., not alternates), and 2 other jurors of Indian background (i.e., from India).*
I'm pretty sure that none of those 3 jurors identify as "white." Carmelo's Dad RE-ASSIGNED them to an ethnic/racial background that supported his argument .
I know you're as shocked as I that Carmelo's Dad lied, i.e., I'm not shocked at all. You?
* (I realize that India is in Asia, but that's how Breitbart described the jury.)
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This is why all hell is going to break loose.
Free speech and free lies are not the same thing.
And promoting it (not correcting the lie on air) is incitement. Law better tighten it up or it will not be pretty for anyone.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 10:39 PM (P4ocI)
129
125 Goal Paraguay
3-1
20 mins left
Posted by: World Cup Report at June 12, 2026 10:38 PM (/CkK4)
We are all on the edges of our seats, I'm sure.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:39 PM (bl07w)
130
> 110 DH is golfing tomorrow. Weather is just too darned perfect.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:34 PM (bl07w)
I bet.
I don't play golf myself, but it's gotta be weird for visitors here. "What do you mean our tee time is at 11:30 PM?"
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 10:39 PM (IG3/x)
131
Goal Paraguay
3-1
20 mins left
Posted by: World Cup Report at June 12, 2026 10:38 PM (/CkK4)
If there's extra time in the tournament, does the cup runneth over?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 10:39 PM (1Ff7Z)
132
I've thought about what to say that would stir up the court and get me out of jury duty. It would be: "You need to convict someone to make the crime go away and this guy looks the part. He will do."
Posted by: clarence at June 12, 2026 10:38 PM (quqLE)
My dad suggested: Your honor, I have no problem serving on this jury, but, just so I can let my wife know, how long is it going to take to hang this bastard?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:40 PM (bl07w)
133
I gotta say, since they legalized that skunk shit, driving has become an adventure.
Posted by: tcn in AK
New Mexico: Before legal weed the standing cultural norm was you had up to 30 seconds after the traffic light turned red to blow through it. Weed has extended that up to 45 seconds.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 12, 2026 10:41 PM (glnUu)
134
My dad suggested: Your honor, I have no problem serving on this jury, but, just so I can let my wife know, how long is it going to take to hang this bastard?
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Sir, this is an insurance dispute.
Posted by: The Judge at June 12, 2026 10:41 PM (u/oMr)
135
Watching "Sesame Street" for me was like watching Swedish television.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 12, 2026 10:34 PM (CHHv1)
I really do not remember how TV worked back when I was a kid, in regards to cable and whatnot. All I know is some of my friends were able to watch Sesame Street, as well as reruns of Star Trek, The Addams Family, and Gilligan's Island.
But, Sesame Street sucked. Dad and we kids watched The Muppet Show, and loved it.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 12, 2026 10:42 PM (0aYVJ)
136
120 TCN, years ago I did some fishing in Katmai Park. Local staff seemed to be of the opinion that so long as there was weed, all was well.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 10:33 PM (fBXgl)
I gotta say, since they legalized that skunk shit, driving has become an adventure.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:37 PM (bl07w)
Ya, back in the day the teen bush pilots who took us in and out were "trips" unto themselves. One of those bastards almost killed my father when he forgot to put down his flaps on take-off on a lake and cartwheeled into a swamp.
That will be the fate of our solar system in around 6 billion years (although complex life like us has only around 1 billion, if that, left).
And Jupiter:
t.ly/RcwNa
Bonus points if you can name that moon. Note how Jupiter is noticeably oblate, squashed at the poles from the high rotation.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 12, 2026 10:43 PM (w6EFb)
139If there's extra time in the tournament, does the cup runneth over?
Posted by: OrangeEnt
If the games are in the USA, I'm sure you'll hear "Tonight's Injury Time is brought to you by Band-Aid brand bandages. They're more than you'll ever need for a wussy soccer boo-boo."
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)
140
Marco sitting next to head of fifa is funny. They hate each other. Body language cold as ice.
Posted by: World Cup Report at June 12, 2026 10:44 PM (/CkK4)
141
Alaska was the third worst state to handle Workers Comp claims. Behind only CA and PA.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 10:44 PM (GseMx)
142
Hockey is another low-scoring game, but the players occasionally beating the shit out of each other makes it less boring than soccer.
Soccer only gets exciting when the fans riot.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 10:27 PM (IG3/x)
Hockey is nowhere near as low-scoring as soccer, though.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 10:44 PM (1z8ji)
>>Went on CBS Morning today and said his son Carmelo was tried "by an all white jury."
Everyone has black fatigue, even those who don't admit it.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 10:44 PM (viF8m)
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This is why all hell is going to break loose.
Free speech and free lies are not the same thing.
And promoting it (not correcting the lie on air) is incitement. Law better tighten it up or it will not be pretty for anyone.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 10:39 PM (P4ocI)
At this point I'm thinking just let it happen. There needs to be a great war of good verses evil, because if not, people's grandkids will surely grow up surrounded by evil. We're long overdue. There needs to be a great culling of assholes.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 10:44 PM (snZF9)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:46 PM (ndZc7)
146
My dad suggested: Your honor, I have no problem serving on this jury, but, just so I can let my wife know, how long is it going to take to hang this bastard?
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Sir, this is an insurance dispute.
Posted by: The Judge at June 12, 2026 10:41 PM (u/oMr)
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With respect, you haven't answered my question, Your Honor.
147
I gotta say, since they legalized that skunk shit, driving has become an adventure.
Posted by: tcn in AK
Near the top of the list of things I truly hate, weed is one. Nasty stuff. And far worse now than when I was in college. What they have done to juice the drug makes what the cigarette companies look tame.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 10:47 PM (2WIwB)
148
Are some pf the Paraguay players sorta teutonic looking?
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 10:47 PM (wVcYX)
I think, therefore I yam.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 10:33 PM (Wnv9h)p
AND THIS IS FUNNY BECAUSE YAMS ARE ACTUALLY DIOSCOREA GENUS!
Posted by: BEN ROTHLESSBURGER at June 12, 2026 10:47 PM (rbvCR)
150
At this point I'm thinking just let it happen. There needs to be a great war of good verses evil, because if not, people's grandkids will surely grow up surrounded by evil. We're long overdue. There needs to be a great culling of assholes.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 10:44 PM (snZF9)
Couldn't agree more, mate.
Posted by: Ray Shoesmith at June 12, 2026 10:47 PM (TbWk/)
151
Check your Orbea in .32 Long since the French ordered a metric buttload of those in 8mm Lebel revolver and Orbea was pretty negligent in labeling them. Mine I bought in .32 long that is actually an 8mm Lebel.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 10:32 PM (rbvCR)
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Thanks for the info. Mine has .32 Long on it and the barrel says "The best cartridge is the American cartridge that fits best."
152
Soccer vs Hockey on TV: It is a lot easier to kept track of the puck in soccer.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 12, 2026 10:48 PM (glnUu)
153
If there's extra time in the tournament, does the cup runneth over?
Posted by: OrangeEnt
If the games are in the USA, I'm sure you'll hear "Tonight's Injury Time is brought to you by Band-Aid brand bandages. They're more than you'll ever need for a wussy soccer boo-boo."
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:44 PM (VHUov)
This is America. I want to see them advertise grizzly bears to deal with the boo-boos.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 10:48 PM (qx7Zg)
154
My dad suggested: Your honor, I have no problem serving on this jury, but, just so I can let my wife know, how long is it going to take to hang this bastard?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:40 PM (bl07w)
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I told Mrs. F. what to say to get out of it last year but she was down for it. Punched a big hole in my schedule but she scored the conviction.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 12, 2026 10:48 PM (RIvkX)
155
The Spanish revolvers are a lot of fun. They simplified the S&W design, and handfitted everything so they need a competent gunsmith, but no one understands the cartridge designation and there is a lot of fear of the soft steel.
I can get you some online sources for Spanish pistols if you are interested.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 10:32 PM (rbvCR)
Not a revolver, but I have an Eibar Ruby .32 ACP pistol, made by Anitua, et Hermanos, or something close to that. It is a nice shooter.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 10:48 PM (1z8ji)
156
This is why all hell is going to break loose.
Free speech and free lies are not the same thing.
And promoting it (not correcting the lie on air) is incitement. Law better tighten it up or it will not be pretty for anyone.
It's what they want.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 12, 2026 10:49 PM (0GyNw)
157
Couldn't agree more, mate.
Posted by: Ray Shoesmith at June 12, 2026 10:47 PM (TbWk/)
You know why people are assholes is because people let them be assholes.
Man I loved that show. It ended too soon.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 10:49 PM (GseMx)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 12, 2026 10:50 PM (0aYVJ)
159
The cute 2 year old girl singing “Let It Go” from Frozen was pretty good, but I think it was staged a bit. She knows not sing when the pianist does a solo, you have to wonder who’s recording the video since her mother is in the crowd, other little tells, but what gets me is the crowd looks like it was cast by Hollywood. Too perfectly diverse in every way, too perfectly behaved. I suspect everyone was in on the performance. Maybe I’m a bit cynical: at least it wasn’t AI.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 10:50 PM (ZVgZ4)
160
I really do not remember how TV worked back when I was a kid, in regards to cable and whatnot. All I know is some of my friends were able to watch Sesame Street, as well as reruns of Star Trek, The Addams Family, and Gilligan's Island.
But, Sesame Street sucked. Dad and we kids watched The Muppet Show, and loved it.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 12, 2026 10:42 PM (0aYVJ)
Everybody had roof antennae thingys.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 10:50 PM (snZF9)
161
Not a revolver, but I have an Eibar Ruby .32 ACP pistol, made by Anitua, et Hermanos, or something close to that. It is a nice shooter.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 10:48 PM (1z8ji)
So was their other one, the Jack Ruby.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 10:51 PM (1Ff7Z)
162Hockey is another low-scoring game, but the players occasionally beating the shit out of each other makes it less boring than soccer.
Soccer only gets exciting when the fans riot.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia
Hockey is nowhere near as low-scoring as soccer, though.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
There are three kinds of spectator sports.
Slow plodding affairs where you can discuss the strategy for 90% of the playing time and not miss anything that happens. MLB and NFL.
Exciting run-and-gun contests where you can't take your eyes off the game. NHL, and NBA before the last two minutes.
Solomonian baby-splitters that have too much going on to talk about but not enough going on to keep you interested. Soccer, WNBA, soccer, the last two minutes of the NBA, and soccer.
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:51 PM (VHUov)
163
So not all of you are over 29 because I think you can request a waiver on a juror summons if you're over 65 . At least in Texas.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 10:51 PM (GseMx)
164
Not a revolver, but I have an Eibar Ruby .32 ACP pistol, made by Anitua, et Hermanos, or something close to that. It is a nice shooter.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 10:48 PM (1z8ji)
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I intend to get a Ruby at some point. Very close several times, but always thwarted. Someday.
165
Near the top of the list of things I truly hate, weed is one. Nasty stuff. And far worse now than when I was in college. What they have done to juice the drug makes what the cigarette companies look tame.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 10:47 PM (2WIwB)
The Dee Cee metro reeks of it these days, far more than it ever used to. I shower when I get home in the evening. I wish I could when I get into the office in the morning.
166
Soccer would be a lot better if the teams dressed like the native warriors from their countries and carried obsidian knives and clubs. Might be a bit troublesome fielding two championship teams though.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 12, 2026 10:52 PM (glnUu)
167
I've thought about what to say that would stir up the court and get me out of jury duty.
Posted by: clarence
The only time I was ever called to serve I was excused after I informed the court that the defense counsel was my former father in law.
"Get outta here you knucklehead."
Posted by: Tonypete at June 12, 2026 10:53 PM (SKC9R)
168
It isn't always differences in taste. I have made some afghans in the past for relatives, etc. A couple of people I made them for were actually afraid to use them, and I knew them well enough to see they were absolutely serious. Had a hard time talking them down about it. I made a quilt for another person, and she hung it on the wall in their living room. A nice compliment but not exactly what I made it for!
Posted by: Lirio100 at June 12, 2026 10:53 PM (ky7/T)
169
I went to the local tobacco store, but it's now an apparel shop.
Clothes, but no cigar.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 10:54 PM (qx7Zg)
170
I have made some afghans in the past for relatives, etc. A couple of people I made them for were actually afraid to use them, and I knew them well enough to see they were absolutely serious. Had a hard time talking them down about it. I made a quilt for another person, and she hung it on the wall in their living room. A nice compliment but not exactly what I made it for!
Posted by: Lirio100 at June 12, 2026 10:53 PM (ky7/T)
You don't have to make afghans. Dubya imported thousands of them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 10:55 PM (1z8ji)
171
I've been to one NFL game, at Mile-High (whatever they call it now). it was fun, but it was way too hard to get into the game. Vikings vs Broncos. Sunny and 70, snowing by the 4th quarter. Vikings lost in OT, becuz Jason Elam.
Whatever, my point is this: live hockey is fun as hell.
Boise Steelheads. I need to see them next season.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 12, 2026 10:55 PM (0aYVJ)
172
I've thought about what to say that would stir up the court and get me out of jury duty.
Posted by: clarence
The only time I was ever called to serve I was excused after I informed the court that the defense counsel was my former father in law.
"Get outta here you knucklehead."
Posted by: Tonypete
What about using "I used to meet the defense lawyer's wife in room 6 at notell motel."
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 12, 2026 10:56 PM (glnUu)
173The only time I was ever called to serve I was excused after I informed the court that the defense counsel was my former father in law.
"Get outta here you knucklehead."
Posted by: Tonypete
I've gotten the "selected for jury duty" letters, but they never needed enough jurors to actually ask me to report to the courthouse.
If they did, as I understand it, I'd get kicked out immediately.
"Mr. mikeski, what do you do for a living?"
"I'm an engineer."
"Fuck! A being of pure logic! Your Honor, get this Vulcan such-and-such off my jury panel!"
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:56 PM (VHUov)
Completely agree. I grew up playing hockey and I love the game. But it is way better watching it live than on tv.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 10:56 PM (viF8m)
175
Slow plodding affairs where you can discuss the strategy for 90% of the playing time and not miss anything that happens. MLB and NFL.
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:51 PM (VHUov)
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College football used to be the happy medium, back when commercials were at the mercy of normal stoppages of play. But then there were the TV timeouts.
That being said, rivalry games are next level. Back when Michigan State was firing on all cylinders (like 10 years ago), hosting Michigan was absolutely lit. Three hours of pure fury raging from the stands. Watching the Skunk Bears crumple under the pressure of the hate was a joy.
176
I love Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's interviews at World Cup watch parties in NYC years ago.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 10:58 PM (GseMx)
177 - Good thing they had 5 cameras there to record Leona.
- Good thing that carpenter thought to record himself putting random screw into two sistered joists at steep angle for no reason at all.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 10:58 PM (a3EF4)
178
I went to an antique store last week. They would not let me out. Had to fight my way out.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 10:59 PM (u82oZ)
179
If they did, as I understand it, I'd get kicked out immediately.
"Mr. mikeski, what do you do for a living?"
"I'm an engineer."
"Fuck! A being of pure logic! Your Honor, get this Vulcan such-and-such off my jury panel!"
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 10:56 PM (VHUov)
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If only it were that easy. I know at one engineering professor (a rockstar in his field) who served as a foreman on a jury.
I served on the grand jury that sent his case to trial.
180
You don't have to make afghans. Dubya imported thousands of them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 10:55 PM (1z8ji)
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Mark Steyn for years has pointed out that Dubya's method of waging war was to invite the enemy to come on in. In 1941, he wouldn't have put the Japanese in camps but instead sent ferries to bring more of them in.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 11:00 PM (u82oZ)
184
I love Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's interviews at World Cup watch parties in NYC years ago.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 10:58 PM (GseMx)
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It's a good comment.
I love this comment.
TO POOP ON!
Posted by: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at June 12, 2026 11:00 PM (RIvkX)
185
There needs to be a great culling of assholes.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
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Let's not be hasty about v this
Posted by: Jim Harbaugh, Asshole at June 12, 2026 11:01 PM (gpQ8/)
I don't need to sleep, which is gonna come in handy when I'm talking to cats while making all those gourmet pizzas.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 11:01 PM (g/QcK)
187
- Good thing that carpenter thought to record himself putting random screw into two sistered joists at steep angle for no reason at all.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 10:58 PM (a3EF4)
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Yeah, that was totally fake. Like the moment your junk came under the slightest pressure you wouldn't have stopped.
"LOL, I just have a huge package thrust into me work!"
Posted by: Reggie Dunlop at June 12, 2026 11:02 PM (wVcYX)
191
I have been called to jury duty four times. Been chosen thrice. It's kind of like that weird magic draft number during Vietnam. Two federal, one county.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 12, 2026 11:03 PM (0aYVJ)
192
Not a revolver, but I have an Eibar Ruby .32 ACP pistol, made by Anitua, et Hermanos, or something close to that. It is a nice shooter.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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N i c e
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 11:05 PM (P4ocI)
Ask to be put on a jury. I was informed by the assignment guy in Fairfax County Va that asking to be put on a jury keeps you off the chosen list forever.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 11:05 PM (u82oZ)
201
I was called in to voir dire once but got excused right away because I was a public servant.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 12, 2026 11:09 PM (RIvkX)
202
Why would anyone be afraid of an afghan (as opposed to an Afghani)?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 11:09 PM (ZVgZ4)
203
Maybe, I dunno. But if Ol' Robbo were ever Emperor, I would decree that no hockey would be played south of the Mason/Dixon Line. It just ain't right.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 11:00 PM (fBXgl)
*fist bump* I agree. Hockey is best in latitudes that have frozen ponds and lakes in the winter.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 12, 2026 11:09 PM (0aYVJ)
208
3 355
Elon sure isn't into the trapping of wealth and opulence and all that like so many other billionaires. He just sees money as the means to an end, and that's gettting humanity untied from this third rock.
His ambition may be to be god-emperor of Mars one day, but that would just be sort of trophy.
Posted by: publius
He is also determined to populate Mars with his own children.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 12, 2026 11:11 PM (/lPRQ)
209So what was watching the Swedish Chef on the Muppet Show like?
Basically the Food Thread, without the venom. I learned all about sauces. The Swedish Chef knew his stuff.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 12, 2026 11:11 PM (CHHv1)
210
So, did the orca know it was a cosplay convention? Were some of them dressed as his favorite characters?
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)
211
Elon sure isn't into the trapping of wealth and opulence and all that like so many other billionaires. He just sees money as the means to an end, and that's gettting humanity untied from this third rock.
His ambition may be to be god-emperor of Mars one day, but that would just be sort of trophy.
Posted by: publius
He is also determined to populate Mars with his own children.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 12, 2026 11:11 PM (/lPRQ)
The Golden Path.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 12, 2026 11:13 PM (mPXxA)
212
I was called for jury duty in my part of Canada.
I was eventually excused because of life circumstances but it was a process. I was called one prevous time, forgot, showed up willing to send anyone to death row if we had one.
They don't ask you questions here. Call your name, look at you and accept or reject.
213 What the hell was that asshole thinking?
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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He wasn't thinking. He is of the body just as Obama is. They each play the role given to them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 11:14 PM (P4ocI)
214
Has Iran violated the agreement to agree yet by shooting missiles off at Israel? If Trump gets a signed deal I am expecting it will take the Iranians about 15 minutes to start trashing it.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 12, 2026 11:15 PM (glnUu)
218
Speaking Muppetly, I always liked Link Hogthrob. Kind of a swine-related caricature of Doug McClure, and Jim Kirk.
And added to, with Troy McClure, and Zap Brannigan.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 12, 2026 11:17 PM (0aYVJ)
219Elon will put his palace at Cydonia, and re-sculpt the Face on Mars into his own face.
Posted by: publius
He better get going. The national anthem's already 8 years old.
https://youtu.be/4rmBZOAyKAk
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 11:19 PM (VHUov)
220
Sigh. CSPAN is broadcasting live the crew taking down Trumps name from the Kennedy Center.
TDS never sleeps.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 12, 2026 11:22 PM (glnUu)
221
How did you like driving the truck that paints the traffic lane stripes?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 12, 2026 11:10 PM (glnUu)
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Coloring inside the lines is his strongest skill.
-Franpsycho's kindergarten teacher
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 12, 2026 11:22 PM (RIvkX)
223
Iran to dump: Gives us 300 billion if you want strait open to save republicans in the midterm. Taco bender to Iran: I will tell U.A.E. to give you 3 billion now as self preservation is the only thing a sociopath like me cares about.
Posted by: raimondo at June 12, 2026 11:26 PM (tPec3)
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 11:26 PM (VHUov)
225
Sigh. CSPAN is broadcasting live the crew taking down Trumps name from the Kennedy Center.
TDS never sleeps.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 12, 2026 11:22 PM (glnUu)
Have engineers evaluate the Kennedy Center. Find some fatal flaw, like asbestos in the ceiling tiles. Tear it down. Build Trump Center. win!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 11:27 PM (1z8ji)
226
In the year 2050, a teacher asked,
"Who can tell me the capital of France?"
A student immediately replied,
"Why should I memorize it? My brain chip has Google."
The teacher smiled and pressed a button.
The student's internet disconnected
The student stood up and shouted,
"I HAVE FORGOTTEN MY OWN
NAME!"
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 11:27 PM (qx7Zg)
227
In Seattle if you're summoned for jury duty at the King County Courthouse the per diem is $10 a day. And that rate is the same it's been for at least 35 years. I've been summoned over a dozen times, showed up twice, served on the jury once.
Posted by: Rex B at June 12, 2026 11:27 PM (rgnea)
229 Well, shoot I missed the moment. The Equation of Time zeroed around 8:30PM EDT, close to sunset here. I was expecting it to be closer to midnight.
Anyway, that means you can set your clock by the sun without correction (well to local mean time, you'd need to correct for longitude to get standard time zone time, plus DST nonsense).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 12, 2026 11:28 PM (w6EFb)
230
* (I realize that India is in Asia, but that's how Breitbart described the jury.) Posted by: mnw
I would have gone with Dot Indians.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
They prefer to be referred to as "Hindian".
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 12, 2026 11:29 PM (/lPRQ)
231
Have engineers evaluate the Kennedy Center. Find some fatal flaw, like asbestos in the ceiling tiles. Tear it down. Build Trump Center. win!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 11:27 PM (1z8ji)
I like the Hank Johnson flaw - it's tipping over because the ground is moving.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 11:30 PM (qx7Zg)
232I would have gone with Dot Indians.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
They prefer to be referred to as "Hindian".
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
Call Center, not Casino.
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 11:31 PM (VHUov)
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They prefer to be referred to as "Hindian".
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
--
Hindians and Indians, too logical for this hemisphere.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 11:34 PM (P4ocI)
234
Sigh. CSPAN is broadcasting live the crew taking down Trumps name from the Kennedy Center.
TDS never sleeps.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
Should have pressure washed the wall before taking it down so the name would still be there.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 12, 2026 11:34 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 12, 2026 11:36 PM (CHHv1)
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I only tried to get out of jury duty once said it was successful because it was a 6-week massive drug trial in Manhattan. I got a letter from my shrink and showed up dressed all in black with crystals for jewelry, and my shrinks letter said that I was a fragile individual so the judge actually let me escape. The 24 lawyers in the court gave me pitying looks as I left.
But I did serve three times including grand jury because I do believe strongly that if the good citizens with more than three brain cells to rub together don't serve, then the system collapses. Our mom used to impress upon us that it was part of our civic duty. She was right.
Posted by: Beverly at June 12, 2026 11:37 PM (reMys)
238Thanks for the info. Mine has .32 Long on it and the barrel says "The best cartridge is the American cartridge that fits best."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 10:48 PM (ZOv7s)
Spanish pistol designations are strange, I wound up with .44 Russian because the pistol said on the rib ".44 Smith and Wesson Cartridge" which is a really obsolete pistol cartridge, but I knew [buff my nails on my lapel] it was .44 Russian and no one else bidding did.
I am not so sure about the .32 Long, but I think it is the .32 S&W long. It was manufactured by National Company Santa Bárbara of Military Industries per Municion.org
municion.org/producto/32-smith-wesson-long/
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 11:41 PM (rbvCR)
👉Astronomers Have Confirmed Uranus is Quietly Dying
Actually uses the your-anus pronunciation instead of urine-us. It is a weird world. Some interesting info even if it is AI narrated and images don't always fit the script.
👉🏼Found Out Who's Really Controlling Your Thoughts
Experimenting on left-brain right-brain differences with severed corpus collosum. Collosae? I'm of two minds about this research.
👉🏾The Biggest Scorpion That Ever Lived
Okay, I haven't actually watched this one yet. The thumbnail image is disturbing. Saving it for daylight.
Texas is estimated to have more than 300 mosques and Islamic centers, with nearly 50 new mosques opening statewide in just the last 2 years, roughly 2 per month
This is Dallas, Texas:
https://tinyurl.com/36drnm57
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 11:51 PM (P4ocI)
241Texas is estimated to have more than 300 mosques and Islamic centers, with nearly 50 new mosques opening statewide in just the last 2 years, roughly 2 per month
Posted by: Braenyard
What's the difference between a "mosque" and an "Islamic center?"
Caliber?
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 11:52 PM (VHUov)
242
Americans don’t give a damn if we beat Paraguay.
We give a damn if Detroit beat Chicago.
This is what the Euroweenirs don’t get:
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 11:53 PM (77rzZ)
243
The EU’s new Migration Pact came into force today.
Poland announced that it will refuse to receive quota migrants under the pact’s “mandatory solidarity mechanism” and will also refuse to pay the EUR 20 000 fee per refused quota migrant that the EU will place on refusing states
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 11:53 PM (P4ocI)
244
When Don Cherry lost his job because he told Canadians to wear the fucking poppy, I lost faith in hockey.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 12, 2026 11:54 PM (A5RD0)
245Not a revolver, but I have an Eibar Ruby .32 ACP pistol, made by Anitua, et Hermanos, or something close to that. It is a nice shooter.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 10:48 PM (1z8ji)
They made a metric buttload of those for teh French too, initially Gabilondo y Cia, but when they got overwhelmed they farmed manufacture out to every small arms maker in Eibar, Spain. Ruby is the type of pistol and Eibar is where it was made. Forgotten Weapons has a blog post on it all. Ian is great at pulling all the info together
https://tinyurl.com/mv55y96f
The French contracts are why Trocaola Aranzabal wound up making service revolvers for the British and the Italians. They were making some for the Guardia Civil, also
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 11:54 PM (rbvCR)
246
What's the difference between a "mosque" and an "Islamic center?"
Caliber?
Posted by: mikeski
--
A way to get around existing law.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 11:55 PM (P4ocI)
247
Thanks for the info. Mine has .32 Long on it and the barrel says "The best cartridge is the American cartridge that fits best."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 10:48 PM (ZOv7s)
Are the cylinder chambers bored straight-through, so any .32 revolver cartridge, up to and including the .327 Federal Magnum, will fit?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 12, 2026 11:56 PM (rv0XX)
Purple: I like pizza and would use that skill daily and also make some money at it
Brown: Cats are expert stealthy killer assassins. I would get them to do my bidding after coming up with a pizza that cats would kill for.
Black: More time for masturbating, making pizza and plotting with my cat seal team.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 13, 2026 12:01 AM (THY4u)
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The Taliban officially legalized husbands beating wives and children as long as no broken bones or visible injuries are left behind.
They call it “controlled discipline” under Sharia law
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 12:05 AM (P4ocI)
250
I'm certainly not Mr. Finance, and I generally like Musk as he seems to be one of the very few moneyed elite that isn't solely obsessed with getting more money and forcing people to do what he wants, but I don't really get why he keeps getting richer and richer. Seems like most of what he does are the sorts of things where you break even if you are lucky. He's not building Model Ts or running the world's biggest online store or even collecting data for the government. He makes tunnels, builds a niche car, and runs an internet provider service while developing rockets. I don't get it.
Posted by: Azjaeger at June 13, 2026 12:05 AM (3/XaG)
251
Yech, Gadget talk, whether of cars, computers, or guns, is all equally boring.
All are necessary. But gadgets bore the hell out of me.
Posted by: Bulg at June 13, 2026 12:07 AM (77rzZ)
252
Hey, All, Boobs!
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 11:23 PM (77rzZ)
About damned time!
Good thing Mrs D is out tonight
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 12:10 AM (2WIwB)
253How did you like driving the truck that paints the traffic lane stripes?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My president has convictions at June 12, 2026 11:10 PM (glnUu)
When I worked on an ODOT survey crew as 'the guy who holds the philly rod and sticks in slope stakes' I envied the guys who drove the painting trucks. They were going somewhere else.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 12:11 AM (rbvCR)
254
one of the very few moneyed elite that isn't solely obsessed with getting more money and forcing people to do what he wants is why he keeps getting richer and richer.
****
edited for you.
Posted by: clarence at June 13, 2026 12:11 AM (quqLE)
255
All are necessary. But gadgets bore the hell out of me.
Posted by: Bulg
--
May I suggest a woman. Possibly a woman companion or wife would help you clarify things.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 12:11 AM (P4ocI)
256
Fast times here at Villa Gorilla. I had calculated how many vacuum seal bags I would need to portion out a giant bag of Costco frozen meatballs. The bag said it 140 meatballs in it, so I carefully counted out 14 meatballs into each bag.
When I was done, I had enough excess meatballs left to drop an extra into each bag. Huzzah!
I look forward to sitting outside tomorrow and watching the grass grow.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 13, 2026 12:11 AM (rv0XX)
Gone in 60 seconds.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 12:12 AM (RCjYY)
Fall asleep while waiting, especially if you snore loudly.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 13, 2026 12:16 AM (qx7Zg)
266
I'm serious though, I wondered how Musk does it. Considering the world as it is, him winning in Money Wars by being the lesser jerk is like expecting the most successful Mafia Don to be the one who is the most honorable and least vicious. Not happening.
Posted by: Azjaeger at June 13, 2026 12:16 AM (3/XaG)
267Are the cylinder chambers bored straight-through, so any .32 revolver cartridge, up to and including the .327 Federal Magnum, will fit?
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 12, 2026 11:56 PM (rv0XX)
I wouldn't load hot ammo in an old Spanish gun, the steel is soft and tends to stretch. This is really good for a flintlock musket, but not so good for a break-open S&W design.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 12:17 AM (rbvCR)
268
What's the difference between a "mosque" and an "Islamic center?"
Caliber?
Posted by: mikeski
--
A way to get around existing law.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 11:55 PM (P4ocI)
***
The size of the arms room.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 12:17 AM (2WIwB)
269 SpaceX launches more rockets per year than everybody else combined, about 51% of all launched. As for American launched, it's about 82%.
SpaceX is making launches a regular thing, with the focus on reusing boosters. Elon is just about the only game in town for throwing stuff off the earth.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 12:17 AM (w6EFb)
ERG. In England, a journalist went to a Muslim neighborhood to say that they are PEACEFUL
and after a while a band of Muslims appeared to tell them to leave because they were going to be killed☠️
Country destroyed by the 2030 agenda
https://tinyurl.com/4kejy4ff
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 12:21 AM (P4ocI)
275SpaceX is making launches a regular thing, with the focus on reusing boosters. Elon is just about the only game in town for throwing stuff off the earth.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 12:17 AM (w6EFb)
We went to the Evergreen Air museum in McMinnville today, and we went through both halls. They have a V-2 engine on display, and that puppy is made out of castings welded together.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 12:21 AM (rbvCR)
276
Well, the Sun has just set, and I am not seeing any stars, planets, planetesimals, or stray asteroids.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 12:21 AM (1z8ji)
277 You can say Elon has done for launches what Henry Ford did for automobile production with the assembly line.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 12:21 AM (w6EFb)
278
I made sauerkraut yesterday. I plan to make more tomorrow.
Posted by: Kindltot
Sauerkraut in a day?
I need your kimchi recipe
Posted by: Miklos the Zymurgist at June 13, 2026 12:22 AM (6VErX)
279
Hey, Diogenes, my new favorite is Madeline Smith, a 60s-70s Brit lass with great tracts of land.
Posted by: Bulg at June 13, 2026 12:15 AM (77rzZ)
A.very beautiful lady.
When I think Brit, my loins turn of Rhona Mitra.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 13, 2026 12:22 AM (2WIwB)
280
You can say Elon has done for launches what Henry Ford did for automobile production with the assembly line.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
I could say something about Darleen
Posted by: Miklos declines out of a prudent desire for self preservation at June 13, 2026 12:24 AM (6VErX)
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>> Well, the Sun has just set, and I am not seeing any stars, planets, planetesimals, or stray asteroids.
If it ain't cloudy or hazy, give it a little time.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 12:25 AM (w6EFb)
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If it ain't cloudy or hazy, give it a little time.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 12:25 AM (w6EFb)
The long Northern twilight kind of washes out the sky. I expect Mercury will set before the sky is dark enough for it to be seen.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 12:27 AM (1z8ji)
Posted by: Miklos the Zymurgist at June 13, 2026 12:22 AM (6VErX)
It takes three to five days on the drainboard for the bubbling to start.
My wife's kimchi is cut up Napa cabbage sweated down in salt for about an hour, and then rinsed. Then mix in shredded carrots, green onions, cut up daikon radish, minced garlic, and then add in red pepper flakes and a tablespoon of sugar just before you pack it into the gallon jars. It takes about three days for it to start bubbling on the drain board too. She eats it within a week because she doesn't like it to soggy.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 12:31 AM (rbvCR)
292
Who wants to stand around drinking wine in the laundry room?
Posted by: Diogenes
beats the tarp on da skreet, man
Posted by: Los Angeles citizen and diligent voter experiencing homelessness at June 13, 2026 12:31 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Kindltot at June 13, 2026 12:31 AM (rbvCR)
294
Finally got to see the planetary conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. This has been the first good viewing evening when the fog hasn't come in, which is why the weather here turned miserably hot since yesterday. Unfortunately the hills are blocking Mercury from view, but it's still pretty cool. Supposedly there might be an aurora in the early morning hours but I don't think it'll come this far south; we're at 38.0490 degrees north latitude.
Posted by: tankascribe at June 13, 2026 12:32 AM (NtoJk)
295
Spaghetti in a washing marchine
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Why didn't I think of that?
Posted by: Anthony Weiner
Probably because you would have just pulled out a colander and rinsed it in the sink like a normal person.
Posted by: tankascribe at June 13, 2026 12:34 AM (NtoJk)
296 Here's some other numbers. SpaceX has got it's own launch cost down to as low as $300/lb for the fully reusable booster modes. It charges about $1200-$1400 per lb.
By comparison, the Space Shuttle was about $30K/lb. SLS pushes over $40K/lb.
When he's does, they expect Elon to get his own cost down to just $90/lb.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 12:34 AM (w6EFb)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 12:35 AM (1z8ji)
298 Jeebus, my typing. That was supposed to be read not very favorable alignment for the next few elongation cycles.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 12:35 AM (w6EFb)
299
If we were all geeks, none of us would be geeks.
Posted by: mikeski
Nerd!
Posted by: Ogre-like Miklos at June 13, 2026 12:36 AM (6VErX)
300
I am at about 51 degrees North.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
I hear they figured out the longitude thingy too
Posted by: Miklos, comfortably South of the Mason-Dixon at June 13, 2026 12:38 AM (6VErX)
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Why does everyone want to escape jury duty? American justice needs you.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
I would like to be called but they haven't pulled my name since 2012. Most likely because I was a registered Republican until 2020, when we swapped over to "No Party Affiliation" due to disgust. Prior to that I found that if you wanted to get thrown out of the jury box, be seen with a copy of The Federalist Papers in your hand. The lawyers for the defense took an unaccountable dislike to me and chucked me out on the first peremptory challenge.
Posted by: tankascribe at June 13, 2026 12:40 AM (NtoJk)
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When he's does, they expect Elon to get his own cost down to just $90/lb.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
So
Reasonably affordable transorbital space steaks
Posted by: Miklos thinks Omaha Steaks has a competitor at June 13, 2026 12:40 AM (6VErX)
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 13, 2026 12:42 AM (0nHVk)
304
Jury duty is fun. You get to meet and interact with other people you would otherwise never have a chance to talk to. I liked it.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 12:44 AM (RCjYY)
305 I just plugged 51N in Stellarium, and I see what you mean. By the time the sun gets far enough below the horizon to start to see anything, Mercury will be just 4 degrees above the horizon. Venus and Jupiter will getting down low as well.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 12:48 AM (w6EFb)
306
Who wants to stand around drinking wine in the laundry room?
Posted by: Diogenes
I'll drink wine anywhere. I'll drink it out of a paper cup too just to piss off the cork sniffers. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 13, 2026 12:51 AM (snZF9)
Posted by: Miklos thinks kimchi and the Barberettes simultaneously at June 13, 2026 12:52 AM (6VErX)
308 Switching to local mean time, Mercury starts to just become visible at 8:42 PM at 51N. Now, add 1 hour to that for stupid DST, then whatever longitude offset relative to your time zone meridian.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 12:53 AM (w6EFb)
309
> But, Sesame Street sucked.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte, America at June 12, 2026 10:42 PM (0aYVJ)
Maria (Sonia Manzano) was tasty, though. Not to the Ginger/Maryanne/Samantha/Jeannie level, but tasty.
Judy Graubart (played Jane of the Jungle and many other parts on The Electric Company) wasn't bad, either.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 13, 2026 12:53 AM (IG3/x)
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Jury duty is fun. You get to meet and interact with other people you would otherwise never have a chance to talk to. I liked it.
Posted by: mnw
Proximity to Felons adds a certain frisson to one's life of ennui and anomie, n'est pas?
Posted by: Philosophe le Mikleuse at June 13, 2026 12:55 AM (6VErX)
By the time the Germans launched the V2 rockets late in the war, ALL of the surviving German spies in Britain had been turned. (The British hanged a couple-- just to lend credibility to the operation.)
Acting under instruction, said spies reported that all the V2s were falling short of London. So, the Germans adjusted for that, and the V2s began to hit rural areas well to the west of London.
"Bullseye!" said the turncoat spies.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 12:56 AM (RCjYY)
314
Judy Graubart is now 83 years old. Sonia Manzano is now 76.
Oy!
¡Ay, caramba!
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 13, 2026 12:58 AM (IG3/x)
317
They say the Sonia Manzano tomatoes are the the tastiest
Posted by: Mikleuse le Cuisinaire at June 13, 2026 01:01 AM (6VErX)
318
I went to town this evening for supplies. Coming home, I saw a doe run across the field near my house, and run into a thicket of box elder and caragana on the south perimeter of my lot.
Couple of days ago, I saw a mama antelope with twin kids.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 01:02 AM (1z8ji)
319
Those of you in the Eastern time zone are staying up too late.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 01:03 AM (RCjYY)
320
Y'know what's sometimes kind of disturbing, or at least disappointing? Someone here will mention some attractive woman I don't recognize or recall, and I'll do a quick image search, and in the results will be the attractive woman in her hot years, side-by-side with her image decades later. Some age better than others, but they all age, if they live.
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317 They say the Sonia Manzano tomatoes are the the tastiest
Posted by: Mikleuse le Cuisinaire at June 13, 2026 01:01 AM (6VErX)
She aged very well. Still attractive.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 01:04 AM (1z8ji)
322
If I lived in a smaller city and could drive to the courthouse without having to spend $30-40 bucks a day for parking I would be much less reluctant to doing JD.
Posted by: Rex B at June 13, 2026 01:05 AM (rgnea)
323
The Commerce Department has banned all foreign nationals from accessing Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, including those who actually worked on them.
Anthropic has responded by taking the models offline for now.
I expect similar actions with respect to frontier models by other countries.
I'm not sure how I feel about this.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 13, 2026 01:05 AM (IG3/x)
324
So I guess Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of the Bands of Theseus...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at June 13, 2026 01:06 AM (Mo0k+)
325
Couple of days ago, I saw a mama antelope with twin kids.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
In your pajamas, one assumes.
Posted by: Miklos assumes a lot, like the computer geeks call Fuzzy Logic at June 13, 2026 01:06 AM (6VErX)
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> 317 They say the Sonia Manzano tomatoes are the the tastiest
Posted by: Mikleuse le Cuisinaire at June 13, 2026 01:01 AM (6VErX)
She was quite a tomato, all right.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 13, 2026 01:07 AM (IG3/x)
327
By the time the Germans launched the V2 rockets late in the war, ALL of the surviving German spies in Britain had been turned. (The British hanged a couple-- just to lend credibility to the operation.”
Related trivia I ran into once - given its long and at times bloody history, when was the last official execution at the Tower of London? A captured German spy in 1941, shot by firing squad just outside the walls.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 01:08 AM (orF8y)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at June 13, 2026 01:08 AM (CHHv1)
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322
They give you parking vouchers everywhere I've ever lived.
Bigger jurisdictions have "Reserved Parking. Jurors Only" signs.
Posted by: mnw at June 13, 2026 01:08 AM (RCjYY)
330
Watched USA vs Paraguay with my German brother-in-law. Even he fell asleep during the game. I asked him what's on those yellow cards the ref hands to players, his phone number? He didn't get it so I asked him: Are they all gay or just the ref?
Posted by: wth at June 13, 2026 01:10 AM (oq9dX)
331 Now, I flipped my latitude to my opposite in the South, and I see what the difference is. Mercury would be 20 degrees above the horizon when it first got dark enough.
And I would be out in the Pacific off the coast of Chile. South America is offset to the east more than I tend to think.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 13, 2026 01:11 AM (w6EFb)
332
If I lived in a smaller city and could drive to the courthouse without having to spend $30-40 bucks a day for parking I would be much less reluctant to doing JD.
Posted by: Rex B at June 13, 2026 01:05 AM (rgnea)
It's long past time to have the court system pay cab fare or Uber charges to bring jurors to the courthouse. Jurors should not have to be out of pocket for travel/parking to and from the courthouse. I would give them a per diem meal allowance, too. If their commute from home to the courthouse will be more than an hour each way, I would provide them with a hotel room.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 01:12 AM (1z8ji)
333
Related trivia I ran into once - given its long and at times bloody history, when was the last official execution at the Tower of London? A captured German spy in 1941, shot by firing squad just outside the walls.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 01:08 AM (orF8y)
I look forward to Kier Starmer having a date with the headsman in Tower. Soon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 01:14 AM (1z8ji)
335
271
Why does everyone want to escape jury duty? American justice needs you.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 13, 2026 12:18 AM (n7rxJ)
It's a pain to find parking in downtown Sandy Eggo (and that parking is expensive--some at $10/hr), so I have to take the f'n bus.
I'm stuck in a room for at least half the day, waiting to be picked or sent home.
When I don't get jury duty, I don't even get a tiny bit of compensation. Only those chosen for jury duty do, so all expenses are out-of-pocket for the day.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 01:16 AM (l3cgK)
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>>>Probably because you would have just pulled out a colander and rinsed it in the sink like a normal person.
Posted by: tankascribe
>I find it hard to believe that someone who has a washer doesn't own colander. Is that starch in mix, no that's dander from the undergarments.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 01:16 AM (SRceu)
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333 Related trivia I ran into once - given its long and at times bloody history, when was the last official execution at the Tower of London? A captured German spy in 1941, shot by firing squad just outside the walls.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 01:08 AM (orF8y)
I look forward to Kier Starmer having a date with the headsman in Tower. Soon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 01:14 AM (1z8ji)
Gives the old meaning to head hunter...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 01:17 AM (l3cgK)
338
Saw a flatid planthopper nymph in the garden yesterday. Cool little tiny floating cotton ball hairy waxy thing.
http://alturl.com/3dgv4
Posted by: ... at June 13, 2026 01:18 AM (vE0+H)
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334 Who has better teeth, Gavin or Hunter?
Posted by: wth at June 13, 2026 01:16 AM (oq9dX)
There are pictures from one of his laptops of him with all of his teeth ground down to nubs before he had them all crowned.
Posted by: Reforger at June 13, 2026 01:18 AM (bHWR0)
"In 2005, Shalit gave a negative review to the film Brokeback Mountain, in which he described Jack Twist (the character played by Jake Gyllenhaal) as a "sexual predator" who "tracks Ennis (Heath Ledger)'s character) down and coaxes him into sporadic trysts".[23]
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) stated that Shalit's "baseless branding of Jack as a 'sexual predator' merely because he was romantically interested in someone of the same sex is defamatory, ignorant, and irresponsible" and that he "used the occasion to promote defamatory antigay prejudice to a national audience".[24] Shalit's son Peter, who is gay, wrote a letter to GLAAD defending his father and stating he had not defamed anyone and was not homophobic, and further said the organization had defamed him by "falsely accusing him of a repellent form of bigotry".[25] Shalit himself apologized for the wording of his review.[26][27][28]
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 01:22 AM (l3cgK)
343
>>>There are pictures from one of his laptops of him with all of his teeth ground down to nubs before he had them all crowned.
Posted by: Reforger
>Crack and meth will totally fuck your teeth up. You can see it everyday when you're out shopping.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 01:22 AM (SRceu)
345
I've been called for jury duty once. Case was plead so...
My grandmother in Michigan used to serve on "jury board duty". I never really asked but I think that means she was like, alway on a jury. She was a widow of a well respected judge who died way to early.
Posted by: Reforger at June 13, 2026 01:23 AM (bHWR0)
346
Hunter definitely got himself a new set of choppahs.
Just saw him on TV and they looked brand new.
Posted by: wth at June 13, 2026 01:23 AM (oq9dX)
347
I would love to be called for jury duty, I would be a stealth juror, they think that all women think alike here in my state. I just have to show up looking like a female John Denver and there would be no rejection.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 13, 2026 01:24 AM (0nHVk)
350
"Huntie" said very few Americans would survive the "phone test". Like if you dug through their phone and looked at everything they do and say...
They are really gonna play that card. The Left. "Oh it's *nobody's business* what anyone who is running for office ever said or did in the PAST because no one is perfect."
That card. In 2026. By the fucking Left who penalize and ruin you forever for saying and doing anything they please any time.
About a Nazi wannabe who dates children.
God, they are the scum under the crusty sludge at the bottom of a septic tank buried 28 feet under a death swamp filled with Rosie O'Donnell's offgasses.
Posted by: ... at June 13, 2026 01:28 AM (vE0+H)
351
I've been a registered voter for 42 years. Called, once.
Might be my party affiliation.
Independent American.
I run into the other guy in the party occasionally.
Posted by: Reforger at June 13, 2026 01:30 AM (bHWR0)
352
As real as his teeth.
Posted by: wth at June 13, 2026 01:28 AM (oq9dX)
Or his dads hair.
Posted by: Reforger at June 13, 2026 01:31 AM (bHWR0)
353
I just have to show up looking like a female John Denver
****
slow golf clap
Posted by: clarence at June 13, 2026 01:31 AM (quqLE)
354
They use other things besides voter registration lists.
356
God, they are the scum under the crusty sludge at the bottom of a septic tank buried 28 feet under a death swamp filled with Rosie O'Donnell's offgasses.
Posted by: ...
......
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 01:36 AM (l3cgK)
358
Phone test? I’m no saint, but I damn sure know better than to put any kind of incriminating evidence on my phone, of all things. A phone which anyone can hack because Google already did it first.
I’m always gobsmacked by people like Platner and Anthony’s Weiner, who record their depravity for all to see.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 01:40 AM (orF8y)
359
The band was being loud
More so than the crowd
The singer off key
Which led to the plea
No more music allowed
fin
Posted by: clarence at June 13, 2026 01:41 AM (quqLE)
360
My laptop died tonight.
RIP dear friend.
I will resurect you.
You will be new. You will be... Linux soon.
With a new battery and every damn upgrade I can figure out how to do.
I have the entire HD on a USB so my pics and vids aren't lost... this time.
Posted by: Reforger at June 13, 2026 01:41 AM (bHWR0)
361
351 I've been a registered voter for 42 years. Called, once.
Might be my party affiliation.
Independent American.
I run into the other guy in the party occasionally.
Posted by: Reforger at June 13, 2026 01:30 AM (bHWR0)
Weirdly, when I first moved back to Calif 15 years ago, I got called every 2 years, for 8 years. Never actually sat on a Jury... but had to sit there all day.
Last 7 years? have not been called. Thinking on it? have not been called since my 60th birthday... weird.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 13, 2026 01:42 AM (mP0Kj)
362
Hunter's endorsement is pure gold, I would imagine he might have a summer art show in Portland. I truly do need to look up a true and unbiased account of why Maine separated from Massachusetts way back in the early 1800's. Mainers need to be re-educated, they have lost their way, too many outside influences, see Lewiston.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 13, 2026 01:44 AM (0nHVk)
Soccer. A game where 1-nil is considered a blowout of epic proportions. A game where every single score is treated like the walk off grand slam in extra innings of Game 7 of the World Series.
In fact, they stop the games for about six hours when a goal is scored so they can interview everyone in the scoring team, have press conferences, etc.
It’s also a game where YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO KNOW WHEN THE GAME WILL END. The ONLY people allowed to know how much time has elapsed in the game are the officials on the field. If you are at the game and keeping track of the time, especially stoppage time, you will be severely punished. The officials will tell you when to stop playing, and it’s it and that’s that.
Get your orange slices at the end.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 13, 2026 01:45 AM (gfO9L)
364
77 72 Apologies to WeirdDave for confusing him with Weasel the other night. In my defense, both screen names start with "WE" and those are the only two letters I know.
---------
They're both very useful letters,
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 12, 2026 10:24 PM (u/oMr)
ew
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 01:45 AM (6wpGE)
365
351 I've been a registered voter for 42 years. Called, once.
Might be my party affiliation.
Independent American.
I run into the other guy in the party occasionally.
Posted by: Reforger at June 13, 2026 01:30 AM (bHWR0)
I've been a registered voter for almost 40 years. Been called almost every frickin' year or two (one year my parents, older brother, and I were all called, almost like they were going alphabetically through the voter rolls and DMV drivers license lists). This last time, I was able to push it off three times: Trip out of country as executor followed by a colonoscopy for surgery prep, then reconnection surgery. Finally did that jury duty in 8 months after the original notice.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 01:46 AM (l3cgK)
366
Getting late. Time for me to turn in. Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 13, 2026 01:46 AM (1z8ji)
367
360 My laptop died tonight.
RIP dear friend.
I will resurect you.
You will be new. You will be... Linux soon.
With a new battery and every damn upgrade I can figure out how to do.
I have the entire HD on a USB so my pics and vids aren't lost... this time.
Posted by: Reforger at June 13, 2026 01:41 AM (bHWR0)
IT necromancy...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 01:47 AM (l3cgK)
368
357 349 Hunter Biden endorsed Platner today.
For real.
......
As real as his teeth.
...
They both agree on "No Yellow"...
For REAL? Actual Inevitable, as it is ineffable, the first of many as he circles the minefields in his gyrocopter to swoop in and waylay travelers who's cooked yams he did not like -- acceeding to the title of future Damien Thorne if not presidential candidate not off the PLAT(ner).
MEANWHILE: We all just saw a Good Man Die/Pratt; he's going to Disneyland....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daa9pZDxfIY
as the Brennan undead pull off yet another spectacular failure of imagination with an even greater display of 9/10 thinking. shut up and dance! Yeah. fight, Fight, FIGHT!.
LET's GO BRANDON.
Finish them off while you still can -- indict Brennan and his ratting them out will train their guns on each other rather than all the hapless normal people below who refuse to keep their liable secrets.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-WhoRtheTargets
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-ctHARRIS19takedown
Not One Battle after Another; One LIB after Another.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 13, 2026 01:47 AM (oiYMp)
369
I love poetry before bedtime.
Posted by: wth at June 13, 2026 01:35 AM (oq9dX)
It is on a blank page that the most beautiful poems are written.
Posted by: Mao at June 13, 2026 01:47 AM (gfO9L)
370
369 I love poetry before bedtime.
Posted by: wth at June 13, 2026 01:35 AM (oq9dX)
It is on a blank page that the most beautiful poems are written.
Posted by: Mao at June 13, 2026 01:47 AM (gfO9L)
Mao's wisdom included gems like: "The more I eat, the more I shit".
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 01:49 AM (l3cgK)
371
358 Phone test? I’m no saint, but I damn sure know better than to put any kind of incriminating evidence on my phone, of all things. A phone which anyone can hack because Google already did it first.
I’m always gobsmacked by people like Platner and Anthony’s Weiner, who record their depravity for all to see.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 01:40 AM (orF8y)
They're narcissists.
Posted by: m at June 13, 2026 01:49 AM (6wpGE)
372
Good night AOP, I so hope that Alberta does the right thing.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 13, 2026 01:50 AM (0nHVk)
373
371 358 Phone test? I’m no saint, but I damn sure know better than to put any kind of incriminating evidence on my phone, of all things. A phone which anyone can hack because Google already did it first.
...
I’m always gobsmacked by people like Platner and Anthony’s Weiner, who record their depravity for all to see.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 13, 2026 01:40 AM (orF8y)
...
They're narcissists.
That's too Simple, this is the nextGeneration of Epstein-Class (Too Big to JAIL jockeying to be the next Emminent Monster of the World -- the entry criteria to be recognized as such is the dare: "Try and Stop Me if you think you Can".
Hunter Biden's Gyrocopter no match for a manPAD.
With assets to seize and People to burn... to THINK! he's waited this long and WILL NOT BE DENIED....
Crack Pipe?
Porn Stash? & Production?
Rightful Heir to the ICEKing Legacy -- depraved!
HUNTER BIDEN Flees US -- One NepoLIB's fail.
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-nepoLIBsAWAY
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 13, 2026 01:56 AM (3aGWf)
374A legal filing submitted this week on behalf of Hunter Biden argues that the son of former President Joe Biden "cannot afford" to pay his outstanding legal fees. It comes after Hunter Biden himself claimed last year he was in $17 million of debt.
The paperwork, submitted by attorney Barry Coburn on April 6, also claimed that "Mr. Biden lives abroad," though Coburn did not specify where. Biden was pictured in South Africa with his wife last year."
Yeah, no. He's not living in South Africa. That places hates whitey more than Hunter doesn't do Yellow.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 01:59 AM (l3cgK)
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 13, 2026 02:10 AM (DZ9Lv)
380
375 SpaceX’s $2.69 trillion valuation surpasses
Canada’s entire GDP
And exactly why he should pay Trump to seize Kharg to he can buy it for pennies on the dollar and build a data center on it -- all the oil can stay there and be burnt in place while the surrounding seas are made safe for WORTHLESS FISH.
Elon MUSK: Chainsaw Wielding DARE TO BE ST00P1D POSTERBOY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMhwddNQSWQ
What could go Wrong?
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 13, 2026 02:11 AM (j+nD1)
381
380 ... the surrounding seas are made safe for WORTHLESS FISH.
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 13, 2026 02:11 AM (j+nD1)
@EricMetaxas’ new book is forcing a massive second printing as Americans reject the rewritten version of our history and demand the truth about the nation's founding
REVOLUTION birth of the greatest nation in the history of the world
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 02:14 AM (P4ocI)
383250 I'm certainly not Mr. Finance, and I generally like Musk as he seems to be one of the very few moneyed elite that isn't solely obsessed with getting more money and forcing people to do what he wants, but I don't really get why he keeps getting richer and richer. Seems like most of what he does are the sorts of things where you break even if you are lucky. He's not building Model Ts or running the world's biggest online store or even collecting data for the government. He makes tunnels, builds a niche car, and runs an internet provider service while developing rockets. I don't get it.
Posted by: Azjaeger at June 13, 2026 12:05 AM (3/XaG)
He has a relentless obsession with efficiency. This translates differently between hardware and software, but let's start with Twitter. He basically came in, fired everyone who wasn't writing code, and got people to pay for it from sheer relief that they weren't being banned for political incorrectness. So just by keeping operations simple, he's turning a profit in a space whether others are trying to monetize through selling ad space and customer data.
And that focus works even better in hardware, where the product itself benefits.
Posted by: SciVo at June 13, 2026 02:15 AM (Sy6m/)
384
377 Hunter Biden himself claimed last year he was in $17 million of debt.
.......
He's just like you and me.
Posted by: wth at June 13, 2026 02:08 AM (oq9dX)
If we were on crack, snorted coke off hookers' thighs, and had a daddy engrossed in politics for more than 50 years. Then yes.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 02:16 AM (l3cgK)
385
381 380 ... the surrounding seas are made safe for WORTHLESS FISH.
...
Food fish, to feed the data center staff!
No Sushi for Yemen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nUs4-G6EeI
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 13, 2026 02:16 AM (j+nD1)
Still not missin' 'im and probably never will.
https://tinyurl.com/IceKingJOE-ShadowOfTheIceKING
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsTheBotchmen
“Such a consequential president of the United States, a Mount Rushmore kind of president of the United States,” Pelosi'24 feeling that she's getting real on IceKingJOE
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 13, 2026 02:29 AM (IR9VA)
Tell me it blew up your margins.
This is Braenyard and I'm listening.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 02:34 AM (P4ocI)
393
>>>There are pictures from one of his laptops of him with all of his teeth ground down to nubs before he had them all crowned.
Posted by: Reforger
>Crack and meth will totally fuck your teeth up. You can see it everyday when you're out shopping.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 01:22 AM (SRceu)
Like in walmart. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 13, 2026 02:39 AM (snZF9)
394
U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM 5h
&
@AthinaKech36429 11m
CENTCOM:"US military shoots down Iranian attack drones in Hormuz,"
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Friday against firing more drones at ships attempting to transit the strait, saying Tehran "better get their act together."
CENTCOM:"Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. forces have downed all of them in recent hours as traffic flow through the strait continues unimpeded. The international trade corridor remains open for transit."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
JUNE 13, 2026 05:54
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 02:45 AM (P4ocI)
395
394 U.S. Central Command @CENTCOM 5h
&
@AthinaKech36429 11m
CENTCOM:"US military shoots down Iranian attack drones in Hormuz,"
US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Friday against firing more drones at ships attempting to transit the strait, saying Tehran "better get their act together."
CENTCOM:"Iran launched multiple one-way attack drones in an attempt to strike commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. forces have downed all of them in recent hours as traffic flow through the strait continues unimpeded. The international trade corridor remains open for transit."
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
JUNE 13, 2026 05:54
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Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 02:45 AM (P4ocI)
The Whore Baas.
The Whore Quacks.
The Whore Moos...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 13, 2026 02:55 AM (l3cgK)
396
>>>Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 01:22 AM (SRceu)
Like in walmart. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division
>I still go to walmart. I hate shopping. That place is one stop shopping. Go to the household and food section, load up and get out.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 03:02 AM (SRceu)
397
He has a relentless obsession with efficiency. This translates differently between hardware and software, but let's start with Twitter. He basically came in, fired everyone who wasn't writing code, and got people to pay for it from sheer relief that they weren't being banned for political incorrectness. So just by keeping operations simple, he's turning a profit in a space whether others are trying to monetize through selling ad space and customer data.
And that focus works even better in hardware, where the product itself benefits.
Posted by: SciVo at June 13, 2026 02:15 AM (Sy6m/)
More or less how Apple got big.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 13, 2026 03:11 AM (gfO9L)
398
I went to a couple walmarts in LA. Complete shitholes. These walmarts in fly-over country aren't so bad.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 03:12 AM (SRceu)
399
347 I would love to be called for jury duty, I would be a stealth juror, they think that all women think alike here in my state. I just have to show up looking like a female John Denver and there would be no rejection.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 13, 2026 01:24 AM (0nHVk)
I served on one grand jury.
Never seated on any other.
I even signed up for court-martial juries. Nothing.
Posted by: Cow Demon at June 13, 2026 03:14 AM (gfO9L)
401
The Whore Baas.
The Whore Quacks.
The Whore Moos...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
---
They can't restrain themselves or there is no established leadership. The guys talking to Donald don't hold authority over the guys with the triggers.
Is too funny. Maybe tomorrow we blow the crap out of some more things. Blow up some Houthis too.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 03:14 AM (P4ocI)
403
@tetsuoai
8h
History's first trillionaire is a guy who catches rockets out of the sky with chopsticks and beams internet to every dead zone on the planet.
Same guy ships cars that drive themselves, humanoid robots for the factory floor, brain chips that let paralyzed people move a cursor with pure thought, and an AI running on a supercomputer his team stood up in months instead of years.
And the people crashing out about his net worth are doing it on the app he owns. The same app governments spent years trying to censor.
You cannot legislate a rocket into orbit.
----
He forgot renting out his unused stuff for a couple of Billion Dollars$ a month. To his Competitors.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 03:19 AM (P4ocI)
404
Except they don't like anyone to get any sleep here.
>You know who else was a one-balled man and nearly conquered europe?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 13, 2026 03:27 AM (SRceu)
406
Elon Musk is every socialist's worst nightmare, because you cannot redistribute wealth that was not created; and his wealth would not have been created without the incentive structure of the market economy, because people are not fungible and motivation matters.
It is laughable to imagine any of his critics trying to run even one of his companies. They would crash and burn in weeks. They couldn't even maintain what he has created, let alone build it themselves. They are truly bugmen, with no comprehension of how people work.
Posted by: SciVo at June 13, 2026 03:27 AM (Sy6m/)
407
I put a pillow over my head and stick my nose out.
Cuts out light and much sound.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 13, 2026 03:48 AM (P4ocI)
408
It is laughable to imagine any of his critics trying to run even one of his companies. They would crash and burn in weeks. They couldn't even maintain what he has created, let alone build it themselves. They are truly bugmen, with no comprehension of how people work.
Posted by: SciVo at June 13, 2026 03:27 AM (Sy6m/)
I wrote a couple of books about this.
Posted by: Ayn Rand at June 13, 2026 04:18 AM (bHWR0)
409
408 They couldn't even maintain what he has created, let alone build it themselves.
Posted by: SciVo at June 13, 2026 03:27 AM (Sy6m/)
I wrote a couple of books about this.
Posted by: Ayn Rand at June 13, 2026 04:18 AM (bHWR0)
Most people couldn't even have imagined what he has created.
411
409 408 They couldn't even maintain what he has created, let alone build it themselves.
Posted by: SciVo at June 13, 2026 03:27 AM (Sy6m/)
...
I wrote a couple of books about this.
Posted by: Ayn Rand at June 13, 2026 04:18 AM (bHWR0)
...
Most people couldn't even have imagined what he has created.
Yes, but she missed out on the sequel... left out the most important part, how the uber-epstein class eventually become the gov't (like theTransformer infiltrators becoming the operating system), who eventually profit of the demise, to buy real assets for pennies on the dollar while fomenting the very crises they claim to be fitting with your labor and monetary resources. They know the pendulum swings... they are the ones pushing it... as the crushed billions suffer and die for a cause they neither chose, nor was aware of, nor signed up for.
viz/Palantir, the power to co-opt, the power to Corrupt, the power to CONTROL:: proud sponsor of the future MadMax:LordHumongous', the future Dementis', and ImortanJOE's who will wipe out any sovereign 'gultch' for the thrill to demonstrate that they can
https://tinyurl.com/LIBs-WhatPriceTheirVision
ATLAS SHRUGGED UPDATED FOR THE CRISIS
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 13, 2026 09:58 AM (v2Nbw)
412
ibid... from above.
These are the kind of people who not only 'invented' 9/10 but plan profit from it ... never letting a good crisis go to waste, disaster Capitalist, war Capitalist, narco/terror Capitalist...
Yeah, what could possibly go wrong?
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-WotHapToAmericanDream
LET's GO BRANDON!
Finish them before they Finish YOU and then come for the rest of us.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-AgentOrangeOwnsTheLIBs
Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at June 13, 2026 10:13 AM (flla4)
Years ago, I posted about Boji the Subway dog, who lived most of his life in the Istanbul (I think) public transport system. He just rode the subways and ferrys and trains all day. And he was very polite and well-behaved in the system.
The story of Boji the dog riding public transport for 5 years.
Wikipedia says that that part about being adopted by a rich man is true. He was adopted after someone tried to frame Boji for pooping on the subway, which he never did. Boji is a Good Boy.
Boji was adopted by Ömer Koç in 2022[8] after an image with feces on a tram seat was shared on social media with the title "IBB's permanent dog BOJI defecated on the tram". IBB Spokesperson Murat Ongun shared a video on the same social media channel, taken by tram security cameras, showing a person putting feces he had brought with him on the seat.[9][10] It was revealed that Boji was in the shelter during the day of the incident.[11]
In March 2024, Boji was spotted out in public again, this time in London with Koç on a London bus.
Anything for clicks, huh?
Oh well. I'm glad everyone #BelievedBoji.
When your 18-year-old dog, who used to love water, is partially blind, and wants to play in the rain. again.. It's like seeing him be a puppy again..🐕🐾🥺❤️ pic.twitter.com/lDZujVEtLh
A friend of mine in HS said he liked Bob Dylan ONCE so one birthday every one of us, his friends, got him a cheap Bob Dylan cassette from Sam Goody or whatever. He had like 14 of the things and he barely knew who Bob Dylan was.
Whenever we'd go in his car, he would pay us back by playing them. "Oh what other cassettes do I have? Oh here's one, it's Bob Dylan, I hope you love it"
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:35 PM (1wjle)
11
There are 3 rabbits including one tiny baby munching on my lawn while the hound blissfully sleeps on the couch, totally ignoring his duty.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 07:35 PM (viF8m)
We were able to feed them (washing and riding was not allowed, considered inhumane). We made up some rice-feed balls, but first they got an assortment of fruits.
We were told to hide the watermelon and feed them the pineapple and bananas first, because if they saw the watermelon they'd turn up their trunks to anything else. They loooooved watermelon.
16
9 For anyone who likes Chick-Fil-A Peach Hate Shakes:
Chick-Fil-A now has Peach Hate Shakes.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 12, 2026 07:35 PM (kLJmv)
I like these! They make my stomach hurt, but it might be worth it.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 07:39 PM (OoFl2)
17
18 years is up there for dogs.
That's an advanced age even for cats.
Surprised the little guy can even walk, but it's nice to see it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:39 PM (6ydKt)
18"always on the lookout for the next Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Savior to the World -- of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero"
No love for KC and the Sunshine Band?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 12, 2026 07:39 PM (kLJmv)
I have most of the Components in that 'Sweet 70's System'.
First Gen Pioneer with Digital Tuners, that one.
The Amps sound huge. Will drive just about any speaker, no matter how inefficient it is.
Only problem is there is no fix for some of the boards those things utilize.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:41 PM (JIHG4)
21
Oh, there is an elephant ranch in Florida. I did not know that. I knew about the panther wildlife refuge, but didn't know about the elephant one.
Posted by: Ann at June 12, 2026 07:41 PM (SHHm+)
22
"Who the hell bought the Expert Mode version of Pin The Tail On The Donkey?!?!"
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM (Ot/FD)
I'm a big fan of Dylan's writing but he's always been a god awful singer. The man could write great lyrics.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 07:40 PM (viF8m)
Richie Havens did the definitive version of "Just Like a Woman"
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM (kLJmv)
25
Do you people realize it's almost Christmas ?! June is over, let's be honest. Then there is 4th of July, Thanksgiving and ..there it is!
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM (GD0B3)
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I don't know why so many people talk over these animal videos. Cool story, bro, but no one wants to hear that gormless prattle. Just show us the dog/cat/whatever.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 07:43 PM (oIVsY)
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>>Richie Havens did the definitive version of "Just Like a Woman"
Bob Dylan might be the All Time Leader of Songwriters who had the most of their songs owned by the most artists that were not them.
Dylan can pen a song. But he's a fucking terrible performer.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (JIHG4)
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We hardly ever get American Eagles on the cafe, do we. What a shame. They are awesome!
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (GD0B3)
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18 "always on the lookout for the next Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Savior to the World -- of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero"
No love for KC and the Sunshine Band?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at
Boogie Shoes turns frowns upside down!
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (OoFl2)
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26 Goodby summer!
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM (GD0B3)
Yuh-huh. Walked outside just now and my glasses steamed over.
32The story of Boji the dog riding public transport for 5 years.
I like this as much as Hachiko waiting for his owner for years at the train station in Japan.
Dogs amaze me with their loyalty and dedication.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (6ydKt)
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>>Richie Havens did the definitive version of "Just Like a Woman"
My ex's sister was friends with Richie.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (viF8m)
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And by American Eagles, I mean Bald Eagles, naturally.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (GD0B3)
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runner, July 4th, TXMOME, Thanksgiving and then Christmas.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 07:47 PM (5P5DO)
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I hope that collie got a lot of water and a nice long lay down and maybe a massage.
You have to be careful with herding dogs. They have no sense of fear for their own safety. They will do whatever you tell them and keep doing it until they drop. Because you asked them to.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:47 PM (zZu0s)
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We close the Café week at 100% mephitic-free! Thank you, Ace!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 07:47 PM (0sNs1)
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don't know why so many people talk over these animal videos. Cool story, bro, but no one wants to hear that gormless prattle. Just show us the dog/cat/whatever.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 07:43 PM (oIVsY)
Trying to recreate the magic of the honey badger guy
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 07:49 PM (vE0+H)
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I've read that Lego has just released a set to build the Sagrada Familia Cathedral.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 07:49 PM (0sNs1)
Well, it's not The Beginning...but, it is A Beginning.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:50 PM (JIHG4)
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Richie Havens did the definitive version of "Just Like a Woman"
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper
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Jimmy Hendrix "All Along the Watchtower"
Posted by: Fifth Yorkshireman at June 12, 2026 07:50 PM (1Nv0l)
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I'm a big fan of Dylan's writing but he's always been a god awful singer. The man could write great lyrics.
Posted by: JackStraw
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Some of his music is inimitable but I think his Hokey Okey singing voice that Bruce picked up later is an affectation starting back in his folk singing days. Listen to his studio version of Lay Lady Lay for an example.
I've seen some of his shows and despite not a lot of hoopla in stage presence, the guy can hold a stage live (helps that he has crack musicians backing him).
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 07:51 PM (E4rtv)
48 You have to be careful with herding dogs. They have no sense of fear for their own safety. They will do whatever you tell them and keep doing it until they drop. Because you asked them to.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at
Which is the polar opposite of a Shiba Inu. 😂
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 07:51 PM (OoFl2)
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Are those colts really twins or merely siblings?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 07:52 PM (Cqx++)
50A fine pair of twins are always something to be proud of.
Posted by: Sydney Sweeny at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM
As long as they're properly cared for to avoid premature ptosis.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 07:52 PM (0sNs1)
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40 I've read that Lego has just released a set to build the Sagrada Familia Cathedral.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 07:49 PM (0sNs1)
Seen pics of the Lego set. Honestly, I wish I liked the actual Sagrada Familia Basilica, but I really don't. The architecture looks all, well, melty to me.
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Just cracked open the new Jalen Ngonda LP, 'Doctrine of Love'.
So far so good.
If you like Soul music, I'd highly endorse it.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:53 PM (JIHG4)
53 I don't know why so many people talk over these animal videos. Cool story, bro, but no one wants to hear that gormless prattle. Just show us the dog/cat/whatever.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 07:43 PM (oIVsY)
You can always turn the sound off when you play it.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 07:54 PM (ZVgZ4)
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>>I've seen some of his shows and despite not a lot of hoopla in stage presence, the guy can hold a stage live (helps that he has crack musicians backing him).
I saw the Dylan and Dead shows at MSG.
They were fucking terrible.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:54 PM (JIHG4)
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Going down the YouTube vortex of Japanese Raman shops, it’s apparent the Nepalese are the Mexicans of Japan.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 07:55 PM (XV/Pl)
56You have to be careful with herding dogs. They have no sense of fear for their own safety. They will do whatever you tell them and keep doing it until they drop. Because you asked them to.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
Some retrievers, too.
"Hey! Let's play fetch until I collapse from heat exhaustion! C'mon!"
Posted by: mikeski throws the tennis ball again at June 12, 2026 07:55 PM (VHUov)
57June is over, let's be honest.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:42 PM
Pride Month is only 40% over. How can you be so dismissive, h8r?
Posted by: Scott Weiner, soon to be (D-CA) at June 12, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1)
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53 I don't know why so many people talk over these animal videos. Cool story, bro, but no one wants to hear that gormless prattle. Just show us the dog/cat/whatever.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 07:43 PM (oIVsY)
You can always turn the sound off when you play it.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 07:54 PM (ZVgZ4)
Shut up, Wesley.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 07:56 PM (oIVsY)
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:58 PM (JIHG4)
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"Hey! Let's play fetch until I collapse from heat exhaustion! C'mon!"
Posted by: mikeski throws the tennis ball again at June 12, 2026 07:55 PM (VHUov)
Ajax did that once. We were out walking on a bad August day. Blazing hot and humid. The dog had a coat like a mink. He kept the pace which is why I didnt notice he was having problems. Then he just collapsed in the grass. I picked him up and carried him to shade, gave him some water and we just sat there for 15 or 20 mins. He got up then, raring to go. He didnt like me waiting on him or carrying him, even when he couldn't walk.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:59 PM (zZu0s)
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52 Just cracked open the new Jalen Ngonda LP, 'Doctrine of Love'.
So far so good.
If you like Soul music, I'd highly endorse it.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:53 PM (JIHG4)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:59 PM (6ydKt)
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Saw Dylan and crew in the 80's the last time at Mud Island amphitheater in Memphis. Awesome. Saw John Fogerty in his first Centerfield performance at the same venue in 86. Mud Island is near the east shore in Memphis of main Mississipi river channel and is an actual island with a 5000 seat amphitheater. 80's and 90's had some great acts book there just to play it. Plus you got great river breezes in the evening even on hot evenings.
"Hey! Let's play fetch until I collapse from heat exhaustion! C'mon!"
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My retriever mix simply refuses to release the ball when he gets tired.
290 Do you need to woo the groupies if you are the actual lead of the act?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)
Although I do not care for Frank Zappa's music or personality, I accidentally learned some in putting together the occasional comments on musician's birthdays beneath the ONT. (Sometimes the OP includes some, but my taste is different anyway.)
So, I learned that FZ has this album (live or presented as such) that's basically outtakes from the soundtrack for a mockumentary about life on the road, 99 Motels (IIRC). And a prominent part in the middle is the band attempting to impress some would-be groupies with both their fame and the size of their dicks. So they pretend to be The Turtles and sing "Happy Together," where a meta joke is that three of them are actually from The Turtles -- while in the song's conceit, they're non-Turtles pretending to be Turtles. (The bassist was from after that song's release, but two were the frontmen for it.)
So many layers of meta. I think I was just trying to find a recording of that bassist (whose birthday it was) playing the band's big hit, and it snowballed out of control.
Posted by: SciVo at June 12, 2026 08:05 PM (Sy6m/)
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If you like a modern bluesy rock, Alabama Shakes might be right up your alley:
https://youtu.be/nin-fiNz50M
Don't Wanna Fight
(this woman has serious some pipes)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 08:05 PM (6ydKt)
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I realize financing, a few wars, and some political upheaval held up progress a lot.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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Bat-shit crazy architect probably didn't help.
Posted by: Fifth Yorkshireman at June 12, 2026 08:05 PM (1Nv0l)
72 Yeah, I feel for Nosey. It's not easy to make friends at 29. Maybe I should try an elephant sanctuary.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 12, 2026 08:06 PM (n7rxJ)
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>>FWIW, never been a Dead fan but like a few of their albums and songs, rare that I like extended jams though so not really interested in that live.
I am obviously a Dead fan but I preferred JGB covers of Dylan. Jerry just seemed better when he was playing Dylan's stuff with his own band.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 08:07 PM (viF8m)
The chick that sings for/with Lake Street Dive has some serious pipes.
Their material can be a wee bit hokey...but, god damn she has an amazing voice.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:08 PM (JIHG4)
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My retriever mix simply refuses to release the ball when he gets tired.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:01 PM (E4rtv)
...........
My retriever refuses to release the ball at all times. Poor training on my part I suppose
Posted by: Molly k. at June 12, 2026 08:08 PM (j/yko)
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So many layers of meta. I think I was just trying to find a recording of that bassist (whose birthday it was) playing the band's big hit, and it snowballed out of control.
Posted by: SciVo
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Flo and Eddie (Turtles) and 200 motels.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:08 PM (E4rtv)
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>>I am obviously a Dead fan but I preferred JGB covers of Dylan. Jerry just seemed better when he was playing Dylan's stuff with his own band.
Legion of Mary era 'Tangled Up in Blue' is about as good as it gets.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:08 PM (JIHG4)
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I just saw Spencer Pratt's new video "Saving LA: Phase III". Great video. If half of what he says is coming actually happens we will enjoy the fallout.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK's Phone) at June 12, 2026 08:09 PM (QGaXH)
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"always on the lookout for the next Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Savior to the World -- of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero"
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There was local wit called Wally Pleasant. [Pauses for web search]
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My retriever refuses to release the ball at all times. Poor training on my part I suppose
Posted by: Molly k.
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We had to originally coax our retriever mix. He had went through several foster homes and never had his own toys. He still guards it from our Catahoula who has no interest in such things anyway.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:09 PM (E4rtv)
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I forgot to ask, Piper. When you fixed your garbage disposal, how many four-legged friends joined you under the sink?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 08:09 PM (qx7Zg)
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Are you talking about the Fillmore 71 album, SciVo?
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49. I was wondering if one foal was an orphan and the mare was nursing both. Horses can have twins, but I think it is very rare. But it wouldnt be siblings, gestation is about 11 months, and a yearling horse is way more grown than the larger foal. I suppose one twin could just be a runt if it is actual twins.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 12, 2026 08:10 PM (PV+Zw)
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Legion of Mary era 'Tangled Up in Blue' is about as good as it gets.
Posted by: garrett
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A pretty eerie Dylan live version of Tangled Up in Blue on YT is floating around. The concert lighting and Dylan's apparent stage makeup made him look a little demonic singing it.
As far as soul, I prefer Atlantic (especially music on Stax) to Mo-Town style. Bit more grit.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:13 PM (E4rtv)
90 I just saw Spencer Pratt's new video "Saving LA: Phase III". Great video. If half of what he says is coming actually happens we will enjoy the fallout.
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He promised big. I hope he comes through. It seems like he'd like to scare one of them into dropping out or doing something rash given the timeline. Five months before he lets it out?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 12, 2026 08:13 PM (n7rxJ)
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>>As far as soul, I prefer Atlantic (especially music on Stax) to Mo-Town style. Bit more grit.
Checkout the Colemine Records offerings on YouTube or their Spotify Channel.
Modern Soul is one of the few areas of modern music where incredible bands are regularly producing quality music.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:14 PM (JIHG4)
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We had to originally coax our retriever mix. He had went through several foster homes and never had his own toys. He still guards it from our Catahoula who has no interest in such things anyway.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:09 PM (E4rtv)
Our mix is lab/greyhound. The latter half wins out: he'd rather run around than stop to pick anything up.
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Lay out some shiny shit for the crow. See if he brings you back a trade. Bait him with food.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 12, 2026 08:16 PM (SRceu)
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I am obviously a Dead fan but I preferred JGB covers of Dylan. Jerry just seemed better when he was playing Dylan's stuff with his own band.
Posted by: JackStraw
I can see that. Back in the early seventies, saw a bill with the Dead coupled with the Who at the Fillmore West I think. Ultimate uppers and downers in the same concert room.
Bands from the 60's and early 70's all seemed to run across each other. And the UK groups all had a big clubhouse basically in the London scene where you might have drummer Phil Collins as a lad run into Keith Moon tending bar at a pub as a one off.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:17 PM (E4rtv)
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BREAKING: The City of Midland, Texas, confirms 11 injured and 1 fatality in mass shooting. The shooter is additionally confirmed to be deceased.
Midland Memorial Hospital has received 9 victims from the shooting. 5 victims released from the hospital, 3 underwent surgery, and 1 victim is still in surgery.
https://tinyurl.com/4kzsx6bt
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 08:17 PM (+gsxO)
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:18 PM (JIHG4)
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Lake Street Dive - Lola (Kinks cover):
https://youtu.be/A7_Lg5dd_9g
She doesn't even really need the mic.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 08:18 PM (6ydKt)
101Flo and Eddie (Turtles) and 200 motels.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:08 PM (E4rtv)
They had some seriously weak drugs then, man. Today it would just kill you.
83 Are you talking about the Fillmore 71 album, SciVo?
85 Or the 200 Motels album?
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:11 PM (vFG9F)
I think the former, Fillmore 71. As I say, it looks like he really got invested in the mockumentary project and had too much material for it, so it ended up on a separate album.
Posted by: SciVo at June 12, 2026 08:18 PM (Sy6m/)
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I should explain, he's a corny singer/songwriter and he writes pretty funny stuff. He doesn't do parodies, but simple, pointed songs. He's liberal, but in the 80s liberals made fun of other liberals.
So "Sons of Bob Dylan" (linked above) has a horrible harmonic intro and then begins "Bob Dylan was the first Bob Dylan..." and then goes through all the fake folk singers, including Springsteen. Worth a listen. If you look through his other stuff, I own "Songs About Stuff" on CD.
"The Hippie's Lament" is really funny.
The refrain is: "I'm self-righteous, pretentious, and politically correct. My politics are slightly to the left of Karl Marx and Berthold Brecht. I've even considered joining a Buddhist sect."
103 Best of Breed and a Hound Group 3 for The Big Dummy at today's Wheaton KC show in Greyslake, IL.
Well done, that boy!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 08:19 PM (rqNGS)
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The version (I think it is a demo) from 'The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Shit Bob Dylan Said) is the best version I ever heard Bob do.
Posted by: garrett
Have to look for it.
In the Memphis show, Dylan did do his Stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues again and killed it.
Sometimes, I think outside massive arenas and huge indoor venues like the Silverdome kill much of the feeling of a shared show between artists and the audience.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:20 PM (E4rtv)
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Howard and Mark did the groupie bit at the Filmore concerts too. "What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are" and then later they bust out "Happy Together".
106while in the song's conceit, they're non-Turtles pretending to be Turtles. (The bassist was from after that song's release, but two were the frontmen for it.)
Posted by: SciVo at June 12, 2026 08:05 PM
Phlorescent Leech & Eddie, who became Flo and Eddie (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan).
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 08:21 PM (0sNs1)
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:21 PM (JIHG4)
108 The Goodthinkers say Art must be politically aware, but notice that the smelly little orthodoxies of the Left are the only ones we're allowed to be aware of.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 08:23 PM (rqNGS)
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The refrain is: "I'm self-righteous, pretentious, and politically correct. My politics are slightly to the left of Karl Marx and Berthold Brecht. I've even considered joining a Buddhist sect."
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
National Lampoon's Radio Dinner is one of the funniest parody albums ever made IMHO. They put a grenade up Joan Baez's ass with their parody of her and pulled the pin. And Magical Misery Tour took Lennon's actual words from interviews and skewered his early Yoko period work.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 08:21 PM (JIHG4)
A commenter says her name is Rachael Price.
She does have a great voice.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 08:25 PM (6ydKt)
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Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 08:17 PM (+gsxO
He shot at cops a few days before this mass shooting.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (GseMx)
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Phlorescent Leech & Eddie, who became Flo and Eddie (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan).
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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I have a weakness for the early Turtles stuff--simply amazing harmonies and song writing and Happy Together is almost as creepy stalkerish as Every Breath You Take. Well recorded from that era as well which was hit or miss by the late 60's.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (E4rtv)
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Star Trek is on. It's the one with the clawed talking steaming pile of GOP.
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National Lampoon's Radio Dinner is one of the funniest parody albums ever made IMHO. They put a grenade up Joan Baez's ass with their parody of her and pulled the pin. And Magical Misery Tour took Lennon's actual words from interviews and skewered his early Yoko period work.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:24 PM (E4rtv)
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Once upon a time, the left could make fun of the left.
One of the things that has really pissed me off is how my "live and let live" college town turned into a theocracy. Happily, the locals also got sick of it and voted out the assholes.
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When I tried throwing a frisbee for my Bouvier (herding dog), he watched and looked up at me to say very clearly, "If you want it over there, I will leave it over there."
Posted by: Wenda at June 12, 2026 08:28 PM (UIfeN)
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105 Howard and Mark did the groupie bit at the Filmore concerts too. "What Kind Of Girl Do You Think We Are" and then later they bust out "Happy Together".
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They always seemed to be having fun and did a lot that is hidden in the credits for other artists as backing vocals. I think you can still see a Midnight Special with Flo, Eddie, and some other musicians on You Tube.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:29 PM (E4rtv)
122 Star Trek is on. It's the one with the clawed talking steaming pile of GOP.
Posted by: fd
Help me, Spock!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 08:29 PM (Cqx++)
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Once upon a time, the left could make fun of the left.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (ZOv7s)
Has always been an exception to the rule. The Left hate any ridicule. The Left have more purges than a bulimic runway model.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:30 PM (GseMx)
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116 Star Trek is on. It's the one with the clawed talking steaming pile of GOP.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:26 PM (vFG9F)
The one with Lincoln? Sorry I missed it. I really like the actor who played him.
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FZ hired Flo & Eddie for their ability to handle singing and doing whatever he threw at them but they couldn't use their real names because they were still under contract with another label. Another reason FZ hated record companies.
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When I tried throwing a frisbee for my Bouvier (herding dog), he watched and looked up at me to say very clearly, "If you want it over there, I will leave it over there."
Posted by: Wenda at June 12, 2026 08:28 PM (UIfeN)
Ajax was like that too. Youd try to play with him and he'd just kind of look at me as if to say: whatever you want, boss.
It worked better when I just told him: 'find your ball.' And he'd systematically search the apartment until he found a ball.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:31 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:31 PM (zZu0s)
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Investigators said the driver, later identified as Victor Mata Villarreal, got out of the vehicle and fired multiple rounds from a rifle at an officer.
The officer returned fire, but Villarreal got back into the vehicle and fled the area, police said.
Authorities later found the abandoned vehicle a short distance away.
Officers searched but were not able to find Villarreal.
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Didn't the cops have extra magazines in their console? Why didn't they follow him when he departed the scene? Pit maneuver? Ram? Slam? Shoot?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 08:32 PM (P4ocI)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 08:33 PM (qx7Zg)
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Has always been an exception to the rule. The Left hate any ridicule. The Left have more purges than a bulimic runway model.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:30 PM (GseMx)
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The left *hated* Tipper Gore, and Al was a drag on the ticket among the young, but Bill played sax on Arsenio, so it was forgiven.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 08:35 PM (Riz8t)
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How many Star Trek episodes had a superior alien test the Enterprise crew /Kirk to see if they were worthy to live? Answer: a lot
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:35 PM (GseMx)
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Yes. In moments of levity in our misspent yoot, my brother and I would yell, "Help me....SPOCK!!" at each other.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 08:33 PM (fBXgl)
Lincoln is good. The rest are a bit weak. Especially the crazy liberal lady.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:35 PM (zZu0s)
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"How many Star Trek episodes had a superior alien test the Enterprise crew /Kirk to see if they were worthy to live? Answer: a lot
Posted by: polynikes"
"Put 'em in a jar and watch 'em fight" seems to be a universal concept.
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How many Star Trek episodes had a superior alien test the Enterprise crew /Kirk to see if they were worthy to live? Answer: a lot
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:35 PM (GseMx)
Test? Mostly just Arena and Savage Curtain. The others were more annoyed by them or wanted them to worship them or dance/fight for their pleasure.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:37 PM (zZu0s)
139
T-storm has now rolled through. Sky to the east is somewhere between rose and peach colored.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 08:43 PM (0aYVJ)
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Oh, great. Robert Reich has a video about what you should know about Musks ipo.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (zZu0s)
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Hey, Hour of the Wolf, thanks for the Natalie Wood link that you shared in an earlier thread. Hubba hubba.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (77rzZ)
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Yikes, Yordan Alvarez hits a 2-run homer and a grand slam in one inning. Astros, 9 - Royals, 0, 1st inning.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 08:40 PM (rqNGS)
Yeah? The Nats were up on SF 10-1 going into the bottom of the 8th the other night but managed to blow the game.
Baseball is much like cigarettes and whiskey and wild, wild, wimmin....it'll drive you crazy, it'll drive you insane...
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Make no mistake, Spock was a deviant. He'd mount your ass like you were a Romulan POW.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (SRceu)
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The others I can think of which are adjacent is when superior alien kids use the enterprise as their toy.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (GseMx)
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125 FZ hired Flo & Eddie for their ability to handle singing and doing whatever he threw at them but they couldn't use their real names because they were still under contract with another label. Another reason FZ hated record companies.
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I think it is safe to say that most artists of that era learned quickly that record companies were not their friends, and many times their management wasn't either.
At one time, Allen Klein became every big UK band's nightmare that he got his hooks into. Who Are You by Pete Townshend and the Who was written about Pete's experience with lawyers involving Allen Klein in the Tin Pan district fighting over royalties and then Pete went on a drunken bender (IIRC he tore up the check from Klein during that)--ran into two of the Sex Pistols telling them the Who was finished and the Sex Pistols had to carry on the tradition, etc. etc. And yes, waking up to a policeman.
But that douchebaggery seems to be spreading with Fender suing everyone for making copies of Strats from decades ago. Trying to leverage a German court decision as precedent and then using international IP law.
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Hey, Hour of the Wolf, thanks for the Natalie Wood link that you shared in an earlier thread. Hubba hubba.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (77rzZ)
She was at her sexiest in This Property is Condemned
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:46 PM (GseMx)
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150 Gene Shalit died. Dude was 100.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
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A grim casualty of watching Spielburg's latest film and not surviving the occasion.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)
162
Had no idea Gene was still around, 100 is a good run
Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026 08:47 PM (Ia/+0)
163Moved from Illinois to Missouri.
Got mostly unpacked.
Congrats, SMH! Hope all goes well for you in your new homeland!
Posted by: Notorious BFD at June 12, 2026 08:47 PM (ceJ0R)
164Oh, great. Robert Reich has a video about what you should know about Musks ipo.
I know Robert Reich could never, in a million years, do a hundredth of a percent of what Elon has done.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 08:47 PM (Riz8t)
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154 Make no mistake, Spock was a deviant. He'd mount your ass like you were a Romulan POW.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
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You must write Trek fan fic. That storyline is dynamite among that crowd.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:47 PM (E4rtv)
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155 The others I can think of which are adjacent is when superior alien kids use the enterprise as their toy.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (GseMx)
Also when they come up against a superior automated utopian force: Landru, I Mudd, the M-5, Vaal, etc.
167
My favorite part of the Spanish Civil War is when the Republicans turned on each other. ( which you are well aware of of course)
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:38 PM (GseMx)
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The defense of the Alcazar was epic. I need to read more on that. I think Long Live Death has the right amount of detail, but there is a lot more to learn. But by the time I finished, I was really burned out on the topic. Same thing happened with China.
The Teruel campaign was epic. The Nationalists fought like lions, turning every church into fortress, and every inch was contested. It was crazy. Last stands defending the altar.
And then Franco's decision to relieve them at all costs through bitter cold and snow. A pre-figurement of the Battle of the Bulge but just too late. So Franco took it back anyway, and then reasoned that the Republicans were exhausted, so instead of attacking Madrid, he threw his reserves on that front, and shattered it completely.
168
Moved from Illinois to Missouri.
Got mostly unpacked.
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Congrats.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:48 PM (E4rtv)
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Gene Shalit died. Dude was 100.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
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A grim casualty of watching Spielburg's latest film and not surviving the occasion.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:46 PM (E4rtv)
*makes note to never watch the new Spielberg flick*
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 08:49 PM (0aYVJ)
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160 Captain Pike was tested too.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 08:46 PM (vFG9F)
No, they just wanted him to mate with their Frankenstein.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 08:49 PM (zZu0s)
171
A modern artist or band that chooses to incorporate an earlier genre or sound into their music has always appealed to me for some reason. I like the creativity and melding of influences and sounds, I suppose.
Here's a favorite example that's about sixteen years old by an indie folk duo from Norway called Kings of Convenience.
I stumbled on it in YouTube recommendations years ago.
I'd describe it as an Up tempo 60s Bossa Nova-inspired Folk ballad:
https://youtu.be/Rq8RUTsQOjM
'Misread'
Perfect for rainy Sunday evening dinner music.
(or anytime really)
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 08:49 PM (6ydKt)
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I know Robert Reich could never, in a million years, do a hundredth of a percent of what Elon has done.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 08:4
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Reich is there to explain to super smart credentialed liberals why they still have money problems but stupid dumb and retarded Republicans are awash in cash.
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Moved from Illinois to Missouri.
Got mostly unpacked.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy
Welcome. Which part? East, no doubt.
Posted by: MkY at June 12, 2026 08:52 PM (q6tQZ)
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150 Gene Shalit died. Dude was 100.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
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Wow. I still remember Shalit's praise for the original Star Wars when it came out on his Today Show review. Why did he like it? Because it was simple and fun and exciting, not like the other dense, dark, convoluted SF garbage that had preceded it.
179
>>>Crow figures out how to grab all the cookies.
Yes, but how many cookies did it still have when it reached its destination. It didn't look like it have a firm grasp on all of them.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at June 12, 2026 08:52 PM (syz1S)
180 Musk is a trillionaire by creating a scientific/engineering phenomenon.
Reich is the kind of guy who schmoozes with Epstein types to cadge a few bucks.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 08:52 PM (rqNGS)
181
SMH, the State of Missouri is enriched by your presence.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 08:53 PM (77rzZ)
182
Hey, Hour of the Wolf, thanks for the Natalie Wood link that you shared in an earlier thread. Hubba hubba.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 08:44 PM (77rzZ)
She was at her sexiest in This Property is Condemned
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:46 PM (GseMx)
I thought a few here would enjoy the montage.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 08:53 PM (qx7Zg)
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@Osint613
3h
Pakistan says a final draft of the U.S.-Iran deal has been reached. Qatar's PM and Saudi FM spoke by phone expressing satisfaction with the progress and hope for a swift signing.
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How long before Iran breaks the treaty?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 08:53 PM (P4ocI)
184
Everyone who watches a Spielberg movie will die. Just say no.
185
A thousand billion dollars . I can't imagine. I wonder what his one week liquid worth is .
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 08:54 PM (GseMx)
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163 Moved from Illinois to Missouri.
Got mostly unpacked.
Congrats, SMH! Hope all goes well for you in your new homeland!
Posted by: Notorious BFD at June 12, 2026 08:47 PM (ceJ0R)
Before you know it she'll be in Texas.
Posted by: Eromero at June 12, 2026 08:54 PM (LHPAg)
190
Speaking of Spielberg, I hated E.T. I tried to like it when I was a kid and saw it at the drive-in theater in my hometown, but dang, it was tedious.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 08:58 PM (0aYVJ)
191
Dylan doing one of his better live versions of Tangled Up In Blue. This is the one with Bob looking a little demonic but less whiny in his singing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwSZvHqf9qM
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 08:58 PM (E4rtv)
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>>Pretty good performance from that era. Thanks. Got it saved on playlist.
garrett is right, the Legion of Mary version is better but that one is not too shabby.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 08:59 PM (viF8m)
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190 Speaking of Spielberg, I hated E.T. I tried to like it when I was a kid and saw it at the drive-in theater in my hometown, but dang, it was tedious.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
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Drive ins were not for watching movies but for other entertainment.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:00 PM (E4rtv)
194
Well. Hell.
Mrs D has the FIFA Soccer game on. Well actually it's been three hours of bullshit. Finally the players have walked onto the field as always holding the hands of kids. I'll be damned! Two white kids!!! How the hell did they let them there???
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:00 PM (2WIwB)
195
How long before Iran breaks the treaty?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 08:53 PM
26 hours is ny guess for the pool
Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026 09:01 PM (Ia/+0)
196
My favorite Spielberg movie is his cameo in The Blues Brothers as a Cook County Tax Office flunkie with a sammich.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 08:57 PM (fBXgl)
dang. I missed that. I recall the scene, but did not know that it was him. Good thing I have that one on DVD.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 09:01 PM (0aYVJ)
197
So, I'm relatively new to this part of the Horde Day. When does the ONT kick in? Before Ol' Robbo's bedtime?
198
Spielberg is overrated for me as I really only liked two of his movies, Jaws and Raiders. Others were good but I didn't watch them more than once. Again that's just for me and realize I'm in a small minority.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 09:01 PM (GseMx)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 08:53 PM (P4ocI)
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The stupidest take I've seen on all this back and forth is the people who think Trump is a wet-behind-the-ears novice and doesn't understand that deals are broken all the time.
Really? New York tycoon doesn't understand betrayal? Pull another finger.
He has been making deals with the express purpose of watching people break them. See also: China, which is now on the brink of total collapse. If he makes a deal with Iran, it's going to be on the order of Venezuela.
Besides, who cares what the Mullahs do once their uranium is gone? That was always the big danger.
206I know Robert Reich could never, in a million years, do a hundredth of a percent of what Elon has done.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 08:4
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Reich is there to explain to super smart credentialed liberals why they still have money problems but stupid dumb and retarded Republicans are awash in cash.
Robert Reich is there to make Graham Platner feel okay with his penis size.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:05 PM (Riz8t)
207
A long time ago during some real serious negotiations with the Soviets, they brought up something about choosing place and time for something to occur. Our side, might have been Dulles, said the place will be Moscow and the time will be how long it will take our B-52 s to get there.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 12, 2026 09:05 PM (gm9Sb)
208
Seen a few of Lynch movies, only two I would like to see the 2nd time are Elephant Man and Straight Story
It's a fool's errand to put any faith in a pact with the devil.
Posted by: Notorious BFD at June 12, 2026 09:06 PM (ceJ0R)
210
I liked Bridge Of Spies
Posted by: Don Black at June 12, 2026 09:03 PM (ZxPkt)
Yup!
Ditto.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:06 PM (2WIwB)
211Spielberg is overrated for me as I really only liked two of his movies, Jaws and Raiders. Others were good but I didn't watch them more than once. Again that's just for me and realize I'm in a small minority.
Concur. I usually find him predictable. I also detest his screaming children device which he seems to employ in every movie.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:06 PM (Riz8t)
212
I hope so. I hope so.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 09:01 PM (fBXgl)
Usually 2200 Eastern Time. Not always. some cobs sleep through the alarm clock.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 09:07 PM (0aYVJ)
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at June 12, 2026 09:07 PM (VyBeY)
214
Seen a few of Lynch movies, only two I would like to see the 2nd time are Elephant Man and Straight Story
Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026 09:05 PM (Ia/+0)
never saw The Elephant Man, but I love the Straight Story. Richard Farnsworth. I love that guy. It's really hard to find on DVD.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 09:08 PM (0aYVJ)
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I liked Bridge Of Spies
Posted by: Don Black at June 12, 2026 09:03 PM (ZxPkt)
Yup!
Ditto.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:06 PM (2WIwB)
Admittedly I have not seen that one.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 09:09 PM (GseMx)
216
Welcome. Which part? East, no doubt.
Posted by: MkY
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Ozarks.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 12, 2026 09:09 PM (/cwZe)
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I was 14. I was with my parents and brother and two sisters.
Not my kind of party. Heh.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
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I can see then why it might be boring unless you tormented your siblings during it.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:10 PM (E4rtv)
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Really? New York tycoon doesn't understand betrayal? Pull another finger.
He has been making deals with the express purpose of watching people break them. See also: China, which is now on the brink of total collapse. If he makes a deal with Iran, it's going to be on the order of Venezuela.
Besides, who cares what the Mullahs do once their uranium is gone? That was always the big danger.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 09:04 PM (ZOv7s)
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Well said.
Concur.
And China worries me. If we choke them off, where will they go? I'm happy.to.give them India.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:10 PM (2WIwB)
219
Before you know it she'll be in Texas.
Posted by: Eromero
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This is our last move...lol.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 12, 2026 09:10 PM (/cwZe)
220
Thanks for letting me know. It's sublime.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 08:39 PM (Riz8t)
Only fault this evening is no lighting on the horizon after dark. But you can't have everything, I suppose.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m)
222
PDT has made a fortune negotiating and coming out on the plus side with Tammany Hall, Albany, any given number of union locals and internationals and Mulberry Street thugs. These head bumping mullahs may have met their match.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 12, 2026 09:11 PM (gm9Sb)
223Only fault this evening is no lighting on the horizon after dark. But you can't have everything, I suppose.
I blame Trump.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:11 PM (Riz8t)
224
>>>Speaking of Spielberg, I hated E.T. I tried to like it when I was a kid and saw it at the drive-in theater in my hometown, but dang, it was tedious.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley
>Same reason I never like Star Wars. Muppets with big green ears. I kept hearing Grover but he never showed.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 12, 2026 09:12 PM (SRceu)
225
Wow. I still remember Shalit's praise for the original Star Wars when it came out on his Today Show review. Why did he like it? Because it was simple and fun and exciting, not like the other dense, dark, convoluted SF garbage that had preceded it.
Good times. Good times.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 08:52 PM (fBXgl)
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I remember him being one of the first to feel "cancel culture"....he really laid into "Brokeback Mountain." As I recall, he called Jake Gyllenhaal's character a "sexual predator". Lots of the usual suspects wanted an apology...I think GLAAD was the major mouthpiece on that. Shalit wouldn't budge on his opinion.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 09:12 PM (dIske)
226 And China worries me. If we choke them off, where will they go? I'm happy.to.give them India.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:10 PM (2WIwB)
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I'm perfectly willing to hand Siberia over to them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 09:12 PM (rqNGS)
227
Tyler Robinson, murderer of Charlie Kirk, in court today. His lawyers arguing about bullet evidence.
He cleans up well. Doesn't look like a kook at all.
https://tinyurl.com/38a84vxf
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 09:12 PM (P4ocI)
228
Besides, who cares what the Mullahs do once their uranium is gone? That was always the big danger.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
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I think the IRGC is in the driver's seat now, the figleaf of religion has now been pretty much cast aside.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:12 PM (E4rtv)
229
I didn't hate AI but just learned that the beings at the end were supposed to be highly evolved robots and not aliens. WTF ?
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 09:13 PM (GseMx)
230
Before you know it she'll be in Texas.
Posted by: Eromero
I remember the days of Desert Storm, when we'd see grainy images of bridges, tanks, and other things being blown up. Now we can see it in glorious color and high res. I like now.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:14 PM (Riz8t)
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226
And China worries me. If we choke them off, where will they go? I'm happy.to.give them India.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:10 PM (2WIwB)
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I'm perfectly willing to hand Siberia over to them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Yall be playing mighty free with other people's lives.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 09:15 PM (P4ocI)
237
Well said.
Concur.
And China worries me. If we choke them off, where will they go? I'm happy.to.give them India.
Posted by: Diogenes
I think if China tries to expand, it will end up collapsing. Their demographic situation is grim like much of E. Asia and the money has run out. 3 times the debt to gdp ratio that we have and ours is not particularly healthy.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:15 PM (E4rtv)
238Make no mistake, Spock was a deviant. He'd mount your ass like you were a Romulan POW.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Enjoying a Ferengi Steamer is illogical, Captain.
.....but, who can be logical all the time?
Posted by: Mr. Spock at June 12, 2026 09:15 PM (VHUov)
239
I remember him being one of the first to feel "cancel culture"....he really laid into "Brokeback Mountain." As I recall, he called Jake Gyllenhaal's character a "sexual predator". Lots of the usual suspects wanted an apology...I think GLAAD was the major mouthpiece on that. Shalit wouldn't budge on his opinion.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 09:12 PM (dIske)
I did not know that, but it makes me admire him even more. He simply seemed like a cool guy with an amazing mustache. Rest in Peace, good sir.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 09:15 PM (0aYVJ)
240I think the IRGC is in the driver's seat now, the figleaf of religion has now been pretty much cast aside.
Yup. Now they're just a mob of garden variety authoritarian thugs.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:16 PM (Riz8t)
Makes me wonder why the Europeans don't use goats rather than Saint Bernards to provide assistance to Alpine climbers. Maybe the goats are too smart to let themselves be trained for the task? So, crazy-smart?
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 09:17 PM (5rh/l)
243
I think the IRGC is in the driver's seat now, the figleaf of religion has now been pretty much cast aside.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:12 PM (E4rtv)
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I think they were, but events are rapidly undermining their control. The US threat to take Kharg Island represents an existential danger to the regime.
Everyone keeps forgetting China, who has a big say in what Iran does. Iran cannot regenerate its military power without China. Russia has no capacity to spare. If China tells them to take the deal, they have to take the deal.
On a completely different note, picked up an Orbea Hermanos revolver today. Exquisite, Smith and Wesson clone in .32 long. Previous owner even put S&W grips on it for me.
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>>I remember the days of Desert Storm, when we'd see grainy images of bridges, tanks, and other things being blown up. Now we can see it in glorious color and high res. I like now.
I wonder if the mullahs in Iran enjoyed it.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:17 PM (viF8m)
245 I'd rather have our problems than any other country's problems.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 09:18 PM (rqNGS)
246Same reason I never like Star Wars. Muppets with big green ears. I kept hearing Grover but he never showed.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
Frank Oz was all of the gravelly-voiced muppets.
Yoda, Sam The Eagle, Grover, Bert, Cookie Monster, Fozzie Bear.....
Miss Piggy.....
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 09:18 PM (VHUov)
247
Are you saying Robert Reich is Graham Platner's Mini-Me?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 09:14 PM (qx7Zg)
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He's like his dick: very undersized.
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 09:19 PM (VHUov)
249
Diogenes, are you worried about China getting oil?
If so, they can always buy it from us.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 09:19 PM (qx7Zg)
250
And China worries me. If we choke them off, where will they go? I'm happy.to.give them India.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:10 PM (2WIwB)
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I'm perfectly willing to hand Siberia over to them.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Yall be playing mighty free with other people's lives.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 09:15 PM (P4ocI)
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Well. They really don't want India. They could not handle another billion mouths to feed and who have Nikes. And they are already into Siberia in a big way. And Putin can't stop them.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:20 PM (2WIwB)
251
[i[And by American Eagles, I mean Bald Eagles, naturally.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (GD0B3)
I dunno man, there is a lot to be said for Sydney Sweeney
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 09:20 PM (rbvCR)
252
I wonder if the mullahs in Iran enjoyed it.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:17 PM (viF8m)
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Didn't they get a pile of Iraqi jets, or was that the sequel? I get the two movies mixed up.
I've been following its construction for years, and I like it a whole lot. Gaudi did a fine job of combining modern(ish) elements with traditional forms.
If anyone is interested in that sort of thing, there are plenty of photos on the web that will be worth your time. Most of the shots seem to be of the exterior, but it's worth seeking out some shots of the interior as well, which is every bit as impressive.
I'm not actually Catholic, but I can appreciate good art... let's just hope it doesn't wind up being turned into a mosque like Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (and yes, Constantinople is its name. That will ALWAYS be its name. "New Rome" and "Byzantium" are acceptable if speaking poetically. No fucking Istanbul).
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 09:21 PM (IG3/x)
Who said that?!?!
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 09:19 PM (VHUov)
Is it Lucy the Fink's litter box cleaner?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 09:21 PM (qx7Zg)
256
Typically 10:00 PM Horde Time. Got another 47 minutes in ya?
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 09:14 PM (VHUov)
Prolly not, alas. I've been 29 long enough and one more glass of wine will put me one over the eight. And that lawn ain't going to mow itself tomorrow morning.
But it's still been fun kicking around with you earlier evening Hordlings.
257
Two players in the USA-Paraguay game are now simulating fatal injuries. Geez.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 09:21 PM (5rh/l)
258 And they are already into Siberia in a big way. And Putin can't stop them.
It's potentially a hugely dangerous flash point between two paranoid, very proud nations, both equipped with lots and lots of nukes.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:21 PM (Riz8t)
259
On a completely different note, picked up an Orbea Hermanos revolver today. Exquisite, Smith and Wesson clone in .32 long. Previous owner even put S&W grips on it for me.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd
You must be getting quite a collection now of 32's.
I think Heritage/Taurus is coming out with a single action 32 H&R for under 300 list soon if not now.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 12, 2026 09:22 PM (/cwZe)
263Speaking of Spielberg, I hated E.T. I tried to like it when I was a kid and saw it at the drive-in theater in my hometown, but dang, it was tedious.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
I do give Spielberg credit for one thing, there. He said "I don't care if it's making a godzillion dollars, the story's been told. There will be no sequel to E.T."
Quite unusual for Hollyweird.
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 09:24 PM (VHUov)
264
Robert Reich has always reminded me of Dr. Miguelito Loveless. But without the charm.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 09:24 PM (oIVsY)
265
243 Not wishing to start a gun thread but congrats on the revolver. Now, some of the Spanish revolvers of better quality may be found with the British broad arrow marking. Many thousands were purchased during the First War, mostly for the RN. Mostly in .455, but smaller calibers were purchased for guard use.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at June 12, 2026 09:24 PM (gm9Sb)
266I've read that Lego has just released a set to build the Sagrada Familia Cathedral.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 07:49 PM (0sNs1)
Silly Sand did the Sagrada Familia Basilica play-set back in the 70's I think.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 09:24 PM (rbvCR)
Iberian Catholicism has no aesthetic appeal to me. Too overwrought and greasy.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 09:24 PM (rqNGS)
268
"Yeah? The Nats were up on SF 10-1 going into the bottom of the 8th the other night but managed to blow the game."
9-1 end 7. They were up 9-6 going into the 9th and picked up #10 in the top half. Gave up a run on an RBI double then gave up the youngest walk-off granny in MLB history.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 12, 2026 09:24 PM (DZ9Lv)
269
Diogenes, are you worried about China getting oil?
If so, they can always buy it from us.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 09:19 PM (qx7Zg)
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Think Japan, 1939. We isolate them from the natural resources their rapidly modernizing military needs. They go and take them.
Admittedly this is a different era, but china will do what it needs to do for china.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:24 PM (2WIwB)
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Bald eagles are awesome, but have you ever seen a golden eagle? Even larger than bald eagles, and, as the name implies, their feathers take on a gold sheen in the sunlight. I've seen only a few. Last time was when I was in the field locating property corners on a parcel in Colorado. Crew chief and I sat there watching this magnificent bird for about 20 minutes.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 09:24 PM (0aYVJ)
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I'm not actually Catholic, but I can appreciate good art... let's just hope it doesn't wind up being turned into a mosque like Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (and yes, Constantinople is its name. That will ALWAYS be its name. "New Rome" and "Byzantium" are acceptable if speaking poetically. No fucking Istanbul).
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 09:21 PM (IG3/x)
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I prefer the classical Gothic, but respect the fanatical attention to detail and the effort to see it through.
As to Islam, Pope Leo's visit was really impressive. He electrified the Spanish faithful and on Twitter that was lots of fallen away Spanish Catholics saying they were experiencing a renewal.
An immense amount of effort is being spent trying to convince Americans that the pope is a communist or a Francis clone, but the reality is very different.
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Frank Oz was all of the gravelly-voiced muppets.
Yoda, Sam The Eagle, Grover, Bert, Cookie Monster, Fozzie Bear.....
Miss Piggy.....
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 09:18 PM (VHUov)
I would point out that Frank Oz ALSO had a cameo in The Blues Brothers, as the prison flunky who gave Jake back his stuff when he was released from Jolliet. "One....soiled."
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Its bizarre, do any of the ever wonder that they are for every strategic chinese goal?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
And that is the stick of dynamite in those foreign intercept databases, ActBlue smurfing cases, fincen records, and other information.
I think the evidence of foreign interference by a lot of countries in US politics and elections are there waiting to be revealed.
And a fair chunk of those in Congress and other offices are not elected by the US people but got there by fraud and rigging.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:26 PM (E4rtv)
274
Imagine thinking you, a failed talk show host, are better than Elon Musk (referring to Jimmy Kimmel's Elon hate):
The most envious, Marxist, redistributive person in the world isn't the guy busting his hump to frame a house, or the guy grinding out DoorDash...it's the smug guy worth 7 or 8 figures staring at a trillionaire he considers socially beneath him.
https://tinyurl.com/pez776df
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:26 PM (Riz8t)
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You must be getting quite a collection now of 32's.
I think Heritage/Taurus is coming out with a single action 32 H&R for under 300 list soon if not now.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:22 PM (E4rtv)
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I'm listening. Go on.
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270 Bald eagles are awesome, but have you ever seen a golden eagle? Even larger than bald eagles, and, as the name implies, their feathers take on a gold sheen in the sunlight. I've seen only a few. Last time was when I was in the field locating property corners on a parcel in Colorado. Crew chief and I sat there watching this magnificent bird for about 20 minutes.
Posted by: Pug Mahon
Seen one. Truly huge bird. Seen a few more bald eagles though at a much closer distance.
Bush I and Gorbachev have themselves frozen for 50 years so they can see what future holds.
When they're thawed out, the first thing they ask for is a newspaper (old joke, remember).
Gorby starts laughing.
Bush: "What's so funny?"
Gorby: "I see that the US economy is in the toilet again."
Then Bush starts laughing.
"What's so funny?"
"I see there's renewed fighting on the German-Chinese border."
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 09:27 PM (IG3/x)
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>>Its bizarre, do any of the ever wonder that they are for every strategic chinese goal?
They know. Their street forces get a lot of their money from the CCP.
We aren't fighting against the old Democrat Party. This new breed are straight up communists.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:27 PM (viF8m)
279Sagrada Familia Cathedral
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Iberian Catholicism has no aesthetic appeal to me.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
I went looking for pictures, and DDG-AI got all huffy with me.
"The Sagrada Família is not a cathedral; it is a basilica. It is the largest unfinished Catholic church in the world and was consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010."
Well, ex-cuuuuuuuuse me!
Posted by: mikeski martin at June 12, 2026 09:28 PM (VHUov)
Seattle is about to go bonkers over stupid kickball and I work within 1/2 mile of the stadium.
What a freaking shitstorm. Our mayor is a fucking teenager. There’s graffiti and piles of shit and tents on the street. And druggies assaulting people. I’m not allowed to carry to my workplace and there’s no way I feel safe going to freaking work. It’s a shitshow.
I really should have been long distance running training. But. Fuck that. I don’t run. If you see me running gtfo. It’s baaaaaad.
And patients are assholes. They show up when ever they elegant and expect me to kiss their asses and be all welcoming and forgiving. You’re 40 minutes late for your 60 minute consult. AYFKM.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 12, 2026 09:29 PM (A5RD0)
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Admittedly this is a different era, but china will do what it needs to do for china.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:24 PM (2WIwB)
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The problem is that the Cult of Xi is based on loyalty, not competence. Imperial Japan was pretty ruthless and demanded performance. Communist China is all about tofu dregs and toeing the party line. They've also pissed off all their neighbors without gaining any strategic advantage, and now they are all arming up and drawing closer together.
The smart play is to appear weak and obliging and then strike without warning. More evidence that the West takes Sun Tzu more seriously than the Chinese.
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Admittedly this is a different era, but china will do what it needs to do for china.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:24 PM (2WIwB)
The question is: where? Not a ton of oil in the region unless I am wrong.
Could they project enough power to somewhere where there IS oil? California? I could see Newsome selling them oil.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 09:29 PM (G3T/K)
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I would point out that Frank Oz ALSO had a cameo in The Blues Brothers, as the prison flunky who gave Jake back his stuff when he was released from Jolliet. "One....soiled."
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In a clever bit of stunt casting, Frank Oz also played the crooked cop who inventoried Dan Ackroyd's possessions when he was arrested in Trading Places.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 12, 2026 09:30 PM (u/oMr)
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And China worries me. If we choke them off, where will they go? I'm happy.to.give them India.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:10 PM (2WIwB)
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China is much worse off than what the conventional wisdom believes. I have a relative who married into my family. Her side of the family remains on Mainland China and she visits periodically. That last time she was there, about two years ago she said it was a totally different place. The "great unwashed" have had enough. Apparently, there have been over 700 separate protests throughout the provinces in less than a year by the average worker. And, when they send out the armed police, the people deluged them with rice (symbolic to expelling evil). The CCP is hiring riot police every month which is a telltale sign of unrest.
And, think about it. If China didn't make a move on Taiwan while Biden was in office, it's because they are strapped.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 09:30 PM (dIske)
287I can tell you that it didn't work that one time in the women's dressing room.
Posted by: Diogenes
Maybe if you hadn't been naked and twirling your hips while going "whooooo!".
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:30 PM (Riz8t)
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274 Imagine thinking you, a failed talk show host, are better than Elon Musk (referring to Jimmy Kimmel's Elon hate):
The most envious, Marxist, redistributive person in the world isn't the guy busting his hump to frame a house, or the guy grinding out DoorDash...it's the smug guy worth 7 or 8 figures staring at a trillionaire he considers socially beneath him.
https://tinyurl.com/pez776df
Posted by: Archimedes
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Guy makes a very good point. Vanity and envy can happen when one has achieved a lifetime's worth of wealth.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:30 PM (E4rtv)
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Seen one. Truly huge bird. Seen a few more bald eagles though at a much closer distance.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:27 PM (E4rtv)
My sister lives in Maine and keeps chickens. She's not fond of eagles.
I live about a mile outside the Potomac River valley. Once every few years I see one in my neighborhood. I've no problem with it.
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A three-minute 'Hydration Beak' now in the USA-Paraguay game. One of them half-way through each 45-minute half. The conditions don't warrant one now per standard FIFA Rules, but FIFA ordered them in each World Cup match. So they are actually TV commercial breaks by another name. As always, it's all about the money.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 09:31 PM (5rh/l)
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>>Bald eagles are awesome, but have you ever seen a golden eagle?
Lots of Goldens out here. I had one all but land on me while I was Antelope Hunting. I was sitting out a snow squall in a crown of rocks out on the prairie and fell asleep. Woke up to a giant raptor trying to land on my head. Thing got so close I could have reached up and grabbed its talons.
They are ginormous.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 09:32 PM (JIHG4)
They have to have their Orange Slices or it isn't an official game.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 09:33 PM (JIHG4)
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287 I can tell you that it didn't work that one time in the women's dressing room.
Posted by: Diogenes
Maybe if you hadn't been naked and twirling your hips while going "whooooo!".
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:30 PM (Riz8t)
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Odd.
I didn't see you there.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:33 PM (2WIwB)
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I am definitely NOT Catholic, but I still love La Sagrada Família. Awesome structure,
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 09:33 PM (77rzZ)
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Lots of Goldens out here. I had one all but land on me while I was Antelope Hunting. I was sitting out a snow squall in a crown of rocks out on the prairie and fell asleep. Woke up to a giant raptor trying to land on my head. Thing got so close I could have reached up and grabbed its talons.
They are ginormous.
Posted by: garrett
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I'll have nightmares now.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:34 PM (E4rtv)
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Xi is only 72 years old so he'll be around for awhile it seems . Always interesting when a commie dictator dies.
I just watched Death of Stalin again for the 4th time. Brilliant .
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 09:34 PM (GseMx)
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Lightning is going great blazes but no rain or thunder.
We really need the rain.
Posted by: Accomack at June 12, 2026 09:34 PM (GbONR)
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I live about a mile outside the Potomac River valley. Once every few years I see one in my neighborhood. I've no problem with it.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher
My closest encounter was at the delta of the Gulf of America (had to catch myself) and the Suwanee River. Incredible place to see all kinds of wildlife. We were taking pictures and then a bald eagle landed about ten feet from us, grabbed some lizard, or rodent, and took off. Took our breath away.
I was hiking with my future ex husband along the WA coast and we came upon a small river running to the ocean and down in the crevice was a golden who flew up maybe 30 feet in front of us.
That was a really big bird. Seriously. Big. Bird.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 12, 2026 09:36 PM (A5RD0)
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THIS is a great quite at Insgy:
“SpaceX’s IPO created 4,400 millionaires, according to the New York Times. Critics like Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Elizabeth Warren have created one each — themselves.”
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 09:36 PM (G3T/K)
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Lots of Goldens out here. I had one all but land on me while I was Antelope Hunting. I was sitting out a snow squall in a crown of rocks out on the prairie and fell asleep. Woke up to a giant raptor trying to land on my head. Thing got so close I could have reached up and grabbed its talons.
They are ginormous.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 09:32 PM (JIHG4)
Last time I saw antelope was on the grounds of the Casper, WY airport getting in the way of traffic. You likely set up a blind in the airport coffee shop and nail one.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 09:37 PM (G3T/K)
305Yeah, I feel for Nosey. It's not easy to make friends at 29. Maybe I should try an elephant sanctuary.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 12, 2026 08:06 PM (n7rxJ)
Tyler Durden's mistake was trying to find some sort of connection to humanity by going to self help groups. So an elephant sanctuary might be a better choice, true.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 09:37 PM (rbvCR)
When I was sleeping, I was having a dream that I was in the Goose Blind, I could hear the Creaking of Wings but couldn't find the geese in my dream. Then I remembered I was Antelope Hunting and woke up to that goofy bird trying to light on my head.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 09:37 PM (JIHG4)
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And, think about it. If China didn't make a move on Taiwan while Biden was in office, it's because they are strapped.
Posted by: Orson
Xi seems to be peering over his shoulder a lot and doing leadership purges to keep his top dawg job. That is kind of distracting when planning to invade that if you are too good at your job, you might get canned as a threat to Xi. Same if you are bad at your job, half the time you are wondering when the chop might occur.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:38 PM (E4rtv)
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291 >>Bald eagles are awesome, but have you ever seen a golden eagle?
Lots of Goldens out here. I had one all but land on me while I was Antelope Hunting. I was sitting out a snow squall in a crown of rocks out on the prairie and fell asleep. Woke up to a giant raptor trying to land on my head. Thing got so close I could have reached up and grabbed its talons.
They are ginormous.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 09:32 PM (JIHG4)
A red-tailed hawk perched on my patio fence years ago. I was gobsmacked. Had no idea of their size. It was the size of a dachshund.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 09:38 PM (5rh/l)
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A three-minute 'Hydration Beak' now in the USA-Paraguay game. One of them half-way through each 45-minute half. The conditions don't warrant one now per standard FIFA Rules, but FIFA ordered them in each World Cup match. So they are actually TV commercial breaks by another name. As always, it's all about the money.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 09:31 PM (5rh/l)
If they're using fire hoses on the players and fans, it could be worth watching.... If all the players are getting is the bottled water for Gen X: "Hose Water, straight from the garden hose", then who cares. [Thanks, Doof, for the image on Tues. ONT.]
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 09:38 PM (qx7Zg)
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>>Last time I saw antelope was on the grounds of the Casper, WY airport getting in the way of traffic. You likely set up a blind in the airport coffee shop and nail one.
Pretty sure Casper still gives out permits to shoot on them on the local Municipal Golf Course. They are covered up in Speed Goats, there.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 09:38 PM (JIHG4)
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We have a bald eagle couple that live in my neighborhood . Occasionally I get to see them hunt up close as they fly over the golf course lakes.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 09:38 PM (GseMx)
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When I was sleeping, I was having a dream that I was in the Goose Blind, I could hear the Creaking of Wings but couldn't find the geese in my dream. Then I remembered I was Antelope Hunting and woke up to that goofy bird trying to light on my head.
Posted by: garrett
LOL. Blame it on the Snow Geese, they are omnipresent.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:39 PM (E4rtv)
313There was local wit called Wally Pleasant. [Pauses for web search]
Here it is, all about the various Bob Dylans:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVQWbV6CwLA
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at June 12, 2026 08:09 PM (ZOv7s)
This song, and "I Wanna Have A Stalker" are my favorite folk songs
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 09:39 PM (rbvCR)
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Bald eagles are awesome, but have you ever seen a golden eagle? Even larger than bald eagles, and, as the name implies, their feathers take on a gold sheen in the sunlight. I've seen only a few. Last time was when I was in the field locating property corners on a parcel in Colorado. Crew chief and I sat there watching this magnificent bird for about 20 minutes.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 09:24 PM (0aYVJ)
Yes, I have. Here is the problem, do you know why there is always only one eaglet in the golden nest ? Because they are assholes and kill their siblings right after they hatch. and then the parent feeds the carcase to the surviving chick. a lot of times while the eaglet is still breathing. just tear it to peaces. You never want to see what goes on in the golden eagle nest !
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 09:39 PM (GD0B3)
315 I just watched Death of Stalin again for the 4th time. Brilliant .
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 09:34 PM (GseMx)
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If you knew what went on, you can imagine that this is what went on.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 09:40 PM (rqNGS)
I think The Motels only put out two or three albums
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 09:40 PM (rbvCR)
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293 Hydration BREAK
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 09:33 PM (5rh/l)
I read that as eagles wetting their beak for 3 minutes.
Posted by: Eromero at June 12, 2026 09:41 PM (LHPAg)
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>>A red-tailed hawk perched on my patio fence years ago. I was gobsmacked. Had no idea of their size. It was the size of a dachshund.
We have them here. Couple years ago one landed on the railing around my deck. Large bird.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:41 PM (viF8m)
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When I was sleeping, I was having a dream that I was in the Goose Blind, I could hear the Creaking of Wings but couldn't find the geese in my dream. Then I remembered I was Antelope Hunting and woke up to that goofy bird trying to light on my head.
Posted by: garrett
I've hunted duck (out of blinds) but never geese. I thought that involved lying down in the middle of rice fields and looking as flat as possible. Are there different approaches?
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Lots of Goldens out here. I had one all but land on me while I was Antelope Hunting. I was sitting out a snow squall in a crown of rocks out on the prairie and fell asleep. Woke up to a giant raptor trying to land on my head. Thing got so close I could have reached up and grabbed its talons.
They are ginormous.
Posted by: garrett
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I'll have nightmares now.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:34 PM (E4rtv)
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Was sitting on the tailgate on my truck (drinking single malt) near Barstow CA. Suddenly heard this thump-whump sound. Looked up. About half a dozen California condors were settling into the trees near me.
O M G!!! Incredible huge and stunningly beautiful.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:42 PM (2WIwB)
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A red-tailed hawk perched on my patio fence years ago. I was gobsmacked. Had no idea of their size. It was the size of a dachshund.
Posted by: Gref
We have woodlands behind us and I saw what I thought was a cat sitting on top of a post at dusk. I moved and suddenly the cat had wings--it was a great horned owl looking for supper.
But the funniest time was when I was with my Catahoula walking her back in our forested part. Prior to then, she was always interested in birds and would actually point game.
Well, she saw a turkey in a small sapling and went to go greet it--it suddenly bolted and flew overhead at about ten feet altitude over us and underneath it was as big as a B1 bomber it seemed. My dog no longer wanted to chase wild turkeys after that.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:42 PM (E4rtv)
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>>>I think the evidence of foreign interference by a lot of countries in US politics and elections are there waiting to be revealed.
And a fair chunk of those in Congress and other offices are not elected by the US people but got there by fraud and rigging.
Posted by: whig
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Glad Tulsi's husband's operation went well.
Good to see her back on the job.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 09:43 PM (P4ocI)
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>>I've hunted duck (out of blinds) but never geese. I thought that involved lying down in the middle of rice fields and looking as flat as possible. Are there different approaches?
Coffin Blinds are typically used in the fields.
I usually hunted them over water. So, typical Duck Type Pit Blind.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 09:43 PM (JIHG4)
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Was sitting on the tailgate on my truck (drinking single malt) near Barstow CA. Suddenly heard this thump-whump sound. Looked up. About half a dozen California condors were settling into the trees near me.
O M G!!! Incredible huge and stunningly beautiful.
Posted by: Diogenes
Glad to see that they are still on the recovery path and that they shut down that Obama era solar bird incinerator disguised as a solar power plant in the deserts of NV or CA if I recall right.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:44 PM (E4rtv)
325
There’s a bald eagle nest in a tree stand behind my apartment.
Occasionally I find a rotting salmon carcass in the street.
Posted by: nurse ratched. at June 12, 2026 09:44 PM (EmS+m)
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You never want to see what goes on in the golden eagle nest ! Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 09:39 PM (GD0B3)
Not just eagles. Birds in general are fucking cold-blooded killers. Herons, usually two eggs, then it's Thunderdome for the hatchlings.
Geese and ducks seem to be a little less severe. But Canada geese are asshoe.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 09:44 PM (0aYVJ)
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It might happen in a bald eagle nest as well, they are raptors after all, if there is not enough food, if the parents are inexperienced and do not know how to manage the nest, but most of the time 2 eaglets can successfully be raised, sometimes 3.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 09:45 PM (GD0B3)
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I've hunted duck (out of blinds) but never geese. I thought that involved lying down in the middle of rice fields and looking as flat as possible. Are there different approaches?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 09:42 PM (fBXgl)
You want geese?
Meet me for Geezer Golf on any Tuesday.
You'll only need a fairway iron. Recommend #5 or 6.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:45 PM (2WIwB)
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318 >>A red-tailed hawk perched on my patio fence years ago. I was gobsmacked. Had no idea of their size. It was the size of a dachshund.
We have them here. Couple years ago one landed on the railing around my deck. Large bird.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:41 PM (viF8m)
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Every now and then one of them goes on an attack run at our feeder birds.
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Not just eagles. Birds in general are fucking cold-blooded killers. Herons, usually two eggs, then it's Thunderdome for the hatchlings.
Geese and ducks seem to be a little less severe. But Canada geese are asshoe.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 09:44 PM (0aYVJ)
Storks are the worst when it comes to culling its own. They just eat them.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 09:46 PM (GD0B3)
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326 You never want to see what goes on in the golden eagle nest ! Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 09:39 PM (GD0B3)
Not just eagles. Birds in general are fucking cold-blooded killers. Herons, usually two eggs, then it's Thunderdome for the hatchlings.
Geese and ducks seem to be a little less severe. But Canada geese are asshoe.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 09:44 PM (0aYVJ)
Birds are descendants of carnivorous dinosaurs.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 09:46 PM (5rh/l)
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FWIW, anyone that wants to hunt geese, for the most part, during the winter migration, snow geese are treated as pests as they drive out ducks and other migratory birds from rice fields. Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana are prime places around the Mississippi Delta for hunting them.
The downside is then you have the prep them.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:47 PM (E4rtv)
333
Best part of euro weenie soccer is the clock keeps running during the water break.
Posted by: Accomack at June 12, 2026 09:47 PM (/Chlc)
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And, think about it. If China didn't make a move on Taiwan while Biden was in office, it's because they are strapped.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 09:30 PM (dIske)
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They figured Harris would succeed. The China connection will not be confirmed in the cheating until closer to the election for maximum effect.
The biggest difference between China today and Japan in 1941 is that the PLAN is completely untried. Japan had won naval battles against China and Russia. Its fleet was seasoned and had capable, experienced officers and its ships were used to operating at long range.
The PLAN has zero force projection experience. Their newest carrier is running minimal flight operations. Sortie generation is anemic. They also run on oil, yet the new one has massive electricity needs which require generators that make it very thirsty.
As for Newsome opening the gate, he knows his National Guard will arrest him if he tried that. Remember how he was going to call them out and didn't? Remember how Walz (who was a Guardsman!) made the same bluff and folded?
So, tell us more about your date with Sydney Sweey.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 09:47 PM (77rzZ)
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One thing about goldens (don't know about other eagles) is that they will accept fledglings not their own. There's a raptor organization in MT that tracks all golden nests in the state, so if they have an orphan fledgling, they know where they can place it.
I love Montana.
Posted by: Wenda at June 12, 2026 09:47 PM (UIfeN)
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>>Not just eagles. Birds in general are fucking cold-blooded killers.
Once a dinosaur, always a dinosaur.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:48 PM (viF8m)
If you ever want to hunt them, a lot of farmers will charge you a pretty penny to shoot ducks from their flooded rice fields, but not for getting rid of snow geese. Cheap license as well.
Former Arkansas native and I've seen the skies look like a snow storm when snow geese all decide to take flight in the Delta.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:48 PM (E4rtv)
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We've got some big barred owls in the neighborhood. Yuge wingspan.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 12, 2026 09:49 PM (kNpNa)
340
Don't have any elegant wildlife around here, only little pieces of shit that want to bite, sting or kill you.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 09:49 PM (P4ocI)
341
Was sitting on the tailgate on my truck (drinking single malt) near Barstow CA. Suddenly heard this thump-whump sound. Looked up. About half a dozen California condors were settling into the trees near me.
O M G!!! Incredible huge and stunningly beautiful.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:42 PM (2WIwB)
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Went from little over 20 to 600. Nice to see them coming back.
342 I usually hunted them over water. So, typical Duck Type Pit Blind.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 09:43 PM (JIHG4)
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Coldest I've ever been, doing that along the Texas coast. Even worse than wading into the Connecticut River barefoot to put in a shell for crew spring training. (At least with that I had to keep moving.)
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336 One thing about goldens (don't know about other eagles) is that they will accept fledglings not their own. There's a raptor organization in MT that tracks all golden nests in the state, so if they have an orphan fledgling, they know where they can place it.
I love Montana.
Posted by: Wenda
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Pretty country if you can keep most of the newcomers out from the Left Coast.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:50 PM (E4rtv)
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You'll only need a fairway iron. Recommend #5 or 6.
Posted by: Diogenes
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aka the Goose-Be-Cool club
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 12, 2026 09:50 PM (gpQ8/)
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We have both Bald and Golden eagles around here. Goldens are ginormous. 7-foot wingspans in a big female? Zoinks.
I've seen a Eurasian eagle-owl at a zoo, too. They're smaller than golden eagles, but they look bigger. "Only" a 6-foot wingspan, but they're owls, with owl builds. Bulky for a birb.
https://tinyurl.com/2s4zfexk
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 09:50 PM (VHUov)
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You know what's fun? Walking down a forest road at night and having a great horned owl swoop over you. You don't hear the wings, but you feel the wind as it passes just a foot over your head. then you see its silhouette against the starry sky.
I have to admit it was pretty fucking cool. Silver Gate, Montana.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 09:50 PM (0aYVJ)
347
The biggest snakes are innocents that eat rats and other vermin.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 09:50 PM (P4ocI)
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Glad to see that they are still on the recovery path and that they shut down that Obama era solar bird incinerator disguised as a solar power plant in the deserts of NV or CA if I recall right.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:44 PM (E4rtv)
Yup.
I have half a dozen memorable moments in my life. Seeing these birds not 10 feet away is one of them.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:50 PM (2WIwB)
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You know what's fun? Walking down a forest road at night and having a great horned owl swoop over you. You don't hear the wings, but you feel the wind as it passes just a foot over your head. then you see its silhouette against the starry sky.
I have to admit it was pretty fucking cool. Silver Gate, Montana.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 09:50 PM (0aYVJ)
dude, don't mess with owls, also raptors, and they mean business! they attack eagles at night when they perch, very common occurence, knock them right off
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 09:52 PM (GD0B3)
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>> You know what's fun? Walking down a forest road at night and having a great horned owl swoop over you. You don't hear the wings, but you feel the wind as it passes just a foot over your head. then you see its silhouette against the starry sky.
Yeah - Owl are incredible. They don't make any noise at all, in flight. Pretty amazing to see.
One of the Trails I ride regularly has a nesting pair and I get to see them teach their hatchlings to fly every year.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 09:53 PM (JIHG4)
355 Elon sure isn't into the trapping of wealth and opulence and all that like so many other billionaires. He just sees money as the means to an end, and that's gettting humanity untied from this third rock.
His ambition may be to be god-emperor of Mars one day, but that would just be sort of trophy.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 12, 2026 09:53 PM (w6EFb)
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>>Every now and then one of them goes on an attack run at our feeder birds.
My backyard is pretty much an aviary. I go through bird seed faster than dog food. And it's pretty common to see a hawk doing overflight.
Haven't seen one do a feeder attack, I think they are scouting prey.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:54 PM (viF8m)
357
an owl can pick up a cat, skunk, possum...anybody missing a cat ?
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 09:54 PM (GD0B3)
358
Goats on the Roof is a cofefevv place near Helen GA.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 12, 2026 09:54 PM (/+uur)
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347 The biggest snakes are innocents that eat rats and other vermin.
Posted by: Braenyard
I have an informal agreement with the local snakes, I stamp around and make plenty of noise but stay the hell out of my house. Outside, kill and eat as many chipmunks as you like, squirrels, etc.
Love my big king snakes as they keep the copperhead population down. And the rat snakes do the same with rodents.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:54 PM (E4rtv)
360Best part of euro weenie soccer is the clock keeps running during the water break.
Posted by: Accomack at June 12, 2026 09:47 PM (/Chlc)
LOL Don't get too excited that time is added at the end of the half.
Posted by: NC Ref at June 12, 2026 09:55 PM (JLqL/)
361
At World Cup level, do coaches deal with players' moms lecturing about playing time?
Posted by: 2009Refugee at June 12, 2026 09:55 PM (gpQ8/)
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333 Best part of euro weenie soccer is the clock keeps running during the water break.
Posted by: Accomack at June 12, 2026 09:47 PM (/Chlc)
Even soccer fans aren't going to sit through more than 90 minutes of that shit.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 09:55 PM (bl07w)
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I love Montana.
Posted by: Wenda
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Pretty country if you can keep most of the newcomers out from the Left Coast.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:50 PM (E4rtv)
I...would have liked to have seen it.
Posted by: Captain Borodin at June 12, 2026 09:55 PM (fBXgl)
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Don't have any elegant wildlife around here, only little pieces of shit that want to bite, sting or kill you.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 09:49 PM (P4ocI)
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My neighborhood is alive with wildlife. Bunnies everywhere. Earlier in the spring, when it was cool and we left the window open at night, the little ones would scream as they were taken and the "whoop whoop" of the others running away would wake us up before dawn.
In addition to squirrels and chipmunks, we have a skunk at large and a groundhog hiding under my deck. (the crossbow stands ready) Deer wander through at will. At some point I'll put of the trail cam and see when the possums show up.
Posted by: Accomack at June 12, 2026 09:55 PM (8jVAy)
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Crows flying over you going home to nest. It's like a cloud.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 09:56 PM (P4ocI)
367
I love Montana.
Posted by: Wenda at June 12, 2026 09:47 PM (UIfeN)
I really wanted to move back to Montana. My bride did not want to. We compromised. We are in Idaho. Also, I got a great job here.
I love Idaho. But we were in Montana a couple weeks ago for my Mom's celebration of life in Billings. Lord, I love Montana.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte America at June 12, 2026 09:56 PM (0aYVJ)
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Hear Great Horned Owls here very often but I've never actually seen one.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher
Same. I can hear the call and response from others as I live in a fairly forested area with many small meadows in the exurbs. Excellent bird habitat and we have made our yard bird friendly with all sorts of berries, bushy plants, etc.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:57 PM (E4rtv)
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His ambition may be to be god-emperor of Mars one day, but that would just be sort of trophy.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at June 12, 2026 09:53 PM (w6EFb)
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We need men like this. Visionaries with impossible dreams.
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At the Pittsburgh zoo, they have an Andean Condor, one of the largest flying birds in the world. At the zoo, it isn't flying obviously, because it's in a cage, poor thing. It looks like a man on his knees wearing an overcoat. It's huge.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:57 PM (Riz8t)
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an owl can pick up a cat, skunk, possum...anybody missing a cat ?
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 09:54 PM (GD0B3)
Fluffy???
Fluffy???
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:57 PM (2WIwB)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 12, 2026 09:58 PM (kNpNa)
374an owl can pick up a cat, skunk, possum...anybody missing a cat ?
Posted by: runner
Raptors take bigger prey than that, too.
East Missoula, Montana had a power outage due to a whitetail deer fawn being dropped on a power line by a bald eagle, who apparently got tired of carrying it.
https://tinyurl.com/4d6sjt32
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 09:58 PM (VHUov)
375That is the problem with dying in boredom. It is catching.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 09:03 PM (E4rtv)
The nice thing about boredom is that it lasts
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 09:59 PM (rbvCR)
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>>I love Idaho. But we were in Montana a couple weeks ago for my Mom's celebration of life in Billings. Lord, I love Montana.
Had a friend of mine over from Oregon this week for a week of mountain biking.
I took him out for 5 days straight. 10-15 mi per day.
We saw 1 other Trail user over the entire week.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 09:59 PM (JIHG4)
One of the few places I really want to visit. Last time was when I was a kid and I loved it then.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:59 PM (viF8m)
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367 I love Montana.
Posted by: Wenda at June 12, 2026 09:47 PM (UIfeN)
I really wanted to move back to Montana. My bride did not want to. We compromised. We are in Idaho. Also, I got a great job here.
I love Idaho. But we were in Montana a couple weeks ago for my Mom's celebration of life in Billings. Lord, I love Montana.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Born in Butte America at June 12, 2026 09:56 PM (0aYVJ)
***
If Mrs D doesn't get with the program soon, I may be going there myself.
I love it there.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:59 PM (2WIwB)
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>>East Missoula, Montana had a power outage due to a whitetail deer fawn being dropped on a power line by a bald eagle, who apparently got tired of carrying it.
Goldens pick up fawn/yearling Deer and Antelope on the regular. It's a sight to see.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 10:00 PM (JIHG4)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 10:00 PM (IG3/x)
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At the Pittsburgh zoo, they have an Andean Condor, one of the largest flying birds in the world. At the zoo, it isn't flying obviously, because it's in a cage, poor thing. It looks like a man on his knees wearing an overcoat. It's huge.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:57 PM (Riz8t)
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When the Germans decided to intervene in Spain, they looked to those who knew Spanish and a bunch came from South America, and they were the ones who picked the name Condor Legion, which was of course absurd because there are no condors in Spain.
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I've hunted duck (out of blinds) but never geese. I thought that involved lying down in the middle of rice fields and looking as flat as possible. Are there different approaches?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo
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The few hunters that I know in Arkansas going after snow geese just wear white. I used to do farm surveys and would run across masses in fields going from farmer to farmer but never had much desire to hunt them either. PITA to clean and of all the game birds, goose is my least favorite meat.
They aren't really hunted much in the South compared with ducks where in duck season, you get charged a bit amount or if have to deal with crowded wildlife refuge hunting in river bottom lands.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 10:00 PM (E4rtv)
384
Not uncommon to find a cat or dog collar in a raptor nest.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 12, 2026 10:00 PM (kNpNa)
385
>>One of the few places I really want to visit.
Anytime, hippie. You just let me know when you want to visit.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 10:00 PM (JIHG4)
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Some fool left his cooler full of salmon in the back of his pickup without securing it and went into the supermarket in Seward, AK. There is video of the eagles opening said cooler and cleaning it out. Lots of eagles.
When we go dipnetting, the three or four eagles just walk the beach, away from the people mostly, and scavenge. The seagulls, OTOH, are every damned where and harass those of us cleaning salmon. I throw them the heads in midair and they swallow them whole. Disgusting.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 10:01 PM (bl07w)
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Fluffy???
Fluffy???
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 09:57 PM (2WIwB)
Fluffy went to a happy place... and no, you cannot visit, not allowed..
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 10:01 PM (GD0B3)
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>>Anytime, hippie. You just let me know when you want to visit.
Careful what you offer, I might take you up on it.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 10:02 PM (viF8m)
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East Missoula, Montana had a power outage due to a whitetail deer fawn being dropped on a power line by a bald eagle, who apparently got tired of carrying it.
https://tinyurl.com/4d6sjt32
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 09:58 PM (VHUov)
yeah, they do that, very opportunistic, though they are Sea Eagles at heart
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 10:03 PM (GD0B3)
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Pug, If you make a lot of trips to and from Billings, my husband and I built this house (Bozeman) like a ski house for our kids. So I always have plenty of room and the freezer is always full.
Posted by: Wenda at June 12, 2026 10:04 PM (UIfeN)
392
I was in East Missoula today, Riding Marshal Mountain.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 10:05 PM (JIHG4)
https://tinyurl.com/2z95m3hk
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m)
Tren de Aragua is also a threat to the Venezuelan government, and US backing really makes it OK for Pres. Rodriguez to allow that sort of action.
Cartel de Soles is probably next since that is the organization the Generals under Maduro were (apparently) getting themselves paid from oil sales.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 10:06 PM (rbvCR)
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Harvesting game birds in this area is pretty simple. There are so many you just drive up, open the truck door, get out and blast them. Pheasants, duck, geese, turkeys, prairie chickens.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 12, 2026 10:14 PM (SRceu)
The "Cats are the stars of this Production" video, featuring the cat that forced it's way into Romeo & Juliette, was a riot. When Juliette dragged Romeo by an ankle over the stage, away from the cat, I laughed like I hadn't in ages. (I would have been thrown out of the theater, it was that good.)
I so needed something like that.
Thanks, and have a super weekend.
Ps - Did have one of those 'Sweet 70s-era high end audio systems.' Rather than crate and move it with a ton of other stuff, I gave it to one of my idiots brothers (the junior thief) and have never been entirely forgiven by some menfolk.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 13, 2026 12:13 AM (NFX2v)
The Weak Are Woke
This is a rough one. One of the worst "Woke" posts yet.
Sorry. But this one got dark.
It's not me, you understand.
This is what the left is doing.
But let's start of light, stupid, and artistically vapid.
Has-been Bruce Springsteen and Never-was Chris Robinson of the Black Crows -- yes, THE Black Crows, the band with one lame "hit" to its credit -- won't shut up about their insipid leftwing politics and fans (the Black Crows have fans? Seriously?) are sick of it.
The Black Crowes' frontman Chris Robinson and rock icon Bruce Springsteen recently faced backlash over their political comments, which PR experts say reflect a growing frustration among Americans who feel musicians have become more interested in lecturing fans than entertaining them.
Robinson sparked controversy when he allegedly criticized fans chanting "USA" at a Florida concert and questioned what Americans had to be "so proud of right now," prompting some audience members to boo and walk out of the show, according to TMZ.
Meanwhile, some fans recently labeled Springsteen a "traitor" after he criticized the current state of America during a concert in April. Springsteen told the crowd that America had become seen by "many" as a "reckless, unpredictable, predatory rogue nation" under President Donald Trump's administration.
Since kicking off his Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, the singer has repeatedly unleashed blistering attacks on Trump during his shows, blasting the administration as "corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless and treasonous."
Doug Eldridge, founder of Achilles PR, told Fox News Digital that the response to Robinson and Springsteen's remarks signals a broader sentiment among Americans.
"At this point, it's fatigue," Eldridge said.
"Much like compounding interest, it's not a linear calculation; it's accumulation," he continued. "For the last decade, fans (read: average Americans) have been lectured, lied to, gaslit, and shamed, if they didn't conform to the new standard du jour."
"Worst of all, if you didn't buy into the 'new normal' you were castigated with an -ist or -ism as being the reason for your non-compliance," he added. "At a certain point, Americans had enough -- the same way they vote with their feet in elections, they vote with their dollars in the free market; especially for non-essential items like entertainment."
According to experts, fans aren't necessarily objecting to artists having political opinions, rather they are taking issue with what they perceive as criticism of their own beliefs.
"Most Americans don't mind that you have a different view; what they resent is being lectured and chastised for having an opposing view from the very act they paid good money to see," Eldridge said. "For Springsteen, the incessant criticism of Trump seems paradoxical, given his highest grossing album of all-time, was the iconic 'Born in the USA.'"
My no-longer guilty secret: Although I tried to like Bruce Springsteen because a confederacy of dunces told me I should, and I guess I do like (just like) a few songs, including "Rosalita" and "10th Avenue Freeze-Out," I always thought Springsteen was a, how do I put this, corny low-IQ posturing imbecile who was simultaneously bemoaning the low state of the "common man" while holding himself superior to the "common man" and who can't, what's the word?, sing and can barely play guitar.
Yes he was born a working-class kid -- a working-class kid who hates all other working-class kids, and who hates that the upper class kids looked down on him, but always longed to join the upper class kids so he could look down on the other working class kids.
He's a thickwitted New Jersey trash yokel that stupid rock critics, always on the lookout for the next Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Savior to the World -- of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero -- gassed up into a sweaty-balled "genius."
Fuck him and his adulterous tax-dodging hypocrisy. He's a less-charismatic Carmine Ragusa from Laverne & Shirley.
I know this is a brave position to take on a blog where 99% of the readers don't like Springsteen and the 1% who do (which I guess would include garrett, and I don't mean that as an insult, but garrett generally has ecumenical tastes and likes most of the big rock acts), are just not going to feel that sticking up for this horse's ass, whose IQ is lower than Spinal Tap's, is worth it, especially at this late date, especially given his last 20 turgid regurgitive albums.
We are a long way since Born to Run and Born to Run is, get this, kinda mid.
And Born in the USA was always, always trash. And that's the one album most people think they like! It's so corny and basic-bitch and it's where he shows his condescension for "the common man" most nakedly. Every song is a sneer. A sneer from an imbecile.
Now "Fight Me," I say to people who are bored to even see the name "Bruce Springsteen." And seriously, fuck this dumb honky bitch.
Update: We finally found an answer to "which classic rock bands does garrett not like," and it's Blockhead Bruce Springsteen.
I heard some of you fretting "But don't we need more Cultural Enrichment? Europe seems to have so much of it now, and we have so much less than we used to!"
Don't worry, Massachusetts has come Cultural Enrichment for you.
So when I read the following headline, I figured it would be another such case: "Pitchfork Killing in Fall River: 28-Year-Old Charged in Bloody Double Homicide."
The savagery, the copious bloodshed, and the rustic weapon were the giveaways: We're dealing with yet another third-world savage, I figured.
The suspect's name seemed to confirm this diagnosis. Fall River Reporter posted the details on X:
28-year old Vitor Francisco Gomes is facing charges after two men were found dead on Aetna Street in Fall River, one with a pitchfork in the back of his head in Fall River, Massachusetts on Wednesday night.
FRPD responded to shots fired and found two men with severe injuries - one man's face covered in blood (likely gun shot wounds) the other with a metal pitchfork impaled into his head. The men were identified as 20-year old Pablo Henrique Rocha-Dasilva of Whitman and 19-year old Eduardo Cardosa DaSilva of Fall River.
Police found Vitor Francisco Gomes covered in blood one block away from the crime scene. After a short foot pursuit, they found him in possession of a bag that contained a firearm and ammunition. Gomes was taken into custody and charged with two counts of murder, unlawful carrying of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition.
So Gomes even had a gun on him, yet he still used hand tools to perpetrate his barbaric crimes. Fall River Reporter added gruesome details in a follow-up post:
According to DA Quinn, the murder scene was the worst he's every seen. One victim was shot in his car, dragged onto the street and beat with a brick. The second man was killed by a pitch fork to the back of the head. There are reports of an illegal boxing lead up to the violence.
These all sound like south-of-the-equator behaviors to me. Gomes' appearance at his arraignment reinforced my impression, as he required a Brazilian Portuguese interpreter.
Now, this being the Northeast, there is heavy societal and legal pressure to hide miscreants' immigration or citizenship status. I was unable to find any official mention of Gomes' origins, but you can do the math.
I don't do math and shame on you for even suggesting such a thing. But I take your point.
While that's bad, Europe is really putting on hall-of-fame performance:
Carney Must GO
The Mozartian
This post is true although I cannot confirm the police lying to the family. I can confirm the precedence of European and really all western governments actively obfuscating ethnicities and nationalities of criminal suspects in order to push ideological agendas.
Here's Claude AI's breakdown:
Institutional Concealment of Suspect Identity in Europe: The Tamar Boes Case and Its Ideological Context
The Tamar Boes Case: Confirmed Facts
On July 25, 2020, 14-year-old Tamar Boes from Marken, Netherlands, was found dead on the roadside of the Zeedijk between Monnickendam and Marken. She had left home after an argument with her parents. The following facts are confirmed by Dutch English-language reporting:
• The driver was identified as a 28-year-old resident of Germany who turned himself in through his Dutch defense attorney weeks after the incident. He drove a gray Mazda 3 and carried four occupants. The group had applied for asylum in Germany, were camping in the Netherlands, and left for Germany the morning after the crash. The vehicle was subsequently washed and put up for sale two months later.
• In 2021, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) imposed only a €1,500 fine, citing inattention to the road and finding insufficient evidence for manslaughter or criminal negligence charges.
• An accident expert concluded Tamar's body had been dragged to the roadside after the collision. Police officers who found her described an unusual scene: arms positioned upward, legs extended straight together, "as if she had been laid out." A drag mark was observed across the asphalt. Expert opinion remains disputed as to whether she was moved by a third party or survived the impact briefly and moved herself, though a forensic pathologist commissioned by the family's legal representative rejected the self-movement scenario.
• The family refused to accept the fine-only outcome and filed an Article 12 procedure to compel prosecution. A court ruled in 2022 that insufficient investigation had been conducted. After additional forensic work, the OM reopened the case. In March 2026, the driver -- now identified as Jamal T., age 33 -- was confirmed for prosecution on charges of causing a fatal accident and leaving the scene.The specific claim that police explicitly told the family the driver was German and subsequently admitted he was Iraqi while citing a desire to avoid a "Wilders effect" is not confirmed by available Dutch English-language reporting.
That's a reference to anti-immigration Dutch politician Geert Wilders. The cop is admitting he lied to the family of the murdered girl about the nationality of her killers because he didn't want Geert Wilders to hear the truth and use the truth to boost his campaign.
Early reporting described the driver as "a 28-year-old resident of Germany," which may be the origin of the "German" characterization. The driver's precise country of origin is not stated in available English-language sources, and the deliberate deception narrative, while plausible given wider documented European patterns, remains unverified in this specific case.
The Broader Pattern: Institutional Concealment Across Europe
The Tamar Boes case reflects a documented pattern across Western European institutions of suppressing or obscuring the ethnic and national backgrounds of crime suspects. This is not an isolated or incidental practice. It is systemic, and its origins and mechanisms are traceable.
One day the people constantly lying to us and gaslighting us to keep us from "radicalizing" by knowing the truth are going to realize they're the ones who are doing the radicalizing. Pro-Hamas "protesters" smashed a female cop in the spine with a sledgehammer to stop her from arresting their fellow "protesters." They had invaded the offices of a business they claim was an "arms supplier to Israel," which is 1, probably a lie, and 2, it also wouldn't matter if they were legally selling arms to Israel, you fucking degenerate terrorists.
Europa.com
@europa
May 5
🇬🇧 A jury at Woolwich Crown Court found 23-year-old Samuel Corner guilty of grievous bodily harm and criminal damage.
Corner, linked to Palestine Action, struck Police Sergeant Kate Evans with a sledgehammer from behind while she was attempting an arrest, fracturing her spine.
Bodycam footage was shown in court. Sentencing will take place at a later date.
Follow: @europa
A "Green Party Leader" and "London Assembly Member" says it's a shame this terrorist is being tried in court, and that trying him for attempting to paralyze or kill a woman with a sledgehammer is a an attack on "the right to protest."
I think some of us might one day exercise our right to protest you guys.
Do you understand that when the social compact finally dissolves in degenerate third-world terrorist acid, you weaklings will be the first in danger? Do you not understand that the social compact protects you pathetic crybaby bitchmade soyboys and Obese Karens with extreme emotional dysregulation most of all?
The apocalypse is hard. It's harder still if you're weak and stupid and mentally ill.
(Those videos are worth the watch, btw. They almost make up for the darkness of this post.)
How do you see the literal End of Civilization going? Do you think you're going to finally get to the gym and put on a quick 40 pounds of muscle you you can start cracking heads?
has been ruled by a judge to be not competent to stand trial so he gets a free murder. Or maybe a few free murders.
The repeat offender who stabbed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska to death aboard a Charlotte, N.C., commuter train last year is incompetent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Presiding Federal Judge Kenneth Bell found that Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr did not understand the proceedings and would be unable to assist in his defense. Brown is up on federal charges of terrorist attacks and other violence against mass transportation systems, in large part because state and local courts kept releasing him, despite a long history of violence and mental illness.
He's also up on state charges of first-degree murder.
In the August attack, Brown appeared to select Zarutska almost at random, stabbing her repeatedly in the neck from behind before casually getting off at the next stop. Zarutska died almost immediately, apparently confused, and then with a look of tragic understanding on her face before she collapsed, unattended and uncomforted by any of the other passengers.
The murder, caught on video, shocked the world.
Brown had an outburst at today's hearing, according to Queen City News, shouting, "that he wants to ask the judge whether he reviewed the evaluation and said he wants to press charges against the FBI." He went on with more intelligible shouts, including something about having "material in my body."
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The federal judge also ruled -- unlike so many previous North Carolina judges -- that Brown will not be released. Instead, "he will receive medication and treatment for up to four months in an effort to restore his competency."
And then what? Out on the street again?
See the article for his long, long list of serious crimes.
You know, the great majority of spur-of-the-moment killers have some kind of psychological problem, compromised executive function, or brain abnormality. Judges who aren't WOKE AF know this and do not insist on prisoners being able to get a 1200 on their SATs before being tried for SLICING OPEN THE THROATS OF RANDOM WOMEN ON SUBWAYS. Highly fatiguing behavior. It must be my fault, somehow.
The most envious, Marxist, redistributive person in the world isn't the guy busting his hump to frame a house, or the guy grinding out DoorDash...it's the smug guy worth 7 or 8 figures staring at a trillionaire he considers socially beneath him. https://t.co/4NA4w0XCbS
— Antonio García Martínez (agm.eth) (@antoniogm) June 12, 2026
This reminds me of annoying idiot femmy comic actor David Cross appearing on, if I recall, Adam Carolla. David Cross insisted that all of the "mega wealthy" pay something like 90% tax rates. Carolla (if my memory is correct) asked Cross how much he had made the previous year, and Cross said he didn't quite know, but it was somewhere between five and ten million.
Carolla asked if Cross wanted to pay 90% on his very high income, and he said no, the high tax rates would only apply to people with really really high incomes.
Some would say Cross had a really really high income, like myself. But no, he's protected as a blue-collar working man who just happens to have a mansion in LA.
A long time ago, some wag (and to be honest I don't quite know what "wag" means but I think I've seen it used in this way) observed that every media person in the world thinks that anyone making one single dollar more than what the top-earning star of the media world could possibly earn should have his money taken away by confiscatory income tax rates.
But note the limitation they put on it-- "obscene wealth which must be seized and distributed among the masses" only begins one dollar higher than the highest amount they can conceivably make themselves.
They always -- always -- configure the Estate Confiscation Scheme to exclude themselves.
Popehat -- Ken White, a deranged twitter-obsessive with emotional dysregulation and leftwing lawyer and in good standing with the bar in California, Pennsylvania, and DC -- calls for the assassination of a US citizen, Elon Musk.
Trans actress Elliot Page explains how she feels ‘healthy masculinity.’
“Healthy masculinity to me is…like leaning away from whenever there is some sort of impulse or expectation you’ve put on yourself to like shut down.” pic.twitter.com/4cuI1Bky1A
I need to hear more about healthy masculinity from transgenders. That's what I need most of all.
E X X ➠A L E R T S
@ExxAlerts
ALERT: Elderly New York City transgender serial killer who rode around with his girlfriends' severed leg in his electric wheelchair will serve the rest of their life behind bars.
88-year-old Harvey Marcelin was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of his girlfriend, Susan Leyden, 68.
Marcelin, who identifies as female, savagely chopped up Leydan with a reciprocating saw in his apartment in 2022.
Marcelin then took Leydon's remains and dumped her torso on a street corner and rolled over to a 99 Cent store with the severed leg in his wheelchair.
Marcelin has spent more than 50 years in prison, dating back to 1963, for killing 2 of his girlfriends before being let out on parole in 2019 after he promised to stay out of trouble.
Pincher Martin
@PincherMartin8
Think of this.
He murders his girlfriend in 1963. He is tried, convicted and sentenced to life with a chance for parole after the jury deadlocks on the death penalty. He spends 21 years in prison and gets out in 1984.
The year after his release he meets a new girl who is a drug addict and prostitute. They become roommates. He stabs her within the year and dismembers her corpse while high on crack cocaine. He admits to the murder, but claims it was in self-defense. For some odd reason, the charges are downgraded to manslaughter even though the autopsy results found 33 stab wounds. Only 12 years are added to his revoked life sentence. He applies for parole 15 times over the next 34 years, but is denied until 2019 when he is released due to his advanced age of 81 years.
He quickly finds another roommate, a 68-year-old lesbian woman. Less than three years later, he murders this roommate and (again) dismembers her corpse. He pleads not guilty, claiming another female associate did it. This case finally makes it to trial in 2026 - a full four years after the murder.
Think of the waste. The two unnecessary deaths, the unnecessary trials, the wasted prison space - all for a guy who should've been put to death sixty years ago after his first murder. And now we are having to waste space again in a prison for some 88-year-old serial killer psycho. It's just absurd.
Think of this.
He murders his girlfriend in 1963. He is tried, convicted and sentenced to life with a chance for parole after the jury deadlocks on the death penalty. He spends 21 years in prison and gets out in 1984.
For those wondering (and you know who you are), California Democrats defined the political beliefs you must hold to watch the World Cup in a series of X posts:
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever voted against immigration."
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever spoken out against DEI."
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you only want people to speak English."
Posted by: Duncanthrax
4
>>>Missed opportunity to put the comments section in a gray box.
I assumed it would just happen organically.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:03 PM (1wjle)
5
@timburchett - 3h
This is not the America my father fought for.
City Council meeting in Hamtramck, MI
Hard to believe that this is America
https://tinyurl.com/yw4mj8f6
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 06:05 PM (P4ocI)
6
'"... a,' how do I put this, corny low-IQ posturing imbecile who was simultaneously bemoaning the low state of the "common man" while simultaneously holding himself superior to the "common man" and who can't, what's the word?, sing and can barely play guitar.'
'He's a thickwitted New Jersey trash yokel that stupid rock critics, always on the lookout for the next Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Saviors to the World -- of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero -- gassed up into a sweaty-balled "genius."'
Outstanding. That's exactly what he is.
Posted by: front toward enemy at June 12, 2026 06:07 PM (TIizU)
7
5 @timburchett - 3h
This is not the America my father fought for.
City Council meeting in Hamtramck, MI
Hard to believe that this is America
**********************************
It's the America that Henry Ford fought for.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 06:07 PM (JN6SH)
8
I like a fair number of Springsteen tunes.
Even though he is a douchebag.
I am making a bold statement here.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 12, 2026 06:08 PM (ufFY8)
9
Best reviews of Springsteen's work ever. Too kind, if anything.
Posted by: huerfano at June 12, 2026 06:08 PM (VJX5o)
10
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if "
You can stop there. It's a deal!
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 06:08 PM (Jr5Lq)
11
"Healthy masculinity to me is like leaning away from whenever there is some sort of impulse or expectation you've put on yourself to like shut down."
He's so dreamy.
Posted by: Pawl at June 12, 2026 06:08 PM (vFG9F)
12
Shit, it DID get dark. Murderous rage level rising.
This is lighter from earlier.
I found this today and next to Obama's Library of Doom, this may be my new favouritest things this year...
From Deadline
"Slam Frank, the critically acclaimed and provocative new musical that reimagines Anne Frank’s story “through an intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop lens,” will begin a limited engagement Off Broadway this September.
Inspired by a viral Twitter thread that asked, “Did Anne Frank ever acknowledge her white privilege?”, Slam Frank imagines what happens when a progressive community theater company decides to transform Anne Frank’s story into an intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop musical. Producers describe the musical as “part satire, part reckoning, all conversation-starter.”"
Did Anne Frank ever acknowledge her white privilege?
Yeah, okay....
13
Harvey Marcelin is a product of a poor environment. There's nothing wrong with him, I can prove it.
Posted by: Randolph Duke at June 12, 2026 06:09 PM (z20w/)
14
I'm sure that the CA Democrats got a lot of negative feedback on that
And on another note / that is one revolting looking fake transgender besides being a demonic murderer.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 06:10 PM (rZCVI)
15
"How do you see the literal End of Civilization going?"
Poorly for me. I'm resigned to it.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 06:10 PM (Jr5Lq)
16
Inspired by a viral Twitter thread that asked, “Did Anne Frank ever acknowledge her white privilege?”, Slam Frank imagines what happens when a progressive community theater company decides to transform Anne Frank’s story into an intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop musical. Producers describe the musical as “part satire, part reckoning, all conversation-starter.”"
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The fact that this is even a thing shows just how far civilization has fallen...
17
Taking the "Week in Woke: aka High Bloodpressure thread" one part at a time:
"Most Americans don't mind that you have a different view; what they resent is being lectured and chastised for having an opposing view from the very act they paid good money to see," Eldridge said.
______________________________
Let's clarify. "Most Americans ON THE RIGHT don't mind that you have a different view..." While, moist Americans ON THE LEFT will immediately transgress into ad hominem attack if your view differs from theirs in any fashion, and you don't display reverence for their excellent intelligence on the matter.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 06:11 PM (dIske)
18
>>>I like a fair number of Springsteen tunes.
Even though he is a douchebag.
I am making a bold statement here.
I think we're all getting the quote wrong because we're all trying to make it make sense.
I think the BlacKKK submoron said,
"I'm taking a bold statement here,"
which makes no sense so we keep trying to rewrite it.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:13 PM (1wjle)
19
I saw video of the Chris Robinson thing. A LOT of people walked out.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 06:13 PM (YwEeS)
20 If the subway guy is nuts, he's not innocent of killing someone. He killed her. Proof in the video. To preserve public order he needs to be detained. He may not go to prison but he also can't just walk out of court.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 06:13 PM (rqNGS)
21
Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Savior to the World --of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero
Dude?
Posted by: David Cassidy at June 12, 2026 06:13 PM (wGerL)
22
>>>19 I saw video of the Chris Robinson thing. A LOT of people walked out.
they showed up to hear the near-novelty-song level "Hot to Handle," they deserve what the got.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:14 PM (1wjle)
23
"So Gomes even had a gun on him, yet he still used hand tools to perpetrate his barbaric crimes. Fall River Reporter added gruesome details in a follow-up post:
"According to DA Quinn, the murder scene was the worst he's every seen. One victim was shot in his car, dragged onto the street and beat with a brick. The second man was killed by a pitch fork to the back of the head. There are reports of an illegal boxing lead up to the violence.
"These all sound like south-of-the-equator behaviors to me. Gomes' appearance at his arraignment reinforced my impression, as he required a Brazilian Portuguese interpreter."
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You know who did routinely did this sort of shit to wounded and dead white men, especially soldiers? The women of Plains Indian tribes. Pound the enemy's faces to jelly with stones. Cut off their heads, or at least attempt to. Is there a connection? I dunno. It's Stone Age behavior.
Wearing hijab indicates she is eligible for marriage.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 06:14 PM (P4ocI)
25
I'm such an ace fanboy. No homo, but it is embarrassing sometimes.
Posted by: front toward enemy at June 12, 2026 06:15 PM (TIizU)
26
I think I need a drink after reading all of this. My first summer gin and tonic on the deck due to circumstances beyond my control. Drink!
I've never liked croak voice Springsteen. Ever. The only person I knew who did was my BIL and he was tone deaf.
The 88yr old wheelchair tranny looks like a witch from a childhood Halloween book. Wth to let him out after killing 2 girls? I guess if Bundy was still around he could be President!
A good day but very busy as the baby girl is starting to crawl. She does well in reverse for reasons unknown, but is figuring it out and the peace of babysitting will now be gone until she stops eating whatever she finds. She's very cute and an easy lass who never cries. No problem and blessed.
Have a good weekend, Ace!
This week I am positive today is Friday!
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 12, 2026 06:15 PM (WONhk)
27
I like a few songs by Springsteen but was never a big fan.
MTV tried to hype him like the second coming of Bob Dylan in the mid-80s, but I was never that impressed (by either of them).
John Mellencamp actually disappointed me more with his politics. He was quite the fixture in the 80s for many people.
Chris Robinson can suck it.
I liked one CD of theirs enough to buy it, and haven't really listened to it since the mid-90s.
He's always been sort of a prick.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 06:15 PM (6ydKt)
31The Belfast Riots Are an Anti-Migrant Pogrom - and the British Media Has Serious Questions to Answer - Owen Jones
Toss Greer calls them pogroms and the BBC's response: "...other political parties out there who would argue that a lot of these people were out there last night just articulating what they would think are legitimate views that are opposed to yours...But listen, let's move on.”
So pogroms are "legitimate" to the BBC
Next time I feel like articulating my political views, i shall remember that taking up arms is considered a legitimate option.
The media and the government need to address that the UK has a racism problem. No trying to pretend it's 'genuine concerns' or people at the end of the tether. The rioters are attacking people who are not white. It is racism or even 'white supremacy' that is the issue here
Labour were far too soft on the Southport rioters and they need to stop the far-right not waste time and political capital trying to appease them.
Once again, black and brown ppl are told to keep calm and carry on when this is the 3rd year in a row they are subjected to collective punishment for gov't policy failures
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 12, 2026 06:17 PM (ycI94)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 06:17 PM (P4ocI)
34
>>>Have a good weekend, Ace!
This week I am positive today is Friday!
you too Christy!
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:17 PM (1wjle)
35
I remember the first time we had a gig at the club that springbean played and made famous. Heard about it for years, they made it sound magical, its the place, man. What a spinal tap moment when a metal band shows up, goes inside, looks around and then at each other and says "fuck, this place is a shithole".
Everything about that douchebag is fake.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 06:17 PM (snZF9)
36
The one on throat slasher has been deleted, ace.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:17 PM (zZu0s)
I think we're all getting the quote wrong because we're all trying to make it make sense.
I think the BlacKKK submoron said,
"I'm taking a bold statement here,"
which makes no sense so we keep trying to rewrite it.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:13 PM (1wjle)
We are rewriting it because we are much, much smarter.
I'm taking a bold statement here.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 12, 2026 06:17 PM (ufFY8)
38
My full experience of watching soccer consists of driving past the soccer fields where the little boys and girls were running around in knee socks and colorful jerseys when I was on my way home from work. For decades, I saw them running to and sometimes fro, screaming in their high-pitched voices, in the 30 seconds it took me to pass the fields. The children were not the same, year after year, but they may as well have been. It probably wore those little farts out and that's good for the parents. This is what I know of soccer.
Posted by: huerfano at June 12, 2026 06:18 PM (VJX5o)
39
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 12, 2026 06:08 PM (ufFY -------
Pretty much everything before Born in the USA is excellent.
Posted by: 496 at June 12, 2026 06:18 PM (sOtuf)
40
>>“Healthy masculinity to me is…like leaning away from whenever there is some sort of impulse or expectation you’ve put on yourself to like shut down.”
What does that even mean?
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 06:19 PM (viF8m)
41
I had a GF who was a Black Crows fan. We saw them perform at the Aragon Ballroom. They are unbearably shrill vocally. Not my thing. She also liked estrogen-heavy moaner Melissa Etheridge; yuck.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 06:20 PM (Jr5Lq)
42 Wait for my musical "The Many Loves of Martin Luther King".
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 06:20 PM (rqNGS)
43
I wouldn't go near the guy in the wheelchair (let alone have him as a *roommate*!) just based on his face and expression.
We are wired to sheer away from things which are abnormal and signal danger. If you insist on ignoring your wiring, well, so be it, but don't whine "Somebody should have told me!!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:20 PM (wzUl9)
44
Rather than piss and moan about the horrors of it all, when can we expect some pushback? I'd presume it's getting close, but I thought that 5 years ago.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 06:20 PM (jehhT)
Posted by: huerfano at June 12, 2026 06:21 PM (VJX5o)
47For those wondering (and you know who you are), California Democrats defined the political beliefs you must hold to watch the World Cup in a series of X posts:
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever voted against immigration."
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever spoken out against DEI."
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you only want people to speak English."
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Well, damn. Now I wish a gave a shit about the World Cup. I do enjoy a good spite watch.
Posted by: Puddleglum, chillin' in Amish Country at June 12, 2026 06:21 PM (bfy6w)
48Pro-Hamas "protesters" smashed a female cop in the spine with a sledgehammer to stop her from arresting their fellow "protesters." They had invaded the offices of a business they claim was an "arms supplier to Israel," which is 1, probably a lie, and 2, it also wouldn't matter if they were legally selling arms to Israel, you fucking degenerate terrorists.
I saw the surveillance video from that somewhere a week or so ago. These people used a van to ram the rolling doors of the warehouse portion of the building, then a group strolled in with masks and sledgehammers chasing a security guard down the hallway.
Cops eventually get there and have to chase them around the building, until eventually putting one guy down with a Tazer and a loud-mouthed chick got the same treatment after she refused to comply.
The left is getting brazen world-wide.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 06:21 PM (6ydKt)
49
i replaced Today's Throat Slashing link but I think the Euros are deleting them.
I'm not going to keep updating. Search for "Burnley Lancanshire knife attack."
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:21 PM (1wjle)
50 "You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever voted against immigration."
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever spoken out against DEI."
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you only want people to speak English."
___________
Thank God! I'm off the hook!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 06:21 PM (rqNGS)
51
I can't understand what Springsteen is "singing" about most of the time. He was once a fairly good songwriter, and there are some lyrics in one or two of his songs that are pretty good. Otherwise, I could do without hearing his name again ever.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:21 PM (wzUl9)
52
If I want to listen to an impression of Bob Dylan I'll listen to Tom Petty, not Bruce, thank you very much.
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at June 12, 2026 06:22 PM (zdYK9)
53
Best reviews of Springsteen's work ever. Too kind, if anything.
Posted by: huerfano
He's first and foremost a monumental phony. He wrote about fixin' cars when he couldn't even drive. He claimed homo status to avoid the draft. He ain't no working class hero and his newer stuff is awful.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 06:22 PM (l26NL)
54
What does that even mean?
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 06:19 PM (viF8m)
She is a deeply disturbed woman who hates everyone around her, probably due to abuse within Hollywood and so she wants to be a dude because then she won't have to feel anything.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:22 PM (zZu0s)
55
>>>She also liked estrogen-heavy moaner Melissa Etheridge; yuck.
I only remember the name and the album cover with her covering her boobs with a Gibson (?) guitar.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:22 PM (1wjle)
56
>>> Presiding Federal Judge Kenneth Bell found that Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr did not understand the proceedings and would be unable to assist in his defense.
At that moment he should have been taking out back and shot like the rabid dog he is.
For some reason long thought-out deliberated pre-meditated murder is deemed worse than someone just up and killing somebody for shits and grins. The spontaneous killers are the ones who should be put down soonest.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 12, 2026 06:22 PM (/lPRQ)
57
How do you see the literal End of Civilization going? Do you think you're going to finally get to the gym and put on a quick 40 pounds of muscle you you can start cracking heads?
_______________________________
The perfect scenario would be an asteroid (world ender) coming for the Earth with about a week or two advance notice. However, Trump makes the announcement at a press conference, so no one on the Left believes him....and the Right gets two weeks of aggressive therapy of a symbolic nature without challenge due to the Lefts irrational bias. IOW, we make a list and try to get our check marks within the remaining time frame.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 06:23 PM (dIske)
Posted by: DPICM at June 12, 2026 06:23 PM (zweKz)
59
Turning Point UK 🇬🇧
@TPointUK
11h
Northern Ireland police deploy late night snatch squads grabbing community leaders to deter future anti-migrant protests.
Did they ever do anything like this during Black Lives Matter or the Palestine marches?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 06:24 PM (P4ocI)
61
>>>Do you understand that when the social compact finally dissolves in degenerate third-world terrorist acid, you weaklings will be the first in danger? Do you not understand that the social compact protects you pathetic crybaby bitchmade soyboys and Obese Karens with extreme emotional dysregulation most of all?
62“Healthy masculinity to me is…like leaning away from whenever there is some sort of impulse or expectation you’ve put on yourself to like shut down.”
What does that even mean?
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026
***
Parsing carefully with my magnificent Ellery Queenian brain, I think "Elliott" means that if you have the impulse or urge to "shut down," you should lean away from it; that *that* is "healthy masculinity."
Or, you know, it might just be baby's prattle.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:24 PM (wzUl9)
63
I only remember the name and the album cover with her covering her boobs with a Gibson (?) guitar.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:22 PM (1wjle)
Wasn't she 'im the only one'?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:24 PM (zZu0s)
64
So "Elliot" Paige hated men so much that she became one so (s)he can set an example for the rest of us men on how to live our lives???
Sorry toots, if you cry all of the time and bruise when you bump into a door frame, you ain't a man.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 12, 2026 06:25 PM (THY4u)
65
when i saw the bosses visage on both my mom's news mag and the one the neighnors read, i had never heard of him. he got an enormous boost when he was a local sensation. the first stuff i heard on the radio was ok, and eventually i became fond of clarence clemons amazing work. but it got old really fast and was never deserving of all the hype they received. i knew a kid that was really impressed by an estreet show he saw, but one time driving past alpine valley the marquis announced zztop was playing there ansd he was like, "who's that?" so... yeah. then my besty married into a fam of gals that were all brucet bonkers. the drunmken shouting matches that ensued over the years were legendary- none of my crew was having any of that.
Posted by: cmeat at June 12, 2026 06:25 PM (R11M+)
66
If you take away singing about being on the edge of town during the wee-wee hours, there's not much else left.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Bay Area Stochastic Musicologist (and Housekeeper) at June 12, 2026 06:25 PM (kLJmv)
67
Itinerant Alley, to my way of thinking due process was done at that point and execution should have been scheduled for the next morning.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 06:26 PM (5P5DO)
68
There is so much wrong out there about being declared incompetent- the goal in that 4 months is to make him competent so he can stand trial. Which is the outcome I want. He is not running free, he is in a mental health facility, incarcerated if you will. If he is not competent, he stays in the facility until he is - and then he goes to trial. Do people get out of these facilities? Yes. The person who shot Reagan is an example. But he was in the mental health facility for decades. I do not think he should have been freed, but it wasn’t 2 weeks and released.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 06:26 PM (OoFl2)
69 corny low-IQ posturing imbecile who was simultaneously bemoaning the low state of the "common man" while holding himself superior to the "common man" and who can't, what's the word?, sing and can barely play guitar.
He's no Southside Johnny, that's for sure.
Posted by: t-bird at June 12, 2026 06:26 PM (Q6Bu6)
70
Sorry toots, if you cry all of the time and bruise when you bump into a door frame, you ain't a man.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 12, 2026 06:25 PM (THY4u)
That and the whole front hole where the penis should be thing.
71"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever voted against immigration."
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever spoken out against DEI."
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you only want people to speak English."
I considered sneaking in some clips to surprise you guys, but that's a little too cruel and gay.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at June 12, 2026 06:26 PM (ycI94)
72
Bruce Springsteen fucking sucks. Most overrated performer ever. I'm convinced that nobody actually likes him, everyone just thinks they'll be the weird one if they point out that he sucks.
I'm annoyed about you bringing up the Black Crowes, because I can't remember their one song at all right now, but I feel like pretty soon it's going to pop into my head and then won't leave for the rest of the weekend.
Posted by: Cave Johnson at June 12, 2026 06:26 PM (ZpO+l)
75
I like a fair number of Springsteen tunes.
Even though he is a douchebag.
I am making a bold statement here.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt
===
Every song of his I thought I liked, then I realized its Peter Gabriel.
Unforgivable mistake.
Well there was that other song that was so-so... ooops, John Cougar Mellonballs.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 12, 2026 06:27 PM (/lPRQ)
76
the record industry gave a big old push to a lot of crap musicians
https://youtu.be/MNaEKGCZoSQ?si=cZxC5B9J-tLEPRMv
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:27 PM (1wjle)
77
My full experience of watching soccer consists of driving past the soccer fields where the little boys and girls were running around in knee socks and colorful jerseys when I was on my way home from work. For decades, I saw them running to and sometimes fro, screaming in their high-pitched voices, in the 30 seconds it took me to pass the fields. The children were not the same, year after year, but they may as well have been. It probably wore those little farts out and that's good for the parents. This is what I know of soccer.
Posted by: huerfano at June 12, 2026 06:18 PM (VJX5o)
We made up games to do that far better than soccer. One was bullet, like dodge ball with tennis balls. If you got hit you could not use the limb as if you were shot and had to go to the hospital area to recover. If you got a fatal hit, well you are out.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 06:27 PM (uhVAy)
78
For some reason long thought-out deliberated pre-meditated murder is deemed worse than someone just up and killing somebody for shits and grins. The spontaneous killers are the ones who should be put down soonest.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 12, 2026 06:22 PM (/lPRQ)
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It is an interesting problem.
The spontaneous killer probably doesn't understand the difference between right/wrong, good/evil. It's beyond their comprehension.
The pre-meditated killer presumably understands that society considers their choice to be wrong/evil, but goes ahead and does it anyway.
82“Healthy masculinity to me is…like leaning away from whenever there is some sort of impulse or expectation you’ve put on yourself to like shut down.”
What does that even mean?
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 06:19 PM (viF8m)
If someone disrespects me, I'm going to stab them in the heart.
Pretend men have no idea how often guys rein themselves in because the only other option is a fight.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 06:28 PM (ExV1e)
83
Marcelin then took Leydon's remains and dumped her torso on a street corner and rolled over to a 99 Cent store with the severed leg in his wheelchair.
Marcelin has spent more than 50 years in prison, dating back to 1963, for killing 2 of his girlfriends before being let out on parole in 2019 after he promised to stay out of trouble.
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But he promised guys....
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 12, 2026 06:28 PM (THY4u)
84 My congresswoman, Hillary Scholtan, has been exposed in divorce filings to have had bugging devices placed on her husband's car and being subject to psychotic rants.
There are no sane women democrats in Michigan, especially the ones who claim to be churchgoing moderates.
Posted by: Auspex at June 12, 2026 06:28 PM (Y8DZL)
90
There is so much wrong out there about being declared incompetent- the goal in that 4 months is to make him competent so he can stand trial. Which is the outcome I want. He is not running free, he is in a mental health facility, incarcerated if you will. If he is not competent, he stays in the facility until he is - and then he goes to trial. Do people get out of these facilities? Yes. The person who shot Reagan is an example. But he was in the mental health facility for decades. I do not think he should have been freed, but it wasn’t 2 weeks and released.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 06:26 PM (OoFl2)
I don't care if *he* understands it. If a mad dog is captured and we decide what to do with it, it doesn't matter if he understands.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 06:29 PM (uhVAy)
91
I'm going to make a bold claim, in keeping with ace's policy.
Listening to my cats yowl in their cat carriers as I take them to the vet is preferable to listening to any of Bruce Springsteen's music.
92
Springsteen's second album is actually pretty good. I will still listen to it from time to time. It didn't sell back then though, and to me his entire career track was simplify, simplify til the Born In The USA album hit right in the center of mainstream rock at that time and made him a mint. Basically Huey Lewis at that point. He also put on lengthy dramatic concerts back then. Politics? He was a high school dropout and was schooled in leftism by commie rock critics who also pushed him as a cult figure and kept him afloat til he became commercial. The defining moment of his personality to me is that after the USA tour was over he basically told his supposedly beloved E Street Band it was over and they were on their own, too bad. When being a solo act didn't bring in enough money eventually he called them back again.
Posted by: Azjaeger at June 12, 2026 06:30 PM (3/XaG)
93Rather than piss and moan about the horrors of it all, when can we expect some pushback? I'd presume it's getting close, but I thought that 5 years ago.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 06:20 PM (jehhT)
If we survive this phase of history, the books will make it seem like the time was shorter.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 06:30 PM (ExV1e)
94
ALERT: Elderly New York City transgender serial killer who rode around with his girlfriends' severed leg in his electric wheelchair will serve the rest of their life behind bars.
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Is it their or thems? I don't even know anymore.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 12, 2026 06:30 PM (THY4u)
95
Elderly "trans" serial killer with his girlfriend's severed leg while operating an electric wheelchair.
________________________
TBH, I would have liked to have seen that just to say "I saw that." Hell, just reading about this is an event.
Did he lead the cops on a chase before being arrested? Reaching up from the wheelchair with the leg to push the crossing button on the street.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 06:31 PM (dIske)
96
He understood how to get on a subway and stab an innocent person. I want him dead.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 06:31 PM (5P5DO)
97Parsing carefully with my magnificent Ellery Queenian brain, I think "Elliott" means that if you have the impulse or urge to "shut down," you should lean away from it; that *that* is "healthy masculinity."
Or, you know, it might just be baby's prattle.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026
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The nonsensical ravings of a lunatic mind!
Posted by: Viktor Fronkensteen, M.D. at June 12, 2026 06:31 PM (wzUl9)
98
I am very confused as to why the world is as backwards as it seems right now, it doesn’t make any sense. Why would anyone want to protect 3rd world heathens who cost money and commit crimes, heinous disgusting crimes? Who doesn’t recoil at a child being raped? Who thinks they are on the side of good when they kidnap people in the dead of night for wrongthink?
Hey wait a minute- didn’t the left say Trump would snatch people off the street in the dead of night because he is a monster?
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 06:31 PM (OoFl2)
99
If you're snatching people up in the middle of the night, wouldn't that more than likely cause more people to be pissed?
I'm taking a bold statement here.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 06:32 PM (n5tGW)
100
I saw Springsteen on my 19th birthday. A friend of mine was a scalper and got us front row tickets. I was really blown away by the 3 and a half hour concert and really became a fan. So his recent foray into thinly disguised Marxism is painful for me, but I deleted his whole catalogue.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 06:32 PM (l26NL)
101Presiding Federal Judge Kenneth Bell found that Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr did not understand the proceedings and would be unable to assist in his defense
Funny, I don't understand the proceedings and would be unable to assist in his defense, either. Because he has none.
Posted by: t-bird at June 12, 2026 06:32 PM (Q6Bu6)
Because I can't hate this bitch enough already....
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 12, 2026 06:27 PM (Sco7b)
I can't press the mute button fast enough when that cvnt's face appears...
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 12, 2026 06:32 PM (ufFY8)
103 Marcelin has spent more than 50 years in prison, dating back to 1963, for killing 2 of his girlfriends before being let out on parole in 2019 after he promised to stay out of trouble.
But he promised guys....
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 12, 2026 06:28
It's like the judges see a psycho killer and use I can fix him as a guiding principle.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 12, 2026 06:32 PM (Y6Hh/)
104
91 I'm going to make a bold claim, in keeping with ace's policy.
Listening to my cats yowl in their cat carriers as I take them to the vet is preferable to listening to any of Bruce Springsteen's music.
I never understood why he was popular.
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Same, always thought he sucked; but then again, I'm a MetalHead so...
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 12, 2026 06:32 PM (THY4u)
105
Saw the Black Crows once. Heaviest pot smell in any concert I ever attended, including the Dead. They were ok, appears second hand smoke has gotten to Robinson
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 06:32 PM (IiEl1)
106
Hey wait a minute- didn’t the left say Trump would snatch people off the street in the dead of night because he is a monster?
Posted by: Piper
He was using government power to abduct the wrong people!!!!
Posted by: Transtifa/Commie/Open Borders Alliance at June 12, 2026 06:33 PM (ycI94)
107
If you're snatching people up in the middle of the night, wouldn't that more than likely cause more people to be pissed?
I'm taking a bold statement here.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 06:32 PM (n5tGW)
As I said earlier:
These cops have houses.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:33 PM (zZu0s)
109
You'll meet a Leo in a Geo,
he'll take you down to Rio,
this week's lucky numbers are
two eight six five three-oh.
Posted by: Bruce Springsteen's Astrological Forecast at June 12, 2026 06:34 PM (1wjle)
110
I thought the CA Democrat Party World Cup postings were a parody until I went on X and found lots of gems such as this one:
California Democratic Party
@CA_Dem
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Jun 10
California is still counting votes and that’s a good thing. In a state with more than 23 million voters, ensuring that every ballot is verified and processed takes time. Every vote deserves to be counted.
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 06:34 PM (kX27y)
111
96 He understood how to get on a subway and stab an innocent person. I want him dead.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026
I want him dead, too. Which is why I want him to be declared competent as soon as possible so he can go to trial.
I do wonder if we are going to get a legally insane verdict, though, as high as that bar is. But I believe in NC, you then go spend the rest of your life in a mental hospital. Maybe another insane person can meter out justice.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 06:34 PM (OoFl2)
112
You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you're straight .
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 06:35 PM (GseMx)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:35 PM (zZu0s)
114
"If you're snatching people up in the middle of the night, wouldn't that more than likely cause more people to be pissed?"
Not if they were already up to take a piss.
Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at June 12, 2026 06:35 PM (Vpqw1)
115
In fairness, the Black Crowes did have a couple of other hits besides the Otis Redding cover (the original of which I heard for the first time a few weeks ago and thought an inferior version).
Posted by: logorof at June 12, 2026 06:35 PM (jo6FO)
124
88 year old Harvey looks like Scorpius from Farscape which he was nicknamed Harvey .
Too weird.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 06:37 PM (GseMx)
125"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever voted against immigration."
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever spoken out against DEI."
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you only want people to speak English."
How about, "You're not allowed to benefit from living in America if you believe any of those things"?
Posted by: GWB at June 12, 2026 06:37 PM (kU0PQ)
126
frequently leftists leave out the word "illegal" when talking about immigration. so much so you might think it on purpose.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 06:37 PM (n5tGW)
127
No out of country vacays for me. Fuck that shit.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at June 12, 2026 06:37 PM (0GyNw)
128
62 “Healthy masculinity to me is…like leaning away from whenever there is some sort of impulse or expectation you’ve put on yourself to like shut down.”
What does that even mean?
Posted by: JackStraw
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She'll still bend over for the right guy.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 06:38 PM (P4ocI)
129
Oh no, I have violated all four of those World Cup rules! Its OK I wasn't going to watch it anyway so its good
Posted by: Azjaeger at June 12, 2026 06:38 PM (3/XaG)
Posted by: biteme at June 12, 2026 06:38 PM (xWS9V)
131
If there's one thing that's guaranteed to calm things down in Ireland, it's the Brits snatching up community leaders.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Queer Starmer can really read a room, can't he?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 06:38 PM (l26NL)
132
88 year old Harvey looks like Scorpius from Farscape which he was nicknamed Harvey .
Too weird.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 06:37 PM (GseMx)
Scorpius was a lot more sane.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:38 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Pascal at June 12, 2026 06:38 PM (XXncT)
134117 Read that in a Peter Lorre voice.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats
Contemplating a crime
Posted by: Dark L at June 12, 2026 06:36 PM (DZ9Lv)
A Righteous earworm:
https://youtu.be/Ak_MTXQALa0
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Bay Area Stochastic Musicologist (and Housekeeper) at June 12, 2026 06:38 PM (kLJmv)
135
The closest Bruce Springsteen got to a decent song was Glory Days. For him, that was probably the first time he managed a boner.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 06:38 PM (qx7Zg)
136
Wait. There are still mental hospitals? I thought that was so '70s, you know, like Pet Rocks and avocado-colored refrigerators.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:36 PM (wzUl9)
Well, they brought back avocado-colored refrigerators, so....
Posted by: GWB at June 12, 2026 06:38 PM (kU0PQ)
137
"looked it up -- he pretended to be on LSD and mentally ill."
Albert Bouchard (BOC) went to his induction physical actually on LSD. Failed.
Posted by: Dark L at June 12, 2026 06:39 PM (DZ9Lv)
138
The press here doesn't identify the perps description initially if they are of a certain ethnicity.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 06:39 PM (GseMx)
139
>>135 The closest Bruce Springsteen got to a decent song was Glory Days. For him, that was probably the first time he managed a boner.
that's so horrible, the corniest, stupidest, drunk guys singalong song.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:39 PM (1wjle)
140
Piper , you are a good person. I am a vengeful bitch. The competency trial was due process enough. Caught in the act, instant execution.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 06:39 PM (5P5DO)
141
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever voted against immigration."
It's a trick! No one's ever voted against it. Or for it. No one's ever asked the voters to weigh in, period.
Posted by: JuJuBee at June 12, 2026 06:40 PM (tM5h4)
142
I have two questions about the World Cup of kickyball.
How many stadiums do you expect to see damaged or destroyed by the fans?
How many stadiums will be empty because all the fans are at Buc-ee's?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 06:40 PM (qx7Zg)
143
Strong work again this week, Ace. Why don't you finish out the afternoon and then take the rest of the week off.
(I'm not supposed to let this leak, but you are still in the running for Employee of the Month)
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 06:40 PM (qgHp7)
144Wait. There are still mental hospitals? I thought that was so '70s, you know, like Pet Rocks and avocado-colored refrigerators.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026
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Well, they brought back avocado-colored refrigerators, so....
Posted by: GWB at June 12, 2026
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How about a Harvest Gold one? I'd love one of those!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:40 PM (wzUl9)
145
Scorpius was a lot more sane.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:38 PM (zZu0s)
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One of the best villains ever.
146
On the flip side of horror, I saw my first yellow swallowtail butterfly yesterday. Size of a bird. This is always a monumental day for my 5yr old 1st girlie and me. She's seen white ones and beat me to the day.
I was in the car in a parking lot (waiting on my dude) and it flew by as Unchained Melody (live with Andy Williams) came on my phone.
Before autotune or lip sync and every note he sang was perfection.
That song will never get old altho I rarely have it come up on my mix. I think God knew I needed that butterfly.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 12, 2026 06:41 PM (WONhk)
147
Born in the USA was anti-American so he can't blame being a douche nozzle on Trump. He's always been that way.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 06:41 PM (GseMx)
148
Contemplating a crime
Posted by: Dark L at June 12, 2026 06:36 PM (DZ9Lv)
A Righteous earworm:
https://youtu.be/Ak_MTXQALa0
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes,
Nice!
Posted by: Dark L at June 12, 2026 06:41 PM (DZ9Lv)
149
I almost want to watch one minute of soccer to defy these people who are telling me what I am allowed to do. But I can't really afford to waste that minute.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 06:42 PM (n5tGW)
150
You can wrap your fridge in any color, pattern, or image you want nowadays.
151
>>(which I guess would include garrett, and I don't mean that as an insult, but garrett generally has ecumenical tastes and likes most of the big rock acts)
Can't you just go back to calling me gay?
Because, this...THIS is insulting.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 06:42 PM (JIHG4)
152
I’ve always been fascinated by people who believe some jackass who can sing a song or act in a movie has something truthful, unbiased and cogent to say about, well, anything. We have truly lost the art of argument, and an ability to factually and intellectually debate, or even understand, simple facts and make truthful conclusions. Social media has made people more lazy and stupid.
Springsteen was always a mouth breathing retard, whose music sucked and never lived up to the hype, promoted by his fellow tards. He turned the plight of displaced workers into a lifetime gig that made him millions, and made them props. He’s an idiot who if he didn’t have a stage to stand on, would be dribbling his fake ass delusional nonsense outside the local 7-11.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 12, 2026 06:42 PM (upeQk)
153 How about a Harvest Gold one? I'd love one of those!
Heh. I picked up a GE Hotpoint in Harvest Gold a few years back for $200. Wife found it on FB marketplace or some other local app.
Posted by: biteme at June 12, 2026 06:43 PM (xWS9V)
154
Springsteen was always a mouth breathing retard, whose music sucked and never lived up to the hype, promoted by his fellow tards. He turned the plight of displaced workers into a lifetime gig that made him millions, and made them props. He’s an idiot who if he didn’t have a stage to stand on, would be dribbling his fake ass delusional nonsense outside the local 7-11.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 12, 2026 06:42 PM (upeQk)
So, he'd be casting a late ballot in LA for Raman for $5.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 06:43 PM (qx7Zg)
Posted by: Viso Latte at June 12, 2026 06:43 PM (W28X+)
156
One of the best villains ever.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 12, 2026 06:41 PM (gnNyN)
He was understandable. Ruthless. You can understand why he was doing what he did.
And yet the show never tried to make him a hero, even in the buddy episodes.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:43 PM (zZu0s)
157
When they were good, the Black Crowes were quite good, and Robinson could sing well, good 70s style blues rock, but that was 30 years ago and it's a little odd that he thinks he's enough of a deal still to have political influence lol.
Posted by: Azjaeger at June 12, 2026 06:43 PM (3/XaG)
158You can wrap your fridge in any color, pattern, or image you want nowadays.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026
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Like the colorful "wraps" gang members put on their cars? Not my style, ese.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:43 PM (wzUl9)
159
Wife made her own version of the Taco Bell Steak Cantina bowl.
Pretty damn tasty.
This Gimlet ain’t bad either.
I’m glad Musk is now a trillionaire, his success will be our success.
Or at the very least, shareholders success.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 06:43 PM (XV/Pl)
160
118 Wait. There are still mental hospitals? I thought that was so '70s, you know, like Pet Rocks and avocado-colored refrigerators.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
Yes, just not as many as there used to be, and the standards for locking people up in them are vastly different. Because then you are locking people up without due process, which was the anrgument the left used to get us here. And there is a problem, right? Because there are people who legit need to be locked up. But there were also people getting locked up because they were mildly intellectually disabled (hello, Kennedys!), or because a husband thought his wife was a PIA so she was labeled “hysterical”. I guess a hysterectomy didn’t fix that issue or something. It’s like it’s all or nothing with this crowd.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 06:43 PM (OoFl2)
161
While that's bad, Europe is really putting on hall-of-fame performance
Who's got two thumbs up for Ireland finally finding their spine?
This guy.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 06:43 PM (+gsxO)
168
>“Healthy masculinity to me is…like leaning away from whenever there is some sort of impulse or expectation you’ve put on yourself to like shut down.”
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wtf does that even mean
Posted by: Don Black at June 12, 2026 06:45 PM (ZxPkt)
169
I saw the Black Crows at the Cynthia Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands , TX .
I want to say the White Stripes opened for them but I'd be lying.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 06:46 PM (GseMx)
170
Reagan used Born in the USA as his 1984 campaign song( well not him but his campaign) . Even as a kid I realized it was anti American as soon as I listened to the lyrics.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 06:46 PM (YwEeS)
171
Bruce Springsteen fucking sucks. Most overrated performer ever. I'm convinced that nobody actually likes him, everyone just thinks they'll be the weird one if they point out that he sucks.
Posted by: Cave Johnson at June 12, 2026 06:26 PM (ZpO+l)
I have no problem saying he blows ass.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 06:46 PM (snZF9)
It's like a fucking Muppets song except not catchy.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:47 PM (1wjle)
174
>>>Popehat -- Ken White, a deranged twitter-obsessive with emotional dysregulation and leftwing lawyer and in good standing with the bar in California, Pennsylvania, and DC
You left out the scariest part. White is a former assistant US attorney.
Posted by: No Name Today at June 12, 2026 06:47 PM (8mulE)
175"He can throw that *speedball by ya
Makin' love like a pool boy"
*WTF is a speedball? Is that a drugs thing?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026
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I seem to recall it was a mix of cocaine and heroin. Could be wrong, as I was never a druggie and never hung out with people who were into more than booze and a little pot.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:47 PM (wzUl9)
176
Best Springsteen song isn't even his. Jersey Girl is way better when done by Tom Waits.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 06:47 PM (viF8m)
177
Iirc a lot of fellow musicians hate Chris Robinson. I remember the dude from Blues Traveler in particular hating him.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 06:47 PM (YwEeS)
178The defining moment of his personality to me is that after the USA tour was over he basically told his supposedly beloved E Street Band it was over and they were on their own, too bad.
Funny, but he did exactly the same thing to his wife.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at June 12, 2026 06:47 PM (guGkK)
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 06:45 PM (0aYVJ)
Yup. It may have been what killed john belushi, I'm not quite sure. Its a drug thing. Cocain and heroin.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 06:48 PM (snZF9)
184 140 Piper , you are a good person. I am a vengeful bitch. The competency trial was due process enough. Caught in the act, instant execution.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 06:39 PM (5P5DO)
I agree with you completely there.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 12, 2026 06:48 PM (orF8y)
185
I can't stand his Santa Claus is Coming to Town either and people love that shit.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 06:48 PM (YwEeS)
@Kalshi 5h
JUST IN: SpaceX is now worth more than Canada
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 12, 2026 06:49 PM (diia5)
188
175 "He can throw that *speedball by ya
Makin' love like a pool boy"
*WTF is a speedball? Is that a drugs thing?
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026
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I seem to recall it was a mix of cocaine and heroin. Could be wrong, as I was never a druggie and never hung out with people who were into more than booze and a little pot.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:47 PM (wzUl9)
Could be a drug ref, could be baseball. Dunno, those lyrics are not as literal as 'Our House' by Madness.
189Piper , you are a good person. I am a vengeful bitch. The competency trial was due process enough. Caught in the act, instant execution.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 06:39 PM (5P5DO)
You, my dear, are a vengeful sweetypie.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 06:49 PM (ExV1e)
190
Howard Jones has more actually-good songs that continue to be relevant than Blockhead Springsteen, and I'm not joking, and I'll defend that position.
I'm not even taking a bold statement here. It's just obvious.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:49 PM (1wjle)
191
Also pretty much all the E street Band guys are also left wing cunts.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 06:49 PM (YwEeS)
192
"Like the colorful "wraps" gang members put on their cars? Not my style, ese.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere"
193 Best Springsteen song isn't even his. Jersey Girl is way better when done by Tom Waits.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026
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Bruce wrote "Fire," done by the Pointer Sisters, and "This Girl Is Mine" for Gary U.S. Bonds. As I say, he was (once) a good songwriter.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:49 PM (wzUl9)
194
I seem to recall it was a mix of cocaine and heroin. Could be wrong, as I was never a druggie and never hung out with people who were into more than booze and a little pot.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:47 PM (wzUl9)
Killed both Jim blushing and Chris Farley, iirc. And maybe the one gay guy from tropical thunder and that one mission impossible movie... Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:49 PM (zZu0s)
195
>>>I don't care if *he* understands it. If a mad dog is captured and we decide what to do with it, it doesn't matter if he understands.
Posted by: Oldcat
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Judge says, whether you have knowledge that you are breaking the law has no bearing on the case.
Whether you broke the law or not is the only concern.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 06:49 PM (P4ocI)
196
Most everything the Black Crowes have done since 'A Southern Harmony and Musical Companion' has been less than mediocre.
Springsteen was always a hack writer and musician.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 06:49 PM (JIHG4)
197
He used speedball because fastball would not work in that situation.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 06:49 PM (XV/Pl)
198
140 Piper , you are a good person. I am a vengeful bitch. The competency trial was due process enough. Caught in the act, instant execution.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 06:39 PM (5P5DO)
I don’t know that I am a good person. But I do think there are really tough ethical questions out there that are hard to wrestle with - like if someone is so legitimately psychotic they truly do not understand right from wrong what do you do with that? The failings with this guy are so, so many. The judges who thought they were helping him by not holding him accountable as he got more and more psychotic, they should have to face music, too. They aren’t mental ill. They are just stupid.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 06:50 PM (OoFl2)
199
>>>176 Best Springsteen song isn't even his. Jersey Girl is way better when done by Tom Waits.
oh sweet Lord I despise that song
it's such a transparent Pussy Getting Song yet it sucks so hard
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:50 PM (1wjle)
200
140 Piper , you are a good person. I am a vengeful bitch. The competency trial was due process enough. Caught in the act, instant execution.
Posted by: Ben Had
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Chicken Dinner.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 06:50 PM (P4ocI)
201
"You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you only want people to speak English."
Posted by: Duncanthrax
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:00 PM
I have a few words in ebonics, but I don't like futbol. Should I watch anyway? They're all cusswords if that helps.
Posted by: Eromero at June 12, 2026 06:50 PM (LHPAg)
202
John! Dammit I always get him mixed up with his Red Heat brother.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:50 PM (zZu0s)
203
He's a thickwitted New Jersey trash yokel that stupid rock critics, always on the lookout for the next Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Savior to the World -- of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero -- gassed up into a sweaty-balled "genius."
Fuck him and his adulterous tax-dodging hypocrisy. He's a less-charismatic Carmine Ragusa from Laverne & Shirley.
====
I wish I had this cruelty in mind when that douchebag in the next chair in 8th grade Spanish was trying to convince me how "Bruce" was teh awesome.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 12, 2026 06:50 PM (RIvkX)
204
Iirc a lot of fellow musicians hate Chris Robinson. I remember the dude from Blues Traveler in particular hating him.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 06:47 PM (YwEeS)
Because of what I've seen of him, John Popper could be a moron.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 06:51 PM (GseMx)
206
The best version of "Fire" is done by Robin Williams singing it in an Elmer Fudd voice.
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Bay Area Stochastic Musicologist (and Housekeeper) at June 12, 2026 06:51 PM (kLJmv)
207
I seem to recall it was a mix of cocaine and heroin. Could be wrong, as I was never a druggie and never hung out with people who were into more than booze and a little pot.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:47 PM (wzUl9)
I think John Belushi died from this. I don't honestly know why people get to this point, but I remember reading about it. Granted, I could be wrong as that was a long time ago and too lazy and drinking gin to look it up. He was so funny on SNL and Animal House. Gone too soon and we are left with wankers in 2026 who are not funny In Hollyweird.
I do like a few stand up comics. Not that anyone cares or reads what I write so I'm having two gin and tonics because after the last six weeks I deserve them.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 12, 2026 06:51 PM (WONhk)
208
88-year-old Harvey Marcelin seems like the institutionalized convict who keeps committing crimes to go back to prison.
I agree though, he should've been executed decades ago.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 06:51 PM (6ydKt)
209
>>I don’t know that I am a good person. But I do think there are really tough ethical questions out there that are hard to wrestle with - like if someone is so legitimately psychotic they truly do not understand right from wrong what do you do with that?
You either institutionalize them or put them down, depending on whether or not they are also violent.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 06:51 PM (JIHG4)
210
113 Mete
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:35 PM (zZu0s)
213
Ben Had, your comment above reminded me of a story of a WhiteHouse relative Alice possibly Roosevelt? who was known for her sharp words. She had a pillow embroidered something like, if you're a mean bitch, come sit over here by me.
I'm with you. Sometimes I think I'll try to be better but then I think of the people I feel vindictive toward and I think . . . no.
Posted by: Wenda at June 12, 2026 06:52 PM (UIfeN)
214
>>it's such a transparent Pussy Getting Song yet it sucks so hard
Dave Matthews - Crash into Me
Guilty as Charged.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 06:53 PM (JIHG4)
Soccer was invented by French women to give themselves something to do while their husbands cooked dinner.
Posted by: polynikes at June 12, 2026 06:53 PM (GseMx)
216
The Speedball thing was just Springsteen, a guy who never played baseball or really understood it, trying to write a line that makes him SEEM to be really an aficionado. Like I said, he's a total phony.
Also, a lot people think he wrote "wrapped up like a douche". I hindsight maybe they were right all along.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 06:53 PM (l26NL)
217
I'll make a bold statement I've made before.....
'Prometheus' and 'Freddy Got Fingered' weren't all that bad.
After all the crap of Star Trek Wars and Dr. Who, it was kind of a refreshing change of pace. And I remember ace's review of 'Freddy' but the movie was 25 years ago and Hollywood has gotten SOOOOooo much worse.
It wasn't a laugh riot and it was pretty stupid, but no gays, blacks bitching about racism or identity politics. It was like Shakespeare. Well not quite...
And it was $25 million in today's dollars. How that got through...
218
Pink Cadillac is a pretty good song. Reportedly Bette Miller wanted to buy it, but Springsteen recorded it himself instead.
Posted by: No Name Today at June 12, 2026 06:53 PM (8mulE)
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209 >>I don’t know that I am a good person. But I do think there are really tough ethical questions out there that are hard to wrestle with - like if someone is so legitimately psychotic they truly do not understand right from wrong what do you do with that?
You either institutionalize them or put them down, depending on whether or not they are also violent.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 06:51 PM (JIHG4)
"Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull
And cut a six-inch valley through the middle of my skull.
At night, I wake up with the sheets soakin' wet
And a freight train runnin' through the middle of my head --"
. . . are pretty evocative. Since I can't understand or remember any of the remaining lyrics, I can hardly say whether it's a good song overall or no.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:54 PM (wzUl9)
223
Don't forget Bruce brought us Blinded by the Light.
Posted by: pawn at June 12, 2026 06:54 PM (+rSJz)
224
Killed both Jim blushing and Chris Farley, iirc. And maybe the one gay guy from tropical thunder and that one mission impossible movie... Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:49 PM (zZu0s)
Phillip was not a homosexual, although you would never know it. So soft and flabby and oh...
Posted by: Lindsey Graham, Closeted Homosexual at June 12, 2026 06:54 PM (z20w/)
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Soccer is so homo. Apparently the US is playing a pair of gays tonight.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 06:55 PM (n5tGW)
"Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby, edgy and dull
And cut a six-inch valley through the middle of my skull.
At night, I wake up with the sheets soakin' wet
And a freight train runnin' through the middle of my head --"
. . . are pretty evocative. Since I can't understand or remember any of the remaining lyrics, I can hardly say whether it's a good song overall or no.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:54 PM (wzUl9)
"Hey little girl, is your Daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone?" Hits...differently now.
227
The "speedball by you" line in Glory Days shows you how much of a poseur Springsteen really is. No baseball fan ever used the term "speedball" for a fast ball. Heater , gas , cheese but never "speedball".
Liked Springsteen's early stuff, saw him twice. He's become such a douche any interest I had in him is gone.
The Band kills his Atlantic City
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 06:55 PM (IiEl1)
229
most annoying Pussy Getting Song (except for Jersey Girl) -- "Hey There Delilah"
https://youtu.be/h_m-BjrxmgI?si=t5t8l6U8KJoTdLQX
Like, glam metal acts have a lot of Pussy Getting Songs, but they're upfront about it. They're honest.
They don't pull this "Gee I'm such a nice guy, I'm just in love with a Jersey Girl named Delilah" act.
I really hate that. These soft, faggy songs that are TRANSPARENTLY cynical plays to get groupies to fuck them.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 06:56 PM (1wjle)
230
You either institutionalize them or put them down, depending on whether or not they are also violent.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 06:51 PM (JIHG4)
Most modern people no longer believe in actual evil, so they call it crazy.
Now, not saying there is not crazy, but, where is the line... because there is Evil out there.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 12, 2026 06:56 PM (mP0Kj)
231 How about that, I think I can bring over my willowed comment from the last thread:
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Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel ripped Elon Musk as a “wealthy weirdo” --
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Elon should reply:
Check, and check.
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and accused the newly minted trillionaire of “stealing from us” as the businessman launched a historic IPO.
During his monologue Thursday, “The Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host criticized Musk while raising concerns about SpaceX’s stock market presence potentially being “very risky for retirement accounts.”
Posted by: beckster
===============
Elon should ask him, "Did your hedge fund manager get an allotment, or are you waiting until the price goes down 35% before you buy?"
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 12, 2026 06:56 PM (n7rxJ)
Posted by: The Turtles at June 12, 2026 06:57 PM (vFG9F)
233
"I'm so sensitive
especially behind the ridge of my glans
I'm very sensitive
I really want to hear about your dreams
and your astrological fate
can you put your finger in my bum
it really cranks me up"
Posted by: ace's pussy getting song at June 12, 2026 06:57 PM (1wjle)
234
I'm a very old man so I know wag = wise ass guy
Posted by: Pascal at June 12, 2026 06:57 PM (XXncT)
235
Vanilla Ice talk radio interview by Clay and Buck show. Mr Ice, or Rob, said it was an honor to play at the 250 celebration and said sic 'musicians should stay in their lane and not be political, I don't even vote. I've been to parties at MarA Largo and Trump is a great host, I would have been thrilled to play basketball with Obama'
I wish all musicians and entertainers would take that stance (and I'm more lenient, they can vote, they can donate to Pols or PACs they like). But shut the hell up about politics when you are being PAID, and paid damn well, to entertain people and just do what you are being paid to do.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 12, 2026 06:58 PM (PV+Zw)
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227 The "speedball by you" line in Glory Days shows you how much of a poseur Springsteen really is. No baseball fan ever used the term "speedball" for a fast ball. Heater , gas , cheese but never "speedball".
Liked Springsteen's early stuff, saw him twice. He's become such a douche any interest I had in him is gone.
The Band kills his Atlantic City
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 06:55 PM (IiEl1)
Getting the speedball by ya...
Speedball... drug term for a combination of Cocaine and Heroine... make ya look like a fool? yeah...
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 12, 2026 06:58 PM (mP0Kj)
23743 I wouldn't go near the guy in the wheelchair (let alone have him as a *roommate*!) just based on his face and expression.
We are wired to sheer away from things which are abnormal and signal danger. If you insist on ignoring your wiring, well, so be it, but don't whine "Somebody should have told me!!"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:20 PM (wzUl9)
A lot of people appear to have amygdala problems. Especially homosexuals and those on anti-depressants, it's like they lack the normal, healthy 'disgust' and 'fear' reactions. When you combine that with decades of cultural programming to "don't be prejudiced," it's a deadly combination.
That's what the mantra of "physiognomy is real" is meant to counteract. I'm literally trying to save people's lives here.
I'm making a bold statement, and I can't bring myself to say it in a nonsense way. I'm not standing ready to transcribe your statement in boldface, and I'm not going say it like that.
Posted by: SciVo at June 12, 2026 06:59 PM (Sy6m/)
238
One of the best songs that Springsteen was involved in he didn't finish writing. He gave Because the Night to Patti Smith after he couldn't work it out
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 06:59 PM (IiEl1)
239 Bruce wrote "Fire," done by the Pointer Sisters, and "This Girl Is Mine" for Gary U.S. Bonds. As I say, he was (once) a good songwriter.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 06:49 PM (wzUl9)
Blinded by the light and Because the Night by Patti Smith.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 12, 2026 06:59 PM (Y6Hh/)
240
>>Like, glam metal acts have a lot of Pussy Getting Songs, but they're upfront about it. They're honest.
Waits wrote Jersey Girl for his wife who was in fact a Jersey girl. He already got it.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 06:59 PM (viF8m)
242
"I'm so sensitive
especially behind the ridge of my glans
I'm very sensitive
I really want to hear about your dreams
and your astrological fate
can you put your finger in my bum
it really cranks me up"
Posted by: ace's pussy getting song at June 12, 2026 06:57 PM (1wjle)
Damn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 06:59 PM (zZu0s)
243"Hey little girl, is your Daddy home? Did he go away and leave you all alone?" Hits...differently now.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026
***
I'd happily forgotten that line. At the time the song came out I assumed "little girl" was just playful teasing and "Daddy" was her husband/boyfriend, but who knows nowadays.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 07:00 PM (wzUl9)
244
>>>Waits wrote Jersey Girl for his wife who was in fact a Jersey girl. He already got it.
lol, sure
didn't he cheat on his first wife? or all of them, really?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 07:01 PM (IiEl1)
252
115 In fairness, the Black Crowes did have a couple of other hits besides the Otis Redding cover (the original of which I heard for the first time a few weeks ago and thought an inferior version).
Posted by: logorof at June 12, 2026 06:35 PM (jo6FO)
She Talks To Angels wasn't too bad and was about as popular as Hot To Handle.
I honestly can't remember anything else off of that CD, "Amorica" which had the close-up of the bikini with the chick's bush flowing out of it (came off of a 1976 Bicentennial cover of Hustler).
They also had the censored version of that CD cover which was all black.
The cover is the most memorable thing about the album.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:01 PM (6ydKt)
253
" I can't stand his Santa Claus is Coming to Town either and people love that shit.
Posted by: steevy"
Oh man the only song that ever made me want to kill Santa.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 06:52 PM (vFG9F)
I still have PTS from when I worked at Walmart during the holiday season.
I looked at a co-worker and said "kill me now." he laughed, and then said, "No, me first."
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (0aYVJ)
254
Piper, you are just fine. Enjoy the soccer. I think it's a great place for little kids to start learning sportsmanship.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (5P5DO)
255
One street at a time
One block at a time
One village at a time
One county at a time
One county at a time
This is how you lose your culture.. And your nation.
Europe is waking up...I pray it isn't too late.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (2WIwB)
>> Elon should ask him, "Did your hedge fund manager get an allotment, or are you waiting until the price goes down 35% before you buy?"
The whole affecting retirement funds attack line was cooked up by that stupid c*** Elizabeth Warren.
It proves she knows nothing about how investing and the markets work.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (XV/Pl)
257Edgy and dull? Mostly just dull.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026
***
That is sort of an oxymoron. A knife could have an edge that's dull, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (wzUl9)
258
>>>251 @241 Ace, the next step Giving the Dog a Bone
you mean Do You Really Want to Taste It?
Now that's honesty.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (1wjle)
259
Wait, 2026-1971=55…wow, how old is Bruce?
Posted by: DanMan
He's 75. Maybe 76 now.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (l26NL)
260
The cover is the most memorable thing about the album.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:01 PM (6ydKt)
Dammit, people keep mentioning song names of really shitty, overplayed songs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)
261
>>didn't he cheat on his first wife? or all of them, really?
Far as I know he's only been married to once, to Kathleen Brennan. Still is.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 07:03 PM (viF8m)
262
I live down the Shore and the streets in my town are marked with posts. I live very close to the corner of 10th Ave. and E Street which is the legitimate location of the E Street Band and the song 10th Avenue Freeze out. Years ago a couple of my kids took a picture of that post and sold them on ebay to idiot Springsteen vans for a couple of bucks.
Fast forward to today...the town has put up a five-foot guitar and a plaque at that location and there are actually tourist buses that stop there.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at June 12, 2026 07:03 PM (3ImbR)
263
Always assume the darkest possibility in lyrics
Posted by: InZona at June 12, 2026 07:04 PM (o8srJ)
267
>>>Far as I know he's only been married to once, to Kathleen Brennan. Still is.
dude, he married that model or actress, Julianna something, and then immediately began cheating with his bandmate Patty Scialfa. He did it more or less openly on stage, serenading her, while he was still married to the other one.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:04 PM (1wjle)
268
Edgy and dull? Mostly just dull.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026
***
That is sort of an oxymoron. A knife could have an edge that's dull, though.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (wzUl9)
CAUSE ITLL HURT MORE YOU NIT!
Posted by: Sheriff of Nottingham at June 12, 2026 07:04 PM (zZu0s)
269
Piper, you are just fine. Enjoy the soccer. I think it's a great place for little kids to start learning sportsmanship.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (5P5DO)
As a kids sport, soccer offers three benefits: sportsmanship, running, and acting.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 07:04 PM (qx7Zg)
- Attempted beheading in Belfast
- Double stabbing attack in Southall
- Triple stabbing at school in Blackley
- Girl stabbed while walking in Burnley
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 07:05 PM (P4ocI)
271
I thought he was talking about divorced cougars with diamonds.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 07:03 PM (+gsxO)
Hah! Nice.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:05 PM (zZu0s)
272
>>>Far as I know he's only been married to once, to Kathleen Brennan. Still is.
i'm talking about Blockhead Bruce Springsteen, who are you talking about?
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:05 PM (1wjle)
273
19 I saw video of the Chris Robinson thing. A LOT of people walked out.
I think they got kicked off the tour because pretty much all their concerts are in the South.
Posted by: the dandy at June 12, 2026 07:05 PM (8l8nW)
274
>>dude, he married that model or actress, Julianna something, and then immediately began cheating with his bandmate Patty Scialfa. He did it more or less openly on stage, serenading her, while he was still married to the other one.
You do know Tom Waits is a whole different person from Bruce Springsteen, right?
Tom Waits wrote Jersey Girl. Springsteen covered it.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 07:06 PM (viF8m)
No bullshit, no con.
Posted by: ace
..............................
Sink the Pink
Posted by: Puddleglum, chillin' in Amish Country at June 12, 2026 07:06 PM (T/qft)
279
Dammit, people keep mentioning song names of really shitty, overplayed songs.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (zZu0s)
I even got the title wrong...
Baby, here I am, I'm the man on the scene
I can give you what you want, but you gotta come home with me
I've got some good old lovin', and I got some more in store
When I get through throwin' it on you, you got to come back for more
Boys and things that come by the dozen
That ain't nothin' but drugstore lovin'
Hey little thing, let me light your candle
'Cause, mama, I'm so hard to handle now
Yes sir, I'm
:p
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:06 PM (6ydKt)
280
i'm talking about Blockhead Bruce Springsteen, who are you talking about?
Posted by: ace
I agree with Ace on this point. He married a starlet but it didn't last long.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 07:06 PM (l26NL)
281
@267 Julianna Phillips disappeared real quickly. Must have gotten a good divorce settlement from the Boss
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 07:07 PM (IiEl1)
- Attempted beheading in Belfast
- Double stabbing attack in Southall
- Triple stabbing at school in Blackley
- Girl stabbed while walking in Burnley
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 07:05 PM (P4ocI)
Far right wing fascists are obviously out of control. -- Dr. What
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 07:07 PM (ExV1e)
285
>>>Tom Waits wrote Jersey Girl. Springsteen covered it.
I assume he wrote it because it's so terrible.
It's still a Pussy Getting Song when sung by Springsteen. He's singing it to appeal to the Groupies right in front of him at the time, who were Jersey groupies.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:07 PM (1wjle)
286
Tom Waits has a better singing voice than Bruce Springsteen.
*drops mic*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:07 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:08 PM (zZu0s)
288
I've just been told the guitar is 8 feet tall. Here's a picture:
https://tinyurl.com/3z9tahff
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at June 12, 2026 07:08 PM (3ImbR)
289
Miami Steve Van Zandt the guitarist in the E Street Band is as big a leftist douchebag as Bruce. His radio show ain't half bad though
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 07:08 PM (IiEl1)
290
Do you need to woo the groupies if you are the actual lead of the act?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)
291
Springsteen plays guitar almost as good as "The Edge".
Posted by: wth at June 12, 2026 07:09 PM (UjdFS)
292
Wait, 2026-1971=55…wow, how old is Bruce?
Posted by: DanMan
He's 75. Maybe 76 now.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (l26NL)
The Modern Celebrity cannot just grow old and retire and stop bothering people.
Look at David Lee Roth. Scaring people at 71. Or Madonna. Just stop already.
Posted by: Metamucil is Calling at June 12, 2026 07:09 PM (z20w/)
293
How do you see the literal End of Civilization going?"
*looks around*
Pretty much like it is...
Posted by: man at June 12, 2026 07:09 PM (XuXeR)
294
Bruce is now an old man screaming at the sky. Dang I’m getting old. But not as old as him so there’s that.
Posted by: DanMan at June 12, 2026 07:10 PM (Jmtys)
295
i had to get this soft yokel moron crap out of my head so I put on Cinderella's Gypsy Road
Posted by: Don Black at June 12, 2026 07:10 PM (ZxPkt)
297
For those wondering (and you know who you are), California Democrats defined the political beliefs you must hold to watch the World Cup in a series of X posts:
=
Sports is so unifying.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 12, 2026 07:10 PM (RIvkX)
298
Often think anyone who murders someone they probably are mentally illness, especially if they are murdering someone they never met before.
That has no bearing on their crime to me, I still wish death penalty was in force for murder.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 07:10 PM (rqNGS)
300
I agree with Ace on this point. He married a starlet but it didn't last long.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 07:06 PM (l26NL)
Julianne Phillips, she was the cutie in Fletch Lives. We seen her panties.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 07:10 PM (0aYVJ)
yes I introduced that error to the thread. Whoops.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:10 PM (1wjle)
302
There are rumors that Bruce Willis has died but I think it’s bullshit. More specifically, it seems to arise from a poorly written headline that he "passed on" a role.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 07:10 PM (ndZc7)
303
I don't post here much, but I will tell this story after Ace's epic rant.
After 9/11, in the summer of 2002 before his tour that year, he arranged to use the Fort Monmouth NJ Army base post theater to rehearse before the start of the tour. His house was in an upscale neighborhood a short distance away, and the security of the post would insure that they could do it in private, as the post at the time was closed and guarded by an National Guard infantry unit.
The deal was that he could have the use of the theater, and in return, he would let a small number of soldiers and family members who lived on the post sit in on the last one.
Needless to say he got a week of rehearsal time, but at the end, took off before the last one, reneging on the deal - leaving a bunch of disappointed soldiers and kids.
He would go on to make a quarter billion dollars in revenue on that tour. Cashing in on 9/11.
I have never forgotten what he did.
There is a special place in hell for him.
Posted by: Viso Latte at June 12, 2026 07:11 PM (W28X+)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 07:11 PM (qx7Zg)
305
@visegrad24
17m
The Sudanese asylum seeker who nearly beheaded a local man in Belfast worked as a police officer in Sudan & had studied in Saudi Arabia.
2 of his brothers have also migrated to the UK
Policeman who had studied in Saudi? Sounds like the Muslim Brotherhood
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 07:11 PM (P4ocI)
Do. Not. Googles a recent pic. You've been warned.
Posted by: man at June 12, 2026 07:14 PM (XuXeR)
316
290 Do you need to woo the groupies if you are the actual lead of the act?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:09 PM (zZu0s)
You do when you look like gomer pyle fucked a skunk and they raised their retard stinkbaby on cigarette butts and Red Man.
Posted by: The Paolo at June 12, 2026 07:15 PM (Ot/FD)
317
There is a special place in hell for him.
Posted by: Viso Latte at June 12, 2026 07:11 PM (W28X+)
~~~~~
That is a very representative story of who he is.
Piece of crap.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at June 12, 2026 07:15 PM (3ImbR)
318
Santa Claus is comin to town
And he wants his fuckin money.
The Real Jersey Version
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at June 12, 2026 07:15 PM (wBaIH)
319
Petty is an odd one. His voice starts to grate on me. Has a particular whine i don't like. Some songs are fine and I like them, just can't listen to them.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:15 PM (zZu0s)
320
You do when you look like gomer pyle fucked a skunk and they raised their retard stinkbaby on cigarette butts and Red Man.
Posted by: The Paolo at June 12, 2026 07:15 PM (Ot/FD)
But it's like... buying the tiny bars of soap in hotels.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:16 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 07:16 PM (Cqx++)
322
Petty has a kind of dylan whine which I don't love. I respect him for deciding he's going to be a rock and roll front man despite not really having the voice or look for it.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:17 PM (1wjle)
323
The whole affecting retirement funds attack line was cooked up by that stupid c*** Elizabeth Warren.
It proves she knows nothing about how investing and the markets work.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (XV/Pl)
My Son tried to convince me last night that my stock account was going to plumet because ALL stock funds are index funds...
Uh... no... I don't have a single index fund.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 12, 2026 07:17 PM (mP0Kj)
Matthew Chapman
@fawfulfan
If you're unironically calling Graham Platner a Nazi, you're not a serious person.
He's a doofus who got drunk with his military unit overseas, they all got a tattoo, he later learned it was an obscure Nazi symbol and he stupidly kept it anyway because he thought it looked cool.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 07:18 PM (ndZc7)
My sister got lucky
Married a yuppie
took him all he was worth
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 07:18 PM (0aYVJ)
328
Petty has a kind of dylan whine which I don't love. I respect him for deciding he's going to be a rock and roll front man despite not really having the voice or look for it.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:17 PM (1wjle)
His voice is better than Geddy Lee.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 07:19 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:19 PM (JIHG4)
330
i like that one. And Jamming Me, and American Girl. And I guess Don't Go Draggin My Heart Around.
not a general fan but he did put out some good songs and also didn't seem to be a total c-word
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:14 PM (1wjle)
Refugee, Freefallin', Learning To Fly, You Don't Know How It Feels.
He had a long career with a hit every few years for a long time.
And yes, he wasn't a prick.
Even manged to get himself into The Traveling Wilburys which was quite the supergroup for the late 80s.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:19 PM (6ydKt)
331
I have the movie "Ray" on in the background. That is music.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 07:19 PM (5P5DO)
332
Don't Do Me Like That is what I *meant* when I said "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (which is mid)
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:20 PM (1wjle)
333
>>Petty has a kind of dylan whine which I don't love. I respect him for deciding he's going to be a rock and roll front man despite not really having the voice or look for it.
Up to Damn the Torpedoes, Petty and the Heartbreakers were great.
After that...no.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:20 PM (JIHG4)
334 not a general fan but he did put out some good songs and also didn't seem to be a total c-word
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:14 PM (1wjle)
I like Breakdown. He had a lot of hits if I think about it.
Posted by: CaliGirl at June 12, 2026 07:20 PM (Y6Hh/)
335
That first Tom Petty LP was almost, but not quite, Punk.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:21 PM (JIHG4)
336Matthew Chapman
@fawfulfan
If you're unironically calling Graham Platner a Nazi, you're not a serious person.
He's a doofus who got drunk with his military unit overseas, they all got a tattoo, he later learned it was an obscure Nazi symbol and he stupidly kept it anyway because he thought it looked cool.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 07:18 PM (ndZc7)
Does Matt think this is an endorsement for Platner as a Senator?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 07:21 PM (ExV1e)
337
Hero Philosopher Poet Guru Who Will Be Savior to the World --of which rock has produced, so far, precisely zero
Dude?
Posted by: David Cassidy
Dude!
Posted by: Bobby Sherman at June 12, 2026 07:21 PM (6VErX)
338My sister got lucky
Married a yuppie
took him all he was worth
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 07:18 PM (0aYVJ)
Now she's a swinger, dating a singer
I can't decide which is worse...
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Bay Area Stochastic Musicologist (and Housekeeper) at June 12, 2026 07:21 PM (kLJmv)
339
Refugee, Freefallin', Learning To Fly, You Don't Know How It Feels.
He had a long career with a hit every few years for a long time.
And yes, he wasn't a prick.
Even manged to get himself into The Traveling Wilburys which was quite the supergroup for the late 80s.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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He wasn't an asshole which is pretty common in that business. You forgot a duet with prime Stevie Nicks too.
Went pretty far with the talent that he had basically and outlived almost everyone else involved in Southern Rock. Niche of his own by the time he died.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 07:23 PM (E4rtv)
340
Tom Petty blew chunks but he kept at it and willed himself to the top of the dung heap. Bad voice, skinny, ugly buck toothed bastard but he made it. Not bad for a Florida Hillbilly.
Of course he's dead now. Good riddance.
Posted by: Florida Hillbilly at June 12, 2026 07:23 PM (z20w/)
341
I had a chance to see Petty in LA at the Hollywood Bowl. Couldn't convince the spouse and offspring. I'll catch him later, I thought.
He died the next day. As Kid Rock might say, "Til you can't".
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 07:23 PM (l26NL)
342
Does Matt think this is an endorsement for Platner as a Senator?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 07:21 PM (ExV1e)
Pete Hegseth's Jerusalem Cross: Definitely Nazi Tho (tm)
Posted by: The Paolo at June 12, 2026 07:23 PM (Ot/FD)
343
What Petty did to MCA to get his Album rights back...that was definitely Punk.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:23 PM (JIHG4)
>> Elon should ask him, "Did your hedge fund manager get an allotment, or are you waiting until the price goes down 35% before you buy?"
The whole affecting retirement funds attack line was cooked up by that stupid c*** Elizabeth Warren.
It proves she knows nothing about how investing and the markets work.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 07:02 PM (XV/Pl)
iirc most if not all 401k accounts don't have access to individual stocks or even ETFs. No restrictions for IRAs
to my knowledge other than what the broker has access to.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 07:23 PM (R+iUD)
345
>> Refugee, Freefallin', Learning To Fly, You Don't Know How It Feels.
This is a great list of Petty songs I absolutely fucking hate.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:24 PM (JIHG4)
346
I imagine if you gave DeNiro a guitar and had him sing Springsteen tunes you couldn't tell the difference. Two angry little cockjockeys railing at the milky way.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 12, 2026 07:24 PM (SRceu)
347Tom Petty blew chunks but he kept at it and willed himself to the top of the dung heap. Bad voice, skinny, ugly buck toothed bastard but he made it. Not bad for a Florida Hillbilly.
Of course he's dead now. Good riddance.
Posted by: Florida Hillbilly at June 12, 2026 07:23 PM (z20w/)
To each their own. I rather like a lot of his songs. We can't all listen to Air Supply.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 07:24 PM (ExV1e)
And it is an Otis Redding Cover.
Posted by: garrett
As Ace (who would know) informed us, garrett's musical taste is indeed ecumenical.
Posted by: Miklos rests assured at June 12, 2026 07:24 PM (6VErX)
349
I like a fair amount of Springsteen. But I would not pay to see him live. Concerts are expensive. I'm paying for songs, not lectures.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at June 12, 2026 07:24 PM (oIVsY)
350
There is a particular kind of intellectual dishonesty that does not know it is dishonest.
It wraps itself in the language of compassion, hides its power hunger behind slogans of liberation, and mistakes its own cultural preferences for universal moral law. American progressivism, in its current form as embodied by the Democrat Party, has become a nearly perfect specimen of this condition.
_Stu Cvrk, American Greatness
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No, Stu, they know what they are. They are greedy, selfish, lecherous tyrants.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 07:24 PM (P4ocI)
351
IMHO best Petty song "Crawling Back to You" off Wildflowers. Not a big hit but a real good song
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 07:24 PM (IiEl1)
352
He was involved with Rickie Lee Jones before he got married. She was on the back cover of the album "Blue Valentine."
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Bay Area Stochastic Musicologist (and Housekeeper) at June 12, 2026 07:07 PM (kLJmv)
Now Rickie Lee was a piece of work at one time. I ran into her in her prime. Literally. Ended up on the sidewalk on my ass on Bourbon Street.
Posted by: Eromero at June 12, 2026 07:25 PM (LHPAg)
Matthew Chapman
@fawfulfan
If you're unironically calling Graham Platner a Nazi, you're not a serious person.
He's a doofus who got drunk with his military unit overseas, they all got a tattoo, he later learned it was an obscure Nazi symbol and he stupidly kept it anyway because he thought it looked cool.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 07:18 PM (ndZc7)
So with all the publicity he should easily be able to get his tattoo removal crowd-funded, right?
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 07:25 PM (R+iUD)
354
337 That first Tom Petty LP was almost, but not quite, Punk.
Posted by: garrett
======
Great production values, brittle sound, good use of keyboards along guitar. His voice is unique if not particularly distinguished.
Then again, Bob Seger had a far superior voice to Bruce and never quite got the hoopla.
The best musicians, best bands, the best vocalists, or even the best songwriting often falls flat in the public eye that somehow prefers something worse.
Similar to acting careers and movies.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 07:25 PM (E4rtv)
355
Sasha Stone's latest Substack will cheer everyone up. "Happy Birthday Mr. President" and the outrage over the UFC at the WH:
https://tinyurl.com/y875hpdt
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 07:26 PM (kX27y)
356
Even the Losers is the only Petty song you actually need.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:26 PM (JIHG4)
357
>>>351 I like a fair amount of Springsteen. But I would not pay to see him live. Concerts are expensive. I'm paying for songs, not lectures.
do you like the retarded rhythm of Hungry Heart?
Music for Muppets.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:26 PM (1wjle)
358
Does Matt think this is an endorsement for Platner as a Senator?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
Pay no attention to the Swastika behind the curtain!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 07:26 PM (ndZc7)
359
i like that one. And Jamming Me, and American Girl. And I guess Don't Go Draggin My Heart Around.
............
Louisiana Rain
Posted by: Molly k. at June 12, 2026 07:27 PM (j/yko)
Tom Petty’s legal battles with MCA Records in the late 1970s and early 1980s fundamentally shifted industry standards for artist rights and album pricing.
1979 Contract Dispute: When Petty’s label, Shelter Records, was sold to MCA, he refused to be "bought and sold like a piece of meat" and withheld his third album, Damn the Torpedoes. Petty filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 1979 to halt lawsuits and void his unfavorable contract, which had cost him his publishing rights.
MCA relented, releasing him from the old deal and signing him to a new $3 million contract with a newly created subsidiary, Backstreet Records.
1981 Pricing Stand: Petty again confronted MCA over "superstar pricing," a policy that would have raised his fourth album, Hard Promises, from the standard $8.98 to $9.98.
Petty argued that artists must not price music out of reach for common fans, threatening to withhold the album or title it Eight Ninety-Eight. MCA reversed the decision, keeping the price at $8.98, a move that solidified Petty’s reputation as a defender of both artistic control and consumer affordability.
I did not know all of that.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:27 PM (6ydKt)
363
No, Stu, they know what they are. They are greedy, selfish, lecherous tyrants.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 07:24 PM (P4ocI)
Terror, as an ideology with its capital T, is fundamentally a juvenile ideology. It's the solipsistic id of the child who can't comprehend Other People, and therefore can't even begin to understand Other People Having Power. It will say, so, and smash anything without guilt or conscience unless and until something bigger and stronger teaches it that it can't.
Posted by: The Paolo at June 12, 2026 07:27 PM (Ot/FD)
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:28 PM (JIHG4)
369
>>>Feel Like a Number is a classic that far exceeds anything Springsteen ever produced.
see this is the shit you say that makes me say "garrett likes just about every band from the classic rock era"
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 07:28 PM (1wjle)
370
Now Rickie Lee was a piece of work at one time. I ran into her in her prime. Literally. Ended up on the sidewalk on my ass on Bourbon Street.
Posted by: Eromero at June 12, 2026 07:25 PM (LHPAg)
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Her memoir was good -
"Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour."
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 07:29 PM (kX27y)
371
345 What Petty did to MCA to get his Album rights back...that was definitely Punk.
Posted by: garrett
MCA at one time, was so mob connected that the execs looked the other way while the mob bootlegged lp copies of their own signed acts. Artists lost untold millions to genuine bootleg lps going out the back door in the 70's. They also used the cheapest piece of crap vinyl and cheaped out on album liner notes, memorabilia, etc.
In sum, MCA under Lew Wasserman was a piece of shit corporation.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 07:29 PM (E4rtv)
372
Ha. Sorry, paolo. Walking around in your socks here, still.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 07:30 PM (Ot/FD)
No punishment, it's just an expression which must not be denied.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 07:30 PM (P4ocI)
375 @timburchett - 3h
This is not the America my father fought for.
City Council meeting in Hamtramck, MI
Hard to believe that this is America
https://tinyurl.com/yw4mj8f6
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 06:05 PM (P4ocI)
Having listened to the council meeting I would like the council members to speak English and to learn Robert’s Rules of Order, or whatever rules govern the meetings of the council.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 07:30 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 07:31 PM (Cqx++)
377
>>see this is the shit you say that makes me say "garrett likes just about every band from the classic rock era"
Nah - Bob Seger has a pretty unique voicing talent. He essentially has a form of Turrets that is inherently musical.
I loathe most of the singles from a lot of popular bands...but I recognize the tunes that make them important in their time and place.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:32 PM (JIHG4)
378
Feel Like a Number is a classic that far exceeds anything Springsteen ever produced.
Posted by: garrett
Seger's Vietnam era Ballad of the Yellow Beret is hilarious. But Bob put in the time from the late 60's to finally breaking out with Live Bullet and then his masterpiece album--Night Moves. Not a bad song on Night Moves really.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 07:35 PM (6ydKt)
385
Iron City Houserockers are also had some minor hits reminscent of Bob Seger and far more genuine than anything Bruce produced after his second album.
Have a Good Time but Get Out Alive is worth a good listen as probably their best.
Pittsburg PA band.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 07:35 PM (E4rtv)
386
I have one Iron City LP in the racks. I agree. They definitely nail the genre.
Posted by: garrett at June 12, 2026 07:37 PM (JIHG4)
387
384 Come on Wet Leg does have the one good song.
I like it.
It has a good beat and you can dance to it.
Posted by: SpeakingOf
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Eh. The Corrs are better looking and sing better.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 07:38 PM (E4rtv)
388
Re Madonna’s current look, MM said it best in Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend: “We all lose our charms in the end”.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 07:38 PM (ZVgZ4)
389
Woman who lied about being a Cherokee indian, in order to get her job at Harvard Law School, is upset about Elon being the most successful African American in history
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She has a rant against Musk and Trump but she is so disgusting (you can imagine) I'm not going to post it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 07:43 PM (P4ocI)
390
https://tinyurl.com/yw4mj8f6
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 06:05 PM (P4ocI)
Having listened to the council meeting I would like the council members to speak English and to learn Robert’s Rules of Order, or whatever rules govern the meetings of the council.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit
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Four of them are under indictment for election fraud.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 07:44 PM (P4ocI)
391 I was never a fan of Rickie Lee Jones, however
her last few albums have been song remakes of old classics and rock.
Always interesting, always well-sung albums and well-arranged albums.
So for those albums of RLJ, yeah, I'm a fan.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 07:47 PM (iJfKG)
392
I never liked Springsteen. I know he was supposed to be the next Dylan , but he never was a Dylan
Posted by: Avi at June 12, 2026 07:57 PM (ieodf)
393
From a catalog chock-full of shitty music, "I’m Goin’ Down" has to be Springsteen's worst.
Do not play it, for it will be stuck in your head all weekend.
Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at June 12, 2026 07:58 PM (pE12i)
394
Anyone want to reflect on the possibility that Spencer Pratt would have had a better chance of success if he had just decapitated Karen Bass on the debate stage and declared himself Warlord of Los Angeles?
Posted by: Philip Nolan at June 12, 2026 07:59 PM (1kQia)
395
If you're unironically calling Graham Platner a Nazi, you're not a serious person.
He's a doofus who got drunk with his military unit overseas, they all got a tattoo, he later learned it was an obscure Nazi symbol and he stupidly kept it anyway because he thought it looked cool.
Obscure? Really? It's been in use since Fredrick the Great; it was a recognizable symbol for Not See Germany; they don't give that one out by accident. You want a pirate skull and crossbones, they have a ton of that sh*t hanging on the wall; you have to to ask for that one by name because it was worn by bloody concentration camp guards. Don't even try that just a drunken tattoo bullsh*t. Drunken tattoos are some chick's name you don't even remember or a Betty Boop or some other cartoon sh*t. You get a totenkopf because you either a. asked for it or b. walked into Joe's Not See Biker Tattoo Parlor and asked for it.
Stupid r*tard never called his his pirate tattoo; never called his jolly roger while he was getting a jolly rogering in the toilet shack; no, he called it a 'my totenkopf' that's the name of the godd*mn unit so he knew exactly what the f**k it was. JFC i'm sick of this.
Posted by: Nelly at June 12, 2026 08:00 PM (6+ehB)
396 52 If I want to listen to an impression of Bob Dylan I'll listen to Tom Petty, not Bruce, thank you very much.
Posted by: Little Larry Sellers at June 12, 2026 06:22 PM (zdYK9)
YES!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Avi at June 12, 2026 08:09 PM (ieodf)
397
Springsteen always sounds like he's taking a shit when he "sings."
Posted by: Biergood at June 12, 2026 08:13 PM (PwgSL)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 12, 2026 09:28 PM (Q/FnY)
More: Graham Platner, Known to Have a Dick the Size of a Grain of Rice, Has Lied About Why He Has a Nazi Totenkopf on His Flabby Droopy Moob According To What Story He Thinks His Mark Wants to Hear
I'm 99% sure this is the woman we heard about yesterday. I'm not 100% on that, though.
This woman says that she was matched to Slim Prickens on a dating platform (Tinder, I think). She explicitly identified as belonging to the "I.W.W." which is the Industrial Workers of the World, a hardcore socialist group known during the Wilson era as "The Wobblies."
This is an important point: She objects to the media attacking the credibility of Princess Tinymeat's female accusers based on being "Republican operatives," but she's a socialist. She supports a group that was once illegal and raided by Wilson's commie-busters.
Is she a "Republican operative" too, Media? Did she pretend to be a hardcore socialist all her life as part of the Long Con against your Small-Dick-Energy Oyster Fuhrer?
This is an important accusation: She says when she specifically asked him about his "Totenkopf" -- she used that word, and he didn't protest -- he made up a story that would please her as a committed leftist.
His story, she says, that he got a Nazi tattoo to remind himself that the "US were the bad guys" in the world makes no sense at all, but it was a story which was pleasing to the socialist woman he was fucking.
Note that she now sees that he made up a story to manipulate her into accepting that the guy she was fucking had a fucking Nazi Death-Camp Tattoo. He spun up a "story clean up" for the socialist woman by claiming it was his way of showing the world he Opposed American Imperialism.
Why no, she then says. She now sees that his new explanation about his Nazi tattoo is completely different from the bespoke, personally-tailored lie he offered her.
Now he says he never knew what it was and his drunk sergeant ordered him to get it.
As Sideshow Bob explained, it wasn't Die Bart Die. It was German -- Die Bart, Die.
This is psychopath-style manipulation. Psychopaths are hollow demons who only look human on the surface, and the moment they meet an actual human, they plot out which scheme of lies will be deployed to manipulate and dominate this new victim.
She then found out that not only had he been engaged to his now "wife" the whole time, but his fiance had just caught him and his child-sized genitals in bed with a completely different side piece!
This was 2022. But he's grown since then you guys. (Except that his "wife" caught him on a hook-up site famously used by predators sending lewd photos and propositions to other women.)
I'm starting to think that maybe this manipulative psychopath just proposed to this woman for the money and so he'd have a "wife" to show off in his political bid.
Below, she scolds Sergeant Shrimpdick and the media for attacking female accusers for their political affiliations, explicitly or implicitly calling them liars with political axes to grind:
Boy, the Nazi-Communist-Islamist Gay Tranny Race Party sure can pick its avatars.
Her posts below. Turns out that that text chain I posted yesterday, not knowing who it had come from, came from her.
Jodi "#MeToo" Kantor, can you do some more clean-up?
I very briefly was talking to and then consequently seeing Graham Platner from about February 2021 until mid July 2021 when it was revealed to me that he was cheating on his fiancé at the time. He knew about the fucking tattoo. pic.twitter.com/bsy1xMFgQa
Oh, and Korporal Kleinschwanz has his media allies threatening anyone who calls his hobbyist, created-for-campaign-purposes "oyster farming 'business' " fake:
Sure, Ben. I mean it's "totally fake" as in it's a hobby and comparing Graham's hobby to actual Maine fishermen and lobstermen is insulting. The hobby became a campaign expenditure (unreported to the FEC) with a website that was created as a campaign prop after Graham Platner was… pic.twitter.com/5w44HURaNG
Steve Robinson
@SteveRob
4h
Sure, Ben. I mean it's "totally fake" as in it's a hobby and comparing Graham's hobby to actual Maine fishermen and lobstermen is insulting. The hobby became a campaign expenditure (unreported to the FEC) with a website that was created as a campaign prop after Graham Platner was groomed for a Senate run. He has no employees. He has described his oyster production as "small," which according to the Maine DMR means fewer than 100k oysters, which is maximum gross commercial value of $80k. His only customer is his mom. She's not selling 100k oysters per year, because Graham just explained at length that she's so poor he doesn't know what she'll do for retirement. There are bag ladies searching the streets for returnables that have higher margins and better business models than Graham's oyster hobby. He now claims he offers "tours" so how the hell do you run a real tourism-based business without a website? Because that's what he claims he was doing from 2019 to 2024, when the website was registered. The phrase "oysterman" is not in common usage. The last time someone used it was the 1908 book "The Oysterman and Fisherman" but the oyster industry is now properly understood as large-scale aquaculture. It's impossible to have a real oyster business without massive scale. The "oysterman" term was appropriated by his campaign team and gullible libs from out-of-state lapped it up. If Graham is an "Oysterman" then I'm a chicken farmer.
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Are we going to find that Platner is also a chicken breeder?
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 05:02 PM (XWPh2)
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Wow, three broken posts in a row?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 05:02 PM (fBXgl)
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Ace is just messing with our heads now...
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 05:05 PM (cZDTf)
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Yet this guy was picked by the democrat voters of maine to represent them.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 12, 2026 05:05 PM (0N4FZ)
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I saw Platner's Flabby Droopy Moob open for Fetterman's Lump at the Cal Expo Ampitheater
Posted by: Darth Chipmunk at June 12, 2026 05:06 PM (m0WlR)
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"He never returned my pie dish, so I'm considering selling him out"
Let this be a lesson, gents: pie dishes are serious business, even to leftist women.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 12, 2026 05:06 PM (vJrRc)
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Graham Platner will forever be known as the man who can piss on his own nuts.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 05:05 PM (snZF9)
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I bet he sold his own nuts to his mom's restaurant when he couldn't farm any actual oysters...
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For those wondering (and you know who you are), California Democrats defined the political beliefs you must hold to watch the World Cup in a series of X posts:
“You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.”
“You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever spoken out against DEI.”
“You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you only want people to speak English.”
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 05:06 PM (0sNs1)
27
He is not the pheasant plucker, he's the pheasant plucker's son. He's only plucking pheasants til the pheasant plucker comes.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026 05:03 PM (xcxpd)
He'd better not be horning in on my turf.
Posted by: Angry Amish Chicken Plucker at June 12, 2026 05:06 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 05:03 PM (IG3/x)
I got a hot 10 shares. A novelty really.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 05:07 PM (snZF9)
29
So I thought Platner was mostly gay. But he seems to be chasing leftist skirt an awful lot.
How is a white mostly heterosexual male (for given value of male, I know--he watched sex and the city in the army? Not really male) actually popular with Democrats? It has to be the "I love Nazi!" thing, right?
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 12, 2026 05:07 PM (/ZkOF)
30 Graham's dick is so small because things don't grow in the shade of that belly.
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 12, 2026 05:08 PM (OkYzo)
31
After watching this train wreck I have no doubt that worse stuff is on its way. The problem with all the crappy behavior it actually obscures how stupid Platner appears to be.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 05:08 PM (IiEl1)
32
For those wondering (and you know who you are), California Democrats defined the political beliefs you must hold to watch the World Cup in a series of X posts:
“You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.”
“You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever spoken out against DEI.”
“You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you only want people to speak English.”
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 05:06 PM (0sNs1)
34 The latest UFO videos released are clearly ball lightning.
Also, Critical Drinker destroyed "Disclosure Day" and called on Spielberg to retire.
Posted by: Auspex at June 12, 2026 05:10 PM (Y8DZL)
35
For those wondering (and you know who you are), California Democrats defined the political beliefs you must hold to watch the World Cup in a series of X posts:
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 05:06 PM (0sNs1)
Why the heck would I watch? It's fag ball. Well, and poor people ball who can't afford a bat or football pads.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 05:10 PM (1Ff7Z)
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I'm still laughing at Maine Kampf and Oberoysterfuehrer.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 05:10 PM (znGuc)
37it actually obscures how stupid Platner appears to be.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 05:08 PM
Why do you say that like it's a bad thing?
Posted by: Hank Johnson, Jr., Jasmine Crockett, and Maize Hirono at June 12, 2026 05:10 PM (0sNs1)
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I got a hot 10 shares. A novelty really.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 05:07 PM (snZF9)
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Same here. We'll see how it goes over the long haul...
A black car with tinted windows has a saying in white letters:
"Gently used baby mamas wanted"
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 05:12 PM (u82oZ)
40She explicitly identified as belonging to the "I.W.W." which is the Industrial Workers of the World, a hardcore socialist group known during the Wilson era as "The Wobblies."
i.v.v. > i.w.w.
volksmarching keeps you healthy
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 05:12 PM (oY6Yp)
41
I gotta tell you, the rude failure to return the pie dish is the last straw and the perfect detail.
Posted by: Mr. Barky at June 12, 2026 05:12 PM (JDbs9)
42
Between ace's Slim Prikens and Bers ' "platner could fuck a cheerio without breaking it" my sides hurt from laughing.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM (5P5DO)
43
For those wondering (and you know who you are), California Democrats defined the political beliefs you must hold to watch the World Cup in a series of X posts:
“You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.”
“You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever spoken out against DEI.”
“You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you only want people to speak English.”
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 05:06 PM (0sNs1)
They can take the world cup and press it in their ass. Maybe I'll sacrifice the headless children of Bona Bona to the oil gods and flash my junk at Gaia while am at it just to make sure I never see the world cup.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM (snZF9)
and its value out of the gate is already over one TRILLION dollars. Crazy, but everyone knows what the hot stocks like Tesla, GOOG, etc. have done. Just keep buying, there will always be another sucker. (until there is not, but don't worry about that)
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM (vbXSk)
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If I didn't know any better I'd think Ace was just fucking with us with the formatting.
And, honestly, the only interest I have in this story is watching the Workers Party-Socialist Karen fire her truth shots at the Nazi-Communist-Psychopath with the penile inferiority complex.
The circular firing squad is always a fun watch.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM (6ydKt)
47
People saying he is hot is a mystery to me. He is definitively not hot.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM (pZEOD)
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Want to know more about the IWW? Not exclusively about IWW, but still very revealing.
Hoboes Bindlestiffs, Fruit Tramps, and the Harvesting of the West. Author: Mark Wyman
Posted by: 13times at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM (Cpv18)
49
Heinrich Oystergruppenfuhrer Platner wins the Dem Senate Primary and Harvey Weinstein goes to the slammer. No justice, No Peace!
Posted by: mrp at June 12, 2026 05:14 PM (rj6Yv)
5031 After watching this train wreck I have no doubt that worse stuff is on its way.
I hate to say it, but it all comes down to suburban Karen in this state.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 05:14 PM (XWPh2)
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Graham and his little wee wee are the face of the democrat party and of the people of Maine, who are the same asswipes who have been voting in that Collins witch since 1997.
29 years of assholery.
Posted by: Assholes and More Assholes at June 12, 2026 05:15 PM (z20w/)
52
I got a hot 10 shares. A novelty really.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June
*fist bump*
We are going to be gazallionaires!
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 05:15 PM (pZEOD)
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47 People saying he is hot is a mystery to me. He is definitively not hot.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM (pZEOD)
Me either.. he's flabby and scraggly and looks like he reeks of bear
Posted by: It's me donna at June 12, 2026 05:15 PM (FtULh)
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I suspect that if you're attempting coitus with a Cheerio you are really feeling your oats.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 05:15 PM (0sNs1)
55 I think Graham Platner has that mustache/beard to hide the stretch marks.
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 12, 2026 05:15 PM (OkYzo)
56
I had a feeling "Disclosure Day" was not going to be good and was already rooting for its failure.
Mainline Hollywood has had a reckoning coming for decades.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 05:15 PM (XWPh2)
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People saying he is hot is a mystery to me. He is definitively not hot.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM (pZEOD)
He looks like Chumley from Tennessee Tuxedo without the tusks.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 05:15 PM (0aYVJ)
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Me either.. he's flabby and scraggly and looks like he reeks of bear
Posted by: It's me donna at June 12, 2026 05:15 PM (FtULh)
And beer too. LOL
Posted by: It's me donna at June 12, 2026 05:16 PM (FtULh)
60Between ace's Slim Prikens and Bers ' "platner could fuck a cheerio without breaking it" my sides hurt from laughing.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM
Ace is in good form today!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 05:16 PM (znGuc)
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at June 12, 2026 05:16 PM (amcLV)
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Between ace's Slim Prikens and Bers ' "platner could fuck a cheerio without breaking it" my sides hurt from laughing.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM (5P5DO)
Yeah that one is never not funny, lol.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 05:17 PM (snZF9)
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This is gonna be a fun thread, you guys. LOLing a lot.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Not Mel Cooley at June 12, 2026 05:17 PM (0aYVJ)
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Someone needs to rescue Jen the wife. I promise you she is abused. She clearly is struggling with self esteem. She walked in on him having sex at a wedding they were at? And still married him? Oh my stars.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 05:17 PM (pZEOD)
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I got a hot 10 shares. A novelty really.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 05:07 PM (snZF9)
LOL.
I got eleven.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 12, 2026 05:17 PM (ufFY8)
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Oyster farmers I've seen could not do it alone ... would need at least one other person, I think.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 05:18 PM (vbXSk)
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Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM (pZEOD
They must be Democrats. If I knew nothing about him, I would say he has a pleasant looking face, but in a number of pictures he seems to be out of shape and his personality is revolting.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 05:18 PM (ix8EF)
Yup. Sad really. She will have mental trauma for a long time.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 05:18 PM (u82oZ)
69 I just listened to a clip of View Harpy Sunny Hostin talking about why it's important to elect this homophobic, sexist, vile, Nazi-hugging, lying white male (she literally copped to all of these). It's to counter Trump. No one asked, but I assume it's because Trump is a homophobic, sexist, vile, Nazi-hugging, lying white male.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 12, 2026 05:19 PM (n7rxJ)
70 If you are in the oyster business and only sell to your mom you've got to be special.
Posted by: Auspex at June 12, 2026 05:20 PM (Y8DZL)
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Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 05:06 PM (0sNs1)
Oh no, I'm crushed that the left doesn't want me to watch the world soccer cup. And I am not a complete soccer hater. I think its a fine youth sport, all that running around is good for them. My brother was a soccer referee for the first level young soccer players when he was in HS.
But my interest in watching soccer is right up their with my interest in watching paint dry.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 12, 2026 05:20 PM (PV+Zw)
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I promise you she is abused. She clearly is struggling with self esteem. She walked in on him having sex at a wedding they were at? And still married him? Oh my stars.
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She's getting paid. First person she went to was his campaign, not him. Pay me, and keep paying me or I'm out. book on it.
Posted by: No dear, just no at June 12, 2026 05:20 PM (anL5R)
Trump is the cleanest President we have has since Coolidge. Even his 2 ex-wives spoke highly of him when he ran for office!
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 05:21 PM (u82oZ)
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I got a hot 10 shares. A novelty really.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June
*fist bump*
We are going to be gazallionaires!
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 05:15 PM (pZEOD)
Yeah, you would have to be in at 100K to make any serious money.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 05:21 PM (snZF9)
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It has been un/officially Friday for more than 24 hours now.
Thank you for your attention to this matter
Posted by: The Drinking Lamp, like Miklos, is LIT at June 12, 2026 05:21 PM (6VErX)
76
I wish Trump would just turn Iran into a new parking lot for the world's largest COSTCO and...............
"JUST F**KING DO IT AND GET IT OVER WITH" !!!!!!!!!!!
The dick dance with Ragheads is getting OLD !!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 12, 2026 05:21 PM (lagsy)
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Hunter Biden being rehabilitated by traditional progressives. The Atlantic publishing a positive "but why" hagiography. And then a few days ago Gavin Newsom interviewed Hunter Biden and released the "podcast" to TMZ.
Hunter is willing to run in Newsom's VP slot.
Posted by: 13times at June 12, 2026 05:21 PM (Cpv18)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 05:22 PM (ndZc7)
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The dude's a poorly vetted product they shoved out there and the progs are sucking it down with cocktail sauce.
Posted by: spongeworthy at June 12, 2026 05:22 PM (sLLbN)
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I got a hot 10 shares. A novelty really.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 05:07 PM (snZF9)
LOL.
I got eleven.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 12, 2026 05:17 PM (ufFY ----
If enough of us make it big, we can afford to send ace quality hobo bait instead of the third rate stuff he usually uses.
Excellent point. Pay me now AND pay me later for the divorce.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 05:23 PM (u82oZ)
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But my interest in watching soccer is right up their with my interest in watching paint dry.
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Miss a chance to watch men in tiny shorts run around, pointlessly (literally) cheat, pretend to be hurt, and complain about getting caught? how could anyone pass that up?
Posted by: Sarcasto at June 12, 2026 05:23 PM (anL5R)
85
I thought about buying some SpaceX but I am terrible at picking stocks so you can thank me for not jinxing it.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 05:23 PM (vFG9F)
86
I"m not enjoying this "densensetized to lunatics" push. I hit my limit with the full grown man from Delaware wearing a dress to Congress....and the guy addressing policy on human health wearing lipstick.
I'm all in on a comeback on the old reliable Frontal Lobotomy. I don't think we need the electrical shock treatment...most of these guys are probably sticking their dicks in electrical sockets voluntarily.
Posted by: Diddy at June 12, 2026 05:23 PM (dIske)
"Oh, that looks like a Penis only significantly Smaller" ....
My Chihuahua has a bigger package than Fat Boy Platner !!
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 12, 2026 05:24 PM (lagsy)
88
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She's getting paid. First person she went to was his campaign, not him. Pay me, and keep paying me or I'm out. book on it.
Posted by: No dear, just no at June 12, 2026 05:20 PM
No, she was interviewed like everyone is before the run for something like this, to disclose all the skeletons. They do this to get ahead of it, prepare for it or say thank you, but no. Now, she may be an absolute weirdo, I have no idea. But what she disclosed wasn’t running to the campaign, it was part of the process.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 05:24 PM (pZEOD)
89
I wish Trump would just turn Iran into a new parking lot for the world's largest COSTCO and...............
"JUST F**KING DO IT AND GET IT OVER WITH" !!!!!!!!!!!
The dick dance with Ragheads is getting OLD !!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 12, 2026 05:21 PM (lagsy)
Yeah, I think he really gets off on deal making. Sometimes you just gotta go orbital bombardment and fuck the deal.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 05:25 PM (snZF9)
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A doctor once told Platner 'you'll feel a little prick.' And Platner replied 'I do it all the time!'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 05:25 PM (zZu0s)
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I'm all in on a comeback on the old reliable Frontal Lobotomy. I don't think we need the electrical shock treatment...most of these guys are probably sticking their dicks in electrical sockets voluntarily.
Posted by: Diddy at June 12, 2026 05:23 PM (dIske)
What? Ah, you're no fun.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 05:25 PM (1Ff7Z)
92
We're headed toward the end of the day, and, you may need to be reminded, Ace has asked everyone to end at least one comment with, "I'm taking a bold statement here."
Ace will be disappointed if you don't.
So, if you have, great. If you haven't, why not?
I'm making a bold statement here.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 05:25 PM (0sNs1)
My late wife would have loved the tight ends. She did watch a lot of college football.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 05:26 PM (u82oZ)
94
But, but... it's long grain rice!
- Herr Platner
Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at June 12, 2026 05:26 PM (+SBYd)
95
Dems like usual are retards if they think a the world cup team is DEI, lol. It’s the exact opposite of DEI. It’s based on merit. DEI would be bringing on some 3rd rate black player instead of Pulisic.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 05:26 PM (cZDTf)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 05:26 PM (ndZc7)
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Yeah, you would have to be in at 100K to make any serious money.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 05:21 PM (snZF9)
Right? That is not me. I had to use my own money for this, and I don’t have any. lol.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 05:26 PM (pZEOD)
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82 But my interest in watching soccer is right up their with my interest in watching paint dry.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 12, 2026 05:20 PM (PV+Zw)
I'm on Instagram to follow some of my favorite young actresses that don't piss me off and Instagram is giving my videos of pretty young women playing soccer.
They look good in those uniforms!
Is there a female World Cup? There must be or the amount of bitching and whining would be unbearable I'd think.
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 05:27 PM (qgHp7)
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Is there a female World Cup? There must be or the amount of bitching and whining would be unbearable I'd think.
==
Don't you recall the inestimable Megan Rapinoe?
Posted by: Sarcasto at June 12, 2026 05:28 PM (anL5R)
102
I want to give advice to Plantar Fasciitis' wife.
Just like Jill and Scalia, no one would question your strategic use of a pillow.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 05:28 PM (u82oZ)
103
When Someone Shows You Who They Are, Believe Them.
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Here, look at this.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 05:29 PM (P4ocI)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 05:30 PM (ndZc7)
108
The only good thing about soccer is watching college women's soccer. Sure, they aren't as "good" as men playing, but they sure look a lot better doing it. And they are all far more athletic than me anyway.
My alma mater has a good women's soccer team, and unlike WNBA types, they all look like nice happy girls who would be a pleasure to be around. And not freaks of nature.
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 12, 2026 05:30 PM (/ZkOF)
109
Sounds to me like Platner dodged a bullet with this one.
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 05:31 PM (qgHp7)
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Watch the last 6 mins of US-Algeria from 2010 and tell me soccer’s boring . 😀 That was almost 16 years ago to the day and I still remember it like it was yesterday.
I’m off to a bar to watch the game .
USA!! USA!! 🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 05:32 PM (cZDTf)
111
I'm not sure the Cali Dem committee is getting the response they expected. If you opposed immigration you can't watch the World Cup. Most Americans "ok"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 05:32 PM (IiEl1)
112
Sounds to me like Platner dodged a bullet with this one.
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 05:31 PM (qgHp7)
Sounded like a .22 short.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 05:32 PM (zZu0s)
113
If he's claiming a business, then (IIRC) it has to breakeven 3 of 5 years. Or it is considered a hobby and not a business.
One of the factors is " you depend on the income for your livelihood"
Thats the answer to the sparky FOIA request
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at June 12, 2026 05:33 PM (FxH7T)
115
41 I gotta tell you, the rude failure to return the pie dish is the last straw and the perfect detail.
Posted by: Mr. Barky at June 12, 2026 05:12 PM (JDbs9)
42 Between ace's Slim Prikens and Bers ' "platner could fuck a cheerio without breaking it" my sides hurt from laughing.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 05:13 PM (5P5DO)
_______________________
These two comments made my day. That and "Sgt. Shrimpdick."
This place.
Posted by: Joe Biteme at June 12, 2026 05:33 PM (+zMHf)
116
I'm glad this woman is destroying someone who I want to see go down in flames, but what a bitch.
Women are so vindictive and petty.
Posted by: Sharpie at June 12, 2026 05:33 PM (w36aP)
During Canada's game there were two flops on one play by some team called Bosnia-Herzegovina (I don't think it's a real name). It's not a good look.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 05:33 PM (l26NL)
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Lots of people enjoy soccer and watch it. Either Clay or Buck ( from the Clay and Buck show) has a son who plays it. People here to watch it or play it are posting some interesting things that they're learning and newly appreciating about America. That is a good thing. Soccer has gained in popularity here over the years.
Then there are people who are bored to death with soccer and couldn't care less. That's o.k as well
I had a BIL who played professional soccer for years. I'm not watching it, but I do know it's not quite kickball and playing well requires skill. Your mileage may vary,
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 05:33 PM (PFs9e)
119
Oysterman was a rejected character on Spongebob Squarepants.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 05:34 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: fly gal at June 12, 2026 05:34 PM (+zMHf)
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109 Sounds to me like Platner dodged a bullet with this one.
Posted by: muldoon
It's amusing to watch but I'm still skeptical that anything can stop Platner's blitzkrieg but a recording of him crying over the telephone at some ex or other.
It's a standard manipulative bitchboi move, so he's probably done it, but whether anyone recorded it is another thing.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 05:34 PM (XWPh2)
I hope FiFA loses their shirt on the games. That the big cities get scorn from the fans, and lose even more money. And small town America charms the visitors, like Freddy is charmed by the South.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 05:34 PM (u82oZ)
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel ripped Elon Musk as a “wealthy weirdo” and accused the newly minted trillionaire of “stealing from us” as the businessman launched a historic IPO.
During his monologue Thursday, “The Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host criticized Musk while raising concerns about SpaceX’s stock market presence potentially being “very risky for retirement accounts.”
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 05:35 PM (kX27y)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 05:36 PM (Zz0t1)
125
Today's Canada game was in a 43,000 seat stadium and looked to me like it was only about half full.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at June 12, 2026 05:36 PM (l26NL)
126Are we going to find that Platner is also a chicken breeder?
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 05:02 PM (XWPh2)
F*cker. I think you're looking for chicken f*cker.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 05:36 PM (Zz0t1)
127
During his monologue Thursday, “The Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host criticized Musk while raising concerns about SpaceX’s stock market presence potentially being “very risky for retirement accounts.”
What a maroon.
Posted by: Bugs Bunny at June 12, 2026 05:36 PM (ufFY8)
128During his monologue Thursday, “The Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host criticized Musk while raising concerns about SpaceX’s stock market presence potentially being “very risky for retirement accounts.”
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 05:35 PM (kX27y)
Then don't buy in, twatface.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 05:37 PM (Zz0t1)
129
It's not as if it's a swastika which would be bad enough but it a symbol for Nazi guards who took people into camps, yes? He knows what it stood for, so in addition to being a creep on a number of other levels he's a anti semite.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 05:37 PM (PFs9e)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 05:38 PM (znGuc)
133
He knows what it stood for, so in addition to being a creep on a number of other levels he's a anti semite.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 05:37 PM (PFs9e)
It was also used in the Imperial German army, Fen by military units.
Dudes like edgy, dark shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 05:38 PM (zZu0s)
134
Dude is 41?!?! That's a hard looking 41. Oyster farming must really age you. Damn!!!
Posted by: NCKate at June 12, 2026 05:38 PM (uQzkA)
135
Platner got two coveted endorsements! Take a guess who they are!
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 05:39 PM (GD0B3)
136
One thing to note with this plattener scandal it appears most left wing women aren't really that upset if their guy is a literal Nazi
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 05:40 PM (kTfgm)
137
113 If he's claiming a business, then (IIRC) it has to breakeven 3 of 5 years. Or it is considered a hobby and not a business.
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He has to have commercial permits or license. Up there more than one, speculating. And same for his boat. Does he have an oyster boat?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 05:40 PM (P4ocI)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 05:41 PM (5P5DO)
139
134 Dude is 41?!?! That's a hard looking 41. Oyster farming must really age you. Damn!!!
Posted by: NCKate
I thought similar.
brb updating Tinder profile to "I look cuter than Platner and don't have a nazi tat"
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 05:41 PM (XWPh2)
140
The people that told us that Elon was a Nazi because he raised his hand are perfectly okay with someone with a literal Nazi tattoo who did it because he wanted a Nazi symbol and has admitted so
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 05:41 PM (kTfgm)
141It was also used in the Imperial German army, Fen by military units.
Dudes like edgy, dark shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 05:38 PM
Dems are cool with Platner, but Brandon Herrera is a neo-notsee for goofing on them in a gun review. Right. Got it.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 05:41 PM (znGuc)
142
Oh, please you experts, give Ace something to write about that allows him to elevate his rhetoric. Because your process is disordered and your product is corruption. Won't you help?
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 12, 2026 05:42 PM (YlWIZ)
143
I saw the score of the canuck kickball, whoo boy, an exciting 1-1 scorefest.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 05:42 PM (n5tGW)
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel ripped Elon Musk as a “wealthy weirdo” and accused the newly minted trillionaire of “stealing from us” as the businessman launched a historic IPO.
During his monologue Thursday, “The Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host criticized Musk while raising concerns about SpaceX’s stock market presence potentially being “very risky for retirement accounts.”
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 05:35 PM
Never ceases to amaze me how the left demonizes a person who has brought so much good and wealth to the country. Heck anyone in the country or world can buy internet access for $55 a month through his satellites. He gives away access for free in 3rd world countries. His companies employ 100,000-300,000 people world wide with another 300-400,000 employed by companies that support his businesses.
Yet he is a demon according to liberals.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 12, 2026 05:42 PM (0N4FZ)
145
The Bold and The Beautiful !
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 05:41 PM (5P5DO)
Tiny Dicks of Our Lives.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 05:42 PM (zZu0s)
146
I don't think Herrera has a problem in that district. He seems funny and that he doesn't GAF, also he hasn't got women complaining about his pp on the internet.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 05:43 PM (XWPh2)
147
"the leader of his team told them all to get the tattoo."
Where are these team members and why haven't they come out to corroborate this story?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 05:43 PM (Zz0t1)
14816 So did Maine Dems vote for Platner DESPITE the nazi stuff or because of it?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 12, 2026 05:04 PM (Sco7b)
There is a solid theory that they've been sniffing their own farts so much that they've actually come to believe their slander that conservatives are Nazis, Nazi-lovers, or (at best) Nazi-adjacent, so they think he'll rake in crossover votes.
Posted by: SciVo at June 12, 2026 05:43 PM (Sy6m/)
149
"The dick dance with Ragheads is getting OLD !!!!!!!!!!"
Have you thought about turning your computer off. Oh...and stay away from any nuuz source.
Posted by: Will Robinson at June 12, 2026 05:43 PM (zBgIx)
150
@122 yup, I hope the corrupt FIFA goes broke. The NY Post has a story about empty seats in games played in Mexico we'll see here
And Freddy from Germany is a hoot. He and a few others who are posting are great advertisements for the USA
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 05:43 PM (IiEl1)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 05:43 PM (Cqx++)
152One thing to note with this plattener scandal it appears most left wing women aren't really that upset if their guy is a literal Nazi
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 05:40 PM
To steal a line from P.J. O'Rourke, no one ever fantasized about being ravished by someone dressed as a liberal.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 05:43 PM (znGuc)
153Forty acres of oysters and a boat.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 05:43 PM (Cqx++)
Four fried chickens and a coke >
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 05:45 PM (Zz0t1)
154
During his monologue Thursday, “The Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host criticized Musk while raising concerns about SpaceX’s stock market presence potentially being “very risky for retirement accounts.”
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Strap him to the side of Starship.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 05:45 PM (P4ocI)
155
My brain is not working right i was going to riff on the Hemingway novel where the guy got castrated in the war and hung out with the thot, but I can't think of the name.
Tiny dick!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 05:45 PM (zZu0s)
156To steal a line from P.J. O'Rourke, no one ever fantasized about being ravished by someone dressed as a liberal.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 05:43 PM (znGuc)
Yeah, no..........
https://tinyurl.com/4t85kyam
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 05:46 PM (Zz0t1)
158
[Jimmy Kimmel] Strap him to the side of Starship.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 05:45 PM (P4ocI)
He can tie knots in that 300000 km fishing lure in high Earth orbit. I'd hire him for that.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 05:47 PM (XWPh2)
159
I had to look it up. The Sun also Rises. I am sick.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 05:47 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Platner's Last Tindr Hook-Up at June 12, 2026 05:47 PM (guGkK)
161 During his monologue Thursday, “The Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host criticized Musk while raising concerns about SpaceX’s stock market presence potentially being “very risky for retirement accounts.”
Don't put all your oysters in one basket.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 05:47 PM (Cqx++)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 05:47 PM (znGuc)
163
157 The Sun Also Rises.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 12, 2026 05:46 PM (iERP6)
An okay book. Hemingway never one of my favorite authors.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 05:48 PM (Gqar8)
164Gah! Sponge! My eyes!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 05:47 PM (znGuc)
I help where I can.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 05:48 PM (Zz0t1)
165
If enough of us make it big, we can afford to send ace quality hobo bait instead of the third rate stuff he usually uses.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
Ace is fine
The best hobo bait is hobo.
A bit less for the jerky, but it's a multiplier.
Posted by: Mikleuse le Gourmand at June 12, 2026 05:48 PM (6VErX)
166
Nothing but small d*ck energy from this guy, as the kids would say
Posted by: Seagrams and sprite at June 12, 2026 05:48 PM (Iwv3U)
167
10 Are we going to find that Platner is also a chicken breeder?
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 05:02 PM (XWPh2)
Fucking the chicken is not the same as breeding one.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 05:49 PM (bl07w)
168I help where I can.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 05:48 PM
*fistbump*
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 05:49 PM (znGuc)
169
An okay book. Hemingway never one of my favorite authors.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 05:48 PM (Gqar
Had to read it as a junior in high school. Boring as hell. The thrilling adventures of a eunuch while he watches a gal who he thinks is the love of his life sleep with every guy in Madrid (? Barcelona?) They also drink a lot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 05:49 PM (zZu0s)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 05:49 PM (5P5DO)
172
Graham Platner looks at Christina Hendricks and thinks 'Too rich for my blood.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 05:50 PM (zZu0s)
173
Four fried chickens and a coke >
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 05:45 PM (Zz0t1)
Correction: Four fried chickens and dry white toast.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 05:51 PM (bl07w)
174
Well, call me Shorty.
According to AI he does have a commercial license since '21 and he owns a boat which is also licensed and all of this is claimed on his IRS forms.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 05:51 PM (P4ocI)
Gavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom
·
4h
Americans are struggling to pay for groceries and gas while Elon Musk becomes a TRILLIONAIRE.
When the federal government is for sale, the rich get richer and everyone else gets shafted.
The system is rigged.
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 05:51 PM (kX27y)
176
I shall say with profound sorrow that the comment section of Ace of Spades has robbed me of my innocent, naive, trusting self when it comes to links provided in the comments.
Having learned from much bad experience, I know not to click on Sponges link without letting someone else go first. And the reaction proves the wisdom in my well-learned experience.
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 12, 2026 05:51 PM (/ZkOF)
177
"Graham, is it in yet?"
Posted by: Platner's Last Tindr Hook-Up
It was
Posted by: Graham via DM at June 12, 2026 05:51 PM (6VErX)
Gavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom
·
4h
Americans are struggling to pay for groceries and gas while Elon Musk becomes a TRILLIONAIRE.
When the federal government is for sale, the rich get richer and everyone else gets shafted.
The system is rigged.
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 05:51 PM (kX27y)
Envy is one hell of a cardinal sin.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 05:52 PM (bl07w)
179
Platner's the epitome of today's Democrats. The efforts to discredit him seem sort of silly coming from the left when he's exactly what they champion and support.
And what the majority of their rank and file believe should be the left's platform.
It's all overwrought.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 05:52 PM (jehhT)
180
Well, 152,859 persons voted for Platner. Which means Maine has 152,859 certifiably retarded people.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 05:53 PM (GD0B3)
181
Correction: Four fried chickens and dry white toast.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 05:51 PM
The dry white toast was for Elwood, not Jake. Jake wanted 4 whole fried chickens and a coke.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 12, 2026 05:53 PM (0N4FZ)
182
My auto sunshade arrived from Am*zon. It fits nicely into the back window, propped up by the headrests. Seems fairly sturdy too, compared to the Walmart one I've used for a lot of years (ten or more!) and which is starting to flake.
The HeatShield one for the windshield proper should be here Tuesday, they say. This will be the third I've bought from them. The current one is losing its stiffness*, or I'd continue on with it.
* Counting down to the jokes, 3 -- 2 -- 1 --
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 05:54 PM (wzUl9)
183
I hope Platner wins. Let the Democrats have a Nazi walking around for 6 years.
I can’t stand Collins. She’s exactly the kk d of arrogant RiNO we need to get rid of. She’s feeling so emboldened by Platner, she led the charge against the SAVE Act. She’s already putting her finger in her eye.
Sometimes you take the L and live with it. I think we have enough other races the party will win where we do t need her or that Cocaine Ostrich, Murkowski.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 12, 2026 05:54 PM (jBtak)
184
Elon Musk being rich has no effect on anyone else other than him generating some incremental value for the people that work for him
But I have noticed of late a lot of left-wingers saying they want to get rid of the rich even if it makes everyone else poor
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 05:54 PM (kTfgm)
185
It looks like an oyster but its not.
Say it fast. Twice.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 05:55 PM (0sNs1)
189
I want to see every Republican running a cycle having at least one ad about plattner
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 05:55 PM (kTfgm)
190 An okay book. Hemingway never one of my favorite authors.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 05:48 PM (Gqar
Had to read it as a junior in high school. Boring as hell. The thrilling adventures of a eunuch while he watches a gal who he thinks is the love of his life sleep with every guy in Madrid (? Barcelona?) They also drink a lot.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026
***
I tried it when I was an adult. The characters all seemed to spend their time going from one cafe to another, getting drunk, and talking about nothing in particular. I gave up.
The film with Tyrone Power and Ava Gardner is not a whole lot better except for Errol Flynn's turn as a rich and aimless drunk.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 05:56 PM (wzUl9)
I should write.
A whole book.
About that.
Posted by: Ernest Hemingway, short on ideas at June 12, 2026 05:55 PM (6VErX)
You have captured the essence of Hemingway. Books are parsimonious with, you know, words.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 05:56 PM (Gqar8)
192
181 Correction: Four fried chickens and dry white toast.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 05:51 PM
The dry white toast was for Elwood, not Jake. Jake wanted 4 whole fried chickens and a coke.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 12, 2026 05:53 PM (0N4FZ)
"You better THINK!"
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 05:56 PM (bl07w)
193
140 The people that told us that Elon was a Nazi because he raised his hand are perfectly okay with someone with a literal Nazi tattoo who did it because he wanted a Nazi symbol and has admitted so
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 05:41 PM (kTfgm)
He's OUR KIND OF NAZI, you h@ter! Our Nazi's aren't like you MAGA wing-nut raycisss NAZI'S!!! Our Nazi's are for DEI, Wealth Redistribution, Trannies, and sending you NAZI's to death camps! Clear?
Posted by: Democrats at June 12, 2026 05:57 PM (5rh/l)
194
How long do the Democrats have before the time period ends when they can parachute another candidate in there in place of Platner?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 05:57 PM (rZCVI)
195
Delightful WX here: fair, 78degF, brisk and gusty breeze.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 05:58 PM (Jr5Lq)
196
"the "I.W.W." which is the Industrial Workers of the World, a hardcore socialist group known during the Wilson era as "The Wobblies.""
I lived about a block away from their Clark St office in Chicago way back when.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 05:58 PM (Jr5Lq)
197
I want to see every Republican running a cycle having at least one ad about plattner
Posted by: 18-1
No! I think he's cute
I just love a man in uniform and tats
Posted by: Miss Lindsey at June 12, 2026 05:59 PM (6VErX)
198
Nazi Tits!
How I love my dear ol' Nazi Tits!
He doesn't care about my zits
Nazi Tits!
He's such a committed lefty he don't care I'm kinda hefty
Nazi Tits!
In for the people's cause do or die!
No matter early or late
He's out to subvert the state
Nazi Tits is just my kind of guy!
(sung to tune of gosh darn I can't remember)
Posted by: William F. 'Buck' Dharma at June 12, 2026 05:59 PM (Ft5W9)
199
I want to see every Republican running a cycle having at least one ad about plattner
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 05:55 PM (kTfgm)
**************************
Platner will be the Todd Akin of the 2026 midterm elections.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 05:59 PM (JN6SH)
204 Having learned from much bad experience, I know not to click on Sponges link without letting someone else go first. And the reaction proves the wisdom in my well-learned experience.
Posted by: SimoHayha
The Admiral's links are wholesome and trustworthy.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at June 12, 2026 06:01 PM (QVmho)
205
184 Elon Musk being rich has no effect on anyone else other than him generating some incremental value for the people that work for him
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 05:54 PM (kTfgm)
Nice incremental value:
@BullTheoryio
A man working as a welder at SpaceX for $28 an hour has just become a millionaire.
Juan Hernandez, who came from Mexico, welded rockets for SpaceX at $28 an hour.
SpaceX gave him $10,000 in stock when he went full time in 2015, and he bought more with every paycheck for 10 years.
$SPCX
is now trading at $167, making his shares worth over $1 million.
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 06:02 PM (kX27y)
206
The Dems are stuck with Platner unless he defenestrates himself. The Republicans have to be speaking to the independents and convince them that Platner is a psychopathic empty suit
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 06:02 PM (IiEl1)
208
There is very little point in noting the hypocrisy of the Platner existence. He's done just about everything that was condemned yesterday, but they don't care. He's anti-Trump and that's it, and I don't think you will change his supporters' minds. Are there enough middle of the road voters left in Maine who would either vote Republican or simply not for an insane leftist? Unclear. I do know my liberal friends have been saying for years they wish the GOP would run more Mitt Romney types who are moderate and can reach across the aisle and all of that. Susan Collins is more Mitt Romney than Mitt Romney, and all that wish-casting, along with everything else, was entirely fake. We are entirely in Atlas Shrugged territory.
Posted by: Lex at June 12, 2026 06:02 PM (y4H1r)
209
202 @timburchett
3h
This is not the America my father fought for.
City Council meeting in Hamtramck, MI
Hard to believe that this is America
https://tinyurl.com/yw4mj8f6
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 06:01 PM (P4ocI)
All that's missing is "Off with his head!"
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 06:03 PM (5rh/l)
210
Fenelon: in another thread the consensus was July 13 is when the deadline to shove Platner to the curb or send him up the Himmelstraße.
Which would be more appropriate and all... but don't google that word too much. It means "Road to heaven."
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 12, 2026 06:03 PM (/ZkOF)
211
>>> His story, she says, that he got a Nazi tattoo to remind himself that the "US were the bad guys" in the world makes no sense at all, but it was a story which was pleasing to the socialist woman he was fucking.
=====
So a hard core socialist has no problems bumping ugly with a national socialist?
Because NAZI ok so long as they are not fighting Stalin.
Even in hindsight what they did?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 12, 2026 06:03 PM (/lPRQ)
Posted by: Sharpie at June 12, 2026 05:33 PM (w36aP)
Now you know why 1400 years ago the muslims lost their shit.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 06:08 PM (snZF9)
215
Are women really this loose today? I mean this guy is a 5/10 and he's getting laid by three different women in the same week? In my day that was a normal lifetime.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at June 12, 2026 06:09 PM (wGerL)
216
It's not as if it's a swastika which would be bad enough but it a symbol for Nazi guards who took people into camps, yes? He knows what it stood for, so in addition to being a creep on a number of other levels he's a anti semite.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
++++
He may have an issue with the pink triangle crowd.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 12, 2026 06:13 PM (/lPRQ)
217 Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel ripped Elon Musk as a “wealthy weirdo” --
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Elon should reply:
Check, and check.
------------------
and accused the newly minted trillionaire of “stealing from us” as the businessman launched a historic IPO.
During his monologue Thursday, “The Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host criticized Musk while raising concerns about SpaceX’s stock market presence potentially being “very risky for retirement accounts.”
Posted by: beckster
===============
Elon should ask him, "Did your hedge fund manager get an allotment, or are you waiting until the price goes down 35% before you buy?"
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at June 12, 2026 06:20 PM (n7rxJ)
218
There was an episode of Kolchak: the Night Stalker where older people in a Jewish neighborhood kept getting killed, and these swastikas keep showing up all over the neighborhood. So Kolchak investigates, presuming there is some sort of neo-Nazi Jew killer on the loose (given that it’s Kolchak it might be something even weirder). It is something weirder, the swastikas were put up by this Indian guy who is trying to suppress this Indian demon. The demon can appear as some loved one from your past, and it’s showing up as loved ones who died in the camps and the like. The illusion is unshakeable, and demon is doing it to kill. The twist is that the Hindu demon hates and fears the swastikas. Different meanings for different cultures.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 06:34 PM (y5mBk)
219
Four weeks, Maine GOP. Support Platner in polls for our more weeks/
Posted by: MikeN at June 13, 2026 08:42 PM (VlZjJ)
220
Four weeks, Maine GOP. Support Platner in polls for our more weeks/
Posted by: MikeN at June 13, 2026 08:42 PM (VlZjJ)
221
Four weeks, Maine GOP. Support Platner in polls for our more weeks.
Posted by: MikeN at June 13, 2026 08:42 PM (VlZjJ)
Despite the Lies of the Biden Administration and Its Egregiously Dishonest Spokeswoman Jen Psaki, the US Did In Fact Use Taxpayer Money to Fund Bioweapon Labs Across the Globe, Including in Ukraine
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is apparently back on the job and releasing more evidence that the federal government used American taxpayer funds for biolabs in well over two dozen countries.
Former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci raised a firestorm of controversy after he apparently lied under oath about the American government funding dangerous gain-of-function research at the very Chinese government-linked Wuhan biolab where COVID-19 came into existence. But it seems that such risky research at our expense was not unusual or isolated to our number one enemy, China.
DNI Gabbard, who has been at least temporarily absent from her position due to her husband's serious medical problems, came back with a bang on June 12. "Today, I'm releasing never-before-seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine," she posted on X.
She continued, "In support of President Trump's Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what 'research' is being conducted."
Russia's government is thoroughly dictatorial and corrupt, but unfortunately its accusation that the United States was secretively funding questionable biolabs in Ukraine was not a conspiracy theory, based on Gabbard's newly released information. The Democrats and Marxists in the U.S. government were channeling our money to unconstitutional "research."
See the link for more. Now, she revealed evidence of "biolabs" which is not the same -- one might argue -- as "bioweapon labs."
But as the Wuhan Covid Lab demonstrated to everyone -- they're the same thing. The idea of these labs is to collect viruses and then engineer them into highly infectious forms -- the deliberate "gain of function" procedures which involve either directly splicing in new components into viruses to make them deadlier, or just repeatedly running them through "mouse models" with similar DNA to humans to induce them to mutate into new forms.
Then, they say, they will have the Bad Guy Virus they can design a Good Guy Vaccine to cure.
But note that the first step of producing a vaccine is creating a deadly, infectious virus that never existed and probably would never exist but for the deliberate engineering of the virus by Frankenstein-like God-Playing scientific maniacs.
Boy I wish I could think of a single example of one of their Frankenstein Viruses escaping from the lab and provoking a global shutdown -- a deliberate overreaction, which they felt was necessary, because they knew they themselves created the virus and might be executed for mass murder unless they could demonstrate they did everything legal and illegal to stop the spread of their created WMD weapon -- but I just can't think of a single example of something like that happening.
That's a blessing, I guess.
Members of the Krew Klue can remind me if something like that happened, for five Krew Klue P.I. Points.
In 2022 Jen Psaki was asked about claims that we were operating biolabs in Ukraine. She denied the existence of "bioweapons" programs and then called the whole thing Russian disinformation. pic.twitter.com/LZYUJ6oxbj
I'm sure CNN and Fake Tapper will update their Biden Lie Tracker to include this lie.
Oh right, they can't, because they never started a Biden Lie Tracker.
Just like they immediately stopped the Casualty Count in Iraq and Afghanistan after President Dreamboat was sworn in.
It's either that or covering it all with flaming skulls.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:40 PM (Riz8t)
27
And here I thought it was that degenerate pissing on Metcalf's grave who bought the lambo, a pound of crack, and is tripping balls with tranny hookers and ... underlining and redlining everything!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:40 PM (iFTx/)
28
Would running bioweapon labs the world round (so we don't kill ourselves from a leak) make us the baddies?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at June 12, 2026 03:38 PM (/lPRQ)
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The problem with ANY bioweapon lab, as countless science fiction stories have told us, is that there are NO safe locations on Earth if there's a leak.
In today's modern world, it's all too easy for a virus to spread thanks to rapid air travel.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:41 PM (Gqar8)
35I'm sure CNN and Fake Tapper will update their Biden Lie Tracker to include this lie.
Oh right, they can't, because they never started a Biden Lie Tracker.
Just like they immediately stopped the Casualty Count in Iraq and Afghanistan after President Dreamboat was sworn in.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:35 PM
Biden has a stutter, Ace. Geez man. Don't be such an asshole.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)
36
It is said the cover-up is worse than the crime, but so many died from the Wuhan Flu that it's hard to believe that in this case.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (l3cgK)
37Gabbard is still leaving though, yes?
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:41 PM
End of the month, I believe.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (Zz0t1)
38
I know no one here likes or cares much about the NBA, and the Knicks courtside seats are filled with literally the worst humans on the planet, but OG Anunoby can play basketball
Posted by: front toward enemy at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (TIizU)
39
It's not the most important thing here, but how is Tulsi still involved?
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Ummm, I didn't see her resignation letter.
Could one just "work" one hour a week as the Approved approved head / Secretary of department X?
40 Would running bioweapon labs the world round (so we don't kill ourselves from a leak) make us the baddies?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
In a word, yes. And those who undertook to do so should be hauled before courts, tried and convicted.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (ixS3i)
41
24 Psaki showing cleavage doesn’t save her.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:39 PM (Gqar
While it is true that most men would look at boobies no matter when or where they appeared, lil Jen's tits are hardly worth writing home about, attached as they are to a diseased lying whore mouth.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Robin Thicke at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (wXgT/)
44Now, she revealed evidence of "biolabs" which is not the same -- one might argue -- as "bioweapon labs."
"Paying a visit to those of Russian heritage" is not the same - one might argue - as genocide.
Posted by: The Azov Battalion at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (Pu/zx)
45Psaki showing cleavage doesn’t save her.
Posted by: tubal
But still, there are rules......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (Zz0t1)
46
I don't know how it's possible, but if anything, Tulsi is getting better looking.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (Riz8t)
47
Jen Psaki is holding her brain cells hostage and they've declared a general strike, starting now.
Matters are not looking too rosy for old Jen now!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:39 PM (ixS3i)
A redhead with darkened areolas instead of rosy pale pinkish??
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (wVcYX)
48
Easiest way to find video of a leftard lying is get one where their mouth is moving.
50 It's not the most important thing here, but how is Tulsi still involved?
She said that she was stepping down at the end of June, that's how.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:43 PM (ixS3i)
51
>>Rosemont Seneca Technology Partners – an investment firm led by Hunter Biden – was a lead financial backer of Metabiota, a pandemic tracking and response firm that has partnered with Peter Daszak’s EcoHealth Alliance and the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
https://tinyurl.com/2hanke2r
One of the other funders of Metabiota was USAID. Metabiota also had a government contract to track the spread of viruses in Ukraine.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 03:43 PM (viF8m)
56It's not the most important thing here, but how is Tulsi still involved?
She said that she was stepping down at the end of June, that's how.
Oh, thanks. I had assumed she was resigning effective immediately when she announced it.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM (Riz8t)
57
Gabbard is still leaving though, yes?
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:41 PM
End of the month, I believe.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (Zz0t1)
End of the month song?
Posted by: John Valby at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM (wVcYX)
58
Biden has a stutter, Ace. Geez man. Don't be such an asshole.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)
Even if he didn't have a stutter, I'd be perfectly willing and happy to slap him silly until he really does.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM (bl07w)
59
41 24 Psaki showing cleavage doesn’t save her.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:39 PM (Gqar
While it is true that most men would look at boobies no matter when or where they appeared, lil Jen's tits are hardly worth writing home about, attached as they are to a diseased lying whore mouth.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (bl07w)
It’s like a genetic condition we have.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM (Gqar8)
60
Trump's breeth stinks so bad it could bee used as a Bioweapins.!!
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM (3a5AV)
61
One day, Ace will leave the comments bold, italicized, red, underlined, and in a gray box.
On that day, the universe will be complete.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM (81odR)
Yeah, it's coming. It'll last awhile. Don't play golf.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:45 PM (Riz8t)
63
Afternoon, folken! I just finished a video walk-through of another home candidate, and it was okay but not a knock-me-dead place. Another is scheduled for Sunday morning.
In the meantime, I'm waiting for Amazon to deliver the auto windshield shade I ordered this week; they say it's out for delivery now. So I'm relaxing with a pipe and a sparkling mineral water on the rocks, with big black Stirling cat asleep on the bed and little gray Dagny toasting herself in the window.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 03:45 PM (wzUl9)
64 lil Jen's tits are hardly worth writing home about, attached as they are to a diseased lying whore mouth.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (bl07w)
Valid points, however, the Ron White rule still stands.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:45 PM (Zz0t1)
65
In today's modern world, it's all too easy for a virus to spread thanks to rapid air travel.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel
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It would be racist to deny travel to contagious people.
Prove you are not racist - Don't forget to hug a contagious Chinaman today!!!
69
When flaming skulls cover the entirety of Ace's post and all the comments, then the end of the world is near.
Posted by: Just reporting at June 12, 2026 03:45 PM (7OE1u)
70
"But as the Wuhan Covid Lab demonstrated to everyone -- they're the same thing. The idea of these labs is to collect viruses and then engineer them into highly infectious forms"
I actually think their true purpose is the same purpose as 99% of Democrap and leftwing efforts: money-laundering, grift, and theft. I doubt any of these "biolabs" in China or Ukraine (!) were doing anything but stealing our money and laundering it to leftwing causes.
The tell was the videos of the Wuhan lab that looked about as advanced and secure as a middle-school lab where the most dangerous substance is bleach. Clearly, the lab was just stealing all the money and paying almost nothing for actual research or real labs.
The problem was that they did end up creating something, and that something got out. But I'm fairly sure the lab was supposed to be just a front to steal our money.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:46 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 03:46 PM (1qjA0)
72
Love how the state media discovers! sh*t everyone knew years ago.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 12, 2026 03:46 PM (RIvkX)
73
61 One day, Ace will leave the comments bold, italicized, red, underlined, and in a gray box.
On that day, the universe will be complete.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM (81odR)
Flashing text added to that would be the chef's kiss...if pixy allowed flashing text...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 12, 2026 03:46 PM (l3cgK)
74
I'd like to teach the world to die,
in perfect harmony. I'd like to hold it in my arms,
while it coughs and comes to final rest.
I'd like to see the World for once, all buried
row by row in cemetaries, with silence
throughout the lands.
that's the song I sing,
What the world needs today,
is a song about less people, that
never fades away.
Posted by: Tony phoney Fauci at June 12, 2026 03:46 PM (anL5R)
75 Even if he didn't have a stutter, I'd be perfectly willing and happy to slap him silly until he really does.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM (bl07w)
I accept these demands.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:46 PM (Zz0t1)
7660 Trump's breeth stinks so bad it could bee used as a Bioweapins.!!
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt
And his penis tastes bad too!
Posted by: E Jean Carroll at June 12, 2026 03:46 PM (XWPh2)
77
If we don't break your legs, how are we to learn to fix them?
Posted by: t-bird at June 12, 2026 03:46 PM (3g5Xe)
78
When you get around me you'll find I'm just like old Mrs. Psaki. The pee is silent.
Posted by: Joe Biden at June 12, 2026 03:47 PM (eLjOt)
79When flaming skulls cover the entirety of Ace's post and all the comments, then the end of the world is near.
Dog and cat status:
[X] Living together
[ ] Not living together
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:47 PM (Riz8t)
80 Ugh! *shitty guitar riff so overladen with effects no one cares*
Posted by: Tom Morello at June 12, 2026 03:45 PM (XWPh2)
Corrected for accuracy.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:47 PM (Zz0t1)
Maybe it’s because I’m not Anthony “The Science” Fauci, but I just don’t understand the need for that many secret biolabs around the world that require funding by the U.S.
Can’t other countries fund their own Frankenstein viruses?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 03:47 PM (6ydKt)
82 When you get around me you'll find I'm just like old Mrs. Psaki. The pee is silent.
Posted by: Joe Biden at June 12, 2026 03:47 PM (eLjOt)
Thread winner.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:47 PM (Zz0t1)
83 One day, Ace will leave the comments bold, italicized, red, underlined, and in a gray box.
On that day, the universe will be complete.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart
Portals to alternate universes -- portals too many to count -- will open and things will get flummoxed really, really fast.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:47 PM (ixS3i)
84
Good news in VA. Woke school superintendent resigns after outcry by community. From
"Twitchy" site:
https://tinyurl.com/zx45d8vr
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 03:47 PM (rZCVI)
85
Trump's breeth stinks so bad it could bee used as a Bioweapins.!!
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM (3a5AV)
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I'm so old, I remember when the Mary Clogginstein socks put some effort into it.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 03:48 PM (81odR)
86
That COVID was a deep state WITH China operation to oust Trump is not even feeling like that crazy a leap anymore.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 03:48 PM (YwEeS)
87
So how many blacks left for Africa over reparations lack?
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 12, 2026 03:48 PM (68Zd8)
88One day, Ace will leave the comments bold, italicized, red, underlined, and in a gray box.
On that day, the universe will be complete.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM (81odR)
All started by a link to busty lesbian porn.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:48 PM (Zz0t1)
89
Anything covid related comes up and my BP skyrockets like a Falcon-9…. Enraging
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 03:48 PM (26GAh)
90A redhead with darkened areolas instead of rosy pale pinkish??
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM
Jen is not a real redhead.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 03:48 PM (1qjA0)
91
>>The idea of these labs is to collect viruses ....
The original idea of these labs was to close them up clean without their knowledge and material being sold off, and to keep the scientists employed to prevent them from going rogue and working for the pakis or another hostile nation.
The secondary idea is that these labs were on the front line, and able to understand and detect anything the Ruskies were doing, intentionally or accidentally. Later the Chinese.
But any big pot of money attracts flies, and any government solution first priority is to keep the funding coming by making the problem bigger, so they evolved into a grift to justify bigger budgets. That grift included making diseases they could protect us against.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 03:48 PM (FPIaX)
92
Friends, this is the day that will be long remembered for lines drawn in the sand... crooked, dotted, dashed, you name it!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:41 PM (ixS3i)
That's sorta my thing.
Posted by: Col. William B. Travis, 1836, Alamo Mission at June 12, 2026 03:49 PM (wVcYX)
93
As a lover of fine boobs, I have to agree eith my colleague from the great state of Alaska.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 03:49 PM (zZu0s)
President Byedumb and Dr. Strangelove were making viruses to protect the Children from future viruses from Mars.
Trump funded viruses to kill persons of color as verified by Jen Psaki and Dr. Strangelove Fauci...
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 12, 2026 03:49 PM (38587)
98 Oh, good. Thunder. A storm would be nice.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026
***
It rained here a little while ago, but the sun is now baking the streets again.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 03:49 PM (wzUl9)
99Good news in VA. Woke school superintendent resigns after outcry by community.
Huh. I was going to say he made a mistake by acting like he was SS in Fairfax Co., but he's in Albemarle Co, which includes Charlottesville. I'm surprised.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:50 PM (Riz8t)
But any big pot of money attracts flies, and any government solution first priority is to keep the funding coming by making the problem bigger, so they evolved into a grift to justify bigger budgets. That grift included making diseases they could protect us against.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 03:48 PM (FPIaX)
So the NIH was to viruses as SPLC was to the KKK...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 12, 2026 03:50 PM (l3cgK)
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78 When you get around me you'll find I'm just like old Mrs. Psaki. The pee is silent.
Posted by: Joe Biden at June 12, 2026 03:47 PM (eLjOt)
Hey, aren't you that doddering old fuck who farted on the Queen of England?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:50 PM (bl07w)
102
84 Good news in VA. Woke school superintendent resigns after outcry by community. From
"Twitchy" site:
https://tinyurl.com/zx45d8vr
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 03:47 PM (rZCVI)
Albemarle County, seat of the People's Republic of Charlottesville.
Posted by: Dr. FrankenFauci at June 12, 2026 03:51 PM (47/pr)
108As a lover of fine boobs, I have to agree eith my colleague from the great state of Alaska.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 03:49 PM
Bulg is from Alaska?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 03:51 PM (1qjA0)
109 Flashing text added to that would be the chef's kiss...if pixy allowed flashing text...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
Well, we USED to have those and many other textual wonders too astonishing to believe.
Then folks got way, way too creative applying them to their nicknames and something went off the rails. I vaguely recall that we endured a brief shutdown of the blog to reset matters.
And all the textual wonders were seen no more here ever again.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:51 PM (ixS3i)
110
Ah, the old bioweapons aren't biolabs ploy. Psaki is still a piece o'shit
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 03:51 PM (IiEl1)
111
88 One day, Ace will leave the comments bold, italicized, red, underlined, and in a gray box.
On that day, the universe will be complete.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart
and centered
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 03:50 PM (FPIaX)
*************************************
All six together would result in the universe being destroyed.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 03:51 PM (JN6SH)
They finally got caught — and the receipts are all right here.Trump's DHS just approved a plan to cross-reference every mail-in ballot in America against federal immigration databases. The USPS is now barcoding every ballot with a unique tracking code. One ballot. One barcode. One count. And sanctuary states like California and Oregon cannot opt out — because the postal system isn't Gavin Newsom's. It's federal.For two decades they told you there was no fraud. They called you a conspiracy theorist. They rolled their eyes. They appointed committees. And the whole time, the machine was running — 3AM ballot trucks, drop boxes with no cameras, nursing home harvests, envelopes with no postmarks.That machine just ran into a federal barcode, a DHS database, and a president who read the fine print.In this video:
— Why Trump's March 31st Executive Order is the most surgical election integrity move in decades
— How DHS is cross-referencing every ballot name against federal immigration records — and what that finds
— The drop box loophole nobody closed yet — and why it's the next battlefield
— Why California and Oregon are panicking and legally have no way out
(Cont)
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 03:52 PM (+gsxO)
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— The nursing home ballot harvesting operation that left no fold marks and asked no questions
— Why mail fraud is a federal felony — and what Exhibit A looks like now
— HUD Secretary Scott Turner on camera: 24,000 illegal aliens in federal housing while veterans sleep outside
— Oregon and California handing state tax dollars to illegal aliens as first-time home buyer grants
— The 2026 midterm math: 217 seats, 14 tossups, 1 needed — and the RINO problem nobody's naming
— Why the Save America Act is stalled — and who's actually blocking itThe media had this story. They sat on it, tripped over it, or simply could not locate it with both hands and a GPS. We found it. Every piece. The names, the numbers, the math — all of it.This is the vindication episode.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 03:52 PM (+gsxO)
114
Well, we USED to have those and many other textual wonders too astonishing to believe
That's a myth, like the HQ tee shirts...
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 03:52 PM (YwEeS)
115
All six together would result in the universe being destroyed.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 03:51 PM (JN6SH)
The seventh seal is when we get the busty girl on girl links again.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 03:52 PM (XWPh2)
116
I actually think their true purpose is the same purpose as 99% of Democrap and leftwing efforts: money-laundering, grift, and theft. I doubt any of these "biolabs" in China or Ukraine (!) were doing anything but stealing our money and laundering it to leftwing causes.
==
Its not implausible. Before it was illegal to do in the US, they were still sending money to labs all around the world. You could justify it on a collection site basis. And justify it on a well we don't want to transport after collection. Ultimately, this was a twofer. there is the stated public purpose. there is also an clandestine purpose. Fauci had an intelligence agency role that was non public. Also, a nifty way to hid from FOIA requests and a lot of congressional oversite is to subcontract the dirty work to private contractors. Which of course, creates the potential kickback cycle doesn't it.
Posted by: Surface and subsurface at June 12, 2026 03:52 PM (anL5R)
118
Fauci searched for and found a virus that would kill the extremely elderly and those with respiratory comorbidities. He financed the gain of function research to make it more contagious. It was his intention to turn this virus loose on the U.S. to effectively kill off the oldest generation and the others who cost the healthcare industry the most. This would save the U.S. over half the healthcare expenditures every year, thus providing funds for Universal Healthcare. He wanted to be a hero by secretly killing off millions. This is the democrat mindset.
Posted by: jwest at June 12, 2026 03:52 PM (BwWDk)
119
The worlds first trillionaire was minted today. That's an astronomical number. Needs lots of space for all those zeros.
Posted by: Indiana Lurker at June 12, 2026 03:53 PM (3ZVqj)
120
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 03:50 PM (fBXgl)
How did they manage to get some sane parents there?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 03:53 PM (rZCVI)
121. . . While it is true that most men would look at boobies no matter when or where they appeared, lil Jen's tits are hardly worth writing home about, attached as they are to a diseased lying whore mouth.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026
***
And her feet are barely average. Pffft.
She did have the distinction of looking *more* attractive with the face diaper on in 2020, however.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 03:53 PM (wzUl9)
123
So the NIH was to viruses as SPLC was to the KKK...
Posted by: jim
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exactly.
Or the CA homeless industry
Or the education industry
or any social services industry
They all make the problem bigger, by design
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 03:53 PM (FPIaX)
124
Gain of function should be banned the world over. Any facility caught performing the practice should be tactically nuked immediately and the country fined $1T dispersed to the rest of the world.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:53 PM (Zz0t1)
125
Bulg is from Alaska?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 03:51 PM (1qjA0)
No, I was agreeing with tcn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 03:53 PM (zZu0s)
126
>>See the link for more. Now, she revealed evidence of "biolabs" which is not the same -- one might argue -- as "bioweapon labs."
Post 9/11 and the anthrax scare that followed, Dick Cheney reorganized our bioweapons and bioweapons defense operations and put them under one person's control. That person was Anthony Fauci.
Who was also CIA.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 03:54 PM (viF8m)
127
Trump's breeth stinks so bad it could bee used as a Bioweapins.!!
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt
.......
I hesitate to comment until Dorcas Blimline weighs in.
Posted by: wth at June 12, 2026 03:54 PM (UjdFS)
128
Dr Fauci needs to be put up against a wall at dawn.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 12, 2026 03:54 PM (Q/FnY)
She is, however, an airhead. That is why she is continually "circling back", just like a dust devil in the summer heat.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:54 PM (ixS3i)
130
Well, we USED to have those and many other textual wonders too astonishing to believe
That's a myth, like the HQ tee shirts...
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 03:52 PM (YwEeS)
and marital beejers.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 03:54 PM (wVcYX)
131
Posted by: jwest at June 12, 2026 03:52 PM (BwWDk
I think Fauci needs to help out with with MAID or rather MAIM ( medical assistance in murder) in canada
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 03:55 PM (rZCVI)
132Well, we USED to have those and many other textual wonders too astonishing to believe.
Then folks got way, way too creative applying them to their nicknames and something went off the rails. I vaguely recall that we endured a brief shutdown of the blog to reset matters.
And all the textual wonders were seen no more here ever again.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026
***
Must have been way before I found my way here in 2010. I don't recall such fripperies.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 03:55 PM (wzUl9)
My uncle lived in Alaska for many years when I was a kid, but my folks never went up there to visit him. Alaska is on my bucket list. I considered going up there when I was stationed in Monterey, but couldn't afford it on an E5's salary.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 03:55 PM (77rzZ)
135Dr Fauci needs to be put up against a wall at dawn.
Disagree. Firing squads are reserved for the upper class. Fauci needs to be hanged along with the rest of the villeins.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:55 PM (Riz8t)
136
lil Jen's tits are hardly worth writing home about, attached as they are to a diseased lying whore mouth.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (bl07w)
What do you have against Chlamydia and genital warts?
137As a lover of fine boobs, I have to agree eith my colleague from the great state of Alaska.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 03:49 PM
https://tinyurl.com/2ajcz96h
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)
138Can’t other countries fund their own Frankenstein viruses?
Their job- their paid job- is to look the other way.
Posted by: t-bird at June 12, 2026 03:55 PM (3g5Xe)
139
Russia's government is thoroughly dictatorial and corrupt, but
/Looks at Pres Biden, his Administration, and recent elections...
Uhhhh.... guys?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 12, 2026 03:56 PM (mP0Kj)
143The weekend is here
Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026
***
Hey, it's Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished. Yes, I'm retired now, but a lifetime (since first grade) of "enjoying Fridays because tomorrow is Saturday!" is still with me.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 03:56 PM (wzUl9)
144
and marital beejers.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 03:54 PM (wVcYX)
Did you offer her the same $20?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:56 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 03:57 PM (Ot/FD)
148
eat sh!t, Neil dGenerate Tyson -
The delusion is thinking that SpaceX is going to lead the space frontier. That's just not going to happen, and it’s not going to happen for three really good reasons: One, it is very expensive. Two, it is very dangerous to do it first. Three, there is essentially no return on that investment.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 03:57 PM (XWPh2)
149and marital beejers.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 03:54 PM (wVcYX)
Wait......is this a thing?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1)
150Fauci needs to be hanged along with the rest of the villains.
Posted by: Archimedes
Only when he begs for it.
Posted by: Sand Flies at June 12, 2026 03:57 PM (3g5Xe)
151
103 We have a 48 hour respite from heat and humidity.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:50 PM (Gqar
We are getting the opposite.
110F heat index for the weekend.
The only relief is the thunderstorm that just rolled up ten minutes ago and will be gone in another ten minutes.
Is it possible to go over 100% humidity?
Because we like testing the limits around here.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 03:57 PM (6ydKt)
154
Wait......is this a thing?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1)
Of course. It's the fair reward for winning an argument.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 03:58 PM (Ot/FD)
15561 One day, Ace will leave the comments bold, italicized, red, underlined, and in a gray box.
On that day, the universe will be complete.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM (81odR)
You left something out.
Posted by: No Name Today at June 12, 2026 03:58 PM (8mulE)
156 Well, we USED to have those and many other textual wonders too astonishing to believe
That's a myth, like the HQ tee shirts...
Posted by: steevy
I solemnly assure you that it is not.
There was one nickname that had an animated choo-choo chuffing along it from left to right. There was another one bedecked with blinking Christmas lights -- red and green, for certain.
And the quality of the comments suffered because ... bwahahahahahaha! I can't tell a whopper that large!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:58 PM (ixS3i)
157
The best boobies are the ones attached to your wife.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 03:59 PM (1qjA0)
Lovely lady, but I think Stars-and-Stripes-colored clothing is disrespectful of the flag.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 03:59 PM (77rzZ)
159
And all the textual wonders were seen no more here ever again.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:51 PM (ixS3i)
It was quite convenient having formatting available, but as usual, we can't have nice things.
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 12, 2026 03:59 PM (vUKng)
161
My uncle lived in Alaska for many years when I was a kid, but my folks never went up there to visit him. Alaska is on my bucket list. I considered going up there when I was stationed in Monterey, but couldn't afford it on an E5's salary.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 03:55 PM (77rzZ)
Any and all are welcome here, just let me know.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:59 PM (bl07w)
162
149 and marital beejers.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 03:54 PM (wVcYX)
Wait......is this a thing?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June
No.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 03:59 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Dr. FrankenFauci at June 12, 2026 03:51 PM (47/pr)
Hopefully, the SC, and I'm sure I'm getting laughed at, comes back and says the AutoPen pardons don't count.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:59 PM (Zz0t1)
164
The US provided funding to Ukrainian labs in an effort to keep the scientists there, instead of them moving to China, Iran, adn other bad places.
Posted by: Quartermaster at June 12, 2026 03:59 PM (UOf2j)
165 No.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 03:59 PM (OoFl2)
*phew*
I was gonna say........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:59 PM (Zz0t1)
166
eat sh!t, Neil dGenerate Tyson -
The delusion is thinking that SpaceX is going to lead the space frontier. That's just not going to happen, and it’s not going to happen for three really good reasons: One, it is very expensive. Two, it is very dangerous to do it first. Three, there is essentially no return on that investment.
Posted by: gKWVE
Neil degassy Tyson is so funny. NASA is still trying to figure out how to catch rocket boosters.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:00 PM (+gsxO)
167
124 Gain of function should be banned the world over. Any facility caught performing the practice should be tactically nuked immediately and the country fined $1T dispersed to the rest of the world.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:53 PM (Zz0t1)
No Gainzzz for you!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at June 12, 2026 04:00 PM (l3cgK)
168Trump's breeth stinks so bad it could bee used as a Bioweapins.!!
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at June 12, 2026 03:44 PM
Bitch, stop stealing my lines!
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at June 12, 2026 04:00 PM (znGuc)
Yep, and so is my brother-in-law from Germany. He wants to watch soccer tonight. Shit.
Posted by: wth at June 12, 2026 04:00 PM (UjdFS)
170 Lovely lady, but I think Stars-and-Stripes-colored clothing is disrespectful of the flag.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 03:59 PM (77rzZ)
I happen to think it's an addition to the awesomeness of old glory.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 04:00 PM (Zz0t1)
171
Sometimes I feel like Piper is still with us...
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (77rzZ)
172One day, Ace will leave the comments bold, italicized, red, underlined, and in a gray box.
On that day, the universe will be complete.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart
And he will ban himself on his way out of the room.
Posted by: t-bird at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (3g5Xe)
173 eat sh!t, Neil dGenerate Tyson -
The delusion is thinking that SpaceX is going to lead the space frontier. That's just not going to happen, and it’s not going to happen for three really good reasons: One, it is very expensive. Two, it is very dangerous to do it first. Three, there is essentially no return on that investment.
Posted by: gKWVE
For a glorified science museum gift store manager, that guy sure does possess delusions of grandeur.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (ixS3i)
174
And all the textual wonders were seen no more here ever again.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:51 PM (ixS3i)
It was quite convenient having formatting available, but as usual, we can't have nice things.
It's been several years, and I still miss them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
I would like to see an entire thread copy & pasted, just once, for old time's sake.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (+gsxO)
175One, it is very expensive. Two, it is very dangerous to do it first. Three, there is essentially no return on that investment.
Posted by: gKWVE
Care to revise that statement?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (Zz0t1)
176
Yo neil Degrasse Dumbass. The company that begins mining the asteroid belt will see an unbelievable return on investment
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (IiEl1)
177
No return? the guy just made a trillion dollars. You are a fucking retard Neil.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (zZu0s)
178Hey, Man! You in Indiana yet?
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026
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Not yet. Just video-looked over another house candidate. It had no basement and was kinda small, so I'm moving on to another; we'll view it on Sunday. This one has a front enclosed porch, a basement (unfinished), and gas heat, as well as a 1-car garage. Nice neighborhood with a local breakfast and lunch place within a leg-stretching walk, too.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (wzUl9)
179
Crikey! Noon already and all I've accomplished today is mouthing off in the comments sections.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (bl07w)
180
177 No return? the guy just made a trillion dollars. You are a fucking retard Neil.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (zZu0s)
I have it on no less of an authority than Senator Mitt Romney on 13 March 22 who posted in response to Gabbards statement asserting there were US Biolabs in Ukraine "Tulsi Gabbard is parroting false Russian propaganda. Her treasonous lies may well cost lives."
If we can't believe Mitt Romney, who can we believe?
Posted by: Dantes at June 12, 2026 04:02 PM (IZ7RB)
183
I mean, that has to be the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Neil, he is using his other companies and the launch of satellites by SpaceX itself to finance that exploration.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 04:02 PM (zZu0s)
184
Starlink makes no money!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
They're making $130 a month off me.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (+gsxO)
185
179 Crikey! Noon already and all I've accomplished today is mouthing off in the comments sections.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (bl07w)
Noon in June in Alaska. How can you tell besides looking at a clock??
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (Gqar8)
186
Did you offer her the same $20?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:56 PM (bl07w)
I mistakenly thought I had signed for the all-inclusive package. Should have read the fine print.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (wVcYX)
187
184 Starlink makes no money!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
They're making $130 a month off me.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (+gsxO)
188For a glorified science museum gift store manager, that guy sure does possess delusions of grandeur.
It takes a breathtaking level of hubris to think that you know more about space and space travel than the guy who is rewriting the entire space program...and succeeding.
Go back to your gift store, Neil, there are some sale items in need of stickers.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (Riz8t)
189 It's been several years, and I still miss them.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
Oh, ten to fifteen years, at least, since they were banished.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (ixS3i)
190
For a glorified science museum gift store manager, that guy sure does possess delusions of grandeur.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (ixS3i)
He regurgitates pop-science bullshit, and as far as I can tell, has never had an original thought or, for that matter, any analysis of an issue that goes more than a millimeter deep.
191
The zimmer man over on BehindTheBlack is reporting on Stoke Space. They're pretty close to catching up with the Falcon 9 with catchable stages (second stage too).
I mean, Starship is going to be the big ticket, but the smaller cargo missions will still have a role.
Bezos in other news, who is not as rich as Musk, has his electronic thumb out. He's going to have to get his lander to hitch on the Falcon Heavy.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:04 PM (XWPh2)
192
Fauci searched for and found a virus that would kill the extremely elderly and those with respiratory comorbidities.
==
Interesting relationship with the virus and testosterone. If you got it, it damaged your ability short term to produce testosterone. If you had low testosterone levels when you got it, you were much more likely to have severe covid. A large percentage of male patients who survived, had sustained low testosterone for months and some with prolonged erectile dysfunction. Interesting - young males 16 - early 20s had the high rate of cardiac complications from covid vaccines.
Posted by: Surface and subsurface at June 12, 2026 04:04 PM (anL5R)
193
Anyone found to do gain of function research should be executed and with a very expansive notion of what kind of function is
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 04:04 PM (kTfgm)
194
Capture one asteroid and suddenly rare and precious metals are not that rare or precious...
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 04:04 PM (YwEeS)
195
They're making $130 a month off me.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (+gsxO)
How's the service? Any rain-fade issues like I used to get with Dish TV?
196
It's so Tysonesque to list off haughtily three things that "prove your point" which are all, demonstrably, by the current state of affairs, false, and then preen and strut in your majestic robes of Science-ism waiting for all the rabble to adore you for being such a perfectly comported shitwit.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 04:04 PM (Ot/FD)
197
@182 I think one of Mitt's relatives was involved with Ukraine bigly
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 04:04 PM (IiEl1)
198
Crikey! Noon already and all I've accomplished today is mouthing off in the comments sections.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (bl07w)
A day's endeavors well-spent!
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 04:05 PM (wVcYX)
199
195 They're making $130 a month off me.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (+gsxO)
How's the service? Any rain-fade issues like I used to get with Dish TV?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 04:04 PM (fBXgl)
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I've seen very brief disruptions in heavy rain that's resolved in seconds, maybe minutes at the most.
200
I, myself, used to shill for gain of function.
Posted by: zombie Bob Dole at June 12, 2026 04:05 PM (1qjA0)
201
187 184 Starlink makes no money!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
They're making $130 a month off me.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (+gsxO)
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We have it, too.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (0OHXL)
We use it when we go camping. Used it in Denali State Park last week, and it worked like a charm. We even have a telescoping flag pole to raise it on if the trees are too tall. It's just really odd watching MLB on TV in the boonies.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 04:05 PM (bl07w)
202
201
We use it when we go camping. Used it in Denali State Park last week, and it worked like a charm. We even have a telescoping flag pole to raise it on if the trees are too tall. It's just really odd watching MLB on TV in the boonies.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 04:05 PM (bl07w)
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I've heard that cruise lines will take your equipment if you sneak the smaller models onto their boats.
203
Trump's breeth stinks so bad it could bee used as a Bioweapins.!!
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt
.......
I hesitate to comment until Dorcas Blimline weighs in.
Posted by: wth
.......
Bitch, stop stealing my lines!
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline
......
All is well with the world.
Posted by: wth at June 12, 2026 04:06 PM (UjdFS)
204A large percentage of male patients who survived, had sustained low testosterone for months and some with prolonged erectile dysfunction.
That's not true! My shame noodle was in the pool!
Posted by: Graham Platner at June 12, 2026 04:06 PM (Riz8t)
205
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 04:04 PM (Ot/FD)
In fairness, Gassy Neil said that quote over a decade ago.
He was retarded then and we could have told him at the time. I assume he is still retarded today.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:06 PM (XWPh2)
206
The best boobies are the ones attached to your wife.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 03:59 PM
Read this once
I don't know, I haven't seen them all yet
Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)
207I mean, that has to be the stupidest thing I have ever heard. Neil, he is using his other companies and the launch of satellites by SpaceX itself to finance that exploration.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026
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Not to mention the "no return on that investment" line. Neil, baby, that tech that will monitor you and help keep you alive in the ICU when you have that heart attack that's coming? That tech was developed during the original space program, 1961-1974.
There is plenty of "return" on the exploration and exploitation of space.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:06 PM (wzUl9)
208 Capture one asteroid and suddenly rare and precious metals are not that rare or precious...
Posted by: steevy
That's the action that'd I'd love to see occur.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:06 PM (ixS3i)
209
Not yet. Just video-looked over another house candidate. It had no basement and was kinda small, so I'm moving on to another; we'll view it on Sunday. This one has a front enclosed porch, a basement (unfinished), and gas heat, as well as a 1-car garage. Nice neighborhood with a local breakfast and lunch place within a leg-stretching walk, too.
==
yeah, you def need a basement in Indiana - nadoes
Posted by: my two cents at June 12, 2026 04:06 PM (anL5R)
210For a glorified science museum gift store manager, that guy sure does possess delusions of grandeur.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM
Grandeur? The guy has delusions of adequacy.
Posted by: Dorcas Blimline at June 12, 2026 04:06 PM (znGuc)
211
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:01 PM (wzUl9)
Wolfus, sorry if I'm broaching a too-personal topic, and feel free to ignore this question if you wish (or to tell me to eff off), but will Miss Linda be joining you in the Hoosier State?
Posted by: Sand Flies at June 12, 2026 03:57 PM (3g5Xe)
I thought this was answering a different question
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 04:06 PM (eLjOt)
213
Oh, ten to fifteen years, at least, since they were banished.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (ixS3i)
Maybe 10. 15 would mean before I started blogging here, and that isn't the case, unless my senility is progressing faster than I thought.
214
How's the service? Any rain-fade issues like I used to get with Dish TV?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher
Not at all.
The few times I have lost service, it's been an outhouse floater. I mean real hard. And it only lasts until the cell passes. And I know exactly what you are asking. I used to have direct tv. And it's 100% better.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:07 PM (+gsxO)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 04:08 PM (znGuc)
221 I think one of Mitt's relatives was involved with Ukraine bigly
Posted by: Smell the Glove
One or more of his lads -- Chip, Drip, Condom Slip, or some such
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:08 PM (ixS3i)
222
"I'm releasing never-before-seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine," she posted on X."
The way I read this is anyone who was diagnosed with covid or their families can file a claim if they died from covid has a potential tort claim against the US government because they illegally funded biological research outside of the US to evade laws. That was done in the performance of their duties and with the backing of the the obama, Trump and biden administrations.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 12, 2026 04:09 PM (0N4FZ)
223
yeah, you def need a basement in Indiana - nadoes
Posted by: my two cents at June 12, 2026 04:06 PM (anL5R)
. . . stocked with chainsaws too, for the ever possible Sharknadoes.
Posted by: Ian Ziering at June 12, 2026 04:09 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: The person who always says that at June 12, 2026 04:09 PM (hwrq1)
225
$130 a month was what I thought Starlink cost. But their lowest level of Internet, 100Mbps, is only $55 a month -- about half what I'm paying Cox.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:09 PM (wzUl9)
226
In fairness, Gassy Neil said that quote over a decade ago.
He was retarded then and we could have told him at the time. I assume he is still retarded today.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:06 PM (XWPh2)
Ah, well, such is life. To be proved a shitwit by future events is easy.
To make a career out of it takes real talent.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 04:10 PM (Ot/FD)
227
216 Noon in June in Alaska. How can you tell besides looking at a clock??
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (Gqar
That's about the time the sun backlights my computer screen, reminding me it's time to get off my ass and do some wifing.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 04:08 PM (bl07w)
I wa up in Denali a few years back, in June. I thought that it would take some getting used to.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 04:10 PM (Gqar8)
228How much is the Starlink equipment?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 12, 2026
***
Their AI chat support insisted that the hardware is included in the monthly charge. So, zero.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:10 PM (wzUl9)
230
227 216 Noon in June in Alaska. How can you tell besides looking at a clock??
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (Gqar
That's about the time the sun backlights my computer screen, reminding me it's time to get off my ass and do some wifing.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 04:08 PM (bl07w)
I wa up in Denali a few years back, in June. I thought that it would take some getting used to.
231
"Hey, Bro, good to see you up here in Nome. What time is it?"
"I have no idea. But my wife will. Alask'er."
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 04:11 PM (77rzZ)
232
>>Anyone found to do gain of function research should be executed and with a very expansive notion of what kind of function is
What do we do when the entire federal government was involved in gain of function research?
Fauci was the face of it but he was far from the only one. They all knew from day 1 they created the virus that poisoned the world.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 04:11 PM (viF8m)
233
I’d like to hear about the latency on Starlink.
It’s supposed to lower due to closer orbit, but not as snappy as fiber or cable.
Is it as noticeable as on Hughesnet or similar?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 04:11 PM (6ydKt)
234
Holy crap! Most amazing of all; it's in The Atlantic.
How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi: A case study in self-sabotage
One generation ago, Britain was a major global power; today, it is a middling one, gripped by sclerosis. Taxation is at the highest level since World War II, yet public services have deteriorated. The National Health Service, the celebrated pillar of the British cradle-to-grave welfare state, has a backlog of 6 million patients—almost a tenth of the population—waiting for treatment. The health service now has to spend more money settling maternity-malpractice claims than it does on actually providing maternity care. Many Brits can neither obtain an appointment with a publicly funded dentist nor afford a private one; in a 2023 survey, one in 10 reported doing DIY dental work, in extreme cases extracting their own teeth or gluing broken crowns back together.
https://archive.is/6q9Gp
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 04:11 PM (Riz8t)
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 12, 2026 04:07 PM (rYvai)
$20
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 04:11 PM (eLjOt)
236
Why would we want to play around with "Gain of Function" regarding viruses and diseases?
Odds are that Murphy's Law will prevail because clowns like Fauci will evenly screw up and allow some virus escape from the Lab (Wuhan) and really cause havoc on the world..
Fauci should be imprisoned for crimes against humanity on the same level as the Nazi's who also played around with this stuff.
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (38587)
Capture 'em on the dark side of the Moon, process 'em there, and send "home" the refined products.
I'm not saying that it would be all rosy, but the change in mindsets would be immense.
I thought that I read that Spain bringing back so much gold and silver from the Americas caused a substantial economic dislocation at the time.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (ixS3i)
241
How much is the Starlink equipment?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport
I paid $500 four years ago.
Some people are claiming they are getting charged a $1500 congestion fee. You would have to go yo their website and plug in your address.
If you have other options, Starlink might not be right for you. For those of us without another option, it's a lifesaver.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (+gsxO)
California Democratic Party
@CA_Dem
You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (ndZc7)
243"Hey, Bro, good to see you up here in Nome. What time is it?"
"Uh... June?"
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (XWPh2)
244 What do we do when the entire federal government was involved in gain of function research?
==
Hold on a minute. We outsourced it to the Chinese! Its not our fault they didn't follow the safety guidelines!!!!
Posted by: Toni and Ralph at June 12, 2026 04:13 PM (anL5R)
245Wolfus, sorry if I'm broaching a too-personal topic, and feel free to ignore this question if you wish (or to tell me to eff off), but will Miss Linda be joining you in the Hoosier State?
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026
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Doesn't look like it. Her latest technique is either to ignore the concept entirely, or -- when I force her to look at a house's pictures on Realtor -- to bring up the negatives immediately, with no mention of positives. I told her I could see what she was doing.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:13 PM (wzUl9)
246
The best boobies are the ones attached to your wife.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
.......
She's looking over your shoulder right now, eh?
Posted by: wth
Blink fast if she's there.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:13 PM (+gsxO)
I have it on no less of an authority than Senator Mitt Romney on 13 March 22 who posted in response to Gabbards statement asserting there were US Biolabs in Ukraine "Tulsi Gabbard is parroting false Russian propaganda. Her treasonous lies may well cost lives."
If we can't believe Mitt Romney, who can we believe?
Posted by: Dantes at June 12, 2026 04:02 PM (IZ7RB)
For god's sake Victoria Newland testified in Congress on Camera about how worried she was that Russia would capture our Biolabs in the Ukraine.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 04:13 PM (uhVAy)
248
234 in a 2023 survey, one in 10 reported doing DIY dental work, in extreme cases extracting their own teeth or gluing broken crowns back together.
https://archive.is/6q9Gp
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 04:11 PM (Riz8t)
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Theory:
The left has become post-policy. No actual policy matters to them anymore, and they will turn on any policy for any reason at any time. This also means they will return to vigorous defense of previously held policy positions at the drop of a hat.
251I paid $500 four years ago.
Some people are claiming they are getting charged a $1500 congestion fee. You would have to go yo their website and plug in your address.
If you have other options, Starlink might not be right for you. For those of us without another option, it's a lifesaver.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026
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On their website I plug in my current address: $55/month. I plug in a possible address in Indiana: $55/month.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:14 PM (wzUl9)
252
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:13 PM (wzUl9)
I'm sorry. She sounds like a good woman, so I hope you two can work something out.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 04:14 PM (77rzZ)
253
California Democratic Party
@CA_Dem
You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (ndZc7)
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Deal
Posted by: It's me donna at June 12, 2026 04:14 PM (FtULh)
254
242 You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.
Now I'm gonna watch it just to spite 'em.
Nah, I'm just kiddin'. Like I would ever watch kickyball LOL.
Posted by: Delurker at June 12, 2026 04:15 PM (gtcuf)
255
Lenin "socialized medicine is the arch of the socialist system". Orwell is saying "I told you assholes"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 04:15 PM (IiEl1)
256
I thought that I read that Spain bringing back so much gold and silver from the Americas caused a substantial economic dislocation at the time.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (ixS3i)
That, and then shipping all that gold, and men off to Austria and Germany to fight wars continually for a century.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 04:15 PM (uhVAy)
257
You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (ndZc7)
Whatever will I do
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 04:15 PM (eLjOt)
258 @CA_Dem
You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
Oh, my...
You brutes...
Stop...
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:15 PM (ixS3i)
259
End of the month, I believe.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM (Zz0t1)
At the risk of opinionating, I thought she was pretty good.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:43 PM (Gqar
The previous administration deemed her an enemy of the state and had undercover sky marshals on her domestic flights. There were other outrages, too. I still think putting someone in charge of a department that had been targeted by said department is an idea that should be deployed more often..
Posted by: Joe Kidd at June 12, 2026 04:15 PM (nbLIj)
260
Noon in June in Alaska. How can you tell besides looking at a clock??
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 04:03 PM (Gqar
That's about the time the sun backlights my computer screen, reminding me it's time to get off my ass and do some wifing.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 04:08 PM (bl07w)
I wa up in Denali a few years back, in June. I thought that it would take some getting used to.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 04:10 PM
We were stationed on Adak Alaska and would have midnight softball tournaments in June.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 12, 2026 04:15 PM (0N4FZ)
261
The left has become post-policy. No actual policy matters to them anymore, and they will turn on any policy for any reason at any time. This also means they will return to vigorous defense of previously held policy positions at the drop of a hat.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 04:13 PM (0OHXL)
You can never bitchslap the same commie twice.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 04:16 PM (Ot/FD)
262 How much is the Starlink equipment?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at June 12, 2026
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Their AI chat support insisted that the hardware is included in the monthly charge. So, zero.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026
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I add that they do list a one-time fee of $20, so I guess that's what it is. But they say the monthly fee includes the ongoing rental.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:16 PM (wzUl9)
263
90 A redhead with darkened areolas instead of rosy pale pinkish??
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 03:42 PM
Jen is not a real redhead.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 03:48 PM (1qjA0)
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Maybe a tranny? I always thought that dude was odd looking.
Posted by: Bonecrusher at June 12, 2026 04:16 PM (JNTt1)
264
Ana "The Refrigerator" Navarro's already talkin' smack about JD Vance appearing on The Spew.
Classy, Ms. Piggy.
Posted by: Delurker at June 12, 2026 04:16 PM (gtcuf)
265 At the risk of opinionating, I thought she was pretty good.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:43 PM (Gqar
Me too.. I like Tulsi
Posted by: It's me donna at June 12, 2026 04:16 PM (FtULh)
266California Democratic Party
@CA_Dem
You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM
Dafuq does that even mean?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM (znGuc)
267
Why would we want to play around with "Gain of Function" regarding viruses and diseases?
Odds are that Murphy's Law will prevail because clowns like Fauci will evenly screw up and allow some virus escape from the Lab (Wuhan) and really cause havoc on the world..
Fauci should be imprisoned for crimes against humanity on the same level as the Nazi's who also played around with this stuff.
Posted by: Jackson K. at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (38587)
Fauci tried to sell it to the Pentagon. They told him to GTFO.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM (uhVAy)
Jerry Dunleavy IV
@JerryDunleavy
Four years ago today, Politico published its infamous “Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo” article. The bullshit Hunter Biden laptop letter — signed by 50+ ex-intel officials — falsely claimed Russian involvement. The October Surprise goal was to help Joe Biden defeat Trump.
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Hunter today.
HUNTER BIDEN: “The only thing that the laptop proved…is that I was a degenerate crackhead doing degenerate crackhead things.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM (ndZc7)
269I'm sorry. She sounds like a good woman, so I hope you two can work something out.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026
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She is good, and I hope as the time gets closer she'll rethink her stance. But you can't discuss something with someone who won't talk about it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM (wzUl9)
270
194 Capture one asteroid and suddenly rare and precious metals are not that rare or precious...
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 04:04 PM (YwEeS)
You're not doing it right.
--De Beers Group
Posted by: No Name Today at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM (8mulE)
271
266 California Democratic Party
@CA_Dem
You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM
Dafuq does that even mean?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM (znGuc)
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"Football is the sport of the oppressed masses that deserve claim on all the land in America because borders are racist constructs of English common law."
272
California Democratic Party
@CA_Dem
You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM
Dafuq does that even mean?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM (znGuc)
They never let us vote on Immigration. I wish they did.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM (uhVAy)
273
Just got a Starlink mini.
It cost $250.
And it's $55 a month.
Been camping in the middle of nowhere.
Works great.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM (hwrq1)
274Ana "The Refrigerator" Navarro's already talkin' smack about JD Vance appearing on The Spew.
Classy, Ms. Piggy.
Posted by: Delurker at June 12, 2026
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Cool nickname. Because of her size, or because we know she's being kept alive by one?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:18 PM (wzUl9)
275
.... shouldn't they be mad about people who voted against legal day laborers and work related travel visas?
...
Are all these kickball players going to stay here when the world cup is over?
That might make their managers angry....
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 04:18 PM (Ot/FD)
276
I’d like to hear about the latency on Starlink.
It’s supposed to lower due to closer orbit, but not as snappy as fiber or cable.
Is it as noticeable as on Hughesnet or similar?
Posted by: SpeakingOf
Speed test - 176 Mbps down, 33 Mbps up, 56 ms
That's on a cell phone via wifi. I'm not close to the desktop that's hard wired into the router.
Both wife & I were able to work from home, surf, teams meetings. Movies. No issues.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:18 PM (+gsxO)
277
I thought that I read that Spain bringing back so much gold and silver from the Americas caused a substantial economic dislocation at the time.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (ixS3i)
278
253 California Democratic Party
@CA_Dem
You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.
I didn't realize that all the World Cup players are illegal aliens and drug or child traffickers, murderers or rapists who want to stay here permanently .
P.S the California Dem party is stupid.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 04:19 PM (rZCVI)
It has to suck once the former target refocuses the behemoth's sights over to you, her former tormentors.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:19 PM (ixS3i)
280
273 Just got a Starlink mini.
It cost $250.
And it's $55 a month.
Been camping in the middle of nowhere.
Works great.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM (hwrq1)
I don’t know anything about Starlink. How do channels work? Speak to me like you would a child.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 04:19 PM (Gqar8)
281
yeah, you def need a basement in Indiana - nadoes
Posted by: my two cents
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Worth it though...'Moonlght on the Wabash'
Posted by: Paul Dresser at June 12, 2026 04:19 PM (XeU6L)
282
274 Ana "The Refrigerator" Navarro's already talkin' smack about JD Vance appearing on The Spew.
Classy, Ms. Piggy.
Posted by: Delurker at June 12, 2026
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Prediction:
Vance is going to get the best of every actual argument, but the women will scream, call him a liar, and not let him talk after a certain point.
And BlueSky will say that they totes showed how he was wrong using logic and facts.
HUNTER BIDEN: “The only thing that the laptop proved…is that I was a degenerate crackhead doing degenerate crackhead things.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM (ndZc7)
Thank you Captain “Failed The Drug Test” Obvious.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 04:19 PM (6ydKt)
284
There is plenty of "return" on the exploration and exploitation of space.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026
I earned a little bit on it today! I will be Scrooge McDuck in no time!
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 04:20 PM (OoFl2)
285
Yeah I remember some stuff that used to be on the Sec State archives (wayback). Black and Veatch did a bunch of biolabs in Ukraine for exactly 2 million each. Crazy shit, gone now.
Always be sure to wipe your servers.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at June 12, 2026 04:20 PM (w6EFb)
286
Capture 'em on the dark side of the Moon, process 'em there, and send "home" the refined products.
I'm not saying that it would be all rosy, but the change in mindsets would be immense.
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The devaluation caused by a vast new supply would definitely wreak havoc - even assuming you overcome the science and engineering problems. Look up 16psyche. It is between mars and jupiter. Its about 140 miles wide. It is maybe a protoplanet that didnt quite make it, or got blasted. It has a lot of metal in it instead of ice. Iron, gold platinum. estimated in current dollars on current prices many hundred quintillions. So if the space aliens are real, and they tow it to the dark side of the moon for use and set up smelting/processing. It'll devalue a lot of assets.
Posted by: Disclosure Day - sell your gold!!!! at June 12, 2026 04:20 PM (anL5R)
287HUNTER BIDEN: “The only thing that the laptop proved…is that I was a degenerate crackhead doing degenerate crackhead things.”
Like lying about what the laptop showed additional evidence of, like trading influence with Burisma, kicking back 10% to the Big Guy (you know, the thing), losing blackmailable intel to whoever picked it up...
Kinda goes beyond just sucking the glass dick, Hunter.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:20 PM (XWPh2)
288
California Democratic Party
@CA_Dem
You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM
Dafuq does that even mean?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Same thing as, "if you support ICE, you can't eat at a Mexican restaurant".
Means they're full of shit.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:20 PM (+gsxO)
289"Football is the sport of the oppressed masses that deserve claim on all the land in America because borders are racist constructs of English common law."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 04:17 PM
F*ck that. It's 3rd world metric kickball. And ghey.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 04:20 PM (znGuc)
290
But nothing will be done to these traitors-nothing.
Posted by: TJ jackson at June 12, 2026 04:20 PM (bXvrr)
291
Archimedes before I read it, England has been swamped be foreigners who suck funds from tax money.
Free heathcare isn't free,
And wouldn't doubt like us, Leftists are stealing public money taxes
Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026 04:21 PM (Ia/+0)
292 I don’t know anything about Starlink. How do channels work? Speak to me like you would a child.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 04:19 PM
It’s internet. WiFi.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 04:21 PM (OoFl2)
Well, for you guys it was a jobs program -- jobs in the fields, jobs in the mines, jobs, jobs, jobs!
Quitcherbitchin'
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:21 PM (ixS3i)
294
yeah, you def need a basement in Indiana - nadoes
Posted by: my two cents
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And, ammo, if it is Gary, IN.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 12, 2026 04:21 PM (XeU6L)
295
By sheer coincidence, just last night I watched the 1977 David Cronenberg horror film "Rabid," starring porn actress Marilyn Chambers. (Side note: She's actually a pretty good non-porn actress, too.)
The plot is...basically, this Covid-19 post.
Marilyn gets in an accident, needs plastic surgery, gets taken to a clinic where they do an experimental procedure involving some kinds bio-engineered stem cells, she "recovers" -- but is now infected with a rabies-like virus, which she (and this is what the movie is infamous for) injects into people with a sort of steel-tipped penis that emerges from a new vagina in her armpit.
Then the bio-engineered virus spreads throughout the population, and martial law is declared, and fascist totalitarianism descends upon the land. The end.
So yeah, a very prescient film about what really happened with Covid-19. (Except for the steel-tipped penis part. Or...are they hiding that from us too???)
Posted by: zombie at June 12, 2026 04:21 PM (Av6i5)
Modifications to article by Humanengr June 6, 5, 3, 1, May 31, 30 and 28. And Feb 6th.
JPRG 1966, May 23rd and AlereyJhrulev on May 13
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 04:21 PM (NFX2v)
297
There is plenty of "return" on the exploration and exploitation of space.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Tang.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:21 PM (+gsxO)
298
Same thing as, "if you support ICE, you can't eat at a Mexican restaurant".
Means they're full of shit.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:20 PM (+gsxO)
"If you oppose rape and murder, you can't eat at the restaurants of this race I'm not even a member of!"
...
And *we're* the racist ones?!?!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 04:22 PM (Ot/FD)
299
I don’t know anything about Starlink. How do channels work? Speak to me like you would a child.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 04:19 PM (Gqar
It's a satellite internet connection. An ISP. No channels involved. Maybe you are thinking of it like Direct TV or Dish Network?
Posted by: No Name Today at June 12, 2026 04:22 PM (8mulE)
300
Posted by: E Jean Carroll at June 12, 2026 03:46 PM (XWPh2)
At the movie theater the other night, they had an advert that said "Ask E Jean ". So she is touring the country * cough * telling her story, * cough *.
I'm sure the danger hair and loose stool leftist will believe every lie.
Posted by: Beartooth at June 12, 2026 04:22 PM (IYeV+)
301
And THIS reparations-seeking Congresswoman isn't even a member of the Squad! THIS is their B team.
Posted by: mnw at June 12, 2026 04:22 PM (RCjYY)
302she "recovers" -- but is now infected with a rabies-like virus, which she (and this is what the movie is infamous for) injects into people with a sort of steel-tipped penis that emerges from a new vagina in her armpit.
Oh come on! Not that old trope again.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 04:22 PM (Riz8t)
303
Always be sure to wipe your servers.
Posted by: Miley
------
This.
Posted by: Hillary at June 12, 2026 04:23 PM (XeU6L)
304 I earned a little bit on it today! I will be Scrooge McDuck in no time!
Posted by: Piper
By what devilry were you able to invest when you have crossed over?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:23 PM (ixS3i)
305
Speed test - 176 Mbps down, 33 Mbps up, 56 ms
That's on a cell phone via wifi. I'm not close to the desktop that's hard wired into the router.
Both wife & I were able to work from home, surf, teams meetings. Movies. No issues.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:18 PM (+gsxO)
I’ve heard it’s pretty good latency wise.
I’d assume people would only have problems when playing online games where the latency becomes noticeable.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 04:23 PM (6ydKt)
306I don’t know anything about Starlink. How do channels work? Speak to me like you would a child.
Hey baby, want a good time?
Posted by: Bulgarian couple at June 12, 2026 04:23 PM (Riz8t)
307
And now a word from Board of Pardons and Parole in Texas . . .
https://tinyurl.com/5entsfwe
https://tinyurl.com/2yt73unh
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:23 PM (ndZc7)
308
Everyone of those who came by plane, train or automobile (and also ship/boat) for FIFA better be back out of the USA as soon as it's over.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 04:24 PM (NFX2v)
309
California Democratic Party
@CA_Dem
You’re not allowed to watch the World Cup if you’ve ever voted against immigration.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (ndZc7)
Can someone get me another immigration vote, please. I don't even want to hear about the fucking world cup.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 04:24 PM (zZu0s)
310
Wolfus, whatever happens, Godspeed to you. You strike me as a very good man.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 04:24 PM (77rzZ)
311
308 Everyone of those who came by plane, train or automobile (and also ship/boat) for FIFA better be back out of the USA as soon as it's over.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 04:24 PM (NFX2v)
312
Oh come on! Not that old trope again.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 04:22 PM (Riz8t)
Everybody steals from Casablanca.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 04:24 PM (Ot/FD)
313
Late to the party . All anyone needs to find information about the biolabs is ask Victoria Nuland. This scrunt knows where they are and how they were funded.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 04:24 PM (5P5DO)
314
Lefties the UK were crowing when it looked like England might win some kick ball tournament a while back. About how without the African players it would not be happening.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 04:25 PM (YwEeS)
Hey baby, want a good time?
Posted by: Bulgarian couple
Mini-golf clap.
Posted by: zombie at June 12, 2026 04:25 PM (Av6i5)
318
I don’t know anything about Starlink. How do channels work? Speak to me like you would a child.
Posted by: tubal
No channels. Not different than AT&T internet.
It is just a hook up to the internet. No more.
You need everything else to surf. Fortunately, with Amazon Prime I have access to movies. Also have Paramount+.
I prefer it because I'm only paying for what I watch.
No 100 channels of Mexican telenovas. No 100 channels of shop from home.
It's just an on-ramp to the internet.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:25 PM (+gsxO)
319"@CA_Dem
You're not allowed to watch the World Cup if you've ever voted against immigration."
Because... all World Cup participants are immigrants? Is that the logic? The stupidity, it burns!
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 04:25 PM (oji8u)
320
she "recovers" -- but is now infected with a rabies-like virus, which she (and this is what the movie is infamous for) injects into people with a sort of steel-tipped penis that emerges from a new vagina in her armpit.
Oh come on! Not that old trope again.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 04:22 PM (Riz8t)
Is her name 'Brooke' by any chance, because I think i knew her in college.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 04:25 PM (zZu0s)
321
Wolfus, whatever happens, Godspeed to you. You strike me as a very good man.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 04:24 PM (77rzZ)
Ditto.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 04:25 PM (wVcYX)
322
I continue to be amazed at the price of food in IN compared to here. This local restaurant I mentioned that is near my current candidate home has their menu online. $3.25 for one egg and a slice of toast; $3.75 for two eggs. One egg, choice of meat, and toast, $5.50; $6 for two eggs. You can pretty much double all those prices for the same stuff around here.
I found the same thing to be true in Salina, KS.
When I move, my food and car insurance costs are gonna drop quite a bit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:26 PM (wzUl9)
323
It may take awhile but space can eventually provide a return on investment with asteroid mining.
Space tourism could eventually make money but that’s some serious upfront capital expenditure to get there.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 04:27 PM (6ydKt)
324
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:23 PM (ndZc7)
It amazes me the kind of vile stuff people will post on social media under their own name
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 04:27 PM (rZCVI)
325
Look at it like this. It's no different than any other internet service, it just comes. From space, and ypu need a sort of satellite dish.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 12, 2026 04:25 PM (Vvh2V)
You know what else came from space?
Posted by: Triffids, Andromeda Strain, Plan 9, Body Snatchers . . . at June 12, 2026 04:27 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Vengeance at June 12, 2026 04:27 PM (gb3qv)
3271 Wolfus, whatever happens, Godspeed to you. You strike me as a very good man.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026
*
Ditto.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026
***
Aw, shucks. I'm trying.
(Mrs. Wolfus No. 2, of course, would sometimes reply, "Very trying --")
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:27 PM (wzUl9)
328
HUNTER BIDEN: “The only thing that the laptop proved…is that I was a degenerate crackhead doing degenerate crackhead things.
==
This is how you KNOW it proved a lot more than that. If they admit the least of it, and try to dismiss the rest of it.
Tediously obvious ploy at this point.
Posted by: Sure Hunter - we're all as stupid as the rest of your family at June 12, 2026 04:28 PM (anL5R)
329
304
I earned a little bit on it today! I will be Scrooge McDuck in no time!
Posted by: Piper
By what devilry were you able to invest when you have crossed over?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:23 PM (ixS3i)
I have been told I was speaking too often out of turn and have had to sign an NDA. Sorry about that!
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 04:28 PM (OoFl2)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 04:28 PM (5P5DO)
331
Ah, thanks for all the Starlink responses everybody. I really did not know the details of it. I don't know a lot about a lot of things. The HQ has proved to be a good teacher - for good and well, I'll let that slide.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 04:28 PM (Gqar8)
332
Wolfus, whatever happens, Godspeed to you. You strike me as a very good man.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 04:24 PM (77rzZ)
Ever get the vid tour today, Wolfus?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 04:28 PM (1Ff7Z)
333
Because... all World Cup participants are immigrants? Is that the logic? The stupidity, it burns!
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 04:25 PM (oji8u)
They're to the point where they subconsciously mush the concepts of not-white, criminal, psychotic, and foreign into one huge catch-all category which they call "Good People". It's critical everything theory at the point of actual criticality. Don't think. Just lump.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 04:29 PM (Ot/FD)
Reality star turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt may have lost the battle in last week’s primary — but in a shocking new video — he’s announced he’s going to war.
Pratt claimed in a video released Friday that he has damning evidence that would force the two Democrat candidates — “morons” Mayor Karen Bass and socialist city councilmember Nithya Raman — to resign.
“If you think we uncovered a lot of fraud and evil in this campaign, just wait,” he said, as video clips, memes, and AI-generated content drive his narrative of a broken city that’s only going to get worse.
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 04:30 PM (kX27y)
335
Stop using a Wickedpedia. Use Grokapedia.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 12, 2026 04:27 PM (gb3qv)
With occasional diversionary forays over to . . .
Boobpedia
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 04:30 PM (wVcYX)
336
Stop using a Wickedpedia. Use Grokapedia.
Posted by: Vengeance
How are their maps? Because Wikipedia has crazy good maps.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 04:30 PM (77rzZ)
337
>>>but is now infected with a rabies-like virus, which she (and this is what the movie is infamous for) injects into people with a sort of steel-tipped penis that emerges from a new vagina in her armpit.
OMG, I remember that sick movie. So Freudian.
Don't let her hug you.
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at June 12, 2026 04:30 PM (w6EFb)
338It's a satellite internet connection. An ISP. No channels involved. Maybe you are thinking of it like Direct TV or Dish Network?
Posted by: No Name Today at June 12, 2026
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My current setup is pretty much an ISP, and my smart TV connects to it and offers up a lot of streaming material. I mostly use it for 'Net surfing on my laptop and desktop.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:30 PM (wzUl9)
339
I hate colds in the summer. Called in Tuesday. Felt better Wednesday. About the same yesterday. Sick as fuck today.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 04:30 PM (zZu0s)
340
Space tourism could eventually make money but that’s some serious upfront capital expenditure to get there.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 04:27 PM (6ydKt)
Zephyr Penoyre and Emily Sandford proposed a "spaceline". Spool out like 400000 kilometers of Kevlar. Tie one end to Sinus Medii on our moon. Go through the Earth/Moon L1 point (85% of the way to the Moon), dangle the rest of that role to maybe 110000 kilometers above us (and above GEO).
That takes a lot of the stress off getting to the Moon. Once hooked into the spaceline, you just ... take the elevator.
Replace Kevlar with some of the newer shit and you can dangle that to 90000 km.
Also the rope seems taut enough you could tether a yuuuge space station to the L1 midpoint.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:31 PM (XWPh2)
Remember that Jesus will never lie to you, but the father of all lies will.
Praise to the God of Abraham and Jesus Christ His only Son.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 12, 2026 04:31 PM (ubBvx)
342
"Well, I always wondered why USDA put that agricultural station in the middle of lonesome outside Flat Rock, and then didn't even improve the road out there. Govern'mt always squandering our tax money."
Posted by: Project Wildfire at June 12, 2026 04:31 PM (nKjQb)
343
I do hope Spencer Pratt is armed or has watching his back and that of his family.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 04:31 PM (Nx5jP)
"If their lips are moving they are lying," can be truthfully said about too damn many people in this country. Those four are like four granite crystals in a Mount Everest of Democrat/Media/Academic/Race Hustler/etc. liars in this country.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 04:31 PM (5rh/l)
345 Ever get the vid tour today, Wolfus?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026
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Sure did. The house is kinda small for the price, no basement or front porch, and it has modern electrics -- but that includes the heat. Probably not a cost-efficient solution in IN's winters.
The one I will tour on Sunday has gas heat.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:32 PM (wzUl9)
346
Hey baby, want a good time?
Posted by: Bulgarian couple at June 12, 2026 04:23 PM (Riz8t)
At least you asked, I guess.
Posted by: someone from Rotherham at June 12, 2026 04:32 PM (XWPh2)
347
"Well, I always wondered why USDA put that agricultural station in the middle of lonesome outside Flat Rock, and then didn't even improve the road out there. Govern'mt always squandering our tax money."
Posted by: Project Wildfire at June 12, 2026 04:31 PM (nKjQb)
Nice. I get that reference.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 04:32 PM (wVcYX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 12, 2026 04:32 PM (cCXR+)
349
When I move, my food and car insurance costs are gonna drop quite a bit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere
We live in touristy areas, you more than me, so that drives it a bit.
I am sorry about Miss Linda. I also think you sound like a really great man, and those are rare. It’s tough - I wouldn’t want to leave the South, so I understand a little bit. And I don’t know if her career is based there, what her ties are, etc. As I said, it’s a tough one for sure.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 04:32 PM (OoFl2)
350
Craziest line from Pratt's video where he says it's war and he's going to prove the cheat:
“If you want to stop me, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FUCKING KILL ME.”
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 04:32 PM (kX27y)
Racist trolls post AI photos of themselves peeing on Austin Metcalf’s grave
https://tinyurl.com/4f5jwf5d
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:33 PM (ndZc7)
352322 I continue to be amazed at the price of food in IN compared to here. This local restaurant I mentioned that is near my current candidate home has their menu online. $3.25 for one egg and a slice of toast; $3.75 for two eggs. One egg, choice of meat, and toast, $5.50; $6 for two eggs. You can pretty much double all those prices for the same stuff around here.
I found the same thing to be true in Salina, KS.
When I move, my food and car insurance costs are gonna drop quite a bit.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
Typical restaurant menu in the Bay Area:
https://tinyurl.com/3r7k7sy8
STEAK FRITES $49 / $89
CÔTE DE PORC $48
NOIX ST JACQUES $49.50
ASSIETTE DE CHARCUTERIE $34
etc.
Posted by: zombie at June 12, 2026 04:33 PM (Av6i5)
353
Good on Pratt. He is a guy I would/will send money to.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 04:33 PM (5P5DO)
354
With occasional diversionary forays over to . . .
Boobpedia
Posted by: Count de Monet
I used to visit a site called Chickipedia. It even had Queen Elizabeth II's measurements.
That chick was stacked.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 04:34 PM (77rzZ)
355I hate colds in the summer. Called in Tuesday. Felt better Wednesday. About the same yesterday. Sick as fuck today.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026
***
About the only thing I might miss about the drinking world is being able to have a few highballs when I'm sick. You don't get better any quicker, but you don't care.
Rest and take care of yourself!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:34 PM (wzUl9)
356
“If you want to stop me, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FUCKING KILL ME.”
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 04:32 PM (kX27y)
Would that we had more people like that trying to represent us.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 04:34 PM (Ot/FD)
357
Texas corrections officer who posted that she wanted to see more dead white kids: fired.
I never fail to be amazed at the things stupid people will say on the net.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 04:34 PM (IG3/x)
358I used to visit a site called Chickipedia. It even had Queen Elizabeth II's measurements.
That chick was stacked.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026
***
Those were probably metric measurements
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:35 PM (wzUl9)
359
England is going down the toilet
They can't even front a world class navy anymore
Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026 04:35 PM (Ia/+0)
360
Texas corrections officer who posted that she wanted to see more dead white kids: fired.
I never fail to be amazed at the things stupid people will say on the net.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 04:34 PM (IG3/x)
Racist trolls post AI photos of themselves peeing on Austin Metcalf’s grave
https://tinyurl.com/4f5jwf5d
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy
Electrify that brass marker. Put an end to it.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 04:35 PM (ixS3i)
362Racist trolls post AI photos of themselves [doing something I won't repeat]
I'm going to suggest they not do that, because this is going to encourage K. Anthony's fellow inmates to cut that guy's sentence short.
People in longterm stays have a commissary, I understand, and there are people on the outside who might feel like contributing. Or someone might just get angry at the bastard.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:36 PM (XWPh2)
363
Would that we had more people like that trying to represent us.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 04:34 PM (Ot/FD)
Exactly right.
Posted by: beckster at June 12, 2026 04:36 PM (kX27y)
364
Those were probably metric measurements
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:35 PM (wzUl9
It is, how you say, much much more than a cent a meter.
Posted by: The Paolo at June 12, 2026 04:36 PM (Ot/FD)
365
I used to visit a site called Chickipedia. It even had Queen Elizabeth II's measurements.
That chick was stacked.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 04:34 PM (77rzZ)
That's a fact. She wasn't holding nothing back.
You could say she was a Brick House.
Mighty, mighty even.
Posted by: The Commodores at June 12, 2026 04:36 PM (wVcYX)
Remember that Jesus will never lie to you, but the father of all lies will.
Praise to the God of Abraham and Jesus Christ His only Son.
Posted by: Marcus T at June 12, 2026 04
I just want you to know I appreciate you.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 04:37 PM (OoFl2)
368
STEAK FRITES $49 / $89
CÔTE DE PORC $48
NOIX ST JACQUES $49.50
ASSIETTE DE CHARCUTERIE $34
etc.
Posted by: zombie
$49.00 for a $3.00 bag of french fries?
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:37 PM (+gsxO)
369
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:12 PM (ndZc7)
The good thing about my not signing up for a Twitter account is that others have, and no doubt there are lots of replies to the stupid post from the CA Democrat party.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 04:38 PM (Nx5jP)
370
Guess the Corrections Officrr is a Black Racist or a Self H8rr
Posted by: Skip at June 12, 2026 04:39 PM (Ia/+0)
371
osted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 04:37 PM (OoFl2)
Back at you, Dear Lady.
Whether you are still here with us on Earth or not.
Hope that your youngest had a great 15th birthday.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 04:40 PM (77rzZ)
372
Guess the Corrections Officrr is a Black Racist or a Self H8rr
Posted by: Skip
The first.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 04:40 PM (+gsxO)
373
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:18 PM (wzUl9)
Because when Ana Navarro met her future husband, upon entering his apartment for the first time, she cried out "How do you ever expect to satisfy me with that tiny little thing?"
To which he replied: "But, that's the largest refrigerator I could afford!"
Posted by: Delurker at June 12, 2026 04:40 PM (gtcuf)
374
SpaceX set to surpass value of Canada's economy
-
So I guess it's north of $25.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 04:41 PM (ndZc7)
375
That takes a lot of the stress off getting to the Moon. Once hooked into the spaceline, you just ... take the elevator.
Replace Kevlar with some of the newer shit and you can dangle that to 90000 km.
Also the rope seems taut enough you could tether a yuuuge space station to the L1 midpoint.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:31 PM (XWPh2)
Space elevator seems to be the dream.
At the current pace it will take decades to get to that point.
Most people are not going to want to ride a rocket to stay in a hotel space station or moon base.
So unless we invent antigravity tech, the elevator would be the best option for efficient transport to orbit and the moon.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 04:41 PM (6ydKt)
376
Posted by: Yo, I know some good fishing knots but not for a freaking space station at June 12, 2026 04:37 PM (anL5R)
Yeah, those two authors I mentioned dismissed the Earth/Moon eccentricity which is half Mars' (0.05ish) or the Earth's tides or the Sun's gravity (this last might be negligible). There are a lot of other questions I could pose like how to get 300000+ km of Zylon string from Earth to L1.
But tying it to the Moon might not be as bad as these other questions, because it's counterbalanced by string dangling toward Earth. I guess you bury the end of the string to the regolith and drop a big bomb on it, to make it glassy.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:42 PM (XWPh2)
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 04:42 PM (Gqar8)
378I am sorry about Miss Linda. I also think you sound like a really great man, and those are rare. It’s tough - I wouldn’t want to leave the South, so I understand a little bit. And I don’t know if her career is based there, what her ties are, etc. As I said, it’s a tough one for sure.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026
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She has no career and no family here. She just likes the place. (Insert WA shudder here)
Moving to a town I don't know and where I know almost no one is scary. But, "Feel the fear and do it anyway."
(I think MadameMayhem lives in IN, though)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:42 PM (wzUl9)
379
378 (I think MadameMayhem lives in IN, though)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:42 PM (wzUl9)
Posted by: Tight Tank Top at June 12, 2026 04:47 PM (wVcYX)
395
England is going down the toilet
They can't even front a world class navy anymore
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I'm not sure they field a navy at all.
Posted by: Crusader at June 12, 2026 04:47 PM (TN0g+)
396
Skip: "...They can't even front a world Third World class navy anymore"
A historic collapse. It should shock their conscience. Alas, it won't. Not to any tangible degree. And with Drone Wars coming? They won't have anything but dinghies after the first afternoon of conflict.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 04:47 PM (oji8u)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at June 12, 2026 04:47 PM (ZRzmB)
398
Nope, Kansas isn't even in the top 5 flattest states.
Posted by: Delurker at June 12, 2026 04:47 PM (gtcuf)
399Wolfus, based on what you have said about her I've thought for years that she will join you after the move. Still do.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 12, 2026
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She did in '98 after I moved to CO. But we was young kids then -- well, she was, anyway; I was in my forties.
If we worked together we could get a bigger, newer house. But she doesn't see it.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:48 PM (wzUl9)
400
Delurker, Weir admits that's the one that's going to be a trick to pull off on the silver screen. He didn't do a likeable protag on that one.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:49 PM (XWPh2)
401
We funded ex-Soviet labs so they didn't run off to work for Iran.
Posted by: Harun at June 12, 2026 04:49 PM (IuIym)
402
I'm not sure they field a navy at all.
Posted by: Crusader at June 12, 2026 04:47 PM (TN0g+)
Why would you put a navy in a field? Don't they belong in oceans?
Posted by: Dumb Dorea at June 12, 2026 04:49 PM (1Ff7Z)
403 If I remember right, Kansas is the flattest state -- so flat that (to scale) it's flatter than a typical pancake.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026
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But it's tilted, east to west. Elevation in Kansas City is about 1000 feet; at the CO border it's 4000. When you travel I-70 westward you are slowly going uphill.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:50 PM (wzUl9)
404
Wolfus, co- mingling assets without marriage or a contract is a really BAD idea.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 04:51 PM (5P5DO)
405Chicago MAGA COUNTRY! police have released a photo of the man believed to be the person who burned a cross in Grant Park.
no need to thank me
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:51 PM (XWPh2)
406
Space elevator seems to be the dream.
At the current pace it will take decades to get to that point.
Most people are not going to want to ride a rocket to stay in a hotel space station or moon base.
So unless we invent antigravity tech, the elevator would be the best option for efficient transport to orbit and the moon.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at June 12, 2026 04:41 PM (6ydKt)
Dream my ass. Just what we need - when it breaks you have a 15000 mile structure wrapping around the equator like a boa constrictor falling at orbital speeds.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 04:51 PM (uhVAy)
407
So in a prior thread someone was saying that Starmer has been sending out fascist groups to snatch up people protesting him in the middle of the night and making them disappear.
Is that true, as in the people are being arrested and having a day in court... or are they actually just vanishing? Or is it just Internet rumors?
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 12, 2026 04:51 PM (/ZkOF)
408
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 04:49 PM (XWPh2)
Yeah, I read that it's optioned but is on the back burner.
Definitely the weakest of his three books. The Hail Mary Project was great, I need to see the movie now.
Posted by: Delurker at June 12, 2026 04:51 PM (gtcuf)
409Wolfus, co- mingling assets without marriage or a contract is a really BAD idea.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026
***
It's not a great idea even with marriage. Yes, we'd need a contract of some kind.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at June 12, 2026 04:52 PM (wzUl9)
410We are going to high tea Saturday. It’s what she picked. She is a cool kid.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 04:46 PM
Very nice. Goddaughter The Older loves to do tea. I should do that with her this summer.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 04:52 PM (znGuc)
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 12, 2026 04:52 PM (srWET)
412
now we need to find out which and how many biolabs are using chemtrails to drop lone star ticks all over the country to make us a more moral nation.
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 04:53 PM (oY6Yp)
There are several of us here, but we're pretty scattered across the state. Mme Mayhem is in or near Bloomington, so probably the closest to you, but there are some up north, northeast, and south. Joyenz is also not a huge distance away in SE Illinois.
Posted by: Nazdar at June 12, 2026 04:54 PM (NcvvS)
414
Isn't it about time for a movie or GAAAINZZ thread?
Posted by: brie larsen at June 12, 2026 04:54 PM (oY6Yp)
416
409 It's not a great idea even with marriage. Yes, we'd need a contract of some kind.
contract : contractor :: protract : protractor
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 04:55 PM (oY6Yp)
417
Last minute nosebleeds for the US Paraguay game are going for $1500. So much for the left ‘s lie that Trump is keeping people from the World Cup.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 04:55 PM (cZDTf)
418
415 411 The flattest state is Tylor Swift’s ass
i'm right here, you know!
Posted by: brie larsen at June 12, 2026 04:54 PM (oY6Yp)
——
Yea. But you make up for it with a great rack. Tylor makes up for it with a great big homo (her fiancé.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at June 12, 2026 04:56 PM (srWET)
419
"Her latest technique is either to ignore the concept entirely, or -- when I force her to look at a house's pictures on Realtor -- to bring up the negatives immediately, with no mention of positives."
Wolfus, this is exactly what I did to my husband, when we downsized at the end of lockdown.
I am not commenting or asking about your particulars.
Our situation, he was very ill and not going to get better (thanks, lockdown), and we HAD to move for single level, accessibility, plus cost.
I had to pretty much liquidate a four bedroom house with a basement that we had lived in for 25 years and raised a family in, to meet a two-month deadline to transfer to a two bedroom apartment.
It was awful, but inevitable, and the last thing I wanted to do was get into the details of something I knew was going to happen, didn't look forward to at all, and was too busy and stressed to get interested in.
Four years later, he is three years gone, and every day I thank him for what a good choice he made, as I really like it here now, even though I hated coming, and drove him batty with my refusal to engage on that.
Posted by: barbarausa at June 12, 2026 04:56 PM (enw9G)
It's...flat.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 04:43 PM (0OHXL)
Two of my kids went to IU for grad school. Bloomington area is reasonably hilly.
Posted by: Incas, Aztecs, and Mayans at June 12, 2026 04:44 PM (fBXgl)
NW IN is very flat, NE is a bit better as is adjacent OH, SW and SE are pretty rolling as the glaciers did not cover the area, cut by rivers going down to the Ohio
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 04:56 PM (uhVAy)
421Last minute nosebleeds for the US Paraguay game are going for $1500. So much for the left ‘s lie that Trump is keeping people from the World Cup.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 04:55 PM
See, me, at #289.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 04:58 PM (znGuc)
A black car with tinted windows has a saying in white letters:
"Gently used baby mamas wanted"
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 05:09 PM (u82oZ)
434
Tulsi Gabbard 🌺
@TulsiGabbard
Jun 4
My husband Abraham was diagnosed with a very rare sacral chordoma. The surgery to remove bone and surrounding tissue lasted almost seven hours and was successful. He had a rough night and is in a lot of pain but is finally home resting. Now recovery begins. We’re so grateful for the outpouring of prayers and kind messages from all of you. Our hearts are full.❤️
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 05:10 PM (P4ocI)
435
what is it about Tulsi and Gina Carano that make them appealing and authentically tough but not Mary Sues?
Posted by: Avi at June 12, 2026 05:05 PM (ieodf)
they had jobs
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 05:10 PM (uhVAy)
436
Just to add to the StarLink comments: I live on a high mountain plateau and I have high (HIGH) winds. StarLink has never been affected. Also when my kids and grandkids are all here at once at Christmastime, everybody can be computing and texting and whatever at once.
Posted by: Wenda at June 12, 2026 05:11 PM (UIfeN)
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 05:14 PM (u82oZ)
The Little Scottish Girl Smeared by the Left as a Racist Thug for Defending Her Sister Completely Vindicated as Bulgarian Brother and Sister Team Convicted of Assaulting and Making Sexual Remarks to a 12-Year-Old Child
She said she grabbed the ax and knife to defend her sister against the sexual advances of yet another immigrant with a leaning towards sex with children.
The left smeared her endlessly. Scotland's anti-white racist Muslim one-time First Minister Humza Yusef smeared her as a liar and racist stirring up hate against Mostly Peaceful immigrants.
The police concealed details about the couple the girl was defending her sister against -- concealing their nationality (people only found out they were foreign when it leaked that a Romanian translator was needed for police interviews) and the crimes they committed against the 12- and 13-year-old children.
But now the truth is revealed, and it turns out, the Islamocommunist left all lied in perfect unison again, almost as if they're intelligence assets for an invading foreign army.
A Bulgarian man has been found guilty of assaulting a 12-year-old girl during an incident in Dundee last year.
Ilia Belov, 22, was also convicted of behaving in a "threatening or abusive manner" towards four girls, all of whom were aged between 12 and 14.
Belov's sister Nadjedzha Belova, 20, earlier pleaded guilty to one charge of assaulting a 13-year-old girl in the incident, which happened in the Lochee area of the city in August 2025.
During a two-day trial, Dundee Sheriff Court heard the 12-year-old had been walking with a group of girls on their way to a bus stop when Belov made sexual remarks to her.
Giving evidence by video-link, the girl, who is now 13, recalled: "He kept saying, 'come here sexy. I will show you how to have a good time'."
She said his words made her feel "dead angry", and she turned around and began shouting at him.
Belov then phoned his sister, who arrived shortly afterwards and began attacking a 13-year-old member of the group.
In the ensuing fracas, Belov pushed the 12-year-old, who told the court she hit her head on a metal handrail as she fell to the ground.
After standing back up she pulled out an axe and knife she said had been hidden in her waistband for five to 10 minutes before the incident.
She said after revealing the weapons she was "basically sat holding them", saying she "knew" the man would "try to go for (the other girl)".
When the police arrived minutes later, the girl said she dumped the weapons on a nearby roundabout, where they were later recovered by officers.
Giving evidence during the trial with the assistance of a Bulgarian interpreter, Belov claimed he had pushed the girl in order to protect his sister after seeing she had a knife hidden under her T-shirt.
He also denied having made sexualised remarks to the girls, telling the court they had been saying derogatory things to him, including calling him a "f****** migrant".
Of course -- he said the Magic Words. He accused a Western person of Racism.
But it didn't wholly work.
Oh, it worked on the fucking communist media and their political representatives, of course.
However sheriff Timothy Niven-Smith rejected Belov's version of events, describing it as "neither credible nor reliable".
"For a number of reasons I find your evidence to be wholly unconvincing and self-serving," he said.
"It is, as was suggested by the prosecution, a revisionist or excuse.
"It is a curious set of circumstances that having been alerted to (a girl) in possession of a knife... having pushed the person in possession of the knife to the ground, you turn your back upon her.
"It is not for me to speculate, but common sense would suggest that if someone had a knife you would pay particular attention to the individual with (it), for fear that they attack you with it."
He said the girl's evidence was supported by that of two other members of the group, and by CCTV footage of the incident that was shown to the court.
What would have happened if there had been no CCTV footage? I'd say another Henry Nowak situation.
He told Belov: "I am entirely satisfied by proof beyond reasonable doubt that the trigger for all of this were the comments that you made.
"I accept that as a result of the comments you made abuse was directed at you, which included swear words, including you being called a 'f****** creep and an immigrant'.
"The words of the children were eloquent to describe your behaviour given your age and their respective ages."
He went on: "Having made the sexual remarks to the children you then, enraged by the fact that they became angry and started shouting abuse at you, followed them."
He said rather than leave the area or call the police he instead called his sister, who "immediately on arrival engaged in attacking one of the females".
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The pair are due to be sentenced on August 5.
His defense was that he saw the girl secretly concealing a knife under her shirt -- nonsense! -- and only pushed her in a sort of Reverse Anthony Karmelo self-defense move.
Michelle Dewberry
@MichelleDewbs
Last year, a video went viral of a scared, 12 year old girl in Dundee.
She was waving weapons, shouting at a migrant to leave her alone.
Almost immediately, many on the left were calling this girl a liar (and worse). They were saying the "far-right" were whipping up 'anti-migrant hate'.
People like @HumzaYousaf
& many more called it 'bullsh*t'.
Many, including people like @jdpoc
while calling her a liar & talking about her 'hatred', showed pictures of the little girl. Just to make sure everyone knew who the 'liar' they were talking about, was.
A fundraiser for the girl was mocked, suggesting she'd use the money to buy "machetes and IronBru"
She was a child. Their posts were seen by hundreds of thousands of people.
She wasn't 'hate-filled', she was scared.
Yesterday, her version of events was proven to be true. She was sexually harassed by a migrant and another child physically assaulted too.
The man and his sister were prosecuted.
How shameful that children need to arm themselves for protection.
How shameful that adults will deny their reality.
How shameful that some people are so desperate to defend migration into this country, that they will literally mock children who are victims of their crimes.
Shame on you all.
I'll be fascinated to see how many of you publicly apologise to the girl, in the same public way that you called her a liar.
I won't hold my breath...
I hope this girl is ok.
We will never recover from these levels of Cultural Enrichment.
🚨HUGE UPDATE🚨
BULGARIAN MIGRANT WHO ATTACKED TWO GIRLS IN SCOTLAND FOUND GUILTY
Ilia Belov has been found guilty of assaulting a 12 yr old girl and acting in a threatening or abusive manner towards four girls aged 12-14
His sister, Nadjedzha Belova also pleaded guilty to the…
— Sam Ashworth-Hayes (@SAshworthHayes) June 11, 2026
The Daily Mail smeared her too -- and defended the couple we now know to have at least a hobbyist level of interest in Child Sexual Trafficking.
They also smeared Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk for being absolutely right about the girl.
How cooked do you have to be to look at a terrified girl holding weapons and telling someone to "fuck off" and go away and think, "oh yeah, the 13-year-old girl must be the aggressor here, 13-year-old girls are famously violent and prone to threatening full-grown men with weapons"?
By the way, the post a couple of images up shows another immigrant (who reflexively defends immigrants, and reflexively attacks whites, almost as if she's racist or something) smeared this little girl as being the aggressor against the full-grown man.
But her twitter banner image shows her... pretending to be a crusader for women, against the violence committed by men.
I've never heard of this rancid foreign hag before, until two days ago, when I saw her shrieking about how terrible the Belfast riots were, but then other people posted earlier tweets praising the BLM arsonists and rioters.
This isn't "anti" racism. This is just endless racism against whites, not only excused but endlessly covered-up for and justified by the media and Regime politicians.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:18 PM (Zz0t1)
9
That, however, is not a recommended battle stance.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:18 PM (Zz0t1)
10
CBD was just extoling the virtue of Ace not requiring any HTML assistance only this morning......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:17 PM (Zz0t1)
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I noted at the time that CBD had jinxed ace's streak.....
Today's leftist will gleefully offer up your children to be raped/murdered and have no qualms about it.
No point in trying to reason with that mentality.
Posted by: Otto Penn at June 12, 2026 02:21 PM (sJHOI)
15
And yet we are still allowing these savages to stay and come here to this country.
Posted by: Constitutional Suicide Pact at June 12, 2026 02:21 PM (z20w/)
16
The thing the left hates most the entire world wide is the people under their subjugations realizing "we don't have to live like this."
Your cities don't have to be crime-ridden hellholes, littered with trash and graffiti, over-run by illiterate third-world predators.
your neighborhoods can be safe, clean and prosperous--not just the gated communities where the elected politicians live.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 02:22 PM (73/SM)
17He said rather than leave the area or call the police he instead called his sister, who "immediately on arrival engaged in attacking one of the females".
...
Hey, he may of hurled sexual inuendo at them and desire to have sex with them, he called his SISTER to beat them.
Credit where credit is due, EMIRITE guys?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:22 PM (Zz0t1)
18
A new Boudica, she is.
Precisely what Britannia needs.
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 12, 2026 02:22 PM (ufFY8)
19
This Babylon Bee headline seems appropriate after Ace's computer problems.
Bill Gates Brought Before Congress To Answer For Epstein, Windows Vista
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 02:22 PM (qx7Zg)
20
Today's leftist will gleefully offer up your children to be raped/murdered and have no qualms about it.
No point in trying to reason with that mentality.
Posted by: Otto Penn at June 12, 2026 02:21 PM (sJHOI)
They don't have kids. So why not?
*types deletes speculation on pedophiles and modern day left*
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:23 PM (zZu0s)
21
yall peepo be raysis fo not akseptin POC culture!
Posted by: Labraya Tarpitz at June 12, 2026 02:23 PM (Phi13)
22they had been saying derogatory things to him, including calling him a "f****** migrant".
Let's see... Bulgarian, Scotland. Seems to me, you're a fucking migrant.
Posted by: t-bird at June 12, 2026 02:23 PM (Pu/zx)
23
Bulgarian? Named Belov? No achmed or Momhomad in his name? How did that qualify Belov for special immigrant status and accusing a 12 year old of racism, racism, racism? Even by the crazy EU standards that is bullshit.
By the way, bravo on that kid's parents for arming her. I get its Scotland so they probably couldn't give her a pistol.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 12, 2026 02:24 PM (PV+Zw)
24
Just opened Real Clear Science to see if there are any articles worth reading. One of them, What Scientists Learned From a 92 Year Old Sprinter, only i thought it said Sphincter instead.
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at June 12, 2026 02:25 PM (5Q2Mu)
25
Awwww, Ace fixed his Bold Statement! It was so ironic!
Posted by: pookysgirl, avoiding the Italicans and Underliners too at June 12, 2026 02:25 PM (Wt5PA)
26
When you call your sister to beat up a little girl you wanted to have sex with and she rushes to do it...
I'm thinking the sister is in on the whole pervy thing.
ugh.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 02:25 PM (34tk7)
27
Hey, he may of hurled sexual inuendo at them and desire to have sex with them, he called his SISTER to beat them.
Credit where credit is due, EMIRITE guys?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:22 PM (Zz0t1)
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A part of me wonders if the Bulgarian siblings are banging each other, Cersei/Jaime Lannister style.
28
Apologies to Bulg for any harm these comments may cause
Posted by: Oglebay at June 12, 2026 02:26 PM (w8dnx)
29Just opened Real Clear Science to see if there are any articles worth reading. One of them, What Scientists Learned From a 92 Year Old Sprinter, only i thought it said Sphincter instead.
Posted by: Sasquatch,
Well, when you got the runs ...
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 12, 2026 02:26 PM (diia5)
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 02:27 PM (34tk7)
31I'll be fascinated to see how many of you publicly apologise to the girl, in the same public way that you called her a liar.
I won't hold my breath...
I hope this girl is ok.
A chance so fat, GLP-1's have no effect.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:27 PM (Zz0t1)
32
Popehat, who used to pretend to be on the right, is all over BlueSky lamenting why won't someone kill Musk.
Because his evil in allowing X to be relatively free of censorship is killing poor people.
And I don't think he means the poor who are being raped, tortured and killed by invaders.
No, he means the indigenous people of the UK may start killing the invaders.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 02:27 PM (73/SM)
33
The British Isles are seriously effed up. Expect increasing ugly violence.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 02:28 PM (IiEl1)
34
Would be nice if all those Twitterati (nicknamed "Twits"), who smeared these two girls, would be visited by the Bobbies, handcuffed behind their backs, and left there for an hour. On account of their hateful postings.
After all, they jail people in Europe for hateful tweets, and these were outright hate for literal pre-teens.
I await the European police's immediate attention to this matter.
Posted by: Another Anon at June 12, 2026 02:28 PM (4h45B)
35
In a proper country, the girl would get to chop his hand off.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 02:28 PM (n5tGW)
36
But her twitter banner image shows her... pretending to be a crusader for women, against the violence committed by men.
37
"She said she grabbed the ax and knife to defend her sister ...".
No, Ace, you've got it slightly wrong.
The girl with the axe and the knife IS the 12-year-old girl he was sexually harassing.
What's confusing is that in the famous video, it is her 13-year-old sister's voice you hear saying "Stop harassing my sister!"(i.e. stop harassing the 12-year-old).
Posted by: zombie at June 12, 2026 02:29 PM (Av6i5)
38
A part of me wonders if the Bulgarian siblings are banging each other, Cersei/Jaime Lannister style.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 12, 2026 02:26 PM (gnNyN)
You know, I am thinking a lot of people were just like George ARRRRR Martin when reading the Lord of the Rings and thought: this needs a lot child rape and sibling incest.
Fuck, when you type it out like that, those books are even more fucking loathsome.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)
39
32 Popehat, who used to pretend to be on the right, is all over BlueSky lamenting why won't someone kill Musk.
Because his evil in allowing X to be relatively free of censorship is killing poor people.
And I don't think he means the poor who are being raped, tortured and killed by invaders.
No, he means the indigenous people of the UK may start killing the invaders.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 02:27 PM (73/SM)
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I don't think he ever made like he was on the right.
He was a "libertarian" whose main political philosophy was, "Republicans are icky, and I want Democrats to like me, but I have to say things about free speech first."
Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict.
Uh. Ok.
Didn't Marcus Garvey do this in the 19th Century? How'd that turn out?
Posted by: Puddleglum, chillin' in Amish Country at June 12, 2026 02:31 PM (bfy6w)
46
A Ghanaian soccer player has been denied entry in Canada, yes Canada, because he's awaiting trial for seven counts of rape in London. If Ghana advances will he come here?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 02:31 PM (IiEl1)
47
I seem to recall the man videoing her was taunting her and laughing. "Yeah, show your weapons", knowing that would probably get her in trouble. He had no fear of the little girl he had been harassing.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 02:31 PM (vbXSk)
48
Give her a pint of woad and let start swinging!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 02:31 PM (ZVgZ4)
49
My guess it was an attempt at grooming and then trafficking. The Romanians are big human traffickers.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 02:31 PM (n5tGW)
50
However sheriff Timothy Niven-Smith rejected Belov's version of events, describing it as "neither credible nor reliable".
Sheriff? They actually still have those?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 02:32 PM (1Ff7Z)
51
Those poor children. What the UK government (heck, all of the EU) has done allowing in the hordes of unvetted illegals, is truly criminal.
If Restore does get into power, Robert Lowe has stated that current people in power that aide and abet the animals will be prosecuted (for deeds done now).
Posted by: Ann at June 12, 2026 02:32 PM (SHHm+)
52Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict.
Posted by: Puddleglum, chillin' in Amish Country at June 12, 2026 02:31 PM (bfy6w)
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Reparations we can all support
Posted by: Oglebay at June 12, 2026 02:32 PM (w8dnx)
53
He had no fear of the little girl he had been harassing.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 02:31 PM (vbXSk)
Yeah, exactly like that fuckwad with Henry Nowak. The taunting is part of the thrill.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:32 PM (zZu0s)
54
So, you know something is weirdly wrong, when a 13 year old girl is carrying a hatchet and a knife in the waistband of her sweatpants (with holes in the knees).
That's a kid that isn't safe and knows it. FFS where are the parents? We already know the police are worthless. I guess those kids had no other choice and we about armed as a result. That's what happens in war zones, not in a neighborhood of a western country.
Posted by: weird and gross - and thats how it is there at June 12, 2026 02:33 PM (anL5R)
55
My guess it was an attempt at grooming and then trafficking. The Romanians are big human traffickers.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 02:31 PM (n5tGW)
I was about to make a Taken reference, but they were... Albanian?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:33 PM (zZu0s)
I know you have read Stephen King's IT, and maybe Mists of Avalon, so you know that the freakiness in the writer circle is real.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 02:34 PM (34tk7)
57
However sheriff Timothy Niven-Smith rejected Belov's version of events, describing it as "neither credible nor reliable".
Sheriff? They actually still have those?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 02:32 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Things went way downhill after the fall of the Sheriff of Nottingham...
58Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict.
Uh. Ok.
Didn't Marcus Garvey do this in the 19th Century? How'd that turn out?
Most of them starved or were killed by the locals. I'm quite sure nobody in Africa today wants to import a bunch of low-performing, violent layabouts with an entitlement complex.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 02:34 PM (Riz8t)
59
Reparations for Mr Reid = Plane ticket to Liberia. I could go for that
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 02:34 PM (IiEl1)
60Popehat, who used to pretend to be on the right, is all over BlueSky lamenting why won't someone kill Musk.
Because his evil in allowing X to be relatively free of censorship is killing poor people.
And I don't think he means the poor who are being raped, tortured and killed by invaders.
No, he means the indigenous people of the UK may start killing the invaders.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 02:27 PM (73/SM)
I wonder what would happen if someone went on some social media platform calling for someone to kill PopeHat.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:35 PM (Zz0t1)
61
"people only found out they were foreign when it leaked that a Romanian translator was needed for police interviews...".
He knew enough English to make sexual remarks to the girls, and to have a conversation with them in English in the fucking video he himself took.
But then, once arrested, he pulled the ol' "Me no speakee Engrish" gambit. Classic.
Posted by: zombie at June 12, 2026 02:35 PM (Av6i5)
62
I know you have read Stephen King's IT, and maybe Mists of Avalon, so you know that the freakiness in the writer circle is real.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 02:34 PM (34tk7
In certain parts. I recommend Robert Jordan or if you want bland, but fun: David Eddings.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:35 PM (zZu0s)
63
Keep the attack by the sister in mind when they show immigrant women sobbing about how they don’t feel safe in Ireland or wha.
They helped their men rape little girls.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 02:36 PM (4KUe5)
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Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict.
Uh. Ok.
Didn't Marcus Garvey do this in the 19th Century? How'd that turn out?
Posted by: Puddleglum, chillin' in Amish Country at June 12, 2026 02:31 PM (bfy6w)
Larry Reid must be one of them Black Klansmen. Since that’s what the KKK have been saying they wanted for about 100 years now.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 12, 2026 02:36 PM (orF8y)
65
I'd wager a month ago that this exoneration would not have happened. But for the horrific and publicly known stabbing/slashings that has pushed Blimey to the edge of civil war, native populations were expected to submit. It was government policy.
Now that they've sowed the wind, the whirlwind is beginning.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 02:36 PM (oji8u)
66"oh yeah, the 13-year-old girl must be the aggressor here, 13-year-old girls are famously violent and prone to threatening full-grown men with weapons" /sarc
You must be referring to some of our inner-city gals of the feral BIPOC persuasion. White Scottish girls...not so much.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at June 12, 2026 02:37 PM (XMwZJ)
67
Why does Tommy Robinson's meme image have a Nike "swoosh" on her blouse? Doesn't Nike fully support the Leftist narrative?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 02:37 PM (1z8ji)
68
They helped their men rape little girls.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 02:36 PM (4KUe5)
This. To hell with them.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:37 PM (zZu0s)
69In a proper country, the girl would get to chop his hand off.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 02:28 PM (n5tGW)
In a proper country, this guy would never have been in the position to harass this little girl and her friends.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:37 PM (Zz0t1)
70
Oh, we are back in Europia now. Nothing going on in South America I take it.
Posted by: Case at June 12, 2026 02:38 PM (+zXtV)
71 Most of them starved or were killed by the locals. I'm quite sure nobody in Africa today wants to import a bunch of low-performing, violent layabouts with an entitlement complex.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 02:34 PM (Riz8t)
I’m sure Africa has its own bunch of low-performing, violent layabouts with an entitlement complex to take care of.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 02:38 PM (ZVgZ4)
72
But then, once arrested, he pulled the ol' "Me no speakee Engrish" gambit. Classic.
Posted by: zombie at June 12, 2026 02:35 PM (Av6i5)
You think the Dirty Hungarian Phrasebook is bad, the Romanian one is about ten times worse.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 02:38 PM (fBXgl)
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 12, 2026 02:38 PM (RIvkX)
74
Spirit Air isn't doing anything right now. Be great to use it for the Great Wakandan Airlift. They could use the fuselages as homes when they land.
I'd pitch in a few bucks for sneakers and a flat screen to jumpstart the hut beautification in Afritopia.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 02:38 PM (34tk7)
75
Scotland is a welfare basket case so the fact these little girls have to fend for themselves isn't a surprise
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 02:38 PM (IiEl1)
76
In Hoots we trust (We trust)
By the power of the holy king of Unst (Hail Hoots)
For the glory of Dundee
To win this epic battle
In his power we must trust to set us free
(Confutatis Maledictis Caledoniae)
In Hoots we trust
Posted by: Angus McFife XIII, wielder of the Glory Hammer at June 12, 2026 02:39 PM (TbWk/)
77
Podcaster Larry Reid can say move away from whites and it’s fine.
Scott Adams said (essentially) move away from blacks and he was cancelled.
How about we stop pretending one side is racist and everyone else is totes reasonable?
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 02:39 PM (4KUe5)
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I don't know how this girl ended up so awesome in a country where she has been fed woke garbage her entire life by most of the adults in her community. Dose she have cool parents? Have the children decided (like they do on South Park) that the adults are retarded and going to get them raped and killed?
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 12, 2026 02:39 PM (THY4u)
79
How would a young Scottish lass know that some white guy from Bulgaria was a "migrant." I'd think a Bulgarian white dude just minding his own business walking down the street in any Scottish town would be more-or-less indistinguishable from any native guy.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at June 12, 2026 02:40 PM (XMwZJ)
80
Good start, if barely, but people there need to step up and get fiery but peaceful on the journos, organizations, and agencies that tried to charge the kids and then repeated the smears.
There is no victory for the natives there that doesn't involve running the guilty parties out of town on a rail. They knew exactly what they were doing.
These people, using the term loosely - the commies - are deliberately using their invader allies to spread theft, assault, rape, and murder. You don't vote and editorialize in the face of that. This is precisely why the left seeks to disarm opponents.
NEVER surrender your arms.
Posted by: heya at June 12, 2026 02:40 PM (ctAuL)
81
I just replaced the fenders on a saddle. I'm a cowboy now.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 12, 2026 02:40 PM (3uBP9)
82I’m sure Africa has its own bunch of low-performing, violent layabouts with an entitlement complex to take care of.
Eh, not so much. Those legitimately unable to care for themselves might get care, but it would be minimal. Only a wealthy first world country would tolerate and even encourage such behavior. Behavior of the sort we routinely tolerate over here would get you thrown to the lions, or at the minimum, result in your slow starvation.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 02:40 PM (Riz8t)
84
How shameful that children need to arm themselves for protection.
How shameful that adults will deny their reality.
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The British hate their children. It's rather obvious.
Prove me wrong.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 12, 2026 02:41 PM (RIvkX)
85
NEVER surrender your arms.
Posted by: heya at June 12, 2026 02:40 PM (ctAuL)
*Sob*
Posted by: Michell Fields at June 12, 2026 02:41 PM (fBXgl)
86 67 Why does Tommy Robinson's meme image have a Nike "swoosh" on her blouse? Doesn't Nike fully support the Leftist narrative?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 02:37 PM (1z8ji)
Tommy’s people used AI to generate the image, and the AI was trained with a lot of Nike swoosh t-shirts, so of course, her shirt has one too.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 02:41 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at June 12, 2026 02:43 PM (Y/t8H)
88
On X saw the current woman leader of the IRA, and she was visiting a hospital to interview immigrant staff about how unsafe they feel.
See, Ireland needs these foreigners to take care of them, don’t hurt their feelings!
Who does she think is raising the monsters who rape, stab and behead the locals?
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 02:43 PM (4KUe5)
89
Didn't Marcus Garvey do this in the 19th Century? How'd that turn out?
Posted by: Puddleglum, chillin' in Amish Country at June 12, 2026 02:31 PM (bfy6w)
Liberia, yes? They ended up eating each other. Quite literally.
Posted by: They wuz kangz at June 12, 2026 02:43 PM (TbWk/)
90A Ghanaian soccer player has been denied entry in Canada, yes Canada, because he's awaiting trial for seven counts of rape in London. If Ghana advances will he come here?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 02:31 PM (IiEl1)
But the US is bad for blocking a guy with terrorist ties and a $5m bounty once on his head.
Yeah, piss up a rope, Canada.
Go Alberta. Get the f*ck out of that shithole country.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:43 PM (Zz0t1)
91
Podcaster Larry Reid can say move away from whites and it’s fine.
Scott Adams said (essentially) move away from blacks and he was cancelled.
How about we stop pretending one side is racist and everyone else is totes reasonable?
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 02:39 PM (4KUe5)
Whites move in: Gentrification and racist.
Whites move out: White flight and racist.
Eddings is great. His Elenium books are on my desk now.
The p3do writer and his wife involved in the Avalon books make my skin crawl.
And Stephen King is a drunk hack and a perv by any measure. You can't fix stupid, but you can hit it with a van.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 02:44 PM (RSMgO)
93
If one of the Scottish girls had fired up a bagpipe, would that have been classified as more dangerous, or less dangerous, than the knife and axe?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 02:44 PM (qx7Zg)
94
79 How would a young Scottish lass know that some white guy from Bulgaria was a "migrant." I'd think a Bulgarian white dude just minding his own business walking down the street in any Scottish town would be more-or-less indistinguishable from any native guy.
He had a strong accent and had been harassing the girls for some time. They probably assumed correctly based on the accent.
Posted by: Delurker at June 12, 2026 02:44 PM (gtcuf)
95She had a knife and an axe. She’s a keeper.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at June 12, 2026 02:43 PM (Y/t8H)
Reminds one of the good 'ole days BEFORE woke.......
https://youtu.be/UuHneLpoNMo
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:44 PM (Zz0t1)
98In Hoots we trust
Posted by: Angus McFife XIII, wielder of the Glory Hammer at June 12, 2026 02:39 PM (TbWk/)
I like Hooters.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:45 PM (Zz0t1)
99
Tommy’s people used AI to generate the image, and the AI was trained with a lot of Nike swoosh t-shirts, so of course, her shirt has one too.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 02:41 PM (ZVgZ4)
And nobody had the presence of mind to edit it out? I could see Tommy being sued by Nike, just as a harassment tactic. Sloppy work, people.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 02:46 PM (1z8ji)
100 Mass shooting in Texas. 11 shot. One dead, plus the shooter.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 02:45 PM (Kdi1r)
Where?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:46 PM (Zz0t1)
101
Where are the fathers? Brothers? Male cousins? And where are they for all the young girls who are victims of the grooming gangs?
Posted by: JM in Illinois at June 12, 2026 02:46 PM (fkSkh)
Maybe you get the behavior you permit, but there seem to be a lot of low-performing, violent layabouts with an entitlement complex coming over to Europe from Africa on the rafts.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 02:46 PM (ZVgZ4)
103
96 Something going on down south?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:44 PM (zZu0s)
Nothing. Doc gave me a cream and it all cleared up.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at June 12, 2026 02:46 PM (Y/t8H)
I had a buddy back in connecticut who would argue that endlessly.....mostly peaceful, mostly law abiding etc.
There was no use in arguing with him I just told him that he needed to quit parroting what he heard on cnn. I ended a 20 year friendship with him after he said the best thing that could happen to the country was for someone to kill Trump.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 12, 2026 02:46 PM (0N4FZ)
105
85 NEVER surrender your arms.
Posted by: heya at June 12, 2026 02:40 PM (ctAuL)
*Sob*
Posted by: Michell Fields at June 12, 2026 02:41 PM (fBXgl)
William Morales is also sobbing while wiping with his elbows.
Posted by: Oglebay at June 12, 2026 02:47 PM (w8dnx)
106
@51.
....allowing in the hordes of unvetted illegals...
Minnesota did it. So did California. We won't even talk about New York.
Posted by: Case at June 12, 2026 02:47 PM (+zXtV)
107
Bob Packwood died last Saturday. I had no idea that he was still alive.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 02:47 PM (77rzZ)
108
White Flight = The herds moving farther away from the predators. The predators don't like it when their prey is harder to catch and eat.
Gentrification = The herds banding together and planting some hedges and a street light between the predators and their prey.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 02:47 PM (RSMgO)
109
So.... this girl and her sister, bravo. I hope they are ok, it's been a year or two since then. I hope they haven't been raped and murdered on the orders of the Scottish government.
Where'd she get the knife and hatchet? Her parents arming her the best they could under the law? Can Trump offer to give her political asylum since she clearly isn't safe in Scotland? Wouldn't that be a kick in Starmer's shorts if Trump starts offering asylum to the young women of Great Britain because they are being targeted by violence?
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 12, 2026 02:47 PM (/ZkOF)
110
Something going on down south?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:44 PM (zZu0s)
Nothing a little Gold Bond medicated powder won't fix.
Posted by: Humidity here is a real bitch today at June 12, 2026 02:47 PM (TbWk/)
111
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 02:44 PM (RSMgO)
Guys I read and gave a pass to until they wrote a book that made me literally throw it away:
Stephen R Donaldson
Laurell K Hamilton
George Pirate Martin
There are oddly a lot of women in the list. Both men and women seem to start out fairly straight, then when they get success they seem to let their kinks get into the writing and stories.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)
112
Mass shooting in Texas. 11 shot. One dead, plus the shooter.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 02:45 PM (Kdi1r)
Where?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:46 PM (Zz0t1)
113
The mass shooting in Texas was in Midland, of all places! I can’t think of a less likely venue in Texas, but there you are.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 02:48 PM (ZVgZ4)
114Midland Memorial Hospital received nine victims from the shooting, spokesperson Tasa Richardson said in a statement to CNN.
“Four are in the operating room and five are stable,” Richardson said.
The hospital went on lockdown around 8:20 a.m. CT “due to an active shooter event,” Richardson said. Shortly after officials said the suspect was found dead, the lockdown was lifted.
Midland is in West Texas, about halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso.
Authorities have not released any information about the suspect or a possible motive for the mass shooting.
Gee....I wonder why.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:48 PM (Zz0t1)
115
Wait... what is the news on Schrodinger's Iran deal? I haven't seen any real updates.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 02:48 PM (n5tGW)
116
Midland is the wealthy place, if I recall correctly from watching a couple of episodes of Landman.
Posted by: Oglebay at June 12, 2026 02:49 PM (w8dnx)
117
Where?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:46 PM (Zz0t1)
Midland, iirc. I thought when someone mentioned it earlier 'odd place for it, literally in middle of nowhere.'
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)
118
"Authorities have not released any information about the suspect or a possible motive for the mass shooting."
Posted by: Fritz Geiger at June 12, 2026 02:50 PM (38jsa)
123
Didn't that Belov say he was being "disrespected" by the little girls? So, best case scenario, he was teased/"disrespected" (he wasn't, but anyway) and that was his goto response to assault children. His "culture" that he either had natively or that he developed in the New World because he could use it as a weapon too empowered him to attack the most vulnerable.
Seems this "disrespectin'" virus is sickening the West all over. See, if you use words the "victim" doesn't like, he can beat/kill you. How many times do you see arguments turn into full on, spittle-flecked rage and, if capable, murder? Seems like since the recent massive immigration invasion, this cultural division has created a deadly impasse. Civility is being invaded, and about half of government is fine with it. No, not fine. Welcoming.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 02:50 PM (oji8u)
124 The British hate their children. It's rather obvious.
Prove me wrong.
==
If you hate your own children, you hate yourself. You hate the future, and want to stop it also. That type wants to self delete but don't have the courage. Its an angry rebellion against creation. On such a wide civilizational scale, its really satanic oppression. Its larger than just a personality disorder suddenly becoming viral and effecting entire countries.
Stan has these people where he wants them.
Posted by: we are entering the sporty phase - it will last a bit and get sportier at June 12, 2026 02:50 PM (anL5R)
125
I have a guess!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 02:49 PM (Kdi1r)
Migrant or Trans? Who'll take that bet?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:50 PM (zZu0s)
Wait... what is the news on Schrodinger's Iran deal? I haven't seen any real updates.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 02:48 PM (n5tGW)
Quoting the White House, the terms are:
“1. Nuclear material will be destroyed and removed
2. Nuclear program will be dismantled
3. None of their money released until they perform
4. Strait of Hormuz will be open
5. No Iran funding of terrorist groups
This is what they have agreed to. This is a performance-based deal.”
127
115 Wait... what is the news on Schrodinger's Iran deal? I haven't seen any real updates.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 02:48 PM (n5tGW)
It is both alive and dead.
Also, the Standing Committee has reached consensus on the final makeup of the Tribunal to determine the Team which will be deciding the layout of the room where further negotiations will be held...
128Midland is the wealthy place, if I recall correctly from watching a couple of episodes of Landman.
Posted by: Oglebay at June 12, 2026 02:49 PM (w8dnx)
It's a town who's wealth varies drastically with the oil industry.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:51 PM (Zz0t1)
129
Oh come on, SF. I'm sure he had a bulge somewhere.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 02:49 PM (1Ff7Z)
130
"Scott Adams said (essentially) move away from blacks and he was cancelled."
Adams had enough money to be uncancelable, though not enough to force his health insurance to stop being cunts, or bypass them entirely, unfortunately.
He basically could fund his own soap box, the lowest tier of "fuck you money".
Things are bad enough for us peasants though that we can't openly take his advice. I have to hide where I live from coworkers lest they find me guilty of not living around enough barbarians. After years of BLM violence we have zero tolerance for that bullshit, or those jackasses and their enablers.
132
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 02:43 PM (4KUe5)
Someone here said the IRA is now fully leftard
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 02:52 PM (eLjOt)
133
I can't imagine Midland has a significant trans population.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 02:52 PM (Kdi1r)
Cartel or some other cultural enricher?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:52 PM (zZu0s)
And the kids were all made equal by hatchet, axe and saw.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 02:52 PM (Cqx++)
135 I can't imagine Midland has a significant trans population.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 02:52 PM (Kdi1r)
As we've seen over the recent years, it only takes one.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:53 PM (Zz0t1)
136
If Rittenhouse is still single in about ten years, maybe he should look this girl up... if I have my ages right, it shouldn't be too creepy, and they would make a pretty good self defense couple.
Course, that age gap might be too far to cross for another few decades. And I think Rittenhouse has a girl, so eh. Hope it works out for everyone!
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 12, 2026 02:53 PM (/ZkOF)
137
We should give sanctuary to all the white English, Scots, Welsh, and Northern Irish who can show or have a reasonable fear of oppression from the UK government. For liking X/Twitter posts for example. This Scottish girl would qualify in an instant!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 02:53 PM (ZVgZ4)
138
As we've seen over the recent years, it only takes one.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:53 PM (Zz0t1)
Uvaldi(sp?)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:53 PM (zZu0s)
139
Wouldn't that be a kick in Starmer's shorts if Trump starts offering asylum to the young women of Great Britain because they are being targeted by violence?
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 12, 2026 02:47 PM (/ZkOF)
The fey fellow would retaliate by offering leftists asylum... wait a minute. I have an idea!
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 02:54 PM (1Ff7Z)
Posted by: Benjamin Martin at June 12, 2026 02:54 PM (anL5R)
141
Killers have cars and all the gas money they need from Neville Singham.
They know where to strike and they train for it now.
The Caramel Anthony thing has to be exploited before the low-IQ foot soldiers go back to sleep.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 02:54 PM (RSMgO)
142
@94 -- You missed my point. The leftist narrative was that the girls started the whole thing by mocking the guy as a "migrant."
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at June 12, 2026 02:55 PM (XMwZJ)
143Stephen R Donaldson
Laurell K Hamilton
George Pirate Martin
There are oddly a lot of women in the list. Both men and women seem to start out fairly straight, then when they get success they seem to let their kinks get into the writing and stories.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s) ---
Loved the first 10 of Hamilton's Anita Blake series. Then it turned to porn.
Posted by: Darth Randall at June 12, 2026 02:55 PM (mseD3)
There was no use in arguing with him I just told him that he needed to quit parroting what he heard on cnn. I ended a 20 year friendship with him after he said the best thing that could happen to the country was for someone to kill Trump.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 12, 2026 02:46 PM (0N4FZ)
"Well, the best thing that could happen to a civil society is for someone to kill you."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:55 PM (Zz0t1)
“1. Nuclear material will be destroyed and removed
2. Nuclear program will be dismantled
3. None of their money released until they perform
4. Strait of Hormuz will be open
5. No Iran funding of terrorist groups
This is what they have agreed to. This is a performance-based deal.”
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 02:50 PM (Kdi1r)
Waaaait a minute! These aren't the Poopyhead terms we were all setting our hair on fire about this morning!
146
33 The British Isles are seriously effed up. Expect increasing ugly violence.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 02:28 PM (IiEl1)
Let the mosque burnings begin...
Posted by: Acostas Flaccid Micro-Penis at June 12, 2026 02:55 PM (zhAIW)
147
"Guys I read and gave a pass to until they wrote a book that made me literally throw it away:
Stephen R Donaldson
Laurell K Hamilton
George Pirate Martin
There are oddly a lot of women in the list. Both men and women seem to start out fairly straight, then when they get success they seem to let their kinks get into the writing and stories.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)"
Oh yeah I know exactly what stuff you're referring to there. Wooo.
Posted by: heya at June 12, 2026 02:55 PM (ctAuL)
148 Uvaldi(sp?)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:53 PM (zZu0s)
Was that a trans? I don't remember.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:56 PM (Zz0t1)
149
If I recall, they pointed to the area these girls were from and indicated they were hooligans. But heavily implied a little more that just hooliganism. It’s disgusting.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 02:56 PM (pZEOD)
150
As long as we’re going OT. Spencer Pratt has a new video out, and it’s flaming skull time.
He is going to stick around and torch the two candidates, saying he has Audis tape of one of them being awful.
More popcorn!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 02:56 PM (4KUe5)
151
I know I’m slow but this Bulgarian man… he’s a Muslim right?
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 02:56 PM (26GAh)
154
When the First Gulf War ended in '91, I was stationed at Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo for training. Our little Navy detachment went to Midland to march in a victory parade there. It was fun. Don't remember much about the city, though.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 02:56 PM (77rzZ)
155 Waaaait a minute! These aren't the Poopyhead terms we were all setting our hair on fire about this morning!
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 02:55 PM (fBXgl)
It's not like the media ever lies to us or anything.
"Trust all leaks."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:56 PM (Zz0t1)
156
Someone here said the IRA is now fully leftard
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 02:52 PM (eLjOt)
It always was. Sponsored by the Soviets.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 02:57 PM (1z8ji)
“1. Nuclear material will be destroyed and removed
2. Nuclear program will be dismantled
3. None of their money released until they perform
4. Strait of Hormuz will be open
5. No Iran funding of terrorist groups
This is what they have agreed to. This is a performance-based deal.”
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 02:50 PM (Kdi1r)
Waaaait a minute! These aren't the Poopyhead terms we were all setting our hair on fire about this morning!
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 02:55 PM (fBXgl)
Those people made the list.
Posted by: Psycho at June 12, 2026 02:57 PM (dK+Kv)
158As long as we’re going OT. Spencer Pratt has a new video out, and it’s flaming skull time.
He is going to stick around and torch the two candidates, saying he has Audis tape of one of them being awful.
More popcorn!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 02:56 PM (4KUe5)
"But HE'S a LIAR!!!!! He PROMISED that if he lost, he'd MOVE AWAY!!!!"
= - - -- - = Jimmy "Shitstain" Kimmel
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:57 PM (Zz0t1)
The police didn't just conceal details. When the girls told the public the couple had attacked and injured a girl, the police came out and said that was a lie. They said no girl had been attacked or injured.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 02:58 PM (mkw2N)
160
"Well, the best thing that could happen to a civil society is for someone to kill you."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:55 PM (Zz0t1)
Funny, I think they wouldn't agree.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 02:58 PM (1Ff7Z)
The woke use "anti" in a different meaning than the rest of us, on purpose. The woke want the non-woke normies to think that when the woke say "anti-racism" that what's meant is "against racism" (how the non-woke define it) But the woke really mean "anti" in the sense of "the opposite of." In the woke worldview, only white people can be racist. So what's the opposite of prejudice against a group? Prejudice against their "oppressors".
Normal worldview:
Racism = prejudice against a racial group by any other racial group.
Anti-racism = the absence of racism.
Woke worldview:
Racism = prejudice by white and only white people against any other racial group.
Anti-racism = prejudice against against whites.
Posted by: ARLDN at June 12, 2026 02:58 PM (15Ksv)
162
There are no wars in Romania, no civil unrest to speak of. It is impossible for there to be migrants from there.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 02:59 PM (uhVAy)
163
Waaaait a minute! These aren't the Poopyhead terms we were all setting our hair on fire about this morning!
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 02:55 PM (fBXgl)
I learned almost a decade ago to stop giving a shit about anything Trump says, whether or not I agree with it. I only pay attention to what he does.
In this case, he's strangling the everloving shit out of Iran and has put them in the box canyon of 'the Strait is quickly becoming irrelevant to the global oil market so you better do something if you want any money ever,' and 'we'll just keep killing your bosses until we find someone willing to quit.'
164
Islam is not a race, and if little girls are scared they will be raped or others might have their heads cut off " Islamophobia " is entirely appropriate.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 02:59 PM (PFs9e)
165
Apparently the IRA is Marxist and embraces open boy, sides with immigrants.
Their leader is a dumb, woke woman.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 02:59 PM (4KUe5)
166 Funny, I think they wouldn't agree.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 02:58 PM (1Ff7Z)
Funny, that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:59 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 02:59 PM (R+iUD)
169 91 Podcaster Larry Reid can say move away from whites and it’s fine.
Scott Adams said (essentially) move away from blacks and he was cancelled.
How about we stop pretending one side is racist and everyone else is totes reasonable?
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 02:39 PM (4KUe5)
Whites move in: Gentrification and racist.
Whites move out: White flight and racist.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 02:43 PM
-----------
Whites are murdered: racial justice.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 12, 2026 02:59 PM (HLgI3)
170
Those people made the list.
Posted by: Psycho at June 12, 2026 02:57 PM (dK+Kv)
He's got them on the list
He's got them on the list
And they'd none of them be missed
They'd none of them be missed
Posted by: Oglebay at June 12, 2026 03:00 PM (w8dnx)
171
"I can't imagine Midland has a significant trans population.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 02:52 PM (Kdi1r)"
I'm in one of the reddest places you can get. It recently came out that there are tranny freaks in the public school faculties after several got canned for misconduct
These people are everywhere now because they are the progs' current favored group
Posted by: heya at June 12, 2026 03:00 PM (ctAuL)
172Apparently the IRA is Marxist and embraces open boy,
They're homo pedos now?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:00 PM (Zz0t1)
173
captured by Frank Herbert in Children of Dune:
“When I am Weaker Thn You, I ask you for Freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am Stronger than you, I take away your Freedom Because that is according to my principles.”
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 12, 2026 03:01 PM (dpXJq)
176
To be fair, most of Reddit sides with the girl. Most...
Nobody is siding with the adult male, but nothing justifies her carrying weapons. It’s not a case of who is right and who is wrong here. They were both in the wrong and should both face the consequences.
I do feel sorry for a 12 year old who is in a position where she can obtain and walk around with an axe & a knife - that is a clear signal that she does not have a good home life.
nobody involved comes out of this looking good. Guy is a fucking idiot who should've known better, kids were typical mouthy kids, and the one with the axe and knife was a huge idiot, and a statistic waiting to happen.
There's no such thing as "attacking" someone who has approached you with a giant knife and axe. It's self defence.
Its a shitty story where no one looks good, the white Scottish underclass girl with her shitty parents, and the guy as well, Bulgarian Roma I guess, who has no defined economic or social contribution to the UK
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 12, 2026 03:01 PM (JCZqz)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:02 PM (4KUe5)
178
> The British hate their children. It's rather obvious.
A huge component of this case is the girls social status. When this video was blowing up in the US, everyone I saw from the UK was saying we didn't know the real story. I saw MANY accounts on X claiming these lower class girls are all violent liars who carry knives around and attack people.
The UK people who weren't willing to go that far were horrified that a girl would have weapons and claimed nobody should ever carry a weapon under any circumstances.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 03:02 PM (mkw2N)
179Heh, Sponge, stupid phone autocorrect.
“Open borders “
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:02 PM (4KUe5)
I figured. Couldn't pass on it, tho.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (Zz0t1)
180
Little Scottish girl has a knife bigger than Karmelo Anthony's. And a hand axe to boot.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (wVcYX)
I told y'all about the rat in my apartment, right?
Anyway, dead on the floor. He is an EX-rat.
Thankfully he didn't die behind my fridge.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (dpXJq)
182
Uvaldi(sp?)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:53 PM (zZu0s)
Was that a trans? I don't remember.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:56 PM (Zz0t1)
Don't think so. Uvalde was more famous for having hundreds of cops fucking around washing their hands with Purell while letting the gunman take his sweet time killing students and teachers because officer safety, meanwhile arresting anyone who tried to go rescue the kids. However I do recall the last couple/three recent major school shootings were perpetrated by trannies.
Posted by: At least the officers got home safe at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (TbWk/)
184
This is what they have agreed to. This is a performance-based deal.”
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 02:50 PM (Kdi1r)
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Has the Islamic Republic of Iran stated they agree to these terms?
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (wSF+o)
185
Things are looking up. If President Trump pulls this off, I will be happy to have been wrong.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (RSMgO)
186
Misinformation and disinformation means information we don’t like and can’t control. The tampering down on speech leads to those who tamp it down being not just the arbiter of truth, but the arbiter of the narrative. We are seeing the police in the UK going full blown dictator and it’s crazy. It’s exactly what Hilary and Obama want here.
Posted by: Piper at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (pZEOD)
189
The police didn't just conceal details. When the girls told the public the couple had attacked and injured a girl, the police came out and said that was a lie. They said no girl had been attacked or injured.
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Gee, its almost as if the Police have taken sides, against public safety and in favor of crime provided the criminal is immigrant. What possible incentive could they have for that????
It is as if the vocation of police officer has been turned on its head. I mean all the cops I've ever known wanted to protect the weak against the predations of criminals. In the UK its like they are just another criminal gang . . .
Posted by: its pretty odd don't you think? at June 12, 2026 03:04 PM (anL5R)
190
Timothy Niven-Smith" is a gay-sounding name.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
Larry Niven > Timothy Niven-Smith
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 12, 2026 03:04 PM (JCZqz)
191Little Scottish girl has a knife bigger than Karmelo Anthony's. And a hand axe to boot.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (wVcYX)
It's not a problem until she stabs more than once, as we've learned.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:04 PM (Zz0t1)
Tell me you haven’t read anything about the “grooming gangs” without saying you haven’t read about it.
I knew as spas I saw the picks he was protecting herself against gang rape a sex slavery.
Yes, it’s NOT normal.
No, it’s not her fault.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:04 PM (4KUe5)
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Apparently the IRA is Marxist and embraces open boy, sides with immigrants.
Their leader is a dumb, woke woman.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 02:59 PM (4KUe5)
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Always was. In fact, I think the IRA split soon after the Troubles into two factions: one being Marxist but not openly admitting it, and the other being Marxist and opening admitting it.
Tons of filthy commies in the Irish liberation movement even going back to Michael Collins. Hell, Collins himself was probably murdered by one. Collins himself was a capitalist, but many in his faction were not.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:05 PM (iFTx/)
Thankfully he didn't die behind my fridge.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (dpXJq)
Yes. The smell is unmistakable and lasts for a while.
Congratulations.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:05 PM (Zz0t1)
195
'How cooked do you have to be to look at a terrified girl holding weapons and telling someone to "fuck off" and go away and think, "oh yeah, the 13-year-old girl must be the aggressor here, 13-year-old girls are famously violent and prone to threatening full-grown men with weapons"?'
To be fair there was that case a couple of years ago when a couple of ghetto 12 year old girls killed a cab driver. But they...weren't Scottish.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 12, 2026 03:05 PM (dpXJq)
196
Heh, Sponge, stupid phone autocorrect.
“Open borders “
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:02 PM (4KUe5)
Mebbe your phone knows something you don't?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 03:05 PM (1Ff7Z)
197
> The British hate their children. It's rather obvious.
A huge component of this case is the girls social status. When this video was blowing up in the US, everyone I saw from the UK was saying we didn't know the real story. I saw MANY accounts on X claiming these lower class girls are all violent liars who carry knives around and attack people.
The UK people who weren't willing to go that far were horrified that a girl would have weapons and claimed nobody should ever carry a weapon under any circumstances.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 03:02 PM (mkw2N)
Yes, class is a huge aspect. You never hear of Muslims carrying off daughters of MPs or businessmen...yet.
They don't like the lower classes being able to defend themselves. Its instinctive.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 03:05 PM (uhVAy)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:05 PM (4KUe5)
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180 Little Scottish girl has a knife bigger than Karmelo Anthony's. And a hand axe to boot.
Posted by: Count de Monet
And the maturity to propey determine when, and to what extent, to use them.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 12, 2026 03:05 PM (JCZqz)
200Uvaldi(sp?)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:53 PM (zZu0s)
Was that a trans? I don't remember.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:56 PM (Zz0t1)
A lot of people were claiming the shooter at Uvalde was trans. There was one picture of him with long hair that some posted, claiming that was proof. I never saw any real confirmation or any sort of convincing evidence he was a tranny.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 03:06 PM (mkw2N)
201
Karmelo Anthony is kicking himself for not converting to Islam and stabbing someone in the UK instead
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:06 PM (iFTx/)
202
Has the Islamic Republic of Iran stated they agree to these terms?
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (wSF+o)
Iran's Foreign Minister: "the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer. Pending its finalization, the media should refrain from entering speculation about its content.”
That's not yes, obviously.
Which is why the 'performance-based deal' bullet is so vital. We're not preemptively giving them one red cent.
It pleases the elite when us cattle go peacefully down the chute to the knocker.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 03:07 PM (RSMgO)
207
What I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long childhood. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my friend go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you.
Posted by: Little Scottish Girl at June 12, 2026 03:07 PM (wVcYX)
208
It was self-defense for Karmelo. He said he was axed to leave.
The police didn't just conceal details. When the girls told the public the couple had attacked and injured a girl, the police came out and said that was a lie. They said no girl had been attacked or injured.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 02:58 PM (mkw2N)
Just admit that you hate cops.
Posted by: They're heroes in blue! at June 12, 2026 03:07 PM (TbWk/)
212
Dealing with telemarketers. The first two are wonderful.
https://youtube.com/shorts/74wU_jk1v4s
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 03:07 PM (qx7Zg)
213
This is what I was talking about two days ago.
@TPointUK 8h
Northern Ireland police deploy late night snatch squads grabbing community leaders to deter future anti-migrant protests.
*** There won't be front lines or set battles. It's a game of the surveillance state. The superstate will win any open conflict because they can wait and slice the resistance out of existence.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 12, 2026 03:08 PM (diia5)
214
Yes. The smell is unmistakable and lasts for a while.
Congratulations.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:05 PM (Zz0t1)
I do wonder how long it was dead, though. Unfortunately, my sense of smell isn't all that sensitive. Or maybe that's fortunate in this case.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 12, 2026 03:08 PM (dpXJq)
215
And Stephen King is a drunk hack and a perv by any measure. You can't fix stupid, but you can hit it with a van.
Posted by: sifty boones of strawberry hill at June 12, 2026 02:44 PM (RSMgO)
*makes note* buuuuuy vaaaaan
Posted by: Acostas Flaccid Micro-Penis at June 12, 2026 03:08 PM (zhAIW)
217
If Karen Gillan had an axe and a knife I would do whatever she said.
Granted I would do whatever she said anyway.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 03:08 PM (eLjOt)
218
Uvaldi(sp?)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 02:53 PM (zZu0s)
Was that a trans? I don't remember.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:56 PM (Zz0t1)
A lot of people were claiming the shooter at Uvalde was trans. There was one picture of him with long hair that some posted, claiming that was proof. I never saw any real confirmation or any sort of convincing evidence he was a tranny.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 03:06 PM (mkw2N)
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I think it was never definitively answered one way or the other, but the fierceness with which the media denied he was trans, and the speed at which the issue was dropped, suggest to me at least 50-50 he was trans.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)
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bonhomme: "...The UK people who weren't willing to go that far were horrified that a girl would have weapons and claimed nobody should ever carry a weapon under any circumstances."
And that's why the UK will never be a world power again. They are ultimately fine with or resigned to subjugation.
The seed corn for Freedom came to America about four hundred years ago. The last of the bag died in sacrifice in WWI and WWII.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 03:09 PM (oji8u)
220
> 23 Bulgarian? Named Belov? No achmed or Momhomad in his name?
The old-school Bulgars were a Turkic people. The Slavs invaded over time, but the Turkic cultural influence is still there. Besides the Turkic ancestry, 8% of the modern population is actual Turkish.
10% of the Bulgarian population is Muslim (Slavic name or not). They also have a substantial Roma (gypsy) population.
Posted by: Yo, What It Is at June 12, 2026 03:09 PM (IG3/x)
That's what coming into 2T dollars will do to a man.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 03:09 PM (XV/Pl)
222
You have to be a left winger to not see that the girl was terrorized and desperate.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 03:10 PM (YwEeS)
223
I think it was never definitively answered one way or the other, but the fierceness with which the media denied he was trans, and the speed at which the issue was dropped, suggest to me at least 50-50 he was trans.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)
If he were not trans, wouldn't that make him the "white mass shooter" they always salivate over in the press?
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 03:10 PM (uhVAy)
224
However I do recall the last couple/three recent major school shootings were perpetrated by trannies.
Posted by: At least the officers got home safe at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (TbWk/)
I could be completely off base here but I swear I remember someone saying he had photos of himself in a dress on social media. Before it was scrubbed. And was driving a brand new full size truck and a high end built AR-15.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)
225
@TPointUK 8h
Northern Ireland police deploy late night snatch squads grabbing community leaders to deter future anti-migrant protests.
Black bagging people in the middle of the night to suppress dissent is perfectly normal and consistent with a free society.
Posted by: CNN at June 12, 2026 03:10 PM (TbWk/)
226Sam Bankman-Fried loses his bid to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence over the collapse of FTX
So, rich white guy rips off millions and only gets 25 years but Karmelo, defending himself against racist, gets 35! No justice No peace
Posted by: Some idiot on the internet somewhere at June 12, 2026 03:10 PM (cI94r)
227 Sam Bankman-Fried loses his bid to overturn his fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence over the collapse of FTX
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 03:06 PM (RHGPo)
And I'm hoping Trump wiped his ass with SBF's pardon request.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:10 PM (Zz0t1)
228
The British hate their children. It's rather obvious.
A huge component of this case is the girls social status. When this video was blowing up in the US, everyone I saw from the UK was saying we didn't know the real story. I saw MANY accounts on X claiming these lower class girls are all violent liars who carry knives around and attack people.
The UK people who weren't willing to go that far were horrified that a girl would have weapons and claimed nobody should ever carry a weapon under any circumstances.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 03:02 PM
It wasn't that long ago that the British cherished their children. During the Blitz in 41-42 they gathered up all of the children from London and other big cities that they could including orphans and sent them to live in the country with host families.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at June 12, 2026 03:11 PM (0N4FZ)
Thankfully he didn't die behind my fridge.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (dpXJq)
Yes. The smell is unmistakable and lasts for a while.
Congratulations.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:05 PM (Zz0t1)
______
I was once leaving the house for a 2-week trip. I was literally walking out the door when I got a whiff of something that didn't smell right. So I stopped and sniffed around. Sure enough, a recently dead mouse. Imagine what the place would have smelled like when I got back in 2 weeks ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:11 PM (iFTx/)
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And that's why the UK will never be a world power again. They are ultimately fine with or resigned to subjugation.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 03:09 PM (oji8u)
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The question isn't whether England will be a world power; the question is whether there will be an England.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 03:11 PM (pij9/)
231
And I'm hoping Trump wiped his ass with SBF's pardon request.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:10 PM (Zz0t1)
I don't. You don't know where that thing has been.
Same with the pardon request.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 03:11 PM (eLjOt)
232
The user behind the Instagram account @onebigrichfolkz74, an aspiring rapper, posted a photo of himself standing over Metcalf’s grave plaque and appearing to urinate directly onto it.
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 03:11 PM (RHGPo)
233
These retarded Redditors are outraged that a girl could get her hands on these "dangerous weapons." The axe the girl had is a common small axe used for gardening, tree trimming, etc., available at your local big-box hardware store. Everybody (well, normal people) has one. The knife was obviously a kitchen knife.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at June 12, 2026 03:12 PM (XMwZJ)
234
There won't be front lines or set battles. It's a game of the surveillance state. The superstate will win any open conflict because they can wait and slice the resistance out of existence.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 12, 2026 03:08 PM (diia5)
These people in government have homes.
What?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 03:12 PM (zZu0s)
1. I don't hate cops.
2. I have nothing to admit.
3. Fuck you.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 03:12 PM (mkw2N)
236
I think it was never definitively answered one way or the other, but the fierceness with which the media denied he was trans, and the speed at which the issue was dropped, suggest to me at least 50-50 he was trans.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)
If he were not trans, wouldn't that make him the "white mass shooter" they always salivate over in the press?
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 03:10 PM (uhVAy)
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Last name was "Ramos" or something obviously hispanic, though.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:12 PM (iFTx/)
237
Obama Judge Sides With Trump Administration, Refuses to Stop White House’s UFC Freedom 250 Fight
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 12, 2026 03:07 PM (Sco7b)
These days, that's telling in and of itself.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 03:08 PM (Kdi1r)
We are getting more soviet all the time, getting news from not what is said but what is not. Or buy what arrangement the leaders stand on a platform for a parade.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 03:12 PM (uhVAy)
239
England has been a silly, pointless and sad country for a while now.
I don't see it getting any better.
They are edging closer to the all at once phase of implosion.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 03:12 PM (XV/Pl)
240
Northern Ireland police deploy late night snatch squads grabbing community leaders to deter future anti-migrant protests.
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Gee, its almost as if the Police have taken sides, against public safety and in favor of crime provided the criminal is immigrant. What possible incentive could they have for that????
It is as if the vocation of police officer has been turned on its head. I mean all the cops I've ever known wanted to protect the weak against the predations of criminals. In the UK its like they are just another criminal gang . . .
Posted by: But I repeat myself at June 12, 2026 03:13 PM (anL5R)
241
The axe the girl had is a common small axe used for gardening, tree trimming, etc., available at your local big-box hardware store. Everybody (well, normal people) has one. The knife was obviously a kitchen knife.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at June 12, 2026 03:12 PM (XMwZJ)
Only Sikhs can publicly carry knives in the United Kingdom, yes?
242
Last name was "Ramos" or something obviously hispanic, though.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:12 PM (iFTx/)
They show film of obvious blacks shooting and call them white. They could whitewash Ramos.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 03:13 PM (uhVAy)
243
And now someone has started a fire at the office building where Pratt’s campaign hq is located?
Was reported yesterday evening.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:13 PM (4KUe5)
244
19 This Babylon Bee headline seems appropriate after Ace's computer problems.
Bill Gates Brought Before Congress To Answer For Epstein, Windows Vista
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 02:22 PM (qx7Zg)
3.0 sucked, 3.1 was workable, NT 3.5 sucked, 95 sucked, NT 4.0 was nice, 98 sucked, Me sucked, Server 2000 was nice, XP was great, Vista sucked, 7 was great, 8 and 8.1 sucked, never used 10, and 11 is a virus.
Posted by: front toward enemy at June 12, 2026 03:14 PM (TIizU)
245I do wonder how long it was dead, though. Unfortunately, my sense of smell isn't all that sensitive. Or maybe that's fortunate in this case.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 12, 2026 03:08 PM (dpXJq)
Pretty damn fortunate.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:14 PM (Zz0t1)
246
"A fundraiser for the girl was mocked, suggesting she'd use the money to buy "machetes and IronBru"
Hopefully she received thousands of dollars for her brave stand.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 03:14 PM (vbXSk)
247
And now someone has started a fire at the office building where Pratt’s campaign hq is located?
Was reported yesterday evening.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:13 PM (4KUe5)
We may never know the motive.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 03:14 PM (eLjOt)
248
These retarded Redditors are outraged that a girl could get her hands on these "dangerous weapons." The axe the girl had is a common small axe used for gardening, tree trimming, etc., available at your local big-box hardware store. Everybody (well, normal people) has one. The knife was obviously a kitchen knife.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at June 12, 2026 03:12 PM (XMwZJ)
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Tough to tell from the vid, but I thought the girl was carrying props, and not real weapons. That knife didn't look like it could cut butter.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:14 PM (iFTx/)
249
Sweden’s parliament, presently controlled by center-right forces, has voted to abolish permanent residence permits for asylum seekers and several other groups with migration backgrounds, a stunning reversal for a country once praised by Europe’s liberal establishment as the moral showcase of mass immigration.
The new law, set to take effect on July 12, will restrict those covered by the reform to temporary residence permits only. Those who already hold valid permanent residence statuses will not be affected.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 03:15 PM (YwEeS)
251
And that's why the UK will never be a world power again. They are ultimately fine with or resigned to subjugation.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 03:09 PM (oji8u)
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The question isn't whether England will be a world power; the question is whether there will be an England.
Posted by: Zombie Breitbart at June 12, 2026 03:11 PM (pij9/)
England will be there, but it might need recolonization.
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 03:15 PM (uhVAy)
253
Black bagging people in the middle of the night to suppress dissent is perfectly normal and consistent with a free society.
Posted by: CNN
Today's The Bulwark signature article: The Conservative Case for extra-judicial government abductions of troublesome citizens. The Bulwark Plus+ members only!!!
Posted by: Bill Kristol at June 12, 2026 03:15 PM (JCZqz)
254
Obama Judge Sides With Trump Administration, Refuses to Stop White House’s UFC Freedom 250 Fight
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WUT? You mean some fck stick thought he could get a Judge to claim the White House's social calendar was somehow governed by some law?
256The user behind the Instagram account @onebigrichfolkz74, an aspiring rapper, posted a photo of himself standing over Metcalf’s grave plaque and appearing to urinate directly onto it.
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 03:11 PM (RHGPo)
That's a thing now. There are several blacks posting themselves pissing on a Austin Metcalf gravestone.
Vile, hideous shitheel people.
Tis a shame they've forgotten God is watching.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:16 PM (Zz0t1)
257
If he were not trans, wouldn't that make him the "white mass shooter" they always salivate over in the press?
Posted by: Oldcat at June 12, 2026 03:10 PM (uhVAy)
With the name Salvador Ramos? He'd only be white if he'd killed a bunch of black kids.
Posted by: Sick sad world at June 12, 2026 03:16 PM (TbWk/)
By the way, having met a number of Scots over the years, I could have sat in that courtroom and not understood a damn thing they were saying.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 03:17 PM (dIske)
259
As an American I do cringe when I hear Brits saying no one should be carrying weapons (complaining about the Sikh exemption).
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 03:17 PM (YwEeS)
260
>
Gypsies are nominally muslin but are inveterate liars and thieves.
Posted by: Minuteman at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (47/pr)
They're a type of cloth? I know some of them used to live in tents, but...
They're usually not Muslims, or at least in the west. They generally claim the religion of whatever country they're in as protective coloration.
They have their own religion which is a mutated offshoot of Hinduism. They originally came from India, not the Middle East, and left there under hazy circumstances long before Mohammed had his first teenage fantasy about that sexy goat his uncle owned.
Posted by: Yo, What It Is at June 12, 2026 03:17 PM (IG3/x)
261
232 The user behind the Instagram account @onebigrichfolkz74, an aspiring rapper, posted a photo of himself standing over Metcalf’s grave plaque and appearing to urinate directly onto it.
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 03:11 PM (RHGPo)
He seems nice.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:17 PM (bl07w)
262 Obama Judge Sides With Trump Administration, Refuses to Stop White House’s UFC Freedom 250 Fight
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On what the f*ck grounds would a judge have to stop a festival at The White House?
Can a judge decide they're anti-Christian and declare they can't have the Easter Egg Hunt?
Make Lampposts Great Again.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:17 PM (Zz0t1)
263
Washington Nearsider: "Only Sikhs can publicly carry knives in the United Kingdom, yes?"
In that case I identify as Sikh. No, Super Sikh. I shall carry two knives.
Posted by: Wrench in the System at June 12, 2026 03:17 PM (oji8u)
264
So does anyone know anything about the current status of this girl and her sister? Are they ok/still alive/not been sold into sex slavery by Scotlands government?
Posted by: SimoHayha at June 12, 2026 03:17 PM (/ZkOF)
265
The British hate their children. It's rather obvious.
A huge component of this case is the girls social status. When this video was blowing up in the US, everyone I saw from the UK was saying we didn't know the real story. I saw MANY accounts on X claiming these lower class girls are all violent liars who carry knives around and attack people.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 03:02 PM (mkw2N)
_________
IIRC, there were also insinuations if not outright accusations that the girls were whores ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:18 PM (iFTx/)
266
We will never recover from these levels of Cultural Enrichment.
It'll take a new Crusades.
Nothing less.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 03:18 PM (2WIwB)
267
262 Well some left wingers took it to court so a judge had to rule on it.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 03:18 PM (YwEeS)
271
So a little Scottish kid was attacked by wild animals. She scared ‘em off.Will the animals be put down, as is the usual case??
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:19 PM (Gqar8)
272
"Fundraiser for Dundee 'knife' girl and her family has raised more than £80,000"
Scottish Daily Express
"The campaign has been launched on GiveSendGo, an American Christian fundraising platform that has been linked to US right-wing groups such as QAnon and the Proud Boys."
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 03:19 PM (vbXSk)
273
259 As an American I do cringe when I hear Brits saying no one should be carrying weapons (complaining about the Sikh exemption).
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 03:17 PM (YwEeS)
Of course, they are wrong. But we knew that already.
Watching some Britbox police dramas I have to laugh when they are chasing some criminal and tell them, with what I suppose is an authoritative tone, to stop.
Or else? What?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:19 PM (bl07w)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:20 PM (iFTx/)
276
IIRC, there were also insinuations if not outright accusations that the girls were whores ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade
They're little non-Muslim white girls! Of course they're sluts!!
Posted by: Muhammed Mohammed, 100% true Brit at June 12, 2026 03:20 PM (JCZqz)
277Sweden’s parliament, presently controlled by center-right forces, has voted to abolish permanent residence permits for asylum seekers and several other groups with migration backgrounds, a stunning reversal for a country once praised by Europe’s liberal establishment as the moral showcase of mass immigration.
That's a start, but I'll know they're serious when they start mass deportations. That's the only useful metric.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:20 PM (Riz8t)
278
Funny how the Left is all in for Hollywood and political girl bosses, but when the see a normie one they come unglued.
Old and busted:Buffy the vampire slayer ruuuuules!
New hotness: eeek, a child with a weapon!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:20 PM (4KUe5)
279Well some left wingers took it to court so a judge had to rule on it.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 03:18 PM (YwEeS)
On what grounds did it actually make it to a docket that a judge heard the case?
I mean, seriously. I don't understand this one bit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:21 PM (Zz0t1)
Confucius say "Man with hole in pocket feel teste all day."
Posted by: ancient Chinese wisdom at June 12, 2026 03:21 PM (wXgT/)
281
Posted by: Labraya Tarpitz at June 12, 2026 02:23 PM (Phi13)
Best ghetto name ever.
Posted by: front toward enemy at June 12, 2026 03:21 PM (TIizU)
282
IIRC, there were also insinuations if not outright accusations that the girls were whores ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:18 PM (iFTx/)
Um, if they were whores, wouldn't they just have gone with the pervs?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:21 PM (bl07w)
283 You haven't seen an axe wound since the day you were born.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 03:20 PM (Kdi1r)
But, he DOES know what 'swelling between the anus and genitals' tastes like.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:22 PM (Zz0t1)
284
Gypsies are nominally muslin but are inveterate liars and thieves.
Posted by: Minuteman at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (47/pr)
__________________
True enough. The Romani started out in northern India, migrated down through the Middle East, and ended up in Europe. There's a smattering of everything in there.
BTW, Somalis behave much like the Romani and IMO better represent the shadier parts of Gypsies. I refer to Somalis abroad as gypsies and will continue to do so.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 03:22 PM (dIske)
285
The user behind the Instagram account @onebigrichfolkz74, an aspiring rapper, posted a photo of himself standing over Metcalf’s grave plaque and appearing to urinate directly onto it.
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 03:11 PM (RHGPo)
Good news, it's fake.
Kind of obvious from the fact that there were no other headstones or markers around. Also it looks like a cheap edit.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 12, 2026 03:22 PM (dpXJq)
286
232 The user behind the Instagram account @onebigrichfolkz74, an aspiring rapper, posted a photo of himself standing over Metcalf’s grave plaque and appearing to urinate directly onto it.
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 03:11 PM (RHGPo)
He seems nice.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:17 PM (bl07w)
If true, the graveyards needs a few snipers. But maybe the shitmongers are using fake headstones?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 03:22 PM (1z8ji)
287"The user behind the Instagram account @onebigrichfolkz74"
Desecration of a grave. Criminal.
Hunt his ass down. Make him tend the grave every weekend for a year.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 03:22 PM (oji8u)
288 Or else? What?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:19 PM (bl07w)
They'll say stop again.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:22 PM (Zz0t1)
289
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:20 PM (4KUe5)
Feminists are fine with any girl boss who does exactly what they say and thinks only party approved thoughts.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 03:22 PM (eLjOt)
290
279 Well some left wingers took it to court so a judge had to rule on it.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 03:18 PM (YwEeS)
On what grounds did it actually make it to a docket that a judge heard the case?
I mean, seriously. I don't understand this one bit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:21 PM (Zz0t1)
If ever there was a case that demanded the judge tell the bailiff to whack the accuser's peepee....
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:23 PM (bl07w)
291
> A fundraiser for the girl was mocked, suggesting she'd use the money to buy "machetes and IronBru"
Buckfast "tonic wine"...made by a group of monks and intended to be taken in small amounts for medicinal purposes, but consumed by the bottle by Scottish hooligans. Nicknamed "wreck-the-hoose juice" -- sort of the Scottish version of Jaegermeister.
Posted by: Yo, What It Is at June 12, 2026 03:23 PM (IG3/x)
292
Well some left wingers took it to court so a judge had to rule on it.
Posted by: steevy at June 12, 2026 03:18 PM (YwEeS)
On what grounds did it actually make it to a docket that a judge heard the case?
I mean, seriously. I don't understand this one bit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:21 PM (Zz0t1)
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The claim was that the fight was environmentally and socially unacceptable at a national landmark. No, really.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)
293IIRC, there were also insinuations if not outright accusations that the girls were whores ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade
People assume the British class system is dead, but this is a reminder that it's well and thriving.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:23 PM (Riz8t)
294Posted by: Labraya Tarpitz at June 12, 2026 02:23 PM (Phi13)
Best ghetto name ever.
Posted by: front toward enemy at June 12, 2026 03:21 PM (TIizU)
Needs an apostrophe.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:23 PM (Zz0t1)
295
@248 -- The axe the girl had looks exactly like the one in my garage, down to the blue rubber handle.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at June 12, 2026 03:23 PM (XMwZJ)
296
282 IIRC, there were also insinuations if not outright accusations that the girls were whores ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:18 PM (iFTx/)
Um, if they were whores, wouldn't they just have gone with the pervs?
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:21 PM (bl07w)
How disgusting is it that females are attacked by the Left for the crime of defending themselves? In actuality there is no meaningful difference between the Left and Islam now.
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:24 PM (Gqar8)
297
On what grounds did it actually make it to a docket that a judge heard the case?
I mean, seriously. I don't understand this one bit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:21 PM (Zz0t1)
"Aesthetic harms," and I'm dead fucking serious. That's the claim.
298
3.0 sucked, 3.1 was workable, NT 3.5 sucked, 95 sucked, NT 4.0 was nice, 98 sucked, Me sucked, Server 2000 was nice, XP was great, Vista sucked, 7 was great, 8 and 8.1 sucked, never used 10, and 11 is a virus.
Posted by: front toward enemy at June 12, 2026 03:14 PM (TIizU)
I'd say this is highly accurate. I'd upgrade 3.1 to "reasonably OK" and rate Windows 10 as ass. Windows 7 Home was the pinnacle of Windows home PC OS, so naturally they had to fuck it up.
Posted by: I have enshittification fatigue at June 12, 2026 03:24 PM (TbWk/)
299 The Left is very very good at ramming through things that almost everyone is against,
yet become an endless negative part of our society because it's too difficult to undo.
Mariel Boatlift is an early example of permanent damage.
Obama and Biden's open borders are another.
Endless H1B imports destroying the ability for Americans to get jobs.
Trump doing the best he can with the blunt tools of the GOPe helping the Democrat saboteurs of our children's future.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 03:24 PM (iJfKG)
300
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:20 PM (4KUe5)
Although I will say that our side has our own share. We demand a loose cannon who will buck the system and flip the tables over, but the moment we get someone doing it for real it's "this will upset the normies, what about the RULES!!!!"
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 03:24 PM (eLjOt)
301The claim was that the fight was environmentally and socially unacceptable at a national landmark. No, really.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:23 PM (iFTx/)
BWWWWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:24 PM (Zz0t1)
302
You don't think any of your grandmothers had to hold their own for their sake and/or for those their younger siblings??? News: They did.
It was a much different world & policing also not what you imagine it to be back then.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 03:24 PM (NFX2v)
303
Class figured in slightly into the grooming gang situation. Many of the girls were in group homes, ( similar to foster care) so, much like here, there is no one to advocate for them, ( the group home leaders were either in on it, taking bribes, or refusing to admit anything was going on, for fear of having their business shut down) or else the parents trashy, and quite happy to accept the gifts that these monsters brought to help in the grooming g process. Thought Ali was going to marry little Jane, don't you know. Not.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 12, 2026 03:24 PM (Vvh2V)
304
People assume the British class system is dead, but this is a reminder that it's well and thriving.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:23 PM (Riz8t)
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Oh, it never truly vanished.
It's been bred into them over dozens of generations and hundreds of years.
305
Gypsies are nominally muslin but are inveterate liars and thieves.
Posted by: Minuteman at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (47/pr)
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True enough. The Romani started out in northern India, migrated down through the Middle East, and ended up in Europe. There's a smattering of everything in there.
BTW, Somalis behave much like the Romani and IMO better represent the shadier parts of Gypsies. I refer to Somalis abroad as gypsies and will continue to do so.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 03:22 PM (dIske)
Romani Eunt Domus!
Posted by: Brian of Nazareth at June 12, 2026 03:25 PM (wVcYX)
306
ancient Chinese wisdom: "Confucius say 'Man with hole in pocket feel teste all day.'"
I wish.
Posted by: Gerald Platner at June 12, 2026 03:25 PM (oji8u)
307
Yup, AOC making the world safe for partial birth abortion is stunning and brave.
This lass protecting herself and friends from sex slavery is…ew, inappropriate!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:25 PM (4KUe5)
Posted by: Lizzie Borden at June 12, 2026 03:26 PM (eLjOt)
309 I'll say this: if I'm dead and America's most retarded, criminal scum line up to piss on my grave, I'll call it a win.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 12, 2026 03:26 PM (BI5O2)
310
The axe the girl had looks exactly like the one in my garage, down to the blue rubber handle.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at June 12, 2026 03:23 PM (XMwZJ)
Looks like an Estwing camp hatchet. Quality tool, for what it is. Sadly, one is more apt to injure oneself with a hatchet than with a full-length axe. The longer handle keeps the sharp edge further from your tender flesh.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 03:27 PM (1z8ji)
311
If Gypsies are inveterate liars and thieves how are they different than Muslims?
Posted by: tubal at June 12, 2026 03:27 PM (Gqar8)
312I'll say this: if I'm dead and America's most retarded, criminal scum line up to piss on my grave, I'll call it a win.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 12, 2026 03:26 PM (BI5O2)
Solid.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)
313 Romani Eunt Domus!
Posted by: Brian of Nazareth at June 12, 2026 03:25 PM (wVcYX)
__________________
"Romani ite domum!"
Monty Python?
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 03:28 PM (dIske)
314
The claim was that the fight was environmentally and socially unacceptable at a national landmark. No, really.
=
The lawsuit was environmentally and socially unacceptable. It requires an environmentally and socially acceptable correction. The claimaint should have to pay costs, be forced to buy a Tesla and drive it to attend UFC 329 in Las Vegas. Or I just shoot him now.
Posted by: Judge Dredd at June 12, 2026 03:28 PM (anL5R)
315
I also own one of those hatchets, or at least an Identicle one.
Posted by: Reforger at June 12, 2026 03:28 PM (bHWR0)
316
IIRC, there were also insinuations if not outright accusations that the girls were whores ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade
People assume the British class system is dead, but this is a reminder that it's well and thriving.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:23 PM (Riz8t)
____
Thriving now more than ever. As the country slips further and further into shit, and the traditional regime hierarchy loses its grip on power to invaders, the regime holds onto its outdated class system even more. Human nature.
Some of the worst divorces I've ever seen was when there was no money or anything truly worth fighting over. It was a pure contest of who could come out "ahead" when there was really nothing at stake.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:28 PM (iFTx/)
317
Strange how no white people thought to post generated images of themselves pissing on George Floyd's gold laden casket.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)
318
but the moment we get someone doing it for real it's "this will upset the normies, what about the RULES!!!!"
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 03:24 PM (eLjOt)
They were just playing RATM's "Killing In The Name Of" here. Fuck you we won't do what you tell us, but you better do what Fauci fucking tells you or you're not allowed in our concerns.
Morello only gets away with not being the biggest hypocritical asshole in music because Roger Waters still shares our oxygen.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 03:28 PM (uxZu+)
319
I'll say this: if I'm dead and America's most retarded, criminal scum line up to piss on my grave, I'll call it a win.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
The story of Donald Trump. It's only a real win if the retards are horribly punished.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 12, 2026 03:29 PM (JCZqz)
320
Buy a gun (if you haven't already) and learn how to shoot.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 12, 2026 03:29 PM (g8Ew8)
321
Agreed, … , recalling how so many on the right were offended by Trump tweets and insults.
Yeah, it’s ugly, but it’s also the only effective way to punch back. Not like the other side polices their own language ( see today’s tweets about Elon alone).
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 03:29 PM (4KUe5)
322ancient Chinese wisdom: "Confucius say 'Man with hole in pocket feel teste all day.'"
Confucius brother say:
No! you wrong.
"Man, with hole in pocket feel cocky all day."
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 03:29 PM (iJfKG)
323
79 How would a young Scottish lass know that some white guy from Bulgaria was a "migrant." I'd think a Bulgarian white dude just minding his own business walking down the street in any Scottish town would be more-or-less indistinguishable from any native guy.
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All of the foreign invaders wear track suits
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at June 12, 2026 03:29 PM (THY4u)
324
312 I'll say this: if I'm dead and America's most retarded, criminal scum line up to piss on my grave, I'll call it a win.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 12, 2026 03:26 PM (BI5O2)
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Personally, the curious part of me would like to give that kid a nice Reparations settlement just to see what his retarded brain would do with it.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 03:30 PM (dIske)
325
I'm thinking that shooting story was a hoax...
That's the reason for for stopping the UFC fight.? Apparently some folks are parachuting in. Did they also claim that people parachuting in would cause global warming?
I think a judge should declare Trump should not celebrate his birthday as some people might be offended😉
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 03:31 PM (PFs9e)
327
> Nicknamed "wreck-the-hoose juice" -- sort of the Scottish version of Jaegermeister.
30 proof and contains the caffeine equivalent of 8 cans of cola per bottle (plus all the other herbs).
Scottish chavs were consuming "energy drinks" long before there was a name for it.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 03:31 PM (IG3/x)
328Morello only gets away with not being the biggest hypocritical asshole in music because Roger Waters still shares our oxygen.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 03:28 PM (uxZu+)
Morello is an unbelievably overrated guitar player.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:31 PM (Zz0t1)
329
I'll say this: if I'm dead and America's most retarded, criminal scum line up to piss on my grave, I'll call it a win.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 12, 2026 03:26 PM (BI5O2)
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Personally, the curious part of me would like to give that kid a nice Reparations settlement just to see what his retarded brain would do with it.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 03:30 PM (dIske)
________
He'd buy a Lamborghini, a pound of crack, and a harem of whores. Then he'd be dead in a week from crashing the car while tripping balls after he murdered one of the harem because "she" had a dick.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:31 PM (iFTx/)
330
I'm thinking that shooting story was a hoax...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 12, 2026 03:30 PM (Sco7b)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at June 12, 2026 03:32 PM (zZu0s)
331Personally, the curious part of me would like to give that kid a nice Reparations settlement just to see what his retarded brain would do with it.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 03:30 PM (dIske)
________
He'd buy a Lamborghini, a pound of crack, and a harem of whores. Then he'd be dead in a week from crashing the car while tripping balls after he murdered one of the harem because "she" had a dick.
Sure, but he'd also waste some of the money.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:32 PM (Riz8t)
332
IIRC axe girl and soster had previously run away from home.very vulnerable, no trustworthy adults
333 The British hate their children. It's rather obvious.
George Washington didn't like them either.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 03:33 PM (Cqx++)
334 IIRC axe girl and soster had previously run away from home.very vulnerable, no trustworthy adults
How sad.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:33 PM (Riz8t)
335
> 30 proof and contains the caffeine equivalent of 8 cans of cola per bottle (plus all the other herbs).
Oh, and the bottle makes a nice bludgeon after the contents have been consumed. Very efficient. Even Scottish hooligans have the engineering nature in their souls.
Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at June 12, 2026 03:34 PM (IG3/x)
336
He'd buy a Lamborghini, a pound of crack, and a harem of whores. Then he'd be dead in a week from crashing the car while tripping balls after he murdered one of the harem because "she" had a dick.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:31 PM (iFTx/)
____________________________
So, just a normal Tuesday.
Posted by: Diddy at June 12, 2026 03:34 PM (dIske)
337
Personally, the curious part of me would like to give that kid a nice Reparations settlement just to see what his retarded brain would do with it.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 03:30 PM (dIske)
________
He'd buy a Lamborghini, a pound of crack, and a harem of whores. Then he'd be dead in a week from crashing the car while tripping balls after he murdered one of the harem because "she" had a dick.
Sure, but he'd also waste some of the money.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:32 PM (Riz8t)
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"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds [women], and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."
-- George Best
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:34 PM (iFTx/)
338The British hate their children. It's rather obvious.
George Washington didn't like them either.
Man, how did we all miss THAT joke for so long?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:34 PM (Riz8t)
339
ancient Chinese wisdom: "Confucius say 'Man with hole in pocket feel teste all day.'"
Confucius brother say:
No! you wrong.
"Man, with hole in pocket feel cocky all day."
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 03:29 PM (iJfKG)
Baseball wrong. Man with four balls cannot walk.
Posted by: Confucius' Other Brother Daryl at June 12, 2026 03:34 PM (TbWk/)
340
317 Strange how no white people thought to post generated images of themselves pissing on George Floyd's gold laden casket.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)
I suspect that our segment of society prefers to keep its toileting behaviors private. At least, I hope so.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:34 PM (bl07w)
341
Shooter, who's identity has not been released, was apparently randomly shooting at passing cars and is currently deceased. They haven't released how he assumed room temperature.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:34 PM (Zz0t1)
342
Baseball wrong. Man with four balls cannot walk.
Posted by: Confucius' Other Brother Daryl at June 12, 2026 03:34 PM (TbWk/)
Walk with PRIDE, man.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:35 PM (bl07w)
343
334 IIRC axe girl and soster had previously run away from home.very vulnerable, no trustworthy adults
How sad.
Posted by: Archimedes
She and her friends are, like, 12, right? They can all move in with me!
Posted by: Joe Biden at June 12, 2026 03:35 PM (JCZqz)
344
To you, the day I fought you and your sister off with an axe was the most important day of your life. But for me, it was Tuesday.
Posted by: Little Scottish Girl at June 12, 2026 03:35 PM (eLjOt)
345
Votermom, yes. I'm not excusing the rapists, but many oh the parents are also to blame.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at June 12, 2026 03:35 PM (Vvh2V)
346 I suspect that our segment of society prefers to keep its toileting behaviors private. At least, I hope so.
Posted by: tcn in AK at June 12, 2026 03:34 PM (bl07w)
Are you suggesting we act according to the guidelines of a civilized society!??!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 03:36 PM (iFTx/)
350
New one:
Despite the Lies of the Biden Administration and Its Egregiously Dishonest Spokeswoman Jen Psaki, the US Did In Fact Use Taxpayer Money to Fund Bioweapon Labs Across the Globe, Including in Ukraine
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 03:36 PM (Riz8t)
351
Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict.
Posted by: Puddleglum
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Yeah, I'm not going to Africa, I don't care what this Larry Reid character wants.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 12, 2026 03:36 PM (wKZDk)
352 Shooter, who's identity has not been released, was apparently randomly shooting at passing cars and is currently deceased. They haven't released how he assumed room temperature.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
Might there be a forecast for him becoming "undeceased"?
Nah...
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:36 PM (ixS3i)
353
Gypsies are nominally muslin but are inveterate liars and thieves.
Posted by: Minuteman at June 12, 2026 03:03 PM (47/pr)
They're a type of cloth? I know some of them used to live in tents, but...
They're usually not Muslims, or at least in the west. They generally claim the religion of whatever country they're in as protective coloration.
They have their own religion which is a mutated offshoot of Hinduism. They originally came from India, not the Middle East, and left there under hazy circumstances long before Mohammed had his first teenage fantasy about that sexy goat his uncle owned.
Posted by: Yo, What It Is at June 12, 2026 03:17 PM (IG3/x)
Autocorrect makes them cloth.
The Islamic bent of the Romani of Eastern Europe is an artifact of Ottoman times. It's the easiest way to not pay the jyzya. They will claim to be whatever works in their favor, as long as there is no expectation of having a semblance of ethics. The best thing you could say about muslim Gypsies is that they aren't very good at it.
When's the last time the news reported a muslim Gypsy yelling Allah Achbar before killing someone?
Posted by: Minuteman at June 12, 2026 03:38 PM (47/pr)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 03:38 PM (Zz0t1)
355
Sick farking animals. I'm a child rape survivor and the only cure for child rapists is Death.
KWR
Posted by: Linduh at June 12, 2026 03:41 PM (51TOp)
356
It would be great if they both, brother and sister, got long term sentences but Scotland went full communism so I'm betting a few months of community service.
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 12, 2026 03:52 PM (Q/FnY)
357
So not from the Sudan or Somolia but are gypsies or travelers.
Regardless, I am thankful they believed her acount.
In Paris over a decade ago we were waiting in line to ride the funicular to Sacre Coueur Basilica.
A very tiny short gypsy man tried to put a "friendhip bracelet" on my wrist. And then, of course, ask $ for it. I told him non. A few more angry nons increasing in anger and loudness, crossing my arms and glaring at him.
He then skulked off, looking at my husband and son with great pity to be associated with moi.
He was pretty close to me pounding into the pavement.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at June 12, 2026 03:55 PM (WONhk)
358
Lots of women are involved in child porn, animal killings for video, etc. They're often go betweens or engage in torture.
There are 'class' issues that make it much more possible in some areas. And young boys may be at danger as much as the girls.
It happens all the time, and it can happen anywhere.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 04:02 PM (NFX2v)
359He said rather than leave the area or call the police he instead called his sister
Huh. Sounds like another "immigrant" in the UK recently. That was his mom, but very similar vibes. All very tribal.
Posted by: GWB at June 12, 2026 05:03 PM (kU0PQ)
Democrat Lawmaker: If You Don't Give Us Reparations, We'll Stop Voting for Democrats
Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., said during an interview on Sunday that Black Americans would stop voting if they aren't given reparations.
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"And that's what they do," she continued. "Because, again, they're trying to disenfranchise you. Because if you believe that you're never going to get reparations from this system, then you tap out, and you don't just tap out of the conversation, you tap out of the system. You don't want to vote anymore. You don't participate anymore."
"And they know that that's how they don't control Congress," Lee added. "That's how you can get your school boards, your board of supervisors. They want us that far out of this system. So right now, we fight for reparations because it's owed us. It is owed us, so we're not going to back down on that one way or another."
Lee reintroduced a resolution in May that, if passed, could give federal dollars to the descendants of enslaved people brought from Africa to the United States. Former Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo. -- who lost her 2024 primary to a more moderate Democrat -- introduced the reparations bill in the last Congress. Bush's bill, unveiled in May 2023, called for $14 trillion to be put toward reparations payments for descendants of slavery in the United States, but it did not go anywhere.
Lee told "The Native Land Pod" that she wasn't surprised Democrats weren't backing reparation efforts.
"I'm not shocked that my colleagues are not on it, that Democratic colleagues aren't on it," she said. "Again, there is a level of comfort in this building that sustains people. And I know that the people who don't want reparations back a lot of my colleagues, Democrat and otherwise. So no, I'm not shocked, but it is why we have to keep people on the outside encouraged."
The Democratic congresswoman was asked about how reparations would work in practice, and about what host Andrew Gillum said was how the right has made the term reparations so "raggedy, ugly, so unattractive that White liberals are avoiding signing onto it."
"The reality is, is that the cowardice that liberals are able to show when it comes to all types of things that sound scary, but we know you have, you know, just data, evidence, empirical evidence behind it," Lee said. "And that comes with -- that comes with police accountability, that comes with criminal legal reform, that comes with reparations, right?"
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"We know there will be pushback," she said after she reintroduced the proposal. "Reparations are a proposal to level the playing field, but the only way we could ever have a level playing field is by remedying the harms that have been done by the system."
But Lee signaled on Wednesday that the long odds would not deter her.
Well, good! You secure that bag, bae.
NEW: Democrat Rep. Summer Lee says black Americans will stop voting if they start thinking they will never be paid reparations for slavery.
"We fight for reparations because it’s owed us. It is owed us," Lee said.
Larry O'Connor also urges black Democrats to make the midterms a referendum on reparations. If we don't demand it, then who? If not now, when?
Another Stunning and Brave black female Democrat, Rep. Uncle Fester, is also pushing Reparations Now, Reparations Tomorrow, Reparations Forever, and I couldn't be happier to help this Strong Empowered Black Woman get her Lived Experience Extortionate List of Demands out there.
Dem Rep Ayanna Pressley leads movement demanding reparations, announces the “Reparative Justice Agenda."
"This is a movement to compensate for the harm and loss that we have experienced."
Please, Democrats — put this agenda front and center for the midterms. Please. pic.twitter.com/VKEtRaeKny
Chicago's idiot BlacKKK mayor also demands reparations. In April, he made the very cogent (and very bold, as we'll see later) statement that "even restaurants have ties with slavery" (what?) so that means we need reparations.
Boy you just have infinite grievances and you spam out infinite "reasons" why everyone else owes your trifling ass a free living, huh?
Mike Netter
@nettermike
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is facing criticism after linking the restaurant industry to slavery and publicly advocating for reparations during an April 2026 press conference.
Johnson argued that efforts to change tipped wage policies would negatively impact workers in an industry he said has historical ties to slavery.
"You just watched the entire city council, in transparency, try to take wages away from the very people who are part of an industry that has its ties to slavery," Johnson said.
The mayor also reiterated his support for reparations, stating, "I am boldly declaring that we need reparations in this city, and that's why I'm funding it."
He added, "I'm a Black man in America calling for the reparations of Black people... There is no hiding or escaping that. I'm taking a bold statement here."
Everyone loves when an idiot praises himself mid-sentence.
For the rest of the day, I think everyone should try to end at least one comment with, "I'm taking a bold statement here." The stupider the preceding post, the better. TJM can work it into a Prometheus post. That would be great.
A Sasquatch who was bitten by a werewolf also joined in the coordinated messaging of More Gimme-Gimme Demands.
Democrat Rep. Al Green: "We have to have reparations. If money can solve problems for everybody else, it can solve some of our problems!" pic.twitter.com/mUsrDuPmnr
And this guy wants to lead a black exodus back to Africa.
Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict.
"I want you to begin to think about this America and the white people problem that we have... As a collective, let's drain this place of its benefits and make… pic.twitter.com/M9zEVfcPqx
Well, as they say, good. There is a certain sector of the black population, the Afro-Marxist BlacKKK, that is filled with violent racism and antisocial pathology and nigh-constant racial incitement and hoaxes and implacable hatred and seething resentment that can never be appeased, and I will gladly support them making their way to the Utopia (that is totally real) where they'll all be successful now that they're free of the White Oppression which seriously you guys is the only thing holding them back.
I look forward to future news of the technologically-advanced Super-Nation of Wakanda being finally made a reality.
Good luck in mining Infinite Grievance and turning it into a super-metal.
I'm taking a bold statement here.
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For the rest of the day, I think everyone should try to end at least one comment with, "I'm taking a bold statement here." The stupider the preceding post, the better. TJM can work it into a Prometheus post. That would be great.
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I believe that we should pay real victims of slavery in the US, but only to the former slaves, not their ancestors.
This would mean to the victims of human trafficking
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 01:04 PM (RHGPo)
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And in return for reparations, no more welfare. I'm fine with that.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 12, 2026 01:04 PM (+4yJ5)
12Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., said during an interview on Sunday that Black Americans would stop voting if they aren't given reparations.
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I find these terms acceptable.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:04 PM (Zz0t1)
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I know many black politicians are literal idiots, but if they think reparations in this climate is going to be a winner, they are a next-level imbecile.
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 12, 2026 01:05 PM (fgSb9)
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at June 12, 2026 01:05 PM (5Q2Mu)
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9 Well, would you take a look at all the retreads here.
Impressive.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 12, 2026 01:04 PM (dK+Kv)
Strive for excellence in all you do.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 12, 2026 01:05 PM (mPXxA)
16
People that vote for Democrats do so explicitly to get paid by the government considering the inflation the inflation the Democrats caused it makes sense they would demand more money
Posted by: Brando at June 12, 2026 01:05 PM (FUYUg)
18
Give 'em One Million Dollars with one condition-- you leave the US and never ever return, even to visit.
You're gonna find out that civilized places don't want you, and those third-world shitholes are going to steal it all make you broke within a couple of years.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at June 12, 2026 01:05 PM (j7INY)
19
I must once again voice my hope that the Trump admin gets rid of the penalty on giving up American citizenship and actually pays people for it.
Like, a $5,000 bonus for giving up American citizenship, combined with $3,800 from the CBPOne app for deporation of illegals, along with agreements with other countries to accept those who take up the government on the offer to accept them as full citizens.
Get 100,000 pink haired weirdos to move to Djibouti.
I'm confused, isn't Africa the continent where black Americans were enslaved, by black Africans? White Americans ended slavery, here in America anyway, at the cost of much blood.
If reparations are going to be paid, obviously black Africans should pay white Americans.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 12, 2026 01:06 PM (Sroko)
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So right now, we fight for reparations because it's owed us.
First you must pay for all damage to union equipment during the war. Then you must make whole all families who fought for the North. Then you must repay the money spent in prosecuting the war. Then you must reimburse all businesses destroyed during the war. Add it all up, you owe the government some money.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 01:06 PM (1Ff7Z)
26
No one in Democrat-controlled cities actually cares about the black vote.
All that matters is that there are enough warm bodies in the district to give the party machine plausibility when it comes to tallying the ballots.
27
Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., said during an interview on Sunday that Black Americans would stop voting if they aren't given reparations.
"Your terms are acceptable."
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at June 12, 2026 01:06 PM (rv0XX)
28Another Stunning and Brave black female Democrat, Rep. Uncle Fester,
Hey now. F*ck off with that noise......
Posted by: Uncle Fester at June 12, 2026 01:06 PM (Zz0t1)
29
I wonder how popular reparations is with the White Hispanics?
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 01:06 PM (eLjOt)
30
But Lee signaled on Wednesday that the long odds would not deter her.
But Don Quixote signaled on Wednesday that the long odds would not deter him.
Posted by: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha at June 12, 2026 01:07 PM (wVcYX)
31
Any and all reparations would require in exchange for payment, that they never-ever speak of it ever again, on pain of spending the remainder of their lives in a "pain amplifier" (obvious Dune reference).
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 01:07 PM (RHGPo)
32Well, would you take a look at all the retreads here.
Impressive.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,
Well, when the rubber hits the road, we'll see they're just full of hot air.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 12, 2026 01:07 PM (diia5)
33
29 I wonder how popular reparations is with the White Hispanics?
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21 I can see blacks and the Left being perfectly content after reparations are taken from "whites". Can't you?
"Racism is solved! It's even now!" they will shout from the rooftops.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 01:06 PM (eLjOt)
Ok, and the problem is it is not just on the distribution side. So Oprah's taxes are going to go to give reparations for other blacks which she will then get a tiny fraction back as reparations?
This is fucking retarded thinking. It is peak communist thinking.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 12, 2026 01:07 PM (mPXxA)
38
The great Black Exodus from the United States to...
... wait for it ...
South Sudan!
Their presence will end the war, and restore prosperity to the land!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 01:07 PM (qx7Zg)
39
Black Americans would stop voting if they aren't given reparations.
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No they wouldn't.
Posted by: Acme Mail-In Ballots, Inc at June 12, 2026 01:08 PM (eLjOt)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 01:08 PM (Wnv9h)
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This human smegma is just saying dumb racist shit to troll for likes and attention. She probably said equally vile and offensive dumb shit about Austin Metcalf.
Now that fake hoodwhore Jizzmine Ratchett is gone, the field is wide open to be the next stupid angry black woman.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 01:08 PM (iFTx/)
45
Afternoon Ace glad to see your computer issues are cured.
The Reid guy seems to believe that Africans will welcome African Americans. Wakanda is fictional,dumbass
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 01:08 PM (IiEl1)
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I am not fine with them getting a fucking dime.
Posted by: MAC V SOG at June 12, 2026 01:09 PM (P4Pk9)
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"If You Don't Give Us Reparations, We'll Stop Voting for Democrats"
That sounds like a deal! I didn't realize that option was on the table.
Posted by: Boss Moss at June 12, 2026 01:09 PM (vUKng)
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Nobody living now and their parents and probably their grandparents as well had slaves. I would think even Democrats who aren't black think that reparations is a really bad idea.
Didn't we give enough through the "great society" programs.
Posted by: Really? at June 12, 2026 01:10 PM (PFs9e)
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In fact, many more whites were enslaved by Islam, in Turkey and North Africa mostly, than blacks in America.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 01:06 PM (u82oZ)
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Islam also enslaved many, many orders of magnitude more African blacks than America ever did.
Why don't we see them in the Middle East today?
Because the Muslims castrated all their male African slaves.
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Your muthaf*cking reparations were 200,000 men fighting and dying for an end result of freeing your asses to live in the greatest damn country the world has ever and will ever see.
The fact that you've done mostly jack dick with the opportunity doesn't grant you one f*cking thin dime, you racist lazy, greedy prick.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:10 PM (Zz0t1)
53
I think that Chicago is run very well, I'm making a bold statement here, reports to the contrary are unfounded!
Posted by: Inogame at June 12, 2026 01:10 PM (53oGX)
54
>> Everyone loves when an idiot praises himself mid-sentence
It’s called “The Weave” (TM) — PDJT
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 01:10 PM (ugElV)
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Boy you just have infinite grievances and you spam out infinite "reasons" why everyone else owes your lazy ass a free living, huh?
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sure sounds like it!
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 01:10 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:10 PM (n5tGW)
57
Liberia was founded as a place for free slaves to go back in the day I'm sure with the amount of money we give to various African countries we could buy another strip of land but I suspect it would work out the same way Liberia did
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 01:10 PM (qQHjT)
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If these people knew how completely I think they deserve nothing, even welfare, they would be shocked.
IDGAF about your demands, cares, feelings, or made-up bullshit slights.
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 12, 2026 01:10 PM (fgSb9)
59Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict.
I wonder what's stopping this 80-IQ dipshit from following through on his "threat".
Posted by: far cry at June 12, 2026 01:10 PM (X+NGn)
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>>But Lee signaled on Wednesday that the long odds would not deter her.
General Custer signaled the the long odds would not deter him.
Posted by: Nazdar at June 12, 2026 01:10 PM (NcvvS)
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at June 12, 2026 01:11 PM (ufFY8)
62Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict.
Go on. Get the f*ck out. Go to Africa. See how much welfare you get when you get there.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:11 PM (Zz0t1)
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TJM, I started a re-watch of Twin Peaks a few weeks ago. I'm now at the very bad part of the show, the back half of season 2. Not sure I can get through it.
I'm taking a bold statement here.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 01:12 PM (1wjle)
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I think that Larry Reid and others who think the way he does will be in for quite a surprise. I've done business in several African countries, and I can tell you that they don't want black Americans there - other than paying inflated prices for hotel rooms for those that are seeking their ancestral heritage. We're not African.
Posted by: Redd Foxx at June 12, 2026 01:12 PM (iaLEd)
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Instead of the 14 trillion dollars I think we should provide them a one way plane ticket to Africa. The Back To Africa Program is back, baby. We want everybody should be happy.😊
Posted by: Case at June 12, 2026 01:12 PM (+zXtV)
66
"A Sasquatch who was bitten by a werewolf also joined in the coordinated messaging of More Gimme-Gimme Demands."
No way, Ace. Werewolves are iconic, very cool monsters. They did not play any role whatsoever in creating the filthy pile of pubic hair known as Al Green.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 01:12 PM (iFTx/)
67
I mean you could really sell this Liberia idea offer people literally 40 acres of land and a tractor which would be the modern equivalent of a mule
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 01:13 PM (qQHjT)
68
Let me be among the first to wish you Bon Voyage.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 01:13 PM (5P5DO)
69
Americans with permanent melanin in their skin are a lot smarter than Podcaster Larry Reid thinks.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 01:13 PM (u82oZ)
Somehow Summer Lee similarly simmered six million smiling Somali sommeliers...summarily!
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 01:13 PM (qgHp7)
71I look forward to future news of the technologically-advanced Super-Nation of Wakanda being finally made a reality.
I highly recommend starting in The Congo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:13 PM (Zz0t1)
72
ELECTION INTEGRITY: The FBI just raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a Democrat-aligned ballot harvesting NGO. Agents hit staffers' homes statewide with subpoenas & seized devices. The group has a record of fraudulent registrations.
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 01:13 PM (RHGPo)
73
There's always that one AWFUL off in the corner holding a sign.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 12, 2026 01:13 PM (3uBP9)
74
Africans sold Africans as slaves. Shouldn't the Africans have to pay the rest of us?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:13 PM (n5tGW)
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I freed all my slaves back in 2011, when I also unpacked my knapsack, stopped microaggressing, acknowledged my privilege, and shut up and let the people of color talk.
Yet still with the complaints! I need to better center the lived experiences of Black folk in America, and renew my allyship. That will fix it.
The summer wind, came blowin' in from across the sea
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 01:14 PM (Cqx++)
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It's funny that the Democrat Party has so fully embraced black supremacism now, over the past decade.
Because the black American population is in a massive baby bust.
Asians are the only major demo with a worse birth replacement rate.
And, to make it even funnier, the only real loyal voting group within the black demo are the Boomers, the ones who grew up in the Civil Rights Era. Every age group beneath that vote at far less rates.
So, a good part of the radicalization of the black electorate is that the only major group of younger ones that vote are the hard left because the rest just gave up on voting.
I suspect black influence on American politics is going to see a weird nosedive over the next generation. This is their peak. If they don't get reparations now, it's never, ever going to happen.
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The African Americans who became Liberians turned the local native tribes into virtual slaves on rubber plantations. It was that way until the the 1980s when the country pretty much disintegrated. See if you can do better Mr Reid
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 01:14 PM (IiEl1)
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Most Africans are intensely tribal they don't care if you have a similar skin tone the question is are you part of your tribe or not
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 01:15 PM (qQHjT)
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Africans sold Africans as slaves. Shouldn't the Africans have to pay the rest of us?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:13 PM (n5tGW)
Them and the Democrat party.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 01:15 PM (1Ff7Z)
84
You guys don't need reparations, you need fathers.
Posted by: CONRAD at June 12, 2026 01:15 PM (ezvyW)
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It appears the race hustlers have run the current unofficial reparation wells dry. Or they are now being filled-in with concrete by Trump.
What a shame, huh?
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 01:15 PM (5rh/l)
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63 TJM, I started a re-watch of Twin Peaks a few weeks ago. I'm now at the very bad part of the show, the back half of season 2. Not sure I can get through it.
I'm taking a bold statement here.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 01:12 PM (1wjle)
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I'm making a bold statement that season 2 of Twin Peaks is largely...unwatchable.
You can skip like 2/3 of it.
Just jump to the final couple of episodes, be fine with not knowing the details of a middle aged woman thinking she's a high school cheerleader, and watch Dale Cooper go into the Black Lodge.
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72 ELECTION INTEGRITY: The FBI just raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a Democrat-aligned ballot harvesting NGO. Agents hit staffers' homes statewide with subpoenas & seized devices. The group has a record of fraudulent registrations.
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>>>No way, Ace. Werewolves are iconic, very cool monsters. They did not play any role whatsoever in creating the filthy pile of pubic hair known as Al Green.
According to the very underrated early-90s Jack Nicholson werewolf movie "Wolf," the bite of a wolf intensifies the spirit of the man bitten. A good man becomes a better man, a bad man becomes Al Green.
(Akshually a pretty good movie, once you get past that whatever you were expecting, it's not the movie you were expecting. It's a smash-up of post-80s yuppy wealth porn, an attempt at some kind of adult drama, and yes, some wolfin'. Really good soundtrack/theme. By Ennio Morricone, I think!)
I don't thing blacks realize that incident could be the only reason there are any black people in America. I think Lincoln would have shipped them all back.
Posted by: John Wilkes Boothe at June 12, 2026 01:16 PM (bHWR0)
Posted by: Rotkappchen at June 12, 2026 01:16 PM (j3Fsw)
92
Wife talked about a colleague who went to Africa as a tourist and was shocked that she, a black woman, was disdained by the locals.
Posted by: Nazdar at June 12, 2026 01:14 PM (NcvvS)
There's a YT vid floating around of a black woman who went to live in Africa. Didn't like it and came back.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 01:16 PM (1Ff7Z)
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Lincoln should have followed through with his notion of sending the freed slaves back to Africa. Africa would surely be very advanced and prosperous by now, if they'd gotten all their blacks back. And USA would just be another third world nation, without the blacks that made us so successful ... right?
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 01:17 PM (vbXSk)
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>>>I'm making a bold statement that season 2 of Twin Peaks is largely...unwatchable.
You can skip like 2/3 of it.
Just jump to the final couple of episodes, be fine with not knowing the details of a middle aged woman thinking she's a high school cheerleader, and watch Dale Cooper go into the Black Lodge.
No I know, I've seen it before. I'm trying to go in with a more open mind to see if I can appreciate the stuff I didn't like.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 01:17 PM (1wjle)
95I must once again voice my hope that the Trump admin gets rid of the penalty on giving up American citizenship and actually pays people for it.
I would add another incentive. Various countries set up kiosks at the major airports. They buy a one way ticket, sign the paperwork renouncing their citizenship and they get a new passport and sent on their way. Make it as easy as possible for them to get out.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 12, 2026 01:17 PM (+4yJ5)
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After the Civil War, and somewhere north of a trillion dollars in government assistance, reparations are well past paid.
I've heard something like 60% of employed black women work for the government.
For most companies, if you're black, you can be one of the worst candidates for a position and still get the job.
For most universities, you can not only get in, but get scholarships when Asian and white students with equivalent grades and test scores don't get in.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 01:18 PM (mkw2N)
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A dark part of me wants to see what would happen if you gave all blacks reparations. I think it would be Hilarious to see where that money ended up eventually. The car purchases, alone, would be funny.
I don't much care for Ben Shapiro (despite his sister's boobs"), but he always makes a valid point in reference to poverty. It is a curtural choice. And, the vast majority of poverty stems from lack of discipline and poor prioritie choices.
Seeing that behavior on steroids would be entertaining as hell.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 01:18 PM (dIske)
98
>>> Black women run the Democrat Party.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:07 PM (0OHXL)
There was a city I lived in where one black sorority ran the entire public education system. It existed to serve the sorority members and nothing could be done without their agreement. It worked as well as you'd imagine.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 12, 2026 01:18 PM (3uBP9)
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If you search on YouTube, you will find several videos of black people who went to Africa to try and "build it up," and they all say the same thing.
There is too much corruption to get anything done or maintain anything.
When they find out you're American, you're a target for a scam or outright theft.
They don't like Black Americans.
Many African countries are true shitholes.
Good luck with any serious medical needs.
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 12, 2026 01:18 PM (fgSb9)
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Hmmm. Let's hear, again, what black preacher Pastor David Manning has to say. He's sick of the whining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pFr0qvpxKI
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 12, 2026 01:18 PM (5xuJ/)
101
Sir John Franking signaled on Wednesday that the long odds would not deter him.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 01:18 PM (wVcYX)
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94 No I know, I've seen it before. I'm trying to go in with a more open mind to see if I can appreciate the stuff I didn't like.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 01:17 PM (1wjle)
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It became network TV prime time soap opera slop.
Instead of the kind of sarcastic network TV prime time soap opera parody-like thing it was in the first season.
110Wife talked about a colleague who went to Africa as a tourist and was shocked that she, a black woman, was disdained by the locals.
Posted by: Nazdar
On another site I used to go to, there was a Nigerian woman who had dealt with American expats. She said everything was wonderful for them for about a week and then reality hit.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 12, 2026 01:19 PM (+4yJ5)
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Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict.
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Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 01:20 PM (eLjOt)
112
You guys don't need reparations, you need fathers.
Posted by: CONRAD at June 12, 2026 01:15 PM (ezvyW)
113
I suspect black influence on American politics is going to see a weird nosedive over the next generation. This is their peak. If they don't get reparations now, it's never, ever going to happen.
And it's not going to happen now.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:14 PM (0OHXL)
When more and more Democrats agitate for reparations to descendants of black slaves, more and more Hispanics and Asians are driven to vote Republican.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 01:20 PM (5rh/l)
114
There should be a reparations tax applied to menthol cigaretts, Glock conversion switchs and grape drank.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at June 12, 2026 01:20 PM (wBaIH)
115
Fun fact: A Hasbro executive observed a game of one of the products they bought, Dungeons and Dragons, and declared that it's "twenty minutes of excitement packed into four hours."
I mean.... kinda nailed it.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 01:20 PM (1wjle)
116
Please go to Africa,permanently Mr. Reid, and take Al Green with you.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 01:20 PM (ix8EF)
117
(Akshually a pretty good movie, once you get past that whatever you were expecting, it's not the movie you were expecting. It's a smash-up of post-80s yuppy wealth porn, an attempt at some kind of adult drama, and yes, some wolfin'. Really good soundtrack/theme. By Ennio Morricone, I think!)
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 01:16 PM (1wjle)
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Our own Christopher R. Taylor wrote a pretty good werewolf novel set in Nazi Germany--"Life Unworthy."
Posted by: NaCly Dog at June 12, 2026 01:21 PM (u82oZ)
121
Upside to moving to Africa - Stabbing white boys is legal
Downside to moving to Africa - Very few white boys to stab
Posted by: Wally at June 12, 2026 01:21 PM (65cLN)
122
I'm going out on a limb to say that not one country in Africa is able to accomodate 50+ million people who are accustomed to 1st world conditions and don't speak the language.
Posted by: huerfano at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (VJX5o)
123
Watched some min-documentary once that basically showed why it's impossible for Africa to advance. Crazy things to be overcome.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (n5tGW)
124
I support repatriation for blacks demanding reparations. Give them 40 acres and a mule in Liberia!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (ZVgZ4)
Posted by: LaQueesha at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (nvKZ7)
126
This is the black politicians and hacks saying to the Dems "get us money now" . Not directed at Republicans because they'd say "bye Felicia"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (IiEl1)
127
With what little I know about Booker T Washington, I'd like to resurrect and reinstall him into the realm of American black elite thought leaders. Worth a try.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (Jr5Lq)
128
105 The stupider the preceding post, the better. TJM can work it into a Prometheus post. That would be great.
Does this imply that posts mentioning Prometheus are stupid posts?
I'm asking a bold question here. For a friend.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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To ask such a question is to answer it.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 01:23 PM (E4rtv)
129Good luck in mining Infinite Grievance and turning it into a super-metal.
Infinite Griëvånçe could be a good metal band name.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 01:23 PM (sPP3A)
130
113
When more and more Democrats agitate for reparations to descendants of black slaves, more and more Hispanics and Asians are driven to vote Republican.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 01:20 PM (5rh/l)
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Most Hispanics consider themselves white because they're...Hispanic. Descended from the people from Hispaniola. From Spain.
They're as white as Italians.
So, black people with a D after their name screaming about the evils of white people not paying them money for slavery hits them in ways that those who adhere to intersectionality don't understand. They just see brown skin which means oppressed so they much support the other oppressed.
To make it even worse, blacks will not (NOT) allow anyone to supplant them at the top of the intersectionality stack. This is the Dave Chappelle situation. He's not anti-trans. He's anti-trans taking the top of the intersectionality stack because he's more oppressed than they are.
So, they actively make enemies of everyone who try to play the game that blacks dominate, racial grievance politics in America.
131
No way, Ace. Werewolves are iconic, very cool monsters. They did not play any role whatsoever in creating the filthy pile of pubic hair known as Al Green.
According to the very underrated early-90s Jack Nicholson werewolf movie "Wolf," the bite of a wolf intensifies the spirit of the man bitten. A good man becomes a better man, a bad man becomes Al Green.
(Akshually a pretty good movie, once you get past that whatever you were expecting, it's not the movie you were expecting. It's a smash-up of post-80s yuppy wealth porn, an attempt at some kind of adult drama, and yes, some wolfin'. Really good soundtrack/theme. By Ennio Morricone, I think!)
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 01:16 PM (1wjle)
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Dogs vs Wolves, bro. Dogs vs Wolves.
The problem I have with guys like Jack Nicholson is the same I have with that puddle of stupid De Niro: I can't watch their movies because I want to punch them in the mouth for not shutting the fuck up about their dumb politics.
Some people can separate performers from politics. My brother is both a die-hard MAGA conservative and a die-hard fan of ... Bruce Springsteen. I can't do it. I don't want to do it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)
132
The Pierce County prosecutor declined to charge the tranny who digitally penetrated a girl during a school wrestling match. The school officials who have a legal duty to report as well as a codified clock on their report time refused to report until reporters started sniffing around.
This story is infuriating.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 01:23 PM (mkw2N)
133
The long odds into the Valley of Death will not deter me. Mine is not to reason why.
Posted by: Major General James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan at June 12, 2026 01:24 PM (wVcYX)
136When more and more Democrats agitate for reparations to descendants of black slaves, more and more Hispanics and Asians are driven to vote Republican.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 01:20 PM (5rh/l)
Are we still doing "one drop of blood" or are we now onto "skin color"?
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 01:25 PM (rbvCR)
137
If Elon, Jeff, and Bill kicked in, Wakanda could be realized.
How many acres in Africa can I get for 3 billion?
Posted by: connected and litigious at June 12, 2026 01:25 PM (cS1cw)
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132 The Pierce County prosecutor declined to charge the tranny who digitally penetrated a girl during a school wrestling match. The school officials who have a legal duty to report as well as a codified clock on their report time refused to report until reporters started sniffing around.
This story is infuriating.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 01:23 PM (mkw2N)
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AtC was talking about this on X.
Violence within the context of sporting events is a weird place in law. Essentially, it's a moving target of "how acceptable AND normal is this action in the sport"?
Getting hit by a baseball? Normal. Getting punched by the pitcher? Not normal.
Getting hit by a puck? Normal. Getting punched by a hockey player? Also normal.
Where does digital penetration appear in wrestling? Apparently, it's surprisingly normal. So, in terms of the law, it's going to be very hard to prove anything in court.
139
Twin Peaks is one of those moments in the 90s I simply missed while it was happening and I’ve no interest in taking it in now…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 01:25 PM (ugElV)
140
The U.S. already set freed slaves and their descendents up with their own African country back in 1822. But I'm in favor creating a program to give any black that wants out of the U.S. a free ticket to Liberia or any other African country that will take them and a couple thousand dollars to get them started in their new country. Good bye and good luck. P.S. you must fully forfeit American citizenship to participate. No take backs on this.
Posted by: PaleRider at June 12, 2026 01:26 PM (PV+Zw)
141"Bush's bill, unveiled in May 2023, called for $14 trillion to be put toward reparations payments for descendants of slavery in the United States, but it did not go anywhere."
That's not how you negotiate. I'd advise starting with a kajillion zillion $US and then settle for $14 trillion. Tell me you didn't you go to Hollywood Upstairs Negotiation College without telling me you didn't you go to Hollywood Upstairs Negotiation College.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 01:26 PM (oji8u)
142
> You guys don't need reparations, you need fathers.
Karmelo Anthony had a present father. He's an idiot. Watching him during videos makes it clear why KA was going to fail at life.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 01:26 PM (mkw2N)
Can somebody explain to me how this is a negative?
How do I get in touch with Rep. Lee to offer my help in getting this no black votes rolling; justice demands this happens and soon.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at June 12, 2026 01:26 PM (glnUu)
bolo ties, no doubt. i always knew there was something off about them.
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 01:27 PM (oY6Yp)
146I DID notice that after the BLM riots, the only items left in the stores were work boots and Father's Day cards...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL!
Given that it's riot season over Caramello, I'm going to leave job applications on my front yard so that the angel of BLM passes my house.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 12, 2026 01:27 PM (+4yJ5)
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With what little I know about Booker T Washington, I'd like to resurrect and reinstall him into the realm of American black elite thought leaders. Worth a try.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (Jr5Lq)
Yes. Loved his band and his Green Onions song also.
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 01:27 PM (wVcYX)
148
We got the Mexicans now. And the pakis and hatians and somalians.
They are more efficient - one somalian can process the welfare payments of 10 legacy blacks, that means bigger budgets for us, and more kickbacks. And they vote 20x per person more.
Take your broke ass back to Africa. We no longer need you.
Posted by: DNC at June 12, 2026 01:27 PM (FPIaX)
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Given that it's riot season over Caramello, I'm going to leave job applications on my front yard so that the angel of BLM passes my house.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 12, 2026 01:27 PM (+4yJ5)
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BLM has had to cancel riot season and replace it with random one-on-one attacks on white people season.
150
"mining Infinite Grievance and turning it into a super-metal."
There must be a word for that like "alchemy"....
VICTICHEMZATION ?
Posted by: deadrody at June 12, 2026 01:28 PM (vgB0v)
151the filthy pile of pubic hair known as Al Green.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 01:12 PM
Great. Here comes another round of Merkinophobia.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 01:28 PM (Uy0Rr)
152
>>Most Hispanics consider themselves white because they're...Hispanic. Descended from the people from Hispaniola. From Spain.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:23 PM
Most of the ones around here are Indio, descended from the small tribes who became the peons in small towns and villages. My friend Manuel, who is from a small town in Chihuahua, is Lipan Apache.
Posted by: huerfano at June 12, 2026 01:28 PM (VJX5o)
153
This is fantastic news. Since "African-Americans" never will be "paid reparations," if they stop voting the Democratic Party will essentially cease to exist as a party of national stature. Sure they might win a few local elections in places like Vermont and oregon, but never again would they control the House, the Senate or the Presidency. Fine by me.
Hey c-- it just happened to "Labour," the UK's version of the Democratic Party. Their support utterly collapsed, and now they are an irrelevant second-tier fringe party.
What would happen next? Well, I predict the Democratic Socialisrt Partry will step up t fil the power void on the Left -- just as the Green Party is now replacing the Labour Party in the UK.
The Democratic Socialists are even more extreme and more toxic than the Deomcrats, but they're alo retarded, unsophisticated, and don['t have a 200-year-old "party machine" mechanism behind them, so it will take a long time dor the DemSocs to get up t the usual D level of curroption and chicanery.
Posted by: zombie at June 12, 2026 01:29 PM (Av6i5)
154Watched some min-documentary once that basically showed why it's impossible for Africa to advance. Crazy things to be overcome.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (n5tGW)
A lot of South America is that way too. Corruption off the charts, and no real commitment from the government or the people under it for any sort of change. El Salvador seems to have made the change, but I am still waiting for the cost to be shown on that one.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 01:29 PM (rbvCR)
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121 Upside to moving to Africa - Stabbing white boys is legal
Downside to moving to Africa - Very few white boys to stab
Posted by: Wally at June 12, 2026 01:21 PM (65cLN)
In Africa there are always members of neighboring tribes to stab. And to rape, torture, mutilate, burn alive, shoot, etc.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 01:29 PM (5rh/l)
156
I like Twin Peaks for what it is: a weird, wacky show with a whole bunch of very beautiful women.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at June 12, 2026 01:29 PM (PSEDc)
157
I'm guessing getting digitally penetrated by a boy is not too common in girl's sports.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:29 PM (n5tGW)
158
Call be a prude, but I'm very particular about who gets to put what in my bung, and if I'm in a wrestling match I don't consider that a good time nor have I consented to Denny Hastert or any similar pervert to do anything back there.
Absolutely charges should be filed, and the ass bandit should try his luck with Bubba.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 01:29 PM (KAw7u)
Posted by: La'Shondra at June 12, 2026 01:29 PM (hwrq1)
160
On another site I used to go to, there was a Nigerian woman who had dealt with American expats. She said everything was wonderful for them for about a week and then reality hit.
Posted by: NR Pax
In the Third World, from what I have observed traveling on Uncle Sam's dime, there is a thin veneer, similar to the old colonial system, of modernity where the cloud people go to hotels, restaurants, shops, enclaves of homes, where one is shielded.
It is when you go outside the bubble and have to deal with the rest of the country that reality sinks in. That, and dealing with governments and the hatred often between different tribes in the same country. For the most part, on my foreign deployments, we spent most of our time outside the bubble.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 01:29 PM (E4rtv)
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155 121 Upside to moving to Africa - Stabbing white boys is legal
Downside to moving to Africa - Very few white boys to stab
Posted by: Wally at June 12, 2026 01:21 PM (65cLN)
In Africa there are always members of neighboring tribes to stab. And to rape, torture, mutilate, burn alive, shoot, etc.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 01:29 PM (5rh/l)
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What about enslavement?
Oh, wait, never mind. George Washington invented that.
162
Where does digital penetration appear in wrestling? Apparently, it's surprisingly normal. So, in terms of the law, it's going to be very hard to prove anything in court.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:25 PM (0OHXL)
Digital penetration is not normal in wrestling. I wrestled in high school and still follow the college sport closely. I’ve watched hundreds of matches; I wrestled in at least 50 myself… I’ve never seen it once. It was never discussed on my team. I’ve heard it come up once. Former Penn State 5-time NCAA champ Carter Starocci was accused by a teammate after his last season ended of doing this as harassment… but not part of competition.
It’s disgusting
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 01:30 PM (ugElV)
163
It's amazing to me how buttfuck ignorant these American blacks are for ranting about going back to Africa. For one, don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out.
For another, these puddles of stupid have not even the slightest clue about Africa or Africans. 99% of Africa is a shithole that makes the worst ghetto in USA look like SoBe. 99% of Africa is desperate to come to the USA!
And Africans despise American blacks. Absolutely despise them. The grand dragon of the 19th century KKK said nicer things about American blacks than Africans do.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 01:30 PM (iFTx/)
164
So, we know from Historical records and the Bible, that the Jews were enslaved in Egypt.
Do they get reparations?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 12, 2026 01:30 PM (mP0Kj)
165
you don't just tap out of the conversation, you tap out of the system. You don't want to vote anymore. You don't participate anymore."
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She's so far into it she doesn't know. Cut them off. End EBT; hair will ignite, small riots will necessarily be put down. But half of them will go straight to work. Half of that half will excel. Our culture will exceedingly benefit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 01:30 PM (P4ocI)
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"Democrat Lawmaker: If You Don't Give Us Reparations, We'll Stop Voting for Democrats"
Ahhh, the sound of millions of democrat bladders emptying in fear simultaneously and then were suddenly silenced.
I feel something hilarious has happened.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at June 12, 2026 01:30 PM (k9OZB)
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162 Digital penetration is not normal in wrestling. I wrestled in high school and still follow the college sport closely. I’ve watched hundreds of matches; I wrestled in at least 50 myself… I’ve never seen it once. It was never discussed on my team. I’ve heard it come up once. Former Penn State 5-time NCAA champ Carter Starocci was accused by a teammate after his last season ended of doing this as harassment… but not part of competition.
It’s disgusting
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 01:30 PM (ugElV)
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If there's a rule about it, which there is, that implies a certain level of normalcy in the sport, which makes it difficult in court.
168
The people saying the 15 year old female wrestlers need to accept being penetrated by penis tuckers are really really concerned about Donald Trump's pedophilia you guyz.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 01:31 PM (eLjOt)
169
This would be a huge boon for the financial services industry as all those reparation payments are invested and saved for the future.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at June 12, 2026 01:31 PM (wGerL)
170
"For All Mankind" (TV series 2019-?) Ultra-DEI reimagining of the space race from 1970s onward. It's enough fun that I lasted through season 4, despite the Girl Bosses. Now there's a spinoff, "Star City," that tells the same story from the Soviet POV, which looks promisingly grim.
172
LBJ, 1964: "We'll have them ni¶¶ers voting Democrat for the next hundred years!"
Blacks, 2026: "62 years, and we're done. Sorry."
Posted by: zombie at June 12, 2026 01:31 PM (Av6i5)
173
Are blacks going to pay reparations to the families of those injured or killed in the civil war?
Posted by: Darth Randall at June 12, 2026 01:31 PM (vHMT8)
174
> Where does digital penetration appear in wrestling? Apparently, it's surprisingly normal. So, in terms of the law, it's going to be very hard to prove anything in court.
I've heard stories all over the map on this. Some people will swear to you, "It's called an oil check and it happens all the time." Other people will tell you, "I wrestled for years and nobody did it. If guys find out you do it regularly, they'll beat your ass."
Wrestling is weird as hell. It's perfectly acceptable and even encouraged for you to blade your hand into a dude's crack and grab a whole handful of ass to move a guy around. That much I do know.
As to whether digitally poking a dude up the butthole is normal or not, apparently that depends on the era, region, and whether you're talking to someone who actually wrestled or is just repeating what others told them.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 01:31 PM (mkw2N)
175 You can find the receipt for your reparations right here, pal.
Posted by: The Sunken Road at Antietam battlefield at June 12, 2026 01:31 PM (hwrq1)
176
The Paolo is known for, how you say, analog, rather than digital, penetration.
Posted by: Paolo at June 12, 2026 01:32 PM (Uy0Rr)
177
I find it funny that these people assume anyone besides a moron cares about what they think they deserve.
WTF cares?
I will only care if I'm forced to pay. I don't care what tantrums they pull to try to get their way.
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 12, 2026 01:32 PM (fgSb9)
Can somebody explain to me how this is a negative?
How do I get in touch with Rep. Lee to offer my help in getting this no black votes rolling; justice demands this happens and soon.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at June 12, 2026 01:26 PM (glnUu)
This sounds like a retarded attempt to seize the "walk away" or the "Blaxit" movement by the socialists.
I think Zombie is right, all that will happen in the Dems go the way of the Whigs and the DSA pops up in its place.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 01:32 PM (rbvCR)
179
This would be a huge boon for the financial services industry as all those reparation payments are invested and saved for the future.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at June 12, 2026 01:31 PM (wGerL)
*Golly!*
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 01:32 PM (wVcYX)
180
Bruce Springsteen. I can't do it. I don't want to do it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)
Eh, I don't hate Bruce for his politics. I hate him for his sh*t music.
Posted by: hobbitopoly at June 12, 2026 01:32 PM (k9OZB)
181
And Africans despise American blacks. Absolutely despise them. The grand dragon of the 19th century KKK said nicer things about American blacks than Africans do.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 01:30 PM (iFTx/)
Low ball estimates say there are 27 MILLION Slaves in Africa and the Middle East TODAY... right the fuck now.
Yet I'm supposed to somehow feel guilty when some of my ancestors fought a WAR to Free our Slaves.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 12, 2026 01:32 PM (mP0Kj)
182
If blacks stop voting, how many more phony ballots will we have to come up with? This is a logistical nightmare
Posted by: DNC at June 12, 2026 01:33 PM (65cLN)
183
If those assholes in congress could find half a testicle between the lot of them, one would introduce a reparations bill. Itemized.
- 40 acres and a mule x number of slaves
Minus --
cost of civil war
cost of black crime
cost of black transfer payments
cost of employing so many incompetent asses in government make work jobs
pain and suffering of good people (black and white) putting up with this bullshit.
They owe us trillions.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 01:33 PM (FPIaX)
184"We have to have reparations. If money can solve problems for everybody else, it can solve some of our problems!"
You mean like how welfare solved all your problems?
I used to live a few houses down from a welfare family, a single mother with 3 daughters. The two oldest daughters followed mom's career path, pregnant at 15 and applying for "benefits". Then they moved. Anyway, giving people like that money doesn't fix what's wrong with them. Oh, and the welfare people in my neighborhood were white, if that matters. But reparations won't do shit.
Posted by: nerdygirl at June 12, 2026 01:33 PM (0Htd1)
187
Yeah Kindltot, that was one of the things. The populations were just like "nah, bro" to doing almost anything different. Plus thousands of different dialects.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:33 PM (n5tGW)
We cannot share the same country with what are essentially enemy aliens.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 12, 2026 01:34 PM (RIvkX)
189
Hmmm.... interesting thought. She just said that there Votes, are for sale.
Pretty sure there are laws against that.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 12, 2026 01:34 PM (mP0Kj)
190
word for mining Infinite Grievance and turning it into a super-metal.
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Threatallurgy
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 01:34 PM (eLjOt)
191
What would happen next? Well, I predict the Democratic Socialisrt Partry will step up t fil the power void on the Left -- just as the Green Party is now replacing the Labour Party in the UK.
The Democratic Socialists are even more extreme and more toxic than the Deomcrats, but they're alo retarded, unsophisticated, and don['t have a 200-year-old "party machine" mechanism behind them, so it will take a long time dor the DemSocs to get up t the usual D level of curroption and chicanery.
Posted by: zombie
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Very plausible.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 01:34 PM (E4rtv)
192
I heard a story from someone who had gone to Africa with some NGO to help people build Clean Water Systems
He made friends with a local guy who invested his money to buy a little oven to bake bread and he went to a busy area and people bought his bread until a village Elder saw him took all the bread and told him they were hungry children in the village and he should stop thinking about himself
So what did our young entrepreneur learn? Never take a risk never invest your money and yeah so presuming the Elder did not just steal the bread for himself they fed a couple kids for a day and lost at on a successful business forever
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 01:34 PM (qQHjT)
193
Waitwaitwait... THE Andrew Gillum? As in the failed Florida governor candidate who was found not long after the election overdosing at a gay hookup in a hotel? That Andrew Gillum?
Posted by: pookysgirl wants to make sure it's the right person at June 12, 2026 01:34 PM (Wt5PA)
194
OT (good news): tinyurl.com/5hec89wf
"British Museum event on Ancient Israel and Judah draws largest audience of Jewish Culture Month"
They had to reschedule because some people in London-area don't like that "Ancient Israel and Judah" existed and had Jews in it, and made threats. But when they got to do it, apparently everyone wanted to see what the fuss was about.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 01:34 PM (KAw7u)
195
Black Americans in Africa will alwaus just be tribeless foreigners, anyone's prey.
197
The point of the racket is to make just enough noise so that you and yours can pocket some tasty Other Peoples' Money, and live a nice cushy life away from the poors.
You're not supposed to actually *get* Reparations enacted. It's like they all forgot about the grift that was laid out for them on a silver platter, and started actually believing their own bullshit.
We used to have a better class of grifter. Back when we were a real country.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 01:35 PM (Ot/FD)
198
So much for LBJ's boast of having blacks vote for Democrats.
Amused they are trying to take the Democrats hostage.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 12, 2026 01:36 PM (cCXR+)
199
That Andrew Gillum?
Posted by: pookysgirl wants to make sure it's the right person at June 12, 2026 01:34 PM (Wt5PA)
"Moderate" Andrew Gillum. Yes.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 01:36 PM (Ot/FD)
200
hobbitopoly: "Eh, I don't hate Bruce for his politics. I hate him for his sh*t music."
I hate him for both. Tied for Most Overrated Musician in the World with all the others. No one will ever be more overrated.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 01:36 PM (oji8u)
201
If you think you have antipathy toward American blacks, just talk to a black African that immigrated here and has to deal with them, lol.
Good luck with that whole Back To Africa movement, y'all.
Posted by: ballistic at June 12, 2026 01:36 PM (oqH4h)
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184 "We have to have reparations. If money can solve problems for everybody else, it can solve some of our problems!"
How else are they gonna get their Escalade ?
Posted by: It's me donna at June 12, 2026 01:36 PM (FtULh)
203
It is common in Muslim circles to claim that modern Jews are descendants of the khazars not actually related to ancient Jews it is all bullshit but it's the claim they make
Posted by: dananjcon at June 12, 2026 01:36 PM (8C1eU)
205
For the record immigrants from Africa make more money than the average American and way more money than the average black American which completely destroys the notion of systematic racism
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 01:37 PM (qQHjT)
206
Yet I'm supposed to somehow feel guilty when some of my ancestors fought a WAR to Free our Slaves.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 12, 2026 01:32 PM (mP0Kj)
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I have ancestors on both sides!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Scam and threat. We are not a tribal society (yet) but that sort of vendetta is common in uncivilized countries or even rarely in the backwoods here (Hatfields and McCoys).
The implicit threat is pay us or we run amok. At some point though, in every protection racket, the costs become too high and collectively the assholes pushing such a racket get put down hard.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 01:37 PM (E4rtv)
207
I think though, the dance is more along the line of the Dems go away into minor party status, the DSA becomes incredibly toxic and start purging themselves, and the Republicans split into two parties because they are too wide a spectrum to be one, and there are no other acceptable options.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 01:37 PM (rbvCR)
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162 Digital penetration is not normal in wrestling.
It’s disgusting
Posted by: LinusVanPelt
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Late to this discussion as I was busy yesterday. I saw Ace's post.
-"It" did not push the singlet aside, it pushed it in.
- I was surprised to learn this is a recent development, I won't say common, but more common than in the past. They even have a term for it (checking the oil? maybe. not sure I read comments a while back when this case first happened and don't really recall.)
- apparently it is only done by the creepiest gay weirdos on some teams, and to males not femails. That is bad enough but doing it to a female is much worse.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (FPIaX)
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As to whether digitally poking a dude up the butthole is normal or not, apparently that depends on the era, region, and whether you're talking to someone who actually wrestled or is just repeating what others told them.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 01:31 PM (mkw2N)
I wrestled in high school in the Midwest in the 80s. The only thing I can say with authority: It never happened then. In fact it was unheard of… we didn’t even think about that as a possibility. If it would’ve happened the perpetrator would’ve been absolutely beaten to a pulp with the full approval of everyone else including the coach
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (26GAh)
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When is Gaylord's flak tower and bathhouse opening?
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (cCXR+)
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Don you take my statement. Dat my statement. I be takin it.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (bNf8H)
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18-1, yeah, modern genetics totally pantsed the Khazarfags. There's still a website called "Khazaria" but it's all about... the Khazars, and to the webmaster's credit he was giving a fair hearing to all sides before the wrong side got proven wrong.
Posted by: gKWVE at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (KAw7u)
213
Amused they are trying to take the Democrats hostage.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 12, 2026 01:36 PM (cCXR+)
It will be even more amusing when they see they're already being left behind in a country that now will hate them more than ever.
THAT will be a wake up call for some. Few will realize it's the Democrat Party who did them up like kippers... again.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (eLjOt)
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The modern Republican party is about where the Democrats were in the 1990s so the notion that if the Democrats completely failed it could replace them by splitting into makes a lot of sense, however the Democrats can still produce tens of millions of fake votes so they aren't going to go away until that gets resolved
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (qQHjT)
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"Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., said during an interview on Sunday that Black Americans would stop voting if they aren't given reparations."
That's ok, the Dems will vote for them.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (vFG9F)
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I want reparations for the issuance of EBT cards and learing centers.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (n5tGW)
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It's actually sad that these worthless f*cks are the representatives for the 'black community.' Most blacks just want to live their lives like the rest of us.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (Zz0t1)
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206 Yet I'm supposed to somehow feel guilty when some of my ancestors fought a WAR to Free our Slaves.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 12, 2026 01:32 PM (mP0Kj)
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I have ancestors on both sides!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I'm half Swedish and half Confederate Rebel...
Posted by: It's me donna at June 12, 2026 01:39 PM (FtULh)
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Slavery was legal.
As far as I can research it does not appear the US Government owned salves.
Yes, they may have contracted companies that used slaves but they were not the direct owner.
So how could the US Federal Government owe reparations?
USA sacrificed 4000,000 Americans to end slavery by force, about the same as WWII.
Posted by: r hennigantx at June 12, 2026 01:39 PM (/+uur)
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> I heard a story from someone who had gone to Africa with some NGO to help people build Clean Water Systems
I know a guy who helped build a clean water system in an African village. He said the locals would wipe their butts with their hands, scrape poop on the clean water outlet spigot, then proceed to wash the rest of the poop from their hands. So now the spigot has poop all over it and everyone who drinks from it gets sick.
*facepalm*
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 01:39 PM (mkw2N)
221
I think Zombie is right, all that will happen in the Dems go the way of the Whigs and the DSA pops up in its place.
Posted by: Kindltot
So are you saying the Civil War is off and we now have to great ready for a violent Communist insurrection?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at June 12, 2026 01:39 PM (glnUu)
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When is Gaylord's flak tower and bathhouse opening?
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (cCXR+)
They're still waiting on the giant dog statue/fountain peeing on the side of the tower, wearing a name tag "America", to be completed.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 01:39 PM (qx7Zg)
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1049000 military Deaths since 1775 of which 10000 are black. Reparations ????
Posted by: MAC V SOG at June 12, 2026 01:39 PM (P4Pk9)
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>>> Where does digital penetration appear in wrestling? Apparently, it's surprisingly normal. So, in terms of the law, it's going to be very hard to prove anything in court.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:25 PM (0OHXL)
I guess I could see it being more common in bowling.
Posted by: banana Dream - "I'm taking a bold statement here at June 12, 2026 01:39 PM (3uBP9)
225
The whole world had slavery for all of recorded history and before until a group of right-wing Christians in the 1800s decided to end it and well it still exists in China and Africa they did manage to end slavery throughout the Western world
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 01:40 PM (qQHjT)
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103 Who are these people? "Podcaster" Larry Reid? Is he Joy Reid's rentboy? Reid Hoffman's buttplug?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 01:18 PM (iFTx/)
Actually, i would pay $10 to see that man shoved up Reid Hoffman's *ss. Pay per view it. I'm there.
Posted by: Nelly at June 12, 2026 01:40 PM (6+ehB)
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The Democratic Socialists are even more extreme and more toxic than the Deomcrats, but they're alo retarded, unsophisticated, and don['t have a 200-year-old "party machine" mechanism behind them, so it will take a long time dor the DemSocs to get up t the usual D level of curroption and chicanery.
Posted by: zombie
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They'll take over the D party like the Muzzies are taking over the UK using the same methods. You don't need intelligence or sophistication when you're willing to burn it all to the ground and also when those you aim to replace are a bunch of limp-dicked faggots.
Posted by: ballistic at June 12, 2026 01:40 PM (oqH4h)
228
I took the boys to the community pool yesterday.
6 high school girls showed up and were hanging out nearby, close enough for me to hear their conversation.
I live in one of the reddest counties in the state, a small exurban area outside of a major metro.
These girls, 17-19 years old, were having a roundabout conversation about how they were all going to have 3-4 kids each, about how long it was going to take them to marry (some in the next couple of years, others no later than 29, then they'll be really mature enough to know if they love someone enough, you know), but all with plans on no more than 2 years with their husbands alone before they started pumping out kids. It all started when they were looking at the kids playing in the pool and about how cute they all were, which led to thoughts about how cut their neighbors kids are, etc.
Gen Alpha girls, grown in a conservative area, all talking about pushing replacement rate up personally.
I mean, I don't know their thoughts on climate change, partisanship, abortion, or whatever, I just know that a random group of 6 high school girls in the conservative part of the nation were talking about having bunches of kids because that was just the culture they were raised it. It's normal.
They're one of several. They're surrounded by medium sized families. They're just going to have a bunch of kids.
Just an anecdote about how conservative areas lead birth replacement rates.
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DJT needs to make a speech to Americans on reparations.
"Democrats took your ancestors into slavery, and put them onto the plantations. Fact. Republicans freed the slaves and fought a war with Democrats to do so. Fact. Lyndon Johnson, Democrat, put black folks onto the welfare plantation, and made them slaves once again. Fact. You want reparations? I am your reparations. But Democrats have clouded your minds, and made many of you too blind to see it."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 01:41 PM (1z8ji)
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 01:23 PM (mkw2N)
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AtC was talking about this on X.
Violence within the context of sporting events is a weird place in law. Essentially, it's a moving target of "how acceptable AND normal is this action in the sport"?
Getting hit by a baseball? Normal. Getting punched by the pitcher? Not normal.
Getting hit by a puck? Normal. Getting punched by a hockey player? Also normal.
Where does digital penetration appear in wrestling? Apparently, it's surprisingly normal. So, in terms of the law, it's going to be very hard to prove anything in court.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:25 PM (0OHXL)
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Also hard to prove intent when it's already legal to put your hands in the crotch and butt area as part of a legit maneuver. By contrast, there's no issue with intent when a pitcher punches you.
But this was a tranny so he was never gonna be charged with anything. Contrast that with the poor white guy who got absolutely railroaded by fake claims that he fingered a black girl at a college party.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 01:41 PM (iFTx/)
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Based on replacement rates if we manage to stop immigration in a couple of generations the whole country would be conservative christians, mennonites, and Mormons
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 01:41 PM (qQHjT)
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It's actually sad that these worthless f*cks are the representatives for the 'black community.' Most blacks just want to live their lives like the rest of us.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (Zz0t1)
If that's the case then Democrats never stopped doing blackface, they're just using blacks for it now.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 01:42 PM (eLjOt)
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Yet I'm supposed to somehow feel guilty when some of my ancestors fought a WAR to Free our Slaves.
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 12, 2026 01:32 PM (mP0Kj)
All of my relatives arrived from Europe and, I think, the Middle East after the Civil War. Why am I being targeted for something that ended after my family arrived?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 01:42 PM (qx7Zg)
Hundred of billions of damage form rioting since the 1960's
Hundreds of billions of destruction of urban property values due to criminal activity.
Hundreds of billions of increased taxes to pay for increased budgets for more police, criminal justice, and prisons.
Untold amount from destruction of public schools
I could go on. But yeah, I'm all for sending the "Black Community" a bill for all the damage their thug culture has done to this country. .
Posted by: Ripley
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Round them (all the mouthy one's) up and ship them to Mexico (no re-entry). Watch and see how both sides like it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 01:42 PM (P4ocI)
239
As to whether digitally poking a dude up the butthole is normal or not, apparently that depends on the era, region, and whether you're talking to someone who actually wrestled or is just repeating what others told them.
Posted by: bonhomme
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I am sure some pervert gay PhD or EdD candidate has that research question for his dissertation somewhere
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 01:42 PM (E4rtv)
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18-1: "...Elder saw him took all the bread and told him they were hungry children in the village and he should stop thinking about himself"
And that is why capitalism fails in Communist cultures and why non-assimilating Third Worlders invading the USA are and remain an existential threat. Embrace capitalism or we have no use for you. In fact, you're a cancer.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 01:42 PM (oji8u)
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I wrestled in high school in the Midwest in the 80s. The only thing I can say with authority: It never happened then. In fact it was unheard of… we didn’t even think about that as a possibility. If it would’ve happened the perpetrator would’ve been absolutely beaten to a pulp with the full approval of everyone else including the coach
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (26GAh)
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This. I wrestled all six years of middle and high school and nobody ever tried to stick anything up anyone's ass. And yes to the retribution if it was attempted.
Posted by: ballistic at June 12, 2026 01:43 PM (oqH4h)
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Anna, I believe the grand opening coincides with Juneteenth.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 12, 2026 01:40 PM (0nHVk)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 01:43 PM (Ot/FD)
244
Sometimes in golf, you put your hand in a hole and also have access to a ball washer.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:43 PM (n5tGW)
245
At first glance I thought this was a Monte Python sketch
in blackface.......
Posted by: SantaRosaStan at June 12, 2026 01:43 PM (94/H1)
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If they're going to tell me that anyone DNA related to slaves brought in to the US, then they better the f*ck be able to DNA relate the owners that you aim to get your money from.
NO ONE on either side of MY family had ANYTHING to do with slaves, the slave trade or anything related to any of it.
I'm 2nd generation American. You want to take reparations from ME? You will blow me first.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:43 PM (Zz0t1)
247
Get 100,000 pink haired weirdos to move to Djibouti.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:05 PM (0OHXL)
"Take your booty to Djibouti!" Has a nice ring to it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 01:43 PM (1z8ji)
248
All of my relatives arrived from Europe and, I think, the Middle East after the Civil War. Why am I being targeted for something that ended after my family arrived?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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You know what your ancestors did. They were slavery adjacent so pay up mfer.
Posted by: Bruce Springstain at June 12, 2026 01:44 PM (E4rtv)
249
Even if the US paid out 14 trillion, more would be demanded within a decade.
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at June 12, 2026 01:44 PM (wrEn7)
250
Did pro wrestlers ever pop fake blood capsules out their butts?
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 01:44 PM (Jr5Lq)
251 If that's the case then Democrats never stopped doing blackface, they're just using blacks for it now.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 01:42 PM (eLjOt)
I honestly believe this is correct.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:44 PM (Zz0t1)
252
Just an anecdote about how conservative areas lead birth replacement rates.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:40 PM (0OHXL)
Around here, 2 is a low number for kids. I know many families with 4, 5, and even up to 10 kids.
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I'm 2nd generation American. You want to take reparations from ME? You will blow me first.
Posted by: Sponge
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Well that is one way to deliver a load of reparations but I don't think it might be very hygenic.
then a bunch of generally lame werewolf movies until
4) The Wolf of Snow Hollow - which was a lot of fun
Recent movies like "The Wolfman" just plain blow.
I'm taking a bold statement here.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 01:45 PM (iJfKG)
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Even if the US paid out 14 trillion, more would be demanded within a decade.
Posted by: Nick in Tallahassee at June 12, 2026 01:44 PM (wrEn7)
More like the next day.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 01:45 PM (eLjOt)
258
Neil DeGassy Tyson says white people are in denial that they are black.
Ain't he 'clever,' well bless his heart.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 12, 2026 01:45 PM (cCXR+)
259
It is common in Muslim circles to claim that modern Jews are descendants of the khazars not actually related to ancient Jews it is all bullshit but it's the claim they make
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 01:36 PM (qQHjT)
I see the theory often espoused by non-Muslim antisemites as well. Those guys (pretty sure they're all guys) are convinced that Saturn/Satan-worshipping Juuuuuice are simultaneously busy running the world and hiding under their beds at night. You could probably make a few bucks selling them "Juuuuuice Detector Flashlights" to shine under their beds every night.
Posted by: pookysgirl, grabbing juice from the fridge at June 12, 2026 01:45 PM (Wt5PA)
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252 Around here, 2 is a low number for kids. I know many families with 4, 5, and even up to 10 kids.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at June 12, 2026 01:44 PM (dK+Kv)
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At our church, I have one of the smallest families.
Most are at least 4.
There's one family that I think the woman is gestating baby 7. But she did just push out 6, so it could just be that she's still got that baby fat.
262
258 Neil DeGassy Tyson says white people are in denial that they are black.
Ain't he 'clever,' well bless his heart.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 12, 2026 01:45 PM (cCXR+)
Wait, that means I get Reparations, too?
Yay, Reparations!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 01:46 PM (Ot/FD)
263
The left has created their entitlement. The left has never responded in good faith, stringing them on, squeezing them for everything they could get politically. Now, the black communities have woken up and realized they have been lied to (disrespectfully) by the left for personal gain. Even some in the black community have been able to profit for their penitence to the left at the expense of their fellow black communities. It is a shameful burden imposed by the left's abuse.
Posted by: John at June 12, 2026 01:46 PM (0DsdP)
264
I am sure some pervert gay PhD or EdD candidate has that research question for his dissertation somewhere
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 01:42 PM (E4rtv)
I read somewhere this morning the absurdity that some university professor somewhere is focusing their research on whether fidgeting is good for kids or not… and the history of fidgeting. Like the introduction of the fidget spinner back in 2017 how it exploded. I thought profs did noble research… fidgeting??? That’s absurd
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 01:46 PM (ugElV)
265
Fuck these jive-ass turkeys and they can shove their reparations up their asses. I'm making a bold statement here.
Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at June 12, 2026 01:46 PM (V362x)
266Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict.
"I want you to begin to think about this America and the white people problem that we have... As a collective, let's drain this place of its benefits and make home and build."
*deadpan* no. stop. don't.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 12, 2026 01:46 PM (vJrRc)
267
All of my relatives arrived from Europe and, I think, the Middle East after the Civil War. Why am I being targeted for something that ended after my family arrived?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
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You know what your ancestors did. They were slavery adjacent so pay up mfer.
Posted by: Bruce Springstain at June 12, 2026 01:44 PM (E4rtv)
Bruce, I stopped listening to you because your music sucked. When you got political, I didn't notice because I didn't care about your blather.
If you're so concerned about it, set up a White Guilt fund with several millions in seed money, to help pull the children of former slaves out of poverty. Make it easy for others with White Guilt to contribute.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 01:47 PM (qx7Zg)
268Where does digital penetration appear in wrestling? Apparently, it's surprisingly normal. So, in terms of the law, it's going to be very hard to prove anything in court.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:25 PM (0OHXL)
Uh.....the accidental slight penetration of a digit into a man's anus or a woman's vagina may be considered 'an unfortunate happening,' but a dude wrestling a chick and ramming a finger up her cooter so forcefully that she one, gets a look of utter dismay on her face, and two, it STAYS UP THERE for a significant period of time, is NOT a wrestling move. That's molestation.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:47 PM (Zz0t1)
269
I saw a tweet yesterday (by someone I did not recognize. I think the name was kobe) I think he was an indian (feather) and he said something about how they need to sick with the whites. That they have a history with the whites,but recent immigrants are just invaders.
I was kinda shocked but I have long wondered -- what do these invaders think they will do in the West (Sweden, UK, France, USA,.... once they kill off all the whites? They understand this land is not Middle East where you shoot at rabbits and oil gushes out (well, almost never.) and once we are gone they are all gonna starve.
Well, one guy gets it.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 01:47 PM (FPIaX)
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Reparations is only an argument in the USA because they think we have the money and the only reason we have that is because we go into massive debt and inflation that our economy can service.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:47 PM (n5tGW)
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You know what American blacks are to Africans in Africa?
Americans.
Americans who need to be robbed, cheated and abused.
You ain't black in Africa--you're white, as far as they care.
You will NEVER be African.
Never be accepted.
Never be a part of the "community."
See , that "black community" the left lies constantly to you about?
Doesn't exist.
Never existed.
Never will.
Never can.
Never Wakanda.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 01:48 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at June 12, 2026 01:48 PM (Ot/FD)
274LOL Jesus.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 01:43 PM (eLjOt)
Bless you my son.
Posted by: Your Personal Obama at June 12, 2026 01:48 PM (X+NGn)
275
>>Werewolves had a great of movies for a while:
I hear Howl, the low-budget one where the people are trapped on a train car with werewolves outside, is pretty good, but I don't know if I believe them.
I'm taking a bold statement here.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 01:48 PM (1wjle)
276 It's not all black people. But clearly it's many.
What's coming out now is what came out following Obama's election, and each engineered racial explosion since. A whole lot of black people openly expressing what they've always believed about white people, not something they just started believing after the latest outrage du jour. It's OK to murder white people, they've caused every problem, they're guilty of oppression just by existing, they owe us. I have to keep this in mind from day to day, it would be stupid not to.
The politicians and everyone else who encouraged this belief system have done quite well for themselves. But I can't just say they are to blame -- they found a receptive audience. People liked what they were hearing.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 12, 2026 01:48 PM (azNOR)
277Neil DeGassy Tyson says white people are in denial that they are black.
Ain't he 'clever,' well bless his heart.
Posted by: Anna Puma at June 12, 2026 01:45 PM (cCXR+)
NDT is a blithering f*cking idiot and an embarrassment to educated people the world over.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:48 PM (Zz0t1)
278
I know a guy who helped build a clean water system in an African village. He said the locals would wipe their butts with their hands, scrape poop on the clean water outlet spigot, then proceed to wash the rest of the poop from their hands. So now the spigot has poop all over it and everyone who drinks from it gets sick.
*facepalm*
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 01:39 PM (mkw2N)
Then add in the land mines that the local warlord put in. Water is dangerous in Africa.
Posted by: Reforger at June 12, 2026 01:48 PM (bHWR0)
279 I thought Liberia was established for exactly the purpose these people advocate for.
Posted by: Auspex at June 12, 2026 01:48 PM (Y8DZL)
283
I was kinda shocked but I have long wondered -- what do these invaders think they will do in the West (Sweden, UK, France, USA,.... once they kill off all the whites?
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When the host dies, the ticks crawl off in search of another host.
Parasites are like that.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 01:49 PM (73/SM)
Posted by: Speller at June 12, 2026 01:50 PM (pSotA)
288Did pro wrestlers ever pop fake blood capsules out their butts?
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 01:44 PM (Jr5Lq)
Got you covered, bro.
Posted by: Hemorrhoid Gained During Strength Training at June 12, 2026 01:50 PM (Zz0t1)
289
Did the quick math, she is looking for $250K per person.
Only a million for a family of four, surely this seems fair for people who have never been slaves.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:50 PM (n5tGW)
You think it's easy running a planetarium gift shop?
Posted by: Auspex at June 12, 2026 01:51 PM (Y8DZL)
291"Take your booty to Djibouti!" Has a nice ring to it.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 01:43 PM
Indeed. And I'll be happy to shake the nicer ones.
Posted by: Sheik D'jbouti at June 12, 2026 01:51 PM (gtCsn)
292 I hear Howl, the low-budget one where the people are trapped on a train car with werewolves outside, is pretty good, but I don't know if I believe them.
I'm taking a bold statement here.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 01:48 PM (1wjle)
If only there was a regular here that has likely seen almost every movie ever made and could comment on such a thing.........
Bold of me to state, I know.
Posted by: Hemorrhoid Gained During Strength Training at June 12, 2026 01:51 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: JustThePunchline at June 12, 2026 01:51 PM (oji8u)
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247 Get 100,000 pink haired weirdos to move to Djibouti.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:05 PM (0OHXL)
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WAIT. First, each one must be given to one of the thugs that they demonstrate for then deport them all.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 01:52 PM (P4ocI)
295
I know a guy who helped build a clean water system in an African village. He said the locals would wipe their butts with their hands, scrape poop on the clean water outlet spigot, then proceed to wash the rest of the poop from their hands. So now the spigot has poop all over it and everyone who drinks from it gets sick.
*facepalm*
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Can't you see? Its whitey's fault for not installing a hand scraper next to the water spigot. How can you not realize the poop hand needs scraped before rinsing. Its like you white people need instructions on how to go to the bathroom.
Posted by: Degrassee Tyson at June 12, 2026 01:52 PM (anL5R)
296 I'm not quite sure why your ancestors coming to America after slavery makes any kind of a difference to the payment of reparations or not.
Even if your great-great-great-grandmother was the biggest slave owner in Alabama and ate slave babies for lunch. That has nothing to do with you.
Do black people actually believe they would be better off in Africa?
No they do not or they'd catch the next plane to Nairobi.
Okay, fine if I owned any slaves, I'll pay them reparations....oh, wait! I didn't. Not ever.
So, you may go fuck yourself reparation beggars.
I taking bold statement here.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 01:52 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:52 PM (Zz0t1)
298A dark part of me wants to see what would happen if you gave all blacks reparations.
https://tinyurl.com/3ysxt852+
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 01:52 PM (ExV1e)
299
Did the quick math, she is looking for $250K per person.
Only a million for a family of four, surely this seems fair for people who have never been slaves.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:50 PM (n5tGW)
That goes through then forget SpaceX, I am getting in on the ground floor of the Purple Drank IPO
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 12, 2026 01:52 PM (XeU6L)
301
I fully support reparations for African Americans as long as they come from the Africans that sold their ancestors into slavery. Which sort of brings up this Black mass migration stuff to Africa; might want to think about that a bit more.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at June 12, 2026 01:53 PM (glnUu)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 12, 2026 01:54 PM (XeU6L)
306 Nike has a new model of Air Jordans coming out. Totally a coincidence yo.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at June 12, 2026 01:54 PM (cKfpX)
307slash, slash, slapdash
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 12, 2026 01:54 PM (XeU6L)
It was a quick recovery tho.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:54 PM (Zz0t1)
308
I had never heard this alleged Adam Carrolla anecdote:
If you want to destroy a man forever, give him free rent in a single room, run-down shack.
You'll come back in 20 years and he'll still be living there.
Because he'll never leave the security of free rent no matter how dilapidated and debased his condition is.
He'll destroy his whole life, abandon all ambition, foreswear all improvement just to keep that free rent.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 01:54 PM (73/SM)
30914 Trillion she wants. That's like 14 Elons.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk
M2 is only 21 trillion. She wants 2/3 of all the money that exists.
Never go full Dr. Evil.
Posted by: mikeski at June 12, 2026 01:55 PM (dYGvG)
310 The Reparations calls are getting louder because the AWFLs are plentiful and there are enough of them to actually get it done.
Slaves back to Africa is more acceptable. Why would they need reparations if they are returned back to their Utopian African Motherland?
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 12, 2026 01:55 PM (OkYzo)
311
The problem with doing almost any funding or project in poor Africa is that the money or work gets stolen. Even if church groups build wells or other useful infrastructure, as soon as they are gone the local warlord or strongman swoops in and steals/controls it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 01:55 PM (iFTx/)
312So now the spigot has poop all over it and everyone who drinks from it gets sick.
*facepalm*
Posted by: bonhomme
Famously, when the US military went to villages in AF to drill wells as part of the disastrous 'hearts and minds' program, they returned only to find the wells filled in or trashed. Turned out the women did it, because having to go to a creek or distant water source was the only time they could talk to one another without being beaten or raped. ( Fuck W. What an arrogant ass. )
Posted by: weft cut-loop at June 12, 2026 01:55 PM (diia5)
313
Damon Wayans should be awash in royalties for, the thing.
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at June 12, 2026 01:55 PM (YlWIZ)
I hear Howl, the low-budget one where the people are trapped on a train car with werewolves outside, is pretty good, but I don't know if I believe them.
I'm taking a bold statement here.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 01:48 PM (1wjle)
"Howl" is okay. It's got some good parts. But, its low budget shows up in the endless repletion of events.
Not bad for some night when you've got nothing better going on.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 01:55 PM (iJfKG)
Posted by: SMH at God's Mercy at June 12, 2026 01:55 PM (ZU22c)
316
Chicago mayor, Brandon Johnson has only been in office since 2023. Sure seems like he has been there since 1923. He is a one note symphony of stupidity.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at June 12, 2026 01:56 PM (glnUu)
317
310
The Reparations calls are getting louder because the AWFLs are plentiful and there are enough of them to actually get it done.
Slaves back to Africa is more acceptable. Why would they need reparations if they are returned back to their Utopian African Motherland?
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 12, 2026 01:55 PM (OkYzo)
======
There were persistent and very loud calls through Biden's presidency.
This is a spike, but otherwise, it's surprisingly quiet, methinks.
318I'm going out on a limb to say that not one country in Africa is able to accomodate 50+ million people who are accustomed to 1st world conditions and don't speak the language.
Posted by: huerfano at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (VJX5o)
On the plus side, that would fall into what I like to refer to as their problem.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 01:56 PM (ExV1e)
Posted by: Vengeance at June 12, 2026 01:56 PM (vhFJq)
320
I'm going out on a limb to say that not one country in Africa is able to accomodate 50+ million people who are accustomed to 1st world conditions and don't speak the language.
Posted by: huerfano at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (VJX5o)
Send them all to Liberia; it's why that country was founded. Send enough American blacks there, they can own the place, and run it their way (into the ground).
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 01:56 PM (1z8ji)
321
Same socialist playbook: steal money from anyone who has it
Posted by: JM in Illinois at June 12, 2026 01:56 PM (fkSkh)
322
Where does digital penetration appear in wrestling? Apparently, it's surprisingly normal. So, in terms of the law, it's going to be very hard to prove anything in court.
==
I dunno where you went to school, but we weren't fingerbanging each other on the mats at any meets I was at.
Surprisingly "normal"... I'm guessing you'll get an invite from Garrett to take you camping pretty soon.
Posted by: Um, well you see . . . at June 12, 2026 01:56 PM (anL5R)
323
I've seen some unintentionally hilarious YT videos by black Americans who've gone off to live in Africa. Most of them end up quite disillusioned at the reality of life in their ancestral homeland, complaining about the many difficulties. The bureaucracy, the lack of infrastructure, how expensive everything is, how dangerous it is, and the natives cheating and overcharging them because they're from America and therefore rich. Also they can't get their Gatorade and their favorite snacks on a whim.
Posted by: JuJuBee at June 12, 2026 01:57 PM (tM5h4)
324
LBJ's "Great Society" should have already taught them that handouts don't make society better, "free shit" just makes society more dependent (and weak).
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 01:58 PM (vbXSk)
325 He'll destroy his whole life, abandon all ambition, foreswear all improvement just to keep that free rent.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 01:54 PM (73/SM)
This sounds amazingly like my father-in-law, rest his soul.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:58 PM (Zz0t1)
326
You can pay them reparations right out of the DNC funds.
Democrats are the party of slavery. The genealogy goes back to them.
The country don’t owe you squat, baldy.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 12, 2026 01:58 PM (vhFJq)
327
Reparations aren't happening, but it's been fun abusing the notion. I get my kicks where I can.
I'm taking a bold statement here.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 01:58 PM (n5tGW)
328LBJ's "Great Society" should have already taught them that handouts don't make society better, "free shit" just makes society more dependent (and weak).
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 01:58 PM (vbXSk)
By design......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:58 PM (Zz0t1)
329
The Reparations calls are getting louder because the AWFLs are plentiful and there are enough of them to actually get it done.
Slaves back to Africa is more acceptable. Why would they need reparations if they are returned back to their Utopian African Motherland?
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 12, 2026 01:55 PM (OkYzo)
======
There were persistent and very loud calls through Biden's presidency.
This is a spike, but otherwise, it's surprisingly quiet, methinks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:56 PM (0OHXL)
______
I think this comically insane ranting about reparations (or saying vile things about whoever the current white boogeyman is, such as Austin Metcalf) is a substitute for the complete lack of any Black Riot Power this year. They have no power to riot, so they rant about stupid shit on TT.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 01:58 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Koonta Tobias Tyrone Johnson at June 12, 2026 01:59 PM (OkYzo)
331
Where does digital penetration appear in wrestling? Apparently, it's surprisingly normal. So, in terms of the law, it's going to be very hard to prove anything in court.
==
I dunno where you went to school, but we weren't fingerbanging each other on the mats at any meets I was at.
Surprisingly "normal"... I'm guessing you'll get an invite from Garrett to take you camping pretty soon.
Posted by: Um, well you see . . . at June 12, 2026 01:56 PM (anL5R)
There will be absolutely no fingerbanging when you are furiously rolling around with and hugging tightly several sweaty guys on the floor.
332
Not the Bee: Karen Bass' brother sues Los Angeles for botched Palisades Fire response
https://tinyurl.com/y7t97jxr
Still voted for his sister... The stupid is strong in this family.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 01:59 PM (qx7Zg)
333
He'll destroy his whole life, abandon all ambition, foreswear all improvement just to keep that free rent.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
---------
And yet, many kids of my generation had free room and board at home but we went into debt to go to college, got jobs, moved out and paid rent so we could have some more room and freedom.
Sure, free shit ruins many people but not everyone. The ones who don't need the free shit are not ruined by it.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 01:59 PM (FPIaX)
334
I'm going out on a limb to say that not one country in Africa is able to accomodate 50+ million people who are accustomed to 1st world conditions and don't speak the language.
Posted by: huerfano at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (VJX5o)
Would it be 50+ million? 10% of 250 million would be 25 million, and blacks are 13% of the US population.
Posted by: pookysgirl, throwing math on hte blog and bravely running away at June 12, 2026 02:00 PM (Wt5PA)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 02:00 PM (IiEl1)
336
I'm taking a bold statement here, but it would be interesting to see;
a) what the cash reparations would be spent on
b) how long the cash would last
c) how long before they are back asking for more
I'm guessing the run on Cadillac's, KFC, Kools and malt liquor would be impressive, if short lived.
Too bad they can't buy fathers.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at June 12, 2026 02:00 PM (MNCvZ)
337These people are so tiresome.
Posted by: SMH at God's Mercy at June 12, 2026 01:55 PM (ZU22c)
*hugs*
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:00 PM (Zz0t1)
338
I’m making a bold statement here, but why doesn’t Pressley’s head look like a shiny penis?
Posted by: Vengeance at June 12, 2026 02:00 PM (vhFJq)
339
How can we ever repay the African continent for taking away the cream of their crop to work in our cotton fields? We couldn't repay them in actual people, could we?
Posted by: Oglebay at June 12, 2026 02:00 PM (w8dnx)
340
The best part of the Obama Administration was all the racial healing.
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 02:01 PM (RHGPo)
341
Kools and Newports - they available in Africa? Might make a difference.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at June 12, 2026 02:01 PM (glnUu)
342
We need reparations too as we had our property taken without compensation.
If no, how about a tax credit? Medicare voucher? Anything?
Posted by: Descendants Of Southern Slave Owners at June 12, 2026 02:01 PM (z20w/)
343
Forget reparations. That crowd looks like it could use some fiber and GLP-1.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 12, 2026 02:01 PM (vhFJq)
344
Pay to whom? Demographic analyses show that over 20% of all Black immigrants currently living in the U.S. arrived in the last decade. (Pew)
For what?
The Democrats screwed the families that could legitimately link to the horrors of slavery in the US (those in country then & w/o any linkage to participating in and/or having slaves of any race).
Al Green finally gets the boot in January 2027 but steps to the mic to start sh*t? Of course. Instead of waiting for 2027, they apparently have one nasty ass summer planned for urbanized areas of the nation.
I don't care. Do it. They haven't deserved the votes they've been riding high on for many, many years.
PS - what is all the money being dumped by PA into African Town, Philadelphia, the area of which has been redistricted into 5th PA Congressional voting district? (Yet Philly begs for money to keep the thousands of illegals therein, gangs proliferate & it's the ONLY area in Philly w/I rising housing value and educational standards. Also, sick and tired of the rights bestowed by the region for the Liberation Connection.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 02:02 PM (NFX2v)
345
Elric The Blade: "Even if church groups build wells or other useful infrastructure, as soon as they are gone the local warlord or strongman swoops in and steals/controls it."
Happens here, too, with anything containing copper pipes/wires and whatnot. And it requires no strongman. Well, you have to be strong enough to lift and cut, but no particular arm-twisting required. Just some knowledge of where to look. End-products worth tens of thousands of dollars destroyed for a few dollars worth of metal.
Civilization requires ethics and morality. When those go, barbarism roots.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel at June 12, 2026 02:02 PM (oji8u)
346
I think it was mid 90s that Harper's did a big issue on reparations. I was amazed that they had so many black academics and such in favor.
It scared me. I understand that once the marxists get a hold of a grievance, they are terriers.
So that was 30 years ago and the movement only grows.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 02:02 PM (FPIaX)
347She's so far into it she doesn't know. Cut them off. End EBT; hair will ignite, small riots will necessarily be put down. But half of them will go straight to work. Half of that half will excel. Our culture will exceedingly benefit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 01:30 PM (P4ocI)
Why do you hate my legacy? -- LBJ
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 02:02 PM (ExV1e)
348That sort of sums up the average LA and California liberal voter: 'Yes, I know you're a failure, I'm aware the city and the state are in decline, and I recognize that our streets are dangerous and you just let a major portion of the city burn down due to negligence.'
'But I'm gonna support you anyway.'
*smashes foot*
"DON'T!"
*smashes foot*
"STOP!"
*smashes foot*
"DON'T!"
*smashes foot*
"STOP!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:02 PM (Zz0t1)
349 Things like this make me worried about the future of the grievance industry in our nation.
Posted by: Auspex at June 12, 2026 02:03 PM (Y8DZL)
Cripes they are expensive! Not for folx in an affordability crisis.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 02:03 PM (Jr5Lq)
351
There were persistent and very loud calls through Biden's presidency.
This is a spike, but otherwise, it's surprisingly quiet, methinks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:56 PM
Yes the administration fanned the flames on this, but this reparations stuff keeps bubbling up and I think it's taking root in the victimhood big cities as black communities feel they are being replaced with southern border/Somali/Haitian blacks. They feel overlooked and are losing influence.
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 12, 2026 02:03 PM (OkYzo)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 02:03 PM (NFX2v)
353Kools and Newports - they available in Africa? Might make a difference.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at June 12, 2026 02:01 PM (glnUu)
I thought Owebama outlawed menthol cigs.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:03 PM (Zz0t1)
354
That lady in white in the first video looks like a marshmallow frosty the snowman with the chocolate inside.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 12, 2026 02:03 PM (vhFJq)
355
I'm guessing the run on Cadillac's, KFC, Kools and malt liquor would be impressive, if short lived.
Too bad they can't buy fathers.
Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at June 12, 2026 02:00 PM (MNCvZ)
Rocket Fuel Malt Liquor, Damn!
Posted by: Ghetto Joe at June 12, 2026 02:04 PM (z20w/)
356
The Democratic congresswoman was asked about how reparations would work in practice, and about what host Andrew Gillum said was how the right has made the term reparations so "raggedy, ugly, so unattractive that White liberals are avoiding signing onto it."
Andrew Gillum? THE Andrew Gillum? Failed Florida gubernatorial candidate busted with two gay escorts in a hotel room covered in shit, blood, cum and meth while having a wife and kids at home Andrew Gillum? That Andrew Gillum?
Posted by: He should've disappeared in shame at June 12, 2026 02:04 PM (TbWk/)
357Still voted for his sister... The stupid is strong in this family.
You misunderstand, it's a scam now that she'll be re-elected. The city will settle with her brother for millions.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 02:04 PM (n5tGW)
Prolly correct, but is sure does make it sound futile to me.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 02:04 PM (Jr5Lq)
359
So... did anyone else lose contact with this site? A few others were offline as well, but others weren't.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at June 12, 2026 02:04 PM (1Ff7Z)
360
Man it's hot. It's like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn't take this kind of hot.
Posted by: Botswana Blues at June 12, 2026 02:05 PM (yFLFB)
361
These people are so tiresome.
Posted by: SMH at God's Mercy at June 12, 2026 01:55 PM (ZU22c)
Are you feeling...fatigued?
Posted by: Fatigue may indicate blacktose intolerance at June 12, 2026 02:05 PM (TbWk/)
362
I suspect this is a very small, very radical part of the “black community”. They give a very bad name to anyone who happens to share their race.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 12, 2026 02:05 PM (vhFJq)
363
Civilization requires ethics and morality. When those go, barbarism roots.
Posted by: AnonyBotymousDrivel
I always skipped those techs when playing.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 12, 2026 02:05 PM (DZ9Lv)
364
351 Yes the administration fanned the flames on this, but this reparations stuff keeps bubbling up and I think it's taking root in the victimhood big cities as black communities feel they are being replaced with southern border/Somali/Haitian blacks. They feel overlooked and are losing influence.
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 12, 2026 02:03 PM (OkYzo)
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Ironically, their power within the party is actually increasing because Democrats have pushed the white working class away for more than a decade, all while the great Hispanic hope ends up being a mirage (they thought Hispanics would vote 90-10 D like blacks do...they do not and have been trending Republican for a few years).
And when Talarico loses to Paxton while the black electorate can live in an alternate reality where Crockett would have beaten him....oh boy.
365
I started questioning the numbers out of Africa when I was sent there in 93 and told some 65%, perhaps as high as 80% of the inhabitants had HIV or AIDS. I came back thinking damn probably 75% of Africa is going to die soon. Then they didn't. In fact quite the opposite. Africa continued, despite a huge child mortallity rate, everyone dying of aids, malnutrition/starvation and dieseses out the ass to somehow out pace the entire Americas birthrate and immigration in the last 100 years almost 2 to 1.
In the 1920's Africa and the Americas were almost equal in population according to a couple of Atlas' I have.
Posted by: Reforger at June 12, 2026 02:06 PM (bHWR0)
366
178 No Black Reparations!!!, No Black Votes!!!
Can somebody explain to me how this is a negative?
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convicitions at June 12, 2026 01:26 PM (glnUu)
____________________________
A better way to take the black vote away from Democrats is to remove the vote fraud. I have a very difficult time believing that a majority of blacks are voting at all. I strongly believe that Democrats look at the black vote as a pool of potential votes, and fill out ballots on their behalf (most without their knowledge).
Too many anomalies in cities like Philly, Los Angeles, and even NYC.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 02:06 PM (dIske)
367
I'm going to make a bold statement here:
The past 50 years of minority set-asides, Affirmative Action, DEI, BLM payments, George Floyd payments, etc., have been nothing but reparations and the bill is paid in full.
Posted by: Bonecrusher at June 12, 2026 02:07 PM (JNTt1)
368
Where does the bold statement get taken to? Some female wrestler's hidey-hole? A fancy restaurant for dinner? The woodshed? For a ride?
Posted by: JuJuBee at June 12, 2026 02:07 PM (tM5h4)
369
If reparations happened, watch how quickly you aren't allowed to be trans-racial anymore.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 02:07 PM (n5tGW)
370
329 The Reparations calls are getting louder because the AWFLs are plentiful and there are enough of them to actually get it done.
Slaves back to Africa is more acceptable. Why would they need reparations if they are returned back to their Utopian African Motherland?
Posted by: Frank Barone
======
There were persistent and very loud calls through Biden's presidency.
This is a spike, but otherwise, it's surprisingly quiet, methinks.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films a
______
I think this comically insane ranting about reparations (or saying vile things about whoever the current white boogeyman is, such as Austin Metcalf) is a substitute for the complete lack of any Black Riot Power this year. They have no power to riot, so they rant about stupid shit on TT.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12
Staged violent rights may become rare. Treasury Secretary Bessent and Acting AG Todd Blanche announced recently that their departments will hold NGOs and charities that fund riots will be criminally liable for violations of existing Fed laws. Immediately after this announcement the riots outside the NJ ICE facility stopped.
Posted by: Gref at June 12, 2026 02:07 PM (5rh/l)
371
365 I started questioning the numbers out of Africa when I was sent there in 93 and told some 65%, perhaps as high as 80% of the inhabitants had HIV or AIDS. I came back thinking damn probably 75% of Africa is going to die soon. Then they didn't. In fact quite the opposite. Africa continued, despite a huge child mortallity rate, everyone dying of aids, malnutrition/starvation and dieseses out the ass to somehow out pace the entire Americas birthrate and immigration in the last 100 years almost 2 to 1.
In the 1920's Africa and the Americas were almost equal in population according to a couple of Atlas' I have.
Posted by: Reforger at June 12, 2026 02:06 PM (bHWR0)
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It's not like African nations have incentives to overestimate how many people live there in relation to their ability to take foreign aid dollars, or anything.
372The modern Republican party is about where the Democrats were in the 1990s so the notion that if the Democrats completely failed it could replace them by splitting into makes a lot of sense, however the Democrats can still produce tens of millions of fake votes so they aren't going to go away until that gets resolved
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 01:38 PM (qQHjT)
So you DO understand why we can't pass the SAVE Act. -- GOP Senators
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 02:07 PM (ExV1e)
373
REmember, you will never convince the people seeking reparations via any sort of logic or facts.
These are the same people who believe Karmelo was innocent, that he had a legal right to stab Austin because he "laid hands on him."
You are simply not in the same moral universe as them; it's a whole different code of beliefs and conduct that is completely unAmerican.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 02:08 PM (73/SM)
374
And of course there is "Werewolf" with Joe Estevez.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 01:53 PM (vFG9F)
Ah yes, where they put suspected werewolves in the neo-natal unit. I love that episode! (MST3K)
Posted by: hobbitopoly at June 12, 2026 02:08 PM (k9OZB)
The woman says "we're a critical coalition member. Give us our demands, or we walk."
The GOP base is now the *majority of their fucking coalition* and a large majority of them still can't figure this out.
It's always just "do your worst, we will always forgive and forget. Gotta stop muh Demz."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 12, 2026 02:08 PM (BI5O2)
376
"Would it be 50+ million? 10% of 250 million would be 25 million, and blacks are 13% of the US population."
They said only blacks that have (at least one, two or more?) ancestors that were slaves. Not sure how many that would be. If one just has to be black, then -- I Too, Identify as Black ... I'm feeling oppressed just thinking about it.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 02:08 PM (vbXSk)
377
343 Forget reparations. That crowd looks like it could use some fiber and GLP-1.
Posted by: Vengeance at June 12, 2026 02:01 PM (vhFJq)
They're only obese because of white supremacy and being forced to live in food deserts.
Posted by: Or something equally ridiculous at June 12, 2026 02:08 PM (TbWk/)
378
372 So you DO understand why we can't pass the SAVE Act. -- GOP Senators
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 02:07 PM (ExV1e)
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Senator Tillis write a 15 page letter to the caucus explaining why they shouldn't pass the law.
He co-sponsored the bill.
There are at least 4 GOP senators who will never, ever vote for it (Tillis, Murkowski, Mitch, and Cassidy). Add in Cornyn, and you're at 5.
Assume, just for the sake of argument, that Thune wanted to pass the SAVE Act...how could he?
379Andrew Gillum? THE Andrew Gillum? Failed Florida gubernatorial candidate busted with two gay escorts in a hotel room covered in shit, blood, cum and meth while having a wife and kids at home Andrew Gillum? That Andrew Gillum?
Posted by: He should've disappeared in shame at June 12, 2026 02:04 PM
Ah, but you have heard of me!
Posted by: Andrew Gillum at June 12, 2026 02:09 PM (Wnv9h)
380
Perhaps they could sing King Alpha's song back in their ho-oh-oh-ohmeland.
Posted by: Oglebay at June 12, 2026 02:09 PM (w8dnx)
381
And of course there is "Werewolf" with Joe Estevez.
Posted by: fd at June 12, 2026 01:53 PM (vFG9F)
Ah yes, where they put suspected werewolves in the neo-natal unit. I love that episode! (MST3K)
Posted by: hobbitopoly
"He's stalking the hell outta that gas station."
Posted by: Grudge Harbor at June 12, 2026 02:10 PM (yFLFB)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 02:10 PM (qx7Zg)
383
There will be absolutely no fingerbanging when you are furiously rolling around with and hugging tightly several sweaty guys on the floor.
That would be gay.
==
Get down on the mat with me and we'll wrastle! You see how surprisingly normal it is to be digitally penetrated against your will!
Posted by: Super enthusiastic wrestling coach at June 12, 2026 02:11 PM (anL5R)
384
While we are on the subject, we need reparations from the gays to cover AIDS and all the disease and degeneracy they have caused.
And the Chinese for the wuhan flu
And the muslims for 1500 years of terror
And my fucking neighbor for his damn leaf blower every sunday morning.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 02:11 PM (FPIaX)
385
Andrew Gillum? THE Andrew Gillum? Failed Florida gubernatorial candidate busted with two gay escorts in a hotel room covered in shit, blood, cum and meth while having a wife and kids at home Andrew Gillum? That Andrew Gillum?
Posted by: He should've disappeared in shame at June 12, 2026 02:04 PM (TbWk/)
Yes.
Posted by: Pray The Gay Away at June 12, 2026 02:11 PM (z20w/)
386
So what did our young entrepreneur learn? Never take a risk never invest your money and yeah so presuming the Elder did not just steal the bread for himself they fed a couple kids for a day and lost at on a successful business forever
Posted by: 18-1 at June 12, 2026 01:34 PM (qQHjT)
He learned the wrong thing. He should have learned: buy the oven, and buy a gun. When the village elder comes around stealing, bust a cap in his Commie brain, and make yourself the village elder.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at June 12, 2026 02:12 PM (1z8ji)
387
Staged violent rights may become rare. Treasury Secretary Bessent and Acting AG Todd Blanche announced recently that their departments will hold NGOs and charities that fund riots will be criminally liable for violations of existing Fed laws. Immediately after this announcement the riots outside the NJ ICE facility stopped.
388
Assume, just for the sake of argument, that Thune wanted to pass the SAVE Act...how could he?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 02:09 PM (0OHXL)
"Do as commanded, or else I will support your next primary opponent, cut off your NRSC funds, have you stripped from important committees, kill every single bill you sponsor, and shut off all pork to your State. And Trump will help me destroy you."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 12, 2026 02:12 PM (BI5O2)
389
I can't imagine national reparations ever being enacted, but I wouldn't be surprised if some small crazy woke jurisdiction (Evanston?) tried it, and was then immediately overrun with applicants from outside, to its quick and certain destruction.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 02:12 PM (Jr5Lq)
390
Assume, just for the sake of argument, that Thune wanted to pass the SAVE Act...how could he?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,
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It is his job to know how. You grab them by the balls. I do not know what leverage he would have, but as leader he should have some.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at June 12, 2026 02:13 PM (FPIaX)
391
These are the same people who believe Karmelo was innocent, that he had a legal right to stab Austin because he "laid hands on him."
You are simply not in the same moral universe as them; it's a whole different code of beliefs and conduct that is completely unAmerican.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 02:08 PM (73/SM)
This is similar to certain past civilizations wherein touching or approaching royalty or other certain castes was a death penalty offense. They consider themselves the royalty, the divine caste, offense of which is worthy of death, and they have the God-given right to inflict the punishment for such grievous blasphemy on the spot.
Posted by: Backwards in just about every way at June 12, 2026 02:14 PM (TbWk/)
392
I want restorative hunky justice for my Slovak ancestors being forced to buy staples from the coal baron’s company store!
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at June 12, 2026 02:14 PM (SHDHN)
393 So, we know from Historical records and the Bible, that the Jews were enslaved in Egypt.
Do they get reparations?
Posted by: Romeo13 at June 12, 2026 01:30 PM (mP0Kj)
The 10 plagues seem payback enough, plus drowning Pharoah and his elite troops in the Red Sea. And don’t forget that the Hebrews “borrowed” all sorts of gold, silver, and jewelry from the cowed Egyptians on their way out. God deemed it enough.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 02:14 PM (ZVgZ4)
394
388 "Do as commanded, or else I will support your next primary opponent, cut off your NRSC funds, have you stripped from important committees, kill every single bill you sponsor, and shut off all pork to your State. And Trump will help me destroy you."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 12, 2026 02:12 PM (BI5O2)
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None of these people except Murk are running for re-election.
396Democrat Lawmaker: If You Don't Give Us Reparations, We'll Stop Voting for Democrats
I can say with great authority that this will DEFINATELY bring the races together in harmony and all will be well for eternity............
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:15 PM (Zz0t1)
397
Even if they got reparations, it would not stop there. The next demand would be that their special superior status should be officially enshrined into law.
The US already have huge public debts and deficit, so there is no money for reparations. But this is how propaganda works.
Posted by: PG at June 12, 2026 02:15 PM (5tjvu)
398
The only place on the internet where digital penetration and reparations share a comment thread.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 02:16 PM (n5tGW)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 02:16 PM (Zz0t1)
400
This is similar to certain past civilizations wherein touching or approaching royalty or other certain castes was a death penalty offense. They consider themselves the royalty, the divine caste, offense of which is worthy of death, and they have the God-given right to inflict the punishment for such grievous blasphemy on the spot.
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Excuse me while I mount you and slash your eyes and face with a knife, then try to cut off your head.
Posted by: Super Special Citizen at June 12, 2026 02:16 PM (anL5R)
401
The only place on the internet where digital penetration and reparations share a comment thread.
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reparations would be the government's finger, in your rear, involuntarily. Pretty much the same thing, only a really big finger.
Posted by: Akshually at June 12, 2026 02:18 PM (anL5R)
402
None of these people except Murk are running for re-election.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 02:14 PM (0OHXL)
This year. But being cast into the wilderness and locked out of the caucus can last as long as leadership as wants.
Leadership never does this, because they want these safe seats as a scapegoat for doing what they actually all want.
If they ever wanted different, they'd make them unsafe.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 12, 2026 02:18 PM (BI5O2)
403
Well I want my reparations too. I didn't asked to be born here.
The government can just deposit my 100,000,000 dollars in my bank account. Thanks.
Posted by: Case at June 12, 2026 02:18 PM (+zXtV)
404It is his job to know how. You grab them by the balls. I do not know what leverage he would have, but as leader he should have some.
Leverage? "Vote for the Save Act or we will stop counting the votes in your favor"
Posted by: t-bird at June 12, 2026 02:18 PM (Pu/zx)
405
402 This year. But being cast into the wilderness and locked out of the caucus can last as long as leadership as wants.
Leadership never does this, because they want these safe seats as a scapegoat for doing what they actually all want.
If they ever wanted different, they'd make them unsafe.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 12, 2026 02:18 PM (BI5O2)
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All of them save Murk are out of Congress next year.
406
@398 in a way digital penetration and reparations are related
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 02:20 PM (IiEl1)
407
Are you feeling...fatigued?
Posted by: Fatigue may indicate blacktose intolerance at June 12, 2026 02:05 PM (TbWk/)
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https://youtu.be/faw_hM9ikA0?is=bJ3v51BDSfUVw17g
Posted by: Dirac_Delta at June 12, 2026 02:20 PM (SHDHN)
408
Since none of these blacks have ever been a slave, how are they going to prove it. Most of them don't even know who their fathers are. There is no way to find out. But my great great great grandfather lived across the road from the Rankin House in Ripley Ohio and he had an area for runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. So do i get reparations too for heloing slaves get free?
Posted by: megthered at June 12, 2026 02:21 PM (CV1tN)
409 They're only obese because of white supremacy and being forced to live in food deserts.
Posted by: Or something equally ridiculous at June 12, 2026 02:08 PM (TbWk/)
If they are in a food “desert,” how’d they get so fat? Seems like they’ve been hanging out in a food dessert line.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 02:22 PM (ZVgZ4)
410 In Pennsylvania, Black immigrants—primarily from West and East Africa—make up a large and growing share of the foreign-born population.
Reportedly, Somali population statewide is estimated to be roughly 1,000 to 1,050 individuals.
The Greater Philadelphia metro area is home to an estimated 120,000 Black immigrants, with roughly 50,000 originating directly from Africa. Top Origin Groups: Liberians (the largest African nationality group), Nigerians, Ethiopians, Ghanaians, and Sierra Leoneans.
There are also fast-growing populations from North Africa (e.g., Egypt and Morocco) and Central Africa (e.g., Cameroon).
Pennsylvania is home to an estimated 10,800 to 12,600 Liberian-Americans (and lots of illegals). The vast majority reside in the Greater Philadelphia area, which hosts the second-largest Liberian community in the United States.
African immigrants are highly concentrated in Southwest Philadelphia, followed by West Philadelphia. (DNC Redistricting.)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 02:22 PM (NFX2v)
411
I have friends in Richmond who can absolutely prove it.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 02:25 PM (NFX2v)
412
If they get reparations then we should demand reparation reparations.
At least in our case we will actually have suffered an injury from their raiding the treasury.
Posted by: Thatch at June 12, 2026 02:32 PM (i0077)
Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at June 12, 2026 03:00 PM (Q/FnY)
415
[QUOTE] Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict.[/QUOTE]
Great idea, Reid. Let me help you pack.
Also, about those reparations. What about the many black people who have white ancestors? What percentage of reparations should go to them, since not all their ancestors were slaves? Do people whose ancestors weren’t in America during slavery days, owe reparations? Are immigrant native Africans owed reparations, since they came here voluntarily?
I don’t think you’ve actually thought this through.
Posted by: RebeccaH at June 12, 2026 03:06 PM (VFung)
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at June 12, 2026 03:33 PM (ixS3i)
418
322 Where does digital penetration appear in wrestling? Apparently, it's surprisingly normal. So, in terms of the law, it's going to be very hard to prove anything in court.
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I dunno where you went to school, but we weren't fingerbanging each other on the mats at any meets I was at.
Surprisingly "normal"... I'm guessing you'll get an invite from Garrett to take you camping pretty soon.
Posted by: Um, well you see . . . at June 12, 2026 01:56 PM (anL5R)
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That's not his finger. . . .
Posted by: Bonecrusher at June 12, 2026 03:35 PM (JNTt1)
419
Burn the honky nests until they go to Africa and reparate this country to the ones that built it.
I’m taking a bold statement here.
Posted by: Chunk at June 12, 2026 03:43 PM (9U6Wl)
420
I fully support those who have offered forty acres and mule in West Africa.
Posted by: Goatweed at June 12, 2026 03:43 PM (jK3NL)
421
>Podcaster Larry Reid calls for a "mass exodus" of black Americans to Africa in response to the Karmelo Anthony verdict
WTF. That was literally an _In Living Color_ sketch, the joke being that behind the various Afro-Marxist talking heads the whole thing was sponsored by the KKK.
Posted by: Daniel Ream at June 12, 2026 04:21 PM (LgYtf)
422
139 >>135 The closest Bruce Springsteen got to a decent song was Glory Days. For him, that was probably the first time he managed a boner.
that's so horrible, the corniest, stupidest, drunk guys singalong song.
Posted by: ace
Like any good liberal, he hates normal, middle-class Americans and doesn't understand them at all. That song shows they basically think middle America is Al Bundy and Homer Simpson.
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 12, 2026 06:54 PM (ycI94)
Open Thread
Computer problems. Lot of updating and shutting down.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 12:25 PM (GD0B3)
4
I know you'll never understand
Why I'm fighting til the end.
But I know you'd leave me dying.
You say I need a real friend,
To keep me high and to pretend
That there's no use in trying.
I see a spirit in my sight
Telling me to stand and fight.
But there's nothing left to fight for.
So for all my dreams forever lost.
Never asking for a lot.
The wild will set me free ...
TO WIN A FIRST!
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:25 PM (iFTx/)
>>@DNIGabbard
·
2h
>>Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine.
>>In support of President Trump‘s Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 12:28 PM (viF8m)
27
24 Burn down the entire house and all its contents. Move to another location and start completely over.
Posted by: First world problems demand first world solutions at June 12, 2026 12:28 PM (TbWk/)
At least one person is dead and others were injured in an active shooting situation while the suspect has barricaded themselves inside a building in downtown Midland, Texas, Midland Mayor Lori Blong said in a Friday press conference.
Midland Mayor Lori Blong said there were 11 victims in total.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 12:28 PM (Cqx++)
32
Jiggle it. Just a little jiggle back and forth.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 12:29 PM (n5tGW)
33
30
But a b*tch ain't one.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 12:25 PM (0OHXL)
But a bird is.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:28 PM (Zz0t1)
41 >>In support of President Trump‘s Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 12:28 PM (viF8m)
"And we will nuke them from space, just to be sure."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:29 PM (Zz0t1)
45
So my condensate pump for my central AC took a shit. Right in the middle of the hottest and most humid days of the year so far. Luckily The Blade is pretty handy. Replaced that mofo and the new one is rocking like Dokken.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:30 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Michael Bolton at June 12, 2026 12:30 PM (8XeQo)
51 I can fix it. I got an awesome set of tools.
Posted by: Reforger at June 12, 2026 12:29 PM (bHWR0)
Missed opportunity for a Jeff Spicoli sock.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:31 PM (Zz0t1)
52
So in the open thread we're supposed to talk about computer problems😉
O.k. I Hate flat laptop keyboards. . I prefer flat mechanical keyboards
Posted by: Really? at June 12, 2026 12:31 PM (Nx5jP)
53
Sweet. So, I may have reached a RECORD in the number of things I dislike happening all at once!
Midnight, I had on PBS (1) Detroit (2) turned into Christianne Amanpour (3) who had on a former French (4) Prime Minister (5 -Parliamentary system) giving us Europe's (6) and the G7's (7) opinions (8 - like I give a crap) on President Trump, Israel, Iran (9) and Schrodinger's ceasefire and peace talks (10).
That was a lot of things I hate in one place all at once...
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:32 PM (NFX2v)
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Every time a retail store tells me they're having problems with their computers, I always tell them to blame me, the programmer. I own it, to atone for a lifetime of coding sins and major fuckups.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 12:33 PM (Jr5Lq)
65 The computer froze with the busty lesbian website open.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 12:33 PM (rqNGS)
@FoxNews
·
2h
BREAKING: Trump blasts leaked Iranian deal terms, saying US is dealing with 'very dishonorable people' who 'better get their act together
Posted by: Don Black at June 12, 2026 12:33 PM (ZxPkt)
the TikTok I posted is amusing.
Posted by: ace at June 12, 2026 12:32 PM (1wjle)
I 'could' link some tiktoks that are more interesting... but they are not exactly according to community guidelines.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 12, 2026 12:34 PM (mPXxA)
68In support of President Trump‘s Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted.
Most of them are probably researching various livestock diseases. Those are, after all, a global problem of vital importance to everyone.
Root out the ones that are deliberately trying to make those livestock diseases transmissible to humans, and leave the legit agricultural functions alone.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 12, 2026 12:34 PM (vJrRc)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at June 12, 2026 12:30 PM (Oq/TM)
__________
Heliograph
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 12:31 PM
Ooooo, getting fancy are we... ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at June 12, 2026 12:34 PM (Oq/TM)
70
It's time we abandon the computer fad and return to the old ways.
Posted by: Weasel at June 12, 2026 12:29 PM
Consult flounder for exactly which old ways and how many.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 12:34 PM (eLjOt)
71
Entertainment,
The View's Ana Navarro reveals 'several issues' she wants to ask JD Vance about in upcoming interview
Navarro said she doesn't want the interview to "turn into some free-for-all for the sake of creating a moment for him so that he can go out and sell books."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:34 PM (NFX2v)
72
It's not exactly Alexis de Toqueville, but I am really digging all the foreign tourists here for the World Cup reacting to an actual culture.
Posted by: tankdemon at June 12, 2026 12:34 PM (Hd1lH)
73
But is it the computer. Or, you know, the, um, blog?
Posted by: NCKate at June 12, 2026 12:34 PM (uQzkA)
74
Biggest computer problem today: astronomical RAM prices.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 12:35 PM (Jr5Lq)
75
Hey, Pudinhead, long time no see. I take it that means that you’re enjoying retirement.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 12:35 PM (77rzZ)
76For the moment, on TikTok, the very subtle political messaging in almost every "entertainment" slop content.
Posted by: Ace at 12:24 PM
Don't forget the commercials where every white male is a blithering f*cking idiot and either the woman or black person in the commercial is smart, articulate and a wealthy person because they're just better at everything imaginable.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:35 PM (Zz0t1)
First giy is nuts.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 12:26 PM
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 12:35 PM (Wnv9h)
82
> O.k. I Hate flat laptop keyboards. . I prefer flat mechanical keyboards
I bought a Keychron Q11 keyboard. I highly recommend it. It feels great to type on. I have broad shoulders, so the ability to place the two halves of the keyboard so I can sit naturally and type is a game changer.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 12:36 PM (mkw2N)
83
"A senior administration official laid out key components of the deal with Iran to @NewsNation:
➤ Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile will be destroyed.
➤ Long-term commitment that Iran cannot procure a nuclear weapon.
➤ Meaningful inspection process.
➤ Iran cannot fund terrorist groups.
➤ The Strait of Hormuz will be open.
➤ Iran’s assets will not be unfrozen until Iran meets its commitments"
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 12:36 PM (GD0B3)
84
Speaking of investing, I know Broadway musicals are risky, but this was from Deadline. How could it not make a few billion?
"Slam Frank, the critically acclaimed and provocative new musical that reimagines Anne Frank’s story “through an intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop lens,” will begin a limited engagement Off Broadway this September.
The musical, directed by Sam LaFrage, played to sold out houses during its developmental presentation at Asylum NYC. - lol - appropriate place
Inspired by a viral Twitter thread that asked, “Did Anne Frank ever acknowledge her white privilege?”, Slam Frank imagines what happens when a progressive community theater company decides to transform Anne Frank’s story into an intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop musical. Producers describe the musical as “part satire, part reckoning, all conversation-starter.”"
When our side finally loses it and goes ape-shit, I volunteer for execution committee.
85
Shockingly, I was allocated almost 200 shares of Rocket Man stock at the IPO price. Thought maybe I would get maybe 10.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:36 PM (iFTx/)
86 Don't forget the commercials where every white male is a blithering f*cking idiot and either the woman or black person in the commercial is smart, articulate and a wealthy person because they're just better at everything imaginable.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:35 PM (Zz0t1)
Ooo ooo, and all the Truvada commercials that contain at least one presumptively straight woman to remind you that AIDS isn't just a gay disease.
Posted by: Mostly on streaming services at June 12, 2026 12:36 PM (TbWk/)
87
22 Open thread, so…BOOBS!
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 12:27 PM (77rzZ)
I knew I could depend on you to bring up the really important topics.
Posted by: tankdemon at June 12, 2026 12:36 PM (Hd1lH)
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at June 12, 2026 12:37 PM (NZIuw)
89The View's Ana Navarro reveals 'several issues' she wants to ask JD Vance about in upcoming interview
Navarro said she doesn't want the interview to "turn into some free-for-all for the sake of creating a moment for him so that he can go out and sell books."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:34 PM (NFX2v)
Seem you've misspelled "eat him like a whole hog at the Big Pig Jig in Georgia."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:37 PM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Pudinhead at June 12, 2026 12:37 PM (1D2Ie)
93
It's time we abandon the computer fad and return to the old ways.
Posted by: Weasel at June 12, 2026 12:29 PM (PVV5z)
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Hilarious obscene graffiti on the Colosseum?
94The View's Ana Navarro reveals 'several issues' she wants to ask JD Vance about in upcoming interview
Navarro said she doesn't want the interview to "turn into some free-for-all for the sake of creating a moment for him so that he can go out and sell books."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day
... so she's going to deliberately create the circumstances under which it will become a free-for-all?
Does she comprehend the meaning of the words and phrases she emits from her mouth? Or does she just say the most euphonic syllables, regardless of meaning?
Posted by: FeatherBlade at June 12, 2026 12:37 PM (vJrRc)
At least one person is dead and others were injured in an active shooting situation while the suspect has barricaded themselves inside a building in downtown Midland, Texas, Midland Mayor Lori Blong said in a Friday press conference.
Midland Mayor Lori Blong said there were 11 victims in total.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Kill the villains.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:38 PM (P4ocI)
96
1870's level technology seems about right.
Posted by: Weasel at June 12, 2026 12:31 PM (PVV5z)
Getting together in a Public House, face to face !
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 12:38 PM (GD0B3)
97
93 It's time we abandon the computer fad and return to the old ways.
Posted by: Weasel at June 12, 2026 12:29 PM (PVV5z)
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Hilarious obscene graffiti on the Colosseum?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 12, 2026 12:37 PM (gnNyN)
"Cassius is a fag!"
Posted by: Some things never change at June 12, 2026 12:38 PM (TbWk/)
98
I had a fun day of not working yesterday after installing the new Mac OS so I would recommend doing that when you have a few days to not use your computer or waiting a little bit ... or forever
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 12, 2026 12:38 PM (j+aD2)
99
Speaking of investing, I know Broadway musicals are risky, but this was from Deadline. How could it not make a few billion?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 12, 2026 12:36 PM (Sco7b)
___________
These types of investments are some combo of money laundering and rich guys who want a vanity investment to open social doors for them -- and give them easy access to girls (and boys) -- but don't expect to make any money, and know they will probably lose it.
Same reason guys "invest" in bars and nightclubs.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (iFTx/)
100Iran’s assets will not be unfrozen until Iran meets its commitments
Well, that'll be never. More important for the IRCG is whether their asses will be unfrozen.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (qx7Zg)
101
I bought a Keychron Q11 keyboard. I highly recommend it. It feels great to type on. I have broad shoulders, so the ability to place the two halves of the keyboard so I can sit naturally and type is a game changer.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 12:36 PM (mkw2N)
IBM M 101. Accept no substitutes. This one was built in 1991.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (mPXxA)
103
Spielberg has a new movie out? Looks like ass.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (iFTx/)
104
Did TikTok have these problems when it was owned by the Chinese? Or only since we "Americanized" it?
Posted by: T at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (EIAXC)
105
Remember the Scottish lass who whipped out a hatchet and a knife to defend herself and her sister from the 'migrants,' and was condemned as a racist for her troubles?
The migrants were just convicted of assaulting her and her sister.
The attack occurred ON CAMERA and the police lied about it to protect the migrants.
106
Navarro said she doesn't want the interview to "turn into some free-for-all for the sake of creating a moment for him so that he can go out and sell books."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:34 PM (NFX2v)
Priming the pump. Sounds like they expect him to be tough to handle. So now either way he "loses".
Gets beat down, everyone laughs at him forever.
Beats them down like rented hippos he's "just trying to sell books".
Microsoft’s monthly update included 206 fixes for flaws in everything from Windows to Office to Exchange Server, not to mention three zero-days.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Mint update this morning took less than 3 minutes.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (P4ocI)
108
I posted earlier about the vigil last night for Billy Schmidt who was murdered in west-of-Broad South Philly - one of the nicest parts - by two yutes
for no reason bc they only took his phone which was all he had and then they tossed it. they just wanted to shoot and kill a White boy.
Anyway they caught one of them
he's 14.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 12, 2026 12:40 PM (j+aD2)
109
Coolest thing about window 11 is they stopped updating 10. There is a Linux conversion in my future but I gotta get the fan and battery and screen problems figured out on this old laptop.
It makes a very heavy metal grinding noise too and the keyboard is bulging a little. I think its memory is growing.
My next computer is going to be a ground up build.
Posted by: Reforger at June 12, 2026 12:40 PM (bHWR0)
110
100 Iran’s assets will not be unfrozen until Iran meets its commitments
Well, that'll be never. More important for the IRCG is whether their asses will be unfrozen.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (qx7Zg)
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But an anonymous source from Iran told CNN that Trump pinky promised to give them the state of Alabama in exchange for opening the strait.
That's definitely what Trump would do. I mean, after two months of him just giving Iran everything like $300 billion just to come to the negotiating table (which didn't happen), what else can we believe?
111
Tennis players are tougher than most soccer players. Soccer is gay
Tennis had John McEnroe who could still today at 67 beat up Messi. And McEnroe was never that tough
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 12:40 PM (ugElV)
112
105 Remember the Scottish lass who whipped out a hatchet and a knife to defend herself and her sister from the 'migrants,' and was condemned as a racist for her troubles?
The migrants were just convicted of assaulting her and her sister.
The attack occurred ON CAMERA and the police lied about it to protect the migrants.
This has been happening for years.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (Kdi1r)
You just hate cops.
Posted by: Heavy heavy sarcasm at June 12, 2026 12:40 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 12:41 PM (oY6Yp)
116
These types of investments are some combo of money laundering and rich guys who want a vanity investment to open social doors for them -- and give them easy access to girls (and boys) -- but don't expect to make any money, and know they will probably lose it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (iFTx/)
BUT it's an intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop musical ABOUT ANNE FRANK!!!!
117
t's time we abandon the computer fad and return to the old ways.
Posted by: Weasel at June 12, 2026 12:29 PM (PVV5z)
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Hilarious obscene graffiti on the Colosseum?
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 12, 2026 12:37 PM (gnNyN)
Cicero is a vituperous mule-driver!
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 12:41 PM (GD0B3)
118
I posted earlier about the vigil last night for Billy Schmidt who was murdered in west-of-Broad South Philly - one of the nicest parts - by two yutes
for no reason bc they only took his phone which was all he had and then they tossed it. they just wanted to shoot and kill a White boy.
Anyway they caught one of them
he's 14.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 12, 2026 12:40 PM (j+aD2)
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Odds that was some kind of gang initiation? High.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:41 PM (iFTx/)
119
> IBM M 101. Accept no substitutes. This one was built in 1991.
I do like how they sound and feel, but I prefer my split keyboard.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 12:41 PM (mkw2N)
120Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine.
I remember being told that US funded biolabs in Ukraine were a paranoid fantasy and that merely talking about it was the same as pledging my soul and fortune to Putin.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 12:41 PM (rbvCR)
121
>>➤ Long-term commitment that Iran cannot procure a nuclear weapon.
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That would have to be an "infinite" commitment for my liking.
Posted by: Frasier Crane at June 12, 2026 12:42 PM (bNf8H)
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (iFTx/)
How DARE you not question your faith because he made a movie!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:42 PM (Zz0t1)
125
108 I posted earlier about the vigil last night for Billy Schmidt who was murdered in west-of-Broad South Philly - one of the nicest parts - by two yutes
for no reason bc they only took his phone which was all he had and then they tossed it. they just wanted to shoot and kill a White boy.
Anyway they caught one of them
he's 14.
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 12, 2026 12:40 PM
Death Penalty, I do not care how old.
You willfully take another human life you forfeit yours.
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at June 12, 2026 12:42 PM (Oq/TM)
126
Been using my phone as a mobile hotspot since moving out to the boonies. Only get signal if I point the phone towards the west.
Starlink will be set up sometime in the next few days. Just shipped yesterday.
Posted by: SMH at God's mercy at June 12, 2026 12:42 PM (+pe+z)
127
These types of investments are some combo of money laundering and rich guys who want a vanity investment to open social doors for them -- and give them easy access to girls (and boys) -- but don't expect to make any money, and know they will probably lose it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (iFTx/)
BUT it's an intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop musical ABOUT ANNE FRANK!!!!
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 12, 2026 12:41 PM (Sco7b)
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That will attract the rich queens like flies to shit ....
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:43 PM (iFTx/)
128
The old ways. I call dibs on the carrier pigeon concession.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 12:43 PM (5P5DO)
129
I do like how they sound and feel, but I prefer my split keyboard.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 12:41 PM (mkw2N)
The sound and feel is awesome, but I also like the size (rimshot.) AND the number pad. The stuff is spread out so you do not feel like you are clenching your shoulders typing. Which I guess is part of the point with the split keyboard, but I still like the number pad.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 12, 2026 12:43 PM (mPXxA)
130
Computers are like tires. Planned obsolescence.
Microsoft’s monthly update included 206 fixes for flaws in everything from Windows to Office to Exchange Server, not to mention three zero-days.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.
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Mint update this morning took less than 3 minutes.
Posted by: Braenyard
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I think the total number of updates/patches for linux is about the same as Microsoft. But Microsoft's update program blows chunks since Windows 7 and has always been a resource hungry and ill behaved program that often just stops working on updates.
Linux, almost always runs updates in a sane and fast fashion. The only problem sometimes is usually related to outside repositories.
Never had issues with Apple updates either except when they no longer allow an update and security patches in order to force you to buy new hardware.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 12:43 PM (E4rtv)
132A trillion dollars. LOL. It's surreal.
Posted by: actually inside the beltway at June 12, 2026 12:42 PM (S8cdb)
Dammit.
Posted by: Amber Heard at June 12, 2026 12:44 PM (X+NGn)
133
Spielberg has a new movie out? Looks like ass.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:39 PM (iFTx/)
How DARE you not question your faith because he made a movie!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:42 PM (Zz0t1)
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Isn't it an alien movie? I dunno, I saw a poster for it on the subway today. Zero interest but I'll watch it when it comes out on 4K.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:44 PM (iFTx/)
134It makes a very heavy metal grinding noise too and the keyboard is bulging a little. I think its memory is growing.
The battery is about to light on fire.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:44 PM (Zz0t1)
135
128 The old ways. I call dibs on the carrier pigeon concession.
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 12:43 PM (5P5DO)
Yeah but for local distribution I'll have the hollow log percussion business locked down.
Posted by: The drums stopped...uh oh at June 12, 2026 12:44 PM (TbWk/)
136
Why would JD Vance sit down for an interview with Anna fat pig Navarro?? Fricking waste of time
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 12:44 PM (ugElV)
140
Also this idea it's not going to be a "free for all" seems like their excuse to shut Vance up the moment he starts blowing apart their scripted bs.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 12:45 PM (eLjOt)
141
83 "Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile will be destroyed"
We're missing a real opportunity to sell it to the Russians.
Posted by: Cankles at June 12, 2026 12:45 PM (Hd1lH)
142
The View's Ana Navarro reveals 'several issues' she wants to ask JD Vance about in upcoming interview
Navarro said she doesn't want the interview to "turn into some free-for-all for the sake of creating a moment for him so that he can go out and sell books."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:34 PM (NFX2v)
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This cracks me up. Navarro truly is about as obtuse as they come. This is a fundamental "crossover" appearance for Vance's future presidential campaign. He's planting a seed in this interview. I suspect he's going to portray himself exactly opposite of how the media has tried to describe him giving the viewers of the View pause. It's not going to change many minds, but that's not the purpose. It's exposure out beyond Trump's coat tails.
I am surprised that the play callers for the Left didn't shut this down before the first press release.
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 12:45 PM (dIske)
143
So, speaking of the old ways — longbow or crossbow?
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 12:45 PM (77rzZ)
144
One thing on the spielburg movie: is it a god for earth or a god for the universe? *bong hit*
He's GOD. Ergo, Universe.
That is the stupidest existential question I have ever heard.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 12, 2026 12:45 PM (mPXxA)
145
The video at the top reminds me of almost every single Law and Order episode of the later years.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 12:45 PM (ZVgZ4)
146
What was someone saying the other day about a movie with a scene so offensive they couldn't believe the actress agreed to do it? I thought it was the Spielberg one but that just came out
But an anonymous source from Iran told CNN that Trump pinky promised to give them the state of Alabama in exchange for opening the strait.
That's definitely what Trump would do. I mean, after two months of him just giving Iran everything like $300 billion just to come to the negotiating table (which didn't happen), what else can we believe?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,
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@trump_repost - 2h
The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing.
What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement on having a deal, bears no relation to the truth. Very dishonorable people to deal with. With them, there is no such thing as dealing in good faith.
AMAZING! Also, their totally rebuffed Drone attack last night against Indian Ships leaving the Hormuz Strait is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. They better get their act together, and FAST! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:46 PM (P4ocI)
150
131 Yes, I get many patches for Debian Trixie throughout the month, but they're all brief to install.
Supposedly Anthropic's AI unveiled a bunch of vulns, and MS and other big software companies had a couple months to work on them exclusively, so expect heavier patch volume for a while.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 12:46 PM (Jr5Lq)
151
Why would JD Vance sit down for an interview with Anna fat pig Navarro??
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He was rock and Rubio paper ?
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 12:47 PM (GD0B3)
152
146 What was someone saying the other day about a movie with a scene so offensive they couldn't believe the actress agreed to do it? I thought it was the Spielberg one but that just came out
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 12:46 PM (eLjOt)
Huh. There have been a few movies that might meet that bar.
Hell, they made Human Centipede and the Serbian Film, for fuck's sake.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 12, 2026 12:47 PM (mPXxA)
153Everybody get their SpaceX stock today?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 12:46 PM (XV/Pl)
I'm sure I heard Elric say he was going to share his with everyone.
Posted by: far cry at June 12, 2026 12:47 PM (X+NGn)
154
The video at the top reminds me of almost every single Law and Order episode of the later years.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 12:45 PM (ZVgZ4)
Who you tellin?
Posted by: E. Jean Carrol at June 12, 2026 12:47 PM (Kdi1r)
155
Isn't it an alien movie? I dunno, I saw a poster for it on the subway today. Zero interest but I'll watch it when it comes out on 4K.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:44 PM (iFTx/)
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Critical Drinker was not kind in his review.
156
The best way to put i-ran "peace MOU" rumors to rest is to release its text.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 12:48 PM (GD0B3)
157
85 Shockingly, I was allocated almost 200 shares of Rocket Man stock at the IPO price. Thought maybe I would get maybe 10.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:36 PM (iFTx/)
I'm staying away from SPCX for now. There should be ETFs trading next week that are leveraged and move at 2x the underlying stock price. Those should be fun.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 12, 2026 12:48 PM (iaLEd)
158
""Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile will be destroyed"
We're missing a real opportunity to sell it to the Russians."
How does one "destroy" uranium?
F Russia; let's keep it for ourselves.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 12:48 PM (Jr5Lq)
159
156 The best way to put i-ran "peace MOU" rumors to rest is to release its text.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 12:48 PM (GD0B3)
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It's to ignore them because they're inbred morons and liars that people have unquestionably believed for months now despite none of what they've said have come true.
160
Inspired by a viral Twitter thread that asked, “Did Anne Frank ever acknowledge her white privilege?”, Slam Frank imagines what happens when a progressive community theater company decides to transform Anne Frank’s story into an intersectional, multiethnic, genderqueer, Afro-Latin hip-hop musical. Producers describe the musical as “part satire, part reckoning, all conversation-starter.”"
When our side finally loses it and goes ape-shit, I volunteer for execution committee.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at June 12, 2026 12:36 PM (Sco7b)
Hmmmm...sounds like the plot of "The Producers". Make more money with a failure than with a success.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 12, 2026 12:48 PM (5xuJ/)
161
Why would JD Vance sit down for an interview with Anna fat pig Navarro??
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He was rock and Rubio paper ?
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 12:47 PM (GD0B3)
Vance is going to scissor Anna Navarro?
Didn't have that on my 2026 bingo card, even if she does weigh more than a couch.
162 The video at the top reminds me of almost every single Law and Order episode of the later years.
No, it's far too subtle.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 12:49 PM (Riz8t)
163
147 Everybody get their SpaceX stock today?
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 12:46 PM
Got mine. :-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at June 12, 2026 12:49 PM (Oq/TM)
164
93 It's time we abandon the computer fad and return to the old ways.
Posted by: Weasel at June 12, 2026 12:29 PM (PVV5z)
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Hilarious obscene graffiti on the Colosseum?
romanes eunt domus!
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 12:49 PM (oY6Yp)
165
Isn't it an alien movie? I dunno, I saw a poster for it on the subway today. Zero interest but I'll watch it when it comes out on 4K.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:44 PM (iFTx/)
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Critical Drinker was not kind in his review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWnP8RdRrmM
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at June 12, 2026 12:48 PM (gnNyN)
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He's been hit or miss, though. And too many spoilers. So I usually just avoid. I never go to the movies so I'll just wait the 4 days until it's out on bluray.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:49 PM (iFTx/)
166It makes a very heavy metal grinding noise too and the keyboard is bulging a little. I think its memory is growing.
The battery is about to light on fire.
Seriously, if there's a battery inside, I'd check that out. I don't know why a keyboard would bulge if it's not a battery. Is it in direct sunlight?
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 12:50 PM (mkw2N)
>>I've read that the first 2/3 is a real banger, old school Spielberg entertainment, but then the final 1/3 is talky and bogged down in explanations.
When Grace Randolph is offended by the AntiChrist themes in your movie, you have jumped the literal shark.
In this case, it's an apt metaphor for Spielberg.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 12:50 PM (XV/Pl)
168
For the moment, on TikTok, the very subtle political messaging in almost every "entertainment" slop content.
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Almost every TikTok video which I encounter, further convinces me that I am completely out of touch with contemporary society. Curiously, I do not feel left out.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 12, 2026 12:50 PM (XeU6L)
If he agreed to pay just 80% of that as a wealth tax to the EU, the EU government could use its efficient operating experience to fund bicycles with solar panels attached to them for over 40 residents of the Netherlands
Why the resentment ?
Just tax the EU's trillionaires. I guy who started SpaceEU.
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 12:50 PM (RHGPo)
170
It's to ignore them because they're inbred morons and liars that people have unquestionably believed for months now despite none of what they've said have come true.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 12:48 PM (0OHXL)
171
How does one "destroy" uranium?
F Russia; let's keep it for ourselves.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 12:48 PM (Jr5Lq)
I think it was ours to begin with.
Posted by: Reforger at June 12, 2026 12:51 PM (bHWR0)
172 So my condensate pump for my central AC took a shit. Right in the middle of the hottest and most humid days of the year so far. Luckily The Blade is pretty handy. Replaced that mofo and the new one is rocking like Dokken.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
The split unit in Junior-ette's room above the garage is freezing up again. Had a slow leak that got 'fixed' last year. Probably same location, or another leak making the freon low and causing the freezing. Really wish we could go back to R-12 systems so I could fix it myself.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at June 12, 2026 12:51 PM (QVmho)
173
My next computer is going to be a ground up build.
Posted by: Reforger
There is one year grace period for those on Windows 10 that either allowed online backup or paid $25 bucks or something. But, there is a company that installs security patches (not upgrades, etc.) for old windows versions that goes back to at least Windows 7. The problem there is that you have to either use unsupported unsafe browsers or something like Supermium or the Firefox analog. If you are still running 32 bit machines, you are now pretty much SOL unless you pick one of the dwindling number of Linux distros specifically for it.
I got a circa 2000 BX2 running Debian Trixie, barely, in order to remove data from a hard drive--windows 98 would no longer boot nor install. That was last summer and was the last Debian Linux 32 bit version.
As soon as the insane prices for new hardware go away, I will be building one that has enough umph to run containers and get rid of my history museum of computers that still run specific useful programs that I don't want to pay to upgrade.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 12:51 PM (E4rtv)
174
TikTok is the main reason why everyone under 30 hates Israel. All the Pallywood shit produced had a yuuuge impact.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 12:51 PM (cZDTf)
175
I'd be interested in watching "Disclosure Day," except the trailers make it look like not worth watching.
Didn't have that on my 2026 bingo card, even if she does weigh more than a couch.
so... not a witch, then?
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 12:52 PM (oY6Yp)
177
Shockingly, I was allocated almost 200 shares of Rocket Man stock at the IPO price. Thought maybe I would get maybe 10.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:36 PM (iFTx/)
I'm staying away from SPCX for now. There should be ETFs trading next week that are leveraged and move at 2x the underlying stock price. Those should be fun.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 12, 2026 12:48 PM (iaLEd)
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I wouldn't buy it at market now, but at 135? No-brainer. I'm not as bullish on the stock overall as a lot of people, but I never pass up a chance to buy at IPO price, no matter the stock. Sure, some end up as losers, but some hit really big and overall you will make a nice profit if you just buy them all.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:52 PM (iFTx/)
178
"Biggest computer problem today: astronomical RAM prices."
I recall paying (iirc) $40 for another 2 MB, so I could better play my Falcon flight sim. So in that sense, RAM is cheap now (per MB) .. but yeah, I've heard prices have gone up, I assume because AI gobbles it all up.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 12:52 PM (vbXSk)
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152 146 What was someone saying the other day about a movie with a scene so offensive they couldn't believe the actress agreed to do it? I thought it was the Spielberg one but that just came out
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 12:46 PM (eLjOt)
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I'd need more information to make a guess. Hell, I'm still trying to wash my brain out from inadvertantly watching "Bone Tomahawk" one night. The difference there, of course, is that Kurt Russell was likely laughing when they made that scene, or someone on the crew whispered "make a wish."
Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 12:52 PM (dIske)
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151 Why would JD Vance sit down for an interview with Anna fat pig Navarro??
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One cannot win if he does not go into the lion's den.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:53 PM (P4ocI)
181
President Boasberg has not yet reviewed the agreement Pakistan has brokered between America and Iran, so hold off on celebrating.
Also, those morons who believed the terms Iran leaked earlier might want to quickly review their opinions.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 12, 2026 12:53 PM (c/v/O)
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 12:53 PM (qx7Zg)
183Why would JD Vance sit down for an interview with Anna fat pig Navarro??
Chubby chasing?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:53 PM (Zz0t1)
184
It says a lot about the times we live in where the worlds of business and politics are dominated by two singular, once-in-a-century type men: Elon Musk and Donald Trump.
It's impossible for me to even think of a close second to either of them - either domestically or internationally - in their respective spheres of influence.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 12, 2026 12:53 PM (iaLEd)
187
The split unit in Junior-ette's room above the garage is freezing up again. Had a slow leak that got 'fixed' last year. Probably same location, or another leak making the freon low and causing the freezing. Really wish we could go back to R-12 systems so I could fix it myself.
Posted by: BifBewalski
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The whole ozone hole was simply a scam for Dupont to replace R-12 with a new patented version R-134 IRC. Hole appears related to something else as it is still appearing and then disappearing. So the newest scam was trying to push out existing systems because gasp, global warming requiring us to either go back to flammable refrigerants or some new Frankenstein high pressure system.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 12:54 PM (E4rtv)
188
Why would a movie make someone question their faith? Spielberg is just being an a-hole.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 12:54 PM (n5tGW)
189
Iran just posted this. I don't know just how to interpret it but it doesn't seem all peace, love, and understanding.
https://tinyurl.com/2na5mazw
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 12:54 PM (ndZc7)
191
Why would JD Vance sit down for an interview with Anna fat pig Navarro??
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He was rock and Rubio paper ?
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 12:47 PM (GD0B3)
Vance is going to scissor Anna Navarro?
Didn't have that on my 2026 bingo card, even if she does weigh more than a couch.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 12:49 PM (Kdi1r)
He's been selected to stick the apple in her mouth for the next luau.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 12:54 PM (qx7Zg)
192
Chubby chasing?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:53 PM (Zz0t1)
More cushion for the pushin'.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 12, 2026 12:55 PM (mPXxA)
193
With the exception of the occasional TV show, I've ignored Pedowood for a decade. Seems to be the right move.
Who gives a shit about what "entertains" some pedo fag scumfuck anus diving gloryhole bandit?
Posted by: ballistic at June 12, 2026 12:55 PM (oqH4h)
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188 Why would a movie make someone question their faith? Spielberg is just being an a-hole.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 12:54 PM (n5tGW)
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He's trying to gin up headlines because Disclosure Day was tracking really badly. It cost about $120 million.
Thursday previews last night indicate a $35 million opening weekend is about what it'll get in the US. If it does decently overseas, it could crawl to the break even point by the end of a two month theatrical run, but it's doubtful.
196
Trillion is an unfathomable number…. I mean if Elon would give me $10M I could retire in luxury and never work another day
$10M more than the vast majority of folks will earn in a lifetime and it’s just one ten thousandth of a percent of a trillion dollars
It’s less than pennies under the couch cushions for Musk. It boggles the mind
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 12:56 PM (ugElV)
197
An ongoing shooting incident in Midland, Texas? Condolences to the multiple victims, but Midland?!
Possible motive might be sheer boredom, because Midland, Texas.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 12:56 PM (ZVgZ4)
198
"a movie with a scene so offensive they couldn't believe the actress agreed to do it?"
201
Really wish we could go back to R-12 systems so I could fix it myself.
Posted by: BifBewalski
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The whole ozone hole was simply a scam for Dupont to replace R-12 with a new patented version R-134 IRC. Hole appears related to something else as it is still appearing and then disappearing. So the newest scam was trying to push out existing systems because gasp, global warming requiring us to either go back to flammable refrigerants or some new Frankenstein high pressure system.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 12:54 PM (E4rtv)
Now, let's do the Y2K panic of 1999-2000. And after that, the COVID panic.
(I'm still trying to figure out what good came out of that last one)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 12, 2026 12:57 PM (iaLEd)
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198 "a movie with a scene so offensive they couldn't believe the actress agreed to do it?"
"The Brown Bunny."
"Irreversible."
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 12:56 PM (Jr5Lq)
Posted by: tankdemon at June 12, 2026 12:58 PM (Hd1lH)
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204 News from Minneapolis. A Lesbian couple moved to Minneapolis, and their moving truck was stolen.
https://tinyurl.com/2y26pwhn+
That's some Welcome Wagon.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 12:57 PM (qx7Zg)
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"This is just reparations, and it's fine. They can steal and steal and steal from us until we're just trash in a gutter. And it still won't be enough because we owned them as slaves."
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IMO, SPCX will sell for $85 before it sells above $220, imo (mirror percentage moves).
We owned SATS, which owns 3% of SPCX, for the last year and sold it yesterday. Will buy SPCX when the price is more reasonable.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 12, 2026 12:58 PM (Sroko)
210
200 198 "a movie with a scene so offensive they couldn't believe the actress agreed to do it?"
"The Brown Bunny."
"Irreversible."
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 12:56 PM (Jr5Lq)
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"I may not always be fat, but you'll always be the director of The Brown Bunny."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 12:57 PM (0OHXL)
The man got a blow job, on camera, from Chloe Sevigny. Lots of people go to Hollywood and don't even get that.
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 12:59 PM (GD0B3)
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210 "I may not always be fat, but you'll always be the director of The Brown Bunny."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 12:57 PM (0OHXL)
The man got a blow job, on camera, from Chloe Sevigny. Lots of people go to Hollywood and don't even get that.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026 12:58 PM (xcxpd)
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And then Ebert gave it 3 stars when it got it's post-Cannes release!
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I strongly suspect that Vance gets given the jobs that Trump wants done for some reason, but which nobody else wants to do because they stink. Like talking to Navarro.
Some people complain about some of the statements he makes at times, but I'll guarantee that every public statement he makes is vetted by Trump first.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 12, 2026 12:59 PM (edUvp)
Posted by: LASue at June 12, 2026 12:59 PM (lCppi)
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Posted by: Orson at June 12, 2026 12:52 PM (dIske)
Well I thought they were saying offensive to Christians since it was in the discussion about Disclosure Diary. It was only like two days ago. Eh I guess no one really reads the comments. It explains so much.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026 12:57 PM (xcxpd)
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*flips off the audience for 90 straight minutes*
-Harmony Korine
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 12:57 PM (0OHXL)
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We owned SATS, which owns 3% of SPCX, for the last year and sold it yesterday. Will buy SPCX when the price is more reasonable.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 12, 2026 12:58 PM (Sroko)
Look at Peter Lynch here !
Posted by: runner at June 12, 2026 01:00 PM (GD0B3)
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212 Movie trailers are mostly awful these days. No longer teasers but condensed versions of the entire movie.
Posted by: Ordinary American at June 12, 2026 12:58 PM (fZiTB)
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It's long been known by movie marketers that that's how you actually drum up interest in the wider audience.
You have to tell them what they're going to see.
The trailers that are really just vague teasers don't gin up nearly as much interest.
Zemeckis knew this in the 90s, which is why Cast Away's trailer goes all the way to the end.
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Don't forget the commercials where every white male is a blithering f*cking idiot and either the woman or black person in the commercial is smart, articulate and a wealthy person because they're just better at everything imaginable.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:35 PM (Zz0t1)
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That crap has been bugging me for 40 years. If white males were half the monsters the left makes us out to be, the producers of said crap would be worm food.
Posted by: Bonecrusher at June 12, 2026 01:00 PM (JNTt1)
222romanes eunt domus!
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 12:49 PM
"People called Romans they go the 'ouse?!"
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 01:00 PM (Wnv9h)
223
The elaborate big-effort but ultimately futile and sad attempts at 1st-ing are the best kind.
Posted by: banana Dream at June 12, 2026 01:00 PM (3uBP9)
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And then Ebert gave it 3 stars when it got it's post-Cannes release!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 12:59 PM (0OHXL)
Roger Ebert was a pissy little bitch and not very good at film criticism.
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I recall paying (iirc) $40 for another 2 MB, so I could better play my Falcon flight sim. So in that sense, RAM is cheap now (per MB) .. but yeah, I've heard prices have gone up, I assume because AI gobbles it all up.
Posted by: illiniwek
To run Windows 11 comfortably, it takes a minimum of 16 gb and runs best at 32 gb or higher. To run Linux without containers, etc. it takes at least 8 gb, preferably 16 gb, and better yet at 32 gb and up.
You can run Windows 11 or most distros of Linux with less than 8 but it is a slow as molasses in winter and getting frisky with windows open, etc can crash the programs.
32 GB of ram in DDR5 runs anywhere from 400-600 right now. Solid State Storage Devices made from memory chips have also skyrocketed especially in the higher capacities. Which is also dragging up prices on really old spinning rust hard drive tech. It used to be shortages of video cards driving system prices because of crypto mining, now it is AI bullshit that is gobbling up resources for frontier models. Three big consumers--Gemini by Google, Open Ai, and Anthropic with Claude with Elon's xAi behind the leaders. In fact, Elon's Space X is making bank renting resources.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 01:01 PM (E4rtv)
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How DARE you not question your faith because he made a movie!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:42 PM (Zz0t1)
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I don't really think my faith will be called into question by seeing ET - The Return.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 12, 2026 01:01 PM (edUvp)
229That's definitely what Trump would do. I mean, after two months of him just giving Iran everything like $300 billion just to come to the negotiating table (which didn't happen), what else can we believe?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 12:40 PM (0OHXL)
Mark Levin believes that Trump is treating Netanyahu disrespectfully by stopping the IDF from bombing Beiruit, and that Trump should be more receptive to Netanyahu's direction on middle east.
Personally I am mentally flipping a quarter to guess if Levin will come out with the "legal case for genocide" instead of just hinting at it.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 01:01 PM (rbvCR)
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We only got 1/4 of what we asked for, but it's better than nothing.
Posted by: LASue at June 12, 2026 01:01 PM (lCppi)
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I can't even imagine what Elon must spend on personal security, with all the kooks (Democrats) running around.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at June 12, 2026 01:02 PM (Sroko)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 12, 2026 01:02 PM (mPXxA)
233
News from Minneapolis. A Lesbian couple moved to Minneapolis, and their moving truck was stolen.
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It was taken while they were having dinner at the Y.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 01:02 PM (eLjOt)
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Have we all lost our faith since Stephen Spielberg said we would after seeing his movie?
Dumbass.
Posted by: Seems Legit at June 12, 2026 01:02 PM (fgSb9)
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224 And then Ebert gave it 3 stars when it got it's post-Cannes release!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 12:59 PM (0OHXL)
Roger Ebert was a pissy little bitch and not very good at film criticism.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026 01:00 PM (xcxpd)
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That clip of him I have in my Lynch video is very, very cringe.
It's so obvious that Lynch things extremely little of Ebert, that his opinion of the man is so low that just asking him how he is is a pain. And Ebert is acting like they're equals.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026 12:59 PM (xcxpd)
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I've never seen movies by either.
But I have seen Jim Hosking's masterpiece The Greasy Strangler.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:01 PM (0OHXL)
238The man got a blow job, on camera, from Chloe Sevigny. Lots of people go to Hollywood and don't even get that.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026 12:58 PM (xcxpd)
*searches internet*
Wooofff....that's some serious man face there. Is getting a blow from that homo?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 01:03 PM (Zz0t1)
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235 224 And then Ebert gave it 3 stars when it got it's post-Cannes release!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 12:59 PM (0OHXL)
Roger Ebert was a pissy little bitch and not very good at film criticism.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026 01:00 PM (xcxpd)
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That clip of him I have in my Lynch video is very, very cringe.
It's so obvious that Lynch things extremely little of Ebert, that his opinion of the man is so low that just asking him how he is is a pain. And Ebert is acting like they're equals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 01:02 PM (0OHXL)
Lynch was kinda weird and not all his movies work for me. But he's a real artist and Ebert is just a fat incel who got to talk about movies made by better men for a living.
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 01:05 PM (oY6Yp)
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>>I remember being told that US funded biolabs in Ukraine were a paranoid fantasy and that merely talking about it was the same as pledging my soul and fortune to Putin.
I distinctly remember Putin making a statement after he stopped the color revolution in Kazakhstan, which he publicly pointed out was a western led color revolution, and took down the western funded bio lab that he was not going to allow that shit to continue in former Soviet countries.
Like Ukraine.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 01:05 PM (viF8m)
245
Really wish we could go back to R-12 systems so I could fix it myself.
Posted by: BifBewalski
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One could drive through an apartment unit and retrieve as many discarded Freon bottles as desired. Very useful as extra containment for air systems or a portable jug for odds and ends.
Buy a manifold system for it at Auto Parts, about $5.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 01:05 PM (P4ocI)
246Why would a movie make someone question their faith? Spielberg is just being an a-hole.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at June 12, 2026 12:54 PM (n5tGW)
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He's trying to gin up headlines because Disclosure Day was tracking really badly. It cost about $120 million.
Thursday previews last night indicate a $35 million opening weekend is about what it'll get in the US. If it does decently overseas, it could crawl to the break even point by the end of a two month theatrical run, but it's doubtful.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at June 12, 2026 12:55 PM (0OHXL)
From what I understand, the movie's premise isn't one that'll put butts in seats.
ie. The US gov't has hidden the existence of aliens but now the evidence will finally be revealed and everyone goes nuts.
Um...no. Various a-holes have been trying to reveal the "real" existence of aliens for decades. And for a while everybody was interested in the prospect, not scared, not losing their faith, just interested. But, now, I think they're just bored with the whole idea.
And anyway space is Big. If you froze yourself for a 1000 years and woke up.
Aliens still wouldn't be here.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 01:05 PM (iJfKG)
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Apropos of nothing… that waitress on the cover of Supertramp’s Breakfast in America album is fat and ugly. I always wondered about that cover choice….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 01:06 PM (ugElV)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 01:08 PM (P4ocI)
249(I'm still trying to figure out what good came out of that last one)
Posted by: Darrell Harris at June 12, 2026 12:57 PM (iaLEd)
COVID allowed the markets and banks to shut down instead of defaulting on their interest requirements to extend debt. It was one more step to cover up the hole left by mortgage collapse.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 01:08 PM (rbvCR)
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It's not just AI gobbling it up now. It's the entire pipeline and investors assuming future AI needs.
Posted by: bonhomme
It is a bubble and it will pop sooner or later. Basically all three of the main AI competitors are shoveling money on hardware into the furnace in order to be top dog. Google at least has an existing revenue stream from legacy systems, Open Ai and Anthropic are dueling to be the Google alternative with investor and borrowed cash--one of those companies is likely to crash and burn because neither are going much toward general AI but rather machine learning.
That requires more and more training data that simply is not there unless you start feeding your models AI slop which ends up making the models insane.
If you notice, Elon is being smart by keepin xAi behind the leaders and is actually making bank renting his older Colossus hardware to his competitors for billions per month. The insane needs for frontier model creations on shorter and shorter timelines is going to go bust in the next year or so.
Not enough power, not enough chips, not enough buildings, not enough water cooling, and the insane demands are pushing pricing on these resources up.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 01:09 PM (E4rtv)
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Thursday previews last night indicate a $35 million opening weekend is about what it'll get in the US. If it does decently overseas, it could crawl to the break even point by the end of a two month theatrical run, but it's doubtful.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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Not a fan of Spielburg movies that he makes himself with a few rare exceptions. A bit better in collaboration with others.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 01:10 PM (E4rtv)
252Some people complain about some of the statements he makes at times, but I'll guarantee that every public statement he makes is vetted by Trump first.
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 12, 2026 12:59 PM (edUvp)
JD was a communications and PR guy. He knows the game and is very good at it. Trump is better, but Trump has had more experience and autonomy than a PR guy from the Marines.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 01:11 PM (rbvCR)
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244 >>I remember being told that US funded biolabs in Ukraine were a paranoid fantasy and that merely talking about it was the same as pledging my soul and fortune to Putin.
Posted by: JackStraw
It was never a secret. US after the fall of the Soviet Union was afraid that scientists would migrate to China, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, etc. in the 90's so they created a make work employment program for biological and chemical warfare scientists in the former Soviet Republics. Like always, once such a program is created, it never goes away and eventually the CIA got deeply involved in a big way with it and the program expanded to places like China and Wuhan.
Knew some of the policy guys that originally set the program up as Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar were deeply involved in that. Same with retrieval of nuke stuff from those former Soviet Republics.
Posted by: whig at June 12, 2026 01:14 PM (E4rtv)
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If you notice, Elon is being smart by keepin xAi behind the leaders and is actually making bank renting his older Colossus hardware to his competitors for billions per month.
_whig
Something like 3. That's some Starlinks, rocket motors, and launches.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 01:21 PM (P4ocI)
255 JD was a communications and PR guy. He knows the game and is very good at it. Trump is better, but Trump has had more experience and autonomy than a PR guy from the Marines.
Posted by: Kindltot
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That's why he keeps sending him on missions,
Big Daddy is raising him up to be president. He has experience at raising good men.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 01:24 PM (P4ocI)
THE MORNING RANT
My apologies, but I’m traveling, so I have no exploding EVs nor rants about Principled Free Traders
today. Not even an upright bass. But here’s a little filler until Ace gets here:
Wisconsin Democrats provided some comic relief with this since-deleted post they put up to celebrate National Dairy Month. What’s hilarious is that while we reality-based people were mocking the Democrats for putting up a picture of bulls, it is 100% consistent with where Democrats stand on issues:
• Democrats are completely oblivious about agriculture.
• Since Democrats believe that cross-dressing men have menstrual cycles and can lactate, it is entirely consistent for Dems to believe that trans-cows (e.g. bulls) can be milked.
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My wife and I had a guilty pleasure for several years of watching “Live PD” and its successor “On Patrol Live.” The encounters with “sovereign citizen” were especially entertaining. Sovereign citizens think of themselves as a being a country unto themselves, or something like that, and they expect those they encounter to play along in their make-believe world.
While watching police interact with sovereign citizens, I occasionally made the observation that the entire “they/them” thing is very similar. If someone wants to look in the mirror and believe that he is the sovereign ruler of the Republic of 2914 Birchwood Street, more power to him. Just like a dude can put on women’s clothes, look in the mirror, and pretend there’s a woman staring back at him. But the rest of us don’t have to play along.
“Sovereign citizens” remind me of “they/thems,” living in a pretend world while demanding that others play along.
— Buck Throckmorton (@BuckThrockmort) May 15, 2026
If you’ve never seen a police encounter with a “sovereign citizen,” here’s an entertaining one that is not too long.
For the "Trump is just like Obama and giving Iran everything" crowd:
From the administration, the terms of the deal are:
"1. Nuclear material will be destroyed and removed
2. Nuclear program will be dismantled
3. None of their money released until they perform
4. Strait of Hormuz will be open
5. No Iran funding of terrorist groups
This is what they have agreed to. This is a performance-based deal.”
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Looking at all of the available footage of the Rush concerts on YouTube, I'm struck by how much fun Geddy, Alex and Anika are having, they are frequently smiling ear to when they are jamming on stage.
Can't wait ti see them next month. Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 10:47 AM (XV/Pl)
I hate you and everything you stand for you sonovabitch.
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 12, 2026 11:01 AM (dpXJq)
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 11:02 AM (X8xt3)
6For the "Trump is just like Obama and giving Iran everything" crowd:
From the administration, the terms of the deal are:
"1. Nuclear material will be destroyed and removed
2. Nuclear program will be dismantled
3. None of their money released until they perform
4. Strait of Hormuz will be open
5. No Iran funding of terrorist groups
This is what they have agreed to. This is a performance-based deal.”
Trump uses carrots as a way to get what he wants, which is what's good for the US. Obama WANTED to strengthen Iran to the point it could destroy Israel and threaten us.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:03 AM (Riz8t)
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When did people stop learning that you don't argue with a policeman after you've been pulled over?
You are NOT going to win.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 11:04 AM (X8xt3)
Obama made a big point of hiring black contractors to build his Nazi flak tower in Chicago.
The cost of the flak tower has escalated from $350 million to $850 million.
Guess who is expected to eat the cost overruns.
Suckers!
The headline of an unfortunately paywalled article in Crain's Chicago Business:
The Obama Presidential Center was meant to lift up local contractors. Some are now fighting for survival.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:04 AM (aD4fx)
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"[...] it is entirely consistent for Dems to believe that trans-cows (e.g. bulls) can be milked."
Well, they CAN be. You won't get much, but you'll have a very happy new friend.
Posted by: Another Anon at June 12, 2026 11:06 AM (4h45B)
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Since Democrats believe that cross-dressing men have menstrual cycles and can lactate, it is entirely consistent for Dems to believe that trans-cows (e.g. bulls) can be milked.
Trust me. Bulls CAN be milked.
And when you do, you'll have a friend for life. He'll follow you anywhere.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 11:06 AM (+gsxO)
11 Democrats are completely oblivious about agriculture.
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They're completely oblivious about how anything is produced. If they actually had any awareness, they wouldn't propose so many catastrophic policies.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 11:06 AM (rqNGS)
Posted by: Robert wants to see Rush, dammit! at June 12, 2026 11:06 AM (dpXJq)
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The age-old, time-tested advice holds true- Do what the police tell you to do, be polite, and you won't get your ass beat and end up in jail. Why so many fail this simple test speaks to the human condition.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 12, 2026 11:07 AM (QaH55)
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 11:07 AM (rqNGS)
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> Obama made a big point of hiring black contractors to build his Nazi flak tower in Chicago.
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It looks an awful lot like a place you'd run a shadow government from.
Just sayin'.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 11:08 AM (jehhT)
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The age-old, time-tested advice holds true- Do what the police tell you to do, be polite, and you won't get your ass beat and end up in jail. Why so many fail this simple test speaks to the human condition.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 12, 2026 11:07 AM (QaH55)
Rock, Chris. How Not to Get your Ass Kicked by the Police, 2005 or so.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:08 AM (QkNv2)
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The cops have all the power at that point. Be pleasant and follow orders. There is no way you win there. Maybe later in court but not there.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 12, 2026 11:08 AM (xvV+O)
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We are not "sovereign citizens". We are just working taxpayers.
Politicians are "sovereign citizens".
Posted by: Case at June 12, 2026 11:09 AM (+zXtV)
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>>> 15 > Obama made a big point of hiring black contractors to build his Nazi flak tower in Chicago.
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It looks an awful lot like a place you'd run a shadow government from.
Just sayin'.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 11:08 AM (jehhT)
I have a suggestion.
Posted by: Ellen Ripley at June 12, 2026 11:09 AM (R+iUD)
22Democrats are completely oblivious about agriculture.
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They're completely oblivious about how anything is produced.
They think that a drone working in an NGO creates far more economic value than a farmer.
That's why they are constantly complaining that cities are allegedly subsidizing rural areas.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:09 AM (aD4fx)
23 Please collect your sovereign citizen and human waste products and take them with you.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:10 AM (QkNv2)
24Obama made a big point of hiring black contractors to build his Nazi flak tower in Chicago.
The cost of the flak tower has escalated from $350 million to $850 million.
Guess who is expected to eat the cost overruns.
Suckers!
To which the correct answer is to let it remain unfinished. I mean, how much worse could it look, and it would provide exactly the same amount of scholarship (zero), which is the reason we have presidential libraries.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)
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Why do you have to milk cows when you can just go to the store and buy a gallon of milk?!?
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 12, 2026 11:11 AM (xvV+O)
They're completely oblivious about how anything is produced.
They think that a drone working in an NGO creates far more economic value than a farmer.
That's why they are constantly complaining that cities are allegedly subsidizing rural areas.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:09 AM (aD4fx)
"How DARE OrangeManBad fire all those super SMAHHHHRRRT government workers making more than a quater million dollars a year! They're IMPORTANT!!!" -- leftists
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 11:11 AM (R+iUD)
Posted by: The Ren & Kirk Douglas Show at June 12, 2026 11:12 AM (3uBP9)
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>>> 25 Why do you have to milk cows when you can just go to the store and buy a gallon of milk?!?
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 12, 2026 11:11 AM (xvV+O)
That's what *I* said!
Posted by: Alexandria Occasional-Cortex at June 12, 2026 11:12 AM (R+iUD)
30To which the correct answer is to let it remain unfinished
Nah. It's done and about to open.
It is only now dawning on the contractors that Obama really truly does intend to stiff them.
Funny - that was an accusation frequently hurled at Trump on Trump's construction projects.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:12 AM (aD4fx)
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>>To which the correct answer is to let it remain unfinished. I mean, how much worse could it look, and it would provide exactly the same amount of scholarship (zero), which is the reason we have presidential libraries.
But it's not a library.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 11:13 AM (X8xt3)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:14 AM (Zz0t1)
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I remember a bailiff named P. Barnes who applied corrective measures with a Tazer from a sovereign citizen. Great video. Brightens your day.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 12, 2026 11:14 AM (+4yJ5)
36 Andrew Sullivan, for one, would flip for those bulls' "milky loads".
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:14 AM (QkNv2)
37To which the correct answer is to let it remain unfinished. I mean, how much worse could it look, and it would provide exactly the same amount of scholarship (zero), which is the reason we have presidential libraries.
But it's not a library.
My point. It's a shrine to Obama, nothing more.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:14 AM (Riz8t)
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We are not "sovereign citizens". We are just working taxpayers.
Politicians are "sovereign citizens".
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Illegal criminal invaders are as close to “sovereign citizens” as there is. Then muzzies, blacks, then the alphabet people….
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at June 12, 2026 11:14 AM (xvV+O)
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Thx Buck
There was a guy in a neighboring town who was an extreme sovereign citizen. He filed liens against our DA (a good guy) and other officials in this county , refused any court orders and generally acted like you'd expect.
He's now in prison for 15+
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 11:14 AM (IiEl1)
40• Since Democrats believe that cross-dressing men have menstrual cycles and can lactate, it is entirely consistent for Dems to believe that trans-cows (e.g. bulls) can be milked.
It's fine. Democrats milk cocks all the time.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:15 AM (Zz0t1)
The Japanese team is playing here in Dallas tomorrow.
Interestingly, because the prices are so high for tickets and hotel, etc, etc, that-
people are flying in from Japan in the morning, watching the game, then immediately flying back to Japan in the evening.
Also, interesting...if instead of you book your Tokyo round trip tickets through Waco(!) instead of DFW, you can save between $1500-3000 for the flights.
THE WORLD CUP
People Paying Insanely High Prices To Watch Grown Men Flop Around The Field Like Dying Fish
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 11:18 AM (iJfKG)
52 You have to give the sovereign citizens some credit for giving thesauruses a good working over, at least.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:18 AM (QkNv2)
53Meanwhile, Biden has raised almost no money for his presidential library.
Who was the last President not to have a library?
Who was the last President to be non compos mentis for the entirety of his term?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:19 AM (Riz8t)
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Wasn't it the movie Kingpin where Woody Harrelson drank "bull milk"?
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 11:19 AM (IiEl1)
55Newsweek: Ring Girls’ Outfits at Trump’s UFC Fight Revealed—Includes Flag Code Breach (TPUSA image of outfits: https://tinyurl.com/48rum7v5 )
Come on didn't everyone see that coming a gazillion miles away. Tacky and disgraceful.
Flag code may be at (or near) the top of the list of things MAGA doesn't give a shit about
Like the Bible, constitution, and laws, they only follow the parts they believe in.
The designs are not just bad but boringly bad. Are we looking at prompts rather than ideas? Honestly, I would have expected the style to be more like bikinis, heels, and dog collars studded with fake diamonds. Hard-looking breast implants and depersonalizing Mar-a-Lago Face cosmetic surgery. All with mixed signs of brutal dominance and submission and themes of American Flags and Trump's name.
Speaking as a foreigner, this is really kitsch trash that seems embarrassing for the image Americans are advertising to the world about themselves.
Pretty sure they stole those costumes from the set of Idiocracy. But of course, we just have the President Camacho style. Because that's our timeline.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 12, 2026 11:20 AM (ycI94)
56
I wonder if the blueprints for Obama's lair are public?
Bet not.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 11:20 AM (jehhT)
59
Meanwhile, Biden has raised almost no money for his presidential library.
Who was the last President not to have a library?
Posted by: The ARC of History!
Who was the first? When did it start?
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 11:20 AM (+gsxO)
60
>>My point. It's a shrine to Obama, nothing more.
>>It would be hilarious if no one shows up to pay the $30 admission charge.
I'm going to guess that these admission fees will be paid by school trips and NGO events to the Obama Shrine, just as all of these stupid DC insider/politician biographies are bought primarily by public libraries.
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 11:21 AM (X8xt3)
61
There’s actually a Rutherford B. Hayes presidential library. Somewhere in Ohio.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 11:21 AM (77rzZ)
62 Who was the last President not to have a library?
Posted by: The ARC of History!
Every President prior to Herbert Hoover.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:21 AM (QkNv2)
69Newsweek: Ring Girls’ Outfits at Trump’s UFC Fight Revealed—Includes Flag Code Breach (TPUSA image of outfits: https://tinyurl.com/48rum7v5 )
Come on didn't everyone see that coming a gazillion miles away. Tacky and disgraceful.
Flag code may be at (or near) the top of the list of things MAGA doesn't give a shit about
And as we all know, lefties are nothing if not obsessed with maintaining the dignity of the flag.
One thing I noticed right away, though, is that there are no black women, but it looks like 3 asian women. No, I'm not happy I noticed that, but then I'm not the one who's made a fetish out of overrepresenting blacks in EVERYTHING.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:22 AM (Riz8t)
70
Speaking as a foreigner, this is really kitsch trash that seems embarrassing for the image Americans are advertising to the world about themselves.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 12, 2026 11:20 AM (ycI94)
Speaking as an American, you can fuck all the way off in the direction of your choosing. Nothing you say, think, or feel about the United States has any value, bearing, or worth.
71
I’ve been pulled over for speeding more times than I remember. Number of tickets I’ve got lifetime? Only 3.
Why such a low ratio of tickets to warning? Because when I get pulled over it’s nothing but yes officer no officer. Car turns off. Hands on the wheel license insurance and registration ready and handed over immediately. Also no bullshit. No stories about my wife being labor or speedometer broken or I though the limit was 75 not 55 ooopsie. I’m honest and say yeah I was going a little fast, sorry about that.
Cops have to deal with dumbfucks like the sovereign guy all day long. They’ve also heard all the bullshit excuses 100 times. If they encounter someone who gives them no problems, provides no bullshit they will very much appreciate it and more often than not, let you go with a “slow down next time” instead of a ticket.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 11:23 AM (cZDTf)
72 Flag code may be at (or near) the top of the list of things MAGA doesn't give a shit about
Oh, that is rich, coming from you flag burning, flag wearing, flag disrespecting assholes!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:23 AM (QkNv2)
73 I'm going to guess that these admission fees will be paid by school trips and NGO events to the Obama Shrine, just as all of these stupid DC insider/politician biographies are bought primarily by public libraries.
Posted by: Lizzy
Yeah, that sounds about right.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)
74
"My point. It's a shrine to Obama, nothing more."
It's a phallic symbol ... nothing more.
Posted by: illiniwek at June 12, 2026 11:23 AM (vbXSk)
76
Obama made a big point of hiring black contractors to build his Nazi flak tower in Chicago.
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It looks an awful lot like a place you'd run a shadow government from.
Just sayin'.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 11:08 AM (jehhT)
It looks like a giant buttplug.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 12, 2026 11:24 AM (g8Ew8)
77
13 The age-old, time-tested advice holds true- Do what the police tell you to do, be polite, and you won't get your ass beat and end up in jail. Why so many fail this simple test speaks to the human condition.
Posted by: Ex Rex Reeder at June 12, 2026 11:07 AM (QaH55)
"Listen pal, you know the score. If you're not a cop, you're Little People."
78
One thing I noticed right away, though, is that there are no black women, but it looks like 3 asian women. No, I'm not happy I noticed that, but then I'm not the one who's made a fetish out of overrepresenting blacks in EVERYTHING.
Posted by: Archimedes
AND NO TRANS WOMEN...DURING PRIDE MONTH!!!!!! REEEEEE!!!!
Posted by: Transtifa at June 12, 2026 11:24 AM (ycI94)
79
I've seen videos where the sovereign imbecile tries to present the cops with a fee schedule, listing exorbitant amounts that he expects to be paid for things like handing them his license or submitting to a search.
There are also fake videos on YouTube, purporting to show that the sovereign citizen gibberish actually works. The acting is pretty bad, but it seems many people think it's real.
Posted by: Toad-0 at June 12, 2026 11:25 AM (Uoykl)
80and hot ring girls are hot
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026 11:22 AM (xcxpd)
Fact.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:25 AM (Zz0t1)
81
I actually think it’s kinda disrespectful to wear Stars and Stripes-colored clothing.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 11:25 AM (77rzZ)
82I’ve been pulled over for speeding more times than I remember. Number of tickets I’ve got lifetime? Only 3.
Why such a low ratio of tickets to warning? [/i}
I try not to judge.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:25 AM (Riz8t)
83I'm going to guess that these admission fees will be paid by school trips and NGO events to the Obama Shrine, just as all of these stupid DC insider/politician biographies are bought primarily by public libraries.
But that only creates a small amount of demand.
The City of Chicago is spending hundreds of millions of dollars in new roads to accommodate all the imaginary tourists visiting the flak tower.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:25 AM (aD4fx)
>>Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine.
>>In support of President Trump‘s Executive Order to end federal funding of dangerous gain of function research around the world, and increase transparency and accountability, ODNI will continue working with partners across the Administration to identify where these labs are, what pathogens they contain, and what “research” is being conducted.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 11:25 AM (viF8m)
87 On the other hand, I'd bet those reddit butt heads were thrilled that the Bidens disrespected the Executive Mansion and grounds by having bare chested m2f trannies strolling about the grounds.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:25 AM (+j4wF)
88
"My point. It's a shrine to Obama, nothing more."
It's a phallic symbol ... nothing more.
Posted by: illiniwek
It's girthy.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 11:25 AM (+gsxO)
90
And I have sympathy for Sovereign Citizens. They are just playing a game rigged against them.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026 11:20 AM (xcxpd)
Not ones who drive on the shoulder.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 11:26 AM (eLjOt)
91The cost of the flak tower has escalated from $350 million to $850 million.
That's a lot of money to house an iPod full of speeches. Maybe he had some note cards, too, occasionally?
Posted by: t-bird at June 12, 2026 11:26 AM (Pu/zx)
92The City of Chicago is spending hundreds of millions of dollars in new roads to accommodate all the imaginary tourists visiting the flak tower.
One of the flak tower's problems is that it is very remote from any other place a tourist would visit in Chicago, unless you have a really intense desire to see the University of Chicago.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:27 AM (aD4fx)
>>Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine.
We are going to miss her.
Solid accomplishments from the get go she had.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:27 AM (QkNv2)
94
90 And I have sympathy for Sovereign Citizens. They are just playing a game rigged against them.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026 11:20 AM (xcxpd)
Not ones who drive on the shoulder.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 11:26 AM (eLjOt)
95I’ve been pulled over for speeding more times than I remember. Number of tickets I’ve got lifetime? Only 3.
Why such a low ratio of tickets to warning? Because when I get pulled over it’s nothing but yes officer no officer. Car turns off. Hands on the wheel license insurance and registration ready and handed over immediately. Also no bullshit. No stories about my wife being labor or speedometer broken or I though the limit was 75 not 55 ooopsie. I’m honest and say yeah I was going a little fast, sorry about that.
Cops have to deal with dumbfucks like the sovereign guy all day long. They’ve also heard all the bullshit excuses 100 times. If they encounter someone who gives them no problems, provides no bullshit they will very much appreciate it and more often than not, let you go with a “slow down next time” instead of a ticket.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 11:23 AM (cZDTf)
Exactly.
I think I've only gotten 2 tickets through the years.
Also, they (the experts) used to tell you to hop out of the car because it's polite and the cop doesn't have to worry about you.
Buuuuut, that will get you shot so I don't do that anymore.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 11:27 AM (iJfKG)
96And I have sympathy for Sovereign Citizens. They are just playing a game rigged against them.
That's like going to a casino where you know the dice are loaded, then complaining but continuing to play.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)
97
62
Who was the last President not to have a library?
Posted by: The ARC of History!
Every President prior to Herbert Hoover.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:21 AM (QkNv2)
Not quite - Rutherford B Hayes's family made him a presidential library in Ohio.
Posted by: Nova Local at June 12, 2026 11:28 AM (tOcjL)
Hunter Biden has come out in defense of Platner. WE'RE SAVED!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:28 AM (Zz0t1)
99
The left is just mad none of the ring girls are wearing keffieys(sp)
Posted by: Jen the original at June 12, 2026 11:28 AM (W9hXq)
100 Car turns off. Hands on the wheel license insurance and registration ready and handed over immediately. Also no bullshit.
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I was with Her Majesty when she got stopped going through Loveland, OH. The officer told her she was going 49 in a 35. It was on the tip of my tongue to say, "Impossible! She's never gone below 50 in her life." But I stopped myself.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 11:28 AM (rqNGS)
Today, I’m releasing never before seen intelligence revealing new evidence of past US government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries, including Ukraine.
This must all be so confusing for people who get their news from 'the news'.
Posted by: t-bird at June 12, 2026 11:28 AM (Pu/zx)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 11:28 AM (5P5DO)
103One of the flak tower's problems is that it is very remote from any other place a tourist would visit in Chicago, unless you have a really intense desire to see the University of Chicago.
That ain't what you would call a great area. Unless they have armed guards to suppress the locals, I wouldn't go there even if I wanted to.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:29 AM (Riz8t)
104 I actually think it’s kinda disrespectful to wear Stars and Stripes-colored clothing.
Posted by: Bulg
Agreed
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:29 AM (QkNv2)
105
Policing in America is broken, and while I approve of auditors pushing the boundaries, the "Sovereign Citizens" are f*cking retards.
107 The Sovereign Citizen was hilarious. Dumbass sounded like Bill Clinton talking about what the word "is" means.
SOVEREIGN CITIZENS
Yes, It's True! We All Graduated From The Bill Clinton School Of Law!
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 11:30 AM (iJfKG)
108
Why is Sovereign guy driving on a road out of his country that he didn’t pay for? Wanna be sovereign? Ok fine. But you never get to leave your house.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 11:30 AM (cZDTf)
109
96 And I have sympathy for Sovereign Citizens. They are just playing a game rigged against them.
That's like going to a casino where you know the dice are loaded, then complaining but continuing to play.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)
yes, if you were born into the casino
They are going to lose, cops hate being wrong about ANYTHING....I saw a cop accuse a one-handed woman of texting while driving...so they really ought not to play this game at all.
111
I watch a shit-ton of bodycam vids, and IMHO, the sovcit genre is the most boring. They're all the same. They're like watching Captain Kirk argue with defective computers for the Nth time.
As I've been saying for years, Hunter's dogshit investment company was invested in a virus tracking company that magically got a government contract to track virus spreads around the world including in places like Wuhan and Ukraine.
Also Kazakhstan but Putin ended that one when he stopped the US led color revolution there. That's a huge reason for this idiotic war.
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 11:31 AM (viF8m)
And definitely a steer off in the background, watching them. The steer should have an American flag pin on the front of his shoulder.
Posted by: GOP Consultant at June 12, 2026 11:32 AM (BI5O2)
114
54 Wasn't it the movie Kingpin where Woody Harrelson drank "bull milk"?
bull milk mixed with tiger's blood is the original fry sauce.
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 11:32 AM (oY6Yp)
115 I was with Her Majesty when she got stopped going through Loveland, OH. The officer told her she was going 49 in a 35. It was on the tip of my tongue to say, "Impossible! She's never gone below 50 in her life." But I stopped myself.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 11:28 AM (rqNGS)
I was heading to NE Tx one time with the wife as a passenger. Speed limit changed, but I didn't back off cruise control.
Cop asked me what my hurry was, I told him I just didn't hit the brake pedal to back down. I gave him my license and carry permit. He asked me if I was armed and I said yes. "Don't give me a reason to worry about it." "NOPE!"
Then some idiot woman went blowing by us instead of slowing down as required, so he told me to slow down and have a nice day as he took off after her.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:32 AM (Zz0t1)
117 Cops have to deal with dumbfucks like the sovereign guy all day long. They’ve also heard all the bullshit excuses 100 times. If they encounter someone who gives them no problems, provides no bullshit they will very much appreciate it and more often than not, let you go with a “slow down next time” instead of a ticket.
That happened to me just three weeks ago. It was not the least bit difficult to do.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:32 AM (QkNv2)
118
Buuuuut, that will get you shot so I don't do that anymore.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 11:27 AM (iJfKG)
OFFICER SAFETY!
Yeah, it's total bullshit. But if I ever have a problem with the way a policeman treats me (aside from their general unfriendliness), I'll take it up with the judge.
119 I watch a shit-ton of bodycam vids, and IMHO, the sovcit genre is the most boring. They're all the same.
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In increasing order of insanity
- White men
- Black men
- White women
- Black women
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 11:33 AM (rqNGS)
120 I actually think it’s kinda disrespectful to wear Stars and Stripes-colored clothing.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 11:25 AM (77rzZ)
I agree, those ring girls should take their clothes off immediately. But slowly ... doucement ...
Posted by: far cry at June 12, 2026 11:33 AM (LSV6F)
121That ain't what you would call a great area. Unless they have armed guards to suppress the locals, I wouldn't go there even if I wanted to.
Nah, speaking as a UofC grad, the University of Chicago has a very large and aggressive police force that patrols the neighborhood (along with the usual Chicago cops), and keeps the neighborhood relatively safe.
During George Floyd, a lot of students called for abolishing the UofC police department - which I'm sure confused every alum, who knows perfectly well that the university wouldn't exist without the UofC police department.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:34 AM (aD4fx)
122
Think of your office job. If Bob from the cubicle over asks you nicely for a favor you’ll probably do it. If Bob is a total asshole you’ll not only not do it but make a mental note to never help Bob out.
Cops are no different. They’re at work, you’re Bob. Be nice, they’ll be nice back. Be an asshole they’ll be an asshole back.
It’s really not hard.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 11:34 AM (cZDTf)
129
Fair enough. I suppose flag clothing probably doesn't make for strict flag etiquette.
But if I see someone wearing it, I breathe a sigh of relief, because I know they aren't Communists or foreigners.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 12, 2026 11:35 AM (BI5O2)
130
Sovereign Citizen:
I get pissy about city cops because they are mostly horses asses but considering the crap they put up with they exercise amazing restraint...most of the time.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 11:35 AM (P4ocI)
131
Cop: "May I see your license, insurance, registration?"
Sovcit: "StErIliZe!"
Cop: "Get out of the car."
Sovcit: "sTeRiLiZe!"
Cop: "Mimms v Pennsylvania, sir."
Sovcit: "STerILizE!"
Cop: [Smashes car window.]
133That ain't what you would call a great area. Unless they have armed guards to suppress the locals, I wouldn't go there even if I wanted to.
Nah, speaking as a UofC grad, the University of Chicago has a very large and aggressive police force that patrols the neighborhood (along with the usual Chicago cops), and keeps the neighborhood relatively safe.
I was there visiting a prof friend of mine, and my impression of the ride in on the L was that the area looked like Dresden. Granted, that was 40 years ago...
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)
134
Sovereign citizens don't believe what they are saying either. They just want a way to weasel out of paying taxes, license fees, simple traffic tickets and car registrations.
They are more than happy to accept all other state and federal government functions when it benefits them.
They want something for free.
Posted by: Jake Speed at June 12, 2026 11:36 AM (9x36w)
135
That sheriff in the last video is a very patient man. The sovereign citizen in that video is just low IQ stupid… Ron White: You can’t fix stupid…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 11:36 AM (yz/88)
136Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:34 AM (aD4fx)
My family used to go to the South Side all the time to visit a family friend. We would hang out in the parks and on campus. It's a beautiful part of Chicago...during the day.
There's usually a remote button combo that will do a reset that may fix it.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 12, 2026 11:38 AM (YZ0Fo)
143
I visited U of Chicago once upon a time when I briefly entertained the notion of applying there for grad school. Beautiful campus beautiful neighborhood around it. Then 3 blocks away it’s a war zone.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 11:38 AM (cZDTf)
144I was there visiting a prof friend of mine, and my impression of the ride in on the L was that the area looked like Dresden. Granted, that was 40 years ago...
The neighborhoods around the University of Chicago are awful, but the university neighborhood itself is pretty safe.
There is a reason why Obama lived there, along with a bunch of other middle-class blacks.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:39 AM (aD4fx)
145entirely consistent for Dems to believe that trans-cows (e.g. bulls) can be milked.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
Posted by: Minotaur author at June 12, 2026 11:39 AM (0sNs1)
146
Last year there was a civil engineer or architect (I forget which) who opined on Obama's flak tower. He claimed there's a fair amount of telecom infrastructure in it and spaces that are not publicly accessible.
Those spaces have been described as "offices" by Obama's crew.
*shrugs* It's a lair. Not a library.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 11:39 AM (jehhT)
148
The downside to bodycams is that assholes can give the cops endless shit, knowing that the cops can't tune them up for it anymore. In our current 'Main Character, Look At Me' culture, this gives every jerk a chance to be a star in his own viral movie.
Other than that, hooray for bodycams!
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 11:40 AM (Jr5Lq)
149Those spaces have been described as "offices" by Obama's crew.
*shrugs* It's a lair. Not a library.
Empty volcanoes being somewhat rare in Chicago.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)
I saw a car flying a large black and white Stars and Stripes with a single blue stripe.
What's that all about?
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 11:37 AM (iJfKG)
Probably a 'thin blue line' 'back the police' thing
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at June 12, 2026 11:39 AM (xcxpd)
I thought it might be something like that.
Though I haven't seen it before.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 11:41 AM (iJfKG)
154
Cops are cops. They're like anybody else, and you never know if you'll pull a good or bad one.
You know how you just hope a fast food worker doesn't get pissed off and spit in your food? Cops are like that, but 1000000x more powerful than a griddle cook.
So try not to piss them off.
Unless you absolutely must, but again - they're very powerful and there's a much higher bar for pushback than with a griddle cook.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at June 12, 2026 11:41 AM (BI5O2)
155
""Democrats are completely oblivious about agriculture.""
Democrats are oblivious about frigging everything, other than fraud, grift, and criminal enterprise. That they got down to a science.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 11:41 AM (snZF9)
Comes on. No picture. FML
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 11:34 AM
Do you still have audio?
If not, "OrangeMan Bad !!! Eleventy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at June 12, 2026 11:41 AM (0sNs1)
157
There's usually a remote button combo that will do a reset that may fix it.
Posted by: BruceWayne
I'll have to look. Grrrrr
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 11:41 AM (+gsxO)
158
The City of Chicago is spending hundreds of millions of dollars in new roads to accommodate all the imaginary tourists visiting the flak tower.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:25 AM (aD4fx)
==
Not sure what road improvements are being done. The roads in the area don't seem to have changed much. Now it is right by the Museum of Science and Industry and some south shore beaches. But the locals were pissed off it took up park land close to the lake. It is also a part of the gentrification of the area. The riff raff are being pushed south and west. U of C has security patrols all around the area to the west of Obama's hideous building.
Posted by: Black JEM at June 12, 2026 11:41 AM (GZYu7)
159
My personal favorite UT00b channel for SovCit action:
Van Balion
For high-end police videos:
Midwest Safety
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at June 12, 2026 11:41 AM (/HDaX)
160 I saw a car flying a large black and white Stars and Stripes with a single blue stripe.
What's that all about?
Posted by: naturalfake
"Honoring" fallen LEO(s). A red stripe "honors" fallen firefighters. I heard somewhere that a green stripe "honors" fallen emergency responders.
I am not a fan of this practice either.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:41 AM (QkNv2)
Obama made a big point of hiring black contractors to build his Nazi flak tower in Chicago.
The cost of the flak tower has escalated from $350 million to $850 million.
Guess who is expected to eat the cost overruns.
Suckers!
The headline of an unfortunately paywalled article in Crain's Chicago Business:
The Obama Presidential Center was meant to lift up local contractors. Some are now fighting for survival.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:04 AM
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There were reports that the minority contractor concrete was fracturing during construction. Was that ever really fixed, or just patched?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 12, 2026 11:42 AM (biznJ)
165
Sovereign Citizens kind of remind me of the stoners I used to hang out with that had Great Ideas on How Things Should Be.
The only difference is that the SC types took it a step farther.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 12, 2026 11:43 AM (+4yJ5)
166
I always assumed the blue or red flag stripe was flown by someone who is a cop or firefighter. Or a family member to show support for their loved ones.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 11:43 AM (cZDTf)
167You know how you just hope a fast food worker doesn't get pissed off and spit in your food? Cops are like that, but 1000000x more powerful than a griddle cook.
So try not to piss them off.
Unless you absolutely must, but again - they're very powerful and there's a much higher bar for pushback than with a griddle cook.
If you feel compelled to be one of those people, it's best to actually know what your rights are by reading the law. No, "I saw this on Youtube" is not the same.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)
168Those spaces have been described as "offices" by Obama's crew.
*shrugs* It's a lair. Not a library.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 11:39 AM
Every evil mastermind needs a lair and henchpersons.
It's science!!!
Posted by: Big Penguin at June 12, 2026 11:43 AM (0sNs1)
169
Last year there was a civil engineer or architect (I forget which) who opined on Obama's flak tower. He claimed there's a fair amount of telecom infrastructure in it and spaces that are not publicly accessible.
Those spaces have been described as "offices" by Obama's crew.
*shrugs* It's a lair. Not a library.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 11:39 AM (jehhT)
==
Easily brought down by a few small explosions at the base of the tower.
Posted by: Black JEM at June 12, 2026 11:43 AM (GZYu7)
170
Midwest Safety is pretty good. Code Blue Cam used to be good. There are some channels on Arkansas State Troopers, and those are a precious genre all their own.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 11:44 AM (Jr5Lq)
171
169 Last year there was a civil engineer or architect (I forget which) who opined on Obama's flak tower. He claimed there's a fair amount of telecom infrastructure in it and spaces that are not publicly accessible.
Those spaces have been described as "offices" by Obama's crew.
*shrugs* It's a lair. Not a library.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 11:39 AM (jehhT)
==
Easily brought down by a few small explosions at the base of the tower.
Posted by: Black JEM at June 12, 2026 11:43 AM (GZYu7)
172
And how many times have the police let politicians walk?
Cops have their orders not to harass politicians. This includes judges. They let them go. They would probably get their ass chewed out by the higher up if they dared to give certain people a ticket let alone arrest them. Sure it's a double standard but it's also the way it is.
Posted by: Case at June 12, 2026 11:44 AM (+zXtV)
173
he Schmidt family vigil was really nice. Really well-attended. St Monica's pastor was there, as was the head of city council, which was nice.
loads of kids - Billy's friends - wanted to say things. lots of tears
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 12, 2026 11:42 AM (j+aD2)
I'm really, really glad to hear this. Thank you for sharing.
174Posted by: Paul at June 12, 2026 11:35 AM (TPgne)
You DICK!!!!
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at June 12, 2026 11:44 AM (Zz0t1)
175
Got pulled over 20 years ago for a month expired inspection sticker driving past a speed trap on a "state" road - I was in the wrong - but holy shit what a dick the guy was. You'd think I'd knocked over the local bank.
The penis who pulled me over for 70 in a 55 was a dick too. Then again both were troopers. Every local cop I've had to encounter has been cool. Though I'll admit it's thankfully been a while.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 11:44 AM (eLjOt)
176I remember a bailiff named P. Barnes who applied corrective measures with a Tazer from a sovereign citizen. Great video. Brightens your day.
Posted by: NR Pax at June 12, 2026 11:14 AM
That clip is just *chef's kiss*.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 11:45 AM (Wnv9h)
177
As a yute, I used to love going to the Museum of Science and Industry and the Field Museum. Saw the King Tut exhibit in the latter.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 11:45 AM (77rzZ)
178
The headline of an unfortunately paywalled article in Crain's Chicago Business:
The Obama Presidential Center was meant to lift up local contractors. Some are now fighting for survival.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at June 12, 2026 11:04 AM
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There were reports that the minority contractor concrete was fracturing during construction. Was that ever really fixed, or just patched?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 12, 2026 11:42 AM (biznJ)
==
They were contractors who were well beyond their capabilities. That's what racial set asides get you. Junk.
Posted by: Black JEM at June 12, 2026 11:45 AM (GZYu7)
179Every evil mastermind needs a lair and henchpersons.
Ahem. I think you mean persons of hench.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)
180
Wisconsin democrat: Morning! I hope you don't mind, I got up a little early, so I took the liberty of milking your cow for you. Yeah, it took a little while to get her warmed up, she sure is a stubborn one. Then, POW, all at once.
Wisconsin Voters: We don't have a cow. We have a bull.
Wisconsin democrat: I swallowed too!
Posted by: Kingpin at June 12, 2026 11:45 AM (z20w/)
181
how many times have the police let politicians walk?
Cops have their orders not to harass politicians. This includes judges. They let them go. They would probably get their ass chewed out by the higher up if they dared to give certain people a ticket let alone arrest them. Sure it's a double standard but it's also the way it is.
Posted by: Case at June
Thur night at the Ada country club was always the judges lawyers dentists and docs. The police were always very far away from there come 10pm.
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 12, 2026 11:45 AM (YZ0Fo)
182
Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at June 12, 2026 11:42 AM (j+aD2)
So sorry Orchid. A nightmare.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 11:46 AM (eLjOt)
183
And red is for hose jockeys.
Posted by: BruceWayne
That's what I fly. Happy Pride!
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at June 12, 2026 11:46 AM (ycI94)
184 Sovereign Citizens kind of remind me of the stoners I used to hang out with that had Great Ideas on How Things Should Be.
"What if every one of our cells was, like, a separate and different universe?"
"Sure thing, stoner. Now wipe the drool from your mouth."
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:46 AM (QkNv2)
185
Every evil mastermind needs a lair and henchpersons.
Ahem. I think you mean persons of hench.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:45 AM (Riz8t)
Are they the gestating hench or the non-gestating hench?
Asking for New York, which criminalized 'mother' and 'father.'
186
The penis who pulled me over for 70 in a 55 was a dick too. Then again both were troopers. Every local cop I've had to encounter has been cool. Though I'll admit it's thankfully been a while.
Posted by: ...
Welcome to Texas.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 11:46 AM (+gsxO)
187
I like how they use the clouds to obscure the bull's balls. At least they know what balls are.
Posted by: javems at June 12, 2026 11:46 AM (zFsEm)
188
Rock, Chris. How Not to Get your Ass Kicked by the Police, 2005 or so.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung,
---
Hey, man, he disrespected me, don't care who he am. Can't pull that shit.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 11:47 AM (P4ocI)
Posted by: Ben Had at June 12, 2026 11:47 AM (5P5DO)
190
I’ve seen YouTube lawyers say never admit guilt if pulled over. Sounds good in theory but I still subscribe to the “make life as easy as possible for the cop” theory. Yeah I guess I was going a bit fast has worked well for me over the years. It’s all about making the transaction as smooth as possible which maximizes the chances of getting off with a warning. Going all 4th and 5th amendment just antagonizes the cop and makes your life more difficult having to fight a ticket that you may or may not win.
Play the percentages man.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 11:47 AM (cZDTf)
191I like how they use the clouds to obscure the bull's balls. At least they know what balls are.
Posted by: javems at June 12, 2026 11:46 AM
Plural?
Posted by: You Know Who at June 12, 2026 11:47 AM (0sNs1)
192
Every evil mastermind needs a lair and henchpersons.
Ahem. I think you mean persons of hench.
Posted by: Archimedes
Release the henches!
Posted by: Frau Farbissina
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 11:47 AM (+gsxO)
193how many times have the police let politicians walk?
Cops have their orders not to harass politicians. This includes judges. They let them go.
You shit on the sidewalk in San Francisco 100 times, and nobody cares, but the one time you shit in Nancy Pelosi’s driveway, suddenly it's a problem...
Posted by: Armando at June 12, 2026 11:48 AM (ycI94)
194My personal favorite UT00b channel for SovCit action:
Van Balion
For high-end police videos:
Midwest Safety
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at June 12, 2026 11:41 AM
I'm convinced Big Auto Glass is behind this movement.
And you have to love Midwest Safety's captions. The subtitles for the dogs are a nice comedic touch.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 11:48 AM (Wnv9h)
195
"As a yute, I used to love going to the Museum of Science and Industry"
Yeah, me too. At least a dozen trips on the Howard-Englewood El line from Wrigleyville down through the charred smoking remnants of the south side during the 1960s. It was safer to ride the CTA even back then than it is now.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 11:48 AM (Jr5Lq)
196
Obama was the Manchurian candidate in real life. Anyone who doesn’t realize by now that he’s a commie and a Muslim and hates America hasn’t been paying attention… I knew he was bad in 2007 when he first landed on the scene but I had no idea. I just thought he was another vain lefty with a silver tongue. No, this guy had a plan to gut the country and went about doing it. His best (actually worst) work was when he was the puppet hand behind shitbrains Biden 2021-25…. He’s let his freak flag fly with his monstrosity of a library
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 11:48 AM (yz/88)
197
rickb223, unplug it and find the reset
Posted by: Ben Had
I will try this evening.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 11:48 AM (+gsxO)
The Obama Presidential Center was meant to lift up local contractors. Some are now fighting for survival.
https://archive.li/0M83L
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 11:49 AM (Cqx++)
200
"As a yute, I used to love going to the Museum of Science and Industry"
I'd always have a bad headache when I got home. I finally figured out it was because of all the blacklights they used in their exhibits. Ouch.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 11:50 AM (Jr5Lq)
201
So six states are opting out of the Great American Fair in DC. they are calling it Trump's Fair. Washington state is among them. at least the assholes in Olympia could of build a cheap barricade for the state's display and called it the city of Chaz.
Dumbshits. I hate this place.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 11:50 AM (2WIwB)
202
I think the Chris Rock Show was the late 90's. They lifted a couple of my bits off of Usenet. I watched it every week anyway so it was rather flattering.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 11:50 AM (eLjOt)
203
The 1991 movie Nothing but Trouble shows some creepy small town cops. That movie gave me the heebie jeebies. Demi Moore was hot as usual
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 11:51 AM (yz/88)
204 I'm convinced Big Auto Glass is behind this movement.
It would be a balls to the wall move for replacement auto glass firms to sponsor those videos.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:51 AM (QkNv2)
205
>>> 201 So six states are opting out of the Great American Fair in DC. they are calling it Trump's Fair. Washington state is among them. at least the assholes in Olympia could of build a cheap barricade for the state's display and called it the city of Chaz.
Dumbshits. I hate this place.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 11:50 AM (2WIwB)
The non-commie counties should announce they're still in. The state capitals can eat shit.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 11:52 AM (R+iUD)
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:52 AM (Riz8t)
207You shit on the sidewalk in San Francisco 100 times...
Muggers and cops leave such people alone. Nothing to gain.
Posted by: t-bird at June 12, 2026 11:52 AM (Pu/zx)
208
203 Yeah, that was a creepy flick. Colored my perception of Pennsylvania as a weird state for a long time.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 11:53 AM (77rzZ)
209
205 >>> 201 So six states are opting out of the Great American Fair in DC. they are calling it Trump's Fair. Washington state is among them. at least the assholes in Olympia could of build a cheap barricade for the state's display and called it the city of Chaz.
Dumbshits. I hate this place.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 11:50 AM (2WIwB)
The non-commie counties should announce they're still in. The state capitals can eat shit.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 11:52 AM (R+iUD)
All states will have booths - the ones opting out are leaving it to the organizers to represent their states...
Posted by: Nova Local at June 12, 2026 11:53 AM (tOcjL)
210 Washington state is among them. at least the assholes in Olympia could of build a cheap barricade for the state's display and called it the city of Chaz.
They weren't going to recreate the miracle of agriculture that was the occupied zone's "community garden"? Sad!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:53 AM (QkNv2)
211
I like how they use the clouds to obscure the bull's balls. At least they know what balls are.
Posted by: javems at June 12, 2026 11:46 AM (zFsEm)
So. I have a story. In the before times, my folks took my sister and I to the Dakotas. We did the tourist stuff in the Badlands, Mt. Rushmore, Little Bighorn, et al.
Whilst at the Little Bighorn, we saw this enormous, anatomically correct bison statue. Friggin huge, it was. Entire families standing under it. I was about 14, my sister was about 9. She stood directly under the Bison Balls, pointed, and asked 'What is that?'
My mother, prim, proper, sensitive to the judgement of others, didn't respond. To my sister, this failure could only be explained by the idea that perhaps mom didn't hear. So she tried again. Slower. At full volume. "MOM! WHAT! IS! THAT!"
I'm absolutely DYING because I know this isn't socially appropriate AND that my mom can't really do anything but answer at this point.
This was back in the day when there were those shoulder-mounted video cameras and shoulder-strap carry packs. I know with absolute certainty there are at least six families still watch their videos and die laughing.
212
Was that pre- or post-embalming?
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:52 AM (Riz8t)
1991… 35 years ago. Demi Moore was legitimately hot then…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 11:54 AM (+gA9j)
213
...oh, and they *totes* love America and the flag, but are having a hissy fit about OrangeManBad instead of even maybe "celebrating Our Precious Democracy in our own way" or some such.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 11:54 AM (R+iUD)
214Policing in America is broken, and while I approve of auditors pushing the boundaries, the "Sovereign Citizens" are f*cking retards.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 12, 2026 11:29 AM
Policing in America is Broken, Exhibit A:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HpnHUHabwU&t=28s
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 11:55 AM (Wnv9h)
215
So six states are opting out of the Great American Fair in DC. they are calling it Trump's Fair. Washington state is among them.
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Deep blue states and NC.
Because NC has a Dem gov.
Dems are nothing but petty little bitches.
All of them.
The speaker of the NC house and senate leader need to fix this and fast--fund their state's booth out of the governor's staff budget.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 11:55 AM (73/SM)
216
Obama gave me the worst feeling when I first saw him with that stupid walk. At the time I thought we would never elect a Hussein.
But I slowly came around to the fact that Democrats were not just dopey America hating scum but also the biggest pieces of imaginable and they couldn't wait to stick us with a commie named Hussein.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 11:55 AM (eLjOt)
217
You have to hand it to the climate hysterics, they're persistent and topical. I was checking the weather, and there's a link to a story about how warmer Ts are facilitating a screwworm invasion.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)
218 211
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL!
ROFLMAO
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 11:56 AM (QkNv2)
219
Sovereign citizens are certainly a different bunch, though in some ways it's not a totally unforeseeable response to an ever-encroaching bureaucratic state that nickels and dimes you at every turn. Of course now if you assert your Constitutional rights at all, say right to remain silent or not providing consent to a cop searching your vehicle, they will sneer at you "what are you one of those sovereign citizens?"
So while they really don't have any law in their favor, and some are really on the fringe, I can also see them as something of an allergic reaction to ever-increasing petty tyranny - erecting a multitude of new offices and sending hither swarms of officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
Posted by: You don't own anything, you just rent it at June 12, 2026 11:56 AM (TbWk/)
220
"unless you have a really intense desire to see the University of Chicago."
I dropped out of the University of Chicago, and from that experience I know that anyone having any desire to visit it or Hyde Park should be suspected of engaging other anti-social behavior.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at June 12, 2026 11:57 AM (j7INY)
221
The Obama Center's Museum Tower looks like a castle keep. (Granite exterior with few windows.)
There's also the Forum Building and the Library (a branch of the Chicago Library), and the Home Court, a 60,000 sq. ft. athletics and recreation center.
Parks and courtyards on the 19.3 acre campus include an Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit & Vegetable Garden; a garden pavilion named for former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and the Ann Dunham Water Terrace.
The Presidential Center is bordered by water on its eastern side, where the campus sits directly adjacent to Jackson Park’s historic West Lagoon.
Very much a monument. (Hopefully, no more than that.)
Posted by: Loin cloths are not enough at June 12, 2026 11:57 AM (NFX2v)
222
>>> 217 You have to hand it to the climate hysterics, they're persistent and topical. I was checking the weather, and there's a link to a story about how warmer Ts are facilitating a screwworm invasion.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)
Heh.
Moar things caused by glowball warmening:
* dishwasher refuses to start after it's completely full
* boss at work asks you to come in on Saturday
* cat scratching your furniture
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 11:57 AM (R+iUD)
223 All states will have booths - the ones opting out are leaving it to the organizers to represent their states...
Posted by: Nova Local at June 12, 2026 11:53 AM (tOcjL)
224 What the libs are drinking out of that bull isn't milk. But it's high protein and fits right into what libs usually swallow.
Posted by: Frank Barone at June 12, 2026 11:58 AM (OkYzo)
225
>>> 223
All states will have booths - the ones opting out are leaving it to the organizers to represent their states...
Posted by: Nova Local at June 12, 2026 11:53 AM (tOcjL)
Trump could have fun with that
Posted by: It's me donna at June 12, 2026 11:58 AM (ozddr)
Huh, now I wonder if it's possible to lobby for management of these booths. Imagine if they were all staffed by Morons.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 11:59 AM (R+iUD)
226
Moar things caused by glowball warmening:
* dishwasher refuses to start after it's completely full
* boss at work asks you to come in on Saturday
* cat scratching your furniture
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
Bottom surgery isn't healing properly because it's too hot and sweaty.
Posted by: Transtifa at June 12, 2026 11:59 AM (ycI94)
227
"I know that anyone having any desire to visit it or Hyde Park should be suspected of engaging other anti-social behavior."
Powell's bookstore was worth the risk to life and limb to visit.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 11:59 AM (Jr5Lq)
228 I was checking the weather, and there's a link to a story about how warmer Ts are facilitating a screwworm invasion.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 11:55 AM (Riz8t)
_________
Sure, it was Climate. Totes not the swarms of unscreened "migrants" F. Joe's Autopen let in.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 11:59 AM (rqNGS)
229
That Wisconsin ad is Udderly ridiculous .. Or should I say Udderless ....
Anyway, the benefits of housing sheep on solar installations is also making environmental news.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:00 PM (NFX2v)
232My mother, prim, proper, sensitive to the judgement of others, didn't respond. To my sister, this failure could only be explained by the idea that perhaps mom didn't hear. So she tried again. Slower. At full volume. "MOM! WHAT! IS! THAT!"
Break out the 8-Track of Bob Wills.........
https://youtu.be/FeMWfjWe_dY
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:00 PM (Zz0t1)
Anyway, the benefits of housing sheep on solar installations is also making environmental news.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:00 PM (NFX2v)
That... seems like the grazing would be limited.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 12:01 PM (R+iUD)
236
233 Anyway, the benefits of housing sheep on solar installations is also making environmental news.
i dunno. sounds baa-aad to me.
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 12:02 PM (oY6Yp)
The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing.
What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement on having a deal, bears no relation to the truth. Very dishonorable people to deal with. With them, there is no such thing as dealing in good faith.
AMAZING! Also, their totally rebuffed Drone attack last night against Indian Ships leaving the Hormuz Strait is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. They better get their act together, and FAST! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:02 PM (P4ocI)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HpnHUHabwU&t=28s
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 11:55 AM (Wnv9h)
Have you seen the one where they manhandle a paralyzed guy and dump him out of his wheelchair after he gets accused of kicking in some psycho lady's door? That's a fun one.
Posted by: The best and brightest at June 12, 2026 12:02 PM (TbWk/)
239 AMAZING! Also, their totally rebuffed Drone attack last night against Indian Ships leaving the Hormuz Strait is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. They better get their act together, and FAST! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:02 PM (P4ocI)
The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing.
WHAT!?!?! No......but my hair is already on fire!!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:03 PM (Zz0t1)
241
Reportedly, because sheep are the perfect height to safely maneuver under low-mount panel arrays without damaging the equipment, they serve as highly efficient, living lawnmowers.
But then, the wolves....
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:04 PM (NFX2v)
242
221 The Obama Center's Museum Tower looks like a castle keep.
it's missing the battlements necessary to allow pouring oil on invaders.
perhaps there are automated boiling oil dispensers hiding behind the giant wall o' words?
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 12:04 PM (oY6Yp)
243
And how can we forget to mention the most insane (albeit most entertaining) SovCit variant, the Moorish Nationals? Completely nuts, and a danger to society.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 12:04 PM (Wnv9h)
244
"The neighborhoods around the University of Chicago are awful, but the university neighborhood itself is pretty safe.
There is a reason why Obama lived there, along with a bunch of other middle-class blacks."
Back in 2008, that The Community-Organizer-in-Chief moved to Hyde Park of all places, in order to learn how to be Black, was all I needed to know about him.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at June 12, 2026 12:05 PM (j7INY)
Good luck Elon, you're now the first Trillionaire.
As the saying goes...
with great power comes great opportunity.
--
Nicocolo Machiavelli.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 12:05 PM (XV/Pl)
247
Ha-ha. It's funny when assholes fuck with the cops. Are you winning? Did you think you would win?
Pro-Tip: Keep your papers in order, be polite, and you may get off easy.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 12, 2026 12:05 PM (SRceu)
248
243 And how can we forget to mention the most insane (albeit most entertaining) SovCit variant, the Moorish Nationals? Completely nuts, and a danger to society.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 12:04 PM (Wnv9h)
Never heard of them. Sounds like a club soccer team.
Posted by: Footballers to you limey gits at June 12, 2026 12:06 PM (TbWk/)
249condensed version/highlight reel:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y1LbCQmchww
Posted by: The best and brightest at June 12, 2026 12:02 PM (TbWk/)
"Its a ruse, man....."
FFS.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:06 PM (Zz0t1)
250
225 Huh, now I wonder if it's possible to lobby for management of these booths.
we're gonna need more agonizers
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 12:06 PM (oY6Yp)
251Parks and courtyards on the 19.3 acre campus include an Eleanor Roosevelt Fruit & Vegetable Garden; a garden pavilion named for former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and the Ann Dunham Water Terrace.
I have come to the suspicion that FDR's bout of Polio was actually Eleanor's attempt to poison him with Arsenic for sleeping with his campaign secretary, and losing the VP race, but mostly for yet again having a mistress chosen from the professional staff.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 12:07 PM (rbvCR)
252
The Tribune, No cash for Iran under proposed deal, says JD Vance
The US Vice President dismisses reports as 'fake information'
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:07 PM (NFX2v)
253
I ran the Chicago Marathon in October 2004. Stayed down by Grant Park… weather was awesome. Went to a Chicago style pizza place downtown the night before the race. It was a great experience…. That was a llooonnnggg time ago. Sad
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 12:07 PM (ugElV)
254 Huh, now I wonder if it's possible to lobby for management of these booths. Imagine if they were all staffed by Morons.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket
Why, the profits we'd recover by selling "FIRST!" and "$20, SAME AS IN TOWN" buttons and gear would be astonishing!
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Humiliate! Humiliate! Humiliate! at June 12, 2026 12:07 PM (QkNv2)
255
I have come to the suspicion that FDR's bout of Polio was actually Eleanor's attempt to poison him with Arsenic for sleeping with his campaign secretary, and losing the VP race, but mostly for yet again having a mistress chosen from the professional staff.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 12:07 PM (rbvCR)
==
Nah, she was just a commie and FDR wouldn't go that far.
Posted by: Black JEM at June 12, 2026 12:08 PM (GZYu7)
256
254
Huh, now I wonder if it's possible to lobby for management of these booths. Imagine if they were all staffed by Morons.
Posted by: Helena
I volunteer to do Washington State.... Just show it as it actually is...
257Never heard of them. Sounds like a club soccer team.
Posted by: Footballers to you limey gits at June 12, 2026 12:06 PM
Oh, you have to look them up. If only to watch a lot of glass get broken and a lot of cosplaying idiots get arrested.
A couple of years ago we had an armed carload of them get stopped a couple miles down the road from me. Going to Maine to "train". I'm still convinced their leader was an FBI asset.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 12:09 PM (Wnv9h)
Have some cool, sweet, iced tea and enjoy the show. The Iranians are not out foxing him.
Or what is what they are asking themselves today.
Trump's, or what's, can be painful.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:09 PM (P4ocI)
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A couple of years ago we had an armed carload of them get stopped a couple miles down the road from me. Going to Maine to "train". I'm still convinced their leader was an FBI asset.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Were they meeting up with Maine Kampf?
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 12, 2026 12:10 PM (YZ0Fo)
Posted by: Eromero at June 12, 2026 12:10 PM (JxNhD)
262Were they meeting up with Maine Kampf?
Posted by: BruceWayne at June 12, 2026 12:10 PM
A wypipo?! Allah forbid!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 12:11 PM (Wnv9h)
263
247 Ha-ha. It's funny when assholes fuck with the cops. Are you winning? Did you think you would win?
Pro-Tip: Keep your papers in order, be polite, and you may get off easy.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 12, 2026 12:05 PM (SRceu)
Or they might make shit up "I SMELL THE MARIJAWANA" or "well he had glassy watery bloodshot eyes" which he somehow saw from 100 feet behind the driver's car in the dark. Or "I'm going to get the drug dog if you don't let me search your car." Or stone cold sober drivers blowing 0.000 and getting arrested for DUI anyway because "MUH LAW FORCEMUNT EXPERIUNS!" I have no patience for cops fucking with people just because they can, and nobody should be surprised that people hold cops in lower and lower regard.
Posted by: Fuck all shitbags, whether they have a badge or not at June 12, 2026 12:11 PM (TbWk/)
264
According to Noreña, upper-division students once received roughly 100 pages of reading each week, with professors expecting them to complete most of the material. For a course he plans to teach this fall, that number will be closer to 35 pages per week.
Other professors reported making similar adjustments.
Professors at top California college forced to radically alter coursework as students struggle to read
Posted by: SMOD at June 12, 2026 12:11 PM (XSpHX)
265
255 I have come to the suspicion that FDR's bout of Polio was actually Eleanor's attempt to poison him with Arsenic for sleeping with his campaign secretary, and losing the VP race, but mostly for yet again having a mistress chosen from the professional staff.
Posted by: Kindltot
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She was a muff diver, why would she be jealous?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:11 PM (P4ocI)
266Do you know how fast you were going?
No, sir.
Posted by: Eromero at June 12, 2026 12:10 PM (JxNhD)
I will plead the fifth here in order to not incriminate myself in anyway.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:12 PM (Zz0t1)
267
My experience with sovereign citizens has been limited to civil matters, where the judges unfortunately indulge them for far too much time. I do especially enjoy the people that claim they're maritime vessels so only admiralty courts have jurisdiction over them.
Posted by: Octochicken at June 12, 2026 12:12 PM (oCS0o)
268
Maine Kampf, the oyster shucking Shucklegruber.
Posted by: Rex B at June 12, 2026 12:13 PM (rgnea)
269
Could be. Iffy poisoning 'em if the spouses really want to stick around & have real power. (Jilly)
It's said that while his screwing around with what's her name devastated their marriage, they "renegotiated a political and personal partnership" rather than seeking a divorce.
And Ele hit the public sphere as she traveled, spoke, and represented him politically, forging her own independent political identity.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:14 PM (NFX2v)
270
A couple of years ago we had an armed carload of them get stopped a couple miles down the road from me. Going to Maine to "train". I'm still convinced their leader was an FBI asset.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState
Is that why they didn't show up?!?! We had the whole SS swinger club ready, but the train was much shorter than anticipated!!!
Posted by: Graham Platner at June 12, 2026 12:14 PM (ycI94)
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267 My experience with sovereign citizens has been limited to civil matters, where the judges unfortunately indulge them for far too much time. I do especially enjoy the people that claim they're maritime vessels so only admiralty courts have jurisdiction over them.
Posted by: Octochicken at June 12, 2026 12:12 PM (oCS0o)
That's an interesting one, where they claim they are subject only to admiralty courts, maritime law, and/or the Uniform Commercial Code.
Posted by: It's a strange rabbit hole to go down at June 12, 2026 12:14 PM (TbWk/)
272
and nobody should be surprised that people hold cops in lower and lower regard.
Posted by: Fuck all shitbags
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You may hold them in lower regard, they may hold you in jail. Your choice.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:14 PM (P4ocI)
273My experience with sovereign citizens has been limited to civil matters, where the judges unfortunately indulge them for far too much time. I do especially enjoy the people that claim they're maritime vessels so only admiralty courts have jurisdiction over them.
Posted by: Octochicken at June 12, 2026 12:12 PM
One of my favorites is a SovCit who took his child support (avoidance) case to an appeals court. I had to look up the decision just to see how badly they handed him his ass. It was great.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 12:15 PM (Wnv9h)
Can you get the menu to come up on the screen? If so, check the inputs. May have defaulted to a different input with no source.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 12, 2026 12:15 PM (5xuJ/)
275Or stone cold sober drivers blowing 0.000 and getting arrested for DUI anyway because "MUH LAW FORCEMUNT EXPERIUNS!"
I'm willing to be hit with that kind of asshole cop. "A federal jury in Newton, Iowa, awarded $105,000 to Tayvin Galanakis after he was wrongfully detained for driving under the influence despite a breathalyzer reading of 0.00 blood alcohol content. The arrest occurred in August 2022 when Officer Nathan Winters and Officer Christopher Wing subjected Galanakis, then 19, to field sobriety tests and subsequently arrested him on suspicion of marijuana use, even though he passed drug tests at the station."
Posted by: Moron Analyst at June 12, 2026 12:16 PM (ycI94)
276
Posted by: Fuck all shitbags, whether they have a badge or not at June 12, 2026 12:11 PM (TbWk
Try decaf.
Posted by: Really? at June 12, 2026 12:17 PM (Nx5jP)
277
Sovereign Citizen encounter with Barney Fife…. That would be humorous. Barney, that ain’t Otis you’re dealing with…. Then Gomer comes running yelling “citizens arrest!! Citizens arrest!!”
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 12:17 PM (ugElV)
278
I wonder if the Wisconsin Democrats noticed that the bulls in their post look like they were smoking. I'm guessing they didn't, or they thought the bulls were smoking weed.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 12:18 PM (qx7Zg)
279Then Gomer comes running yelling “citizens arrest!! Citizens arrest!!”
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 12:17 PM
They've actually tried that in court. It...doesn't go well.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 12:18 PM (Wnv9h)
280Posted by: Fuck all shitbags, whether they have a badge or not at June 12, 2026 12:11 PM (TbWk/)
Point on this doll where the bad badged man touched you......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:18 PM (Zz0t1)
281 Or what ?
Posted by: It's me donna at June 12, 2026 12:03 PM
Or he'll say UNACCEPTABLE again.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at June 12, 2026 12:18 PM (Cqx++)
282
And Ele hit the public sphere as she traveled, spoke, and represented him politically, forging her own independent political identity.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day
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Ever listen to a recording of her speaches?
She was a rude, mean, nasty bitch. One of Hillary's mentors, I imagine.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:18 PM (P4ocI)
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266 Do you know how fast you were going?
No, sir.
Posted by: Eromero at June 12, 2026 12:10 PM (JxNhD)
I will plead the fifth here in order to not incriminate myself in anyway.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:12 PM (Zz0t1)
It's a trick question either way. You just say "yes," you're admitting guilt to speeding. If you say "no," you are admitting guilt as to speeding because going fast is built into the question and you just accepted it as a given. It's also a possible admission to distracted driving or some other analog because you just admitted you weren't paying attention to your speed. Sponge has the correct answer - exercise your right to remain silent. The only exception might be if you have hard evidence that you did not commit the infraction - such as a GPS equipped dash/rear camera that also tracks your speed - but if you tip your hand they might fabricate some other infraction just so they "win."
Posted by: Never hand them a gimme at June 12, 2026 12:19 PM (TbWk/)
284
Eleanor Roosevelt and Whoopi Goldberg… that is an extremely close contest as to who can be the ugliest woman who ever lived…. I think Whoopi edges her at the tape
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 12:20 PM (ugElV)
285
I did a ride-along with local LEO. What surprised me, and yet did not surprise me, was that *everyone* stopped immediately began making an excuse for their behavior.
My favorite? A woman going 85 mph in a Prius. 'I was trying to make up time lost at the last traffic light'.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 12, 2026 12:20 PM (XeU6L)
286
I urge every democrat to go out and milk a bull.
Posted by: Brian at June 12, 2026 12:20 PM (pMjIi)
287She was a muff diver, why would she be jealous?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:11 PM (P4ocI)
The problem with recency bias is that everything is judged from a personal experience, which may not be sufficient to understand what all is actually going on. I won't go into the intricacies of humiliation those mistresses would have brought to Eleanor in her social class, however that sort of act would fit her entitled and rather bloody minded attitude against the world.
I don't like socialites and their upper class families because of what they deem appropriate for them to get away with. Think of them as sovereign citizens with actual support from the cops and the government and money to get a lawyer to argue that they should get off for it.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 12:20 PM (rbvCR)
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282. Ever listen to a recording of her speaches?
She was a rude, mean, nasty bitch. One of Hillary's mentors, I imagine.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others
Simply born to rule. Their husbands sic them on others for their own peace and a little sanity.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:21 PM (NFX2v)
289
I've seen a useful recommendation/addition for Obama's Flak Tower.
https://tinyurl.com/545cahas+
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at June 12, 2026 12:22 PM (qx7Zg)
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Ever listen to a recording of her speaches?
She was a rude, mean, nasty bitch. One of Hillary's mentors, I imagine.
Posted by: Braenyard
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You left out 'ugly'
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 12, 2026 12:22 PM (XeU6L)
291
I don't like socialites and their upper class families because of what they deem appropriate for them to get away with. Think of them as sovereign citizens with actual support from the cops and the government and money to get a lawyer to argue that they should get off for it.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 12:20 PM (rbvCR)
Bricks and Minifigs and the American Fork police...
Posted by: As a recent example at June 12, 2026 12:22 PM (TbWk/)
292
I detest speeders and tailgaters. Around here, LE simply gave up on enforcing that stuff years ago.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 12:22 PM (Jr5Lq)
293
The crows have plucked Ace's eyes out, haven't they.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:23 PM (Zz0t1)
294
One thing you will never see from a cop is someone on a power trip. They understand they serve the people.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 12:23 PM (eLjOt)
295
That vid of the "sovereign citizen" looked more like just a fat asshole retard.
But I like the SS concept! Maybe for my new car I can just get license plates that say THE BLADE.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at June 12, 2026 12:23 PM (iFTx/)
Last time I was asked that I responded, yes, 72, I had my cruise set. I received a lecture on some other points that disturbed him and a warning ticket.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 12:23 PM (P4ocI)
297
When I was in the reserve JAG in Nor Cal., I had to deal with a reserve major who went sov cit. (Don't go Sov City.) He was down the coast and was suing the federal government in Monterey I think. I remember going down there as a 1LT with my JAG deputy commander (LTC) and interacting with federal court personnel getting this guy's filings, other info, yadda yadda. (This was 1998 so PACER wasn't the thing it is now.) He was making a big deal about being a reserve major and the stuff he wrote was absolutely pure nonsense. I wish I could remember what it was but it was chock full of word games and such. I just kept thinking there's no effing way George Washington crossed the frozen Delaware so this guy could spout off like this. The federal court guys were happy to see us show up and deal with it.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at June 12, 2026 12:23 PM (DZ9Lv)
298
And Ele hit the public sphere as she traveled, spoke, and represented him politically, forging her own independent political identity.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:14 PM (NFX2v)
She also had a pistol permit to carry in NYC.
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at June 12, 2026 12:23 PM (5xuJ/)
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293 The crows have plucked Ace's eyes out, haven't they.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 12:23 PM (Zz0t1)
And nibbled off his shiny fingernails.
Posted by: Garrett will be disappoint at June 12, 2026 12:23 PM (TbWk/)
Posted by: Aetius451AD at June 12, 2026 12:25 PM (mPXxA)
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> It's a trick question either way. You just say "yes," you're admitting guilt to speeding. If you say "no," you are admitting guilt as to speeding because going fast is built into the question and you just accepted it as a given. It's also a possible admission to distracted driving or some other analog because you just admitted you weren't paying attention to your speed. Sponge has the correct answer - exercise your right to remain silent. The only exception might be if you have hard evidence that you did not commit the infraction - such as a GPS equipped dash/rear camera that also tracks your speed - but if you tip your hand they might fabricate some other infraction just so they "win."
Have you seen the video of the cop who pulls a woman over, and tells her he stopped her because he saw her using her phone with her right hand? She then holds up her right arm, and she's got no hand. She laughs and asks if they're done. The cop double and triples down after she just proved he could not possibly have seen what he claims to have seen. She had to take it to court where they dropped the charges minutes before the hearing.
Posted by: bonhomme at June 12, 2026 12:25 PM (mkw2N)
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I detest speeders and tailgaters. Around here, LE simply gave up on enforcing that stuff years ago.
Posted by: gp
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Traffic enforcement around here is near zero...and it tells.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at June 12, 2026 12:26 PM (XeU6L)
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 12:26 PM (Wnv9h)
306
Eleanor Roosevelt and Whoopi Goldberg… that is an extremely close contest as to who can be the ugliest woman who ever lived…. I think Whoopi edges her at the tape
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at June 12, 2026 12:20 PM (ugElV)
307
Way smarter than Hillary and The Dr., she used her influential platform as First Lady and a prominent activist to champion civil rights, desegregation, and anti-lynching legislation.
In 1934, Mrs. Roosevelt joined the NAACP.
Long after her husband's presidency, she served as a delegate to the United Nations, chaired the committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and continued to actively support and finance grassroots civil rights groups like CORE and the SNCC. (National Women's' History Museam)
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 12:29 PM (NFX2v)
308
I detest speeders and tailgaters. Around here, LE simply gave up on enforcing that stuff years ago.
Posted by: gp
If you're doing 65 in a 65, you're going to get tailgated. That's not correct on the merits, but it IS real life.
309Newsweek: Ring Girls’ Outfits at Trump’s UFC Fight Revealed—Includes Flag Code Breach (TPUSA image of outfits: https://tinyurl.com/48rum7v5 )
Not a flag code violation among them: none of them are wearing an actual USA flag. What we have here are flag-like decorations on their dresses/hot pants - perfectly acceptable, patriotic even. As for some of them being Asian, maybe, but I also think some south of the border genetics, too.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 12:33 PM (ZVgZ4)
310
On many occasions, cops just want beer money for the weekend, and if you pay them off in cash they'll tear up the ticket. I gave a cop $85 for a ticket and I never heard from my insurance company after that.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 12, 2026 12:35 PM (SRceu)
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There is road construction on a highway I take often to get into town. The barrels and lowered speed limit signs are always there, whether there is a crew working or not. I generally slow down whether I see anybody at work or not. If I do, I always get tailgated. You often get tailgated if you proceed at the regular speed anywhere on that highway. I like to imagine they have a medical emergency and have to speed, but they probably don’t. C’est la vie.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at June 12, 2026 12:41 PM (ZVgZ4)
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Leave it to this pile of Rino losers to miss the entire point of what "sovereign" citizens are really saying. "NO CONSENT MOTHERFUCKER." Last time I checked Congress had a 8% approval rating. What do you idiots think that says?
Posted by: Fisht at June 12, 2026 01:22 PM (BHEHK)
Posted by: DinsdalePiranha at June 12, 2026 01:53 PM (yFfLy)
316
I wonder if these “sovereign citizen” types pay money to get those “documents” so many of them have. If so, con men somewhere are cleaning up.
Posted by: RebeccaH at June 12, 2026 03:22 PM (VFung)
317
Cops. Totally not arguing with you here, Buckster, and great example, but we can find probably 2:1 of these where the coppers don't have any idea of what is lawful probable cause, etc. and harass folks illegitimately. Such as I do not have to tell them what I have eaten or drank in the past timeframe.
My comments are based on the last six years - perhaps decades - where selective law enforcement has been 'practiced'. Not really out here 40 miles from the Twin Shitties, but with our educational establishment 'training' folks based on immutable characteristics, I think we have a higher number of power-trip cops that don't know what is lawful in many circumstances.
Posted by: Danimal28 at June 12, 2026 06:25 PM (mNOhh)
Posted by: George Costanza at June 12, 2026 09:33 AM (rpara)
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wikip: The Death of General Wolfe is a 1770 painting by Anglo-American artist Benjamin West, commemorating the 1759 Battle of Quebec, where General James Wolfe died at the moment of victory.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 09:33 AM (R+iUD)
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8 what battle was this?
Posted by: Otto Penn at June 12, 2026 09:32 AM (sJHOI)
Quebec. 1758 or '59. The French commander Montcolm was also killed.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 09:34 AM (fBXgl)
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Elizabeth Warren's great-great-great-great grandpappy is heap big interested.
Posted by: Delurker at June 12, 2026 09:34 AM (gtcuf)
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... WTF is an "Anglo-American"? Stupid commie douchebags.
Posted by: Helena Handbasket at June 12, 2026 09:34 AM (R+iUD)
15
Everyone is standing around and not doing anything.
Posted by: dantesed at June 12, 2026 09:34 AM (Oy/m2)
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I took crap for pointing out the sniper in yesterday's art.
Today's art demonstrates there's *always* a sniper, and, as Smart Military Blog Commentators, it behooves us to remember and study this.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 09:35 AM (0sNs1)
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I like the guys on the right side of the painting who appear to be praying.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 09:36 AM (looXz)
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"The Death of General Wolfe depicts the Battle of Quebec, also known as the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, on September 13, 1759. This was a pivotal event in the Seven Years' War and decided the fate of France's colonies in North America.
The battle was fought between the British Army and the French Army; the pitched fighting lasted only fifteen minutes. The British Army was commanded by General Wolfe. Although successful in holding the British line against the French and winning the battle, General Wolfe was mortally wounded by several gunshots.
In death, General Wolfe gained fame as a national hero. He became an icon of Great Britain's victory during the Seven Years' War to people throughout the British Empire. There were lines to see this painting stretching out the door at its first exhibition in London."
Posted by: Tuna at June 12, 2026 09:36 AM (lJ0H4)
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seems unsafe to be muckin' about with a dead guy with all the warfare going on right behind you.
Posted by: Otto Penn at June 12, 2026 09:36 AM (sJHOI)
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Hey, West, could you have maybe painted me to look a bit more manly at the moment of my death? I look like a Victorian woman having a fainting spell. What is this, a Jane Austen novel cover?
Posted by: General Wolfe at June 12, 2026 09:36 AM (K1RVP)
2115 Everyone is standing around and not doing anything.
Reminds me of driving around Columbus with all the road construction crews
Posted by: Otto Penn at June 12, 2026 09:38 AM (sJHOI)
"Death'. Quit being a diva and eat a Snickers bar.
Posted by: t-bird at June 12, 2026 09:38 AM (Pu/zx)
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20 Hey, West, could you have maybe painted me to look a bit more manly at the moment of my death? I look like a Victorian woman having a fainting spell. What is this, a Jane Austen novel cover?
Posted by: General Wolfe at June 12, 2026 09:36 AM (K1RVP)
Aggshully, he was rather small and delicate. Along the lines of Nelson.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 09:38 AM (fBXgl)
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Everyone is standing around and not doing anything.
Posted by: dantesed at June 12, 2026 09:34 AM (Oy/m2)
what's your point?
Posted by: city utility workers watching one guy digging with a shovel at June 12, 2026 09:38 AM (J4Dwc)
Posted by: Bones at June 12, 2026 09:40 AM (rpara)
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The Death of General Wolfe commemorates the 1759 Battle of Quebec, where General James Wolfe died at the moment of victory. (Wikipedia)
National Gallery of Canada: Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe
1770
Category:
European and American Painting, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts
Wolfe’s death in the battle to conquer Quebec in 1759 still resonated when West painted this work, its defining image. The men around Wolfe include portraits of fellow officers and representative types – enlisted soldiers, a settler in green, an Indigenous warrior. Pose, gesture and expression – ranging from stoic reserve to tears – eloquently tell the story. Unusually, West added carefully observed details of contemporary clothing and weaponry to anchor the scene in reality, and so connect to his audience. His goal was not to persuade viewers of the literal truth of his painting, but to move them to emulate Wolfe’s self-sacrifice. The canvas made the artist’s reputation.
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General James Wolfe’s reported last words at the Battle of Quebec on September 13, 1759, were:
"Now, God be praised, I will die in peace" (sometimes recorded as "Now, God be praised" (History Hit)
An interesting lesson.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 09:41 AM (NFX2v)
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20 I look like a Victorian woman having a fainting spell.
So, a Wolfe in she's clothing.
Posted by: Delurker at June 12, 2026 09:41 AM (gtcuf)
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His famous words upon being shot, "Ow! Take off you hosers. Ok eh?"
Posted by: banana Dream at June 12, 2026 09:41 AM (3uBP9)
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You've been shot several times? I don't think so, mate.
Posted by: That Guy in the Blue Coat at June 12, 2026 09:42 AM (0sNs1)
Posted by: JackStraw at June 12, 2026 09:42 AM (viF8m)
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I think the Indian is going to grab his stuff and run off with it.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 09:42 AM (jehhT)
38In death, General Wolfe gained fame as a national hero. He became an icon of Great Britain's victory during the Seven Years' War to people throughout the British Empire. There were lines to see this painting stretching out the door at its first exhibition in London."
Posted by: Tuna at June 12, 2026 09:36 AM (lJ0H4)
Then StopOil showed up and threw tomato soup on it......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 09:43 AM (Zz0t1)
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Come on, men! Let's go fight The Seven Years' War!
Posted by: Delurker at June 12, 2026 09:44 AM (gtcuf)
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And the British Empire gained a whole buttload of whiny Frenchies. Good job, guys.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 12, 2026 09:48 AM (0nHVk)
56And the rest of them subsisted on poke salad.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 09:46 AM (Riz8t)
I appreciate you asking for it.........
https://youtu.be/fRF24LY5pvw
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 09:48 AM (Zz0t1)
57
Can't help but notice that pretty much everyone depicted here is dressed in multiple layers of shirts, topcoats, scarves, pants and sturdy footwear, yet the Injun (feather, not dot) is barefoot and half naked.
Posted by: Some cultures are better than others at June 12, 2026 09:48 AM (rpara)
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I took crap for pointing out the sniper in yesterday's art.
Today's art demonstrates there's *always* a sniper, and, as Smart Military Blog Commentators, it behooves us to remember and study this.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at June 12, 2026 09:35 AM (0sNs1)
What! Men, dodging this way for single bullets! What will you do when they open fire along the whole line? I am ashamed of you. They couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist...."
Posted by: General John Sedgwick, May 9, 1864 at June 12, 2026 09:48 AM (wVcYX)
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 12, 2026 09:51 AM (iERP6)
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Wrong battle, of course, but you know with these fag Brits it was something like it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 09:52 AM (rqNGS)
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64 No relation to Winston Wolfe?
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Virginia's great great grandaddy.
Posted by: You afraid? at June 12, 2026 09:52 AM (rpara)
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This painting commemorates the first utterance of what then became the Wolfe family motto:
WLNSSEODQY.
Posted by: Winston Wolfe at June 12, 2026 09:52 AM (0sNs1)
73
Everyone else is wearing 47 lbs of clothing while the Indian sits there in a loin cloth........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 09:52 AM (Zz0t1)
74 The noble savage is just waiting around so he can eat that man's liver. With onions.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at June 12, 2026 09:51 AM (SRceu)
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Looking for firewater.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 09:53 AM (rqNGS)
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Wrong battle, of course, but you know with these fag Brits it was something like it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 09:52 AM (rqNGS)
Oh yes. Nelson is my favorite Admiral, and maybe my favorite historical figure.
I have had many meals at "The Gun," where he used to meet Lady Hamilton for their regular trysts!
78
I'm too lazy to look it up but I believe that Indian is someone in particular, not just a generic. (I used to be able to identify the various British commanders depicted here but my memory is a bit rusty at the moment.)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 09:55 AM (fBXgl)
79
73 Everyone else is wearing 47 lbs of clothing while the Indian sits there in a loin cloth........
Posted by: Sponge
##$
Here. Wrap yourself in this smallpox-infected blanket.
Posted by: Evil White Guy at June 12, 2026 09:56 AM (rpara)
80
His Moma told him not to come.
That's no way to have fun Son!
Posted by: Case at June 12, 2026 09:56 AM (+zXtV)
81
Thx CBD, always one of my favorite historical paintings.
Rare for a battle to see both commanding generals killed.
Would hang
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 09:56 AM (IiEl1)
82
I'm too lazy to look it up but I believe that Indian is someone in particular, not just a generic.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher
He's a member of the Slapahoe tribe.
Posted by: Tonypete at June 12, 2026 09:56 AM (SKC9R)
Why? Why??
Posted by: San Franpsycho at June 12, 2026 09:57 AM (RIvkX)
They really wanted to keep the Nordiques in town, but alas.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 09:57 AM (Zz0t1)
88
78 I'm too lazy to look it up but I believe that Indian is someone in particular, not just a generic. (I used to be able to identify the various British commanders depicted here but my memory is a bit rusty at the moment.)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo
I'm not too lazy to let AI look it up!
The scene includes an Indigenous warrior kneeling in the foreground, representing the "noble savage" ideal and British colonial alliances, despite historical evidence suggesting no Indigenous fighters were present at the battle.
Historical Inaccuracies: The painting is a figurative rather than literal representation; only one figure, Lieutenant Henry Browne holding the flag, was actually present when Wolfe died.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at June 12, 2026 09:57 AM (QB4/g)
Posted by: Tonypete at June 12, 2026 09:57 AM (SKC9R)
90
I can see him.... St George of Floyd... he's welcoming me through the pearly gates!!!
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 09:57 AM (eLjOt)
91
Genneral Wolfe's Life is InOn Jeopardy - a limerick
The contestants all said "What the heck!"
When they didn't know "The Battle of Quebec"
But the guy who was most ornery
Was the cantankerous Sean Connery
Who wrote his answer, "Suck it, Trebek!"
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 09:58 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: The Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge at June 12, 2026 10:02 AM (rpara)
103 Let's not sucking each other's you know what quite yet
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 10:02 AM (eLjOt)
THERE we go.
Thank you, sir. Much appreciated.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:02 AM (Zz0t1)
104
For those of you who are losing faith in Trump's Iran war, there's this wise counsel from Kurt Schlichter:
Don’t Panic About Trump’s Iran Strategy Just Yet
https://tinyurl.com/bdhekbmc
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 10:02 AM (Riz8t)
105
When I was a kid, we actually went on a family vacation to Quebec and toured the Plains of Abraham. I was too young to really appreciate it at the time.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)
106
The indigenous individual's thought bubbleT-shirt:
"I rode sixteen hours to Quebec to count coup on Great White General Wolfe and all I got was this lousy powdered wig."
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 10:03 AM (qgHp7)
107
55 Is that Scott Pelley in the corner?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 12, 2026 09:48 AM (0nHVk)
Am I the only one who is sick and tired of listening to this whining pussy wail on about losing his job? How many here have been furlowed/terminated?
I'd tell him to "learn to code", but since I work in IT, I don't want to deal with him.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 12, 2026 10:04 AM (N39Ws)
108Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:01 AM (Zz0t1)
109
Am I the only one who is sick and tired of listening to this whining pussy wail on about losing his job? How many here have been furlowed/terminated?
I'd tell him to "learn to code", but since I work in IT, I don't want to deal with him.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 12, 2026 10:04 AM (N39Ws)
You could just ignore stories about him.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:05 AM (cZDTf)
110 https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=Qr_4pv41oTM
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 12, 2026 10:04 AM (iERP6)
Got it! Another thank you goes out.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:05 AM (Zz0t1)
111
*I'd tell him to "learn to code", but since I work in IT, I don't want to deal with him.*
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Learn to coal.
Posted by: The West Virginia Employment Commission at June 12, 2026 10:05 AM (rpara)
112
Well, I guess Platner can't be so bad if he gets this endorsement.
POLITICO: Hunter Biden defends Graham Platner on Newsom podcast
Most Americans would fail a “show me your phone” test of their past. “If that’s the standard to judge people — especially in elected office — then we won’t have many people left in elected office.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:05 AM (ndZc7)
113
105 When I was a kid, we actually went on a family vacation to Quebec and toured the Plains of Abraham. I was too young to really appreciate it at the time.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 10:03 AM (77rzZ)
I've seen his birthplace, Westerham (pronounced "Westrum"). Pretty little town in SE England. Churchill's Chartwell is nearby.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 10:06 AM (fBXgl)
114
If you ever wondered if getting rid of John Cornyn was the right move, wonder no more.
So Much for Hoping Cornyn Wouldn't Be a Crybaby on His Way Out
https://tinyurl.com/57zkcydy
Also, Cornyn tried being a d*** and attacking Scott Pressler as a "grifter". It...did not go well for him. I love this so much I want to bathe in it.
https://tinyurl.com/3tmz4tnt
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 10:06 AM (Riz8t)
115
Was it at the Plains of Abraham that Beau Biden died?
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 10:06 AM (77rzZ)
116
Most Americans would fail a “show me your phone” test of their past. “If that’s the standard to judge people — especially in elected office — then we won’t have many people left in elected office.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:05 AM (ndZc7)
---
Honestly, not seeing a downside here.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 10:07 AM (fBXgl)
117 I'd tell him to "learn to code", but since I work in IT, I don't want to deal with him.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at June 12, 2026 10:04 AM (N39Ws)
The world needs ditch diggers too, ya know.
"Learn to clean toilets."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:07 AM (Zz0t1)
118
115 Was it at the Plains of Abraham that Beau Biden died?
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Ford's Theater.
Posted by: Cliff Clavin at June 12, 2026 10:08 AM (rpara)
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 10:09 AM (qgHp7)
120
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:05 AM (ndZc7)
LOL @ the Democrats. The Party of Not Wanting to Dig Into Anyone's Past For Stupid Shit.
Are they serious?
"Most people's phone would show they are a Nazi Woman-Beating Sexual Abuser Who Dates Kids." No pretty sure that's just you bro.
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 10:09 AM (eLjOt)
121
Is that Scott Pelley in the corner?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at June 12, 2026 09:48 AM (0nHVk)
Am I the only one who is sick and tired of listening to this whining pussy wail on about losing his job?
-
Leslie Stahl has moved into the number one spot in the media whiners race for me.
Lesley Stahl-in Says Journalists Getting Fired Is Worse Than Child Trafficking, Nazi Torture Dungeons
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:10 AM (ndZc7)
122
The WSJ - David Hockney, a Trans-Atlantic Titan of Art, Dies at 88
His depictions of Southern California features earned him the mantle of one of the fathers of British pop art
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at June 12, 2026 10:11 AM (NFX2v)
123Leslie Stahl has moved into the number one spot in the media whiners race for me.
Lesley Stahl-in Says Journalists Getting Fired Is Worse Than Child Trafficking, Nazi Torture Dungeons
If there were any actual journalists at 60 Minutes, she might have a point.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)
Posted by: Madge at June 12, 2026 10:12 AM (rpara)
125Am I the only one who is sick and tired of listening to this whining pussy wail on about losing his job?
Admittedly, he does seem a bit over-dramatic but the title of the piece suggests that he actually died.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:12 AM (ExV1e)
126
If there were any actual journalists at 60 Minutes, she might have a point.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 10:11 AM (Riz8t)
Would she though? Would she
Posted by: ... at June 12, 2026 10:12 AM (eLjOt)
127
Pelley is in his 70s and wealthy. Why was he even employed to begin with? These fucks have nothing else in their lives. That’s why he’s so upset. It’s not that he’s lost a paycheck, he doesn’t need it. It’s because outside of his “work” he has nothing.
I have 5-10 years left before retiring early-ish. If I had the means I’d be retired today. That’s because work for me is a means to an end, not the end itself. For people like pelley and 90 years left old senators, without their job they’re lost. And it’s pathetic.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:13 AM (cZDTf)
The Globe and Mail
@globeandmail
Opinion: SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire. Here’s how to properly hate him
https://tinyurl.com/yc5mtde3
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:13 AM (ndZc7)
129
I'm not a big fan of Benjamin West's style. The people in the paintings always look wooden in their poses and faces. The colors are vibrant and the scenes often have have historical or mythological themes, which can be interesting. But the people in them seem more like mannequins. I prefer looking at the buildings and backgrounds and landscape features which better show his talent.
I won't judge the content of this one except to note that it isn't accurate. I had ancestors on both sides of the Battle of Quebec and some of them would have thought Wolfe, that Limey invader, got what he deserved.
When I saw the great army of France
I could tell we were doomed at a glance
I thought I made it clear
Not to let them see my fear
That's why I should have worn my brown pants!
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 10:14 AM (qgHp7)
Posted by: Dontcha know at June 12, 2026 10:17 AM (rpara)
139That’s because work for me is a means to an end, not the end itself. For people like pelley and 90 years left old senators, without their job they’re lost. And it’s pathetic.
You are wise.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 10:18 AM (Riz8t)
140
Major-General James Wolfe (age 32) was a British Army officer known for his training reforms and, as a major general, remembered chiefly for his victory in 1759 over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec, in the final moments of which he was killed in action.
The son of a distinguished general, Edward Wolfe, he received his first commission at a young age and saw extensive service in Europe during the War of the Austrian Succession
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 10:18 AM (P4ocI)
141SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire. Here’s how to properly hate him
Step 1: Don't. Hate is from the infernal one.
You could consider envy...
Step 1: Don't. Live your life. Most of what Musk does improves your existence. Celebrate that. If you want to be richer... work for it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:18 AM (ExV1e)
142
Republicans rig the elections? Pshaw my good man. We’re above those sorts of pedestrian shenanigans. It’s not who we are.
- GOP
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:18 AM (cZDTf)
143That's me in the corner.
That's me in the spotlight,
losin' my employment.
Posted by: Scott Pelley
That made me laugh.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 10:18 AM (Riz8t)
You're soaking in it.
Posted by: Madge at June 12, 2026 10:12 AM (rpara)
I'm dipping my balls in it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:18 AM (Zz0t1)
145 That's me in the corner.
That's me in the spotlight,
losin' my employment.
Posted by: Scott Pelley at June 12, 2026 10:16 AM (3uBP9)
Taking a shitty fag song and making it funny.
Well done!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:19 AM (Zz0t1)
146
"War of the Austrian Succession"
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Were they successful?
Posted by: Word nerd at June 12, 2026 10:19 AM (rpara)
147
The Elon hate simply shows these people for what they are; envious, bitter, and embarrassed by their own lack of achievement.
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 10:19 AM (Riz8t)
148
Most of what Musk does improves your existence. Celebrate that. If you want to be richer... work for it.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:18 AM (ExV1e)
Leftism is based on resentment and envy. They don't celebrate, they can only tear down.
Posted by: Robert at June 12, 2026 10:20 AM (dpXJq)
KAREN FINNEY: I think it should matter. That's why I didn't vote for Donald Trump and why I wouldn't have supported Graham Platner.
SCOTT JENNINGS: But you worked for Bill Clinton?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:20 AM (ndZc7)
150
127 Pelley is in his 70s and wealthy. Why was he even employed to begin with? These fucks have nothing else in their lives.
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Exactly. They are insufferable assholes in their personal lives and live an empty existence where everything and every relationship is transactional and devoid of human emotion.
These people suck like a bucket of ticks.
Posted by: ballistic at June 12, 2026 10:20 AM (oqH4h)
Posted by: General Wolfe at June 12, 2026 10:20 AM (wVcYX)
152
To me, Trump has dropped a massive, major clue as to what is really going on in Iran--and everyone missed it.
When he said, "we've shipped over 100 million barrels and Iran didn't know" that was just the flash bang that hid the real action:
1) Iran doesn't know what we are doing. Even in the Strait that is key to their whole strategy.
And he just laughed in their face and told them that.
2) 100% of the media source their info about what is going on to ... Iran and their proxies.
Because no one in the media had a clue about that either.
Keep that in mind when you read the next "expert" that says Trump is losing/being deceived/etc. by Iran.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 10:22 AM (73/SM)
153
41
No dog, not art.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 09:45 AM (rqNGS)
But there is (er, was) a Wolfe.
Posted by: tankdemon at June 12, 2026 10:22 AM (Hd1lH)
Libs of TikTok
@libsoftiktok
BREAKING: Boston police searching for two suspects who staged an ARMED robbery at a children’s LEMONADE STAND
Suspects described as black males aged 11 and 14.
Even lemonade stands aren’t safe.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:23 AM (ndZc7)
157
As one who enjoys extended road trips with lots of off the beaten path campsites, I for one am happy to contribute to Sir Elon's wealth. With my shiny new Starlink mini I can jibber jabber with my fine upstanding hordemates anyplace I have a clear view of the sky.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at June 12, 2026 10:23 AM (rpara)
158
Breaking Points had a segment where they were going on and on at how horrible it is that SoaceX, OpenAi and Anthropocene ipos will create tens of thousands of millionaires.
I on the other hand look at that and think awesome. All those people will have billions and billions of dollars among them to spend I the economy. That’s a good thing you imbeciles.
The same people that want govt to spend spend spend gets upset when the free market does it instead.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:23 AM (cZDTf)
159Here's a brief Twatter about Karamello Anthony worth reading.
https://tinyurl.com/sb6nn4h8
Posted by: Robert at June 12, 2026 10:15 AM (dpXJq)
This is just more of "don't approach a black man if you value your life" bullshit.
"I feared for my life. I want my lawyer."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:23 AM (Zz0t1)
160Where Wolfe?
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 10:23 AM
*points at Art*
There. There Wolfe. There Quebec.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 10:24 AM (Wnv9h)
161@libsoftiktok
BREAKING: Boston police searching for two suspects who staged an ARMED robbery at a children’s LEMONADE STAND
Suspects described as black males aged 11 and 14.
Even lemonade stands aren’t safe.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:23 AM (ndZc7)
But "black mothers live in a fear that whitey will never understand."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:24 AM (Zz0t1)
162
BREAKING: Boston police searching for two suspects who staged an ARMED robbery at a children’s LEMONADE STAND
—
RIP Scott Adams
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:26 AM (cZDTf)
163But "black mothers live in a fear that whitey will never understand."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:24 AM
Seems like raising your kids right would take care of that, but what do I know.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 10:26 AM (Wnv9h)
164@libsoftiktok
BREAKING: Boston police searching for two suspects who staged an ARMED robbery at a children’s LEMONADE STAND
Suspects described as black males aged 11 and 14.
Even lemonade stands aren’t safe.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:23 AM (ndZc7)
But "black mothers live in a fear that whitey will never understand."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:24 AM (Zz0t1)
In fairness, lemonade kid may have been black. Their mother may live in constant fear.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:26 AM (ExV1e)
165 Seems like raising your kids right would take care of that, but what do I know.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 10:26 AM (Wnv9h)
RAYSISST!!!!!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:26 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:28 AM (Zz0t1)
168
Those 11 and 14 years left old old kids were on the verge of inventing a perpetual motion machine. But because of racism and Trump they willnever achieve their goals.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:28 AM (cZDTf)
169
There. There Wolfe. There Quebec.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 10:24 AM (Wnv9h)
much obliged
Posted by: Count de Monet at June 12, 2026 10:29 AM (wVcYX)
170 Those 11 and 14 years left old old kids were on the verge of inventing a perpetual motion machine. But because of racism and Trump they willnever achieve their goals.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:28 AM (cZDTf)
When caught, the cancer cure will be gone forever.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:29 AM (Zz0t1)
171
158 Breaking Points had a segment where they were going on and on at how horrible it is that SoaceX, OpenAi and Anthropocene ipos will create tens of thousands of millionaires.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:23 AM (cZDTf)
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Saw a story about a guy that has been working as a welder at SpaceX for as long as it's been a company and he has been compensated with what looks to be like a BIG equity stake in it. Dude's about to retire.
Posted by: ballistic at June 12, 2026 10:30 AM (oqH4h)
172Keep that in mind when you read the next "expert" that says Trump is losing/being deceived/etc. by Iran.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at June 12, 2026 10:22 AM (73/SM)
no. wait. Trump is flailing and personally embarrassing me because he does not understand strategy.
Posted by: Kindltot at June 12, 2026 10:30 AM (rbvCR)
173
Neighbors say the youths were just turning their lives around and are aspiring rap music artists.
Posted by: Local media at June 12, 2026 10:31 AM (rpara)
174 23 20 Hey, West, could you have maybe painted me to look a bit more manly at the moment of my death? I look like a Victorian woman having a fainting spell. What is this, a Jane Austen novel cover?
Posted by: General Wolfe at June 12, 2026 09:36 AM (K1RVP)
Aggshully, he was rather small and delicate. Along the lines of Nelson.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 09:38 AM
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So if he'd been more manly and robust, he might have been better able to survive his bullet wounds. On the other hand, he would have been a larger target and maybe hit by more bullets.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 12, 2026 10:31 AM (azNOR)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:07 AM (Zz0t1)
____________
Cleaning toilets is an honorable, productive and important job.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 10:31 AM (rqNGS)
179Cleaning toilets is an honorable, productive and important job.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 10:31 AM (rqNGS)
I did that my first year in college.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:33 AM (ExV1e)
180Morning, all. A very hot day here at Stately Poppins Manor.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 12, 2026 10:31 AM
Mornin', MP4. Yup. New England has done the annual overnight flip from cold and rainy to hot and humid.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 10:33 AM (Wnv9h)
181
Let him who has never committed armed robbery of a lemonade stand while on his way home from Bible study cast the first stone.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 12, 2026 10:35 AM (qRla/)
188
181 Let him who has never committed armed robbery of a lemonade stand while on his way home from Bible study cast the first stone.
Posted by: Bulg
Snort.
Posted by: Person who loves making fun of local media at June 12, 2026 10:35 AM (rpara)
189Gonna get all the way up to 70?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:34 AM
90. Y'all keep that weather down there.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 10:35 AM (Wnv9h)
190
Okay, had to look it up because AI is not the boss of me:
The figure in the center of the group on the left is Robert Monckton, one of Wolfe's commanders, while the figure cradling him is Lt. Isaac Barre. The Indian is not identified, except that he's a Mohawk, which makes sense.
I pulled this from Fred Anderson's Crucible of War. Oddly, Anderson has very little use for Wolfe, in complete contrast with Francis Parkman's take.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 10:35 AM (fBXgl)
191
134 Here's a brief Twatter about Karamello Anthony worth reading.
https://tinyurl.com/sb6nn4h8
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@ShamashAran
IIt's worse.
They know he did it. They think it's OK cuz he killed a white kid who "disrespected" him.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 10:35 AM (P4ocI)
192
@libsoftiktok
BREAKING: Boston police searching for two suspects who staged an ARMED robbery at a children’s LEMONADE STAND
Suspects described as black males aged 11 and 14.
Aw hell, looks like I'll need some new future group commanders of my Mars colony.
Posted by: Elon Musk at June 12, 2026 10:35 AM (wVcYX)
193
aw a story about a guy that has been working as a welder at SpaceX for as long as it's been a company and he has been compensated with what looks to be like a BIG equity stake in it. Dude's about to retire.
Posted by: ballistic
The left has this idea that Bezos is the only person from Amazon to become wealthy. Reality is over the years tens if not hundreds of thousands of employees have made fortunes working there. Everyone from VPs down to maintenance workers. The same is true for Apple, Meta, Alphabet, etc.
I know someone personally who worked at Twitter early on. Got a nice stock option package. Twitter went public he retired in his 30s. He’s nobody special, just some average dude who was at the right place and time. Tons of stories like him out there that Globe and snail will never write about.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:36 AM (cZDTf)
194Y'all keep that weather down there.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 10:35 AM (Wnv9h)
Hey, when y'all learn to keep winter where it belongs, we can talk.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:36 AM (ExV1e)
195
I don't think Scott Pelley's qualified to lick plates, let alone do anything meaningful.
He'll get a podcast going an a couple months after pissing and moaning about being fired to every outlet that'll have him.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 10:36 AM (jehhT)
196
A line from Zulu, where Lt. Bromhead (Michael Caine) is explaining to Lt Chard how he’s got the pedigree to be in command: “You know that chap who was kneeling next to General Wolfe at Quebec? That was my grandfather.”
Posted by: Tom Servo at June 12, 2026 10:36 AM (orF8y)
197
190 Crucible of War is a very good book. Highly recommended.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)
198
Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Ol Wolfe was having a bad day.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at June 12, 2026 10:37 AM (2WIwB)
199
180 Morning, all. A very hot day here at Stately Poppins Manor.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
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My yard looks like a hay field. Must cut. Yuck.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 10:38 AM (P4ocI)
200
Heya Horde, been a couple days since checking in. Not sleeping in the car now, thanks to some kind souls God moved to assist! Going to take this weekend light...
The GSG is nearly two-thirds full--thanks to all who have contributed! Once I can access the funds I should be in position to set up longer term accommodations, allowing the stability I need to start making the changes I need to keep this from being a continual issue.
Even if you didn't have the funds, I know (even when I cry and complain) the prayers and intentions of all y'all are probably more responsible for me making it this far than my own meager strength can manage. Thank you for every last bit!
Awright, enough of my prattle. Hope y'all are having a great day!
201 So, they execute Musk and divide his ill-gotten gains. How much is that per person?
Envy is such a stupid vice.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 10:38 AM (rqNGS)
202
50 years ago it would have been unimaginable that black youths would think of robbing a lemonade stand in Southie. As stupid as they were, even they knew their bodies would not be found.
Posted by: mr tmz at June 12, 2026 10:38 AM (rJ48h)
203The left has this idea that Bezos is the only person from Amazon to become wealthy. Reality is over the years tens if not hundreds of thousands of employees have made fortunes working there. Everyone from VPs down to maintenance workers. The same is true for Apple, Meta, Alphabet, etc.
I know someone personally who worked at Twitter early on. Got a nice stock option package. Twitter went public he retired in his 30s. He’s nobody special, just some average dude who was at the right place and time. Tons of stories like him out there that Globe and snail will never write about.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:36 AM (cZDTf)
You can get rich via luck. Or you can get rich via a lifetime of hard work and thrift. Or you can say, fuck it, I don't care about being rich... I'll live my life.
Trouble is when that 3rd group decides that no one else should be able to live differently.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)
204
Painting: "Note the Hogarth Curve in the composition!" said the annoying garrulous art museum docent.
Posted by: gp at June 12, 2026 10:39 AM (Jr5Lq)
205
Scientists Warn Latest El Nino Will Bring Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
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Water turning to blood, frogs, frogs, gnats, flies, dead livestock, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and death of the firstborn.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:40 AM (ndZc7)
206
DISCLAIMER: Any attempt at humor on my part is not meant to disparage General Wolfe or to cast aspersions on his military victories or his demonstrated courage under fire. I apologize to him and his descendants and to any General Wolfe sissy fanboys.
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 10:40 AM (qgHp7)
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197 190 Crucible of War is a very good book. Highly recommended.
Posted by: Bulg at June 12, 2026 10:37 AM (77rzZ)
Yes, really the first World War, with fighting in so many different theaters.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 10:40 AM (fBXgl)
208
they execute Musk and divide his ill-gotten gains. How much is that per person?
Envy is such a stupid vice.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 10:38 AM (rqNGS)
I think it was AOC who said it would be $10M per American. Or maybe Bernie?
The real number is like $1500, LOL.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:41 AM (cZDTf)
209Y'all keep that weather down there.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 10:35 AM (Wnv9h)
Hey, when y'all learn to keep winter where it belongs, we can talk.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:36 AM
I blame Al Gore.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at June 12, 2026 10:41 AM (Wnv9h)
210Scientists Warn Latest El Nino Will Bring Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
https://youtu.be/3tELeCovh1E
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:41 AM (Zz0t1)
211Scientists Warn Latest El Nino Will Bring Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
Left out... like every El Nino before.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:41 AM (ExV1e)
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164 @libsoftiktok
BREAKING: Boston police searching for two suspects who staged an ARMED robbery at a children’s LEMONADE STAND
Suspects described as black males aged 11 and 14.
Even lemonade stands aren’t safe.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:23 AM (ndZc7)
Kids running the lemonade stand should have had sawed-off shotguns underneath the counter.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 12, 2026 10:41 AM (g8Ew8)
Posted by: muldoon's legal team at June 12, 2026 10:41 AM (rpara)
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205 Scientists Warn Latest El Nino Will Bring Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
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Water turning to blood, frogs, frogs, gnats, flies, dead livestock, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and death of the firstborn.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:40 AM (ndZc7)
--
Dogs and cats living together!
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at June 12, 2026 10:42 AM (fBXgl)
215Opinion: SpaceX IPO makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire. Here’s how to properly hate him
https://tinyurl.com/yc5mtde3
Bernie Sanders must be happy, though. He had to stop ranting about "millyunais and billyunais" because he's now a millionaire. Now he can rant about "trillyunais and billyunais".
Posted by: Archimedes at June 12, 2026 10:42 AM (Riz8t)
A reasonable position to take, regardless of the subject.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:42 AM (ExV1e)
217
Scientists Warn Latest El Nino Will Bring Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
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Oh no. We’ve never had any of those things before. Damn you SUVs and air conditioning.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 10:42 AM (cZDTf)
218 Scientists Warn Latest El Nino Will Bring Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
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Requiring increased government control and higher taxes.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 12, 2026 10:46 AM (azNOR)
219
Study Finds Watching Sports May Boost Well-Being
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I assume we're talking lingerie football.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:46 AM (ndZc7)
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Looking at all of the available footage of the Rush concerts on YouTube, I'm struck by how much fun Geddy, Alex and Anika are having, they are frequently smiling ear to when they are jamming on stage.
Can't wait ti see them next month.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 10:47 AM (XV/Pl)
221
Scientists Warn Latest El Nino Will Bring Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 12, 2026 10:46 AM (azNOR)
222Scientists Warn Latest El Nino Will Bring Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
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Requiring increased government control and higher taxes.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at June 12, 2026 10:46 AM (azNOR)
None of which will be used to maintain wilderness areas or ameliorate dry periods.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:47 AM (ExV1e)
223
"Nice lemonade stand ya got here, kid. It'd be a shame if something happened to it. Ya get my drift?"
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 10:48 AM (qgHp7)
224
My favorite story from the Seven Years’ War is about Frederick the Great being on the run and having a cyanide pill with him to commit suicide with if things got any worse. And, then, almost overnight, things changed and his fortunes completely reversed and led to victory.
I often remember that story when I’m down in the dumps, and draw encouragement from it.
"Alarming poll finds that half of Americans do not care about the World Cup
"Only 22 percent of Americans said they were ‘very interested’ in the World Cup"
https://tinyurl.com/mrxk94ax
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 10:50 AM (rqNGS)
They know he did it. They think it's OK cuz he killed a white kid who "disrespected" him.
Yup.
Been telling us that for years with each time they claim a white person as killed because they said the "n word."
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 10:50 AM (X8xt3)
230
Looking at all of the available footage of the Rush concerts on YouTube, I'm struck by how much fun Geddy, Alex and Anika are having, they are frequently smiling ear to when they are jamming on stage.
Can't wait ti see them next month.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 10:47 AM (XV/Pl)
I saw them quite a bit over the years, and yeah, they look like they are having more fun than I ever remember seeing from them. Geddy's voice seems to be getting stronger and stronger, and Alex is shaking the rust off. Anika...what more needs to be said, she's frigging amazing. I really don't think we would be seeing the joy if they just used a Peart clone. They wanted a family member, not a hired gun. Alex smiles at her like a proud papa.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 10:50 AM (snZF9)
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206 DISCLAIMER: Any attempt at humor on my part is not meant to disparage General Wolfe or to cast aspersions on his military victories or his demonstrated courage under fire. I apologize to him and his descendants and to any General Wolfe sissy fanboys.
Posted by: muldoon
Accepted, even though there's no land acknowledgement accompanying it. 😞
Posted by: Loin cloths are not enough at June 12, 2026 10:51 AM (NFX2v)
232Study Finds Watching Sports May Boost Well-Being
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I assume we're talking lingerie football.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 10:46 AM (ndZc7)
I've determined that one of the sources of my depression is lack of sun. Spending time watching sports on TV takes away from being outside and accomplishing things in the sun.
Yesterday was hopefully the start of a return to normalcy. I spent the entire afternoon resurfacing the roof of my camper. My face is sunned and my arms are adequately golfer's tanned.
I feel better already.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:51 AM (Zz0t1)
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205 Scientists Warn Latest El Nino Will Bring Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
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Water turning to blood, frogs, frogs, gnats, flies, dead livestock, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and death of the firstborn.
disappointed that they didn't tell us about the twinkie
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 10:51 AM (oY6Yp)
234
Morning, all. A very hot day here at Stately Poppins Manor.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing
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My yard looks like a hay field. Must cut. Yuck.
Posted by: Braenyard
I took the morning off to mow.
It rained overnight. All night long. Still raining.
Morning all.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 10:51 AM (+gsxO)
-----La Nina
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at June 12, 2026 10:49 AM (g8Ew
Imma bus a cap in El Niño fo disrespectin me. -- El Negro
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:51 AM (ExV1e)
238
Alarming poll finds that only half of Americans do not care about the World Cup
FIFY
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:52 AM (ExV1e)
239
I'm sorry but I'm home from the road and lazy. I'm on Twatter. I found a thing.
You know those idiotic conversations Twatter sometimes has over washing of not washing eggs?
Here ya go.
https://tinyurl.com/2armyfh4
Posted by: Robert at June 12, 2026 10:53 AM (dpXJq)
240
The 11 and 14 yr old yutes who robbed the lemonade stand are just jump starting their rap careers. They're real go getters
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 10:54 AM (IiEl1)
241 It rained overnight. All night long. Still raining.
Morning all.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 10:51 AM (+gsxO)
*looks at radar*
DAMN! You DID get rain.....Looks like the future home got lots of it as well. I REALLY need to get that back area shaped to remove the flood zone.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:54 AM (Zz0t1)
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202 50 years ago it would have been unimaginable that black youths would think of robbing a lemonade stand in Southie. As stupid as they were, even they knew their bodies would not be found.
this just shows how much progress we've made as a society on the racial front.
Posted by: anachronda at June 12, 2026 10:54 AM (oY6Yp)
243I've determined that one of the sources of my depression is lack of sun. Spending time watching sports on TV takes away from being outside and accomplishing things in the sun.
Yesterday was hopefully the start of a return to normalcy. I spent the entire afternoon resurfacing the roof of my camper. My face is sunned and my arms are adequately golfer's tanned.
I feel better already.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:51 AM (Zz0t1)
Consider drinking during the early morning hours such that you pass out in the sun during the afternoon. As you live in Texas, that should fix your sun problem pretty quick. Admittedly, you'd have another problem at that point but you'll have to schedule another visit to discuss that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:55 AM (ExV1e)
244
They wanted a family member, not a hired gun. Alex smiles at her like a proud papa.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at June 12, 2026 10:50 AM (snZF9)
This makes me very happy. So glad they are having such a good time.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at June 12, 2026 10:55 AM (PSEDc)
245 The 11 and 14 yr old yutes who robbed the lemonade stand are just jump starting their rap careers. They're real go getters
Posted by: Smell the Glove at June 12, 2026 10:54 AM (IiEl1)
Jay-Z funded his career selling crack to rich white kids. He was killing 2 birds with one stone.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:55 AM (Zz0t1)
Public school in St. Paul, Minnesota
Every girl is in a hijab… in kindergarten
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Remember, when they're wearing a hijab that means they're ready for marriage.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 10:56 AM (P4ocI)
248She took the hardest gig in all of rock and has absolutely crushed it.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at June 12, 2026 10:55 AM (XV/Pl)
Having to listen to Geddy Lee "sing"?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:56 AM (ExV1e)
250"Alarming poll finds that half of Americans do not care about the World Cup
"Only 22 percent of Americans said they were ‘very interested’ in the World Cup"
https://tinyurl.com/mrxk94ax
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 10:50 AM (rqNGS)
Because soccer sucks.
The more soccer influences other sports with the diving fake bullshit, the more other sports will suck.
The NBA is mostly unwatchable and LeBitch James shouldn't be allowed in the Hall of Fame for what he's done to the league with his flopping bullshit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:57 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 10:58 AM (qgHp7)
256
>>The more soccer influences other sports with the diving fake bullshit, the more other sports will suck.
Heh, not the NHL!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 10:58 AM (X8xt3)
257Consider drinking during the early morning hours such that you pass out in the sun during the afternoon. As you live in Texas, that should fix your sun problem pretty quick. Admittedly, you'd have another problem at that point but you'll have to schedule another visit to discuss that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:55 AM (ExV1e)
This will be the activities over the 4th of July camping trip.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:58 AM (Zz0t1)
258
> Scientists Warn Latest El Nino Will Bring Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires
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aka "weather"
Posted by: Martini Farmer at June 12, 2026 10:58 AM (jehhT)
259
Fortunately the kids lemonade stand in Kansas City, KS still appears to be safe:
https://tinyurl.com/5y4nmenz
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at June 12, 2026 10:59 AM (m6Eem)
260 Heh, not the NHL!
Posted by: Lizzy at June 12, 2026 10:58 AM (X8xt3)
The NHL still calls penalties for 'embellishment.' It's still sneaking in, ever so slightly.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 10:59 AM (Zz0t1)
261
For the "Trump is just like Obama and giving Iran everything" crowd:
From the administration, the terms of the deal are:
"1. Nuclear material will be destroyed and removed
2. Nuclear program will be dismantled
3. None of their money released until they perform
4. Strait of Hormuz will be open
5. No Iran funding of terrorist groups
This is what they have agreed to. This is a performance-based deal.”
269
What's a world cup? A cup of what? Is it something Starbucks came out with? Overpriced new coffee?
Posted by: Case at June 12, 2026 11:00 AM (+zXtV)
270 Anal Greese of the WNBA is the female Le Bron.
Posted by: rickb223 at June 12, 2026 11:00 AM (+gsxO)
LOL!
She just sucks........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)
271 That IS the difference. Hockey penalizes diving. Soccer encourages it.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung, DURING PRIDE MONTH IS EVIL! at June 12, 2026 11:00 AM (Kdi1r)
The NBA has the foul for it as well. The last time it was actually called was against LeBitch like 14 years ago.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:01 AM (Zz0t1)
272 The Native Canadian looks like he's considering if General Wolfe would be better-
chicken fried or served with risotto and a nice Chianti.
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 11:02 AM (iJfKG)
273
You know who else drew inspiration from the Frederick the Great story?
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at June 12, 2026 11:02 AM (qRla/)
274
Nuclear material will be destroyed and removed
2. Nuclear program will be dismantled
3. None of their money released until they perform
4. Strait of Hormuz will be open
5. No Iran funding of terrorist groups
This is what they have agreed to. This is a performance-based deal.”
I’m sure Iran will do all 5 of those things no questions asked an exactly as they agree to.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 11:04 AM (cZDTf)
275Having to listen to Geddy Lee "sing"?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at June 12, 2026 10:56 AM (ExV1e)
His aging has forced the dropping of a few octaves and is much less like cats in a blender.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)
Now like old cats in a blender?
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 11:04 AM (iJfKG)
276 LeBron is ruining the NBA's reputation, such as it is, with his flopping and, worse, his whining.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 11:04 AM (rqNGS)
277LeBron is ruining the NBA's reputation, such as it is, with his flopping and, worse, his whining.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at June 12, 2026 11:04 AM (rqNGS)
It can all be traced back to the king of whine, Tim Duncan.
LeBitch has perfected the craft.
Again, my belief is, he should be banned from the Hall of Fame for his cancerous spread throughout the league.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:05 AM (Zz0t1)
GUYS!! It was just one stab.
People need to understand that
https://tinyurl.com/mpc69zpf
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at June 12, 2026 11:06 AM (ndZc7)
279
Soros-Funded Group Launches Petition to Bully Charities Into Supporting Disgraced SPLC
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Fifty years ago he would be in prison, deported or hanged.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 11:06 AM (P4ocI)
280
I do find it hysterical David Silver put a spike through the heart of all the haters claiming Trump wasn't even a Knicks fan when he attended game 3.
"Trump has been coming to Knicks games for a LONG time......."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:07 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at June 12, 2026 11:10 AM (P4ocI)
San Antonio Spurs hardest hit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:10 AM (Zz0t1)
287
Again, my belief is, he should be banned from the Hall of Fame for his cancerous spread throughout the league.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:05 AM (Zz0t1)
It's the league and the refs. They let him get away with it.
If nothing else root for the red and white and blue to win just to piss off the rest of the world.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 11:11 AM (cZDTf)
290 It's the league and the refs. They let him get away with it.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at June 12, 2026 11:10 AM (iERP6)
Valid. But he lives it. I can point the finger at him.
It's not the fans fault Silver wants to have his love child.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:11 AM (Zz0t1)
291
FIFA trying too grow soccer's popularity in the US by linking it to "equal pay for women's soccer" is akin to LGB,Inc. trying to grow public acceptance by joining forces with Trannsgender, Inc..
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 11:12 AM (qgHp7)
294 FIFA trying too grow soccer's popularity in the US by linking it to "equal pay for women's soccer" is akin to LGB,Inc. trying to grow public acceptance by joining forces with Trannsgender, Inc..
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 11:12 AM (qgHp7)
The University of Washington women's team got beat by U14 boys.
U means UNDER and 14 means barely a teenager.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at June 12, 2026 11:13 AM (Zz0t1)
The Japanese team is playing here in Dallas tomorrow.
Interestingly, because the prices are so high for tickets and hotel, etc, etc, that-
people are flying in in the morning, watching the game, then immediately flying back home
Also, interesting...if instead of booking your round trip tickets through Waco(!) instead of DFW, you can save between 1500-3000 for the flights.
THE WORLD CUP
Making People Pay Insanely High Prices To Watch Grown Men Flop Around The Field Like Dying Fish
Posted by: naturalfake at June 12, 2026 11:13 AM (iJfKG)
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I do’t follow nba whatsoever but should t LeBron be retired by now? I’ve been hearing his name since the 2000s. That’s a long ass career for pro sports.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 11:14 AM (cZDTf)
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296 I do’t follow nba whatsoever but should t LeBron be retired by now? I’ve been hearing his name since the 2000s. That’s a long ass career for pro sports.
Posted by: Heroq at June 12, 2026 11:14 AM (cZDTf)
He barely plays. He's just milking his contract and padding his stats.
300
291 FIFA trying too grow soccer's popularity in the US by linking it to "equal pay for women's soccer" is akin to LGB,Inc. trying to grow public acceptance by joining forces with Trannsgender, Inc..
Posted by: muldoon at June 12, 2026 11:12 AM (qgHp7)
I like this plant and its fragrance. Probably attracts yellow jackets. 
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sent in an update. We had prayed for a friend of hers who was going through cancer treatment. It’s been a little over a year, and her port is out now and her hell is over. She is battered and bruised, but clear. Thank you to the Horde for prayers, and praise to Jesus.
6/4 – Teresa in Fort Worth’s niece (Amanda) received a heart transplant a few months ago. One of the complications of that was that her kidneys started failing, and she needed a kidney transplant. On 6/3, she received a new kidney and it appears to be working. Hallelujah! The family is so grateful for the gift from the donor’s family.
6/6 – Skip requested prayers for his boss and wife. Their oldest daughter passed away the day before her 30th birthday. They had also lost a son some years ago unexpectedly. They still have 2 daughters.
6/9 – “A” requested prayers for a long-time friend now suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease, who just fell and broke his hip. He came out of the anesthetic really confused. His wife and family also need prayers of support and strength to help him.
